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PAGE 4 SATURDAY,DECEMBER 11, 1965. Choosifig A Leader MG \ Liberal party stalwarts ing today to select a new
» and the result will be await-
e vith interest by the public gener-
y. Dr. Lorne Bonnell, who has been
"acting in that capacity since the re-
tirement of Hon. A. W. Matheson,
Finally, of course. it must come before Parliament, and Parliament, as such, is as much in the dark about what’s been going om at the plan- ning conference this week as the rest of us on the outside afe. It didn’t yet get a chance to pass on the Can- ada Assistance Plan, outlined by Mr. Pearson last April, nor on tha new $50 million fund for ARDA that to rebuild’the whole economic frame- work of have-not farming’ regions as part of the anti-poverty war. It will be a new Parliament that meéts in “January, and these and other proj-
ects that were shunted to the side- , lines to let the election train go by |
will have to start again from scratch.
An Untimely Vacuum
Provincial finance ministers, their closed conference on Thurs- day, were said to be hopeful that “barring unforseen events,” the eco- nomic outlook for 1966 would be gen- erally good. However, they. were also said to be concerned about rising living costs and other signs of an in- flationary spiral; and Premier Lesage,
| in Quebec, has warned that “in order
will be a candidate and it is expected | that there will be a lively contest be- |
tween him and Alex Campbell, son of a former Liberal premier, Chief Jus- tice Thane A. Campbell, and a young
ity. Many believe that at 33, Mr. Camp-
bell is well-equipped for the longtime”
job of rebuilding the party's fortunes provincially. Others feel, however, that Dr--Bonnell, who has had ex- perience both as a cabinet minister and as leader of the opposition dur- ing the last session of the Legislature, has served his party in a manner which it would be ill-advised to ignore at this time, and that Mr. Campbell, as his leading lieutenant in the House, could profit by more experience in that role.
There has been some talk that Mr. Matheson may be persuaded to re- sume the command, but we under- stand that this is not so. He had a long spell on the bridge, in sunny and in stormy weather, and while we have never heard him complain it is said that he did not always get the support he might have got from some of his shipmates. But that’s not an uncommon experience in politics, as everybody knows. If the Liberals really intend to make port under a new captain, however, they will give this matter.some thought when they
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to restrict the inflationary tendencies which we are now witnessing, every- one will have to do his utmost to pre- vent sudden further increases in prices, salaries and wages.” eee The danger signal has been flash-.
man of undoubted promise and abil- ed by the Bank of Canada in moving
its bank rate from 4.5 per cent to 4.75 per. cent, following action by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board in moving its discount rate from 4 to 4.5 per cent. Washington has also curtailed capital expdrts, at a time when the deficit on goods transac- tions with the U.S. is widening dis- turbingly in Canada’s disfavor.
The Bank of Canada, of course, sets the tone of the money market in fixing the rate it charges the charter- ed banks for the money they borrow from it. If this rate increases, then for big capital spenders money is like- ly to cost more to borrow, and the converse if the rate decreases. Nor is the bank rate the only instrument that national banks can use to regu- late the price of money, its flow and quantity in an economy. But Mr. Rasminsky, governor of the, Bank of Canada, in one of his rare ppblic ad- dresses warned recently against ex- pecting too much from netary policy alone and called for an appro- priate mix of monetary, figcal and debt management policies ta control inflationary pressures. |
It is'unfortunate that at this time
~~ make their decision today.
We are fortunate here in that our two-party system is so firmly estab-. lished. The best way of insuring its continuance, and of avoiding the frus- trations of minority government rule, is by keeping both the major parties
connection, and its results, therefore, ‘of concern to all of us.
Too Much Delay Let’s hope that as a result of this week’s federal-provincial conference, Canada’s War on Poverty which was
introduced with such a flourish in the |
-Canada-is-without-a-federal-Minister of Finance with whom the governor of the Bank of Canada might keep in close consultation. He is confin- ed to consulation with an, acting min-
| ister, who may not be the one to be
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Speech from the Throne at Ottawa |
last April will begin to get moving. But the conference, like others of its
__gort, was a hush-hush affair, held be- “hind closed doors. That’s how tactics
are planned in actual warfare, of course, but one questions the need for them in a case of this kind. Ur- gency in getting the campaign under way is surely more important than secrecy. we
The Throne Speech didn’t con- tain any timetable for action, but set this goal in unmistakeable terms: “The full utilization of our human re- sources and.the elimination of pover- ty among our people.” New economic life would be pumped into regions outside the mainstream of Canadian prosperity. There would be new pro- grams for the re-employment and
~ training of workers, and for agricul-
tural rehabilitation, also more direct aid for the needy. Blighted and con- gested city areas would be renewed.
There was surely an air of urgency
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about this battle plan, as announced | in the Throne Speech. But that |
was eight months ago. Since then,
Mr. Pearson deemed it more urgent |
to force an unwanted general election on the country, putting Parliament out of business when it might other-
wise have been dealing with anti-~ | human population went up only 2
poverty legislation. And now, it is said, the top planners are reconciled to delay of another two years or more ‘before they can really get started. The organization job {s conceded to
‘appointed to’ that portfolio. He can’t
in a sound and healthy state. Today's | consult the Prime Minister either, un-
—eonvention-could-be important in this —
less he makes a trip to the Caribbean where Mr. Pearson is holidaying. The, Montreal Gazette complains, with justification, that this is a poor time to have a vacuum in Ottawa. The election took place over a month ago, and the country has since been left in susperise, not knowing who will hold the various cabinet posts when the reorganization takes place. If times were easy and uneventful, this might not seem significant. But at a time when big decisions are being taken in other countries, closely af- fecting Canada, and when leadership should be given in what is expected of Canadians at this time, a month’s drift seems strangely indifferent.
EDITORIAL NOTES °
It is reassuring to note that fire loss in Canadian forests this year is the second lowest in a period of 37 years. Fire prevention campaigns do
pay off, it seems. * 2 * =
Plans to build a°$65 million pulp
mill and woods operation near Prince Albert; Sask., have been announced by Premier Thatcher. The mill will be the largest*in Canada, employing more than 3,000 persons. It is de- signed to. turn out 650 tons of light- grade, lung-fibred bleached kraft pulp each day. Construction will start in the spring, and production by 1968. * * *
According to the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads,. automobiles are in-* creasing in number twice as fast as people. The bureau said the 75,024,- 000 cars on fhe road this year are 4.3 per cent more than last. The
per cent and the birth rate shows signs of slowing down. If the trend continues,-aecording to the statistic- ians, autos may soon be in the
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_WILL SHE REACH PORT?
The Good Ship UN Still Seaworthy
Tania Long in The New York Times .
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. — | the captain. ‘The “engine room” , A delegate at the bar sipved deep in the bowels of the earth, his scotch and soda, sighed and contains the steam turbines,
said, ‘Sometimes I wonder if this good ship United Nations will ever reach safe harbor."’
It had been a dispiriting day, |
and he was not being especially fanciful. To many who their days at United Nations headquarters on the East River the illusion cf an immense
water and air-condition- ing equipment to make the | buildings function.
Throughout the buildings, the hum of the air-conditioning sys-
spend |tem, the whirr and rumble of
the escalators and the hollow moaning of the wind in corners mimic the sounds of a ship in
ocean liner is so powerful that | motion
they sometimes believe they can feel the ship vibrating. There are strong physical simi- larities between the interior of the buildings and a large passen- and life here follows much of the pattern of a luxury cruise.
The wide view of the river
from the main delegates’ lounge |
and the dining room, with the
and the seagulls mewing mournful-
“IT gee we've picked up, some new passengers overnight.” a_ young African delegate said in | French to his Arab companion under the potted palms in the vast lounge. Any new’ face is noticed immediately. In a few days, it will have become as familiar as the rest.
A common gathering place is | the fourth floor of the Secreta- ‘riat Building, where bulletin | boards carry the latest announ- | cements —— news of a “shore
ly, add to the illusion. ' party” in or out of’ New York,
Outside the wind blowing their the names of winners in -compe- coats, a few-hardy delegates are | titions, announcements of spe- | taking a brisk walk on the ‘‘pro- | cial shows. ; menade deck’’ along the east Here it is not the ship’s mile- wali of the assembly building. | age or shuffleboard and table | tennis contests that | arouse in-
rest, but bride. phot-zrapny, golf and dramatics. Like any big liner, this ship has two clas- General Thant is consulting with | ses: The delegates and ‘their his chief officers. As aboard | wives travel in first, while most ship, no one is allowed on the | members of the secretariat tra- bridge without permission from vel tourist.
Life On J upiter?
Recent scientific experiments | while, interest in Jupiter has
| are heard in 100 countries and
suggest that low forms of life may conceive*ly exist on .Jupi- ter, largest of the planets. Jupiter has long seemed utter- ly_ hostile to all life. Its atmos-
| phere consists of such noxious | gases as methane and ammonia,
and «no one knows. yet whether there is any solid or even liquid underneath the clouds. Moreover, Jupiter is girded by a radiation belt believed so deadly that no man could sur- vive within about 30,000 miles of the planet's equatorial region. But scientists have now found
that certain’ common ~ bacteria
and fungi can thrive on earth in an artificial atmosphere with high concentrations.of both am- monia and methane. Cactus of the Euphorbia genus survived long periods in sealed jars con- taining an atmosphere of 50 per- cent methane, 35 percent hydro- ‘gen, and 15 percent ammonia. AROUSE INTEREST
The possibility of life on the largest of planets may be ex- tremely doubtful, but cannot be completely ruled out. Mean-
.Our Yesterdays -"(From The Guardian )
TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO “(December 11, 1940)
British troop: stormed and captured Sidi Barrani—the stron- gest Italian base in Egypt— and rolled-westward-in armored cars to occupy considerable addition- al areas, general headquarters in Cairo announced.
The Marquess of Lothian de- clared in Baltimore, Ohio, that
, Great Britain is confident that
with help from the United States “we can win, and win decisively in 1942, if not before” the war
heightened With the prospect of sending unmanned space ships there within the next few years. No one knows what hides be- neath Jupiter’s clouds of hydro- gen, methane, ‘and ammonia. One theory maintains that these chemicals become liquid at low- er levels and then freeze. Under the tremendous pressure near the center of the planet, they might even become metallic. Another theory maintains that the clouds may conceal a_ thick layer of ice enveloping a rocky core: Still _ other astronomers suggest that Jupiter’may have a blazing hot surface with vol- canoes spewing forth dust into . the clouds. This dust might ex-
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lin. One is | deot Johnson's gall bladder op- eration, combined with his heart
,| the. course of the disorder. The |
ply blood to the optic nerve of ‘Khrushchev has gradually de- retina) This occurs in one or | veloped into a world tactician, both eyes to 50 per cent of the | sensitive to the view that per- untreated persons. Complete or | haps a good part of the world
come. Anglo - American argument on This is avoided when corti- Viet Nam or on’ the white-black some is administered early im crisis in Africa.
n some respects, President ‘ch Johnson's policies have pro- * |duced a diplomatic vacuum. ee Treatments are con- | Many of the developing coun- for six weeks. The rem- tries appear less impressed with
oy does not restore sight after his offer of unconditional Viet- indness occurs. 'namese negotiations than with
The United Nations fs becom- ing an increasingly of showing visitors around is going up. A ning in January, the $1 fee for adults taking guided tours will increase to $1.25. The fee for children and students will re- main 50 cents.
The last two years have seen the greatest numbers of visitors, reflecting an influx of: out- of -
towners coming to see the New |
York World's Fair. The United Nations has also become a must to such cultural groups as ‘the Bolshoi Ballet and such high- devel executives as the boards of Shell Oil and Trans World Airlines. :
_ _ FAINTING _. | the reflection of the. terrific R. B. writes: What ts the pounding U.S. planes are de-
partial loes of vision is the out- |is not keen on accepting the |
condition, may have reduced his | effectiveness as a world leader, | forcing him to lean | others who. may not carry the | game stature_as the president. The other is increasing Soviet suspicion that somehow the U.S. is working behind the scenes to arm West Germany with nu- \elear power despite public as- |gurances that Germany's nu- | Clear ambitions are being con- | tained, even in development of | the. five-power North Atlantic | subcommittee on deployment of | puclear strategy.
| The Soviet Union wants to see the alliance broken up and West Germany neutralized. It wants
a@ result, begin- |
popular | cause of fainting spells? No con- | Hvering in seemingly unpro- tourist attraction, but the cost i*
ons occur. REPLY | Variety of unpleasant situations }such as fright, the sight of blood, nauseating odors, and | poor ventilation. Among the |More common organic causes are anemia and various disor- | ders of the heart, brain, and | Circulatory and nervous sys-
| tems.
COLOR BLINDNESS | Mrs. E. write:: My son was | turned down by the navy for
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‘China is right in saying that at
to see the United States
tected North Viet Nem. out of Europe and out of Asia.
Ordinary fainting follows a ae that with reports of |The French threat to walk out
ow the primitive Viet Cong are | daily slaughtering Vietnamese and -U.S. forces in South Viet Nam—despite the huge tech- nological i. Oe ‘West—and well begin to -
of NATO may heve given the Kremlin heart but this in turn | may have led to dismay _at the | sight of the rise of German
the | power
In any case the Soviet lead- (ership issue. appears to have | solidified to the point where the | hierarchy can concentrate more |of its energy and its fire on the We:t, ending all hope for a detente for the immediate fu
least on the ground the U.S. is Mothing more than a paper
The contention that the US. ~
leolor blindness Is there any- 48 on the defensive in arguing | ture.
thing he can do to cure the con | dition before he applies to the ‘air force? — a REPLY
With the United Nations daily *~ No, A disturbance of this kind
playing a more important role
_in economic questions, big busi- | my knowledge, there is no cure. | ness is making contacts here, ‘Attempts to teach color appre- |
getting briefings on programs
for published reports in specia- lized fields. -. aa On the night of the great | power failure Nov. 9, a guided | tour was still in progress when
the light went out.
the blind couple took over and |
guided all three to the door.
Voices of the United Nations | now virtually blanket the world.
are made in 27 langyages, in- cluding Tagalog, Urdu, Ambha- ric, Malgache and Pushtu.
The Soviet Union, Commun- ist China and Indonesia are among the few nations that do not take the news bulletins pro- duced at the Wnited Nations. The
600 radio stations take one or more United Nations radio pro- grams regularly.
i nt oO _*t conzit- | sore coccyx,.
ed of a middle-aged blind coup-, by various measures such as’ | |le.. When the guide explained hot baths and sitting on ao in- | | that che could not see to go on, | flated rubber ring.
usually is hereditary and, to
| ciation have not been success
COCCYGODYNIA H. J. writes: Can anything be done to ease tenderness at the extreme tip of the spine? : REPLY
‘of special interest and increas- | ful. ingly leaving standing orders |
If this is coccygodynia, or relief is obtained.
UNATTRACTIVE HANDS
R. E. writes: Some women | have nice hands, but mine are.
red and ugly. I do the average housework.
REPLY Women with nice hands pro- tect them with gloves and apply cream or lubricating lotions. Some find silicone products help- ful as protectives. TODAY'S HEAL’ HINT—
A sliver of soap'can cause a |
nasty spill in tub-or shower.
(NOTE: All correspondence ~‘to Dr, Van Delien , should be . addressed to: Dr.' Theodore Van Dellen, co Chicage Trib- une, hicago, ClIllinois.)
An Old Trick
Portland Oregonian
Adults have. the edge on_-kide .ent-from—acceptable—adult--stan- in so many ways the kid: don’t | dards—_has. always -been-—the
think it’s funny. But there is always one consolation for the kids: No matter-how bad things get, they can always stir up
plain the changing patterns of spots and streaks that astron- omers observe.
tion in the planet's rotation. Normally a day on Jupiter lasts | nine hours and 58 minutes. How- | ever, calculations indicate that this rotation slows or speeds up |
Another mystery is the varia- i i
adults’ by dressing outlandishly or wearing-their hair extra long. 2 Anyone who doubts that this is happening now hasn't been noticing the boys, grannies for girls and bangs for both which are the current fashion. :
One might. think that efter all
skin-tight pants for | comf
for no apparent reason. The | their years, and having once variations are slight by every- | been kids themselves, adults day earthly standards—only a would know better than to fall second or two—but drastic by | for this hoary trick. But no, in
astronomers’ standards.
GREAT RED SPOT
Still another riddie is Jupit- | er’ Great Red Spot. First ob- served three centuries-ago, the | oval-shaped splotch appears to |
land floating in the planet's at- mosphere. The spot disappeared in . 1713 | and reappeared in 1831. Astron- omers havé watched in fascina- tion as its color has varied from | salmon pink to greenish white. Scientists have long — ed on the nature of the spot. A popular current theory is that it is the top of a huge column of gas rising above a mountain.
be solid, yet it drifts like an ra
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| range or depression on Jupiter's |
surface. | ‘In 1955 scientists were sur-_ prised’ to discover that Jupiter | emits long-wave radio signals.
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a rather pathetic way, almost like a trained animal, an adult just can’t resist twitching when
tactic of the young rebel.
It exemplifies a need most young people feel more keenly than most adults — the need to be noti¢ed. Not necessarily fa- vorable —°just noticed; almost as if to cry, ‘‘Hey I'm alive!” So, trying to look like non-
ormists by dressing like everyone. in their peer group, the young rebéls identify with their own generation and strike out against that of their parents, Just as in ancient Egypt, Rome Greece ‘and possibly Atlantis. ©
It’s the easiest bid for atten- tion or distinction one can Anyone can do it.
they really are different, and
adults continue to fall for the
his string is jerked. . just differ-
Bizarre dress— or
old trick.
Televising Debates
The probability that a special committee will be set up by the
British Parliament to study tele- | perf
vising of Commons debates re- calls similar proposals made in Canada on both federal and pro vincial levels. :
In Canada the idea has never gone beyond the discussion stage But if the British House appoints a committee it find- ings should be of interest in this country. .
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