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.l’A(lrI1~b—‘W\ll‘lilDNES-lTAll', oc'r6EER 24. 1955

Edge Ol The Precipice

Today In a r k s—ironically—the 17th anniversary of the coming into force of the United Nations Charter. World-wide preparations have been made to observe this anniversary as United Nations Day, for it is unique in that it is shared by all people of all nations.

In a bulletin received a few days -ago from the United Nations Asso- ciation of Canada, the need for re- dedication to UN. Ch’a’rter ideals was emphasized. At this critical point in histol'_V. it was felt that the present isession of the Assembly would go a long way towards decid- ing whether it is to ‘be strenflthened or weakened in the years immedi- ately ahead.

A Since this statement was receiv- ed, the world has moved perceptibly closer to a nuclear war than it has_ ever been. It stands, indeed, on the very precipice. That is implicit in the warnings sounded by President Kennedy of an offensive Soviet arms buildupin Cuba and the‘ drastic ac- tion the United States has taken to meet this threat.

Let there be no mistake about what this action means. It is 3. blockade which c 0 u l (I lead to a shooting war within the next few hours or days. Blockades are them- selves an act of war, and the quest- ion flow is how Soviet Russia will rgact 1'20 this one.

Mr. Kennedy was at pains to ex- plain the urgent necessity for this in 'view of the threat involved to:-fihe Whole Western hemisphere of 81 nuclear attack from the Carib- A"_ n. As Canadians, we have no ether reasonable course blit to sup- [port his program of counter meas- We may be more disposed than Americans to ask for proof of U.S.-

iI'('iI/(est

_ ‘ fsurveillance discoveries in Cuba, but

' it is inconceivable that President Kennedy would take the grave course he has done without being absolute-

‘ ly convinced of its necessity. We must accept his assurance,as a trusted ally and free world leader; we have no other course. ,'

Meanwhile, we can only hope that events will not go beyond the

‘point of no return until this matter has been brought before the United Nations. Today’s anniversary would mean something indeed if the mach- inery of this world organization could go into action at once. In any case, it must provide diplomatic al-

ternatives to conflict or be prepared to go out of business altogether. What, indeed, would there be left 15q_;build security of any kind on

" the nuclear shooting started?

@ ~ 3; r The Tie That Binds

A - ~ . .-It was only after he had founded

fl. prosperous settement in Prince

- , pdwud Island in- 1803-4 that Lord ’ V Iielkirk turned his attention to the

Canadian west. acquired an immense

’ tract or land in the Red River val-

ley, and proceeded to send out set- tiers there from the Scottish high- lands. Iitlandeu, therefore, have a tos1tiflIfl__ll.intl_0rest in the celebrat- tiau tho Manitoba Historical floeiety last Saturday, oom- yngn 150th anniversary , ,_ _ jlitvet lettlement.—-par- ’fieu_h1-ly atnoe it had as guest -V '' ar.Pr'ima Minister Diefen- ‘ ‘ "directly descended on

the Selkirk

a

occasion. For its rarity in our Win- ni-peg Liberal contemporary’s col- umns, and for its interest to many of our readers on this occasion, we quote it here in part: _ “In the years that have gone by since the first settlers arrived at (the fork of the Red and Assiniboine, the face of the West has changed beyond recognition. In his own life- time Mr. Diefenbaker has seen and been part of many of these changes; and through his chosen and highly successful careers, first in law, later in politics, he has made his own dis- tinct contribution to the prairies and to Canada. A ‘ “Mr. Diefenbaker has the blood of Selkirk settlers in his veins. He is a mangwith a strong sense of history and tradition. He was born and raised, and has spent most of‘, his life, on the prairies. It would indeed be difficult to suggest a

figure to commemorate the arriva‘. of our first settlers.” _

Mr. Diefenbaker’s mother, in- cidentally, was a Bannerman. We had a governor of the same name

it be that there is a family connect- ion here which the historians have overlooked? '

Mr. Douglas Elected

Most Canadians, regardless of politics, must have felt like applaud- ing the victory scored by Mr. T. C. Douglas, New Democratic Party na- tional leader, in Monday's federal by-election in Burnaby-Coquitlam. Mr. Douglas won easily over his

no better argument than the claim that the seat should go to "a. “local boy.”

Well, we have risen above that sort of thing here in Prince Edward Island, when the occasion warrant- 'ed; and what better representatives did we ever have than the late Hon. Col. Ralston and the late Hon. Charles A. Dunning? One was instru- mental in establishing permanently the 'RCAF Station at Summerside, the other in establishing our car ferry service at Wood Islands. That was only incidental to'the national services these gentlemen performed

in the Federal Cabinet, but it did show the keen interest they took in the constituencies of their adoption.

Mr. Douglas, of course,’won’t

‘enter the Diefenbaker Cabinet. But as leader of a national party his place is in the House of Commons. And, regardless of where he sits, there is no _doubt that his ability and experience will be an invaluable as- set to that body. Burnaby-Coquitlam won't regret having elected him, and the country will be the better for its: decision.

The also-rans performed a good service, too; for Mr. Douglas would never feel quite happy if he had had to take the seat as a gift from the parties whose shortcomings he takes such obvious pleasure in denouncing.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The .U.S. congressional election is only 13 days away. Opponents of the government have been referring to Cuba as the "dominant issue” of the campaign. President Kennedy has now said, in effect, “How -right you are!"

0 O

According to an Ottawa ‘despatch,

the causeway consultants haven't

indicated when they expect to con-

clude their engineering studies.

What about that pre-election aa-

surance that their work would be

done, an d the causeway started, within two years? t I

Until President Kennedy’: sen- sational broadcaat Monday nigh t, expectation was growing that Soviet Premier -Khrushchev would turn up at the United Nations for a grand- stand pay as “peace maker”. He may have the gall to do so in any case. ‘

I 0 t

Once again, the Atlantic region ehowa the heaviest rate of unani- ployment, according to the Domin- ion Bureau of Statiaticaland the Da- partmeiit of Labor. The mld-Sep- tember figure of this area indicated no improvement from ii month ear- lier. It was 6-8 per cent of the labor force compared with 6.4 per cent at mid-Auguit. The percentage of un- employment in the other ‘six prov- tneen in mid-Septetttbar was the wit. Oil! lull: that ofthfi Atlesitluaalcl.

«

genial tribute to pay to him on this

more appropriate or distinguished '

in this Province in early. days. Could 1

four opponents, who seemed to have .

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Still Room For Bureaucratic Bell-Tightening

It would be less than fair to suggest that Finance Minister George Nowlan has struck out on his-first time at bat. Rather. we must assume that he did not enjoy the possibility. in the brief span between his appoint- ment and his presentation the revised estimates of govern- ment spending, to tackle immense problem of waste in that expenditure.

“Between the last session of Parliament and the present ses- sion." Mr. Nowland told the House. “the government decid- ed upon certain emergeucy fi- nancial measures, including a decision to reduce federal ex- penditures by $250 million for a full fiscal year." He thereupon tabled his revised estimates of federal expenditures, totalling $6,(l48.214.560 during the fiscal year from April 1. 1962 to March 31. 1963. This is $228 million less than the origional estimates sub- mitted to the last session. which :{‘.lso approximated to the total or SAVINGS COULD BE MADE

The continuous but swelling

' chorus of demands for econo-

mies in government could not be satisfied by this trivial little snip of around 3 per cent. No such mere‘ pruning of the outer shoots of this parasitic growth will restore the jungle of feder- al spending to the trim hus- bandry which we seek for our expanding national cultivation. That this has indeed become an unkempt thicket has been amply shown by the reports of the Glassco Commission of gov- ernment organisation. n the reasonable assumption that the largest expenditure con- eal greatest waste, have analyzed our d fence bud- get. which now consu es slight- ly more than one quarter of ev- ery tax d o l l a r. Austerity pru- nings have lopp million off the estimated expenditures Nation Defence. In round figures. $5 million less will fighting vehicles for the three defence forces. $8 million less on ammunition ad bombs, m_illion less on tranoport vehicles. $3 million lesa_ on special training equipment. and $4 million less on electronic and communications eqlripmeh t. Larger sums will be saved on other facilities. an c h as bulld- niz.

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D

0UR_ YESTERDAYS

(From the rinmiiilii riieiii

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AG (October :4. I937) The Kinsmen Club was offic-

meeting at

tlonal Hotel last night. Officers ected were Norman Saunders.

Roland Taylor and John Chandl-

er. This is the third Kinsman

club formed in‘ the Maritime:

within the put twom-eelra.

The liner "Lady Drake". Ca- nadian .Nuflonal St . Capt. ILA. Clarke. arrived in Saint John yeata-day. passengers returning from monflt-long cruise to. the

Super joined

llrtratlve Writer and MI

rte as Wren Pay Writer. Frau are the

E

Naval Establishment niece end of World War Two.‘

e 3 huge civilian staffs.

I These ecoriomies totalling 8 l per cent of planned spending in 1 these lines, may or'may not be . prurient. It is possible to prune . such expenditures to tltegpoint ‘= where the balance spent is ‘wolthless in achieving defence. But w h at was not trimmed

5 one iota was the size e The total

‘ bureaucracy for administration. operation and maintenance was iinitially rated at 47,156 bodies ‘fot the anmy. navy and air ‘ orce this year: in addition, l more bodies are hired for mis- i ccllaneous jobs. But despite the lausterity cuts, despite the in- ; sistenoe on giving fewer tanks 1 to fewer soldiers. as a contribu- ; tion to “Operation Belt-t'.ighten- - mg", _that monstrous regiment of bureaucrats remains exact- ly zit -its overgrown pre-auster- i ity size. As I say. we must ussume ‘that Finance Minister lllowlan l

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did, not have time to look into the _many little examples of "etppme building" vuithiiiii

_;_é

tile"

The undeclared India - China war on the “roof of the world" is placing seemingly intolerable strains on the strange political triangle linking Moscow, Peking and New Delhi.

The three capitals, among them are controlling more than 1,000,000,000 people. for years have swept conflicts under the rug whenever possible.

The advantages of doing so- of maintaining at least a fac- ade of friendship—have been overwhelming. All have big enough problems at home with-. out stepping on the toes of their biggest neighbors.

New India and China have reached an impasse too bu to go under the rug. And all three capitals are being forced to re- appraise their policies.

FRIENDS NO LONGER

In New Delhi the Indian gov- ernment is under attack for al- legedly pandering to the Chi- nese for too long.

The independent Indian ex- press charges that the "politi-

they have treated us as foea, must end. Red China is our Cll0n'i}’ No. 1."

The times of India. also iride-

has re red to “see and recog- nize clearly the aggressive de- llllll of the Chin so."

In) of

e

ulcally, the question Communist Chlna’e member- ship came before the United Na-

A century ago Abraham Lin- colu freed slaves in the United States. But slavery is far from

beilll . llhcd from the elrtll.

. e lam llaa beéa studied

1 the United Nations since its ltdilll.

Leaving aside the slave labor the.Com-

aleveryexlata lii.the form of

s .

‘In 1066. Thomas Pitt-Fox see- of the British Anti l 3%. estimated that dhlzerrz ‘were 800.000 sla

pendent. aiiys the government -‘

mu owning other. human _ba-’

whnle civilian infrastructure of our defence. ' REALISTIC MERGEI3

With austerity ‘pounding on

Canada‘s door, priority s h o u ld

e given to cutting back the outrageous little empires. where- in more and m o r e bureaucrats wind red tape around the spending of 155 and less money.

Even more significant would be the long term target. the revolutionary project which would horrify every Colonel Blimp, quick‘ or dead. This would be to end the now ana- chronistic and extravagant di- vision of our defences forces in- to three parts. Perhaps as. a first step common services could be mutualized.

The government which ulti- malely m a k e s I this realistic merger will slash the cost of our defences, while improving their quality; the result will be a saving to every average Cana- | dian taxpayer more than $100

-I 8 V981‘.-

L

A Strange Triangle By Carmen Cumming Canadihn Press Staff Writer

llons at the very time Chinese tanks were crunching across the snow of the disputed terri- tory high in the llixnalayhs. In- dia. still recognizing the Peking regime. indicated it would con- tinue to be c k Communist China's admittiince. CAUGHT IN MIDDLE Moscow, with nothing to gain and everything to ‘lose in an India - China war, seemed al- most in the position of a man with two quarrelllng wives. rider a mutual as stance agreement with China. obliged to come to its all 's aid in the event of aggression. But the Kremlin knows that any decision to aid China would alienate not only India but a large part of the neutral world. If it ils .,to do so‘, on the other hand. the already frayed ties with Petting could snap. The Soviet quandary is re- flected in the fact that. at least until Monday, ‘not-a line had been printed in any of its ma- jor papers about the weekend border fighting. For Peking, the fence-sitting

position of its big Communist’

des. may hold the key solution or at least containment of the. border trouble. It will have a silent ally In the an winter. ex-

l {eatery tore long to make ishtliig , lble.

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liceuilii. wlntiiim reports. He adds: l '

‘Then is strong evldencirto Iuuut thhttncoms from oil Wyllllll ‘-._ wpateri oll royal- ties -‘his helped piy the stea-

dlly

Good .Res_e"orch Oftenfiounde . . ,l/n Smoll“Ploogs

ties on. ruptur eppeiulicitla; from I‘ 75-bed rurahboapifal in rre. . . 13 years. 1.013 appendectomles were per- formed and of these. 128 ‘had perforation: of the organavlth peritonitis in 88. ' ., . _ Sixty chlldl-en'and 69 men and women over 50 were among‘ the group with ruptured appen-.. dlx. Theonly death occured in a 70-year-old man. Such figures are in marked contrast to, those of four decades ago when per- foration and peritonitis meant death or prolonged disability. Ordinary appendicitis is a re- lallvely benign disease. provid- ed

moved wit . situation changes quickly when surgery is delayed’ and the in-‘ fect. n is allowed

gangrenous and i-up use

capes into the a ty, leading to peritonitis or ab-. rcess. These complications are more serious and we can thank the antibiotics for ; their ‘ability to control this type of’ infection. The ,Bonne Terra hospital study showed that surgery was delayed 21 or more hours out of 128' persons in ‘whom the appendix ruptured. I cent of this group the patient was iesponsible for the and in 24 per cent. the physi- clan. But procrastination was not always due to neglect on the part of physician or patient. In many instances, symptoms nnd findings were not typical of acute appendicitis and the diagnosis was difficult to make. In infants. children, and the elderly. sumptoms are likely to be bizarre. Furthermore. older people fear surgery and don't

consent to operations until obviously in trouble.

The physician often is overly cautious and hesitates to sug- gest surgery because of the criticism llows removal of a normal appendix. The diag- nosis becomes apparent s soon as the appendix ruptures but, by'that time. it may be too

Appendicitis is still here. It may be tamed by the anti- bintics who neglect treatment still tempt fate.

(Dr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics ~ if stamped. self-addressed enve- lope accompanies request.)

REAL AND IMAGINED

INFESTATION R.C writes: What is parasit- REPLY

P a r a s l t o s i s (parasitism) Slldilld refer to infestation with parasites. Pediculosis (lice) and scabies (seven yearltch) are examples. But the psychiatrists have preempted the word to mean a delusion of insects or mites crawling under the skin, or a phobia resultinfl from « an. abnormal fear of “bugs."

X-RAY AND CANCER

PM. writes: Would a mobile _

chest X-ray show up cancer of st? , .

REPLY It might but the film is too small to demonstrate details. A tumor large enough to cast a shadow on this film could be felt or diagnosed more readily

by palpation MUSCLE DETERIORATION - S.R. w-rites: what is meant '0

a weak heart muscle? LY

This‘ is not a medical term. I assume it refers to a muscle that has undergone degenera- tion because of poor circulation or infection.

SWEETS AND WORMS

L.M. writes: Can a child get pinworms from eating too many sweets.

REPLY No. Pinworms develop from micro-sized pimvorm eggs that

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Jiancls-— Chath A I-teal-weeltl comet the man who has learned, that be’la

most for the things he doed‘

i . very expensive —.which is true ‘Ital of any game w are you hold ‘

paid fol-"nothing. —-Niagara’ Falls 3.1- t

In lean meat «I-||"1'¢¢l|¢ili[K diets, those who live‘ an the fat of the land must be accounted _undei-pi-ivu. eged.—— Ottawa Journal.

The slogan of Canadian Li. bi-ary Week next spring is to be “Reading , the Key." 3 ut what. it is the key to depends on what. ona‘reads.— Ottawa Jour-

‘nespoulblllty for a consider. able portfolio! the world’: troubles rests upon’-two, of lo o. One -of edit; the taxes. -- sudbury

view. 1 .

Chatliam

mm the United States com- es a report that recipients of so—' called “dl)Lecl: mall" ldvertisl are getting fed up. ~

There seems to be . increased

ubllc resistance to advertlalns

\ P sent through the malls on the

long chance of ‘getting an order from a potential recipient who may have moved without leav- ing an address or may not be interested if still there or may even be dead. _ . According to recent reports. since la st spring the results from direct mailing have fallen off as much as 50 per cent in some cases.