E come directly under the Minister of _ Justice, the Royal Canadian Mount-
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PAGE 4 THURSDAY. MARCH, 19, 1959.
“RCMP & The Provinces
Besides its federal duties which.
ed Police has agreements with the Provinces of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New
, j Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
- Alberta and British Columbia* for
gee
ey
. honsense.
‘the enforcement of provincial laws, under the Attorney Generals of the ‘respective Provinces.
‘It was in protest against the breach of contract with Newfound- land that’ RCMP Commissioner Nicholson resigned. Why did he do so? Did he seek, as-has been said, to act without authority, and make “the police and not tk goverament
the ruling body in this‘country?”
Let us see.
Under its contract with the Pro- vinces the RCMP, on request of the Provincial Attorney General, coven- ants to provide additional men to deal with emergency conditions. The RCMP in Newfoundland informed the Attorney General that at least fifty additional men were needed at once; and the Commissioner in Ot- tawa was so informed. He agreed to supply the men and an aircraft was chartered to bring them to New- foundland.
It was to the Commissioner, not to the Federal Minister of Justice, that this request came because the contract gives the Federal Minister the right to refuse additional men in an emergency only if they are not available. In this case they had al- ready been made available. We com- mended the Commissioner for acting as he did, and refusing to be a party to the’ Minister’s subsequent veto. To talk about the danger of a “police state” arising from the Commission- er’s attitude to his duty is arrant
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This issue covers wider ground than the present trouble in New- foundland, and is of concern to all the Provinces that have contracts for law enforcement with the Moun- ted Police. The Ottawa action raises disturbing questions as to provincial authority in emergency conditions of any kind, where that authority is in conflict with federal policy—re- gardless of contractual obligations which heretofore were thought to be binding.
Partial Relief
Parliament will be asked to ap- prove a $20 million subsidy to the railways, so as to make possible some reduction in the present’ exorbitant freight rate charges. This is in ac- cord with the Government’s promise to provide relief to the Atlantic and: Western Provinces. It is hailed by Premier Flemming of New Bruns- wick as going “a considerable dis-
- tance” in alleviating the effect of
the 17 percent horizontal boost auth- orized last December. That is a com- parative term, and sufficiently vague to pass unchallenged. But since the December increase was calculated tow sring in an extra $60 million .in revenue for the railways, it is plain that the proposed-«subsidy will be no panacea.
_ This Mr. Elemmg frankly. con- ‘cedes. He believes a thorough revis- ion of the whole fréight rate struc- ture is necessary; and this, too, has been promised by the Government. Obviously the proposed subsidy can only be a first step. The railways even now are preparing to apply for additional increases. A complete
_ reassessment of the Canadian trans-
portation system and vigorous measures to relieve the Atlantic Provinces from their heavy burden are essential.
The British’ Market
Canadian exporters of food pro- ducts should take note of some in- teresting changes in the pattern of food consumption in Britain since food rationing ended. These changes may mean a better opportunity for
Canadians to compete in the British
market in 1959 if the quota restrict- fons that marked the era of dollar shortages are relaxed further, writes Mr. D. A. B. Marshall, Agricul-
_ tural Counsellor in London, in the
eae
pes a * i a bodes ie *
_ living standards rise, but ‘in Britain,
A third group of foods showed an
per cent, flour 11 per cent, and potatoes 9 per-cent. A decline in the use of bread and potatoes normally occurs, observes Mr. Marshall, when
this did not become apparent until rationing disappeared -in 1953.
“ohn Of The Lilacs"
A valued contributor to this newspaper for mary years was the
late Mr. John Robert Lamont Camp-_|__,-
bell, whose poems, under the pen name of “John of the Lilacs”, won wide popularity and appreciation. Mr. Campbell had the art of giving
‘new meaning to.familiar themes,
and his lines. flowed smoothly and naturally, the result of much study and keen observation. A veteran of the First World War, he wrote many fine tributes to fallen comrades on such occasions as Remembrance Day and other war anniversaries. A number of his poems were publish- ed in book form, and no doubt many of our readers possess this memo- rial of a’ highly gifted Islander, whose long years abroad only en- deared him the more to his native Province.
Those who were privileged to know Mr. Campbell personally valu- ed him for other sterling qualities, the hallmark of a man of broad human sympathies, firm convictions, and ripe philosophy. His_ genial smile, warm handshake and hearty laughter are’with us yet in memory, as they must be with all his friends. It is hard to realize that one so full of: the joy of life has passed away, and our deep sympathy goes ‘to his wife and family to whom this reali- zation must come hardest of all.
An Old Friend Gone
As an understudy to an earlier Guardian sports and news editor, Mr. William (Pat) Powers, who died in Boston on Monday, wrote in an era of colorand glamor of the local sports scene. As an athlete in his own right, he was prominent in baseball and on the Abegweit hoc- key team, as well as being an ardent competitor in track and field sports.. This experience served him well as sports commentator; but indeed he grew up in the newspaper business and was at home in all its depart- ments. : ° os
From Guardianstist noy he seérv- ed his apprenticeship in the mai- room before graduating to the com- posing room. He could take his turn at the city wire and news desks as well as at general reporting. Modest in his achievements, he was quick to give credit and encouragement to others, and he could always be de- pended upon in an emergency.
The Guardian extends sympathy to his wife and ‘family, and regrets sincerely the loss of an old and faith- ful friend.
=DITORIAL NOTES
The Easter Seals campaign is worthy of support. Nothing can be more commendable than the rehabil-
| itation of crippled children,
* * *
President Eisenhower and Prime
_Minister Macmillan will hold their
discussions at Camp David, an isola- ted wooded retreat in the mouhtains of Maryland. It will not be the first important conference to be held at that, spot. It was there that ‘Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt fixed the date for the Nor- mandy invasion in 1945. - " * aa .
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Benson has announced that Federal dairy price supports will be kept at
' present levels during the marketing
year beginning April 1. Under exist-
ing law, a reduction of 3 per cent.
could -have been made. Present pri- cés are $3.06 a hundred’ pounds for milk used for manufacturing pur- poses and 56.6 cents a pound for butter fat. ~ =
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TOGETHER_WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT
By Joseph Canadian Press
Presiient Eisenhower's re- newed vigor in donpiestic politics was reflected in his television ed- dress on the Berlin crisis and de-
A large part of the speech Monday night was a direct appeal by Eisenhower to the people for confidence in his controversial programs for defence and foreign aid.
In announcing conditional agreement for a summit con‘er- ence, Eisenhower devoted consid erable space to more mundane issues which he apparently feels have been blurred by the sensa- tional aspects of tie Berlin de- bate.
Alonz these lines, reporters have commented on a more vig- orous bearing by the 69-year-old president since State Secretary John Foster Dulles was put out of action because of illness.
IKE’S VIEW
he considers the United States defence budget and its program ‘of mutual aid with other coun- tries as part- of the same thing.
In this contest he has ex- pressed determination to hold the line on\ his $40,800,000,000 de‘ence budget and his plans to cut_US. Army strengta to 870.000 from 900,000 and the Marines to 175.000
PUBLIC FORUM
open sion by correspondents of question c interest. The Guardian does not teses sarily en‘orse the opinions of corres pondents. .
THE SAWDUST PROBLEM
Sir—Although the debate on “sawdust” inclusion in the Fish and Game Act took up consider- able time in the Legis!dture, this provision was carried with
| a substantial majority, with most
of the Government members in- cluding top cabinet ministers voting in favor.
From an industrial standpoint, this matter is of more than pass- ing importance. The successful operation of saw mills provides not only employment for the mill owner but for many other families who are dépendent on ‘this-—eperation for their subsis- tence. In*addition, there. is the important service the sawmill renders to a large farmer clien- tele. who process their lumber and thus. substantially lower costs of building construction.
Because of original building plans made to release sawdust into the streams, any change would necessitate an almost complete. reconstruction or re- modelling at great“cost, as well as the additional problem of
: sawdust removal. Such an addi-
tional cost would in all probabil- ity mean the discontinuance of this service, or an increase in service charges which would im- mediately add to higher costs for our farm people.
There is no doubt our fishing interests are worthy of protect- ion. But there does not seem to be very definite informaticn. that sawdust is particularly injurious to trout development. Since the days of the pioneer our streams have been used to garry away sawdust from scores of sawmills, and there has been apparently no deleterious effect on the fish- ing industry.
Stream owners and farmers have been very cooperative: with fishermen and tourists in both fishing and hunting, but I would look with some concern on future relations if sawdust removal be- comes mandatory, and as a re- sult mill owners may have-to g0 out of business, or be forced to undergo an extra expense, both in remodelling their mill sites or in providing for -constant re- moval of sawdust from the pre- mises. :
If fish and game ‘interests wish have sawdust disposal includ- in the Act in the interests of and pleasure,_than..why a serious difficulty wan
Eisenhower's Defence Budget
fence in general. -
i pee frontiers. , ‘ Eisenhower has stressed that “In Europe, the efforts of 15
MacSween Staff Writer
from 200,000. The air force and navy establishments would re- main unchanged.
Congressional critics have de- clared vehemently ‘that a cut dur- ing the Berlin ruckus would be bad from a military standpoin and also psychologically. '
On the other hand. Congress !s traditionally unfriendly to foreign aid. When Eisenhower asked for $3,990,000,000 for the-purpose last vear, the legislators cut it tot $3.300,000,000.
NEW RECUEST
_ Eisenhower now is again ask- ing for $3,900,000,000, of which $2,435,000,000 would go for mill- tary aid and defence support. The president apparently was trying to kill any ideas that forbign aid is a one-way street when he ex- plained in his speech:
“Our own security requires the supplemental and _ reinforcing strenzih provided by the free
nations are united to support freedom.
“In global totals, our friends are contributing over 200 ground divisions, 39,000 aircraft and 2,500 combatant naval vessels to the task of d_. ding the free world.
“For every soldier we have under arms, our free world allies have five.”’
ticular interests sawdust removal | is requested assume the respon- sibility of removing this sup- posediy injurious material?
MER-LUMBERMAN FARMER-LUMBE
HOSPITAL INSURANCE
Sir,—We were very interested | in the reports in our newspapers
| of late on the Hospital Insurance-+~
| plan for this Province. A plan such as this, taken from Ontario where seventy percent of the pop- ulation is employed in industry, in a Province waere wages are much higher. than here, we can- not see where it will benefit the people of P.E.I, |
The cost of living figures can- not be obtained for this Prov- ince, but they are very close to the top across Canada. In a re cent survey we made, 24 ariicles of food were five cents cheaper ata supermarket in Nova Scotia than they were in Charlottetown. Rents were on a par with Char- lottetown. Wages.were much high- er.
Has this government of ours advanced wages for its-employ- eés with the cost of living? It ts our opinicn, from talking td sev- eral government workers, that they have not. In some cases they do not even get enough to exist on. The government is not alone in this field, There are other emmloyers paying barely an existing wage but we feel that government should certainly set- a better example.
We regret that the Minister of Labour was- hospitalized during the House sitting. We feel that tie was making an,honest effort to better the labour situat.on, but one man cannot do it dione.
When citizens contribute to the social welfare, they feel that the’ contribution is helping some u
vince, this is not wholly true. In some cases the Welfare agencies have to buy the winter's fuel be- cause the people cannot buy it on their present wages.
It was most disgusting to real- ize the time spent on such minor matters as cats, sawdust and beauty parlors during the House sitting. We would like to suggest
bird game, they should raise the
open season on foxes. Leave the poor cat alone. Was a qualified man from the Department of Fisheries consulted as to whe- ther or not sawdust is harmful to trout? A lot of time, for much more important matters, could _ been saved if this had been ne. :
employed person. But in this Pro- |
that, if they want to impreve the | bounty on ‘skunks and have an |’
As for beauly parlors, why did \ ;
they want their brief passed? Was it because they wanted to squeeze’ out the little operator? And why were the men so con- cerned? They can’t grow hair that has long since disappeared. If the Government would take a look at their wage schedule, they would realize how. wrong they were when they said there were only two classes of people on P.E.I. Maybe they would re- alize that more time should be spent in trying to improve the standard of living, not on'y ofa lot of their own employees; but also of the employees of other bus'ness establishments through- out the Province. We are, Sir., etc., TWO TRADESMEN Charlottetown
POLITICAL CATS
Sir,—I have been amazed with the reaction of the people of this Province to the recent ‘‘pus- sy cat” legislation. Although an about face on the whole _situat- ion was taken by the Provin- cial . Legislative Assembly, the “pussy cat’’ legislation served a good purpose while it lasted. It revealed that the people of this Province think more about “political cats’’ about more important Provin- cial matters.
First, I must say that I be- lieve that the Provincial Gov- ernment and the people of the Province were deceived by a minority pressure group. In our democratic system, the major- ity rules the people. If tris is to remain true, why should a minority group such as the Pro- Vincial Fish and Game Associa- tion come forth with a demand to have all predatory cats shot on -sight? I am sure that if a po# were taken the people of this Province would find that only a very small portion of the population do any junting or fish- ing and are members of the above-mentioned group. By brinz- ing such demands before the Gov- ernment, the Provincial Fish and Game Association were playing upon the emotions of the maj- ority. KM is they who are to be
criticised and not the Govern- |"pe
ment. The Provincial G-vernment are to be commended for changing their minds on the is- sue and returning the democra- tic rights of tie majority to
than they do!|er important matters are
Mouth Hygiene Very Important
tal work done.
PERIOD OF NEGLECT Naturally, this meant that the
teeth of a mcther-to+e were neg-
lected for nine months or so.
fo permit eat least one*‘tcoth to become decayed and _ lost.
In reality, not only is it safe to go to a dentist during pregnancy but also definietely advisable to do so, : Unfortunately, many uninform- ed perscns still believe that an expectant mother’s saliva con - taims an unusually high emount of acid. They still think that pre- gnancy drains calcium frm the teeth.
ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE Let me make this as definite
| as I can—neither of these beliefs
is true. Extensive clinical studies—re- reliable studies — clearly indicate that the average rate of dental decay during pregnancy is no dif- i ferent than at any other time of | life. However, in some cases,-dental decay does increase during preg- nancy. When this occurs, don’t blame the expected baby. Blame the increased ccnsumpition of sweets, poor mouth hyziene and
examinations, °
Expectam mothers, - especially, should follow the advice' I have been passing along for years— brush your teeth aser each meal. Twice a day is not enough pro- te:ticn!
Moreover, mothers’- to - be should see their denmist every three or four months. ‘INFECTED TOOTH
Any tcoth that is badly infec- ted can be carefully removed dur- ing the period of pregnancy. It might be advisable, however, to check with your doctor about it first. And by all means let your aentist know thet you ate preg- nant be‘ore he pwis the ‘tcoth.
It is just common sense to re- move a bad tooth as soon as pos- sble and t rid of the infec- "t worry—pulling a
ANSWER : What causes neoural- gia of the head and could you sug- gest a remedy for it?
Answer: Neuralgia of the head ;may be due to a nerve condi- jtion or sinus, dental or throat | trouble. An examination by a phy | Sicilian is necessary to determine the cause, before treatm@nt can ibe prescribed.
the people of this Province.
Next, I am surprised that the pocple of the Province were thrown into such a panic by such a trivial matter when oth- at | stake. Why should we worry | about having a hundred less cats jon the Island wheh \the far- | mers are not ¢:‘‘ing a half-de cent price for their potatoes? Why should people write about “shooting_poor pussy,”’ when they should be writing their own per- sonal wvds of domand for a much-needed Causeway? Why should people press the ‘“‘panic buttcn” over’the ‘pussy cat” le gislation when they should have the “‘panic button” pressed over the resem fizures on the Is- land's financial situation? Why shou'd so’ many people worry about putting the cats out of .ex- istence when so many of their fell‘ countrymen are out of ex- istence due to unemplcyment? It may be true that little things mean a lot to some people but in the end it is the big things that matter most. Why wasn't this philosephy adopted by the opie of this Province when the “political cats’ front paze.
Lastly, I would like to express my own views on the “cat con- troversy."’ We ‘must realize that
made the
failure to have regular dental | | owner.
‘
pectamt mother to .have any den- |
| Quite often ‘this was long enough 4)
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Medioal scéence denies that ath-
determire which of tae many chemical components of fish were respensible ‘for its fishy flavor. Sardines were ysed for the test. —South African Press Service
there are two species of the common cat. There is the com- mon, every day, Souse cat. This is the ‘poer pussy” which every- one though was going to be de- stroyed. By my interpretation of the now-deleted clause, these cats would not have been affect- ed even although they might have strayed from the realm of the The second species is know as the wild cat. It is the cat without a home who lives on whatever nature provides. This species could easily be changed into the house cat variety if some of the cat lovers of the Province wou'd adopt them in- sttad of condemning legislation to exterminate them.
I would like to tell the people of this Province that the so-called wild cats save the farmers’ time and efforts. Some time ago the Fish and Game _ Association brought a large number of game birds to the Province and releas- ed them in many areas. At pre- sent, I am told, the farmers are feeding them because they cannot find food for themsel- ves. Why not let the wild cats feed on these birds and save the efforts of our farmers who mey be needing the crumbs for the birds for themselves if the petato prices dom't get bet-
ter? By having the cats eat upon.
the birds, the farmer can be tak- en out of the picture entirely. As far as I am concerned, the cats will also be reducing the numbers of something that did not belong here in the first place. The birds were brought Were for the benefit of the min- ority, not the majority:
I must say that the “‘political cats” did not invoke absurd legislation,”” as oné person wrote about recently, but it brought an issue before the people of the Province which proved that they take more interest in “‘poli- tical cats’ than they do in cur- rent topics of greater interest.
I am, Sir,.etce., VIMY W. GREGORY Charlottetown.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory
Vernon River, who passed away March 19th, 1952, and daughter Helen L. Masters who passed away
March 3lst, 1958.
Treasured memories are
Of those we loved and shall never forget
Deep in our hearts they
Loved and remembered every day.
Always remembered by Wife, Mom . and
family.
_ NOTES BY THE WAY ©
OUR YESTERDAYS |
\ (Frem the Guardian Files)
At a special meeting of the quest was received from a
work for the unemployed was also discussed, The question of assistance for accommodation at a G.
At the Summerside Miniature Rifle Range on Friday evening, Dr. H.S. Allen had the highest individual score of 9% points, An interesting contest took place be- tween two teams captained by Dr. A.W. Leard and Dr. H. S&S. Allen, The former’s team won. These contests will take place each week to encourage the new members.
. TEN YEARS AGO (March 19, 1949)
Mrs. Leigh Warren and Mrs. J.S. Taylor, Longworth Avenue, were hostesses on Tuesday eve- ning when their respective groups of “The King’s Daughters’’ were entertained at a novel and in- teresting St. Patrick’s party. The - feature of the evening was the presentation of ‘‘Living Pictures” with the singing of Irish songs.
At the regular weekly meeting of. the Summerside Y’s Men's Club last evening it was reported that approximately 700 items would be offered for sale over CJRW next Wednesday. A’ spe- cial feature of this year’s auc- tion will be the entertainment which will be broadcast between
items.
MAXIMS
I would rather make my name than inherit it.
of William H. Masters,
? all we have left
will always stay
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