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MONDAY. JULY 14, 1558.

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A Piece Of Rehelorlc ‘ *We have been looking. over a speech delivered by former US. President. Herbert Hoover at the World’s Fair in Brussels.‘.A large part of it was taken “up With .glorify- ing the American form of Govern- ment and praising the country’s post-war foreign aid program. This was perfectly in order, of course. For one thing, thespeech was deliv- ered on July 4, the day wheh'every American reflects on his‘ country’s

' virtues. For another, ,the purpose of

participating in‘ a. world'fair is to exhibit commodities; and, of c0urse,' ideas are commodities just as much as automobiles and super-jets are- more important ones, in fact:

I There is one passage in Mr. Hoov- er’s speech, however, where rhetor- ic got the better‘of his judgement.

. Referring to the vast sums which

the United States Govefnment has sent abroad in the postwar years, he said: “They (Americans) denied themselves foodiand clothing, that 7 more than 1"billion people all around the world might have the margins

I on which to live and to hope for a better day”. This was really carrying

the idea of American generosity a little too far. . Whatever money th 0 United Wives has spent on foreign aid— andthere has been a lot of it—lriot one ‘Americanwent without food. or clothing in order that one foreigner mighthave the “margin” on which to live. Moreover, every dollar has been spent in the interests of the . United‘States—either to bolster the ‘ military “and economicdefences of the free world or to raise the stand- ard of living among the underprivi- leged peoples, so that they. "might. npt fall prey to Communism. These are worthy motives, of course; but they have as their base the'seeurity-

‘ ‘1’ of the United States. The :“pebpl‘es

who have received aid and are solving it today know this well I enough. Mr. Hoover knowsf'it, too. This is not to belittleAmerican for- eign'aid, however. It mag- nificent. ‘ ' w ..

American Capital ‘ _

In a dispatch from Ottawa at the time of President Eisenhower’s visit, Felix Belair of the New York Times suggested that the cause ofIthe “ir-. ritating” economi§J relations 7b.".th nlted States goes

back to the Imperial Economic Con-

ference at Ottawa in 1932, at which I '

time Commonwealth countries were given preferential tariff «rates..;This made it more difficult for United States exports to find Commonwealth markets except‘ by setting up " branch plants in Canada. This, in Mr. Belair’s view, is what the Can- adian Government wanted at the time. However, “a seed was sown that was to grow into the most vex- ’ ling problem in the economic rela- tions of the two countries.”

Mr. Belair has this to say on Amer-

ican investments in, Canada: “The influxof United States’ private in~ Vestment in Canadian factOries, mines and— petroleum- developments has continued until about 60 ,per cent of the main manufacturing. in- dustries are owned and (controlled by interests across thsjborder. This inves ent'accounts for 43 per cent of all .‘ anadian industry as against 49 pen, cent for Canadian capital. r American capital controls 59 per cent 'of the petroleum .industry, 51 per cent of all mining operations and 37 per cent of all manufacturing. Fewer than 1 in 4' U.S.-controlled firms op- erating in Canada offers stock to

. Canadians.”-

In light of these figures, a ques- tion asked by Prime Minister Die- ' fenbaker in a recent address is cer- “Can a country have a meaningde indepen- ent exiStence in a. situation where hen-residents own an important part of that country’s basic resources and are, therfore, in a position to make important decisions affecting the op- erations and development of the country’s economy ?”

It is reported, though not official- ly, that one of the requests made by Mr. Diefenbaker at the Ottawa dis- cussions was that American subsid-

iaries doing busineSS in this country be incorporated as Canadian compan- ies with stockavailable for purchase by Canadians. This seems fair enough. No one objects to American investment in Canadian industry: in~ deed, without it Canada’s economic development would not be as far ad- vanced as it is. But the practice of keeping Canadians from investing in firms which are developing Can-

. ada’s resources is wrong and, as the Prime Minister intimated, contrary to the proper concept of indepen- dence.

British Labour Policy

. ' Word from London is that the Labour Party has given up all. thought of nationalizing farming, if returned to office in the next gen- ercl election. “The question of land nationalization is not a part of our agriculture policy,” former Minister of Agriculture Thomas Williams told a press conference. He added that a Labour Government would extend the range of products for which the farmers get fixed, guaranteed prices __—at present only milk, _wool and sugar beets come under this formula -—and‘would set up a credit organiza- tion to lend farmers money at “rea- sonable and stable interest rates.”/:I‘

All this is interesting. .It T'sh‘owsI that doctrinaire socialism is fast los- ' ing whatever grip it had on thy Brit- ish Labour Party. Even Aneurin Bevan, once the fiery exponent of nationalization of‘ all the nation’s "

..resources, has come to see that mod-

eration is more politically profitable then extreme leftism. I I This may brighten Labour’s

‘ chances of Winning the next election;

for the slogan “it’s time for a change” lWill carry no drastic implications. On the other hand, of course, it may lessen them; for independent'voters may take the view that since there is little difference between Conserva- tive and Labour policy, there is not ' much point in making a change. In? cidentally, public opinion polls—fer!

‘What they Pare Worthiqeport that

opposition to the Macmillan Govern- ment‘is’ not nearly as pronounced as it was six months ago.

’ 'EDITORlAL NOTES '

The Brovincial Government’s road paving" program is certainly an am-

. bitiousxone; No one can say that. in

this branch of the public service, at least, nothing is being done.

-' “34" r tv » _, e ntract for making repairs "andfl’iiiiprovements to the. "C.N.R. Wharf‘in‘ Charlottetown has. been ’awe‘rded'toa'N ova Scotia firm. This is not ante, however, of overlooking lobal fifins‘iStrangely the NS. com—

_, was. the only bidder.

. “,¥.1”'-4 *4.

_ The other day two Soviet scientists claimed that the Soviet Union “could now launch a‘ spaceship”. We don’t believe it, for the simple reason that the Russians are not noted for keep- ing their scientific achievements under cover.

. e 4 s .A round-the-world cyclist who plans to include this 'Province in his

. itinerary will receive $35,000, a re- . port says, “if he completes the. tour

without once accepting a ride from ‘ a motorist.” They will have to take

his j‘word for it. He won’t be able to, submit proof that he cycled all the‘ “fayfl . "

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On March 331'United States’ pri- vate investors held $5,317,000,000 in Canadian securities This is the high- est figure yet recorded and fepre- . sents a 27 per cent increase in the past four years. Long term invest- ' ments in Canada by US. corporations rose by'more than $2 billion in the, 1954-57 period. They now,~stand at about $8 billion.

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A German industrialist has describ— ed ‘as “nonsense” a statbment by a British Air Force officer that the late Ernst Heinkel, head of a. muni- , tion factory, told him that Germany ‘ was preparing for a third world war. It is to be hoped that “nonsense” is the right word in which to describe the report. However, there were many persons—Germans and others ---who, 25 years ago. refused to be- lieve! that Germany would start a second world war.

4 s V t A veteran of Parliament, Mr. R. H.

: give themto our Province. beautiful. farms which have been

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IPUBLIC FORUM

This column 1: mm: to the discus-

. lion by correspondents of questioned!

interest. The Guardian does not noses-

nrily endorse the opinion of cones- pendants.

WORTHLESS “ASSISTANCE”

Sir—May I have enough space in‘ your columns to say a word about the potato problem which

sternation throughout the Pro- \vince at the present time.

For morethan twomonths now we in the potato industry have ' been trying to get some satis- faction from the Federal Govern- ment at Ottawa which promised in the last election that the inter- ests of our potato growers would be protected.

Our growers know by now that

fered is completely worthless. Many of the growers, including myself, are caught with large quantities of potatoes still unsold. And the assistance that has been offered has been made worth. less because of the restrictions. Can you imagine, Mr. Editor, how anyone would expect a bin

1'right now. None of them will. Yet the government at Ottawa ,refuses to consider our potatoes unless they do.

Three of our E(‘lons'lervative members are in the Province to- day and I suggest it is their problem. They told us. gliny and emphatically at election time

legislation would look after such an emergency. The emergency is here now and they are doing nothing about loosening the grade restrictions. ,4

The way I see It is either one thing or the other. These mem- bers must fight for us and get our just desserts or else they had better resign and let someone else take over the job who may be able to serve us efficiently.

Fellow potato farmers I sug- gest you see your member to- day and impress this upon him. I have already seen mine-

Their leader, Mr. Diefenbaker, is the man who made the pro— mises right here in this province that our potato crop would be protected under such an emergency. Now is the time for ’our members to“ see that Mr. Diefenbaker keeps his promise.

At that time Mr. Diefen‘baker was all for the farmer; At least that is what he toldus.‘ Now his government orders we potato in~ spectors to inspect ‘a potato, bin and warns them that two more will follow. Does this look as though it is the farmer he wants to help.

Those same inspectors were capable of inspecting potatoes to go to our best seed and table stock markets all over the world

~ But now when there is a chance

to help the farmer, Mr. Diefen. barker wants four inspectors to do the job where growers with large holdings are concerned. I am. Sir. etc., 2 NEIL BRADSHAW. Seavrletown

I COUNTRYSIDE DEFACED _

Sir’,——Dominion Day in ,Prince Edward Island was the best day of the year and thousands of Is- landers and visitors took advau tage of the holiday to visit many of the beauty spots of The Island.

The lovely park areas which

Mus. Robert Cotton make us proud to have‘citizens who will draw on their own resources and The

so improved under the Rural Beautification Society make us realize what can be done with ' tgoughtful and intelligent leader- 5 1p. " 4- With these sources of pride and inspiration before us. with the very obvious major expenses of

McGregor, has been telling young M.P.’s ‘how over the years he dis- covered that “anybody who kicked over the (party) traces never got far”. He is reported to have added “you can’t go against the party”. To which the Ottawa Journal replies: “We wonder what Sir Winston Churchill would say to that, he who kicked over the party traces so long and so often, beginning early,’yet con-

trived somehow to go pretty far 2”

Il‘

' fixing them. up, it must be dis-

couraging to those who have done so much to beautify the countryside to see the disfigur~ ing and disgraceful scars which have resulted from excavation to provide fill for our highways. It is hard to imagine why those in authority allow the road builders to deface the countryside. other provinces do not allow such ex- cavations to be made within one hundred yards of a road.

With a large road building, pro- gramme ahead I trust the auth— orities will take steps to prevent further such desecration.

I am, Sir. etc.

ISLANDER.

is causing unprecedented con-'

the assistance we have been of-‘

of potatoes to pass “Canada No. ~

that their government and its’

have been donated by Mr. and'

UNDER THE VEILI

By Ed

The course of events in the Lebanese crisis offers fresh evi- dence that contradictions are the rule rather than the exception in Middle Eastern politics.

To the profound“ disappointment of President Cd‘mille IChamoun, the United Nations observer group investigating his claim‘ that Gamal Abdel N‘a'sser’s United Arab Republic was feeding the Lebanese rebellion with "massive intervention” has issued a report discounting his accusations.

'Paradoxically, the unfavorable report offers Chamounhis best chance of bringing the rebellion under control.

FACTS OVERLOOKED

Chamoun’s feeling that the UN observers based their conclusions on insufficient evidence is shares by some diploma ‘in London and Washington, w are anxious about the future of the West’s staunch Arab ally. ~ Critics of the UN report argue that it takes no account of aid furnished to the rebels before the observers arrived and makes no reference to the violent anti-Cha- moun propaganda blaring inces- santly from INasser's radio sta- tion's‘in Cairo and Damascus.

The- involved nature of the Lebanese dispute makes it dif- ficult to assess the validity of ChaJ moun’s case, although it is gen- erally s c c e p t e d that Nasser played a considerable part '11: fan- ning the flames of the domestic issues that led to the outbreak of the. fighting.

AN OUT FOR ALL

But the crucial effect of the ob servers’ negative report is that it cuts the ground from under Cha- moun’s efforts to widen the scope of the crisis by calling on his Western allies for military aid.

The ominous grouping of United States naval units and British troops just offstage, which threat- ened to create a. second Suez in the tiny republic, is freed of any obligation to intervene. The wor- ried rulers of the anti- Nasser Arab federation of Iraq and Jor. dan areIabsolved of the neces~

(Concluded from Saturday)

I- In 1854, Stanislaus-Francis Poir< 1er became the first Acadian to occupy a seat in the Provincial Legislature. He continued to be elected for the First District of Prince County until the entry of Prince Edward Island into the Canadian Confederation, at which time he was Speaker of the Le- gislature. He then was elected to the House of Commons where he continued to represent. Prince County almost unlnterruptedly until his death in '1898. i

In 1867, another Acadian, Jo- seph Octave Arsenault. Was elec— ted to the Provincial Legislature for the Third District of Prince County. He continued to represent that District until 1895, when he

Senate. In 1908, Senator Arsenaull’s son, Aubin E. Arsenault, was

elected to the Legislature for {be i'l‘hird District of Prince County. He w a s subsequently re-elected in 1912, 1915. and 1919. Hebe- came a member of the adminis- tration of Hon. John A. Mathie» son, and when the latter was made Chief Justice in 1919, Hon. Mr. Arsenault became Premier of the Province. In 1921 he was appointed Judge of the Supremc Court of the Province, a position which he filled with dignity and ability for 25 years.

In 1943, another Acadian, Jos- eph Alphonsus Bernard. was el— ected to the Legislature. Two years later on May 30. 1945, he became Lieutenant-Governor got his native Province, 8 position which be filled with honor to him- self and his Acadian compatriots. l ACADIAN CLERGY

To the Catholic church the 15- land Acadians have given more than fifty priests. Every Pro: .I vim-c of Canada, from Ncwfnlmd lland to British Columbia, at one

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sity of ordering their troops into action against brother Arab...

At the same time. Nasser is of- fered an opportunity to pull in his horns. Foreign intervention, still! possible if, he continues to make trouble in Lebanon, Would force

him to seek the unwelcome pres,

ence of Russian forces and nul- lify his recent efforts to establish his neutrality in the East - West conflict. ‘ V. ’ FIGHTING POINTLESS I Meanwhile, much of the scam has gone out of the dispute In Lebanon itself. Cha-moun, pre-

viously content to sit back and

threaten his foes with the armed might of his Western allies. has shown signs of backing dewn by indicating that he does not intend to seek re-elec-tion when his term runs out in September.

The rebels, united chiefly in their demand for the president’s immediate resignation, have little left to fight for. No serious peace overtures have yet emerged from either side. but neither appears capable of carrying on hostilities for long without“ outside help.

It remains for from clear whether Chamoun’s, successors will preserve the cmntry’s at- tachment to the west. The issue IS only one of several causes for Chamoun’s. unpopularity and It re? mains doubtful that Lebanon’s rulers would be willing to sacri- fice the prosperity contingent on Western trade for the question'- able benefits of Arab nationalism. PACT anemones "

In the private View of some Western diplomats, there would be no harm in some loosening of the tie. The ironclad guarantees of I the Eisenhower doctrine to bring US. forces to the aid. of the Beirut regime against any Communist threat may have out- lived their usefulness.

Chamoun‘s readiness to use the doctrine against his domestic foes, Communist or otherwise, has glven U.S. diplomats cause to seek .a less rigid defence agree-

was appointed to the Canadian'

ment with their turbulent ‘utue ally.

THE ACADIANS OF P.E‘.L Many Dislingdished Careers

By .1. Henri Blanchard, LL.D. '

time or other, has had an Acad- ian from Prince Edward Island among its Catholic clergy.

More than 200 Acadian ladies of Prince Edward Island have JOde various religious Orders. Today, some of these are labours mg in China, Japan, India: oth- ers are to be found in Africa, the Philippine Islands. South Amer- 1ca, and. in every Province of Canada and many‘S‘tavtes of the American Union.

Since .thc year 1900, more than 20 Acadians‘have been elected to the Provincial Legislature, and almost continually since Confed- eration the Acadians have. had one of their race to represent them in the Executive Council of the Province. The City of Char- lottetown. the towns of Summer~ Side, Georgetown and Souris have had Acadian Mayors.

MANY PROFESSIONS

ThleIMedical, Legal. Dental and Teaching professions have in their ranks several Acadians who give a. good account of themsel- ves. Acadians have served on the bench of the supreme and County Courts. In short. Acadians have served in almost all spheres of life With credit and dignity; their number has not been very great. but, considering the road most of them had to travel. the contribu- tion they have made is surely creditable. \ I

The present-day Acadlans of Prmce Edward Island gladly work. hand in hand. with their neighbours of other races: they are always ready to cooperate with all those who have the in- terests of Prince Edward Island at heart. and they are always wjlli‘ng to do their part in all undertakings whi ch have for

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Be Alert To Hidden Signs

By Herman N. Bundesen. M.D.

CAN you tell when you a re hungry? I This is an important question and it’s not as simple as it may sound,

on, I know you get a hollow feeling . in your stomach when it‘s time to eat. But this sim- ply is “hollow hunger" and Just about any type of food will satis- fy this feeling.

Hidden hunger, however, is quite another matter. VERY COMMON

Actually, hidden hunger is