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¢ Civic Government .

~ FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 1959.

2. We note, with some migiving,

that only two of the Province’s six

‘of a civic election when nominations ‘closed on Tuesday last. In one mun-

—_teipality,_Georgetown—the oldest—of

them all—there were no nominations at all. This means that, unless the situation is reversed on a new nom- ination day to be set fer some time in February, the affairs of the town will have to be administered by # com- mittee appointed by the Provincia] Government. This surely, is a matter for re gret. Georgetown is the capital of Kings County, with a proud and in- dependent history. During the years, responsible citizens have not hesitat-. ed to offer their services to the mun- icipality; and, in general,.the town. has enjoyed efficient and stable gov- ernment. From all accounts, the re-

tiring Mayor, Mr. Raymond Solomon ,

and the councillors who worked with him, upheld the good tradition. It

_ would be a great blow to the town’s

reputation if administration had to be passed over to a Government-ap- pointed body. It would be almost the same thing as_ relinquishing the town’s charter. We hope that ‘this will not happen and that before the February deadline arrives, the citi- zens of one of our finest towns will have faced up to the requirements of givic responsibility.

Civie Government, especially in *gmall towns, is sometimes an oner- ous and seemingly thankless task.

Criticism for alleged mistakes is of- : ten more-in evidence than praise for

work well done. It does, however, have its compensations, the chief of which is the realization that it is the basis and, indeed, the strongest . prop of the whole democratic pro- cess.

British Oil Production

Britain is one of the major oil- producing nations of the world. -Yes, that’s right, despite the fact that there is only one oil well in

| Britain itself—and that a relatively

.

* tons a year.

emali one, producing about 80,000 British production— that is, production by British capital—takes place in the*Middle East, South America, Canada, “Africa and the Far East. In all these areas ‘British Companies are ex- panding operations. British and British-Dutch (Royal Dutch Shell) interests control about 15 per cent ef the world’s production. ’ Before World War Two, three- quarters of British petroleum sup- plies were refined overseas, it then being more economic to ship re- fined oil. Since the war this has ben changed. From 1947 to 1954 major companies spent S600 million to build refineries’in Britain. They - now handle about 31 million tons of crude a year. Under present plans, -refining capacity will rise to about 50 million tons a year. The British Petrochemical _ in- dustry, second largest in the world after the United States, is expand-

ing rapidly. By the end of next year | _ investment in plants is expected to reach $600. million. Production of _ petrochemicals last year was about

three times that of 1950.

In the oil equipment industry also, Britain ranks next to the United States. Postwar expansion at “home was spurred by scarcity of dollars with which to buy Ameri- can equipment for rapidly expand- ing oil operations overseas. British manufacturers began to make American-designed equipment under ‘ Jicense from U.S. firms. Develop- ment of British designs followed. By 1956 British concerns were re- ceiving orders for drills, pipes, valves and other equipment at the rate of $450 million a year, double that of 1953. :

,Oi1 is rapidly taking the place of coal as a source of energy in Britain. In 1948 it produced 7.7 per cent of. the nation’s requirements Last year the rate had fisen to about gl4 per cent, . :

: _ Ser week “By Meu elsewhere in P.E.1. $9.00 per. annum. Other .. Provinces’ and United States $12.00 per annum —-,

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The ‘Cuban Situation

It is regrettable, of course, that the revolutionary, Government of Cuba has summarily executed a

number of supporters of the former Batista regime for what Fidel - Castro, the rebel leader, Tias called “war crimes.” The fact-that this is routine procedure. following revolu-

-tionary_victories dées _not_make it |

any less abhorrent in. Wo

There is; however, another side to the situation. It is‘a well known fact that the Batista regime was’ a

dictatorial, tyrannous and cruel

regime. If, as the new Government has Geclared, Cuba henceforth is to have the. benefit of truty demo- cratic institutions, all possibility of

a resurgence of the old forces must—|

be erased; for it can be taken for granted that Batista’s henchmen— those who are left—are just waifing for the opportunity to stage a come- back. If these henchmen were re- sponsible ‘for only half the crimes attributed to them—and independ- ent reports indicate that they were —their executions, though morally regrettable, were, apparently, justi- fied under international law.

Castro’s warning to the United States not to interfere in Cuba’s affairs may be taken as the fulmi- nations of a man drunk with power. Yet, there is some justifica- tion for it. As long as Batista seemed to have the upper hand, the United States—and Britain, too— gave him moral and, on several oc- casions, material support. It was only when the rebels showed pro- mise of victory that Batista’s fol- lowers fell out of favour with both_ Governments. Castro has not forgot- ten this. The free world must hope that, for the sake of the Cuban people, he will not dwell on it too much and that from the present state of judicial confusion, which always follows in the wake of a successful revolution, there will arise a truly democratic _ nation founded on law and order.

EDITORIAL NOTES

President | Eisenhower _ stated that the chief value of his talks with Anastas, Mikoyan was the op- oortunity they afforded to “‘see be- yond the Russian’s facial expres- sion.” If he managed to do that, he is more of a psychological .genius than .s generally supposed.

* * .

It is sincerely to be hoped that the Federal Goternment will pay no heed to representations made by

American coal mine operators in the matter of subsidies to Nova

Scotia coal. If the. Americans had their way, there would be no future at all for Nova S@otia mining. ‘ ~ « +

Everybody is talking about a “lively session” of Parliament. Well, there have been no signs of one thus far. And the Government's majority is too top-heavy to. -give such a prediction the appearance of plausibility. As a matter of fact, the present Opposition is'as weak as any in: recent history—and not only numerically.

Two Everette

American chemists, Dr. L. May and Dr. Nathan B. Eddy, have discovered a 'pain- killing drug that is ten times as powerful as morphine’ but not near- ly as #ddi¢ting. It is known as N IH 7519; and it is expected to be generally available sometime

later in the year, probably in six months or so.

* * 7 A report from Ottawa states that the study of the. proposed

Borden-Tormentine causeway pro- ject has been nearly completed and, that a report can be expected some- time this year. It would be well if an interim report were given to the current session of Parliament, even though the study might not be com- pleted. That would give those in- ! terested a good idea of what to ex- ' pect.

* + * While Canada’ and the United States were plagued by labour

troubles in 1958;-furepe and Bri- tain had one of the quietest years

- on record. In West. Germany there

was only “one strikeinvolving any great number of workers; and that - one was settled before any. substan- tial damage was done to the econ. omy. Employers and trade union officials - are said to be optimistic that serious trouble can be avoided

. fighting Communists,

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this year. 7

DON QUIXOTE FLEMMING

OTTAWA REPORT

Urgent Need For Action

By Patrick Nicholson

‘This is indeed a time calling

for greatness : The nation needs leadership. and circumstances demand that our government should give; us leadership.

Three* weeks ago, Canadians were wishing each other “peace, prosperity and health ‘through- out the coming year’. The gov- ernment has already done what it can to ensure peace; science and the government have in hand a!] possible steps to give us health.

But who is doing what to create |.

in Canada a climate favourable to prosperity? It is not enough to patch the signs of unprosperity.

That is where the nation is cry- ing out for leadership. That is where the most powerful parlia- men'iary majority ever given by the voters to any Canadian gov- ernment can use its unpreced- ented strength and the assur- ance of its uhprecedented en- dorsement to take steps—un- popular. if need be—-to turn our faces towards prosperity.

The occasion when we rightly expecied, and should have been shown, the determination to give us that leadership, was of coyrse in the Governor-General's speech from the Throne at last week's opening of Parliament. High idea)s couched in ringing phras- @s to reveal a determination to act would have given us a tonic. Instead, we got a laundry list.

NOTHING BUT HOT AIR In one of the longest Throne speeches in memory, the Gov-

ernor-Generail recited thirteen platitudes and. thirty items of dirty legislative linen to be wash- ed. The platitudes ranged from the Queen's forthcoming tour to The Vision's forthcoming fulfil- ment; the laundry list closed with washing items ranging from the Seeds Act to the Public Servants Inventions Act.

Not a very intoxicating brew.

But we must admit in al! fair- ness to the Governor-General that he did not himself create the role of Chin Lo, the unexciting Chinese laundryman, which he was forced to play.

His speech, as always, was prepared for him. Finally and fundamentally, it is the respon- sibility, if. not the actual crea- tion, of the Prime Minister. *

By coneparatively recent tra- dition, the ‘hrone Speech merely details the législative program to be laid before the newly-assemb- led Parliament. Over the years, this has made the opening day Oratorically the dullest in the whole sesSion. But blind obser- vance of tradition is not neces- Sarily a good thing, especially when circumstances change. Now that a nation-wide television and radio audience hears the Throne Speech, instead of only the small Parliamentaty audiénce assem- bled in the Senate Chamber, per- haps its basic ‘pature should be charged. Nor forgetting the -re- spéctive roles of our Governor- General and our Prime Minister, the Throne Speech might ap- propriately be angled to keynote the: new parliamentary session,

On Horns Of A Delimma

By Ed Simon Canadian Press Staff Writer

A month ago, Eurapean social-- ists were blaming Guy Mollet. the French party leader, for his

refusal to collabérate with the Communists in fighting the grow- ing power of Gen. de Gaulle

Now they are expressing relief because Italy’s Pietro Nenni has finally led his party out of its 10-vear alliance with the Commu- nists

The two developments aeatly outline the horns of the dilemma that impales the non-Communist left - wing politician in Europe. If he devotes his energies

he is in virtually io the Conser- If he joins becomes the

danger of becoming distinguishable from vative on his right. forces with them, he prisoner of Moscow.

Mollet’s stubborn rejection of Communist bids te make: com- mon cause against de Gaulle was rewarded by rebellion within his own party and its sound defeat at the polls. Nenni, also weakened by party splits Because of his Communist ties, now is attempt-

-ing to close his ranks.

GAITSKELL FIRM

The. same problem exists in less spectacular form in a num- ber of other countries, varying

in degree with the comparative.

strength of the two left - wing parties. \ j

In Britain, where Communist strength is negligible, the ques- tion still arises at the interna- tional level. Only a handful of Labor party members unreserv- edly accept the Moscow line but a far greater number want their leaders to take a more independ- ent line in the cold war.

The party is unanimous in its support of such policies as dis- engagement in Centra) Europe and an early agreement to end nuclear tests. But its leader, Hugh Gaitskell, is adamant in re- sisting any move toward Britain's -withdrawal from NATO and the other alliances that bind her to her Western partners.

BRANDT DEFIANT

While similar. differences trou- socialists in Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, their importance diminishes in countries close te the borders of

to |

Eastern Europe. There is no sign of soul-search-

ing in the attitude of Willy |

Brandt, Socialist .mayor of Com-

munist - surrounded West Berlin and possibly the member of his party best qualified to draw a sharp distinction between his own

| Or even; interesting the T.V

and to inspire the population in- stead of just informing the pro-

‘fessionals.

QUEEN'S EXAMPLE

When The Queen opened Par- liament 15 months ago, teleview- ers all across Canada heard her read a speech—prepared as us- ua! in the Prime Minister's of- fice—which -began with novel but stirring rhetoric, of genuine Diefenbaker quality. Then it hew- ed to tradition by giving us in conclusion a catalogue of prop- osed leg:slation. But its beginning aroused the hope that the new Government might increasingly subordinate the catalogue. Then alas last week the nation. thirst- ing for inspiration, Was given another catalogue. It was tech- nically excellent of its kind, but its kind is bereft of imagination and quite incapable vf inspiring fam- ities” in every faraway Possum Creek) :

Thus a golden opportunity in these difficult days was lost for Canada to be trumpeted to the urgent need for action—perhaps temporarily unpopular action— to restore our domestic stability and our international trading position

Last 3lst March. a majority of Canadian voters, vaguely aware that “‘action’’ must replace “drift” in government, express- ed their wish to be led by John Diefenbaker. He\ accepted that mandate... Now. it is his obligation to fulfil it, by giving us the com- Pelling leadership- of which he more than any other living Can- adian is capable.

The Throne Speech would have been the perfect forum for a Stirring declaration of his gov- ernments’ intention to rise above the routine, but in tead we heard Chin Lo's routine laundry list.

ideology and that of Nikita Khrushchev. He, along with West German leader Erich Ollenhauer, has no illusions. about the inten- tions of his’ Russian neighbors. Nenni has yet to prove himself capable of setting a similarly in- dependent course for his party. If he succeeds in restoring So-

cialist morale; he stands an ex- |

cellent chance of cutting heavily into the: ranks of the Italian Communist party, the strongest in Western Europe.

Laying The Foundation

Globe and Mail, Toronte a

The Throne Speech opening the 1959 session of Parliament did not indicate that any Domin-

ion-Provincial Conferenee would be held this _ear. It simply said that “the entire subject’’ of fin- ancial relations between the Do- minion and the Provinces would continue to be studied by ‘the existing Federal-Provincial’ Con- tinuing Committee on Fiscal and Economic Matters, king

der the direction of aicommittee consisting of the Minister of Fin- ance and all Provincial Treas- urers’’. Meanwhile, the Provinc- es would continue, as special re- lief, to get the additional 3 per-

cent of r tax

granted them | ; Opposition crifes expressed immediate dissati tion with

this. They claimed the Diefen- baker Government ‘was deliber- ately evading and postponing fiscal discussions with the Prov- inces. What they didn't know was that even as the Throne Speech was being read, the Prime Min- ister was sending out letters to the 10 Provincial Premiers, spel- ling out what was meant by the passage quoted above. IMPOR™“ANT COMMITTEE

The Committee of Eleven (Fi- nance Minister Fleming and the 10 Provincial Treasurers) will be an important one.‘It represents the 11 "Governments at the pol- icyanaking Minigterial level; whereas the Economic Commit- tee, whose studies it will direct, represents them at the, policy- following Civil Bervice level. KR thus becimes Possible for the lat-

ter committee to pursue its ine

quiries act enly im the technical

field, but in the policy field as well.

Supposing, for example, that ‘a Provincial Government wishes to put forward a particular _ tax- sharing proposal. It can ‘ditect that proposal, through its rep- resentative on the Committee of Eleven, to the Economic, Com- mittee, which will make a detail ed study. of the matter and re port back. The Dominion Gov- ernment, through Mr. Fleming, can do the same thing.

‘WHOLE TAX STRUCTURE

Given this extension of the Ec- onomic Committee's ~RCtivities, we may take it for granted that it will make a thorough study of the whole Canadian tax-structure and thaf the full-scale Dominion Provincial Conference, when next convened, will have the results of this study to wide it. On that basis there is some prospect that to quote Premier Frost, ‘‘a reas- oned and realistic sharing of the tax field’’ will be possible; also, as he insists, a durable one, something more than .a ‘‘Tempor- ary expedient’.

This is surely the heart df the matter. Mr. Diefenbaker could call a Dominion-Provincial - Con- ference next week, next month, but what would come out of it but some short-term arrangement like the ones we have had on and off chopping and changing, ever ~since the war? What the Prime Minister is doing now—and we think he merits the heartiest commendation for it—is clearing the way not just for a fair ar- rangement, but for a lasting one. LIBERALS REFUSFD

This is something the Liberal

Prime Ministers whe preceded

| a truly historic one, the opening

| time, a good deal of advance

ten. @ Although a newer method uses only one needie at a time, it is faster — and more expensive.

This newer technique, called the high frequency method, — us- @s an extremely thin platinum needi¢ only 3-16 of an inch in length.

TIME-CONSUMING - :

Now, when and where should electrolysis be used?

Well, that of course, is pretty | much up to the individiual. Elec-. trolysis is both time-consuming and expensive.

For this reason, many doctors hesitate. to recommend it except for removal] of superfluous hair !on the’ face. As for arms and legs, it is up to you to judge whether the cost and effort make electrolysis worthwhile. QUESTION AND ANSWER

W.P.: I was operated on for prostate trouble six months ago. The trouble has recurred. Is

this. possible? _ Answer: When the prostate is

increased in size, it sometimes is impossible to remove it entire- ly when surgery is performed.

Therefore, the condition may re- cur.

MAXIMS

One of the finest and truest de- | finitions of sympathy is: sym- | sathy is your pain in my heart.

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Jan, 23, 1934)

A most successful year’s work in rendering assistance to crip- pled and handicapped children a in Junior Red Cross work was reported at the annual. meet- ing of the Red Cross Society last night. It was reported that eightyfive percent of the school children of the province are now members of the Junior Red Cross. ;

The Cornwall Y.P.S. met im the vestfy of the church recent- ly to present their Minister, Rev. D.K. Ross with a beautiful pair of fur lined gloves and scarf. The address was read by Mfr. Sterling MacKinnon and the gifts were presented by Miss Laura

TEN YEARS AGO ‘ (Jan. 23, 1949)

Three head of young grade Shorthorn cattle, one work horse and thirteen head of sheep, to gether with almost the entire grain crop, were lost yesterday afternoon when Ernest Haslam’s | main ninety-foot barn burned at Springfield’ with a loss estimated | at $7,000., The blaze was believed to have been caused by a back- fire of the pump engine setting fire to the hay-mow.

{ In the 300 years since the in-

Capt. J.J. Connolly, R.C.N., | ‘R), has been appointed Post- master of the Charlottetown Post | Office, subject to early rma- tion. Acting postmaster for the past twelve- months, Capt. Con- Rolly has served in every branch of the postoffice since he enter- ed the service some 30 years ago.

The Age Old Story

Finally, my brethren, be strong | |-im the Lerd, and in the power of | His might,

\ him repeatedly refused to do. Lacking the courage to eurvey the whole situation—they might not have liked what they found— they kept fobbirig off the -Prov- inces with _ad-hoc and often had

one Province against another. t this did to Confederation d make a book in itself. The present Government has chosen the opposite tack. It aims to put the Dominion-Provincial relationship on a firm founda- tion. H aims to make the next Dominion-Provincial Conference

of a-new, co-operative chapter in the history of Confederation. That will take a’ good deal of

the calamitous effect of setting |,

A letter to. The Ottawa Journal | nominated for ‘‘the men of the year

feather a-wing.

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For Removal : ;

:

oe = Pete © pew father soon real-| Tranquillters were welcomed ‘major problem for many men, | izes what to have and to hold | everywhere? Not in France — seuaces lett te ie ab Ss spanns,—Khtchonee-Woteriee Reo, they flopped there. Freachmeg

a countless women. : are not so anxious to soothe them

Fertnaily tor tn omen, : selves, in life or love. Too, they is much easier to rid’ of ex-| Whether as individuals er -or-| enjoy emotional outbursts, love cess hair on the face, body or ganized groups the only way to| and itement and just do not

_[limbs than it is to grow DEW! keep people from throwing their| vant tranquility. by pill or other+ hair on @ bald head: ~«. weight around is to keep them) vise.—Toronto Telegram. - i There are various methods of) 2 | __The latest appointments to the rid “of “yupertjoous hair, |" What Canada needs, says the |. a 7 te the only permanent way i8/ president of the Ontario Federa- gins and a Hnatyshyn. upper through electrolysis. Since some! tion of Agriculture, is mote. peo-| zhamber as yet lacks a represen- excessive hair growth may be/ ple to eat up the food surpluses, | tative of Chinese extraction; and linked to a medical disorder, I} Ag alternative ‘would be the re-| an Eskimo, but it seems to bé suggest that you see your fam-| turn of the good oldtashioned ily physician or dermatologist meals served when men were Besides, asking your doctor to| tawa Journal. much aca a <8 : more way -| Britain has started work en the ‘ns tan Ae tr ele aes construction of a new “Dread- through the telephone book. nought"’. It will be a submarine ELECTRIC NEEDLE bigger than the USS Nautilus

In electrolysis, a smal! electric | which crossed from the Pacific needie—is inserted into the -hair | to the Atlantic under the polar |: follicles right down to the hair | icecap, and will cost $56,000,000 root. Then a very, very smail | The new battleship of the depths quantity of electricty is discharg- | will be powered by an American NIGHT FLIGHT ed. the hair root = nuclear reactor.—Saint forever. is then a simple pro- n Telegraph-Journal Flitmo samew cedure to remove the hair with a : any bam we een tweezers or by some other pro-| Every day, it seems, we have! 3\inking, unhooked himself. from cess. reports and headlines telling how ness rung by rung.

Generally, either one of two| the government is facing prob-| spread as it were twin snippets methods of electrolysis is em-| ‘ems; how it must decide what| from a skin umbrella, ployed. You might ask your doc- | 40 about export of gas,| \nd mounted the ladder of dark- tor which one he thinks is best | #bout freight rates, about danger{ ness rung bu rung. ~ for you. Expense’ may enter into | of inflation, about unemployment, it, too about recognition of Communist} Of instant veer, of dm and flut- NEW METHOD China, about a lot of other things. ter,

The older method is called ,the Well, is it really news, in any| His knowledge being a quite ex- multiple needle procedure and | “89 strange or unusual, that a} haustive thing, employs several needies at the | £0vermment should have prob-| He nonchalantly employed such same time, possibly as many as lems?—Ottawa Journal « aerobatics as would

Have put to shame the fleetest

1958, the heroes of the) He, the emboidment of silence,

Springhill coal mine disaster, the Shadow to shadow sped a lonely:

draegermen.”’ The writer added “Canada salutes. her draeger- men, the survivors and victims.” |

flight ; , What comforts lay folded about him

in her arms

Ths is a tribute in which Nova, Were secrets kept between him-

Scotians join wholehearted | y, and is the more valued for hav- ing been. expressed in Ottawa.— Cape Breton Post

vention of printing from movable type, it is estimated that about 15,000,000 books have been print- ed~-Approximately two-thirds of

them have appeared since 1900.)4-

Even if the debased and the dup- licatory material were eliminat- ed a mountain of fiction and non- fiction of comparatively rec ent date would remain; and new tit- les are still flooding out of the publishing houses. — Edmonton Journal 4

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