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TUESDAY. MAY 6, 135?.
British Capital
It is beginning to look as though commercial relations betiijgen the At- lantic region and Britain are really being strengthened. There has been a. lot of talk about the desirability of ‘this in recent months"; and many persons seem to have felt that the talk would result in very little, if any, action. But the appointment of a Canadian agent-general in London and the coming of a British trade delegation to this area are indicative of better things.
Sir William Rootes, the’ leader of the British delegation, appears to believe that British capital in consid- erable volume might be made avail- able for the development of the At- lantic area. This, if it should _happen
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as a result of the intensive negotia- I
tions and plans which are being ad-
vanced, would do more than anything .
else to "stimulate two-way trade. Bri- tish capital played a very important part‘ in the early development of this country. There is no reason why this should .not be renewed, especially in this area which has resources that are complementary to British indust- rial activities.
It is reasonable to suppose that -
any large sciile development of this area will require a good deal of out- side capital in addition to that which can be raised locally. It would be a good thing if most of it wlere to come from Britain—a good thing for both sides to thearrangement.
Sound Cabinet Ruling
As was to be expected, ._there has been criticism of the Diefenbaker
Government’: disallowance of’ the 8.6 percent increase infreight rates
which the Board of Transport Com- missioners authorized last December. And-—also to be expected-—_this cri- ticism comes from newspapers in the Central Provinces which have made no protest over’ flat rate. increases at any time. Why should they,"when they are protected against any ex- A orbitant rates boost by highly com- petitive truck and other transporta- tion services? It is the provinces at the extremities of the country that bear the brunt'of these increases in long-haul traffic fares, and have suffered time and again from Trans- port Board decisions in this matter. Eight provincial governments—all except those of Quebec ,and On- tario——have repeatedly protested this injustice and now, at last, we have a. cabinet ruling which constitutes a notable victory over . this forth of ixploitation.
Foremost among the champions of the rates boost is the Montreal Star, which deplores government interference in _the Board’s rulings and complains that this action was taken for political rather than ec-
’ onomic reasons. “Is it,” it asks pre- sumptiously, “that the Cabinet took an anxious look at the solid mass of Tories elected in the lliaiiitime Pro- vinces and on the Prairies and decid- ed to pander to their historic hatred of higher rates, regardless of the ec- onomic factors involved?” The Star sees in the Government’s decision—- “at least in its primary impact”—a “stand—still, do-nothing policy.” It predicts that “in due course economic pressures will assert themselves, and some means will have to be found ‘E0 give our public utilities the reven- “es the)’ 1‘equire.” 33' all means! but let‘s have it on a more equitable basis, and for a reason much better than the one ad- vanced before the T,.anSpm,t B p on this occasion Th . ~ Dald mandedfiand ieceiv: 11E11l£\:3§vs de. Board——the privilege (( lor-n the V 1 >f counting as chargeable expenses, monies placed "1 3 Sliecial fund for the future pa“ ment of taxes. The Star says mg, this tax reserve fund is available for all corporations, not just for public utilities. “If it is a soundpractice for one company it should be sound for ln C0ml3anies,” it argues. But why?
destined to help companies subject to the uncertainties of competition. A public utility, whose fixed charges are assured by a public regulatory body like the Transport Board, should not be allowed to take advantage of the same regulations to accumulate interest-free capital. Certainly our shippers should not have to pay higher rates today so that the rail- ways can meet a hypothetical tax increase at some distant date.
The provinces did not get every- thing they wanted from the Govern- ment. In additioii to the cancellation of the 3.6 per cent increase in freight rates, they had asked that a four per cent increase, which became effec- tive in January 1957, should be re- scinded. The Cabinet allowed this increase to stay—-not as a matter of principle but simply because it had been in force for more than a year before the provinces asked for its re- moval. What really matters in .the decision, however-, was the Cabinet"s refusal to raise freight rates above their present level, and its instruc- tions to the Transport Board that in future tax reserve funds cannot be taken into account when rates are being set. These directions are likely to be ‘adopted by all public utility boards and become standard practice in Canada. \
Legitimate Grievance
Noting a Guardian editorial com- plaint with regard to inadequate car ferry facilities at Borden, the Ot- tawa Journal says this appears to be a legitimate grievance now that the tourist season is near.
“The‘Islanders,” says the Journal, I “are pressing the,federa1 ' govern- ment to provide additional ship transport facilities to ply «back and forth across Northuvmberlandl Strait. i Federal government is obliged to provide adequate ferry service under ‘the act of union, and the provincial government could justifiably. claim compensation for loss of tourist trade by delays. Individuals could equally claim compensation for the loss of perishable farm products in the hot weather.
“Al1 provinces have their troubles but Prince Edward Island is in par- lous financial straits and , cannot af- ford to have its revenueswreduced. It is, of course, cold comfort to remind the Islanders how much better off
foundland where the ferry William Carson can’t even berth at its intend- ed harbor of Port-Aux-Basques.”.
That predicament, of course, was due to Liberal blundering at Ottawa. The Journal—a staunch Conserva- tive organ—will agree that we have a right to expect much better treat- ment under the Diefenbaker Govern- ment! l
EDITORIAL NOTESI
Members of the“ Montague Junior Board of Trade have spent a good deal of time and some money in refurbish- ‘ ing the resting place for visitors at the foot of Bell’s Hill, a few miles
‘ I from Montague on the main high- way. This is a commendable public service.
* 9 ‘D A United States’ general says that if many more artificial satellites are sent into space, the army may have to start shooting at them. What a’ fine sport that will be for both sides in the cold war! It might\even reduce the temptation to start shoot- ing at planes. 1» c c In Nova Scotia, last ’ __vear’s visit-_ ors classified as“‘regular tourists” had not visited the Province before. Tourist officials take this to mean that only a relatively -few visitors re- turn year~after year. This is, not a favorable thing for the Province, for it reflects dissatisfaction on the part of visitors. It would be interesting to know what the ratio is on this Isa, land. - i ‘D l i With the emergence of space travel and exploration from the realm of science fiction, it is well to remember
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Ottawa: "The Vision” of nor- thern development, to enrich and populate and round out our coun- try, may be called a product of Prince Albert, because it is the brain- ch-ild of Prince Albert’s own M.P., the Right Hon. John Diefenibaker.
So‘ it is interesting to‘ see that the printed voice of Prince Al- bert, the ‘Daily Herald,’ has cri-
, ticised Saskatchewan’s , provin-
cial government for allowing the
neighbouring provinces to run a-% head of it, towards the goal of‘
fulfilment of “The Vision.”
In Manitoba, ,a U.S.A company has completed a detailed survey of the northern resources, says The Herald. In Alberta, the re- sources and industrial potential of the northland have béen stud- ied by a provincial commission; a network of a-ccess roads and re- sources railways is already dis- cussed there. .
But in Saskiatce-wan, there has been nothing except a vague pro- posal for a road to Uranium City, while it is known that some sort of aerial survey has been made. PROMISE FOR FUTURE
Behind the scenes however, the Saskatchewan plans are far ad- vanced, and there maybe some interesting news in the near fu- ture.
Hon. Alvin Hamilton, Minister of Northern Affairs and National
By Patrick Nicholson Special Correspondent for The Guardian
Resources, represents the Sask- by her neighbours, and his His provincial loyalty fosters the hope that Saskatchewan iatchewan riding of Qu’Appelle. s h o u 1 d not be outstripped local knowledge coupled with his long interest in resources has en- abled him to see clearly how cer- tain road programmes w o u l d draw road prospectors and devel- oper-s to that Province.
The Federal Government of-
fered some months ago to share with each province in a program- ? me of building northern resource roads. The original intention was that construction of approved ‘roads should be spread over five years, with work each year cost- ing $3,000,000. The Federal Gov- ernme would split this cost each year 'th each province. The lim- iting factioi-.in this plan was the iiiaibility of some provinces to af- ford more than $1,500,000 per year for such projects.
So difficulties were foreseen in attaining a common agreement appropriate to all provinces. In Saskatchewan, for example, it be- came apparent at an early stage that the principal road projected, running from Lac La Ronge to Uranium City, would probably a- lone cost that province's full quota of $15,000,000 and might well take more than 5 years to complete.
So it is reasonable speculation
The Firemen’s‘ Problem
Winnipeg Free Press
The CPR firemen have the right to strike and whether they exercise that right depends, or
own free ju~dg.ment of their own’ interests. It is understandable "if they set no great store by out- side advice. How many of us real- ly understand what it means to be told that the job you have been doingfor a good many years is unnecessary? That is what the firemen on freight and yard die-' sels have been told. And anyone, whatever his job, who can puthis hand on his héart and'swear that, in such circumstances, he and those who work with him would accept the verdict and behave en- tirely rationally about it —— any- one who claims that is kidding himself, and lacks aiproper sense of pride in his work -into the bar-
But if the firemc-n’s emotions are ones that most of us would feel in the same circumstances, emotions don't change facts or solve ' problems. The case for taking firemen off freight and yard diesels has been fully en- dorsed by a conciliation board and by a Royal Commission. There was never a more thorough and Objective survey of a work pro- blem than the Kellock Commis- sion made. ‘
And if the case for operating ffelght and yard diesels without firemen is established, there is flfrlhel‘ Hg-reeme t that the con- ciliation board’s iilans for making
fair and reasonable. Firemen with more than three years‘ service "f"°Uld keep their present jobs un- til they become engineers: others would be ensured alternative rail- road jobs without loss of pay. INCONCEIVABLE ~
It is inconceivable that, after all this careful enquiring, the _CPR should bac-k down now. What IS at issue is no longer, indeed, a company proposal. It is whether the procedure for settling a dis. flute that the Government propos- ed, with the undoubted backing of public opinion, is going to be
mission was set up in response to_ the fire.men's strike early in 10.17. It was accepted by bath sides at the time. To set aside the Royal Commission's work n-ow would serioiisly damage the pros. Dects of settling future labor dis- putes fiarly and satisfact,orily. In the se (‘ll‘CllmStE!llC6S. the firemen must recognize that they
to get used, to the idea that freight contrary, as there has been time and. yard diesels can be operat- ed without firemen, public sy-mr pat.-by with the firem-en’s natural first reactions to the proposal has lessened. It is, therefore, ex- tremely difficult to, see how the firemen on Canadian railroads would help themselves by going on strike.
SHARP CONFLICT
-The first effect, indeed, would be to impose a sharp conflict of loyalties on their fellow railroad workers. The instinct of the other unions ‘concerned would natural- ly be to maintain solidarity with the firemen. But that desire could not easily outweigh the sense of obligation to keep the nation’s train services operating unless there are genuinely strong rea- sons, accepted by much of the public, for the interruption.
The reasons in this case are clearly not strong enough. ‘And therefore a strike, stimulating truck competition and further en- dangering the prosperity of the railroads, could have only one long-run effect: it would reduce the number of jobs for the rail- waymen as a whole —— without saving the fir-emen’s jobs.
On‘ these. gro-‘/ad-s, and not only because of the direct dislocation and -inconvenience, the public must hope that the fire.men’s de- cision will not be to strike.
Asuncion, the capital of Para- guay, was founded by the Span- iards in 1537.
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that this programme to provide resources roads, forming the sin- ews of “'1‘-he Vision,” will be ex- panded and— extended. B.C. and Ontario are two provinces which might be expected to match Al- berta's proposal to expand this programme to $20,000,000. ’ ORE BODIES OPENED
Saskatchewan’s immediate pro- gramme of building access roads into resource areas is expected to include at least three other routes, besides that from Lac La Rouge to Uranium City.
There will be a 68-mile road from H u d s o 11 Bay Junction through Otosquen to The Pas, just across the border in Manitoba. Ffom S m e a t 0 ii, just east of Prince Albert, a road will be dri- ven through ‘White Fox and also just over the border, to Flin Flon,
Arid thirdly, there may be 1 road from Uranium City to Gun- n-at Mines. This proposal is inter- esting, as it sets a new pattern for the construction of ‘roads im- mediately needed by a resources company. Under this plan, the cost may be split not two ways, .but three ways, with the company sharing with the Federal and Pro- vincial governments. - The recently - completed sur- vey of Saskatchewan, carried out by airborne magnetometer and other advanced methods, has re- vealed some very interesting neral possibilities. Resources Min- ister Alvin Hamilton has describ- ed to me “a trough” running right into the heart of the prov- ince, which was revealed by this survey. it is too early yet to say Whether this promising discovery will prove to be rich in mineral bonanzas, or whether the quality of the ore-bodies will prove to be
at present market prices.
The Age Old Story
Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in
him trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon his God.
FIRST THINGS FIRST WALKERTON, Ont. (C—P)—-Ma-
for a total length of 160 miles. ,
too poor to justify development,
darkness, and hath no light? Let’
3 ‘New Drugs Make Headlines
By Herman N. Bundesen, Three medicines which SW9
promise of making life a lot saf- er and much more comfortable
are among the recent develop- ments which I would like to dis- i cuss today in our regular month- ly review of medical advances. Medicel is a new sulfa. com- pound which reportedly has a therapeutic advantage _0Ve1_‘ the older sulfonamides. Midicel IS the trade name’ for sulfameithoxypif‘ rid-azine. It’s reported that this drug is particularly effective In
treating persons with urinary tract infections. HAS MANY USES
Evidence thus far indicates
that it is effective also in treat-
ing respiratory infections, lung
abscesses and bacterial dysen- tery. And it can be used as a prophylactic _against recurrence of rheumatic fever.
A big advantage is that smal- ler doses are required than with other sulfonamicles. It is avail- able only through a doctor’s pre- scription. .
POWERFUL NEW DRUG Perphenazine is a powerful new 1 drug which may replace the us- i ual widely- used tiranquilizers. Trade name for this drug is Tril- 3f0H‘.
It belongs to the same family i as the broadly used’ chlorproma- zine tranquilizers, but it is report- ed to be from five to ten times ‘ mm o r e potent. It also requires smaller doses and produces few- er side effects. It is available by prescription only.
NEW DRUG FOR COUGHS
A medicine named Thorexin is a new product for symptomatic treatment of coughs.
lit does not contain codeine, one of the most common cough suppressants. Instead, it conitiains dextiromethorphan hydrobromiide and a combination of expectorant and demulcent agents.
Unlike codeine, inmstigamrs say, dextromethorphan hydrobro- mide is non-narcotic. And they re- port it does not have the gastroin- testinal side effects usually assoc- iated with opiates such as cod- eine.
It will be available soon for ov- er-the-counter‘ sale. , ‘ QUESTION AND ANSWER
I-l‘..B.: I have a ring of whitish material on each eyeball around the pupil. Is this due to harden- irig of the anteries?
Answer: The ring you speak- about is probably due to a fat deposit within \the eye. This has not been proven to be due to har- dening of the -arteries except in a few cases.
Better consult yoiiir doctor.
ouiz YESTERDAYS
(From The Guardian Files)
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (May 6, 1933)
Notification has been received from the Secretary of State at Washington by Mr. W. A. Bick- ers, United States Consul, of the “'closing on June 30 of the consu- late here. While no reason is as- signed for the closing, it is pre- sumably due to the steady de- itgiie in volume of business hand-
A conference for the purpose of securing information regarding the advocated transfer of the ac- counting of the Car Ferry from the railway to the consolidated revenue of Canada was held by the Government with a commit- tee of the Charlottetown Board of Trade yesterday.
TEN YEARS AGO (May 6. 1948) The car ferry “Abegweit" will
of‘ the week to go into dry dock. D u r i Ii g her overhauling, the “Prince Edward Island” will be on the Tormen-tine-Borden route. The ferry, which went into set- vice last August, is, according to the contract, entitled to free repairsfor the first year she is in service.
Dairy Industry attended by the directors of the P.E.I. Dairy-
gistrate’s court, scheduled to be
postponed until the afternoon so those due to attend could open the trout season.
held here Thursday morning, was ;
men’s Association, it was decid- ed to arrange for storage facili- ties for 1 part of this summer’s butter production. The problem
of providing storage for smalli
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NOTES BY THE WAYT
An underwater operation on A,
fish, executed by an American l veterinarian, must surely rank 3- ;
Dr. Robert Knowles Pe1’f01'm9d this feat in 18 feet of water in the Miami Sea-quarium tank. His pat- ient was a 500-pound jewfish which had apparently swallowed a five-pound lead -weight.—Ed- monton Journal
Consumers are paying off in-» stalment credit faster than they are incurring new obligations. Some are evidently buying the luxury of being out of debt. The recession is a stiff reminder that the buyer calls the tune. There are several areas in which it may be well to beware ithe wrath of a customer oversold; such as “sack” dresses, “wonder” drugs, and multiplied television com- mercials.-Crhis-tian Sicienice Mon- itor .
Professor . MacDonald, direc- tor of the oss Iins~t»itute at the London School of Hygiene ‘ and Tropical Medicine, speaking on the BBC: “With nofim-al luck, a hundred years ago the chance of an infant surviving to adult life was about two out of three; now it is twenty-nine out of thirty, and that is the essence of the revolution which has taken place in family life since our great- grandfathers’ time.”—The Listen- er
There was a time in the his- tory of this province — and not so long ago either ‘— when,the grasshoppers ca-used millions of dollars of damage to crops. The southwestern portion of Manitoba,
and poison depots were establish- ed everywhere. The fight against the hoppers had the cooperation of the weatherman in succeeding years, and the menace in this area has been almost negligible for some time. But the signs are up again that the hoppers are ready to burst out in force.-— Brandon Sun
butter factories so they might re- tain part of their production for their summer customers was al-
was a very fertile field for them, -
so discussed.
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,SERVlCI
Tall girls are barred from job, as stewardesses in the German Lufthansa, the reason being thai “A tall stewardess is alleged a, intimidate the passengers."-03. tawa Journal
A bishop was condemning th. use of cosmetics by girls. _“'1'h. more experience I have of lip stick," he declared warmly, “th. more distasteful I find it." ;
_ Montreal Star
A daring experiment is to I); tried by President-elect M3,;-go Echandi of Costa Rica. who mu announced that he will abolish the armed forces of the nation after he assumes office in May. “Costa Rica,” in the Words 04 the new president, “will thus he. come the first country in wopid to govern itself /‘without 31-ma_ ment-s.” — St. Catharines Stand. ard.
FROM HOME- THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD
And after April, when May fol. lows,
And the whitethroat builds, and
all the swallows —
Hark! where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge,
Leads to the field and scatter: on the clover
Blossoms and dewdropn — pt 11,. Ibent-spray’s edge —
That’s the wise thrush; he ping. each song twice over,
Lest you should think he nova could recapture
The first fine careless iiaptim
--Robert nrowiiiig,
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