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r.ioa”4 -ruvnsoAv.'AriuL iifisrl Persistent Reports 1).--pite official denials, reports pmxist iliat President Eisenhower is thinking of retiring ivithin the next few months and thereby handing ovcr executive responsibility to Vice llirsidciit Nixon. The latest report. which may be something more than a rumour, is that all the talk that is going on about it was deliberatel)' spread abroad to gauge public re- action to the unprecedented PTO" posaL Certainly, no one would blame Mr. Eisenhower for stepping d0n'n. in view of his indifferent health and the burdens which go with his of- fice in these troublous time. It was only his high sense of duty and the honest belief that no one else was as well fitted to shoulder the burdens that led him to accept renomination last summer. True, he entered the campaign on the understanding that If elected he would carry on for the full four-year term. provided the state of his health made that feas- ible. But he was careful to point out that he would not hesitate to resign if and when he felt that he could no longer devote himself to his duties with his customary vigour. Perhaps he feels that that time has come. If so. there is not the same political reason for holding on to office as existed last year. Vice President Nixon has been assuming more and more indirect responsibility; and it is reasonable to assume that he is as w cll fitted now for the Presidency as he is likely to be at any time In the future. Moreover. he seems to have become more popular with R9- publican leaders and with the Con- gress. There is a growing opinion that he has maturcd a good deal in both political sagiicity and admin- istrative ability. No one in the free world would be happy at Mr. Eisenhower's re- tironiciit. The universal hope is that his health will pcrmit him to remain at his post for the full statuatory period. But if he. is really thinking of stepping down. or should he come to that decision later on, it would certainly be better for all concerned than if he were to persist in carry- ing out the duties of the Presidency even though his health kept him from carrying them out effectively and with his former energy. For, under the present law there is no way for the Cabinet or the Congress or the Courts to declare a President inablc to discharge his constitutional functions. At the present time con- sideration is being givcn to correct- ing this obvious constitutional flaw. But it seems unlikely to get. very far. for the simple reason that neither the Cabinet nor the Congress is anxious to give the other the dis- cretionary power that would be ncccssary; nor docs it appear that . either body would be willing to leave it up to the Courts.

Silvery Red Tape ltcinember what a great deal of fuss was made about the late Presi- dent Roosevelt's "Lend Lease" agree- mcnt with Britain and other allied countries in the Second World War? Like all other policies it had its great admirers and its bitter critics. The former called it a bond of unity among friends; the latter saw in it ju st another give - away program under the guise of legality. There is no doubt that it helped win the war, although for a time irritating delay; in getting the materials where it was needed at the right moment worked against the program.

One such operation ended a few days ago with the arrival in New York harbour of the last shipment of 88 million ounces of silver which Britain borrowed under the agree- meat. It was paid back promptly as! tlross The Interesting thing about It

any officials are bothered about this. They cannot very well accept less than the amount that was bor- rowed. or at least they don't feel like doing so; for that would be against the terms of the agreement and. presumably, would require Con- gressional approval which. in these days of budget-cutting. it probably wouldn't receive. On the other hand. the S16 million represent a surplus for which they have no room in their books.

To an outsider the problem would appear to be a very simple one. The United States Treasury could simply send a cheque for 516 million to the British Chancellor of the Exclicqiicr. and there the matter would end. Or. alternatively, the amount could lu- put to Britain's credit on other loaiis. Rut, fortunately or unfortunately. officialdom doesn't work so simply. So. for a time, until legislation is brought in to cover the iiiiiisiiul situation, S16 million worth of silver bars will be kept in a place in it.-vii to await the unravelling of lo ng spools of silvery red tape.

No Humour

A Japanese traveller who lms re- turned to Tokyo from an extciitlctl trip to North and South liormi says that the big difference between the two areas is that the people in llll' North ”never seem to smile" w liiln their Southern neighbors "gcncnilly present a cheerful countenance."

Wherever it has been lniptiscd, whether in Easterii Europe or in Asia. the Communistic way of lift- appears to be a cheerlcss thing. Apart altogether from its political and economic patterns. which are about as gloomy as could he imag- ined. there is not an ounce of humor anywhere from the top down. In pre- revolution days. whatever else could be said about Russia. the country did produce artists and dramatists who could make the people forget their troubles. at least on occasion. Whoever heard of a bit of humor coming out of the country since the Communists took over? Flvcn their political leaders are sombre to the point of morbidity. The only time Mr. Nikita Kliiushchev laughs is when he is in his vodka cups. and even then his laughter is sardonic

rather than cheerful. This is no ac- ,

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any form of totalitarianism to sup- press the spirits of the. people.

Some time ago it was reported that a translation of Mark Twain's best known works had taken hold in ccrtain isolated areas of the Soviet Union. whereupon the authorities became alarmed. They had nothing against Mark Twain. they said, if he could be put to work for the benefit of Marxian culture. But since that was obviously out of the question, something would have to he done to 'kccp this foreign influence from diverting public attention from the path laid out for them. What would Mark Twain think if he knew that he was being labelled as a subvcrtcr of any people's culture? He hurl varied interests but that was not one of them.

The incident goes to show how very stupid the members of an all powerful oligarchy can be-so stupid that they don't even know when they are making fools of themsclvcs!

EDITORIAL NOTES

External Affairs Minister l'car- son says "there is no need to make an international incident out of this." referring to the tragic death of Am- bassador E. licrbcrt Norman. Thzit may be his opinion. but it is doubt- ful whether many Canadians share it. if American Congrcssmen and their sides are to be permitted to slander Canadian diplomats at will. who will be safe from their vicious tongues? It now transpires that, de- spite previous official denials, the State Department gave its approval of the release of hearsay evidence detrimental to Mr. Norman.

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This column Is open in the direct sum by correspondents nl question of Interest. The Guardian tines run neoco- ssriiy endorse the opinion of cor-to Dondents.

TRIBUTE TO l.ATl-I SENATOR MCINTYRI-I

Sii'.- -Prince I-Inward islanders wcre greatly sliockcil to hear of Illf' sudden iii-ath in Boston of Sen- ator Mclntirc where he had been undergoing ireainicut at the Laliey Clinic.

For uicr forty years Senator Niclulyrc has been one of the Is- land's best known and most popu- lar puhlic inch. Widcly known as "Big Jim." lie was indeed big in every way. not only physcially but also lll his licart and mind and he dcspisi-ii prtiincss in every form.

A ten gonil lost of any man is how he trrzits his mother.-His falhcr aliml when .l P was a young man. lip it'll a inori;.:accd farm and .l P stayed with his mother lill lll(' niorigaue was paid and she was in a sound financifil con-

flllltlll bcfore he started oiil for”

himself. During our years together in the local i.i-gislalure we fought fairly nnrl squarely and he was a fnemau worthy of yniir best steel. Duriii: his form as llinislcr of Pu- hlic Works he gzne cvcry district fair pliiy and he played no favor- ites. lie was an excellent speak- er. ch-nr and logical. and he did not follow the too common role of giving rccitations by reading his spec:-lies. As Aliiilster he expand- cd tlu- Public Works Department and has a pioneer in hard surfac- Ptl roufl l'lllllfllllL',. During his years in the Red tlianibcr he often spoke up for the Islands strong claims for more just and decent treat- mom i have hail no bcttcr friend In public life than Senator McIn- tyre and I rice-ply regret his sud- den death. I extend my sincere syinpalliy to Mrs. tlclntyre and his large fanuly on the death of an exemplary husband and father. I am Sir. etc . W..l P. .tiacNlIl.l.AN . .

l'llBI.IC MONEY WASTE!)

Sir.---About the year 1897 we Ii-arm-ri with some alarm that the P.l-I island provincial debt amoun- ted to thrcf--qiiaricrs of a million dollars. Tlicrc were in those days charges and counter-charges be- iwccn the two political parties of corrupting the electorate in the giving of bribes to win votes.

fit that time it was the custo- ninry proi-cdnrc for a poll com- mittor to apply to the source from which sum-li help cninc for a sum of moncy, or other sinows of war. to cure am "illness" that was evi- dent among the V()lt'l'S. or III other uorfls to ”look after our pull.” A cniulitlalc running for the first time mialii request that "all tlungs be done decently and in or- tier." but in his sol-nnd campaign would rripu-st that the tactics used the nlll('I' time so successfully be rcpcnlcrl.

in those dark days the poll com- mittee appointed :1 low tspcclal- istx' who claimed to have skill in ”(loing the fine work." That was keeping close tab on who was pur- ch:is.'iblc. Some would he bought with cvcn one botlle of liquor. but later inoncy became more the med- ium nf r-xrliange. Those fcw trust- cil stewards of the election funds did lllPIr work as requested up to a certain limit.

But on the day after the election if half of the liquor or onc-quar- tor of the money was still in their possession they slept all the sound- er the following night. Extra large amounts were distributed also for rent of a hall or for other such like services. but that was done above board.

The election fund was built up by large gifts that should never have been lcccpted and were sl- ways given on account of. value previously being received. In fact such gifts were expected and were never entered as so much reven- ue but were taken care of by some ”suitsble” person with training is such affairs. If is different to loav- lng s quarter-dollsr of your plate for the winter or giving the poo- ter a halulollsr for that is ymrr nwn money. but the slncws of war in the election fund is the people's money taken indirectly by the Gov- ernmcnt from the industrious boo- bst cltiun and given to the Ital or woman whom we have heard any - lill vote for tin side that pays me the most. The money i wasted.

We have spoken of old metbsh of retaining office or of dsfesifn our opponents. But the lost as not be found that will sozIDI- ferent now. As inferlstinl snlsh lflsh School children void E:

OTTAWA REPPRT

Tlhve Taxpayers' Money

By Patrick Nicholson

OTTAWA: The taxpayers pay each of our 265 fciicral MP5 510,- 000 per year. Taking the normal working day of five and a half hours in our House of Commons, a working week of four and a half days. and an average sitting year of twciity-six viccks. our salary l bill there works out at about 55.- U00 per liuur.

N0 ATTENTION

Attendance in the House of Com- mons is so bad. and attendance to business by even the handful present is so bad. that the tax- payers get very poor value for their 55,000 per hour.

Consider for example the hour from four pm. until five pm. on a recent Friday afternoon. The fast trains had left for Toronto and Montreal, so the week-ending M.Ps from Ontario and Quebec had de- parted from Ottawa.

The House of Commons was dis- cussing the expenditure of the tax- payers "money. Specifically, Soc- ial (Jredit membc F. D. Shaw, re- presenting Red Deer, Alberta, was pleading for some signs that the government is a careful and pru- dent stewsrd of our money.

"I have watched closely for some comment with respect to the largest single item of expenditure in our budget, namely the 35 cents out of every tax dollar which is allocated to national defence," he said.

"It seems significant that over the last three or four weeks I have received quite a number of com- munications either criticising the government or asking why it Is that the government does not get right down in business and effect essential economics in the field of national defence.”

N0 ATTI-ZNTION

Conservative Leader John Del- fenbaker and his Defence expert. General George Pearkes. were p a y in g keen attention to Mr. Shaw's words. Vancouver's C.C.I-I member Erhart Regler was doing the same So was Finance Minis- ter Walter Harris. So was Vancou- ver's Elmore Phllpott. Three So- cred colleagues of Mr. Shaw were paying attention to his words. and that made up the total value being received by taxpayers for our 35.- 000 during that hour.

In addition to the eight M.Ps lis- tening to the speaker. there were fourteen other members in the

WILD LIFE SANCTUARY

Sir. -The imposing headlines and the persistent mentioning of some of our civic officials re a wild Life Sanctuary in Victoria Park, which appears on the front page of The Guardian April 9. might at first sight lead one to believe that somebody had found something-

I do not know how many of these henuly spots there are in Canada, but in the U.S.A. they are legion. A friend of mine who has travelled as extensively as nnyone on P.E.l. lclls me that one visit to such places is enough. The wealth and beauty of nature cant be found there. i once had the opportunity of visiting s no-called Wild Life Sanctuary and when l emerged from the litter, mess and stink I said ”never strain".

At another time i visited a grove that had been taken over by Wlllll; ed wild life. I gazed upon the branches and the trunks of once beautiful trees. and nlso the ground. Thousands of dollars could not have restored this to its origin- al beauty. One has only to look at the eaves. walls and window sills of some of our own resid- ences to see how wild life can beautify them.

1 gay keep our lovely squares and Park clean; don't try to im- prove too much on nature. If any of my friends. tourist or otherwise. complains to me about our lack of zoological Gardens. V-I..s.. etc.. "We don't have them". If he

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Ion? The twopsrty system has uni. It is not used is l business sit in

House, including two Cabinet Min- isters. These were all either read- ing newspapers. writing letter I talking together or. in one case, reading a book.

Mr. Shaw went on to point out that Britain spends 9 per cent of her budget on defence; the U.S.A spend ll per cent. And we here in Canada spend a staggering 35 per cent of our federal government revenue on national defence.

"We in the Social Credit group have always taken the view that Canada must have adequate de- fence.” said Mr. Shaw. ”but there is increasing evidence that Can- ada can secure those adequate de- fences nt a lesser cost."

The evidence. certainly increas- ing as Mr. Shaw declares, nnt mer- ly suggests. it asserts. that de- partment of defence is unjustifi- ably costly. wasteful and inade- quale.

CARS FOR BRASS

One small but obvious example of-the mentality of extravagance in the department was quoted by Mr- Shaw; the use of armed ser- vice vehicles for non-military pur- poses. It would infurlale any tax- payer especially one who cannot afford to pay cash down for his own car. to see Defence Depart- ment cars. with uniformed driv- ers costing at least 52.50 per hour including wages and overheads. sit- ting literally by the hour sround this capital city.

They stand, with their engines running and consuming petrol. out- side government offices; they fetch and carry brass hats to and from their offices; they stand by the hniir outside the private residenc- es of General Somebody and Ad- miral Somebody. No private citi- zen in Ottawa can afford to leave a car idle, with engine running and with driver reading a book. for the untoi hours for which all private citizens pay for these gov- ernment cars.

Mr. Shaw had I very K00d point, our defence costs are unnecessar- lly high. But there is something trsigcally ineffective about out sys- tem of government that only eight out of our 265 M.P's will pay any attention to such s common sense plea on behalf of the defence of our homes and the protections of our pockets.

FALSE ALARM Now snnwsuit knees begin to frsy And mitten pairs go half astray And tots exhibit feet of clay;

Now idle sleds commence to rust And roller skates become a must. Returning robins readjust;

Now sunshine graces ench demean-

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Springs bonus days at bargain rates:

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Their vernal verse: to compose. in cadence clear, yet grandiose;

And then it snows.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Gusrdlss Files

TWENTY-FIVI YEAII A60 (April II. III!) Premier Stewart has been

policing of May I. A disastrous fire.

Reviewing novel rhymes for rose

-Maxine W. Kumll in the New York Herald Tribune.

in conference with on Minister of Justice of Ottawa. and if is under- stood s most satisfactory agree- ment for the Province has been

the Province from

Medically Spec king

By Herman N. lundeses. M.D.

WATCH OUT FOR COLDS DURING MONTH OF APRIL WHILE March traditionally is

the month for fevers. April is the month for colds. Americans will suffer an estimated l00.000.000 colds before the end of the month when the cold season finally slack-

EIIS. CAUSE NOT KNOWN

Yet. with all the cold victims around us-nine out of ten persons have at least one cold during the winter months-we still don't know exactly what causes them.

Generally. it's believed that colds are caused by viruses which attack your body when your rs- slstanco has been lowered by cold weather or some other condition.

For a while we had hopes of perfecting a vaccine which would knock out a cold. You know. some- thing similar to the Salk antlpolio vaccine. But it doesn't appear feas-

men 82.050; administration 537.376.

Unsatisfactory sanitary and oth- er conditions in areas contigious to Charlottetown are to he invest- igated immediately by a special committee of the Provincial Legis- lature. The committee will confer with the Town Planning Board regarding sanitation. h o u sl n g. light and power, and other mut- ters which call for corrective mea- sures.

SHAlllAiS

PRE - EASTER FOOD SPECIALS

NOTES BY THE WAYT

The bone who was down 10 times during bout deucvss no sympathy. his own fault.-be hot -Kitchener

out. of cause. as s rule: don't say what they really Tbsyltvwhsttboyfhisk thirtie- tmn flunk they outfit to dusk. -strstford Beacon-Herald

on one mod is s good I ontsrio township titers are to farms wlmss users. while "Vi!!! on the form. are in the City. Cow herds have been replaced by beef cat.t.ls sad the II"!!! I19 stated not cropped. This is typical of what is going all . 3101!! the front of old Ontario. Farmer's Advocate

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A cold itself provides only brief immunity from future colds. A vac- cine could not be expected to do much better.

Besides, colds probably are caused by a large number of dif- fsrent viruses. not just one spe- cific kind. Therefore. to be rsslly effective, a vaccine would have to provide immunity from all of them. This seems to be virtually impossible.

some doctors say the recently introduced bioflavonoids-I've dis- cussed these previously-appear to offer some help in fighting off colds. In some cases. they have reportedly brought relief.

Still. it looks like the aches and pains, the rummy noses and the sneeze: of the common cold will be around for a long time. QUESTION AND ANSWER

l-f.S.: What are the chances of healing a small and recent herein by the injection method.

Answer: Injection treatment d hernia is sometimes successful.

You should consult your physi- cian as to whether or not such treatment is advisable...

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