Officers elected last night to administer the affairs of the Young Liberal Association of the fifth district of Queens during the next twelve months included:— SEATED — (left) Sinclair Cut-
OTTAWA (CP) — The govern- Ment is revoking a widely-crit- \ icized new immigration restric- tion and will revise the: list of Canada as immigrants. Immigration Minister Fair- Clough said Wednesday in the Commons that she plans to ask the cabinet to rescind an order Made public April 2 restricting Sponsored immigrants from cer- tain countries to all but ‘the Slosest relatives of Canadian res- idents. “She said the Immigration Act ' fj heing thoroughly reviewed and ‘that she hopes to suggest amend- ments in a few months’ time to ‘pring about “a new deal in im- ‘migration matters.”
the former Liberal government, Mrs. Fairclough denied that the order being rescinded was de- ‘gi to curtail immigration Italy.
"MISCONSTRUED INTENT . Speaking in the final day of the budget debate, Mrs. Fairclough charged that the Liberal party had deliberately misconstrued and misrepresented the intention of the order.
J. W.- Pickersgili ‘L — Bona- vista-Twillingate), former Liberal
ISLAND BRIEFS
a ISLAND GRADUATE
~ Robert Hutcheson of Charlotte- town and Keith Rogerson of Sum- merside were graduates in divin- ity at the Pine Hill University convocation held last night in Halifax.
WORD RECEIVED
. Mrs. Heath Strong of Summer- side received word of the passing of her cousin, Rev. Archibald Gordon Sinclair, Ph.D., D.D., a retired Presbyterian minister, in Gulfport, Florida on Aprit 16 at the age of 83.
Surviving are his wife Marg-|
aret Whitelaw Sinclair and five daughters, Mrs. Edmund More- head, Alameda, California; Mrs. H. Burt Reiter, Santa Monica, California; Mrs. George M. Stew- ert, Andover, Mass; Mrs. Arthur Shade and Miss Phyllis Sinclair, both of Washington, D.C. and two brothers, Robert G., St. Petersburg and Neil in Toronto.
_ DEATHS, © ; FUNERALS
PITRE — At the Charlottetown Hospital on Monday, April 20, 1959, Mrs. Julienne Pitre, for- merly. of Palmer Road in her 7ist year. Her remains were forwarded on Wednesday after-
noon from the Charlottetown
* Funeral Home to the Sacred Heart Home from where the
at Saint Dunstan’s Basilica at 9 o'clock. Interment in the Cath- olic cemetery.
BEAGAN — At the Sacred Heart
Home on Wednesday, April 1959, Daniel Patrick
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
cliffe, vice-president, Mrs. George Cudmore, director; J. Elmer Blanchard, president; Velma An- drew, secretary; Mrs. David Wal- ker, director; Abe Zakem, di- rector; STANDING — Earle G.
immigration minister, had de- scribed the order as ‘“‘cruel and inhuman.”’ On April 10 he urged that the order be revoked and that Mrs. Fairclough ‘‘admit her mistake."
Earlier this session, Mr. Pick- ersgill had questioned Mrs. Fair- clough about published reports quoting department officials as saying that the order was aimed primarily at Italian immigration.
Mrs. Fairclough said Wednes- day that the “cruel and inhu- man” immigration policy of the Liberals had led to a huge back- log of ications for admission to , which could not be handled for two years or even more.
The budget debate ended shortly afterwards with the House voting 180 to 47 to approve in principle Figance Minister Flem- ing’s budget for the fiscal year that started April 1.
CONTROVERSIAL ORDER Under the controversial order, residents of Canada may no longer sponsor immigration of brothers and sisters, married sons and daughters and the) spouses and unmarried children under 21 of these two classes of rélatives from certain European countries, including Italy, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, South America, ‘Mexico and Central America. The only relatives who may be | sponsored from these countries) are husband or wife, unmarried son or daughter, parent, grand- parent, fiance, or unmarried \ or- phan nephew or niece under 21. The order does not affect Brit- ish subjects from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa or citizens of Ire- land, France and the United States. ° Mrs. Fairclough said there are “many things in the (Immigra- tion) Act that I don’t like.”’ “Out of all this, * is my hope -we can produce a new deal in immigration matters.” CONSULT ETHNIC GROUPS She said when amendments were drafted it was planned to|
OTTAWA (CP) — Auditor-Gen- eral Watson Sellar seys no naval officer is worth anything if he is money-minded.
He made the statement to, the Commons public accounts com- mittee Wednesday in replying to questions \ about accounting pro- cedures used in the navy's de- stroyer-escort program.
Art Smith (PC—Calgary South) said the country still doesn’t know the total cost of vessels built six years ago.
Mr. Sellar said he has no criti- cism of the accounting procedure used by the navy. He said the vessels cost more than originally forecast due to frequent chang?s in plans and specifications to im- prove the fighting qualities of the
“No good naval officer is worth anything if he is money-minded,” Mr. Sellar said. The designer of a naval vessel “wants the best he can get.” Phe committee should ‘temper’ its criticism with this in mind.
However Mr. Sellar criticized @ccounting procedures un der which the Canada Council re- ceived grants from the federal treasury
Mr. Sellar said that after es-
tablishment of the council in
MacLeod, past president; and Jack Johnston, Wilbert MacInnis, Ray Murphy, John Spencer, Don- ald K. Martin, and Dr. Gerald Barrett, all directors. Missing from the photo were: Robert Mac-
Canadian Immigration Restriction Will Be Rescinded By Government
consult with representatives of various ethnic groups, the ethnic press, immigrant aid agencies. labor, business, the church and welfare groups.
Mrs. Fairclough said section 20 of regulations ‘under the Immi- gration Act—setting out persons prohibited from entering Canada as immigrants—will be replaced.
Mrs. Fairclough said the mounting backlog of applications for admission to Canada testifies to the ‘‘cruel and inhuman pol- icy” of the Liberals.
The backlog had grown from 77,158 at the end of December, 1955, to 131,785 at the end of Feb- ruary, 1959.
Referring to Mr. Pickersgill she said: “I ask him what is more cruel than to promise and not to fulfil—yet this was the policy of the former Liberal gov- ernment.”’
NO DISCRIMINATION
But there “is no truth whatso- ever in the charges that the amendment was designed to cur- tail immigration from Italy.”
Mrs. Fairclough said other ex- amples of misleading Liberal propaganda were statements that the order prevents the entry of husbands and wives, mothers and fathers and children. Even more insidious were whispers among ethnic groups alleging separation of families.
“T deny these allegations cate- gorically,"” Mrs. Fairclough said. GOVERNMENT POLICY
The government's policy was to reunite families* and to encour- age the entry of the immediate family members first. After the immdiate members of the fam- ily th government believed that more distant relatives should fol- low.
She said the regulations at- tacked by the Liberals as dis- criminatory ‘were enacted origin- ally in 1956 by the former Liberal government. :
Mr. Pickersgill ‘thas much to forget and to hide, and the pres- ent propaganda smokescreen 1s specifically designed to achieve that purpose.”
Minds For Money Are Not For Navy
March. 1957, the government credited a special account with $100,000,000 to be held until the council could get into operetion.
The money was in the special account for about a month be- fore being turned over to the council. During this period it earned interest of $143,000 which also went to the council.
He ‘said that such action is not consistent with parliamentary control over all funds advanced to the council.
MOM GROUCHY KIDDIES REPORT
PAGE 1 MOM : PARAMUS, N.J. (AP)—Two youngsters decided the best thing in life was not money. Bruce Owens, 10, and Lon- nie Larrson, 9, found a wallet containing $71 on the floor of a department store.
They immediately took the billfold to the store manager who telephoned the owner.
When asked Wednesday why they returned the wallet. one of the boys answered:
“When my mommy lost her wallet, she was.yery grouchy
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Leod, treasurer, and directors Ivo Cudmore, Louis Howatt, Jr., Ian MacLeod, Lorraine Roy, Bert Campbell, David Heartz, and John Thistle.
L. Sands Man Is Improving
“HALIFAX (CP) Hospital officials here said Wednesday night the condition is improving
Passenger traffic program in which the comfort and safety of train travel are being reiterated. Simultaneously, continuously im- proving train schedules, with ‘more convenient arrival and de- parture times, have been com- bined with such pace-setting in- novations as the “go now, pay later’’ plan and a joint ONR- TCA credit card to cover a wide
range of travel facilities offered by the two companies.
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elephone Alberton 68-2;
Montague 97-2; Souris 32-2
of a Prince Edward Island sea- man severely injured in a March 30 highway accident.
Nestor Blue of Little Sands. P.E.I.. was unconscious more than two weeks as a result of injuries received in a car acci- dent near Pugwash, N.S. His injuries never were disclosed.
Blue is employed on the Lord Selkirk, a ferry on the North- umberland . Strait run between the Island and Noxa Scotia.
House Roof Is Damaged
ALBERTON A roof fire yesterday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs., Willard Cough- lin, Brooklyn, threatened for a time to reach serious propor- tions but the prompt amd effi- cient work of the Alberton fire brigade quickly, brought the blaze under control.
Heavy damage was caused to the roof of the large farm house end considerable water damage to the imterior. The fire was thought to have started from a chimney spark. Brooklyn is — three miles from Alber-
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(Continued from »age 1) admitting any one, Dr. Bonnell observed.
“Is this the charitable in- stitution he is talking about?” the health minister inquired.
The premium method was. the “fairest and most equitable’ way to finakee the plan, the minister of health asserted. It was the most natural way to pay for in- surance and it also ensured that everybody, regardless of oc- cupation and income, paid his = her share and that of no one
se.
HIGH RATE
To finance the scheme through a sales tax as some were ad- vocating, a rate of seven or eight per cent would have to be applied if certain items such as farm equipment, food and clothing were exempied, he said.
A three-per-cent tax on the Pro- | average retail |
vince’s annual sales of $75,000,000 would not quite cover the cost of the pian, he asserted.
Since it was possible that the federal i
tax field to meet such an emer- gency, Dr. Bonnell maintained Schools, roads, and other govern- ment services could be financed, by a sales tax but not by the pre- mium method, he observed. It was therefore better to use the Premium method now. and save the sales tax imposition for future contingencies.
COSTS ARE LOWER
Because hospital costs were lower in Prince Edward Island than in any. other Province it was possible for the government to charge the smaiiest premiums of any Province and yet give more benefits to those insured, the minister declared.
Ward care in Montreal ran as high as $30 a day. he noted. St. John at $20 and Halifax at $18 were lower, but still not as low as P.E.I. where ward care could be obtained for as little as $10 per day.
He pointed out that the gov- ernment plan was better than Blue Cross or other similer schemes since it fad no waiting periods, no limitations. and ap, plied to all from the crad’> to
the grave. k was also |
he said
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Charged
LONDON (Reuters) — Russia accused the Westerns powers Wednesday night of attempting to “wreck in advance’ forthcoming East-West talks on Germany.
The charge was made in a note to the United States condemning steps to give nuclear weapons to the West German armed forces.
The note also criticized Ameri- can moves to equip other Atlantic pact powers with nuclear and rocket weapons and to siation rocket ramps in those countries.
Details of the note, handed over Tuesday in Moscow to U.S. Ambassador Liewellyn Thompson by Andrei Gromyko, Soviet foreign minister, were released | Wednesday night by the official | Soviet news agency Tass. | CONTRADICTS TARGET | Plans to equip. West Germany, Greece, Turkey and other NATO countries with nuclear and rocket weapons and deploy American rocket ramps in these countries “contradict the targets of the foreign ministers’ meeting and the top - level conference,” the note declared.
Th note said that at the pre- semt moment, when the big four had agreed to discuss the quse- tion of a peace @eaty with Ger- many at the May Ill Geneva talks, “measures for the atomic armament of tthe Federal Repub- lic of Germany cannot be asses- sed otherwise than as an attempt to wreck these talks in advance.”
Reds Take Tough Line In Dealing With India
PEIPING (Reuters) Com- munist China is showing signs of shifting to a tough line over In- dian displays of sympathy for anti-Communist rebels in Tibet.
Leading speakers at Wednes- tional People’s Congress—China’s “slanders”’ voiced against China by Indian politicians and news-
papers. Although
speakers were pro - Chinese vnd heads of non - Communist ‘“‘demo-
cratic” parties, which acknow- ledge* Communist leadership, it is unlikely’ they would take a tough line toward India without Communist approval, observers said.
Party leader Mao Tse - tung, | Sitting near the chairman's ros- trum, joined in the applause that punctuated the speeches. \ “EXPANSIONIST” PLANS
The Panchen Lama, 22 - year- old ‘appointed nominal head of the Tibetan government by China following the flight to India of the Dalai Lama, accused some Indians of “expansionists ambi- tions.”’
“It is worth noting,” he de- clared, “that reactionaries in In- dia, walking in the footsteps of the British imperialists, have al- ways harbored expansionists am- bitions toward Tibet and have carried out various forms of sabotage activities.”
Shen Chin-ju of the China Dem- ocratic League, touched on the point that Western observers be- lieve triggered t*> new tough line toward India. He questioned whether it was “friendly’’ of In- dian o‘fizials to issue an anti-
giatement last Saturday
Wrecking Tactics
To West
In Washington, the state de- partment said the Soviet Union had shown a hypocritical attitude in its notes to the United States and earlier to West Germany:
It described the notes as ‘‘pro- paganda” on the eve of the West-| ern big - four foreign ministers | ministers conference opening in Paris April 29. . 4 VIOLATES BAN?
The Soviet note accused the United States of violating the post - war Allied ban on the rearmament and militarization of Germany by “extending prepara- | tions for atomic warfare’ on’ West German territory and equipping the West German armed forces with nuclear and | rocket weapons. | - The delivery of the note oo el United States coincided with one | sent to West Germany Tuesday
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of the Federal German Republic and the concentration of foreign | nuclear weapons on its territory | could “‘considerably increase the danger of a military clash.” |
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed in principle in December, 1957, that bases for |
U.S. intermediate-+range missiles should be established in Western Europe. Under the agreement, Maly alrady has agreed to re- ceive missil esa mdnsisivasheel ceive missiles and missiles have been delivered to Britain under
day’s session of the second Na-
a separate agreement.
in the name-of the Dalai Lama. |
The statement was issued to reporters in the northeast Indian town of Tezpur on the arrival of | the Dalai Lama after his month- long trek out of Tibet. It denied Communist contentions that the 23-year-old Tibetan god-king fied “under duress’’ from anti-Chinese | rebeis. |
In Mussoorie, India, where he. is in exile the Dalai Lame today | denied suggestions that he was! not responsible for the statement. | He declared: i
“I wish to make it clear that) the earlier statement was issued | under my authority and indicated my view, and I stand by it.”
The Panchen Lama admitted | that the revolt in Tibet is still) alive. “Although the rebellion is! in the main put down, there are still odd remnants engaged in harassing activities in some re-| mote regions.” i
180 Teen-Agers Will Be Guests
Council will treat 180 teen-agers from all parts of Canada to three days of theatre - going at the eae Ont., festival July 22- | fe i The students, to be chosen by j the Candian Education Associa- tion and Les Visites Interprovin-
49°. 23°.
OTTAWA (CP) — The Canada|
ciales on the basis of school com- petence and interest in the drama will be accompanied by 20 adults.
The council said it will pay the expenses for the 200 passengers travelling by train — including 30 from the Atlantic provinces
and % from Quebe-
; ‘ % «he Guardian, Charlottetown, Thurs., Apr. 23, Increase In Tourist Trade nt aoe ri PEICE Se ra, oe fi | CITY, CENTRAL [sem met canes ; - ' . o:4" In New Location westerly 15 in afternoon. Low.
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MONCTON— An increase this) While _ these aware of the attractions which| departments in the columns |frt,, Goshes, Syme ane &
year inthe Atlantic Provinces] were the sys-| the Atlantic provinces offer to the} . @dJoining the Classified Ad- |) io. ang Saint John’ trade was forseen here|/tem, the passenger traffic de-| tourist,” Mr. Nevin said. “In the SS and 55 Edmundston 25 and by two senior officers] partment was also directing spe-| last few years we have made| City news is now featured on |i) O™ ober Si
of the Canadian National Rail-| cific attention’ to Atlantic Can-| special efforts to improves our| page 5— the new City News | sy. pti
ways passenger traffic depart-| ada. passenger services in this area, age. Inds; mootiy ; visibility,
mont. Mr. Nevin pointed to the fact] and we believe we are justified miles; not much cheage ia @
Harry J. Nevin and Robert/ that this year the CNR is offering} in claiming substantial success-| Fredericton m4 gy Bereure. ‘ Simmons, both of Montreal, con-|26 maple leaf package tours to] es in this regard.” Saint John 2% 48) High tide today at Chariot curred in an interview that CNR/| the Maritimes and Gaspe Penin- Moncton 6 52 emphasis on the seaboard prov-|sula, bringing vacationers east Halifax * 32. -55| Own at 10.32 am. and IME inces as an ideal vacation area, | from metropolitan centres in Can- WEATHER - Charlottetown 6 4g| At Rustico at 5.30 a.m. and 6. ares senile tate Gomups. |teose th Geb halter tee. evel. arene = Ces Semmerne
ve passenger } i ive-to- avail-| TORONTO (CP) — Tempera-|Yarmouth « later . / ments, should_add ftesh_impetus| able between June 24 and _Aug.| tures... issued——be a Johe’s B~ BP Sanrione sabes oh ae i! to the big summer-time indus-/30, will originate” in” Toronto, | office: Cate - cots at 748 pin ’ ae Montreal, New. York, Chicago Min, Max.| HALIFAX (CP) —The weather] ———-———
Se sete laouar can a Night Day | Office says the low pressure area) ——
Mr. Simmons, manager of The tours would serve more| Dawson 1 36] over, western Quebec which ori-| Now Many Weer senger sales, were in Monrten| thea the ens imposidste parpese Vancouver «G1 Salty had been expected to give
enroute to Halifax and the an-| Mr. Nevin . Not only| Victoria 49 oo to eastern Quedec| FALSE TE
gual Atlantic region conference| would they the number | Edmonton 28 fc ll iyo get ye Pn With More Comfort of passenger traffic and sales|of travellers to the Atlantic area | Caleary 30 fl We decade od eee PASTERTH, s plcesant representatives. this summer, with the resultant} Regina = ae will (non-acid) Bate) Sette tne
The discussions are being held| boost in tourist business; the} Winnipeg 35 48) weather continue another) more ot nee ae ee in the company’s Nova. Scotian|CNR’s promotion of them would | Toronto 33 57| day in all regions. Temperatures | TEety"o) “Sout plates "No on hotel. also arouse the interest of mil-| Ottawa 28 63] Will be for most parts in the 50s.| gooey. pasty’ tasa'or fling ches VISIT ST. gem leas lions of Aanaricans in Canada’s! Montreal 33 60| Forecasts: Piss Sser”_ (senture breath). .
Earlier w visited | scenic east. was reasonable | Quebec” 26 62| Nova Scotia, Prince ard Is-
Saint John and Fredericton, ac-|to assume, therefore, that in fu- : wenn ne
companied by George Stiven of| ture the four provinces would get
Moncton, general passenger agent} much wider consideration among .
for the region. The two railroad] vacation-charting families BE A Blood Donor officers noted that Canadian Na-| Patronage of the CNR tours
tional has adopted an aggressive | has increased steadily since they
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