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PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY. OCT, 15. 1958.

Government Controls

Senator Wallace F. Bennett, Re- publican of Utah, has expressed a view which must have occurred to a great many people in both the United States and Canada in recent months, namely, that Governments will soon have to tackle the problem‘of infla- tion by exercising some sort of con- trol over wages and prices.

As things now stand, the con- sumer appears to have no rights at all as far as prices are concerned. Labour unions go from one demand to another with almost certain as- surance that eventually their de- mands will be met, at least partially and to the extent that they expected in the first place. Industries, for their part, usually lose nothing in the course of bargaining, for in al- most every instance the added wage burden will simply be passed on to the public. A good instance of this is the request of the railways for a freight rate increase in order to meet wage demands of one group of workers; but this merely follows a general pattern of making the public pay for whatever wage increases are granted. '

Price and wage controls are not'

exactly pleasant things to contem- plate. However, they appeared to work satisfactorily during the last war; and, no doubt, they would be

put into force again in the event of, a new war. If industry and labour

could get together on a policy that recognized the public interest as well as their own, there would, of course, be no need for government interven- tion. Otherwise, what else can be done? Even in times of economic re- cession, prices keep going up and up, simply because it is taken for granted that wages and profits must be‘ in- creased periodically.

Judicial Ruling

It is important not to read too much into the Supreme Court’s'rul- ping upholding the Validity of Saskat- chewan’s “breath test” legislation.

A motorist charged under the Criminal Code with drunken or im- pair-ed driving still cannot be com- pelled to submit to a breath test.

Moreover, his refusal to do so can-

not be used against him or even mentioned in court. The ruling means that where the breath test legislation is in force, as in Saskat- chewan and Ontario, a motorist charged with either of the offences, must either take the test or risk the loss of his driving licence for a speci- fied period of time—in Saskatche- wan's case, 90 days. It also means that the results of such tests may be used as evidence, when they are accepted by offending motorists—

but not otherwise. Thus, the right of '

the individual not in effect to testify against himself by taking the test is respected; but in Provinces where the law is in force, motorists can- not refuse to take the test and at the same time hope to retain their driving licences. That seems to be the gist of the ruling.

No doubt, other Provinces which do not have this legislation will move to enact it. Certainly, any lawful measure that might help in even a small way to remove drunken driv- ers from the highways and streets is worth trying.

The Farmers' Share

The current issue of the Econo- mic Annalist, a bimonthly review (if agricultural business published by the federal Department of Agricul- ture, contains a statistical study of price spreads and the farmer’s share of the consumer’s retail food dollar. It states:

“In 1957, farmers received slight- ly more than 44 cents of the dollar- consumers spent for farm foods of Canadian origin. This represents a decrease in the farmer’s share of less than 1 percent from the level of the previous year. The farm share of retail food expenditure has been gradually declining since 1951, when it was. 51 percent."

The Annalist examines 14 Cana- dian food products. including flour. white bread. beef. pork. chicken, eggs” fluid milk, creamery butter,

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cheese, potatoes and several kinds of canned vegetables and fruit. It finds that last year retail prices of these items went up 3.7 percent, while farm prices rose 1.4 percent and marketing margins 8-2 percent. The modest increase in farm prices was the first since 1951 and resulted mainly from higher values for dairy products and meat animals, particu- larly hogs. /

Such findings as these are no doubt of interest to the Stewart com- mission which is now examining price spreads of food products. Evidence presented at hearings across Canada strongly suggests that fancy packaging has a good deal to do with the more expensive end pro- duct of the present day.

Up to a point, comments the Ot- tawa Citizen, there is much to be said for modern packaging of foods, especially from the health stand- point. Often the product is contained in cellophane bags, visible to the buyer’s appraising eye. Spinach comes from the stores in this fashion already washed clean of grit. Yet the packaging system can be carried to extremes, and it will be interesting

to hear frOm the commission when v

it makes its report.

That l/Economy“ Argument

As Mr. Donald Gordon has been at pains to point out, the deficit of the Canadian National Railways pas- senger service amounts to many millions of dollars. It certainly is not confined to the operation of the pullman car in this Province—which is to be discontinued on the ground that it is not paying its way. If this principle were applied to the railway service generally, how many C.N.R. trains would be running? And if they were as outdated as our sleeper car accommodation, how many of them would be patronized?

Our citizens have a right to de- mand a better explanation than the one given for the railway’s decision in this case. Why not, as Hon. Earle MacDonald suggests, try improving the service before abandoning it? It took a long, uphill fight on the part of our government, boards of trade and others to obtain this ser- vice for the Island. If it is dropped without strong protest, where next will the “economy” argument be applied? We are already getting along with crippled car ferry faci- lities, and facing the prospect of still higher freight rates which will affect this region out of all propor- tion to the rest of Canada. Our pas- Senger service is limited e 11 cu g h wn'thout stripping it further. 1

EDITORIAL NOTES

A “Research Seminar” for exami- nation of the problems of the Atlan- tic region is to be held at Halifax late this week under the auspices of APEC. If all the meetings, confer- ences, studies and seminars spon- sored by APEC since its establish- ment result in economic develop— ment of one kind and another, the future is bright.

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Carl Willis, who came third in the International Plowing Match at Crysler, Ont. thinks he might not be able to attend the world match in Northern Ireland next year be- cause he will be dbing post-graduate work. This devotion to scholastic study is commendable. Most island- ers, however, will hope that the master plowman will find a way to compete in the match without seri~ ously hindering his work.

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If Chiang Kai-shek’s-forces are as competent as news dispatches from Formosa say they are, they have little to fear from their main- land Opponents. Time after time, re— ports claim that air fights resulted in severe losses to the Communists and no losses at all to the National- ists. It is possible, of course, that the reports are more one-sided than the facts warrant. It is most unusual for any belligerent to come out of battle unscathed.

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Few people realize that the “ivories”—piano or organ keys—are produced by only two companies in the world. One is in Britain, the other in Germany. The British firm ——H. Harris and Company of St. Ives, Cornwall—was established in 1800 by the great-grandfather of the present proprietor, and has regularly supplied piano and organ keys and stops to Canadian instrument manu- facturers for the past 50 years. This small firm usm between '3 and 16 tons of elephant tusks each year— importcd mainly from Africa and Zanzibar.

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EASTWARD JOURNEY

From Canada To EurOpe

By Heath Macquatrrie M.P.

The modern world is marked by great mobility of people. The transportation industry is one of the largest and most significant sectors of our economy. Every day of every year finds hund- reds of people travelling from one place to another whether it be the short commuter’s run from suburbia to the downtown office or a journey covering thousands of miles.

One well-known travel route is

i that between North America and

Europe. Great ocean liners tra- verse the Atlantic carrying the thousands of people who move from one continent to another. Overhead the flagships of the world’s great airlines wing swif-

.tly on their way with many oth-

ers who cross the Atlantic in this speedier method of modern travel.

The journey which took sail- ors of an earlier day a weary month or more is now made in

. four or five days by fast ocean,

Iincrs. The gleaming giants of the airways can transport pas- 'sengers from one side of the

ocean to another in a few hours.~

You leave London at midnight and wake up early next morning in Montreal. '

BY JET PLANES \NOW

Now trans-Atlantic trait/cl. has been further spccdcd up with the announcement that two of the great airlines. BOAC and Pan American, are putting jet planes on the run in regular passenger service—BOAC made its inaugur- al flight last week and PANAM is soon to follow.

It is, of" course, not sunprising that there should be so much travel between North America and Europe—one recalls that, in large measure, the Americas were people by Europeans. In many ways one might say that the European way of life was transferred across the Atlantic and adapted to local conditions in the new world. Today we find that socially, culturally and id- eologically the two continents are close and similar. In inter- national political questions the community of purpose of the two areas is clearly evident. CANADA’S TIES

Canada‘s ties with the older continent have always been close, in large measure because of our continuing association with the British nation from which .we derived so much especially our parliamentary institutions and political philosophy. In mod- ern times we have participated in two fearful wars in which the men of Canada fought magnifi- cently on the very soil of Eur- ope by the side of the soldiers of allied nations. Now we have recognized our role in Europe by accepting a binding alliance with thirteen countries which form. to. gather with Canada and the Uni- ted States, that great bulwark of the west, the Norh Atlantic al- liance.

Apart from the political and military factors which underlie

the closeness of our ties with

Europe, there have always been other powerful and meaningful urges toward bringing us into happy and harmonious relation- ships. From many European nai- tions have come the people who built up the new land of Can- ada and in the great mosaic of Canadianlsm we trace the con- tributions of a score of rich Eur. opean cultures. It is, therefore, not surprising that there would be continuing ties of affection for the old world — even among those who had never lived in the land of their ancestors. MANY REASONS

On every itirausnAblaintisc voy- age one will find someone a- mong the passengers who is go- ing overseas to see the birth- place of his forebears. But in the passenger list one finds a var- iety of reasons for the cross- ing being made—you will see some who are Europedbound on matters of government business and with Canada’s ever-increas- lugr status in world affairs the group is becoming larger.

Other people travel for educa~ tional reasons—they wish to see the historic spots about which, heretofore, they have only read Europe. with its long and Inlcr~ cdin; ‘Itl‘iliyi‘y, i: A nmmxond- ing delight and a profound unlis- faction for people of this class. There is a goodly number of Canadian students who take post- graduate courses at some of the

old Eunopeain universities al- though by far the largest por- tion of these go to Britain or France.

Always, of course, one finds some who travel merely for plea— sure—and Europe offers many playground and entertainment spots for people with the appe— tite and the purse for such ac- tivities.

Although the movement of em- igration is much stronger th e other way there are some North Americans who go to Europe to take up residence there for a number of years—lamina of diplomatic or military person- nel are found in this group.

A WIDE VARIETY

On shipboard, of course, one finds a wide variety of people, from the sophisticated world tra- veller to the person who is mak— ing. after much anticipatory sa- crifice. the one trip of a life- time. The young, the old, the rich, the poor, people of many languages and customs in the great shipboard family, they all appear. Friendships are formed, many of which are unlikely ever to be renewed. In the dining salon. in the game room or a the religious service one makes new acouaintan‘ces which are destined to be of ashort duration. ::

It was with the greatest sense of expectancy that our voyage began. My punpose in making the crossing was not a pleasure vi=it although I was confident the event would be pleasant. It was my honor and privilege to be selected as one of the two Can- adian M.P.s to attend a gather- ing of international parliamen- tarians in Switzerland. Before this I was to attend as Cana- dian participant a meeting of a committee of the; North Atlan- tic Treaty Organization’s Parlia- mentary Association. GATHERING IN LONDON

This first gathering was to be held in London and was called to discuss important economic- questions of corcern to all the nations in the alliance. Such a gathering serves to emphasize the growing importance of Canada in the great western world of which Europe and America are the bulwairks.

The shipboard experiences are happy and delightful as one cros- ses the great ole-earn on a modern liner with all its speed and com- fort. Here for a time one is in a different world and can perhaps feel a degree of detachment from the tensions and strains of mod- ern living. In the. midst of a vast ocean one feels a sense of iden- tification with the great and un- changing things in this universe of which we individually form such a microscopic part. For a brief while one senses the deep call of the sea which through the ages has evoked a response in the souls of the seafarers of many lands and generations. As one reflects on how poets have used the imagery of the sea he can appreciate their motivation. STIRRING LANDFALL

But this brief interlude comes quckly to an end and the magic response to the sight of land stirs us as it has mankind through the ages. The beauti- ful cliffs of southern England Come into View, ever closer, re- vealing the charming landscape of that lovely land. Then we pass the Isle of Wight where good Queen Victoria passed away at the beginning of this tense but wonderful twentieth century of oums.

Then we enter the great har- bor of Southampton which is still the port of call for ships from all over the world. Once Bri- tannia ruled the waves and the Bnitish Empire was the great- est political anrl military power in the world. _

In that day Southampton and other seaports were more im- portant than they are now—yet still today Southampton is one of the great commercial ship- ping centres and Britain is still a great manine power. We had a reminder of this when we dock- ed—alt the next pier was the great Cunarder “The Queen El» iza'be‘th", largest ship afloat and one of the true queens of the ocean liners.

SMALLER. SCALE

WhEn the North American sees for the first time, the British railway trains he may feel that everything is on a minor scale

highways and small automobiles. (It is said that one Texan of- fered to buy the boat train at Southampton. declaring it would make a good toy for his family in Texas!) But while in a ny things are small it is always well to remember the Queen El- izalbetih.

Not small either is the great old city of London Which was our fiirst stop. This ancient metrop- olis has stirred the hearts of poet and historian for centuries and its impact upon the visitor to- day is always’ impressive and unforgettable.

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From northeast a sudden cold Set the wood lot flaming gold— I wonder if my neighbor sees Fires of splendor my trees.

By this fall sign one may know Another hint of early snow, Yet those wood-lot trees aflamc Have for it another name:

Autumn glory, come to shine About this little farm of mine; There, in gold, my wooded land Burns away — and here I stand. ,—-Jo'hn Travers Moore in the Christian Science Moni

SKIPPER DIES

TORONTO (OE—Capt. Albert H. Foote, 74, a Great Lakes skipper for 47 years, died Mon- day. He was captain of the oil tanker Texaco Chief for 19 years. He made his last run in 1999.

ISE METER KEYS

TORONTO (OP) — Police said Tuesday they have seized from two men a homemade parking meter key that would fit blocks of meters in downtown Toronto. The men were arrested by de- tectives assigned to watch meters because of thefts. Charged with theft, receiving and having lbung- lar tools were Andras Kovacs, 28, and Lasylo Solyau, 19.

Hit By First ‘ Heart Attack

By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D.

LET'S say you are a business— man just past your 50th birth- day. You’ve had a hard day at the office, so you come home pretty weary. Yet you eat a sizeable meal.

You feel perfectly well, but you are still tired, so you go to bed early.

ODD SENSATION

Along about midnight you are suddenly awakened by an odd sensation. It seems as though there is a heavy pressure under the breastibone in the center .of your chest, either on a line With armpits or a few inches lower. You fell faint and you break out in a cold sweat.

You are having a coronary thrombosis with ,myoicardian in- farction—a heart attack!

FIRST THOUGHTS

At first you thought it might be indigestion or heart burn, but now the pain is severe and you are really worried. You would like to retain your manly 1n— dillference to illness, but your wife calls the doctor and you are glad she does.

The family physician knows the symptoms, even though you haven’t been ill for years and you thought your heart as sound as a prewar dollar.

MORPI-IINE “.IVEN .

To relieve the pain he gives you an injection of morphine. It doesn’t help. Some 20 minutes later he gives you another. The pain begins to subside.

The doctor orders oxygen for you and you are scared, but once you begin breathing it you are glad again that he is there tak- ing care of everything.

You remember reading some- where that a heart attack is one of the most common of all maj- or illnesses. And you recall that 80 percent of all heart attack victims survive their first at- tack and most of these recover almost fully. It’s reassuring, but not too much.

FITFUL SLEEP

As you sleep fitful-ly through the night, your doctor tells your wife that there are many antic- oagulant drugs available, such as dicumanol, heparin and cou- madin, but he doesn’t believe any of them are necessary in your case.

Along about noon the following day you wake, exhausted but happy that the pain has almost dis-appeared.

That evening your fever is a- bout 100 degrees. The next day your fever is slightly higher, a- bout 101 degrees, but you feel much better.

By the end of the'week you feel ready to go back to work again.

Your doctor explains that your heart attack was not a severe one. However, he insists that you remain in bed for another two to three weeks. After that, you can sit in a chair for a while each day and then gradually begin to walk.