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MONDAY. MARCH 5. 1956

i AVicious Assault '

'One of the glories of the Com- lls that all its citizens in every mem- ber nation of whatever race, relig- ion, or colour-and the Common- wealth includes them all - have equal and indestructible rights un- der the law. And that is the situa- tion in most of the countries involv- ed. One saddening exception is the Union of South Africa where under the Nationalist Party Government of Prime Minister Strijdom, as prev- iously under Dr. Malan, "white sup- remacy" has been elevated to the status of an uncompromising article of political faith. Not being satisfied with enforcing a system of racial segregation which ranks - in injus- tice with that which was practised in the llDcep South" of the Unitetl States in the darkest days of its history, the Government has now removed all voters of "mixed blood" from the electoral rolls. This, in it- self, is a grievous affront to demo- ciitic freedom; but it is made even worse by the manner in which it was brought about-the enlarge- ment of the Senate by appointment of'(;overnment supporters to assure a fiwo-thirds majority for the legis- laffon which has the effect of a con- stitutional amendment.

''”Nor is this all. The same piece of legislation carries a provision which virtually destroys the power of the federal courts to pass judgment on the legality of parliamentary acts. In all countries where freedom has any meaning, this power of the courts is regarded as the one great bulwark against political tyranny. In South Africa that bulwark will no longer exist. Indeed, for all practical purposes, the fe d e r al

, , courts may as well close their doors. ,4 1 5! In the face of such a vicious assault 'i on basic human rights. who is pre- ' M, pared to say that South Africa's in- i clusion in the Commonwealth adds anything to is prestige? And what reason is there for any citizen of any other nation in the Common- wealth to feel pleased over the rumour that South African officials are not as anxious as they once were to sever the country's link with the Commonwealth family?

Healthy Competition

' It is evident, from little bits of information which have leaked out of the "atoms for peace" conference, that both the United States and the Soviet Union are agreed on one thhig: the need for a. permanent agency to look after the distribution I of atomic power. This. while a wel- come departure from most confer- ences, is not as important as it might. seem, in view of the disagree- ment that exists concerning the na- ture and powers of the proposed agency. The United States wants It to have a good deal of discretionary power apart altogether from the United Nations. The Soviet Union. on the other hand, wants it tied sec- urely to the"Security Council. In which the veto could be used when deemed necessary for Soviet politi- cal purposes. At the present time. it is reported, all the other countries represented at the conference- there are ten of them. including Canada-are supporting the Am- erican view. 4

It seems probable, therefore, that two agencies might be set up instead. of one. This arrangement would have bbvious weaknesses. Yet, on second thought. one might suggest that it would not necessar- (Ily indicate s failure for the atoms , for peace idea. Indeed, It might pm-

i Idle it with on Added prospect for since it would create an en- tirely new field for competition be- fho two power blocs.,snd n more bsnevolent field, so for

clear weapons. Even a slight ro- laxation in that contest would serve the cause of peace.

As in the case of individuals, nations have only a certain capacity for competitive activity. The more of it they expend in peaceful and orderly pursuits, the less likely they are to dissipate their energy, in less useful ones. '

Hens' Social System

Advocates of a "one-class" so- ciety who like to go to the world of nature for evizlence to substantiate their cherished theory can't expect any encouragement from the poul- try family, if a survey recently con- ducted by a team of specialists can be relied upon. And who among us is bold enough to question the judg- ment of experts?

liens, t h 0 survey discovered, have a strict social system from which not the slightest deviation is permitted. It starts very early in the chit-kcn's life--at four weeks old, to be exact. In every pen there is a No. l bird, a No. 2 bird, 8. No. 3 bird, and so on right down the line. The top bird has a right-and exer- A cises itsto peck at any other bird. The 2nd in the scale can peck at No. 3. but never at No. 1. So it goes. No. 10. for instance, can peck at any bird below his class, but never at one in a higher category. -The re- searchers discovered that hens re- main in their own little groups; only the most contrary non-confornnists among them wander any farther than 25 feet.

For economic purposes, all this

means that chickens should never be turned out into new surroundings after they are four weeks old. By then, their social system is estab- lished. If put among new faces, so-

cial anarchy sets in with the result that pecking becomes confused and the proper balance upset. This makes for improper development and, later on, poor production. In emphasizing the need for sufficient watercrs and feed hoppers, for each social group, the survey comes to this conclusion: "Suppose there aren't enough feeders. A hen is hungry. She starts out to get some grain. On the way she has to brave the peeks of other hens higher in the social scale. She gets discour- aged, frightened. She returns to her own group (where presumably the pecking is less annoying) without eating. The result? Poor egg pro- duction". It seems that science is doing something for the human race almost every day!

EDITORIAL NOTES

A group of American research- ers have come up with the news that 200,000 gifted boys and girls never go to college. They should now try to ascertain how many non-gifted ones do go.

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School administrators in a. large American city are considering do- ing away with pupils' report cards. They need do nothing else to Insure for themselves a permanent place

"in the annals of youth. 0 I I

Political observers in Ottawa are agreed that there will be no signific- ant tax reduction in this yearis budget. If they are right. it means there will be no federal election for another year anyway.

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It is reported that Secretary of State Dulles will give at least A dozen press conferences on his cur- rent Asian tour. No doubt, most of them will be taken up with explain- ing what he did not mean to say in his "brink of war" speech.

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The death of Democratic Sen- ator Martin Kilgore of Virginla-- deeply regretted on all sides, for he was one of the Senate's outstanding members-will not have any ad- verse effect on the Democratic con- trol of the upper house. Under the American electoral system his suc- cessor, who will serve until the No- vember election, will be named by the Governor of the State, A De no- crat. There are no by-elections.

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Vice President Richard Nixon is In trouble again with Democratic leaders, this time for referring to Chief Justice Warren as "a Republi- can Chief Justice". This was not only bad form. since of course the supreme Court is supposed to be above political factions, but a. mis- representation of Mr. Warren's po- litical record. As gubernatorial cun- dfdste in Cslifornls he was nomin- liid by both Republicans And

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"Parliament no longer governs", laments MacLean's magazine.

Parliament never did govern. was not set up to govern and und- er our system cannot govern.

Under our system, government rests with the cabinet. whose mem- bers are not even appointed by Parliament.

Parliament of course has the power to turn the cabinet (got em- menlr out; it can reject any one of its TIICBSUFC3 in which event. under our system. the cabinet must resign. But if or when that hap- pened and an elcciion returned a new parliament the new cabinet would have to be sworn in from some majority group (or a coalit- ion of groups) and it would be this new cabinet. not parliament, that would go on governing.

it could hardly be otherwise; government by some 265 members of Parliament of various philoso- phies and ,vlews and without tech- nical Advice and knowledge to ar- Ive at informed conclusions would be government by guess-work and Anarchy. How would such govern- ment seek or obtain fhe advice of A trained civil service? And how would the public. or the world out- side, or Canada's allies know from day to day what such a system of government might do or fail to do. or how it would live up to com- mitmenis?

People who say that Parliament "has ceased to be. in any real sense. the government of Canada". and who Add (as MacLean's adds) that "it still has the power to govern", simply havenlf taken the trouble to find out what Parlia- ment is about.

Parliament was set up in the first place to criticize the King's (or Queen's) estimates. as a check upon the eecutive (the cabinet). As A place where elected repre- sentatives of the people might cry out for redress of grievances. It was never intended to govern.

People speak and write of Parlia- ment being ”supreme" and it Is supreme in the sense that it can turn A government out, or amend or reject entirely some proposal of

The Age Old Story

Grace. snd peace be multiplied Info you through fhe knowledge of God. and of Jesus our Lord. ac- cording As his divine power hath given unto us Ill things that per- fsin unto life and godliness, throuxh fbe knowledge of him fhsf hsth called us to glory and virtue: whereby Are given unto us exceed- ing great And precious promises: that by these yo might be partak- ers of. the divine nafure. having escaped fhe corruption that is In fho world fhrough iusf.

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the cabinet. But Parliament by its very character and constitutional setup cannot administer, and can- not be held responsible for day- to-day government. That responsib- ility is with the cabinet.

Respecting Prliamcnfs existing position. there is an arraignment which can be made truthfully: The arraignment that while it is hard at best for Parliament to criticize effectivclya web of government which is large and intricate, that task is being made almost im- possible by Ministers who depend upon a docile, incompetent major- iiy to support their arrogance, en- abling thcm to ignore Parliament. to by-pass it by orders-in-council (sometimes secret) and crown com panies, and to deny it the Informa- tion necessary for an informed ex- amination and criticism of public business.

The mischief of IiiacLean's piece, barking up the wrong tree. is that it tends to divert public attention from the real evil. from fhe heart of the problem. to direct attack upon Parliament as an institution rather than upon weak and played- out ministers. some of them re- markable chiefly for their tower- ing conrcits.

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FROST GALLERIES These sparkling murals of frosted panes Are newly minted every morning, And every morning wonderful: The lovely Degas ballet girls Are poised again in powdered-sug- ar clouds And diamond-shimmer of peach- colored dawn; They dance. but to inaudible Chop-

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Perhaps in frozen notes of last year's cricket song.

To violin choirs of innumerable remembered bees;

They dance through silver forests of Swan Lake.

Stalactite trees and crystal stones.

Fantastic glitter and fantastic beauty.

But suddenly the blazing copper names.

The dazzling footlights of the sun take place;

The golden Fireblrd ascends

In final pyrotechnic flash.

The pictured stage dissolves info the entr'acte of day.

-Frederick Ebrlghf.

Bleak Antarctica may never Again be as deserted as it was dur- ing the long polar night when Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd remain- ed alone atop 800 feet of ice, 123 miles south of his Little America base.

He arrived at the site in March, 1934, at the beginning of the South- ern Hemlsphere's winter. Posting A sign in his one-man shack-- "There will he no gossiplng"-ho started making his first weather observations.

Gradually, poisonous fumes from stove and generator weakened him. To keep up his daily messages. he was forced to crawl to his radio set on hands and knees. By Aug- ust. when A rescue party got through, he wAs so ill he was un- able to travel for another two months.

Admiral Byrd's adventure in loneliness wasnpnrf of his second Assault on the bottom of the world, the Nation Geographic Society re- calls. On that expedition as well as on the first, the explorer built A Little American base As capital of the unknown.

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Again in 1940 and 1947 when the Admiral returned to the same An-

The Halliburlon -Howe Duel

Ily Tbs crmsrllnn Prose

An old oil painting recently hung in the Nova Scotla Archives. Hall- fax recalls a day when one of Can- Adals greatest states-msnorators fought A duel so he could serve his country with "vigor."

The picture. painted from s pho- tograph in 1373 by Edgsr Williams of London, is A likeness of John Croke Hnllburfon who challenged Joseph Howe. then A politician and newspspermsn, to A duel.

Tbs Incident arose in 1835 when Howe was being tried for llbelllng the msglstntes of Hsllfsx. Howe pleaded his own can And won An Acquiftsl with I six-hour speech which secured of the press for the province.

Hsllburton imagined Howe had Insulfsd his fnfher, Chief Justice Sir BI-salon Hsllburton. who pre- sided over the trisl. He sent Howe A challenge which won Immediately accepted.

The meeting was Arranged for Point Pleasant psrk at the south- ern ftp of the city. lisliburion nred fhs, first shot and missed.

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Howe, noted for accuracy. took slow aim and fhen deliberately fired into the Air with A contemptu- ous, "let the creature live."

PBECAUTIONARY LETTER

But Howe wasn't as sun of him- self As he appeared. Before meet- ing Hallburfon he wrote A letter fo be published in the event of his death which read in part:

"Even the shadow of on impu- fation upon my moral coursgs would incapscltsfc me from serv- ing my country with vigor."

Fortunately l-lsllburton did miss for Howe lived to become Hslifsx member In the provincial Assembly sud spend the following 12 years campaigning for responsible gov- ernment. The Halifax native soon became noted for his elcgsnce and the idol of the province.

From new to no he served ll premier and before his death in 1873 he was elected lisufcnsui-gow crnor of Nova scoffs.

Early in his career he sfsrfed The Acadlsn. A wseki non-pollti- cAl iournl, And in I be The Nova section which later came smslgsmsfsil with no Morn-

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Admiral Byrd's Early Trials

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tsrctic regoln, he founded A new Little America to replace the pre- vious one entombed In ice and snow.

Now, as Officer in Charge of the United States Antarctic pro- gram. Admiral Byrd has establish- ed A fifth Little America which may become the first permanent United States base on the frozen continent. Sprawled over A five- acre site. 30 miles east of earlier Little Americas. it will be the chief station of American scientists dur- ing the 1957-58 International Geo- physical Year.

There, snug inside 17 prefab- ricated. oil-heated '”' 120 Seabees will stay through the com. lng winter. To relieve boredom they have A 4.000-volume library, 200 leather And woodworking kits. movies. record players. hAm radio sets. even LUITOSPOHOEHCQ courses.

The 42 men who wintored through in 1929 lived iou luxur- iously. Thoy huddled Around ker-

'.Me'ciicolly' Speaking

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pl . while sitting. rest straight out In front of you by-vlnc lng them on Another cigslr. Soaking your feet Al rnately 111 warm And cold water will b A and also aid circulation. soskbotbfeefinspsllofwsrm wster for one minute And then transfer them to A bucket of cold water for the some period of time. Do this. shifting them back And forth from one poll to the other. for About ten minutes or so.

Aching And Swelling

' Sometimes hours of standinz 01' walking will cause your feet to swell And ache. This may also be caused by foo-short. hose.

Lying down And propping your feet up high on A pillow probably will help.

If you desire quihi relief. wrap a wet hand towel around each bare foot.

Swollen feel or ankles also may be symptoms of kidney disease. heart trouble or other illnesses. If they swell frequently, you'd bet- ter see your doctor.

Alcohol Rub

I think you'll find that an al- cohol rub or cold cream massage will feel pretty good to your sch- Ing feet.

,You should bathe your feet at least once a day. Be sure to dry them thoroughly and dust them with talcum foot powder, or bak- ing soda. Not only will this make your feet feel better. it will Also help prevent foot odor.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

.13.: Are vegetable fats As di- gestible As animal fats? Answer: Yes. they are.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From The Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (March 6. 1031)

Mr. Goerge A. MacDonald. f- ers Road. has installed an up - date radio in his home. This is truly an age of wonderful achieve- ments. when people remote by dis- tance are assembled within your hearing. The whole world is made kin, and the end is not in sight.

Many of the fox ranches in Ha!- elbrook were completely covered over during the recent storm, And the foxes did not get. food for sev- ersl days. One of our lsrger ranch- ers has already several litters of pups in his ranch.

TEN YEARS AGO (March 5. 1946)

Indignallon At the action of the Federal Authorities In prohibiting the export df Island table stock potatoes to Newfoundland was voic- ed yesterdsy in fbe Legislsfure. Mr. George Ssville calling Attent- ion to the order. noted that it up- plios to Newfoundland And nof St. Pierre. And is in force for six months. He said that the order might have serious effect on Is- land potato trade.

The value of lobsters. cod. bake. mackerel. smells and oysters mar- keded by island fishermen last year amounted to S2.l9l.22'I. on in- crease of 3485.235 over the vsluo of the some vsrety of fishing pro- ducts marketed in 1914. According to official reports released.

Rural electrification of Prince Edward Island will be undertaken nnLv through the power plants at Charlottetown snd Summerslde. op- erated either by A Power Commis- Ion or Utility Board. Premier Jones stated yesterday.

ossns stoves and fook baths in wssh tubs. not under showers. Lacking hobby kits. they made flashlights from cigarette cans. lamps from preserve Jars. and blubber stoves from gasoline drums. They also repaired sledge: and looked After their so dogs.

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A perfect” oxsmlilo of minority rule is I bsby In the bouso.aKifch- our-Waterloo Record. ,

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discs IIM fhs Alnerlcsss ksvs built as churches in Gornlilly-at s total cost of

Headquarters port added that whenever the Am- erlcsn troops leave Germany. the churches will be turned over to the 'FederAl states In which they are located.-West Germany Bulletin.

The Illinois department of pub-. llc welfare has lust given S,18.000 to the Dyslexia Memorial Insti- tute of Northwestern University to aid as study of why some children trouble reading. The word "dyslexia". says the announce- ment. is A medical term for dif- ficulty in reading. A quick And

cheap ww to overcome st lent some dif culty in reading W&lI.l:l

be to stop using words like -Milwaukee Journal.

In fhs old horse snd buggydnyl we did not buy A new style buggy before the old one was worn out. and they did not cost. hundreds where they had cost thousands to- dsy. The money upkeep was not so great either and Ottawa did not soak up 30 per cent tax on the ssy-b fuel we fed into the engine either. As we iemember it. People did not buy new stream-lined horse every couple of years and yet they seemed to be quite happy.-Ridge town Dominion.

0ffsws's official blfalnfrusfers have s jargon all their own when it comes to money matters. A favorite phrase within the pre clncfs of the Finance Department and fhe- Bank of Canada is "Dis- creflonsry income." Economists and statisticians like to spend A lot of lime debating how large. or how small. It should be. Now "dis- c :fionAry income." brought down to earth. means nothing more nor less than fho amount of money which individual Canadians Are free to spend or ssve as they see fit. Some call if "disposable In- come." And "disposable ' ” Just what people have left after belng put through the tax wi-Inger. -Guelph Mercury.

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, u-uiiaou. hsfweon mm and no no too. often clouded In fbsf -world when cbiatrli: technicalities us to and In And the hoodlum doesn't slug the little old lady to rob her but because he was-ion and unloved when he wss.,s boy. Let us give back to the law its ancient power as an instrument of correction and punishment in order that if my regain the I pocfful Awe of the people. This we owe to our young people and to the future.-Ham ilton Spectator.

Every hour the sun showers an the earth As much energy as can be obtained by burning 21 billion tons of coal. one single day the land areas of that tropical and temperate zones are flooded with more energy from the sun than men has utilized in the form of coal. oil, falling wafer and muscle, since be come out of the trees a. million years Ago. For over 200- years ingenious scientists and gn venfors have been trying with in. different success to make use of All this energy. - Waldemar Kaempffert.

If he had lived in the West half A century ago Lloyd l-iossack of Tbsmesford would have been a dc- puty sheriff by now. Mr. Hossuck is the courageous and resourceful proprietor of A service station which for some reason appeals to hold-up men. Twice Mr. I-lossack has gone out nfo the night. gun in hand. and no bed nocturnal band- its. Now he has helped arrest three men charged with having stolen a car. If we were all like Lloyd Hos- sack criminals would have a tough time to make a living.-London Free Press.

A chsrfer has been issued in A new. corporation which will be known as "The Abstalnet-s' Insur- ance Co." As the name implies, only those who do not touch al- coholic beverages will be able to take out automobile insurance in this company. It is going to spec-

.iAiize in that class of risks. it will be interesting to see how this ex- periment works. There is A grow- ing impression that drunken driv- ing is not responsible for such I large proportion of accidents as was considered the case some

years ago. but time and statistics will fell.-Almonte Gazette.

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