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PAGE 4 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1965.

It Must Mean Something - Without descending to sneers, smears and scuttlebutt, or being rude to anybody, may we suggest that the time has come for a clearer explana: tion on the part of Liberal politic- fans of what the “two nations” con- cept is that their party has apparently committed itself to. It is one of Con- servative Leader Diefenbaker’s charges that the government is “play- ing around with political expediency” on this issue, and he says it began with the Prime Minister’s speech in 1963, when he said this was not. one nation but two nations.

Mr. Diefenbaker may not have quoted Mr. Pearson’s precise words, but we recall that he has made state- ments to this effect. And certainly this is what Liberal speakers in Que- bec have been talking about, and it is on this basis that they are appealing for the return of a majority Liberal government at Ottawa so that they can put the “two nations” concept into force and save the country from being divided.

We confess that we cannot see how a nation can avoid disunity by becom- ing a two-nations nation, if-that is the right term. Wouldn't that kind of thing lead, in the end, to the goal

Creditiste Leader Caouette has al- .

‘ready reached in asking Quebec voters not to think about “the gimmick: of national. unity. Think about your ‘province first.” If Quebec is to be a state within a state, a nation within

a nation, then why shouldn't it think.

along this line? Wouldn’t it be its patriotic duty to do so? In the last analysis, what else does the “two na- tions” concept imply? ___. Out__in_ British Columbia, there_ are rumblings of support for a cam- paign to make that province a nation by cutting’ its moorings with the rest of Canada. It is claimed that B.C., with its vast resources and solid west coast’ U.S. market, could survive quite nicely on its own. Premier Bennett has been complaining that his prov- ince is “being bled to death by Ot- tawa” and that something must be done about it. Must we then, to pre- vent disunity, agree upon a “three na- tions” concept to keep us all in line? But would even that suffice? Ontario, with its wealth and booming industries, might also feel that it is entitled to national status. Once we ebncede that a nation is not one and _ indivisible we invite all kinds of con- tentions of this sort. _ This has nothing to do with Que- bec’s rights to equality within the

_ state, if that is all it is seeking. But

apparently it is not all. And apparent- ly the Liberal party is committed to some kind of formula that puts a dif- ferent meaning on national unity than anything we can find in the diction- aries. We may be behind the times in this regard, but a lot of us down here are worried about it and simply can’t make head or tail of it.

| US. Farm Prospects

'. At Washingtoh ‘a”four-year farm bill, providing continued price sup- ports and direct government pay- ments to farmers who reduce acre- age, awaits the final adjustments of a. congressional committee. But-with it are going some optimistic predic- tions that the whole price-support program will phase out, perhaps over the next decade. By this is meant that crop surpluses which have beset agri- culture for more than 40 years may lessen until they no longer threaten to drag down prices of farm crops.

Some economists are going so far as to predict that the next 15 or 20 years may see a complete reversal of the situation. The United States may have to encourage productfon. One senator, George McGovern of South Dakota, has introduced a bill which outlines specific steps for carrying out such a plan.

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ing demand for farm products are the editors of the Kiplinger agricultural letter, a business forecast service. They recently mailed out a circulation appeal in the following terms: “The next few years will see the beginning of the biggest rural boom this coun- try has ever known. Population ex- plosion is the key . . . 35 million by 1975. This wilhopen up new markets for farmers, businessmen in smal} towns .. . It will mean a whopping $10 billion increase in the sale of farm commodities . . . Billions of dollars will go rural from coming recreation

grams. All this is amazing because of the grim farm outlook, short range.”

But there is a disturbing side to this picture. The business analysts see fewer farmers, larger farm units. Will certain government programs still be needed to keep large corporations from taking over agriculture and put- ting the family farm out of business? The analysts do not go into this phase

_of the question, but political leaders

from farm states are worrying about it. They are concerned about the de- cline in influence of farm people.

In colonial days they comprised 95 per cent of the population. Now they are 7 per cent of it and may soon be less. The time may come when they

‘cannot hold on to costly farm pro-

grams even though it may be in the public interest to keep agriculture solvent.

Wrong Way To Campaign

Politicians, especially when they ‘hold government portfolios, shouldn't talk in too rosy terms about a con- stituency’s prospects. This is the moral one adduces from the experience of Resources Minister Arthur Laing re- cently, when he told’ a Saskatoon audi- ence that a new oilfield had been discovered in northwest Alberta, ‘the largest oil field ever discovered on this continent including Texas,” and went on to say that “the best estim- ates of our. experts at the present time is that it contains six or seven billion barrels of oil.”

The result was that thousands of

investors in Canada and the US., hearing of this announcement and learning that Banff Oil Ltd. owned considerable property in the area re- ferred to, swamped stock exchange offices with orders to buy. With com- mendable discretion, the Banff ex- changes held up trading fn that stock

‘until a statement. was forthcoming

from Banff officials. When it came, it said that Mr. Laing’s lush estimate “was not justified on the basis of in-

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pany.”

Mr. Laing’s explanation was that he was merely giving his audience an idea of the development potential of western Canada. But he went much farther than that, and found it neces- sary—to offset suspicions that he or his family or associates may have had fimancial interests in the area in question—to issue a statement deny- ing that he had an equity in: any Canadian company. Me

There is no reason to doubt the minister’s word for a moment, but one must question. his stock of com- mon sense in failing to recognize the significance of his off-hand boasting. As the Hamilton Spectator points out in this connection, if the stotk ex- changes hadn’t been supervised by men of honesty and integrity, his ir-

responsibility might have precipitated:

a major calamity.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The first tourist submarine was operated on Lake Geneva during the recent Swiss Exposition. The craft took up to 40 passengers at a time to depths averaging 30 feet. It carried 25,000 people during 850 dives.

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“Just a nanosecond, Joe, you've |

got chads on your sleeve.” That’s the kind of language we’ll have to learn if we want to keep up with the com- puters. A glossary of terms used in the automatic data processing field defines a “nanosecond” as a billionth

of one second. A “chad” is a small |~

bit of paper punched from a card when it is perforated to record infor-

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There has been an improvement in the employment situation in the At- lantic area, but certainly no ground for complacency. As for the future, research done by APEC indicates that ‘126,700 new jobs must be found in

the region by 1970, a total of 18,100° |

per year in the period that began in 1964, This is based on an estimate that 8,500 new jobs will be needed yearly to meet the normal increase in the labor force, 2,900 to cut the unemployment rate and 6,700 to halt migration of workers.

THE BIG ATTRACTION LAND OF KASHMIR

Coveted By Many Foreign Conquerors

News Bulletin

- primarily American, visited the lovely land. Nigel Cameron, a Scots writer,

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a houseboat while gathering ma- terial for a National Geographic article on Kashmir. He was vis ited by a floatmg post office, and fleets of ae from ee wares rengeg aspirin, flowers, vegetables to cee, jewelry, and leopard

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The intensity of the competi- tlon hints at the economic diffi-

The great Mogul Emperor Ja- hangir,-‘‘Conqueror of the World,” lay dying. “Is there | colonials anything Your Majesty desir- es?’ his courtiers asked.

With a plaintive sigh, the 17th certtury potentate replied, "only Kashmir.”

Jahangir is not the only ruler who has coveted the arly beautiful state in the Him- alayas. For - more n 2,000 years, a host of foreign conquer- ors, including Alexander the Great, has marched across Kashmir. Hindu kings’ and Mos- lem . sultans were followed, by Mogul emperors, Afghan and’ Sikh rulers. For more than a. century, Kashmir’s predominat- ‘ely Moslem inhabitants. w ere subjects of Hindu maharajas. BONE OF CONTENTION

India and Pakistan have been disputing Kashmir since 1947, and it is the focus of contention in the current ‘cénflict between

Indian’ independence British exodus. It reviv-

Indians in large numb- began repairing to Kashmir in the summer. Before the un- and fighting, many foreign

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After an 18 month inquiry ito the two nations. the state of performing arts iff America, a special Rockefeller

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