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_, The Season's Change
Without. the lifting of a scien- tific eyebrow, or a word or Sign from Joshua, the sun stood still for a moment last weekw—or seemed to —and thus we passed another crisis and turning point of the year. Its significanCe meant. less to most of us than our pro-Christmas shopping problem. if indeed we thought about it at. all.
We call it the winter solstice. By such reckoning. before it hap- pened it was autumn; now—though here it seems less like it than it did weeks ago—it. is winter. The earth turned on its inclined axis and moved in an eliptical orbit. round the great central fire. Daylight. hav- ing reached its annual minimum. once more is on the increase. Sure, We learned that at school. didn't we?
We know all about. it, or think we do. It's been going on for mil- lions of years, anyway; so what? But if we have a moment. to spare we can look at in a way that. makes it as wonderful as anything out of a fairy tale. For while the moment. of the solstice can be calculated with fantastic accuracy twice every year, its mystery remains as impene- trable as ever.
Our calculations tell us when it happens. and our explanations tell us how. But no one has been able to tell us why. it is a part, they say -—but only a part—0f the rhythm which heat: through the universe. governing every atom, every star and planet, throbbing in the human heart and brain. It. is the rhythm of day and night, of the. surging tides. of life itself.
If we are floored by that ex- planation. let us remember that the great 18th century philosopher, Im- manuel Kant. was equally at a loss to put it in more concrete terms. Two things. he confessed. filled his mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more intensely his mind was drawn to them: “The starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."
Both are. in some mysterious way, interrelated. That was the only clue Kant had to work on. and he built an imposing metaphysical structure on the basis of it.
We don’t have to read him—he's pretty dry—to feel that he had something there. As indeed the preachers have been telling us in simpler language for a much longer .time. I
The Democratic Way
According to an article by Glen How in the current issue of Mac- leon’s magazine. pressure is build- ing.up in Parliament for the enact- ment of anti-hate laws to curb the spread of “hate” literature in Can- ada; Few Canadians have actually seen this trash. It is distributed anonymously in pamphlet form and makes a point of attacking the Jews, and to some extent the Neg- roes: A strong Nazi line is recog- nizable in it.
‘ Mr. How is legal counsel for one in! Canada's most controversial lminoritiec—Jeho‘irah’s Witnesses— {and one can regard him. in that Jame, as having a professional axe
3;, Had grind. But the points he makes
3m deserving of consideration at ' Ethic time, in the interests not of
'2‘. particular group but. of our édomocratic system itself. y, ‘
r The first point is that we have making it: an offonII to mail
indecent or scurrilous literature. to "'§,pnblish false statements, to incite
to commit offences and to
' mom . to effect In unlawful pur-
pucing news laws, the ones we have should be invoked; Ind it Iiich thIt this has not been done in the matter in question.
One can understand and cym- piithize with the feelings of Jewish people who are disturbed by this propaganda, especially those who have themselves come from Europe. They are haunted by the ghost of Hitler. He too, they say. started with a small lunatic fringe. and look what happened. Couldn't the samo thing happen in Canada if we don't watch out?
But why was Hitler able to get so strong? Why should anti-Sem- itism in Germany and Poland plumb the horrible depths it did? Neither Germany nor Poland had the tradi- tion of a free press. What little there was Hitler destroyed at the beginning of his vicious rule. The press and the courts were not open to the Jews. Nazi propaganda went unanswered and the excesses could not be exposed.
It would be a paradox indeed if in Canada, to suppress Naziism. we adopted the very tactics of Hitler in curbing freedom of speech and the press. The very loss of this liberty- is the seedbed of all dictator- ships. It is so important to a free state that new limitations, under whatever pretext, must be viewed with grave misgivings.
Up to now Justice Minister Fav- reau has refused to write any new sections into the Criminal Code that would interfere with liberty of ex- pression. He is wise in doing 50- Normal democratic remedies are open as the law stands. As a Jewish judge in the United States Supreme Court, Justice Brandeis. said on a similar occasion: "The remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."
Wisely For Peace
0n the eve of Christmas. when hopes turned to peace. Defense Minister Hellyer announced the
weapons on which 511/; billion will be spent by Canada in the next five years. But this expenditure. as the minister said. is designed to help build a world where peace will be secured, in cooperation with allies in the United Nations and NATO.
The difficulty, as the Ottawa Journal points out, is for any friend or critic of the defense program to decide alone whether Mr. Hellyer is spending wisely. He has had the advice of services‘ experts and the knowledge of international bodies on what best can be done to make freedom safe. What would reassure the public that this vast sum for ships, planes. tanks. vehicles and guns is well employed would be the re-establishment of the Commons defense committee immediately the session resumes in February, with- out even waiting for the debate on the Throne Speech.
in 1964 this proved to be an in- dustrious. inquisitive body, asking the questions about defense a lay- man wants answered—are we doing our share in the defense alliance, are our weapons keeping pace with. for example, the. highqspeed nuclear submarines. and has the morale of the forces been affected by integ- ration plans? Besides. the commit- teemen are interested in tax bills and wants to know why the final cost of weapons so often exceeds the initial estimates. -
It is to be hoped that Mr. Hell- yer gives heed to this request. The defense committee could prove the best available check on whether this vast sum is being spent wisely for peace.
EDITORIAL NOTES
According to Agriculture Minis- ter Hays, Canadians this year will have consumed 1,250 million pounds of beef. This is about 9 per cent more than last year, 27 per cent more than in the six years from 1957 to 1962. and a fantastic 62 per cent more than the average from 1952 to 1956.
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Quebec had the good sense not to adopt Prohibition in the years when that "noble experiment” wu being tried out in other parts of the continent. As I result, it be- came the mecca for thirsty tourists from the United States as well no other Canadian pmvinccc.’ In it had no problem so for no bootleggoro and hijackers were concerned. But now the tables have been turned. This festive season sees Quebec government liquor stores cloud by I strike, and there’s no telling mt may happen if the strike continual i‘nto January—ac it threaten to do.
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OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson Chaotic Spring Election Is Anticipated
Monday. May 3. 1965 may see i very many Canadians abstain-t ing from voting in our fifth um i cral election within eight years.
That is the electoral prospect
liament Hill is emptied of par- liamentarians after to soil months of not very solid parlia- mentary performance. ,
Why an election? And what will be its outcome?I
The leadership of Prime Min- t ister Pearson. and the strange t goings-on in the Liberal corrid- ' ms of power have not inspired the smaller parties to continue to support his minority govern- ment. In fact, had a marina of censure been moved against the government on the stormy last i day of sitting before Christmas, the unanimous vote of all opposi- ilon parties would almost cer- tainly have topplied the sorely damaged government.
CABINET REFORMATION
Can Prime Minister Pearson retrieve the situation in eight weeks of parliamentary .recess'.’ A drastic shake-up n his Cabinet. including the talk- ed-ol infusion of new blood through four by-clections. might give the Liberals a reprieve - but for how long? The prospect is that the passaze of time will see even more damaging revel- ations than the [lam two mon- lbs.
in any case. it may be impos- sible to effect the desirable changes before Parliament re- assembles So a possib‘e time- table is that Canada's iongest session will reopen on Tueday, February ill for three or four days to wind up some outstand‘ ing business; then a new session will be opened on Tuesday, Feb- ruar ..
’l'h inexorable program of Parliament will bring on the de- bate on the Speech from the Throne, With a motion of no 00!]- fidence brim: moved against the government on Thursday. Feb- ruary 25: that motion would he voted noon on Tuesday March 2nd. barring absenteeism a nd illness. the united vote of four opposition parties would defeat the Pearson government.
In that event. Parliament would be diésolved the following day. and polling would take place on Monday. May
The unstable political situa- tion lying behind our unstable government in an unstable par- liament has changed electoral prospects drastically in the past month. to he detriment of t h c Liberal Government and also of Opposition Leader Diefenbaker.
FRACTURED PARTIES
An election bampalgn starting in March would see perhaps In many as forty tip- Quebec- "1 highly respcmed in their- ommunitles. in the field as In- dmendcnts. Some would be pub- lic-mulled citizens running for the first time in protest against
e mess on Parliament Hill: some would be former Concer- va'tziveii. including probably three or four cit-Cabinet Minia- bers: some would ormer clIl Creditors. On a “Canadian Unity" plItform. they would
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In other provinces. present I pendent hind their present leader.
The New mocrats would probably gather many mo votoI. emeclally the protest vol- eI ofdlwffcctcd Tort s and Ub- erIla. These votes. in view of that party. might well double
crock: in the Tory plaster Ire our towing up in the former
fluorite-nine Tory stronghold of {be dries.
In cum. I Spring election would Ilium certainly produce i Iment that
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Quebec ind pendent.
36 New Democrats. 31 Social Creditors. nine Independent Con- servatives and five Creditist Ral-
ly members. But the situation is so fluid that tomorrow‘s events might change this.
Nasser Shows His Colors
By Harold Morrison
CInIdiIn Prcu StIi‘f
In the churches of Bethlehem. those who pray for the 53le-
‘ ban of man must be expressly
concerned with the rattling of guns in Jerusalem and the threat of war echoing over the Middle East and Africa.
The pilgrim who visits the holy land must study with an- guish the annual Christmas pic- ture of Arab and Israeli facing
the major problem. The war ap- pears to be limited Ind con- tained. The problem up on the surface to be within he strength of the United Nations. WIDER THREAT
But the United Nations, its own future still facing an abyss of uncertainty. may find it more difficult to come to gri with the wild-fire claims of po- litical nationalism and the lum- ger for personal power that could ignite tne Middle East and Africa.
President. N a 5 se r has un- leashed a vitriolic attack against the United States just a few days after Egyptian MiG fighters forced down alight American commercial aircraft, killing its two occupants.
hen the US. proteswd and also pleaded with Nasser to stop sending weapons to the Congolese rebels. Nasser blunt- ly told US. to take its econo- mic aid and jump into the lake.
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so. TURNS TO EAST
Up to the present. Nasser has seemed to be playing East and West against each other. ac- cepting aid from both sides but still maintaining a certain amount of independence. Now it appears he has virtually turned his back to the west. praising the new Soviet leader with whom he seems ready to enter into deeper political commit-
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In British and other Western diplomatic quarters, there is growing conviction Nasser sees himself not only as the strong- man of the Middle East but as the strong man of all Af-ric'a. one of the most sensitive and. volatile regions of the globe.
His words have indicated he cares little about the white mis- sionaries and their children killed by T sees The Congo fighting as a war of liberation with those sup- porting the government of Moise T s h o mbe merely ac- tempting to assert the Western will on the native populatifm.
Nasser has much influence in the United Arab Republic and the Organization for African Unity. Supported by Soviet mili- tary power. he may attempt to assert his strength with opera- tions resulting in bloodshed in the months to come.
The Senate Did Well
Hamilton Spectator
The senate could have made a fool of itself over the new Can- a an red maple leaf flag. For- tunately for its image. it did ndt. Rather than prolong an already agonizing ordeal with a droning bate. it provided an eloquent entr'acte that pointed up the fa- tuous futility of much that was said over and over again on the same subject by the more pull- san Commons.
Often the Senate annoys Can- adians. And with good reason. But let there be no mistake that some of our most distinguished citizens are members of lh club. Men like Charles Power. G ratta n O‘Lcary. Col. A.J. Brooks. J
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White. Ron MchonIld. GunnIr ThorvaldIon, and Wallace Mc-
Cutcheon aren't: likely to forget that “the other place" is for so- ber second thought and not for childish political shen sans.
Some of the best speeches on flag were made by Senators. many who heard Senator White's roaring attack on new flag are likely to fonget ltI fire-ond-brlmcbone eloquence. Nor will the fiery Senator 0'- Leary'c stirring call for delay- ing action soon forgotten; and not only because of its elo- quence but for its vintage cop- sci-vatlcm.
All in all. the much-maligned Senate conducted itself with splendid good sense. After both side: had had their say. the vote tIken wu none of the brokean flthle - log flint round tho Commons perfomncc.
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German Measles
By Dr. Theodore a. VIIDOIIOI Gel-mu moulu (rubollI) in not [011” unlcu it occurs chir- in the first time mom of premncy. Thou womIn In likely to bur I child with I de- fectlvo hurt. cItIrIct. or Ib- normIi Inning. Thu thrd in so wIll known. mm In women WInt the-pregnIncy taro minted. '
T com y When I qucItionIblo lllneu or I rub dovcl before the woman rul- lus mo in pmmnt. She recIllI I fIlnt‘ Ildii eruption but im- description .iI vuuc. If my line but: I drug rub or I mild form of outlet lover.
Another worry is exposure id German musch during any pregnancy Ind being slightly indinoch but not sick snout: to coniqu I physician. A few weeks later. she do” so. but by thin time, everything is I6 indefinite I precise diagnosis cannot be made.
Time problems thc been overcome new lIborIfory tents thIt Ihow whether Ger- man mcIIleI occurred. One I throat culture that is positive up to I week Ifth the appur- ance of the Ikln oiibbrcIk. Tho other is I blood but to deter- mine tho concentration of im- mune antibodies. These agents begin to form in the blood Ip- proximately two weeks after rubella dcvelqpc and increase in number with each ensuing
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mIrhcul luring I coffee brook: "1 full Io may for my wife thiI morning when Ihc wu Ihovolltu the now off the Ildcwuk. I IlmoIt went out to help her." — Montreal StIr.
I noticed he run driving in Itl'lct coulorudty to the high- way code Ind wu not exceed- ing the spud limit.
From thin I formed the win- ion thIt ho wu lrylng ho Ivold contact with the police. —- Re- port in London Daily Exprcu.
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