THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1958.

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Consultation” ” However hard the. Federal. Gov- tnment might try to cover up the ortunate situation, there is no loubt that American official opposi- n was a factor in the rejection by | large Canadian firm: of an order or goods from Communist China. © one in the Government has cate- ‘gorically denied this, although a —gouple of cabinet ministers have said that in their “opinion” there’ is no ground for the belief.

* Some months ago, after Prime Minister Diefenbaker and President Eisenhower had talked over the problem of United States control of American subsidiaries doing busi- nes in this country, is was announced —a little timidly, we thought at the time—that henceforth the United States’ Government would “consult” with the Canadian Government be- fore interfering with the export. of Canadian manufactured goods to

‘China or to any other country. Mr. |

Diefenbaker seems to have taken the view that this meant that there would be no further interference. Obviously, it did not mean that at all, but only that consultations would take place between the two Govern- ments whenever the question arose.

This, clearly, is most unsatis- factory. What is needed is an un- equivocal agreement to insure Can® dian control over all firms, wherever their head offices may be, doing business in Canada: There may be ‘good reasons why certain Canadian products should not be sold to Red ‘China. But discretion in the matter should be the responsibility of, Ot- tawa, not of Washington. “Con- ‘sultation” is not enough. One can imagine the furore that would be raised in the United--States if the Canadian External Affairs Depart- |Ment were to interfere with a Cana- dian firm doing business South of the |, border.

Timely Remarks

A few days ago United States Vice-President ‘Richard N. Nixon delivered an address before the Fordham College Alumni Associa- tion. Some of the observations he made were so timely and so well marked by common sense that we feel that our readers would be in- terested in the following excerpts from the speech: “The only effect- ive answer to combat a false idea is not ignorance but the, truth. Our Survival requires that the American people in all walks of life know not only the evils of Communism and its weaknesses but also its strength. Americans must know the total na- ture of the struggle in the world to- day, so that we can meet it with intelligence and resourcefulness.

“We can be the strongest mili- tary power in the world and still lose the struggle without a missile being launched, if we don’t have the vision to counter the massive Com- munist offensive in the economic, propaganda and political areas. In recognizing the necessity to counter the Communist econorfiic offensive, let us not make the mistake of let- ting them always select the battle- ground that suits them best.

“Material achievements, while necessary, do not meet the deeper needs of mankind. Man needs the higher freedoms: freedom to know, to debate freely, to express his views. He needs the freedom that law and justice guarantee to every individual, so that neither privilege nor power may make any man sub- servient before the law. He wants freedom of worship. Let us speak less of the threat of Communism and more of the promise of -free-

dom. Let us adopt as our primary ~

objective not the defeat of Com- munism but the victory of plenty’ over want, of health over disease, “of freedom..over tyranny. “T think there is one final lesson avhich we can learn from Mr. Miko- yan which \is perhaps more import- ant than all the rest. No matter how . repugnant the Communist philosophy is to us, we must recog. mize the fact that those who sub- scribe to it are believers. And this, rather than the military or econo-

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engineers, and I would not under- estimate it. But America above all

produce—men of courage, dedica- tion and moral fortitude; men who have faith in God, a sense of dis- cipline, a belief in American ideals and willingness to sacrifice for a just cause.” ‘

New Parole Board _ The newly-created National Par- ole Board started work on February 1, taking over from the Remissions Service the job of supervising and administering Canada’s parole sys- tem.

The new board is one of the most important results of the recommen- dations made in 1956 by the Fauteux Committee on penal reform. As the report recommended, authority to parole prisoners from federal peni- tentiaries will now be vested not in a cabinet Minister but in a quasi- judicial body. The board’s duties will involve active supervision of all as- pects of parole, from reviewing ap- plications to the rehabilitation of ex- prisoners. Working as an indepen- dent body, it will be entirely free from there is every reason for confidence that it will be able to base its judge- ments purely on the merits of indi- vidual cases. The chairman, Mr. George Street, is an experienced magistrate who has been noted for his humane interest in penal reform and prisoner rehabilitation.

The board hopes in time to have its own parole supervisors to help with and to expand the rehabilita- tion work that is now done by volun-, tary~ergenizations. In the meantime, it has been launched with the goo wishes of Canadians generally, and with the prospect of achieving marked improvement in our present penal system.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Has anyone here seen Kell\y—not the one with the red necktie, but the one who wants to purchase Killarney for $200,000 or more? a

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We note that our King’s County -\representative, Mr. John A. Mac- donald, spoke in both English and French in supporting a motion in the House of Commons urging establishment of an agriculture and fisheries developmerfit bank. It would be an advantage if all our members could do likewise.

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The Soviet Union has come up with an original and comical idea in the matter of a proposed ban on nuclear testings. The idea is for each country to watch over its owr control posts. The British and Am- ericans, of course, are asking that

siders, the only way to make control effective. ee = e Gs ,

Applications for the agricultural! short course which <opens on Feb- ruary 9 at the Vocational Schoo are coming in very satisfactorily 16 applications are reported as of yesterday. A few more students can he handled and no time should be“lost, by those desiring to enroll, in sending in their names to Mr. Edward MacPhail, the schoo] prin-

cipal.

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The ratepayers of Parkdale have evidently no doubt as to the value of fluoridating their water Supply for dental health purposes. At their annual meeting on Tuesday night they empowered their village commissioners to investigate the cost of installing the equipment, and to install it if economically feasible. We. venture to’ predict that they will find, on full inquiry, the cost to be more than offset by the benefits their children will derive from fluoridation, and in that case they will be the first community in the Province to adopt this modern

treatment.

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OTTAWA REPORT

EXPLODING CIGAR .

By Patrick

Mr. M.J. Coldwell, the national , leader of the C.C.F., recently re- | peated that old cry-almos* as old as Confederation itself—that our Senate should be reformed.

Like the House of Commons, the Senate is once again at work here: it is already giving proof of the great contribution which it is capable of making to our de- mocratic process of government. As a typical example. Senator Wishart Robertson, who having passed thrgugh high parliamen- tarv office now ranks as an Op- | Position pawn, last week deliveér- | ed a constructive and thought- provoking speech on Canada's | future trade opportunities As |

non-partisan and _ brilliantly novel advocacy, in our two Houses’ mediocre back-biting |

Throne Speech debates, this | speech was only by that delivered by the rising Conservative back - bencher. | David Walker: | Senator Robertson is nearing his 68th birthday. Now. in _ full possession of his faculties, with 20 veers of legislative experience behind him, with a century of | Nova Scotian legislative tradition in his family, he can undoubtedly | make an increasingly valuable | contribution to Canada’s federal affairs. Yet we hear talk of com- pulsory retirement for Senators. There is no compulsory retire-

PUBLIC FORUM

Thie column ts open to the discus sion by correspondents of question c. interest. The Guardian does not neser

pondents

OUR ROAD TO RESOURCES

Sir,—‘‘It’s later than we think.” | —Spring’ and summer will soon be here. and we ust be pre- pared. Thomas D'Arcy Magee. the great Imsh-Canadian states- man, epitomized it well in his poem on Jacques Cartier:

“When the winter causeway |

broken, is drifted out to sea,

|

And the rills and rivers sing _ with pride the anthemn of the free.”’

The general consensus of our increasing number of tourists. is that our Island is on Elysium for jaded nerves caused by the eter- nal scramble for material) wealth. A combination of fact- state of mind. The contrast of dark red soil, green ®erass and evergreen trees is most striking. There is also the azure blue -of the ad-— jacent Gulf waters. ‘Sky blue is | conceded to be the most restful | of the seven prismatic colors.). Also the decorum of our people. ‘“The people make the place.’’) Salubrious variable zephyrs fan the fevered brows. There are the green fields festooned with, flocks of cattle — reminiscent of the “lowing herds’’ in Gray's elegy,

and _ incidentally boosting the economy of the “cornucopia” ‘horn of plenty).

Our roads, at ‘which tourists

hurled vile epithets 30 yearg- ago, have advanced from the ridiculous to the sublime, and now have few equals and fewer superiors.

The Federal Government has

National Park, and it appears to be crowded in summer, It would seem appropriate that there should be some smaller units of bathing beaches established on the eastern, southern and west- ern shores, where the water is 3 or 4 degrees warmer and the grade of littoral is more grad- ual, with little or no undertow. The beautiful ‘drives’ along shore roads may be capitalized on in time. The shore rodt from West Point to North Cape pre- sents a view of the cerulean blue Gulf almost entirely. Mimine- gash has a crescent-shaped beach 1'2 miles long with a bet- ter grade than at Revere. Mass., accessible by three roads. Fac- ilities for salt water fishing would be an added attra:‘‘on at Miminegash fishing port The

lay-out at Rocky Point is a ar- binger. and most appropriate for

“World Bank: President

Senate Again At Work

Nicholson

ment age in our House of Com-

mons, yet we have had doddering

octogenarians there. Why then should there be a compulsory re- tirement age in our Upper House? Its purpose is intended to be a chamber of sober second thought

associated with more mature

minds, acting as a break upon ex- uberance and political)y-motivat- ed legislation. We must no: throw

out sober and mature minds which are capable of serving Canada.

WHD DODDERS MOST?

There is of course one great difference between the attitude to re‘irement in our two Houses. The Commoner who has_ served his time and suffers failing health ean resign and draw his parlia- mentary pension. The Senator who suffers failing health is of- fered no compensation on retire- ment. (This grave omission by the former Liberal Government, which introduced Canada’s most generous pension plan to benefit Commoners, contrives to retain even the incurable bedridden in our Senate. ;

Provision should be made to pay a retirement allowance to former? Senators: this might be made contributory, at the rate of 4 per cent of one year’s pay for each year of service in the Sen- ate. up to a miximum of 17 vears ranking for pension as in

Charlottetown citizens. Touristry has made steady though not spectacular progress since dudge Arsenault and other men of vision and foresight started it-over 30 years ago. If

sarily endorse the opinion af ecotres we could convene a conference | of “deep thinkers"

a la Cyrus Eaton at Pugwash) and devise ways and means to attract “big shot’’ industrial moguls with the eyes of the world on them. the great “hoi polloi’’ would follow. We had Lord and Lady Alexand- er some years ago, but they were shy and exclusive: the fact ‘of their being Mere didn’t ,start a stampede.

We should raise the Macedon- ian ery for another fast boat at the Capes right away, causeway or no causeway. We _ shouldn't be humbugged for five or six years ‘till a causeway is built. We should devise. more special and unique attractions. Others re doing it. If we become static ve lose. Pipers on our boats

| would be a pleasurable and spec-

tacular innovation.

The beneficiaries of the tourist dollar mi open their “iron vests’’ and Put up four thousand

| dollars in -prizes for a ‘‘Strait’™”

swim — throw a sprat-to catch a mackerel It would focus the eyes of US. and Canada on

\P.E.I.

“Beautification”, initiated by Lieut. Colonel E. W. Johnstone and Ex-Governor Bernard is growing and flourishing. More

the Commons. A retiring Senator should be entitled to retain for life the designation ‘‘Honourable”’ but not the prefix ‘Senator’. With these provisions, there is no doubt that many who now be- come absentees ‘through old age or failing health would apt to re- tire in future.

AND REFORM THE WORK

While that provision would cer- tainly uphold the prestige of tlie Senate by eliminating the handi- Gap of the absentee Senators, two more positive steps could with advantage be taken to improve the usefulness of the Senate.

First, our Red Chamber should be given more work to do more early in each session, so that it would cease being compelled to be a Tuesday to Thursday Club, or sometimes uncer four weeks adjournment, because the Gov- ernment does not send it enough work.

Second, i should be linked more closely w the depart- mental work of the Government, through the apoointment of the Leader of the Senate to the Cab- inet, and through the appoint- ment of three or four Senators as Associate Ministers. or Ministers without Portfolio, or as Parlia-

| population appears

/es a buffer action against ordi-

‘| spoons of hidden sugar, a piece

Care Of Teeth Always Matters

By Herman N. Bundesen,, M.D. |

ABOUT three per cent of our to be im- mune to dental cavities. What a lucky three per cent!

Why these persohs don't get cavities and toothaches is a question we have not as yet been abel to answer specifically. Apparently, someth.ng in the mouths ‘of these individuals is lethal to acid-producing bacteria.

These persons probably eat just as much sweets as you and I, but it does’ not bother their teeth. as

_ > BUFFER ACTION - Actually, your saliva ‘furnish-

nary amounts of sugar taken’ - to the mouth at mealtimes. It’s. that extra piece of cake or pie that you sncak every once in a- while contributes to dental de- cay; ¢

A piece of chocolate cake, for example, contains about 15 tea-

of pie from 10 to 15 spoonfulls.

For those of you who must eat this extra ‘sweet pie,- cake and other sweets, I suggest that you brush your teeth immediately afterwards. At least rinse your mouth with water to assist the saliva in getting rid of the sugar.

FALSE TEETH

Even if you have false teeth, you should brush ‘them after every meal. You don’t have to worry about cavities,: but you should guard against dental breath. And frequent brushing is the best way of doing it.

Incidentally, artificial dentur- es are made so well and so artis- tically these days that it is vir- tually impossible to tell them a- pa™ from the teeth they replace.

Artificial teeth can be made with broken corners, if the real teeth had such defects; they can be stained to match the old teeth and they can even be made with spaces between the teeth, if the wearer wishes.

WELL-KEPT SECRET

So cleverly can they be pro- duced that even a patient’s fam- ily is not likely to know the dif- ference.

As a matter of fact, it is now possible to have your upper teeth removed during your lunch hour and for you to return to work with artificial dentures in your mouth. Of course, it takes a little prev- ious preparation, but it can be done so that no one knows your secret. QUESTION “AND ANSWER

TI: Is it dangerous to take medication to get’ rid of tape- worm?

Answer: Medication for tape-

worm might be dangerous if it is not prescribed by a physician.

valleys filled up. Verdure will flourish on the roadsides like the green bay tree, and present a phantasmagoria satisfying to the most whimsical aesthete.

We must forget our insular in- feriority complex and be cour- teous to the strangers within our gates. They are very human and like to. be addressed.

mentary Secretaries to Cabinet Ministers.

Tus there would be a nucleus of Senators who. could speak authoritatively on

policy, and make the Senate feel | that it was more closely identifi- | ed With the current problems of |

the country. , |

prizes for several different items |

are. offered. Col. Johnstone's home at Long River is one of the

show places of the Province — | His his- |

visited by thousands torical hobby is replicas of fam- ous buildings. He is now build- ing a replica of Burns’ cottage at Ayr,. Scotland. A photo of Glamis Castle, her home, was sent to the Queen Mother some years ago, which she graciously acknowledged.

Our roadsides and farm fronts

in some places would stand a bit of embellishment. Collective effort by the proprietors to eli- minate seraggy bushes and nox- ious. weeds would beautify the terrain and bring down a “‘bles- sing on the community.’’ Many years ago the writer saw a Kin.- kora man_ cutting roadside weeds with a scythe.

Those few lugubrious and dila- pidated old houses which may have gheltered some potential “village Hampdens" or Church- ills, could be at least

sociation, in liaison with the pro- prietors. The government “sloper” beautifies the roadside

| banks quickly. Often those easily

|; and cheaply performed accés-

sories add to the general en- semble beyond all proportion to the cost and effort. Grass seed sown on those roadside gravel pits will take root and flourish even among “‘tares and rocks.” The hills will be levelled and the

Suez Settlement

New York Times ;

President Nasser of the Unit-

"ed Arab Republic has complet-

ed-a settlemgnt of the rival fin- ancial claims resulting from his seizure of the Suez Canal and the consequent Anglo-French invas- lon. The settlement leaves him in undisputed control of this vit- al waterway at bargain prices. He agreed last year to pay off the stockhodlers of the Universal Suez Canal Company over a ‘ive-year period. He _ reached agreement with the French gov ernment. under which he return- ed for substantial French prop- erty in return sequestered French credits. which his spokesmen re- present as payment for war damage claims. Now he has reac ed a similar agreement with Britain under which he obtains release of his assets frozen in Britain to relieve the strain of a mounting trade ‘deficit. These_ agreements. which Black played the role of mediator, are regarded as satisfactory by the parties concerned and as first steps toward the restoration ol

normal trade and. diplomatic re-

lations. Under the circumstances they may, in face represent the

best attainable. They may even be

welcomed if they help Nasser to keep the jaws of the Soviet trap open for.further maneuvering

But the financial settlement, important as it is, was never the main issue, The main issue was and is the international guaran- tee cf the freedom of the canal under the Suez Canal Convention which Nasser has in effect ab-

rogated.. He has pledged himself.

to observe the terms of the con- vention, and has indeed operated the canal better’ than was. ex-

pected. But the fgct remains that |

the freedom of the canal now rests on Nasser’s own unsuppor- ted word, that under his pledge he can interpret the terms of the convention as~he pleases, and that he has shown by his contin- ued blockade aga.nst Israel that he is determined to make the can- al serve his own interests, ir- respective of the rights of the users of international obligations This issue must still be reolved.

government |

white-| washed even by the Tourist As- |

I am, Sir, etc., J. PENDERGAST

| bour ice in prime condition for

| ed from a month - long exten

| in navy exercises.

| Charlottetown. |

NOTES BY THE WAY

Texan pianist Van Cliburn, & is reported, w,ll tour Siberia— and he'd better make sure he hs an exit permit. F

. With imports of primitive scul- pture coming into this country from Africa and Peru, will our Eskimos petition the Tariff Board for duties to protect their soapstone carvings?.— Ottawa Journal.

‘Instead of heating their fac- tories, some Japanese now pro: vide their workmen (for a price) with " elettriéally~ heated-- pai Those whose jobs are stationary simply plug in nearest outlet. Added. to

fi

area host of other devices for keeping warm, from electric heaters to electric slip-

pers. — Globe and Mail.

For: his. brilliant defense of Leopold and Loeb in the “‘thrill murder”’ of little Bobbie Franks, Clarence Darrow was paid $33,- 000. For enacting the Darrow

Welles.—Stratford Beacon Her-

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian Files)

TWENTY—FIVE YEARS AGO (Feb. 5, 1934)

to James MacNeill side, who earned it

after. she had fallen through ice on the pond near the Light Station at Summerside Dec 29, 1982.

:

Last week's thaw left the har-

skating and on Sunday many en joyed a spin over the glassy sur- face. Yesterday a large number took advantage of the weather for another skate on the har- bour ice. It is also understood that several hockey matches were held. ao

TEN YEARS AGO Teb. 5, 1949) Two local officers of. the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve return

sive training cruise in West In dies waters and the Carribean Sea. The officers, Surgeon Lt.- Commander L. E. Prowse and Supply Lt.-Commander J. W. Mc- Andrew, were among the com- plement of three ships. 450 men and 530 officers, which took part

Reefer cars. so necessary to the shipment of field erops, are here in abundance this year, it was learned yesterday fram C N. R. officials. The number of cars of potatoes. shipped to shows a decrease from that last season and the season fore, partly on account of late start due to the inclement weather. :

of be. the

Aman visiting the zoo stood looking at the camel for a long

time. He noticed a lot of saw on the grourd.' We s2acs:2d

thro: zh it looking for a :‘:aw to his likirg. Ee foucd cre. Cautiously he apprea-hed the camel and put the strzw on

the animal's beck. Then he stcod back and watched — fer hours. Nothing happened. “Wrong . straw,” muttered the man, and

} went away.—Irish Dtrest.

Yesterday Castro's ment annguaced a new stamp,

-pants:-}-ehowing.a_rebel.soldier with a. ‘| rifle raised and

i ‘the word “lib erty.”” But. due process of law is

govern.

mo —eed

and there is no due process when a of three members, their’ average age twenty-one, without legal training and with- out benefit of jury, can com demn a max to death and have the sentence carried out with- out appeal. — New York Her

—Tribune. :

The Age Old Story

All Scripture is given by in- spiration of God, and is profit- able.

At dawn he stands beside the gate to scar

The sky, that even early, looks like brass,

Searching vainly in the heaven's wide span -

For one: single wisp of cloud te

pass

Across the burning sun. He feels the surge

Of rising winds and sees along the field

The swirls of dust where drought has been the scourge

To rob his fertile acres of their yield.

He sees his wife come slowly up the slope

From watering the pause to pour

Water around her one remaining hope,

A young green pine that grows beside the door. :

And he knows that she, too, is grounded here,

In these wide acres where her roots are deep.

Each day she tells him that soon they will hear

Roll of thunder when gentle wind will sweep

chickens,

| Across the land, then green the

grass will grow And wheat will clothe the land in golden flow.

—Alma Robison Higbee. In the New York Times.

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