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The Election Budget

What else, with an election pend- ing, could one expect but an “ex- pansionist” budget for the current fiscal year? And this is what Fin- ance Minister Fleming was at pains to emphasize as the cardinal feature of his financial presentation in the House of Commons last night. It’s another big deficit budget, which in these times amounts to the same thing. But it is hard, given Mr. Fleming’s problem, to gainsay '"

e need of “being careful to avoid a premature dampening down of the upswing which is under way.”

So, while personal and corpora- tion income tax rates remain un- changed, there are “incentive re- bates’, sales tax reductions and var- ious income tax cuts of benefit both to families and to corporations.

Fiscal policy, says the minis‘cr, must continue to provide stimulus to the economy; otherwise there will be more unemployment, less industrial activity and less income. Penny-pinching won’t do. Pump- priming must go on. Recalling the years, under another administration, when there were bulging surpluses at Ottawa and starveling provinces pleading unavailingly for enour* to keep the wolf from the door, we can understand what he means.

One point in particular is worth noting in this connection. Mr. Flem- ing claims that the cumulative in- crease in contributions to the prov- inees during the last five years have exceeded by $376,000,000 the total of budget deficits during the same period. Since we in Prince Edward Island have been on the receiving end of these benefits, though per- haps not to as great an extent as we could wish, we are in no position to’ lecture him on the virtues of budget balancing.

Nevertheless, that huge deficit of $745,000,000 with which the min- ister expects this year to end car- ries its own grim warning. It is top- ped in peacetime only by the $791,- 460,000 he incurred in the last fis- cal year. But the latter figure was $148,400,000 over his own estimate of last June, and who knows how far short of the mark he will fall in his current year’s prediction? We can only hope that his optimism with regard to a continued pickup in trade and industry will be justi- fied, giving us the means whereby the balance can be redressed in part at least.

Senate Reform?

After all the fervent talk about Senate reform, Prime Minister Dief- enbaker’s bill to retire senators at the age of 75 comes as a sorry anti- climax. The mountain has labored and brought forth a mouse. Indeed, is there any reason why this retire- ment-at-75 measure, to become ef- fective after the forthcoming elec- tion, should be paraded under the banner of “reform” at all?

It is said the bill will have *+e concurrence of the Liberal opposi- tion, and it is not likely that it will be opposed in the Senate for that would give the Government a good political campaign point in the elec- tion; but it is hard to see how the

chamber of review, a place where legislation must be examined ob- jectively and, if possible, improved. But, as the Ottawa Journal pointed out a few days ago, “no such Sen- ate exists today. Half a dozen or so of able men still sit in it, but mostly it is comprised of men who are partisans first, last and all the time, or of men who sit there as pensioners, many seldom in at- tendance and too many not knowing, understanding or caring what leg- islation is coming before them.”

The Journal goes on to demolish the argument that a remedy can be provided by the provision of an age limit for senators. If a bad appoint- ment is made, it says, then surely it is small consolation to know that such a person can be got rid of by pensioning him when he reaches 75. On the other hand, if a good appoint- ment is made, of a person of charac- ter, judgment, and political matur- ity, then the longer such a person remains in the Senate, the better— his best service as a senator could well be long after he is 75.

Nor is the analogy of judges, who retire at 75, a valid one. Judges, and notably trial court judges, are often overwhelmed with cases and work practically the year round. The Senate is in actual session less than six months of the year, and there is no such pressure on its members.

The proposed change will pro- vide more opportunities than in the past for the government of the day to recompense its party stalwarts

with plush jobs at the taxpayers’ ex- .

pense. Why not discuss it frankly on that basis, and keep the word “re- form” for something more in keep- ing with its proper meaning?

Ontario Liquor Change

In Ontario they’ve at last d ne away with liquor permits, but pat- rons are not so pleased with the change as they expected to be. The permits went out on April 2, the day after April Fool’s Day, and at precisely the same moment the price of everything in Ontario liq- uor stores went up.

As in this Province, the orjginal Ontario liquor books were an ex- ample of something conceived with high purpose but nurtured in cyni- cism, or something close to it. They were books in which each person’s purchases were laboriously written down. Their purpose was to provide some supervision of the drinking habits of the populace, and no doubt served that function during wartime and immediate post-war rationing. After that, it didn’t seem to mat- ter how many entries there were in one’s book, as long as the purchaser had the ready money in the other hand.

A few years ago, the Ontario government squared its shoulders and announced that the books would be done away with—but a license would take its place. They cost the same amount—a dollar—and were naturally cheaper to produce. Now the final stage has been reached, and the government has swept away the last vestige of control at the purchasing level. It doesn’t have to print any individual liquor licenses at all, but still gets the money by boosting the tax on liquor.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Mr. Douglas has announced that he will stand for nomination as the NDP candidate for the Regina con- stituency in the coming federal elec- tion. Regina is now represented in the House of Commons by a Con- servative member, Mr. Ken More.

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A member of the Religious Soc- fety of Friends (Quakers) is pro- testing, with some justice, the naming of a U.S. Polaris subm>~*ne’ after William Penn. The Quakers are pacifists, and Penn was a lead- ing member of the faith. Sr--ly some better way could be found of honoring him than by associating his name with nuclear weapons.

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ANOTHER TRY AT MT. BALDY?

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Harry Pope AndThe Harkness Stronghold

A name widely honoured through three generations »f our history will be heard again i the coming election, when

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bemedalled oft-wounded veteran

takes to the hustings to fight his toughest battle. Wi

liam Henry Pope graduat- | ed from our Royal Military Col- |

lege to join Quebec’s famous “Van Doos’’ in World War 2.

gaining the Military Cross for gallantry, two mentions in de- spatches, and three wounds. By

should quit NATO and NORAD, and foster the development of the non-nuclear clu

Great credit is due to Har- ry Pope that he implemented his beliefs by resigning his com- mission, thus sacrificing a mili- tary career that might weil have led him to the very top. Then as a civilian he accepted

| the lower paid job of executive Then, and later in the Korean | war, he fought with distinction, |

1959, at the age of 36, he had >

been appointed second in com- mand of the ist Battalion of that French-seaking Royal Twenty-Second regiment.

This service to Canada was in the tradition set by his great- grandfather, William Henry Pope, a Father of Confederation from P.E.1.; and by his grand- father, Sir Joseph Pope, friend and confidant to Prime Munis- ters Sir John A. Macdonald and

tawa; and by his father, the distinguished General and Am- bassador, Maurice Pope.

THE ARMY BARMY

“Harry” Pope was not a sol- dier who believed: ‘“‘Their’s not to reason why, their’s but to do and die.’’ He reasoned, and him our foreign policy under both Liberal and Conservative governments failed to meet the true interests of Canadians. He decided that the organization of our armed forces is faulty nd extravagant; and that Canada

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assistant to the Parliamentary leader of the CCF-NDP. He first served Hazen Argue—with whom he disagreed often and violent- ly for reasons now not hard to understand—and now more hap- pily but as loyally serves the new leader, B.C.’s Bert Herrid-

e.

To bring his opinions and ideas before the Canadian people per- sonally, he is now planning no less daring a frontal attack than to contest the riding of Calgary North, against the well-entran- De- fence, Hon. Douglas Harkness

| —himself also a decorated ve- Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and for 30 | years a deputy minister in Ot- |

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teran of World War 2.

This will certainly be the most important election battle in Alberta, and will serve as a for the Ban-the-Bomb

A TORY FORTRESS

In the past five elections, Calgary North has shown itself o be a Conservative, or per- haps more truly a ‘‘Harkness,” stronghold. In 1958 Doug Hark- ness won more than 70 per cent of the votes, while his Liberal,

Socred and CCF opponents all |

forfeited their deposits through failing to win at least half the

PUBLIC

FORUM

FREE CHEST X-RAYS Sir,—It has been brought to my attention, that free chest x-rays are available for the rest of this week only for all hotel and restaurant personnel. These x-rays are paid for,

P.E.I. Tuberculosis League and are done at 135 Kent St.

A certificate of being free of chest tuberculosis will be given those found negative.

All hotel and restaurant pro- prietors should take advantage of this opportunity.

I am Sir

CURRENT TOPICS Sir The afternoon before the prorogation of the Legisla- ture, I was fortunate to get a

and Leader ‘a, and in my humble opinion none has succeeded in declaring the ac-

and situation of

tory as did our own Provincial Premier in our House of As OS at aa ae a

anyone, by referring to this ra- ther touchy subject, but I am compelled to submit, that it is my opinion and my concern that there should not be an addition-

e to drive Christians

apart. | Divide and conquer, has been

the chief aim of combatants since history first recorded man’s efforts at conquest. The destructive forces of scepticism, agnosticism, and a » at present centered chiefly in the

preme and benevolent Intelli- gence, personified by Christians in God and His Son Jesus Christ. This is a plea for closer unity instead of more

tion and division among Chris- tians. We believe if children

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military effort should ultimately | | be limited to a Canadian con- | tribution to a United Nations | | police force. He considers that the cause of world peace would | be better served by working for human amelioration than for | man’s atomisation. In short, he | agrees with the ultimate ob- | jectives of the Conservative and | Liberal parties, but believes | | that the NDP program is more | likely to attain them. | He admits frankly that even | transport to his chosen battle- | | ground presents a_ problem; “my 1955 car, with 84,000 miles behind it, might not make it | to Calgary.’ He himself will have .an even harder task to “make it’? at Calgary. But everyone must applaud the sin- cerity and record behind his candidacy. The pity is that such a candidate has not select- a riding where he might win, | and bring his undoubted talents —whatever one may think of | his politics — to the service of | his country on vet another and | greater battlefield.

Castro’s Ransom Demand

By Harold Morrison Canadian Press Staff Writer

| For this reason, the U.S. gov- ernment is reacting with un- usual slowness to the ransom demands. It wants to show its sympathy with the invaders who face long prison

the

Premier Fidel Castro's ff

for money to bail out the rebels captured in the invastion fiasco a year ago.

eed, one U.S. diplomatic source suggested Congress inay not be too eager to approve the

comfortable.

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Mononucleosis Recovery Rate Is Termed High

Every year the health

es of our larger universities take care of 100 to 1,000 college stu- dents with infectious mononu-

school because of the illness.

tests were not done. Mononu- cleosis usually causes a mild sore throat, fever, chills, and enlarged lymph glands in the neck, and groins. Weakni

majority have no desire to eat or study. Blood tests are posi- tive and many show slight ab- normalities in liver function.

Bed rest is- most desirable during the acute phase. A anti- biotic like penicillin or a steroid such as cortisone is of no value unless complications occur. There is no specific re- medy to hasten recovery from mononucleosis, but virtually ev- eryone recovers.

We do not know how the dis- ease is passed from person to person. Mononucleosis stepped into the limelight several years ago when an eastern physician blamed its spread on kissing.

This was based, to a certain extent, on his observations that the disease developed so often 15 to 30 days after the Christ- mas and spring vacations. Others blamed shared tooth- paste, formites in dormitories, or transmission through the air of contaminated fingers.

The disorder is most contag- ious in children, in whom it is likely to be so mild, symptoms are passed off as a cold. Monon- ucleosis is less infectious among young adults, possibly because the majority had the condition earlier in life. This may explain why it does not spread like a brush fire through the student body, even though they live and work close together.

(Dr. Van Dellen will answer

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stamped, self-addressed envel-

_ ope accompanies request.)

SLEEP POSTURE

F. E. E. writes: A friend, in his sixties, falls asleep in his chair afternoons. I am 73 and in perfect health, but always lie down for my naps as I feel this is better for the internal organs than the sitting posture. What do

you say? REPLY Take your naps in the posi- tion in which you are most A person with heart trouble often breathes better when sitting up or lying on two pillows. But the reverse

| is not true in that the heart and

other organs are not harmed sleeping in a chair,

BUCKLING KNEE

E. C. writes: My neighbor claims she has unstable joints. What does she mean? REPLY

This term is used occasional- ly in connection with various ab- normalities of the knee. With weight bearing, the joint buckl-

up of families and friends of the Cuban invaders, says it is ready to negotiate on the basis of Castro’s terms of $25,000 cach for the rank and file prisoners $500,000 each for the leaders. This ip may have money for some of the rebels but certainly not for all of them.

Undoubtedly the group would be prepared to launch a cam- paign for funds which might have a better chance of success if it had the government behind t.

‘Again the government may be

| slow to act. U.S. officials reason

Castro brought rationing to Cuba. Cas- tro’s popularity may decline, thereby increasing of That is

an g. what the U.S. administration wants.

OWEN REAPPOINTED OTTAWA (CP) — Reappoint- ment of George

a@ successor is named for T. J. Rutherford who retired re

NOTES BY THE WAY |

car polish he now uses a va- cuum cleaner. — The Observer, London.

If we were to see an immense, fire-ravaged city, were told that in it five thousand persons

hed in the flames, we should be deeply moved. Such a nightmarish figure would be presented if all the fire trage- dies across Canada during the past ten years were gathered to- gether in one place. — Hamil- ton Spectator.

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In the next five years, it has been reported, teapots may be replaced by tea drops, sugar coated pills shaped like tear drops but containing instant tea in solid form, And there will be

wdered milk cubes available for those who want milk. Times sure do change. — St Catherines Standard.

A science news item from s that some of Saskatchewan's earliest _resi- dents were “roving predators with powerful tails and paddle- ped feet.”’ That’s no way for

the present inhabitants to talk |

about ple as they were the days of the last provincial Liberal government. — Hamil- ton Spectoator.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (April 11, 1937)

Captains Harold Messervey, and W. drew; Lieutenants Fred Brady, Russ Spillett, D. L. Mathieson; Second Lieut. A. M. Douglas; Acting Quartermaster Sgt. C. E. Walker, and Lance Sgt. A. E. Farquharson are taking a two-week course at the Royal School Artillery, King- ston. Ont.

Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Stewart entertained in honor of Mrs, R H. Jenkins of Calgary, former- y of Charlottetown, during the latter’s visit in Ottawa. Mrs. Colin MacNeill and Mrs. L. D. Warren also entertained for Mrs. Jenkins.

TEN YEARS AGO (April 11, 1952)

carrying naval airmen from 881 Squadron, at- tached to HMCS Magnificent, Canada’s only aircraft carrier, will land at RCAF station, Summerside today, to mak

tour of the air navigation train- ing center, They were preced- ed yesterday by four of the

rying four men, under the com- mand of Lieut. W. Atkinson.

Returning to Canada on rota- tion leave after many months of bitter fighting in the Far Eas two Prince Edward Island soldiers, privates J. Ho- gan of Rocky Point and W. B. McAulay of Charlottetown. Both are attached to th

0 nadian sol- diers being returned to Canada this weekend,

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Four Avenger naval aircraft } 16 C

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Once you have lived to be 100, there’s a good chance that life

There were probably occas. ions when Eve wished she had a mother to go home to. — Na. naimo Free Press.

Some of the new players’ con- tracts in the major baseball leagues suggest that they will need the services of tax consul- tants as much as field coach- es, — Edmonton Journal.

James Gostling, former Scot- land yard inspector and founder of the “Phantom Brigade,” has made a long-playing phonograph record for bankers and business men that recounts the tricks of gangsters and swindlers. The price is $30, but the record can be bought only by those who provide proper references and guarantees of good faith.—Lon- don Daily Mail.

The husband-and-wife argu- ment had reached its height. “I wish I’d taken mother’s advice and never married you!” the

e band asked slowly: mean to say that your mother tried to stop you marrying me?” She nodded. “‘Good Lord,”’ the husband whispered! ‘‘How I’ve wronged that woman.” — Mon- treal Star.

The cross-country manpower survey has revealed three out- standing facts: First the “tin- works” are enjoying high wages and an excellent standard of liv- ing, while the “‘out-of-works’’, of | course, are not. There has been | in other ward , no cut-backs of | salaries among the employed. Second, there is little or no | place nowadays in labor’s ranks | for the unskilled man or woman.

| And, third, that automation and improved techniques are throw- ing out of work an increasing number of skilled tradesmen. —Calgary Herald.

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