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The Railway Dispute

The federal Minister of Labor, Mr. Starr, is to be commended for his vigorous action in seeking set- tlement of the threatened strike next month of railway engineers. In bringing the union leaders and rail- way management together in Mon- treal yesterday, he warned that any tieup of rail operations would be “utterly disastrous” in its impact on Canada’s economy, thus making it pretty clear that the government would not hesitate to intervene if the Montreal talks failed to resolve the dispute.

Meanwhile there has been as- surance from railway union officials that, in this particular the Borden-Tormentine car ferry service would not likely be involved. But why, in any e, should it be? We have never been able to understand why responsibility for making such a decision should be left with the railway unions. It is the Dominion Government, not the Canadian Na- tional Railways, that owns our car ferries and is obligated to keep them: in operation under our terms of Confederation.

The trouble started twelve years ago when a pusillanimous Liberal government at Ottawa allowed our ferries to be tied up and shirked all responsibility for them until Pre- mier Jones called a special session of the Legislature and the “Abeg- weit” was promptly released and placed back in service. At that special session of September, 1950, our grievance was clearly stated and our rights insisted upon. It was pointed out then—as it should be on every when the question arises—that the operation of these ferries is not an interfer- ence with the rights of railway un- fons, since the ferries are in effect an interprovincial highway, facilitat- ing the transport of automobiles, trucks, busses and independent pas- sengers as well as railway equip- ment.

Now that the MV Confederation is due to go into service very short- ly, would it not be advisable to have this controversial matter settled once and for all? The new ferry will carry no railway traffic of any kind. Why then hand it over to the railway for operation? Why not leave that responsibility with the Department of Transport, where it belongs? There would then be no excuse for governmental pussyfoot- Ing in the event of a another rail- way strike, and the principle would be established, beyond cavil, that the responsibility for main- taining this vital service lies with the men we elect to govern this tountry, and with no other body of Men whatsoever.

The Journal’s Warning

Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s @at-and-mouse election game is be- @oming too much for the nerves of Mme--bers of Parliament, his own supporters included. Even the Ot- tawa Journal has become disturbed. “This Parliament,” it says, “is no longer the useful legislative body needed by this country at this time; it is being degraded into a hustings into a sounding board for party

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‘Somewhat inconsistently, The Journal blames the Opposition. The Opposition, it says, “is abdicating its

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occasion

before the house, its leaders

was not even in the Huse; he was “out on the hustings seeking votes. More, while Mr. Pearson was thus er~aged, a small rump of his party, remaining in the House, were *>Id- ing up supplementary estimates— taking 14 days for a job wh usually takes up not more than three or four days.”

But The Journal gets back on the right tack when it says that it’s Mr. Diefenbaker’s job to end this state of affairs. “Surely,” it says, “he cannot believe that he can proceed with the legislative program he has mapped out and have an election, too. He must know that if he proceeds with a full- fledged budget, plus a measure for redistribution, plus a measure for Senate reform, plus a measure to abolish closure, plus other important things in the Speech from the Throne, this Parliament will still be here in July if not in August.”

So what? Mr. Diefenbaker should make an end of this Parlia- ment—dissolve it and go to the country. This would mean withhold- ing most of his legislative program, but he could now bring down a budget—a full budget if it could be prepared in time; otherwise a fin- ancial White Paper showing the country’s financial state. Fiscal measures, if deemed necessary, could be brought in later, when the new Parliament meets.

To procrastinate longer, says The Journal, will be “to condone grave harm for Canada.” Grave harm for Mr. Diefenbaker, too; for, “while Mr. Diefenbaker and his ministers must remain chained to their ad- ministrative and parliamentary desks, the Opposition is in a position to make him fight their kind of a battle—a kind of battle which sees them with the tactical advantage of fighting him on two fronts, holding up his legislation in the House with part of their forces, while roaming the constituencies with another part, launching charges and accusa- tions that largely go ananswered.”

It's an emergency, Mr. Diefenba- ker! Your old friend The Journal isn’t joking, and its advice might be well worth heeding.

Wood Islands Service

It is pleasing to learn, from a statement by Transport Minister Balcer in the House of Commons on Thursday, that a second ferry for the Wood Islands-Caribou route has been approved in principle, and that the contract may be let quite soon, so that the boat may perhaps be ready for the season of 1963. Earl- ier, the minister had announced that a sum of $23,025 had been provided for modifications to the ferry Lord Selkirk operating on the same route.

Mr. Balcer’s statements with re- gard to the proposed new ferry for this service were given in reply to questions asked during discussion on the estimates for the minister's department. This is the time when queries of this kind are usually ad- vanced from all parts of the coun- try, by members concerned about the interests of their particular constituencies or provinces.

In this case, however, the quer- jes didn’t come from any of our elected Island representatives from the Liberal member for Bona- vista-Twillingate, Mr. J.W. Pickers- gill. That man Pickersgill again! What would we do without him? He has been prodding Works Minister Walker persistently about our causeway survey and other matters, and has been snubbed many times for his pains. But that hasn’t dis- couraged him, and this time he has been successful in tapping Mr. Balcer for a welcome piece of in- formation.

Were our own members’ faces red when Mr. Pickersgill went to bat for us again on this occasion, stressing the inadequacy of the pres- ent service and the need for early attention to our requirements? Surely they could have forestalled him had they any knowledge of what was afoot, and put the quest- fons themselves that would have elicited the answers! The House must be wondering whether they are under a vow of silence of some kind, or whether subjects relating to this Province are of too private a nature to be discussed above whis- pers by our own elected representa- tives. ’

In any case, the news it out, and it is Mr. Pickersgill we must thank for his enterprise in prying it loose’

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NEW BASIS FOR DISAGREEMENT

“VISION TO BE REALIZED Disarmament And The Better Life

Winnipeg Free Press ‘The United Nations study on | demand for goods and head off | effect would be minor. In are

the economic and social conse- quences of disarmament could hardly have been published at a more appropriate time. In Gen- eva, 17 nations are once again trying to find a satisfactory and effective way of halting the arms race, Their basic motivation is simply the survival of the hu- man race, But the UN study shows conclusively, in the judg- ment of the ten economists who conducted it, that disarmament would mean not only the survi- val of the human race, but a very much better life for every-

one.

The turning of swords into ploughshares would release bil- lions of dollars that could be us- ed countries, build new homes and factories, eliminate slums, pro- vide more and improved facili- ties for education, health and scientific research, extend soc- {al security,

Working hours could be cut with no reduction in real in- come. There would be more lei- sure time, more holidays with Pay.

In addition to the immediate relief — both financial and emo- tional — that would result from disarmament, there would be secondary benefits, The easing of international tensions thus brought about would greatly sti- mulate world trade and modify present trade barriers, This in turn would lead to greater pros- perity,

NOT EASY OR SIMPLE

No one believes that the chan- Keover would be easy or sim- ple. Widespread fears /have of- ten been expressed that the eli- mination of armed forces and the arms Industry would, in some countries, bring on a black de- Pression with many thousands of people in the services and in industry thrown out of work.

The ‘economists believe that such fears are unfounded, if the government concerned act with foresight and co-operation. And not long ago a report by & group of U.S. experts said that disarmament could be carried out in the United States over a period of ten or twelve years without causing a depression.

UN study says that the world has more than enough

unfulfilled needs to take care of |

all the resources that would be

these resources. It suggests that governments could main!

THE CAT matter jer_the boasts are The centuries lie back of his’! made Soviets, or our stare | side. ‘U.S. Defence Secretary Me- gree Nami says his country’s Entwined with the long course of | history, |

A heritage shown in his haughty air

And worldly charm. Ne stranger to the grace

Of living in great houses, he has seen

And satin step. He has a pedi-

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unemployment by cutting taxes | to consumers, granting tax concessions to investors and, where necessary, paying subsid- jes to seriously affected region: and industries. CANADA'S CASE

Some countries (Canada 1s one of them) which depend on the export of primary products like metallic ores, petroleum, rubber, ete, also would feel the effects of disarmament because they are dependent in this field on demand generated by mili- tary purchases. |

But, the study says, {f mill-| tary spending were fully replac- | ed by public and private non- military spending, the over-all

Results In Argentina

By Joseph Canadian

The results of the election in Argentina—inviting back Juan | Peron's rightism — have stag- | gered the Western world but what has happened Is not really new. An earlier sampling set the patterg.

President Arturo Frondizi has been reduced to making deals with military commanders to stay in power and, in a confused situation, it seems the govern- ment plans on repudiating the results of the election in som

areas, It's. difficult to believe that Frondizi, a long - time cam- | paigner, was caught by sur- prise since he is a veteran in opposition to Peron, whose siren song ved much ite melody from the late Eva Per

in the view of is a saint, and Juai view is unmatched

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himself in exile in Spain—as a bri

Authorities, have noted re peatedly that President Ken- nedy's Alliance proposals were only made after Cuba's Premier Fidel Castro invited all of Latin America to ‘a leftist solution of their prob- lems.

Ponderina T!

Vancouver

‘The nuclear arms race has certain psychopathic conn tlons. These come to the whenever there is talk of super- lor nuclear .

It is lunatic to talk about win-

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where the decline in de:

for a particular commodity cau- sed serious and lasting difficul- ties, consideration could be giv- en to special aid to the country or countries involved.

The UN study should be of particular interest to Cana Not only are we one of the 17 nations now engaged in the Gen- eva talks, but, according to the study, Canada is one of the sev- en biggest military spenders in the world; the other six are the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, China, France and West Germany. These seven nations account for about 85 per cent the world’s military spending.

MacSween

‘The new facts are that in a free election Peronists with | more than 2,500,000 votes—one | third of the total—won a plur- | ality in 10 of the 14 provinces and half of the seats at stake in the lower house.

Responsible co mm en tators have said there is nothing that can be done about these facts without returning the concept of rule enforced by Peron, who himself used the army as a springboard to power.

RULE SOURED

Other facts are that It prob- bly would have been impos- sible for Frondizi to be elected in the first place without the implicit support of Peron. This

has soured his rule.

Frondizi has in statements scorned Peronista support but it's on the record that Peron urged his admirers to vote for Frondizi in the February, 1958, elections.

Some estimates placed the number who did so at about 1,500,000, Another 500,000 cast blank ballots instead. Totalled, these figures are not distant from those of the last election, in the view of some observer

showing that Peron—2% years after being driven from the country — still wields influence ‘over 20 per cent of the Argen- tine electorate.

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a night club fight and a plastic operation had to be done to re- construct the floor of the orbit.

Many families maintain the tradition that the good fairy witl pay a dime for every tooth a child loses. The youngster puts it under the pillow and the ex- change takes place in the still of the night. Fallout a new demand for these teeth.

A baby tooth survey is being conducted in St. Louis and a

the director, Dr. Louise Zibold Reiss, appeared recently in Science. This group found that teeth and bones ab- sorb strontium 90 and calcium in the same ratio, It is here that bé teeth enter the pic- ture; analysis provides indirect information concerning the amount of strontium 90 that has settled in the bones,

Collecting deciduous teeth from the good fairy is much easier than removing a piece of bone for analysis. According to Dr. Reiss, a two year col- lection of 5,000 incisors from any area of the nation will yield all the information needed tell how mueh strontium 90 was absorbed by children during the Preceding seven years,

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

BOUTS OF VOMITING

Mrs. W. writes: For two years my 5 year old girl has been suf- fering from bad vomiting spells. She has no fever or pain with these cks and when she was in the hospital they could find nothing wrong. She is a happy child who eats well. Do you have any suggestions?

REPLY

EP} Nervousness and allergy are possibilities, if X-rays of the stomach and intestine were ne- gative. There is no need for con- cern if the child has not. lost weight and is heal- thy. A clue may be obtained by Noting what she ate, and what pened prior to vomiting. The cause may be a food, or some- thing the parents are doing...

GNAWING PAIN

Mrs. C. writes: My husband gave up smoking after using a pack a day for 54 Years, He had a gnawing pain in his sto- mach since then and we won- der if he gave up cigarets too abruptly,

REPLY No. The gnawing pain may be coincidental and X-rays are in order. BENDING, GOOD EXERCISE J. B. writes: Is cooking on

top of the stove, instead of in the oven, hard on the stomach? REPLY

No, but bending down to put food into the oven is exercise that will harden the muscies of the abdomen. If you refer to frying versus baking or broil- ing, the oven is better.

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writes: Is there a blood test to show whether a woman

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“OUR YESTERDAYS From the Guardian Files

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So far, I've heard of no marriage counsellor who of- fers any advice on the right way to handle this situation.

Yet it is packed with perils.

(or thirtieth)

find his still’ celebrating her silver (twenty-fifth) or china (twen- tieth) anniversary?

Sure, any wife will show pleasure over whatever gift Is presented (pearls would be dandy), but what kind of at- titude will be produced for the occasion? Yet some wives keep on observing their twentieth anniversary for as many as 15

years. BLUSH-INSPIRING

Like as not this is why many a husband keeps on risking be- ing condemned as a poor dope, without any imagination, when he never gets beyond toss- ing his wife a handful of pos- jes, or a box of chocolates, on anniversary after anniversary.

Worse ten are risked, too, as I can remember from more than a dozen years ago, when that woman had & really serious attack of year-switching. At that time I trembled lest we would face blush-inspiring questions as to whether our daughter had been a child bride, and just how it hap- pened we had grandchildren.

In part of that era I even suspected that woman of having mistaken her daugh- ter’s wedding anniversary for her own; ail of this suggesting juvenile prowess on my part

has to be de-

anniver- wife is

of a kind which scribed as most unlikely.

FINGERS AND TOES

In later years, however, the year-juggling by that woman hat less ex-

reme; enough so to lead me to accept for a while that it involved nothing more thi her general arithmetical c fusion, which at times can be massive. After all, when a woman has trouble telling her left hand from her right, it Scarcely seems reasonable to expect her to be able to count.

Indeed, through quite a few years, I accepted the propos- ition that her ability to count could not be expected to go beyond the number of fingers and toes she had available on which to do her counting. This presumed always could

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NO FALSIFICATION

It’s as simple as that. There isn't even falsification, Just feminity, in this method.

find a woman observing | a thirty-seventh or thirty-elghth birthday for five to nine years ina row. And it is a rare thing to meet a woman who steps up boldly to the fact of bei 39 years old (that's getting too close to 40), much less to the fact of being 40,

When they finally move oa, it’s ordinarily to some age like 42 or 43, where they again feel free to linger a while, By ‘he time a woman says she is past 50, no person side of heaven is safe to guess her real age, if measured in mathemar Heal rather than feminine

lerms. In the same way, observe

is avoided as long as possible, because it suggests that same age figure of 40.

DON'T ASK ME

It {s a handy brand of truth ‘to ha ilable, this female version.

And, so long’as it remains available, don't ask me what anniversary it is we'll be ob- serving at our house next week, Til have to wait until that ‘woman tells me, before I have an opinion, Whatever figure she chooses will suit me fine.

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