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Defeat In West Europe

June O--(AP)-lifowcow has cred a stunning defeat in its drive to prevent a west Europ- ean alliance. .

There is little doubt the Rus- sians rnade rrauce s prime target in the strategy mapped to beat down the Western. coalition. The in France. probably under direct prodding from the cominform, thus have been costly to the Krem- lin. There were two major blun- ders recently.

The mass demonstration called against the arrival of Gen Mat- thew Ridgway as Allied commend- er sent public esponse the other way and the demonstration was a flop. I

Also. the one-day strike demon- stration of Wednesday. after the arrest of communist Secretary Jacques Duclos in the anti-Ridg- way riots, turned into a dismal flop.

Serious Defeats

These. are serious defeats for Moscow. They not only help sol- idify the anti-Communist elements in nlultl-party Franc'el'.' but serve to increase the irritation of France's Communists with Mos- cow dictation.

Benoit. Prachoe: heads the biz- gest Prench labor organization, Oonfede ntion General du Tr-aveil. and is high in the councils of the communist Party. Al-le knows I-Tmchrnen better than" the Com- inlfnrrn of Moscow. He knew Bench worker. a rugged individ- uslist at heart. would balk at pol- itical strikes. -

A political strike was called in Ilmruary. tied to an anti-fascist anniversary. It flopped ias Fra- ehon predicted it would.

Despite failure after failure.

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A grave threat from the left still exists in Rance. but the firm stand of Premier Atonine 1?insy's Government in the recent shut- downs has lessened it considerably and pushed succeu of Western de- fence plans closer to realisation. There have been indications of restlessness among the members of the French communist Party. The recent blunders are apt to bring even more such lr tlessrlcas.

The ability of the party in peacetime to paralyze rrance has been successfully challenged. There is still a big unknown quantity- the secret Communist army which would be a potent factor should war come.

The communists still have 0. G. T. leadership sewed up. But the C. G. T. has been losing strength, as all unions in France have. Much in France now depends upon whether the government can hold the anti-Communist solidarity it now appears to be achieving. The success of this depends in turn up- on holding inflationary pressures in check. a goal toward which the Plnay Government already has made a start. i

Large Amount Raised For Hospital Work

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The retiring president. Mrs. James Ross, Truro, N. 3.. revealed that 33 groups raised more than 8100.000 for hospital work last year.

Mrs. B. L. Moran, Chatham. N. B.. was elected yiesident. other officers are: First vice-president, Mrs. G. Leach, Charlottetown; second vice-president, Mrs. P. J. Connolly. Sydney, N. S.; third vice-president, Mrs. A. M. Hunter, Halifax; f o u r t h vice-president, Mrs. Eli Boyaner, Saint John, N. 3.; recording secretary, Mrs. Wal- ter Carson, Moncton. N.B.; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. R. :8. Stewart. Chatham; treasurer. Mrs.

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No opium dream can compare with the wonders beneath tropical IOII. The night above VIM: glog. ice in a single moon; beneath the tropical seas whole schools of all-

the eyes of the diver. while con- stellations of star-fish of many me: and colors dart this way and e . . Strange creatures there are Pairy fish of greens and blues and purples appe . and then vanish without leaving a trace of their existence behind them. some of these nameless species have more tricks up their sleeves than a magician. A slight shift of their bodies and Presto! every single tint and hue of their many color- ed scalcs has altered. What magic! William Beebe in his book about Haiti tells us about a strange fish he once saw enter a fairy cavern in a. coral strand. It was blue with three broad vertical bands of brown around its body. A few minutes later the same fish emerg- ed clad in brilliant yellow. thickly covered with black polka-dots. This exquisite magic. of inef- fable. colorful mystery is but one of the countless surprises in store for the person who is willing to slip a. helmet over his head and

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One of the largest bone yards in America may be seen at La Bren in southern California, where bones of animals. trapped in nat- ural tar pits. have been accumu- lating for countless years.

some animals like bees and ants. have inherited a social or- der very much like humans and like humans they work together and nght shoulder to shoulder. in order to protect themselves from enemies.

fills"-too berries attract certain birds; the seeds stick fast to their bills so that they have to rub them of! on the branches of trees, on which they take root and flourish. Mistletoe was held eac- red by the Druids who believed that it had the power of guarding them from evil spirits.

Should you ever run short of coflee just take the seeds of the catchweed and dry and roast them. Of course, you would not have the real McCoy. but you would have a good substitute.

Believe it or not, but the honey- suckle emits its fragrance only during the hours of darkness. Mother Nature has pulled this lit- tle trick so that night-flying in- sects could drink the nectar from the long corolla-tube. Moths vis- mm; the flower are dusted with pollen wlclch is carried to an old-

er flower.

The plant known as wnlfsbane provides a linimcnt used as a remedy for rheumatism and mu- ralgia. The sap of this plant is VCl.v' " In Roman times the soldiers dipped their arrows in it before attacking their enemies.

Our grandparents were fond of telling us stories about fairies floating down brooks on leaves. But when I tell you that the huge floating leaves of the Victoria re- gion are capable of supporting the weight of a. good sized child it is no fairy story but an actual fact. Sometimes the leaves have re- inforced bordcrs.which gives them the appearance of small canoes.

The Zoea. (fish) is absolutely transparent. One can watch the workings of its internal organs as well as the food going cheerfully on its way through the body, while one sees the muscles more as behind clear glass!

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Before the discovery of iodine. roasted or burnt sponge was ofien used in the treatment of goiter and croup, with excellent results ill appropriate cases. Incidentally. sponges are the lowest living an- imals whose bodies consist cf more than one cell. These strangecreat- urea full of holes eat. choose and reject, livehreproduce and die.

The eggs begin their develop- ment within the Jelly-like tissues of the parent sponge. When they are dropped into the water they look for all the world like tiny balloons. Soon they sink to the bottom where they find a favor- able spot for growth. Only about one in a million survive. These strange creatures attach themselv- es to an object. stay pat. and let the currents bring food to them. sponges the size of a half barrel have been brought t.o,the surface and when all the superfluous water had '- drained off each weigh- ed upwards of 150 pounds.

Almost every sponge has its tenants. These consist of shrimp, crabs, etc, which find at least temporary sanctuary in the hidden catacombs of the sponge.

The next time you squeeze your sponge while taking a bath, try to visualize the colorful race of living creatures dotting the coral reefs of the world. as varied and beautiful as the flowers that grow in your garden during the sum-

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Soap molecules float in oil with their neutral ends down and their active ends up.

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passenger business.

"(D That because of road con- dltlona for approximately one month in the spring and at var- ious times throughout the winter it will probably be necegsary to operate train service on the Is- land in lieu of highway service for about two months of the year and that some arrangements would have to be worked out whereby managerial control could be coordinated to determine equitably when road conditions made the operation of trains im- perstlve.”

To enable the representatives of the Bus Company to bid on the proposed services. the Rail- way turned over to them the ne- cessary traffic statistics for a 6 month period. indicating the Can- adian National passenger carry- ing: by days on each of the trains on which the Railway propoled to discontinue on Prince Edward Is-

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Additionally, less carloarl freight dais. mall, baggage and BXPTHS handling: were given '0 "'9 5'" representatives. as well as the proposed schedules of hllhwsy operation. This was on APT" 13" and lidih; 1950. at Montreal. On May 11th the Bus Company Inb- miited to the Railway a proposal under which they would operate the highway services.

In brief their proposal was that the Railway turn over to. them the passenger revenue, as well ii the mall revenue. and in addition pay the Island Motor Translm" 12 V2 cents per mile for the operation of the early mornlns buses from the ends of the Is- land to Charlottetown. In. addi- tion. they offered to provide the trucks at a rate of 40 cents per mile. They did not offer a plan satisfactory to the Railway for the protection of the Railway! long haul passenger business.

No mention was made in their proposal of May 11th that they would take care of Rsllwaymen who might be displaced from their employment. Nor was any mention made that they could, or would, protect the pension equity of such persons so displaced from Railway employment. This pro- posnl the Railway could not ac- com, and the bus people were so advised on May 22nd.

Subsequently (on June 20th) an amended proposal was received by the Railway, in which the bus people stated that. it arrange-

a.m. trip of the ferry from Bor- den to Cape Tormentine. they would be in a position to operate the early morning trip! at a later time and by so doing to operate without the 12 N2 cents per mile subsidy. They also reduced the suggested rate for truck oper- atlon from 40 cents to 38 cents per mile. No mention was made of protection of any displaced employees of the Railway or of taking care of their -pension equities. This amended proposal was declined by the Railway on July 12th. r

I might say that in February of the same year the Railway had approached the Provincial Govern- ment with a proposal to operate bus and truck services by Rail- way-owned and operated vehicles in response to the many demands made for such co-ordinated. ser- vices. During the period of nego- tiations with island Motor Trans- port people, the Government of Prince Edward Island was kept informed and copies of all of the turreepcndence were furnished to them. When it became apparent that an equitable arrangement

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land Motor Transport people, the Railway renewed its request to the Government that it be allow- ed to operate its own highway vehicles. -

lurther Approach On July 22nd, a further ap-

proach to the Railway was.rnade by the Island Motor Transport

representatives. and a meeting with them was held in Char- lottetown. A further amended

proposal was orally presented and on July 1th was submitted in writing. In this latter proposal. the Island Motor Transport agreed to operate the.services at a cost to the Railway which would not exceed the estimated cost of the Railway operating the services with its own vehicles. This amended proposal did not provide adequate means of pro- tecting the Railways long haul business. Insofar as protection of any Railwaymen who might be displaced and of their pensions. the proposai'of the Island Motor Tunsport stated:

"lsland Motor Transport will absorb as far as possible any Railroad man who may be out of employment as a result of the agreement provided of course there are vacancies which these men are capable of filling.

"The question of pension is more difficult. Neither SMT or IMT have a pension plan. It seems to me the pension prob- lem is one which the Canadian National Railways must look after. either by way of a cash settle- ment or by purchasing annuities for the men concerned. We will co-operate if there is any way in which we can be of assistance. but the expense involved should

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The matter of protecting the pension equity of employees of the Railway is always one of great concern to Railway man- agement. It is obvious from our talks with the bus people that they either could not, or would not. look after our men in this respect. even though the number involved is very small. It is equally obvious that this import- ant problem can only be solved it the Railway operates the bus ser- vice lteelf. Then the few men who may wish to transfer from Railway employemnt to work in the highway services of the Rail- way can retain their seniority rights with the Railway and can continue the very valuable pen- sion arrangement which the Rail- way extends to its employees.

Piling Complete locerd

In order that there may be no misunderstanding of our nego- tiatlona with Island Motor Trans- port pecple. we are filing with the Committee our complete re- cord of the negotiations. In addi- tion. we are filing copies of cor- respondence with the Government in our efforts to obtain licenses to operate buses on the high- ways of Prince Edward Island In response to the demands that such service be given in lieu of the unsatisfactory passenger ser- vices now given by mixed trains.

At this point. I think it would be well to give a thumbnail sketch of our plan. In brief we propose to substitute highway passenger transportation byrneans of the most modern buses avail- able for the existing passenger service on mixed trains. the ex- pr as. baggage. l.c.l. freight will

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' I think I should stress to you proposal is unique in t. We are offering a

of the flexibility. comfort and speed made possible by the oper- ation of the best type buses. In addltienw-we say to you that. during the periods of the year when it is ilnpculbl to give a service by highway. we will re- store service. by rail. and in this way the people of Prince Ed- ward Island will obtain the com- fort,.epeed and flexibility of high-

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Thet is why the service we of- fer is -unique. It means that all passenger service, despite weather and road conditions, will be con- tinuous. Bus services have proved satisfactory in all parts of the country. even when the entire service is given only by buses and not supported by rail ser- vice available to take over if the buses cannot operate. With the guarantee that the Railway stands ready and owllling to operate train service in lieu of buses should conditions make it no sary. or desirable. the people of Prince Edward Island are assured of uninterrupted service in

weather and under all traffic conditions. V it should be emphasized too

that the proposal is not a plan. to discontinue -passenger services in these areas. It is a plan to sub- stitute a highway punch or aer-

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seager services. It is not a to abandon any trseksge in use areas. All of the traclrage' have to be kept to operate train service for carlcad freight. These freight trains for. carloed freight must be operated with such fre- quency es the requirements of traffic demand. This means the tracks must be maintained and freight train aerivce for carlcnd freight must beoperated.

changing Pattern

The changing pattern of trans- portation demands that the Rails ways keep pace with the times. During the past 20 years. the travelling public have imade it very plain that in short distance travel, particularly. they prefer the private motor car any .the bus. The people of Prince dwardo Island have made it equally plain that a co-ordination of Railway and highway services is essential if they are to obtain the type and quality of service to which they feel. and we feel. they are entitled.

This preference of the people has reached a point on Prince Edward Island where the number of passengers now carried in Railway mixed train service is hardly sufficient to fill a small bus. Under these conditions we agree with the submissions of the Island people to the Royal Com- Trsnaportation that the operation of these mixed trains is wasteful. if an alter- native mesns of adequately serv- ing the territory at less cost is available. The use of buses with the protection of standby all weather rsll operations meets all

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