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Hyannis Port ConIab

The first recorded resident of Hyannis Port, where Prime Minis- ter Pearson will be meeting Presi- dent Kennedy this weekend, was an Indian named Iyannough who, ac- cording to legend, pointed out the way to Plymouth to the Pilgrims. Despite centuries of misspelling by the Puritans, his name can still be made out in the name of Cape Cod‘s main town—Hyannis—and its ad- jacent summer colony. Since Mr. Kennedy has made his summer home at Hyannis Port, the resort town has frequently been in the news. It will certainly be in the news again on this occasion, on both sides of the international boundary.

President Kennedy has a t a t e d that he hopes to go over the whole spectrum of Canadian-US. affairs with Mr. Pearson. This will take some doing in a two-day conference; but the talks will be of an “explor- atory” nature and there is already, reportedly, a cordial understanding between the two leaders.

Judging by a Canadian Press re- port from Washington yesterday, there is need on Mr. Kennedy’s part for a more thorough briefing on Canadian affairs than he appears to have had. In commenting on a US. government plan to provide ‘ India with financial aid to build a new steel mill, he is reported as saying that those who are opposed to such a plan “should have a look at the situation in Quebec.” In words that bore little relation to fact, he went on to say that “we lend hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada to join in the nationaliza- tion of the electric lights in Que- bec." Actually, as the CP report points out, the Quebec government raised the funds for this project in the US. money market, paying com- mercial rates-

How many more incongruous ideas does the US. President enter- tain with regard to this country and its affairs? The thought persists that it may have been his preoc- cupation with other matters, and his faulty knowledge of what is go- ing on in Canada. that led to his administration’s misunderstandings with the Diefenbaker government. In any case Mr. Pearson will now have an opportunity of putting our relationship on a better footing.

We wish him more success in this endeavor than poor Iyannough

- had in his confabulation with the Pilgrim Fathers. They couldn’t even get his name right. and passed down a misnomer of him to posterity.

; Trouble In Alabama Over the past few days, Negro demonstrations and police action in Birmingham, Alabama, have b can ’ providing pictures and headlina to l dismay the friends of the United States and feed the fires of anti- l Amerlcenism. Regrettably, the Neg- : r09”, hpva damaged their former ‘ .x \,'of moral superiority by re- i‘ s' *m to mob action. They are bell-1‘. urged now to tone down on their demonstrations until the new Birmingham city administration has : assumed office and begun to act. ~ The newly elected Mayor Albert

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The situation is complicated by the fact that the US. federal gov- ernment has no grounds for inter- vention such as existed in Little Rock, Ark., or Oxford, Miss. No federal court orders are being re- sisted by the civil authorities. The Governor of Alabama has not asked for federal aid. The Justice Depart- ment can intervene when voting rights are jeopardized, but its authority to act where local ordin- ances forbid parades and demon- strations is less clear.

Whether President Kennedy. who wishes to avoid antagonizing the South, will take stronger action if violence is not contained, remains to be tested. Meanwhile news re- ports and photographs showing fire hoses and police dogs being used against Birmingham Negroes are appearing in newspapers in foreign lands, including Africa.

In Britain there has been a sympathetic reaction. Even some of the more sensational British news- papers have to date ignored the Alabama disturbances or at least have refrained from playing them up. Recently Mr. Edward R. Mur- row, chief of the United States In- formation Agency and a well-known figure in Britain because of his World War II broadcasts. Went on the air to discuss the situation. He acknowledged th e embarrassment his country suffers from the activ- ities of the segregationists, but called attention to the progress that has been going on in other parts of the United States. He mentioned specifically the advances that have been made by such a onetime trouble spot as Little Rock.

This is the right perspective in which to view the matter. We, as Canadians, can go along with the British in keeping it in mind.

Fine Progress Report

Spuds are a homely product of the soil. We like to think of them as being thorough-going democrats, with no social ambitions. and for that reason we have felt that the name “Elite Potato Farm” for the institution at Fox Island was rather out of place. Even spuds of the choicest stock could feel em- barrassed at being ranked among the nobility in this manner. L i k e Winston Churchill, they might pre- fer to remain among the commoners.

But the experiment in improv- ing, to the point of perfection, the qualities of the Sebagoes, Kenne- becs, Cobblers and other noble varieties which are being cultivated under such painstaking conditions at the Fox Island farm is to be commended without reservation of any kind. It is a far-sighted move to insure the superiority of Prince Ed- ward Island seed throughout the world, to have it recognized by growers everywhere, and give it a sales value that will return rich dividends to Island growers in the future.

It is aimed now at producing "as nearly perfect a. seed as possible from the best information avail- able." Thirty acres will be planted this year, as compared with twenty- five a year ago, and new techniques will be employed. The Potato Mar- keting Board is to be warmly com- mended on its initiative in this re- gard. Board Chairman R. L. Burge, who knows his potatoes, expresses complete satisfaction with the results. But every year will see new developments in keeping with scientific progress and the demands of buyers in this keenly competitive field.

So, if we must have aristocracy in the potato world, let the n am a “elite” stand by all means! It may impress the buyers, if not the spuds—whose views, after all, we are only guessing at. Perhaps they are just as snobbish in their own way as we are, and are preen- ing themselves on the exclusiveness of the status which has been be- stowed upon them at the seed farm.

EDITORIAL NOTE

If trials which have been start- ed in Scotland p rove successful, medical identity cards will shortly be issued to every man, woman and child in the United Kingdom. In the first trial of the new scheme, 25,000 of the new identity cards have been belted to people living in areas of Paras, Ranfrew and Kinross. The eyeball has for its purpose the env- in; of lives of people who are sud- “! taken ill or collapse ln-public "Missyetobetskentohoe- pita].

K. FI'DELS WHILE KENNEDY BURNS

A COLD WAR WEAPON

Using The Arts As Propaganda

United Kingdom Information Service

To the outsider it is, at first sight, rather puzzling why there should be this great controversy in the Soviet Union about art and literature and music. It seems to be taking precedence over all other topics. Confer- ence after conference is held: culminating in a mid-May spe- cial session of the Central Com- mittee of the Communist Party.

When it. first began to flare, most people were inclined to re- gard it as merely a reflection of Mr. Khrushchev's ebullient personality and of his personal aesthetic tastes. He dislikes “abstract” art. For him “ab- ‘ pictures look as if they had been “paint by a don- key's tail". Similarly, he dislik- es “modern” verse forms a "modern" music.

And in the Soviet Union. the personal tastes of the current Party leaders haVe influence. Stalin‘s love of size and orna- ment in architecture gave Mos- cowites half a dozen ornate sky- scrapers. Mr. Khrushchev does not like them. So there are to be

But the present controversy. though on the surface concerned with "abstractionism," w “formalism.” with "naturallsm" and. as opposed to all these, with “socialist realism", is. in fact, political rather than aesthetic.

or is it any longer a contro- versy.

“COMPLETE CONTROL"

What is happening is that the Communist Party apparatus is reasscrting its complete control over all forms of art and litera- ture. Such freedom of expression as had developed in the "thaw" which followed Stalin’s death In being ended.

Speaker after speaker in the preparatory conferences has in- sisted on the need for all artists of all kinds to accept the “gui- dance" of the Party. They have been warned that from now on deviation. whether in form or content, will be a dangerous ad- venture. Strict disciplina is to be the order of the day.

And - this Is the important point - discipline is required because Soviet art and Soviet llt- eralure must be “weapons” of the Party in the "sharp struggle between the bourgeois ideologies". Every ar- tist, said a speaker at the cin- ema workers‘ conference, must

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comm-i Is open so me Ilse-seine by correspondents of anemone of it terest uardleu see not sarily an op ion of do pendants All letters publish are lab ct t d c utters where

necessary. The Guardian ta enable is car into any mneepondeeee me in. letters submitted. _

NOT MUCH TO WORK ON

Sir.—’l‘hlrd Queens Voter is to be commended on his rebut- tal of my letter of April 24th. Since he did not have very much to work on he made the most of what he had and as far as practical prestige is con- Cerned, we have something in common there. I wish to make it clear that I do not favor any party. And in the future, 1 In- tend to do as l have in the past vote for the candidate my choice rather than party.

Since the writer did not Iden- tify himself he need not wo about becoming involved in ex- tended correspondence. There are a lot of voters in 8rd

Queens. He mentioned Mr. Dlefenba- ker as being the best friend the

Island ever had. which may be be

true to some extent. But I no- tice the taxes have just about tripled in the past few years. And the fact mains. that we did not and can never expect. :0 get very much we dat't pay or. I am. Sir, etc.

JOSEPH MacDONALD

St. Andrews. P11.

make up his mind “whom he is serving and on which side of the barricades he is fighting." Recently there had been a growing tendency inside in e Soviet Union as well as without to believe that "peaceful coexis- tence" covered the realm of

ideas.

That cultural exchanges and personal contacts could imply a true “meeting of minds". This has never been the Party’s view of the matter. “Peaceful coexlsv fence” is. to Communists. a te- chnical term and means little. if anything, more than'the avoid- ance of actual fighting. It is consistent with the idea of “sharp struggle” in all import- ant fields of life It is, in fact, ll ar.ll

The Soviet intelligentsia is now being forcefully reminded of this Soviet writers and artists must submit to strict discipline be- cause they form one of the Party’s "weapons" in the coldll war.

What has brought about this reassertion of Party orthodoxy?» That can only be a subject for speculation. One factor may be the “ideological” dispute with Peking. The Soviet and Chinese Communist Parties are engaged in a struggle for the allegiance of other communist parties, es- pecially in Asia and Africa. Mos- cow may well be anxious to par- ry Chinese accusations of “soft— ness” towards "imperialist" and "bourgeois" ideas. In addition there are indications of conflict within the Soviet Party Itself. And Mr. Khrushchev has al- ways been adept at adjusting his policies to the currently prevail- ing wind.

But, whatever the reasons. it seems clear to me that the new emphasis being laid on the fact t “peacef u l coexistence" means "sharp struggle" Is in e key to the decision to reimpose strict Party discipline on the Soviet intelligentsia.

Premier Castro’s Claims

Toronto Star

Friction rather than love has brought Fidel Castro to Mos-

cow.

The Soviet welcome has been ostentatioust warm. But this should not disguise the fact that Fidel has brought with him a bushel of grievances.

Some of these date back toi the memorable Soviet-Amerl-‘ can confrontation in the Carib- bean last fall. Castro is known to feel he had been treated shabbin when the Russians; pulled their missiles out of Cu» be without the consent of the men in Havana.

This seemed to show that Moscow regarded Castro and his revolution as pawns in itsl own global power play. and. as a result. Fidel‘s prestige in La- tin ‘Amerlca dropped precipi- tously.

But even more damaging than this political blow has been the inadequacy of Soviet economic aid. Cuba's economy and morale. it's true. would have collapsed without Soviet

for her transport and can- mage to the Soviet Union ltself.

ned pork for the daily ration. But the aid has been doled out with an eyedroppcr. Cuban transport is all but stalled lack of new cars and true 5: Cuban in d u s t ry is breaking . down for lack of spare parts‘ and new machinery.

These troubles have been compounded by the poorest su- gar harvest in many a year. Unless the Soviets come through with massive aid. Cuba's econ- omy is going to be in an even

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more precarious position.

Behind the facade of smllesl in Moscow. therefore, there Willi be some tough bargaining be-,

tween Fidel an his hosts. ,‘ Contra to the opinion lni Washington, Fldel does not

come to the Russians as a hum- : ble suppllcant. He knows the‘ Russians need him almost as , much as he needs them. Cas-. tro's Cuba is not only a Com- , munlst foot-hold in Latin Amer- Ica: it Is also a Soviet show- case. If Castrolsm falls, the backwash will do immense da-

Trons‘Iotion Troubles

Oakvllle Journal-Record

One of the massive roadblocks in the way of better understand- ing between nations ls the diffi- culty of communication between people who speak different lan- guages. Even sophisticated na- tions run into this difficulty.

e hazards and the problems of interpretation were made ep- perent at a recent meeting of American and Russian scientists.

The discussions were goln g along in friendly fashion. with thé Russians giving every indi- cation of friendliness and will- lngness to co—operate. Suddenly the Russians became chilly, and the Americans could not un~ derstand why; nothing had been introduced into the discussion to account for the strange change of attitude. After much pstlenf questioning and backtracki n 1 be cause of the trouble was located. It was a word.

The word was "demonstrate."

Dr. Hugh L. Dryden. deputy administrator of the US Nation- al Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration and his country's chief delegate at the mafia g. told of the incident on he re- turn to th cited States. The scientists of the two countries

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. The M ‘ FLYIIO IITOIIAI nmaunm

It turned out that the hms‘ble was w'tlh word ~ strate." A demonstration in Eur- ope is a group of miners march- lng on Paris. or it is a political demonstration of some sort. They

thought we had introduced th I 5

word to indicate that we were

going to have Mr. Kennedy call

Mr. Khrushchev. or make some

53d of political hay out of s. '

Dr. Dryden drew his own mor. al from the incident: "It doesn't pay to be suspicious too early.” It is one which has meaning for us all. As Dr. Dryden noted. something spoken can arouse fury and resentment solely be- cause the choice of a word by a translator gives a wrong Impres- SIOTI.

PROTESTS fl-BOMBERS

TOKYO (Reutersl—The gov- ernor of Fukuoka prefecture asked Thursday for the removal of F Thunderclrlef fighter-

bombers—which can carry ~ drogen bombs—from a United States Air Force Base in his area. Talchl Usald. a member of the Socialist party. said the presence of the planes would bring insecurity to the residents of the prefect i

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“Your Island Steak House”

Hypoclyemia Brings Sudden Sinking Spells

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dalian

A ZION, ILL., woman wants more information on hypogly- cemia, a condition In which the sugar content of the blood is too low. “I have had fasting blood sugar tests with readings of 45 and 54 (normal is 70.120). I have sudden sinking spells fre- quently and become so weak and trembly, it seems I’ll col-

lapse. Hard candy tides me ov-. d like

ut permanent. Is

er these spells_ something more there a remedy?

There is no cure unless a tu- mor in the pancreas is respon- sible for producing exces- sive amount of insulin that is lowering the blood sugar con- centration of the blood. Succes- sful removal of the growth leads to cure. But iihis is the ex- ception as the cause of an over- ly active pancreas rarely is found.

Food raises the blood level to 'y and sugar, orange juice, or candy is ideal for this purpose. But it works too well because sweets stimulate the pancreas to produce more In- sulin which In turn drops the sugar level lower then It was prior to the temporary rise.

As a rule, the best treatment of ordinary hypoglycemia Is a diet high in proteins and fa but low in carbohydrates. Pro- teins and fats have less effect on the pancreas than do suzar and starches.

Most of us have experienced mild degrees of hypoglycemia before breakfast or between meals when the blood sugar le- vel is likely to be low. We feel hungry and weak. A cup of cof- fee or tea with sugar and cream or a cookie or soft drink brings immediate relief. The snack is just enough to raise the blood sugar level. This may explain the popularity of the coffee break. afternoon tea. tmidnight raid on the refrigera- or.

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But in persons with an over- active pancreas the sugar level goes lower than normal, mak- ing the Individual feel not only weak and shaky but dizzy, faint, depressed. foggy. or anx- ious. Some become so fatigued they are unable to move a mu- scle. Others weep, become ner- vans. and go into a convulsion if the level drops preclpitately. The clue is the development of symptoms between or before me:1 s l s that are relieved by

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X-RAY ARTHRITIS EB. writes: What can be ex- pected ln the future if X-ray shows arthritis of the fifth and sixth dorsal vertebras

REPLY

X-ray evidence of arthritis of the spine does not necessarily parallel the symptoms. Some persons with marked evidence of arthritis of the spine have no pain or stiffness. Others with severe disabi‘ity have few or no irregularities on the film. NERVOUS MA

NTFES'I‘ATIONS .

Mrs. R.I. writes: Could the menopause cause palpitations in the head and throughout the body?

REPLY No. but the nervous aspects of the change of life are blamed for many including palpitation. Send stamped, self-addressed enve- lope for leaflet on the meno-

so No VALUE Mrs. M. writes: Would corti- sone help hardening of the art. cries in an 84 year old woman?