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PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY. JULY 3, 1964.

Staiesmanship Needed One of the first questions ad- dressed to Mr. Pearson when he land-

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ed in England yesterday for the con- .

ference of Commonwealth prime ministers was with respect to Can- ada’s contribution, economically and

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technically,'to underdeveloped mem— and looking for war."

ber nations. Plainly this question of marshalling Commonwealth resour- ces to this end is one of Vital con- cern at this time. And the pressure will be great for Canada to give more and do more than it has in the past.

In calling the conference. Prime Minister Douglas—Home said he wish- ed the Commonwealth leaders to re- appraise what this rapidly growing association means today. From the days of empire. it has been cnnlinu~

territory) was eompareble to are commitment to defend West Berlin.

The newspapers reported this warning as a matter of major news.

‘Weren't they supposed to? Weren't

they indeed obligated to by reason of its implications?

It is a fact that one of the of- ficials, later identified as Secretary of State Rusk, had said that China and North Vietnam should leave their neighbors alone or face war with the United States. And in a speech on J une 28 President John-son spoke of U.S. readiness to explore all paths

to peace but warned that in order ‘

to preserve the peace the U.S. was “prepared to risk war” wherever necessary.

Another statement which the newspapers could scarcely avoid giving emphasis to.

Communist China responded vig- oroust with counter-threats. The tension rose. Alarm was created in the U.S. and among Washington‘s allies. Then, in the course of last week, the emphasis shifted. State Secretary Rusk explained that peace “ought to be possible in South- east Asia without any extension of the fighting,” that peace was not to he obtained in this region “by going

Asked if the Administration was not confusing the country by "blow- ing hot and cold” on Southeast Asia, Mr. Rusk fell back on the old tactic. if there was any impression of changeableness, he said. it. had come from “the way in which speeches are reported."

As the New York Times remarks drily in commenting on this state-

‘ mont. the way speeches are report-

ally in transition. But since 1947”— i

when India and Pakistan's admission heralded the beginning of the new Commonwealth—the pace of change has accelerated breathlessly. A Brits ish information booklet described the latter growth of this "child of change” as follows:

“At the end of the Second World War there were five nations in what was then known as the British Com- monwealth: Australia, Canada, Bri. tain. New Zealand. and South Africa. in addition to Eire and Newfound- land. which were in a somewhat special position. The 70,000.000 people who made up those nations were for the most part of Anglo- Saxon descent, of Christian religion, and of a British moral and political qutlok . . .

“Less than 19 years later, the Commonwealth had been transform- ed. Fourteen new nations had come to full independence and full mem- bership. One of the original mem- bers, South Africa, had withdrawn. These vast changes raised the total population of wholly independent people within the CommonWealth to over 750.000.000. most of them not of European origin, and not of the Christian religion.

“An association which had been largely British. Christian, with its historical roots

predominently .

in Europe, was changed into one '

that was predominently Asian (of l ' ' ‘ record, and is worth recalling With

Hindu, Moslem. or Buddhist relig- ion) and African, with its histor- ical roots reaching into the. East- érn and tropical areas of the world. Moreover. the African population of

e new member nations in Africa imount to over 80,000,000. This is about the same as the total popula- fion of the fonr original members. Britain, Canada, Australia. and New Zealand.”

ed generally reflects the way they are written.

A Good Appointment

There will be general approval of Prime Minister Pearson’s action in naming the Hon. Roland Mich- ener, former Speaker of the House of Commons. as Canadian high com- missioner to India. It has the merit, among other things, of being a non- partisan appointment, for Mr. Mich- ener is a prominent Conservative. He was defeated in the 1962 general election in his Toronto St. Paul’s riding by his Liberal opponent, Ian Wahn. A few months after his elect- ion defeat, he was named to the Canadian Privy Council by then Prime Minister Diefenbaker.

Prior to the last election. Mr. Michener was Commons Speaker from 1957 to 1962, and won respect from all parties by his impartial conduct in the chair. He should prove a valuable adition to the nation’s top diplomatic service.

This was the Pearson govern- ment’s second appointment of a prominent Conservative figure—— former Trade Minister George Hoes having been named a director of the 1967 World’s Fair Corporation last year. Mr. Hees resigned later, after his appointment as president of 'the Montreal Stock Exchange; but the gesture made by his former political opponents remains on

approval.

Unfortunately. such gestures are still the exceptions to the gen- eral rule of maintaining the spoils system under governments of both party stripe at Ottawa. Such fat plums as Senatorial appointments. for example, are still usually reser- ved for the party faithful. ’Mr.

, Pearson has shown no inclination

_. The conference which opens to- ‘

fly in London will provide perhaps file severest test. yet. of the Com- fionwealth’s will and capacity to didapt itself to new realities. It would disastrous if it failed in promot-

g this objective. Its success could ve an important bearing indeed on future world peace and security.

g Blaming The Press ,‘ After three weeks of alarm and re warnings on both sides of the ' ‘ggle in Southeast Asia, it seems at neither the United States nor munist China wishes to push utters any nearer the brink of a der war. Washington officials are w implying that the newspapers V . responsible for suggesting such thing in the first place. . The same old alibi that politicians useful everywhere! But it is fact that the same Washington ficiaie, in "background" state- iae to reporters, had warned that U.S. commitment to prevent a llepee in Laos (where the Com-

to break with tradition here, any more than Mr. Diefenbaker did when he was in office.

EDITORIAL NOTES

According to an Ottawa report, Mr. Pearson is expected to make a request at the Commonwealth con- ference in London that will take some of the heat out of the flag is- sue at Ottawa. He will ask the prime ministers to approve the Union Jack, with a gold crown at the centre, as the Commonwealth flag, to be flown by all members on Commonwealth occasions.

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The final acounting by the Dom- inion Bureau of Statistics of Can- ada's Gross National Product last year places it at 6.6 per cent ahead of 1962, instead of the accepted fig- ure of six per cent. The final quarter, in which a 2.9 per cent increase over the third quarter was registered, was stronger than had been entici- pated. Price rises accounted for a 1.8 per cent intense; the physical volume increased by 4.8 per cent.

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IF HE ONLY HAD A BULLD’OZER

_O_T;TAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Obstacle To Canada’s True Independence

Parliament Hill is e pasture- land for too many sacred cows. to whom Canadians are told to bend the knee in ‘

"Theirs not to season why..." wro the poet Terrmyson; but it is past time when we should all ask the reason for respecting and even worshiping these sacred cowa.

One of the phonieet of these is that Trolain Home of a cow called Foreign We need huge ban'lcrolls of capital, far more than we can provide our- selves. to finance the develop- ment of the immense riches in our country - thus runs the argument. Anyone who suggests that U.S. dollars pouring across the border on their predatory forays one unwelcome is treat- ed as at least a 13001, perhaps as a traitor.

This is balderdiash trotted out bunch o longhairs who lmow nothing of finance, and by a generation of parliamentarians who never studied the subject. But at last Canada has a Minister of Finance who under- stands ehe danger of foreign capital which is a pirate mas- querading as a blood donor. This could well be because that Minister of Finance is not a long- time politician; he is a new- from the world of bus- lace: and finance. whose name had never been called in the House of Commons as recently as two years ago. HE TOLD ENGLAND Hon. Walter Gordon is that. Minister of Finance. He was the guest speaker at the traditional Dominion Day banquet of the Canada Club in London, England,

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KINGS C0. COMPLAINT

Sir.— Red House, Annandale, Launching, Woodville Mills, Georgetown, Sturgeon, .Gesper- eaux. Cambridge and Murray Harbor North. these are the la- calities in Kings County which the government has decided to deprive of the representation in

the legislature which they have ’

enjoyed for many years and to which they should still be entit- led.

The citizens of 5th Kings should be treated as first class. not second class citizens. This district is now represented by

0 very estimable gentlemen and I am sure those who will take their place from another county will not match their zeal and desire for good government. If the government at Ottawa took the same attitude toward the province of Prince Edward Island as the government at Charlottetown fakes toward 5th Kings. what a howl would as- cend to high Heaven. I am sure all fair minded citizens enter- tain the hope that this iniquitous legislation will be rover fore the next election.

I am. Sir, etc... ‘ JERRY MAN-DER. Murray River RR.

CENTENNIAL EFFORT Sir, —-The community of Al- berton is to be compliment- ed on their excellent centennial effort in the reenactment of the arrival of Jacques Cartier on Island soil.

Chief Ray m o n d Lewis and members of the Mic Mac Tribe also played their parts well and added greatly to this interesting event.

The attached clipping from the Kelowna "Courier" of Bri- tish Columbia has been sent to me, endI pessit to you as being worthy of space in your

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I am. Sir, etc. INEZ MUTCII AOLAND.

Sir, -— We have seen in the newspaper that the Honorable Lester B. Pearson is going to change the flu-g.

We, of the Okenag e n , have given this mud: thought. When the white man first set foo: on this land. he raised his flag and told the

abouldtheflufallbefom the enemy.

Undutflsfla’l ales were .madeaeutseetleeandacree- mumqu www.mmlsesmade

in the east ahd set in the west, this reservation would remain. Therefore, as an Indian, I would not like the flag to be changed until the Indian a nd the government came to settle- ment on the land question. Per- haps if the flag were to be chan- ged we may lose our rights as people and also Hon. L. B Pearson may not honor the ori- ginal promi s e 5 made by Her Majesty the Queen. Emblematic of our country is the Indian peoples, therefore, a picture or profile of an Indian should be placed on the upper right hand corner of the flag, or something similar. to honor the people who once walked this land proudly. Yours truly. JIMMY ANTOINE

CRITICAL COMMENT

Sir,—Aa a former "Islander" now living in Montreal, I felt it was my right to express some observations noted during a re- cent trip to P.E.I.

The country looks lovely as ever. but why don't the people of Charlottetown and Summer- side paint their houses? I don‘t think I have ever seen so many ill-kept looking houses surround- ed so much natural beauty. Is it a lack of money to buy paint. a lazy attitude towards improvement or just a case of traditional Maritime backward- ness? ikewlse as . on riives through the lovely countryside rarely does one see a front lawn where a fly real imagine: lion ls used on the planting of flower beds This Is easy work

With so many tourists travel~ ling to the Island each year, surely these matters must be

portaut. Would it not be possible for a local promo- tional plan or scheme to be so ranged so that properaty own- ers could be influenced to paint up and clean so? Maybe a tax concession for a two year per- iod. or paint which could be

tlon Buildings look terrific. but so modern and so outstanding to sense "frontier"

tel mosu society. lovely old place could do with e face lift. your . rev-r

rum . ‘0. 0.0 . i lately-Is ‘manse" every 0!. cl" but only win: W ' Island" could be brightened up a bit. It doesn‘t cost much

I am. Sir. etc.

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'Illra-t large and influential gather- ing contained expatriate nia- dians, business men, and many Britons who have trading investment atione with Can- 'dia.

lM . ordon discussed the thriving condition of (the Cana~ diian economy today-though he did omit. no mention that the fillip was the devaluation of the dollar in 1982 by the Conserva- tive government, Mulch made our goods more competitive in other countries, and films fac- ilitated a large increase In our

exports. Then he burned to forelgn

capital.

"Canadians recognize that foreign investment has been of tremendous value to them. No other cctmtny has received so much of it. It has enabled us to develop much faster than would otherwise have been possible . . . But we have paid a high price for all this. It is the huge ex- tent of non—resident ownership

resources.

Mr. Gordon specified that for- eign control, mostly from U.S.A. 961 reached mg per

manufacturing and 59 per cent of mining and smelting. .

"The proportions of tibia mn- resident control have been grow. ing and appear consul keep on growing unless we do some- thing about it. Otherwise it may well be an increasing obstacle to Canada‘s true independence as a nation.” Note last words: we may soon supp even those (lure maple leaves for five stars on another flog, no

kidding.

“Canada will need and will welcome inflows of fioreiign cap- ital..audweehmsldlllkeafmr

n of it to be in the form of fixed income ties that cgn be paid back in the

re. That is the key pluuee. U.SA. them

a... cap . ey borrowed it in the form of bonds, fixed income securities that can ‘ d buck and indeed mw have been paid back. U.S.A. does not have in Melton ownership, it is master in its own economy. So ahmld We be, if we were as smart horse-traders or borrowers as the Yankees. Welter Gordon is the first Finance Minister have heard melee that. demand; I hope he makes it stick.

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Poison ivy is contact derma- titis and occurs when the oily fraction of the plant touches the that new

against the ivy. The fluid in the blister does not harbor the irritant: conse

the skin is washed after the rash occurs.

Is there sometime a sensitive person can take to increase re- sistance to poison ivy? Yes. but the effect is temporary. It is not practical for most of us. An lniectable extract of the plant, for example. will make many people less sensitive. Oral ex- tracts so are available but are less efficient. But there L! no harm in trying the extracts when you are likely to come in- to contact with poison ivy.

Cold mipresscs soaked in aluminum acetate will prove soothing as will drying lotions containing a small amount of phenol. Antihistamine tablets often relieve itching.

LIVER INFECTION

Mrs. C. writes: I had hepa- titis a year ago. At my most re- cent checkup, a few months ago, the doctor pronounced me in good health. Is it safe for me to take birth control pills?

PLY

This quesdon has serious con- notations and should be answer- ed 'by your physician. He knows whether your liver function tests have returned to normal.

“WATER” PILLS

D. V. R. writes: What do you know about dehydration pills to reduce? I’d like to take off 40 pounds.

REPLY These pills help eliminate the water that forms when the body

place only when the individual goes on a low caloric diet a n d eats solittle the body must rely for energy upon its own fatty tissues. CRAVES SALT

E. W. S. writes: How can I stop the great desire I have for salt? I’m supposed to cut down but whenever I try, the longing is so great I become nervous and upset.

REPLY It takes determination. Try a salt substitute at the table. A tranquilizer may help overcome the nervousness until the salt habit is broken. BOOKWORMS AND VISION Mrs, C. writes: Both my chil- dren are nearsighted. Both are bookworms. Will too much read- ing worsen this condition? REPLY

No. Nearsightiedness tends to progress spontaneously but reading for hours and hurts is not die cause. Near-sighted chil- dren prefer nearsighted proj-

atmosphere of calm.

(NOTE: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dellen should be ad- dressed to: Dr. Theodore Van Dellien, co Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois.)

THEATRE DRAW! WINNIPEG (Cpl—The Manl- toba Theatre Centre had an ab tendsnce of 185,000 for its eight productions in the 1963-“ sea- son.

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Minutes

Liberal Ottawa Journal

Mr. Peter Newman, not not- ebly a pro-Conservative, writes In Msclean's that in the day-to- day business of governing country the Liberals are falling short of even the most basic de- mand made on any govern- ment: that the ministration control events a shape course of national affairs.

Mr. Newman sees none of the initiative Mr. Pearson promised in the last election campaign, be

“rude Meals in charge of domestic affairs acting in a con- fused and aimless way when they act at all, and he considers the domestic policies of the Lib- erals "have been a grey. quiet failure."

In of his argument Mr. Newman notes the Liberal failure to implement the Can- ada Pension Plan promptly, the worthelessness «it most of the measures which ved the decimation of Mr. Gordon’s first

boast and the Government's inability to get Parliament to he action

se da a of the responsibility

other observers of Parliament is seeingslgne of the Hibernia being insensitive to the danger of reviving the chargu of arro- gance which helped to defeat them in 1957, Mr. Newman might have added that such in- eensltivity would indicate the greatest weakness of all. Admin- lda‘atlons with no instinct for self- preservation and tumble to learn from the past invite disas- ter.