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________.___._4_. A___. PAGE 6 SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 1962. .

Electoral Reform We have received a complaint - from a correspondent that we have been soft-pedaling the issue of elec- toral reform in this provincial cam- paign; indeed, that we have joined in some, kind of a “conspiracy” on the part of those having the pro- ‘4 perty vote to deny full democracy to I the people of this Province. The is- sue referred to, apparently, has to do with the report of the Royal Com- mission on Electoral Reform which was tabled in the Legislature on March 30 last, just before the end of the session.

This report advised, among oth- er things, the abolition of multiple

4—- voting. A majority of the commis- sioners, however. recommended that the property vote be retained but exercised only once in every elec- tion by one voter, and then only with respect to property of a. minimum value of $1.000. situated either in the electoral district in which the voter resides, or in a district im- mediately adjoining.

Reasons were given in the histor- ical introduction to the report for recommending retention of the old

._-- system in modified form. These rea- sons had to do with making the elec- toral system work efficiently in so small a province, with the limita- tions on the Premier’s selection of a. Cabinet and the power of the Cab- inet in relation to that of the House, with the lack of county administra- tion and the limited amount of mun- icipal administration, and the meth- od by which some 50,000 Island vot- ers in electing 30 members is af- fected in unusual ways by the func- tions which members were expected to perform.

Whether the reasons thus given justified the commission in its ma- jority finding. or whether an out- and-out recommendation for abol- ition of the propery vote, should have been made. is a matter which could only be. resolved by full discussion of the issue on the floor of the Leg- islature. Unfortunately that oppor- tunity did not present. itself. The House prorogued, with the implied understanding that an opportunity for such debate would be given at the next session. ,

At that time. after reviewing the issue as presented in the commis- sion report, we stated editorially: “Since the report will not; come up for discussion until the next ses- sion of the Legislature, there will be ample time to study its implica- tions. Meanwhile, public reaction in the way of constructive criticism is to bewelcomed, and should be of ser- vice to those responsible for decid- ing. ultimately, on its merits.”

One regrettable result of having an election at this time is that it leaves this issue up in the air. For

.. the press to treat it otherwise would.

“" we feel, be a waste of powder and ehot. '

Another Soviet Satellite

‘ With the transfer of West New Guinea to Indonesia next May, Aus-

wtll acquire a common fron-l

tier with in Acton nation of ten tines Its own population. The min- t“ of external affairs, Sir Garfield in a recent statement to .miimi. pinned with Austra- An-toubusdnthumphm of “with no sense of fin-.-

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guided missile flotilla. a marina corps of 10.000 equipped for am- phibious operations and an army of 300 battalions, Indonesia is acquir~ ing an ominous offensive capacity. The question for her neighbors is how she is going to use it.

Since the Second World War Aus- tralia has been the dominant nav- al power in the southwest Pacific. If hcr neighbors had only their own resources to draw upon. she could continue to hold her own. But if one of them can draw, seemingly with- out limit, on the vast resources of Russia. she may be confronted with a new strategic problem. The ten commissioned combat. ships con- stituting the Australian fleet are superior in striking power and ef- ficiency to any other in the region. But a 10-year-old Russian cruiser of 19.000 tons has just joined the Indonesian navy : and. though it may be some. months before. she is ready for action. there may be other ships to come.

President Sukarno declares that having acqliircd West New Guinea. Indonesia has no more, territdrial ambitious; but, to put it. mildly, he has not always been true to his word. He has subordinated all else to the creation of a formidable mil- itary machine. He relies for political support on the third largest Com- munist party in the world, surpass- ed only by those of Russia and China. and as recently as last May be affirmed his conviction that Communism has a great role to play in “the struggle against colonial- ism ‘3”

Australia has reason to be wor- ried, though it is evidently determin- ed to follow a policy of peaceful co- existence commensurate with the protection of its own vital interests.

Thant Gets Green Light

It is recalled that. when U Thant was named to succeed the late. Dag Hammarskjold as Secretary-Gener- al of the United Nations, the Rus- sians insisted that he be appointed in an acting capacity because they were, on record in favor of replac~ ing the office eventually by a three- man “trolka” board. The Western powers disliked the “acting” desig- nation but went. along with it to get the vacancy filled. There was doubt, at that time, whether Mr. Thant's efforts would not be stymied completely by Soviet intransigence. Now they have agreed to give him a full five-year term, but at Mr. Thant’s insistence it will expire on Nov. 3, 1966, five years from the date on which he succeeded Mr. Hammarskjold.

His unanimous election gives the Secretary General a more as- sured status than he had before, and can be taken as a personal tl‘l'b- ute to this cultured Burmese gen- tleman, who has given the same de- votion as his predecessor to the re- sponsible duties of his office. He has spent much of the last year in tough negotiations on the problems of West New Guinea, The Congo and Cuba. and has shown a ecolness and. aptitude in emergencies that are the hallmark of an able administrator.

Reflecting the general opinion of his abilities was a tribute paid re- cently to him in the Norwegian Par- liament by Foreign Minister Halvard Langc, who said that Mr. Thant’s “outstanding skill and dignified manner” in fulfilling his functions made. it easy for Norway to take a position in his election. “It is grati- fying,” he added, “that most coun- tries which have participated in the general debate this year have ex- pressed their full support for U Thani." \

The Russians, of course, may have other reasons for indorsing his election. They profess now to be desirous of easing cold war tensions and are evidently reconciled to hav- ing their "troika" plan shelved in- definitely. Perhaps this was only a propaganda move in the first place. But it threatened, at one time, to make shipwreck of everything “IE United Nations stood for.

EDITORIAL NOTE

Remember “Cactus Jack"-John Nance Garner—who was US. Vice- President in No terms of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration? We thought that he had passed away. with most of the outstanding figures of his time. But he la still living, hole and hearty, in a place called Uvalde. in Texas, and last week celebratnd his 94th birthday. Only one thing he has to complain of— hemathatoquitmokingm.

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; journalist mused. ‘ dian delcgation is the best at

LIKE CHARLMAGNE HIMSELF

neuron THE scenes Conodo’s Hard-working U.N. Delegation

New York — “When you come right down to it." the British “the Cana- the United Nations. Can’t un- derstand why."

This evaluation. without the backhanded compliment. seems to reflect the consensus here. Canada's reputation abroad had declined somewhat over the past few years. largely because of the, antics on Parliament Hill. But now people speak of "a Canadian renaissance" com- parable to a few years ago when the London Observer wrote that Canada had the best foreign ministry in the Western world. At the United Nations the quality of the delegation ll unmistakable.

Canada has come to the Unit- cd Nations with important as- sets which have been ably and shrewdly exploited: Uniquer close ties with and understand- lng of the United States and the United Kingdom: former co- lonial status: economic under- development plus its attendant difficulties: a subsequent sym- pathy for the aspirations of the former coloniee: an finally, no military bases, oil conces- sions abroad. etc.. which would set us against the local popula- tion I ere

A cynic might say that most of the work of protecting Can- ada's major interests, for ex- ample defense, is carried out by -the. United States and the United Kingdom. Nonetheless. whatever the reasons. Canada has considerable freedom of manoeuvre and is using it to good cffect.

SELF EFFACING

Deliberater a nd conscient- iously abstaining from ropa- ganda or self-glorification the Canadian delegation has become the “honest broker". the media- ator. the bridge - builder. It movcs only when asked to and then quietly. behind the scenes. ‘ man will come to you." one Canadian said. “and ask ou what you think about such-and- such. and whether or not you might ask so-and-so if he would agree on aomethng-or-other.

Secrecy is essential. This sort of negotiation is too fragile to stand publicity. and no one would ever trust you again."

Canadian delegates are most reluctant to talk about their work. Even now they will say nothing about their activities on the Congo Advisory Committee or in the disarmament talks. News of Canada‘s vital role in mediating between Britain and Egypt in 1957 came out only because of the wide-spread pub- licity surrounding the suicide of

erbert Norman. the Canadian Ambassador to Cairo.

One small example which can be mentioned concerns the pre- sent discussions over the pro- posed UN Trade Conference. The Canadians have just been ask- ed, unofficially. to mediate dispute which has been causing serious difficulties. and to try to work out an acceptable com- promise. A few feelers were put out, some encouragement re- ceived. and the Canadians be- gan talks in private. PERSONAL RELATIONS

Diplomacy d e p c n d a very much on person-to~pcrson rela- tions. and on the calibre and

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Earl Berger In The Globe And Mail

the amiabillty of the lndivraual delegate. The Canadians give the impression of being typical of their country: Affable. plain- spoken and "provincial". But. however broad their accents, they lack neither subtlety nor sophistication. Some delegates are political appointments. po- liticians and businessmen. but their calibre is. frankly. surpris- ineg high.

Gone are the legendary days when an Externa Affair: officer spent all his time watch- dogging one particular Member of Parliament who was too fond of drink and women. All the po- litical parties send observers to the United Nations. Once they arrive party differences seem to disappear.

The Canadian delegation Is a large one — 41 people -—- consi- dering Canada's population. But the kind of tasks it has ecce

mediation. the assistance to less experienced delegations. the bridge-building the work that makes the United Nations funct-

ion.

Wos He Really Serious

Montreal Gazette

It has always been difficult to know just how seriously to take the social relormism of the late George Bernard Shaw. In fact.

it is difficult to know how ser- iously he took it himself. Was be deadly serious. or was there

a mocking humor lurking in the background? Was there some- thing of the angler waiting for the fish to rise to the bait? When the great playwright died, he provided in his will for the universal adoption of a pho- netic alphabet. He never de- lgned the alphabet himself. But a contest has been held. and a winner selected. It is all being taken very seriously, al- though only after several years of legal controversy. The “Shav- Ian alphabet" has now appear- ed ln print. The master's play. "Androclea and the Lion." has

PUBLIC

FORUM

ELECTORAL REFORM Sir. -— The people of P.E.1. are missing a great opportunity of bringing about electoral re- form during this election. Much of the blame for this situation can be given to our newspapers. Parties cannot be blamed for not risking the censure of th e privileged at election time. But a ute measures while in office which should be support- ed by those benefiting from them does at require me courage. What I suggest is that there has been a conspiracy on the part of those having the "property" vote to deny full de- mocracy to the people of this Province. Governments have allowed thll class to paralyze any election on the matter with the reeult

that this Province does not

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papers every vplead with the

pied one or more innocent vic- tims or you will read an account similar to t a: man charged with driving while Impaired. Ra- dio, television, and the news- holldey season public not to at- tempt to mix drinklniz and driv- Ing. They stress the fact that even one drink slows down the drinker'a reactions to such a de-

la no longer a cafe dri-

Whtakey la a good thing In it place. “There Is nothing like it ma

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respon- sible If we do anything that will cpune our brother to stem!» to. Surely it cannot be r!

e we must take this attitude Ward the liquor prob- . If we are not again‘ a wholeheartedly and completely.

than we are eudmtng it. can lb: no comm. I m m ll dare not drink for my on lake 1‘ ml M to arm for ' my satin." - “I ciao! with our Itea friend stencil his Till-arm." 1 mm: he 3:. . m limit 1 an: air. ate: mean KIM

been published in both the old and new type.

The new alphabet ls “ration- | at." There is no more nonsense :about words ending in "ough" ‘ but 5 o u n d l n 3 very different

when pronounced. Words a now written the way they sound. Of course. this has brouzht a new difficulty that calls out for a "rational" solution. There are numerous words that used to sound the same. but were spelled differently and had dif- ferent meanings. Now they all look the same. "Plain" and "plane" are now the same word.

Our Yesterdo "s

(From the Guardian ell TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO

(December 1, 1”?)

An interesting feature of a talk given by Mira Agnes Ram- say at the IODE meeting of the Abegweit 'Chapter. In Summer- side recently, was the subject of rice rowing. a most arduous task undertaken by India's mil- lions. The rice growers have to stand for hours at a time In the water beds. which causes than t: suffer terribly wlth rheuma-

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Condition of the five-year- old son of Willard Collins, of the Magdalen Iatanda. rushed by a

adieu Airways plane yester- day to the Charlottetown Hoopl- tal, was reported 3 . after an operation for eke wee performed. Pilot Jones was ac- companied by Genet

engineer. and the child' per: elite.

TEN YEAR! AGO

(December I. 1058)

Building plane for aloii to the Selv

Battered babies

Are On increase

By Dr. Theodore ll. Va Delleli

ARTICLES are appearing in medical journals on parents who inflict physical abuse on their children - mentary on fathers and mothers but such brutality does occur. In me instances. the baby is injured permanently or killed.

A baby covered with ’bruises was admitted to one of our chil- dren's hospitals. The tyke was poorly nourished. obvrously ne- glected. and cried when moved. The mother explained that the infant had fallen from the bet When they physic.an inquired .ihuut the ma "pie or .I" of dis- co‘uration. lie was told that the bcv bruised casitv and w" al- ways covered with black and blue marks.

0!. the surface. the explana- ll0‘l sounded satisfactory but actually this was another bat- tered baby X-ms's revealed a few broken hours in various stages of healing. In addition. i‘ie bruises disappeared while th was hospitalized and no new black and blue spots dr veloped. But the family st pat on their story.

There was presumptive cri- di‘rce that the child had been m-g.ected and mistreated The little victim was too young to talk and the adults would not admit guilt. The situation was difficult for the physician so far

making accusations and bringing the case to the atten- tlon of the proper authorities.

0n the other hand. the prob- ~

lem is known to most hospitals and district attorneys. The in- creasing m r of reports by physicians indicates something a to be done about it. The solu- tion calls for teamwork by the medical profession. public pro tective agencies. and the police department.

What kind of men and wam- 1 . en are responlble for the bat- 1 mm“ howd for ' qwek

tered child syndrome? Th e mother or father may be a mental case. Others are highly neurotic. and it is how often the story comes out the attacking parent was sub- jected to similar abuse in child- hood. Alcoholism, u n s t a bio marriages. and minor criminal activities are factors. But some of the parents are well educat- ed wlth a stable financial a n d social background; they are im- mature. lmpulslve. quick tem- pered. and self-centered. Their personality makes them react quickly and irrationally to

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en. (Dr. Van Dellen wlll answer questions on medical topics 1 stamped. self-addressed enve-

A.W. writes: Is there any evidence that smoking aggra- vates cardiac insufficiency?

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surprising :

Yea. provided the insuffi- ciency stem: from a distur- bance of the circulation to the many arte es.

JUVENILE DIABETES

L.B. writes: At what age Is childhood diabetes most likely to appear?

REPLY

This disease ls rare In young- sters under age 1 but its incl- dence to Increase after age 2. It is more common be- tween the ages of it to 16.

SCALP Sm

NGLES KJ'I. writes: Can shingles ef- fect the scalp?

Yea. Involvement of the out- er layers of the eyeball also oc- curs. It is the most painful and serious of all types of shingles. The at scars often lead to blindness In that eye. WATERY BLOOD

J.W. writes: I had a blood test and was told my blood Is half water. W h at does this mean?

REPLY Your blood must be “thick”

NOTES BY THE WAY

President Kekkeael of I‘ll- land and Soviet Ambassador to France Vinogradov exchanged toasts calling for world peace. The drink: accompanying the toast: American whiskey. —- Paris Preaae. ~ ‘

Wlfe: “Dear. what la meant by the expression, ‘the average man‘?" Husband: “An average man, hon. is one who isn't so good'aa his wife thinks he is be- fore she‘ married him. and not so bad as she thinka_he la af- terwards." —- Montreal v Star.

word I: that beehive hairdos are out. The only thing wrong with that news is the prospect of what might be next. -- Ottawa Jour- not.

A small girl who could prlut the letters of the alphabet but could not put them togethelr iii- to words wrote a "letter" to her friend next door. Then she set out to deliver the letter. an- nouncing that she would stay to hear her friend's mother read the letter because “I can't read and I want to know what I said." No doubt this is the way a politician feels when he has .made a speech and is waiting to bear the pundits tell him what it meant. —- Ottawa Jour- nal.