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PAGI-:76 I TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. mg

The Quebec Election

Will the Quebec general election, set for Nov. 14. be the curtain raiser to another national election? There is speculation in some quarters, at least, that the national campaign, when it comes, may be influenced substantially by the results of the Quebec polling next month. In keep- ing with established custom, the national Liberals would point to a victory by Premier Le.-‘age as proof that Liberalism was still on the up- swing in Canada. And, by the same token, Conservative spokesmen would be quick to point to a Lesage defeat as a Liberal setback of ma- jor proportions. This notwit.hstand- ing the fact that on this occasion, the outcome of the Quebec contest‘ will, to say the least, be a most dubious trend-setter.

Premier Lesage was not required to call an election before 1965, and the fact that he wants one as a mandate to expropriate electric power companies has raised criti- cism in unexpected quarters. The Montreal daily La Presse, for ex- smple——the largest newspaper in Quebec—has lit into the plan in a lead editorial headlined “An Elect- ion Is Not Justified”.

“Let us suppose,” says La Prcsse editor, “I am in favor of nationaliz- ing but opposed to the Government: how would I be able to express this distinction on one and the same ballot? Let us suppose that the Union Nationale declares itself in favor of nationalization: how is one then to intrepret the result of the voting?”, (Later the same day the Opposition Union Nationale indicat- ed in favor of nationalization.)

Secondly. La Presse asks: Who is to guarantee that the issue of na- tionalization will be in fact the major

issue of the election? It may turn ‘

out that the Opposition will force the Government to campaign on another issue and the first will be forgotten. Thirdly, the people have a traditional right to judge a political team on its administration as a whole rather than on one particular point of policy. “An election,” con- cludes La Pressc, “is only justified if the decision to nationalize elec- ,tricity provoked a split in the cabinet or the party members." The fact s‘.-ems to be that p"‘ ‘ic ownership of utilities is generally favored by Quebec voters, especial- ly since control of the industry is vested largely outside the Prov- ince. Mr. Lesage would seem to have decided on an election because a strong issue haslcome to hand.

Dreadful Invention

What we have dreaded has come about‘ at last—a scheme for mech- enizing the process of political cam- paigning. The perpetrator is U.S. Senator Javits (Republican, N.Y.) who has introduced an automated device for use in New York city to tell his voters‘ his stand onsome 120

questions-of the day. _‘ ' You've guessed it‘! It Is ii. push .button apparatus that delivers a written answer to the question the button pusher wants answered. At the same time the machine counts 7 number -of. times each_ question .asked-giving’, the senator, ac- ‘ ' to one 01 his aides. I mean! i in the ifublics

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vita deals with Is baseball. By push- ing button 114 the voter gets this answer: “Senator Javits won Unit- ed States recognition for Coopers- town (N.Y.) Hall of Fame. I-Ie,was disappointed when the Giants left New York, but he is looking forward

' to an all-New York world series be- tween the Yankees and the Mets in 1963.”

What other grave Issues the senator is prepared to give mechan- ized answers to we don’t know; this is the only example cited by the Milwaukee Journal, from which we

take the news item. The Journal.

comments, gloomily, that “if there is one thing we don't need it's can- ned answers to canned questions”; a view we wholeheartedly share. But will such criticism have any ef- fect on the Javitses and their kind throughout the land, when an easy way of automating politics, and reducing it to the lowest corn- mon denominator, is made available?

Let's hope it will be resisted in Canada, at least. Imagine plugging in to a machine to find out what Prime Minister Diefenbaker thinks about the European Common Mar- ket, or Mr. Pearson about the “new Canadian flag” issue, and getting the same stereotyped answers every time, instead of the oddly assorted ones we now have to exercise our ingenuity over!

What makes politicians human is that they are never pfecisely of the same mind from one week’s end to the other. They may claim to hold fixed opinions; but they are not parrots, or phonograph records. and in every speech they betray thcse inconsistencies that are the com- mon failing of all of us. Perhaps we could do with a littlé more consist- ency from them—but heaven forbid that they s.houlrl be metamorphosed into robots, and ourselves along with them, under the specious pre- text of gearing our politics to the slot-machine age!

A Timely Warning

Canada’s foreign exchange re- serves havé increased by some $500 million (plus the foreign bank loans and credits) since the June auster- ity measures were announced’ but there is no way of knowing how much of this increase represents long-term investment in the country and how much is “hot” money which can be withdrawn as quickly as it was brought in. This appears to be the view of Mr. Per Jacobsson,

‘managing director of the Inter-

national Monetary Fund.

At a recent meeting of the or- ganization in W a s h i n gt on, Mr. Jacobsson remarked on the 'streng- thened position of the Canadian dol- lar since the emergency foreign credits were announced in June, and observed that these measures might have been too successful if they misled the people into thinking that the nations problems have been solved.

“My concern," Mr. Jacobsson said, “is that the temporary meas- ures taken by Canada are so suc- cessful that the Canadian govern- ment may feel a long-term program no longer is necessary." This warn- ing is something which parliament-A arians on both sides of the-House would do well to keep in mind. The nation’s fundamental problems-a chronic balance of payments deficit and h e a v y overspending—remain and will not be cured either by for eign borrowing or restrictions on imports. As stop-gap measures, how- ever, they have proved their effi- cacy; and that, as we recall, is all that the Government claimed for them in the first place.

What is needed now is a con- certed effort to retain the progress made, and keep the ship of state on the right course. If the Government has constructive measureayof this kind to7announce when Parliament meets, they would constitute a very good reason why the Opposition should think twice about challeng- ing it on a non-confidence vote and precipitating another general elect- ion at this time.

EDITORIAL NOTES The U '

mon of New Brunswick Municipalities, meeting in Bathurst last week, heard from the provincial director of dental services that the New Brunswick government is con- idering fluoridation legislation pat- ed after an Ontario act. Sig- nificantly, also, he revealed that the

"provincial minister of health ‘felt

that fluoridation was something the province "very much needs".

India and Rod China are at I<‘rontier- Agency, the political designation for a strange. Wild munisl-hold TIl)(‘l and Burma. 000 square miles in the Indian state of Assam. Indians charged recently that Chinese Commun- isi troops have made incursions

section. of the region. dense forests and rugged moun-. taiiis hamper the fixing of boundary.

Tiicl-'cd between the plain of tire Bralimaputra River and the Himalayas are subtropical jun- glee where sunlight barely pene- tr:-tics. fertile mountain val-

Montreal

The annual five-day meeting of officials of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund has been under way in Washington in an atmosphere of strong _ reassurances. T h e s e have come from Per Jacobsson, ' managing director of the IMF, Robert V. Roosa, Undersecre- tary of the United States Treas- ury, and others.

Not many months ago there was serious misgiving in some quarters that a “run on gold" of several years’ cl u r a t i o it might cause devaluation of the dollar. Speculation twice drove the price of the metal above the official $35 an ounce. TEMPORARY GAINS

A few countries might h a ve felt that this devaluation would have certain advantages for them. But any benefits, even for the United States. would prob- ably be temporary: and th e change would be very unsettl- ing. For the dollar is the only currency in the world exchange- able into gold-— and that only by governments.

Montre

It is a twist of fate that tele- vision, which caused such un- casiness in Hollywood. is re- sponsible for a brief but mem- orable returu to the Golden Years of Hollywood. And yet

' perhaps it Is appropriate for te- levision symbolizes the highly compressed, technically speedy age in which we stumble goday.

Anyone who saw the repeat the other night of the TV docu- menlary on Hollywood In its halcyohn days of silent movies. could not help but feel either a wistful longing for life as ext.-.ted,theu. or a slight bewil- derment over the behavior of ‘an earlier vlntar-' of glamorous men and women.

The sentiment obviously would belong to the generation In mid- dle age and over. The confusion would exist In the minds of the young -people who simple can- not visualize Idolatry of a mo-

Newspapers often are subject

to criticism and we have no complaint about that. All Insti- tutions or organizations benefit from constructive criticism. But what some of the other kind of critics Ignore are the real val- ues of newspapers. Two illustra- tions of these values appeared In a recent Issue of this news- paper. Prof. Wlduklnd Lens of Kam- burg. Germany. was one of the first doctors to relate thalidom- lde to malformltlea. In Infants. ‘He told a conference of , In Europe th

, trophe the warning it he had been left mainly to the press and producers of the drug. ‘''The warning of the la:

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A FRONTIER DISPUTE

lnclici, Red Chinci Agcii

National Geographic News Bulletin odds again over the North East -

area bordering Bhutan. Com-‘

Tito Agency covers some 33.- :

into it. The Chinese claim large ‘ where -

F lays. foothills. and peaks, the National Geographic Society ,says Some hillsides still hear scars from the tremendous ear- thquake that rocked the area in

: 1950.

WILD LIFE ABOUNDS

Much of the Agency ga m e preserve. abounding in bu f- - falo. elephant, tiger. leopard. and various deer. It is one of the few remaining haunts of the In- dian rhinoceros.

The N o r t h East Frontier

2: .,Agency also is the homeland of

i more than 30 primitive tribes that have been living almost ‘undisturbed for centuries in i the same hills and valleys. An- { thrcpoligists believe several un- known tribes dwell tn the most

The World's Money

Gazette ,

The deficit In the United Stat- es balance of payments wt t h other countries, which was $2.- 500,000 last year, has been re- duced to a rate of $1,500,000 so far this year, and Treasury of- ficials are hopeful the accounts will balancenext year. If th e withdrawals of gold can be stop- ped then, the redtstribution that has taken place would h I! v e served tos trenglhen the curren- cks of other large trading na- ions.

MORE C0'NFll)EN'l'

But if the financial experts now are more confident that co- operation among central banks will s t e m any adverse tide against the dollar or other im- portant currencies. there still is debate among economists as to whether the gold supply of the world. along with what Is being mined from year to year, will be enough to support a rapidly mounting volume of trade.

And if not is there any safe substitute or supplement for it in currency management? This debate will long continue.

so

The Golden Years’

al Star

vie queen leading 3 spotted leo- pard on a leash down a m a I n Hollywood street.

What feat was this, compar- ed with the achievement of going into space and savoring of Nature's star s In the bee- vens? Hollywood In the 1920’: was able to live in Its world of fantasy and Plckfair because the income tax man was gener- ous; and If Marines were en- gazed In Nicaraguan affairs It was a remote business. certain- ly unlikely to act the com- forts thousands of miles away.

of glamor but because the wor ts tensely preoccupied with watching every move of neigh- bors It is a shame that the youngsters did not hale a chance to dwell for a hlle in the neighborhood of Theda Ba- re or Greta Garbo.

' Press Warnings

Windsor Star ~

press." he_ said. "was most im- rtanl "

po . It was -found In Ottawa that

postal official in Ottawa discov- that a it who brought tbemlback ts Visited

In Wind- sor and sounded tliealert. "I thought it would be wise to In-

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RUSSIAN ”PEACE CORPS”

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,remote parts of the Agency. The bill people hunt, fish. and

practice a destructive form of

cultivation called jhoom in

which forest growth is burned and seeds scattered in the warm ash. The only implements are sticks and daggers.

Such simple agriculture is in- sufficient to feed the aborigines: they seldom have enough I to last them through the year. Thus they lead a semtnomadic life, moving on to burn off new plots and plant crops.

Many tribes are ruled by wo- men. It others wives have equal status with their husbands.

“Mahabh§rata," a great In- dian epic written 2,000 years ago. described the tribesmen as "golden peoples who d w ell... among the mountains of the east.. who live on wild fruits and roots and are clad in th e skins of beasts. proud of th e arms they bear and cruel in their deeds."

MEN WEAR RED_TAILs

Among the gentler peoples are the Apa-Tanls. who live in val- levs among the Dafla Hills. The men 0 en put on ceremonial tails made of split cane dyed a brilliant red. The women tattoo their faces. force wooden plugs into their nostrils. and w e a 1' large bamboo earrings.

By primitive standards. th e Apa-Tanis are good farmers. They grow rice in Irrigated fields, and cultivate millet and fruit trees.

The Apa-Tanls prize white ml- thans, or am all cows, which they offer as sacrifices to their gods. The neighboring Daflas of- ten kidnap mlthans and hold them for ransom. The warlike Daflas also kidnap and enslave the peaceful Apa-Tanls.

Another group of hill people. the fierce Abors, wiped out an Indian good-will mission sever- al years ago. Their neighbors, the Miklrs, believe in reincar- nation, except for anyone u n- fortunate enough to have been killed by a tiger.

The Indian Government is helping the trlbesmen improve their agriculture, develop ~per- manent villages. build roads, and establish markets. At the same time, the Government hop- es to preserve the unique char- acter of each tribe.

OUR YESTERDAYS

(train the Guardian Files) TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (September 25. 1037)

Thomas Llnkletter, MLA. was cut about the forehead when the car In which he was riding was ditched to avoid a contstou with the train at the Keuslngton crossing. Roy Maclnan, who was driving the car with quick decision turned the car aside in- to the ditch just In time.

Fire discovered about 2.!) yesterday morning in the Bob- ert S on m Ltd., Char-

lottetown. caused considerable damage to stock bsfo was extinguished. Firemen h a it

about an hours’ battle before the "all out" .was sounded. TEN YEARS AGO

(September 25, ) Deep gratitude for his many years in Charlottetown and aor-

tn ed feelings the

toners of St. Peter's Cathedral. as the -one-year lucum sncyotths Rev. Canoe E. M. sregetlous was-aviireaeut yester- day for canoe Malone’: last set-

butc to his long years of cease- less eudaavourifot the church and its petiole.

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se a Ions

penalty ‘for l o o early Iymvtoms II -

In fairness to all. We mull Id- mlt It. is difficult to evalu- ate minor manifestations. Over- stressing the situation le a d 3 some persons to pay 300 much attention to kicomeilllcflllll aches and twlnses. Many paths to physicians’ offices have be- come well worn by ‘men and‘ women who look upon every de- vltatlou from norm as N Importance. A in o r e rational bpproach la the use of common sense and good zludsement

Sore throat, cough toothache. cuts, fatigue, painful feet. ll!- dtgesttoii. and slight bleeding are a few examples of the con- ditions most of us disregard. There is no doubt that Influen- za and most respiratory Infec- tlous disappear spontaiipously but these diseases of the 11050

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i ut together.

The duration of a warn ng alg- ual is an Important considera- . Hoarseness lasting more than 3 h r ee weeks might be is clew to cancer of the Iaruyx. In- digestion of a, few days’ dura- tlon is not likely to be’ serious but when It persists. the cause should be searched for. ,

The same pan be said of pain In any part of the body. A cough that hangs on should be viewed with suspicion and not blamed_ on ctgaret. smoking. Bleeding from any body open- lug may be caused by cancer.

Many symptoms are more

difficult to evaluate. especially when they have an Insidious on- set. Fatigue and weakness are toughles. Severe depression and changes In personality .never should be neglected. - (Dr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics if stamped, self-addressed enve- lope accompanies request.)

QUITE AN UNDERTAKING B.E.L. writes: My son he 3 bad perspiration of the . Has to wear different shoes ev- ery day and change socks twice is day. Some one told him to get some fluid from the undertak- er’s and bathe his feet in it. Do you think this would help?

Possibly, provided the ex- cessive perspiration is caused by an infection. Formaldehyde

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AIlfe'wbeIaea IITIII nsoueydoesltherwaywlthbes husband’: money. -- Hssnllton Spectator.

' Nevbe: As a bridge expert. Mr. Forbes. how would you have played last hand? Ex- pert: Under an assumed name. ,— Globe and Mail.‘

St. for dlstrtct. — Hamilton Spec- tator. ’ .- ‘

The illstauce a car can go be-' tween oil changes gets longer and longer. If this keeps up, and cars themselves aren't in a d s more a

is a potent disinfectant but. is too irritating to use on the skin unléss diluted considerably Take your son to a physician for diagnosis and a prescription product to reduce sweating.

CHOLESTEROL FEARS

S.F. writes: Can young chil- dren thrive without butter. eggs and margarine? Their mother won't feed them these foods be- cause of her cholesterol fears.

EPLY

Yes, but there is no need to deprive children of these pro- ducts for the reason given. some types of margarine are allowable even for older per- sons wlth high cholesterol le- vels in the blood.

SOFTENED BONES

E.F. writes: Is osteoporosis a form of arthritis? '

, LY ‘

No. but It may be as painful as arthritis. Osteoporosis is a disorder in w h I c h structure loses calcium and be- comes softer than usual. It Is one cause of backache In old- sters.