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Tentative plans for a new $1,- ;500,000 war memorial in downtown ' Ottawa have been announced by the {Federal Government, and it has been suggested that these plans be sus- pended until capital planners can come up with some more appropri- ate way of honoring the nation's war dead.

At present there are two war memorials in Ottawa, one a monu- ment in Confederation Square and the other the Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. Both were intended to honor the dead of the First World War and it is the planners’ intention to erect a larger memorial to those who have died in all the wars in which Canadian forces have. taken part, from the Nile Expedition in 1885 to Korea.

Those who are objecting to the proposed new memorial concede the propriety of having physical shrines honoring those who have sacrificed their lives in the cause of freedom. Such places not only serve as suit- able rallying points on the occasions when ceremonies are held in honor of the dead, but also as permanent reminders to younger generations. But they suggest that it is excessive for the capital to have three separ- ate and otherwise functionless stone monuments. It would be relatively simple to have either the Peace Tower or the present memorial or both serve as the nation’s principal shrine on such annual occasions as November 11.

If another memorial is to be. erected. they argue. it should at the very least be one with some useful and livingpttrpose. and not just an- other stone monument. Various sug- gestions have been made in Ottawa —a national theatre. a concert hall. or great auditorium in which nation- al meetings could be held.

This is a matter to which the next Parliament, when it meets, could well devote some considera- tion. One body of citizens whose views should weigh heavily with the government in reaching a de- cision is the Royal Canadian Leg- ion and other war veteran organiza- tions. There is no objection. in prin- ciple, to having a war memorial serve a utilitarian purpose, but this purpose should be kept in subordin- ation to the main purpose of the

the

design. A good example of this, we be- lieve, will be the Confederation

Fathers Memorial Building to be erected here in Charlottetown. If the Ottawa planners could come up with anything as appropriate in the way of a war memorial, there is little doubt that it would meet with general approval.

Stirring Up Trouble -. Former US. Vice-President Richard Nixon hasn't been much in the limelight of late. Perhaps it is just as well. He has never gotten away from the “brinkmanship”

. flea of diplomacy. and his latest

m is in line with a good many other policies he has fostered or “mud. He says that a quaran- fine w oil shipments to Cuba should

I ;’ emu-sued. sndhe is backed by

of the Republican ' ' think that President ‘ latekingtooaoftslinein five reason to be thankful is may and not Nixon Emmet Washington at

oil blockade idea. lead to in all likeli- hood? As the Montreal Gazette points out. even if it were success- fully imposed. and the Castro re- gime were starved into submission, the Cuban problem would continue. The United States would probably be forced to accept the responsibil- ity of maintaining order. She would have to spend billions in economic aid to restore the Cuban economy. A lengthy American occupation of the island would be required. And, of course, it is not at all certain that the action wouldn‘t lead to an- other World war.

Those Republicans who are de- manding that the Kennedy adminis- tration overthrow the Castro regime may not realize the price that might have to be paid for such an opera- tion. They may be merely playing up the issue for political reasons. In any case, they are demonstrating their inadequacy to hold office in a. pretty convincing manner.

Extreme Measures

When the tumult and the shout- ing have subsided after April 8, Canada will have passed through its fourth general election in a little less than six years. A great deal of gass will have been produced, over and above what Canada derives from its vast underground resour- ces: enough, it has been figured, to heat all the homes and business places in a city the size of Ottawa for the whole winter. Ry election day, most of us will have grown weary of hearing over and over again what politicians had to say. Which prompts the St. Thomas Times-Journal to suggest that long- winded speech—making is a poor way to gain votes.

We have sought to make this point. ourselves on other occasions. But our St. Thomas contemporary comes up with a Couple of state- ments which are new to us. In Swed- en. it says, each of 12 candidates at a political meeting was handed an ice cube when he rose to speak. When the last drop dripped out of his fist he had to stop wagging his tongue. And in Brazil. it seems, there‘s a tribe of natives who keep long-winded candidates in line by making them stand on one leg while giving their speeches.

It is probably too much to ex- pect that either of these ideas will be widely accepted, but they show the length to which some people are prepared to go to keep campaign speeches “short and snappy."

The Way It Goes

Although income may rise it can’t keep up with taxes. Many of us have reached this sad conclusion on our own account, but now it has been stated as an economic fact. Dr. R.H. Clark, an economist at the University of British Columbia, has prepared a report on the matter, based on a study of the average an- nual earnings of homeowners with their annual average tax bills over the last ten years. He finds that while their pay has gone up 53 per cent, their taxes have risen 106 per cent.

It is commonly held that, the de- mand for higher pay stems only from the wish for more spending money, more luxuries and a higher standard of living. Dr. Clark ex. plodes this myth. "In many cases,” he says, "the increases do not go for luxuries. They go for taxes, which are at the root of the cost-of- living spiral."

The higher cost of Consumer goods is usually attributed to the

- higher cost of labor. Labor, in its

turn, is caught in the trap of higher taxes and must earn more. Hence. to halt the rat-race. the tax struc- ture most be attacked first. That, incidentally, is what the Kennedy administration is trying to do in the United States.

EDITORIAL NOTE

Prime Minister Menzies of Aus- tralia, of Scottish descent, has been given the Scottish Order of the Thistle by the Queen in recogni. tion of' his public services. Cana- dians, says the Ottawa Journal, will join in congratulations to him. An honor of Scotland would give pride to anyone of Scottish blood. but it must be hoped that amne day the Commonwealth countries which are. monarchiee will have their own given in the name of Her Majesty. The Canada Medal Would be worn proudly by those who deserve more than an illuminated address.

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National Geographic News Bulletin

Since India said "Good Night, Sweet Prince" to its potentat- es. many have awakened to use- ful new lives as ordinary rich people.

Of the nearly 600 princely realms existing when British rule ended in 1947, none retain: its identity as a separate state in the present - day Republic of India. Incomes and powers of the maharajas. rajas. and na‘ wabs have been drastically cur- tailed. The royal allowances will be cut again by half each gen- oration,

Even the Nizam of Hydera- bad. whosc very name conjures up fantasies of unbelievable wealth, pleads austerity. The Nizam gave only $42,000 to In- dia's recent defense fund drive, and said he was too poor to donate more. As a joke, for he is known to be a tight man with a rupee. Bombay citizens pmmntly organized a Nizam Relief Committee “to rally to his aid." NEW OCCUPATIONS

Many of the princes. whose’ word was once law to 91 mil- lion Indians, have gone into gov. ernment. diplomatic service, on- siness, and the professions. One maharaja manufactures soft

drinks. Another who turned big: ‘

game hunter conducts tourists on tiger hunts for big fees.

I The close of the age of rajas f in 1947 brought about some ero- tic economies. One princely per- ‘son in Mysore took to wearing home-spun suits —7 fi‘icd with diamond buttons. Another. with- out regret. reduced his inherit- l ed fleet of 99 insatiany hungry [elephants to three.

Most pnlnces were only too ihappy to let the government , take over their surplus palaces [for conversion to luxury hotels I I

and federal offices, Though stripped of old prero- lgatlves, the princes still have [the patriarchal burden of keep- | ing up palaces and temples, of l conduct i n g religious festivals. 1 and feeding hordes of relatives. dependents. and retainers. In many cases, the government sl- lowances are no more than com- mensurate with the former rul- ers' responsibilities.

Back in the old days. how-

‘, ever, the poienfates lived in on Iatmosphere that would tax the l imaginations of Hollyw o o d 's ; least inhibited set designers. The I world of the maharaja a n d fnawab, as the Hindu and Mos- = lem rulers w e r e respectively known, was one of opulent pal- , aces. e s t a t e s, hunting lodges. ; feasts, jewels, a n d danci n g Igirls. When a son was born to

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ping baskets. who took the of-

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lives of 100 Canadian manufac- turers at the National Consumer Producer Conference chaired by Senator McCutcheon. Minister of Trade for Canada, were mem- bers of the national organiza- tion known as 'Consumers As- sociation of Canadva”—C.A.C.

This association has been working for you the consumer since 1947 and have been in- strumental in eliminating many unnecessary evils. with which the consumer was forced to con- bend.

It is impossible for me here to even list the subjects coming to the organization for investi- gation and study. but speaking for our Prince Edward Island branch. I am happy and proud to say we have dealt success fully with many legitimate com- plaints as to faulty merchan- dise. misleading advertising and

. the consumer, through thoughtlessness or lack of knowledge, had gotten into trouble.

I am particularly proud of the part played by our local C A.C. in connection with meat insepc- tlon in our . 3 our executive met with the Minister of Health and represen- tatives of the vetinsry services and pressed for action. and it is satisfying to know that at least a start was triadic last fall, when all slaughter bones were inspected and licensed. ’

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REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS

Sin—We hear of a grea many things being done by our Conservative Government for education on P.E.I. One ques- tion I would like to ask. "Are

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the opportunity to attend those very modern and expensive Re- gional High Schools? I contend they are not because many of our children are not given the basic fundamentals necessary for admittance into the Regional High Schools or the Vocational Schools.

Last summer on the front page of all our Island newspap- ers we saw some startling words “Only 46 per cent of those writ- ing Grade V-III had patsed." I understand many schools had all pupils fall and some with

. M parents were of the opinion that the nam- es and marks should have been published so we could get some utility-standing of how things 5 a

We have been trying to get some information as to wh there were so many failures. Many of our teachers are First Class License holders and are taking courses towards a higher education. Surel a teacher teaching only eight grades can do a better job than that, and what about those with three grades and those with only

rude VIII.

Our Minister of Education in- slats that the Conservative Gov- ernment is paying all supple- ments to teachers. As a mother of four who is very amdoua to keep her children at home until they finish Grade VIII I and many other parents would be willing to pay any supplement to a teacher willing to teach In the country and give our child-

once the Relgional High Schools will have to close

last term. and how from fees [at the names of those teachers before it is time hire teachers fa- m

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FOR THE LADIES

Another maharaja lived in a replica of Versailles and requir- ed his courtiers to speak French. When the Nizam of Hyderabad made a one - night visit in younger days to a neighboring prince, he supposedly took along ,200 concubines. “The la ies 3 don’t get out much," he is said I to h a v e explained. “I thought ' this might be a nice outing for them."

The autonomous states rang- ed in size from Hvderabad. which was as big as Great Bri- tain. to tiny realms no larger , than farms, Some existed before ,‘Columbus discovered America. I Others were created in mor re- l cent times as favors. The Bri- l tish East India Company. form- ied on the‘last day of 1600, I made treaty arrangements with the ruling princes. The British ,Crown later assumed the pro- : t-ective authority acquired by the company.

For the most part. though they were called “bejeweled. breathing fossils of feudalism" by a leading Indian writer. the . princes took their jobs serious- ‘ ly in the closing years of British rule. “But their failure as a class." commented the London Times. "to play a prominent part in building the new India has off them with few admir-

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO March 25. 1938

The prospects of utilizing for agricultural purposes the lime stone deposits at Roseville. Prince County were discussed at a recent public meeting held at Miminegash hall. The deposit runs In a strip along the shore and Inland for some distance.

The entertainment at the sup- per meeting of the Summer- slde Y's Men's Club last week i was in the in r m of a debate “Resolved that conditions 25 . years ago at Summerside were more conductive to happiness”. The judges returned a fifty-fifty decision.

I TEN YEARS AGO March 25. 1953 A new refrigerator car and a new type of heated car went in- to operation for the first time in P r l n c e Edward Island last . week. by the Canadian National Railways, While the car has been used five times in the Marlilmes —— all trips were

with refrigerator shipments.

Two cadoads of equipment have arrived in Charlottetown to be installed the new Dried Milk Plant of Central Creamer- lea on Fitzroy f n r m e r a who h thought to the new development believe it will have a very bree- lng effect on the dairy business throughout the province.

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By Dr. Theodore R. Van Della.

MORE THAN one-third of all women who develop German measles during the first four months of pregnancy are held- ed for trouble. Some lose the baby or give birth to a child with a developmental defect heart disease, deafness. or men- tal retardation. It is for this reason that we hope all In and young women have the dis' ease before they undertake preg- nancy.

In the future the physician may ask the bride-to-be durina

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whether she has had the Ger- man measles. This is not an idle question sues the caustlve virus has been

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persons; an dtbe discovery paves the way for the development of

a vaccine.

The ideal time to have rubel- la is during childhood and im- munity usually is lifelong. The disease Ia called the three-day- measlea because it generally lasts that long. It resembles or- dinary measles the first day, scarlet fever the second. and is gone by the third.

The incubation period varies from five to 21 days but the ma- jority became ill early in the third week after exposure. Ear- ly symptoms are a slight head cold. sore throat, h e adache. and possibly fever. The tru a nature of the illness escapes de- tection until 24 hours later when the rash breaks out on the face and then spreads rapidly over the entire body.

Meanwhile. the n e c k glands swell and beeo tender. Vir- tually all victims get well. But German measles is not always a minor illness. In some. the liver becomes involved or in causative virus spreads to the brain, leading to a mild en- cephalitis with headache and stiffness of the neck.

WHIPLASH INJURY L. B. writes: I was sitting In a car that was bumped and have a sore neck. How is this pain treated?

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Relief can be obtained with heat and aspirin. provided only the soft tissues of the neck are involved. A neck halter or head brace may be needed if the whiplash injury has damaged other parts of the neck. This is mentioned because X-rays and a complete examination must be made first to evaluate the extent of the damage.

RACING HEART A. U. writes: Please com- ment on the runaway heart. My 26- year- old son writes me he is taking medicine for this condition.

EPLY I assume he means one of the cardiac conditions in which the heart suddenly begins to ' beat rapidly. After a variable length of time it suddenly returns to its normal rate. The c a 11 se is not known but drugs such as quinldine help reduce the num- ber of attacks. BABY'S TEMPERATURE J. C. writes: What is the right temperature for an 18 month old baby? REPLY