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Memorable Occasion

It is unfortunate that yester- day’s re-enactment of an historic pro-Confederation scene should have Provoked Premier Lesage to com- plain that no French was used by the actors at the ceremony. There is no record, apparently. of French having being used at the Charlotte- town Conference, but the Quebec Premier maintains that it should have been spoken along with Eng- lish on this occasion.

Surely, however, no “insult” was intended, and it would be doub- ly unfortunate if our French- speaking citizens of Quebec should insist on maintaining this attitude to what was, at worst, a faux pas on the part of the centennial com- mission programmers. V

This caveat aside, yesterday’s events elicited warm and enthus- iastic response. Manitoba's Premier Roblin called them “a moving nat- ional occasion” and Prime Minister Pearson struck the keynote of the colorful meeting in the Confedera- tion Chamber when he affirmed that “today this nation has no in- tention of falling apart. and every intention of moving forward to greater things.”

To accomplish this, he added, there must be “a sense of political realism, a passion for justice and a gift for compromise. We must also recognize that the basic partner- ship of our two founding people— the enriching and diversity of our national pattern—remain our great- est source of strength.”

These words expressed the feel- Ings not only of those present at yesterday’s ceremonies but of the great body of Canadians in every province. Surely they convey a meaning too important to be lost

eight of at this time.

Today's Conference

Today‘s federal-provincial con- ference in Charlottetown is expect- ed to .deal chiefly, if not entirely, with plans for amending Canada’s constitution without recourse to the Parliament at Westministe'r. If agreement in principle is reached at this meeting, a federal-provin- cial constitutional conference of attorneys-general will likely be re- convened to work out details for a draft act to be submitted to the British Parliament; and Prime Min- ieter Pearson has expressed opti— mism that such an agreement can

I be reached.

According to an Ottawa corres-

'pondent of the Financial Times,

prospects for a move forward on the

’ constitutional front are Indeed

bright. Cited as a promising formula

. la the one proposed by Hon. Davie Fulton, former Conservative min-

” V: later of justice, which came within

' Province of Saskatchewan,

i

‘ an ace of being agreed to in 1961,

and which was blocked only by the whose eocialist government had fears for the status of Its welfare program.

With a Liberal government In- etalled In Saskatchewan and a sym-

pathetic Premier Lesage, only one

block appears to remain to full agreement in principle. This is Head- for One In Section 91, inserted by an amendment of 1949 and giving

2 Mllement power to amend the con- . [ablation in matters exclusively

within If; jurisdiction. It has been . = only once, to effect a change in Wtion of the House of 'l i in 1962. The amendment

en clauses relating to powers at legislatures to make laws, the rights and privileges of provincial legis- latures and governments, assets or property of a province and use of English or French language. It sc- cepts the right of veto for any prov- ince but Newfoundland in matters relating to education and Newfound- land’s right to veto any changes in terms of the union.

In matters affecting one or more provinces, but not. all, the formula provides that there must be agreement by all provinces con- cerned. In all other matters a con- stitutional amendment would need concurrence of the legislatures of two-thirds of the provinces repre- senting at least half of the popula- tion of Canada.

There is also provision for dele- gation of federal authority to the provinces under certain conditions.

British Food Fair

The prospects for opening fur- ther markets for Canadian pro; cessed foodstuffs in the United Kingdom will be brought perceptiny closer by the Canadian Food Fes- tival at Britain’s Food Fair, which opened yesterday in London and will continue until Sept 6. Twenty- eight Canadian food companies and co-operatives plus the Manitoba Ex- port Corporation and the Ontario Tender Fruit Institute are repre- sented at the show, which is being staged by the Canadian Depart- ment of Trade and Commerce.

Only a few days ago in Charlotte— town, British Trade Commissioner G. Ronald Latham referred opti- mistically to the chances for great- ly increased trade between the At- lantic Provinces and Britain. Geo- graphically, we are in a key position in this regard, and it is to be hoped that full advantage has been taken of publicizing Atlantic products at the big fair now in progress.

By aiding In this effort, the federal department expects not only to promote consumption of the pro- ducts of the participating compa- nies, but to create a better market climate for all Canadian food sold in the British Isles.

The market is, in fact, tremen- dous—Canadian food sales total- led more than $100 million last Year. And with processed and pre- DaCkaged food catching on more and more as British shopping habits move closer to North American lines, Canada, becauseof its Com- monwealth preferences, seems the natural country to supply a large part of the growing demand.

Pressure On Japan

Japan has bought well over a billion dollars worth of Canada’s agricultural output since 1949. Our sales of all classes of wheat alone, during the calendar years 1949 to 1963 inclusive, amounted to 469,- 925,604 bushels, to a value of $834,- 733,625. These Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures show that. from an initial quantity of 328,533 bushels in 1949, the Japanese have become one of our biggest and steadiest customers for this product, which directly, or indirectly, alf- fects a large part of our whole Canadian economy.

What, then. is one to make of the latest news from Ottawa, that Canada proposes to make a new ef- fort to persuade Japan to impose “voluntary” restraints on the ex- port of its worsted fabrics to this country? Always, it seems, the Can- adian textile market has to be pro- tected, at the expense not only of good customers but of Canadian purchasers as well.

The Japanese have agreed to keep a watchful eye on their exports to Canada, but they have complained about the Imbalance of their trade with this country; and who can blame them? Trade Is a two-way street, and it Is high time that we recognized it as such.

EDITORIAL NOTES

For men over 50 years of age, last week's medical news brought encouragement: a hormone which appears to restrain prostrate gland troubles is being developed.

0 I C

Good news comes from Ottawa. It is to the effect that "the strain is beginning to tell” on the dead- locked parties In the flag dispute. It has been telling all over the country for Weeks. and It’s high time that It was being felt at Its m

FLYING OVER PARLIAMENT HILL

gTAWA REPORT by Patrick NicholsOn Former Gypped In Bread Price Increase

the plans was released by go- ‘ as the voters around here call

Everyone has gained from . the bread price increase except i the ta 1' m e 1' who grows the l wheat and tie consumer w eats the loaf.

A survey shows that the aver- ase price of a loaf of bread nas risen from 131': cents ln l949 to 21 cents last year. In that. earlier year. the farmer receiv- ed 33 cents or approximately one - quarter of the retail price of each loaf. But by last year, the farmer's share of the more expensive loaf had fallen to 2.5 cents or less than one - eighth of its retail price of each loaf.

The baker's share had risen from F cents to 11.8 cents per loaf. and the retailer's share had risen fr om 2.4 cents to 4.2 cents per loaf. Milling and trans- portation costs had also risen.

RUSSIAN TRIP OFF

The planned first visit by Ca- nadian Parliamentarians to Russia has had to be cancelled because all participants In the proposed three - week trip are held to their duties here. in the absence of tile hoped - for sum- mer recess. This tour would have made his headlines in the newspapers. if it had not been

cancelled. Of course you first read about it in this column: full details were printed on l7fh Aug-

and a full seven days later the official announcement of

PUBLIC FORUM

file ealumn la open to lie dllaleslel

f ardlln does not easily endorse f on at earl-aa- pflndenls. All letters published are sub- Jecf to editing and cnndanaafloa where necessary_ The our fan Ia an e enter into any corrrespondenea reg-I'd- lng letters Inhmltled.

FOND MEMORIES

Slr. — I am filled with nosta~ lgia tonight. having just retur- ned home from our visit to our dear little Island. We stu- yed at Harbor View Cottages, where we have been staying for the last 10 years. We love If there. and the kindness of Dot- tie and George Clarke Is uns equalled anywhere.

While you natives are enjoy- lag the progress that we "city folks" have enjoyed for years, the atmosphere of the Island is ruined for those of us who re- member the home cured ham, the cold, fresh water from the pump. he home-made bread and the kitchen filled with the aroma of ' klea. o more horses to drive for the hay-lift, (it's balera now) No more

r No flickering lamp light. Am I sorry? ure I am, those are the things I lived through the long winters for. Are you sorry? 0! course not. life Is easier for you now. but I would love just onedayofthegoodol pee on my little Island. People change. times change but those to memories linger on.

Nostalgia. oh yea. I am Ht hard with it! You see, I was born In Boston but I started to spend my summers '55 years ago on PEI. at my grand- mother’s.

I remember the hay fork. the kerosene lamps. the well water and the churning, the kittens under the barn and the bi- monthly trips to the alone In the old wagon in which "trample"

r rse. a red to sky and the white bitches. Yes, the coming of the auto

a e ty and run- nlng water has made my little Island just like any other except maybe for It: red soil and a sky that's blue: hen any- wherehealse In the Wild.

accept ' feet that all thla "hummus" that madetldeertomelagnna first

only the dearness of my to - and friends remain. I am, Sir. etc,

MAY lesion. “as.

V.

vernmenl sources in Ottawa. PRATSING THE P.M.

Prime Minister Pearson has received very many commun- lcations from Canadians on the subject of “Mike's Maple" -— some agreeing with his propos- als, others disapproving. Among the former was a telegram from the enemies' camp; “Bravo at last. A great Canadian has given Canada its long - desired emblems of sovereignty. Pierre joins me in our great admiration for a man of courage and wis- dom.” The telegram was sign- ed “Corinne K. Sevigny": site Is the WI fe of Hon. Pierre Sevigny, who was associate ml- nister of Defence in the Diefen- baker adminlstration. While he was an MP, Mr. Sevi guy made strenuous but ineffective representations to Mr. D to the end that the Conservative Gov- ernment should introduce a new flag in line with Quebec aspira-

tions. VOX POPULI While on the subject of the flag, letters from readers make if abundantly clear to me that Canadians heartily disapprove of the present politicking In Parliament by MP5 of all par- ties on the flag issue. Typically C. Henwood of Guelph com- ments: "We are firing of the conduct of our juveniles, now are plagued with our sen- lor delinquents at Ottawa—or,

“’l

them, our “senile delinquents.” Isn't there one single man out

of our 285 We who could shame them Into behaving as responsible representatives of the people?"

WHOSE RECESS?

Bert Cadieu, Conservative MP for Meadow Lake, Sask,

says that “the press called ‘fil- ibuster‘ and the government cried 'obstructlon', but members of the Press Gallery in Ottawa never saw fit to in- form lhe Canadian people of the true nature of the discussion in the Chamber because themselves are disgruntled at having no recess."

Of course when Parliament Is In session, there workers around Hill who muat remain on the job. So this summer. the secre- tarles and clerks of Ministers and MPs, the staff of the lib- rary and readlng room and res- taurant and barber shops, the other civil servants. and even all have

Parliament

members of the Press Gallery have been away. If the MP want to spend their summer ho- liday ln debate, that's one thing: but this year they have supplied unanswerabla argu- ments in favour of fixed dates for Parliamentary sessions so that everyone can plan. can enjoy. holidays.

and

Young Love On The Move

Victoria Colonial

They say all the world loves a lover, but that doesn't mean that anyone in his right mind loves a c uddle r behind the wheel of a moving automobile. And thus it is surprising how fol- eranf the police appear to be to. ward those two-in-one drivers-— two minds with but a single thought not connected with car- control, two bodies In a single place —,- that most of us encoun— ter so frequently on the streets

' and highways.

Sometimes if even seems that such togetherness, although not

always in Its extreme form, Is the prescribed way for pre-mar- ital young people to travel, so that nothing makes a man and wife feel so aging and so mar- ried as to put some wear on the right side of the front seat.

It may be. of course, that the officers of the law do not shut their eyes to the dangerous pra- ctice quite as much as they seem to. It could happen that the sight of a police car produc- ea Instant separation In many instances.

Longfellow In Twain Kenna thy star

Was Mark Twain actually the pseudonym of Henry Wadsworo th Longfellow. and not of Sam- uel Clemens of Hannibal. Mll- soul-l?

The question Is raised In a na- tional magazine by Dore Jane Rsmhlln. w om the mainline identifies as a "literary sleuth." Her argument Ia, basically. the same as t advanced to prove that Shakespeare did not write Shakespeare. Clemens was not equipped by education or temperament, she contends. to

c ve cal meanings of such work as "Innocents Abroa " u “the Prince and the Pauper."

That name. Mark Twain. ee- pleIned lathe pasta-theme! the river-men checking the depth

It la a condensatiu of "Mark (ye) (the) fwaln" -— saying, In effect, “There are two of us."

In other words. It was e met- tu- of collaboration. wt. Lens- fell doing he

cw duh thinking Clemens adding elem-qua lanfi That may of Mark 'e mks '“‘ ’“"“"“ "' “a: law's death h 1.8 m Hemline net at all: they went to the printer W from a stockpile In the poet's lifetfrm. ‘IO reasons.

tar-fused, toenail-Ive

argument ends with a demand that Longfellow'e grave be new ad in search of evidence-— fast as similar ads have em from those who contend that Bacon or . at Essex, or a-e ether

wrote Shakespeare. In essence. Miss Hamblfn has rewritten an

they ;. an b

Pregnant Boy Baby '

of Kong Kong surgeons. Ac- to in the Medl-

Jed pelvis. It contained three well- for fetuses. the largest of which was six inches and the smallest, two Inches. The child survived the operation and In making good progress;

Many people may regard this as a strange type of pregnancy involving a baby, and a boy at that. The report la a bit mis- leading because It refers to de- livering triples. The child tuslly had a well known tumor (tel-stoma). The origin of the teratoms Ia poorly understood but la allied to twinning. The mother of this Chinese boy may be regarded ae-havlng had qua- drupleta.

There was only one birth be cause the other three fetuses were In the tumor. Their grow- th stopped when only partly de- veloped, and as a result, these fetuses became lucapsulated by the normal child.

Medical literature provides many examples of this phenom- enon (fetus In fetu). A man- mother always Is 3 headline. An ancient engraving sow-alarm Eve was born of Adam In a similar manner.

Teratomas can be made up of almost any tissues or organs of the body. The majority contain bits of cartilage, bone, brain tissue. intestines— all imperfectly developed. This child's tumor was unusual in that it held three recognizable fetuses. There was no placenta. Such tumors may be malignant and surgery must be done to save life.

Teratomas are detectable at any age but more common In younger Individuals. Some are solid and others are hollow

or mystic. They’re found more

frequently in ovary, testicle. pelg

vls or chest. The marjority are detected when they grow large enough to press upon other or- gens. IRRITATED SKIN

M. R. writes: On the slightest contact with an abrasive sur- face, a red blotch develops on the back of my hands. It disap- pears after several days. Could this be due to a vitamin or min- eral deficiency?

REPLY No. The skin Is no match for abrasive surface. The red lotch ls caused by mechanical Irritation or allergy to one of the chemicals In the abrasive substance. HERNIA IN WOMEN

H. P. writes: Is If true hernia I ’very common among femal- es.

REPLY No. There are several types of hernias and some are more prevalent In women than In it But this does not mean that hernias In general are com- mon among the fair sex. PRODDING R.E.K. writes: year-old woman with a poor memory expect this condition to get worse progressively? REPLY

3

Not necessarlly. this woman might practice trying to recall names, figures, and events In an attempt to Improve her

mory. ENLARGE!) VEINS J. O. writes: Can a 89-year- old man with a varicocele re- produce offspring? LY

3 to

Yes. Varicocele is common. 'It Is an enlargement of the veins surrounding the sperma-

tlc cord, It has nothing to do,

with fertility.

(N TE: All correspondence Van Dellen. on Chicago Trib- eddreued to: r. Theodore Van Dellen. co chlago Trib- une, Chicano. Illinois.)

PAID BEFRESHER

NOTTINGHAM. England (CP)-—A refresher course with

are who have left schools to [a arrtad.

no MONKEY more An Australian sheep rancher claims he has trained his nine-

NOTES BY THE WAT

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can who neceed In so dolu.-numsn Event. W! What have I to be thankful for?" grumbled the sour- looking man to the sun- shine- spleader. "-I can't even pay my bills." “In that case." prompted the other readily. “be thankful that you aren’t one of ur creditors." —-.Bpecfator. A slum mates Is. label» tents, regardless of their color. Color hut make. the segregation wonae. A slum school, for In- stance. Is a "granted: Few of-tbe heftn teachers want to

bova their reselling. V The few exceptions just prove the rule—Montreal Star. .