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By JAMES NELSON

OTTAWA (CP) — Some- thing's gotta give.

This was the view of politicai observers and many politicians themselves late Thursday after the flag committee report was tabled in the Commons.

It came the heels heightening political te n s i o n which p r o m p t ed Opposition Leader Diefenbaker to cancel a scheduled trip to Regina. and

brought Prime Minister Peat-I

can back to the Commons from ; a day spent at home with '4‘ told. I

Conservative party sources say that. as Mr. Dietenbakeri sees it. they are virtually tni command of affairs in the House of Commons. They have the power to force a new gen- eral election unless the govern ment shelves the flag issue and drops other legislation the Con»- servatives oppose

iberal sources were keeping their party‘s strategic plans so- cret. They can. at Conservative 1 insistence. shelve the flag ques- 1. tion. They can decide, as Mr. Pearson has said in the pm. that Parliament must come .0; a decision on it. He has ex- pressed the hope this would. be by Christmas. '

SEES ELECTION

Real Caouette. leader of the 13 - member Creditiste group“ saw the makings of a general? election in the situation. other minor parties see it the same

n. House Tension Heightens m“ With Early Election Talk is Displaying New Upsurge

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Commons Thursday that hi. salaries—the Conservatives can government's formula is the force a general election. during :same as the Fulton formula. which the bills can be met 3y

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W E A T H E R Showers, clearing by evening; southwest. erly winds 20 shifting to northwest. Low- high 50 and 55. Saturday: sunny. cool.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA FRIDAY. OCTOBER 30. '1964.

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i Even before the committee

Transport Minister Pi it ill report was tabled. there was a c ersg

pounded their desks with such [flurry of reports Thursday t‘v... 'delight at this statement that Mr. Pearson and Mr Diefen- l some reporters wondered I baker might meet to discuss the I whether the government intends iso-called crisis. it was hinted I to change it.

Jthat the initiative might comm ifrom the opposition leader. iHAVE OTHER BEEFS Mr. Pearson told the House-i The COhSeI'VatiVE-‘i are at“! :later that. as be had promised hammering the government on ,to do when the mag committee ‘ two other questions: Will Parlia- was set up Sept. 10, he wow, im-ent be given an opportunity .convene a meeting of a“ party {to deal clause-by-clause with leaders. It now is tentatively the British North America \ct. scheduled for Monday' Fnow 97 years old. when it is But the flag issue is not he “repatriated?” 15 the Sovem' only one on which the Conserva- ‘ meht really ready and Wm“! fives now are riding high Ito proceed with the Canada Mr. Diefenbaker feels he has ' Pension Plan? found a flaw in the govern-I _ Pearson said he 0" Ju' mem's reintroduction of ms ‘ tice Minister Favreau will make government's formula for con-‘8 Statement 0" the BNA A“ stitutional amendments. the s..- IShomy- 5° far 35 the Pensmh called Fulton formula By thisipla“ I5 concerned It ha I“ flaw. Mr. Diefenbaker says. theHake ‘3 bah“ 593‘ "0W m the Pearson formula would balkaii- I granting 0‘ interim spending ize Canada. letting provinces | “thorny ‘0’ November and infringe on federal fields of jui- " December- isdiction. and enabling them to By holding up that interim establish themselves as sepa- spending authority indefinitely rate states. i—which the government needs Mr. Pearson argued in in: to pay its bills and civil service {

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Justice Minister human and GovernonGeneral's warrants

Canadian Strength Claimed In Diversity Of Population

Hs Quick Op

Committee Flag Choice

pOSItion 1W“ Diefenbaker, Balcer Split

I l I OTTAWA (CPl—A new disA .which Mr. Diefenbaker said I tinctive Canadian flag consist- must be reached hefone It would ling of a single red maple on ibe acceptable. This could mean ia white background with a ver sanother protracted debate. sim- ltical red bar at each side has ilar to the 22-day Commml ibeen recommended to Parlia- . wrangle over the government's iment by the special flag com-[earlier proposed design 0! imittee. ‘three red maple leaves on a The committee‘s report was white background with blue =made in a tension-taut Com- bars at the sides. mons Thursday as battle new. already began forming for a -e- DESIGN RETAINED sumption of the flag fight. Op- Th”: who” adds: ‘ position Le a (to r Diefenbaker Aime “'3' the“ fake,“ I“ 0" said wednESday that the red termine II’lP committees Inf!- and white maple leaf designrerehf?’ between the desuzn would not be “capable to ms containing three maple leaws :and the design containing one p t‘. ative leader. came into direct, .14 m 0 conflict with his leader by issu-l "A: "pm...an azrwl a "0,! mg a “'atemeh' am": 3. .meei'” was taken to determine whether 0‘ . “eh”: (“nifr‘ahw .or not the final selection was calling for adoption of the rec {acceptablp as a national flag M ommended (“Sign Witho‘n de'.Canada. The result of this votd . lay‘ was in favor. in to 4. Th? "Your committee. therefore. fled ‘ recommends that the flag to he

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also rccom-. Union Jack

comniitI'Pc that

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1 men

lcould be flown as a symbol of

(way. and say candidly that in REGINA iCPJ—The diversnv Iaggitng in cultural achieve- HERMAN M. BAT‘l‘EN chair- en by the committee. Mr. Bat- Thursday tabled the com- i Canada‘ mpmbflship in the inances and in party organiza- of her people‘s backgrounds is a men. man of the Commons flag ten. Liberal member of Par- . l ' ‘ ' ‘

tion. they aren't ready for on strength rather than a weak, CULTURE NEEDED committee. displays single liament fo r umber St. mmees report I" the Hausa I t d t . 1 b." OleCtIOH- maple leaf design oboe George's in Newfoundland of Commons. (CP Wirephoto) .expece 0 time i er con-

. ness of Canada as a nation. Dr “It is absolutely impossible

troversy

Frank MacKinnon of Charlotte- M any nation to develop ov-r town says.

Dr. MacKinnon. chairman of

S. Rhodesian PM Backs Down

Prince Edward Island's corn vide the sense of tradition and. i'l‘his fell short of the “virtual. mm“ on the centenniai of national feeling." ' land's west coast is on i s l unanimit " _. so - 90 ex- cent—I SALISFBrglRYAPghtiga tCP) the 1864 Confederation meet- one “I "‘9 Elgnmcam 35" o 1 way to Prince Edward Is- y p Unéer press”; from the 3m. Inga told a service club wed pects of Canadian union. was I a . land to become part of the nesday. “In the history of the achieved over a table Without ‘ mmmemoranve “mamas I311 government. the common' - V for the Fathers of Confedera-

world. with ver Jew exception. strong nations ave been peo- ple with persons of different

wealth and the United States.

war. plunder and murder and Prime Minister Ian Smith of

heroines or Dr. MacKiniion said.

Rhodesia Thursday called on . O ‘ . . . , . . _ “ohm—m 0mm — by ' ' « cus om. . . . . . . v _ . > v I I gfififixsggsindependem be!" ' Nations have been wake“ Amherst Man ISIahdS comvat‘ve membersl “if we cannot have the Reditude on the committees report. of Memorial Universuy and

which forced all to do things

a long period of time purely on i economic and political spheres. u n s S a You must have culture to on: .

CAPITAL BUREAU‘nn improvement over fife ori-. OF THE GUARDIAN Iginal three maple leaf design.the new flag nor t‘ie three maple

0f Parliament are Mt too hap‘i EHSIEH itself. Which I happen to ihe said he wanted to study

.COMING HERE

CORNER BROOK. Ntld. Pi — A 11,12 ton chunk of

The 15 - member committee ‘ voted by a lO-to-4 majority that ithe single leaf design be desig- _ limestone fro in remote i nated as‘Canada's national flag. i Woods island off Newfound-

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designated as the national ha; of Canada be a red flag of the

Commonwealth. This. MO. was proportions two by length and

one by width. containing in its

i centre a white square. the width

of the flag. bearing a single red maple leaf. or. in onion:

iterms. described as guies on a

Canadian pale argent a maple leaf of the first." (Continued on page 8 no]. it

tion building in Charlotte-

He said he was not too fond of town.

the‘ loaded aboard the tug India

Conservatives Demand

Stunned by the stiff resistance of ‘. three big forces against him. Smith said in television interview after a par- iiamenta debate on the issue of Rbodesia's independence:

“The British government's moves of the past week have upset everything and I can see no prospect of independence by. Christmas as I had hoped. ‘

Smith reassured whites and

d

al th vides strength.”

that the nation had been formed

at all and had got along with- :out more disputes. ,

Dies Following Fire Injuries

AMHERST (CP) —— Funeral services will be held here Satur- day for Kenneth P. Allen. contracting company executive

py about the proposed red ma-.favor. I am not opposed to stir/Fe - 'a ,modification of the enSIgn.” .r. we leaf des‘gn for . canad' n'MacLean said. “But we should! “33' .not have two flags in Canadawi Hon- J- Angus M30149“ andiOne flag, bearing some symbolsi Heath Macquarrie. in an inter-{of our origins and traditions, isI view with the Guardian's Ottawalwhat I would support and like to Bureau Thursday. expressed the‘see' view that tiiie report of the spe- Mr' Ma‘quame “th

ike. Sameness defeats itself in e end. Diversity often pro-

Dr. MacKinn'on said the mir- acle of Canadian history was

the L

Canada could be gview that if Canada was at the.

He said

Africans. who were concerne 1 lest he mistake minority white support for a blank cheque in favor of "go-it-alone indepenu-

Lake Oct. 23. it was brought here and put on a atcar Monday for its journey to P.E.l. The rock. which looks like a piece of modern sculp- turc. has a basin shaped bot-

more carefully. ‘ Both Queens' MP5 were criti-‘ cal of the action of Liberal MP: Grant Deachman of Vancouver in publishing a story about the flag committee prior to the ta-1 bling of the committees report tom and shows the effect of in the Commons. erosion by the sea.

“At the very least. he showed ——-—'———,

report

.DeachmanResignaiion

OTTAWA into on .Conservatives shouted resignation of Grant Deachman‘ The issue was raised It toe . (Ir—Vancouver Quadral In theyCommons opening day by Don Commons Thursday to r his‘ ald Maclnnls (PC-«Cape Breton newspaper article on the flagISouthi.

tCPi—Progi‘esswe[said he would look for too ‘ matter.

once." that a favorable vote for ‘ independence in the national . re ferendu in next Thurs-I. day would not be regarded by 0 him as consent for a unilateral declaration of independence. Smith earlier told Parliament the government would prepare ii paper giving the pros and tons of a unilateral deciarai.on of independence and put it be- fore the people.

Serbia Jarrod By Earthquake

AMHERST (CP) — The Am- herst Board of Trade has pass- solu 'o reques

. mgNew look By Council ‘Urged In Birth lssueA

Iconsider its decision to locate

the Trans-Canada Highway to

The group said a bypassi VATICAN CITY (Reutersi— ing the authoritative speeches around the eastern side of theITwo cardinals and a patriarch of three leading "progressive

1the east of the towu and give consideration to a western by-‘r pass.

itown. which is largely residen-‘at the Vatican Council Thurs- churchmen—Leo Josef Cardinal! 1, Mim- H i d m, qugfiLgfifigEa giggin- : “3L would prevent further ex- ; day urged that the Roman Cath- Suenens of Malines. Belgium, '. . palm-j hngdfenh P P n \mndenm 100 miles south of Belgradeipansion in that direction. HOW-'QIIC church taken new look at Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger of who... i-ieaks“ from iha flag Thursday No casualties wereIever' 1‘ “Stem by'pass'through 1 Its teaming 0“ b'rth “him “id Montreal. and Patriarch Maxi- 'committee. Mr. neachmans or- reported 'but at Utin near lie 3" indusmal “98 ‘ “wm‘ld bel “.5 fundamental att'mde m "‘33 mos 0‘ Antioch Turkey-4‘9"” I ticle had cleared this up. epicentre severaf buildingsi a tremendous help to the “future | riage. ' isen . "a turntng point" am. Speaker Alan Macnaughmn . we”. dmfia .gmwih of the community. Theologians told a press brief-i "a break-through" for funda-

__. rmental re - appraisal of thon . problems. Cardinal Suenens received vigorous applause f more . than 2.000 bishops when ‘io called for 'rourageous action" na a I by the council and said there 5- are "no grounds for being afrai ."

The Belgian churchmen pro- posed that Pope Paul's com- mission to study the birth con- trol problem. announced last June. be reinforced and call in all possible expert knowledge.

? inn Leger. Canada's “‘9; leading progressive churchmen. itoid the assembly: "in ii great

Described Magnificent

' ' ‘ ' ' .r I ' . t was a great "1’11 do Hi hwayiwere gas stations. hamburge .Canada Highway I "

I5 I: raglan-:3“ magn‘lzficenqstands and used car lots In pleasure ‘to drive along it. Iciievement." according to Lon-i many cases. there were so many According to Mr. Hemming

. ' that they cancelled current flag debate has led to do]! publisher H. Harold Hem neon signs an "

prg‘filéhgegiea of the iwgegsgba'e gnallmagofifg'serious at car he was driving collided ‘withi‘ Ml. Dcachman said he me flag of Canada since the days of a time when all parliamentary anmher car at "earm Maccan' 3 pared the article this mornink ;Sir John A. Macdonald and is institutions are under strain and‘ Robert Purdy of Amherst. and he had expected it to be rich in symbolic representationici-iticism." Mr. Macquarrie said. driver 0‘ the other (“an “‘35. published after the flag com- of our role in Commonwealth!“l feel he has contributed iortakcn to hospital here. He 18‘ mittee had reported to development." Mr. Macquarrie further disturbance and to con- suffering a fractured 19g. tac-‘C0mm0ns.

said. fusing the issue_" ial injuries and shock. l He said he humbly apologized lfor any embarrassment

: Diefenbaker said Mi. .Deachman must have written the article quickly because -- ha been copyrighted by the ‘Ottawa (Titiun.

1WONDERED AROI’T LEAKS

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. . Who died in hospital “mud” . ' bad judgmem and Has brought ' ' desi n which a eared before He said Mr. neachman's no

gilt-.0": 0‘ #5 econotm‘cbatnd 9" from injuries received in a fire 5:311 ilggbgogggdee 19“ 8 gm stage of having two flags. the iinto question the objectivity of N.S. OffICIal flu; gCommons Egg committee tion reflected an the integrity M

iica ac ievemens u Ndb‘Wedn-asday. Mr Macuan w'ho made one; e maple leaf plus the Unionihimseif and other members 0 , reported to the House. '81 Mpg whn work on Dams” - Mr. Allan. president of K.P. of mi; best spee'ches in the Com.’Ja°k t0. Sh°w the commonwealth lthe committee." Mr- MBCLeah Dles In Crash opposition L e a d e ,- Dieien. ' mentarv committees.

‘ Allen Limited, suffered third mans during flag debate connection. that flag should be said. “i believe that the_house baker ‘said my Deachman}. "I [05‘ we ham 8 very "on.

m s 5 degree burns in the blaze that said flatly that, he would not vntéihhe Red Eh?“ and “0" me m"5hOUId “hugger some aetlon '0‘ AMHERST ((‘Pi —— chry L. action was Ainoxcusab]? and I (ms violation of the duties the

destroyed a four-storey busio- for the committee report. HelIon Jack' w Ich was the flag "ficensure hm" . . ‘.-\iistin. 39. agricultural rcpre~ constituted adereliction of duty committee took on itself wneii

R ess and storage building on the lsaid that in his view the com-1’31“! unneq Kmfidfim'dgm , Mr'i ‘ Miacquari'e 5'3“! Mr' sentative for Cumberland Coun- ‘ Rig'mS of Commons members it mm." Mr, Madnms said.

e outskirts 0‘ town- Imittee's choice of a design was' acquame sa‘ e ' "° W Deachma“ “"0" “3" a" on died Thursday “'ht‘n the ad been violated. .‘This was a deliberate violation

lot the undertaking the commit, ‘tee made to keep Its proceed- ings secret."

Mr. Mac-Innis called if a dis-

graceful performance. reflect- ing on all members. 3 Mr. Macinnis said that in his ‘opinion the leaks of information i from the committee were delib- ;erate and were made on behalf 'of the. government to influence [public opinion.

"Everything in that comput— :Iee was done deliberately and Mom by the government." Mr. " Maclnnis concluded

T‘rime \Ti n i s t e r Pearson jumped to his feet. and said Mr. Macinnis' charge blaming the government was ‘l00 per cent completely false."

HALIFAX (T) The second Atlantic Fair opens here today for a nine-day 1TH" with most entries up from .one-third to one-half over last |ycar. I i The giant industrial and agri- jciiltiiral fair is expectcd to draw

Winter Fair Has Entries Upturn

.the quality connotation lttached

b

“ ith participation in one fair under their belts exhibitors are proud now to be able to any they are coming back." he said.

list of about 845.000 in prizcs is being offered to tho

mmg' Who w“ . “mo, in Char. each ("liter mud f atuie in the ct num$frorijfihl§id3chzifi i‘i'hd numb" 0' c n u n ' r i e s' and I ’more than 100.000 visitors be- :fifggnllgg‘ “figs? aha: " rsa e ' ‘i ' . ‘ _' . a _' '_ . ., i -

the “9930" tie:hsom:‘ their cemres contain iEnSigns being flown Ii“ Dualsfi I‘iz‘tirgthgi'eenatfe lhgodhypni‘l: hiIchl as Atlantic prize list last year was 333.”.

of Mos. ILLS. Hamming of large parking lots. Montrealland imiréhewgtesgfrgngrsz facile.I "it; Mi“ 3mm marriage... ! my and “oh my mum...“ ., “ng Dog‘sz Mots. ,xn'l.

Charlottean Whom he visited. Winnipeg are terrible "‘ 3‘ O‘I . I n m n H named after one of the Atlantic Mary on m [-in from: "g" “flounder, by a smge new as. s u. 0“ provinces with the exception of Mid. yiill be at e or

With IIII Wilt, he travelled most {ice buildl

0f the True-Canada Highway. parkin was quite different in

g lots

iWednesday which is Women of

. ing'where a new flag was flying; , d my and H", from Britten Month“ to Prince Mr. Hemmlng said one t'h ‘ . 1.. . .Atiantic (‘ana a __ h rticularly noted was ‘ihe. from every car nena. . H A f. 1 da Championship n“ Emma Inland. "9x. hindpaniendhms of CanadiansiHEADS JOURNAL onour . . . larson DIG: g mgms'ymm W m MN

“Id “'9 m'hw‘y I“ . in London. Mr. Flemming in homely haunt“! “d m. WM. j3:22h::"_._._.-—--———--—ichairmhn of a municipal iournali "" m “’50- h “9' “mm” igroup. His papers go to every

aim the Tran" VANCOUVER ice) —. Henry

Aebjorn s e n. n

L a r reti LV wall. in. most beautiful sec-v RCMP superintendent who was

- t wn hall and local government I . . . “3',” d 1"“ Swen"; office in England. and moot of flitting; oath; Iigtflvesu: ever :dlmnéntries mm 221' an m the gun no." Pusan” o I an“, _ 3.“ the Commonwealth. ' 0 I'll‘ 88 9‘2 e ' 0 love: Pas- 1cm!” M ‘6 m“ Ia“ war and u och w. "" gm" ’ He is also chairman of Glass: "19 n 1H. “in hospital‘ where a” 382 in the “nub” neg)" new. “ham " GUidPI 8 Wk M mm hnd‘murway. e w” I ‘I 5' ‘ .division compared with last my about it The; inea lock of in rt car Niel“. in was acco n-‘Nmauhfiz'ovk’im wag! " ’ ” . 9&5 ’ year's 221. Md .dvm'“ “d ‘ “Ck: hm". "‘" ' iai‘ih (3:33; ify his wife mi. Roch two bigger; - making- ' . ' ' “(REAan INTFRF“ ‘ l . . I I n «squalor. i Editorials president of the British Com- voycges. He tool the no - ton no“ mend, prominent Halifax m men. one... my . ‘monwedaelthuléutfle. «hmttm tonnes h be lbw”, who is "mm", of mg. I. . 0 “won W o a nded “we” H i.“ ‘6" Diefeh‘ 5" ’ lice cause of the <fair. said: " hink the over-a “pi didniiolce, bowelxeré“;r m c._ “ .. Lstamina; of women in an 0oz:- trtp that at in 102.com! two baker makes a telephone mnotfimnoiiicswi'ifmfll."; minty:- fibrin committee's 1increase can be attributed to NM“ tum. I m. Finance. Mai-kc monwealth. m " rt: lg“! l with return speech to the Prom-live night. m_ pickup“. cm. mvort. the interest aroused h.v 188} u“ l mlayuular' The”! gin-q”. co ‘ CON-Wat". Association of celied hh trip to Regina on (CP Wirephotni ‘year'e exhibition coupled With ' t