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' PAGE 4 THURSDAY. AUGUST 28, 1958.

, ' Non-Involvement ' It looks as though another crisis is imminent: the invasion by

Chinese Communist forces of the

Nationalist islands of Matsu and Quemoy between Formosa and the mainland. This time, however, it

will not be' a matter for the United

Nations to consider, at least at the beginning, since the United States is pledged to go to the aid of the Nationalists, whatever the UN. may or may not do. -

-As previously noted in these '

columns, Prime Minister Diefen- baker has told Parliament that Canada will not be involved in any dispute or any conflict that might arise in that part of the world. It is a laudable policy. Canada has no national interests in the area and no treaty obligations or formal ob- ligations of any kind to General- issimo Chiang Kai-shek. But whether Canada could escape any measure of involvement is a question that canhardly be answered by a cate- gorical “no”. , What‘if the Soviet Union were to come to the aid of the invaders and even threaten the Eastern Pacific, perhaps the American mainland? Would Canada in such circumstances still be able to pre- serve its neutrality? It is hard to say. But obviously, it would be very difficult. '

Let us hope that the Prime Minister’s tentatiVe policy of none involvement can be sustained in the event of , fighting in the, Formosa Strait. But it would be premature to count on it at thisstage.

' Praiseworlhy, Act

Canadians once again. can be I grateful to President EisenhoWer fur

shéwing favorable consideration to a Canadian product. This time his fa- - voUr was extended to a certain type of

wheat seed on which Congress voted-

higher tariffs. I

In setting aside the bill, Mr. Ei- senhower said itwas “inimical to the trade policy of the United‘States, the interests of farmers and our relations with Canada." The typo'of seed in question enters the United States at

"cent of the value“ or " abbut ‘10:

cents a bushelat current prices, com-‘ paiifed‘with 21 cents on all other im- ported wheat. , '

,{QfThe President’s action» in this case is {all the more praiseworthy, from

the; Canadian standpoint, in view of -

the strong pressures which are being brought to bear on. Congress in this election year for- protectiOnist legisla- tion—always a popular election tactic. It must be remembered, too, that most of this pressure comes from the President’s own party.

Canadians and people of other Western countries, as well, have had reason to complain about certain American trade practices in recent years.,But there is accumulating evi- dence that things have taken a turn for the better—to the improvement of

relations among allies and to the.

sfirengthening of free world com- merce.

. Value Of History .

“A great American industrialist

once delivered himself of'the dictum that “History is bunk.” Far too

many people share this shqrtsighted '

views “What a pity it is that this should be,” says the monthly letter issued by the Royal Bank of Canada, in pursuing the point that the past is Vital. in evaluating the present and; sizing up the future.

“The vital beliefs and good prac- tices 'of our western world rest on the ,fulcrum of historic knowledge," the Bank letter continues. “There, is; no basis for our society save its

. pg‘ist.‘ “There is no guide to business cisions except that given by ex- rience. There is no personal matu- rity that is not built upon reflection on events of yesterday.

“The record of things to be re- called is contained in books, in the blinds of parents, in universities, land in bosiness files. What are books but the thoughts of men of their time put down in type? What has a university to Offer except what it has absorbed of the past to be com- municated to every new generation

with interpretation and adaptation?

“What has any mother to pass on to her children except the ac- cumulated wisdom of mothers of the past and the lessons of her own ex- perience? What is the purpose of all our office work from the clay tablets of Babylon to the punched tape of today’s electronic machines except to provide the history of transactions ?"

There is one qualification to. be made: “We must use only what is true, significant, and applicable. We must, as Jean J aures, French states- man, philosopher and orator, said, “take from the altars of the past

, the fire—not the ashes’.”

A Good Trail

,The Federal Government has no- tified the Newfoundland Associated Fish Exporters Limited (NAFEL),

s which for several years has had a virtual monopoly in the exporting of salt cod, that its‘ operations are to be ended early next year.

Replying to a question from a Newfoundland membe/ , Trade Minister Churchill stated that no substitute for NAFEL has yet been found. HoWever, discussions are tak- ing place with various interested groups, including exporters, Board of Trade officials and Provincial Government representatives; and these will continueuntil a solution is in sight, It 'Was essential, Mr. Churchill told the Commons, that “all interested parties” be satisfied with whatever arrangement is made.

This practice of trying to satisfy “all interested parties” is, if we ma: say so,. the main thing that dis- tinguishes the present Government from its predecessors. ‘lFor many years Under the Liberals the F ede-i ral Cabinet proceeded on the theory that what. seems geod to Ottawa must be satisfactory elsewhere. “Take it or leave it” was the usual arbitrary conclusion. In several in- stances that come to mind the present, Government has gone out of its, way to co-operate with Pro- vincial officials and others interested in matters involving important deci- isions. It is- ‘a good trait for any Government to exhibit.

EDIlORIAL NOTES

The Russians have stated that they will respect lceland’s 12 mile fishing limit. What is more, they are prepared to give Iceland long“ term credits for a new trawler fleet. So, once again, the Soviet Union is mak- ing itself appear as a friend of small nations. '

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President Eisenhower has criticiz- ed the Congress for ‘ voting more (money thanhe had requested” for de- fence. This must be the first time in history thata Government has been embarrased by having too much money to spend. , ’

, I: Q t V ,. Mr. Cyrus Eaton is on his way to Austria, travelling by way of Moscow, to attend a meeting of East-West nu- clear scientists. It may be that when the record of these times is written, Mr. Eaton’s “school for thinkers,"

:‘which started a series of scientific . conferences, will be, given an honored

place. 1 .

The Ferry “William Carson”, which was built several years ago for the Port Aux Basques-North Sydney run but which was found too big for the Newfoundland port, is at last making trial runs into the much dredged and much repaired harbour. However, anyone expecting to cross the Cabot Strait in the new vessel would do well to check itsvmovements. There is no assurance yet that it will actually take up the service this year, the trial runs notwithstanding.

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A Liberal Senator has suggested

that taxes be increased and public

spending cut. An old-fashioned Tory at heart!

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Among other mainland news- papers, the Fredericton Gleaner has taken note of the recent partial tie-up of ferry service between Prince Ed- ward Island and New Brunswick, and has stressed the fact that similar or even worse interruptions to traffic could occur at any time with possible disastrous results to this Province. It notes that investigations as to the feasibility of a causeway have been under way for some time, and that reports so far published are encourag- ing. “Such a causeway,” adds thé Gleaner"‘would be indeed a mighty and imagination-catching work of mankind, but no insuperable obstacle bars it, and its benefits to the econ- omy of Prince Edward Island, and in- 'deed of this whole region are incalcul—

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MAKING THE MOST ,OEIT ' L

OTTAWA REPORT Star Turn In

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Nicholson

Special Correspondent for The Guardian .

. 3 By Patrick ' A Parliamentary Committee with ‘standing room only” at

every meeting is something I have never seen before. Yet this is how the Public Accounts Com- mittee became the immediate star turn of this three ring Pa:— liamentary Circus. Even Cabinet Ministers dropped in as specta- tors. '

Although it at first held only brief 90oninute sessions before the ’d-ail-y 11 am. sitting of The House of Commens, this valuable new committee quickly established some important principles.

First, it demonstrated that even the biggest parliamentary maj- ority in our history can be vel- vet~gloved rather than steamerol- leriug. By appointing a Liberal M.P. as chairman, the Conser- vative government leaned over backwards to redress the amber-- ical odds; and Montreal lawyer Alan Matcuaughton has won re- spect as a fair chiarman.

Second, the. committee has shown that, as a watchdog over the spending of our tax money, it can dig surely and effectively beneath the pensiflage and douu ble~talk, to unearth the true facts. This session it has been exposing the extravagance and inefficiency of the previousLiiberal Govern

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A SMILE it costs nothing but much. '

It enriches those who receive without hmpoverishlng those who give.

Ill: happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.

None are so rlclh they can get along without it, and none are so poor but are richer for its benefits.

- It creates happiness in the home. fosters goodwill in business and ‘ is the countensign of friends. ,

It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and nature’s best an- tidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, lor it is something that is no earthly good to anyone until it isvgiven away.

And if in the last minute rush of buying, some of our sales peo- ple should be too tired to give

' you a smile, may we ask you to leave one of yours?

For nobody needs a smile so : much-as those who have none 1 left to give. ‘

creates

~Anonymous

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discus-

swn by correspondents of question of

Interest. The Guardian does not neares-

larily endorse the opinion of corres pondents.

T Sim—May I commend those who donate their blood regularly ‘ and urge others to do so. The ‘ writer gave blood nine times af- ‘ tot he was fifty years of age and always felt better and looked ‘ better than ever. This, I have f found since, is a common exper—i Ten-cc.

It has also a beneficial psy- chological effect, being for many a fulfilment of the spiritual thesis that “he that will save his life shall lose it, and he that will lose his life shall save it."

Many donors have stated that giving blood is almost equal to a physical check-up, for many dis- eases forbid the giving of one’s blood. I

I may add that the writer is naturally timid and each dona- tion called for a “screwing up of one’s courage”, as Shakespeare says.

BLOOD DONATIONS ‘ l l

I am, Sir, etc,

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WILLIAM H. SURGENOR

ment. 'But the Diefenbaker Ca- binet will not overlook the possi— bility that in future sessions it could, if warranted, enquire with equal remorselessness into the activities of the present Censor» vative Government.

OUR TAX GUARDIAN '

So we can rest assured that so long as this committee exists; .there will be no‘risk of. any more “snow-ballad” contracts, of jobs being given to friends without open tender, of multimillion dol lar works. projects being launch» ed prematurely and exponeively for political purposes.

But now the story of the ten;

year taxpayeri’ terror of the con- struction of the Printing Bureau has been sufficiently aired. Betr for than flog that dead horse any longer, the committee should turn its attention'to other matters in the few days matching of thin session. r '

For example, it might examine the cost 'of the St. Lawrence 8213' way. The then Transport Minis-

ter, Hon. Lionel Chevrier, estimam

ted to Parliament in 1951 that the navigation project would cost $245 000,000. But the St. Lawrence Sea. way Authority, whose chairman from 1954 until last year was that same Mr. Clievrlermas just reported that actual costs are al- ready not $245,000.000 but $340- 000,000.

Sample; Parliament was told se- ven years ago that work needed on the Welland Canal was es- timated to cost $1,302,000. Yet payments to date on that section are more than twenty times the estimate, namely $29,000,000. Sur- ely that is more than can be ac- counted for merely by the de-

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publicised through the reports of

valuation of our dollar?

The Public Accounts Committee also profitably seek. to resolve one. way or the other such doubts as those raised by Sarnia’s M.P., Mr. J .W. Murphy, concerning the Polymer Corporation, which mak- es our synthetic rubber; and con- cerning (The princely rental of $2,- 400 per month, or $28,800 per year, paid for what must surely have been unneceSsarily princely Living quarters for our ambas- sador to Brazil.

Further skeletons which might be dragged from the darkness of the closet for a good “true or false” study include the sun-ges- tion that the taxpayers footed the bill when a former Cabinet Min- ister took a- large family party on a long cruise on a publicly- owned ship—4 cruise which need- less to say very few taxpayers could afford for their own fam- ily; the futher suggestion that the taxpayers, who likewise could not afford this for themselves, paid for the transportation and bed and board for min-(official holi- day-makers taken by a former Cabinet Minister to a world-iam- ous vacation resort; that the boss of a Crown Agency allotted an important contract to a close rp- latlve. . a _ .fllhe purpose of this commit- tee on Public Accounts. as out- lined ‘by " Prime ’ Minister Diefen- baker is “to guarantee financial regularity”. ‘ , , “Its power.” he added, “lies in the publicity which it is able to give to the questions it inves- tigates."

If the con‘rmitteej finds any wrong-door, those wrongs will be

the open meetings.

Hanging such an exposed wrong doer on a publicity gibbet should serve the healthy purpose, as the famous French writer Voltiare de- clared, “pour encourageles alu- tres”—or, as we might say in English, to; “discourage” the oth-

' Hove Trouble

is generally the first indication

In Swallowing?

rman N. Bundesen, MJ). B2318 probably large never 6 d. of d sphagia, a Illung ofy you suffer from it just the same. . Dysphagia is our medioalterm for difficulty in swallowing. You know the sensation: you just can’t seem to get your down quickly. In many cases, patients complain of. a_ lump in the throat.” If this 15 your complaint, you probably.are 1n cky. EASILY CURED Generally this difficulty is fomid in nervous persons and, fortunately, it is purely a func- tional problem. A doctor. seldom has difficulty curing the Situation. However, there are much more serious swallowing problem-s. Cardiospasm, or spasm of the esophagus, occurs when the low- er end of the esophagus shuts down and stops food from entering the stomach. Here, gain, doctors usually can remedy the situation by stretching the area at proper intervals. 1F IT’S CANCER _ Doctors are even able to cure many patients with the most serious swallowing problem fo all. cancer of the esophagus. This disease, it is estimated, kills about 3,000 persons annually. While it was always fatal in the past, we can now save as many as one out of every four victims if the disease is detected in time. . Therefore I want you to be on the alert for any of the foliowmg' symptons: Difficulty in swallowing food

that something is‘ wrong. And since this occurs in the early stages, it is extremely important to consult your physician right away. , V ‘

Usually, swallowm’ g difficulties be noticed when you eat a solid food in a hurry.

SEE DOTOR

If dry, bulky foods, such as bread and certain meats, give the sensation that they seem to hesitate briefly part way down, see your doctor. ‘ :

If these signals are not heed- ed, eventually the passage of all solid foods, and even liquids, may be hampered.

Watch also for loss of weight and appetite. ‘

It is especially important for you men '— pa-rticularly those of youpastthealg'eof40—tobe alert for any of these signs.

Cancer of the esophagus, you see, occurs in men five times more frequently than in women. QUESTION AND ANSWER

W. P.: What is Fordyce’s dis- ease, and is it fatal?

Answer: Fordyce’s disease is a disorder in which, there are spots on the membrane of the , lips and checks. There may be some slight burning and itching.

The condition is harmless.

The Age Old Story

Whatsoever ye do, do it. heart- ily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian'Files) I

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (August 28. 1933- Mr. A.S. Prowse, Sydney, NS.

is here on a visit is greatly in-

the Mari-time Railways along the lines suggested by Sir R.L. Bor- den. Mr. Prowse suggests that the grades of the C.N.R. rail- way be lowered to ‘e half per- cent, the same as the Grand Trunk Railway. Which would mean getting produce to markets

"congratulations yesterday on the

brother of Col. W.B. Browse, who,

terested in the development of

NOTES BY

Suppose ‘we get e rocket to the moon and they send one back in exchange?-—Ottavwa Journal -

When grumbling about the cost of carrots, a bottle of Whisky, and so on, remember that in 20 years time these will be the good old days—Peterborough Exam er

cheaper since the train engines would be capable of hauling much larger loads. f

Mr.‘ EA Foster received many

honour conferred upon him at annhal meeting of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association it which he was elected Honorary President. Mr. Foster has been an executive member of the As- sociation for over twenty' years and served as President in 1927 and as vice-president in 1928.

TEN YEARS AGO

(August 28, 1948- Mr. E.D. Reid, for, the past three years assistant manager of the P.E.I. Potato. Growers As- sociation, was last night appoin- ted manager of that organization. The announcement was made by Hon. Horace Wright, chairman of the board of directors. The. ap- pointment was made to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J .W. Boulter, who was man- ager since the founding of the Association in 1921.

New and more liberal regula«_ tions for providing asustancein the construction of bait freezmg and storage facilities have been announced by the Department .of Fisheries, Ottawa. This announce- ment is of great interest m this province because the need to pro- vide fresh bait for cod fishing is

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United Stories

The United States regards For: mosaasoneofthekingpmsof its Far Eastern defences.

Pull Formosa out, its military planners say, and you expose Ja- pan, Okinawa, South. Korea the Philippines to the possibility of Red Chinese mks. It 1:031: l the Pacific ' wagstenn shores of mulled states, open to Red invasion. .

That is one of the reasons why the U.S. clings so ardently to its alliance with the Nationalist ese stronghold, currently the No. 1 tension spot on the World news map because of Communist born- ba-rdment of Nationalist isilands of! the China - DAMAGE PRESTIGE ‘

Another reason is political. Loss of ormasa, into which the U.S. has poured millions of dollars to support Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, would seriously damage Ameri-

neutrals. ‘ By thesame token. it W0- ‘ emumusly enhance - influence in that area. Formosa, a big almondahaped ;.island lyiiflabout 100 miles off the Chinese mainland, was ceded to J span in 1895 after the Guinne- Japanese war =and manned in Japanese hands until its comma- tion by U.S. military forces dur- ing the. Second World' War. The U.S. tinned it over to one ang’s Nationalist Chinese govern- ment in 1945. Chiang set up his headquarters therein 1950 afta' Communist Chinese armies drove his shattered Nationalist forces off the mainland. There, with the U.S. military and economic help, be rebuilt his for-casein! has kept his Nationalist government alive