. enter the market, from drawing unemployment ..”benefits. Hitherto, women who quit their T "jobs when they married were disqualified

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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk"

CHABLOTTETOWN, wanuasnar. NOV. 22, mo

Russia's llama

General Karl von Clausewitz wrote in his famous work "On War" that "A con- queror is always a lover of peace." When Lenin happened on that quotation he scribbled in the margin, "Ah, ah, Witty." it looks as if Soviet Foreign Minister An- drei Vishinsky shares not only the views of von Clausewitz but also those of his il- lustrlous Bolshevik mentor.

That Soviet foreign policy has tempor- arily changed its tack has become appar- ent. Among other things, Vishinsky has brought up once again the subject of "peaceful co-existence" of the capitalistic and socialistic Soviet worlds. Moscow's prof- fered olive branch, however, needs to be viewed with a certain amount of skeptic- ism.

Three factors have occurred in recent months, any one of which might account for the change in Soviet policy. First is the failure, for reasons best known to the Kremlin, of direct Soviet intervention in Korea. Second is the jovial urbanity and sweet reasonableness of Russian delegates at UN. Third is the conference of Comin- form foreign ministers at Prague, result- ing in a proposal for a German peace

V treaty to be followed within one year by

the withdrawal of Allied occupation forces. These moves, it may be assumed, re- veal two fundamental Soviet diplomatic objectives. The first of these is to foment an ”American imperialist" war in Asia, of which Korea is but a phase. Reported in- tervention of Chinese Communist troops in Korea suggest that trouble in that part of the world, far from being ended, has only begun. Secondly, the Soviet Union hopes to thwart plans of the Atlantic Pact coun- tries for the formation of a European Army by reviving at the Prague conference the question of a German peace treaty and the ultimate evacuation of that country. The consequences of such a policy would, the Kremlin imagines, keep the United States, Canada and other western powers in a continuous state of mobiliza- tion, thereby imposing a strain upon their social and economic structure, create a feeling of frustration among nationalist elements in western Germany, and raise deep antagonisms between the western democracies and the people of Asia

Prudent Veterans

The Newfoundland Government has 27 vacant farms on its hands in its new settle- ment of Cormack in the Upper I-lumber on the west coast of that Province. The ask- ing price has been twice reduced, being now 581,000 or only half of the cost of the dwelling house alone.

When it is realized that these are 10- acre farms it is not altogether surprising that veterans have not jumped at the chance to homestead. Ten acres in the Atlantic Provinces, and particularly in. Newfoundland, offer little prospect of af- fluence from farming operations. Probably the Government expected the veterans to have other occupations and farm on the side. In that case, ten acres would be more than most men with anything like a full-time job -would care to tackle.

On the whole it looks as if the New- foundland veterans show considerably more prudence and foresight than did their Government planning the project.

llnemnlaynost Insurance

One loophope in unemployment insur- ance regulations which has allowed newly

- married women, who have no intention of returning to work, to draw benefits, has

been plugged at Ottawa. Women who have been married with- in the last two years must prove that they

v- are available for employment in order to '1 become eligible for unemployment insur- . ance benefits. If they voluntarily have left

their jobs, the assumption is that they are

no longer, to use the economists' phrase,

in the labor market. So until they re- they--are disqualified insurance

only for 6 weeks. At the end of that

,'-period, they were eligible: to collect week- y lsgehaqua from the Unemployment Insur-

Inca on. whether they were tem-

clarified. Many persons still -may believe that it is the individual, not his job, that is insured. This is a misinterpretation of the idea behind unemployment insurance. As fire insurance is placed on a house, so unemployment insurance is placed on a job. A person who has paid unemploy- ment insurance premiums should not re- ceive its benefits unless he proves that he is involuntarily out of work.

IDIIURIAL NUIES

Feast of St. Cecelia.

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Once again the Army is entering into

competition with industry in offering in-

creased pay and service conditions for re- cruits.

Uncle Sam has drafted an order curtail- ing the civilian use of copper. It is not, peihaps, as serious as it would have been a few years ago. The penny is not par- ticularly useful now anyway.

Winter North Atlantic is the bottom line in the Plimsoll mark for shipping. The number of ships in distress this week vivid- ly emphasizes why less lading is permitted for this service than any other.

The Fishermen's Loan Commission, re- sulting from Opposition criticism in the Legislature and ever since ignored by them, continues its inquiry, and evidently will be able to submit its report at the next ses- sion of the House.

November is not over yet but there seems little likelihood natural ice rinks op- erating before it passes. A few years ago the prospect would have been considered definitely mournful by hockey enthusiasts of all ages. 0 O 0

Prime Minister St. Laurent has been in office for two years yet is scarcely better known than when he succeeded Mr. King. At the same time he seems to have made almost no bad breaks except on his memor- able visit here.

I O O

Canada does not have a Bill of Rights in so many words but decisions such as a recent one by the Supreme Court of Can- ada ruling invalid racial and religious re- strictions in land sale covenants, show that discrimination can be limited by other means.

0 O 0

George Eliot (pseudonym of May Ann Evans), English novelist and poetess, born this date 1819. She wrote several out- standing novels before her best seller "Adam Bede", which is also her best work. Her place is amongst the greatest writers of English fiction. She excelled as a painter of middle-class life and character, and her work is marked by much pathos and hu- mour.

O O I

Thirteen scientists from Belgium, France, Portugal, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa and the U.K. will meet in Nairobi today, November 21st, to discuss how the sciences can best be applied to the benefit and development of Africa South of the Sahara. They will form a permanent body, the Scientific Council for Africa South of the Sahara, whose functions and composi- tion were approved at an inter-govern- mental meeting held in London last May.

According to a Montreal authority, men's attire is in for a complete revolution. "Suit coats have been made loose to the point of not fitting. Shoes became bulbous and fancy ties were the most flamboyant in history." That's all changed now, ac- cording to this authority. ”Dressiness, neatness, trimness, but. withal-comfort, is the new pitch. To get down to cases, this means that the padding will ooze from your shoulders, jacket lengths once more will shrink, sleeves and lapels will narrow and trousers will lose that bell-bottomed look. Waistcoats will be a must and "Blue is the Hue."

O O I

That was a graphic and timely address by Mr. Walter R. Shaw, M.B.E., at Rotary on Monday in praise of the farmer and his work. There is a great temptation on the part of unsuccessful farmers to blame the work, rather than themselves for their failure to-make good, with the result their children became anxious to get as far away from the soil as it is possible to be. We have thousands of successful farmers here, but we rarely hear from or of them because they are too busy making good and incul- cating the love of the farm in their off- spring. That the grouser, the incompetent, the lazy and dissatisfied tiller of the soil for too frequently makes himself heard, and spreads a bad influence among his fam- ily and the neighborhood generally, is re- grettable. Plain speaking and comparison with farm life elsewhere such as Mr. Shaw

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is able to give should to a certain extent serve to offset this tendency, we W '

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THE CIYARDIAN. PHA”"7"""F.T,0WN

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CITIZENSHIP

Sir;.- I have been an anxious visitor to Charlottetcwn and Prince Edward Island.

When I first set foot here I won- dered what I would tell my west- ern home folks about this East- ern counterpart. It is a beautiful Island with peculiar scll. I was. however. anxious to know what I would tell those at home about the people here.

Since I came I have met more than four thcusand people. They have "drawn me a sketch" of "the Island” and its capitol, They have shown me the shape they are in. Through them the communities have spoken loudly.

The communities lune also spak- en throught. their servants whom they allow to lead them. As a citiz- en of a yet free Canada I met the Provincial Premier. the cspitol's Mayor, two leading newspaper pub- llshers. a desk sergeant at the Police Station, ministers of church- es and a few other leaders and bu inessmen. .

It was the immortal shakespear who declared: "What is a city but the people?"

I have been here nine months. being anxious to know the highest grade of what "the Island" has.

I was anxious to meet that per- son with loyalty-He who is loyal to the great cause of freedcm, both divine and civil; loyal to his neigh- bors and all his fellow men: loyal to his spouse, the help-mate of life; and a deep fidelity to joyous and exaulted parenthood. I was anxious that somewhere these would be in exposition to me.

I was anxious too that the beauty of virture in all things was primari- ly important to them; some who were of sound character and body harvested by cultivating wholesome seeds of habit. It is the humbled heart. seeking lofty pleasure which knows cf wholesomeness. Said of a famous thinker: "Pcrenial Pleasures plant, and wholesome harvests reaps." It may well be a successful man who proclaims that. wholesome- ness being shed as light on sincerety is the key to happiness and success.

I was anxious to see tolerance- Tolerance because of society's 0011- tinuous adjusting; tolerance cf the weakness of some tolerance for the sake of cooperation and love.

I was anxious to know of the people -who have hope - hope for the fortunate. and for the unfortun- ate; hope for the conqucring by an good; hope based on all truths they could find; hope based in the maker of all eternal laws and truth; and hope based on faith they could live by these truths.

We Canadians were given free agency by both. God. our Maker. and the laws we've made for our- selves. Accordlng to the essence of this aboundable agency I was anxi- ous to know if it was realized on "the island." Through free agency we all may seek anything virtuous. lovely, of good report. or praise- worthy. Because of it I was am.- icus to know those with loyalty, WLOICSOIYIEIICSS. tolerance, hope- the glory of God made manifest.

"rhe glory of God is Intelligence." a noted American named .1cseP11 Smith once wrote.

Soon I am leaving "the Island". but I asked: would "the island" help me be more intelligent-it Wt- ter person? I was anxious to know these people here.

Many thanks for the valuable space given for this letter.

I Am Sir etc. m..DllE GORDON J. FORSYTH

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This column is open to the discussion by I.0l'fClP0l'ldC'"r5 of questions of interest. The suuardian doesnot necessar-

ily endorse the opinion of 3 correspondents.

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POWDER. MAGAZINE

"The case of James Je kins and another. vs. the Govern ent. was! tried in the Supreme Court on' Wednesday. This was an action to recover the sum of 5:49 145. for ex- tra labour and expense alleged to be incurred in building 2: Powder Magazine in Victoria Barracks.' "In 1866 the plaintiffs. brick- layers by trade. entered into a contract with the Government for the completion of this work. The Magazine was to be a square, flat roofed brick building, with an out- er wall 18 inches thick. Inside was a second wall. 14 inches in thickness. 5 feet high and arched overhead. For the purpose of ven. tilatlon an aperture, or open space of 9 inches was left between the two walls. It was in evidence that the contractors followed the plan and specification to the letter, but that as the mason work was com-. pleted the arch tumbled down. In rebuilding it, the Superintendent of Public Works ordered the space between the walls to be reduced from 9 inches to 4 1-2 . "The defense was that the work W35 110'? Properly executed. iior supported by the outside wall as it should have been. and that was the reason it did not stand. The plaintiffs admitted that the inner. and outer walls were not connect- ed. but that was no fault of theirs. They built the arch according. to agreement. and did not feel them-s selves bound to supply any omis- sion or defect in the plan and' specification. The alteration after- wards made by the Superintendent' of Public Works was pro'of that' the plan was defective. I "The defendant's counsel con- tended that it was the duty of the plaintiffs to strengthen the inner wall. by projecting the bricks at the spring of the arch against the outer wall, but this would not only vary the contract but in-. crease the cost of the work beyond- what the plan and speclflcaton led the contractors to understand at the time they tendered.

"Verdict was. given for the whole amount claimed. For the (lovem- ment. the Attorney General. Solic- itor General and John Longworth; for the plaintiffs. Messrs. C. Palm. er and MacLeod."

-The Islander, Jan. 31, 1868.

BIG PAYMENT

Largest marine insurance pay- ment ls believed the 37.000 000 paid for the stranding of the Mag- dalena off Rio De Janeiro in 1949.

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i A FIRE AT NIGHT

A man should kindle once a year A fire after dark and peer Across his little world of light Into the faces of the night.

On such a night of sparks and gust

lie reads the Apocalypse of dust.

Knows. without his brain to guide him.

The emptiness and fear inside him, The loneliness and bitter plight Of a creature fed on light

Which must burn out. He hears

the tread

Of vast feet above his head, Where the future and the dark Lean above his dying spark.

And as he tends the sudden shoots Of fire. he can feel the roots That grow from him and reach out far

Till their tendrills clutch a star. He feels the safety of the sky Curved about him cold and high, He comprehends eternal life

Keen before him, like a knife Betrween him and the silence going Beyond the reach of any knowing.

It is good to stand with flame By the g.ulf that has no name. -12. P .T. Coffin.

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94 The Age-tlld Story

But as It is written, Eye hath not seen; nor esr heard, neither have entered into the heart of man. the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: yes, the deep tlhlugs of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man. save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God imoweth no man, but the spirit of God. Now we have re- ceived, not the spirit of the world. but the spirit which Is of God: tlimt we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. which things also we speak. not in the words which man's wisdom teach- eth. but which the Holy Ghost teach- eth: comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man recelveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolish- ness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spirtualiv discerned

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" -- Notes By

The annual

ests at Queen's Park this butcher-y.' Every year

wasted for the Christmas trade. Unfortunately ti: are never made until the are already making their a,,.

cutr Sudbury Star. .

The celebrated Irishman is estim- ated to have earned 3750.000 in usoyalties from New York produc- tions alone. Probably only Shake- speare. whose works are royalty- free, topped him in number of productions, and its doubtful if even the Bard had as many per- formances over the same 45-year span on Broadway. when Shaw's royalties from touring productions. stock and repertory revivals and book sales are taken into account his earnings from the U. S. ob- viously topped the s1,ooo,coo mark. -Variety.

Prisoners in Bombay will soon be able to live a normal family life under the new scheme now being introduced by the State Govern- ment. A chain of "moral cam-pa"

is to be set all over the state where prisoners will be given work and paid wages. They will

hr employed in a group of 20. AI. tcr three months the priaoners' families will be allowed to join them and work in return for wages. The prisoners before get- ting this benefit must have served at least one year's sentence. Only certain categories of criminals will be excluded from the plan. If any prisoner escapes from the camp, the entire group in which he worked will be held responsible. - India News Bulletin.

For the first time in history the community of free. peace-loving nations is carrying through a pol- ice actlon against a criminal state with fighting forces whose battle flag is the emblem of no single state but of the United Nations- that is of "the concerted powers of the civilized world". The first positive steps to make real the ideal for which both WHATS were

liter of "Clirist.- fought have been taken mas trees" is about to start. in the,what the war dead died forests of Ontario, and we wonder what steps have been taken by the Department of Lands and For-' to control there sire widespread protests over the number of trees that are cut and tree protests tireel

ance on the market, often two and three weeks after they have been

George Bernard Shaw. "the Free Press. greatest dramatist since Shake- speare." was perhaps the highest

paid author in Broadway history.l

HROFESSIONAL CARDS

The waff

t'l'his is about. There was no o 0 . hm" could be brought aboutt:hVt:V;3o, it day, think of them as cohiradm. husbands. fathers, brothers W 95. hearts, sons - precious o.;,,; E?” in Death's dateless night. But mid Old Mortality this pain ,,,,,, nu 9 break will pass. As for them "' rust will not find '

muted

antiquity will not touch them.

Remembrance Days, th

of what they did will e:au:Lm:” cause it is interwoven indissolub? Iwltvh Freedom itself.- Winnipeg

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