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PAGE 4 THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1958.

"Why Pick On Them?“

The Windsor Daily Star is pub- lished in a large industrial centre of Ontario, and this adds point to a leading editorial which appeared in its issue of November 14. It deals with the current criticism of price supports for farm products, and with the hypocrisy of those indulg- ing in it who have themselves been the beneficiaries of price supports for years in their ownindustries. It is a timely and—considering its source—a courageous editorial which we trust will hewidely read and pondered.

Most Canadian manufacturing industries, notes the Star, developed under price supports .twhich. they sou enjoy. The main differencd be- tween them and farm price 'sup- ports is that they have been called tariffs. This device to enable in- dustries to operate profitably in a protected market costs the Canau dian consumer plenty—from $610,- 000,000 to $763,000,000 annually, ac- cording to a report prepared by Prof. J .H. Young for the Gordon Economic Commission. The economist ‘ used 1954 figures in his calculation. In 1956, if the tariff factor in govern ment expenditures were included, the estimate would be $1,000,000,- 000. Mast of the products the ‘far-_ mer has to buy are price-supported by these tariffs. Many others have' been privately price-supported by illegal price-fixing combines.

“It is all very well,” concludes the Star, “to argue farmers should be rugged individualists, to stand or fall under the competitive system. But why pick on them? . . . Amounts spent on agricultural price sup- ports are a mere pittance compared to the billion dollars canadians pay annually for tariff price supports.

People who live in price-supported.

glass houses should be the last to throw stones.”

Added to this burden on férmers in the outlying provinces there is, of

course, the inequitable freight rate

system which penalizes long haul traffic. According to a computation made by Mr. J. Lincoln Dewar, secre- tary of the RE. Island Federation of Agriculture, the latest freight rates boost of 17 percent imposed by the Transport Commission will cost this predominantly agricultural pro- vince $2,000,000 annually. This is another form of “price support” for the big, centrally located industries of the country which threatens to ruin us altogether unless the Federal Gov- ernment steps in and demands a com- plete reappraisal of the freight rate structure and its impact on regional economies.

New Marketing System An Ottawa report reveals that the Federal Government has set up an inter-departmental committee to study the marketing of Atlantic salted groundfish after July next

_ year. On that date, the report says,

the franchise of Newfoundland As- sociated Fish Exporters Limited (NAFEL) to market Newfoundland salt cod will expire. The committee will look into market possibilities and make recommendations ,for a new marketing system.

The export of salt cod is mainly a Newfoundland business, although lesser amounts go‘ from Nova Scotia. There have been complaints in the West Indies area, the chief importer of “salt cod, about the quality of the product. Some importers have even threatened to bring ‘all their sup- plies from Iceland. NAFEL, rightly or wrongly, has been blamed for most of the ills connected with the business, especially for the high prices charged in the West Indies area. ‘

In fairness to NAFEL, however, it must be said that the organiz- ation is composed of merchants with long experience in the fish ex- port business. It is open to ques- tion whether a marketing organiz- ation controlled by the Federal Government or one of its agencies

could do much better than NAF’EL' has done. Some 30 yours ago or more the Newfoundland Govern- ment undertook to market salt cod or, at any rate, made restrictive rules and regulations which amounted to the same thing. The result was that for a few years, while the re- gulations were in force, the whole fishing industry came very near to ruin. The regulations were than re- pealed and the export business went back to the fish merchants where it has stayed ever since.

The present Federal government may be able to devise a better sys- tem than that under which NAFEL has worked; but certainly extreme caution should be taken to insure that the last state‘ of the business does not become worse than the first. On the whole,_‘with some ex- ception, interference. by Govern- ment into the normal course of business has not succeeded par- ticularly well.

British Investments

From Edmonton that an increased flow of British capital is expected in Alberta this year. British money is already in- vested heavily in the pending devel- opment of the MacMurray oil sands area, 300 miles North of Edmon- ton. Estimates of this oil resource run as high as 300 billion barrels.

, Last summer a [trade delegation of 12 men, representing ‘450 British firms, employing a quarter of a million persons, visited Alberta seek- ing orders for oil equipment. The industrialists said that British cap- ital was eager to invest in Alberta on a large scale, prOvided that it had “proper encouragement” and reasonable prospects for success. They felt that the transfer of funds would not be difficult, if the money is used for sound industrial develop- ment. '

British capital was represented in the 126 domestic companies in- corporated in Alberta in September with an authorized capitalization of about $24 million. These companies represented a wide range of in- dustrial and business enterprises.

Meanwhile, Alberta is reciprocat- ing by urging people to “buy Brit-1 ish” in preference to other imported goodsrThis, it is believed, will make more dollars available for British investment.

In this Atlantic area doing cvery- ,

thing - possible to attract British in- vestors? It has nothing, of course, comparable to the prospects in Al- berta. But the British have a gen- ius for starting small industries in underdeveloped areas, and it is possible that, given some encour- agement, they Would be willing to put it to work here.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The fight against tuberculosis is by no means ended. The Christmas seal campaign is now under way. Let everyone buy stamps with the dou- ble--barred cross and use them. The money is urgently needed.

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The UN. General Assembly’s political committee has recommend- ed continuance of the Emergency Force in the Gaza strip. No doubt, the Secretary-General pleased if he were given enough money to pay the costs of the force

so far. Only about half of the mem- ~

ber nations have paid their commit- ments in full; some have paid noth- ing at all.

0 O O

For the second time in two weeks, the ferry “William Carson”, that cost $14 million to build, was un- able to dock at Port Aux Basques

. because of “high” winds—18 to 30

miles per hour, according to naviga- tion officials. It is becoming more and more apparent that the costly vessel is just about useless, as far as the service for which she was built is concerned. I O O

The British Columbia Govern- ment seems to be having more than its share of trouble these days. No sooner does one flurry of excite‘ ment peter out' than another be- gin-s. The latest is a charge by the former general manager of the pub- licly-owned Power Commission that the Government “is shifting Com- mission dcbts around to fulfill pol- itical promises to have the Pro- vince free of debt by 1960”. No doubt, the truth will be established in due course,

comes word .

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THAT GUY’S AROUND AGAIN

iWatch Out For" I Heart Attack

By Herman N. Bundescn, M..D. YOU MAY ASK: Am I goxng to have a heart attack?

I can't tell for sure, of course. but I do know the type of Illle- idual who is most apt to have one.

It is a man past the age of 45, probably somewhere in his early 503.

OFFICE WORKER

He works in an office either as an executive or as anemploy- as with some responsibilities.

He is ambitious and because he is, he works hard, too hard. He drives himself, almcst con- stantly, and he sacrifices sleep and rest in favor of business and business-related social functions. He worries at the office and he worries at home— about the office.

UNHAPPY I-IOME LIFE

He is restless and often has a rather unhappy home life: Be- cause he permits his busmess to dominate his life, his wife pro- bably complains frequently. To him. it, seems as though she is griping about something all the time.

The children, too, seem to be quarrelSome and sassy far tpo of. ten. ‘

In addition to all this, our friend may be overWeight, prob- ably by 15 pounds 01 maybe even more. As a rule, he likes to eat, drink and smoke.

GOOD LOOK

Do you fit this description? If you do, it is time to sit down and take a good look backward ——and_ a good look ahead. Irealize that there are mil- lions of American men who fit the picture and that only a. very

FRANCO-BRITISH

TALKS '

European Free Trade

By Joseph Macchen Canadian Press Staff erter

Britain and France have col- lided head-on as the. leaders of opposing blocs in negotiations for European free trade.

Talks that have been going on intermi‘utently for more than a year have ended in deadlock, al- though both sides still insist some sort of compromise is possible.

The complicated project has been compared —— loosely -— to outer - space rockets. The com- mon market, the first - stage rocket, ha 5 been successfully launched and will go into orbit Jan. I, but the second stage, the free trade area, has misifirezl.

GOING CONCERN

This analogy is not precisely accurate but it illustrates one facet of the European dream of union that aroused such hope after the.Sec0nd woi' ‘ War.

What has happened so far is that the six-nation common mar-‘ ket — compni-sing France, Italy. W est Germany and the Benelux countries —_ now is a going con-

,cern in the formative stage al-

‘oludc the common market coun-

though it will not begin actual op- erations until Jan. I.

The provisions of the common market—embracing a population of 170,000,000 — are to come into force gradually. By 1970 or 1973 there are to be no barriers to trade among the six countries, no resbri-ctions on the movement of capital and labor, a common tar- iff against the rest of the would. joint action against monopolies, harmonized social policies and a common development fund. INDUSTRIAL GIANT

Britain sees in the common market a discnimi-nzatory “lit-tie Europe" that would cause ec0n- omi-c hardship and create harm ful divisions. It has long advoca- ted a larger free trade area, un- der the Organisation of European Economic Co . operation, to in-

tries ard also the United Kin-g- dam, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Switzerland, Au- stria, Portugal, Greece and Tur- kev.

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London Daily Sketch hln“ thziutehe Russians may buy the Ils- land of Stroma With a pzpuimtfin of 18, off the Scottish coas.. Ti 3 is the isle which recently was un- successfully nominated as an Am- erican quiz show prize. The owngr of the island. J.C. Hoyle-ad. You -

' umbrella manufacturer, :21}? bluntly that if he cant sell schools :3an the place to the Yankees then Warmers .. X “we will let the Russians have as every team .

—— London Free Press.

have been purchased by Canada Packers Limited. ‘

The appointment by the Pro- $30,293 in vincial Government of J.C.C. their Campbell, K.C., as Counsel to

the De artmen of the Provincial Treasuger, wag announced yes- terday by Premier Jones.

Campbell also becomes Deputy Minister of the new Department, that of Industry and Natural Resources. Both appoinvtmem became effective November 22.

is an economic approach to the dream of European federation. But its immediate effect has been to arouse fe a r s ameng its nelghbors of an industrial giant in the heart of continental Eu- rope. ‘ -

The free trade area, on the other hand, would be a system by which Britain and the smaller nations c ould link themselves with the six - country union in mutual fr e ei n g of trade with- out economic integration. SINCERITY DOUBTED

Britain, with its traditional worldwide outlook, refuses to scuttle imperial preferences, hav- ing regard to its commitments with Canada and other Commonv wealth countries.

The French, particularly, have been adamant against the British stand, the government coming under heavy pressure from French manufacturers. It is 'said ' that the British as moving closer to continental Europe only because they have to —— not through a sincere desire to take part in European emanation.

Britain is generally supported by the "outside" countries. The Scandinavian nations have met separately on the question and served notice they will set up

Bascially th e common .market

Mr. King’s Other Worldiiness

Arthur Blaker in the Montreal Gazette

A short time after the death of William Lyon ,Mlaickenoie King, Prime Minister of Canada for a longer. period than any who have held that office before or since, many Canadians were staggered by the revelation that when in times of decision, Mr. King had placed a surprising reliance on omens of various sorts and on contacts which he was convinced that he had established with the spirit world.

When Punch, the great mag- azine of English humor, review- ed Bruce Hurbchison's controver- sial book on King. “The Incred- ible Canadian" years ago, the an- nonymous reviewer received: such disclosures with utter in- credulity.

“All through his enormously long life,” he wrote, “Mr. King, Mr. Hutchison would have us believe, though in publ‘c a shrewd and unscrupulous politician, was leading a private life that was

.. hardly at all removed from lun-

acy. In constant communication, with departed spirits. when it was, suggested that he should re- sign he conslulted the spirit of Franklin Roosevelt. and receiv- ed from the spirit the reassuring advice that he should not dream of it. At the same time, he also consulted the spirit of his fox terrier, Pat.”

REVIEWER AMAZED

The reviewer made no secret of his earnest conviction that this sort of thing could not hap— pen in the United Kingdom and of his amazement that it' could be suggested seriously as a pos- sibility here.

It is doubtful if any aspect of the private life of William Lyon Mackenzie King aroused quite as much interest. here or abroad as the disclosure that he had dabbled in spiritualism.

A few .of King’s closest friends and associates, though not many had been aware during his life- time of his unusual interest in this field. But, as one writer put it later, they regarded his activi- ties in this intriguing area “as an amiable weakness or hobby, like stamp-collecting 'or pigeon- breeding.” Even after his death, his executors are reported to have made strong and impass ioned attempts to keep the sec- ret a secret.

But the secret. nevertheless. leaked out in dribs and drabs.

The official biography of Mr. King, begunby the late mac- Grcgor Dawson, was eagerly a- waited for the 1ight which it could shed on this aspect of the great politician’s life and interests. As official biographer. he had access to King‘s journals and diaries, which were known to contain many references to his alert in- terest in signs and portents.

In this respect. Vol. 1 of the three-volume work on the life of King. published by the U:‘i\'€:‘.~:- ity of Toronto Press, is some- thing of I disappointment.

Dawson has remarkably little to, report on the subject of Mr. King‘s interest in the spirit world and touches. in fact, on none of the facts alleged earlier. LITTLE TO ADD

He relates, in fact, but one incident to be added to the sum total of those reported, earlier. It occurred on Sept. 16, 1918, as King finished writing his “In- dustry and Humanity."

Mr. King’s own diary tells the story: “I had concluded this part, which was the last of the book proper, and was reflecting that the book meant a dividing line in my life, that it was my life and work up to date so to speak, that hereafter I begin life anew under the conception of the presence of God in all things—when I looked up at the little clock on the cottage shelf and to my surprise saw both hands exactly over the hour twelve. I exclaimed aloud at the significance of the fact, then wen-t to my little room and knelt by the side of the little bed in which dear mother sud‘ered so patiently and so long, and pray- ed God that he would accept my life consecrated anew to his work and give me strength to do and to reveal his work.”

QUAINT FANCY

Dr. Dawson adds: “It was some quaint fancy of King’s part that moved him to ‘exc-laim' when the hands of the clock came into certain positions (together, opposite, or at rivht angles) at the moment c: "'n ‘facts' of importance mad: t“cir appear- ance. The reference iii the above paragraph is amarently the first entry in the diary in which attention is called to finch- I phenomenon.

“In later diaries, particularly in the thirties and forties, the frequency of these references suggest that the idiosyncrasy was becoming something in the nature of a fixed obsession.

“What signifance be attached to the oecunances is difficult to determine; there is no key to his interpretation. The hands of the clock seem to have had as much signifance in one position as in another. It may be that he inter- preted such tcoincidences as confirmation of the decision reached or the action taken at the particular moment.

NEVER EXPLAINED

Or he may have taken them, for reasons only he could under- stand and never explained, as a grand indication that he was in tune with the infinite. They com- forted him. Certainly none of these outward manifestations ever conveyed messages of dis- approval of his won conduct. One is impressed 'by the serious- ness with which he record; them thcy were never treated in a spirit of fun; the religious tones were alwrys apparents.“

A footnote points out that in a

diary entrv written only four

their own common market if nec- essary. - ~

years earlier, King had “scoffed at the suggestion of an acquain- tance that Friday till. 13th was unlucky for him and had confid- ed to his own diary “what a tyranny superstition would be come if one penmitted it, one has to force oneself out of all such beliefs.”

But Mr. King’s preoccupation with omens, tokens and spirits, became, in later years, an ob- session. This was not the case during the period of King’s life covered by Vol. 1, released to- day. 'More information in this respect will presumably, be pro- vided by volumns 2 and 3.

MAXIMS

Man is the only animal. that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.

SHORT TERM The president of Switzerland, selected from a federal council

small percentage will have heart attacks. But why not readjust your life, if you may be a can- didate for a heart attack?

You don’t have to give up everything for which you h a v it been striving. Simply work less strenuously. leave your business and business worries at the of- fice, give your home and family the attention they deserve, and get more rest and, sleep. CONSULT DOCTOR ‘