will jeopardize the stocks on which many inshore fishermen depend for their liveli- hood. Last year 46,100,000 pounds of lob- ster. valued at nearly 515,500,000 were caught in Quebec, the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland.

Lobster pounds are an important link in the orderly and profitable marketing of lobsters. By retaining lobsters caught at sea in the pounds it lallows a gradual dis- tribution of this sea delicacy and prevents a wholesale dumping of them on the mar- ket. If pound owners and operators take . out the Ff.l,000 special permit to sell "ber-

Leglslalure Meets lried" lobsters. they must provide a suitable The Legislature opens today, with thol separate retention area to enable fishery of- oustomary formalities and military cere- l fitters t0 Dll”D0ill.V t'li9Cl( l'lPWl.V 8C(llllF9Cl l"h' mony. As this is likely to be tho last 595. sters to ensure that they are not "berried" aion of the ' present Assembly, political when first purchased for retention speechmaking will be the order of the da . The record of the Government will be elall): A Nehru Cull? , orated upon by its party spoltesi-non, andl In the formative period of Soviet total- the Opposition will be pointing with alai-mlitarianisni a sizable army of intellectuals to various sins of omission and comniission,tP1'01l95S9d t0 599 th the Communlstlc docl as it has done from time immemorial and ltrine much that was of social and political as indeed it is its duty to do. There is, h0w-lV3lU9- Later. must of them. having seen ever, a great deal of pending business of a tllF0Ul.-'h the l'Uiiliiligl.V Cl9ViS9d C0liSDlllaCy. non-political nature in which our citizens WltllCll'8W tliell" S.VIliPath.V- N0W.ltaPDe31'S are probably more interested, and in which that many intellectuals are looking to Prime the m8mb9l'S Can forget party alignments Minister Nehru of India for moral and wise with advantage. lleadership in the confusion and uncertain-

Even the political speeches, it is to belties of the times. Indeed, a Nehru cult hoped, will be kept within 1'eas()nable;lVOUl(l seem to he in the making.. l I bounds. This is a busy age, and there at-el The latest intellectual of note to Join too many competing attractions for long.;in this almost religious adoration of the winded oratorical perforrnances to olioitilndian statesman is Lord Bertrand Russell anything like the interest they did in theiwho proposes. in cffecl, that the weightiest past. Our legislators, for the most part.-Pl'0l)lttlii 0t the tld)'-'li0il' 10 keep iZl0b8l are aware of this fact and have shown in-war from breaking out-be transferred recent years it marked improvement so far-from the United Nations to Mr. Nehru an(' I as br9vity in speeohrnaking is concerned, lhis Ci-lbilltll. This, briefly. IS how It would i The newspapers, at any rate, are forced by utii'k. Nlr. Nehru would appoint a commis- i ppace limitations and the increase in nafsion, presumably headed by himself, to in- i tional and international news coverage tollV9Stl.EhtP the lllitlelilylllfl Causes Of Present E concentrate on factual statements of our. ; tensions and the evil results that would cer- 3 rent interest in reporting our lggiglatit-e,taiiily follow another world war. Having proceedings, done this. the commission would make a

It is A pleasure to welcome out-of-towni1'9D0l't t0 all th9 Rlleat DOWNS and try t0

members on this occasion. duping the gen. persuade them that neither side could hope tennial observance of our civic corporation. t0 Halli 8li.VtlililE by 8.l1fIl'9SSl0ii- 5 The Legislature is the parent body of alll "It all sounds very simple. It would be our municipal organizations. and its pow. wondt-rful if Mr. Nehru. or some other per- Qrs and prerogatives are inherent in our son. could bring lasting peace to the worlf constitutional form of government. The merel.t' l3.V C0hfhit'tiYiE 3" hiV9StilZ8tl0l'i into chamber in which It meets has witnessed.tliP Pl3ilil.V 0hVi0tlS and the" maklnfl 8 T9- many important events in our provincial D0” iih0tit it That l5 What the U- N- 0-m history; but we too are living in criticallwith Mr. Nchrti's assistance, be it said- timpg, and the best tribute to the past that . has been doing for ten years. Hundreds of our members can pay is to measure up'GXpBl'lS in one field and another have been to then? own serious responsibilities, lworking full time at it: and thousands of reams of paper have taken their reports of successes and failures into every corner of the earth. The inference that only Mr. Nehru is interested in peace is as foolish as it is false: the inference that the Commu- nists would listen to reason if Mr. Nehru were appointed sole arbiter of the world's political fortunes is utter nonsense. As a matter of record. on the two occasions the Indian Prime Ttlinister appealed to Peipintv to be 1'0tls0ll.'-llllP-in the case of the im- prisoncd airmen and that of the U. N. cease- fire pi-omsal--he received no encourage- ment whatsoever. '

THE GUARDIAN

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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 8. I955

Lobster Fishing Regulations

As noted in recent despatches from Ot- tawa, two important amendments to the lobster fishery regulations have been an- nounced by Fisheries Minister Sinclair. The Imendments, effective immediately, abol- ish the minimum lath spacing of lobster traps, and also allow pound owners and op- erators to sell lobsters which have become "berried" after retention for the first time since 1873.

The abolition of minimum lath spacing removes a regulation which was designed Is a conservation measure by reducing the catch of lobsters below legal size. This regulation was first put into effect in 1949. after several years of experiments had shown that properly spaced laths in the traps would consistently release a large proportion of the short lobsters without re- . . ' ducing the catch of lobsters of legal size. if rhel.e are any muietskinmws looking

Although ellthusiastlhally 3d0Pt9'-'l at for jobs all tncy have t.o do is gel in touch first by S0fli9 fishermen. the lath Spaclhg . with the United States Army at Camp Car- P98Ul8tl0h5 ha” been Vlfiomusly OP!-wsedlson, Colorado. so far the two mule-pack by Others Wli0. 3lli0lil-I Other thlhfisv C0"'lbattalions still in service haven't been tend that it Was 9XtFPm9l)' dlmhult to malht alomicizcd. The apllcal for recruits says kin minimum Splicing because dry Woodzthat applicants must have ”the required lath: would swell when set in the watei'.ll,.ealmemn' whatever that may mean.

In addition. they said, virtually all the short . - n o lobsters were being returned by the fisher- The death 0t Di"- -l0hh R- Mott lit the men to the Sea any-Way, age of 89 removes from the world scene-

Field officers of the federal Department for he was known almost everywhere-ope of Fisheries have had a difficult job in try-got the truly great men of his tlma For mg to enforce the unpopular i-egulntionimany years general secretary of the Inter- nmong the thousands of lobster fishernienlnational Colllmlttee Of the YOUNE Melts who us, we” Wei 2'000'0(x) ti-nos in the Christian Association, and I Christian amqy. The .nfoi-cernent of tho regulation evangelist of distinction, he travelled wide- was further hampered by the fact that the 1y and. wherever he went. he trontributed minimum lath spacing was necessary only something important to international good- between the two bottom Iaths of the traps. will and understanding. He was awarded Mmy fishenngn i-Hidiusted these lath; be. the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946. fore setting the traps at sea to stop short Anthony Hop; (pgn ;mme of Sir Amhy lllllslen lmlll llllllllll Tlle sale of llllllell ony Hope Hawkins). English novelist, born W” Mlle" '5 ' P'””'9'" '" Wm” '""S of this date 1863. He is best known for "The um Mlllllllllla' mll ll of cllllllldelji-lble ll0ll' Prisoner of Zenda". ,whlch achieved I "ll" b ll” Depallmenl ol lillllllllllm Tllelle tremendous popular success, both in book wlll ll” wlllllllled lllglll elllollcelllelll ol the form and on the stage. Discerning readers ”'ul'llol” wllll llegalll lo. ll" llllllllx of will find more meat in R. L. Stevenson's lulu”. lllllllell the leglll ll” lllllll' "Prince Otto" from which the Hope

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EDITORIAL NOTES

Quciicc, long the Province with the lliignesl birth ra..e, has bowed to Newfound- lalid which has a rate of 33.6 births per 1000 population compared with Quebec's 30.6.

as destructive an the biggest one now in stock. However. anurnnce thnrother and

Heading Towards A Big Jump

l Medically Speaking

. llernnn N. llldeun, M.D.

nsrnmn In-:Gul.AI mnrrs

I you're constipated. lt.'I prob- ably your own fault. Chances Ire. you've neglected the fundamen- tal: for good bowel movement: - regularity and plenty of blllk in your diet. - -

In our runh to keep up with our bunlneu duties or holuehold chores. -we frequently lull don't seem to find time for this natural function. Then. too. toilet facul- tien Iren't always available.

Regularity Important

Regularity in important. ,Get up I little earlier In the morning. or set aside I certain time during the evening. Have a regular sche- dule lf you can. Fundamentally. the bowel function in I matter of training and habit. Of course 'you Ihoulcl never neglect the call for I bowel movement.

lt.'n Important to relax. too. Try not to be tense. "if you change your job or home. or alternate your living habits in any import- ant way. you're apt to become constipated.

If abdominal are flab- by, you might want to try some exercises. Lie on your back on the floor or some other firm. flat surface and raise your legs with- out bending your knees. Do this as many times as you can. Try one series of exercises in the morning and do them again in the

evening. All of you. of course. are not going to have the same bowel

habits. Everyone doe: not have the same size colon.

The colon. Incidentally. does not

By Frank

.

Three members of Parliament have placed resolutions on the

Freedom Qt The Press

Flaherty

Canadian Press

is particu- for

constitutional lawyer. lal'ly conscious of the nretl

order paper of the House of Com- this. His resolution declares Call-

mons dealing with freedom of the ,ada should have a bill of rights

press. This makes if certain that'tu assure, among other things:

at the present session Parliament ”Freedom of religion. freedom of

will stage a full-scale debate on speech. freedom of the press and the legal basis for the freedoms of radio."

Canadians have long enjoyed. It also calls on the government

Specifically the resolutions call to ask the Supreme Court of Can-I

for the enactment of a Canadian ada for an lr ' "tr tlckliev bill of rights. I fundamental lto which l-E IS of statule which would prevent in- religion. speech and the press are lerfercnce in future with rcligion,:matlers .. ...inclal

million tons of T N T, roughly three times ”” 0'

lreednm of speech and freedomllurisdiction. . y of the press and of radio. Under the Bflllnli horlli Amer- Snme countries. notably the ice Act which divides up the un- United States. have such guaran- limited powers of Parliament be- lt:-es written into the Constitution. ltween the national and the provin- Canada inherited the unwrittenlclal legislative bodies ”property constitution of Britain which is and civil rights" IS placed in pro- based on the idea of the suprem- ivinclal control. A newspaper vtlth acy, of Parliament. ills buildings armd its lliliiniting lis ro erl'. e H I o u is CONSTWUTWNAL PROBLEMS la iilitvgpaliler is a cilvil righll) Yet, , . i. . in the Alberta press case the ...53.i..5f.liill'l”?.i...5i2l?.i. held 1! Pwlml lees- aulhorities hold that. under the Parliamentary system. there is no way in which any freedom can be given I herd and fast legal basis. Those who take this view feel that the best guarantee of freedom of the press. freedom of speefh and the other freedoms is a tree Parliament. that n free Parliament will never restrict such freedoms because by doing so it would destroy its own free- dom. The three sponsor: of resolu- tions seeking a bill of right are John Diefenbaker. Progressive Conservative member for Prince Albert: David Croll. Liberal mem- ber for Toronto-Spadlna: and .'.l. J. (inldwell. leader of the CCF. They are not unaware of the difficulty of reconciling a bill of iights with the notion of the su- emacy of Parliament. But they a e convinced that the loss of fi"ee- .nm of speech which has occur- led In other countries can hap- pen here. It is doubtful if their resolu- tions will lead to any concrete results right away. They will. however. serve to focus public attention on the problem. Cann- (liann cannot know what is going on unless they are free to ex- change information. The debate can put the public on the watch Ior infringements of freedom. MAY CLAIIIFY POWERS The debate may also lead to some clarification of the respec- tive powers of the federal Parlia- ment and the provincial" legis- latures in relation to the rights of the individual. Mr. Dlefenhnker, an eminent

Could Save Temper:

tl-llnancinl Post)

in it: brief to the Ontario Gov- ernment the other day. the On- tario Chamber of C erce asked for the standardization of stove pipes. It wants them all to come In the lame length nnd thickness.- To urban people nccustomed to all the convenience of automatic cookln, Ind ” sting. that. request may seem out of date. But not to Premier Front. He doesn't live in I big city. He has had experience with stoves in farm houses or sum- mer cottages. ,

Under the best of conditions. pul- tlng up stove pipes In no job for the man whoa temper in short or whose blood pressure ll high. It In eertnlnly one of the mml.oxuper- sting of all household chores. But when we have to drive mile: to town Ind then find t at these things come In half A donen shapes and nine and we don't know which onnleournnhenthetmubloronlly

iature had no right to enact I particular law aimed at con- trolling newspapers.

MORE SPECIFIC

Mr. Coldwell's resolution is more specific. It calls for steps to in- clude in the British North Amer- ica Act a declaration that it shall not be lawful for Parliament or the provincial legislatures to make laws ”abridging freedom of speech or expression. or freedom of re- ligion or of the press or of other means of communication."

Such an amendment would be legally effective so long as it stood. But II will be pointed out that the British North America Act can be re-amended as well as amended. The Caldwell proposi- tion would hand back to the Bri- tish Parliament which passed thc' British North America Act in IE6? some of the powers the British Parliament then vested in Cana- dian institutions.

Under present. procedure the

British North America Act is changed by the British Parlia- ment on the request of the Cana- dian Parliament. The Canadian Parliament could ask the British Parliament to strike out Mr. Cold- wellls section the year after it had written it in. Mr. Croll's resolution is Keneral in terms, asserts Canada should have I bill of human rights and liberties in its constitution.

”NEGATIVE FREEDOM"

Speaking in Parliament on the same subject I few years ago he said:

”There in no fundamental law. In Canada prohibiting the exercise to! state power in denial of civil liberties. Ours is I negative free- dom. Free speech. for instance. is in the position where it is not forbidden. But I negative free- dom ln itself is not. enough."

In an interview Mr. Dlefen- baker expressed the view that a bill of rights would be educative and authoritative rather than im- pregnable under the Parliamen- tary system. It would declare to the world what the rights of I citizen are no that the citizen would know when muse rights Ire being infringed.

It would establish I broad prin- ciple in the light of which legis- lation, prompted by local or emer- bency Iltunlloml. could be Judged if it should tend to whittll down freedom.

It would. for enmpll. Mt uv I standard by which ch: en in the libel lawn might be i .,'I'he law of libel Ilnln It protecting

mntlon the public huh I right to know.

EFT 15' (mne-

cnock ESCAPEMENT

No need to look. There is always

on the wall

A symbol flint soon-will stop if you once forget

To tighten its tension with your lension. set

Its hands with your hands. sulr jective simple small.

Mechanic measurer never running quite true

To time. 0ne's absence can cut it off. or weather

Disrupt its tcnse. till you cannot tell whether

You are running this thing or it is running you.

But remember the window and ignore the wall

With its finite face that tells and tolls like fate.

Then utter irrelevance will anni- hilale

Time in the clock with the nothing- ness of all.

-Carleton Drewry in the New York Herald-'I'ribune.

Where Tradition Counts

lfiamlllon Spectator)

Every .l.'.nluary the editor of The Times of London can rely upon receiving from one of his faith- ful correspondents a list of boys' and glrls' names chosen by proud parents who make their birth an- nouncements on the front page of that newspaper. This year has been no exception. and, as usual. the list shows the names in order of preference with the previous year's standing alongside. The most striking thing about this list is the continued popularity of traditional names. Some Chris- tian names come in and go out of fashion, they appear suddenly adapted to the time until it seems that almost every other child has I name that is topical. But John for I boy and Mary for I girl seem to be first favourites in every Brit- lsh generation and all the elegant names that suddenly make I brief Appearance are usurpers by com- parison. John has a long lead over its nearest competitor. David. There was one sharp change In the list of boys' names: in 1953. Ro- bert had been in eighth place and James in third. but last year they c ll a n g e d places and James now langulshes in eighth place. though the demotion of this tra- ditional name will. no doubt. be only of n temporary nature. Char- les has retained its position as fourth on the list; I royal influ- ence may have something to do with this, though Charles has al- wgys been A staunch fnvourlle in Britain. Michael continues in ifth place; Peter in sixth; Nicholas has stolen up from ninth to seventh place; Christopher moves up from tenth to.nlnth and Robert and Wil- llIm share the tenth plnce. '

The invisible influence of tradi- tion is In much in evidence In the choice of glrlr names as it in in boyI'. Mary retained only I nar- row land on An for Anne). due

i

l The Age Old Story

Then Jena ulth unto them.

Ilnll IIIII.

heglun. All too" often we gueu wrong and bring back I length that can't he warped. twisted or forced Into line. we I good but we will end up lutng the rusted and dangerous planned to dinenrd.

of course. In only

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ILAWI MAY INTIMIDATI

Lawn which neck to compel pub ushers ;IId vn-tun to disclose Iourcel U lnutnutlon can inur- fm with the exercise of the pub- llc'u right In Inn. by intimidat-

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otneut onnnttvflwmmt

children, have ya II: neat? TIC! nnnwsrol him. No. And he held nu then. can the not on the null Illa If the IIlD.'III yo

uvnnuAN

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empty ,' l ', at one time. The residue in the colon on the left side moves out. In other resi- due begins to enter on the right side. Thus. it is perfectly natural for some persons to have bowel movements after each meal. while others have movements every two or three days.

What about drugs. laxatives and enemas?

Well Alley are artificial means and won't produce regularity. Maybe one or two teaspoonfuls of milk of magnesia are all right occasionally. but I don't advise any large doses of any kind of laxative.

Frequent enemas aren't wise. either. In time. they may dull the normal function of the mechanism which notifies you that a bowel movement Ill required. If you do need an enema. however. use only I pint of warm water to which you have added one tea- spnnnful of salt,