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Mr. MacMillan's Proposal

The announcement by the British Foreign Secretary that the Western powers are prepared to offer Soviet Russia a ”military understanding" in return for Soviet support of Ger- man reunification is new evidence of the seriousness with which the West views the German problem. It represents official recognition of the simple fact that there can be no as- surance of peace in Europe until the whole question of Germanyls rela- tions with her powerful Eastern neighbour has been settled to the satisfaction of both countries. The very existence of a divided Germany is evidence of Russian fears of a re- vived. strongly armed Germany: fears which. it must be admitted, are by no means based on imaginary assumptions. Whether or not these fears have been more influential in official Soviet policy towards Ger- many than the desire to establish and maintain I Communist State within German boundaries is a question that will be answered, partially, at least, by Soviet reac- tion to the Western proposal as out- lined by Mr. MacMillan. In effect, the proposal goes a long way towards acceding to the Soviet request of I. year or so ago for I general European security pact which would include the Soviet Union as well as the Nato powers-- I request which, it will be recalled, did not appeal to the United States State Department, although it was accepted in principle by Sir Anthony Eden, who at the time was British Foreign Secretary. It is, of course, clear that large demilitarized zones separating two nations, each of which is suspicious of the other, do not in these days have the practical value that they had when massive armies were the first and main in- struments of military action. It might even be said that their chief importance is as tokens of good in- tentions rather than as hindrances to sudden attack by an aggressor. Eyen so, they can be powerful aids to stability in a world ridden by fear; and that, one may assume, is the chief motive behind the latest West- ern proposal.

Fire in Mysticism Fire-the prevention of which, in a physical sense, is this week's special theme-has occupied a mys- tical role in the world from the earl- iest times of which there is any re- cord. And not only in the field of niyfliology, where it can be said to line had the position of prc-cniin- mice, but in rcligion as wcll. in somc of the pagan cults which flour- ished in the period immctlinlcly piww-diiig the bcginning of thc ('hrislimi era. and for many ycars llicrmaflci-. it was considered oiic ol Ihc -;u-rcri things; so sacrcd. iiulccd. lillll rcrlriiii rlcvotccs known as im- lnl i'ii'i.:ins stood coiislnnl iigil the altar of the gods to scc fh.il fhc flime was never exlingiiislicd. In the Christian tradition. evr-ryoiic is familiar with the lighting of lhv '.'nnw fire" in the paschal scmoii, a ceremony rich in nicmiiiig. The Bible mentions fire morc than fifty limes. Often it is llscd as I symbol of the divine prcscncc; as. for cxample, the experience of Moses It llorcb, when he saw ”a bush burn- ed with fire. and the bush was not consumed". and at Pciilccosl, where the waiting. bewildered Christians were visited by ”cloven tongues, like as of fire." Again, it is us;-d to portray the avcnging wrath of God, as in the Apocalypse where we read that ”firc came down from Heaven and devoured them". Now and again it is used to denote triumph through adversity--"we went through fire and water." A writer of one of the pastoral cplules. In assessing the damage done luv I slanderous ton- gue, likens it to the "destruction wrought by fine: "Behold, how gun: I matter I little fii-0' klndletli! Aiultlietonguclsaflrc-nnnnruly, ovll, mi: of poison."

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me poets nnvt never tired or musing on fire. Byron wrote of the passing years ”that steal fire from the mind as vigour from the limb." I-Zdward Young in his "Love of Fame" wrote of ”souLs made of fire and children of the sun." As for fire's benevolent character, material- ly as well as philosophically, Long- fellow's translation of certain lines attributed to Michaelangelo is in a class by itself: - ”lx'ot without fire can any workman mould The iron to his preconceived design. Nor can the artist without fire refine And purify from all its dross the gold; Nor can revive the phoenix, we are told, Except by fire. SO fortunate fire that burns Within me still to renovate my days. If its nature unto Heaven returns

This element, me, kindled in its blaze,

Will it bear upward when my life is fled."

Prison Report

A report of the Prison Commis- sion of the United Kingdom shows that, whatever the situation may be like elsewhere, in Britain crime is diminishing. Last year the prison population was at its lowest level in five years. More encouraging still is the fact that the number of youthful offenders-those under 21 -fell appreciably in 1954. A survey of this group showed that only in a very few cases was poverty in any way related to criminal tendencies. Most of the offenders came from moderately good homes and had been employed at fair wages. Nor was the much publicized "broken home" to blame in very many of the cases. The most prominent reason for youthful crime, cited by the re- port, is ”lack of parental control and example." "Too many young prisoners", l the repo rt stated. ”reached their 18th birthday with- out being taught the elementary principles of right and wrong and thought that all that mattered was to avoid being found out.”

As is the fashion in other coun- tries, British prison officials are ex- perimenting with certain reforms in the direction of leniency. For ex- ample, at one prison selected in- mates ”were given 10 shillings and told to go out and buy shaving kit. note paper, and other articles". This is described as a "tonic treatment which seems to have worked." An- other experiment is to allow cer- tain tractable prisoners to go home on week-end leaves. This. too, has worked out well. Perhaps the most interesting item in the report is that no firearms are now used in any British prison. As a matter of fact, it has been almost five years since a guard found it necessary to fire at a prisoner. although there

have been some escapes and at- tempted escapes during that period. The Commissioners noted the dis- appearance of armed guards "with satisfaction."

EDITORIAL NOTES

This is the Jubilee year of the (':lllmIi(' Extension Society with lic:irlqiini'lci's in ('hicago. Through- mu ll half-century the society has in-wii contributing a million dollars n )c.n lo cliurches in need of finan- l'iEli in-lp. The President of the so- l'll'll,

has in-mi ;i-xncizlled with it for 48 wnis. Thu society's paper, '.f.Exten- .-inn". hm .1 monthly circulation of oicr half a million. V O 0 Big city "smog" hitherto re-

LI.'ll'(iI'fl ;is more of B. nuisance than licnllh menace has been revealed as .1 possible cause of cancer. Con- sidcring the huge volume of smoke and gas fumes that enters the air hourly, it stands to reason that the consequent pollution must be dan- gcrous to health. Nor is smog a necessary evil. This is now being demonstrated in a small area of the city of London set apart for experi- mental purposes. 0 O I

fhe official Soviet newspaper is of the opinion that "in the absence of serious conflict of interests be- tween the Soviet Union and Canada a basis toward fruitful cooperation is possible". It is not only possible; It can be brought about at once if Soviet leaders would follow up their nntla word with good deeds. It lln't quite proper, however, to say that there In no "serious conflict of interests"

Having just come from Bos- tonis Snutli Station, where I watch- ed the arrival of Mr. Harry Tru- man. my thoughts are upon the carccr and achievments of this man who was President of the United Slates for nearly eight ycars

What will hixlnry say of this lilllllllltj, iaunly man who had been hrnuglil lo the hub city to launch the United Jewish Appeal cam- paign in the Boston Gardens? Will he rate with the presidential greats; Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, .l.'ickson, Wilson. or his ininicdnuc predecessor Franklin Roosci'clt'.l ()r will be assigned to that group of forgotten piesidents winch includes such nicdiocrities as Arthur, Pierce Buchanan and many uthcizx"

'l'o mziny Americans Harry Tru- man u.'is. politically speaking, an unfortunate accident. coming to a public position far beyond his abil- ities as a rcsull of the untimely drain of President Roosevelt. To those pcoplc the man from Mis- souri was just unt big cnough for his job. Tlicv poinl to numerous cxaiiiplos of 'Friiman's ineptitude for high nflicc--the contradictory puhlic stalcincnls. the so-called degredaliruis of the presidential office likc his irale letter to the niiisic critic who had ipanned" dauglitcr Margaret. the violent outbursts against detractors of his administration likc columnist Drew Pearson.

MADE MANY ENEMIES

Ii cniiiiot lic rlcnied that Tru- man made inany enemies and crcalcd divisiniis among members

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of his own party. He never seemed to dcvclop the kind of devoted personal following that surround- cd Franklin Rnoscvcll. Nor was his popiilarily with tho American PCODif' (Willi SIS iZl'Pal 85 R008?- vclt's and i-crluiiily not be com- parcd with tho Ii-cmcndous popu- lar favor which. for some reason or other. ronlinm-s to cnvelop Pre sidcnl Eiscnlimu-r We recall too that whilc lhr I932 clcclion pitted liiiscnhowrr ugninsl Slcicnson, thc Rcpublicnnv miincil their big guns at the ”uir-ss in Wiisliuigton" and

for this. 'l'rumnn, uol Stevenson. was hcld l'I'.KlitmSllllP Slackness in scciirily iiu-.-miriw, f'Dl'l'llpll0II, wastc 5! ll fl lnvrii ilixiii - thcsc charges urrc ;ill laid at Truman's door. Can hc ilicrrforc hc des- cribed HS cillicr a L'l'('lll or good

president or uill lic icuiiivled as a fallurc"

Douhllcss ll is loo smui to ap- praise fully lllr' r.-n-.-or of mu: whose form of nflicc has so rc- ccnlly crulcrl Not until the full story ciiicrgc.-4 In a later generat- ion aftrr llir pzissionalc subject- ivity nf cnnlvinpnrnrics has pas- sed, will .'I hill judgcnwiit lic pos- sihlc. Y:-I (won in our lime there arc many cl-idciiccs of high pm-. pnsc. Sll'NlL!lll and wisdom in Harry Truman's public life, When he c:imr- uncxpcclcilly lo the pre- sidency hc was overwhelmed by the vastness of the responsibility and tho prnicily of his equipment. lndccd in those first few weeks. as Scnanw Vanylcnhnrg told him, the new president was far too impressed by his own unwortlil- ncss. Hui. dcsnilc his feeling of inferiority In his illustrious pre- dcccssor. Truman never for a moment forgot that his and not his adviscrs'. was the final res- ponsibility. llc never hesitated to mcasure up to the consequences of his politics. nor tried to shuffle responsibility onto someone elses shoulders. in his fnrthrightness be stirred much conlroversey, he log: the support of timid moods. and. in the opinion of some Democrats became a party llnbillty.

PUNIDITH WERE UPSFZT

Rnl llw lvlizlv iminl of Trnmairg can-or rams: in min when he came before the American people as 3 candidate for the II his own right. The pundlfl IIII party manage a saw the tune I a foregone conclu.s' . The It publlcam had falcon culllrd d

Congress in use off year tlsetlm of ms. Govunor Dustin III C

Easier To Preve

The Happy Warrio.

By Heath N. Mncqnarrlo '

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widely known than ever before. Truman's condidacy was therefore not to be taken seriously, it was nothing more than a mere gcsture. But one man disagreed with the prophets with good heart. Harry Truman set out on I cross country tour, whistle-stopping his way across the nation and appearing before his fellow citizens as an average American holding the highest office at his ccuntrymen's command. What was supposed to be a forlorn performance of a beaten man, turned out to be 3 tr hal tour and the American voters stumped the experts and returned the friendly. folkey Tru- man to the White House. The De- mocrats who were ready to throw in the towel at the beginning of the campaign now looked with new respect to the vote-getting ap- peal of their chleftain.

Today Harry Truman, out- spoken, forthright. genial as ever, is I force to be reckoned with in American politics. Withdrawing from the battle in 1952 be was the man who put Adlai Stevenson to the fore and in this action brought to prominence one of the brightest and ablest men in Amer- ican public life.

A PLACE IN HISTORY

But the man from Independence is much more than I successful politician who in the testing time was able to evoke I response from his fellow citizens. As a world statesmand Harry Truman has already earned in distinction which will guarantee him a' place with notable predecessors in the presidential office. He was the man whose destiny it was to guide him powerful nation through the treacherous waters of diplomacy which were the aftermath of the second war. With strength and firmness he led his nation in such

: policies as the Truman Doctrine

fur the containment of Commun- ism. the establishment of the Nnrth Atlantic Treaty Organizat- inn and the preceding Marshall Plan, the economic side of the defence against Communism. The Berlin Airlift was another indicat- ion of the strength of the Amer- ican executive and his decision on the outbreak of the Korean War may well have marked the high- water mark of the free world's effort.

Mr. Arthur Melghen once told me that the greatness of Sir John A Macdonald came not from his wit and humor, his political as- liuoness nor his ability to manage incn -- rather was be a great man because important the de- cislons he look were right and sound and in his country's inter- ests. As I looked at Mr. Truman I thought of this criterion. In the things that really matter in the annals of salesmanship the ex- preslden stands high. The years ahead will doubtless find him oe- cupylng a higher place in the hearts of his countrymen as well :1: on the pages of unbluod histor- ans. -

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BEFORE DAWN

The night has stopped somewhere just short of four.

Northeast, the city glnws against the sky

Shapeless and bright and still. The stars ride high

Like ship's lights seen againsl I misty shore.

The night has stopped. The streets macadam floor

Gives back no echo of I passerby,

No purr of hunting wheels; and you and I

Stand in a world unwound which spins no more.

Do you not feel the tilting of its face?

A lightness as if matter lost its weight?

Now the cool air will pinch with sudden cold

And thrown like pebbles into outer space

You, I. house. tree will rise and circulate

Full clolhcd amid debris which had no hold!

-Charles Malam. in the York Herald-Tribune.

Not For The Money

(Windsor Star)

The recent resignation of Dr. 0. M. Solsndt from the chairmanship of the Defence Research Board to accept a high office with the Can- adian'National Railways has rais- ed the question again: Are we pay- ing our civil servants enough? A correspondent writes: "As you know this man (Dr. Solandt) is one of the country's top-ranking scientists. an acknowledged auth- nrlty on nuclear weapons. Now be has gone to the rallway- even though if is a state-owned rail- way-for higher pay. Isn't it time the government started paying their higher officials higher salar- ics'.' They're going to lose all their best people to intiustry."

in the first place. there is nothing to show Dr. Solandt left his civil service post for higher pay. And in the employ of the railway his services will he of value to the country as a whole. in making the announccmcnl. Mr. Donald Gordon president of the C. N. R. noted that Dr. Solnndt would be avail- able to the govcrnmcnl in any emergency in which his services would be valuahlr-.

Bclow a certain level govern- ments must pay close to lhe going rate of pay. biil we doubt very much that it is either practicable or desirable for governments to try to compete with private but iness in payment of salaries in the higher brackets. They just couldn't compete with many types of industries no matter how hard they tried.

And though they don't try to compete with private industry in the matter of higher salaries, gov- ernments don't fare so badly in attracting brains. ” " f

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A Medically Speaking

By Herman N. Bnndeun. M. D-

HOW TO TELL IF TONSILS NEED TO BE REMOVED

Unless there is an urgent reason. its probably D951 W mm "mu a child is.at least three years old before having its tonsils removed. Six is an even better age.

Infected tonsils, though. may have to come out at an)! llm9- 31' though tonsillectomies are rarely performed on tots under the 889 of two years.

Unusual Symptoms

Generally, tonsils should be re- moved when:

The child bas repeated attacks of sore throat due to tonsil in- fection. -

The tonsils are so large they interfere with swallowing and breathing.

Continued fever, swollen neck glands or other disturbances can be traced to continued tonsil in- fection.

Infections in other parts Of fill! body, such as ears, heart, joints and kidneys. follow an attack of tonsillitis.

Tnnsils should not be taken out just because a child has frequent coughs or colds. has a poor appe- tite or fails to gain weight.

Occasional pain in a child's shoulder or neck muscles some- times may be relieved perma- nently by tonsillectomy. Frequent- ly, temporary relief can be obtain- ed by massaging the tonsils to force debris from crypts.

Tonsillectomy, however, should not be expected to cure allergies or sinusitis, or even to aid in their treatment. in fact, asthma might be aggravated by removal of the tonsils.

Degeneration of tonsils f.equent- ly is difficult to determine because infections and abcesses sometimes are hidden in deep crypts. In such

cases, only an operation will re- veal the amount of destruction.

Unless your doctor believes im- mediate removal of your child's tonsils is necessary, I advise again- st tonsllleclomyduring the sum- mer and fall polio period or when there is an outbreak of polio in your area.

Doctors usually can relieve acute attacks of fonsillltls with penicil- lin or some of the other antibio-

cs.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWER

J. W.: Is epilepsy hereditary or does it develop as I result of in- jury or illness?

Answer: One form of epilepsy may develop as a result of injury to the brain. This is known as Jacksonian epilepsy. The cause for other types of epilepsy II not known.

Whether or not the condition runs in families has not as yet been definitely determined.

The Age Old Story

Let Ill draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith. having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. and our bodiu washed with pure water.

through the public service are many men who, could earn big- ger salaries in private business. They stay where they are be- cause government and the public service have attraction for them that private business never could have.

No one is in high public office for the money be is making. He is there because of the satisfaction which comes to him in helping to shape the course of the city, prov- ince or country-s satisfaction that can't be shared by the executive of I private company whose oper- ations no matter how successful are considerably narrower.

Calgary Couturiere

gMu-is Christina is tlu world's most fashion creator. In spite of the fact that some of lies gowns bring II high In SIM, she still prefer: to be known II the little dressmaker around IIII corner. Fromxber small work- room in Calgary she and but three assistants turn on! old- ginals that are seen Ind admired

by man woman on that con- tinents. Read the story in Tho Standard this week. Get The Standard - on sale now, can plolo with magazine, 12-pap novel and 20 pages of canals. Only ten cents!

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From me on. loci menu: aw i the lawn. I ' l0m9' fluids ll: fall back on when fittllll the pstnlrs storm windows. - Windsor Star

Politidnns-Ind others-shoot lot of guff about our supposedly "unlimited natural l'C50ll1'C95- They aren't quite that. There is only one major stand of hardwood left in the lumbering areas of oat- ario. That is about 600.00O.000 board feet of yellow birch and maple north of Sault Ste. Maire. -Brnntford Expositor.

They do things In I big way up north. When pieces of garden hose began to sink into the earth in the U.S. this year. people thought it was something. But on the Train-Canda Highway up near Port Severn, Out. a 56-ton power shovel got itself bogged down and at latest reports was sinking out of sight. -Windsor Dally Satar.

Canadian f in recent V6811 have been disgraceful caricatures. They have had not the slightest merit other than the purely utili- tarian one of paying stage. The first portraits of the new reign were so bad that every Canadian should have blushed for shame at sight of them. The animal series were horrors which must have come out of an artist's nightmare. And too many stamps displaying the portraits of past prime minis- ters dld unnecessary honor to total nonenllties. St. John's News.

Arbode Island man we sentenced to just one hour in jail on a con- viction of assaulting his landlord. The judge said the sentence was the shortest he ever imposed. other judges are unlikely to ac- cept it as I precedent. In this case, the judge appears to have sympathlzed with In infraction of the law while paying muted lip service to his obligation to uphold it. By imposing I unique sentence he drew public attention to I case that otherwise would have passed unoticed. Sydney Post.-

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HI football expert has a g defence agninst charges that M, forecasts Ire too often wrong ii it weren't for him. he says. in... could there be any upsets? -Ha,,,, llton Spectator.

They used to lay you cnuldin farm sitting on the sofa. nu, there's I new machine to facilil. toe the picking of cucumbers and the workers lie flat on mattress” picking the crop languldly as up, are pulled along by a tractor. -Ottawa Journal.

The weather bureau in Wm. lngton says it found the name of the latest hurricane-Ioncg either in a baby book or in I dictionary, Seems to us the experts are in too preoccupied with this kind oi thing. It is important to keep lab on the big breezes, but tliereli little use and less excuse for fright enlng half the populace to death every time one blows up. -Bram. ford Expositor.

If ll Just as much against Ii. law here Is in Ottawa to dlscuu litter in I public place. Any pg. son who doesn't show his fellow. ctllzens the courtesy of keep!” the streets as clean as possiblg deserves to pay for his poor citizenship. There are receplaclu provided for debris. If none I handy it should be no hardship to keep that empty cigarette bog until it can be disposed of properly,

Hamilton Spectator. p

At I time when some mu. clam has been levelled at tlig motor car industry for building , cars of increased horse power, It l -should be remembered that lfiq accident rate per mile dirveii on this continent has been decreasing, We think that to some extent um fact indicates that the can them. selves are not to blame for most l accidents. Though engineers in tli. motor car industry concede that cars can and will be made safe each year, the fact remains that the real cure for accident: is not less horse power but more drivu education. -Brockvlllo Rccorda.

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