'1-siuuav. Al'Gl'5"l' 9. 1951

The imam & The British

The nations are still a long way from the "one world" pattern of society. But certainly they have moved far in the way of inter- involvement in what in other days would have been regarded As isolat- ed events. Take the curicnt disorder in Oman. The fact that British forces have intervened in behalf of the Sultan of Muscat who is detenti- ing his authority against l'l'i)Clli()U5 elements is nothing now. Similar excursioiis have been the lot of Britain's soldiers for t-ciiturii-s ever since the flag of empire was first unfurled. What is neiv is the fact that the event has taken on an in- ternationai flavour and that it could, conceivably. lead to full scale war In the Middle East and perhaps on 3 world front. This is unlikely, but It is not impossible.

lVhereas in the past such a flare- up would have passed virtually un- noticed by the outside world. today it is connected by devious cliannels to the cold war complex which en- circles the earth. There is not a doubt in the world that somewhere, at some point. by some means. Com- munist intrigue is back of the re- bellious Moslems. One thing leads to another. The Arab Governments. whose only interest in the Imam of Oman is his ability to annoy the British, who are pledged by treaty of friendship to protect the Sultan. have already called on the Asian- African bloc to aid them in "crush- ing" British imperialism. That won't come to anything; but in due course they will lay the matter before the UN. General Assembly. What will happen there no one knows. except that the hand of Soviet Russia will be at work.

This time. however. there is ground for believing that the I'nited States will not fall into the trap as it did last fall and allow Communist intrigue to endanger the Western Alliance. US. Goveriiment leaders realize that there are still some areas where British police action is both expedient and necessary. Oman is one of them.

Telegraph Rates

An application by the Ciiiiadian National Railways to revise their rates on telegraph messages will meet with opposition when it is be- ing heard before the Board of Trans- port Commissioners in Ottawa next Tuesday. The two major railways. Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. have asked the Board to permit them to abandon the present telegraph rate system in favour of a new method of charging for wire messages. The new mr-lhorl. the rail- ways claim. is similar to that used in the Ynited States and is more modern.

In an announcement made in Moncton iVo"dnr's'ria)'- the Maritimes Trnnsonrtation that it had been instructed by the Governments of the four Atlantic Provin:-cs to oppose the application of the railways. The Commission's executive manager. Howard A. Mann. stated that this action had been taken by the Provincial author- ities when it became apparent that the. modernization of the telegraph rate structure would result in par- ticularly heavy increases for the users of commercial wire services in the Atlantic Provinces.

Mr. Mann minted out that the railways themselves reail7cd the lever-ity of the rate increases in- volved In the Mai-itlmcs and were gaging to "soften the blow" by gmlrn the 'I'rnnspm't Commissioners m gamed them over three stages. w was being done because the . .-boat: would hear more heavily

V j . j in Atlantic Provinces than on

mm of Canada. Ac-cordlrg to

Commission slalcd -

In; felt by the four Provinces. For example. the rates for 10-word wires to Toronto would be increased by T3 per cent from Charlottetown, Sydney and Halifax. 40 per cent from Moncton and Saint John, and 89 per cent from St. John's. New- foundland The rate increases to Montreal would be somewhat lower than those to Toronto but. never- theless. substantial. The increases on messages within the Atlantic Provinces would range from 20 to 70 per cent

Quite understandably. such dras- tic incieases. even though they may be made in three stages. are of considerable concern to these Prov- inces. The Commission is strongly

of opinion that ample time should-

be provided to analyse. hear and evaluate the railways' request be- fore it is granted.

Joint Committee

One reason for the controversial trade relations between this country and the United States is that the best possible use has not been made of the existing machinery for the discussion of issues and the working out of solutions.

In 1il5.'i a committee called the United States -Canadian Committee on Trade and Economics was set up for this purpose. On the American side it was composed of the Secre- tary of State. the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Com- merce and the Secretary of Agri- culture. Canadian representatives were the Minister for External Af- fairs. the Minister of Finance. the Minister of Trade and Commerce and either the Minister of Agricul-

. ture or the Minister of Fisheries.

Since its establishment. however. the Committee has met only twice. and on neither occasion did it go deeply into the problems confronting the two nations in' the fields of trade.

When Mr. Dulles was in Ottawa a couple of weeks ago. it was de- cided that the Committee should meet soon. probably in October. it ought to.be possible for such high level representatives to work out something to the satisfaction of both countries. But. of course. they will never do it unless they are in- clined to take their mission more seriously than apparently they have taken it in the past. A meeting at least once a year would seem to be a necessary requirement.

EDITORIAL NOTES -

At least the first phase of Mr.

' Diefenbakefs Commonwealth Trade

Conference proposal has been ar- ranged. The meeting of finance min-

isters at Mont-Trcmblant. Que.. on '

Sept. 23 may or may not lead to a full dress conference; but it does show that there is some interest in the proposal. I I I Whether the new system of grad- ing table stock potatoes recommend- ed by Mr. Paul Clement. Supervisor Consolidated Retail Services, would be preferable to the present system is. of course. a question for the experts. But one thing is certain: thorough and efficient grading of potatoes before they leave the Island is imperative. if we are to retain our markets. I I I The US. Ambassador to Cuba. who took up his duties only a couple of we-ks ago. has been called to account by the State Department for a few innocent words he is sup- posed to have spoken in Santiago. a rebel stronghold. It's hard enough for seasoned diplomats these days to keep their tongues out of mis- chief: it must be almost impossible for greenhorns. c u in As a dramatic gesture of protest against the commercialization of Christmas four Protestant denom- inations in Vicksburg. Mich.. this year celebrated the event in July. There were Christmas trees and candles. carols and special Christ- mas services-everything, in fact. except exchange of gifts. What they propose to do when December '23 come: round the report does not any-go Christi-nus shopping. most a u 0 France's general economy may not be too bright: but as far as the Ixport of liquor is concerned. thing couldn't be better. In 1956. such export: represented 16.5 per cent of In agricultural products. They now lmomttomorethun 25percent. Hmfllifurrmonthuofthlsyenr V out came to 8.15 million. 35 ldllon h the

with jpnoillutyur. j

SELECTING THEM WITH CARE

The advent of independence in i Malaya marks in no sense A sud- den neii departure in British pol- icy. it is the continuation of pro- cesses llllI('Il have been going on . for a long while. Independence is lll('ll' uulininating point.

Malaya shared in the historic and voluntary transforniauon of the British system overseas. in- dia. Pakistan. Burma. Ceylon. Ghaiia. all achieved inilepencienc Now it is !llalaya's turn.

In Malaya the chain of events i began during the Japanese occu- pation. That was 1 destructive and negative episode. But during the occupation the decisions were taken in London which were to lead to the present conclusion -- the achievement by Malaya of full sovereignty.

Amid the storm of war. Britain had grasped that a new world was coming into being. it accept- ed the need for a sincere winding- up of the old system. This princi- pie was to apply as much to Mal- uya. which had then hardly be- gun its constitutional progress. as to India. which had enjoyed I parliamentary system for dec- ades. ' UNPARALl.F.l.F.D

Today it is only a dozen years since the war ended. in this time Malayals experience of rapid pol- itical evolution has been unpar- allcled From the moment that the British forces returned to mnlaya. the political construct- ion bcgsiii and the pace wag for- med.

The speed of progress has been more striking because internal conditions in Malaya bnve been anything but favourable for con- stitution-making. The ifrst imped-

Molciyo's Independence Author of In Asia"

lment was the Communist rebel- lion which began in 1948. This was an all-outjbid by Communism to

seize power by violence. Jungle-

ierrain made Malaya the ideal

'country for the astinil ituerilla

tactics used by e rebels. One of the declared objects of the Communists was to wear down the Government and distract it from pursuing its constitutional plans. The rebels failed.

There were other impediment: hardly less daunting. The popula- tion of Malaya is divided into three communileu -Malay. Chi- nese and Indian. After the war the gulf IJPIWPOII the Chinese-.an

-immigrant population- and the

Ilie Malays was very wide; In the first post-war years. anything like cordial political collaboration be- tween them looked a remote pon- sibiltty. Malaya was threatened by the clash of implacable rival communities such as had rent

India and led to its partition. The -

political diversion: were intensi- fied by economic rivalries. The Chinese monopoliud much of the commercial life. and the Ma- lays. fclt themselves deprived of their nnnomic birth-right. TIIE TURNING POINT

Patient and imaginative work by Mr. Malcolm Macdonuld (Co- missioni-r-General for the U.K. in South-East Asial opened up

new possibilities. An informal. Communities Liaison Council. ifounded by Mr. Macdonald.

brought the leaders of both side:

together with 'a quite new npen- .

mlndednesx. That was a turning- point.

Apart from the communal ques- tion. constitution-making had to

Montreal

There is one point. at least. on which Sir Winston Churchill and Mr. John Foster Dulles find themselves in azreemem: and that is the need for revising the United Valions Charter. Last spring. Mr. lliilln called for a revision which would replace the present system of one vote for each country--- regardless how large or small. advanced or back- wnrd. important or unimport- nnl -with some form of weighted voting". This week. in his ad- dress to the American Bar As-' socialinnk London convention. Sir Winston said much the same thing. Finding tho UN Charter in need of improvement. be pro- . tested:

"lt is itnoniaioiis that the vote or prejudice of any small coun- try should affect eventc involv- ing populations many limes its own numbers. and affect them an momentary self-advantage may direct." .

The UN. however. seems per-l fectly-indeed. unanimously - sattsfled with the Charter as it stands in 1905. when the Char- ter was drawn up. special pro- vision wns made in it for changes- if desired. ten years later. When I955 came around. the General Assembly approved the idea of a Charter review conference. but the conference was never held. POSTPONED

Last June. when the matter again come before it. the Gen- eral Assembly uureed without a, dissenting vote to you that review conference at lent;

The Chongeless Charter

Gurctto

ought to be done. as Sir Winston says. but there in no way of

doing it. This in turn means that l

he UN itself must be written ll” as a keeper of the peace.

It is ll good outlet for opinions. encourages -

and grievances. it p nations to quurnel with words ru- ilicr than weapons. some of its agencies do a great deal of useful

work But it is not and has no,

prospect of ever becoming the

global policeman it was Intended t to be.

GROWN APPAIIIZNT

This ha: grown increasingly apparent throughout the years. As early as IMO. the Western Powers decided they could not depend on the UN. and accord- ingly banded themselves to- -ictbcr into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Every world crisis. from Korea to Hungary. has underscored the correctness of that decision: each time. the

. West bu been forced to look too

-and at-its own alliance.

To that extent. the UNI long record of failure has some value. reminding the free nations that vliler only hope of defence is in themselves. Yet for all the re- minders. it cannot be said that the Western Alliance in in vilor- nuu health. Lack of confidence. lack of cooperutlori. above all luck of leuderublp by the United

States. have given NATO u alt-lily'

air. The remedy is not to revise the NATO Clni-her-an admir- able document--but to act broad- ubd positively upon it. especial- ly in its political and u

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bouuuimulolotult.

face many pi blemu. Malaya. di-

vided between nine aultanates.. was bound to be I federution'

and not I unitary state. The i first constitutional pioposnls by l, the United Kingdom Govern- : ment after the war was criti- cized as going too far to meet the view; of the individual sul- ' tans. They were afterwards mod-

ified. But the controversy over l this scheme. and all subsequent

controversy. turned really on the

nagging problem of making an

adjustment and balance between I Chinese and Malays. or most of the Chinese who resided in the ship rights.

The Malays were naturally :- fraid that if the Chinese through- out Mulayu were granted full citi- . tenship. they might come to be the ruling power in a territory llwhich had been ctbnugrnpbicul

ly Malay. On the other hand. lbe Chinese were resolved that It the coming of Independence they uhould receive their proper place in the political life of the country.

Probably no Ielllement at all would have been possible If the

Watch Out For Spoiled Food: I! .838 I. TO.

Watch out he "tanner yum." nor. the nllte

ID.

Ell

rrequeullyilllsdturbu-we ealllt tlyueulery vrhcuit is no- accompanied

were - by vo

minus and nausea.

FOOD POIIONING . A aiuble number of such ru-

es can be blamed on food pui-

IonlIII- ,

Foods moat likely to t uutamlnated by bacteria culled staphylococci are milk. bum. poultry and bakery products such as meringue-covered pies. creumpuffs and similar good- In

However, foods found right in your own home also can easily become contaminated if you hold them over from day to day. Drag- ging them in and out of the re frigerator frequently might give the staphylococcus a chance to poison the foods. UNPLEASANT RESULTS

And right here I'd like in Iound another warning about bundling food in the home. Some of these summer parties and oth- er affairs you probably are p'1n- ning might have rather unpleas- ant results if you dont take pro per precautions. . .

A kitchen in hot weather is no place for a izabiesn

When several women get to- gether to make sandwich spread: and salad: for a summer meet- IIIS. there is bound to be u lot of l talking. That means a lot of time wasted while mixing the ingred- ients. This might be long enough to permit bacteria to multiply at I favorable temperature.

You've got to be especially careful when preparing creamed potato. turkey. chicken or ham ulads or spreads.

FOODS MAY SPOIL .

Don't leave such foods stand- ing unrefrigerated for long peri- - ads of time. They might spoil.

If you do become a victim of "summer complaint," the best place for you is in bed. Keep warm and don't take anything by mouth as long an vomiting and nausea persist.

When they stop you can have light fluids such as viarm tea, albumin. rice or barley water. ulrained broth. bouillon with add- ed salt or cereal gruel.

And don't worry. The violent phase is short and recovery gen- erally is rapid.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

B.D.: I have had asthma for a number of years. Would air travel be harmful in my case?

Answer: Unless there is IC- companying liurt failure. I uni no reason why air travel should prove harmful or bring on an attack of asthma.

The Age Old Story

Set your affection: on thlnu ' above. not on things on the l earth.

llreul and VI ” 'y Chin- ese Port of Slnguporz but been included in the Federation. The Chinese claim for n plrgmaunt position would then have been formidable. But after the war. Singapore had been established on its own separate political course. A GIFTED LEADER In spite of some initial disap- ; pcinlmentu in its effort: It polttb cal architecture In Malaya. the U.l(..(iovernment became in- creaslngly convinced that only - Malaya itself could in the long run determine Mlluyrs destiny. l The way for which it had been looking was opened up when I coalition was made between the dominant Malay and Chinese poi. ltlcnl parties. The coalition-the Alliance-threw up a gifted lead- er. Tunliu Abdul luhmun. HI: government. by udrolt and reallo- tic negotiation with Britain, ae- cured in 1956 the .5. ment of which the coming proclnmguon In independence in the outcome. Til! WAY Ahead will not be smooth uilinii. The Alliance will come under heavy pressure. But the near-miracle has been Icliiev. M 0' Sfcllfllll Igreement by pow. great communities to a federal 3 constitution which may secure the interests of each. The effort or 3" "19" 0' Hood will must now 'be to ensure that the experiment of keeplnii this plural society in political union is conducted In the Tglst Dropitlouu environment pos- : e.

PU BLIC FORUM

Tutu iuu

rovuinu II upon to the (focus by mi-reupovlenu cl uiumou of loans. no Guuidtuu one: not uncoo- uuilr ndoruu no qtnuu ul eurruo v-uunu,

TOO MANY MIDDLEMEN

l sir.--We don't need central po- tato grading here It all; It would put the potato lnduutry in the hand: of a few. similar to the meat packing Industry. Farmers are supporting

.dlcmen now. mostly on u not

i salary. After they are III paid.

filie farmer has what in left.

-which is very

. years. If we c

ltlon. Weulouldhllllofldwilitbo IRIQ 'IlO&l I bettertbn at not of

K 7oed&vwz

OLD BOOTS

You think that in the attic war ! goes on. i l The empty helmet clunu. But - combat boots i Su. grown tired of waiting It i the Po.

Ribbon: tarnish. moth and rust A... mplish what no foe could do. and time . Hu blurred the enemy": identity. . Time that laid these wury boot: aw . Cannot uteri up an Ancient war again. War. in it not caps let cocktly. Boot: wellotled and. um um tough That care in Ice newpluces? Cry and cry . "slllld up. you old and faithful boots.

Be new. get up rind go!" only lean more comfortably and nigh.

-Blanca Bradbury. in the New York Herald Trlbune.'

OUR YESTERDAYS

from the Guardian Ftleu

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

. (August tlszi

A resolution to continue the repair work on the streets to the extent of 82.800 was passed .1 the regular monthly meeting of the City Council last evening. It was also suggested that several i uldowulks should be repaired. it was stated that as there was M0,. on more collected this year than in! year. u portion of this ubould be lined for the necessary repairs.

A four-muted schooner. the Junes E. Newson. arrived in port yesterday from New Yorlil 1 via Port liuwkeubury. The ship represents one of the survivors vi a vanishing race of an clip- aers. now reduced to only four Will of her type uniting the sev- l

NOTES in mi; ware -

CT

menu always been to the wrong thing.-st. Standard

high school princlpnlj which were stoned by hoodlum: in New West minster. we cannot ulree with the detective who uld: "Throw his I rock through a window isn't much. but it can lead to wine thing much more serious." Throwing a rock through the win- dow of a man's home lu serious. The idea that it ,"Isn't much" is an invitation to the baboons who perpetrated this outrage to tackle some thing that will really uroiiu this particular de- tcctive'I interest. - Vancouver Province

Yjeunleehudlluh ulruldlonlxdlflorvuzypnoi

Dodueu at Iolluuy Illa.-bed with I an urn.-um which llllckly cleared more than X from die dockside new uarcotk. dllora . stunned the birds. whit-I were picked up and snowed in bubble. They were to be humane

Nervous. worried Americans gobbled up I15 million dollars worh of "tranquilizers" last yea-r. Now it appear: that within six month: or so we may start teed- lng another huge quantity of trait qulllzeru to farm animals. A firm well known for the production of antibiotics. vitamins and stillicx trot pellet: expects tolpply soon for permission to market 3 Iran quiliter to boost growth and im prove feed efficiency for beef ca. tie and abbep.-.U.S. Farm Jour- iul