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PAGE FOUR . .. -. .. THE TH E I G U A R A N which has been recommended by a livestock sub-committepe of the U. S. Senate Agri- , Authorized as Second Class Mall Post Office cultural and Fomstry committee' I

Department. Ottawa. The island Guardian s bllshlng Co.

President uni Associate siiuor, Inn A. sui-um. Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION "Covers Prince Edward island like the dew”

"pill! strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

CHARLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 1953

Approved Unanimously

The new title approved by the Canadian House of Commons for Queen Elizabeth reads as follows: "Elizabeth the Second, by the grace of God, of the United King- dom, Canada and her other realms and territories, Queen, head of the Common- wealth, defender of the faith."

There is something resounding and heart-warming about "Queen of Canada,” notes the Globe and Mail; and it was in- deed in eloquent language that Prime Min- ister St. Laurent expounded the significance of the phrase. Britain's constitutional mon- archy has been for centuries a symbol of both political freedom and the unity of all kinds and conditions of people in the realm. Canada, along with every nation in the Commonwealth, shares these traditions and acknowledges a. kinship of ideas and alleg- iance with all Her Majesty's "other realms and territories." The words "Queen of Canada" sum up this idea for Canadians ss well as any three words could.

"There are two other points of high in- terest in the new Royal style," says the Globe and Mail. '''Head of the Common- wealthl meets the special wishes of India which, while adhering to the family, has chosen to adopt republican procedures. tDe- fender of the faith' may have, for some British people, connotations linked with an established church; but, as Mr. St. Laurent said, 'faith' here implies no credal distinc- tions for other citizens of the Common- wealth and can appropriately stand for basic beliefs which they all hold. There is a religious element in this unique Common- wealth bond, as the Prime Minister sug- gested, and so it was appropriate that the Commons approved of the new title without argument, but with a unanimous affirmation of loyalty."

Mr. Howe At Havana

Mr. Howe, leader of the Canadian good- will trade mission to nine Latin American countries, has said at Havana that Canada and Cuba may be able to work out a new sugar agreement to replace the three-year pact which expires this year. But the Ottawa Citizen notes that Mr. Howe's tone seemed cautious rather than optimistic. He spoke of "problems and difficulties.”

The chief difficulty, so far as the Cana- dian situation is concerned, arises from the impact of imported Cuban cane sugar upon domestic beet sugar. In the House of Com- mons before Christmas, strong objections to the Cuban arrangement were taken by two members from beet growing districts in Western Ontario and Alberta. At that time Cuban sugar was underselling the Cana- dian product by nearly 2 cents a pound, and the members in question, having the interests of their constituents in mind, were understandably worried. Yet should the Canadian people be called on to subsidize the beet sugar industry, if it is found it cannot compete against imported sugar? Too many industries have already been shielded against competition, and the re- sulting tendency is to encourage uneconomic enterprises.

"The Cuban sugar episode," says, our Ot- tawa contemporary, "is interestinglbecause it illustrates the difficulties encountered whenever a real effort is made to widen the range of international trade. A trade agree- ment Ialmost invariably hits someone, al- though perhaps not so badly as the one af- fected somctimes imagines. On the other hand. it. benefits other groups; in the pre- sent instance, the beneficiaries include Mari- time fishermen and potato growers and Western grain producers. Moreover, the nation as a whole stands to gain if it can obtain abundant supplies of a wanted pro- duct of good quality and at a lower price than it might otherwise.”

0.8. Best Policy

While it is now hoped and expected that the U. S. ban on Canadian meat shipments, resulting from the recent outbreak of foot- snd-mouth disease, will be lifted March 1, it shouldibe noted: that the U. S. beef con- trols are now virtually meaningless. They certainly do not affect returns to the pro- duceg, Isis evident from the complaint of isenpuu-jA,lken. chairman of the committee ,-on imjculture, that livestock now realizes F iv - " Thus from this are not -likely to be

y or the other by elimin- I 9'13. 8. ceilings on beef, a move

The Canadian interest in this matter notes an exchange, arises in an altogethei curious fashion. It will be recalled that, when the U. S. market was closed to our producers, a triangular deal was worked out with .New Zealand. In effect Canada undertook to supply the United Kingdom under an existing New Zealand contract! thus marketing substantial quantities of meat) while 60,000,000 pounds of New Zealand beef were diverted to the United States. Unfortunately it has not been easy- to dispose of this frozen meat and it is un-,, derstood that about three-quarters of it is, still unsold. Canada assumed a heavy ti-I nancial obligation in entering into this art rangement.

One reason for the difficulty lies in the fact that U. S. purchasers are not used to. handling frozen meat. But another arises from the fact that beef controls have to

GUARI2;A.N.- C.HA1:i:9.T.T.3 1:o,wN

Still, A Cure Would Be Better!

FEBRUARY 10." -9-

'The Passing Scene

i By Observer

A T31 BUT! ,

During the course of one of the many delightful hours I went. in the company of Mr. Russell Mac- Laren of New Perm our conversa- iion turned to people we both hsd known and liken". and who had passed away, We recalled their in-

gterestlng qualities and character- ; istics that had endeared them to us and others. I said to my friend: ,”If I happen to be around when you leave this world may I have ihe honour of writing an eulogy about. you?" "Yes', he i-epued, "but. be careful what. you say about me". There was something more than -.'I. touch of humour about his .:iiiswei- Wmy request. It i.ndicaLed" lslso I desire that I should not 3 make one eulogy too sentimental or ltoo exaggerated. when a friend lcalled last. Thursda, morning to say Mr. Mscharen hiwl passed away .I remembered what ii. had told me 'and I must keep it. in mind as I

that essayist and poet, "cima,-,,;g ness is the best promoter of ii:-am, and is as friendly t: the iniiiii .13 to the body". 0 0 To the vast majority of lllankinq youth is a phase. It cam:-s, ifirries 3 While. and goes. To the .V”,?(-l few it is s permaiieiit way at 11,. in a spiritual sense. Pusscll xi...-. La.ren was one of these. His him- WB8 more than four-score years aid when he died but his mind my spirit were still in the ri-e.slim- no yolllah is a phase.' it. comes, t;i,, ; he passed over and. as I doubt us. "all the trumpets sounded for lllni on the other side". one of the richest attributes lins- slble to old age is the ability in 19" P3" With 3 ilood persnertii-n on the past and forward with . 800d hope to the future The .-.ii.. ject. of this tribute could do twp exceedingly well. He never failed rii

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be worked out in terms of specified grades. Much of the New Zealand beef is consider- ed by Canada to be of the highest quality though as frozen meat it has been given a low grade in the United States, with conse- quent low returns. boneless meat have sold very well, New Zealand beef generally has not won public acceptance.

But if U. S. beef controls go, the sys- tem of grading upon which the controls rest will disappear also. In that case the expectation is that Canada will have much less difficulty in fulfilling her obligation to dispose of the New Zealand meat on the U. S. market. It will probably be more ac- ceptable at better prices once it has been freed from the present wholly artificial grading labels.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Charlottetown reaches its centenary in 1955 and Canada in 1967. Both events are engaging the attention of progressive think. ers.

O O O

l-'rcnch custom officials now will accept verbal statements instead of. the former written declaration that was required of all air travellers. Presumably the process of verification remains unchanged.

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The Province of New Brunswick has in- creased the annual grant to Victorian Order of Nurses from b500.00 to 331000.00 per year. So far the V.O.N. has not had a branch in Prince Edward Island though an effort was made last year to arouse in- terest among possible sponsoring organiza-

tions.

At this date last year about one million bushels of potatoes had been shipped from Prince Edward Island. This year two mil- lion bushels have been shipped. The action of the New Brunswick Marketing Board in fixing a minimum price should have a steadying influence on the market though the price decided upon is considerably be- low the P. E. 1. price.

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The sixth annual Agricultural Confer- ence opens at Birch Court, Charlottetown Experimental Farm, this morning. Domin- ion and Provincial agricultural officials will get together and compare notes on their respective and joint activities. The work of the conference is continued through the year by committees which will report at this time.

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On a question of privilege in the House of Commons the other day, Mr. McLure called attention to a recent report of the Department of Labor referring to the Bor- den car ferries as bieing owned by the Canadian National Railways. These boats are, of course, owned by the Dominion Government and are merely operated by the railway, 3. distinction of very considerable importance where Federal responsibility is concerned. The Labour Minister assured Mr. McLure that he would be very glad to see "that any necessary correction is

made at once."

To make it easier for those left destitute by floods in the Old Country to cbme to Canada, Immigration Minister W. E. Harris

has announced in Parliament that the as- sisted passage scheme, which is now open to

single workers or heads of families, will be broadened to include dependents of work- ers as well. This will enable heads of fam- ilies to come to Canada with their depend- ents without depleting their resources by the payment of heavy transportation costs. "If the circumstances as we learn them would indicate that some other step can be taken to aid those who would like to come to Canada at this time." the Minister added, "we shall give consideration -to It, bearing in mind the fact that people from the United Kingdom. Belgium and the Neth- per-lends have been migrating to Canada since the war in goodly numbers and that they are the best of citizens when they come

here."

While quantities of.

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by uureeponilente of questions of interest. The Gunnllnn does not necessa- lly endorse the opinion of espondente.

WANTS A GLOSSARY

sir.-I would like a. little space in your Public Forum, provided. of course, that Mr. Green is not using it. to suggest that, in the future. Mr. Pendergast. append s glossary to his letters so that the common man may have some ides of what he is driving at. If I have any concept. whatsoever of the epithet; "pedantic", it. applies to his latest debacle on the topic of porridge. I used to like porridge. But. after reading all the queer names it. has been called by Mr. Pendergsst, I am wondering whe- ther it. is really safe to eat. it. I am. Sir, etc.,

MCANDREW NAVIN

Mslpeque Road.

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OLD GARDENER.

Although his crooked hands are palsied now And his feet. unsteady in the garden

row,

His mind is green as a slender holly bough:

Time has pruned away his yesrs snd drifted snow

or many Winters crowns his head, yet: he sees

The weather signs and feels them in his bones,

He marks the coming cold by gos- ship of the bees.

He knows the lore of nature and he owns

A curious kinship to the songs of birds .

He has no need for radios clocks.

For the warm, sweet earl. has spoken secret words

Through eighty springs of rose and phlox.

or

lilies,

-Aims

Robinson I-ligbee, in the New York Times.

Old Charlottetown (And r. s. s. i

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GARBISON CHAN GE!

"On Thursday morning the de- tachment of the 8th (King's) Regi- ment, Ielt. Charlottetown. where they had been stationed for the last twelve months, in the Poca- hontas steamer, for Plctou. thence to Halifax. accompanied by the good wishes of the inhabitants, whose esteem they merited by their uniformly correct and soldieriy department in quarters. The officers accompanying the ae. tschment were Capt. Longfield. Lieut. Msisden. and Dr. Biske. A compsny of the 64th Regiment consisting of 83 rank and file epd two officers. commended by Cep- tsln Drsper, iii-rived hei-ev yester- day. to lake the place of the 8th: also A Corporsi and six men of the Royal Artillery.". -The Colonial Herald. July 3, 1841.

iris Ago-Olil story K

rlnelly. brethren. vvheteoever ere true.:wluteeev'er thine

ere eet, vvluleoeves things ere feet, vvheleoevee things ere pure. thlnll - are lovely.

vvhelaeoevo things are of good re-

ol the Roman Empire.

,t.ei was quite happy to

A '1. Notes B);

Her latest. film is said to reveal Esther Williams as H talented oct- ress. which may lead to casting her as Ophells in 1-lsimleti with the drowning scene done as an under- water ballet. - Winnipeg Tribune.

The decline of families is the departure point. for the decadence of nations. All historians are in agreement in recognziiig this fact. The classic example remains that The day when their homes ceased to be prolific inaugurated the era of its decadence. Human capital remains the principal asset. of ii nation. It constitutes the essential frame- work of society. - Le Nouvelliste. Three Riven.

Prime Minister St. Laurent. Ins hinted that. if there is an election this year. it will be held in the autumn. It is to be hoped this does not mean is summer cam- paign, as the voters will be want- ing to relax during the warm months, rather than be frighten- ed by resounidng speeches about the breakdown in national de- fence. the Communist. menace, or the need to clean out. the long- haired boys in Parliament Hill's back rooms. - Ottawa Citizen.

A move toward the internation- alization of road signs has been made by the United Nations. A UN committee composed of experts from five different continents has devised is system of road signs and signals based on symbols. For ex- ample, 3. sign showing skid marks under the silhouette of an auto- inobile's rear end means "Slip- pery Rosd Ahead." All that. Can- ads. will have to do now before it can enter into an international agreement is to reach some agree- ment at. home. - Road and Wheel. Believe It or not Home banks in New York won't take Canadian money at any price! only the other day R. Canadian entered 8. major Meinlisttnn banking es- tablishment, went to the foreign exchange wicket and asked to have some Canadian bills exchang- ed for U. S. currency only to be told, it trifle frostiiy that Canadian money was not taken there. Where did one go? To a travel agency (of all places!) or so the teller said. As it. turned out. I. ho- accept Canadian money (at par). but the incident should indicate something, though precisely what. escapes us at the moment. - Brantiord Ex- positcr.

There wen, n time when country living was s. lonely life. Farm women. especially, were pltied. and farm children were bashful and shy because they seldom met anyone outside the family. That. time belongs to the past. Fann

The Way 1.

people today have on full social and cultural life. They are taking full advuioege of the network of good roads. They go more. They mingle with people of all wells: of life and they make their own social activity as well. - Kitchen- er Waterloo-Record.

In Montreal at boy of fourteen. guilty of six robberies. we: sent to the penitentiary for three years. some people will have herd things to say of such a. sentence for one so young, but there must. have been 9. real problem for the judge. He may have reasoned that. so precocious s. youngster hed pug. ed the stage in crime where s re- foi-mstory might help him-that the only chance of restoring him to the side of larw and order was is stiff penitentiary term in the course of which the boy would be- come 3 men end would learn e t.i-ade. -Ottews. Journel.

A few old British die-herds. fighting a. rear-guard skirmish against. the spurious, suggested that nobles who could not afford real robes of velvet and ermine should stay sway from the Cordi- stion. They should have realized it was ii. hopelem fight. and re- tired to the tranquility of their clubs. They were not in key. with the times. substitutes. as always. won the day: The lords and ladies may wear velveteen end reb- bit ms in Westmirister Abbey on June 2 if they wish. - Hamilton Spectator.

An Edinburgh seotnnnn vrhoee somewhat specialised one-men business consists of making begs for bagpipes in his basement shop says Canada is his best market. Douglas I:ewley's product was in- troduced to Canadians by e friend on s. visit. to Vancouver. Now Mr. Kewley gets many inquiries and one Canadian firm his given him an "open order" for is many bags as he cares to send at any time. In business only four years, he has supplied the Beeforth Highlanders in Koree and cus- tomers in India, Ceylon. Kenya. Switzerland imd south Afrlcs, as well as in the U. K. -- U. K. In- formation.

The name of Peter Stuyvoeent figures pl mlnently in the rele- brstlon of the soot); ennlversery of the incorpore.t.lon of the Olty of Nleuw Ai-nsterdsm - now New York. "Peter the Heedsti-orig." es the governor of Nieuw Amsterdam was called. was best. known. dur- ing his own time, for his posses- slon of an elaborately decoreted pek leg. He is reiinembesed now as the men who surrendered the Manhattan settlement - but not without o. struggle -to the Eng- lish fleet in loot. - Ottawa ,Cit- zen.

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Perhaps this column is as good :1. place as any for any little tribute and I make it from the depths of a great. friendship which I hide to believe has not. been destroyed nor even hindered by his passing.

. . If from his new condition of life in the spirit. world he has any knowledge of what I am writing here, and neither science nor Theology will discount. that pos- sibility, I hope he will not mind my saying that he was in life one of God's true gentlemen. "I! I can only keep my good name I shall be rich eriougih", wrote the Rornati philosopher Plsutus And I am ceirteiin that those who knew Ruueli Msetiei-en as I did will testify that he kept his good name. Like all other mortals he had his share of the successes and dis- sppoinuneuim of life, but he had the happy fsoulty, denied to some. of knowing how to avoid over eietion in the one or bfttaerneu in the other. In truth he was of the kind tlhst Thackeray had in mind when he wrote:

"Who iniaes or who wins the

prize.

Go, lose or conquer es you can: But if you foil or if you rise, Be each, prey God, a gentleman". Ioan testify, and I am proud to testify, that in all the talks I have had with my late friend I never at any time heard him say it. really unkind word about my person liv- ing or dead. He could be oi-ltiicsi but. not eensorimis; candid but not unjust. His bhoiigitits were charit- able and his affections true and abiding. And, because he gave 10 life the best he had of dheer end goodwill, life smiled irpon him in his loses and in his gains. Again in quote 'I'ho.ckersy: "Life is s mir- ror; if you frovm upon it, it frowns back; if you smile, it. retiui-ns the greeting". Rumell Mhiclann knew as well as any person of my ec- queintasice the value of I. kindly. benevolent smile. Whether or not he was familiar with Addison's works I do not know (it. is quite ponible for he had good taste in reading) but he certainly emuiaated as least one eentiimeiit eicpremed by