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“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ‘ink” PAGE 6 TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1962. Still In Suspense

Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s 35- minute meeting last Friday with Op- position Leader Pearson was taken as evidence that the election date was very close at hand. Mr. Diefen- baker, however, observed that he has had several private meetings with Mr. Pearson in the past. Their last previous meeting was a month or six weeks ago, without the pub- licity attending Friday’s talk, and they discussed international affairs. On this occasion they admitted to having talked of many things—the election included—but what was de- cided, or what Prime Ministerial decision was conveyed to the Liberal chief, remained off the record.

However, backbench MPs of all parties now believe an election is imminent and Mr. Diefenbaker has roused his political audiences to full campaign pitch, stopping short of saying when the contest will be held. But the Government does *.ve a large part of its election pledge legislation still before the Com- mons, much of it in the early stages of passage. This includes retiring senators at age 75 and paying pen- sions to present senators who will be retired, setting up an indepen- dent commission to undertake redis- tribution of Commons constituencies on the basis of last year’s census, bills to protect Canadian periodicals from U.S. competition, and the whole of the new budget.

One of the key questions to be decided by the Government is whether it wants this legislation passed before the election, or allow- ed to stand over for reintroduction at the next session, assuming it will be re-elected with sufficient major- ity to put it through Parliament. Meantime, Parliament is on edge, tempers are frayed, and even the question of when the Easter recess is to start has taken on political overtones. The sooner the suspense is ended the better.

Lopsided Reform "You pl =. Father William," the young i has become very white = yet you incessantly stand on your head Do you think, at your age, it is right?” Should the Senate reform bill pass and become effective after the election, members of that august body will find themselves out in the cold at 75. There will, of course, be compensation in the way of com-

fortable pensions, but their careers

as parliamentarians will be over. The question will then arise, what about the Commoners? By what law of nature are MPs at 75 better fit- ted, physically and mentally, to dis- charge their duties than Senators of the same age? By all accounts, MPs work much harder than their Upper House counterparts, which would seem to imply that they should be retired earlier. But Prime Minister Diefenbaker has no reform measure in store for them.

At present there are four si**"-g members in the Commons over 75. On the Liberal side there are 79- year-old J. George Ratelle (Lafon- taine), the oldest member in the

House, and 75-year-old Joseph Adol- Richard (Saint-Maurice-La-

fleche). Mr. Ratelle, a member since ~ 1949, is retiring from politics at the “end of the current parliament, so he _ doesn’t count in this comparison.

On the Government side, how-

ever, there is 78-year-old J.M. Mac- -@onnell (Toronto-Greenwood), still one of the ablest men in the House, ~@nd 76-year-old Robert McGregor eo East) with 36 years in Par-

Hament. Both these gentiemen are planning to run again. And ten other members, seven of them Conserva- tive, will reach their 75th birthday im the next parliamentary ses-‘-n, should they be reelected,—as most of them intend to be. “You are old.” said the youth; tioned be: And have pal most uncommonly fat; ree you turned a back-somersault in at the Pray. ‘what is the reason of that?”

In the Senate itself Mr. Diefen baker, by his reform measure, will lose his own House leader, Senator Walter Aseltine, who was 75 last September. Departing with him will be a number of senators who will have a lot of life in them, notably 84-year-old Senator Arthur Roe- buck, Liberal chairman of the Sen- ate divorce committee and one of the most controversial figures in the Upper Chamber.

In all, 29 senators—26 of them Liberal—will be turned out to pas- ture. That is, if the Senate doesn’t veto Mr. Diefenbaker’s bill, and tell him to go jump in the lake. Or move an amendment, making their age- limit applicable to Commons mem- bership as well. There’s life in the old boys yet, and we’re waiting to see just how they will handle them- selves.

At this crisis in their affairs, the immortal lines of Lewis Carroll’s “Father William” come pleasantly to mind, with its climax which we have saved for the end: “You are old,” said the youth,

hardly suppose

“as I men-

“one would

That your eye was as steady as ever; Yet you balanced an eel on the end nose—

your What made you so awfully clever?” “7 neve § answered three questions, and that

of

Said his father. “Don’t give yourself airs! Do you think I can listen all day to such

stuff? Be off, or I'll kick you down-stairs!’

A Life Of Service

As a partner in the flourishing firm of Moore and McLeod, Ltd., ‘he late Mr. W.A. Stewart carried heavy business responsibilities during most of his long life, yet he found time for a wide range of other activities of value to the community and Province. As a former member of the City Council, of the Provincial Legislature in which he represented the Fifth District of Queens for several years, of the Protestant Orphanage trustee board of which he was a long-time chairman, of the St. James Kirk Session, the Char- lottetown Rotary Club of which he was a charter member, the Ma- sonic Order, Oddfellows and other organizations, he set a fine example of disinterested service.

This sense of public duty was something Mr. Stewart rarely talk- ed about, but it was a guiding prin ciple in his career and stemmed from a deep religious conviction that service to others was the only true hallmark of success in life. The high esteem in which he was held was a tribute to his zeal in this respect, and also to the courtesy, kind- liness and integrity which marked his conduct at all times.

The community mourns his loss, but his memory will remain a treas- ured possession to a wide circle at home and abroad.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Here’s a chance in a new kind of competition, just announced by the chairman of the Hat Corpora- tion of American. “If you can figure out a way to get Khrushchev to stop wearing hats and Kennedy to start wearing them,” he says, “the Hat Corporation will supply you with hats for life.”

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“Expansionist” plans in govern- ment building seem to be the order of the day. Prerier Robarts has just announced that the Ontario government plans to build a huge complex of office buildings close to Queen’s Park, at an estimated cost of $50,000,000. He says it is to house 8,000 Ontario civil servants, scat- tered in other locations around Toronto.

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In the improbable event of a vic- tory for the New Democratic Party in the federal election, we may at last have a minister of agriculture from the eastern provinces. This in- novation was suggested, at any rate, by Mr. Arnold Peters, Timiskaming,

would, indeed, mark a sharp with Liberal and Conserva- . Since 1911 ministers arriattore have invariably been

DOING THE ECONOMIC TWIST

BRITISH COMMENTARY The Berlin Crises And Nuclear Threats

United Kingdom Information Service

The Soviet Government faced with growing criticism of its ob- struction of a nuclear test ban,

is trying to establish a link be- |

tween the deadlock over tests and the Berlin crisis. The link is strangely twisted and very rittle.

etween October 1958 and November 1961, representatives of the three nuclear Powers

the United States, the Soviet

Union and Brifain — were work- ing on a treaty to ban tests un- der an effective system of in- ternational inspection. On No- vember 28 last year, the Soviet Union suddenly declared that no foreign inspectors could be allowed on Soviet soil.

This arbitrary reversal of So- viet policy, following closely on the massive series of Soviet nu- clear tests by which the Rus- sians broke their solemn prom- ise not to resume testing unless the Americans and British did so, was a shock and a bitter dis- illusionment for many millions all over the world.

The motive behind this switch in Soviet policy has so far been obscure. Mr. Khrushchev con- tinues to champion the cause of peaceful co-existence between the two rival social systems, by which he means the Communist bloc and the West. On the West- ern side, at least, it has always been thought that a nuclear test ban could be negotiated without too much difficulty, and could be an important first step to- wards more far-reaching agree- ments and so towards real re- laxation of international ten- sion.

SOVIET ACCUSATIONS

Why, then, did Mr. Khrush- chev suddenly destroy the whole basis of negotiation for a test

an? No satisfactory answer can yet be given. At the seven- teen-nation disarmament con- ference in Geneva, el rep- resentatives have been for an explanation. The ingame tion they have offered has not carried conviction, and is in fact‘ typical of the childish trick of covering up guilt by accusing the wronged person.

On March 16, M. Tsarapkin, who has represented the Soviet Union in the nuclear test nego- tiations, held a press conference

vena to explain why he

had rejected a fresh Western of- fer of modifications in the draft treaty. He said that his govern- ment had withdrawn its accep- tance of international inspection because the international situa- tion had deteriorated: the West- threatened the

ern Powers Soviet Union with rockets and

rey foreign te wnewed e spy on Soviet

di

On April 2, the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. went into greater detail. that the 7 en an had been followed by what eo a “Western military build - This, he claimed, a sereed Russia to “undertake of additional measure to serengiheli its defence cause of these, foreign inspect. ors could not be admitted the Soviet Union.

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_ Started up the present Berlin crisis by threatening to sign a

| separate peace treaty with East | Germany and to terminate all | Western rights in West Berlin: e sequence of events shows | therefore that the only connec-

tion between the Berlin crisis |

and the deadlock over nuclear tests is that Mr. Khrushchev

one as an excuse for the other. The weakness of this particular bit of logic is so obvious that Mr. Khrushchev himself must | be very conscious of it. The West still hopes that Soviet pol-

| icy may switch once again,

back to the only sound solution of the nuclear test problem: re-

created both, and is now using | liable international inspection.

Not Yet A Black Tulip

National Geographic Society

Fame and fortune await the greenthumbed genius who pro- duces a black tulip

Since the 17th century, tulip

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fanciers have searched for a |

jet-colored tulip as eagerly as

| medieval alchemists hunted for

the fabled philosopher's stone. | Growers have succeeded in de- veloping varieties that appear black at a distance, but close inspection reveals them to be

an ee dark shade of maro A ‘Dutch tulip grower inas

said he would gladly pay $100,- | 000 plus royalty for a single | bulb of a truly black tulip. No |

one has collected, but the po- tential that frauds have been attempt- ed. One man skillfully a ee ed a tulip with shoe polish. L

rewards are so great |

ab- | E

oratory say once oe quickly de- |

tected the dece' BELIEVED POSSIBLE Some tulip fanciers believe

| that a lustrous black tulip may | one day pop open in somebody’

back

culture Department specialists

say they know of no reason why | such a tulip cannot eventually be produced, although no fully black flower has ever been found.

Europeans’ interest in tulips began about four centuries ago, the National Geographic So- ciety says. An Austrian ambas- sador to the court of the Sultan of Turkey saw and admired the flower, long favored by garden- ers of Asia Minor. He brought seeds back to Vienna in 1554. The plant was soon being grown in several European countries, but its culture centered in the ideal soil of the Netherlands.

Before 1633, trade in tulip bulbs was in the hands of pro- fessional growers catering to the carriage trade. In that year, butchers, bakers, cobblers, and weavers began to raise bulbs in

ee ee er

s yard. United States Agri- |

Then the market went wild. Spirited bidding for bulbs of newly developed varieties, grew into wild speculation. At the height of “‘tulipomania,”’ rare bulbs were selling for as much as $10,000 apiece. A single bulb was traded for a load of grain, four fat oxen, a dozen sheep, five pigs, two barrels of butter, 1,000 pounds of cheese, four barrels of beer, two hogsheads of wine, a bedstead with its fur- nishings, a suit of clothes, and

| a silver c

cup.

The market crashed in 1637. Buyers had to sell bulbs for a hundredth of their inflated cost. Many speculators suffered bad- ly. In the long run, growers pro- fited since the tulipomania had advertised the flower all over urope

BEAR PROUD NAMES Thousands of varieties of tu- lips have been produced, but a new type can still command handsome prices. Growers spe- cializing in new varieties ohn them carefully until they are ready for the market. A‘new hy- brid may take 20 years to de- velop, but with luck a grower can then sell a si bulb for hundreds of dollars. He also can name the new variety for any- one— his son, his wife's first cousin, or a hero. A recent tulip bears the name Eisenhower Giving regal names to tulips is a time-honored custom, the National Geographic So- ciety says. A 17th-century gard- en book listed the Great Turk, ‘Admiral of England, and Prince of Wales An 18th-century trave- eler in Holland found tulips named for the Emperor of a. us- sia, Madame du Barry, he > go of Naples, and the King England.

on English writer Joseph Ad- dison, on overhearing a group of men excitedly discussing Ad- miral This, General That, and Lord So- and -so, was taken aback to discover they were talking tulips.

Fears that Canadians are in- different to ‘growing

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Working With Schools

Globe and Mail, Toronto

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Dental Tablet May Clean Teeth . Future Days

Dr. Theodore R. Van a

i A FUTURE resort to apples or to a tablet to to cleanse the teeth after eating. Mother will cut an apple when the meal is over and pass quar- ters of it to dad and the chil- dren. The combination of scour- ing and increasing the flow of saliva will wash away cavity producing food particles. This is a switch—back to the way na- ture intended.

A dental cleansing tablet is undergoing research in Eng- land. It stimulates the flow of saliva to hasten the removal of debris from the mouth. The tablet contains 92 per cent sor- bital, 4 per cent malic acid, and 2 per cent each of sodium chlor- ide and tricalcium phosphate. Sorbital is a sweetening agent but is not fermented by bacteria as occurs in other sugars.

Dr. A.B. Cobb, Dr, D.I. Hay,

and Dr. C.J. Schram, British dentists, tested the ability of the tablet to cleanse the teeth after eating a test biscuit. The effect was compared with brushing the teeth with distilled water, rins- ing the mouth with water, and chewing a quarter of an apple of firm consistency.

It is here that the apple re- enters the picture— it won top honors, The tablet and tooth brushing shared second place. Sharing second place with the conventional tooth brush was a feather in the cap of the dental cleansing tablet. It proved to be a convenient and easy way to clean the mouth. Apples are bulky to carry about and tooth brushing requires plumb- ing. More research will be need- ed to evaluate the tablet be- cause the results to date are based on only one test. In other words, this is experimental work,

The mouth usually is self- cleansing because of saliva and fibrous foods. This explains why dental decay is not common among natives of primitive areas but increases markedly when they eat our civilized diet, which is high in sticky carbohy- drates and require less chewing because it is softer.

The reduction of saliva, along with the lack of cleansing fib- rous foods, allows the carbo- hydrates to remain on the sur- face of the teeth where they are fermented by oral bacteria. | acids that form produce the cavities.

(Dr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics if stamped, self-addressed enve- lope accompanies request.

HEART FAILURE H. M. C. writes: Can a per- son who has been told she has

heart failure ever lead a normal | life again? | REPLY

Yes, provided she eliminates | mountain climbing, swimming long distances, and competitive sports from ‘‘normal living.” There are many good remedies for dropsy and for reviving the | old pump when it falls down on the job.

WALKING AROUND C. M. writes: What is an am-

bulatory ulcer?

EPLY Ambulatory refers to being up and about. I assume you re- fer to the treatment of a peptic ulcer when the patient is not | confined to bed or a hospital.

NOTES BY THE WAY

Swedish motorists will soon ‘he easel Wit: dabecide seen instead

truth is that hen who drive like savages are savages who,

who saved his money was call- ed a miser. Nowadays, he’s 4 magician. — Galt Reporter.

The Derbyshire mining village of Pilsley is divided on whether the local gravedigger should wear socks ee funerals. The gravedigger is Mr. George Gild- ing, aged 61, gis says he has not worn socks since he ieft the army in 1918. Villagers have complained after noticing his bare feet at funerals. — New Statesman.

Melting The Wash Water

The Committee on Eskimo Af fairs, which has ended its 13th meeting here, brings together

the Eskimo

and Welfare. It serves as a pool of experience to advise the Gov- ernment on Eskimo matters and provides liaison among those concerned with Eskimo affairs.

Eskimo members are encour- aged to tell problems of their people.

Mr. Paul Oolateetah, an earn- est young Eskimo from Resolute Bay, on Monday spoke of pend difficulties of housekeep’ oun i women of his community. Water is the prob- lem. It is obtained by melting ice. Ice must be hauled to the

house, carried indoors and put

OUR YESTERDAYS

From “the Guardian Files

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (April 17, 1937) The cast of the Little Theatre play ‘‘Nocturne’”’ leaves for Ot- tawa to compete for the Cana- dian Championship, against re- presentative casts — ten - er regions. As is we known, Ghacietiatown Litt i e Theatre won the Premiere place at Saint John in the New Bruns- wick- Prince Edward Island reg- ion. ‘“‘Nocturne’’ was written by Harry Foster, teacher of West Kent School, Charlottetown, and was highly commended by the judicators when the play was presented in Saint John.

Two derailed freight cars de- layed the eastern train two and a half hours yesterday after-

| noon, the cars, attached to the

train en route to Souris, left the

rails near Suffolk, A train left

Mt. Stewart ard picked up the

passengers and proceeded ° uris.

TEN YEARS AGO (April 17, 1952) ° A Youth Day programme ar- ranged through co-operation with the Provincial Departments of Education and Agriculture will be a new feature of the Pro- vincial Exhibition this year. Youth Day will give children the opportunity of attending the fair on Agricultural Day, whe there will be special demonstra- tions, lectures and films for their

A feast of Guiding was serv- ed at the Charlottetown Hotel yesterday when the Provincial Commissioner, Mrs. Gordon Hutcheson presided at the well- attended and enthusiastic an- nual meeting of the Provincial Girl Guide Association.

into a tank or barrel to melt. Since a large volume of ice melts down into a small volume

water, keeping up the water supply is a heavy task for wom- en whose husbands are away at work.

Mr. Oolateetah said that his people had been giving some thought to establishing someone in the business of transporting ice to the houses in the com- munity but wanted some help in organizing this service.

It appears that ice is a grudge ing source of water, An official of Northern Affairs said that in his house it took three days te melt ice to provide enough wate er to wash diapers.

Methods of providing running water in houses were discussed, One suggestion was that each house be equipped with twe tanks and a hand pump. Ice would be dumped into one tank and melted. Then the water would be pumped into a higher tank from which it would be fed, by bra to taps in kitche en and bathro

Such are - poe of life in the North. Councillors agreed

at one essential talent for the administrator charg helping Eskimos towards 20th century civilization is the ine genuity of the 19th century pion- eer.

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