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PAGE 4 THURSDAY, FESRUARY 3. 1966.
waMedicare Muddle iAlter aiiothier secret parley with thé its medicare four were peady to July .1, 1967, the sclieduled date. Federal Health Min-: “ister MacEachen says he is encourag- ed that there were no outright refus- als. x. Provincial Wedge, however, states that this province will have to await the re- port, of the federal- provincial tax strutture committee before it can. make any decision in the matter; and he indicated that unless better terms are made available, it will go hard with us. This committee is euppored to bring down its report by June 1 of this year. In the meantime, it seems that we are not the only province that has been left in confusion as to the out- come. Provincial plans already in force, or contemplated, range from Saskatchewan's government-operated compulsory plan to the government- supervised but voluntary schemes in British Columbia, Ontario and Al- bertaé If a province is to qualify for the. 50. per cent federal aid held out “Mr. Pearson, it-must have its plan t the prescribed framework. And Lavery case but that.of. Saskatche- ran, this would require considerable Ao if not a complete scrapping plans now in force and the intro- ction of new ones. : When Mr. Pearson made his offer ty the ‘provinces last July, he argued at there was no compulsion on the
ople of any province to use any edicare plan that might be_set up ~~ within the framewor by
Frank Walker
fovinces, Ottawa has announced |
Health. . Minister |
after World War 1. A good channel of, communication between veterans and field. men is maintained, permit- ting quick, accurate assessment of cir- cumstances created by change. The administration has, over the years, defended the small family farmer and. now can see him retaining- his place in the farm community. The total population of families settled on small holdings would equal the population of Ottawa. Altogether, veterans have bought land equal to the arable agricultural acreage. of British Columbia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Originally there were two main concepts written into the act. One was that a farmer could not pay the total cost"of a farm during his life: time and support a growing family. The other was that high interest rates had been one of the basic rea- sons for farm failures in the past.
ing the benefits of returns, owner- ship by agreement for sale to protect | the public investment, and—receiy- able only from a provincial advisory board-+authority to supervise the es- tablishment*sftep settlement. Recent ameridtnents provide additional loans to established veterans to improve | their homes in various ways.
fice we are informed that lands are still available in the Charlottetown and Summerside area for house con- struction. One-half acre lots; how- ever, are becoming increasingly dif- ficult to find and the director has purchased lands for subdivision and resale for veteran establishment in the Charlottetown area. There is one such subdivision on St. Peter's Road at the intersection of the Heartz Road east of Charlottetown Royalty, - containing 14 lots: All but three of these lots have been taken and built
on~and--there--are-three. good.. lots
establishment.
In the Summerside area the di- rector has negotiated the purchase of “13 one-half acre lots in St. Eleanor’s on -Highway No: 1 near the intersec- tion of Linkletter Road. These lots are presently serviced with water and “sewer and stréets and- will ‘be avail- able for veterans to commence con- struction immediatly Spring weather permits. “A number of veterans have already made application for. estab- lishment on lots on this subdivision.
Altogether, since-the act was passed, over 100,000 veterans or about one in every ten World War II
sons learned from soldier settlement-
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The United States ts deeply in
two main views (whether or not to resume North vicuene bombing). are equally patriotic, equally anxious for peace, equal- ly interested in sparing Ameri- can —and Véetnamese—tives. . The group of. influential and thoughtful senators and repre- sentatives who call for a contin- uation of the bombing hold- off are sincerely convinced that this cone 16 en bringing peace and less chance of loosing even more devastat- ing: war.
Those who believe that there ean be no safe areas for the foes of South Vietnamese freed om feel equally certain that to show less than full resolution oniy
whets the confidence and appet- ite of totalitarian imperialists.
MOMENT OF DECISION Meanwhile, America stands at a grim moment of decision. It
‘@ttawa, nor any compulsion on the individual doctor to join such a plan. But it is clear that whether one uses the services of such a plan or not, there will be compulsion in that everyone will be forced to pay for it, through federal taxes and through provincial taxes or premiums.
The main argument for a compul-
~—goty —ptan-is- that-only—by-making |_
éveryone join can one be assured that
~=-severyone.will_haye adequate _cover-_
___fige. "That. would be fine if Ottawa
undertook to iron out the disparities i i and in the ability of the prov- to contribute equitably to such me: It has made-some-conces- sion in'this direction, notably in the spétial $25 million grant-now offered tothe Atlantic area. But-we gather from Mr. Wedge's comments that it *Hasn’t gone -far--enough,—by.any. Ss. : Apparently we may have to settle, inthe meantime, for a limited plan
-thag- would cover about 12 per:cént
of: the Island’s population, letting the broader medicare plan ‘ come later. That would be cutting our cloth to
- suigGur coat,:and properly so. But _
it’. a far ery from the rosy pros- ts that were held out to us when so-called universal scheme was ppulgated.
1 eA Creditable Record
i enty years have passed since ¢- Veterans Land Act was launched “Parliameni. Today it can be tvalaiated. among the nation’s most ccessful settlement schemes. Be- ré’ the last veteran is established, possibly in 1975, the legislation will have aided over 30,000 farmers, 65,- ‘to 70,000 small holders and some 0,000 homesteaders, commercial fishermen and others: The act has rved as a pattern for extending arm credit, in unprecedented ounts, to other farmers of Can-
~gdae The story is told in detail in an
article by the head office director, _W. Pawléy, which appeared re- ntly in The Legionary, and in re- es from ‘the Atlantic: district of- nt John. It makes a cred- ne record indeed.
success. of the operations un- the Veterans Land Administra-
‘tign-hgs been due in part to the les.
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veterans has received benefits under its provisions. And despite the $17 million which VLA must collect each year from veterans, no problem has been experienced. The less than two per cent arrears might well be envied by. any agency.collecting such sums of money.
Reassuring _ ~——~There’s -a-man-in-Ruislip._Middle- sex, who keeps an annual reckoning
children whose=birth or adoption is announced on the front pages of the London Times. A meticulous man, he counted 6,802 birth notices during 1965; And he-comes-up-with-the-com- forting information that for the sec-
names as James, John and Charles topped. the boys’ list, in that order, and Jane, -Mary-and-Elizabeth. were. the favored girls’ names. Edward and Peter replaced Robert and Jonathan in the male top 10. Adam, Dominic, Henry and Patrick rose in “parental favor. In the girls’ ranking, Emma swooped from 1lith to 8th place. If there were any ‘‘Ringos’ among the entries, no. note is taken of it.
) EDITORIAL NOTES
The United States now has 197,000 troops in: Viet Nam—an in- crease of 6,000 in the past 10 days.” The breakdown is: Army 126,000, Marines 39,000., Air Force 23,000, Navy ROW.
* » ° Out in Vancouver a motorist sneezed, lost control of his car, bounced off a concrete wall, broke through a fence and tumbled down.
a ravine. The poor man really had a sneezing fit, despite what he went through. He was still sneezing when he reached home.
* - * i Communist.East Germany has He cided it made a mistake when it en- couraged youngsters to play guitars..
“In an attempt to correct the error, rock ’‘n’ roll groups now are being
‘tested for competence and the suc- cessful ones are licensed . like car
‘drivers. All over East Berlin, says a Reuters: dispatch, would-be Beatles and Presleys now. must face official examining commissions which reat their.‘musical and social abilities.”
“ond straight year,-such- oldfashioned—-
—of-the Christian names given British |_
‘fulfill its” pledges to
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now seéins bombing halt did not win what its advocates hoped for—a Com- munist willingness to falk. Four- thermore, these same advocates of a longer suspension of bomb- ing cannot show that a further hold-off will achievé more. Basic to the decision off whe- ther to again take up the bomb- ing of the north is the question of whether the United States can “South” Viet- nam, to Southeast Asia, and ‘to.
Our Yesterdays
(February 3, 1941) Establishment of a four-month compulsory mili training period in the place of the pres- ent--30-days—and_complete_re-or- ganization of the training pro- gram to graduate 72,000 Peed
Minister ‘Mckenzie King. The belief was growing that
Hitler was determined to obtain French “naval’}-
Bizerta, ‘African base, and try a downward thrust through the ao in an ef- fort to convert the Mediterran- ean into an “Axis Lake.”
TEN YEARS AGG (February 3, 1956) Immigration Minister Pickers- gill told: a Memorial University audience at St. John’s, . Nfld., that Newfoundland cannot leave Confederation as Premier Small wood had threatened. “It is not legally possible,"’ he eaid. is an indissoluble marriage. It could be broken up only by rev- olution.” ;
Prime Minister Anthony Eden arrived at Ottawa for a visit to Canada.
PUBLIC FORUM
‘This column ts open te the discassion by correspondents of questions of in- | terest, The Guardian not |
mecessary. The Guardian is unable te enter inte ice regard- ing letters caleaitio’. - ‘
The . boys “the trip and their stay in Char-
IN APPRECIATION Sir,—On behalf of the Town Council of Gander and the Gan.
der Minor Hockey Association I |
have been instructed to express our thanks to the people of Charlottetown for the very fine | itality extended to the mem- bart of the Gander Minor Hoc- key team during their visit to your.city on January 2th. thoroughly . enjoyed
lottetown, and to them it: will |, dou! doubtless: -Be. the highlight of the 1965-66 hockey season.
I am, Sir, etc,
E. BAKER Town Manager.
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Indian Treaty Rights _
Some 16 months ago- - the “Su-.| Tine on. Chippewa who shot two preme Court of Canada’ ruled | mallards on the Kettle Point Re- that the Migratory Birds Con- | serve for food. vention Act, applicable to both In the earlier case, the Su- Canada and the United States, preme Court’s decision was Un- took precedence over the histor- | animous. In the latter, there was jie treaty of ¥ndians to ‘a split decision of six to one, Mr. Justice Cartwright contend- ing that the true intent of the Indian Act showed Parliament - | was careful to preserve the an- knife Band in the Northwest ; Cient ‘hunting and fishing rights
ndians.
Territories against aie shooting a mallard | Perhaps in this majority find- Be Soper. Ing, rendered now in succession to an unanimous decision, there
Indian. months later— ee eee A | | {s an indication of growing doubt alae omit hase | within the court of scartet
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Injuries ~- By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen
Motorcycle mishaps are on the rise and in 23 s.ates fatalities in- creased from 750. in 1963-to..1,100 in 1964. There were 200 addition- al deaths from motorbike © and’ scooter. accidents according to the National Safety Council. It is surprising that the death rate is not higher with almost one million motorcycles registered and 180,000 accidents affecting all these vehicles.
_ The battle’ against this new epidemic is being led by mem- bers of the trauma committee of the American College of Sur-
oo group, Dr. James C. Louisville, is not impressed aT ae the fact that motorbikes are fun. to ride, con venient, and cheap transporta- tion. In his opinion they are the most lethal weapon on our streets: Parents doubting this should “get your son a motor- bike for his last birthday.’’ There is a trend toward safe- ty training and regulations -in some areas. In New York state for example, new drivers of motorcycles must pass certain road tests before they get a H- cense. This became necessary after the number of injuries reached 1,654 in 1964 with 4 deaths.
Fatalities from skull fracture and brain damage can be lower- ed by one-third with the use of belmets. The lower extremities are frequently involved in mot- oreycle mishaps with fractures involving the leg and pelvic bones, There is no protection against these although some help may be obtained with spill a 8.
Changes along this line will eliminate one of my main objec- tions to the use -of lightweight . Drivers of scooters, motorbikes and motorcycles have no protection against acci- dents. One boy. hit a small rock | that upset his scooter and he | was killed instantly ae hi head hit the curb. Speed also
@ factor as well as skill in hai Gas the machine. In addi is difficult for the driver
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physician found no organie cause and the sensation disap- |
sleep. The latter rules out the possibility of having a flap of
airway when hying down. Time will take care of this problem, but a tranquilizer may help un-
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Cautious Co-operation
Harold Morrison
Canad
The French decision to re- sume cautious co-operation with Common. Market partners re- moves an obstacle to progress in the Kennedy round: of world
‘+ tariff bargaining. Buut it does.
not remove the barriers France erected to keep Britain out of the six-country community.
The language of the Laxem- bourg agreement is ambiguous enough to make it easy for both sides to claim . The five other members, led ‘by West Germany, can say France agreed to end its obstruction and to abide by majority rule in the Common Market—up to a certain point. France can say it yielded no sovereignty to the Common Market executive. It reserved the right to block ma- jority tule-on ,' ‘very gnnateak” Proposals.
What are these very import- ant proposals? Undoubtedly the market's executive commission at Brussels would like to have the power it: originally thought it would get, to build up and administer a large treasury. France fears this would under- mine its national sovereignty.
DISCUSSION COULD-GO ON And undoubtedly eome mem- ber countries would like to see the ‘bar against Britain re- viewed, with the seer “= Britain eventually would be in- vited to —join—despite French
opposition. But there is nothing |
in the Luxembourg compromise which would allow this to hap- pen. Discussion and negotiations on a majority rule would sim- ply be allowed to go on, and on, without a deadiine.
KM ts evident from this inde-
cisive arrangement that ‘Com- mon Market progress can be
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| France is willing to co-operate, on issues which would not im-
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The Kennedy Round of world tariff bargaining, with its aim of: reducing tariffs -and— other.‘ trade barriers sharply and thereby stimulating world trade and economic activity, has been suffocated by the lack of Com- mon Market co-operation’ The Europea could, not move ahead with its own offering of concessions‘ because of French refusal to participate in Com- mon Market meetings. The Paris chair was empty.
Now that chair will be filled once more. There will be a French representative at Brus
sels where the Common Market _
tariff package may finally be completed and shipped to Gen- eva where Kennedy ne
have been waiting with a mix- ture of hope and exasperation.
MAY FIND REASON
There is no assurance, France will: not -find. some last-minute reason for throwing another - monkey-wrench into the Brus sels machinery, even on non- vital issues. Agreement etill is to be reached on a joint agri- cultural policy which could “af- fect the Common Market posi- tion on international agricul-
| tural tariffs.
But the world is aware that time is running out on Presi- dent Johnson's tariff - making power: Legislation to extend the old Kennedy proposals might encounter new difficulties in congress. The pressure will- be on France to co-operate and in the light of the Luxembourg spirit, France may be less in- clined to revert to obstruction, unless it can be seen. that the issue -involved 1's vital to her self interests.
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