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- Lesson In Asia

President Khanh has been oust- ed by the ruling military junta in South Vietnam, and the junta itself has promised to effect its own dis- solution after election of a new chief .of state, These decisions have been trade as concessions to demands V ormulated by Buddhist leaders who ware threatening to start a new religious crisis similar to that which

up; busted the Diem regime in Novem- 5; ber of last year.

The military council‘s decision

ollowed four days of violent stud-

nt demonstrations and inter-reli- ious clashes in several main cities; ' Ind if it really means to step down

v Jthere is hope that some measure of

stability will be achieved. To Ameri- can interests in the area—and to the whole western world which these interests represent—it is vitally important that another dic- tatorship doesn’t take the place of the Khanh regime.

In a singularly accurate fore- cast: of what happened Tuesday, the

. Christian Science Monitor warned

last Saturday that. the regime in South Vietnam was collapsing, and that it would be futile to expect that military intervention could alone prop it up. The Monitor ap- pealed directly to President Johnson to look beyond that group of ad- visers who argue that Vietnamese politics is not his business, and stop the supply of American guns and money which alone was keeping the Khanh government in power, by assuming the authority vested in him as US. commander-in-chief.

It took President Kennedy three years to see his error in supporting the Diem regime—a painfully long time in which the Communist Viet Cong consolidated its hold on much of the country and made ready for open battle. But when Kennedy did see it, he acted. He stopped under- writing the political terror of the regime and sent out Henry Cabot Lodge who also fortunately grasped the situation.

But while President Johnson was learning his job and was often pre- occupied with domestic matters. the forces of progressively more un- popular dictatorship again fastened themselves on South Vietnam. The momentum of liberation was check- ed and then consumed. Johnson re— placed Lodge with a military man as ambassador—a good one but a general. He backed the new military effort to reverse the fortunes of war but neglected the political crisis which has now come to a head.

The incident proves once again that puppet regimes are poor sup-

‘ ports against Communism. and that

attempts to buttress them with mil- ‘ltary aid for this purpose are doom- ed to failure.

. Goldwater's Appeal

A shrewd analysis of what makes Sepator’s Goldwater’s presidential cainpaign so appealing to many Americans is given by an Oxford University history profesor, John Roberts. in a recent BBC publica- tin. He stresses particularly the put the Republican candidate plays in‘t’ambodying an apparently clear.

standpoint. and promising . series. -

an English point of view,"

who can- nt the imagine.

' confuse polities ion of s partic-

1 carried out.”

ulu' moral standpoint has always been strong in the United States. We have only to think of Aboli- tion before 1861, Prohibition in the first half of this century, or of the language of Woodrow Wilson or of Dulles about foreign affairs.

"With moralism of this kind goes a tendency to seek the explanation of failure in ill-will and wicked~ ness. Somewhere, it is felt, there must be a villain, someone whose evil designs can be thwarted so that the normal life of good men can go on again as before. It is a funda- mentally optimistic view, unhiatori- cal and quite lacking in any sense of the tragic dimensions of human life. It has also been for long power- fully and widely held in the United

States, and Senator Goldwater em-_

bodies it perfectly."

And of course, once the villains ——at home and abroad—have been identified, it is’nonsense to waste time trying to negotiate with them. Talkers and shilly-shalliers are at best wasting time and may be up to something much more sinister. Out with them! Let the good men stand up and be counted; then to ac- tion! That’s the Goldwater cure for the world’s ills; and behind the ed- ucated leaders of American opinion stand a growing number of people who want an end to a long period of strain. They did not like Presi- dent Kennedy’s attempt to educate them to live with it. Senator Gold- water’s assurance of swift, deci- sive action seems to promise relief at last. It is a phoney assurance, but they are passionately determin- ed to accept it.

New Militia Setup

Reports of three special com- mittees on Canada’s reserve armed forces have tended to create some uncertainty as to government policy with respect to these forces. As- sociate Defense Minister Cardin has now issued a clarifying statement, stressing that these committees were not set up to establish reserve. policy, but to study “the broad policy established by the govern- ment and make recommendations —from their viewpoint—on th e manner in which the policy could be There has been no change, he said, in reserve policy as outlined last March.

While the reserve forces are be- ing reduced in line with other moves to effect economy in defense, Mr. Cardin maintained that there should be an increase in efficiency as well. This, it is expected, will .be brought about through stricter age limits, an improvement in physical stand- ards, the provision of useful and in- teresting roles, and the furnishing of satisfactory training equipment to carry out these roles.

One of the key factors in the expectation of improved effective- ness is corps training. “We recog- nize," Mr. Cardin said, “that the decision taken in 1959 to restrict corps training in favor of an exclu- sive civil survival role had a detri- mental effect on the morale of militia units. They felt. with con- siderable justification, that. they were quite capable of both types of training.”

The militia strength, he inti- mated, will be approximately 30,- 000, all ranks. It is recognized, how- ever, that to obtain this “strength” it ~will be necessary to list an “establishment” of something in the order of 25 to 30 per cent higher than the strength. To supplement this potential there will be, at all times, large numbers of err-regular force personnel who will provide a pool of trained men, many of whom would be available in an emergency. Prior to World War I and World War II no such body of trained of- ficers and men existed.

Out Of Balance

Last week’s Bureau of Statistics report provided a sad commentary on Canada’s unbalanced growth. No population gain was reported in this province, while Ontario added 142,- 000 people during the 12 months ending July, 1964. British Columbia had an increase of 45,000, bringing its population well past the 1.2 mil- lion. Quebec's increase was 98,000. Analyzing the figures editorially, the Toronto Globe and Mail finds that of Canada's 344,000 population increase in 12 months, 285,000 or 88 percentwent tothraeofthe'lO provinces. These three provinces now have 70 per cent of Canada’s population, and the proportion is increasing steadily.

PINNING A TAIL ON THE DONKEY

BRITISH COMMENTARY Aping Mussolini In Indonesia

United Kingdom Information Services

President. Sockarna has do— livered a violent speech which is meant to explain the Indones- ian confrontation of Malaysia. It has been widely circulates

and is given the title “A year of I

dangerous must c a u s e consternalon among all states which have re- lations with Indonesia.

It is a mixture of gloating over past successes of Indones- ian nationalism and a sketch of the position which he hopes ln- donesia will occupy in the world. He bases this on the glitter of Indonesian arms.

It is significant. that he does no: link his dreams of Indones- ia’s greatness with the econom- ic or social development of the country. He prefers to rely on the sheer expansionism of Indon: esian nationalism. on the dyna- mic quality of the. Indonesian revolution.

President Soekarno is one who misconceives the great ira— dih’on of revolution. He would like to stand in shoes of Ma. hatma Gandhi, .lawaharlal Ne- hru, Jinnah, Sun Yat-Sen and the other great embodiments of nationalist revolution. Bin he fails to take note of their posi- tive achievements.

Every great revolutionary leader has a positive role as well as a destructive one. Rcv- olution means that he destroys much of the past which has be come obsolete. But he a l s o builds up a community which is new and which satisfies the ris- ing generation. This is w h at President Soekarno has sink ineg failed to do.

In the same week as dent Soekarno’s speech appeared in the London

there Times

a dispassionate but sombre ar- ‘

ticle on the worsening economic crisis in Indonesia. First and foremost, Indonesia is on th e threshold of a population explos ion. This is not the fault of the government. Bill the Govern-

living". Certainly it ‘

President Soekarno accompan- ied his speech by a stepping- up of the campaign against Mayla- sia. He has landed small, but. heavily armed, invasion squads on the mainland of ala'ya. These include members of the regular Indonesian armed forc-

cs.

The Malaysian government has taken this with commen- dable calm. But yfll it does not minimize its seriousness. It has informed the United Nations Sc-

. (-urity Council. It is taking pre-

l’rest- ‘

cautionary measures including mobilisation of part of the terri- torial army. EICHOES 0F FASCISM Surely President Soekarna re- cogn'zes that such an obvrously aggressive move cannot but have very dangerous consequen-

I ces. To send units, it owever

small. to maraud- in the terri- tory of a neighbour is an out- rage. It is a long step towards actual war.

All the states which make up the family of nations in South- East Asia will take stock of the

" situation. Both the wards and

I I I

ment has done nothing to pro- ‘

teot the country against its c in. I

sequences.

To provide for the annual In- crease of the population and to maintain the standard of living it is estimated that there should be an annual investment of over £500 million. The government ts aware of this and it might be Oh— pected to besrir itself to make

the actions of President Soekar- no are aggressive beyond be- lief. In his speech he does not bother to put forward any spec- ious reasons to make the worst appear the better cause. In a World grown sick of imperial- lsm, his proclamation of Indon- esian imperialist ambition must strike other countries as weari- somely predatory All he says is desires certain territory which it has never occupied and to which it has no shadow or a claim. He justifies this by ap- pealing to the revolution 3 n .l saying that the Indonesians are a revolutionary people. They have the arms, and they wil: take whatever they please, re— gardless of International Law. does this echo? W ho said it before: Surely it was Benito Mussolini, the inventor of Fas- cism. It was Fascism which brought about the downfall Italy, and fatally clouded the memory of its glorious revolu- tion of the mid-nineteenth cen-

tury. -

Gingerbread House

Toronto Daily Star

There Is something magnifi- cently 20th Century about the story which has just come from Germany concerning the arch-

. aclogictl research into the old

fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel.

A book published in Frank- furt described how "2 researcher named George Osseg undertook a careful inveseigation in the section of the Black F 0 re s I. where Hansel and Gretel sup- posedly lived and had their ad- venture with the witch in the gingerbread house. He excavat- ed the ruins of a building which he identified as the orginal of the magic house. In it were found several stone ovens, one of which contained the burned remains of a woman.

Research in parish records pieced out the rest; of the story

I and disclosed that "Ifansel III

I

Gretel" was a distorted version of an actual 17th Century mmv der case. The woman in the oven was one Katharina Schu- drin, the inventor of ginger- bread. She had been

an economic plan as sober and I by one Hans Metzler, a baker;

realist as India's. The countries which are the chief sources of economic aid ntiou of using econ- omic wet to influence Indon esla’s policy. But is there a n y sense in President Soekarno foreshadowing at such a time the confiscation without com- pensation of large amounts ()l foreign capital invested in the oil industry? .

I I

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and his sister Grele, who de- nounced her as a witch, mur- dered her in her lonely house and then fled to Nurele with the recipe for gingerbread.

The book — complete with woodcuts, diagrams and photo graphs —- was a great success in Germany and was generally accepted as gospel. The only people who harbored any doubts were the gingerbread manufa-

PUBLIC

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turers of Nuremburg. who felt. that it cast a slur on the origins of their ancient industry.

ey did a little investigation on their own and discoverel’ that the whole thing was an ela- borate practical joke. There had been no diggings. no discover- ies, no parish documents —-and George Osseg himself had nev- er existed.

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Suggestions By Readers

.By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dalian

Some of our readers disagree with replies to questions and criticism is welcome, provided the complainant sticks to the original question. For example. . “Is itching epin- mon in wines?" My reply was, “Not to my knowledge, unless the wino is a bum who bathes infrequently." I

New Yorker thought this a poor answer. “You do not know that some people are sensitive and allergic to any kind of al-

condition. How could you rule out wine when many other foods cause allergies? I know a boy who ltches when he eats eggs in any form." .We appreciated the letter but failed to learn whether itching is common in those addicted to wine. Allergy is a possibility in anyone, including teetotalers. It is questionable whether a per- son w'io is allergic to alcohol would continue to drink. Another example is con- cerned with the question: “What are the risks in havmg high blood or sun: continuous- ly for years?" told about the risks. without heating around the bush or being dishonest. We received several letters complaining about my answer. A woman from Highland Park. 111.. wrote: "0, how joyous! Having had hypertension for about 20 years and being a 57-

the layman?“ Another Chicago- an said. "I have been er medication for years for hyper- tension. Dr. 3 Dellen’s an- swer put the fear of God in me." I thought twice before I insert- ed this nuestion because the re~ ply might upset some people. On the other handumany hyper- tensives refuse treatment be- cause they rezard the condition too lightly. The causes of death Were mentioned in my answer, 65 per cent die of heart attacks, but this also is true of people who have normal blood pres- sure. Beinc forewarned has its advantages. It has been said, "If you want to live a lone time, get a chronic ailment and take care of it." Both of the readers quoted on hypertension are do- ing a good job slow" this line.

TB REMEDIES E. F, writes: What do the an- tituberculosis drugs do in this disease? Do they kill the germs or prevent new infections? REPLY

Isoniazid. PAS and strepto- mycin Iantimicrobial therapy) suppress the growth of tubercle bacilli. This reduces new tool of infections.

SUPERFLASHES rs. J. writes: lam In the change. When the flashes come, I can hardly breathe an my heartbeats faster. Is this the usual thing with hot flashes? REPLY

No. Ymr flashes are "hum- dinrzers" and should be control- ed or minimized with ‘iormones.

KNEE GROWTH : Can an ester»

e moved successfully so that walking is not interfered with?

REPLY

Yes. Simple bone tumors usually can be removed without disturbing the function of the 9,2,

TODAY’S HEALTH HINT— Learn to cope with poison ivy. (NOTE: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dellen should be addressed to: Dr. The ore Van Dellen. co Chicago Trib-

une, Chicago. Illinois.)

'Iand's tail-less species are in-

NOTES BY

THE WAYT“

It Is menu to do a [soil job of repeating if you are sure no- body saw you do It.-- Brandon Sun.

'l'heloleofManisrnn-Ingaet ofManx cats. Many ofthe ls-

ter-breedlng will: luminance from the mainland and produc- ing long-tailed kittens. So the Isle of Man government has awarded a contract to a nature reserve to breed Manx cats and prevent th:irmextinction, Where?

At Malice , Eng- land.—- Daily Express, Motion.

One million workers went on strike for one day. But that was

in Bombay, India, where rue can slung and say, rationally, “What's a million?"-— Fort Wil-

llarn Times-Journal.

Johnny was very proud of his mangy mutt. He was playing with It, when a passing gentle-

police dog? He doesn’t look like one.” “Oh, I know " was Johnny's answer. “but you see. sir, he’s in the secret service!" —Montreal Star.

The Patr'onizin‘g

Ottawa

Mr. Mitchell Sharp was in Ottawa as a deputy minister when the liberals of 10 years ago used to put on mounting 'or the Conservative party; -

It was finished, they used to say, and they were so, so sorry because they believed in the two - party system.

The Liberals acted as it the Conservatives had risen from the dead in the 1957 election and they were nothing less than re- sentful th at the Tory ghosts should obtain the support of a record-making number of Can- adians in 1958.

hen a Liberal Government was electeduby the skin of its teeth last year. It has won no

laurels for accomplishment. but Mr. Sharp, in the spirit of his

I Mr. Sharp

Liberal ancestors in Ottawa, feels competent begin wor- rying, not about his own inept party or its faltering ministry, but about the poor old Tories.

Mr. Sharp speaking in the Commons is so. so sorry about theTories and so. so happy about the Liberals that the res-

ecthe used to have as a bright, not - too - partisan min- ister is suddenly shaded.

We had thought he had enough wit to see that Liberals being patronizing are Liberals at their most objectionable. Their arrog-a no e helped beat the Liberals in. 1957 and Mr. Sharp reveals that it is still one of the best Conservative assets today.