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I'rvsulclIt umi Auuciate Editor. Inn A. liurnelk" Associate Editor. Funk Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than 0 the Weakest Ink". "l'll.lllLo'r'l'l-;'r0wN. MONDAY, mac. :1. 1951

A Year Ill challenge

in those to whom peace and quiet and contentment are prime aims 1951 was a sore disappointment. In place of security there was everywhere a sense of instabil- ity. Few institutions or ideas went alto- gcthcr unchallenged and yet disaster has not fallen.

The effect has on the whole been stim- ulating. Nations have been keyed up to military preparedness and have achieved a remarkably high degree of co-ordination. At the same time they have shown a social awareness both for their own people and for distant populations which would have astonished the world of only a few years ago

Christianity has been jolted out of com- e sp . - day is probably more akin to that of apos- tolic times than it has for many a century.

The two great dangers which have brought this response are the pressure of a rapidly increasing world population on the available food supply and the rise of Russian imperialism. The first presents problems which can only'be solved, as they are being solved, by the most complete teamwork on the part of peoples every- where. The second represents a remark- able anachronism. Stalin belongs to the age of Jenghiz Khan and threatens to plunge the world into a new age of despot- isnl and savagery.- He will fail because the world has already awakened to its danger and has united in defence of freedom and civilization. - .

This country has kept pace in develop- ing its resources, in seeking the welfare of our own people and of mankind. and also in standing shoulder to shoulder with the United Nations to preserve the civilization so painfully built up.

i The coming year will also hold its chal- lenges and opportunities. If it fails to live up to all our expectations, it may by the same token prove a turning point in world history. No country has reason to face it with more confidence than Canada. In this Province we would be ungrateful indeed if we did not count our blessings on this occasion, and plan hopefully for the future.

We take pleasure in extending to all our readers. at home and abroad, our very best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year.

Japanese Trade

It is surely a curious turn of fortunels wheel to find Japan, six years after World War Two, ranking as Canada's fourth lar- gest foreign market. For the first nine months of this year Japan bought from us 5ii51,051,939 worth of wheat, pulp. asbestos, barley, etc. (over three times as much as in the same period last year). In turn, we bought from them fruits, tea, fish, textiles, lead, light bulbs, toys, jewelry, etc., amount- ing to 09,150,000. or less than a fifth as much.

iCanadians have long feared the pro- ducts of cheap Japanese labor underselling us. Mr. Katsushiro Narita, that country's representative at Ottawa, says that Can- ada is selling Japan vital raw materials and importing from her various kinds of man- ufactured goods which "do not competb with the fundamental manufacturing in- dustries of Canada." Exploitation of cheap labor, he argues, is no longer possible. .' -, pan has the 48-hour week, holidays guar-l anteed, and labor. laws to protect women and minors.

Korean Vlar Figures

Impressive figures have been compiled at Washington to show what the Korean war has involved in human effort. The United States has suffered casualties. in killed, wounded and missing of abou

.'..e, omnlunists, by rough reckoning, 1,500.- 000, and the civilian population of Korea

1-0 I -13

000; and China. 550,000. '

So far the United States has spent about 510 billions in Korea, a necessary expend- iture which may turn out, by the success of collective security, to be the cheapest investment for peace that the nation has ever made but nevertheless sheer economic waste, for which Communism is solely re- sponsible. The expenditures of the enemy doubtless are much lower in terms of money but, in relation to the resources of China and North Korea, are extremely heavy and quite mad when these countries need all their energies to re-build their own economics after many years of internal and foreign war.

Another and perhaps more understand- able measurement of the Korean war is the gigantic physical process involved. For example. the United States has moved 12 million tons of supplies to the battlefront, besides 6.5 million tons of gasoline and oil.

EDITORIAL NOTES

liognlanay is probably unfamiliar to most of us but as New Year's eve it will be celebrated with enthusiasm or thought- fulness according to individual disposition.

According to the official returns, the outgoing year was a banner on: for both field crops and dairy proglucc so far as prices go, though there was a reduction on

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materials do not like those long black stretchu of highway which have no white line down the mid- dle and the edges merge in the borders. It is difficult. td guage how hear they are to oncoming cars and how hear they are to hitting the soft shoulders -Stmt- ford Beacon-Herald.

Al I rule, one vcdding report is about the same as another -. but moi: the way they're covered in the Clarks, Nab. News: ”'I'hc groom wore a. bluish bullincss suit, con- sisting of cost, vest and pants. The suit had recently been clean- ed and pressed. Bencnth was a

had been trimmed by Fred Gil- liord, the local barber, and was brushed flat with st part on the left side." Nothing is said of the shoes. if he were any! - Ottawa Citizen.

Darnell-lo Gomez, civilliln chief

of the plating plant at Kelly Air Forcc Base, near San Antonio.

means farmers will be in the market for feeds next year.

Island poultrymen feel almost in a state of siege with Newcastle disease threatening the continent but success ill keeping this Province free of the scourge will mean a very strong demand" indeed for our breed- ing stock. .

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The official receptions tomorrow will no doubt be thronged but an equally chann- ing and perhaps even longer established custom, that of gentlemen paying their re- spects to the fair sex. is not likely to be al- together ncglcctcd cithcr.

Probably the outstanding development in this year of progress for the Island is the beginning of a change over of fishing methods to the use of the dragger. It is comparable to the mechanization of agri- culture but shows signs of being consid-

erably more rapid. " '! ..'.'

The Progressive Conservatives at Ot- tawa discontinued their opposition to the Governmentls price-fixing abolition bill on Friday, allowing it to pass third reading and be sent to the Senate. This was ac- complished without the necessity of the Government resorting to closure.

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Leon Gambetta, French statesman, died this date 1882. He opposed Louis Napoleon, who nevertheless became emperor as Na- poleon III. The empire fell in 1870 and Gambetta fought strongly for the republic, but finding that extreme measures merely strengthened monarchial sentiment, he in- vented that ”opportunism" by which French governments have lived ever since.

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A worthwhile Santa find. Children playing near the ruins of an old Austrian castle on Christmas morning, found a lump of metal weighing more than two pounds which local authorities say is pure gold. The children found the gold ncar Taxen- bach Castle, about 30 miles south of Solz- burg. Local experts suggested it might be part of the treasures of'the castle which was destroyed during the Peasants' War in the 16th century. '

Mr. J. M. Robinson, 0.B.E., manager of the Bank of Nova Scotlain the city on his pro-

motion to be Assistant Supervisor for the Bank's branch in Cuba. For the short time

active in the community and proved him- self to be ' a first-cla adviser in matters financial to the Bank's patrons, as well as to, community projects. He returns to the

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The children's tribute. sand; 75 lantern-

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475,000. These are staggering figures in a war which has never brought the full power of either side into play.

Visit From St. Nicholas" while a profes- sor of Greek and Hebrew literature at the General Theological Seminary, New York, died in 1863. The children also visited the

The numbers of men engaged in Korea also are forge. The United States has 450,000 men in the field, an army for larger than those which in times past have often conquered a large part of Europe and

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grave of Alfred Tennyson Dickens, whose father. Charles Dickens, wrote "A Christ- mas Carol." The younger Dickens died in New York in 1912 while on a visit from England. At both graves the children plac-

rth Korea 250,- everywhere--and for peace.

was walking along one day last August. when a rattlesnake hit. him on the leg. Gomez stood by while the rattler went. into con- vulsions, crawled a few feet away and died. As for Gomez. lie fuller- ed no ill effects at all. As head of the plating plant, he handles a lot: of sodium cyanide, a deadly poison. Over the years, his body has gradually collected a lethal accumulation of it while huildirlg up an immunity. The snake, ob- viously, had not. - Pagcnnt.

.. . . . y p . any. Surface water accounts fo all but about - 25 billion gallons.

Weill lupply about two-thirds of our municipalities - In Astonish-3

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orzcsniiasa 31, 195 15-!e..!i3:!IeXX';Y-.&!;t'pLs:&te;!-:-hi-T3 i The Way .1 1; T 5; i

Staten Congressmen drank iiqum "lam off the boat." in thg gm” of a couple of decadui what might be called the smuggling relation. ship between the two nations ha, been reversed. Intour case, W, demonstrated the fallacy of 1,), ins to nttaixr temperance by law frhe Canadians are illustrating 1),; error of presuming there is no l:mlt to the taxation which , people will accept. Just as many Americans were incapable of ex. perienclng n,sense of guilt when they drank illicit whisky, cam, titans don't feel that there is any. thing morally Wrong in amoklnl cigarettes which have evaded the revenue collecfor.- Detroit 1-V... Press.

The fashion in road building 1,, the United States is what they call turnpikes, long stretches or super-highways with bury 3,, intersection, stop light or percep- tible grade or curve. The motorist can drive for scores, even huh. oreds of miles without an impedl. ment of any kind. Ohio is M, planning a 241-mile turnpike, and we have just caught a gltmp,-,4; or the proposed cost - all of 3310- 000.000. That's almost 51,300,000 ', mile. some day, perhapg in no more than ten or twenty years, At. berta will have so many people and so much traffic that she will be forced to consider something like these turnpikcs. Shouldn't they be anticipated Just. a bug Shouldn't the government, for in. Stance. be setting aludc the necel.

,r,v well over 3100.000 I mile just r buying and clearing the lam, eded for such an undertaking. Calgary Alberlan.

Congratulations are being extended to he has been here, Mr. Robinson has been

West Indies, with the commercial and bank- ing business of which he is thoroughly fam- iliar, having occupied important positions

carrying yotmgsters made the traditional "

Old Charlottetown

(Am! F. E. I.)

THE CAPES ROUTE

"While the Cape: Route to by all acknowledged to be the best - in fact the only - route for our Winter malls. it is not without it: drawbacks. Lolly. thin ice, and too much open water render cross- lng difficult and occaslo. delays. such as we are now experiencing nf eleven days without a. foreign mail. This difficulty may we think. be entirely overcome by two small. staunch steamers. These steamers could be 'docked' in the hoard ice on either side, and could be used as required to take mails and passengers from the board ice 2:) the heavy ice of the straits, over which it is comparatively easv to cross with the light: boats new in use. Even one such stea er would greatly facilitate crossing.

"Anot-her difficulty is that of getting to and from the-Sta-nits. This difficulty may be overcome by a short line of railway on each side, one to connect with the P. E. Island Railway and the other with the Intel-colonial. We note that our representatives in the Com- mons are agitating for these rail- ways, and we hope they will con- tlnue to agitate until they are auc- ceasful."-

-The Examiner. April 8. 1878.

Hail! The Welfare State!

(The Rural Scene) ' "All these will I give thee. if thou wilt fall down and worship me."-Satan.

centred policies of governments that led the world into the SW31 depression.

At that time distress among the people was so wide-spread and the need for relief so great, that only control. governments with the credit. of whole nntlons at their disposal could cope with ll.

This gave governments the OD- portunity to pose as public ben- efactors. making gifts to the P90- ple: and it became the fashion for political candidates to bid for votes by promising more gener- ous gifts than their opponents.

In one country that prides it- self on being a model of self-gov- ernmcnt. a few astute politicians conceived the idea of putting all the blame for the depression on big business and the free enter- prise syltem: and of painting the government as the only all-wile and benevolent instrument that could remove all abuses, cure all economic ill: and restore prosper- ity to the nation.

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it would do this by n more equitable distribution of the na- tion's wealth.

Being in power at the, tinge. these gentlemen were able to un all the machinery of government to put thblr story across; and it was accepted by the people will considerable acclaim. '

Their succeu tempted the some type of politicians in -other coun- tries to adopt similar tactics. and political parties be on to appeal for support by pl gin: themsel- ver to various schemes for radio- tributinl the nation! wuith. . That was the beginnings of the welfare state. At flrltltit pront- ised only togtnko of the needy-tho forgotten man. But to its political possibilities I-evclilozd themselves the idea grow covering more ind

with pronusu or

the voter is asked to decide at election time is which party will give him the most out of the pub- llc treasury or out of other peo- ple's pockets. 0

Here are some of the thing: be- ing promised the electo . by the proponents of the welfare state: Larger family allowances, largel- old-ago pensions. and at an earlier age, free medical, dental and hos- pital cure, full employment. more

fob security. the five-day week.

It was lhexshort-sighted. self-.

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Be thou exalted, Lord. In thine own Itrenxth: no will we sing and pulse thy power.

ducts under control of the produc- ers, cheap food for the consumers subsidized by the government. control of prices in the consum- ers' interests, low-colt housing at public expense.

In addition to all this we are promised lower taxation.

It will be noted that the larger benefits in this list are not for the most. needy. but' for the strongest pressure groups-orgam lzed labor and organized farmers. The forgotten man is still large- ly forgotten.

These are the things the wol- fare state offer: us. What does it ask in return?

It ask: one thing and one thing uni, bedlence. implicit obedience, acknowledging the state's author- ity and submitting .to its will.

In that too big a price to pay for all these promised benefits?

Think it over. What does it involve?

For the farmer tit involve: op- erating his farm as the govern- ment or some appointed board di- rects, increasing or reducing his acreage as ho is told.. growing the crop: he 'll told to grow. sell- ing them as, when and where he is told to sell them and at prices those in authority decide to ac- cept on his behalf.

Failure to do as he is directed in any of these matters would make him a law-breaker and. lub- ject to whatever penalties the law provides. .

For the wage-earner it means that he must join the union the government name: in bi: bargain- ing agent. and be subject to the rules and the wishes of that un- ion, which will have power to throw him out of it: ranks and out of his job at the whim of the union boss. It means that his right to work at his trade will de- pend on the good will of the un- ion offlcials and that there will be no appeal from their decis- ions.

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For the consuming public it means that the supply of food. clothing, fuel and all other neces- siliel will no longer be regulated by the needs of the people, but by tho uninformed guesses of some clerk or board that can't. poulbly be in B position to ut- imate the quantifier or the varie- ties required. -

To the employer it means that he will have to find the money to pay for all the wan increases, shorter hour: and other bendflu

that politicians promise to the workers, but he will have no authority to hire the men he

wants or to fire than he find: unsatisfactory. 2'l'o Ill thou who money and put it into savings banks. government bonds. life in- surance policies, nnnultlu. or who hide it whore they think It will be rate. it mean: continued infla- tion, which in: already reduced the value of their saving: by half. inks no mistake about it, 1 on wulfaro proknlm. Io lightly or- -d- by unit :- ?l'.&'.."':: i" . . 0 W Volvo Digtlng tho but ,0! - IIIV Qihltl . 1,

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The welfare ltlte undertook to provide the people of Britain with shorter hours. higher .. , social Iecurlty. and all the other benefits 1 ptatc can promise in people: but it did not Induce them to work harder producing more of the thing: they wanted.

it thought to provide those things by denpolllng the rich and taxing away the reserve: and the profitl of industry. which should have porn to extending industrial ,' t and modernizing equipment. But it only succeeded in driving

union security. holld I ith pay. the country to the ver of bank- Aaln: the other United Nations, 45,000; ed wreaths, saying prayers. for Children mlrlnr allowances. ayciored -hop. runlcy. "

check-off. guaranteed farm prices.

monopoly marketing of farm pro- here.

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This '-mestone of A year?

What prayer shall be the worth!

I've warrod with wrong. I've loved the clash of battle-song. For use to drone in can alone were heavier than 5 churchyard stone. ,

It dawns as o'er the meadow-gate Peers up the yellow moon;

And fame? Alas! womb: too late, Or, coming, flies soon;

it glows in power

one feverish hour,

men passes like a perished flower; or sets, to rise in alien skies, , And cheat me of my lawful prise.

Why. then. my New Year's wish shall be

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in: fact - and 1 9 water table in During the first nine month: of falling. We arci g twice 1:. 51. 1.000.000 more gallonsi at much water as in 1986 and in-, 01011 Whisky were imported in.

creased demands for water ahead. Industy more of it. some industries aid ready use waste over and over aome so much as 25 times. other uu it. only once. There will hav - to be work

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of En I "spa and fear, too, A ton of 1; 3-eq-uh-egl tan whiskles. Due to its nn. No; weed my gold; gallons. A family of four; "bled excellence. Scotch llal rm gl-owing om; embers bathe -regullu-l v; nr-' had Emilia prestige. The very Burdens I dare no more uphold; W” ” '5 500 8811011! I! da.v' 10.: ""3 has come to mean high Nor deem I meet for weary feet. in om. - Atlanta Conaii "””3'- W ' F8511” being that The dust andl struggle of the Wtlom . me who wouldn't. know bourbon street. ,, gm grarttdhy almoshiautomatlcslly

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men shin I Wm, 10,. mm. peace, mgintllllzm r of Canada's Pulls ltc. If Canadian whlskies an For light with claim around? lmmuf: 9" Wt 0' Mn .0! 11 mm: in their competition Fwy an the gm of 1113 14, cm. led cl "ct leashes smoke amus, lth scotch. this certainly is A 1,, Emmy pmgound? fh” hick in . it is probabl l gn of the quality of Canadian Ahi no, too long i 1"0111bm0n tlm oducts. -- Windsor Dally star.

- the United states than in the mpnmtive period or 1950, 3,”, ly 39,000 gallons of this exam ount went into normal trad: anncls. The result is WI-THIOU5. ; in that country are gluned uh 500d SOOMII. One reason by the scotch isn't being can. mcd as rapidly as hnpurigm 'pccted. according to an elfplan. ion from the United Kngdom, ll at this type of beverage is meet. g kecner competition from Can.

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More heart: for me to own:

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-I-zdnhmd Gone. The Menace Of Fire

(Edmonton Journal) Figures compiled by the Domin- ion fire commissioners office at. Ottawa show what a terrible toll in little lives is taken. In the years 1945 to 1949, 113 children, who hat!

more. too. during 1950 and I951. Nor is fire the only danger to children when parents In shunt. serious lniurfas are always posalhln -with active yzunlrato ., and they are liable to be for more urioul. may even be fI!ll,,fOl'. lack of adults on the spot to give first aid " nnd call I doctor.

There in only one nfo course: Never leave 9 little one: alone in their ntsnytlmeorum tier any circumstances, or even for the briofuttimc.

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