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Realistic Approach

Premier Lesage has issued a call to his party stalwarts to combat what he calls "the outdated mental- ity which exists in too many rural areas” in Quebec. His statement un- derlines a problem in rehabilitation which all the provinces, in some measure. must be prepared to face. Not many politicians have had the courage to put in such blunt terms.

The premier went on to warn that “progress cannot, be made Where it is not wanted.” The spir- it must be there, or it. must be im- planted, if improvement is to be achieved. He was speaking before the Quebec City Reform Club. Al- ready. he noted, there were “chan- ges of mentality" in the province which permitted Quebec to move forward, and which involved neces- sary changes in the whole frame- work of society. In some areas, the structures indispensable to initia- tive were completely out of date and needed to be renmated, or quite simply did not exist and needed to be created from the bottom up.

Rural economy, he emphasized, cannot be raised in terms of agri- cultural economy alone. This was only a limited aspect of life in the “rural melieu.” It involved, as well, such things as rural sociology, in- dustrial development, commercial development. a “rational exploita- tion" of basic resources. tourist promotion. the preparation of neces- sary migration (moving people off unworkable farms) and “humaniz- ing“ this migration.

The premier mentioned the new education department as an example of the province's renaissance, also the government‘s search to recruit top technical talent for the civil service. But he came back, time and again in his address, to the need for initiative at the community level —for “breathing life" into the rural economy. not, trying to superimpose vitality on it.

It was a thoughtful and provoca- ive address. made in anticipation f the annual meeting of the Que- ec Liberal Federation at which the urn] economy in modern Quebec ill be the theme. It had. there- o‘re, its political implications; but hese, we thought in reading it. were f less importance than the down- rth manner in which the speak- er dealt with his subject. It. was a real contribution to the discus- sion of a grave national problem.

a . 7. Economic Forecasts ,5,An encouraging review of busi- nEss prospects for the year ahead id given in the current issue of the financial Post, in which 100 of Can- ~ 1': leading executives are quoted predicting. with more or less con- 1 ‘. , a substantial expansion of

.‘s ate, and as backing their ex- . ,i with bigger spending on . "1. facilities.

I ,a forecasts of these top busi- . ' 3m make it clear that the coun- n. yin well along on the road to a

M i I lllon—a-year eco nom y. I ‘ executives are looking for an

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large as that achieved this year; 6 per cent in 1965 vs. 8 per cent in 1964. But it will still be a good year—and the forecasts, it is said. may well be revised upward as the year advances.

So much for the general econ- omy. The prospects regionally are not discussed, but let us hope that the predicted expansion will be felt in this Atlantic area as well as in the big central provinces, from whose head offices most of the en- couraging statements originated. If unemployment figures are any guide to our economic state of health—and they should be—then there is need for concern at the trend shown by the mid-November figures. just released by the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics.

These figures show that unem- ployment generally was at its low- est November level in eight years, showing that the jobless total rep- resented 3.7 per cent. of the labor force compared to 4.5 per cent a year earlier and 5.2 per cent two years ago. But regionally the rates continued to show sharp differen- ces. rising during the month in both the Atlantic and Prairie areas. The Atlantic rate remained the highest if. the country at. 6.7 per cent of the labor force. ilp from 5.6 per cent at mid-October. At the other end of the scale the Ontario rate was 2.4 per cent. down from 2.9.

Not much to be complacent about here. Let‘s hope. indeed, that the new year will have something better to offer us in this regard.

Some Contest!

Senator O‘Leary is credited with having told a Toronto service club last week that “democracy in Can- ada has become a popularity con- test between the leaders of the two main parties." That is one is one way of putting it; but to many Can- adians it must seem that neither of the contestants is likely to qual- ify for a popularity prize on the basis of his performance in the House of Commons during the cur- rent session. Seldom has Parlia- ment stood in lower public esteem, and the leaders of both the major parties must share a good deal of the blame for this state of affairs.

While Mr. Diefenbaker is cast in the role of the ogre in the flag de- bate, there are said to be many Liberal MPs completely disenchant- ed by Mr. Pearson's handling of the issue as well. But they have shown greater party discipline than the Conservatives, and have been more successful in maintaining a solid front. That doesn’t mean that they are not restless and uneasy under his leadership.

In one way. of course, it accent- uates Mr. Diefenbaker’s faults in that he hasn't been able to capit- alize on Mr. Pearson’s failure to inspire public confidence. NDP Leader Tommy Douglas has been much more effective, at times, in this regard. What makes the differ- ence these days on Parliament. Hill, however. and what keeps Parlia- ment from flying apart, is the fac- ade of Liberal solidarity and unity.

This is the view expressed by a commentator in the London Free Press. who cites the flag debate as a case in point. There the influence of office has kept Liberal dissidents in line. To conceal any differences that might exist among them, they had only to maintain “a wall of sil- ence." Their opponents, if they were to oppose. had to speak out and declare themselves. The one weapon they could utilize for both offense and defense was the spoken word.

Unlike Mr. Pearson, Mir. Diefen- baker has been unable to muffle the sounds of discord within his party— either in the Commons or the coun- try. But if there is one thing as obvious as this it is the Prime Min- ister’s failure to give the strong and decisive leadership he promis- ed. Many of the difficulties his government is facing can be at- tributed directly to this one fact.

EDITORIAL NOTES

You must be very careful about giving any drink whatever to a bore. A lit-up bore is the worst in the world—Lord David Cecil.

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OTTAWA’S TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

BONN REPORT

Both Sides Of The Berlin Wall

Harry B. Ellis In The Christian Science

pleasant woodsy hill. crowned by walks. shrubs. and gardens where children play. was for me a chilling sight in West Berlin.

For before World War II in hill was there. The ground was flat. lnsulaner. as the new hill is called. is a man-made moun-

tain of rubble. bulldozed togeth- ‘

er from the bombed wreckage that was Berlin in '.

From the 250-foot summit of lnsulaner one looks across re- built rcsidential districts to Marienhohe. another “ruthe hill."

Booklets published by the West Berlin city government tell the story of lnsulaner hill. They describe the heroic re- building of the shattered city.

Women began the work by picking at the stones with their bare hands. Today a commem- orative statue of a Trummer- frau lruhhio womani stands in West Berlin.

Recovery rushed on, aided by West Germans and by the Unit- ed States. Today. 19 years later, West Berlin is a glittering mei- ropolis of elegance and culture.

PUBLIC FORUM

This rnlumn is open by correspondema of questions at In forest. The Guardian does pundenil. All letters published are sub- lert to editing and ndensalinn where aaceasary_ The Guardian is unable to enter Info any rorrrcspondenee regardv teller.- submitted.

—— UNSATISFACTORY SCHEDULE

Sin—A recent protest from Prince Edward Island authori- ties regarding a cut down on

boat schedules brings mind the unsatisfactory air sch. edule between Charlottetown and Moncton since Newfound-

land interests have taken over i

Maritime Central Airlines. Eastern Provincial Air- ways efforts to expand to other centres. it appears that. the in- terests of the Island. and trav- ellers there. have been overlook~ ed. promises of improved Island services forgotten. and Island

schedules reduced. and. changed. ‘

This is a great inconvenience to travellers since Moncton is the key centre for passenger traf- fic to and from the Island.

For time now there have been two flights daily to and from Moncton. approximat- ely twelve hours apart. On Sun there has been only one

leaving Charlottetown mid-morning. T h u a a great many tourists, atudents. and others working outside the pro- vince are unable to spend a weekend on P.E.I. This hardly ppeara t satisfactory schedule for Island air transpor- tation. Surely PEI. deserves better air service than this!

A flight every night during the year. leaving earlier in the evening. woud enable travel- lers to make other connections such as SMT. in addition to Air- line. and at the same time have the day on the Island for busi- ness or pleasure. For m a ny years. under MCA. there was an early evening flight each night during the year and this appear- ed to prove aailefacbory for all

concern .

Incidentally. it Is interesting to note that on So y one can- not leave ihe Island by a n 1 means of transportation other than automobile after mid-mor-

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If the tourist industry is to be enlarged and businesses are to he encouraged to on P.E.l.. all of which the province is dependent

and one a aervice and better timed sched- ules between these cltha for the travelling public.

I am, so. etc.

DUMMIED TRAVELLER Lancaster. NB

lo the discussion

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. ruins of the war pushed aside to places like Insulaner hill.

All this the booklets tell. Then, in August. 1961. came the Com- munist-built wall, dividing the

icity in two. East from West.

This story the booklets tell,

I too. in its ugly meaning for peo- } pie on both sides of the wall.

‘ eat erliners. one official writer was moved to say. “are the only people in the world un- able to visit the other part of their city."

‘ We move now in Bonn and a conversation between I w a friends. an American and a Ger- man. meeting on the banks of the Rhine.

An early December sun glinls

. on the river and for a minute the two friends all on a bench and watch the barges steaming

1 by. The American is full of a

Y trip he has just made.

"Let me tell you what I've

.just seen." he begins. “I went to a divided city—"

Here it comes. thought German. “Yes. my friend.

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ifirst time we see it. I now‘ ’where you have been." "Really?" cried the Ameri-

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“This city I saw has a no ,man‘s land running through it, gcutting it in half. Soldiers pai- irol the line and anyone caught i crossing it is shot."

The German nodded, with a sad and patient smile.

"But a few times a year." the -American continued. "at relig- rious holidays, people are allow- ed to cross to the other side.“

"True." observed his friend.

"It's about to happen again. at Christmas."

"Strange to tell.“ the Ameri- can said, “the people on one i side of the line do not recognize ; the state on the other side as legitimate at all. And there are thousands of refugees who . once lived on the other side of , the line." i "‘My friend." said the Ger- man, laying his hand on the oth- er“: knee, “you are. new here. ' But to us old and familiar story."

It was the American's turn to stare.

But I've just come from Jer- usalem," he replied.

i Those Coalition Rumors

Mr. Robert Thompson. lead- er of the Social Credit party. is i rumored to be seeking a coali- ‘ tion with some group of Pro- gressive Conservatives.

Well. one can't blame a polit- ician for trying. But it seems slightly presumptuous for a sec- tlon of the fragmented Social Credit Party— which. indeed. can scarcely be termed a na- l tional party—to seek strength ' major

‘by an alliance wtth l Canadian party. l According to the hazy Ottawa rumors, the proposed new coali- tion would take the name of ‘ Union Party or Con-federation Party and be headed by Prem- ler Manning of Alberta. politic- . al heir to the late William Aber- , hart. i It is amazing how. in the pol- i itical hotbed of Ottawa—an Ot- : town now pulsing with excur- l‘sions and alarums—senses of i

-‘ proportion go askew. Even nor- mally eoolheaded politicians

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and reporters become affected ' with the fever.

or course, there are differ- ences within the membership of the Progressive Conservative group in Parliament. It would be off if there were not differen- ces of thought in a party repre- senting such a broad area, of the nation. However the rumors of negotiations between a dissident group of Conservatives 3 n d Bob Thompson's Social Credit- ers is symptomatic of mid-sum- mer madness in December.

Small wonder that M . Dalton Cam-p. the President of the Con~ servative Association of Can- ada. has heard nothing of these vaporous reports. And little wonder that the survey of Pro- gressive Conservative MP5 has failed to find any interest in the matter. .

After all, the average Progres- sive Conservative has less in common wit . Thompson than he has with Mr. Thompson former employer. Emperor Hal- le Selassie of Ethiopia.

One of the most forward-look- my university prealdenta in Can- ada today is Dr. Murray 0. Ross of York University. Toronto. Perhaps. as president of a new university. he II more aware than most of the problems beaef- tlng higher education and more anxious to find aolutions to them. Certainly he has had some pert- inent suggestions to make on the subject, and his most recent pro- nouncement—in a speech before the Industrial Management As- soclation earlier this month—la worth special attention.

Dr. Roas's concern is with the recruiting of faculty members. There is now, he said. only one source of supply—the graduate schools in which young Cana- dians are studying. There are at 11.01!) graduate

veraltlea can hope to get their share of them. But this in itself will not be enou to meet the demand. Something must also be done to recruit Canadian grad- uates studying abroad, especial- ly In the United States. There are. at the

such horn lose contact with this country and take positions south of the border.

Recently Dr. Ross undertook an asparlmem. On a visit ntveraity of California

Stopping The Brain Drain

Winnipeg Free Fun

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Halitosis And Tension

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' sed by changea in the chem-

nsone ex-

stagnation of the oral secretions and the

' dry pockets in the month he-

come tiny odorlferous ceaapoola.

The remedy: Avoid stress or

use lozenges or gum at such

times.

Most of the saliva need for moistening. mixing. and digest- Ing food comes from ten large salivary glands on each side of the law and mouth. These organs are stimulated by thought, sight, smell. and taste of and.

The mouth. tongue. and ion- alla are studded with thousanda of glands. somewhat analogous to the sweat and oil glands of the skin. Each structure has a single opening but the part be- neath the surface is made up of many branching ducts. These glands produce a continuous flow of saliva that bathes and lubricates the membranes of the mouth. This helps in chew~ ing. speaking, cooling hot foods, and diluting irritants.

The nerves going to these oral glands. according to Dr. Thomas R. . s h ut down when the individual is excited or under strain. The dried saliva has a noticeably offensive odor. This is avoided by keeping the oral cavity moist.

here are many well estab- lished causes of halitosis. Poor dental hygiene is high on the list. Dental cavities, pyorrhea. unclean teeth. and failure to brush away food particles are frequent possibilities.

nf sinuses and chronic nasal or lung infections are recognized origins. and so are indigestion, smoking, and imbib- ing alcohol. It is well known that certain gases in the intestine, and condiments such as garlic and onion. are absorbed by the blood and excreted into the lungs or glands in the mouth.

RECURRENT BOILS Mrs. K.M. writes: My daugh- ter‘s doctor can't seem to lick the problem of boils, even with penicillin. What causes repeated boils, despite meticulous clean- ness.

REP The reservoir for the causa- llve staphylococcal infection us- ually is found in the nose of the victim of some member of the family. This is determined by preparing cultures from nose and treating locally with gentamicln. ’ MORNING PILL C. P. writes; Is it better to take a high blood pressure pill in the morning or the afternoon? REPLY