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Oliicial Confusion

l Prime Minister Si. hp forgiven for lwlluz a little roil- fuspd with respect to the Xliiliilc East situation, since othvrs who are more closely coiinected with l'.N. activities are in a similar pu-itioii of beiiildermeiit. liven Sei-rci;iry- General Iiammarskjold doesn't ap- pear to know on any piirticiilar ilziy what tho next day is likely to liriii! . forth. At the same timr. it 1 -. - seem not iiiireasoiiahle to expect iii". St. Laiirent to be in a position to state ('ElllPi(la'S oii'it-ial vicit coiiwui'ii- ing the opening of the Suiv (”ii.il in reasmiabl)' clear laliguage. rhi- deully. hmrever. he isn't.

Qticslioiicri in the (Vuiinioiis .1 frvi days ago about irlial uivii"l happen if the Egyptian dictator unn- it to refuse to open the canal to sliips l. of all nations in accordance with the i l -5-

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stand taken by the majority of i'..X'. members. Mr. St. Laurent )'Pflllt'tlI "It is quite true that unless there is Icquiescence (on the part of Egypti In the attitudes adopted by the United Nations, the only alicriiiiiiw would be the use of force in wercnme resistance." Almost any:-iic would take that to mean that if Nasser refused to open the canal in all nations. including Israel. fum- would be brought to bear auain-.t i him. But. apparently. that is not 5 what the Prime Minister had in ,1, Mind; foi'..speaking on lllc saw.- ' ulbjent It day or two later, he said: "No. I was not referring to collective action by the UN. What I meant to point out was that force ii as an alternative that could not be con- sidered. and therefore their is no other Way of obtaining acritiirmt-mice of the governments concerned that can he resorted to unless fightiiig flares up again in that region." When questioned further as to wlictlinr the llfuatinn has reached a point where even the possibility of a resort in force should be suggested, the Prime Minister replied rather angrily: ''I am not suggesting anything." When reminded of Mr. Pearson's siatnnicnt last fall to the effect that l'.VEF's job would be to take steps to reopen the canal and restore and set-iirn freedom of navigation. all he cniild think of to say was: "That state- ment tins tide and is on the rm-oi"l and has not been irithdrairn," it would have been helpful hart hr- Itated that it would not be with- drawn in the future to satisfy Colonel Nasscr's whims: but that, no doubt, would have been too lucid I statement.

is it not rcnsiinahle to assiiine. that the various statements quotwi nhuvv. if they groan anything at all, mean simply that the Canadian Hov- ernment does not know from rial to day just what it expects the UN. -- ”" Egypt-to do about thv Suez Canal problem or any other pmiiii-in wnnehted with ltfvlt is true, as the Prime Minister reminded his ques-

tioriers, that Canada docs not con- ,- fro! the U.N. But it is also true that i. , Canada had it gooddcal to fin lvltli the establishing of the U.N. rm-er-. 1111: fact alone gives the Canadian Government the right to know. at least in a general way. what the force is expected to do.

lumping Al Shadows

"Why wait for Spring" Do it now!" We are all familiar witltthls slogan. stamped on all Iorts of letters in Canada as I cancellation mark. .!t put into use this winter as 3 of I general government pro- . i - Ooencourugc Canadians to get

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call-in lire-slice f":riIrIa has no mph). ii .4li- status that the ':ixc cxiilcnce that the ilwiuiiiiii ti.mrr'1niPlil is not led by lli-V ii-'-li'v its lli't'tll0p peaceful P9- l.-liwa- lllil iiuuld welcome new 4"lliil-'l'- ”i'ttIlllill)llal'y activity and llliitiflxlltltl in liungary."

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t'nimiii1iil.sts are one-idoaed zea.

l--l-. iiith lltl riuuil lll their mental . Il':.I--Iill for humor. They may re- l ;'l'tll li wing made such fools of them- wit-.-. over this amazing incident.

illllli lliv .iii'--w on ilicmselres. It is

l liili it is not likely that they will i -wi:ii' ii riii.- of the most amusing

llllllltlii'- that has ever been per- iwirai.-.i in lillPl'liafl0llRl diplomacy. liiil its iiiiiilit-:iiioiis are more serious.

l l I ll. lint ;- ii0I'ltl these Communists l !”its'i l-.- tiring on. hag-ridden by such

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Menaces To Beauty

Tlli Vol-lixi M. Bell. Liberal mem- ii :- for hllill llriiii-c, has rendered a i-ultlic .-vi'i'ii-r- by calling the atten- nt” the tiIltPFlinlf'nf in those f iii-iigliiiy st-:u-" left till the Island's 4- :i we lilltllll't'silllP laiitlscape by re- zunxal of clay for road building. "i'lii-so iigli exraxzitioiis are not only tii1.l'tl,N'li4l to tourists; they are of- ivii.irt- in inaiii of our own citizens. 1l'lil llllltlss somcilling is done soon to i-orrm-i the situation it won't be ll-ii: below the natural loveliness of our i'niiiiti'y.sitl:- is completely (le- .-i-uiliiri. it will he of little benefit to time nioilvrii higliways if they have to be lvuill at the expense of the l-l.'Illfll'S natural attractions. There i.- lit) in-iiit in saying that these lll l ll gs are iiicvitable. They are nothing of the sort. Any competent niizzinnnr uill bear witness to that

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fltiill'"li'illilF'Pll5ll'P1Fff"r along the high- iiiri-. is ninitlicr matter that de- siiiiiru prompt amt ciircfiil ailcniinii. Wlirllier ii special patrol. such as Ellr. Pmll suggcstcd. would help to control this particular menace is

open to ftllcsflnn. Perhaps a greater iim-rl I-' for liclirr enforcement of the I.-ms which exist and stiffer

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ponaltir-s for ignoring them. Above all. tlicre is need for greater co- npciuiion on the part of the general piililit-. This. iiicidnnially. is a matter irliiwli might. very well be taken up ill the sclionls. Ccrtainly, they are Ctlllt'Pl'llPt'l with subjects no more lllllIiil'lfllll to social and cultural pro- i;i'iws.

EDITORIAL NOTES The Smiot Union has lost no time in trying to make friends in tho new ("ommonircalth state of Ghiiiia. in a message to the Speaker of the Assembly, officials of the Hiiprcmc Soviet cxprcsscd the desire ”iu establish direct contact with i;lian;i" at the earliest possible mo- mciii. To this end it was suggested that a ilclcgatirin i1'sii Moscow "to talk over friendly matters." I O O ii'lialcrcr troiihlos may be abroad l in the I'nilcri Kingdom. the threat of (”nniiiiiinism is not one of the more serious ones. A report from London says that after a recent drive by. Commiini.-zi Pitt-ty lenders in increase membership tlirirc ircre 7.flflfl fewer mr'iiibci's tliziii when tho campaign lwuiiii ll:-iiilii-isliip is now down to about ;'fi,titiri. It never amounted to mt-re than 1fl.fiOfl, D I O Aim-tic iiccdiiir: a pair of homing pig:-nits should he in Fort Monmouth. l .V..l.. on the 2.'lrri of March when'the United States Army will dispose of its last remaining liiflfl birds at 85 a pair---limit, tcn pairs to-a custo- mcr. Pigeons have rendered distingu- ished military service since they first took up the business of delivering messages. and they were. used In recently as the Korean War. Now. however. electronic development has made them unnecessary-.' O C I Massachusetts has started some- thing original in aid to education. Under an act passed by the legis- lature qualified students needing fin- Incial assistance will be able to bor- row from banks up to 3500 for any Icademlc year. The loans will in by I private, nonprofit

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DTTAWA REPORT

Civil O Servants” Pensions

By Patrick Nicholson

tlitaitii The lloii.-e of ('ommnns was in unusually iimit-able mood when discussing pciision increas- es last week. Members of all par- ties spoke in support of the sug- gcslinn that the government's pre- war pension sralc, for civil scr- rants sliould be im-rcascd in match the govcrnniciirs post-viar wane level

Howard Gr:-rii. Progressive (imi- scrvative member for Vancouver Quadra. pill on record the pen- sions now being paid by the gov- ernmcnt In its former employees. 3 pensioners are in the top brac- kcl. flTRWll1L' between sfiflfl and 3999 per month. 7.067 draw be- tween tlflfl and 3499: 8.813 draw between 340 and Still; and 5.644 draw less than 540. with an aver- age of I more 32l.fl.'l per month.

Mr. Green. in common with sev- eral other speakers. referred es- pecially lo the plight of civil ser- vants who retired 20 or even .10 years Iuo. Their pension was and is geared to the wages which they received while actively employed. Twenty years ago. all civil xervirc wages -- indeed all viagcs in Can- adn -- averaged not more than half the present wsgeii for the same job. But at that um: time twenty years ago. prices were I- bout half what they are today. So a pension which was adequate in 1937 is today Just as lnIdequItc as I I937 wage wnuld be today. OH THAT GOLDEN DOLLAR

C.C.F. member Stanley Know-

lcs entered the discussion with a typically practical contribution. Quoting with approval the words of a prominent socialist M.P. in the British parliament. during I similar debate held there 13 years sco. Mr. Knmvlcs declared that the public pensinne. has no pre- rise ri,';ht in any increase in his pcnsion. The strict letter of his contract hIs been kept. But. Mr. Knowles emphasized. the fuct is that. underlying Ill contracts for payment at some future date there is an assumption. unwritten and unspecified. but nevertheless im- plied. That is that the purchasing power of money should remain sin- NP. Unless such stability is Imi- -ianlially maintained. all time- rontracill Ira mesningleu.

For I simple example, consid- er the case nf I civil servant who entered government service per- haps It the turn of the century. who retired perhaps In 1927. Ind who has ever since been pension- ed at say :50 per month. in pay- lnx him that Ium each month. the government is honouring the exact words of its contract with him. But in permitting the purchasing power of that sum to be slashed in half over the put ill years. has the government. kept faith with ihIt former faithful civil ser- vant? Remember too that the gov- ernment Icceptcd his pension cori- irlbuiiona in dollars which were worth 100 cents ll recently IA rm. Ind lI today paying off its -

Election Preiiaralions.

Arthur Blakely in the Montreal Guelh

Tnuirli the election data remains imriisclosed. mnsi Members of Far- liament Ircnit taking any chances. They've already hard It work making all of the necessary pre- parations. And have been. in most cases. for some weeks.

This involves more hard labor than their constituents might, per- liIps. Iuspcct.

The electors back home must he canvuaed with irreiii industry and care. CInvIssi-rs must he rudy to pmsusds wavering supporters that the constiliienry can't Iflord to be represented by anyone less competent that the present M.P. Each member must scrutinize his personIl record for this past four yurs. in and out of P.rliIment. Ind take such steps as he may deem advisable in cover traces of Iny embsrrrassing slip: of the tongue.

At all costs, at sppakinl mug of the home constituency must be lfflnged so that the M .P. any state the electinn issues Is be lots them. then explain them. The man pmdce'ones are also expressing ll Ilert interest in the personal buck- grounds of their actual at election opponents. Then of course. Ireii'i being M

campaigns require A plentiful sup- ply nf the same.

The election expenses at feder- Il .andidIles are now infrequent ly increased by what. Senator C. G. Power has described elegant- ly II "tnnumei-Ibla good worlui which may In not in tha hlbit of

forming It any other time."

AINFIJI. EXPERIENCE

Decades Ian. but in terms Wl'ilf'lI still Ire entirely comprelicnsihlr to the parliamentarians of today. I disgruntled cIriIdlIte gave this account of his painful experiences?

"Every post brought In appeal for I subscription in aid some oh- jecl of scheme which was threaten- bd with extinction through want of fundl to nmpicie it. I was naili- Illcslly implored to remember that only I few pounds now would complete some great and bene- tlcleni work which. of those funds were denied. must performs be Ibsndoned Ind perish forever. DIIIIII. bicycle clubs. ti-icycl. clubs. boating clubs. lltlflnl cluln football clubs. cricket clubs and many llllllllf Iuociailons Idjur-, Id me to become their patron Ind

IIImId that toetoul fuiIvIlI Icroargnlsbtlformyupeciuag. but which I III required to fus- Id Gland. Friendly Iocleiuu In user desire

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obligation to him in dollars worth a mere 33 cents. '

That is I very hot potato. HARRIS NEVER CARRIED

Hon. Walter Harris: the never- lazed- Minister of Finance. rose to speak last. in the debate. replying on behalf of the government.

He did not refuse to consider the lzenerosity obviously called for by the temper of the House; but he

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CIIILDIIN LEARN FAITEI. ilol A PATIENT PAIIENT out of you parents in young children probably lnve your lunds full with the youngster: Ilona I- bout now.

The children In tired of being eoopodupinttiebousefoi-Iomucb of the time during the cold weIi.li- Ir. Around the In of three or four they first ucui-Illy do things with uni energy. And there Ire I great many things they want to do

This is the time of life when tes- ching begins to play I very import- ant role in child's future life. He turn: more Iully if this teaching comes from Iomo one he loves.

so let me caution you not to lose patience with your tot. simply be- cause he has been more or less underfoot all winter. Accidents Ind liniuries Ire Ipl to result if you

a. IMPORTANT TIME

Teaching I child safety habits. for ' . shouldn't be neglect- cd because it's easier to tell him not to do something after he has already done it.

POOR WAY

Advising I youngster to ”StoD that". Ifier he hIs done something he shouldn't is I poor wIy of teaching him. it's I poor way of protecting him.

Keeping your youngster safe takes I lot of plInnlng and tore- thought. So does teaching him safety fundamentals. Patient teach- ing by example does a lot more good than reminding I child thIi he has done something wrong. DANGER SPOTS

Keeping him out of cabinets Ind rows of drawers. for example. can be accomplished easily it you simply pass a ruler or some other stick through the handles. Sharp knives and pointed utensils. of course. should be kept where I child can't reach them.

But this isn't. 'enough. You've got. to show the youngster how

i these utensils are used and whIt

they are used for. in this way he comes to realize that they are not. toys. but have a definite use Ind that there in I definite time for iliicr use. QUESTION AND ANSWER

C l..- What causes whiieheads

- Ind what can be done for them?

Answer: Whlleheads are Iused

l by blocked ducts of the sebaceous

did point out one or two fallacies -

undcrlyiniz the various arguments put forwaril.

First he reminded ilw Housc iliai the cost of living index rises or falls every month. Yes. it did fall. between 1947 and 1949. Should Parliament legislate to '- ge pensions upwards or downwards to match each chaiige? He scoffed at such an idea. even though marry

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imiusirial employers do just that :

aiitomatiizally. under the provis- ions of their wage contracts. Per- haps at the hack of the fair and common-sense mind of the Minis- ter there lurked I repugnant-.2 of any government sponsorship of such I built-in inflationary influ- ence .

Then he mentioned that the In- pareriily low Iverage of civil ser- vice pensinnii is largely explained by Canada's unusual generosity in granting I pension It 601.0 any em- ployee with five years service. Thus these low ensinns are large- ly the reward for less than I life- time nf work.

Finally. Mr. Harris could not. ignore the touch of that hot poll- in

”l'Jxrcpt for those contracts cal- ling for the payment. of the Imaunt of the debt in gold. I do not know of my such principle in my com- mercial trInsIctlon."

With those words. Mr. Harris entered the defence of the govern- ment agalniit the possible charge of false prelences. toward all pur- clissers of government bonds and of government annuities. Iii well an inward low-pensioried civil ser- vants.

The House was benign. friendly and unanimous during that eve- riimzs debue. it even enjoyed I Iltile exposition of the social Cred- it economic paradise from John Blackmoro. Yet bencntli the sur- fIca loomed unrecognized the dIn- ucrouii economic rocks faced by all Canadians planning for their fu- ture security.

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Cult Of The Mediocre

(llunilon Speclutorl

The corrosion of an assembly- Jlne education thIl makes I cult of the madioc :. I fetish of the myiliiul "svcrue". Ind I martyr of the Io-called delinquent. in as complete I distortion of democ- racy and its Io-cIlled rights I! my out of tho comic books.

it is I crlma to penalize fllI

glands of the face.

The face should be steamed and the whiicheads squeezed with a or with the fingers over which I clean towel has been placed.

The Age Old Story

Consider the rIvenI: for they neither sow nor run: which nel- llier have Iioreliouu nor bun: Ind God fvdelh them: How much more are ye better than the fouls?

OUT OF THE EAST

Silhouette against sky -

in the first faint light of dawn-

lie crown in shadowed window: Ind pale-tars.

We turn from drums

that blur within our minds.

that slide back into recesses

like half-developed film.

Here when our mirrored forms glaze and glow

ywlth wulklng motion.

our fingertips

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it ever wondrous the east Ind the flared fan of color ovIr- Ipresdlng the earth! We slide from Imootlineu of lines to firmness of floor. Dazzle: with uffron no less into ill I - And the glad cock crows! -Gertrude May Luis. in the 'ClirisiiIri Science Monitor.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Guardian !"ileI

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (MINI II. 1081)

Important amendments wan adopted It I Ipoicsl meeting lit the City Council Monday night It. which an pi-us VII excluded. The council will III: for lIglslI- itve Iuthorily to full! 813.0!) Id- dliloiinl debentures Inn! to man mIny ehuign in regulation lov- ernlng civic voting. taxation Ind other planes of the Incorporltli-I Act

A disastrous lli-I occurred It

i. "nut (and! Dhilical utllucal at 31.3 PIE"! MVWH ti-Irncwork ofI.'l7IlllII lhI:.f:- IIH . gnnunuumuma-imy W35” IO 3., ca). cams

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v what happened i: municipal elec- tions In Woodstock. N.B.- Tho count on election night showed I cIndidIie elected by I single vote. The defeated cIndidIte cIlled for I recount-Ind won by seven.- 0tiIwI .lournIl

The cynical barber: think most men grow bends in cover some fIclIl defect. Beards make fat- facod men took thinner. and make weak-chinned men look stronger. And if I man is both fat.-faced Ind weak-cllinned I beurd is Ilmost II important In In upper lip. - Slrerbrooke Record

Because of I drop In Iuandnnce the Toronto symphony Orches- trI'I "Pop" concerts, held in MM- sey Hall during the last it years. Ire to be discontinued. Television. parking problems and I trend to Friday night shoppin. Ire blam-

l ed for I drop in concert Itt.end-

Ince. What's all that stuff we've been lie.ring lately Iboui the birth of I CInIdiIr: ”culture'."'.- Brantford Expositor

The Vermont It.Il.I legislature has killed I hill '0 revive the fifty- cent bounty on porcupine ears. Black marketing in cars. the prof! of the kil'. 'VII the trouble. it seems people ngged New HImp Ihlre porcupine: Ind collected the bounty in V ioni. Not only that, but some hunter: became Idept It I. "'oning supi'cmentIry ears - as man. as sixteen pairs from I single porcupine cIrcIss.-New York Herald-Tribune

It. is unfortunue in an extreme that the Gordon Commission used the lInguIge it did in making ref- erence to the Atlantic provinces- the situation of this region Ind I fnllurc to grasp lnngunge tl'iIt sug- gests I shallow approach to cor- rectly the importance of the Inn to the nation. 1" resourced of tho Al.ll' region are largely un- known II yet to the remslnde of Canada. its strutegic lmporunce is pIi-amount to the ufety of the cut .ry and 'iIs been likewise ov-

” erloolted or discounted by the Gor-

don Commission.-Atlantic Filli- ernmeri

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our financial situation Ind tutu. or It lent to hold the line. ' is in return In empliI.ic ”NQ" to the pdl.iclIn who seeks to bribe you to vote for him with benefits for which you will have to my in the long run.--Guelph Mercury

A hoard of 2.500 Roman cola: which was ploughed up on Wool- Itencroft F rm. Agden. Cheshire. is not regarded as treasure trove and no'" bec es the property of Mr. S. Frochling. a former Ger- man prisoner of war. who unearth- ed it willi a horse plough. The coins were in an earthenware bowl which had apparently been damaged by earlier pltiughlng.-- London Times

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The Vermont slur Iegislliuro has killed a bill to revive the 50- cent bounty on porcupine ears. Black-marketing in cars. the proof of the kill. was the trouble. it seems people bagged New Hamp- shire pmcupines and collected the bounty in Vermont. Not only that. but some hunters became a- p dept It fashioning supplementary enrs- as many as sixteen pairs from a single porcupine carcass. -New York Tribune

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