Elm final-dian

covers Prince Edward Island like The On W. .l. Hancox. Publisher W Frank Walker Executive Editor ' Published every week day morniig (except Sun Cl] and statutory holidaysl at 165 Prince Street Chirlottetown, P.E.i., by Thomson Newspapers Ltd. Branch offices at Summersida. Montague. All!" ton and Souris.

640 Cathcart Strut University @5942: Western Office, l030 West Georgia Street, Vancouver (MA 7037).

Member Canadian Daily Newspaper Publisher! Association and The Canadian Press. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for repub- lication of all news dispatches in this paper

Montreal,

credited to it or to the Associated Press or Reuters 1 0nd also to the local news published herein. All ‘

right or republication of special dispatches her.- In also reserved. Subscription rates.

Not over 35: per week by carrier.

$12.00 a year by mail or rural routes and areas nut serviced by carrier.

“5.00 a year off Island and U.K. $20.00 pd year. in U.$. and elsewhere outside British Cons

monwealth. Net over 7: single copy. Member Audi: Bureau of Circulation.

PAGE T“ FRIDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1964.

Preservmg The Past

The refusal of Russia and others to pay their share of peace-keeping operations in the Congo and Middle East has put the United Nations heavily in debt, but there seems to be no disagreement among its mem- bers on coming to the aid of old Rameses II.

The temples of this ancient pharaoh at Abu Simbel in Egypt were threatened with inundation by the Nile waters as the great new Aswan dam backed up the river, and their preservation was made a. United Nations project. The cost will amount to $36 million, and funds seem to be coming in satis- factorily from both sides of the iron curtain.

Located 535 miles from Cairo along the Nile in upper Egypt, the temples were carved 3,200 years ago from sheer sandstone cliffs. Four colossi. 65 feet tall, guard the entrance of an elaborate shrine. It took 25.000 men 20 years to com- plete the Work, historians say.

One of the last acts of the re- cent L’S. Congress was to approve an America contribution of $12 mil- lion to the fund for the preservation of these relics. The contribution won‘t require a single American dollar. since the money will come from counterpart funds—Egyptian money paid to the US. in return for surplus agricultural products.

Nevertheless, there was for a time a strong movement in Con- gress to refuse to let the funds be used. It was felt that this would be a needed rebuff to President Nasser, who has been getting too big for his shoes of late. But Wiser counsels prevailed. It is not Nasser but the world that would benefit from saving Abu Simbel. It is a heritage of the past in which all mankind has a share.

At the same time, one could only wish that there was equal apprecia- tion among UN. members of the value. of peace-keeping operations which provide the best guarantee against the start of another war that could wipe out our whole civ- ilization, not to speak of its temples and monuments. Old Rameses, if his shade is still around, must be having his own thoughts on this subject.

A Good Example

Reports are coming back from Japan about the red carpet treat- ment accorded visitors and com- petitors at the Olympic games, which provides an Object lesson for every country in the arts of hos- pitality and good public relations. What is significant about the Jap- anese welcome is that it doesn’t seem to be staged for the occasion, but to be a spontaneous gesture on the part of the people themselves. One thing everybody seems to be concerned about is to treat visitors with scrupulous honesty as well as courtesy-virtues which don’t al- Ways go together.

Consider these cases, for ex- ample, which have been reported in recent days:

One of the athletes bought an expensive pearl necklace for his girl friend back home—and left it in a taxicab. When he returned to the Olympic village, the taxi driver was waiting with the necklace. And he wouldn‘t take a reward.

A lady spectator paid 50 cents in- stead of 25 cents for a minor blouse- monding job. The seamstress sat in the lobby all day waiting to return the quarter.

5 An official wlso'drank too much but his wallet containing hundreds

’l

are": (augufififppifi {facts :w

of dollars and official badges and tickets. No days later the mother of the bartender called to return the wallet and contents. She and her son had traced the man through his embassy.

Of course, such incidents could happen anywhere; but they are the exception rather than the rule in the Western world, especially in big cities where the visitor does well to keep a sharp eye on his own inter- ests. No doubt one can get “gyp- ped” in Tokyo, too, if he tries hard enough; but in general the inhabit- ants seem to be doing their best to prevent it.

Snow's New Job

One of England's best known novelists, C. P. Snow, has come in for recognition by Labor Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who has appointed him parliamentary secre- tary to the newly formed Minister of Technology.

In English literary circles, says a London correspondent, there is inevitably some recalling of that statesman-novelist of the past, Benjamin Disraeli, one of Britain’s greatest Prime Ministers. There is no serious suggestion that Sir Charles Snow himself is on the way up the ladder to the premiership, but the impact of this literary man on the political scene of the 1960’s is awaited with interest.

As writers, both Disraeli and Sir Charles have been interested in the techniques by which men ac- quire power—Disraeli in the internal organization of the Conservative Party of his day, Sir Charles in the ways and methods of that larger complex now known as the Estab— lishment.

Further, it is seen that both men have been much concerned with the idea of unity. Disraeli called his most famous novel “Sybil—or the Two Nations,” deploring that Eng- land in the middle of the last cen- tury was a country divided into rich and poor. Snow is celebrated over the world for his plea for a union of what he has called “the two cul- tures”——-a synthesis between the arts and sciences.

Sir Charles is an oldtime civil servant, as well as a writer and educationist. He and his wife, the novelist Pamela Hansford Johnson, are also'~’familiar with the methods of education in colleges and univer- sities of the United States, where they have often visited and taught.

As Others See Us

“The most harassed political body of the year,” says the Mil- waukee Journal, “must be the 15- man special parliamentary commit- tee set up recently to pick a. Cana- dian flag. At last count, it had 4,200 different design proposals to consider, everything from maple leaves (all colors) to beer tankards, beavers, stripes and circles. Ex- perts in heraldry, history, protocol and political economics are offering advice. Scores of irate politicians are waiting in the wings, ready to pounce on any selection, and the entire country seems sick of the whole business.”

This pretty well expresses the opinion of the outside world on a problem Mr. Pearson set going when he decided that we need a new status symbol on our flag poles. The attitude is one of astonish- ment that our parliamentarians should have worked themselves into such a lather over such an issue. With all our other problems of urg- ent concern, why did they pick on this one?

And it’s a safe bet that what- ever the flag committee decides upon, there will still be a lot of dis- gruntled flag-waggers who will feel that they’ve been let down by a pack of rascals at Ottawa.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Senator Goldwater, notes an ex- change, has accused President John- son of neglecting his duties. He thinks he should tend to Washing- ton business and leave the election- eering to the Republicans.

O t C

A new leasing policy affecting 9,000,000 acres of Crown lands has been announced in Saskatchewan. The policy which affects all new lease allocations in the province for agricultural purposes considers such factors as a. farmer’s management ability, his capital and equipment re- sources, his need for land, his proximity to the land and his war services.

’r’ .._,

' \

JV. . ‘0 rant 'iu , E .

\ \

W

\ .\

I ,‘ '3 ‘ hIt] ‘ War“?

OTTAWA DUCK CALL

OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson Longest As Well As Windiest Session

Today the House of Com- mons will establish a record for the lengthiest session since Con- federation. The sitting today will be the 175th meeting of this 110th session of the House. The session opened on Tuesday, February 18 and has'been con- tinuous since, with the House even meeting on Good Friday.

The longest previous session was in 1961, when the House met on 174 days. Prior to that, the record was the 1903 session. consisting of 155 settings.

As Murdo Martin, the New Democratic MP for Timmins, wrote in a guest column in this space three years ago. the waste of time in Parliament is like the weather referred to by Mark Twain: "Everybody talks about it, but nobody does a n y thing about it." Mr. Martin went on to criticize what he called ‘the trivia on Orders of the Day."

RULES FLOUTED

We saw a good example of out - of - place trivia during the opening hour of the day’s sitting last thursday. This is the per- iod called Orders of the Day, or Question Period.

The special committee on procedure and organization has addressed itself to the time pent —- many parliamentar- ians consider improperly — on trivia during this hour. It rec- ently proposed a standing order aimed at reducing this waste: it reads as follows: “A Minister of the Crown may make an an- nouncement or a statement of government policy. Any such announcement or statement should be limited to facts which it is deemed necessary to make known to the House and should not be designed to prov e de- bate at this stage. A spokesman for each of the parties in oppos- ition to the government may comment briefly, subject to the same limitation."

Last Thursday Justice Min- ister Favreau referred to the government’s proposals con- cerning what is termed the re- patriation of the Canadian con- stitution. His statement seemed to be factural and non - controv- ersial; it was certainly brief, consuming only three minutes. Following him, Mr. D rose to speak. Saying he would not make any “extended observations" at this time, he spoke for about 14 minutes. Then Andy Brewin spoke for 7 minutes giving the NDP views, Bob Thompson spoke for 8 minites, and Gills Gregoire of the Quebec Rally for 6.

When the House met, 148 of the 265 Mm were in their seats. When Mr. Gregoire was spea- king, the number had dwindled to 50 Liberals, 29 Tories, and 14 MPs of tile other three par- ties. Interest had certainly flagged NOT IN ORDER

No MP protested to the Spea- ker that this miniature debate was in contravention of the new standing order. but many won- dered why the Speaker did not himself call these windy de- baters to order. As a matter of fact, more than half of even the diminished audience of 93 MP were busy at their own affaim conversing in pairs, reading newspapers. signing left e r a , and thumbing through publica- tions of various forms.

But outside in the Lobbiea. full of MPa who find drifted out of the chamber to smoke or chat, there was a bubble of complaint about the time being wasted in contravention of long-

I was asked by more than one

P. ‘ doesn't some MPv propose that Mr. Speak e 1' should be strict In applying the House's own rules to itself?" I replied.

One could quote many examp- les of this time - consuming and seemingly out - of ~ cedar talk

every day. Whether it is delib- erate filibuster, or mere windi- ness, or in the genuine belief tnat it is imp o r tant, I do not know. But experts of the rules

Calgary

Organized labor is seeking a shorter work-week. and some pessimists, or optimists as the case may be, are predicting a future in which practically all the work will be done by auto— matic machines and people will get paid for not working at all.

Such talk relates to the adult

world.

Meantime. little is being said on behalf of the high school and college students aiming at gra- duation.

For these, there is no such thing as a 40-hour week.

For most of them, if is a case of work at school in the mom- ings and afternoons and tackle the books for an additional two or three hours until bed-time.

An imaginative California high school proposes to see something cannot be done to change this situation which for- ces youngsters to work night and day, while adults’ mere daytime work seems to be do clining all the time.

This school seeks the elimina- tion of evening homework. hopes to manage this by tho creasing the rr‘ning and after- noon classroom time in school.

Classes under the eXpenmen- tal system will begin at 8 am and end at 5 pm, similar to the normal adult working day.

That young man In Whitby awaiting sentence for falling to assist a police officer must feel he has 11 hit by a law he knew nothing about.

This illusion that law enforce- ment is the business of the po- lice, and the police alone. has grown up in ritain e Un- ited States as well as Canada. When the police are in trouble, respectable citizens apparently feel they are entitled to pass by on the other side.

See what happened in Ontario in this case. The court heard testimony that a police sergeant attempting to arrest an intoxi- cated man was caught by the throat and held so tightly he be- gan to lose consciousness.

Six times during the struggle the policeman asked a man of

Leovin , Montrgeal

.J

ft is difficult now to see how a probe into the story of Bel Banks can be indefinitely post- poned. At first the charges made related to the trial and disappearance of Banks. These charges wen answered, not un- convincingly, by the Govern- ment.

But since then the charges have broadened out into larger ground, with allegations of irre- gular steps taken by the Gov- ernment to keep. Banks in the country at a time when his rep utation and actions already suf- ficiently indicated his undesir- able character; or of allegations

crat Stanley Knowles and for- mer Speaker Ross Macdonald, deplore the way this 110th ses-

of sion is establishing this prece- procedure, such as New Demo- 1 dent.

Homework Holiday

Herald

This time extension will, it is hoped, enable the students to do a big enough day’s work to make homework unnecessary.

It is to be presumed that some students might want to do occa- sional evening reading or review workson their own, but, gener- ally speaking, the rest of the day from 5 p.m_ on woald open for play. relaxation, doing the supper dishes and watching television.

Professional educationisfs pre- sumably know better than lay citizens what is required as young people on the mad to gaining an education.

The old saying that there is no royal road to learning doubtless still holds true.

Nevertheless, it would not seem too much to ask of the brave new world we are suppos- ed now to be entering to pay some heed to givlnl a fair shake to our youngsters.

The price for achieving auc- cess should not be so high that it turns many young people away in discouragement.

It: should not be so high as to exact a toll in health or outlook, or drive youngsters to suicl as it does in some crowded coun- tries like Japan.

Maybe the California expert. ment will come up with some-

thing useful.

Every Ci’rizen’s Duty

Ottawa Journal

21, standing nearby, for assis- tance, but in vain. Help came finally from a passing motorist and an arrest was made.

What is well known is that an officer must not be wilfully ,ob- structed in his duty or resisted. What appears to be far le as known is that other section of the Criminal Code which says that everyone is liable to imo prisonment for two years who "omits, without reasonable ex- cuse, to assist a public officer or peace officer in the execution ofhlsdutyinmestlngaperson or in preserving the peace, af- ter having reasonable notice that he is required to do so."

A few court reminders that assistance to the police la not a matter of choice ahould be help-

A Eloud

was not so— then the Govern- ment has the very best of rea- sons for pertaining the whole story to be publicly examined.

To leave matter without

Govemmen . fortunately. under a vague, and possibly quite unreal, auapfciou that there Is more to the Banka‘ case than has been made known, or than the Government wishes to have own.

If the Government has notn~ ing to lose by a Mlle investiga- tion, it would have the most to gain if um held, and the most to lose if one is not.

that Banks hhnself exerted re- markable and excessive pres~ sures on the Government, or Government personnel.

At this aha it b no longes- possible for the Government to say that everything relating to Banks, from start to finish. was orderly and beyond on.

Ifin factthia was so— and

there is nothing but unproved allegations to meat that u

mm of ma- tltng and lifting as part of ac educa- tion . only condi- tions are that qualified mc‘ fora be and that local val w and»... damn:

. says . . minutes- at Mae.

Grouchiness And Hunger

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dolleu

Mrs. R. wrltes: “Several months ago my husband started skipping breakfast and lunch. He eats a large dinner at night (meat, raw and cooked vegetab- les and fruits, yogurt, and ched- dar and cottage cheese. No fats, oils, sugars. or starches). The evening meal and later snacks frequently are as much a three meals combined.

“He frequently is irritable in the evening— almost like a per- sonality change. Could it be that his body is be' deprived of needed elements or that blood sugar is low all day? I fling him breakfast necessary. as blood sugar is at its lowest ebb in the morning. He won’t listen to me."

This is a good example or how poor eating habits develop. They umally start earlier in life but this man probably began to skip breakfast and lunch to lose weight. Now he is in trouble and his wife is upset as well.

Many people do not appre- ciate the lm ace of good eating habits. Proper nutrition is essential to growth, function, and the maintenance and repair of body tissues. Many don’t like certain foods but this need not be a problem because our groc- ery stores and supermarkets are stocked with a wide variety of products.

A little of this and that will go a long way, provided we include the daily basic four: (1) dairy products (2) meat and meat

peas (3) cereal products, and (4) vegetables and fruits.

It is unwise to skip breakfast and lunch, if for no other reason than to maintain a good. disposi- tion. An empty stomach creates hunger pangs and Mr. R. prob- ably has this complaint after fasting all day. A small break- fast and lunch would improve the situation. His in sin meal provides the basic four foods. Those “later snacks" usually contain luxury items- delicious but disastrous when it comes to calories.

Parents set the example. How can the children in this family acquire good eating habits?

EXERCISE FOR EMPHYSEMA

Mrs, M.P. writes: I under- stand there are exercises a per- son can do to help emphysema. I would appreciate any informa- tion you could give me regard- ing this condition.

RE

Exercises improve respiration

and physical fitness.

GOUTY SPOUSE C. W. A. writes: Can a hus- band or wife transmit gout to the mate?

REPLY No, gout is not contagious.

NOTES BY THE WA‘F

The U3. reported four up. ious crimes a minute during 1963. If crime doesn't pay, it's at least persistent.—- Windsor Star.

People wondering how a foot- ball team can be so good one day and so bad another need only compare their own good days with the bad ones.-— 0t. tawa Journal.

Teacher to teacher: “not only is he the worst-behaved child in my class. but he has perfect at- ftzndance.” — Hamilton Specta-