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“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink” GE 1 WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 196i

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Atlantic Handicap

One of the things it is hard to understand in this part of Canada is that ocean rates are generally the same from Atlantic ports as they are; from Montreal. ;\Ir. J. M. Cros- by; chairman of the Maritime Transportation Commission. touch- ed on this anomaly in his remarks at .the Maritime. Provinces Board ufTrade conference here this week. Stressing the need for developing our export potential to the fullest. extent, he showed how this effort wasvhandicapped by having no spec- ial transportation advantage despite our favorable geographic location on the Atlantic seaboard. On several occasions the Commission has had to advise a. potential exporter of this fact. We can imagine what the reply would be in many cases.

The loss of Atlantic port traffic to winter navigation through keep- ing government icebreakers plying on the St. Lawrence River is another cause for concern. especially to the port authorities at Halifax and Saint John. The rate schedule at least, should be arranged so that these all-winter ports would bene- fit by the facilities they provide for overseas shipment.

This has been a contentious matter for years, we understand. The Commission does well to keep it in the forefront. As noted in these columns recently. the Atlantic De- velopment Board has been author- i ed to inquire into this grievance. and has released figures which show very clearly the discrimination to which the Atlantic ports have been subjected.

'-1 Meanwhile. as Mr. Crosby em- phasized. there is need on the part of our regional producers to exploit both local and export markets. On several occasions has called for greater local

part the loss of winter port traffic. Unfortunately these local markets. sliattered over great distances. are lit sufficient to provide the num- lar of jobs needed; but as we know 'om our own experience in this rovince. they can be developed ore profitably than they have been the past.

We are on the right track here concentrating on food processing ants. Where both labor and raw ‘aterial can be utilized to produce. roducts that are in general de- and. and where the loss incurred shipments of perishable com- odities. by rail or water, is iminarted.

U.S. & Southeast Asia Adlai Stevenson. U.S. ambassador > the United Nations, has made clear that as long as the people I southeast Asia want to preserve heir independence. and ask help in reserving it. the United States will Itepd help. But his statement was at just; a declaration to defend this bled area from Communist ag- Y'ion; it contained a constructive ula .for achieving peace. “Let all states in the area make ” simple decision to leave their ‘ . ‘ :thore alone.” he said. “The peo- ' or Lace want: in be left alone. “people of Vietnam want to be alone. The people of Cambodia " r to be left alone. When their ’ . decide to leave them . the] must—there will be 1min southeast Asia ideal.» for

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amounts to is abiding by terms or the agreement reached at Geneva 1954 when French supremacy ended in what had been called l French Indochina. The agreement l neutralized the Indochina states, in- cluding both Communist North Vietnam and western oriented South l Vietnam. French troops and an ea- ; timated 120.000 Communist guer- rillas were withdrawn from South Vietnam at that time.

Washington has made it clear that the United States is prepared l to abide by the 1954 Geneva agree- ment. Neutralization of southeast 5 Asia. achieved through this means. i l

. offers at least a brighter alternative than continued bloody warfare and deeper American involvement. In Mr. Stevenson's talk last I week. the United States for the first i time suggested involving the Unit. ed Nations in the southeast Asia and Vietnam problems. This is hail- ed by the Milwaukee Journal as “a hopeful turn that could lead to solu- tion of the troubles there in time.” Certainly it is to be hoped that be- fore serious thought is given to un- leashing new military power—carry- ] ing the war into North Vietnam. for ; example. as some American politic- l

ians are urging—the possibility of enforcing the 1954 accord will be. thoroughly explored.

l l Canadian Manifesto i

We received in the mail recently a manifesto drawn up by a group of young French Canadians. stress- ing the need for realism in Cana- dian politics. It is a sober analysis of the current situation. of the damage caused by the clash of re- gional interests and the absence of leadership in public affairs. It sets forth many challenging ideas. but we were struck, most of all, by its sense of urgency and its warning as to the danger of the sterile and ret- rograde type of nationalism which is threatening us today.

The derangement resulting from nationalism. the manifesto writers maintain. particularly reveal- ed by the exaggerated importance given to constitutional problems. These problems are far from being so serious or so important as they are'depicted. The obstacles to econo- mic progress. to full employment. to an equitable welfare scheme, or even to the development of French culture in Canada. are not principal- ly the result of the Canadian Con- stitution. The restraints are not juridical bllt social and economic. They can not be ‘wipcd away as a result of mere Constitutional change. whatever its magnitude.

The constitutional debate. it is contended. must be removed from the emotional context in which it is at present enmeshed. The language

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chance" and the makers of ultima- tums create. the dangers they profess to fear. Grand declarations about ending Confederation betray in those who make them a narrow and myopic view of the nature of our political institutions.

This manifesto seeks to reaf- firm, above all. the importance of the individual. without regard to ethnic. geographic or religious ac-

cidents. It makes no partisan polit- ical appeal. but it would be well for our political parties to study it care- fully. Certainly we found it stimulat- ing. and we may have more to say about it later when we have digest- ed it more thoroughly.

EDITORIAL NOTES

With teen-age violence in Brit- ain on the rise. one of the proposals last week for penalties was to make offenders dig the English Channel tunnel—when they get it. started.

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Last F rid ay the New York World‘s Fair was one month old. In that time it has had 3.8 million visitors. This compares with 4.5 million visitors in the first month of the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair.

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The buoyancy of Canada's econ- omy in 1963 exceeded the expecta- tions made in the budget speech of Mr. Walter Gordon. Minister of Finance. The Gross National Pro- duct—total value of good and ser- vices produced—reached 48.007 million. The increase was .668 million Over the revised figu 0f $40,339 million. The national put was up. then. 6.6 per cent

stead of the expected 6 per ea

THE SPHINX

_O_'|_'TAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholsoa Keeps On Sniping At Ministerial Seats

Ralph B r o n s o n Cowan brought with him to Parliament . Hill a reputation for being as merciless and deadly toward those with whom he disagreed as he is toward the moose of northern Ontario which he :ias enjoyed hunting all his life. in the 1962 election this 60-year old Liberal executive of the Liberal “Toronto Daily Star" just oust- ed the sitting Tory. Margaret Aitken. 53-year old columnist of the Conservative "Toronto Ev- ening Telegram". by a scant 662 in the Toronto suburban l‘ld' in: of York Humber.

His m a id e n session as an MP. saw him thundering enl- barrassing questions from the Opposition benches at the occu- ipants of the Ministerial seats— the only MP. for whom he House amplifiers were unneces- sary.

Then came the 1963 election. The Cowan winning margin ex- panded through his effective- ness to a comfortable country mile. His party moved to the Gnvcrnmcnt benches. taking him with it.

But a lunlly thing happenedl on the way to the Governmenll benches. .

“R.B.". as he is now w id c-ly

. out. and swears that. if the Exi-

known here. found that he could not conscientiously change ills aim; he kept right on sniping at those who sit in the Ministerial seats. Today he rates headlines as a more potent source of em— barrassment to his longtime friend. Lester Bowles Pearson. than any of the meretriclous marksmen in the ranks of the Opposition.

LOOK AT THE RECORD Pearson wants to lower lne Canadian Ensign. and hoist in its place the Maple Leaf. R3. derides this undemocratic sell-

sign is lowered for the last time from Parliament Hill‘s Peale Tower. he will be there in a mourning attitude. bearing lange notice: “Ici nous parlons t . Francais aussi." And on his la- pel will 'be his long-noted badge of the Canadian Ensign. accom- a panied perhaps “by his own new emblem for Canada. which he described as "A Beaver with a Frog on its back.“ Pearson wants to those “Canadian editions" o U.S.A. magazines Time and Readers Digest. and permit them to complete their murder of the Canadian magazine in-

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GENEROUS TRIBUTE I

Sir.-—As one "Guardian" man to another. permit me. before. leaving PEI. to thank you fol-l your coverage of tli DDF. congratulate you and your staff on picking up so fairly and re- porting my often hasty and con- fusing nightly adjudications: i nowspaperman. difficult such report-5 I

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Sincerely yours.

PHILIP HOPE-WALLACE Drama Critic of “The Gua-r- dian" tof Manchester and Lon- don. E n g l a it ill Adjudicator

DDF. 1964.

IN APPRECIATION

Sin—I would be grateful for the privilege of recording in your excellent newspaper the official thanks of the governors of the Dominion Drama Festi- val for the many courtesies ex- tended tn our organization dur- ing the work of our Festival in your delightful City.

We should like to express our deep and abiding gratitude

To the Governmen officials of the Province of Prince Ed- ward Island for their kindness in being our gallant hosts of the 1964 Final Festival. We acknow- ledge proudly the signal honour that was conferred upon us when we were invited to open the magnificent Confederation Centre Theatre.

To His Worship. the Mayor and City Council of Charlotte town for the warm and friendly hospitality which they accorded to all of us. To the many local hosts and hostesses who so gra- ciously entertained members of the competing drama groups and D.‘D.F. Governors.

To every member of the Char- lottetown Final Festival Com- mittee for the unremitting zeal and careful auent 0 detail

which res In such a sue- cesstul and pleasant festival. To the courteous manage-

ment and staff. with an erpee~ Isl "bravo" to the backstole crew of the Confederation Cent. re Theatre for much that was accomple beyond "the coil of duty."

To the efficient and salt personnel of tilteCIiai-lottefown Hotel as well as all the other hotels and motels who were in air-ergo of our comfort and not

To our onerous sponsors. the Canadian Aucciatlon of Mad- casters. vhlcli included the man-

ot local station

: satisfying advance publicity and

' all members of the Centennial

The Summerslde Journal. The Canadian Press and all the At- lantic Press. radio and TV media for both their most splendid and

for their tremendous coverage of the Festival itself.

To each and everyone of 5‘ them. then. we wish to offer our 1 wholehearled admiration and ‘ thanks.

With our very best wishes to

Committee for continued suc- cess in the many exciting thea- trical events still to be present- ed this summer in your beauti- ful new theatre. Very cordially yours. (Miss) VIDA H. PE‘ENE. President Dominion Drama Fe

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“distinctive Canadian zines" are far more for our national that a “distinctive Ca 11 a d tau flag". and he has got something there. He is moving his big guns into position to blast those ea- gles in beavers' clothing off our newsstands.

Pearson is abetting the Cans dian Broadcasting Corporation in converting a popular Toronto radio station to the French lan- guage. R.B. Insists that this in- sults all Baptists —its call sign CJBC is named after the Jervis-street Baptist Church, that it deprives its long faith E n g l i s h - speaking audience: that it will needlessly expand thevalready excessive cost of the CBC: and finally that the change is beyond the legal pow- er of the CBC. Here again. RB. is not. Just sniping with a pop- gu but moving up the heaviest howitzers to blast that citadel

of arrogant autocratic extrava-

gance. WINS FOLLOWING

R.B.'s paper-cluttered office‘

has no social charms: it Is es- sentially a workroom. now for- tified with verbal bullets as a last ditch which he has manned for the defence of the equality of non-French Canadians. In this he is winning a huge and devoted following. while his stand is obviously purest joy to his electors. Both Liberals and here concede that. of all the seats won by the Liberal sweep in Tory Toronto last year. today only R.B’s seal. remains safe for its holder.

It is no secret around Parlia- ment Hill that R.B. is getting under the skin of his old pal Le- ster Pearson on these points. It

: this is so. he considers. it is only

because the Prime Minister is wrong on these points. especial- ly on R.B's major premise that. in the partnership of Confeder- ation. neither partner shouid ride on the other‘s back. Stern Presbyterian Cowan also has worthy ' old-fashioned l d e a ll about principles being more lin- portant than electoral carrots in government.

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Medical ‘

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By Dr. 'I‘beodore R. Van Dellen Iwus standing in the lobby of a new apes-intent building with front doors of plate glass. A young man dashed pa me and -— whom run into the door, The glass did not break but he was dazed for a few min- utes and probably developed a large well on the forehead. Glass door accidents are be- coming so prevalent. many ar- eas have adopted building codes lecturing safety glass.

walls. or picture windows. proximately 6,000 requlr 'alization for cuts and excer' . Many bulldinfl am posting decals or other decorations on the for contrast.

Several weeks ago we wrote about a reaction so

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Creative Summons

Cape Breton PM

A contest for Canadian com-

posers to commemorate country’s 1967 Confederation Centennial is sponsored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. It will be divided into two class- es — symphonic and concerto. Each class will have a first prize award of $5,000 and a se-

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cond prize of $2.500. The compe-

tition. to be judged by an inter- national panel. ia open 0 any Canadian capable of composing a 15 to 3 minuet musical score.

Unfortunately. few Canadians expect a big participation in the contest. You could name on the fingers of one hand the number of Canadians from whom any- thing outstandingly original is likely to appeal to popular taste and at the same time be worthy

Q of discriminating musical erVll.uh . s w much of mail dern Art and modernegoentm' l there also is a wide gap now“;- 'days between original creation and popular appreciation, Some would say that the general pub. lie is in need of cultural train; ing or guidance. others would say that the creative people In ' the arts have climbed out on a limb all by themselves.- Well. let's not close our mind. to anything of a creative nature. t’ keep our minds receptive 1‘ to new impressions. and hop. 1 that a time is coming for . l meeting of minds in respect to ,new music that would eleclt‘ify the nation.

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Still Playing v Herod Morrison Press Stuff Writer

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Such complications are rare its out of an estimated 400,000 patients) and they are no fault of the drug or the . c eese.

An item in the British Medi- cal Journal described a depres- sed youn woman who m not have read about the risk of calf- ing cheese while taking this

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particular medicine. a

tempted suicide by taking a high blood pressure remedy of a different formula, together

with a chunk of cheese. Nothing happened to her.

Clam digger's itch is a derma- titis that lasts for a week. It oc- curs also in swimmers. Water is the common denominator.

Certain migratory birds. ln- eluding several species of ducks. carry worms (Schism- soma cercai-iae) that are pass- ed into the water and sand. Snails consume these worms. whic flourish in their intes- tines. The offepiring escape and penetrate the skin of clam dig- gers and. swimmers. But the worms meet considerable resls- tance in the skin — they go s far and are destroyed. This is what causes itching. The solit- tion to the problem is to get rid of the snails.

INFECTED CUTS l

R.B.L. writes: What causes small cuts or minor injuries to become infected easily?

REPLY

Neglect is the chief cause. I The wounds should be washed! immediater with soap and wa- ' ter and covered with a sterile dressing. Some people harbor in the nose and throat staphylo- I cocci that contaminate open le- 1 sions via the breath or fingers.

R.L. writes: Is it possible to use an old appendectomy inci- ; sion scar through which to re- I move the gall bladder? i

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it is difficult enough to remove the ball blad- der through an incision -t h ree ' times as long and several inch- l es higher. Why add to the risk of the operation for the sake of

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avoiding another scar? WON’T SHORTEN LIFE SL. writes: Do mignaine suf- ferers live a normal life span? REPLY

Yes. and some live longer if they take good care of the ir health. to prevent migraine af- ac s.

EXERCISE HELPS MUSC‘LES

L.M. writes: I had a slipped disk operation about four years ago. Is it safe to join a gym for

conditioning exercises?

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EPLY

Yes. Exercise tends to streng- then the back muscles.

ARE BANANAS BINDING?

Mrs. M. writes: Are bananas good for diarrhea?

REPLY

Ripe bananas acquired this reputation when they were giv- en to victims of ccliac disease. TODAY’S HEALTH HINT-

l ‘ is the best. da- fense against disease.

(Note: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dellen should be ad- dressed to: Dr. Theodore Van Dellen, Chicago Tribune. Chicago. Illinois.)

RAILWAY FLEET

British Railways has a fleet of more than 3.500 locomotives and 4.000 rail cars.

Khrushchev get for his 17 days in the blistering Egyptian sun" Taking a close look at the Nas- ser - Khrushchev communique.