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PAGE 4 THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15. 1964.

“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink"

De Gaulle's Tour

Today. after a three-day stay in Brazil, President dc Gaulle's tour of South America will come to an end. As he cruised up the coast t0ward Rio de Janeiro last week. end, the first assessments were be- ginning to come in of his four-week trip.

Personally. the General was thought to have scored a success. For the most part he was greeted by cheering crowds. The excep- tion was Argentina, Where he spent the first half of last week and where his visit was marred by violent dem- onstrations in favor of the exiled dictator, Juan Peron.

From the political angle. the tour does not seem to have achiev- ed very much. The purpose of the 73-year-old French President’s ar- duous trip was to offer the South Americans 3 third choice. 'apart from dependence on Washington and conversion to Castrmsm. At every step he has spoken of the role that would be played by a Euro- pean and South American bloc balancing “the competing hegemon- ies and the rival ideologies" that divide the world.

But gavernmeni rcsponses to his idea have been cool. Both the political and economic aspects of his argument were blunted by the President‘s failure so far to build Europe into anything approaching a "third force“ and the limited amount of aid at France‘s disposal. ” Perhaps the worst disappoint- ment. according to the New York Times. was Argentina. a country where French influence has been strongest. and which was expected to provide the warmest welcome. The huge mobs of Peronists that greeted him there—and which the police dispersed with guns, dogs and tear gas—felt he might aid th e i r cause. They saw a similarity in that both leaders talk of a “third force“ in which their country would play a major role. But since Gen~ eral Peron is widely regarded in the West as a demagogue who brought his country close to ruin, the com- parison was both embarrassing and distasteful to President de Gaulle.

The New Japan

Gazing up at the audacioust designed 75,000-seat stadium in Tokyo where the Olympic games are now in progress. an American visit- or was quoted as saying: "Sure it's good. We built it. didn‘t we?"

This statement was full of hot air. as American newspapers have been prompt to point out. Actually. America's postwar aid to Japan came to an end some time ago. It didn‘t build the Olypmic stadium or anything else; the Japanese did. And it serves to point up the global significance of the splendid. new Tokyo that has arisen out of the jungle of muddy excavations. con- crete mixers and scaffolding that the city has been for years.

The leaders of the reborn Japan have boldly seized upon the 1964 Olympic games as the opportunity of the century to celebrate, before the eyes of the world, the emer- gence of a strong, healthy. highly civilized and respectable new Japan, lees than 20 years After her smash- ing. humiliating and utter defeat in World War Two.

' So much has changed so quick-

ly In Japan that: her people feel an

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"_; , , , Umnpla. They built, not just the tremadous sports complex with its stadium. gymnasiums, a r e n a 3. pools, playing fields, tracks and yachting course; not just the Olympic village to house the thous- ands of athletes and coaches from 98 countries. but also many miles of new superhighwaya. a fast mono- rail from the airport to downtown Tokyo. other new express trains. several new luxury hotels and other spectacular new buildings. All these have changed the face of the world's largest city—population.’ Aug. 1 calculation. 10.629.525.

The United States has poured tens of billions of dollars into var- ious Asian countries since 1945. but the $3.6 billion spent in Japan represents one of the big foreign aid success stories. It accomplish ed exactly what it was intended to do by making the Japanese econom- ically strong and self—Supporting.

Today Japan is going ahead by leaps and bounds. But she must manufacture to live. and the only way she can feed and clothe her 93 million people is by importing food and fibre and by selling the things she makes to other countries.

Worth remembering, both at Ottawa and Washington. is that she ranks among our very best cus~ tumors in farm commodities.

Faces Challenge

One of the side issues in the British elections today is the chal- lenge which the Speaker of the House of Commons is facing for re- election. It is only the third time this century that the seat occupied by this official has been contested.

In Canada. of course. this prob- lem doesn‘t arise since there is no Speaker's constituency as such. the Speaker being chosen from among the members of the House after each general election. But they do things differently in the Mother of Parliaments.

Sir Harry Hylton-Foster. who has held the 600-year-old office since shortly after the last general election in 1959. is in little danger of losing. He has the support of the powerful Conservative machine in the predominently Tory constit- uency of the cities of London and Westminster. On the other hand. he may be handicapped by the fact. that political impartiality is the hallmark of his office and he is running without a party designa— lion.

in the mid-nineteen-thirties and again last year the House of Com- mons considered creating a special constituency without constituents for the Speaker. A special commit- tee of the House rejected the idea. The committee found that it would be “repugnant” to the custom and tradition of the House if the Speak- er were not. retained by the same electoral methods as other mem- bers. This gave the Labor and Liberal parties a logical excuse for running candidates against him. They say they have nothing against Sir Harry as Speaker of the House, but that: it is unfair to the electorate to allow his seat to go by default.

EDITORIAL NOTES

When the question of Maritime Union came up a century ago, Prem- ier Gray said he did not favor the idea “unless Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were to be annexed to Prince Edward Island.” Could this be what the Premiers of our sister provinces now have in mind. in deciding to appoint a joint com- mission to study the matter? Such a proposal would be flattering to our conceit, but we doubt whether. even on those terms, it would be en- tirely acceptable. Look at the job we have running our own affairs n0w. without taking on this added responsibility 1

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News that the Commons flag committee is scannning 1.200 new designs and reviewing 3,000 which were studied by a nowesult com- mittee nineteen years ago. com- ments an exchange. must create doubt as to the present group’s prospect of breaking the House deadlock. It has been droning away behind closed doors now for three weeks and must report no later than October 29. After almost five months of argument to which the parties have aubjactad them. the people may be in a moodto accept

simple and workable. ' .

OPTING-OUT- $PaliT$ 5A2

THE NEW MODELS ARE HERE

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Respect For House Sadly Locking

‘ are wondering what party they

The absentee laggards of Parliament Hill have still not got the message — that. anad-

ians want them to get down to the business for which they were elected,

A month has passed since “the flag" was eliminated — albe'

'3.

‘ they could capture more

able new leader could meet. an election. ‘

Tory MPs have told me that 3 than , 200 of the 265 seals under a i new leader of the calibre which Canada‘s plight calls for. Lin-

‘ era] MPs have expressed their

temporarily — from the aciin ‘

business of the House of (Tom- mons. Yet negligible progress is being made with the important legislation so urgently by our torn and slipping coun-

try.

Mike Pearson's “sixty days of decision“ have dragged out into five hundred and forty days of inaction.

DEMOCRACY OUTMODED'.‘

Electors and taxpayers a re entitled to know what has gone wrong with Parliament. Is our democratic form of government inadequate? Do we need the decisiveness or the ruthlessness of a dicta torshi —- a benevolent mallh' gerial dictatorship?

The answer Is No. Our parlia-

of a presidency»

needed ,

confidence that under a n e w

leader. say Paul Martin. t h e y

could wipe the floor with the ‘

“Dicfenders.”

But the Liberals face an election

don't want i

to until ;

- they see a hope of forming a X.

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mentary system is best suited to . our needs. if only our parliamen- ;

tarians would operate it as it is intended to be operated.

There are some newcomers in the House of Commons — and a few oldcomers as well -— who entirely lack respect for the House, its traditions and rules. There are some with the letters MP after their name.

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‘who forget that they are n ow .

Members of the House Co - mons, and not all the time as if they are campaigning for the election which they have already achieved.

There's the rub. The House of . . l Few people stop to thin

Commons has been debased into a $13,000 per hour hustings. on which MP: paid handsom- ely by the tazpayers — have the irresponsibility Io subordi- nate the mation's business to their own fate in some future a as yet unannounced election.

Basically. what is wrong with Parliament today is that we have a government which lacks confidence in its own stabili I y .

' Hence both Government and, eyeing

Opposition are warlly the next election. Every item of the nation’s business is evalu- ated by our politicians less as a national service than as a pole- ntial personal electoral wea-

on. , REVOLT OF THE VOTERS

The disenchantment so justl- fiably felt throughout the na- tion for our political lea d e r 3 today is accurately reflected In the belief common among MPs: that whichever of the two b I 5 parties first gets itself a cap-

government which would not be dominated by a French - speak- ing majority 1 Meanwhile many Canadians from the board to the bored

could vote for in an election fea- I luring the prese nt wen i n g . stars. Thus today's pu blic mood is fostering the erosion of our two - party system. and fav- ouring the perpetuation of poli- tical fragmentation.

The New Democratic Party and the Social Credit P a rty may both pick up votes from disgusted Grits and Tories.

The restless and frequently absent members of the Liberal and the Conservative parliamen- tary caucus are contributing to their personal defeats in the ei- ‘ ection which so many of them l fear. 1

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Cheap Nuclear Weapons

Christian Science Monitor 1

"The cost of nuclear weapons . will fall dramatically... in t e years a‘tead,“ said Defense Sec- retary McNamara. '...because of advances in nuclear technology.

"As it falls. and as the tech- nology becomes simpler. we ; can expect more and more na- . tions to acquire the capability for both developing and produc- ing such weapons.

"You can imagine the danger that the world would face if 10. i

or 30 nations possessed nuc- ; lear weapons instead of the four that possess them today."

Can we imagine that danger? Have Americans who oppose the bipartisan efforts at arms con- trol. under proper safeguards. been able to think it through?

ONE ILLUSTRATION Take lust one illustration. 'k he

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column ls open In Ilia diacaaslna

lug lathe" submitted.

CREDIT To THE BLAND

Sin—I hope that you will kindly permit me through the courtesy of your columns to thank all those who contributed towards the Inspiring singing during the Youth Rally on Wed- nesday October 7. on the occas- lon of the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip.

In particular I would like to thank all those teachers who rehearsed the numbers with their classes In the days leading up to the rally. The young peo- ple were very well drilled to watch the best and they can with splendid notability. 110 mean fast for a crowd of ova m. They were a credit to the Island. as tbelr vdces carried by madcastsll over Canada

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. Communist China.

want to start World War I . Few people stop to think i h a t. , there are small countries al- ‘ ready engaged in what they con- sider the beginnings of World War Ill. Syngman Rhee. as long , as he remained head of the Soutfl Korean Government. and Chaing Kai-shek both have con- sidered themselves at war with

The overriding national aim of ‘ each ma ‘ country's territories that had ‘,

11 lost in war to the Com- munist Chinese. Rhee was re- strained by the occupying forces

1 lear weapons. How easy it would

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I from the United States?

. as in Washington. men stand

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spreading nuclear arms race.

years carried on raids on in e t

. Chinese mainland.

The danger during the crises} in the Formosa Strait during the 3 Eisenhower administration was; that Chiang Kai-shek could noti

Winds Bring "i Big Problems

Dy Dr. 'l'bsedsra R. Van Dallas

Hurricanes mucus to dove» late many I. l‘ o i purposes of Identification. they have been given female names (we don‘t know if the weather- man is a mlaoaymlst). The was- ther conditions that bring them on are do tabla ahead so that ample warning can be alv- en. la path each is expected to take. While these super- storms threaten the lives of everyone in their vicinity. they are a bigger problem for officials than for individual at Irena.

These giant cyclonic wind- atorma usually are accompanied by rain. thunder. and lightning. The wind velocity at the edge of the whirlpool is In excess of 75 miles per hour i often 150 to 175‘ but the center a‘calm. The for- ward progreaa of the storm Is 10 to 12 miles per hour but the true picture is not appreciated unless we-realize that high winds ex- tend outward as far as 200 to 300 miles from the storm center.

Numerous health problems arise. People may be forced to remain in shelters for several days. Some have minor injuries: the children may develop con- tagious diseases. and pregnant women may go into labor. Oth- er persons must be treated for chronic diseases and a few be come hysterical.

Hospitals often are used as shelters because the majority are large and safe. Most mod- ern homes 'can take hurri- cane. provided the windows are boarded to prevent flying debris from crashing through.

Flooding was the main prob-

lem in 1981 when Carla struck

Galveston. Most of the streets were three to six feet under wa~ ter. Manhole covers pushed up. allowing sewage to pour into the flood water. Some of those who tried wading through the storm fell into the open sewers.

The loss of electric power led to the spoilage of food in refrig- erators. The flood raised havoc ,wiih the water treatment plant and the main sewage disposal plant was ecommissioned. When the storm abated. spoiled meals frequently were thrown into alleys and streets, adding to the insanitary conditions. Dead animals posed another problem. But the worst blow oc- curred when seven tornadoes struck the city after the all- clear signal had been given.

DEPRESSANTS AND RELAXANTS

D} Z. writes: What is the dif- ference between a sedative and an antispasmodic drug?

REPLY

Sedatich Induce drowsiness and sleep whereas antispasmod- ic drugs relax the smooth mus- cles that surround the blood ves. sels, intestines, stomach valv- es, and other body openings.

TE: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dellen should be addressed to: Dr. Theodore

Van Dellen. co Chicago Trib-

une. Chicago. Illinois.) .

i NOTES BY THE WAY

lulled Yul; m — “Quick! II'all mat Is it a boy?" Niu'se— “Well. the one in the cuddle la."-'1'orcetc Star.

When agent fer the life insurance company paid Mrs. Smith the amount of Insurance

on . will," she said. “my 11 had such good luck with Montreal Star.

usband hie."—

“How far to It to the next llII-‘ er. “ngb onto two

as tfse crow flies." “Well, how far Is it if the crow has to walk and roll a flat tire?"- Sarnla Observer

Lord Rochester’s remark la still apt: “Before 1 was mar- ried I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theor- laI.-— Ottawa Journal.

Political malts who were predicting a Canadian election this fall now talk of June 1 as the probable time for anoth- er battle of the ballots. That's a talking point that will not un- duly interfere with proper at-. tention to the Grey Cup. Christ- ‘ mas, New Year’s. Easter and the Stanley Cup aeries.— Fort} William Times-Journal. i

Tlettlete lap. lel'lau ’doaaaftkaap kissing

may people it goodbye— Woodstock Sentinel- Review.

Household appliances are those wonders of modern scien- ce which alwlyl break down when a husband Is out of town..— Calgary Herald.

The 2.000.000 members at the German Automobile Club are be. ins told in I Mmtislet: “Don’t smoke. drink or kiss while any. lug. You‘ can do them all better at home."--New Yorker.

Proficient Johnson says he aims at if; biggest landslide in US. history In the election. Moat politicians just hope to win. but Texans are big in every way—'- Otfawa Journal.

Beetle Ringo Starr has had trouble with a sore throat nobody can say it came from leaving his head unprotected.— Ottasva Journal.

Young wife —- “Now. Bill. I want you to go around to the minister and arrange for having the baby christened." Bill (ship- yard worker) — “You mean to say you are going to let some- body hlt that little thing over the head with a bottle?" -— Mon- treal Star.

Soviet Space Research

By Harold Morrison Canadian Press Staff Writer

in successfully sending into orbit a three-man space ship. when the United States is still struggling to perfect a two-man craft. the Soviet Union once again demonstrates its leader- ship in the vital and mysterious field of space research.

But this latest launch, per- formed as usual without ad- vance announcement, does more than provide the Rus- sians with the psychological tri-

h of an unmatched scien- tific experiment. It moves man another step towards the stars. with the increased prospect it will be a Russian and not an American who likely will be the first to reach the moon.

During the course of the So- viet Union’s vast achievements in space operations. there has been speculation th sians were not really interested in reachlng the moon; that in fact the strains space travel imposes on human organs would make such flights diffi- cult and perhaps impossible_