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HIANUAKY 28. 195;

Press comment On Massey Appointment

(By The Canadian Press)

Following is editorial comment .

nf Canadian newspapers on the appointment of Rt. Hon Vincent Massey as Governor-General."

Toronto Telegram (Ind) - This appointment . . . . will be resented by many Canadians and regretted by many more because the door has now been opened to the event- ual degradation of the high office of governor-general to. the level of an avidly sought political plum. a reward for party service hav- ing determliied to make this break with tradition and sentiment. the Dominion Government could have made no better choice in Canadii than that of Mr. Mass?!-"

Toronto Star (Ind. Llb.l - "It look I. long time to happen. but Canada has at last taken a step in self-determiiiatioii which for- unrd-looking autonomy-living Can- adians have aiiiicipiiied for many years.

Ottawa Citizen iliid. Lib): "it inv. will be his opportunity and challenge to show that the critics were unduly apprehensive. that he (an be as acceptable as governor- general as the majority of those who have come from the United Kingdom on behalf of the crown.

cxr. may very well prove to be im. Nevertheless. it is to be hoped fiiat the new departure does not mean the automatic selection of a Canadian as gcveriior-szeiieral of Canada in the future. The Com- monwealth, including Britain itself. is large enough to offer a wide scope for selection. Only consider- gllons of the :ini'i'owcst sort of mi- tionalisni would preclude ventures into this wider arena."

Hamilton Spectator (Ind) - "As long as there has been a Canada we have had one esieclally intim- ate link with the country across the sea to which we owe our free- dom. or institutions. and our in- dependence. . .. on Jan. 24. 1952 this tradition was abruptly and harshly broken . no matter how it is dressed up it is from now on frankly a domestic matter. The throne is to be Ottawa."

The London tout.) Free Press (Ind): - "The Free Press has not been in favor of naming a Canad- ian. We feel that it is another step in the apparent policy of Ottawa to out s.ll possible moorings from Great Britain. There will always be the danger of Rldeau Hall be- coming involved in politics.

'1-Iowever, if we have to have a Canadian. and the present govern- ment is determined on this policy, there could be no better choice than Ilr. Massey."

Qildbeo !.'Action Catholique tfnd.) - "The logical conclusion of our political evolution."

Quobos L'!.'venement - Journal and.) - "There is . . . . no reason to celebrate, nor criticize this ev- ent, the significance of which is limited to a change in the histor- ical tradition."

Quebec Chronicle Telegraph find.) -- "Even parliament did not have the opportunity to discuss the innovation.”

Windsor Star (Ind) -- "It took courage for the Canadian Govern- ment to decide on it. and probably it has alienated many Canadians who have a high and sincere re- gard for tradition. Mr. Massey was the logical choice as the first Can- adian to become governor-general . (his appointment) does not mean . . . . that all his successors have to be Canadians."

Edmonton Journal (Ind)-"The change perhaps was inevit- able. with the growth of national feeling. but it does represent the breaking of a tradition which had much value. The timing of the move. too, is distinctly unfortun- rle. It comes at a moment when Britain's post-war difficulties are at their height . . . .”

Calgary Alberian (Iiid.) - "This lfiue scholar and great Canadian nfassev) well knows that the of- .flce of Canada's governor-general 'is not merged in the man but the lmari in the office. He will prove is worthy and acceptable tenant at Itideau Hall."

Chroiiicle-Hcraiil find.)-”Whatevcr the sentiments. it-fore this nomination. of those v.iio were against the appoliitmeiil of a Canadian to this post oi eni- inence under the crown, the nom- ination of Mr. Massey will meet with general approbation and praise. not unmixed with some de- gree of pride that Canada has at her call a son of such parts as to merit and receive this accolade from the King."

The Halifax

The Saint John Telegraph-Jour- nal fliid.) - "Without question there are many Canadian: who will receive the news with a sense of misgivinz C not because tliev have any doubts as to the hiqli cuailflcations or Mr. Massey for this eminent office. but because the slip represents to them the break- ing of another traditional lliik be- tween Canada and Great Britain.”

The Fredericton Daily - Gleaner (Ind) "The development also plunges a two-edged sword through the constitutional fiction surround- ing the Dominioifs vice-regal of- fice. There is the revolutionary change of naming a Canadian, viraught by our growing independ- ence while still a. part of the Com- monwealth; and there is the con- troversial risk in naming for the first time a Canadian who is sub- ject to identity with a certain pol- iileal party, a particular social case and a well-defined geograph- ical section."

Charlottetown Guardian (Ind. f'.oii.)-Whether this change in Canada's constitutional develop- ment will prove beneficial or not is it matter of dispute, but there can be, no question as to the high at- tainments of the appointee. The danger lies in bringing the gover- nor generalshlp so close to the field of party politics in Canada.

Lethbridge Herald (Ind. Lib.)-- "The appointment. of 1 Canadian (was) expected but...We thought it better that the practice of long years should be continued...Thc choice of Mr. Massey...unques- tionably is the best selection that could be made...”

Calgary Herald (Ind)-"...Wc offer no apology to anyone for saying forthrightly that, to us. this is a drab and melancholy mile- stone in Canadian history.. It is on ineradicabie black mark on this government's record. and we pre-

REACTIONS

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A Liberal member of the House of

smcu liJl'I. and represeiited by the

diet that the men responsible will live to regret...this week's steal- thy, furtive, weal:-willed and kiiav- ish work...Wc are not attacking the man who is to be the first anil rightfully proud holder of that high office...but. it did not have to be a. Canadian and it shoulii not have been a Canadian."

Vancouver News-Herald (Lib).- ”The appointment will marl: the ivcgiiiniiig or another stage in the march of Canada toward national maturity and self-realization...lt IS in keeping with its spirit that Canadians should have a Canadian as their governor-general."

Vancouver Daily Province (Ind) --"The Canadian people will hope that this experiment proves ii happy 0ne...If there is one ele- ment of doubt in the appointment it is the fact that his early career was definitely connected with one political party..."

Victoria Times tInd.i-"Having decided that the time has come to have a Canadian fill the position no more suitable appointee could have been selectied than Mr. Mas- soy. His life-long service to Can- ada. capped recently by his auth- orship of the Massey Report. makes him as an excellent. choice."

Winnipeg Free Press (Ind. Lib.l "...Thc first Canadian to be gov- e'nor general is himself A symbol of the natural rievclopnient of Canada in a' coiistitutioiial sense. a developmcfit not toward separa- tion from Britain but toward that closer association which is oiilv possible among equals mid increas- ingly close because of that equal- ity.'

Montreal Star (Ind)-"It is our belief that the best: possible choice has been made. ..Thc fear was ex- pressed in these columns that any change in the traditional system might weaken the deep and affec- tionate respert for the Crown and the person of His Majesty. Tu-o

businessmaii of Liariiinri-Aniei-ican dcscciit, will resign his seat-Liberal

ced yet. Louis 0. Breithaupf, seen above With his family, will be the new Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.

Commons for Waterloo North, the

late Mackenzie King-to command

may strengthened by Mr. Massey's appointment....The other fact. is (that) the action...does not in any respect tie the hands of this government or its successors .."

Montreal Gazette (Ind. Con.)- "There was no need for haste in appointing a successor...the trouble lies not in the appointment. of Mr. Massey himself. It lies in the abuses to which the new pro- ccdurc will be open."

Montreal Le Devoir (Iiid.l-(The .Governmentl "has presented us with a fait accompll...and (it) is lgood. We will no longer import our governors general...tlie Gov-

ernment has chosen a man of great value..." Montreal La Patric (Ind)-

”There is. in this announcement. more of history than just words... The emancipation of Canada seems almost complete . . . Lord Alexander v.lic closes brilliantly one era and the Right Honorable Vincent Mas- scy who opens another with pros- ige.'

Montreal La Presse (Ind)-"A

most important step in our consti- tutional liistory . . . .His tMassey'si nomination is received with favor, in Great Bi-itaiii: and it will not be less in Canada."

Toronto Globe and Mail (India "There is one ground on which all Canadians can meet in welcoming this appointment and that is Mi-.i Mussey's distinguished personal fit-I nets for the high post he is to fill- ...The very fact of Mr. Masseyls? elevation has shown that this in-' ilOt'BtiOil could occur with no ob-' ii-ction from the people in Canadal itself. What they fear is the set- imlt of a precedent that every future governor-general must be a Caiiadian. even if nobody of M Mnsscys stature is available." The Moncton Daily Times find.) --"While it would be somewhat of an overstatement to say that this

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The first is these fears are in no that -binds Canada to the Crown.l

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-It will be their privilege to inform the holders of participating policies that The imperial Lift-

has made provision for an increase in policy dividends.

-Tiu-oiigli their clone, benefit payments amounting to 810,338,622 were made during 1951.

This raises to over 82il.000.000 the foul of the benefits disbursed to policyholders i and their dependents since the Company was started.

. -Cliiehy as a result of their friendly and impartial advice to clients. 879,150,094 of additional protection in the form of insurance and annuities was provided in the year-a new record.

It luingii the total in force in the Company to 86-58,564,848.

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The Imperial Life operates.

vice-regal post vacated by Hon. Raymond Lawson. service in the poll- tlcdl field has been a characteristic of the Ereithaupts since they came

to Urnadn from Buffalo 100 years 590- M 32 Louis became the vounsest mayor Kitchener, 0nt.. ever had, and at 61 he is the first of his racial background to be chosen for such a high honor.

it does definitely bring the latter to a place where it cannot now be taken as transcending the strife cf pai'ties...Mr. Massey is cer- tainly an outstanding figure among contemporary Canadians . ..He can be counted on to thoroughly carry the responsibilities and dkcharge the duties of the vice-regal post with the fine dignity and deep sincerity of purpose that have ever marked his notable career."

FAMOUS FORCE

The Royal .Canadian Mounted Police was first organized as the Royal Northwest Mounted in 187.3.

NEW BRUNSWICK. N J. Jan 26--(AP)-Police of nearby Rar- ztan township issued a general alarm tcdny for two missing drums of highly dangerous potas- sium cyanide that rolled off a. truck. Potassium cyanide is deadly poison and contact with the con- tenfs of the drums would prove fatal.

living High on A Low lncom

For eighteen years, their income has averaged 51600 per annum . . . at they own their own home, have money in the bank, even take long winter vacations.

In February Reader's Di set, an genious couple show how i: ey live iippy, carefree life by stretchin ii tiny nsion. Here are practica tips on ow they do it-how others can do the same, even at today's

high prices.

Be sure to read "Living High On A Low Income" in February Reader's Digest. It's just one of 45 articles of acting interest, condensed from leading magazines, current books.

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Bogus Doctor At Loss For Next Move

NEW YORK. Jan. 26-(AP)-A bright young man. who never fin- ished high school but who won acclaim as a skilled surgeon. is trying to decide what to do next.

"Being an imposter is I tough habit to break." he says.

Despite his lack of schooling. Ferdinand Waldo Demara, Jr., 30. has posed successfully as a doctor of philosophy, an eminent. zoolog- ist, and has been, among other things, 1 college psychology pro- fessor and Trappist monk.

But the collapse of his latest. m:i.ster hoax. during which he per- formed brilliant operations as a surgeon in the Royal Canadian Navy, has left him uncertain.

'-I'm tired of aliases. or as I pre- for to thinklof them. noms de plume," he said. "But how can ! use my own name after all that's happened?"

At his parents' home in Law- rence. Msss.. Demara told hisswrv to Life Magazine, which gives the account in its Jan. 28 issue, out to- day.

Demara used the name and cre- tientials of Dr. Joseph C. Cyr. of Grand Falls. 51.3.. to get his sur- ncon's commission. much as he had used academic records of oth- ers in his other roles.

Newspaper accounts of his spec- tacularly successful operations on wounded Korean soldiers led to discovery of the fraud last Novem- ber, and the brought him home and quietly dia- charged him.

Demsra. who concedes he "al- ways wanted short cuts." previous- iy passed himself off as various noted scholars. attended education- nl conclaves. was a deputy sheriff. American soldier and sailor and twice a hospital orderly.

As a one-time psychology pro- fer-lsor at St. Martin's College, in Lacey, Wash. Demara said "I just kept ahead of the clasp. The belt uay to learnsanything is to teach W.

Experiences As Doctor

His story, which Life says has "stood up" against careful check- lug. relates these experiences as I "doctor": when commissioned as ii. sur- geon-lieutenant last. March, his first duty was at the sick bay in l-inlifsx's naval hospital. By con- suiting books. he handled routine cases with ease and treated some psychlltric patients.

"There's no mystery about psy- chiatry." he said. "Anybody with common sense could practice it." Assigned to the destroyer Cey- uga, his first problem arose when the ship's skipper. Omdr. James Plomer. needed a tooth pulled.

"I told him to wait until morn- ing,” Demara said. "That night Y stayed in my cabin. reading up on dentistry. which was all now to me. in the morning. I shot the skip- per-'a Jaw full of novocaln and out came the tooth; no trouble at all."

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His first serious case OIIIII our. day in September when a wounded

aboard from a junk with a bullet

near his heart.

"I couldn't have bun nervous

even if I felt like it." Deniers uld. "Practically everybody on the ship was standing there. watching me." After administering pontathsl so- dium as an anaesthetic. Demon worked swiftly. opening the chest. I'll! incisions shove the heart and along the brslstbovio.

"I kept one basic principle in my mind." he said. "Ilia Ina eut- uog you do. the less patching up you have to do afterward."

After dndfng the bullet within I

fraction of an inch of the heart.

Deniers said. "I was afraid he'd

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louth Korean soldier was broughtl

orrraws. Jan. as - (GP) -- Prims Jlinistor St. Laurent said with emphasis nidey that the of- ficial term "royal" stands in no peril from his government and add- ed that he wouldni. object to see-

sfead of a dominion.

A government mail truck with- out the words "Royal Mail" on its side stopped outside his office win- dow as he told these things to a. 90-minute preu nferonce, caus- ing chuc" all around. But the Pr.me Minister reiterated that nei- ther the term royal mail nor any other proper use of the term royal stands in jeopardy and it would

be "silly" to suggest that they should. I-la b pioned the Common-

wealth's moner ” l-cabinet sys- tem of government as the best yet devised and struck back on three fronts at any suggestions that his government is taking steps which might weaken Canada's ties with the crown.

All A Mystery

Speaking with I lawyer's puion for detail and with A party load- el"s sense of our" memory battles that may soon break on these is- sues, he said:

i. It's beyond him how all the mntrovernv grew up about alleged government plans to eliminate the term royal mail. Nothing has been done and nothing will be done to interfere with use of that term even though the government still is trying to find out how it orig- inated. The.proper use of the term royal is an honor and a privilege.

2. The official name of Canada is Canada. Both the British North America Act of 1867 and the West- minster statute of 1831 say so. In rooting the term "Dominion of Canada" from official laws and A A the av! l 15 sim- ply "trying to correct an error" that has crept into official usagge.

lug Canada called I kingdom in-

Not Dropping Term: ”Roya1” Or llDomini0n”

But people who want to wipe 0.

the term dominion entirely are 3, my too far.

3. Whether her people like it! not - and some Canadians thii it implies inferiority. he said Canada is s. dominion just ,3 0, tsrlo is a province and Otillwl city. The Confederation law .. 1; B.N. A. Act-specifically Says ti three provinces existing in 13; "shall form one dominion u . the name of Canada." ml

4. Since 1926 all self-governii countries in the commonweiii have been fully equal in stain All but one are dominion.-.. -11 other. the United Kiiigdoni. is kingdom. The Liberal CIOVEri'lmg( would have no objection to it term '”ngdom for Canada but w ther it would be sppropi-me"- alter the laws to do so is a ml which would have to get Cfillsldgi ation.

5. Appointment of a Canadm Vincent Massey, as Canada's it-. home-grown ftovernor-general .1 not weaken ties with the arm it certainly will be possibte 1, Britons to become Canadian go: ernors-general in the future via he sees no reason why Cariidilr should not be considered fit to re, resent the King.

Mr. St. Laurent said a search: the records has shown that in post office has done nothing to in terfere with the use of the ten royal mail. as suggested by Oppm iilon members of Parliament

In fact. he said. the form of col tract for those who carry the me says the carriers are required bear the royal coat: of arms, terms royal mail and the initiai V. R. (George Rex).

Just then someone spoiled ; mail trudr outside the East Biocl window without "Royal Mail" a its flank. Jack Pickersgill, Mr. st Laurentls special assistant. salt there were several like that arouiit Ottawa and had been for . time and it was a mystery.

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White cane Week (lives Big Boost In Aid of Blind

'1ORiO-N10. Jan. ill - (GP) - Canada's seventh Annual white Cane Week. set aside in tribute to the more than 18000 blind Cana- dians, will be held February 10-18. Rehabilitation of the blind is the theme of the observance this year. sponsored by the Canadian National institute for the lllnd and the Canadian Council of the Blind.

"Xi-. those days when Canadians are thinking more and more about .tho rehabilitation of handicapped