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PX GE 4 min—soar. JUNfzs. 1964. 1

Disgraceful Showing

. To accuse any member of “lying” is a crudity that violates parliamen- tary etiquette. and when accusations of this kind are hurled at a Prime Minister it is a scandalous thing in- deed. The issue that provoked these charges in the House of Commons could have been raised, and to bet- ter effect, without such breaches of decorum. It concerned Mr. Pear- son's alleged efforts to cover up government censorship of CBC pro- gramming. notably with respect to the showing of a “candid TV docu- trientary" about a day in the Prime Minister's life, filmed last October.

1 Basically the argument is that the film, which cost $35,000, should never have been made with the tax- payers’ money because it was in- tended as a partisan documentary favorable to the Prime Minister. It has also been charged that the Gov- ernment improperly interfered with the CBC. a CrOwn corporation re- sponsible only to Parliament, by de- manding the film’s suppression upon finding it more embarrassing than helpful to the Liberal cause. Worst of all, Mr. Pearson has been accused of permitting an invasion of Cabinet secrecy by allowing a photographer to record in sound and pictures a meeting of his Cabinet or one of its committees in the Privy Council.

This was denied by Mr. Pearson, and Mr. Hamilton, former minister of agriculture in the Diefenbaker cabinet, was suspended from the House for a day last week for refus- ing to retract a statement that the Prime Minister was attempting to mislead the House by incomplete answers to questions about the film and its making.

Mr. Pearson was not in the chamber on Tuesday when five Con- servatives and one NDP member hurled similar c h a rge s at him for more than three hours. The furore continued yesterday. with demands for the Prime Minister’s resignation.

There are ways of bringing seri- ous charges before the House and still keeping within the rules. Bitter personal attacks bespeak personal animosities. and nothing else. They hinder debate, and becloud the truth. Grounds for justifiable criticism there seem to be in this case, but the course followed by several Op- position speakers has tended to make them of secondary importance. The real issue now is whether rowdyism can be condoned in Parliament under any circumstancw.

That Causeway Report It is to be hoped, as Solicitor General Watson MacNaught antici- pates, that there will be no loss of ' time in making public the details of . the “phase one" report on our Causeway project which Northum- berland Consultants have submitted V - to the federal public works depart- ' merit. We question whether “phase ond" is the right term, since we got r" e dptailed progress report of the ' surveys under the Diefenbaker gov- “ t two years ago, followed by ennui-ate assurance that the project was feasible both from the economic . e engineering standpoint, and i it would be built without delay. at no need to quibble over _ Whether it be phaaetone or twenty, the latest. report fa of - interest to the pepre studs ’ ‘ Apparently ski delusion been Wtfns

the feasibility of all types of cross- ings and the cost of each type.

Meanwhile we note that an Ital- ian engineer proposes to build what he calls an “underwater bridge” in another part of the world at a cost -—not', of $100 million as has been suggested in our case. but of $440 million. It would link Italy and the island of Sicily across the eré-mile Strait of Messina. An ordinary bridge there would cost $160 mil- lion. but it wouldn't be earthquake- proof. And earthquakes have been the worst obstacle to linking Italy and Sicily in the past. Tens of thousands perished in the town of Messina in a quake in 1908.

The “underwater bridge" pro- posal was outlined at a recent inter- national congress of tunnel builders in Genoa. and is being studied seri- ously. It would involve placing two giant steel tubes under water be- tween Ganzirri, north of Messina in Sicily, and Villa an Giovanni, on the toe of the ltalian boot. They would be like pipelines—about 11.3 miles long—through w h ic h automobiles and trains could pass.

The tubes would he placed at a depth of about 100 feet so as not. to interfere with shipping. They would not be fixed to the sea bol- lom, thus forming a kind of under- water bridgc. In effect. it was ex- plained. they would hang like rub- ber tubes stretched between two points and might also be called "sus- pended tunnels." By being flexible, they would be able to absorb shocks better than a bridge or tunnel.

Weather and w a t c. r currents make this strait extremely treach- erous at times. It was these dangers that inspired the ancient Greek legends about Scylla. a monster preying on sailors from the Italian shore. and Charybdis, a dangerous whirlpool on the Sicilian side. To be caught between the two was equiva- lent to being in a very tighl jam.

Later the phrase “between Scylla and Charybdis“ came to mean being caught on the horns of any awkward dilemma. through inability to make up one's mind as to ‘he right course In pursue. It's a danger that besets politicians not infrequently. We trust that our Causeway planners, in their zeal for experimentation. will not fall victims to its alure- ments. "

The Asian Issue

"The Johnson administration is deep in a drive to prevent the un- easy Southeast Asia. situation from backfiring in the middle of the fall campaign." This is the way one Washington commentator describes the situation, and it could be as ac- curate a summing up as we are like- ly to get.

The drive is intended. among other things. to offset Republican criticism that there has been laxity in turning the tide of battle against the Communists in this troubled area of the world. The criticism is unwarranted, but that would not prevent it from being used effective- ly as political propaganda, especial- ly it' Senator Goldwater is to be the man the Democrats must beat in November.

The government has disclosed that Danang airfield, 350 miles north of Saigon and facing southern China, is now operational, capable of holding F-100 jet fighters. This field is a key factor in any spread- ing of American air operations onto the Asian continent. Senator John- son has also announced that he is dispatching to South Vietnam 3 strong combination of military and diplomatic talent. This reinforces his previous statement that the United States is determined to use its strength in preventing further Communist inroads in this area.

In Paris, President de Gaulle is said to have warned the Communist Chinese ambassador that the Ameri- cans mean business—that they are too publicly committed to allow the seizure of either Laos or South Vietnam. And in Moscow, 9. new Pravda statement against Peking is taken as having some significance in this connection. It warns that in view of Peking‘s openly expressed acorn for agreements and treaties with Commnist countries, it should not count on Soviet aid in a crisis.

These are reassuring signs.

it will be a relief to Washington’s allies, just the same. when the presi- dential campaign la over and the Mess

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"SMILE, YOU’RE ON CANDID CAMERA” QUAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Five Months Of Partisan Bickering

II is sometimes said

impatience but not without a

grain of truth — that our parlia- :

mcntarians could not operate a pcanul‘sland. The year 1964 is proving the more astonishing fact that our Parliamentarians

cannot even operate Parlia- mcnl . The almost complelc bog-

down in the nation‘s business in the first five months of this year was a nationwide scandal and an international joke. It was blamed by the Conservative up- position on the incompetent Li- bcral :overumcnt; it was blam- cd by the Liberals on an ob slructivc Conservative opposi- tion: it was blamed by the three smaller parties upon two inex- cusably partisan and bickering big parties.

Theirth has largely in the criticism of lIlCSf‘ three pygmy parties. who in parhamenl are showing more patriotism than partisanship.

The most damning indictment of this patchwork Parliament is the fact that many hours and

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‘ ed “so that MP5 need not give

with l to Air Canada - E and political

many days are being devoted to I superficialities. while the ur- I

gent business of the nation is

being deferred. REAL PRIORITIES

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Reorganization of our nation- al railway system. financial aid ‘

to students, modernizing our electoral boundaries and stream- lining our electoral practices. preserving our national magaz- incs now ncai‘ death. moderniz- ing farm credit and crop insur- ance. starting the long negotia- tions on a national portable pen- sion plan—these are some typ- ical urgent matters which facco our young parliament at the be- ginning of the year.

Yet by mid-May Parliamenl had passed only one bill—a complete irrelevancv to clwvze the name of our national airline from Trans-Canada Air Lines

PUBLIC FORUM

This column Iii open lo the dlaenssine by rarrcsponileuis til questions til

opinion at corres-

necessary_ The Guardian enter lulu any corrrespnndence regard- submltled.

lug letters

TIME IS PROFITIOUS

Sir.-— For many, many years "slummy" offcolor bootleggmg establishments have held away in Charlottetown, In defiance of the Law! Why? aturally, one Wonders why the City Adminis- tration. why the Clergy and oth- ers do not exercise their auth. ority and influence to see that the law is enforced. Inasmuch as we are supposed to be very culture-conscious at the moment —it would seem that the time is propitious!

We have officers of the law employed whose duty it is to put such places out of existence —why is this not carried out? Surely such an assignment doesn‘t. require a master-mind detective to bring same to Inti- tion. Certainly. it is a reflection on law enforcement officers that. in spite of their ble efforts. the show goes on blues- and better

How about going backstau. and giving it an all out eff - and, don‘t "make ft of one fle s h of the other"! Start on Rlehniond Stree sign the dispensers of that "old moun- tain dew" to "them thar hills" - n, move resolutely down East through Skid Row. 'and banish all-end-sundry who func- ‘fion so blatantly and profusely.

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= made a mockery of his revised

grammatical solecism which will cost the taxpayer dear. Six weeks ago. Prime Minis- I ter Pearson listed thirty-seven items on what he called his “pre- summer list of parliamentary business, which must be com pleted before the government "could give consideration to the ; possibility of a summer rc- cess.“ Parliament was hoping l0 adjourn on 15 July for two

months.

Three weeks later. Prime Minister Pearson gave the House of Commons 3 much shor- ter list of items eighteen. and suggested that longer working hours would shortly be suggest-

up all hope 0 [some kind of a break this summer." SELFISH P"LITICANS

Since that second pronounce- ment, the Prime Minister's pro- posals concerning the flag have

timetable of eighteen handled before mid- July. The reason that the House of Commons has hit this unprece- dented Iog jam is complex. It boils down to the fact that the Tweedle-dum and 'I‘weedle-dee I of Canadian federal politics,

baker. are still fighting their seven year electoral battle; each is determined to fight it to the death: each is pettily putting his own partisan preference before the national good.

And the tragedy for Canadians Is that. no matter which one might win. the ultimate victor

i will be so old and exhausted that

Canada will never have a com-

: patent government until th ey ' have both left the scene and la

ken with them the practices of

‘partisanship which belong on

the hustlngs but not in Parlia-

There are many competent. patriotic and unselfish men and women in the House of Com- mons: these quite rightly re- sent the approbrium which is now being poured collectively on our MP5. These recognize that the floor of Parliament is being misused by leaders who are thinking of their own electoral survival more often than of the nation's business. But only New Democratic Colin Cameron of Nanaimo and Social Credit lea- der Bob Thompson have to date appreciably protested this de~ bauching of Parliament in Par- liament.

No Parking In Rome

The Oregonian

While this Is difficult lo‘ prove. it may be suspected ma- : ny of the automobiles clogging] downtown U.S. streets aren‘t I really going any where: theirl drivers simply are going ‘round I

, and round' looking for a place | l k.

4‘ transit buses which might at-

Gunrdian does not neces-1

Clean up this grubby. unwhole-' some situation. Licensed clubsl

are much to be preferred in a ci-

vilized community — more 'al-

moaphere'. you know —— Much more palatable, too! i am. Sir, etc.

OMAR

>Waseetheirdrloncreft. Goapeeillngdown

If these superfluous vehicles playing their endless game of : musical chairs could be elimin- 1 ated, the going would be easier , for motorists genuinely bound‘ for distant destinations, or for

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VIKINGS (After hearing "Beowulf" on the CBC) Very kings among men they were:

These golden~crested men. Fair giants cf the bravest breed They crossed the northern Fen. They sped in beak-ed ships afar To settle in‘lcy Isles; Theycasrnetoflght. towinthelr war. They came with werrior emllea. With tone of drill and spear of

They amof’e their toe amain. No quarter did these Vikings

give. . . No quarter would they faln. Nowhtneameledaeudyore. the greening swells. To be lost In the roar-i rig draught. We see um horn-ed men of Raise up their lord on high.

Upon their shields he stands so firm. Their King. against the sky!

We sac them set the royal pyre. The dramashlp’a aflame: We hear their shoals ring around

the fire. As their hero's death they name.

Vikings! 0! Seowult'a breed you were.

Children of are: and foam;

Was-Heel! We wish you well,‘

Where you rest in your stormy

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tract more patrons if they could move faster.

Rome now has .lotned the group of major world cities try- ing to accomplish this. Effec- tive April 27. all parking was banned in downtown Rome. Hurtiz-cds of carabinieri were

r assigned to enforce the order. s and

while s n m e Romans were indignant when their cars were hauled away and impound- ed after a few days the United Press lnternational reported 31- most everyone seemed quite pleased with the results of the drastic reform.

With the lessened congestion, people found they could go to and from work on the buses fas- ter than they could by car. and driving through the downtown area became less of a chore for those obliged to do so for show ping trips or business appoint- ments

‘ Mike Pearson and John Diefen~ I

Chicago, Illinois.) The Age Old Story

Malaria Still Rife

whammy-anon.- Mslarierematna

floult to oompre~ bend. In addition, the infectto enfeebles so many of the lube- bitants, they cannot help them- selves.

In all probability. malaria will remain at serials thre for generations to come. Relapse: occur years after exposure and It is believed that monkeys also act as a reservoir for the four species of causative parasites. The incubation period varies from one to two weeks, long enough for an unprotected tra- veler to return from the tropics lo the United States and devel- op the first symptoms.

When ampheles mosquitoes bite an infected person they suck in blood containing the male and femaie parasites. Fer- tilization takes place in the in- sect gut and the female pene- trates the stomach wall where she enlarges for 7 to 20 d . The eggs tsporotoites) rupture Into the body cavity and those that lodge in the insect’s sali vary glands can be injected into a new victim.

The parasites enter man's li- ver. where they remain for one to two weeks. 0n release. they Invade the blood or go back into the liver cells. The typical chills and fever develop when the red cells burst and the parasites es. cape into the liquid part of me blood; the cycle is now ready to repeat itself.

At one time quinine was th e only remedy for malaria. The source disappeared when main cinchona fields of Java fell into Japanese hands during

.World War II. Meanwhile more

615 were suffering from malar- ia than from battle wounds. A number of synthetic antimalar- ials were developed under the pressure of war and they proved more effective than quinine.

Modern preventive drugs are begun by travelers to tropical climates on entering a malari- ous area and are continued for two or more weeks 'after leav- ing. A weekly dose is all that is necessary

DOING TOO MUCH

R.N. writes: I had chorca at age 11 and was cured. I am a married woman of 25 with an outside job. I have become es tremer nervous and wonder the tension produced by t. w u

be is responsible or whethei I’m having a recurrence of cho rea.

REPLY I‘ll put my money on the two 3. APPLE TIME Mrs. S. writes: When Is the best time for an elderly woman to eat apples? I love them but it I eat one before lunch or in mid- afternoon.,gas forms and I feel uncomfortable.

REPLY Try eating an apple for ties cert. If discomfort occurs, sub stitule apple sauce or a baked apple. FAT AND GALLSTONES P.B. writes: '1 remaining on a low fat diet ward off the need for gall bladder removal? REPLY

No. This type of diet may les sen the chance of developing In- digestion. gas, or colic. But it will not dissolve gallstones or“ take the place of surgery when the organ is diseased.

. TAPEWORM AND PRESSURE

N.Y. writes: I have low blood pressure and my husband says

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NOTES BY THE WAY

"De you think It’s right lad.” sou Dave earnestly asked me last Saturday when I came home

flee. ,“to welsh peo- ple for something they haven't done?” “0! course not. Dave.” I answered. .“ZI‘hat would be

most unju . sure to hear that.‘ Dave sighed with relief. “because I didn't mow the lawn like I was supposed to. —— Chilton Timesalournal.

Int tar neural Walla. ads Would probably

another.stste In the union“ an: other steron the U.S. as. There would be E -.

Ilker owe everything to Gener- al Wolfe and the British victory - Vancouver Province.

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Indonesian Problem

By DonrMerahell Canadian Press sun Writer

Altlmugh the avowed intention of Indonesia’s President Sa- karuo to crush Malaysia be is unlikely to risk more dangerous than the taunt- ing jabs be is already deliver-

The long-term view in London is that the crisis will continue to smoulder in its present state for at. least a or two. A swift and acceptable solution is considered impossible after the

collapse of the Tokyo eummlt. meeting. - But at e same time Su-

karno. aware that Britain, Aua trails and New Zealaud are ex'~ plicitly committed to Malay- sia's I will probably avoid turning his "confronta- tion" policy begun 15 months ago, into an all-out war. Renewal of attacks across the North Borneo border by Indo- nesian guerrillas. in which five Gurkha soldiers were killed dur- ing the weekend, predictany rang alarm bells throughout the Commonwealth. . If the attacks continue on such a scale Malaysia's prime minister. Tunku Abdul Rahman to make bi- lateral approaches Io particular Commonwealth countries for immediate help In training and equipment.