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isreal's Rights

Not for the first time, the Israelis must be u ondering just what United States' policy regarding their claim to use of the Suez Canal really is. President Eisenhower in I recent pros: conference said he "favoured" the lsracii claim. He hastened to add. lmumcr. that he would not 8-ilicliriil the use of force to sustain it.

if i-iacl mics alicad With the iii- i,.,.t,.... ..i .cudiu,: a lost ship through thin t','ili;ii as she seems detcrmin--ii to do and it l-1:) pt altcmpts to stop thp sh... a: xasscr has declared he will dry. ulwl rlncs liift United States propose to do about it? it is in be noted that the President did not say he would order Israel to submit to Egyptian interference, but only that he uouid not "sanction" the iisc of force, Reports from various sniirccs would seem to indicate that the United States would take no action one way or the other and thus let lsrael and Pltzypt settle the issue among themselves Tliese reports are based on the assumption that ap- peasement of ER.Vl'lt--and the Soviet Uninn ..;.i any cost has ceased tn he . controlling phase of American pol- icy in the Middle East. maiiily lic- cause Nasser": influence among his Arab neighbours is on the. wane.

if those reports are authentic. it niav he that even yet lsraclls rights will bp respected. as they would have been long since if the l'nited States had not been intimidated by Srivict "threats".

Reassuring

Dvdpif! all the social di.i-"always

of our timcs. there is much sprin- i:-ineous goodwill and human t'i'inlll33r passion working in the orriinar,v ways of life. Witness. the widespread lni.erest-- -almost Itinulli '0 make ripnpip forgot the terrors of hulrogrii hnnibg and thc likc wliich ii a s Irouseri by the case of T-year-olrl Rmjgmin i-looper and his terrihlc plight at the bottom of a well. And not only widespread interest. but eagerness to lend a hand ill the al- mmt hnpplpss attempts at rescue Hundreds of persons who were in no pay related to the little li0.V l"” u'hal(M'Pl' they were doing and rush- pd in the spot to see what. they could do to alleviate a youngster's terror and his parents' distress. It was I hnartwarming demonstration of hu- man compassion in its highcst form. Now comes word from Australia describing another surge of public concern; this time for I dog. The director of a crucify prevention or- ganization in Mclbourne announced that an Alaskan had been found wandering and would be dcstroyr-d if I home could not he found for him. Within a few hours after the announcement had been broadcast. the report says, thousands of callers swamped the city's telephone ex- Ph-'-IHIIP with offers of I homc for the stray animal. Even after a home had been selected. people kept calling up. asking if perhaps some other dog

needed care and attention. it is all very reassuring to those who fear that simple kindness is passing from the earth and that cold. heartless Iecularivatlon is first taking control of human society.

Canadian Films Abroad Evidently. the Canadian Film Bnnrtl is I billy ffflilnfziitfon. Apart from its Domltllori-vrirle activities. it carries on extensive operations abroad. LII! year. for instance. more than 834 million Europeans saw This is It ” . . thepbiggest foreign audience; Ininrlftiir to I recent report. it

made films of one kind and another, compared to less than 500.000 the year before. With the large potential audience in mind the Board plans. to send a distributing expert to New Delhi for a two year stay.

Although the Board makes sound movies in 15 languages, besides Eng. iish and French, the Asiatic dialects are so numerous that it is considered inipossihle to catalogue them all, let alone translate them. The idea now is to supply the operator with I com. mentary in the local tongue that he can read off as the film is being played.

The reasons behind the Board's attempts to promote international viewing of its films are described in liie l'Opnrt as (i) G0Od politics. By means of the films people grasp an understanding of Canadian life which they would not get otherwise. This hclps in l-uild goodwill; (2) Much (l;iii.idi:iii llilillf')' is being spent in South l-last Asia these days for itpi. fare and iiirlustriai programs. Show. ing ('an.'-idiau films is one way of uiiiiiiiig riixpt-cl and undeygtandjng iii iiicsc iii'tuct'ts.

Squcalung Spliniers

ill the fcdcral election raiiipalgii. say: the Winnipeg Free Press, the (Tl-' and Social Credit parties can he expcctcd to fall back on the argu- ment that, in western Canada, the ('iiiisci'w-ilivi-s providc no rcal alter- native to the Liberals. That was particularly enipluisized by the (TF candidate in one Manitoba riding. where no f'oiisciT.'itive had ycl been iioniiiialcd .'X'atiirall)'. lir aigucil fui'tlici' that aiiti-Lilicral voles should not be split between the too splinter groups but should be couccntiaterl on the F('F' ranilidate who (in his min ostini:-itioiii had this licsl cliaiicr of boating the liberal.

"That is I feeble appeal." coni- mciiis the Free Press. "It is one that could bc used. with just as much jiistilicatioii. by the Social (lrcdit candidate. But it should not fool the voters. The past dccade has shown that the elcction of (Ti? and Social ('rcrlit mcnilwrs from wcsicrn ('aii- ada has been of tin advantage to the people who elected them. On the

coiitrary, the wcst's once-powerful voice in ii:itinn:il affairs has been rcduitd to a chorus of impotent

squcaks. That influence can only be restored if the voters of western Cait- Ida turn their backs on the splinter puriii-s uhn havc but disuniiy. weak- i'li'x'.N' and irrelevance to offer."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Premier Mollct of France has iiothiiig to apolo,t:i7.o for. After all, his icgimc lasted if; months, a post. war rccorri for longevity.

O O I

'l'lic liiikc of l'Idinhiii':li reports that tihcii be H as in New Guinea on his ('ommonwcalll1 tour he was known as ”Numlwr One Fella Re- lnng Missus Quccn”. it's a little dif- fcrcut from ”llis Royal iiighncss" or ”l"rincc of thc Rcalm" but just .is respectful and well meant.

. O O

St iid i es made by Flritish rc- scatclicrs rctcai that milk will stay frcsh for at lcast I2 months when kcpt under proper refrigeration. Milk fi'o7.cn in plastic bags, when nieltcii a year later. was just as fresh and wholesome as thc newly pas- tciirizcd prodiicl.

O I C

An Antcrican atomic scicntist s;i)s "uc are below the danger level" in the amount of radiation in the atmosphere as A result of nuclear explosions. That is his opinion. Other scientists. equally competent, do not agree with him.

I O 0

Latin American countries may not he as politically important as some othors: but they are more than holding their own in numbers. At prcscnt. according to the Pan Amer- ican Union. their combined popula- tion is equal to that of the United States and Canada and growing rapidly. At the. present rate of in- crease, it is expected to reach the. 5(1) million mark viithin the next half-century.

. O I O

I-Zvlrlcnlly. Emperor llirohito of Japan is wasting no time. in worry- in: over his reduced status in his country's political strut-tum, He is not now officially worshipped as I descendant the Sim god-though

of tin practice. remain; but iU'.&llIIfflfl10.ffIr himself as

l dens. After more than ii decade of

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Apprtiaclt To

SEED TIME

Disarmament

Chrislian Science Monitor

The nhtiniix bent-fit that would i come in Lire world from iicalings its annualli hiidnelcd R3 hilhon dol- lars' north of suords min plow shares is an irrcsisiiblc source for optimism.

Thai optimism is. in turn. I source of considerable diplomatic difficulty For optimism unfulfilled may lcarl in unwarranted public pessimism, whilc false optimism often leads to political foolishness. The West needs to be sober and vigilant as vvell as hopeful if it is to end the arms race and still aafpguni-d freedom Thr disarma- ment talks just rcccsscd in lion- don arr A case in point

During the past week Pl'PllfiPfll Eisenhniver. his Secretary of State. and his special disarmament Id- viser have separately expressed guarded hopcfulness that Moscow is genuinely azrccahle in a ilL1i1l- ening of the lug powers arms bur-

rilsuppointmenis from the Soviets tin this score. the Amcrican lead- ers must have seen very concrete. evidence of I ciiangc of heart in Moscow to cnusc such sialcmenls. MUST l.l-?ARN T0 BARGAIN Like the Soviets land mostly be-

Dry Homes On The Deep

caiiw of ihemi. in in the West have almost forgotten how to bar- gain for real results rather ih I it propaganda advantage. But we mil have to learn. And we will have to remember to keep our purpose steadfast. avoiding the foolish ex- cesses of over-optimism and pea- simism.

Hui upon whal should l'hc West

kcep its purpose steadfast” We would suggest three suidcvost rules"

i. lllove gradually. Like Ilhieiex out of training. bOL'.i Ham and West um-i to take their exercise in co- operation in small doses until thci aw vihethr-r they can trust them- selves and each other in larger Pf- forts. Test aerial in.-ipecuon areas. pilot ground inspection trials. and gradual yearly reductions in con- ventional and nuclear arms are the best means of overcoming sus- picions Ind avoiding traps. Omni- bus disarmament plans Ire Ill right in theory. but neither side believes the other": package deal ll really foolproof.

2. no nothing to betray Bic unity of the Western allicance. The re- cciit flurry of serious concern in Germany river the rumor that the

Nailnnai Geographic Society

Wan-r prowlns I filiil home to I Iiirprisim assortment of erosi- tires

Through ingenious adaptations. they stay dry as thcy walk. cat. fight. and reproduce on the thin film that covers ponds and lakes. rivcrs and oceans.

it is possible because the water molecules on the surface are boimd together by a force called surface tension. producing I iaycr nf unicr denser than the rest, t'.ie National Geographic Society says. The film on a glass of drinking water. for example. will float I IPWIHE needle.

lnsccis that live on thc film have special equipment. They are light. and their feet are covered with tiny hairs. coated with water- repclling wax.

RENT WATER

Some are heavy enough to bend the water into little dimples where their feet touch. but the film does not hrcak. The depressions in tire. surface throw shadows on the bot- inm in shallow water, often seen

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more easily than the insect itself.

Best known in the United sum ii the water Itrider. whose six legs are spread apart for maxi- mum support. its fore and hind legs hold it well above the sur- face. while the middle pair push it ahead like ours.

skimming liflnl in It: two-db mensional world. the water strid- er searches for food from above Ind below. Miles and other insects emerging from the water. ants and beetles falling in from overlianginl branches. perhaps I dead minnow- rlsing to the surface. provide its meals.

lf wind roiighens its precarious home. or it rain falls. the slrider heads for shore and safety. But ils equipment and techniques some- times are not enough. Then an observer can see I very wet little bug disguslcdly rowing itself to- ward shore underwater.

Other siriderr. covered with a velvety coal. can sheath them- selves in an envelope of Iir and drop below water when it pleases

Montreal Gauftn

A past president of the Ameri- can Vledical Association. speak- ing this weck It I medical con- ference in (lbicarzo. said that life- span of I00 In i5fi years for motli people is in sight. as the result of medical progress.

No doubt this is welcome news. But in one respect it open! up In anxious pronto-ct. it may mean that people will be living on pen- unns or nt'i!i' fixed incomes for half or three-quarters of I cen- tury And if the buying power of hxerl incomes continues to shrink. II it has been shrinking. the pos- ition at these long-lived people will be quite desperate. The anxieties of those oft fixed llK'0Vf1QI are bad enough an it til.

it is vary easy for the person Ivho is Ihie to but inflation by keeping ahead of It. to consider the problem of tbe retired per- son as befu scarcely his own. Yet old-Igc is everybndy's problem. Is everybody will. or If least hope: in live to be old. This being the

than wolf-interest for everyone to take serious tboulht tnwlffln pr! serving the buying power of nine-

ANNlfl'l'Y , WW! II told of the German family urbane life bed been ifnnun

familv partv was held in cele-

bration of the event. But by that i

time inflation had struck Ger- many so viciously that the accum- ulated savings of so many years were just enough to pay for the party.

This. in be sure. was In extrenw case. But it minta I moral.

it is this situation that is In very well known to the welfare agen- cies. Caring for the old has come to be I bigger Ind bigger part of their responsibilities. However inudi others might feel that these tunes. In infla-

Uruted States was dicliering in- formally with Moscow on I troop withdrawal plan for Central Eur- npe is In example of the damage that mllzht be wrought by unilat-

i eral action of any of the Allies.

fl Continually reassure Soviet ne- gotiators that we are sincere in our desire for easing the arms bur- den and lensions.

DlVlsION OF EFFORT

These points are general rules for negotiating disarmament. A further word should be said about what to do in case die talks fail once more.

Should the negntiauirs not reach any agreement when Eiey return in london, the West might profitably try some cautious experiments It ltadinii the way in disarmament One of ihc most useful of these xvnuld be an extension of the prin- ciple of I division of effort Imong the Allies. There is no reason that firm national friends need continue to build armed forces that dup- licate each other in every way.

Resultant savings from this mili- tary streamlining would improve Western economic strength to the discomfort of Moscow's trade offen- Iivea.'BritIin has already made I start in this direction.

Ill is this sort of extracurricular disarmament experiment w it it" h brings lhe hid-and-askcri prices Closer lrizeiher It the formal till- -- negotiations.

them. They have been seen run- ning along ifie surface film on the underside Snails also irnpl the bottom of the film. though more slowly.

OCEAN-GOING BUGS

One species of strider lives on the open ocean. Such Wanderers have been seen hundreds of miles from land. Their whole lives are spent on the waves. Floating sea- ewed or an occasional gull fea- ther Drovides I cradle for their IRES.

To another insect the springiail. water is practically I solid. only In eighth of an inch long. it runs about on the film with use. when frightened. the Ipringtaii releases I little catch on its underside. This frees the strong tail, which has been held close like I cocked mnuselran snrinii. When the tail- ivhaqks the water. the spring-tail ll Propelled into the air to land in it safer place many inches away.

All-llmlilh each is tiny. the spring- tail often becomcs conspicuous. Vast numbers congregate in the same place. Scared. they depart lit" torn DOPDNII off I griddle.

Id upon. it becomes very real self-interest in preserve their vat. UPI

Otherwise those workcrii who are still working are increasing the problems of those worker. who went before them Ind Ire um retired. And they Ira building up trouble for ihemIelv.-- by do. cressintl the value of the income they will have when um; mm of retirement comes.

7-Veryonc wants I rising nun. Mm 07. llvlftl. Ind very rightly so. But infIItioti ll ml the way to ralsevtlw standard. it penaliua Ifie fellow-worker of other days who has earned his retirement, And it tlrlefy defeats the purpose of saving. by cheating one'a self In oae'I own future.

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Medically Speaking

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l.Il'l'I 1'00 IAIY No! mm? 1119:” prob- Duehaniaalion. automation - all these scientific Idvanoementa bIvI iaadl it. awfully simple for Inlnif of you to put on unnecessary

weight. --

non of you bouu-wifu. for Is- Implc. used to use up something like 150 calories every hour lit! scrubbing noon. wuhins clothol and doing other manual household

chores.

IIOUSIIIOLD AID!

Now you perform the ume talks

with the aid of vluhinl machines and dfycrl. vacuum cleaners Ind floor pnlishen. And you use up less than half as many calories each hour.

Yet your eating habits probably haven't changed. You at Just as much as you did when you worked off twice as many calories.

The same thing applies to you men. too.

MEN WALK LESS

in a recent issue of the Amer- ican Heart Association publication. Dr. Herbert Pollack points out that the average man expend: about too calories in walking I mile. But how many men walk much with automobiles. trains. buses Ind oth- er forms of transportation Io ac. cesiiiblc?

Dr. Pollack. who is an associate pmfessor of clinical medicine at New York University's Post-Gnu. uste Medical School. observes that even the farmer has moderiu'zIt.- ion troubles. He used to walk be- hind I plow for many hours I day and use 400 calories per hour. but now he rides I tractor and uses only lfifi calories per iiour. GRADUAL PROCESS

Persons over 30 con't luscnmp, greatly overweight overnight, obp, any is I nadual process.

Maybe you'll gain only I for pounds I year. but in to or 30 years. lhll mounts up. One day you will suddenly realize that you are carrying around about no or 40 pounds too much

While you've got to watch your diet and cut your calorie intake to keep your poundage down. walk- ing more often will help -some. too. Besides it's good exercise. QUESTION AND ANSWER

l...W.G.: For the past year. my 18-year-old son has complained nf pain in his arms between the el- bow and shoulder. He has difficul- iy in putting on his coat. what would cause this?

Answer: The pain you describe might be due to I variety of causes such as bursitis. arthritis. muscle strain or some other disorder.

A physidan is needed in deter- mine. the exact cause.

?oe& Guru IN A PORTRAIT GAl.i.l-ZRY Posed with their owner: they peer

out It us From canvases-large dogs. small dogs. Ill bored With posturings; a beagle doloi-mix Beneath I hand when fields yet un-

explored .

Lay wIiting; masiiff by his mas- ter. pride

Heighletiin: both. I wolfhouncl in his pride

AI foil for lurbelows and. side by

side. A spaniel Ind I child of bonny fIcc.

Arrayed in elegance of long ago The portrait folk seem alien till we

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The pets they kept. Then sudden- ly they grow

familiar. and vulnerable ll you Ind I--

These maids. t hon dandics. iiquires Ind pItrlIr('hs--

All vIasIlI of joyful fails Ind wei- coming barks. .

-Eloise Wade l-lackeit.

in the Christian Science Monitor.

El'b.e7A.gEe;(l)ici Story

Yea. be is altogether lovely: This In my Beloved. and this is In II-lead.

OUR YESTERDAYS

from tha Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEAH A60 (May 24. I!!!)

one of the shipments of live stock this year to Newfoundland from Prince Edward lsiand is com prised of I uulrtatte of high qual- ity Jersey: Ielected by Mr. 1.. VI.

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he question of nuns money i Idditloual rooms for the High School. The meeting was then Id- uatii III! Monday Iisbt

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Q& lemmin- D .I Initial- I Janine-

lftleuiflloelllberadlaaaa would be redder.-lmdoe Free

It's Ilflfaitalaauferallnl Ire worth. Iceordllil to I docinr. '!'hIt'I likely to leave some folks with inst I sad smile.-Londm Free Pres l '

A km N I louaiafa lien. W In on III to distiuulah between ligiiroud

Ibade even between colors. will shor y be produced by the Biophysic Research Foundation in the United 5tIt.es. it consists of I wire Ind I small amplifier at- tached to I photo-electric call which transforms light into sound. Brightness of the light determines the intensity of the sound signal. The "pen" runs on I twelve cent battery which last: one yeIr.- Unesco Bulletin