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PAGE 4 FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1958.

While Millions Starve

We were struck by a statement at- tributed the other day to Agriculture Minister Harkness at Ottawa. This was that the world is facing pros- pects of large surpluses in grain and dairy products, and that Canada can- not give away certain items, such as dry skim milk, let alone sell them. What impressed us in this statement was not its economic implications to Canada and other food exporting countries, but the amazement with which underprivileged nations would receive such news if they were cap- able of reading it.

.We thought of Mr.

Ont.

Harknessz

vwords in the light of a statement

made last week in Paris by Director General B.R. Sen of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Uni- ted Nations. Half the world’s inhabi- tants, said Mr. Sen, are today not sure of gettingenough to eat. While food production has been increasing 'at the rate of 2 per cent a year, world population has been going up by 1.6 per cent a year, so that “we are merely providing enough food for the increase in population, with less than a half of one per cent extra each year to improve the diets of hundreds of millions of people who are grossly underfed.” Mr. Sen went on to say that in the prosperous countries of the Western world peo- ple eat on an average somewhere

between 2300 calories and 3000 cal-p cries a day. In the Far East, the

Near East, Africa and parts of Latin America, the average is a. fourth or

a third lower—which means for many ‘

millions a life of chronic hunger. To say that out of the abundance with which Providence has blessed us we “cannot” give away food to these starving millions of human beings, is, on the face of it, a monstrous lie. We know the economists’ answer—it would disrupt our economic system and that of other nations, with bulg- ing granaries and warehouses, all of whom are trying to dispose profitably of their food surpluses. That is what Mr.‘ Harkness was talking about. He did not pose the question which goes to the root of the whole matter, but

we should be asking it of ourselves: I Since when did the Giver of all gifts .

measure them out to us in terms of economic expediency, or sanction us to. make our offerings in this man- ner?

Surely we have higher obligations to those in need than to our own man- made laws of economy! The responsi- bility lies heavy upon us of changing our. system in this case, before it rots us morally and spiritually. If we cannot give of our abundance be- cause of the cost to ourselves and our overfed neighbors—if that is to be our final answer, the best that” we and our elected leaders can do in this age of progress and enlighten- ment,—then let us confess our en- slavement to an inhuman creed, and stop mouthing the Beatitudes in our pharisaical prayers.

“Good Old, Days'

The year 1872 definitely belongs to the “good old days". Whether clerks and other “white collar” workers of the time thought that they were living in the best of days is, of course, another matter. Fol- lowing is a list of regulations en- forced by a carriage manufacturer in New York and reprinted a short time ago by the Esso Manhattan, a trade periodical:

(1) Office employees each day will fill lamps, clean chimneys and trim wicks: (2) Each clerk will bring in a bucket of water and a scuttle of coal for the day’s business: (3) Make your pens carefully. You may Whittle nibs to your individual taste. (4) Men employees will be given an evening off each week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if they go to church regular- ly: (5) After 13 hours of labour in the office, the employees should spend the remaining time reading The Bible or other good books; (6) Every employee should lay aside from each pay a goodly sum for his bcncfit during his declining years. so that he will not become a burden on society: (7) Any employee who smokes Spanish cigars. uses liquor in any lorm, frequents pool or pub-

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llc halls, or gets snaveo in a nar- ber shop will give good reason to suspect his worth, intentions, integ- rity and honesty; (8) The em- ployee who performs his labours faithfully and without fault for 5 years will be given an increase of 5 cents a day in his pay, providing profits from the business permit.

We thought perhaps that office workers who complain about hav- ing' so much to do and about the strictness of “the boss” might find in those regulations of 86 years ago a reminder that their lot could at least be worse.

. A Fine Centre

Ontario certainly looks after in- jured and disabled workmen. A '65- acre rehabilitatiOn centre just out-

side Toronto hblds 500 patients.-

With a staff of 300 it allows 400 square feet a person. It is the big- gest of its kind on the North Amer: ican Continent.

The Centre was built by the On- tario Workmen’s Compensation Board. Workmen continue to re— ceive 75 per cent of their former wages while they receive free treat- ment. In 8 of 10 cases patients are returned to gainful employment. The Centre costs $175,000 a month to operate. It includes 6 occupational therapy rooms, an orthopedic swim- ming pool,.175-bed hospital, nurses’ residence, 60 treatment tables for physical therapists, gymnasiums, clinical dermitories holding 325 beds and an exercise room.

There are 11 doctors, 25 nurses, 32 occupational therapists, 11 re- medial gymnasts and 21 therapists. “In some cases”, says Administrator William Kerr, “a man leaves here to make more money than before

he, came, but we still pay his pen--

sion”.

1,700,000 workers are covered by the Provincial plan’of assessing employers for disabith pensions and accident benefits.

EDITORIAL NOTES

A public health note says that “one way to. get a small child to wash his face and hands is to pro- vide a small washcloth for the pur- pose.” Yes, lthat seems reasonable. Another way, not infrequently, is to tell him not to do it.

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The Massachusetts Institute of

Technology. has lad/aloha an 'elec-

tronic computer With a vocabulary of 60,000 words. This is supposed to be‘ an improvement on Sir Wins- ton Churchill’s vocabulary by as many as 10,000 words. We still pre- fer Sir Winston’s eloquence to that of the computer, however.

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manufacturing concern in San Gabriel, Calif. employs only men past 40 years old. The head ,of the firm says that such men are, “more in- clined to become permanent employ- ees, require less supervision and have lived long enough to know that every- one must work hard to make a liv—

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A Belgian Dominican priest, the Rev. Dominique Georges Fire, has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The award was given for this work with refugees. He calls his organiza- tion “Europe of the Heart”. Perhaps the solution to refugee problems lies in such a humanitarian program ra— ther than in political formulas.

There is to be no federal aid for small businesses, according to James A. Roberts, Associate Deputy Trade Minister. We may be mistaken in this; but we seem to recall that aid for small businesses was suggested, if not actually promlsed, by Con-

servative spokesmen in the last two»

election campaigns. 1 t t

The Federal Government is to be commended for insisting that Can— ada be given a share in production related to new joint air defence in- stallations in the north. Equipment that can be made in this‘ country should not be rirdered from Amercan firms, especially that part of it that is paid for by the Canadian Govern— ment. '

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Nova Scotia Health Minister Dona- hoe says that the Hospital Insurance Plan which will go into effect in his Province early next year is not an “ivory tower” operation. Our under- standing is that it is a well consider- ed and well devised program. The sales tax, which will go a long way towards paying for it, appears reason- able. Most essential items are ex- empt from the tax; and, certainly. no one will object to a tax on luxuries to help finance such a valuable pro- gram.

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"TAKE ME To YOUR LEAWDERS”

OTTAWA REPORT

Ritts Within The Lute

lly Patrick

The next session of Parliament is likely to open in mid-January.

Approximately about one month later, an unexpected Valentine may be presented‘to an aston- ished Cabinet by a large group of infuriated backlbenlch Conser- vative M.Ps. By then, the con- claves of those reassembled Members will have'given them the determination to blow their patient tops -~ of course in party secrecy behind the closed doors of caucus.

Through the combination of its inexperience, honesty and un- queslti-onling gulllbility, the Cab- inet has been hacked to the edge of a precipice. _

During and ever since the two elections, Conservative good in- tentions have been outlined from the hustings, and Conservative good promises have been made in committee rooms. But in spite ofits record, Parliamentary maj- ority, the Government has so far. been unable either to intentions into action, or to take the poll- tical plums away from their le-

eral foes and give them to their .

own hungry supporters.

Messrs. Delay, Linger and Wait can be seen across the land more often even than the Hon- ourahles Diefenbaker. Bees and Fainclouagh —- and that is saying plenty.

But even more than in the broad national field, an intan- gible obstructionism is evident at the constituency level, where it adversely affects the welfare of the voters and the weal of the party faithful.

THEY COMPLAIN HERE

“It‘s better to be a Grit around Ottawa than a Government sup- porter,” protested one M.P. who was getting the usual Tory run- around from civil servants here last week.

“Liberals are still getting all the appointments and all the con- tracts in my constituency,” com— plained another M.P.

“Pickenslgill seems to be the

most powerful person with the civil servants,” chimed in a third.

“All the appointments in my area are still influenced by the defeated Liberal Cabinet Minis- ter," asserted a fourth visiting M.P., from a province without a single Liberal in the House of Commons.

Ottawa of course is the last Lib- eral stronghold on Canada’s elec- toral map, And the significance of this may have been over- looked by Conservatives. Three constituencies in Ottawa, and two more in French-Canadian Hull just across the Ottawa River, contain the homes of nearly all this Capital’s civil servants; they all sent Liberals to Parlia- ment, and have for 30 years past or more.

Perhaps 90 per cent of our civil servants here were recruit- ed during the Liberal 22 years. Many entrants at higher levels were handpicked by the Liberals and cultivated to be friendly to that party. At lower echelons, appointments were often made on the understanding that a job costs a vote.

Yet in spite of this. the new‘

Conservative Government has always taken the high moral stand of “no firing on political grounds” and “no contracts without tenders.” i OTTAWA RUN-AROUND

As a result the Conservative Cabinet, all novices to the Coun- cil Chamber, is being bambooz- led by some powerful “you-cant- do-lhat" civil servants. The many case histories reported here from all across the country add up to deliberate sabotage of Conservative policies and deli- berate obstructionism to Conser— vative intentions by some senior civil servants; these fccl protec- ted by the “no firing” policy no matter what they do or don't do,

and they are whole-heartch working: for the Government's dcl'czi: at the polls as soon as missih'» I

Nicholson

This action by the dangerous and powerful few is flouting the expressed will of the majority of Canadian voters. The suppos- edly independent civil servants high in the chain of command are jeopardlsing the prosperity of Canadians for their own narrow and improper political partisan. aims. ’ ’ ’

Many M.Ps. now out at the

grass roots are enabled to see

the workings of this situation much more clearly than the Cab- inet Ministers in its toils here”. They will stir up the ruckus when they come back to Ottawa, hoping that, before it is too late, a few of the Liberal trouble- makers on the public payroll will be packed off to appropri- ate jobs in faraway Outer Mon- golia. Such exemplary disciplin- ing of the ringleaders should

"make rebels in the rank and file

work as they ought—as servants of the government elected to pow- er, not as lackies of the political party which Canadian voters r-e- jected in our history’s most de- cisive defeat. .

Argentine’s Bitter Harvest

By. David

owntree

Canadian Press Staff Writer

‘ The Argentine government is reaping a bitter harvest from the 10 - year dictatorship of Juan Peron »_ ,

One of the thith Peron ,tried to do between 1946 and 1955 was to convert Argentina from a pre- dominantly agricultural country to one less dependent onlthe out- side world for industrial goods. He didn’t worry if some commod- ities could be bet-tor and more cheaply obtained abroad.

Following the war and during the Korean struggle, nations that depend for their economic liveli- hood ou exporting baslc commod— lties to the countries with big in- dustries and populations enjoyed prosperity. Prices were high for Argentina’s principal exports— meat, wheat and other cereals, wool and forest products. But in the last five years or so, prices of these goods have been falling. WHITE ELEPHANTS

In his heyday, Peron could con- tinue his schemes for industrial- ization without entirely wrecking the economy. By the time he was unsealed in the 1955 revolu- tion, overseas debits and. inflation were soaring; the great meat in- dustry, which he had national- ized, was in trouble; and some industrial schemes had become expensive white elephants.

The men who took over the gov-

ernment also found that Peron had siphoned off a fortune for himself in living the high We of a dictator and in putting millions into bank accounts overseas.

In February this year, Arturo Frondizi inherited. the mess when he became president in the coun- try’s first free election in 30 years. ’ FALLING PESO

Elected with the help of Per- on’s supporters on the exiled dic- tator’s orders, Frondlizi has made only a ‘few moves to place the economy on a. sounder basis. The value of the country's currency, the peso, has nose-divided to be- tween 60 and 79 to the dollar com- pared with 40—45 when Frondizi took over. Before Peron, the ex- change rate was 4.5 to the dollar. These changes have greatly in- creased the cost of imports.

One action brought on the pre- sent trouble: Frondizi invited for— eign oil companies to help de- velop the government-owned oil-

.fields. This was heresy to Peron

and his followers who had driven the foreigners out but then ran into trouble operating installa- tions and. finding markets.

Oil workers in one of the prov- inces went on strike last week in protest against the president’s in- vitation, by which he hopes to make the rich fields pay divi- dends. ,

The labor trouble threatened to spread throughout the country. On Tuesday, Fnondizi declared a stage of siege. This gives the po—, lice wide powers and in the first 24 hours, hundreds of Permiisit-as, Communists and other critics of the government were arrested.

The action was approvel by the

Check Socks As Well As Shoes

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D.

WHAT is the only article of clothing that cannot be launder- ed and cleaned?

Your shoes. of course. ‘

This very fact should make it obvious that shoes, and with them socks, play an all - important role in keeping your feet healthy. SOCKS CAUSE TROUBLE

Many foot troubles, in fact, aren’t caused by shoes, but by poorly fitting and improper socks.

Parents generally insist that shoes they purchase for their children must fit properly. But they aren’t nearly so concerned about the fit of the socks which actually encase the feet they want to protect. .

So let me pass on a few tl'ps on buying socks.

BUY THEM LONG'R .

To eliminate pressure on. chil- dren’s toes caused . by t 1 g h t socks, make sure that those you buy for your youngster are one- half inch longer than his longest toe.

The socks shoult' be capable of keeping the feet dry under condi- tions of cold, heat, dampness and perspiration induced by the ex- treme activity of children. CHECK THREE POINTS

They should be made of a yarn that has the three-fold capacity of high absorbency, adequate por- osity to permit air to circulate around the feet for evaporation of perspiration, and a wickinlg' albi- lity to conduct perspiration to other portions of the sock. This latter point will aid evaporation by a more even distribution of moisture.

Bulky socks generally absorb moisture pretty well, but they tend to slow evaporation to a considerable e xt e n t. Besides, bulky socks are apt to produce irritations, especially when tighhfitting shoes are worn. And these irritations frequently result in corns, callouscs or blisters. FREQUENT EXAMINATION

Shoes and socks of growing children should be examined fre quently to make sure that the youngsters haven’t outgrow. them.

Even around the house 1 ad- vise against permitting children to go barefoot..Feet aren’t fully developed until the age of 18.

All during the time they are growing and developing they need the support that shoes—pro- perly fitted shoes—provide. And they need the protection against bacteria, fungus and perspiration that socxs can provide. QUESTZON AND ANSWER

A.:S.: Does aspirin lose any of its value after a long period of time when it is not kept airtight?

Answer: As a rule, aspirin will not lose any of its Value if it is kept tightly stoppered.

MAXIMS

Whether a man lives drldils-

in vain can be measured only by the way he faces his own prob. lems, by the success or failure of the inner conflict within his own soul. And of this no one may know save God.

Chamber of Deputies and, in:- formed, sources in Buenos Aires' say, the armed forces. Tlhme sources say a condlltion of the leaders’ support is that “he president make some cabinet changes, begin a strict economy drive to hold down living costs, and curb the power of the unions, many of them still controlled by men, friendly to Peron.

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You should jot down ‘thc things which make an indelible ‘mark on your mind, so you wont for— get them—Brandon Sun.

A temperature of 135.4 degrees elow zero Fahrenheit has been ecorded at a height of 13 miles ver the South Pole. This is be- loved to be a world record. The nformation will be bound to hurt the local pride of such famed 'ommuniities as White River, Ont, and Snag, Yukon, which tan hardly come within halfway of that mark—Ottawa Citizen.

Californians have the luck to nhabit the best of all possible mtates. They came here by the millions and created, hardly ‘nowing what they were doing, 1 living design that is unequaled :xcept in the paper utopias. The 3001' do not suffer the traditional niseries and the rich dare not )e arrogant. Between them are the vast middle classes who work for the means to do as they please. Nowhere in the vorld can so many people pur- Tue happiness without getting in. each other’s way—Dos Angeles Times.

OUR YESTERDAYS.

(From The Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Nov. 14, 1933)

Pilot. H.O. Madden, of the Royal Canadian Air Force Re- serve at New Glasgow, N.S., ac- companied by Reg MacDonald, pupil, brought his aeroplane to Montague on'RememIbrance Day. Many passengers were taken up and were deligth with the view of Montague‘under a covering of snow. Pilot Madden and Mr. Mac- Donald left for New Glasgow on Monday evening.