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an the weakest Ii Filmfi. MAY 29. 1964

Firm 4 Question In Dispute

A debate of considerable import- ance in the Commons this week is on a bill to enable the govern- ment to declare the 12-mile fishing limit and a new basis for determin- ing the three-mile territorial limit. Apparently there is full agreement as to the advantages to Canadian fishermen of a measure of this kind:

the ,dispute is over the feasibility of attempting to enforce it. and the possible retaliatory action which other countries. notably the United

States. may take. in connection therewith. Fisheries Minister Robichaud

says it is difficult to see h0w any question of retaliation by Washing- ton could arise: but. there has been some talk by American politicians to this effect. and one would ex- pect the minister to be more ex- plicit in setting at rest any doubt on this score.

. The United States has treaty and historic fishing rights in Cana- dian waters on both coasts. and Mr. Robichaud says it is the intention to insure that these rights will be respected, whatever limits are es- tablished. But neither Washington nor the Canadian public knows what these limit are to be. and it is this uncertainty that is beclouding the issue.

Under the proposed bill the gov- ernment would be empowered to declare base lines from headland to headland along its coasts and to use these as the start-off points for measuring both the 3-mile and 12-mile zones. Opposition speakers doubt that the government could enforce its action unilaterally, and insist that the vital base lines be identified in the bill rather than

' leaving them to the administration.

Mr. Robichaud is convinced that a satisfactory agreement can be ar- rived at with "the various coun- tries that fish in Canadian waters.” but he concedes that true interna- tional agreement could not be reach- edE in the normal sense because 10 yurs of earlier efforts by Canadian governments have failed. He feels. on the other hand, that to delay the edibling legislation would make negotiations more difficult.

Although Parliament can pass the legislation. it Will not take ef- fect until proclaimed by order in council. and even if proclaimed it will have no effect until the base lines are established by order-in-

otfincil. India And Pakistan

The death of Prime Minister Nehru raises one particularly seri- ous problem for India, and for other parts of the world. It is noted that after .17 years of bitter separation between India and Pakistan. Mr. Nehru had decided that reconcilia- ' ‘of the two countries was es- ‘ ,and was doing all he could to

this about. Elements in his

" e Moslems in what would . to common defense against

. r been Pakistan's pro- .aer warmer relations with I after the Chinese invasion

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elsewhere outside British Com- 1

series of meetings of the home min- isters of the two countries to deal with the problem. He went so far as to express sympathy for the idea of a joint rule in Kashmir. knowing that Pakistan and India would have to cooperate to make it work. Speaking to the All-India Con- gress Committee in Bombay recent- ly. Nehru declared: “I hope that it may be possible for the country to develop closer and more intimate relations to the advantage of each." The Chinese. who now back Pakistan on Kashmir. and probably the Russians. who continue to sup- port India. can be expected to op- pose reconciliation of the two coun- tries. Neither desires to see a union of 600 million people, almost equal to the rest of non~Communist Asia. Africa and Latin America combined. It is hoped that the governing party in India will continue to carry out Nehru's reconciliation policy. re- gardless of who the new leader may be: but it is not at all certain that the right successor will be found. Meantime it is noted that the United States. which has tended to back Pakistan on Kashmir and is limiting military aid to India because Pakistan is a formal Western ally. now has an opportunity to encourage cooperation at a time when it would be most opportune.

Under Two Flags

A Canadian Press report credits Prime Minister Pearson with hav- ing added a new political dimension to the flag question by hoisting the Union Jack alongside his maple leaf design. Both banners were tied to- gether in a single resolution made public Wednesday. The resolution establishes that the new maple leaf design would become the official flag of Canada. while the Union Jack "may continue to be flown as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth of nations and of our allegiance to the Crown."

Government sources, it is stat- ed. hope that the wording of the resolution will make It easier for new-flag supporters to vote on the issue without suggesting to con- stituents that the action is anti- British. By the same token, it will make it harder for advocates of the Red Ensign to oppose a resolution which could be interpreted by their constituents as opposition to the Union Jack.

There are indications. however. that the resolution may backfire politically. Mr. (Jaouette. leader of the Ill-member Creditiste group. was quoted yesterday as saying that his party will vote against it as it n0w stands. He asked. ironical- ly, whether anyone had measured the flagpolc on the Parliament Building to sac. whether it is long enough to carry two flags. The question was ignored by the govern- ment, but it. could pmve to be a not inept commentary on the quan- dry some Liberal. as well as Op- position. members may find them- selves in before the debate is over.

Belated Tribute

Speaking in Moscow the other day. Marshal Vasily Kazakov of the Soviet Union’s artillery branch said that "a big contribution to the common cause of victory (in World War II) was made by the peoples and armed forces of Britain. France and the United States." He added that "we also pay due regard to the actions of French. Italian. Polish and Norweigian guerrillas."

What’s newsworthy about this? Plenty. if one is a follower of t he Soviet official line on World War II. According to that line. the Sov- iet Union brought Japan to its knees. and peace to the world. all by itself practically. It pushed Hit- ler to the edge of defeat and the Americans and British rushed up at the last moment to be in on the kill. The selfish Western imper- ialists tried in every way to keep the Soviet forces from getting promis- ed military end other material aid that they needed and that the West had in large measure. These false- hoods 'fOr years have been the basis of Soviet war history.

Marshal Kazakov not only ad- mlte that Americans were in the war but that the Western powers actually helped to win it. This may portend a change in Soviet textbooks and encyclopedia. In the whole of- fldll m line. If It doeen't—if the menhal spoke only for him- self and not under direction— Ml’fi Widths:- a very brave

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'ClUAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

What Price Highway Safety In Canada?

The \‘ictoria Day holiday weekend brought a record num ber of highway deaths. 64 Cana-

dians were slaughtered in traf- ’

fic accidents duct-i" lllf’ three- day holiday: lhal is 3 more deaths than the provious record set up in 1960.

Are Canadians the worst and

Department of Trade and Com- l years ago when. engaged

merce to be the symbol of Can- adian export trade. is proving tobea bonanza. Some MPs are very unhappy at circulating here that our ban- ana-belt climate and our un-

' employed trappers are unable

most dangerous drivch in the world? In some districts our . drivers certainly do not know '

the meaning of such phrases as “safety first“. "the rule“ and “road-worthiness." While we were celebrating Victoria Day. Britain celebrat- ed its traditional Whit

golden‘

Monday '

holiday. The population of Bri- : tain is nearly three times that of 1

Canada: the density of cars on the roads is m u c' h higher Britain. So we might. expect the British traffic toll to be at least three times the size of ours. say

or even more. Britain, like Canada. mourned a record death roll that happy carefree

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holiday weekend: bul far from .

It being 192 killed. it was less than half that - just 81 SLUMMING IN OTTAWA 'I‘axnayers in all parts of Can ada are struggling to pay off the mortgage on their $16000 home and to meet payments on the new $498 bedroom . They will be interested to hear how our top politicians live. Our Prime Minister has two official residences provided for him by

the taxpayers: a town house In .

Ottawa. and a summer tage set on a 13 acre cstatc m the nearby hills. In the pasl four years. Public Works Minister Deschatelets has just told Paar- llament. the taxpayer paid out 324.866.12 for renovations 811.512.12 for new furniture for that town house. It was pur- chased and fixed up for 3330.000 and furnished for $150,000 twel- ve years ago. These two Ottawa homes for Mr. and Mrs. Prime Minister have so far cost the taxpayers over $1,000,000.

The Eskimo-designed furry animal. recently adopted by the

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to yield the furs needed for its manufacture. They hope it 15

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not true that 500 ‘Possum skins ;

have had to be imported to

make this great Canadian trade

symbol. as has been said here.

THOMPSON AT LAKEHEAD Bo son.

respected national leader of the

social Credit party. will no.

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the widciy ‘

guest speaker at the Canadian _

Club of Fort William next week. He plans to honour his Lake-

head audience by delivering a l

speech of major outlining his common sense

vy tax burden imposed by the

CBC.

OLD MEN POOR JUDGES? Paul Tardif. Liberal M.P for

an Ottawa constituency. made

the newspaper headlines two

New Life In For North

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The felon has almost vanished from the western Canadian Ar"- lic. The kayak is no longer us— ed. Eskimo children are losini: their language and native cul- lure. On Banks Island. a TV dinner was served to Justice William 0, Douglas. who reports on changing life in the Far North in the May issue of National Geo- graphic.

The Supreme Court Justice visited Eskimo friends at Sachs Harbour. which is one of the Northernmost communities in the world. It is the only settle- ment on Banks Island. a wind- whipped land mass about the size of West Virginia.- The tem- peratures sometimes plummet to 50 degrees below zero in win-

FORUM

APPROVES NEW FLAG Str.—- Grant me space to say

importance. 1

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three cheers for B. Longapiile ‘

who I‘m sure is no 19th century beer and skittles Canadian. too am a member of the Cana- di-an Legion. and 1 don‘t know y what means this discussion to retain the Red En- sign was arrived at. Surely not by a poll of the rank and file. ' in more than lve yearte‘ war service 1 h d occa- ion to find myself placed in various far cm-ners l the world and found few people out- elde Canada who could tell the difference between the Red En- dgn and the British mercantile marl-inc ensign. which it is ex- cept for the Canadian crest which is very. very British in appearance. 1 still think the Union Jack la a grand old flair and for the people of the Bl‘tlt'ldl Isles and

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Empire is worth living and dv- ‘ . But plea

ing for so let us as Ca- nadians have something we too can feel that way about. We at tin time hit to unite us into a Canada truly North American. 1 am. Stir. etc. FOR MAPLE LEA!l Charlottetown. FOR RED ENSIGN

Sin—The Canadian Legion IJI putting up a strong fight to have the Red Ensign adopted as our national flag. and who has a better right than they to decld. the issue? Were it dot for these men and their fallen comrades the German flag might well be flying over our land today.

The clemour of the noisy min- ority is for a dleuncttv Cana- rllan flag. What cotildhe mon- ‘ tlve

suggested tine maple

leaves on e visits

and anemic-looking affair l~y

comparison.

Let‘s face the facts — for the I proponents of the new flag the .

Important mm!“ "0‘ 'Lhe JP- 1 the world. Moscow and Peking

sign - the important thing i.- getting rid of the Union Jack.

Similarly withthe singing of “The Queen". In past years all public gatherings were brought to a close by the singing of our national anthem. Now the pop- ular in in g is a motion to ad- journ. Even in our schools the use of "'1' Queen" is steadily declining. _

This spring 11 was decided thr- name of our TCA be changed to Air Canada. When Senator Phil- lipa wanted Trans Canada talned he was overruled.

What is happening to Canada to-day reminds one of Aesop’s fable of the camel and his mas fer. First the camel asked if he might put his head In the tent with his master. Next he asked to put his neck in too. then is fore legs. Finally he decided the tent was too small for both.

be his m a a t e I

. so mauled move out and give him all.

' that the Union it will merely

A flag la only a bit of buntinl but it stands for e pricel es. heritage of law and liberty won for us . sweat and tears of our ancestors and oy the sacrifice of . 'ou-r no- blest sons. It the present gov. ernment strikes the old colors and rune up a new flag to the mat. it will not put an and lo the pe ‘ who would

rsielent efforts" . than do away an Jack at s for.

what their appe- tite to «mend more ‘ still m I .

t sin. Sir. etc. i DISCUSTED I“! m . .

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a. 3 well as sets of regular frequen-

ln municipal politics. he tangled in a fight with Ottawa's mayor Charlotte Whitton. Recently at the annual beauty contcsl of the Civil Service. he tried his hand , at plugging instead of slugging ’ female beauty. Tardiff pickcd three contestants as his choice for win. place and show; out not one of his favourites made It. "At your age. all girls look the same." the corpulent and ‘ chagrined MP was told.

ADVERTISING PllNS

Shirtmakers in USA. have a rough time trying to keep up with "The Man with the Ey e Patch" in the advertisements. But the Eagle Shirtmakcr Com pany of that. country has made an ingenious effort by adopting . punning names for the (wriours i of its products. Some which ap l pealed to me included: "People , Eater Purple". “Barry Water. “Establish Mint". “Bi-. he . " 'Enry 'Iggins . just you White" and “F‘oresce~ able Fuchsia."

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tor. No trees grow except scrub Willow.

CARPETED WITH FLOWERS

"To the newcomer. Banks ls- land seems bald and barren." Mr. Douglas says. “Yet it he comes a pleasant land when the May melt. starts. Normally by .lnly the bays are free of ice and the land In ablaze with arctic flowers."

Summer is an especially hap- py time. because the c h I ldren come home from school at lnu~ vik on the Canadian mainland. ‘ Their instruction is cntirelv in English. since none of the teacn- . ers can speak Eskimo or the: different languages of Loucli- I eux. Hare. and slave I n d l a n .‘ pupils.

“Most, of the 20 families at. Sachs Harbour speak some En glish." Justice Douglas reports.

"Every family has a radio some have short-wave sets

cy. “The radio brings English- speaking programs from Can- ada and the United States: the short-wave puts the Eskimo lIl touch with programs all over

both speak in English to tne people of Sachs Harbour.

“I was surprised to find that. as a consequence of radio. even the Eskimo o Baiire Island was thinking profoundly on many aspects of international affairs."

Every Sacha Harbour Eski- -mo has a on for modernity. Half a dozen families have mo- vie cameru. and a few vies. Their 16-min color films reflect thelr main preoccupa- tttms - dogs. children. hunting.

Despite movie cameras. is- dios. and TV dinners. life on Banks Island has its primitive aspects. In an otherwise mod- ern kitchen there is no tap wa- I fer. because well: cannot be drl- I ven threulh the permafrost. Housewives melt lce on the stove for winter household

needs.

SUSIE SHOT MORE CARIBOU The main diet is caribou. seal.

and arctic hare. supplemented

by fish. ptarmigan. and an occa-

sional plump fox caught In a

trap. ‘ Women are not subservient In Eskimo society. Mr. Douglas

says. though the theme of male supremacy ls dominant and the division of labor males cori- eptcuoue. Women must perform the less

min as elenhjtlflelox and M h seal and

i to stay with the children male! is country.

. sickness and suffering because.

, ed because the mother had Ger-

Recictions To Hysterectomy .

By Dr. Theodore R. Van belie- An article we ran on hyster- ties as well as to world (IP10 ma

cy. ters from sensible women. We In terms of prestige and influ-

Jlambe-rlel N o It r u'e

death 1 leaves a vacuum in n

concentrated on the reaction once. this great pacifist end of various types of women ef- aemllat was like a one-man fer the operation. No mention eup court No matter what

was made of why the uterus was removed or the good that resulted from the surgery.

A ancago woman believes a wife's attitude reflects that of her husband. She never has

nown a single woman or a widow ,who became depressed after the openahion. She says "they responded with renewed verve. vigor, and vitality."

The frame of mind among her married fn'enda depended upon the spouse. Some "re- “aged acted negatively or even nastl- l of other . ly. and threln v heartbreakpelce WWI how‘- Gum“ 1‘” or tragedy. My own husband Nandllt-_l‘l1¢ "‘3" 0M5” m 59c" was so grateful I was spend “Gd hlm at lea-St. lemmaifllyt me possibility of “team can. bee a backgroundun labor and; cer. me arranged for a relative! economics. and this may help I ut aso ; we went on our first Florida va- 3 Sleep“! l“ Introspecm" and ‘ cation. H: promised we would: mySl'lClSm- repeat te vacation by our-‘ .. selves this year. His consider-5 “NE. BALAM’F' fl ,4 b] -‘ atinn and optimism were infec- lnmoamna 8” .1? I"? a - l ~ ance Nehru represented be— .