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SATURDAY. JULY 14, I956

Vital Transportation Issue

When the continuing conunittce appointed at the Atlantic Premicrs' conference guts into action, it is l.o I be hoped we shall hear more by way of protest. against the action of the Board of Transport Commis- sioners in granting a 7 per cent in- terim ll'lCl'C.'lSP in freight riitcs, pending a final decision of the Rail- ways 15 per cent application. Eight Provinces are adversely affected by this ruling, as they have been by previous flat rate boosts, but this fact, does not seem to have caused a ripple at Ottawa. The lat- est ”interlm” boost sets a new bad precedent on two grounds. It as- sumes, arhitriirily, that some in- crease is required, and it under- takes to iiiwide how, if this be the case, additional revenue is to be raised.

As pointed out by Grant Dexter in a series of articles in the Winni- peg Free Press, th e Transport Board has no right whatever to im- p os e horizontal percentage in- creases. Such increases have been condemned in the past, not only by the four Western and the four At- lantic Provinces, but by the Tur- geon Royal Commission on Trans- portation, which devoted a chapter to this subject in its report of 1951, and found against. them on six major counts. The case was con- sidered to be so overwhelming that the Commission did not think it necessary to recommend an amend- ment to the Railway Act forbidding them, but assumed (and said so) that the Transport Board would pay "due regard to the consider- ations referred to in this section.”

The Transport. Board has not done 50. One reason for this indif- ference. Mr. Dexter suggests, is that this tends to be a sectional matter. Ontario and Quebec, as in past percentage increases. were not present at the recent hearing. They are short.-haul provinces. The bulk of their freight moves short distan- ces and has little to fear from per- centage increases. Moreover, these lncreases apply only to standard or maximum freight rates. Rates in Ontario and Quebec are largely "competitive" rates. They are lower than standard rates and compete with truck and water rates.

The Turgeon Commission report gives dozens of examples of the hardship wrought upon long-haul shippers by percentage increases. The long-haul shipper pays 520 while his short,-haul competitor pays 310. The difference between the two-ethe vital factor in com- petition for the market-is 510. An increase of 50 per cent in rafes raises the long-haul rate to 530 and the short-haul rate to 5815. The dif- ference is now 3915 and the terms are gravely altered for the worse for the long-haul shipper. The total post-war percentage i n c r e a s c s granted up to the time of the Tur- geon Commissionls repdrt w a s Ibout 50 per cent. Now it is about 100 per cent. The illustration was from actual shipments and the spread between the two. today, would be 520 instead of 515 or the oarlier 510. Tile Commission con- oequently recommended that freight fates be equalized, freed of distor- tion, and thereafter that a differ- ont method of increasing them be followed. And special heed should be given to long-haul traffic and to rates on basic or primary com- modities-the chief victim of the praent method. V

Perhaps the most surprising hstuno of the present case is that the Transport Board only finished, last year, equalizing standard clan rates--a task largehr mode neoco-

nry by the distortions wrought by outlier percentage increases. Chief Opnuuiuimcr Ken-nay in his re- am at on hearing on Juno -1!

sfford to lose sight of this issue; which is becoming more and mom menacing to our trai1spbi'tation prospects. -

The Steel Strike Impact

Just how dependent, the North American continent is on steel may be shown over the next few weeks, if predictions as to the length of the steel strike hold true. Iron Age, n U. S. publication which follows closely the activities of the steel in- dustry, says there is nothing to sug-

gest an early end to the strike, and '.

believw the walkout could easily extend eight weeks or more. Negotiations w e r e underway throughout the month of June to establish a new contract by the end of the month, but the demands of the United Steel Workers of Am- erica are reported to be far above what the companies are prepared to offer. Failing an agreement, the strike broke out on a weekend. shutting off 90 per cent of the steel production in the United States.

Following through on Iron Age's prediction, we see that within two weeks there will be a ”comi,)lete up- set" of every major building and construction program in the coun- try. Stcel structurals and plate were in short supply before the strike. By eight weeks, the maga- zine foresees chaos to all major steel-consuming industries.

The United St ates does not have to wait that long to feel the initial impact of the strike. however. Rail- roads have already curtailed oper- ations, since the steel industry makes up a major portion of the railway business. As in every strike, things will be a lot worse before they get any better.

And when it is settled. it will be likely at rates higher than at pre- sent offered by the company. Iron Age predicts increases totalling 20 cents an hour. and that settlement o.f the strike will be followed by an increase of about 358 a ton - or

more. Since Canada imports about one-third of its steel from the Un-

ited States, the than passing importance here. Cer- tainly we shall not: escape the ulti- mate effect of the strike, which will he a boost. in steel prices in this country as well.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Visiting school teachers from Quebec, and visiting farmers from Ontario, will be with us today, and both groups will be warmly wel- comed, not only officially but by all our people. This Garden Province never looked lovelier than at the present time, and even a few hours spent here by way of holiday should prove a rewarding experience.

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A Democratic politician in New York says that the Republican State Chairman owes Governor l-Iarriman an apology for having called him a "jackass". It wasn't a very flatter- ing description, to be sure; but it would be hard to t.hink of any lead- ing politician in the United States these days, with an election coming up, who doesn't owe somebody or other an apology. "Jackass" is very mild compared with some other epithets that. have been tossed around.

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A new political party has been formed in West Germany with a former actor as leader. its main objective is an armed Germany with no attachments to either East or West -armed neutrality, which President Tito of Yugoslavia is talk- ing a lot about these days. It's not much of a force as yet, having a membership of less than 100. But it has plenty of potential strength ahead of it; for Isolationism is be- coming more and more noticeable in West Germany, and indeed all over Western Europe.

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It is one of the ironies of post- war history that the chief issue in the recent Japanese senatorial elec- tion was whether the constitution should be amended to permit re- arming of the country. This right was taken away by the United

h. be no-Western in not

States Occupation authorities over the protests of the Japanese Gov- ornment of that time. Now, the Un- ited Istates wants rearming to be- ' sin in” earnest just as soon as the -nooeqoary legislation can be enact- id. -while the Japanese themselves on about equally divided on the wisdom of such I step. All Opposi- tion on-uu an opposed to it; and

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This column in upon to tho Cllolb nlnn by cnrrelpundeull of questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necessarily endorse Ibo lphiu of correspondents.

RURAL EDUCATION

Sir;-Crossing over on the boat from Borden recently I was ab- sorbed in fellings of pleasure at being able to make the trip and enjoy the hospitality for which Is- landers are so famous. We had just pulled out from the wharf when a friendly sort of character plunked himself down beside me and we engaged in conversation. This drifted to the subject of edu- cation. He said he lived in a coun- try district where his three child- ren attended a school in which a teenage grade XI girl was teach- ing or rather trying to teach all the grades from I to 1X. He said this is physically impossible. She has either to neglect the pupils or ruin her health.

He got "wound up" as we lay in the West and exploded with "rural P.E.I. is the hardest place in Canada to get an education”. This wild statement set me think- ing of the two men Bruce Hutch- inson met on the boat, one a wise man the other a fool. The latter said "we must chan e". The wise man said ”Never'. A fter we parted this statement of his ”the hardest place. etc." kept ringing in n.y ears. Let tis look into and make sure it is not true.

The impression has got that P. E.l. has the poorest educational system in Canada and I would very mucii like to see such rumors refuted. .

I am Sir, etc.

J.M. MCDONALD. Eckville, Alta.

No More Ulcers?

(Vancouver Province)

Canadian army cooks, fabled in song and story. are nowadays ris- ing to the giddy eminence of car- eer men with special finishing courses at the British army cook- ing school at Caterham. England.

Time was when cooks were re- cruited from the army's odds and sods. If you were a manic-depres- sive. looked like a camel on the parade square, and otherwise showed no visible talent for the military life they made you a cook.

Now you must be able in read. and find your way around in Eng- lish recipe books, which calls for even more concentration than or- dinary mllltary manuals. Not that there is any danger of cooks go- ing intellectual. Any incipient ten- dencies of this sort would be ink- en care of at Cnterham. .

There is to he a certain profes- sional polish in the Canadian army cuisine hencefo-t. no doubt affording such intriguing Items as "Boeuf dc Bully I ll Brisquet" and "Garlina-Anaemia una Spaghetti" and stuff like that.

But will British army standards really reduce the incidence of pop- tic ulcers in the Councils . army?

in the last war Canadian army cooking. and the Canadian nt- ion were dlsmayiug. but British army cookin us enough to that- ter om-.'l fat in the ties of Eln-

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No Bed Of Roses

Arthur Blakely in the Montreal Gulettc

Prime Minister St. Laurent's re- turn from London produced yet another sensational chapter in the life and times of Mr. Speake Rene Beaudoiu, who has had more hairs- breadth escapes from one fate or another than 3 CBC Soap Opera hero.

In fact Mr. Be-audoin's career already bears a marked resem- bance to that of the wel known in sgainout again-in again Finnegan.

At the moment, Mr. Beaudoin is in again. And if Prime Minister St. Laurent has his way-as he often does-he is in the Speaker": Chair to stay for most or all of the balance of his term.

But it has been a long, hard haul.

On Friday June 29. the Speaker embarrassed by publication of distressing excerpts from a private letter-the privacy of which wasn't given adequate protection-offered to resign. There were two condit- ions attached. Someone would have to "move a motion" asking for his removal from office. And the mot- ion would have to cite reasons why this action should be taken.

On that basis, he could have been displaced from office in short ord- er by any person: acting in con- cert. And it mightnlt have been difficult for two Opposition M.P.'s -since the Conservatives and CCF'crs are solidly of the persuas- ion that Mr. Beaudoin acted as a Liberal partisan at times during the pipe-line-closure battle-to get together on such a project. SECOND THOUGHTS

But a little later. Mr. Boaudoin entertained some sober second thoughts. And outside the Com- mons chamber, he hedged his of- fer. Naturally, he suggested, he had meant. that the motion would have to be passed as well as moved.

Since the motion coudn't have passed unless Mr. Beaudoin's 189 Liberal colleagues suddenly turned hostile. the offer to resign lost some of its zip.

And just to be on the safe side. the Speaker inserted several citat- ions lnto llnnserd immediately fol- lowing the sentence in which he offered to resign which would ap- pear to support the later modificat-

on.

All that was on Friday.

Piihlic reaction and editorial comment following in the wake of the development can scarcely have been encouraging.

Anyway, when the House assem- bled agnln on Monday, Mr. Beau- doin turned up with a new nffer to resign.

And this time it looked absolutely ironclad. He didn't wish his actions as Speaker to plunge the Govern- ment into a General Election. Any- way, It; was anxious to free him- self of office in order to regain his freedom of speedh to defend himself.

Were he to resign effective on that day. the House would have to adjourn since the Prime Minister. responsible for presiding over the selection of his successor. wu ab- sent in London. And the Senate. inking I three-week holiday. would have to- be reconvened. And the presence of the Governor General or his deputy would be required. FAREWELL SPEECH

In view of all these considerat- ions "1 place now my resignation before the House to take effect It the pleasure of the House. I would With that it be accepted as soon as

possible. This is my farewell speech."

Only meaning to which his words appeared to b. susceptible. with- out hair-splitting. seemed to be that he was merely placing his resignation in obeyonco pendlnc Mr. st. Loin-ent's return when It wouldbepoulblotopickhlamo censor. That roforcnee lo I "inro- well speech" won led to speculat- ion that be was reslsllilll II II

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proceeded apace-unofficially.

There were even reports that the Speaker had begun to pack his belongings and to burn essen- tial documents in his office.

But through it all, a hardy band of cynics remained openly skep tical, and insistent that Mr. Beau- doin, as had been the case with his Friday resignation, had left himself a loophole or two through which to stay in office. The fine print, they declared. existed only to be scrutinized.

Adn, as things turned out. It did

The whole of Mr. St. Laurent's statement on the retention of the presumably unwilling Mr. Beau- doin in office is contained, es- sentially, ln two passages.

His own confidence in Mr. Beau- doiu's conduct was " ' and he knew of no other M.P. better qualified for the post.

". . . I have expressed that view to Mr. Speaker and I have found that he is wiling to sub- ordinate his personal feelings to his duty to Parliament and to the country and to continue in the office in which he has served with great distinction and I am happy to be able to make that announce- ment today."

So Mr. Speaker Beaudoin has had to put to one side his anxiety to avoid plunging the Government in- to a General Election and his burning desire to regain his free- dom of speech as an ordinary M.P.

But the office of ispepker. as he himself noted on Friday. June 39. is "not. a bed of roses."

OUR YESTERDAY5

From The Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (July 14. 1931)

At an informal supper meet- ing in the Clifton Hotel, Summer- side. about twenty-five hembe a of the Board of Trade from that city had the pleasure of being in- troduced to Mr. W. McL. Clark. Secretary of Canadian Chamber of Commerce. who is on a short visit to the Island.

An address and presentation was given to Right. Rev. Joseph A. O'Sullivan. Bishop of Charlotte- town, al a meeting of the Ben- evolent Irish Society. held in the Club Rooms last night. The ad- dress was read by Mr. .1. Austin Trainer.

TEN YEARS AGO (July 14. 1946) Continued dry weather during June, the most excellent growing month of the cropping season. has caused a great depreciation In

Ilfm Production in this Province

and will have for-reaching effects

on this year's returns, Mr. W.R.

Shaw. DEPIHY Minister of Agric-

glture stated in an interview to- any.

John B. Myrick of Tigulsh. vice- vruidcnt of tho P.E.I. mans Federation, 3 pu-figment.

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ure.

After all. you curt no walking, 01' Well 114108 an own car olonx I country road, on n warm sunny day. without expectiurlio experience allergic difficulties. AVOID E'M0'l'IONAIJBM

But there are other less obvious precautions which all asthmatics should be acquainted with. By fol- lowlns them. you may avert In agonizing bout of wheezing and gasping.

Psychosomatic factors, you see, pay an important role in the man- agement of asthmatic patients. Not only do such factors precipitate attacks. but they also considerably increase the disability caused by the attacks.

For this reason. it's Importgnt for all asthma patients to avoid emotional strains. That means don't get into any arguments with your spouse or into any heated political discussions. Both are pretty easy to find along about this time of the year.

REMEDIES AVAILABLE

Another good rule is always have some medicine on hand that will alleviate an attack. As anyone who has asthma well knows, an acute attack. especially at night. can be a terrifying thing. not only for the victim. but for other mem- bers of his family as well.

It's a great comfort for all con- cerned to realize that uncompli- cated acute asthma rarely is fatal and that effective remedies are readily available.

It will help calm the emotions. and thus help avert an attack, if the patient knows that ephedrine capsules. an epinephrine vaporizer or some other prescribed medici- ion is on hand for instant use.

If these oral medications don't control attacks. ask your doctor if he will teach the patient how to administer epinephrine to him- self by injection.

Easily obtainable self-medicnt ion gives an asthmatic a great. sense of security. And for a victim of asthma. that's important. QUESTION AND ANSWER

H.G.: My physician is giving me hormones. Can hormones cause cancer?

Answer: There is some evidence that certain hormones speed up the growth of some types or cancel- lu patients who already have a malignancy.

There is no evidence that hot- mones in themselves are capable of starting cancer in a person who has no signs of malignancy.

STUDY SEA A BOTTOM

NAPLES (AP)-The American three-mnsted schooner Vema car- ried 28 international scientists off Friday on a six-week study of the Mediterranean Sea bed. The group will dredge shallow coastal cav- erns along the Greek and Turkish coast and along the island of creie in the hope of finding clues about pre-historic man and his life in the area of the eastern Media?- ranean.

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A Dpnvnr man in damages from a barber who snip- -ped off I plocc of the client's nose with his scissors. It could be the fellows none was too long IIIYWIV and the better for trim- ming.-Pftawu Journal

Our INIIII button civilization in mining Canada by depriving chil- dren of exercise. Let them roll up the windows of the family car by hand, just as we older folk, who built the country. had to do. -Orillia Packet and Times

It ulwlyl scams a shame. lay! a contemporary, when n ballpl.ay- ex is sent back to the minors just because he can't hit, even though I i H'-1"" stood at cap tug- llnl. hand dusting and spike tap-

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The now. Ontario registrar of .114. vehicles says safety fggtuf. es in automobiles have their points but that the biggest trouble is in the safety consciousness of the drivers. Maybe the car of the future will have built-in safe driv- ers.-Sarnia Observer

That. master of the art of pol. Itical surprise, Premier Small- wood, has sprung a new one with his pledge that if Ottawa does not come through with a scheme of unemployment insurance for fish- ermen. within the next 12 months. the Government of Newfoundland will supply one.-St. John's News

Just as our navy friends had us trained to always say chips and never to say boots. I broad. caster declared recently that a Vessel 80lng through canal locks was always a boat and never I ship. Just incidentally we never could understand why railroad 0311 Carry shipments and ships Carry CIYEOGS--Toronto Telegram

II II extraordinary that. through eleven years of postwar life, only two out of ten provinces have Changed their governments. In those two cases tB.C. and New Brunswick) the new governments 3Il'98dY look as well established as those of the other eight prov- inces-ln most of which. at any rate, the governments that were in office in 1945 (and some of which were already old then) look as safe in their enjoyment of power as they have ever been. Is there some common quality, shared by these governments. that explains their longevit.y?.It is hard to see any except the very fact of their longevity.-Win nlpoz Free Press

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The u.s. Coast Guard bu warn. ed ships in the Atlantic of thy presence of a giant turtle, forty five feet long. This suggests that Nature has been going to too many science-fiction movies.-Ed monton Journal

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