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PAGE 0 TUESDATY. SEPTEMBER. 4. 1962.

Still Deadlocked

Despite the mounting pressure for a nuclear test ban. the prospects are dim. Current negotiations at- Geneva are at a standstill. They will recess‘ on Sept. 8 to allow the United Nations General Assembly to de- bate the issue. If any agreement is to be approved by the United States Senate it is going to have to be acted on in record time.

But it is not the time element that is the most dangerous threat to an agreed nuclear test ban. It is the necessity for an agreement on details that would prevent a .a11eal< nuclear testing that is at'l’ of the East-West deadlock an agreement. In President Kennedy’: words, “there must be a workable international agreement. . . . Gentle- men's agreements and moratoria do not provide the types of guarantees that are necessary."

Last year’s lesson, when the Soviet Union suddenly ended the three-year-old test-ban morator- ium, after secretly preparing for a massive series of tests, has set the Western allies firmly against any more such “gentlemen’s agree- merits."

U Thant. acting sccrctar_v-genoi'- al of the United Nations, seems to favor a proposal advanced by the Polish foreign minister at Geneva. to ban atomic weapons in East and West Germany, Poland and Czecho- slovakia. as a kind of “territorial disarmament” gesture. But the Com- munists are stronger than the free nations in conventional arms in Western Europe, and the scrapping of the nuclear threat as a deterrent in this area might prove a disas- trous concession.

At least, however, we can hope with Mr. Thant that when the Un- ited Nations debates disarmament. every formula for cessation of nu- clear tests and reduction of nuclear arms will be given consideration. A good text to start the debate off with would be the recent prophesy of a Johns Hopkins’ geneticist that after a nuclear war the only living thing to remain will be the cock- roach. which can survive 200 times the amount of radiation that will kill human beings.

Perish The Thought!

A new and more disturbing pros- pect of election campaigning by television has loomed as a result of some Liberal party deliberations at Ottawa last week. A party spokes- mananinounced that filmed speeches by Prime Minister Diefenbaker "in the last campaign are being studied, along withghia talks on the govern- me1;t’e euai’cu'f’r.y program, “to see what we could use to our advant- .‘°_n The Idea is to find films in which the Conservative leader might contradict himself. and re-run them for the purpose of disc:-editing him.

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ls folmd. and the plan is approved by tho‘ Board‘ of Broadcast Gover-

"_. it may become "a major com- ; ‘ the next election cam- " ruin?” “ ‘

The"Board has indicated that would‘-have to besubmitted

“that V... would take a , promi _ I, .9... in another‘

One does not need much imagination

to picture what would happen to every successful campaigner. if he had to go through this ordeal. of

having every vote-catching appeal he ever made on the hustings, and had televised for local use, re-run months or years afterwards: as prize specimens of twiddle-twad- dle! Who would escape unscathed?

Let the innovators think of that. They might be able to bring down Mr. Diefenbaker by this tac- tic. or at least hold him up to ridi- cule; but was their own leader any more consistent in his pre-election enunciations of policy on, say, the nuclear arms issue, the flag issue, or a dozen other embarrassing ques- tions that cropped up in the last campaign?

Doubtless the public would get a kick out of this exposure of how the game of politics is played. It might serve a purpose, too, in its chastening effect on political spell- binders. But since, to every party seeking votes. these gentlemen are as important as barkers at a circus, what would become of our grand old campaigning tradition?

“A mixture of a lie,” says Ba- con, “doth ever add pleasure”; and that astute statesman and phil- osopher embodied this gem of wis- dom in his essay on Truth. Without going so far as to call our politicians prevaricators indiscriminately, we do think that they are all too human in their desire to be good fellows at election time, and say a lot of things they would later like to forget.

So-—to take the politicians’ liberty of mixin g a few metaphors-we say that this nefarious Liberal scheme should be nipped in the bud before it rebounds and turns into a pretty kettle of fish for all con- cerned.

Freezing Those Ulcers

A research team affiliated with the University of Minnesota medi- cal school has come up with some good news for duodenal ulcer vic- tims. The findings relate to 86 casw in which a special freezing technique was used successfully. It consisted of lowering the temperature of the stomach to around zero fahrenheit and maintaining that temperature for an hour. A balloon was then in- serted into the stomach through the

throat and cold alcohol was circulated through the balloon for an hour.

The researchers say the pro- cedure was “well tolerated” and ap- peared to depress the secretion of digestic juices. When these juices which contain hydrochloric acid are suppressed the ulcers heal. In the cases under review, as reported in the current journal of the American Medical Association, immediate re- lief of pain was quite uniform, and healing of the ulcer craters was ob- served regularly within two to six weeks.

It is well to emphasize, however, that this technique is in the experi- mental stage, ‘and that a long pro- cess of trial and error may require to be followed before it comes into general use. But it gives hope that inltime surgery can be avoided by obtaining at least temporary cures of this painful ailment.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It's a good news item but a dan- gerous example: A woman passen- ger in Auckland. New Zealand, who never learned to drive took control of a bus full of women and children the other day, and brought it to a safe stop after the driver had a heart attack. -

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Another practical tribute to the memory of Dag Hammarskjold has been initiated by the students‘ council of the University of Brit- ish Columbia which has set up a memorial fund in the deceased U.N. secretary-general’s name, designed to finance service for Canadian graduates in countries overseas. The fund will give priority to stu- dents wishlng to take up education- al work in Africa.

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A sad lament for the swr-it potato comes from the Kansas City Times, which asks why the public is forsakin gthis tootheome vege- table. Per caplta consumption in the U.S. was 23 pounds in 1034-37 but less than eight pounds in 1058- 61. Our Kansas contemporary can't account for this decline. but it oplnes that “there are those who would say that it will not lead to a better tmtd.”

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OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson National Defense & Austerity Program

The clzxmour for more house- wifely national financing. w i t h less flamboyant budgetary defi- cits, has been picked up by Ot- tawa's sensitive political anten- nae. But the same circles recog- nizo the argument that any in- crease in our taxes. already burdensome and often inequitab- le. would cripple our struggling economy.

Accepting these two facts. it was inevitable that our govern- ment would seriously endeavour to prune its expenditure. And what better target for its axe than our most costly govern- ment department—National De- fence? With an estimated bill of $1,675 million this year, that one department of government absorbs a grotesquesly dispro- portionate one-quarter of all ex- pendltures by the 20 federal de- partments and 49 government boards and crown coroporations and other major agencies. DON DOCKED DOUG

ald Fleming. engaged Defence Minister Douglas Hal-knees in the touiz-3st fighting our aim- cd forces have known since their victorious return from Korea. Mr. I-Iarkness sought an increase in the manpower of the three services. from 120.000 to 135,090 in total, as well as the purchase of some exciting new ready budgotting for a $650 mil- lion deficit. grimly battled this suggested $300 million addition- al bill for our costliest depart- ment. Of course a compromise was reached.

But now comes the vindication of Mr. Fleming. Defence Minis- ter Harkness has announced a cut-back in manpower by about 8,000, and the deferment of certain capital expenditures. and a reduction in our mutual aid gifts to our allies.

Thus Mr. Harkness has re- shaped his defensive team: but has shown no belief in a more important and overdue measure. which would be to change the rules of the game.

Custom carries its own mo-

whether any changes would be beneficial. But, according

the Top Brass thinking here. if we were to survey our present defence needs, and draw up from scratch a blue print to meet those needs. we would emer- efence set-up very

many respects nothing but a costly government make-workd vlce, an “emergency winter works programme"

_ r - round employment Successive governments of bo parties have recognized this. but have feared to take the poll- tlcally unpopular step of cor- recting it by discharging the sur- plus soldiers and bureaucrats and ending the pointless ann-

First. are top- heavy with Brass. Then. they

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Sky tears. Raindrops on grass July's emerald velvet:

are unjustifiably extravagant in retiring expenslvely - trained Brass before it reaches its men- tal prime, and pensioning it for one - third of its normal working lifetime.

Then there is the anomaly of once-fit highly trained fight- ing men wielding office pens. serving as unskilled t.axl4:lrlv- ers. and working as/cleaning wo- men. in this capital. And there is the cumbersome burden of is needless and largely idle civil service army in National De- fence which is larger than any of our uniformed services. This great horde of well over 50,000 civilians does not just replace uniformed men. it proliferates to batten on the taxpayer and is surely something which the Glassco Commission on Govern-

There is something poignant about Konrad Adenauei-'5 latest conflict with Prime Minister Macmillan over the European Common Market.

In a way. there is really little basis for the most recent out- burst. Chancellor Adenauer 11$ cuses Britain of speaking wi two voices on Europe. e im- plies that Macmlllan really isn't interested in political union. '

Perhaps this is a premature” conclusion. Viewed from Lon-.

e British government is mere- ly concentrating for the time being on the economic aspects of British membership in Eu- rope. leaving the political wrinkles to be ironed out later in the traditionally pragmatic British style.

It is true that Britain has yet to develop anything approach- ing the kind of European spirit that animate: the new Franco- German friendship. This is hardly surprising. however, in view of Britain's ingrained ten- as something outside herself. In the long term, a new attitude may slowly develop even in the most insular Briton.

But Adenauer cannot wait. His long reign as West Ger- many's undisputed ruler is drawing to a close. He will be 87 in January. and there is a general understanding that he will give up office in about,a year. perhaps sooner.

me commentators suggest his reluctance to accept Brit- ain into the new Europe is in- creaslngly. isolating him from his own ministers. his Christian Democrat supporters and pub- lic opinion generally. I-‘EARS SLOW-UP

Yet it is hard not to feel a certain sympathy for the chan- cellor's stubborn stand. Ills ap- parent anti-British posture un- doubtedly sprlnga less from any

lety to achieve a cherished goal before it is too late. Adeneuer sees as his main

Europe led by France and Ger- many. Perhaps rightly, he fears that British entry. followed In- ter by membership for such countries as Ireland. Denmark and Norway. will slow up the realisation of the political union that could be achieved by the more compact [mining of the luropeenpfx. '

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ment Administration will criti- clae savagely.

But more basically. so defence experts here ask. does our pre- sent 15-year old blueprint offer Canada the best defence? Some Brass considers that we should

hence slashing our tripled ov- erheads. Should a huge naval aircraft carrier be maintained with nothing to carry? Are not our few units wastefully expen- sive? It would be more realis- tic. say many. for us to maln- tain one small highly efficient self-transportable complete fig ing group which would shine in the only league where Canada could count - stamping out brush-fire were for the United Nations.

' Adenouer’s Outbursl

By Alan Harvey Canadian Press Staff Writer

single-minded zeal to anchor aggressive Germany peacefully within the confines of the new Europe. History may decide that he has served the free world well. It would be unfor- tunate lf his anxiety to hurry the job created antagonism in Britain and hardened the anti- European attitudes among the

Common Market's opponents.

SCIENTISTS MEET

MONTREAL (CP)—The Asso- ciation of Lunar and Planetary

»Observers opens its 10th con-

vention here today, with more than 100 edlegates attending the three-day sessions at Sir George Williams University. The con- vention is being held here un- der the auspices of the Montreal centre ofthe Royal Astronomi- cal Soclety of Canada.

Stimulator Aids Stroke Victim To Wall; Again

Dy Dr. Theodore 3. Vs: Dellea A LIGIITWEIG . transla- tortsed. electronic de ce can

relatively normal manner with- out the use of a brace. The successful use this stimula- tor was reported recently in the Journal Lancet by Dr. John II. Moe and Herbert W. Post of Minneapolis.

The p o rt s b l c stimulator weighs less than 7 ounces e I d is worn on the belt. One elec- trode ls placed over the musfl:

an elastic cuff. The switch placed under the heel laslde the shoe.

The atrolne Victim develops footdrop and. with each step. must lift the leg high and throw the foot forward. Unless this

_ scrape on the around and trip the individual. The purpose of this new device is to prevent the drop by lift- ing the foot.

The switch goes on the mo- ment the heel is raised off the ground in preparation for the next step. At this moment. the muscle is stimulated goes off as soon as the heel touches the

ground.

Electronic devices have been used for many years to treat paralyzed muscles. The stimula-

tion lmproves circulation and retards atrophy and the re- placement of the muscle fibers

by scar tissue. It hastens recov ery by bringing back the active function of muscles. The In- dividual gets the feel of how the muscle pulls up the toes and the foot.

The n s e of th e stimulator combines treatment with ordi- nary activity. It does not solve all the problems of the stroke victim but it helps. thing, the person does not tire as easily while walking.

(Dr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics if stamped. self-addressed enve- pe accompanies r

TIRED AT 20

R. S. writes: I'm 20 years old and always tired. When I was in high school I went ln for strenuous sports and often stayed up most of the night cramming for exams. My doe- tor can find no physical cause for my fatigue. Do you think I have worn out my physical ma- c e and will never be able to lead a full life?

REPLY

Your physical machine should not wear out for another 40 or 50 years. Emotional fatigue ls more common than physical fatigue and this is a good pos- sibility In your case. since your physician could not find a phys-

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I"LUID8_ WITII INFECTION

A. J. writes: Why is it im- portant to drink lots of fluid with a cold?

REPLY

Because the Individual per- splres freely and may not fe el like eating. Fruit juices, milk. and broth supply some nourish- ment to help maintain strength and the liquid part prevents da- hydration.

SKIN CANCER S. B. writes: Can cancer of the face grow inward to th e Internal organs? REPLY

Yes, if you mean spread (metastaslze). This is not com- mon, however. because in 0 st skin cancers are treated before reaching this stage.

Today's Health lIlnt.-

Emotlonal fatigue is relieved by solving fears and tension.

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NOTES BY THE WAY

man w goes and with a long face.— Kitchener-Watch loo Record.

“III “me “C run”: ‘I- ways look as if they need cheering up.— she:-brooks Daily Record.

A visitor to the States reported. "1 saw s chap beg- Ilnl in real style in, downtown Minneapolis. He was sitting on a very comfortable cushion. smoking ‘a lush-looking cigar. and listening to a translator re-

— Fort William Times - urnal.

OUR YESTERDAYS

_ (From the Glllflllll I-‘tlesl

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (September 0. 1037)

Dr. L.I. Duffy. graduate in

dentistry of McGlll University

has opened his office in the

r by the Governor General for the student highest in practical ef- flclency.

Carl Burke. piloting his moth airplane look-off from Upton

airport yesterday for Moncton. N.B.. en route to Hamilton‘, On- tario. to take part In a compe- tition in general flying for Can- adlan private pilot license hold- ers.

TEN YEARS AGO (September 6: I052)

The Rev. C.A. Simpson, MA. DD. had the honor and distinc- tion of preaching at historical Westminster Abby on the even- ing of August 17. Dr. Simpson. who has been visiting England for the past month. has preach-

several well known churches in London ending his visit by preaching at the re- nowned St. Paul’: Cathedral at evensong.

Miss Lyle Creelman. RN, rec- ognlzed as one of the outstand- ing nurses in the world. a n d sister of Dr. P.A. Creelman of Charlottetown, has just. return- ed from three years at Geneva. where she was nursing consul- tant to the World Health Organ- ization. Miss Creelman ls spend- ing a week's holiday here. She is a native of Nova Scotla and while in Canada makes h e :-

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‘ltd: Was the bees ‘lore wii. vou him you were (lulltln next week? Ned: I'll say i. was. He thought it was on weelr.— Galt Reporter.

Even In a homeless age. he

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If th e s e Doukhobers moved up to the Arctic the could burn the lglooe freely an . chase around in the nude. - Brandon Sun.

1| I collate town a stud-.1 called at a boarding house 1 inquire about rooms. "An what do you charge for rooms?" he asked. ,"Flve .101 Ian op." was the_i-eply. “Yr- hut Im a student, ' he said thin the price a little high

That being the case. the pric 35 down." -— Montreal star.

Travellers at London Bridg railroad station in England re cently found themselves elbou in: at so ‘