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PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1964.

Do‘vim The Homeslretch

British electors go to the polls tomorrow, and present indicators point to a close contest between the Conservatives under Prime Minister Douglas-Home and the Laborites under Harold Wilson. In that case, it could be that the Liberals—who have no chance of acquiring control of a. government in any foreseeable future let alone this year—will hold 8. balance of power. -

How would this affect national policies, particularly foreign policy? Not very drastically, but it is be- lieved that the Liberals would press for a revival of the movement to establish Britain in Europe, as a member of the Common Market. This is an aim to which Labor lead- ers are cold but which Conserva- tives, if re-elected. would probably be desirous or promoting in any case.

On nuclear policy the Liberals come closer to Labor in their op- position to Britain‘s independent nuclear deterrent and support for more integration of British with NATO nuclear forces.

In domestic policy the Liberals stress economic expansion but dif- fer from the Labor Party in that the Liberals want a non-socialist approach, with more room for in- dividual enterprise although plan- ning would have a considerable role.

But the Conservatives haven’t

left much room on the bandwagon ~

for third party promises on this score. In the last three years they have not only adopted state plan- ning—they have become enthusias- tic about it. And they have com- mitted Britain to a long-term plan of public spending that leaves near- ly half the nation’s income to be spent by central and local govern- ments and the great state indus- tries.

Whatever the result of tomor- row’s voting, there will be no rea- son to doubt that Britain will re- main a staunch partner of the Atlan- tic alliance and of the Common- wealth. Equally reassuring is the fact that there are no Senator Gold- waters on the loose, with “simple answers to complex questions” and a yen for practising brinkmanship in international affairs.

Tariff Cuts Threatened

The Council of Ministers of the European Common Market has been meeting this week to discuss a question that could have an im- portant bearing on the “Kennedy round” of tariff negotiations and— incidentally—on the interests of our farm exporters in this part of the world.

Agriculture is the most difficult problem in these negotiations. The United States insists that indus- trial tariffs and agricultural ques- tions be dealt with simultaneously. It wants to guarantee continued access to the European Economic Community, or Common Market, and the West German government has. stated its willingness to agree to (such access. However, France especially, as well as the Nether- ende and Italy is keen to extend its own farm exports to West Ger- nany.

These countries are not happy ibout the idea of guaranteeing Americans, Canadians, Australians it New Zealand farmers a market it the part of Europe which imports he most food products. And the nation is complicated by the fact but West German grain prices are be highest in the Common Market.

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Presumably the agricultural question must be resolved before November 16. This is the date for the presentation of “exceptions lists” in the Kennedy round. This list will include the items each na- tion wishes excepted from the bar- gaining for a 50 per cent reduc- tion in tariff.

Meanwhile, another complication is foreseen in a statement made last week before the German-Amer- ican Chamber of Commerce in New York by Dr. W. Alexander Menne, a leading German industrialist and member of the Bundestag (parlia- ment). “We cannot talk about agri- culture until after the election," he said. meaning the German elections in the fall of 1965.

If this be the case, the “Kennedy round” is in serious trouble. Wash- ington trade and consular officials say Dr. Menne does not speak for the West German government, but he' is a member of the Bundestag’s foreign policy committee and of the Free Democratic Party, a. partner in the government coalition. It may be that he is carrying out ex— ploratory talks for the administra- tion in an unofficial capacity.

Dr. Menne’a suggestion was that the “Kennedy round” negotiators continue bargaining on industrial items. Then after the German elections they would consider agri- culture, particularly the important grain question. A final settlement would depend on successful resolu- tion of the problems in both areas. This would mean that the “Ken- nedy round” would not wind up un- til well into 1966. A good many things could happen in that time, including the scuttling of the whole arrangements.

Slowing Down

Now it has been confirmed that the rotation speed of the earth is slowing down, and that this is pro- ducing vast tensions in the earth. Lest worry warts get hepped up over this announcement, there is a qualifying statement to the effect that the present slowing-down rate is two seconds every 100,000 years.

It is caused, it seems, by the friction of tides. The energy re- quired, for example, to push the tides into Charlottetown harbor is subtracted from the energy of the earth’s spin and from the orbital motion of the moon, which is the chief agent causing tides. One re- sult is that the moon is moving steadily, although very slowly, away from the earth.

It has been found by a study of ancient corals laid down during the Devonian Period—some 40 million years ago—that some corals pro- cessed carbonates differently in daylight than in darkness. Hence their growth displays layering that can be used to count days as one counts years in tree rings. Since the corals also show seasonal chan- ges, it is possible to count the num- ber of days in a. year 40 million years ago. .

The figure is roughly 400 days. The absolute length of the year was clearly the same then and so the days must have been shorter. That is, the earth spun faster.

This matter was discussed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology conference on earth sciences last week. It; was there that reference was made to the vast internal tensions caused by the earth’s slowing spin. This is due— in case our readers are still with us —-to the fact that the bulge around the Equator is appropriate to the faster spin rate of 10 million years ago, rather than today.

EDITORIAL NOTES

From Haverhill, England, comes the report of a firm which has taken women’s spray perfume bot- tles one step further and now is making a. whisky spray for drink- era who like their Scotch in a mist.

The biggest and costliest Olympic Games in history are now under way at Tokyo. In this connection the Montreal Gazette warns that Canadian athletes—unsubsidized and in many cases inadquately trained—will be, as in other games, far overshadowed by not only the large nations but no doubt by many smaller ones as well. But the prin- ciple of taking part is sound and Canada can expect if not a display of overwhelming ability at. least one of sincere sportsmanship.

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THREE HEARTS IN THREE-QUARTER TIME

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Stories Reflect Lighter Side Of Politics

Ottawa's own world-famous photographer, Yousuf Karsh, is telling a good story about the Republican candidate for presi- dency of the USA. He recently spent a week-end with Senator Barry Goldwater at his ranch in Arizona. and noticed there a signed photograph of the late President Kennedy. The Senator, who is a keen amateur photo- grapher, had taken the photo himself in the White House. He had asked Kennedy to sign it, and this the president had done -— adding the words: “To my friend Senator Barry Goldwa‘ far, for whom I predict a suc- cessful future — as a photo- grapher."

THE SUCKER BUDGET

That story was related by Karsh ata lunch party given here recently in honour of a de- parting foreign ambassador. At another such party honourin g the same popular envoy, there were a number of Cabinet Min- isters and senior civil servants. One of the latter was revealing how his breed have to protect their political masters from their own inexperience, and he illustrated this with an anecdote.

Some year ago, a minor tariff change to be included in the annual Budget concerned a certain fish in which we do a flourishing export trade with USA. This presented something of a problem to the loyal burea- ucrats. who finally hit on t h e happy strategem of referring to the fish by its Greek name. so nobody took any notice of the

'reference to tarriff on Catosto-

medes. But just imagine the newspaper headlines which would have followed if the un- wary Minister of Finance had highlighted his Budget by changing the tariff on Suckers, which is the common or gar den name for that fish.

COMPUTED SOLUTION Automation is very much on politicians' minds these days. Will it prove a boon to Canad lens, or will it cause massive un- employment? But that the elec-

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tronic brain lacks that quality of commonsense wh’ch marks the human brain is well illustrat- ed by this story now going ar- ound on Parliament Hill.

A man had two watches. one of which would not go at all. while the other lost 7 seconds in a day. He fed the facts into a computer. and asked which watch he should keep. He was amazed to receive the ans w e r that he should throw away the watch which lost 7 seconds a day, and keep the irreparable wreck. So he asked the compu- ter to give its reason for fh is advice, and out came the infor- mation that the watch which never went at all would show the c o r r e c t time twice every day, while the other one would only be corrected once in 33

years. APT SENTENCE

Robert Johnstone, a 21 year old farm worker of Aberdeen- shire, Scot 1 a n d. plead e d guilty to the charge of litter i n g

the public street. In fact he dropped a bottle of beer, a n d failed to pick up the pieces of rok',‘ glass. He was sentenc- ed to pay a fine of $30, or to spend two hours each Sunday for five weeks sweeping the streets. It is now reported from Turriff, Aberdeenshire. that clad in jeans. rubber boo and a black leather jacket, he re- ported for work and spent two hours with brush and shovel. At the equivalent pay of $3 p er hour, he is the world’s highe st paid street sweeper so, as usual. the joke is on Aberdeenshire.

WAS THE BRIDE LATE? -

Thumblng through a country newspaper in England recently, I came across this news item: “The bride made her own wed- ding gownl— a classic style in white brocade. Her train w a s the 6.15 pm. from Redhlll held by a diamante tiara.” When the groom gave her the ring, what number did he dial?

British Lobor Promises

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Sensing victory in the air. Britain's Labor party has dis- carded old promises of avoiding short-term deflation as one we of grappling with a balance-of- payments crisis. It now appears to be toying with the idea of an increase in Britain's bank rate.

A week ago. Labor Leader Harold Wilson indicated he would, if s prime minister after Thursday's elec- tion. avoid shortterm deflation. such as increased credit re- straints and higher interest rates. to curb Britain's hungry consumer appetite for foreign goods. In fact. he spoke of low- ering interest rates 0 reduce for house and other

But at a press conference Thursday Wilson indicated that if he, as head of a new govern- ment. found it necessary to in- crease interest rates, he would

Provincial Regionalism GI

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The Canadian Chamber of

Commerce has done well to launch a thorough committee study of federal- provincial re- lations. The decision at the re cent Winnipeg meeting grew out of the worries expressed there about the growing tenden- cy toward regionalism in Can- ada. The study will be mainly concerned with effects on com- merce and industry. Political regionalism Is inher- ent in the federal system of government and, to the extent that governments influence ec- onomics, so ls economic region- alism. The present worry is that. regionalism may be carried to the extent of economic fragmen- tation.

For a small country like Can- ada, still only moderately In. dustrialized and heavily depend- ent on export markets, th I a would be fatal in a world where the dominant trend Ia toward bigger and bigger production units operating in larger and

larger markets. BAD FOR TRADE

nuy- provincial campaigns look dangerous from this point

view. me, provm- cial governments are prepared to select outside contract bid- hidter prices to are

effectively raising, tariffs on in- ternal trade. We Insider Mn- cbell Sharp rightly reaffirmed the Ottawa Government's put- poae to reset cud: ' to bring the resources of all re-

gions an all provinces to bear to: the. advantage of the whole country."

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that Canada is a country too varied and disparate in charac- ter and resources to be maneu- ed centrally by one set of prin ciples. There are regions and some problems have to be tack- led regionally. Wherever possib- le, It is better that this should be done by a regional authority, i.e., a province or a group provinces, rather than by spec- ial regional policies of the cen- tral eutho ty. NOT INCOMPATIBLE

There Is nothing essentially Incompatible in Mr. Sharp's ob- Jectlvee, with provincial efforts to promote economic develop- ment. provided the approach 1s positive. Ontario‘s "trade crus- ade" abroad, for example, is a straightforward sales campaign that does not interfere with the right of any other provincial government to do likewise.

Quebec's prefer-en treat- ment of Its own manufacturers on the other hand, artificelly and wrongly restricts manufac- turers in other provinces. bee has spectre reasons- high unemployment for one— and It Is probably useless to raise spe- cIfIc objections to this practice

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SHORT-TERM WEAPON

While he declined to be more specific, James Callaghan, who would be chancellor of the ex. chequer In 3 Labor administra- tion, referred to he de- sc ‘ ed as “the suggestion of a financial crisis." He. said he believed it may still be neces- sary to use interest rates as a short-term weapon.

Britain’s central bank rate currently is five per cent. It was pushed to a record seven per cent during time 1961 crisis. Financial authorities explained that the bank rate could be in.

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Circulatory Problems

in Dr. Theodore n. Van Dellen' Many bizarre circulatory dis- orders are more annoying than serious and are difficult to treat. Most of them have de- scriptive names and are easily recognized from the story. Typ- ical letters include: "The tips of the fingers on my right hand are as hot as fire yet. they feel numb. Can you suggest pos- sibilities?" This probably is erythromelalgla (bu r n in 3 pain).

A young Ohio man: “My hands and feet are red and as coldndwet as eflsh.Iam embarrassed every time! shake hands and cannot write with a pen without getting the paper wet.” This man with red hands and feet has acrocyauoala but the following letter suggests marble skin (livido reticuloals): A New Englander writes: I have a persistent bluish-red mottling of the skin of both legs and feet. It is aggravated by cold but never disappears com- pletely What can I do?"

The temperature and color of the skin, as well as the activity of the sweat glands, are control- ed by the nervous system and the flow of blood through the surface vessels. Tense, nervous persons tend to have cold ex- tremities because the nerves . stimulate the arterioles to con- strict, which lessens the amount of blood reaching the skin. Ex- posure to cold has the same ef- fect, whereas heat warms the skin by increasing the flow of blood to the surface. These are normal responses.

Odd changes take place when the mechanism is over—or un- deractlve. The arterioles, for example, clamp down should the individual become slightly chill- ed or emotionally disturbed. Spasm may persist when the structures are overly sensitive to the normal stresses of life.

Too much blood in an extrem- ity leads to a feeling of heat. Various combinations occur when vessels dilate instead of constricting. or vice versa. Sometimes the sweat glands are more active than usual in a per- son with overactive capillaries. There is no end to the possi- bilities.

In some cases of peripheral vascular disorders, the cause is obvious. The neurocirculatory system may be damaged by frostbite, overexposure to nest. injury. or the use of a pneuma- tic hammer. In others, glandul- ar, emotional, or neurological

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