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MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1958, Tempest In A Teapot It was a regrettable piece of bungling on the part of Resources Minister Hamilton to complain in the House of Commons that Canadian of- ficials, including cabinet ministers, — had to obtain United States permis- sion to visit the Canadian Arctic,’ where the U.S. built and now controls the DEW radar line in the Canadian north. The facts are quite otherwise, as explained at Washington and now confirmed by Mr. Hamilton. It is dif- ficult enough to maintain a smooth relationship between the two coun- tries in the complicated matter of de- fense regulations, without misinform- ed criticism in high places. Apparent- ly in this case American authorities are doing everything possible to res- - pect Canadian sensitivities. Mr. Hamilton's blunder was quite unintentional, of cotirse, but it was. inexcusable nevertheless. He has brought ridicule upon the Govern- ment and given the Opposition a choice windfall in the way of political ammunition. The worst part of it is that when he next speaks on an issue of any importance, his words will not carry the weight which they should carry inthe mouth of a responsible minister of the Crown. We do not envy him the session he must have had with Prime Minister Diefenbaker over the weekend on this subject. Unfortunate We can understand the desire of _ the directors of the Maritime Winter Fair to keep the important agricul- tural event based . at Amherst. It means good deal to the town’s econ- omy. And it has been held there for 0 many years that it might be un- fair to, the townspeople to remove it permanently te any other Maritime centre. We do not, however, quite. under-_ stand why it was decided to cancel the fair for this year, especially in view of the offers to hold it on a tempor- ary arrangement from several cities, including Charlottetown. It certainly eould be held here without causing much inconvenience to anyone involv- ed. The interruption even for one sea- son, is, we believe, harmful to Mari- | time eattle producers. Furthermore, it is not likely to encourage outside assistance in rebuilding the facilities | att. Amherst. Not A PradedeAt Alaska Pine and Cellulose Ltd., a Canadian subsidary of Ravonnier: Inc., an American firm, has been per- mitted to ship 4500 tons of sulphite © pulp to China. The United States Gov- ernment issued the necessary license to the parent company under the For- eign Assets Control regulations, This is seen in some business cir- eles as evidence that from now on there will be no restriction on exports of Canadian-made goods to China, provided the Canadian Government puts no obstacle in the way. There is nothing, however, in the present: transaction to warrant such a view. It is to be noted that a special license had to be sought from the United Sta- tes Government, This is in accordance’ with American law. Because the li- cense was granted in this one case @oes not necessarily mean that one will be issued in co sag to every ap- plication. There is ground for belief that the speedy permission in this instance was due to the fact that the ‘applica: tion came so soon after the conference between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Diefenbaker, at which the subject was discussed and tenta- tive commitments made by the Presi« dent, It certainly must not be taken as a precedent to govern all future ap- plications. And the process by which the license was granted certainly does not meet Canadian objections to con- trol by the United States’ Govern- ment of American branches in Can- ada. Clearly, what.is neededisa def. inite understanding that all business firms in Canada, whether Canadian- Sa _ owned or subsidiaries of foreign com- panies, will henceforth be governed solely by Canadian law. This would re- quire action by the United States’ Congress; and there is nothing to in- dicate that such action will be forth- comigg in the foreseeable future, A Sad State It has been reported in Parliament that.a number of Eskimos in the Can- adian Northland have died of starva- tion. The reason for this sad state of affairs is said to be the scarcity of fearibou on which the nomadic tribes depend for their living. \ When the matter was raised in the Commons, Mr. Hamilton, Minister for Northern Affairs, stated that the Government is doing everything pos- sible to prevent further tragedies of the kind but that no assurance can be given that it won’t happen again. This does not speak particularly well for northern development, to which the Government is committed. Any Northern “development” pro- gram must.be concerned with some- thing more than the building of roads and the opening up of forest and min- eral wealth. It must, first of all, be concerned with the welfare of the na- tive population. If there is a shortage of their customary food, it is the res- ponsibility of Federal authorities to provide suitable substitutes and to make sure that these are available at all times and where they are needed. That ought not to be impossible in these days of rapid transportation. It would never do for it to be rumored ' around that Government policy for the Eskimos is based on the assump- tion that occasionally some of them will die from want of food. EDITORIAL NOTES While Canadians and Americans are haggling over the question of trade with China, the British are go- ‘ing after it in a big way. A Reuters report says that in the first 6 months of 1958 British exports to China were more than 60 per cent higher than in the corresponding period last year. Ed * * President Eisenhower told a con- ference of business and labour leaders the other day that “the consumer is _ going to rebel in a big way’ unless they show restraint in both wages and prices. Just what the consumer is going to use for ‘weapons, the Presi: dem did not ay a * fe There should be a growing market in Japan for Canadian wheat. Re- ports from Tokyo reveal that the Japanese, traditionally a rice-eating people, are turning to bread in in- creasing numbers. Year by year stat- _istios show a 30 per cent increase in wheat-flour consumption. * * * A US. Congressional Committee has reported that each’ year Ameri- cans are cheated out of $100 million by alleged weight-reducing prepara- tions. The manufacturers and ped- dlers of these preparations, the report says, “tell fat people what they like to. hear—that they can reduce and still eat all they want.” The experts are agreed on one formula for reduc- ing weight: eat less food. : * te * It is reported from Calgary that - President Eisenhower will be repre- sented by his brother Edgar of Taco- ma, Washington, at the unveiling of a memorial plaque commemorating the naming of 9,300-foot Mount LEisen- hower in Banff National Park on Aug. 24. The inscription reads: “Mount Hisenhower, named in appreciation of the leadership given to the allied forces in World War Two by the Su- preme Commander, General Dwight D. oe: * * * Hitler’s U-Boat veterans have just concluded a reunion in Hamburg. A spokesman for the group said that the event was “entirely unpolitical and purely a comradely affair.” It is almost certain, however, that they re- called the glory of the dictator in‘his . heyday. It would be only natural if they did. * * * Writing in the Financial Post, Les- lie Wilson says that under the re- commendations of the McNair Royal - Commission Newfoundland will act- ually receive $6 million a year more than it asked. Mr. Wilson argues this way: “The report recommends an ad- ditional $8 million a year. Newfound- ‘land had asked for $15 million. But: ‘since the commission received its in- structions in February 1957, changes in fiscal arrangements between the Province and Ottawa give Newfound- landan extra $12.9 million a year. The extra $12.9 million plus the re- commended $8 million add up to $20.9 million. The $12.9 million comes from the health agreement which New- foundland signed in June and from changes sharing arrangements in federal-provincial tax- announced early this year. Revision of the tax sharing arrangements included $25 million in special grants to the At- lantie Provinces. Of this . amount, Newfoundland gets $7.5 million a year.” 7, “and Quebec's Paul Comitois alone Boston weather front, wifere the AG; We HES HAD A HARD DAY AT THE OF EICe So HES TAKING IT QUT ON THE HIGHWAY — LOSING Your TemPEeR BEHIWd THE WHEEL WA Good WAY To Lose YouR Lice COCKTAIL CHARLICG “The ONLY People WHE BENEFIT FROM MIXING Al CoHet ee AND GASOLINE ARE THE fay WRECKERS AND UNDERTAKERS HURRY HARRY a Be SAFE —SO HELL WALKER — nis nearis | INTHE CLOUDS AND HE ALL Be Too- PLANING A HARE we CAN'T WAIT Te HAVE ETERNITY Te BE SORRY | Pd DON’T END UP AS JUST ANOTHER STATISTIC © OTTAWA REPORT — ij Cabinet Ac By Patrick hievements Nicholson | Special Correspondent for The Guardian Wiith the first session of the second Diefenbaker Parliament drawing to its close, it is pos- sible to assess the individual per- formance of the ministers in the new Cabinet, and to forecast psssible changes. In substiance, the Cabinet stands today exactly as it was first set up by the new Prime Minister when he led it ina cavalcade of taxis to Government House to be sworn in on that hot June Saturday last year. Leading a minority administra- tion in Parliament after the in- decisive 1957 election, Mr. Die- fenbaker chose his Cabinet al- most exclusively from the dough- ty little band of half a hundred Conservative M.P.is who had stood | fast through the preceding lean years. Eighteen of the new Min- isters, including of course Mr. Diefenbaker ‘sgeee were ‘such veterans. Saskatchewan's isin Hamilton PUBLIC FORUM This column is open to the discus- sion by correspondents of question of interest. The Guardian does not neses- sarily endorse the opinion of corres pondents. Sir,—This is a dry morning af- ter a wet night. It is the prevail- ing weather pattern along the grass and foliage is green, and where the crops are bounding along the farm front of the su- burban areas, as im P., E. I. of my recent visit. While this may not be news, it is nevertheless a topic of interest to the urbanites and a matiter of pleasant concern to the suburban- ites, whose interests are more realistic than political, and with jess international intrigue. Production and prices are more immediate with tthe farmers, than the political policies of national and international high stakes of boundaries and ideologies that are of such vital. moment to the makers of empires — economical- ly and morally, even tho the latter is more propagandish than realistic, along the EMPIRE front of modern boundaries. _ On this front, the minds of men must finst be conquered, be- fore the soothing OTLS of areas can be acquired, and the flow of eaish enrich those in control. While this battle of propaganda rages along the foreign and U.N. fronts, the oil drills plunge far- ther into the bowels of the Far and Near East as gushers of oil constipates, rather than. lubricat- @s, the machinery and machina- tions of international eonstitu- tions. Today, the battle of words takes plaice in the U.N, in N.Y. where incriminations and recriminations explode and subside ais the tides of propaganda ebb and flow along the lland ‘and waiter fronts of the world, where current victories miay be decided by majority vot- es, but where the ultimiate vic- tory will be determined by the equities involved, and the rights of small mations te determine their own destiny. Great men with great voices that. will conceal more than they will, reveal of the real facts be- hind their declarations and de- clamations, as they depose and compose, their shafts of oratory and barbs of rhetoric on the sounding foards of world audien- ceship, will struggle to convince the listeners that their particular Story is the truth and nothing but ithe truth, so help me propa- ganda! While this battle of the bottles and the bulges rages within the airconditioned and sonie chamb- ers of the UN, the rest of us will sweliter in the airpollutioned con- fines of our hiabitats amid the miracles of broadcasting facilities that ‘break the sound barriers of toleration and confuse the waves of understanding, while high stak- were chosen from the additionar fifty new Conservative M.P.s elect ed for the first time in the June swing. Sidney Smith was later added .as Foreign Secretary, and a seat opened up for him to enter Parliament. TORIES DOUBLED AGAIN. __- The election last March saw the Conservative strength doub- led again, by the election of 100 | additional members. Two more Ministers were then appointed to the Cabinet from Quebec, both newcomers to the Tory parlia- mentary ranks im the previous June vote. — there the Cabinet stands 7 ministers from Ontario Ste from ‘Games 3 from B,.C,, 2 from Saskatchewan, and one each from the other provinces. None of the new M.P.s elected in. the March sweep have yet been. appointed to -the Cabinet, although their past records sug- gest that some are of cabinet calibre, and this has been con- firmed during this session of par- liament. In industry and humility, the Diefenbaker Cabinet rates much higher ‘than its St. Laurent pre- decessor. In experience it enev- itably yet lags. In permissible patronage, it errs as much to the side of the angels as its prodi- | gal predecessor erred towards corruption. | Individually, some of the Min- isters have shone beyond their own most optimistic expectations. While the performance in Parlia- ment and committee of some M. P.s outside the Cabinet shows the immense reserves of strength now available to the Conserva- tives Examples of this are Tor- onto’s David Walker and P.E.I.’s Heath Macquarrie, ; The patent sincerity and disarm- ing smile of Labour Minister Starr took the ding out of the Opposition’s repeated allegations of Conservative-inspired, unem- ployment through the last ses- sion. The man who is perhaps the Prime (Minister's favourite Cabinet colleague thas even en- hanced his high reputation this session, THE VISION IN HAND - Saskatchewan's Alvin Huinileon ‘Minister of “‘The Vision’? of North ern proved to be an invehuable well-spring of crea- tive ideas in the young Cabinet He has solidified hhis repute. . House-leader Howard Green of B.C, surprised and pleased all sections of the House by his good humour and kindly reason- cently he has at times been ac- cused of increasing high-handed- ness, just as Agriculture Minis- ter Harkness and Finance Min- ister Fleming have tended in the. pal of the Opposition to retreat from humility, External Afflairs. Minister, Sid. ney Smith suffered. throughout last session ‘by comparison with his predecessor, Nobel Prizeman Lester Pearson, And he was hand- ficapped by llong absences from Ottawa fighting his by-election or ae international confer- ences. But this session he has grown in parliamentary stature as much as Transport Minister George Hees did last session. | ill, has been handicapped by hav- ing to clean out the hotbed of Liberal partisanship. whih the in- herited as the personality cult of Canada's former economic czar C.D. Howe, Meanwhile, under his quietly confident leadership, more wheat thas been sold and .our trade figures improve. Justice Minister Davie Fulton has played increasingly impress- ively the part of anchor man, al- ways ready to pinch-hit and al- ways alert to points of parlia- mentary procedure. In thinking of Cabinet success- |@s,. it is very obvious that no Quebee Ministers spring to one’s sinc First Aid For Malta The Times, London ; Ht has long been clear that there could be no easing of the present political deadlock in Mial- ta. while the future of the dock- yard remained uncertain. heated exchanges between Mr. Mintoff and the British Govern-’ ment on economic matters were caused originally by threats of unemployment, and- were inflam- ed later by fears that the dock- yard might be closed altogether. The new strategic policy out- lined in Jast year’s defence White Paper indicated that the Royal Navy’s interest in the island would now, at best, be shortlived. frightening suddenness the Mal- tese people were thus brought to realize that the core around which their lives had grown for so many years was liable to disintegrate, The result was that Mr, Mintoff demanded guarantees of employ- ment which were impossible to give. ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY The British Government. have never denied their responsibilit- ies to Malta, nor have they hesi- tated in accepting the task of try- ing to reorganize the island's ec- onomy so that it could withstand the loss of naval business, The investigation of the commericial possibilities of the dockyard was not an idle promise, as has now been shown by the decision to hand responsibility for the yard to a commercial firm next year. es and blue chips of ideologies, propaganda and intrigue mark their objectives, and the prizes for which they struggle in the air, outenspiace and under the ice caps. Despite it all, we feel that man on the go will survive in some form of existence, because the norm of life is imperishable by the design of its Creator Who rules in His heavens, and al is well with the world. T am Sir, ete PETER A, REJLLY Arlington, Mass. The | And the Government have expres- sed their confidence in the ven- ture by providing £4,750,000 towards its cost. The new arrang ment meas, if all goes well, that employment should be assured, The Governor of Malta,- Sir Robert Laycock, could not have taken back better proof of Bri- ‘the steps taken do not of them- selves guarantee Malta) prosper- ity, Work for the commericial shipyards will have to be won, as will the industries needed to div- ersify the economy. These things can be done only by the people of Malta; and are dependent on political stability. Vilent demon- stnations of the kind seen in Val- etta in, April: oy keep everyone away, QUIET FOR MONTHS ; The island has been quiet for some time months, however, and the Governor may now be able to relax the emergency meas- ures he was forced to impose. After this the political parties must get down to deciding what they want to talk about in Lon- daon’ in Nvember. Now thatthe integration idea has seemingly been put on one side the consti- tional future of the island is wide open for discussion, No man can de more to make ‘such discussion profitable than Mr. Mintoff.‘He remains leader of the majority party, and as such it is to be hoped that te will start by welcoming the new dockyard scheme. Continuance of his demand for complete separa- tion from Britain, besides being unrealistic, would probably wreck the chances of the scheme, Mr. Mintoff may boast that he has wrested. more from the British Government than they were at one time prepared to give; but he must also admit that they have been generous. BRITISH POET John Dryden was Britain's first official poet laureate, ap- Pointed in 1668, | birth, you must ‘the pupils of your baby’s eyes ableness last session. More re- | tain’s determination to help. But |. | burn for several weeks unless Safeguarding Baby’s Eyes By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D. | EYESIGHT is one of our most precious possessions. From the very first, you should help safeguard the sight of your chil- dren. Yet don’t be frightened need- lessly by certain characteristics of an infant’s eyes. Don’t get worried if your baby at first doesn’t seem to notice you, At remember, babies have only the ability to distinguish between light and darkness. They can't see the forms of objects. MUST BE LEARNED This is due partially to the fact that the visual apparatus; is not fully developed anatomi- cally and partially to another fact—perhaps a surprising one to you—that vision actually has to be learned. Even you had to learn. to see, just as you learned to walk and talk. You must realize also that a baby’s eyes operate pretty inde- pendently of each other until about the age of three months. So if one eye appears to go in one direction. and the other eye in another, don’t he too concern. | ed. ’ However, if this persists after the age of three months, better tell your pediatrician or family doctor so he can keep a close check on. the situation, CHARACTERISTICS OF PUPILS You probably will notice that are black, small and equal in size. Sometimes they grow even smaller, but don’t become alarm- ed about this. When bright ; light strikes the eyes, the irises adjust td permit only a small portion of it to pen- etrate and the pupils become no- ticeably smaller: It’s a ‘perfectly |. natural reaction. Many mothers are puzzled be-|. cause their newborn infants don’t shed tears when they cry. Again, this is perfectly natural. The lachrymal gland, the tear-pro ducing mechanism, doesn’t start fnebioning for several weeks. alf- ter birth, NOT FULLY FORMED Besides, in many cases, the tear ducts are not fully formed at birth. Uisually, however, they are ready. when the lachrymal gland begins to work. Perhaps you - will ‘hotiee: that the sclera—the white coat of the eyeball—has a bouish tinge. Gen-| erally this is because it is so thin that the pigment of the cho- roid behind it shows through. Ev-. entually the sclera thickens and _ assumes the usual whitish appear- ance, ” If ‘it doesn’t, it might be an indication of calcium deficiency, QUESTION AND ANSWER ‘A. A.: Can books be carriers of infection? Answer: Books are not often | carriers of infection, Even such a contagious disease as small- pox is unlikely to be spread by amc akan books. : R. Like silver “stitching through a tapestry — Of firs and pines, the rain threads swiftly down. A happy robin sings, ‘for earth has grown : / pliable to his bill. the willow. droops, branches lie th disarray its heavy | against the casement; and the —erinkled lawn : glints in the light .. . The thund- er, that at dawn awakened fe is heard now far away, : The rain is sifting softly through the earth; and we are joyous as these rob- ins here, about the house: our land green and bright: roots drink and lengthen, flow- ers have rebirth. The country now is diamonded and clear, while rain threads down its fra- gile skein of light. 7 —Willis Everman) in the NY Times. OUR YESTERDAYS | (From The Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (August 18, 1933) is Fire ravaging wooded areas in the vicinity of Miscouche cauis- ed anxiety yesterday as water is scarce and a high wind might cause the fire to veer in the direction of farm houses and fox ranches, The fire has travelled the distance of four miles in the past few days destroying valu able wooded lots. The fire area includes a peat bog which may quenched by rain, A change has been made in the organization of the Palmer ‘Yeetric Lid. Mr. P.&, ‘Palmer, former president of the compe” das taken over the Auto’ Klectric and Battery section of the busi- aess. Mr, F.J. Chappell, former vice-president, -has taken over -he electrical wiring and jobbing section, Both branches of the business will be conducted at: the same-old stand. TEN YEARS AGO (August 18, 1948) Mr. John C. Moynan, Chief supervisor, Illustration Stations Division, Ottawa, spent yesterday visiting some of the Illustration stations in the’ province | accom- panied by Mr. R.C. Parent. Sup- erintendent of the jocal Experi- mental Farm, and Mr. Norman Black, Supervisor of Illustration Stations in the province. The new LaFrance hook and ladder truck, which js mounted on a three- ton Ford Chassis, was officially handed over to the Ci y Fire Department Probably the man who satar hard work never harmed any- body was talking from hearsay. —Brandon Sun And this is what is wrong with | most of these dogmatic pronoun-| ; cements by ' economists; they us- ually slip up on something, with | a the something most often being | the behavior of people. —Ottawa i Journal. One thing about modern art is | that things can’ be as bad as | has they are painted. —Irish Digest, | Wi Dublin pe The Owen Sound Trade Com.| mission has invited’ Mr. Nikita” Pi Khrushchev to visit their muni- : cipality—and what will it do if}. Mr. Khrushchev decides to ae cept? —Ottama Journal : : A big and somewhat. nostalgic | sigh of relief must have gone from thousands £ New York —and others too—when the news: came out that Carnegie Hall was not to be torn down after all, at least for the present. It now seems possible that the great] | Gara landmark can be pre-| ic served, even after the Philhar-| monic Orchestra moves to its]. new home Lincoln Square. | acc ‘This, of course, is still a matter | 6, for the future, but the sentimen- ‘ tal attachment of -a large part of our community to Carnegie; al Hall cannot be denied.—N e w| ing. York Time oy The trouble is that existing knowledge does not go far enough. } | the committee can Up to a point the hi ah ee ee Yet, the aie a lief goes up, new Sone ther thickly around. sent attempt,’’ says the United ct Nations committee, ‘‘to evaluate | the LONG-TERM EFFECTS Again “Present if cerning long - term effects and | —— their correlation with the amiounts | _ of radiation — received con- nor H wll nn tha th tc | ie ‘or’ tion are ery | st often they cannot be distinguish- agents that affect the body. Some -may be cumulative, others not. | fy Children and the unborn’ may be |‘ particularly sensitive. I The committee -confesses its own limitations in weighing the | $@ matter. Even a siow rise in what | Us it calls ‘environmental radioac- | tivity,” whether from weapons tests or any other sources, might | cause appreciable damage to lange numbers in the world be- | fore it could be identified as due | to irradiation. Man, in fact, goes on playing with fire of unknown force. The committee itself could not ex- press views on national or inter- 3 national policies, but it does per-| § mit itself to say, with the ut- most restraint, that all steps. de- | ” . MAXIMS The man who works and is never bored is never old. GETTING UP NIGHTS For quick comforting help f: Rheumatic Pains, Getting “5 ‘Nients, toe Cire ont ernie: fenerey d passa! i oss of energy due = ney and Bladder troubles, try GYSTEX. Quick, complete satisfaction or money back. Over 900 million CYSTEX tablets used prove safety, success. 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