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Since the Federal Government has decided that it cannot set a preced- ent by agreeing to the Prince Edward Island hospital insurance scheme on what it considers to be a purely voluntary basis, no more’ time should be lost in amending the pro- visions. According to Premier Ma- theson, this will not involve calling the Legislature into special session, as the mandatory clauses can be in- serted in the agreement without changing the legislation. That, we imagine, will come as a surprise to many of those who voted on this measure in the House.

A proposal made to the Provincial Government by federal officials for inclusion of a mandatory clause in the Act was, it will be recalled, sub- mitted to the House last March, and was turned down. The legislation then passed on what most, at least, of the members thought was a vol- untary basis, pure and simple. The

THURSDAY, JUNE 4,1958.

Opposition warned against the in- .

adequacy of the provisions, and the danger of thém being unacceptable to Ottawa. Later, some time after the House had prorogued, the Pro- vincial Health Minister announced that the regulations, drafted on the authority of the Act, could provide for compulsory premium collections if this course was found necessary. We commented at the time on this extraordinary statement, but we were assured that it was quite just- ified, as the Act did not specifically state whether the collections.were to be voluntary or otherwise and the Hospital Commission would be com- petent to determine this matter when the scheme went into effect. ‘Apparently Ottawa was not satis- fied with this assurance and insist- .-ed on having the mandatory provi- sions in the agreement. This the to, and the Hospital Commission has been directed to proceed on this bas- is. It is to be hoped that this will prove satisfactory and that there will be no further hitch in the ar- rangements for bringing the plan in- te operation on October 1. If there should be further difficulties it will ; be the provincial authorities who must take full responsibility. It was their duty to inform themselves of the federal requirements from the outset, and draft the scheme accord- ingly.

Disappointing Statement “We are still in the dark as to the reasons for the Federal Govern- ment’s action in turning down the proposal to purchase the “Vacat- jonland” for the Borden-Tormentine sérvice. According to yesterday's story from Ottawa a statement on the matter is expected from the Government in the next day or two. It had better be good. There is keen disappointment here over the re- jection of ‘the plans for using this Michigan vessel, which appears to be well suited to our requirements. * As pointed out in the report pre- pared for the’ Provincial Govern- ment by Mr. Scott, the Vacation- land has been in “moth balls” for a year and a half, and not having been in drydock since 1954 would require close inspection by marine gurveyors. The matter of lifeboats and cooling water for the diesels would also have to be gone into. But docking provisions would afford no great problem and the boat—avail- able for about $3,000,000—would fost in the vicinity of $8,000,000 if fuilt at present-day prices. The fed-

gral statement therefore, that apart

from the purchase price it would Bost about $1,000,000 in repairs and ation, hardly adds up to a good

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for ignoring it. .

Rocket To Venus?

Now it’s the planet Venus that Soviet scientists may be training their sights on. According to the National Geographic Society, the U. S. Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration had hoped to launch Venus- bound rockets in June, 1959, but technical difficulties forced a delay, perhaps for a year or two. Future Venus shots will depend on the planet’s position in space, as well as the success of rocket experts in overcoming engineering obstacles for a journey that probably will take more than 150 days.

Venus is so similar to Earth in size, brillance, and density that it is called “Earth’s Twin Sister.” It out- glitters everything in the night sky except the moon, and is bright en- ough to cast a shadow. Sometimes it is visible even at noonday. Several flying saucer reports have been traced to observations of the brilliant planet. Yet it has a dense atmo- sphere, which telescopes cannot penetrate. Hence opinions differ wide- | ly on what the surface may be like.

Reports reaching Ottawa this Spring suggested that Britain’s economy is booming to record heights. This, coupled with Bri- tain’s promise at last year’s Mon- treal Economic Conference to ease restrictions against Can- adian exports as soon as possible, suggested to me that our great- est unwritteen news story might

A few astronomers believe Venus is | covered by jungles of incredible den- | sity. Others doubt that any life ex- | ists there. They say spectrosopic , studies indicate that while Venus has much: carbon dioxide in its atmo- sphere, there is little or no free oxygen and almost no water. U.S. Navy scientists have reported that the planet sends out a continuous radio wave caused by thermal, en- ergy, which may indicate a tempera- ture exceeding that of melting lead. Such a temperature would seem to rule out the possibility of oceans. Man’s ignorance of Venus is drama- tized by the fact that no one yet knows exactly how fast the planet rotates. A Venusian day has been variously estimated as lasting from 20 to 225 earthly days. If the 225- day figure is correct, Venus would rotate only once while making a complete orbit round the sun. Next to Mercury, it is the planet closest to the sun; the distance is only 67 million miles, compared to 93 million for the Earth. At times Venus swings within 25 million miles of our planet. Thus it is Earth’s nearest neighbor in space apart from the moon and an occasional comet or asteroid.

EDITORIAL NOTES

That was a generous action of the Maritime Central Airways in pre- senting a cheque for $5,000 to the Association for Retarded Children. The money will pay for a campsite at Oyster Bed Bridge, already ac- quired by the organization. We can think of no donation more likely to return dividends in health and happiness to the recipients.

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The Ontario Liberal Association has fallen on evil days. Faced on the eve of a general provincial elec- tion with depleted funds, it has had to curtail its campaign advertising extensively. According to Mr. Dan ang, the association’s treasurer, the Federal Liberal Party has been unable to contribute and local do- nations have been fewer than ex- pected. Oh, well, the Tories will win anyway!

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It is gratifying to note the assur- ance given at the Maritime Trans- portation Commission meeting that rail rates will be sharply reduced for the fall shipping season on po- tatoes and turnips to the New Eng- land States. This is a matter on which» the Commission has been working for some time, and it is one of the many ways in which it serves the interests of these Atlantie Provinces. It is fortunate in having such a capable and experienced ex- ecutive..manager as Mr. Howard

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be of attractive new export op. portunities in the British market.

When I recently visited Bri- tain to study this trade possib- ility, I found that Britain is in- deed booming, as never before in living memory. Record indus- trial output, scaring exports and minimum unemployment are the statistical evidence of her pro- sperity.

Visible evidence is on all sides: attractive “‘New Towns” sprout. ing amid pleasant green farm- lands; broad new traffic through-

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of Old World antiques for sale, but-and this will interest our mé4nufact- urers - very, very few New World electrical household gadgets. THOSE TERRIBLE TAXES To Canadian eyes, the worst feature about modern Britain is

stif as high as 530 per many items, including the ular small cars which can ly be classed as luxuries. A successful bread-winner in the top tax bracket has to earn $15.067 to be able to a typ ical Little English Car off

ton of hi- income. Of that hue sum, 13,939 is taken from him

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Britain’s Booming Economy

By Patrick Ntcholson

Minister Gordon Churchill. Not yet announced, but also of in- terest to our exporters, will be the similar relaxation of trade barriers against Canadian goods by the British West Indies.

A direct result of the Com- monwealth Economic Conference

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Unrest In Latin America

By Joseph MacSween Canadian Press Staff Writer —~

Acts of violence in Nicaragua, Paraguay, Argentina and Peru are manifestations of a continu- ing revolution in Latin America, a continent of nearly 200,000,000 people. :

Political and social change plus grinding economic problems are the roots of unrest below the Rio Grande. And the success of Fidel Castro’s revolution in Cuba has had a tonic effect in the few coun- tries dictators remain.

Instability isn’t surprising when it’s remembered that Latin American is formed of 20 repub- lies less than 150 years old, economically under - developed, with a p.. ation explosion and at various stages of a winning struggle for democracy. The situation is seen as made to order for Communist infiltration.

Currently, the most spectacu- lar events are taking place in Nicaragua, where President Luis Somoza has been challenged by

' an actural—if small—invasion by

irregular forces from neighboring Costa Rica, a centre for anti- authoritarian elements since overthrowing its dictator in 1948. Somoza inherited a dictatorial regime from his father, Gen. An- astasio Somaza, assassinated in 1956. RULERS OVERTHROWN Six other Latin American dic-

| taters have been overthrown in

the last five years.

Political affairs came to a boil at the beginning of this year when Cuba’s dictator Fulgencio Batista ran from Castro. Then, in Feb- ruary, Romulo Betancourt took office as president of Venezula, whose dictator had been thrown out earlier.

Castro and Betancourt held a much-publicized meeting in Car- ‘acas and soon after Luis Somoza became convinced that his ad- ministration was marked for overthrow by the so-called Car- acas group. He was then em- broiled in a quarrel with neigh- boring Honduras and his regime

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Castro has repeatedly denied that he plans any invasion of dictator-ruled countries, but his popularity has caused grave con- cern in Paraguay and the Domin- ican* Republic as well as in Nicaragua.

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Paraguay’s embattled pres- ident, Gen Alfredo Stroessner, resents being called a dictator, but his; republic has never had anything else but dictators since it was formed in 1811.

Most of the 1,500,000 inhabitants of land-locked Paraguay live on a bare subsistence leval in an agrarian economy. Average per capita income has been estimated at less than $120.

The people have lived under a technical state of seige—modified martial law—since civil violence in 1947, except for a 30-day period that ended last Saturday.

On that day Strossner dis- solved the House of Representa- tives after it Lad protested po- lice repression of demonstrations by students protesting increased transportation costs.

Since then the dictator, whose army is tough if ill-equipped, has jailed scores of leaders of his-own Colorado Party and moved cavalry troops into the capital, Asuncion, to keep order. Thous- ands of Paraguayan exiles live just across the Argentine border, hoping some day to invade their homeland. -

Argentina, meanwhile, has it- self been the scene of riots and wholesale arrests resulting from a strike of bank employees. The government of President Arturo Frondizi has been trying to en- force an austerity campaign and repair the economic chaos that followed the exile of former dic- tator Juan Peron in 1955.

A new wave of inflation—the cost of living has gone up 40 per cent since last December — is plaguing Frondizi’'s program while labor unions, some under Peronist and Communist in- fluence, are demanding increased

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i Chandler, West Kent stu- returned yesterday after- m after an enjoyable trip to wéstern part of the province. They le by bicycle Saturday morning and travelled to Brad- albane, Margate and Malpeque before returning home.

TEN YEARS AGO (June 4, 1949) Work on the new Tourist Bur- eau, sponsored by the Summer- side Board of Trade, was begun yesterday morning at Read's Cor- ner. Mr. Vaughan Groom, chair-

June 15th in order to have the Bureau open for the accommo- dation of the tourists.

.Resolutions empowering the ex- ecutive to secure and appoint a full time Field Commissioner and authorizing the Financial Com- mittee to proceed with plans to

connection with such an appoint- ment, highlighted a well attéend- ed meeting of the Provincial Boy Scouts Association in Charlotte-

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