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Pushing For A Thaw

3-oiiet Pl'Pl‘ll‘Pl‘ Khruslichev has heen exclianging Ne“ Ye.'il“S 2l'9€l- ings with everybody he can REY in touch with these days. His mes- sage to Prime '.\linistei' Pearson. ex- tending coiigraiiilatioiis (Was that for heating ‘:_\lr. Dii=fenbaker’.’) and best mslies for happiness and well- being was coupled with the hop? that co-operation between the USSR and Canada uould continue to de- velop and that there would be a strengthening of general peace. He sent a siniilarlv warm I-TI‘FPl-1-112 *0 President Johnson and other West- ern leaders. followed by a proposal for an international agreement re- nouncing the use of force in settling territorial disputes.

This proposal is being glV'€l’l somewhat sceptical consideration at Washington. in Britain. however. there is a feeling that Mr. Khrush- chev’; recent advances should be met half way. Not. that the British government. anv more than the Johnson administration. is unaware of the motives behind the Soviet leaders show of amity at this time.

After all. eva=,r_v world power has selfish motives in dealing with rival powers. The point is that the interests of the Soviet Communists and the Western world do seem to coincide at this juncture. and it would be folly not to make the most of the oppo-rtunity in the in- terests of peace.

The British Prime Minister in perhaps in a better position to give a firm lead here than President Johnson. if only becaiise the latter must be careful not to leave him- self open to attack at home for any compromise he might a uggest. British political parties. on the other hand. are in agreement on seeking friendlier relations with Russia. This year will see an elec- tion in Britain as well as in the L'nited States. but the Conserva- tives are in no danger of this issue backfiring on them.

Mr. Rutler. the new British foreign secretai'y. may indeed he- come the advance probe of the western alliance in this matter- the one to feel out the Russian proposals for thawing the cold war. His first probe will be in Geneva. where. the 17 nation disarmament negotiations resume on January 21.

The prospects at this meeting look moderately encouraging. if only because all the participants see the need of keeping up the pace set by the test-ban agreement last year.

Honoring Sir John

January 11 will be the 149th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald. vvithout w h ose vision—historians agree——there would be no Dominion of Canada today. Confederation would have been dissolved into geographical fragments. and much of what is now Canada would long ago have been taken over by the United States. It is planned. next year, to take appropriate steps to make the 150th anniversary of the chief architect of Confederation an event worthy of the man and a fitting prelude to the Centennial of ourcountry.

Meanwhile, a notable historical project to commemorate Canada’; first prime minister was recently announced by Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson at Ottawa. The government plans to purchase in former Kinn- aton, Ontario. home of Sir John and restore it as an historical monu- ment. The property can be bought

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“This house." said Mr. Pearson. “will be refurniahed not only in the style of Sir John A.'s time but with some of the actual furniture used by him. It will represent a proud historical trust of the Canadian people. As such. it is my sincere hope that it will contribute in real terms to keeping alive the memory of a very great (‘aii.'icliun."

It is to their credit that our politicians of all parties have en- thusiastically indorsed this pro- posal. l\'e\'er once during the dis- cussion were political lines drawn All. in fact. were agreed that the property should be acquired. and quickly.

Perhaps. as the Kingston Whig- Standard suggests. the building will become something more than a memorial to one man. Tribute. to Canada's first prime minister. of course. will he the basic consider- ation, but there is no reason why other reminders of the period should not have their place inside the structure.

It is worth noting, in this con- nection. that the federal Centennial Committee has decided to place 3 mrirker at the grave of each of the Fathers of Confederat.ion——an action long overdue. It. is indeed ii sad coninientai-_v on our sense of history that it should have taken a century to reach such a decision.

And-—as noted in a release re- ceived from the Committee——-it is regrettable in the case of Sir John that his idios_vncrasies. and some human failings. are far better known to the younger generation than are his massive achievements for the land he dearly loved. One reason for this. no doubt. is the fact that so little meaningful Canadian history is taught in our public schools. That's another mat- ter that should be remedied before the Centennial is out.

Changing Times

As the Winnipeg Free Press see: it.. the Montreal World's Fair in 1967 will s_vmboli‘7.e, among other things. our changing sense of values and the remarkable decline in the value of money which has attended our march to nationhood.

The original cost. to the federal government was estimated to be $20 million--—and this was to be a. ceiling. Rut the forseeahle costs of the fair and related works are now $1l2.500.000 for the federal govern- ment alone. according-to estimates cited by \\'oi°l-rs Minister Deschate- lets. In the light of difficulties al- ready experienced and the necessity of building to a deadline. it would be unwise to read any finality even into these figures.

The magnitude of this project. says the Winnipeg paper, may be better appreciated if we compare the proposed federal expenditures with those involved in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Apart from grants of privilege. the Macdonald government of 1880 had to put up the equivalent of $70 million in order to link the scattered parts of the Canadian nation. Al- lowing for the changr.-s in values. this was probably quite as much as Parliament will spend on the world's fair although comparisons are dif- ficult. because of the estimates (as yet unconfirmed) that the provin- cial and Montreal shares of the cen- tennial unrlertaking will run to some $220 million.

One of the outstanding differ- ences between the two projects is the fact that the expenditures pro- posed for the CPR shocked Parlia- ment into some of the most memor- able debates of our history. whereas the debate of last December 20 over the fair expenditures was not much more than a gesture. The House devoted approximately the same amount of time to world fair costs as it did to the world fair em- blem which, in a rare moment of concord. it decided to junk.

EDITORIAL NOTES Now it's trout that are being found with ulcers. due to the "stress and strain of life" in an Ontario hatchery. Soon it will be, our Malpeque oysters that will be complaining. and needing tran- quilizars. . i

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Since the departure of Hon. Davie Fulton as Canada's minister of justice. notes an exchange. the movement towards penal reform in this country seems to have stalled. If this be true. some explanation abould be forthcoming.

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MOUNT SINAI TODAY

Sacred To Christian, Jew, And Moslem

National Geographic News Bulletin

Mount Sinai has remained a atralezic outpost from Biblical to modern times- a place holy to Christian. Jew. and Mo 3 lem alike But the place where Moses re- ceived the Ten Commandments in the Sinai desert is occupied today by fewer than a dozen per- manent residents. They are Monks of Greek descent who tend the Glh-century Monastery of St Catherine built beneath the mountain as a fortress and shrine by hot Byrantine Emper- or Justinian the Great The old monastery houses priceless art works.

The bearded monks live a life apart. recalling the hex-mils who first cared for the sacred spot where. traditionally. M o s e 5‘ voice issued miraculously from the "burning bush" before he was given the stone tablets on Sinai's summit.

The day of the monks starts at 3 a.m.. with morning in as s from 4 lo 7. Tll€~_\-‘ eat a single meal. at noon. The austere round of services is maintained at St. (‘haterine‘s as it has been for 1.400 years.

ARCHEOI.0Gl(‘Al. STUDIES

National Geographic. in its is- sue for Januar_v. I964, presents two vividly illustrated art.lcles~ “Island of Faith in the Sinai Wll- derness" and "Mount Sinai's Holy Treasures.“ The respective articles by George F‘. Forsyth and Dr. Kurt Weitzmann grew out of archeological - photogra- phic studies of Sinai‘: rich his- tory. architecture. art treasur- es. drawinszs. and notebooks sponsored by Princeton Univer- sity, the University of Michigan. and Ei!.VDl‘s University of Alex- andria.

Forsylh and his companions first made 8 hiimpy 250- mllr desert journey from Cairo. along the Gulf of Suez. inland to th e wasteland. Wrote Forsylh: “The truck rounded a spur. and and- rlenly the Monastery of St. Calh- erine stood before us. so beauti- ful. so unexpected. so lonely. I cauzht m.V breath."

The old monastery seemed to have grown out of the blots k earth. for its granite was the color of weathering cliffs rising starkly above. But here was a miniature town-— a glimpse of vanished B_vzantlum——wlth nar- row paved streets and a m a l I courts. passages and whlte-waah- ed biilldlngs.

Archeologlats seldom are per- mitted to probe at will In histor- lcal shrines. Thus tradit l on is about these places often remain fanciful or unconfirmed. During full-scale investigations at Sinai in l960. however. the visitors es- tablished that the p re so nt church of St. Cathei-lne‘a was built between AD. 548 and 546.

"With the single exception of Hazla Sophia. Istanbul.“ said Mr. Forsyfh. "lt la the best pre- served survivor of the countless churches erected by Justinian."

e- for the prophet Moses is revered by Moslema-—- stands on the site of the burning bush. Towers of the church and mosque "pierce the sky friendly proxlmiur.‘

Archeologlcal studies brought a strange new rhythm to slual —the monks moving to and from worship with almost mili- tary precision. the archeologlatii working with specialized equip- ment auch as scaffolding. tool kits. and generators for electric- lty and photographic lighting.

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young Bedouin was soon proces- alng color film.

In the article on slnal'a "Hal! Treasures." author Kurt Welfa- mann and photographer Fred Andereu show the color and VI- brancy of the mouaatei-y’a a it works. notably icons and manu- scripts

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Says Dr. Weitzmaun. great value of the Sinai icon col- lection lies in the ct that it spans the history of this art form... Apart from furnishing a valuable index for the monas- tery. the full photographic rec- ord of Sinai 2.000 icons wi ll provide the basis for an accur- ate history of, lean painting.“

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Justinian chose well the site for his Sinai fortress-5 h ri II e. whose marble tomb protects the remains of the monastery's pal.- roneas. St. Catherine of Alexan- dria. martyred ln the 4th cen- tury. Even as recently as World War II. the fortress withstood a siege by the. Turkish Army.

First Canadians’ Viewpoints

Ottawa Journal

The Royal Commission on Si- linguallsm and Birulturalism has acted gracefully in putting \\'ll.l‘l- in its terms of consideration the first inhabitants of Canada.

The Indians and Eskimos were for years the forgotten peoples of Canada and never more for- gotten than in the present an- xiety over national unity.

The commissioners. in a work- mg paper giving their interpre- lalon of their mandate. note that various cultures have con- tributed to the development of Canada and must he respeclerl and safeguarded although not be- ing given official recognition. The paper continues.

"But there is also a prior con- tribution that all the others fol- lowed: that of the first inhabi- tants of the country. the Eskim- os and Indians. They make up the oldest group. and in com-

parison. all the English a n d

French- speaking peoples would appear to be New Canadians.

“The Commission recognizes clearly that it has a duty to give special attention to the problems of the Eskimo and the Indian in our present world."

That "special attention." if is to be hoped. means Indians and Eskimos will be heard and their aspirations examined. This is not a simple matter. The Com- mission will find among the old- est Canadians divisions of opin- lon; some would rush forward into the anonyinity of absorplon into the general population and others would hold back to nurse on reserves old traditions a n d privileges of state aid.

But if the Commission h ad avoided the first Canadians. made no effort to hear fr om them. if would have been an lu- ault not only to them but to us.

Climate Getting Chillier

London Free Press

Merchants conlentedly c o m- puling the benefits of a White "hrlstmas may not worry about whether our weather is getting worse. Indeed they may say the worse the better.

But in England the sober Ec- onomist has come to’ the con- clusion that the weather is real- ly getting worse. While. it is pri- marlly Interested in Britain. it extends foreboding-.s no the wfiole Northern hemisphere-including

us.

Actually what it means is the weather is getting back nearer normal than if has been cent years. Like the stock mar- ket the temperature continues to fluctuate. Back in the Middle Ages. England was indeed a green and fertile land wh are

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vineyards flourished, But about

1300 there was a change for the worse. and it lasted. with occas- ional let-ups. for 600 years.

About the turn of the present century. the cycle reversed. and for some four decades there was a gradual warming up. which boosted the mean temper- ature of Europe, North America and central Asia by a full de- gree. which did amazing things for the added crop production of the area.

During the decade of the '50s the trend was reversed and the Improvement made in 40 years was wiped out in ten. Now we are back in the l890s—weather- wise at least. And. If the Econ- omist is any prophet. if is likely to get worse before it “lets bet- ter. Perhaps we better keep that siiow- hovel handy.

I As The U.N. Looks Ahead

New York Times

The United Nations Assembly. which began lts regular session with an address by President Kennedy. ended with an address by President Johnson. who agaln pledged this nation to uiiawerv- In; support of the world organ- lzatlon as mankind’: beat instru- ment for peace.

This was the quietest and most harmonious sesalon ever held. The impact of the American tragedy. the fact that the major issues that divide the world were largely kept out of the debate. and the greater caution and al- forts toward an East-West de- tente after Cuba all contributed to keep pualona down.

The U ted Nations expanded on the nuclear test-ban treaty by outlawing orbltlna nuclear arms from outer space It are new impetus to further disarmament with emphasis on "effective In- ternational coutrol"-— still the crux of the dispute. It approved deuuclearlaaflou for Latin Am- erica. Itdeclderl tocontlnua peacekeeping operations In tli Congo and the Middle East for a while longer. Finally. it pushed head on the abolition of colon- lal rule by condemning Portugal and liupoalua an arms embu-so

on South A a. Yet its frellllea remain evident The sew African and Asian aa-

tloiia in particular are prone to apply a double standard the UN. by lnvelghlng only against a fading Western colonialism whlle lanorlng Communist col- onallam. They stage llleal boy- cotts and seek illegal expulsion of members which. If successful. could wreck the entire organiza- tion. They Jam through unreal-

latlc ‘anti-colonial" resolutions that handicap their own cause. undiarmlise ted Ne-

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tlona in its paramount task of keeping the peace and suppress- ing aggression by openly threat- euln; hostllltlee and one armed forces for racial "wars of liberation."

The most crucial lnuisedlate test for the United Nations wlli be In its determination to make delinquent nations pay their aa- aaumauts for the U.N.'a peace- kaapliie operations. Their fail- ure to do so has already pluiiaed the United Nations lute a fluen- clal crisis and Jecpsrdlses pre- sent and operations of this kind. Moat immediately In- volved la Soviet Russia.

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Medical Browsing

3! Dr. Tlieodore R. Van Delta The gamma globullns are the constituents of blood that carry pi-ottizctlva antibodies auliist lu- ac

a serum against infection by pro- ducing temporary immunity in those exposed to infectious to which they are susceptible. Ite- cantly. these substances w a re found to be useful lu treating highly allergic children who suf- fered from bronchial asthma or nasal allergy whenever they caught cold. Youngsters who have trouble along this line im- prove remarkably after minute doses are injected. They become happy. energetic. and in uc h more alert. _

A do-lt-yourself painter receiv- ed a ttranae tattoo when he tria- [cred a power paint sprayer ac- cidentally. Accordluj to Dr. Charles E. -Workman of Kansas City, Mo.. a small amount of red load entered the tip of the patieiit'a finger. Most of paint was removed. but [an]- rene sat in. and amputation was necessary.

Approximately 14 per cent of the population psasas pink 0 deep red urine after eating beets tbeeturial. The remainder does not. because the causative pig- ment is not absorbed by the in- testlne

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A group of physicians from the Glasgow Royal Infirmary de- scribed a sideliahl on this condi- tion. They fed beets lo 178 heal- thy and sick individuals: those with iron d eflclency anemia were more likely to develop be- eturis. The incidence was 80 per cent among patients who had not yet. received iron tablets and 48.6 per cent among those undergoing treatment.

Apparently the red-violet pig- ment of heels follows the same pathway as that for iron absorp- tion. The body is able to turn on and off its absorption of iron. de- pending upon the need. and may be capable of doing the same with beet pigment. In oth- er words. it is a question of ab- sorption. rather than anemia.

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION B.K. writes: For what condi- tion la the heart catheterlzed? REPLY

Mainly to diagnose congenital heart defects and scarred velv- es. In this procedure. a small catheter is inserted into a vein in one arm and threaded upward into the heart. Blood samples are obtained and the pressure is determined in each chamber to detect cardiac abnormalities.

« TENSE MUSCLES

M. I-'.'writes: Could bac k iilraln cause muscles all over the body to lighten up? .

REPLY

This is unusual. The muscles of the hack usually tighten up when strain occurs to prevent overuse of the ailing part. But there is no reason why the mus- cles of the face or legs. for ex- ample. should become tense from back sprain.

OCULAR INFLAMMATION

Mrl J.M. writes: How is con- junctlvltls treated?

REPLY

The cause of this eye inflam- mation miisl. be determined be- fore the proper remedy can be selected.

DOPING THE BABY

W. P. writes: My daughter gives her baby paregorlc so he will sleep while she is walciug TV. Isn't this drug hard on an infant's heart?

REPLY

No. but paregorlc contains

opium. Need I say more? BLAND DIET

M. A. writes: Is diet helpful when the esophagus is inflam- d9

REPLY Yes-an ulcer-type diet. TODAY'S HEALTH HINT- Vlruaea are unseen adversar- a.

Our Yesterdciys

(From the Guardian Fllea)

TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO (January 4. I939)

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‘ size of the Soviet military force

Fire damaged a barn on Kent Street. opposite City Hall last night. used to house three City horses. The animals were safe- ly removed from the bl azlug structure. The blaze for a time took on a rather spectacular ap- pearance. whenflre in the hay sent up dense smoke.