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THUBDAY. suiirfu, 1954

Freight liato War

, The reaction of Islanders to the rail- truck rate war in the haul between Toronto and Montreal is apt to be that it would be a good thing in a different locality. un. fortunately competition is forcing freight rates further down in an area that has 1003 enjoyed the benefit of low rates and a short haul.

It can be safely predicted, unfortun- ately, that the reduced i-evenue resulting from the drastic cut in rates inithe com- petitive area will force the railways to look for even higher rates on those, lines in which competition is not so keen. Even so. it may not amount to as much as the loss which would result from failing to meet competition which would also have to be born by the remaining traffic.

The majority report of the Turgeon Commission recognizes the need of the rail- ways to meet competition but found no solution of the problem of outlying areas which must pay the shot. The Royal Com- mission merely proposed that whenever a railway filed a competitive tariff it should simultaneously inform the Board of Trans- port Commissioners of the circumstances so that the Board would be able to suspend or disallow the change if it considered it to be unjustified.

Until such time as rail and highway transportation adjust themselves to operate in the most economical way it would seem that both will continue to accept losses in areas of competition and have to make them up elsewhere. Although the first ef- fect of joint regulation of the. various means of transport would probably be high- er trucking rates in many areas, in the long run such control could be used to pro- vide the most economical overall transport- ation.

ilcrsctalls & Tiger Skins

Back in 1925 a tribal chief in the French Cameroons by the name of Ntapi found himself sentenced to prison as the result of a jurisdictional fight

between himself and a rival chief by the

name of Fodjomekwet. On his release he discovered that his enemy had made off with numerous items which for generations had been used by his people in their cere- monial dances. 200 horsetails, 200 tiger skins, 250 loincloths, 4 tom-toms, 80 gold bracelets, 200 ivory-bracelets, 21 musical instruments and other items of lesser worth were among the dancing equipment purioined by Mr. Fodjomckwet. In addition, the rascal had stolen 225 huts, 180 goats. and 200 sheep. So says the bill of par- ticulars which Mr. Ntapi recently present- ed to the United Nations in his petition for redress. He bases his claim on the United Nations declaration of human rights. "I desire," said the petitioner, "that my people and I may remain independent with- out interference by any outsider."

Even if the full weight of the United Nations is placed behind Mr. Ntapi's efforts to regain possession of his goods, it's going to be difficult enough to make the declar- ation of human rights effective in this par- ticular case. But aggression is aggression. whether it be aimed at'the sovereignty of a nation or the ceremonial dances of a prim- itive tribe. Mr. Ntapi is to be commended for bringing his grievance before the inter- national body, and 'it would come as' no surprise to hear that United Nations dele- gates have decided to give the prayer of the petition every possible consideration. At least it will be a change from Big Power disputes which take up so much of their time without showing any signs of being resolvable.

Tariffs & Wool Fabrics

In its demand for higher tariffs against British woollen imports, the Canadian textile industry ignores one factor which, perhaps more thanany other, is responsible for the decline in its business - the grow- ing impact of synthetic fabrics. This point is made in a brief by the Canadian Federa- an excellent brief by the Canadian Federa- tion of Agriculture to the Canadian Tariff Board in connection with the inquiry into the effect on the domestic industry of Brit- ish woollen goods entering Canada under the British preferential tariff.

The C.F.A. submission points out that therd has been no upward trend in the con. sumptiori ii woollen fabrics in Canada since 1943. In that yscsr wool accounted for 7 perccntofsiifsbricsused in this country; by 1353 tfilsgflgurewss down to 5.7 per - - M, the other-hand, the consumption

. H” fabrics went up from 13 per

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same period. The switch in buyersi prefer- ences is partly a reflection of prices. Wool- len goods have been getting more expensive compared with those made, for instance, In 1943 the wholesale price index of wool fabrics was 134 while that of rayon was 130. By 1954 the wool index had almost doubled to 262, but rayon had increased to only 160. .

The Federation submitted that from 1948 to 1952 it was not imports that brought a recession to the Canadian wool- len industry, but a sharp decline in the domestic consumption of woollen fabrics.

24 per cent; imports by 27 per cent; and consumption by 25 per cent. The decline in consumption was almost exactly the same as the increase in the consumption of synthetic fabrics. It is true that there was an upsurge of British wool imports in 1953-to 2S38,425,000, from 329.417.0.00 in 1952. But this was part of a general in- crease in all British imports and the pref- erential tariff cannot be held responsible as this was the same in both years”

Pity The 14th Graders

According to a news report from Wash- ington, D. C., bureaucrats have their trou- bles just as other mortals do, especially if they happen to be in Grade 14. a category which includes clerks just below the rank of bureau or division chief. Until a year ago 14th graders were permitted to have rugs in their offices. . Then, a new govern- ment directive made all types of floor cov- ering the exclusive possessions of those in Grade 15 or above. And, as if that were not bad enough for the lower categories, executive type desks, upholstered chairs, paper trays,' and receptacles (known in less exalted places as wastebaskets) were re- served for the higher-ups. Under the new policy a clerk in a lower category can de- mand rugs and the other luxurious items only if and when he is promoted to a high- er rank;' and that takes time; in fact, for thousands of clerks the time never comes.

The report does not say why the direc- tive was issued in the first place. It may have been intended as a spur to ambition or as nothing more than a social distinc- tion for those fortunate enough to reach the high rungs of the bureaucratic ladder. Unquestionably, it will mean quite a fi- nancial saving for the government; but whether that will make up for the almost inevitable discontent in the ranks of the 14th graders is another matter. A clerk

20 years i 5who is obliged to walk on bare floors and n

to put up with cheap furniture is not going to be too happy when he looks across the corridor at a neighbour, only one notch above him in dignity and responsibility, revelling in luxury.

EDITORIAL NOTES

At 9:56 am. the sun enters the sign of

Libra; the Autumn equinox. O O I

A coating of lead has long been used to protect armoured cables, in addition to.the f layers of steel, paper, rubber and other ma- terials. In a new Canadian telephone cable, however, the top layer of lead has been replaced by plastic.

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An astonishing number of distinguished visitors, have been received at Ottawa in recent months. Prime Minister Yoshida of Japan, who arrives there on Sunday, is both a welcome guest and a symbol of the increasing interchange between this country and the rest of the world.

0 O O '

Veteran farmers who have long boiled potatoes to feed to cattle must be somewhat rueful at findings of the Experimental Farm at Charlottetown that raw, pulped potatoes can be used to replace turnips in the dairy herd ration. It may be, however, that the ycows enjoyed the well-cooked spuds more i than they would raw ones.

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Quebec Transport Minister Rivard is not impressed by the fact that the British North America Act, as interpreted by the Privy Council, assigns interprovincial transport to Federal jurisdiction. This seems to con- trast strangely with the general attitude of the Quebec Government to insist vigor- ously on constitutional rights.

The motoring age may well bring back the courtesy characteristic of the dueling era. It is being realized more and more that only the most considerate of conduct on the highways can reduce the present heavy loss of life as. in another age, only the most careful ' politeness could avert sudden death on the field of honour.

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Robert Seymour Bridges. English poet, was born this date 1930. At 38 he retired from medical practice to devote lilmself to literature. He ivasia master of language and had a deep and subtle insight into hu- man nature. Besides his poetry, he found time to produce eight plays and to publish several anthologies and critical essays. At the age of 85 he published his great poem "The Testament of Beauty." - '

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THE MEIJITATIONS OF CLEM AH LEE

(A sad poem about the Chinese) When I held office u'nder the late

King

I tried to bring lair shares to all the people.

I was affectionately handled by

the cartoonists And was held up as s model to fathers of families.

Now in exile I am growing old. And the public no longer appre- ciate my motives.

How hard is the lot of s rejected poiiticlsni

I have travelled East to goodwill to A nation Who fall to understand our way of life.

But when I pluck the lotus bios- som my people whisper "Korea":

When the eyes of the dancing girls shine green in the moon- light they remind me of Vientnam:

When at a banquet I empty the rice bowl Formosa is written there.

The first leaves of Autumn fall on the jade floor. The taste of shark's fin is bitter . in my mouth And the chilling breeze rumors of elections.

--P. F. Widrlnws in Night

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Bingo And Politics

(St. Thomas Times-Jouriial)

The game of bingo is illegal in New York City. where many other things that ought to be illegal are not, and s. few days ago Police In- spector Louis Goldberg. in pur- suance of his duties as head of the morals squad, walked in on a bingo tournament where 1,000 women were playing, and put a stop to their fun. That same day he stop- ped three other games. . Two days later he received notice from Police Commissioner Francis Adams that he was demoted. Rea- son given for the demotion was that he had not notified his su- pcrlors that he intended to raid the halls. Why a police officer should have to give notice that he intended carrying out the law within his district. we an only guess at. surely that is w at he is there for. Our guess is that he did not notify higher-ups because they might have tipped-off the spon- sors bo not hold the session. Gold- berg. who had 36 yesi-s' service on the force. immediately tendered his resignation. Mayor Wagner supported the Police Commissioner.

Politics enters into the bingo situation in New York City. The game is wholly illegal. but s great number of people engage in com- mercial undertakings. The Doma- clats. facing it Stats election in November. si-e anxious to won the voters as much as they can. so they are advocating iegsilsins Bingo for charitable purposes.

I O O

Bingo is said to have originated in Italy under the name ni lotto. It was played on cards divided in- to numbered squares, with num- bered counters. As each counter wutumed up, players with the corresponding number on their csrds covered it with s disk. The person who first covered II row of numbers won. As I gambling game lotto was called keno in the United states. It was played at county fairs and carnivals. sometimes for pi-ises and sometimes for cssh: its successor. Bingo. was born around the turn of the century. At first it was played in the home, purely as I psstime. Then it was introduced at resorts and other fun

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I NOTES BY

Ultimate in refinement: In Tor- onto they rsll the dog-catcher the canine control officer. - Stratlord Beacon-Herald.

We have never in more than so years of estimating prairie ci-ops seen grain experts so bs dly stymied in trying to call the final figures as they are this year. The weather man is to blame. - Leth- brldge Herald.

The announcement that the musical Oklahoma is being filmed in Arizona because Arizona is more like Oklahoma makes us won- der why we ever bothered about those geography books. - Hamil- ton Spectator.

Whatever anyone may think. or may have thought. of Camillien Houde, none can be in any doubt as to his deep and lively interest in Montreal. This interest has been accompanied by u very real affec- tion for the city. its institutions and its people of all degrees. This perhaps is the key to the status of Mr. l-ioude, not only in Montreal, but in much wider circles. He loves people and has his own convincing ways of showing it. That. they reciprocate this senti- ment in greater or lesser mea- sure has been often made appar- ent during his tenure of office. - Montre..l Gazette.

"lnterllngus." the latest thing in international languages. is to be used at the second world con- gress of cardiology which is to be held in Washington and attended by specialists from more than 40 countries. "Interlingua" is a com- bination of all the common ele- ments of some of the principal Western languages and is said to be almost immediately familiar to anyone with a knowledge of Spanish, French, Italian or Portu- guese. Since it has been in use for some time in s number of scientific journals. it should prove useful at this gathering. -Brsnt- ford Expositor. -

Psychologists have emerged from a long summer silence to state that man passes his peak after the age of 24. The disabil- ities of age begin to creep up on him at 20, and after four years gain the upperhsnd. This Is hard to take. even where s 24th birth- day ls only vaguely recalled. The

also become the cosy refuge of professional gamblers and s not political issue. It has elected some public officials in the United states, defeated others.

What happens to the r ,3, in New York will be observed with interest by the States where it. is

THE WAY

young fellow emerges from col- lege, let's say. with the dew of youthfulness on his cheek, and the world apparently at his feet. But siresdy. ths death-watch beetles have moved in. He's put his prime. Or so a school of psy- chology reports. - Windsor Star.

The world is s superficial Judge -which may dismay philosophers. but is nevertheless a fact. If noth- ing succeeds like ss. noth- ing helps success like the appear- ance of success. It gives an in- divldual confidence. "Any man can be in good spirits and good tem- per." Dickens said through his famous character Martin Chuzzle- wit. ”when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that." There is still satisfaction in' it, because it reflects -- or should reflect - self-respect. which demands re- spect: just as ' pplness is, in the reverse. a disastrous advertiser. There are u' lot more garish and certainly more objectionable forms of dress than jesns'(especialiy wo- men's slacks) but if jeans encour- age further sloppiness it is not surprising that the Malvern prin- clpal blew. as the boys would say. his top. -- From an editorial for young people. Hamilton Spectator.

Dr. Sidney Bmltli, president of the University of Toronto. told Commonwealth university heads meeting in Kingston that there should be more' scholarships and bursaries in Canada. Dr. Smith is right. In Great Britain 75 percent of all university students are fi- nsnced by scholarships, compared with 14 percent for Canada. And in Harvard University. often called a "silk stocking" sent of learninz. something like 50 percent of all students receive scholarships or other assistance. The number of students in Canadian universities. on a population ratio, falls far below that of the U. S. That may not be a disaster. seeing that many U. S. educators think that too many young Americans are ad- mitted to university too easily. But in Canada it could be that there are young people in unl- versitles who would be better else- where, and quite a number who should be in universities but haven't the means of getting there. -Ottawi Journal.

N The Age Old Story '

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odsy. bingo is in the big busi- ness class. "Bingo supplies", rate I section of the Yellow Pages in tho New York telephone directory. It '1 out of the big booths at tho Osnsdlsn Nsfiomi Ihthlbitinn. tiers and in the United states the nuns has becoins A major source

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and chins. This is so because. how- ever one looks at the world politi- cal situation. the Oospuiunlsts sscui to be bsvtns things much their own way: "st isssi that is how it uiustsppearto thsm.'.I'bcID 0 dcbsolc is s out in point.

, This French sponsored and French defeated plan never had much chance to win its way into the political affections of the French people. mainly because the British were to have I. very lim- ited relationship -with it. 59 per- haps it is Just as well. all things considered, that it fell to pieces. On the ruins there ms arise s sounder and more reslls o struct- ure of Western European unity.

That however, will take tims - s. gi-ea deal of time. in the op- inion of most political snsiysts who specialize in European af- fairs-und. meanwhile. tho Rus- slsns are gloating and saying "we told you so!" non: the start the soviet leaders predicted that this European Defense Community would never be transferred from paper blueprints to the military maps; and, of course, they have dons everything they could think of to make their prediction come true.

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The Soviet Dress is full of re- ferences to that they cull "the stunning defeat for American dip- lomacy." One paper said recently that "French patriots have car- ried off s great victory by defeat- ing American sggressors who have spent two years trying to put E D G into effect. using the most. cunning bolt. the most severe threats and downright blsckmsll." Another remarked editorially that "recent. events in Paris have dis- mayed United States aggressive circles that have been calculating on i-cu-ming Germany under the false label of s. Eiiropesn Defense Communist."

It is interesting, sithoush not surprising. that nowheu does one find any mention of British or French militarism; it is always the Americans who come in for the abuse and ridicule. The res.- son is, of course. clear enough. The French repudiation of E D C was 1 partial repudiation, at least. of American policy in Europe. To make that anti-American senti- ment. grow is the first aim of the Soviet planners.

The next. strstesy. in all likeli- hood, will be aimed st. keeping France or Germany -it doesn't matter much which-from accept- ing any workable substitute for E D C; the result of tho recent Schieswig-Holstein State election would seem to indicate that some segments of the German popula- tion may be persuaded to listen to the Soviet biandlshment.

While BEATO itself is nothing for Commu ls: lenders to rejoice about, there are some things ii- bout it which must contribute to their present state of satisfaction. The clear fact. is that SEATO is largely social and economic in its more easily implemented phases. It is more a. declaration of high principles (non-colonialism. for instance) than a positive military poet. in fact the military clauses take up comparatively little space in the documents of agreement, snd the actual obligations of the mem- ber nations are characterised by 1 great deal of flexibility.

There seems to be no certainty that all eight nations would set quickly and Jointly in the exam of renewed aggression in South East Asia. The fact that neither India nor Indonesia is having any part in it. is good news for Mos- cow snd Pelplng; snd India's open opposition to whatever military commitments Are involved must be especially reusurlnz to them. Perhaps the best: features about SEATO are the emphasis on us- tlonai self-determination - which it is hoped will help to clear away niliiicions of Asian peoples to- wards Western poilcies- and the determination to pool economic resources in the campaign to im- prove living standards.

These things represent; I posi- tive approach to long-term pro- blems but they do not. in them- selves, guarantee pr tactics: from Communist aggression now or in the immediate future. Only I rigid inllltsry plan could do that and,

might must await some sort. or agreement between the punch and German-I.. .

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in the United Nations LIE: 11:”: cause for Communist cheer. No; that the Chinese bi-igsnd is like.

can official opposition to ch

in probably stronger uowe ngigoz; it WIS I 3011' I30. and for piem, of good reasons. On the other hand the opposition among un. iced states allies has lessened slisbt.iy;. sud. oven in some un, official oisclu tin

not be delayed indefinitely.

The differences of opinion bg. tween American and British dig insists on this mus constituu one of the serious problem. q the free world: we may 1,. N" that the Communists will dg everything in their power so nah the differences more pronounced, Meanwhile. U167 Are hnppy "mg on the whole, tbs chances of Red Obliurs elevation to forum m, pectsblllty us no worss than me, were this time last year. and in some respects, may be . gm. brighter.

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