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Ninetielh Anniversary Canada attains to her ninetietb

liirthda

y on Monday. Though still 8.

youngling among sovereign nationti. we can point with pardonalile pride

to our

record of achicicmenl. Loyal

to our traditions and Oliiilltlllillls under the British flag. we are also

intlmat kinship taining

ely linked. by ties of conluu-rcc and mutual aims in main- world peace and sccuritv,

with our great neighbor to the south.

Our physical and industrial expan- sion has been plu-nomenal: OUT lili- lnzz conditions ralik among the high-

est in the world.

and. to millions of

less fortunate people. Valliitld Slallds totlay as a land of promise anti IWP9 In a manner which it is llllfll-illt for

our realize. Whi

o w n native -born i'iti7.PI1S YO

le life in ('anada has cilalll-'.f"l

materially since the observance of the first Dominion Day. til? 59"”

I ments ' I it national holiday remain substantially

the same. In lcncv Governor General Massey. an address on the occasion a year "Dominion Day may not SPF"!

of Canadians towards the

the words of Ilis Excel- in

to possess the romance of national

a nniversa ries

which

in s o m 9 countries recall -- many of them r- 8

battle or I revolution. Our day does not remind us of the clash of arms: it conjures up I picture of some eld-

erly.

frock-coated gentlemen around

I table. But from that meeting came I document which made us a dom-

lnlon. merit drama there

That was a tremendous mo- In our story. It marked no tic break with the past: but was drama in it. jilst the

same-the, joint effort of men very different in origin and character,

some of them

build

good foundations. They

former opponents. to on old and sought free-

something it e w

dom without enmity, unity without

samcn It

ess." is well to be reminded that

some of the Provinces are older by far than Confederation and that its strength and achievements lie deep in the struggles and sacrifices of

our ancestors. Here in the

”( 'radle

of Confederation" we are fully con-

scion:

of this fact. We know how

0 u r pioneer forebears - men and

of invincible faith and daunt-

women less courage-strove to build. step by step and stone by stone. the

foundation in which future genera- tions could trust. Without them there

would federal

have been no towering (Ton- ion structure. no anniversary

worth commemorating on Monday.

In it here

strong. Confederation has not

t h e s e Maritimes Provinces

the pioneer tradition is S0

been

an unmixed blessing. Its material

benefits have by no means

been

Fquanv divided, and we in this Prov-

ince h ways t into at that I

ave suffered pai'ticulari.V' I” hat it is not necessary to II" this time. We feel. however. brighter day is dawn'Ing- We

look forward to participating more

fully in Canada's

forward march.

This memorable anniversary in the

life of

turning point in the

w hole

Wider vistas of gress than we

may well mark a fortunes of the Atlantic rvsion. openiml UP opportunity and uro- hnve ever enjo)'('0-

the nation

Election Promises

It is not likely that the Liberals. the CCFers and the Social Creditors have entered into I conspiracy to pounce on the new Progrcssive-Con- Iervative Government It the earliest opportunity. There are reasons why

room of the in Inotbtr ffllk of . g It can be taken for grnnted that they will permit Mr. Dlefenbnlter to entry on In and no longer than they believe it to be in their own poiiilcli lit-

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parties in opposition dc- Ilnctlon this fall. But. "non-obstruction"

just Islam

There In excellent henna-in why Mr. Diefenbaker can he expected to make I good beginning in imple- menting his pre-election promises at the coming session. He has stated already that he willikeep faith with the Canadian people; and certainly failure to do so would invite defeat in the election whenever it comes. Mr. Diefenbaker is too good a poli- tician to have any illusion on that

. scoie.

At the same time, those who say

that the Prime Minister must carry

. out all his promises in one Parlia-

mentary session are talking with tongue in cheek. There are certain things which he said he would do this fall-reduce taxation. increase old-age pensions and call a Federal- Provincial conference to discuss fis- cal needs. The Minister of Finance Illts allc-ally declared that these tllurgs will he done. But there are conllnitnicnts which will take

other

ltnl-;vr to implement. Indeed. some of them lulu not It? possible of ful- illmcnt until a stronger and more

dccl.-"lie mandate has Iicril 5-'.llt'” l0 the titnernlnelit.

A Clean Bomb

The sciclitists. at least tlllvc of them, have told President l"Ilscn- hower that a clean hydrogen lmnlh. one with relativclv little radioat-tl'.c fall-out, can be considered it pos- sibility. If there must be hydrogen bombs at all-and it seems likely that they are here to stay-this is a cheerful bit of news. Oliviolisly. a bomb that destroys only what it bits is to be preferred to one that sends its poisonous effects over large areas far from the original target.

There is. however. one little hitch to the story. It is based on the as- sumption that nuclear tcsts will be continued. Apparently. the scientists who called on the President were perturbed over the possibility of a ban being placed on the tests before the clean bomb becomes I reality. Some will say-indeed, some have said already-that It was the report that the tests may be called off that started the talk about a clean bomb at some future date.

Ilowever that may lie. the Presi- dent's reaction to the scicntists' re- port is not easy to understand. His first word seemed to imply. although he did not say it specifically. that he thought it would be unwise to stop the tests. now that there is hope they might produce a bomb free of fall-out. This. of course. is what the visiting scientists had hoped for. He added. however. that he is still in favor of making ces- sation of the tests a part of a gen- eral disarmament agreement. The two views would seem to be at variance. Their immediate effect will probably be to confuse further the negotiations now under way in Lon- don. And this will give added weight to the Soviet complaint that the United Statcs is stalling on the whole question of disarmament.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Word from Paris is that the new Government of France is planning to fix prices for the principal agri- cultural products in order to strong- then the farm economy. At picscnt only the price of milk comes under governmental control.

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Prcmicr Nehru of India. Prcniicr l-Zrlander of Sweden and half a dozen ambassadors danced around a may- pole when the Indian statesman visitcd Sweden the other day. They were quite sober, too-a fact which makes the event memorable.

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At least one pharmaceutical com- pany. Merch. Sharpe and Dohme of Philadelphia. has succeeded in mak- ing a vaccine to protect against Asiatic flu. The firm is preparing to produce the vaccine on a large scale. should conditions make it necessary.

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Canadian social legislation is hav- ing an effect on Congressional think- ing in the United States. A resolu- tion wns introduced recently calling for I complete inquiry into the Can- adian famlly allowances system, with I view to adopting I similar pro- gram.

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President Eisenhower will soon have plenty of good cutlery for the White House. Sir Peter Roberts, the Master Cutler of Sheffield. is on his way to Washington bearing a gift d Itrlrj silver. The gift is in Ip- r&IIm of the PreIldent'I Iervla I nil lid lender and associate 7 Q Q km Chin-chili in tin III-

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MANY HAPPY RETURNS

Freedom Of The Press

Award Winning Edliorinl by A. E. lunnnn

Tllc frccilnui of the indlildual wliliill tlic ronllm-s of the laws of the slate is illc life. the soul. the snlgle cs-ciitlal liigrcdirnl of I de- lnocracy

"fiolcriinienl of the people by the pcnplc for lhl- people" is depen- dent upon the uillivillulll being free in ni.'iLc his own dcclsions.

l-freedom of the press is funda- lncnlnlly the trccdom of the indi- vidual. The press must be free to l't'1)(iri and cxprcss opinion in I dcliincrmgv. if ll is not there can be no true (Il'liltlt'l'aL'l.

As the frccdoni of the intllvidlial ls holllldcd by the laws of the state. so is the fret-tlnni of the press. I-Jvci;wnc is responsible under law for wli.',ll he publishes just as the indivldiial is responsible for Ziis acts under the law.

Al lhc rt-a(lci"s lcvel freedom of the press nicans a newspaper must be frrc lo rcpnrl.wltliin the bounds of the law. public interest and its own scnsc of ethical rcspolisibilily, all the IIlIUl'lllilIlt)fl it can for the l'r;itlcl- to he informed intelligent- ly of conditions in his unnicdiate

neighborhood and across world. in the same manner the newspaper must be free to ex- press opinion.

This quest. for information often brings the newspaper into con- flict at the municipal level of gov- ernment. Here, well-meaning. elec- ted officials sometimes misinter- pret tlie meaning of public interent. Failing to appreciate the need for an informed voting public. they withhold information on mattera which should be known to the pub- lic by closing meetings to news- paper reporters.

Public speakers Ire given to landing municipal government as being the closest to the people. They picture it correctly as the very roots of democracy. It in It the municipal level where one of the greatest threats to press free- dom exists. There it II more of I danger for it is at the roots of dem- ocracy. Those standing. often blindly. in li'if' way of that free- dom are usually well-known in thn community's estimation as sincere

A and honest. men; men "trying to

UN KINOTJOM OPINION

Nuclear Bomb Tests

Bq "onlooker" Thomson Newspapers. London, England Rurenn

in A week when ililie main topic has been the rt-snnicd London dis- arnnunnnl talks a litany-sided pic- lurc cull-rizcs licrc .-is news of t'.ie niovcincni at lllc talks - it is too early to label It progress -- came out Ill penny packets, the United Nations report on Rtisslai.-l action in IIllfl'.Z8r)' last fall hit the bead- linc-

lndu-auons Ilt'l'f' are that the re- port. strong as it is. will have lil- tlc cltcct on the outcome of the

talks In terms of man-power. Bri- tain Il.ls air:-adv xlRFIl't'I dlsnrlning. it ix this--"la and the 1' S. that

Illllxl :1-t iogcllicr on ally cuts in m.'ul-power

llul llrll.-nn's lnnn-power cuu fcrrc cont-cpl - using the pos- sc--uin of nuclear wcllpolis as a deterrent to IJII((' the place of the ll':nlltluii:il Itll”..'t' flccls. ..'2ll'FlSOflS. and air tnrccs Britain has not got alto-s her attitude to large forc- c-. Slic lust rznlnoi afford to main- ll" flu-in Hui will Hruaui. who li.l- climbed lllll) third place as I nuclear power. agree to I cut in the atomic weapon"

Here again II is tllouglil that site nliulll provided that as well as to-ling tllr actual making of

I the weapon is cut down or abolish-

ed. In lhc nu-anlniic there been two slzns that Hrlt:lin is de- termined to carry on with nuclear weapon dciclupnicnt -- and that lbr I S l: llrlpinl: lter.

T'.lls wt-ck rnnic news of Bri- tain's third iiytlrolzcn bomb bblfu exploded over the Pacific

A day after than news came the annoluu-elncnt that American sccuillsls are joining their Domin- ion opposite numbcn It Harwell, Brnmnls main atomic research centre Finding: at the three-day cmifcrcncc they are attending have been t-lax-iflcd by the joint British- (':tr.:itlinn tniorican committee an atomic sf-cllrity as top secret. and that will not be made public. Vtl.l'ARl.l-Z MEDAl.l.ION

Wr. Harold Macmillan. BritIin'I Prime Vtlnister. slipped I medallion into his pocket here D!- fore he went to lAmdon's Padding- ton Stallion the other day. His den- illHDilfIfl' I little cnttnle in the nearby county of WiltSiire. when Sir Anthony Eden is cmivalescinn

The gold medallionf it did all cost ilr Macmillan anything. but even if it bad it would nnve paid for itself over and over unit. It is one of few still around. It was given by am of BritIIn'I rnilwnyl -before they were all nnti - in all their directors. M in was one of them. Should lb Medallion It the Itntln mid means Iutorn 'ic first don IIC

frne. nnl Vincl-niIlI1i'I rial! II B

seat as an "elder statesman" in the House of Lords? Those close to Sir Anthony predict that his recovery will be ll long job. and if he does return to politics it will certainly not be this year. DIFFERENT SPECULATION

There has been more specula- film at a certain other place this wick. This has been the week of the "Royal Ascot" race meeting - unique not only in Britain but in the world.

it I! always I bookmallers' meet- inzz. It is the only one that the Queen attends four day: running. it in I fashion show. where some of the most beautiful Ind It.rIng-

est fashion are seen on some of arc dcsilzncd to meet her new de-

have .

the most beautiflil tand some of the strangest looking women.

I remedied the omission of years by going down to this year's opening day. To put ilm lldly. it. was In experience. The horses. on balance, were still I right better to look It than the human beings.

The horses wore. for instance. sensible sliocs - which is more

than most of the women did. They I

wore no archaic morning coat and top hat m which is what many of the men did. not because they wanted but to because "tradition" insisted that they must.

I had no lcclinlcnl -- that Is. female - Adviser with me no I on only report l.hIt Io fnr II fuhlon was concerned it seemed to me to be In Ascot of Imnll hItI. Those who did fnvour the more feminine brlmmed Iffnlrs wore the bflllll somewhat like I drunken vaude- ville pirate - down tile back, up It the front.

But Ascot is certainly worth I visit. You let pngenntry II the Queen and the other membern of the Roynl fnmily drive down the

course in open lIndIuI. You get fashions. Ind you get lnughs. You can Ilro lose money. 311i 0i "'3! Int Ittrnction. let Ill not In illlo detnlls. . . .

QUIET TIME

the”

do I Job." Al I result. Inme people take the view the newspaper in seeking to "drum up a story" when it warns I closed meeting threaienn its freedom to tell the public what is being done with public f u n d I.

When such I condition exists the newspaper facts not only In- fringement on its freedom. but I- paihy on the pact of the public. The newspaper fights I battle for something the public must have to be free but. in ignorance. caren little about.

Annually on the eve of Canada's birth date II a nation, F "' Newspapers take such an oppor- tunity as this to point out the vital interest the people of this country have in maintaining the freedom of the press. This is done for one reason only. Once the freedom of

' the press has been lost. the freedom

of the individual has been lost. Ind democratic rule with it.

to London during August. Over 400 Ipplied for the job. 1 was at the mus-interview when the Ill sur- vivors had I couple of minutes each to state their case.

A mathematics professor from London University got the job. "Also rans" inclulcd I parlion and I muff-inking architect. Right out. of the .inning was I half-lrinh doctor who said that he wanted the job because he wanted to ant during August. and I young naval officer on leave who presented those who judged him with baby: shoes-made of rubber.

PUBLIC FORUM

This column II open in the dinut Iinn by corroworlntn nf dilution II interut. Tho (Illlllilll doe: not net-er Inrily endnrnn tin opinion of curren- pondnntn.

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OLD ENGLISH CHURCH

Sir.-My husband and I read Ripley's "Believe It or Not" every day and we were Interested in today's brief history of ", '” at Cliurch. England. We Ire English we came to Canada last year) and nearly two year: ago were married in that church. My mother was also married there. Ind for nearly twenty years my grand- mother livcd in the old converted farm house next to the church. During the war my Ilsier Ind myself lived with my grandmother Ind attended the Sunday service in the church every week. Some- times we plnyed in the churchynrd among the grnves two were only young children). As I treat we

were occaiiionally taken to the top .

of the tower. But nobody ever told us about the Duke of 0rleInI. I am. Sir. etc.. JANE BIGGS Sunilnerside.

Fancy Names sndbnry Star

In this changing world lnrberl Ire becoming linir Itylisu Ind wnllpnpcrs banners are becom- ing known If: interior deslgnen. What's in I name?

Any day now we run expect to see gauge mechanics becom- ing known In combustion IpeclIl- lsts Ind sleeping cIr porters I! travel aitendnnls. Then we will shortly have the OACS Ind PTA in our midst. The Ontario Amoc- IIt.ion of Combination Specinllatn

Ti-Ivd

OACS or PTA.

But let us never come In & day when in sudden GHQ” we are not Ible to all llin Mo-

Nnw Ag-i' MIdieciI.Worid

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the treatment infections. dynnntlery. renpoi-III:-y infection: Ind rheumatic fever. There has been one use when the drug repornadly helped to cure I patient of pneumonia which had been caused by organisms found resistant to Ill Ivallable antibi- olics.

Let's also use the trade name of the new laxative, Dorbantyl. it is I combination of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate and 1.8- di- hydroxyanthraquinone. Doctors re- port that it. achieves easier bowel evacuation. produces no noticeable evidence of sensitivity or toxicity and does not seem to result in ac- cumulative action or habituation.

lucid tally, development. of this laxative was actually started because of I picture appearing on the cover of I national magazine. The photo showed a duck sinking in water made "wetter" by ad- dition of I synthetic agent.

Researchers at the University of Michigan experimented and found that the Igents' wetting Ic- tlon resulted in I softening and bulking of hard fecal masses by promoting penetration and reten- tion of fluids within the lumen of the bowel. By combining thin agent with another. the new lun- tive was produced.

BRIEF SEIZURES

Celnntin is the new antlconvul- Iant found effective for petit mal epilepsy seizures. These are brief seizures of only I few seconds duration i-n which the patient'I eyelids or eyebrows twitch. He may stare vacantly and act alight- ly confused for short. perlodI fol- lowing the attack.

The scientific name of this drug is just I: confusing as the others. maybe even more so: N-methyl-I.

ON A LETTER FROM A BOYHOOD-FRIEND

Empires have fallen. king: Ind armies flown

Like roisterers scattered when the sleet-wind Jeers.

Since last we touched in putting and my ears

Rang with the vibrance of your shrill. high tone.

But. memory. which IurvlveI the

crumbling Iiont.

Here in the words outleapl the rush lug years;

Here in I scribbled page your form appears

AI Iciual as the living flesh and bone.

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And we. whose heads are battle-

streaked with gray.

Grow young again. where scented I

branches slope

Above low cottage: on In elm- lined street;

And looking back on no Ind yel- terday. e

See lime lllnl. towers in lawn and hcliotrope. dragon foes to meet.

-Stanton A. Coblcntz in the New York Herald-Tribune.

The Age Old Story

And whntnoever ye do. do it. bear- tlly. II to the Lord. Ind not Into men.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Guardian rile:

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (June 20. 1982)

After today. motor traffic in Victoria Pnrli and on Victoria Park Roadway will be restricted to twelve miles an hour. Ind viola- tion of this regulation will be pun- ished. on conviction. by I fine of between 85 and 820. The by-lIw Ill introduced It the City Council Iesaion Inst evening Indntas pass- ed. The purpose is to control tlin dunt nuiunco.