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The Roads Agreement ©

The signing of our roads to re- gources program agreement by the - Minister of National Resources, Hon. Alvin Hamilton, is a noteworthy step

miles of road, : $4,000,000, shared jointly by the Province and Dominion, have been constructed. But the total planned for the Province is 4388 miles over an eight year period, leaving ap- proximately 300 miles to be done in the néxt six years. ’ a controversy over the delay in sign- ing the agreement, and we can ap- _ preciate the objection raised by the provincial Opposition leader, Mr. _ Matheson, in this connection. The _ delay meant heavier interest charges in financing the initial ex- penditure under his regime, and the fact that the two governments were _ in opposite political camps did not _ make the problem easier. However, it is only now that the agreements are being signed with other provinces as well as Prince Edward Island, and _ there is no evidence that we were ' unduly discriminated against in this _— matter of federal policy. It is to be hoped now that recriminations on . both sides will be dispensed with. -The fact is that this great $15,-

000,000 program, initiated by~ the

Diéefenbaker Government at Ottawa,

was launched by the Matheson Gov-

ernment in this Province and is be- ing continued by the Shaw Govern- ment in the interests of our tourist industry and that it reflects credit upon all concerned. As Mr. Hamilton ; noted in his press interview yester- day, Prince Edward Island is already far in front of the rest of ‘Canada * in its network of roads under this policy. We are grateful for the amount of federal money made avail- able, but, as the minister stated, it . is in no wise a “handout” but a fair division of revenue allocated for the purpose of “helping the provinces to help themselves.”

The problem remains of financing our own heavy share of this ex- penditure. Until.we get a more equit- able adjustment under the tax shar- ing ents, we shall always be penalized by federal matching grants, ' however beneficial their purpose may be. This program is an example. We certainly cannot afford to do with- out it, but it will take some head- scratching to figure how we can pay for it. The Opposition is as well aware of this problem as is the Government, 4 and, we imagine, will be co-operative in its suggestions for solving it.

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Eisenhower's Appeal

President Eisenhower’s global] ,tour is attracting unprecedented at- - “tention from all ,quarters, and the _ President himself seems to be a -Mman in the inspired\ utterances he is making in the cause of world peace. Nowhere was this more in _evidence than in his address at India’s Delhi University, where he . was awarded the honorary degree of \ doctor of laws. Here he proposed that while governments “discuss a meeting of a few at the summit, universities consider a massive in- terchange of mutual understanding on the grand plateau of youth.” “More enduringly than from the deliberations of high councils,” the President said, “I believe mankind will profit when the young men and women of all nations—and in great numbers—study and learn together. In doing so, they will concern them- selves with the problems, the pos- _ gibilities, the resources and the re- _ wards of a common destiny.” - The President recalled that _ through the centuries, ations have _ sent their youth, armed for war, to _. oppose their neighbors. Then he dec- lared: “Let us in this day look on

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taught; men aren’t born with it. In the end, the real hope for tolerance and the end of strife lies with young- sters who aren’t taught to hate. Early associations, early friendships, early discovery that human beings are hu- man beings regardless of anything

else, are the cement with which the | structure of the new “Parliament of

Man, the Federation of the world” must be built.

There is, of course, nothing new in this concept; but the emphasis which Mr. Eisenhower is placing on it at this time is of cardinal im- portance. Not in India only, but throughout the world his words will be read and pondered; and nowhere ‘more seriously, perhaps, than in that strange segment of the world be- hind the Iron Curtain, where, too, there are yearnings for peace and young hearts to be touched and in- spired.

_ Language Of Scotland

Of interest to our readers of Scot- tish origin is the news that two major works of scholarship—the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue and the Scottish National Dictionary—are being prepared as a—| joint major project covering the whole field of Scottish lexicography. » They form part of a grand survey of history and the present form of the English language as a whole, which is under way in the United Kingdom.

The Dictionary of the-Older Scot- tish Tungue—to be published in 42° parts—is an exhaustive record of national and literary language up to 1700; the language writfén and spoken by Hanryson, Dunbar and the old Makars, the Stewart Kings, and the.Men of Kirk and Covenant.

Although an immense amount of material has been collected, includ- ing about a million and a half illus- trative quotations from Scottish writings, this will be a costly enter-_ prise and an appeal is being’ made for help from Scots throughout the world. — ‘ :

EDITORIAL NOTES

A New York exchange notes, with interest and appreciation, the senti- ments of London University’s public orator who, in conferring a degree of Doctor of Laws on Field Marshall Earl Alexander 6f Tunis, said: “Al- most alone among the great generals of the last war, Lord Alexander has not written one of those volumes of military memoirs which have be- come almost a new hazard to peace.”

Despite the intensive publicity which National Safe Driving Week received throughout Canada this year, more people died in traffic ac- cidents than last year during the same period. Fatalities increased in Ontario and Quebec. Four provinces maintained their fatality-free record but the overall results were truly deplorable. This doesn’t mean that traffic safety “education” ' is use- less in preventing accidents, but simply that it doesn’t provide the whole answer. It must be buttressed by tougher traffic laws, coupled with strict enforcement.

The first plane load of refugees being admitted to Canada under the World Refugee Year program will land at Toronto today. Aboard will be 19 families from refugee camps in Italy. A- second plane load will land at Halifax on December 24; five fzmilies will disembark, then -the plane will continue to Saint John where the remainiffig 15 families will be landed. Altogether Canada has announced it will admit 100 families under the refugee resettlement pro- gram, waiving normal immigration requirements. Qne member of each family has tuberculosis and will be

eared for in a Canadian institution. * o *

The New Brunswick Government is being asked to act as the agent of the Fishermen’s Disaster Fund Com- mittee in making monthly disburse- ments to the families of the 35 victims of the June 20 storm in Northumberland Strait. The pay- ments .will amount to $50 to each widow plus $10 for each ehild left by the storm victims, The committee will turn over to the government the sum of $318,907 to establish the cap- ital investment to support the fund, with adjustment agreed between the government and the commitee to pro- vide for the small alterations which May become necessary as a result

AT THE U.N. .

The Fourteenth session of the ‘ United Nations General Assem- bly is in its final week of de- liberations. The debate on Al- geria has concluded and the im- portant question of control of outer space is now receiving the attention of the Political Commit- tee. At last year’s session, work on this timely question was frus- trated by Russian refusal to par- ticipate in the Outer Space Com- mittee which the Assembly es- tablished. This year the pros- pects are much brighter and an agreement on compcsition of the has been reac’ and the _ Sov ry parity has re ceived a measure of recognition. The First Committee’s* debate on -the Hungarian question brought some bitter accusations from represéntatives of the So viet Union and the United States. Mr. Kuznetsov, the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister accused-the Un- ited States of departing from the sp‘rit of.Camp David and reintro- ducing the cold war by initiating the hubbub about Hungary,

WARNED MEMBERS

He warned the members of the Committee that the more swiftly the United Nations rejects such questions of provocation the het- ter for the United Nations. Dr. Janos Peter, the former bishop who now heads the Hungarian De- legation said that discussion of the question would poison the im- proving atmosphere and hamper the relaxation of tensions to which the Eisenhower-Khruschev discus- sions pointed.

This is not the first time in this Fourteenth General Assem- bly that the spirit of Camp David has been invoked by. the Soviet bloc to discourage discussion of issues embarrassing to them. From time to time the Russians and their friends have advised Western delegations to restrain their comments in order not to rock the boat of goodwill.

LODGE’S REPLY

But American delegate Henry Cabot Lodge refused to follow the Soviet suggestion that the lid be put on all controversial issues. He declared that ‘‘nothing had

would require us to ignore or condone the situation which still exists in Hungary.”

This is, ‘of course, the view held by many delegates here and there is, in fact. a deep feeling of concern about recent alleged atrocities in the Soviet satellite which was the scene of such a bloody revolt in 1956. The issue thas’ been taken up as an agenda item by the first political com- mittee of the General Assembly in consideration of the report of the United Nations’ special com- missioner on Hungary, Sir Leslie Munro,

Under this item twenty-four na- tions have introduced a resolu tion which deplores the disregard of previous U.N. resolutions call- ing for withdrawal of Soviet troops from the country and Hungarian co-operation with the world bedy. Such co-operation has been no- ticeably lacking in the past ‘three years. Sir Leslie Munro, the com. missioner, has been refused per- mission to enter the country for on-the-spot investigation of the atrocities and repression which heed been alleged in many quar-

A factor restoring sharp focus on Hungary was the report of Ed Sullivan concerning the alleg- ed impending execution of young people now lan ing in Hung- arian jails awaiting their eight- eenth birthday when they may be hanged.

DENIAL EXPECTED

Is this shocking report true? The Hungarian Government de-

of births.

The Hungarian Tragedy

By Heath Macquarrie, M.P.

been said at Camp David which |

‘whereas discrimination involves

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tion desired only to see the minds of decent people everywhre satis- fied that the reports are base- less. “In my Government’s op- inion,” said Nesbitt, “The only way that the Government of Hun- gary could possibly satisfy sym- pathetie-observers who do not wish to remain forever suspicious of the Government of Hungary is to permit some type of enquiry, whether by the. United Nations or by any other acceptable ag-

ency.” Hungary’s failure to allow any impartial appraisal of the troub-

create grave doubts about con- ditions within that country. Her | spokesman of course, declares | matter to be one of domestic jur- isdiction and as such reserved | from’ United Nations discussion |

by the terms of section 2-7 of the U.N. Charter. i

The invocation of the domestic jurisdiction clause is a_ fairly common device here at the Uni- tod Nations. as was the case with the old Iyeague of Nations. But Sir Leslie Munro’s report alleges that a regime of great rigour and repression continues to operatein controlling the lives of the Hun- garian people.

To many delegations what is reported as .happening in Hun- gary is an offence to the very spirit of the purposes and prin- ciples upon which the United Na- tions is founded; therefore it is- a matter to which the world body should give its attention.

The prospect of the Hungarian regime paying any more atten- tion to this year’s Assembly re- solution than to its predecessors

| is a depress ng and disturbing one and there is a widespread dis-:

position to suspect that there is indeed glaring and shocking vila- tion of the human personality in this Communist state,

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discus sion by correspondents of question «. interest. The Guardian does not sarily ex‘orse the opinion of pondents.

HILLSBORO BRIDGE

Sir— In Tuesday’s Guardian we read that Hillsboro Bridge is open to car traffic. No word of trucks mentioned after a repair job of $70,000. No truck is allow- ed to cross carrying a load of over 9,000 Ibs.

What are the people going to think that have to haul heavy loads across this bridge to make a living? And there are thous- ands of them that have to cross nearly every day. Does this mean that the bridge will be closed to trucks till the ‘cause-

way is completed? By the looks |.

of progress today that may be several years.

Those men who make rules for the public should consider the inconvenience that is caused by this stupid action to the people of surrounding districts. If the weight restrictions are left on there will be a lot of bitter mem- ories next election day.

I am, Sir, etc.,

TRUCKMAN Belfast District.

“LITTLE WILD THINGS” Sir: “God bless the little things This Christmastide, All the little wild things That live outside: The little cold robins And rabbits in the snow, Give them good faring And a warm place to go. Bless the little young things, For His sake who died, Who was a young thing At Christmastide.”

With the Christmas spirit of the above prayer in one’s mind it was shocking beyond expres- sion to see in the press a picturé of a man looking down with a satisfied smile at’ a heap of seventy-five’ rabbits he had slaughtered. to the lack of snow their protective colouring was no protection to those little wild things that live outside.

«I am, Sjr, etc., CARRIE HOLMAN Summerside.

AGAINST PREJUDICE

Sir,—Recently I heard a pro- gram on Citizens’ Forum s0 stimulating that I hoped many of your readers were listening. The subject was “Prejudice and D'scrimination—What Can One Person Do?”

Participating were an execu- tive of the Anti-Discrimination Commission of Ontario, -an of-

cer of the Anti-Defamation Leaw gue, a sociologist, 2 novelist, a clergyman, a Negro jazz singer, a Negro woman lawyer, a Can- adian with a Belgian mother and a Chinese father, and a number of other interesting people.

The distinction was made that préjudice is a matter of feeling

action. The concensus of opinion

‘| was that what any one person cam

do is to go on record whenever he hears any minority groups spoken of slightingly. If a dispar- aging remark is made in your presence, do not let it pass un- challenged. To keep éilent is to give silent consent to what was said. In this connection, as one of the speakers declared, silence is not golden, it is just plain “yellow’’.

You probably know that the undersigned is one of the Prince Edward Island Baha'is, and that our social philosophy is based on the principle of the oneness of mankind.

None of the Citizens’ Forum speakers used this phrase but what they were saying means exactly that. In this day of racial, religious and ‘national tensions it is surely encouraging to know that many people and many groups and. organizations are working for this ideal.

I am, Sir, ete., WILLARD McKAY, Vernon Bridge.

CAUSEWAY & FARM PRICES

Sir— I have read with inter- est the discussion on the Cause- way, and I believe this very im- portant project should receive the support of everyone.

The present Government pro- mised at election time that they would build the-Causeway. Now they advance reasons why they may not be able to build it. One is that the tides would be higher on one side than the other. They try to take comfort in their state- ment that there has never been a project like it anywhere in the world. Those statements could just as well have been made be- fore the election.

They need not be dismayed by those reasons. In Holland, where they build dykes or causeways to hold back the sea, the tide or water is all on one side of the causeway, and they have stood up. There are lots of other cause- ways in the world, some longer, some deeper, and some shorter perhaps—nene exactly the same.

When I was with the R.C.A.F. in Flensburg, in Germany at the Danish border, .I had occas- ion to go to an airfield on the island of Silt, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway approximately 20 miles long. I do net believe the water was as deep as at Borden or Tormen- tine, but there must be some rough storms. It was built for trains and we drove our jeep onto a flat far to cross. The top of the causeway, which seemed about 40 feet above the water, was covered with cement from the ties to the shoulder of the causeway; from the shoulder to the water it was faced with granite boulders. The cement

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run back tothe sea.

I believe the same amount of material would build our nine- mile causeway, and I think the greatest difficulty will be to get the. Dominion Government to vote the necessary money.

Wille I am writing I would like remind the Government of another promise. The Hon. Premier, who is also Minister of Agriculture, when supporting the Conservative candidates at the

worn smooth, take a knife and groove them again.

Walk ata moderate pace and keep your weight well balanced.

If you do slip, you might be able to escape injury, or at least minimize injury, by - fall- ing in the best manner,

When you feel your feet slipping out from under you, don’’t tense yourself in a violent effort to

—and fall.

EXPERTS’ ADVICE

I'm not kidding. This is the ad- vice of the National Safety Coun- cil and these people ce#tainly »Should know.

By relaxing, you~ distribute your weight between your thighs, hips and hands. You will slump to the ground instead of plopping kerplunk.

In effect, you will simulate the “roll motion” which footbal) players.and acrobats use in fall- ing forward. 2

In a backward fall, injuries can usually be kept to a mini- mum if you go limp with your weight divided between your shoulders, hips and hands. This is good advice even if you fall on a stairway.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs..J. H.: My mother, 68, has |

been having occasional pains in her throat and the back of her

ead. feeling in her throat. ¢

Many years ago; she had a gol- ter removed,

Could a goiter return?

Answer: A goiter is an over- growth of the thyroid gland and usually, if the thyroid is remov- ed, there is nothing left to in- crease.

Symptoms which you describe should be investigated by your physician since they do not seem to be related necessarily to a goiter. . ‘i

Dominion election promised ff they were elected to pay parity prices on all farm products. He deplored the small prices we were receiving under the Lib- erals, qucting 24 cts. a pound for hogs and 33 cts. for eggs, and so ferth.

Now, instead of getting better prices, we are getting less: Pork is’ $22.60 per cwt. at present; young pigs cheaper than they have been since the Hungry Thirties, when the Conservatives were in before. We understand they are taking the floor price off hogs and making a deficiency payment up to $22.60 cwt. The idea of deficiency payments may

| be all right if the price is suf-

ficient. It should be up to $26.00 a cwt. at least, for the Maritimes, where cost of production is high- er than in the West, where grain is cheaper.

The Hon. Minister seems to have forgotten about his promise of parity prices and now talks about better farm management and better quality hogs, which is all right. Our hogs are the best in Canada. And a great deal of the credit for this goes to Mr. Harold Ciay who has retired from the Dominion Department of Agriculture as chief livestock fieldman for P.E.Island.

Farmers could manage their farms much better if they could get better prices and could af- ford to hire more help. As for putting their produce up in a more attractive manner, accord- ing to the Price Spreads Com- mission report, the cost of pro- cessing our produce tothe con- sumer has gone up 80 per cent in the last ten years. This all comes off the price the producer receives. In some cases now, we do everything’ but put it on the table. ae

Here is wishing for better prices for the farmer and a Causeway for everybody.

: I am, Sir, ete., HARVEY DOUGLAS Head of Hillsborough.

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surgence of moral conscience.” There is now in Boston a tide

scrupulous relic-hunting guests. Hoteliers have recently . received jewelry and cash—found in bed- rooms—platters, trays, towels and water pitchers. The hotels, said Mr. Henderson, were not prepar- ed for this, and if it continues, may have to build special an- nexes to store it all_—London

The Age Old Story

He that dwelleth in the sec-et place

. ‘THE FIGURES So we left the cave which gave

To be fitted to ships, lay On the dockyard floor.

It was noiseless. Work

Was knocked off for a while.

Sun glittered from forearm and shoulder

And metal lips fixed in a smile.

Or by what plague in an ancient twinklin:

Z é Had all of them vanished here —s their hand-work glitter- g In the sunlit air?

Grigson in “The Listener”

MAXIMS.

The things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Whenever we hear of = man

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The succulent hamburg tinues unabated its forward march with leaders of the food parade.

taurant in the Brussels World’s Fair last year, it outsold—or outran—the hot dog by' three-to- two. On this continent ground meat, the hamburg’s chief ingred- ient (one hopes), provides some 30 percent of the people’s meat budget.—Ottawa Journal

| OUR YESTERDAYS

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO : (Dec. 16, 1934)

Rev. J.W.S. Lowry, late of Cambridge, Mass., has arrived in the province to take charge of a large part of t

Edward Island. He is known in Prince Edward Island

J. Trainor, leave this morning for Ottawa to attend a meeting cal- led by the National Research Council in which consideration

ada’s surplus potatoes in the manufacuture of starch, dextrine and other products.

“soon” by the Canadian National Railway, it was announced yes- terday from Montreal. The C.N.R. lines on the Island will be com- pletely dieselized with this equip- ment which will perform, every type of duty.

- Earl Ings, Mount Herbert, was elected president of the Queen’s County Federation of Agriculture at the organizational meeting, held yesterday in the Vocational School. Other officers are vice- presidents, Robert Connolly, Dun- staffnage and Mrs. Allison Mae- Millan, Fairview and secretary,

Arthur Johnstone, Long River.

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