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Commenciable Zeal

_As rcpoi-t_n.rl from Ottawa .\'es- terday. a notice of motion has been placed on the lioiisc of (‘ommons order paper by Mr. John .\lullally. Liberal member for Kings. asking that (‘opios of all letters, telegrams and rlocliniciils c:x<'l1~.in;:cd between the federal mini:-tcr of agriculture or officers of ARDA and the gov- ernment of the Island. relating to ARDA maltcrs since the inception of the program. be tabled.

There should be no reason for procrastination in supplying the details of this correspondence. As noted in these columns on Mon- day, under the ARDA agreement ‘the province agreed to publicize the projects and pro;:1‘.'an'ls submitted. and the governmem of Canada agreed to provide publicity on a na- tional basis. This unusual provision plainly commits both governments to giving the fullest co-nperat.ion in the matter of publicity. What is hard to understand is why there has been so much difficulty. hereto- fore, in getting this information be- fore the public.

Mr. llullally sliowcrl commend- able zeal in pressing the govern- ment for .'1ction on a number of other matters. notably the farm and fisheries planks in last: year's Liberal platform which were not mentioned in the Speech from the Throne. the plerlgo of c.xt.envrltiing family allowances to students aged 16 to 18. the need for higher tax equalization payments to the Atlan- tic Provinces. for aid through the Atlantic Development. Foarrl in fin- ancing construction of secondary roads. and for a comprehensive statement by Works Minister Des- chatelets on the status of our cause- way project.

It is refreshing to note that our Kings County representative in the Commons is not. content with merely landing the policies of his party ad- ministration. and playing the polit- ilcal game as too many backbench- ers do with an eye—as they think- fo their own profemient. He has put the interests of his constituency and province first in this case. and we venture to say that in doing so he has risen in the esteem of members on both sides of the House. Keep up the good work, Mr Mullally!

Conference Forebodings

Barring something very close to a. "miracle of Quebec City". the federal-provincial conference of Easter Week will produce no real progress on the thorny debate over conditional grants and shared-cost. programs. This is the prediction of a writer in the Financial Times of Canada, who takes the view that while the federal and provincial ex- perts alike talk grandly about tax formulae. “mature" grants, and ra- tional equalization of tax revenues. they have yet to face four basic questions:

1. How much agreement exists among the provinces to have Ottawa abandon conditional grants‘! At the November federal-provincial confer- ence. Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba appeared to be the main advocates with some qualified support from others. If tax abatements are to compensate the provinces for con- ditional grants, there will have to ho a broad museum at pa-uvunial unutnmt. The olblock Emit!

been abandoned.

2. Which; can be ap- propriately commuted into tax

: ta? Both Prime Minister

Montague, Alber-

Penrson and Premier Roblin haw talked of “mature grants" but the term has never been defined.

3. How much is Quebec pre- pared to give up in payments from the federal government?

4. Is the federal government preparcd to abandon to a revenue- starvcd provincial program, those shared-cost programs which it con- siders cssciitial to the national economy‘?

It is 0as_\'« lo devise lax abate- ments as an exercise in mathemat- ics. but that. doesn't help very much. Take health grants, for exaniple. Even the Rowell-Sirois commission, which was less than enthusiastic about conditional grants. urged that t.lisse be continued. Ottawa expects to contribute $51.2 million in health grants this year. It. could translate its contribution into tax abatements through percentages of personal in- come tax or percentage points of corporation tax—-but what guaran- tce would it have that the health program would be continued in the ten provinccs'.’

After reviewing other federal grants. the writcr concludes that only three might be appropriately replaced by "adequate compensa- tion" in federal tax abatement. These comprise hospital insurance which will cost the federal govern- ment $383.9 million this year. wel- fare grants. amounting to $173.6 million this year. and vocational training grants, which this year will cost in the vicinity of $156 mil- lion.

These tliree categories alone. if balanced off against “reasonable e.\:tra tax room.“ might meet Mr. Lesage's demand for 25 percent of personal income tax, 25 per cent. of corporation tax and all the estates tax. But how many provinces are ready to assume the risk that all or any of these costs could rise at a much fa.st.er rate than tax reven- ues. And. if any measure of agree- ment. is finally achieved. would it not open another annual debate for more tax abatement and high er equalization payments?

The writer concludes that. in the circumstances. it may he very difficult to get rid of conditional grants and shared cost programs. objectionable as they may be from the standpoint that they put pres- sure on the provinces to embark on new expenditures above t heir means.

Which is true enough. but which leaves us wondering how much at- tention. if any. our problem in this Province is likely to get. on any basis of fiscal need. The deal we got at the last conference was shabby enough. We shall have to holler pret.t_v loudly at the Quebec meeting to keep from getting lost. in the shuffle altogether.

Big Stake In Tobacco

We are beginning to have a stake in the tobacco industry right here in Prince Edward Island; but think of North Carolina. where tobacco accounted for 48.7 per cent of all farm commodity sales last year! If smoking slumped as a re- sult of government warnings that smoking is a health hazard, state revenues would t. umble. And throughout. the United States gener- ally, federal tobacco taxes brought in $2 billion in 1963. state taxes an additional $1.1 billion. In Wiscon- sin alone. cigaret taxes produced $26,208,000. What. of the future?

The growers appear to be hope- ful For one thing. based on British experience two years ago. even the most. sober warnings probably won't persuade many people to stop smok- ing. For another. Congress is un- likely to pass any laws which might discourage tobacco consumption. now or in the immediate future. Key senate and house committees are studded with guardians from the tobacco states. The chairman of the house agriculture. committee is Representative Cooley (Dem., N.C.) whose district has 10,244 tobacco farms.

Congress. predicts the Milwau- kee Journal, is more likely to vote funds for stepped-up government research to isolate the hazardous element. in smoking and eliminate it. The development of a “safe" cigaret. if there is such a thing. would permit the country "to puff its way out of the dilemma."

Even at that, it's a rather embarrassing subject for politicians to have to deal with in an election year.

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LOOKS LIKE HE MEANS BUSINESS 5 QTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

A Waste Of Parliament's Time

The w a s t 9 of Parliament's time and of the taxp a y e r‘ s money by the avalanche of fri-I vnlous or improper talk in 3 "Q1wstion Period" in the House 1 of Commons was mentioned in 1; this column recently.

Question Pe rlod runs for about one hour and a quart e 1' each day now. Typic ly on one day early in the sr—‘s\:ion. 55 questions and supplementary questions were asked. On cor- responding (lays in fairly recent l years. I pointed out. the num- ' her of such questions asked ran- l gsd from a mere two to a max- ‘mum of 15.

Prime Minister Pearson hast suggested that. by agreement. l the time s p 0 nt on oral qucs- |

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tions should be limited to 30;"

minutes each day. This. he poin- l ted out. would save the equlva- 1 lent of three full weeks of parlia- mentary time each year ‘ This suggestion is A g o o d ; one. But. it would tend to fix tne . minimum time t‘n u .1 consumed l at 30 minutes. . The normal practice in Parliu- l -ment is that questions should be l addressed to the Ministry in writing. and be rep] in writinusz. Both question and ans- wer ls then printed in tho offi-

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cial record of proceedings. and the time of Parliament thus con- sumed is negligible. But. it takes time to go thrmigth this prude- dure. A simple question could be put on the Order Paper and be replied to wl thin a week. Some questions call for compli- cated answers, involving sta- tistics or other material gather- from several governm e n t departments. T h l 3 nature 1 1y takes longer. URGENCY RECOGNIZED By long established practice. although not sanctified by any formal rule. MP5 may address ‘brief questions on matters con- sidered of urgent national im- portance by word of mouth. Such questions obviously should of be those demanding a de- tailed reply. because the quest- ioned minister may not h ave such facts in his head. Nor

= should they be question: where

an answer is not required im- mediately. For instance. a ques- tion relating to some event in the st. or in the distant future could obviously be submitted in writing. -

If the Speaker were to en- force the established practice, and rule out of order all ques- tions asked orally yet neither

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AGAINST MORE OUTLETS

Sir.~ There is a pithy saying "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." I hope that I shall not be reckoned as a fool; but I fully realize that I am treading on contentious ground when I join with others against more outlets for the sale of in- toxlcatinl: liquors.

A friend of mine said to me recently while we were discuss- mg the liquor problem. The liq- uor laws and regulations a re very unfair. There is discrimin- utlon. for. said be, if I want but" one small drink. I have either to join a _club or go to the vendor and buy a w h ole bottle of it, which if I open before I return to my home. I am liable be caught, and the bottle and its contents taken from me. a n then fined for breaking the law. so according to the newly coin- ed phrase. “We kill the home". But If I belong to a club. I can get all I want. and at any time I want it. That is it I can afford to belong to a club. That is what I call unfair discrimination. said

he.

That is about the tru-I31 of lt. Yes! The Government will sell the liquor to you. and then turn around and flue you. or put. you in jail for drinking it. Personal- ly. I believe there are already enough outlets; so far as the good of this Province in concer- ned. Those who are demanding more. or perhaps I should say, seeking more outlets for the sale of liquor are manifesting very much concern for the tourists‘ welfare. In it the to u r i sts. or their dollars that they are so deeply Interested In? The maj- ority of lihe tourists and vllsilhors to our Islam]. come heme see quiet and rest, not to guzzle

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booze.

I believe the matter of grant- lng licenses to hotels. motels and restaurants is to dealt with during this sesalon of the Legislature. The government would be well advised to give this matter careful considera- tlon.

Thank you. Mr. Editor. for your valuable space In you r newspaper. I am. sir. etc-..

W.D. JOHNSTON Montague. P.E.I.

PREUENT H000! Ac! slr.-- There bu been much

c truvuny lately in to on em in In 9.2.1.

19 at you when our

in session. ‘Those who advocate prohibition are especially vocal in order that legislation will not be passed implementing re- laxation of our present. on t- moded. irritating. and silly liquor laws.

In answer to the argument. that liquor is evil. one must re- member that it Is not liquor in itself that is evil. it is the abuse of liquor that creates b ro ke in homes. What leads to the abuse of liquor is the type of environ- ment. Prohlbitlon produced an environment which led to a I 1 types of evils. that is a proven cl.

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sent liquor laws create

an environment which is espec- lal-ly easy for young people acquire liquor. Bootleggers will sell to anyone regardless of age. while a licensed club has a door- man who will turn away minors. In answer to the a-ngument in regard to tourists. those tourists that do not want to drink do not have to frequent our llcen se d clubs. The impression we usual- ly leave with tourists is that we in P.E.I. are still in the lath cen-

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tury.

Statistic: should prove the point I was trying to make In re- gard to environmental condi- tions. The cuplta consumption of beer in P.E.I. for the ye a r 1961 was 5.40 gallons. The capital consumption of beer in the prov- lnce of New Brunuwlck was 6.31 gallons. Yet. the convict 1 o n 3 against drunlmea ln lie courts of P.E.I. were higher than In New Brunswick.

what It the unuwer to the pro- blem? I believe that our repre- sentatives in tho Provincial Leg- lslaturc huve the duty to debate this question. The debate at the present time appears to be one-

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urgent. nor important. the time of the H o u s e wo better spent on handling legislation. Equally. if zMPs would obse r ve the r u l c 3. Question I’ e r iod w o u 1 d not be such a prolong- ed and childish farce as it now so often is.

LIBERAL TACTICS

The prolongation of Ques 1 Ion Period lnitlated iring cent Conserv u t i v e regi m 9 . when the Liberal Oppositio it apparently adopted this as a de- liberate filibustexring tactic. The important work of legislation and studying the spending es- timales was thus held up. and this enabled the Liberals to protest that the govern me nt was inactive. The than Speaker. Hon. Roly Michener. was too gentle in his handling of the tiny minority opposition. dominated by the huge Conservative rep- resentation. Today the Conser- vatives are understandably. b ul equally lmlproperly. paying the Grits back with their own coin. Nevertheless. two wrongs do not make a right. and this insi-

-dious practice should be halted

by Mr. Speaker Macnaughton.

Even a former Speaker. Mar- cel Lambert. who surely knows the rules and this problem. has appeared gu l l t y of asking a question which should have been submitted in writing. But the prize must go to Robert C o a t e s (Cumberland) w h it asked this peach. obviously out of order and impossible to ans- wer briefly off the cuff: "Is the Minister of Justice in a position to inform the House on his de- partment's assessment of the ex- tent of Mafia operations in Ca- nada?" '

Weed Gang

HAD I MY WAY I‘rl1rl'alher have my neighbour e

Me find star: I can mach

Than stand before me I o b e I- faced

And point. them out. or preach.

I'd rather stand inside my door

And welcome friends like you

Than search for fame and hap-

Down some far avenue.

when you have found where Ill- ien grow

Though they be near or far.

I'd rather you would take me there

Than tell me when they are.

I'd rather haw the stalwart show

Me how I race is run

Than shout across our q u let street

To tell me how It’: done.

I'd rather feel your hand In mine

Each day I am in need

Than have you come and all

with me To weigh a nation‘: creed.

I'd rather have folk understand The simple words I lpread Than speak a dozen language: And. leave one thanks unsaid.

I'd rather have friends help me lant

A need beneath I clod And watch me smile upon Hi a

writ! Than try to picture God.

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seats. ‘ Failure to protect the .skin

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Women Prone To Chi|blains'

By . 'I‘hooduru I. Vunullu

clillblaln (acute panic) in one at the most common mam- festutlonn of the cold in north- ern countries. The skin become: red or purplish. upociully over the thigh: and leg I. The face and ears are leu Iubject to this mottllng. Women are more prone to chllblnlun becuuld they wear short skirts and thin‘ hose. Walking against 5 ntlf-I wind in nu bzero weather make: it

worse. . .

other than weather and dreu the come ll not known. The dis- order ls more prevalent in reg- ions where there are more damp. cold day: and less frequent in equnble climates.

On the other hand. there may be an inherent weakness of t h e bl o o d vessel: which ma k as them react to violently to change: in temperature. on exposure to warmth, the Involv- ed regions b u r n and itch f o 1- hours. This strange response to warmth as well as to cold I e :1 some authorities to believe the capillaries have been damaged by heat.

Many victims of pernio blame the ailment on the previous use ahot water bag or sitting too close to the Itove or fireplace. It is bothersome only during the winter months. In addition. cer- tain farm girls develop pernio on the buttocks. presumably from sitting on cold tract or

with warm clothes and to a pply a bland cream for protection may bring on chronic chil- blainc. The reddened areas blis- ter and may ulcerate with in o onset of cold weather. At 1 I r s I the skin clears in summer b ut in time the ulcers and redness persist all the year ‘round. Pro- tection from the cold is essen- tial in those who are susceptible to this type of cold Mrs. W. writes: my 3 - year - old son were found to be full of Giardia. Is this in- festation rare of common? REPLY

This parasite is a common in- habitant of the intestinal tract. There is some question about w h ct h e r the rascals ca use symptoms or are harmless. They are found in many healthy per- sons and also in men and women who complain of abdom- lnal pain. loss of appetite. nau- sea. or diarrhea. Are they res- ponsible for such symptoms?

Your guess IS as good as mine. Vitamin A overdosage.

A. T. writes: What would be 5 the ill effects of taking too many l vitamin A capsules? ‘ I

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Excessive quantities n v e r a long period may lead to irrita- bility. loss of appetite, dry skin. Itching. loss of hair. and tender- ness of the extremities. Changes in the eyes. liver. and bones also may occur. This condition is seen most often in child re n of overanxious mothers who be- lieve “if a little is good. A lot ls much beteer."

CAUSES OF‘ ITCHING

.I. D. writes: Does itc h l n g

after eating mean diabetes? REPLY

No. Itching is one symptom of dlatbeten but there are more common causes of skin irrita- tiion. Allergy to food is a strong contender when itching occurs after eating. Other factors to condider are reactions to iodine in salt. sweating after drinking hot fluids, and the use of spices.

NIGIITCAP

G. R. writes: Since my hus- band dicd several months ago I have been taking an ounce of brandy at night to make me slee. In this a harmful practice? I don‘t drink during the day.

LY No. I assume you use a g o od rand. Today’: Health Hlnl.——

You cannot afford to smoke if you live in an air polluted city.

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"NOTES av THE WAY“

lab to bed and only to rho may nu nuts I mun healthy, woulthy or win. but I he has I lune family it may give him a fighting chance to shave peuce.—0t>tuw: Journal.

Perhaps our cultural check: ohould blush I little that a city hose don ls spproac the 300.000 mud: does not a

Ll.llnotbusrniIlMzln(.

Tho Inn of the are who dlll’.!lN)0d thu

lure‘ but llow.—-Vancouver Pro. vlnce.

1 It makes no difference win! It 3. a woman '11 bu

on which she iliiniu i'na':imi'if losing money.— Guelph Me 1'-

"Forycur " 1. . d'ld.n't now when. G “uh ‘I spent 1: evenings. One night 1

came home curl d g wasl"— Galt R!c;oa;er.hen he

Back To Antimcicctssors? Ottawa Journal

A few months ago. ‘they start- ed making plus-fours again. The interior decorators have redis- covered plush and tassels. And now the latest in “decorator de- signed" table lamps are bunting out with gilded cherubs. pendant prisms. karyatlds and Corinth- ian columns crowned with clus- ters of acanthus leaves. The styles of the days when Victoria reigned seem to be coming back.

At first glance the sixties seem to have little in common with the long golden years of the Second British Empire. when a gunboat could settle a crisis and the White Man’: B u rd e in paid. good dividends. What pos- sible echoes can the age of the antimacassar rouse in the age of the paper napkin?

Still. it ‘has always been man's

way to look back in some gm-ll" time when. he Imaging, was normal and more sublime Even the solid, prosper-lng Vic: torians, tried to revive. in their architecture. the grandeur um was Rome and the mystic exula- tlon of the age of medieval cath- edral building.

Perhaps our mvn t. l m e. In which life seems sketchy and improvised, was bound to set us longing for Victorian certainties, But can we do any more t 1. ,, n long for them? We can fill t u 9 living room of the split- levpl bungalow with ormolu and cam». ed mahogany. with ladies‘ chair; and gentlemen’: chairs a n d epergnes and girandoles. B it: can we turn back that clock mounted in the gilded chnriilu belly?

East African Problem

By Rod Currie Canadian Press Staff Writer

Now that the panic is over. East African leaders up grad- ually coming to grips with the unpleasant fact that they must rely on outside help to keep the peace.

The problem is: How much help and from what source?

Britams Commonwealth Sec- retary Duncan Sandys. who flew to East Africa during the week- end. is charged with the deli- cate task of helping find some scheme politically acceptable to prime ministers Kenyatta of Kenya and Ohole of Uganda

Our Yesterdays

(From the Guardian Files) TWENTY - I-‘I'VE YEARS AGO ( anch 4. 39)

Five acting sergeants from the Prince Edward Island High- landers loft today for Halifax to complete a course in the Royal School of Infantry and Machine Gunnery at District. Military Headquarters. They are: For- rest Clow. George Graham. Rob- ert Mahar. Howard Decoste and Aurthur Proudc.

Ralph Jolmslon. provincial or- ganizer for the Boy Scouts As- soclallon. was special speaker at the annual father and s on banquet in the local YMCA. Oth- er speakers included Judge I-I.L. Palmer. president of the Boy Scout: Association.

TEN YEARS AGO (March 1954)

The possibility of a provincial election in the near future was hinted in the Legislature today by Premier Alec Matheaon. Premier Matheson dropped the suggestion during an exchange with R.R. Bell. QC. Leader of the Opposition.

While pointing out that he was not exactly cniticizing the Pota- to Mankc-ting Board. R.R. Bell, QC. stated in the Legislature to- day. “We must face the fact that we cannot set the price for the rest of Canada and the Unit- ed tea in the In- dustzry."

PLACE DES ARTS

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and President Nyerere of Tan. anyika.

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So 1'. three Africans seem undecided on what form of assistance they can accept. graciously to offset any repeti- tion of the mutinies among their own armed forces that recently almost toppled their govern. menls.

It was II grave ¢>mharras.-.- ment. so soon after indepen- dence from Britain, for them to have to call in British troops to restore order. Now they are seeking the most painless way of guaranteeing security in region that China's Chou En-Lat recently described as ripe for revolution.

MUST BE CAREFUL

Britain is anxious to help. but there is a limit to how far she can no in accepting responsibil- ity without seeming to be help- lng keep a government in power by force.

Sandys. before leaving Lon- don, answered all questions with a curt “no comment." But it is believed he look with him tho outline of a plan for some form of Commonwealth "fire bri- gade." a mobile force ready to go to any trouble spot.

The pre uisite of course. is that any such force would how to be acceptable to the African countries. It would be a force drawn from all Commonwealth countries or one restricted to African countries one.

The second would seem to he more acceptable to like Africans and it. also would leave open t.he possibility of inviting more developed member countries to give technical assistance in training.

Prime Minister Dougllas-Home has hinted at something along these lines in suggesting that Britain might consider station-

E milllary missions in East Africa. training teams would operate in a capacity to British military in- structm-s now in Ghana.

The plan East African leaders like most of all is one under which the Organization of Afri- can Unlty would create an all- Afrlcan force. But accent discus- alons on this at a conference in

on were disappointing.

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