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He lsn'l Singular

Even though he won a resound- ing personal victory at the Conser- vative convention last week, Mr Diefenbaker's party newspaPe1' CW‘ ics in Ontario are still lecturing him on his shortcomings as pinpoint- ed and magnified in the Newman book, “Renegade in Power". That Dief emerged from this remarkably skillful hatchet job with his scalp intact was as much is surprise to some of his well-wishers as it was to those who were already planning his obsequies.

One of the chief points made in the Newman book appears, in modi- fied form. in many of the tributes now being paid to the remarkable demonstation Mr. Diefenbaker gave ofhis capacity for survival. It is this: that. he has shown himself often in the past to be a man who holds strong personal loyalties and strong personal grudges; that this set of characteristics was a contrib- uting factor. at least. to the schism in the cabinet that led to the party crisis last year, and that unless he mends his ways. he and his party will inevitably come to more grief.

Whatever truth there may be in this criticism. wouldn't it have ap- plied with much greater force to that supreme political egoist. the late Prime Minister Mackenzie King. who had the longest run in office of any government leader in the Com- monwealth. and who was notoriously a man of “strong personal grudges" if not of loyalties--for it is hard to name any person or cause to which Mr. King was ever loyal except him- self and his own career.

Every powerful leader. more- over. has harbored suspicions of dis- loyalty against those who worked against them. And. as the Ottawa Journal remarks. few have had at all times the complete faith of their followers. Even Macdonald. enshrin- ed now as a saint of Conservatism, had his share of dissenters. especial- Ely ‘after his defeat by Mackenzie.

Laurier saw his best captains de- sert him in 1917. Borden. up the hour of his victory in 1911. lived with threatened rebellion. And from Meighen to Bennett. on through Manion, Bracken and Drew, Con- servatives defected from their leadership loyalty with brutal reg- ularity. None of these men, any more than John Diefenbaker. found it easy to make peace with the rebels in his camp. I

De Gaulle's Policy

There is one aspect of President de Gaulle's Asian policy. notes a writer in the Christian Science Monitor. which deserves sympathy from American-s—and would get a lot more of it if de Gaulle were conducting it differently. This is that in seeking to extend French in- fluence into the Far East he is try- ing to build up a more moral sub- stitute for what was once French colonial expansion.

His weapon for French expansion is to be economic aid; and indeed the Frenchman pays more per capita toward the aid of developing countries than the citizen of any other nation today.

, De Gaulle himself towers in ; French history as a liquidator of gempire. He is the man who freed 7 Algeria from France. Ha he played

-' E a forward role in the metamorphosis ‘ of colonial areas into a French-led

commonwealth and than into a com-

muni-ty of independent mm. so ihe can with some justification claim

that-he la. .trrln.¢.°9 vreserv-: on - prof-aim level traditional French

ties with Asian as won as African peoples.

But always his allies come back to the question why he must do these creditable things Ln ways that seem deliberately aimed at down- grading France’s allied relationships. and at loosening the unity already achieved in the Atlantic world and in the new Europe of the Common Market.

As a promoter of neutrality de Gaulle today can. it is true. point back to the Dulles era of American foreign policy when the United States still had to learn that it would have to tolerate cold-war neutrality on the part of many na- tions. Americans had to learn that neutrality. while it might be abus- ed dangerously by Communist strategists. could also be developed as a barrier against Communism. especially with careful support by Western nations.

They did learn this, however. The argument with de Gaulle now is not about the right of any peo- ple to be neutral. It is whether it is safe to create neutrality where. as in 1948 in Czechoslovakia. the twi- light zone in which that nation stood provided the shadows of a Communist build-up and take-over.

One recalls Czechoslovakia par-

ticularly. lts seizure was one of the main factors in forging Atlantic ties under NATO which de Gaulle now seems ready to see dangerously weakened. along with those of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization of which France is also a member.

New Language Melhocl

Now that so much emphasis is being placed on bilingualism in Canada. more attention will doubt- less be given to seeking the most practical way of learning a second language. People who do this out of books—which is how the great majority of people learn a lan- guage other then their own--often acquire a large vocabulary and a first-rate reading knowledge. But when it comes to expressing them- selves in conversation or writing. they cannot assemble the words they know in-to the characteristic patterns of the new language.

A manual recently prepared at the University of Wisconsin at- tempts to grapple with this prob- lem in the study of English. It adapts the principle of “programm- ed learning" to help foreign stud- ents master the basic “building blocks" of English and fit them to gather in correct and idiomatic sentence patterns.

In accordance with the guiding principle of programmed learning, information is presented a small step at a time and each step builds on the one preceding it. The student moves at his own rate of speed, testing himself to make sure he un- derstands each step before moving on to the next. Periodic reviews are also built into the program.

It is of the essence of programm- ed learning that it is the responses of potential users that determine the final form of the program. So, as each section of the book was drafted. it was tested on students of many different nationalities at the University. Their success in using it and their comments about it served as a guide to revision. Eventually. the revised text was tested with other foreign students to see if the desired improvement had been achieved. The result is described in a Unesco Features arti- cle as "a valuable guide for students and others whose professional activities require the use of English as a working language."

Doubtless the system could be adapted to the study of the French language as well. Certainly it would pay Canadian educationists to look into the matter. as outlined in the Wlnconsin University book. “Learn- ing to use the Building Blocks of English."

EDITORIAL NOTE

Noting that another attempt to find oil is to be made in this Prov- ince. the Chatham Daily News says that “here in southwestern Ontario, there is encouragement for The Island." A decade or two ago. it re- calls. operators were convinced that so far as oil and gas were concerned. Ontario was drilled out. Since then. using modern exploratory methods, the largest gas wells in the history of the province, and a good many productive oil walls. have been

LEAP YEAR CANDIDATE

OTTAWA REPORT by

Patrick Nicholson

Titles, Yes - But Not From The Queen

An lm-porlanl Ottawa occasion i which has escaped wide notice {‘ in the press was the recent ln- , veslilure here. at which m ore E than 130 Canadians of both sex- l as were awarded titles and dec- ; orations. 1

Hon. Paul Comlois. Lieulen-‘

.snt- Governor of Quebec. was created a knight. which entitles him to call himself "Sir P aul Comlois" or, speaking bilingual- ly. “l'hnnorahle Chevsler Com- tois". Mrs. Kathleen O'Brien. wife of the Lieiilenant.-Gorvenor of New Brunswick. who is al- - ready himself a knight. w is s 3 created a “Dame" or "L a dy l O'Brien." Thirteen others were l awarded the Cross of Merit. 92 the medal of merit. and 26 the Pro-Hungaria Medal. The orded in which these fit- les and decorations were award- ed is the world-wide eight-ceru furiea old “Sovereign and Mill- tary order of Z\iall-a." It was‘ founded by Christian crusaders S trying to liberate the Holy Land from the infldels. F ou r - centuries ago. the Emperor l Charles V -gave the order sover- eignty over the Mediterranean island of Malta. So this is no mere unimportant. local society: it is a sovereign order which to- day mainlalns diplomatic rela- tions with 40 sovereign nations. AWARDS APPRECIATED

There are now 20 Canadian knights and 14 damcs in this Or- d

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including the Governor - General and his wife. Madame Vanler. The former president of the Canadian bailiwick was the late Hon. Thlbodeau Rinfret. Chief Justice of Canada. l

of Ottawa: and Bishop Gerald Car- ter of London. Ontario.

It is commonly but erroneous- ly believed that Canadians do not accept titles or awards. Of course Canada has none such to bestow upon its deserving citi- ens. and from time to time government spokesmen the pronouncement that Canad- ians may not accept those he- stowed by forelzn powers.

But how genuine is this edict. when the Governor- G e n e mi himself and the Chief J u slice proudly acrepl such awards?

The truth the matter of course is that human n a t u r e ma-kea'il impossible for y man or woman to refuse profer- red recognition of services per- formed the slalus achieved. One has only to study any book of bioggraphles of prominent Cana- dlnna to see how widespread. and how justifiably widespread. is this unsanc-tinned acceptance _ Canadians of titles of h o it our. foreign and Canadian.

This column has frequently.

over many years past. stressed

the anomalies and injustices of ,lo he ;dc-coraled with the appropriate

the situation. and urged l creation of a distinctive Canad- lan Order with several degrees.

CANADIAN MAKESHIFT Only recently a very promin- ent and deserving public servant ‘of Canada was honoured by the award of the "Vanier Medal". Arnold Heeney. former Secre- tary to the Cabinet. and former ambassador to U.S.A.. received this medal from the hands of its donor. the Governor- General at Government House here. This was a warm gesture by General Vanler. who with his military and diplomatic background

Iwould no doubt have preferred see the worthy Mr. Heeney

-rank of Knight Commander of l the Canadian Order of . Law- ‘ rence. if we had such an order; ‘ or in its absence with the same irank of the appropriate Com- l monwealth Order of St. Michael : and St. George.

The Governor- General is the 4 acting Head of Slate in Canada. las representative of the Queen 5 of Canada. It is a paradox 7 some irony that he may award l his decoration lo a Canad l a n: lyet. if the Queen chooses to be- lstow her honour upon Can - 'ian. he must forfeit his citizen- l ship.

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Winter Is Still Winter

New York Times

Every winter inspires ‘one of two questions: "This is a real old-fashioned winter. isn't it?" or. “Whatever happened to the old- shioned winter?" Th e ame answer can be given to both: Over the years. w i nter hasn't changed very much. We have an occasional mild winter. and we have an occasional sev- ere winter; but when the weath-

_ er records are aiversiged. decade

by decade. they show little var- iation. One of the longest contin- uous l‘eC0l‘dS_ that for New Hav- en. shows only about 3 degrees

difference between the coldest ‘

and warmest decades a i n c e

1780. We make more demands of

winter, however. than they did ‘

in olden days. Now we have

Zlrafflc problems that are vast-

ly complicated by snow and cold. l Our complex network of utilities of

. is ten at the mercy of snow. -

i ice and wind. We resent cold ‘ weather. indoors as well as out. ‘and demand warmer tempera- ; tures in our homes and offices § than were available in the past. fiOur urban and suburban ways

‘ of life -are geared to a different .

tempo. and even our rural life

no longer waits out the weather 5 , . , temperature is in the 98 range i

most often. Any reading over-

}as it once did. Winter hasn't

j greatly changed. but there has -

1 been a" revolution in our -winter . habits and demands.

Winter is still winter. . been. apparently. for s

i some years it isn't. Even Thom- as Jefferson asked. l50-odd ‘years ago. "What happened to

- our old-fashioned winters?"

Party Shakedown Needed

Financial Post. Toronto

The Canadian political sllus- .

lion. as the recent session of our flve-party parliament showed. is bleak. confused and dlsheart ening, Party men are glv l n i: thought to what mlg about ii; and this is clearly is izood idea. Thought is urgently needed.

In Britain ‘and the 11.5.. lh e

models for Canada. it has been ‘

found that the two-party system satisfactory. perhaps indis- pensable. It has also been found that each of the two parties. so far as feasible. should include spokesmen of diverse regions. in- terest. group. n. Obviously. then. the first thing wrong with the Canadian situa- lion is that there are five parties in the Commons. or three too many. Popular favorites for ex- tinction are without doubt t h a two 8 o clal Credit splinters. which have nothing whatever to contribute.

A Dangerous Product

Guelph Mercury

Many people can think back and remember those flickering blue flames over the coal on the kitchen fire when the stove was fixed for the night. This is car- bon monoxide burning and while we may not notice it too much today. it still is produced by moslburnlns, and it is so less

while ago a part were an killed by is gas from a special stove they were using. This sea is very lethal yet after it burns it forms nothing more than the gas that comes off from a bottle of "909" after opening.

In the summer people often grill outside for some

ex in bile contains a considerable per- centage of it and working in a closed garage with the motor running is a moat hazardous

practice. One par! of carbon monoxide Darla of Ill’ can this

you a violent headache and one part in a hundred of air can kill you in two minutes. The gas is most treacherous since it has no color and you cannot smell if. It lmmoblllea your muscles

and dlaorlentsles your faculties. ‘ gen to live and.

by ":5 " possible Llberal- NDP union or a.

We need oxy this oxygen is carried haemoglobin of your blood all parts of the body. The pres- ence of carbon monoxide chang- es the pattern for if elbows. as

place to travel through the blood atream. Without oxygen we soon rile.

speed. Oxygen must be islered and this personnel. Your fire department as the lmowledga and the equipment. so summon them quickly.

speed and knowledge are the essentials necessary to cope with th

admin-

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‘when and where it is produced and not become familiar with it.

ht be done ‘

Poisoning by this gas require; 1 needs skilled -

‘ That would leave three par- :tles. which is at least an im- provement on five. The remain- - lug questions for study would

then be: How to reduc t be three to the desirable two? And , V how to persuade people w h o .

> vote Social Credit to vote some other way?

i But both these problems boll . down to one: How to produce a 1 body of constructive ideas - Canada lnot necessarily "Liber- ‘ al" or "Conservative" or "NDP" . ideas. these labels having little ! meaning in the present context. biil simply constructive ideas) that will appeal to voters in all parts of the country?

There have been several e- cent indications of thinking along these lines.

For example. George Hogan.

out with the almost revolu- tionary lhoughl that his party should pay some heed to the livable who have jobs. save for their old age. pay taxes. don't need subsidized housing and pay their own medical bills or insur- c

These birds are not an extinct Sneciesz there are still plenty of them around in most constituen- cies. and they vote. Hogan‘; in. imitation is an excellent one - ‘ and not _lust for Tories.

A"_0lh9l' Slim of fermenting political thought is the contlnu. mil discussion going on about ;.

alllanc The political logic of t h I s l scheme is that the NDP has no hope of attaining power on i l I Own. in this cenl.ury anyway, but ; could make llself useful in e ' "lily national coalition. The les- son of the mils is highly relevant

re. . N0b0d.V now. it is plain. has a l clear idea of how Canada's poll. I licsl ills can and will be reme- : died. What is essential at th 1 a ‘; Point is that patriotic citizens ' should think about how so bring about meetings of minds. think ‘about how to put together pro-

grams of action that serve it o ‘ special class or region but in g 1 whole country

It has ‘

a leading Toronto Tory. came.

For Wrinkles

By Dr. Theodore R.-Van Dellel

A youthful looking face is an asset in many occupations a ourdermalologlats and surgeons continue to look for effective ‘ways of achieving this aim. They employ plastic aleclro. or chemosurgery to eliminate the sagging. wrinkling. and groov- ing that make a person's face look old.

None of these methods will stop the aging process but they may erase a decade or more. provided the results are perfect. Face llftlng alone will improve the appearance; and if the lines about the eyes and mouth and the ugly pigmentation can be eradicated. so much the better. Much depends upon the texture of the skin prior to surgery.

Chemical plastic a u r g e r y (chemosurgeryl has been utiliz-

r some time. A product is applied to encourage peeling of the skin without damage to the underlying layers. only experts should be consulted as sllpups lead to rllsflguremenls.

The chemical must be strong enough to eliminate wrinkles and other blemishes. Many phy- sicians have searched far a n d wide for a satisfactory agent but the majority has been too caustic. troublesome. tedious. and painful to use. The thought of using them frightens m 0 at physicians.

Buffered or modified phenol compounds are the most prom- lslng but are none too popular because they are toxic and might cause unsightly burns and scars. A Dayton Beat-ch. Fla.. dermatologist utilizes most. pure phenol but is meticu- lous in its application. In h l 5 opinion. this strong caustic tends to coagulate the skin. which prevents absorption through the upper layers. The skin turns while, then a dusky red, and later. brown.

er of the skin falls off in four to 14 days. It is replaced by skin containing more framework. which leads to a tighter lacla‘ contour. less noticeable lines and wrinkles. and a more elas- tic texture. Chlonsma and other discoloralions often respond to this therapy. according to the Florida physician. NERVOUS RASH

Mrs. E. writes: Is there a name for the rash 1 developed on my limbs after my daughter and her husband visited me for three weeks? My doctor says he doesn't know what it is but I feel the cause is emotional.

REPLY

. Neiirodermatilis is the h est ; guess.

DEPENDS ON AGE

'1'. B. writes: if the ovaries and uterus were removed. would the change of life start 1' l g hi. away or years