diand, production has

training. ~The responsibility

Qtfiflin-sr-ti-ier '~ .-,

- EDITORIAL stores - Seventeen Days till the election.

_THE GUARl_)_IAN

Morning Dally (Founded In 1887i. _ Authorized ls Second Class Mail. Post Office Lang Llve Her Royal

D°P‘""'m""- old-all"- and her sailor bridegroom. Inn A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm B. s¢€_\'.—'rl’£llS., G. M. Burnett; Editor and Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor.

Frank Walker.

I "The Strongest Memory is Weaker i the Weakest Ink."

NOV. 20, 19-17

Highness the "bride

President, Burnett; Managing

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lt requires little foresight to predict that Lieut. Philip Mountbatten will not long remain

Than I commoner.

Q fl C I For today qll party strife is laid aside while one and all join in good wishes for the Royal happy pair.

___..__i._.__________._ CHARLOTTETOIVN, THURSDAY,

T upon

M“ savme And The Gas Tax Messrs. Gilbert and Walthen Gaudet, broth-

Premier Jones’ defense of his Government's ‘"5 "ml lllwlfelsr d‘) "°l S“ eY°'l'°‘°Ye Wm‘ °“° action in refusing to rebate the additional 3 “will” fwlllmullyi Md d? "or “m? WM km,“ cents per gallon provincial gasoline tax to furm- ‘l- t . i‘ ' ors and fishermen is that this tax is also being imposed and collected by the two other Mori- ,_ '_ _ “me Govemmenrt His argument w,” hard“, band TONI-fill tnis country in the near future convince the electors when as a matter of fact’ Pm" Mmlile’ M"Cl"'-’"1‘e Km?! 50°“ l“ ca” it foiled oven to convince one of his own staunch-, “dmlls °l "WY Pull)’. Pmvlllccr “JCS “ml “Fed-

est supporters in the Legislature. t * i‘ *

M" GWYQB E- sllllllle» "h" l5 "l9 P"°'l"' The reaction to the new Tariff and Excise ciol Treasurer's colleague in the Fifth District pmposai, i, d,'§¢,*ncfly "fixed, i, mean, h," this‘ of King's. voiced his slwiis °PP°§lll°" l0 llls the cost Of living will be still higher id make imposition of this tax in the Legislature lgst good the U_ 5_ don," shorfugpL session. After listening to Premierlones’ expIana-‘ i- v ~ ~ tion in the House, he refused to vote with his party and frankly declared his conviction that "sooner or latcr public opinion will compel the Government to repeal this tax." Ho added that he had had letters from several fishermen in his district, commending him on his stand in opposing the tax.

Asked in the House by Fremier Jones whether fishermen didn't use roads in winter, as wcll as otcrr peoplé. MY- Sfllllle lelmlledi "Yeir administration is considering "reinstatement of with their motor cars, and they pay a gasoline tax. 5weep,‘ng Connor," They have a right to do that. But they don't - ~ - ~ We the fwd! Wllll lllelf 5005-" lt ii gratifying to find that political candi-

lr is obvious llior in this election cannula" dates’ public meetings on behalf of candidates MF- sflVlllll l5 l" H"? Wl°"9 ¢°"‘P- Hi5 Plm)’ ml‘ are to be held, though not joint ones. A be- leaguer Hl-"l- M“ HlIQlWSI °l°ll9 will‘ H" Premier ginning is to be made at O'Leory tonight in the is primarily responsible for refusing the gasoline gnu-res; c; gm pmp Second and Thing D55, tax rebate. The Conservative candidates, on pm“ 0r puma, the other hand, are campaigning on the specific ~ I v ~ PJQdQE °l a "Fltmllleltl "llllld °l 9°$°ll"¢ l" There is reason to believe that no authentic ti, farmers and fishermen on gas used for pro- instance or f ductive purposes."

______._________.. Fruit Harvest completed

Harvesting of Canada's I947 fruit crops ls practically completed with the estimates only slightly changed from those of September, ac- cording to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. The apple crop again shows o decline, being estimated at l5,222,000 bushels compared with 15,621,000 a month ago and l9,Z8Z,000 in I946. Smaller crops than anticipated were harvested in Nova Scotio, Quebec and Ontario. Production in New Brunswick, however, was somewhat heav- ier. The Nova Scotian crop is now set at 3,- 400,000 bushels, or 200,000 bushels lower than the September figure. In New Brunswick, the crop amounted to 365,000 bushels compared with the estimate of a month ago of 330,000 bushels. The Quebec crop declined 200,000 bushels to bring the October estimate to l,230,000 bushels. The estimated harvest in Ontario is now set at 2,604,000 bushels, or one per cent less than was anticipated in September, while production in British Columbia remains unchanged at 7,623,- 000 bushels.

An increase of l9 per cent in the prospect- ive pear harvest in Ontario since September brings the total Canadian crop to l,029,000 22;; duction this year in Nova Scotia and British w'”'ng’y' . s ,, ..

Columbia still stands at 30,000 and 596,000 a bushels, respectively. In Ontario, on the other randqnfg’: Ahxan increased from 339,000 19925 Sh‘: bushels to 403,000 bushels. '

The estimate of the plum and prune crop also increased during the past month as a re- sult of batter yields in Ontario. The crop now stands at 760,000 bushels or four per cent above September. Tho estimate for Ontario has been raised from 237,000 bushels to 265,000 bushels,

ln inviting the Princess and her future hus-

Nine days of rain is a little too much, though of course the wells and streams were previously sadly depleted. We have escaped snow so far, rind if it kecps off till Christmas most people won't object.

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American businessmen are showing concern over what appears to be a trend towards "New Derilism." A financial paper observes that the

states anyone doing such a thing would be crazy. Suckling pig roasted is a luxury highly esteemed.

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Canada has been on a "spending spree" at a time when we should have bben denying our- selves to aid an impoverished world. Now the day of reckoning has arrived. Canadians should not object to a little belt tightening which in fact will leave us better off in most respects

than before the war.

Q I Q I

The Geneva trade treaties mark the be- ginning of the end of Empire preferences despite anything Premier Smuts may say to the con- trary. They were important in developing Com- monwealth trade in a world of high tariffs but their elimination is now part of the price we have to pay to get the world bhclr to general low tariff policies. i

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Although the Canadian Citizenship Act made little difference to the status of British subjects entering this country the publicity giv- en by it to the existing distinct Canadian citi- zenship has resulted in Britain and other Em- pire countries introducing similar distinctions be- tween their own citizens and

parts of his Maiestys domini

and after the was responsible for the reorganization of the Rod Cross nursing service, During Great War l she worked devotedly on behalf of hospitals and other organizations for the relief and comfort of British soldiers. Alexandra Day, or Rose Day, was instituted in I912 to commemorate the

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Jlotcs By Way-

l A chfoken hnner It Aurora, lOnL. has a machine that. defeath- us 1,200 birds a day. That's pretty

tine wildcat. mlnlng Lst- for plucking geese. - Ottawa. Gltlzen. .

Canada hopes to get needed Arn- erlcen dollars through export of all its products, but the best pro- duct of all, Its young people, are going out at 20,000 t0 40.000 per year without dollar return. -Porr. Arthur News-Chronicle.

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Stamps to the value of $2,000 are

s Wlndsorltes send

Christmas parcels overseas. And probably not. one In a hundre

A0 45 miles per .|\0\U', ping “Highways Are Happy Ways." AL 55 mllu. sing “I'm But. s Stranger Here. Heaven ls My Home." At. 65 inllcs, sing “Nearer My God to Ihee." At 75 miles slug "When the

‘Roll Is Called Up Yonder, I'll Be

There." At 85 miles, sing “Lord, I'm Coming Home." — Casually and Surety Journal.

n hlrd ll s wonderful iiiingIro see one rise, wheel In the alr and soar into blue spare, is as refresh- lng as a cool sea breeze. Freely rt sails the skies, circling easily and buoyantly. It's tireless wings knows no renters. Earth lays little claim rm it. For thls Is a creature of immensity. Yet earth ls lovelicr for its presence- Manlteal Ga- zette.

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The migratory blrds committee of Calgary Fish and Game Asso- ciation has recommended that. Sunday shooting be permitted ln Alberta. At present It 1s forbidden under provisions of" the Game Act, though Brltlsti Columbia and some other provinces allow It. Sun- day shooting ls common practice throughout the United States. Calgary Herald.

Christmas has u. way of turning up on schedule every year, and the evergreens that New Brunswlclr farmers trade for greenbecks have a way of turning up 1n 02S. Itv- ing-rooms despite all handicaps. If, as predicted, 400 carloads go from this province, It means an (import of about 800,000 trees, be- cause a single flat car can carry 2.000 of the tightly-bundled [Ir and spruce. — saint: John Telegraph- JournaL Education has been described n a. drawing nub-an unfolding of the inner mental lBCI-llbl95--WlIBlr)l' cr as a flower which may be a matter for dlscusslml‘ and It ls a king process and not completed when the bay or girl leaves school, oven though ft be the se school. It. should be a life dull, and no matter what age may he. there should be same ivlde awake interest In not only what ls going on in the way o.‘ current news, but. In the discov- ery of new ways of learning and m strengthening the memory for what ls best. - Amherst. News.

the

To Canadians ivlio welcome thou- sands of American vlsltors every gear it ls’ a little disconcerting to discover that, south of the border, our customs, history and geography are still not. as well known as they should be. And we have little to ‘ocest. about. In our rpal knowledge at the United states. There Is ur- gent need, as a Jonlt; committee pointed out. recently, for more teaching of each others history in the schools of and the United States. rlld this committee flnd little of this history being taught. but It also was severely critical of the meagre portions selected. In both cases ttiere was far too much stress on early strife and differen- ces. not. nearly enough on later de-

while that for British Columbia remains un-

chunqnd m 483,000 bushels‘ fiftieth anniversary of Queen Alexandra's resi-

- dence in Britain and has for its object the rais- The estimate of the i947 peach crop was . ' - - . - reduced slightly during the month from l,728,- OFNZT?“ sfgrooiaogggtflliaéchtuigenbiesolidryz 000 bushels fa I,694,000 bushels. Brown rot and b "he e myans ' ' use

oriental peach moth caused considerable dam- y s e ' ,. .. Q Q

"92 "' °""Z'l° where l"°."."c"°" '5 "PW s“ ‘ll This happy day in London is to. be follow--

92'9.000_bu:.els. The British Columbia crop is hmedhfle,“ by it,“ more momentous °"es__

still estimated at 769,000 bushels. There is no the 8,9 Fm" Foreign Miniqers Confluence in

EBFYXEEBL" "|'_§df;l_"'r.:ct'ad gmpeticmfénlcf London ut which Mr. Molotov will represent

0'00 a dp " n W5 as m“ E a ’ ’_ Sov’et Russia and State Secretary Marshall the p uri s. United Statcs. Here is the warning in Mr. Mar-

-_-___-_______. shall’: own words: ”We are aware of the sari- . ousness and extent of the campaign being dir- "lllflllapy lll 030303 ected against us as me of the bulwarks of West-

ern civilization. We are not blind to. any of the forms which this attack assumes. And we do not

propose to stand by and watch the disintegra- illllv ill" l5. 0111105? We 0"? 0f 55'9"" tion of the international community to which Canadians of sclical age and upwards can neitli- we belong? , er read nor write in any language. This is sure- ' ‘l ." " l‘ ly a reflection cn Canada's educational systems, whid, unit of rim Canadian Army was first after nearly three generations since the estab- in“, Germany? Several unit; of the fir“ (jun. lishmerit of free public schools. The importance gdign A of the university and the high school is recog- nized by everyone. What is not so fully realized is the need of seeing that the fundaments of public instruction are given to, and where nec- essary forced upon, every child of school age in the Dominion. In no other way can an intelliq gent citizenship be created. Education must I944. -The only French-speaking in- be made so thorough in its early stages as to fontry ‘unit in the Third Canadian Infantry Div- rwsli everyone. s» universal as to banish illiten‘ ision, it occupied slit trenches in Germany in the acy, so effective as to give every Canadian boy prea of the DeWyIcr Forest east of Niimegen, re- iind girl the solid grounding of a decent school putadly in the van of the Canadian Army then of this rests prim- battling its way through Holland. The regi- Provincu, but the obiectivl it merit can trace its origin all the way back to be the concern of the nation as the French regime in Canada when, prior to Federal grants should be I759, it was known as Le Seigneur Thomas- rnada available when necessary to supplement the Pierre-Joseph Toscliereou’: private militia. Ger- edircationahap ropriations of the Provincial man troops who m2!’ the " frauds" in combat. legislatures. llitpracy is a national stigma, and will remember them best for

their love of cold I social menace. steel, boyonets and knives. i

re the first Canadian regiment to

operate as an "entire unit" inside Germany. First news of the "Chauds" being in Germany ' Canadian war correspondents on

nrily with the involves should a whole. Generous

velopment. of harmony and closer commercial and culture] relations. -Flnanclal Post.

We llkc the idol put forth by Rf. Rev. R. J. Renfson. bishop of L-Ioosonee. before the Anglican synod at Brantford that men In Ontario should

In ternatlonal ‘

PU BLIC FORUM

n11: column Ill open to mo dfunlton by corm-

ol III Intercit- ‘flu Charlottetown Guardian does not necessar- fly endo the opinion of correspondent-l.

'

WARM THANKS FROM ENG LAND

W11] you please publish osed letter which I receiv- ed recently.

il feel that those who dld the work should know how their cloth- lng was appreclatda by the people In Brltaln who received It.

The part that. either the Assoc- iation or 1 did was very Insignif-

, as expressed In the letter. is due lo them,

I will appreciate it very much If you give space to the publication oi (he enclosed.

I am. Sir, etc.

LW. BOULTER.

Manager.

P.E.I. Potato Growers Assn.

(Enclosure) "Dear Secretary,

"I am writing to send you all our thanks for five wonderful cases of clothing which have re- cently arrived here on the 5.8. Benny Stray. I am afraid we have been rather a long time in Writing

in thls,_vile do hope that. this let- ter will reach you.

"It ls Indeed difficult to tell you Just how much your lovely (In will

a appreciated overture. Darla: this winter there ls every prospect that there will be s recurrence of the fuel shortage and that few people will be able to heat thelr rooms at all during many hours of the day, Although, of course. the cold la nothing like or severe as It Ia In many parts of Cun- sda, It la quite chilly enough to make this a most. unpleasant prospect. particularly when l! is combined with a shortage of toad and other amenities.

We maintain Clothing Depots throughout the country to which come all those families who are in the most urgent need, and It ls quite wonderful to have new stocks la give out. to them. I do hope you will be kind enough to thank all the members of your Association who have had a hand in sending us this really magnificent gift, and 1 only wlsli yiou could all be here yourselves to see just how much comfort and happiness you have brought to the people of this

country. Your: sincerely. ELSA DUNBAR- Head of Empire a Foreign Department Women's Voluntary Service- Lonaon. Ens’. .___________.__

THE GOVERNMENTW CAMPAIGN

$ll‘,-- Please allow me space In your valuable paper to express a few of my vlews towards thls Jones’ Government of which we hear so nlucli.

In the first place I would like to ask Premier Jones, What about the g,» g plank In hls platform four years ago? He was corny l-O GIVE electricity to all us farmers, but that ls another one of his broken promises. He again tells us he Is going to put It through. but lie says It iwlll take fifteen Ytflrl- H6 need not worry about, that, It Is just another one of his dreams as he twill not be there to see much 0,1’ 194B, only to Bet. his business straightened out tor the Incoming Conservative Government.

Early last summer lie told the old age pensioners that he is send- ing them out a check of $30.00 on November 1st. Now he ha! blllffed them again, holding It. back for a "vote catcher". He must 115W? learned that from that great pol- ltlclan Mr. King, u that Is his way of doing things.

What has Mr. Jones done for labor? He made ll statement In the Legion Hall saying that he wps going to smash the unions and Isl bor on PE. Island. telling them to take of! their coatsnmd go to work

or three years In the fresh alr of the Northland working €'!8W'il0l‘8." Bishop Renlson ls an advocate of our great Northland, .i.

and

. "The worst. Insult that

one can offer a true Northerner“ s t.o say that he ls a

ed fellow but the‘ real

people with brains and knowledge mmaln safe down south. That. only brawn Is needed In the North." More brain ls needed, he Insists. to develop the North than to slt

One n! the most. closely-guarded secrets of the wnrtlme defence sys- tem of Southern England has been alscloscd by the discovery of an underground fortress In the thick avcods In Beauport Park between Hastings and Battle. sussex. The underground r-ltaael. consisting of tunnels and chambers. was built. hy Ciinndlansbarls- ln the war and was Intended for n se- l-let resistance army which would have, fought behind the German Lites. explains The tendon Daliy nfall. The story of the discovery was fold recently by Mr. D. W. Rnwlence. estate surveyo? at Beau- purt. Park. The War Offlce, whlon knew nothing about the secret fortress, sent down two officers with a party alderman prisoners as laborers after Mr. Rdwlenee had reported n subsidence which ho tl-ouztlit was an oltI nmmuxilrlon ‘ ‘Then the chambers were‘

for a ten hour day. Now. what does he expect Labor to do Jar him. The laboring man, in order to feed his wife and fam- ily liud to go beck to the packing house with a very smell lncréase In pay, Our labouring men In the

, nv m: maamnos

' ii’ - In the hlIh-llhdl, In the country placer. Where Lhe old plain men have rosy

faces,

And the young fati- maidens

Quiet eyes:

Where essential silence thrills and blasts

And for ever In tihe hill-recesses

He!‘ more lovely muslo

Brood; and dies-

0 to mount agaln when are! I haunted:

Where the old red hills are blml- enctmnted. v

Arid the low green meadows

Bright w-lth sword;

And when even} dies, the million- tI ted

n .

And the nlglit. has ens gllnbed.

Lo, the valley hollow Lsmp-bestayrkl! O to dreaim, O_ to awake and wan-

er . There. and with delight to take and e

rend r, ilhruugh the trance o1 silence. Quiet breath!

panles are ‘tonal ralnmakers. The eatlafactorlly launched, are now exploring new One of these Involves dry Ice at.- tricks upon winter time

come, and plnn- la

the poor groundllngs, ls a

20% DISCOUNT e

ON A LIMITED SPRING and

l

NUMBER OF STOCK FALL TOPCOATS

ALL ENGLISH CLOTHS Tailored by SHlFFER-HILLMAN‘

russosv to SATURDAY

J. P. MacPllEtlSlltI & SON

In business as profes- flrst phase to scientists avenues. shreds forbidding clouds ln to prevent. hall and lce h are a particular bane

looked

, while stlll a nuisance _ good

aeal less dlsruptlng than n freez-

Lo! for there. among ti); flown! -

‘and grasses. Only the mightier

sounds nd passes; Only winds and rivers, Llle and death.

—Robert Louis Stevenson.

mo vcvrsn t

Old Charlottetown (And P. z. 1-)

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SIR! OINTENABIAN tFrom the Montague "Pioneer," December, 1878: “A Valleyfleld writes that. there lives at. present, at, Vslleyffeld, n Mrs. MaoLeod, who ‘has pnsserfher 108w. you. Last. September she was reaping with s reaping hook, and In Oc- tober afgglng potatoes. Her men- tal faculties are as good as ever: her eyeslght. ls almost unimpaired. and her hearing 1s excellent. Last. septemba, while out dn the ffeld with liar grandchildren, over a quarter of a mllo from the road, they, to test her eyesight. asked who passed slang the road. She lmmedlatrlv told them. she hu s1 grandchlldrexr and between 40 and 50 great-grandchildren. She Is out. of bed every day and appar- cntly has a number of Merry Christmases yet. to spend."