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Strong Frederation Brief
For several years the Canadian
Teachers’ Federation has been
campaigning against the severe im-
balance of educational opportunities
in Canada. It realizes that the mak-
ing of laws in relation to education
is the exclusive right of the provin-
¢ial governments. But it maintains
that the inequalities which exist are
due chiefly to the unequal distribut-
ion of economic resources among the
provinces, that this is a matter of
direct concern to the Federal Gov-
ernment and that it not only may
but must, display initiative in com-
ing to grips with the problem.
The Federation has marshalled
its arguments on this subject in the
form of a brief which it presented
yesterday to Prime Minister Pear-
son and members of his government.
It is a comprehensive document,
running to over a dozen typed pages,
and it presents a strong case indeed
for the assumption of federal re-
sponsibility in this field.
Noted among other things is the
fact that the proportion of teachers
with university degrees—an im-
portant indicator of the level of the
qualifications of the teaching force
varies from 37 percent in one prov-
ince to only 7.7 in another. The
latter figure is for Prince Edward
Island, as given in a 1961-62 statis-
titical report. The percentage for all
Canada is 28.2, which indicates how
greatly we are handicapped here in
this respect.
The brief urges that the Federal
Government take the initiative in
ealling a meeting of provincial min-
isters of education, their advisor
and those national bodies most vital-
ly concerned, with a view to seeking
means of alleviating the educational
inequalities which now exist. It re-
quests, further, that at the federal-
provincial conference which is to be
held during the week of November
25, the Federal Government seek
agreement for such a meeting.
Prime Minister Pearson has indic-
ated, disappointingly, that he feels
the initiative should come from the
provinces, not from Ottawa, in this
matter. Yet Ottawa has already
taken the initiative in promoting
technical training, without usurping
the control vested in the provinces.
Why cannot educational aid be work-
ed out in the same manner?
< The Federation and its provincial
affiliates offer to cooperate fully in
seeking a solution ‘» this problem,
which it presents as a matter of na-
tional urgency and importance. As
indeed it is. Educational costs are
expected to double in the next dec-
ade, and what will the situation be
then if the issue is not faced?
~ Corny Performance
~ The Canadian Press reports that
there were cries of “resign! resign!”
r the House of Commons vote
of 128 to 60 in support of a New
Democratic Party motion urging the
Go to greater
and cooperation with the provinces
in federal-provincial affairs. Think
of that, now!
The motion was an amendment
a Conservative non-confidence
Motion and Opposition Leader Dief-
enbaker claimed that by supporting
t the Liberals were “voting them-
ves out of office.” Prime Minister
maintained that the amend-
tt was clearly not a non-confi-
one but merely “an affirma-
of a principle acceptable to the
ent,” which he was very
to sttpport.
Government is said to have
its for its attitude in this
regardless of that; what
| purpose is served by all this wrang- |
ing over motions of non-confidence
that are as phoney as a plugged
nickel? The time wasted on this kind
dow boxing has kept the prop-
siness of the House at a stand-
Nor is it doing anything to ad-
vance the prestige of the Opposition
parties; for the public is well aware
that at $18,000 a year there are
precious few members of any group
who would like to see a government
defeat that would force another
general election at this time, with
the consequent uncertainty as to
their own fate at the polls.
Between too much empty talk,
too much absenteeism and too little
the Commons is making a
sorry record for itself. As noted by
an exchange, the situation is such
that even the upper house, the Sen-
ate, is feeling the pinch. On one day
last week the Senate met for 20
minutes and then adjourned, the
members having nothing to do. They
are still waiting for the Commons
to dish out some legislation that
they can get their teeth into.
If a show of this kind ever went
on the road, it would soon come to
grief through lack of public support.
Why can’t our elected members real-
ize that there is no longer a public
for outmoded melodrama at Ottawa,
and get down to business? Let them
forget about trying to “split the ears
of the groundlings” with such cries
as “resign! resign!” There aren't
any more groundlings left to be im-
pressed by such antics, so far as
we can gather from the comments
on their performance.
Science Still Baffled
Cold weather is just around the
corner, and so—we are reminded by
the Health League of Canada—is
the weather for colds. The League,
like a Job’s comforter, reminds us
that sometime in the next few
months even the healthiest of us can
be laid low by that most common
complaint. And, in spite of the great
advances in the field of medicine and
science, there is nothing much we
can do about it.
A lot of us will spend money for
pills, sprays, “shots”, and cure-alls;
but whatever the remedy, it will
still take one week to get rid of a
cold if you treat it and seven days
for it to run its course if you leave
it alone. The only “common-sense
suggestions” the League has to of-
fer are: stay at home and, if pos-
sible, in bed. Drink plenty of liquids,
take aspirin for discomfort, keep
warm, and gargle to ease a sore
throat.
For the benefit of those who
want a reason for everything, here
is the American Medical Associa-
tion’s explanation of why cure-a
can’t cure a common cold:
“Present information leads us to
believe that the common cold is a
group of infections caused by a num-
ber of different but closely related
viruses. These diseases have in com-
mon the fact that the incubation per-
iod is short—from one to four days
—and the symptoms are scratchy
throat and cough, headache and oc-
casional fever. The cold itself lasts
from three to six days, longer only
if complications develop. A vaccine
to protect against colds would have
to include each of the different vir-
uses responsible. Scientists are not
yet certain how many different vir-
work
“AERIAL VIEW: ST. DUNSTAN’S L
UNIVERSITY
OTTAWA REPORT by
Patrick Nicholson
A Most Undesirable Precedent
Parliament Hill has been hear-)
ing echoes of the arrogant Lib-
eral belief in the divine right of
a Liberal government. That be-
lief was put into words in Parlia-
ment by the late C.D. Howe in
his famed comment. “Who's to
stop us?” — a phrase crystatliz-
ing the democratic heresy of the
Liberal government of that day, |
which led surely to its downfall.
The 1963 evidence of this Lib-|
eral conceit stems from the Nor-
ris Commi
the ¢
Ai
ion eae strife
Apparently
Pe.
the RCMP to ignore the order of|
a judge, thus interfering with|
the process of ! a w, and infring-
ing the jealously guarded prin-|
ciple that our law courts are in-
dependent of our politicians in
the enforcement of the taws
made by Parliament
FOG OF CONFUSION
the Minister of Justice, in reply-
ing to a barrage of questions
over several days, wrapped the
whole episode in a foz of confus.
ing and incomplete answers.
On 31 October, the former Con- |
servative Minister of Labour,
Hon. Mike Starr, started things
by asking Mr. Chevrier if the
laying of any charges were justi-
fied by investigations into the
evidence heard by the Norris
Commission. Mr. Chevrier re-
plied that a charge “has been
ainst Hal Banks for con-
to commit an assault oc-
harm upon Cap-
tain Walsh
A rat was smelled by E1don
Woolliams, the astute Calgary
lawyer and Tory MP. He
launched an attack against Mr
Chevrier which lasted several
days, Mr. Chevrier retired be-
hind the exe use that his ques-
tioning was “out of order”. Mr.
Woolliams persisted, and de-
manded why Banks had been)
altowed to disappear, and why,
he had not been brought before
the bar of justice. Mr. Chevrier
gave the misleading reply th ac
“the charge against Mr. Banks
was laid on 23 October, and
search warrants were issued on
31 October.” He refused to say
whether an arrest warrant had
been issued and whether any
effort was being made to appre-
hend Banks.
‘The next day Eldon Woolliams
was on his feet again, booming
out the information which Mr. |
Chevrier had refused, but which |
Woolliams had now obtained
from the court house records.
On 23 October, information
was laid not only against Banks
but, as Chevrier had not volun- |
teered, against three other men|
also, charging that they conspi-
red to commit bodily harm,
mediately after the laying of
that information, again as Chev-
rier had refused to divulge, war-
rants were issued for their ar-
rest.
Later, Parliament was told by
Chevrier that “the RCMP were
directed not to execute the war-
rant pending further instruc-
tions.” Again the questioning
rightly became insistent. Who
issued these orders to the
RCMP. Mr. Chevrier finally ad.
mitted “The Minister of Justice
did,” meaning *
He was then asked point blank
under what authority he acted]
in suspending for 13 days
(Banks was arrested on Novem
her 4) the execution of the
rest warrant against Banks. He| ¢
could not reply; there was no|
reply. He weakly said “I think|
there is a responsibility and a
duty on the part of the Minister |
of Jurtice to/ack in| the| best inte- |
rests of the public.”
But pee has not given |
the Minister of Justice discretio-
nary power to overrule the 1 a w |
of the land in any interests. Par-|
liament has given the judges
authority to issue orders to the}
peace officers fo) arrest a person| ©
“forthwith” ich means at |
once, not 13 days later. The At-|
torney General, the senior 1 aw
officer of the Crown, had or-
dered the police to ignore a
judge's order, The Commi
sioner of the RCMP would have
been entirely justified in resign-|
ing forthwith in protest.
This was a suspension of the
normal process of justice by the
Minister of Justice without
authority. Suspension of the pro-
cess of justice is the first act
of any dictator usurping demo-
cratic authority. The Minister of
Justice of Canada has set a most
undesirable precedent. Worse,
he has raised again echoes of|
that arrogant ery “Who's to stop |
us?”
> <
Inflamation,
Of Leg Veins |
|
By Dr. Theodore R. VanDellen |
Various remedies have been)
developed to hasten healing and|
prevent complications in phle-|
bitis. A middle-aged business
man fearned this one morning
when he experienced pain and
redness along the inner aspect of
the left leg between ankle and
a rea was tender to
the touch and hurt when he wal-|
from the parking lot to hi s|
office,
‘At noon, he consulted his phy-|
sician, who made a diagnosis of
phlebiis of a surface vein. T he
inflamed segi wi m,|
Sosleae tke Yeemsl oe ae
like a cord under the skin, The
physician gave him an injection | Te
of heparin to “thin the btood’*
and lessen the chance of clotting.
He also prescribed Butazolidin,
an antiarthritic remedy, to re:
duce inflammation, The man
was well within 48 hours.
There are two sets of veins in
the lower extremities. One set
is located near the surface (sup-
erficial) whereas the other, con-
sisting mainly of one large vein, |
lies deep in the 4eg. This dee p|
vein carries the bulk of blood)
from the extremity to the heart, |
re
NOTES BY
THE WAY _
People are usually wi
meet each other half way,
their judgments of distance
vary considerably, — Timmii
Press.
but |
if?
One high school honors phy-
sis student never heard of,
“Madame Bovary” and a senior
student in English literature |
didn't know what an “ohm” was
according fo the, Charlottetown |
Guardian, The hysies is |
io be pitied, not Cau St
ines Journal. |
|
At the border a customs of-|
ficer asked an incoming tourist, |
“Do you have any illicit cigar.
ettes in your bags?” “No Sir,”
replied the tourist. “‘Well,"” smil-
ed the officer, “would you like
to buy some?” — Turin’ Gazette
Textile scientists in Toronto
were told about a new uphols-
tery fabric that is so tough a pro-
fessional sitter wore out 12 pairs
of jeans testing it. Parents with
teenagers in the family will
probably be moved to hope that
they will forget the upholstery
and start making jeans out of
the stuff. — Port Arthur News-
Chronicle. |
jomen spend lois of ti
ting @ husband and. then’ {4
that they are chained {> ine
missing link, —" Montredt Star,
A large number of peopie
turn a deaf ear to the voice at
conscience when money is talk.
ing. — Windsor 81
Public speaking ts often tix
drinking; a few can do it in
eration, but too many” dort
know when to stop.— Milway.
kee Journal,
Just the other day an elderly
man was seen wandering the
corridors of Chase Manhattan
bank's giant headquarters build.
ing tn, New York, ‘Can I help
” a courteous empl
bi ch hope so,” the m Bae
plied. “T just left another b Ma
where I stood around for 10 min.
ites and nobody even spoke to
me.” The old gentlemn: opened «
trust account for half a piles
dollars. A few days ta
named a ts bank executor ‘or i
will, Now several other
Pesta hnrer cated Or story to
the attention of their staffs and
the question, “Could he
have come here first?"’—Colum.
bia Record.
mot
serious than in the siperticl
The deep vein is Involved |
more frequently following child-|
birth or surgery. Swelling of the
leg usuatly occurs and there al-
ways is a possibility that a piece
of the clot will break off and|
lodge in a lung. This may be a.
fatal complication, expecially if|
the clot is large.
In addition to an Anticoagu|
Mr. Pearson |
By James
n New York
Nelson
Canadian Press Staff Writer
Prime Minister Pearson has
return mm a two-
RevigmieliNey Yar wale tes
cidedly mixed feelings about. his
government's record in making
its position plain to, the US.
e Wall Street
lant reated |
with heat and bed rest. An elas-
tie bandage or stocking is
applied after infection subsides |
and is worn so long as the 1e |
swells. In some instances, swell-
ing persists despite the best of
"Swelling rarely occurs when,
the superficial veins are affect-
These passageways are so
small, the majority are biocked
by swelling of the walls and
some clotting of blood. But it
makes little difference because
there are so many other veins
| to take over the job of carrying
blood. Elastic bandages and] try
hose also help but are not|
always necessary. The victim)
need ni bed b
Beau aniethoe Tee elevated |
while ping at a desk or table.
LTH CLUB GADGETS
L.P. writes: Are massage, vib-
rating tables, and belts, such as |
are offered at health clubs, a| =!
good substitute for exercise like
golf and bicycle riding for heart
patients? |
REPLY
io. The use of a vibrating ma-
ae is better than no exercise |
iH. There is no harm in these |
gadgets but don't expect mirac-
les.
TRAVELING ERUPTION
E.D.R. writes: How is creep- |
ing eruption ee
REPL
The most equeak type (larva
anlerant) is rend by dog and)
e larvae of
| ‘ie parasites apenas the |
Our Yesterdays
(From the Guardian Files) |
TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO
(November 14, 1938)
The Clark Steamship Co. |
steamer the New North land
made her fortnightly call at
e this week, leaving
PUBLIC
FORUM |
MAINTENANCE COSTS
Sir;— As reported recently in
| your highly esteemed newspap-
| er, a query was made at a poli-
uses are involved. Until all of the |
viruses are tracked down and cata-
logued, no cold vaccine could be
more than partially successful.”
If the two big super-powers, now,
were to challenge each other to a
race to track down all those cold
viruses instead of putting a man on
the moon, or orbiting more earth
satellites, wouldn't that be some-
thing!...
EDITORIAL NOTES
It is disturbing to realize, as not-
ed by Northern Affairs Minister
Laing at Moose Jaw the other day,
that we are living in a world into
which more people have been born
since 1943 than inhabited the entire
earth in the year 1800.
ey
A series of stamps honoring the
Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements
is being issued in Greece to mark
the 11th World Jamborees held at
Marathon last month. One stamp has
portraits of Lord Baden Powell,
founder of the Boy Scout move-
ment, and of Professor Athanassios
Lefkadites, who introduced rtrd
into Greece in 1910,
| construct a $5,000,
tical meeting in Charlottetown
concerning the cost to the Prov-
ince of P.E.[. of the operation
and maintenance of the Fathers
of Confederation Memorial
Building in Charlottetown. Con-
servative estimates of provis-
ion of salaries for administra-
tion staff, maintenance _ staff,
supplies, ete., together with op-
erating costs’ such as fuel,
light, ete., run to approximately
$300,000 per year. This great ex-
penditure would require a capi-
tal fund of $6,000,000 (equal to
cost of the memorial buildings),
bearing interest at five per cent
per annum.
Is such a fund in existence at
the present time? If not,
next twenty years, the province
of PiE.t. will have paid out $65
, a sum in excess of the
pare ivel contributed by
the other nine provinces of Can-
ada.
I. in addition to this large an-
nual expenditure, we are
000 provincial
building on the former West
Kent School site, how does the
little province of P.E.I. propose
to finance these and oher sug-
gested projects costing such en-
ormous sums?
I am, Sir, etc.,
TAXPAYER
Charlottetown,
PRIVATE CAMP GROUNDS
Sir, — On reading Mr. Mac-
quarrie’s report in The Guardian
I wonder if he is aware of the
well equipped private ea mp
grounds on P.E.I. These camp
grounds are Fotiiois to docork
modate the campers cot to
the Island, and to get a share
of thet money these campers
bring. It is not the park c am p |
grounds that are taking the tou-
rists to P.E.I. but P.E.I. itself. |
I must say that it was the park
camp grounds that first accon-
modated these visitors but now
that there are private camp
ground operators who have
spent a considerable sum pre-
paring their grounds to accom-
modate our visitots, why not
them a chance to Ls dy back
the money to get
they
started? If Rustico Island is de-
veloped into a camp ‘ground thi
almost
possible as |
most of the private amps de-
pend upon the overflow.
Next year betas Centennial tt
will be a great chance for the
private operator to acquaint the
visitors with his camp ground
and with the parks charging only
50 cents a day Rustico Island
will take many of the campers
‘who would otherwise vacation in
a private camp grou!
Tt is not only the camp owner
who benefits fro m these camp-
ers but also the people in the
surrounding area, the stores, |
restaurant”, bakery shops,
churches and deep - sea fisher-
man. Why concentrate all the
resources in the park areas? We
all deserve a shar
MRS’? Bere GALLANT
Rusticoville, P.£.
HALLOWE'EN INCIDENT
Sir,—In your issue of Nov. 2nd.
a sensational report appeared
regarding a hallowe'en gang as-
sault on the residence of a law-
abiding citizen of Canoe Cove
‘The general tenor of this report
was such that readers of The
Guardian, unacquainted with the
actual residents of the commun-
ity, might well be excused if they |
concluded that Canoe Cove was
a good place to keep away from
or else be well-armed on enter-
ing tt |
A visitor to this community,
however, might sreeably |
surprised to find the residents
to be one of the most law-abid- |
ing, peaceful, and good-neigh- |
borly people on Prince Edward |
Isiand. In regard too, to the gang
referred to in this report, the
writer has re:
inquiries to ascertain |
how many, if any, residents of)
Canoe Cove, ko pd young, were
connected in way with this
particular ring GA similar
gang on es 1
up to the present t
acquired the name of a aude
toot conmal ia Signet to have
ss to have
occurred, or else perhaps, five,
ome playi
trict rather than on those of their
‘own.
Tam, Sir, etc.,
| Remembrance Day, when a spe-
| Frank MacLean of Trente
for Charlottetown to unload
freight before making her re-
turn trip to Montreal. This
steamer expects to make anoth-
er round trip before the close of
navigation.
The veterans of North Rustico
assembled at the spacious home
of Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Doyle on
cial program was carried out.
The guest speaker of the eve-
ning, Hon. A.E. MacLean de
seribed his trip to the battle-
fields of France, and the Vimy
Ridge Memoriat,
TEN YEARS AGO
(November 14, 1953)
Solemn High Mass was sung
at St. Dunstan's University chap-
el on Wednesday by Rev. Louis
Dougan, when a Naval Memor-
ited. The
tar, a
will be further enhanced by the
placing of an oak plaque depict- |
ing the Last Supper.
OTTAWA (CP)— The Alr
Force announced Monday — the
Appointment of Group C a p taln
ts ditector of religious ‘adzaials
tration (Protestant) of the
RCAF. Group Captain MacLean,
ascends the late Group Cap-
Robert Frayne.
WAS PRESIDENT
RANGOON, Burma (Reuters)
Ba U, 77, fife president of)
dependent Burma, died of
heal Uhrombosts' at hls ‘home
Saturday. Ba U,
tate of Cambridge U University in
1912, became the first president
Burma tn was
LOTUS CAFE
@ Fall course Chinese and
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73 Lower Queen Dial 4.3910
Charlottetown
A NATIVE RESIDENT
skin of the feet, as a rule, while)
| walking barefoot on an infested
beach or road
ID LEGS |
rites: What causes
Mrs. Ln ra
| stiff legs — one worse than
the other?
REPLY
Arthritis is the most common |
cause. Muscular stiffness may|
stem from unaccustomed exer- |
cise or from neurological dis- |
order such as parkinsonism. |
business Petey and to the |
American people.
Mr. Pearson spent the two
days in New York last week
with but one pablie
Mr. Pearson took pains tn
emphasize Canada’s need tn
preserve its individuality: The
United States should not look to
Canada automatically for sup-
port for all of Washington's
moves but should realize that
the government in Ottawa
while a friendly ally, owes its
first responsibility to the pro
tection of Canadian interests.
interna-
tional affairs generally and Ca-
nadian-American affairs par-
ticularly,
‘The rest of the time he spent
in private discussion with old
friends in the diplomatic world
and in consultations with a num-
ber of business leaders, notably
those representing big American
| investment in Canadian indus- |
He found little public interest |
in Canada’s problems. One New |
t| York newspaper which reported |
his speech dealt only with its |
general international aspects |
and devoted more a
chgrid |
According to reliable ae
ants, however, Mr. son |
found a knowledgeable aporec!-
ation of Canadian problems
among the business leaders.
Such powerful interests as |
bankers and the head offices of
firms with branches in Canada 4
wel
re not as alarmed about his
government's policies and pro-
grams as he had been led to
| believe they were.
Mr. Pearson spoke to the
Pilgrims of the United States,
an organization akin to the
English-Speaking Union which
tries to promote closer under-
standing among the American,
ape fad Comationwealth pen.
ine ssid) suany ef the same
things as were said five years
ago to the same organization,
in the same white-tie dinner |
mini!
| setting, by former
jenbaker when he em-
barked on his 1 orld tour.
Each spoke of the need for
closer understanding of mutual |
problems in the Anglo-Canadian |
British community.
y
PLEA FOR
The prime minister also em-
phasized the importance to Can-
American understanding
of Canadian industry and other
Canadian affairs. While, he
said, some new Canadian polity
might in some respects hurt
American industry, an ill-con-
sidered move by Washington or
the American business commu:
nity could not just hurt but
actually ruin Canada.
‘As one correspondent noted,
this caused hardly a ripple of
understanding in the audience.
In his private talks with
business leaders, it was
expected would be
confronted with strong com:
plaints against his govern.
ment’s proposals to give special
tax treatment to foreign firms
which permit a moderate de-
gree of Canadian ownership of
their Canadian branches, and
similar measures for Canadian
industry.
However, an informant said,
Mr. Pearson was pleasartly
surprised at the reaction of
business leaders he met at a
luncheon arranged by an old
colleague, Thomas Stone, for-
mer Canadian ambassador to
the United Nations and now an
executive of International
Nickel Company.
‘This group, _nslding bankers
and leaders of American auto-
fdeatediat a isoaistes etiCrn
ian problems and an apprecia-
| tion for the objectives of the
Canadian government that
amount pathetic under-
standing and almost to support
serene lbpe
that his pecans proj
will win, ‘more public suppor?
among business leaders in the
United States.
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Strong Frederation Brief
For several years the Canadian
Teachers’ Federation has been
campaigning against the severe im-
balance of educational opportunities
in Canada. It realizes that the mak-
ing of laws in relation to education
is the exclusive right of the provin-
¢ial governments. But it maintains
that the inequalities which exist are
due chiefly to the unequal distribut-
ion of economic resources among the
provinces, that this is a matter of
direct concern to the Federal Gov-
ernment and that it not only may
but must, display initiative in com-
ing to grips with the problem.
The Federation has marshalled
its arguments on this subject in the
form of a brief which it presented
yesterday to Prime Minister Pear-
son and members of his government.
It is a comprehensive document,
running to over a dozen typed pages,
and it presents a strong case indeed
for the assumption of federal re-
sponsibility in this field.
Noted among other things is the
fact that the proportion of teachers
with university degrees—an im-
portant indicator of the level of the
qualifications of the teaching force
varies from 37 percent in one prov-
ince to only 7.7 in another. The
latter figure is for Prince Edward
Island, as given in a 1961-62 statis-
titical report. The percentage for all
Canada is 28.2, which indicates how
greatly we are handicapped here in
this respect.
The brief urges that the Federal
Government take the initiative in
ealling a meeting of provincial min-
isters of education, their advisor
and those national bodies most vital-
ly concerned, with a view to seeking
means of alleviating the educational
inequalities which now exist. It re-
quests, further, that at the federal-
provincial conference which is to be
held during the week of November
25, the Federal Government seek
agreement for such a meeting.
Prime Minister Pearson has indic-
ated, disappointingly, that he feels
the initiative should come from the
provinces, not from Ottawa, in this
matter. Yet Ottawa has already
taken the initiative in promoting
technical training, without usurping
the control vested in the provinces.
Why cannot educational aid be work-
ed out in the same manner?
< The Federation and its provincial
affiliates offer to cooperate fully in
seeking a solution ‘» this problem,
which it presents as a matter of na-
tional urgency and importance. As
indeed it is. Educational costs are
expected to double in the next dec-
ade, and what will the situation be
then if the issue is not faced?
~ Corny Performance
~ The Canadian Press reports that
there were cries of “resign! resign!”
r the House of Commons vote
of 128 to 60 in support of a New
Democratic Party motion urging the
Go to greater
and cooperation with the provinces
in federal-provincial affairs. Think
of that, now!
The motion was an amendment
a Conservative non-confidence
Motion and Opposition Leader Dief-
enbaker claimed that by supporting
t the Liberals were “voting them-
ves out of office.” Prime Minister
maintained that the amend-
tt was clearly not a non-confi-
one but merely “an affirma-
of a principle acceptable to the
ent,” which he was very
to sttpport.
Government is said to have
its for its attitude in this
regardless of that; what
| purpose is served by all this wrang- |
ing over motions of non-confidence
that are as phoney as a plugged
nickel? The time wasted on this kind
dow boxing has kept the prop-
siness of the House at a stand-
Nor is it doing anything to ad-
vance the prestige of the Opposition
parties; for the public is well aware
that at $18,000 a year there are
precious few members of any group
who would like to see a government
defeat that would force another
general election at this time, with
the consequent uncertainty as to
their own fate at the polls.
Between too much empty talk,
too much absenteeism and too little
the Commons is making a
sorry record for itself. As noted by
an exchange, the situation is such
that even the upper house, the Sen-
ate, is feeling the pinch. On one day
last week the Senate met for 20
minutes and then adjourned, the
members having nothing to do. They
are still waiting for the Commons
to dish out some legislation that
they can get their teeth into.
If a show of this kind ever went
on the road, it would soon come to
grief through lack of public support.
Why can’t our elected members real-
ize that there is no longer a public
for outmoded melodrama at Ottawa,
and get down to business? Let them
forget about trying to “split the ears
of the groundlings” with such cries
as “resign! resign!” There aren't
any more groundlings left to be im-
pressed by such antics, so far as
we can gather from the comments
on their performance.
Science Still Baffled
Cold weather is just around the
corner, and so—we are reminded by
the Health League of Canada—is
the weather for colds. The League,
like a Job’s comforter, reminds us
that sometime in the next few
months even the healthiest of us can
be laid low by that most common
complaint. And, in spite of the great
advances in the field of medicine and
science, there is nothing much we
can do about it.
A lot of us will spend money for
pills, sprays, “shots”, and cure-alls;
but whatever the remedy, it will
still take one week to get rid of a
cold if you treat it and seven days
for it to run its course if you leave
it alone. The only “common-sense
suggestions” the League has to of-
fer are: stay at home and, if pos-
sible, in bed. Drink plenty of liquids,
take aspirin for discomfort, keep
warm, and gargle to ease a sore
throat.
For the benefit of those who
want a reason for everything, here
is the American Medical Associa-
tion’s explanation of why cure-a
can’t cure a common cold:
“Present information leads us to
believe that the common cold is a
group of infections caused by a num-
ber of different but closely related
viruses. These diseases have in com-
mon the fact that the incubation per-
iod is short—from one to four days
—and the symptoms are scratchy
throat and cough, headache and oc-
casional fever. The cold itself lasts
from three to six days, longer only
if complications develop. A vaccine
to protect against colds would have
to include each of the different vir-
uses responsible. Scientists are not
yet certain how many different vir-
work
“AERIAL VIEW: ST. DUNSTAN’S L
UNIVERSITY
OTTAWA REPORT by
Patrick Nicholson
A Most Undesirable Precedent
Parliament Hill has been hear-)
ing echoes of the arrogant Lib-
eral belief in the divine right of
a Liberal government. That be-
lief was put into words in Parlia-
ment by the late C.D. Howe in
his famed comment. “Who's to
stop us?” — a phrase crystatliz-
ing the democratic heresy of the
Liberal government of that day, |
which led surely to its downfall.
The 1963 evidence of this Lib-|
eral conceit stems from the Nor-
ris Commi
the ¢
Ai
ion eae strife
Apparently
Pe.
the RCMP to ignore the order of|
a judge, thus interfering with|
the process of ! a w, and infring-
ing the jealously guarded prin-|
ciple that our law courts are in-
dependent of our politicians in
the enforcement of the taws
made by Parliament
FOG OF CONFUSION
the Minister of Justice, in reply-
ing to a barrage of questions
over several days, wrapped the
whole episode in a foz of confus.
ing and incomplete answers.
On 31 October, the former Con- |
servative Minister of Labour,
Hon. Mike Starr, started things
by asking Mr. Chevrier if the
laying of any charges were justi-
fied by investigations into the
evidence heard by the Norris
Commission. Mr. Chevrier re-
plied that a charge “has been
ainst Hal Banks for con-
to commit an assault oc-
harm upon Cap-
tain Walsh
A rat was smelled by E1don
Woolliams, the astute Calgary
lawyer and Tory MP. He
launched an attack against Mr
Chevrier which lasted several
days, Mr. Chevrier retired be-
hind the exe use that his ques-
tioning was “out of order”. Mr.
Woolliams persisted, and de-
manded why Banks had been)
altowed to disappear, and why,
he had not been brought before
the bar of justice. Mr. Chevrier
gave the misleading reply th ac
“the charge against Mr. Banks
was laid on 23 October, and
search warrants were issued on
31 October.” He refused to say
whether an arrest warrant had
been issued and whether any
effort was being made to appre-
hend Banks.
‘The next day Eldon Woolliams
was on his feet again, booming
out the information which Mr. |
Chevrier had refused, but which |
Woolliams had now obtained
from the court house records.
On 23 October, information
was laid not only against Banks
but, as Chevrier had not volun- |
teered, against three other men|
also, charging that they conspi-
red to commit bodily harm,
mediately after the laying of
that information, again as Chev-
rier had refused to divulge, war-
rants were issued for their ar-
rest.
Later, Parliament was told by
Chevrier that “the RCMP were
directed not to execute the war-
rant pending further instruc-
tions.” Again the questioning
rightly became insistent. Who
issued these orders to the
RCMP. Mr. Chevrier finally ad.
mitted “The Minister of Justice
did,” meaning *
He was then asked point blank
under what authority he acted]
in suspending for 13 days
(Banks was arrested on Novem
her 4) the execution of the
rest warrant against Banks. He| ¢
could not reply; there was no|
reply. He weakly said “I think|
there is a responsibility and a
duty on the part of the Minister |
of Jurtice to/ack in| the| best inte- |
rests of the public.”
But pee has not given |
the Minister of Justice discretio-
nary power to overrule the 1 a w |
of the land in any interests. Par-|
liament has given the judges
authority to issue orders to the}
peace officers fo) arrest a person| ©
“forthwith” ich means at |
once, not 13 days later. The At-|
torney General, the senior 1 aw
officer of the Crown, had or-
dered the police to ignore a
judge's order, The Commi
sioner of the RCMP would have
been entirely justified in resign-|
ing forthwith in protest.
This was a suspension of the
normal process of justice by the
Minister of Justice without
authority. Suspension of the pro-
cess of justice is the first act
of any dictator usurping demo-
cratic authority. The Minister of
Justice of Canada has set a most
undesirable precedent. Worse,
he has raised again echoes of|
that arrogant ery “Who's to stop |
us?”
> <
Inflamation,
Of Leg Veins |
|
By Dr. Theodore R. VanDellen |
Various remedies have been)
developed to hasten healing and|
prevent complications in phle-|
bitis. A middle-aged business
man fearned this one morning
when he experienced pain and
redness along the inner aspect of
the left leg between ankle and
a rea was tender to
the touch and hurt when he wal-|
from the parking lot to hi s|
office,
‘At noon, he consulted his phy-|
sician, who made a diagnosis of
phlebiis of a surface vein. T he
inflamed segi wi m,|
Sosleae tke Yeemsl oe ae
like a cord under the skin, The
physician gave him an injection | Te
of heparin to “thin the btood’*
and lessen the chance of clotting.
He also prescribed Butazolidin,
an antiarthritic remedy, to re:
duce inflammation, The man
was well within 48 hours.
There are two sets of veins in
the lower extremities. One set
is located near the surface (sup-
erficial) whereas the other, con-
sisting mainly of one large vein, |
lies deep in the 4eg. This dee p|
vein carries the bulk of blood)
from the extremity to the heart, |
re
NOTES BY
THE WAY _
People are usually wi
meet each other half way,
their judgments of distance
vary considerably, — Timmii
Press.
but |
if?
One high school honors phy-
sis student never heard of,
“Madame Bovary” and a senior
student in English literature |
didn't know what an “ohm” was
according fo the, Charlottetown |
Guardian, The hysies is |
io be pitied, not Cau St
ines Journal. |
|
At the border a customs of-|
ficer asked an incoming tourist, |
“Do you have any illicit cigar.
ettes in your bags?” “No Sir,”
replied the tourist. “‘Well,"” smil-
ed the officer, “would you like
to buy some?” — Turin’ Gazette
Textile scientists in Toronto
were told about a new uphols-
tery fabric that is so tough a pro-
fessional sitter wore out 12 pairs
of jeans testing it. Parents with
teenagers in the family will
probably be moved to hope that
they will forget the upholstery
and start making jeans out of
the stuff. — Port Arthur News-
Chronicle. |
jomen spend lois of ti
ting @ husband and. then’ {4
that they are chained {> ine
missing link, —" Montredt Star,
A large number of peopie
turn a deaf ear to the voice at
conscience when money is talk.
ing. — Windsor 81
Public speaking ts often tix
drinking; a few can do it in
eration, but too many” dort
know when to stop.— Milway.
kee Journal,
Just the other day an elderly
man was seen wandering the
corridors of Chase Manhattan
bank's giant headquarters build.
ing tn, New York, ‘Can I help
” a courteous empl
bi ch hope so,” the m Bae
plied. “T just left another b Ma
where I stood around for 10 min.
ites and nobody even spoke to
me.” The old gentlemn: opened «
trust account for half a piles
dollars. A few days ta
named a ts bank executor ‘or i
will, Now several other
Pesta hnrer cated Or story to
the attention of their staffs and
the question, “Could he
have come here first?"’—Colum.
bia Record.
mot
serious than in the siperticl
The deep vein is Involved |
more frequently following child-|
birth or surgery. Swelling of the
leg usuatly occurs and there al-
ways is a possibility that a piece
of the clot will break off and|
lodge in a lung. This may be a.
fatal complication, expecially if|
the clot is large.
In addition to an Anticoagu|
Mr. Pearson |
By James
n New York
Nelson
Canadian Press Staff Writer
Prime Minister Pearson has
return mm a two-
RevigmieliNey Yar wale tes
cidedly mixed feelings about. his
government's record in making
its position plain to, the US.
e Wall Street
lant reated |
with heat and bed rest. An elas-
tie bandage or stocking is
applied after infection subsides |
and is worn so long as the 1e |
swells. In some instances, swell-
ing persists despite the best of
"Swelling rarely occurs when,
the superficial veins are affect-
These passageways are so
small, the majority are biocked
by swelling of the walls and
some clotting of blood. But it
makes little difference because
there are so many other veins
| to take over the job of carrying
blood. Elastic bandages and] try
hose also help but are not|
always necessary. The victim)
need ni bed b
Beau aniethoe Tee elevated |
while ping at a desk or table.
LTH CLUB GADGETS
L.P. writes: Are massage, vib-
rating tables, and belts, such as |
are offered at health clubs, a| =!
good substitute for exercise like
golf and bicycle riding for heart
patients? |
REPLY
io. The use of a vibrating ma-
ae is better than no exercise |
iH. There is no harm in these |
gadgets but don't expect mirac-
les.
TRAVELING ERUPTION
E.D.R. writes: How is creep- |
ing eruption ee
REPL
The most equeak type (larva
anlerant) is rend by dog and)
e larvae of
| ‘ie parasites apenas the |
Our Yesterdays
(From the Guardian Files) |
TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO
(November 14, 1938)
The Clark Steamship Co. |
steamer the New North land
made her fortnightly call at
e this week, leaving
PUBLIC
FORUM |
MAINTENANCE COSTS
Sir;— As reported recently in
| your highly esteemed newspap-
| er, a query was made at a poli-
uses are involved. Until all of the |
viruses are tracked down and cata-
logued, no cold vaccine could be
more than partially successful.”
If the two big super-powers, now,
were to challenge each other to a
race to track down all those cold
viruses instead of putting a man on
the moon, or orbiting more earth
satellites, wouldn't that be some-
thing!...
EDITORIAL NOTES
It is disturbing to realize, as not-
ed by Northern Affairs Minister
Laing at Moose Jaw the other day,
that we are living in a world into
which more people have been born
since 1943 than inhabited the entire
earth in the year 1800.
ey
A series of stamps honoring the
Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements
is being issued in Greece to mark
the 11th World Jamborees held at
Marathon last month. One stamp has
portraits of Lord Baden Powell,
founder of the Boy Scout move-
ment, and of Professor Athanassios
Lefkadites, who introduced rtrd
into Greece in 1910,
| construct a $5,000,
tical meeting in Charlottetown
concerning the cost to the Prov-
ince of P.E.[. of the operation
and maintenance of the Fathers
of Confederation Memorial
Building in Charlottetown. Con-
servative estimates of provis-
ion of salaries for administra-
tion staff, maintenance _ staff,
supplies, ete., together with op-
erating costs’ such as fuel,
light, ete., run to approximately
$300,000 per year. This great ex-
penditure would require a capi-
tal fund of $6,000,000 (equal to
cost of the memorial buildings),
bearing interest at five per cent
per annum.
Is such a fund in existence at
the present time? If not,
next twenty years, the province
of PiE.t. will have paid out $65
, a sum in excess of the
pare ivel contributed by
the other nine provinces of Can-
ada.
I. in addition to this large an-
nual expenditure, we are
000 provincial
building on the former West
Kent School site, how does the
little province of P.E.I. propose
to finance these and oher sug-
gested projects costing such en-
ormous sums?
I am, Sir, etc.,
TAXPAYER
Charlottetown,
PRIVATE CAMP GROUNDS
Sir, — On reading Mr. Mac-
quarrie’s report in The Guardian
I wonder if he is aware of the
well equipped private ea mp
grounds on P.E.I. These camp
grounds are Fotiiois to docork
modate the campers cot to
the Island, and to get a share
of thet money these campers
bring. It is not the park c am p |
grounds that are taking the tou-
rists to P.E.I. but P.E.I. itself. |
I must say that it was the park
camp grounds that first accon-
modated these visitors but now
that there are private camp
ground operators who have
spent a considerable sum pre-
paring their grounds to accom-
modate our visitots, why not
them a chance to Ls dy back
the money to get
they
started? If Rustico Island is de-
veloped into a camp ‘ground thi
almost
possible as |
most of the private amps de-
pend upon the overflow.
Next year betas Centennial tt
will be a great chance for the
private operator to acquaint the
visitors with his camp ground
and with the parks charging only
50 cents a day Rustico Island
will take many of the campers
‘who would otherwise vacation in
a private camp grou!
Tt is not only the camp owner
who benefits fro m these camp-
ers but also the people in the
surrounding area, the stores, |
restaurant”, bakery shops,
churches and deep - sea fisher-
man. Why concentrate all the
resources in the park areas? We
all deserve a shar
MRS’? Bere GALLANT
Rusticoville, P.£.
HALLOWE'EN INCIDENT
Sir,—In your issue of Nov. 2nd.
a sensational report appeared
regarding a hallowe'en gang as-
sault on the residence of a law-
abiding citizen of Canoe Cove
‘The general tenor of this report
was such that readers of The
Guardian, unacquainted with the
actual residents of the commun-
ity, might well be excused if they |
concluded that Canoe Cove was
a good place to keep away from
or else be well-armed on enter-
ing tt |
A visitor to this community,
however, might sreeably |
surprised to find the residents
to be one of the most law-abid- |
ing, peaceful, and good-neigh- |
borly people on Prince Edward |
Isiand. In regard too, to the gang
referred to in this report, the
writer has re:
inquiries to ascertain |
how many, if any, residents of)
Canoe Cove, ko pd young, were
connected in way with this
particular ring GA similar
gang on es 1
up to the present t
acquired the name of a aude
toot conmal ia Signet to have
ss to have
occurred, or else perhaps, five,
ome playi
trict rather than on those of their
‘own.
Tam, Sir, etc.,
| Remembrance Day, when a spe-
| Frank MacLean of Trente
for Charlottetown to unload
freight before making her re-
turn trip to Montreal. This
steamer expects to make anoth-
er round trip before the close of
navigation.
The veterans of North Rustico
assembled at the spacious home
of Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Doyle on
cial program was carried out.
The guest speaker of the eve-
ning, Hon. A.E. MacLean de
seribed his trip to the battle-
fields of France, and the Vimy
Ridge Memoriat,
TEN YEARS AGO
(November 14, 1953)
Solemn High Mass was sung
at St. Dunstan's University chap-
el on Wednesday by Rev. Louis
Dougan, when a Naval Memor-
ited. The
tar, a
will be further enhanced by the
placing of an oak plaque depict- |
ing the Last Supper.
OTTAWA (CP)— The Alr
Force announced Monday — the
Appointment of Group C a p taln
ts ditector of religious ‘adzaials
tration (Protestant) of the
RCAF. Group Captain MacLean,
ascends the late Group Cap-
Robert Frayne.
WAS PRESIDENT
RANGOON, Burma (Reuters)
Ba U, 77, fife president of)
dependent Burma, died of
heal Uhrombosts' at hls ‘home
Saturday. Ba U,
tate of Cambridge U University in
1912, became the first president
Burma tn was
LOTUS CAFE
@ Fall course Chinese and
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73 Lower Queen Dial 4.3910
Charlottetown
A NATIVE RESIDENT
skin of the feet, as a rule, while)
| walking barefoot on an infested
beach or road
ID LEGS |
rites: What causes
Mrs. Ln ra
| stiff legs — one worse than
the other?
REPLY
Arthritis is the most common |
cause. Muscular stiffness may|
stem from unaccustomed exer- |
cise or from neurological dis- |
order such as parkinsonism. |
business Petey and to the |
American people.
Mr. Pearson spent the two
days in New York last week
with but one pablie
Mr. Pearson took pains tn
emphasize Canada’s need tn
preserve its individuality: The
United States should not look to
Canada automatically for sup-
port for all of Washington's
moves but should realize that
the government in Ottawa
while a friendly ally, owes its
first responsibility to the pro
tection of Canadian interests.
interna-
tional affairs generally and Ca-
nadian-American affairs par-
ticularly,
‘The rest of the time he spent
in private discussion with old
friends in the diplomatic world
and in consultations with a num-
ber of business leaders, notably
those representing big American
| investment in Canadian indus- |
He found little public interest |
in Canada’s problems. One New |
t| York newspaper which reported |
his speech dealt only with its |
general international aspects |
and devoted more a
chgrid |
According to reliable ae
ants, however, Mr. son |
found a knowledgeable aporec!-
ation of Canadian problems
among the business leaders.
Such powerful interests as |
bankers and the head offices of
firms with branches in Canada 4
wel
re not as alarmed about his
government's policies and pro-
grams as he had been led to
| believe they were.
Mr. Pearson spoke to the
Pilgrims of the United States,
an organization akin to the
English-Speaking Union which
tries to promote closer under-
standing among the American,
ape fad Comationwealth pen.
ine ssid) suany ef the same
things as were said five years
ago to the same organization,
in the same white-tie dinner |
mini!
| setting, by former
jenbaker when he em-
barked on his 1 orld tour.
Each spoke of the need for
closer understanding of mutual |
problems in the Anglo-Canadian |
British community.
y
PLEA FOR
The prime minister also em-
phasized the importance to Can-
American understanding
of Canadian industry and other
Canadian affairs. While, he
said, some new Canadian polity
might in some respects hurt
American industry, an ill-con-
sidered move by Washington or
the American business commu:
nity could not just hurt but
actually ruin Canada.
‘As one correspondent noted,
this caused hardly a ripple of
understanding in the audience.
In his private talks with
business leaders, it was
expected would be
confronted with strong com:
plaints against his govern.
ment’s proposals to give special
tax treatment to foreign firms
which permit a moderate de-
gree of Canadian ownership of
their Canadian branches, and
similar measures for Canadian
industry.
However, an informant said,
Mr. Pearson was pleasartly
surprised at the reaction of
business leaders he met at a
luncheon arranged by an old
colleague, Thomas Stone, for-
mer Canadian ambassador to
the United Nations and now an
executive of International
Nickel Company.
‘This group, _nslding bankers
and leaders of American auto-
fdeatediat a isoaistes etiCrn
ian problems and an apprecia-
| tion for the objectives of the
Canadian government that
amount pathetic under-
standing and almost to support
serene lbpe
that his pecans proj
will win, ‘more public suppor?
among business leaders in the
United States.
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