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A , 7 PA-TEE 4 iiososvfri-:n.T2s.'i95T Free Trade Zone , Plans for creating a free trade vi zone in Western Europe have pro- - 1 .. ceeded with dispatch since Britain 1 announced willingness to become a i 1 member of the organization. The hope now is that the arrangement may be completed by next July. In : all. 17 countries with a total popu- ”' 1 lation of more than 200 millions are expected to enter the agreement A whereby all trade tariffs will be re- ? moved. Meanwhile. six countries-- 5 France. West (lermany. Italy, Bel- gium. the Netherlands and Luxen- bourg-are hoping to sign a ”cus- toms union" argcement next month. Britain, so far. has not joined this customs union. the reason being that r. , under its pmvisioiis all members will erect the same tariff barriers against non-member countries. This does not i apply to the proposed free trade ' agreement which will permit each member country to fix its own tariffs for imports outside the treaty area. Britain also wants agricultural pro- ducts excluded from the free trade formula. while the other countries do not. The latest report is that a -F compromise will probably be worked . out, so as to leave Britain's trade relations with the Commonwealth undisturbed. The important thing is that for the first time Britain and Western Europe are going to join in I policy of free and unrestricted trade which in time may very well lead to some form of political union. some- thing which has been talked about off and on for many years. When negotiations for the free I trade arrangement began in earnest - A I year or so ago. the United States iii Government professed great and sympathetic interest in it. Secretary of State Dulles on several occasions referred to it as the best thing that could happen for the European econ- omy. Now that an agreement is in (i sight, however, slight misgivings ap- pear to be arising in Washington. In the early summer, an announcement 1 from the State Department has dis- " closed, talks will be held with all g European Govcmments with a view to having them reduce their tariffs 5 on imports from the United States. if This hardly fits in with the free ”f' trade idea under which it is hoped f gist Europe will become less, not i A ore. dependent on imports from the .S.

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Gen. Norsiad's Views Q General Laurls Norstad. Supreme

fcrred

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"international law.”

practice legitimately.

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out of the deliberations.

Allied Commander in Europe. has been subjected to I good deal of press criticism in Britain and West- drn Europe for speaking out against the proposed reductions in NATO manpower. He has been especially ritical of Britain's" announced in- i'I'lfi0l'l of cutting her forces in Ger- many approximately in half. It must be granted. however. that Gen. Norstad's task these days is not an enviable one. As Supreme Commander he is responsible for the defense of Western Europe. And. of course. if things were to go 1' badly for the allies in the event of I sudden Soviet assault, which is al- ways a possibility. he -would get most of the blame. Even with the present strength at his command he does not appear to be satisfied that he defense is adequate. It is nat- -firal. therefore, that he should be - rbed over the impending Brit- wlthdrawal which almost cer- T -'.I will be followed by French. and Italian paring of their

- What the United

a debt of gratitude.

foreign ministers may mean,

word - "no". I O D O

to be outstanding clvlllties.

Everybody knows now where President Eisenhower stands with respect to "international law". He used the term at least a half-dozen times in his latest speech on Middle East affairs: and each time he re- to it as something which Israel must respect. because she is a small and relativelly weak nation. and Russia may ignore. because she is powerful. For the latter there can be only ”moral pressure" from the United States and the United Nations. A weaker speech was probably

never delivered by the leader of a

great nation. its gist was that Israel

must comply with UN. resolutions

and take chances on being treated

fairly in the future, while Russia and

Egypt are to be allowed to do pretty

much as they please. But the most

sickening passage in the speech was

this one: ”It would indeed be a sad

day if the United States ever felt that it had to subject Israel to the same type of moral pressure as is being applied to the Soviet Union." That surely is adding insult to in- jury. What it means in effect is that economic, political and military sanc- tions whlch, if the President has his way, are to be applied against Israel are less severe that the ”moral pres- sure” which has been applied against Russia. No Israeli can be expected to accept that view. Nor can anyone else who knows the meaning of plain words and who has the slightest respect for the most elementary moral principles, to say nothing of

EDITORIAL NOTES

One good thing about the eleva- tion of the Duke of Edinburgh to princely status is that those ill-in- formed magazine writers and report- ers who have persisted in referring to him erroneously as "Prince Philip" will now be able to carry on the

Emperor Haile Salassis of Ethi- opia is reported to be angry over President Eisenhower's failure to confer with him concerning his new policy for the Middle East. He ought not to take the slight too badly in view of the fact that other nations more powerful and more closely al- lied with the United States were left

United States officials expected Israel to obey orders to withdraw hcr troops from Egyptian territory without waiting for suitablle guaran- tees. Well. they have now found out their mistake. Israel is the first de- mocratic state to insist on the United Nations living up to its responsibil- ities. The whole free world owes her

Western diplomats are wondering what the Soviet Union's change of

thing sure is that it means no good. Shepilov. to give the devil his due. occasionally said "may be” to West. ern suggestions for settling prob- lems. Gromyko is I man of one

ons dlspenuble. More than once he has said that it is conceivable that a Soviet attack, should one be made. would be of I conventional type. in which case it is doubtful that the West would resort to nuclear de- vices and thus take the responsibil- ity for all-out atomic war.

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The Egyptian Minister of Portu- gal is reported to have been the only foreign diplomat not present at a reception for Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in Lisbon. He had conveniently left town just before the Royal party's arrival. It was, of course, an exhibition of bad manners: but then no representative of Colonel Nasser can be expected in diplomatic

It is reported that in brushing aside Mr. Stanley Knowles' proposal that all medical expenses be deducted from income for tax purpoaes, Jus- tice lffnlster GIrIon branded it I "phony". What kind of talk is that I minister of tbc'Cr-own? It's

ZOOM !

British and Singapore ministers l villi open full-scale negotiations here Yilarch ii on the constitutional future of the Soutlicast Asian is- land colony of Singapore.

Lim Yew Hock. the island's chief minister. who Viiii lead the Singapore delegation. thinks pro- spects for complete internal self- Eovernnicnt for the territory are good.

He had preparatory talks here last December with Alan Lennox- Boyd, the British colonial secre- tary. They then agreed that the agenda for the March conference. which is expected to last for about two weeks. should be:

I. To take note of the items in the constitutional proposals by the British government which already have been agreed to in principle. IThcsc were made at the abortive negotiations in London in May. I956. when the Singapore delega- tion was led by Llm's predeces- sor. David Marshalll. SECURITY CONTROL

2. internal security. The confer- ence last May failed mainly be- cause of the deadlock on the ques- tion of control of the island's in- ternal security when it impinges on defence.

3. Designation of the Queen's representative in Singapore.

4. External relations and the ex- ternal defence of the island. which is Britain's largest Far Eastern naval base.

5. The date.-'whcn the new con- stitution shall come into force.

6. The position of civilian cm- plnyeeii in the armed forces.

Well-informed sources here be- lieve that two vital issues at the forthcoming conference will he the problem of internal security

and the designation of the Queen's

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representative in SlIlL1iIpfll'C. which has I population of about 1.200.- 000.

RI-JJECTI-ID (i0l'N('ll.

At last May's conference. the British delegation. led by Lciinii.x'- Boyd. proposed the establishment of I defence and security council consisting of the British high cum- niissioner. the chief minister, two

other British representatives and ;

two other alivcs.

Singapore represent-

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But because the British plaii.

gave the high I mlssioncr the casting vote. Marshall relccted the proposal and the negotiations failed.

Lim now is understood to have i

suggested that the council be com- posed of three representatives each of Britain and Singapore and one from the Federation of lila- laya. Singapore's big neighbor, which is due to become an inde- pendcnt member of the Common- wealth Aug. 31.

This would. in the event of I division of opinion between the British and Singapore members of the council. give the final vote in the fedcrationls reprcsenlaive. WOULD RETAIN TRADE

Lim has made it clear that he wants Britain to retain control of Singapore's defence and foreign affairs. But he has made this proviso-that foreign trade and cultural relations shall come un- der the island's elected ministers.

He has warned the legislative assembly that another failure of the constitutional negotiations would be too much for the people of Singapore to bear.

"It will mean I grave blow to the democratic forces in Singa- pnrc and make the ground fcrtllc for subversive forces to operate," he declared.

(YPPAWA REPORT

Ottawa: The Dlli'Dn3-(' of this mi. umn is to tell you about the high- lights and trends of our parlia- mentary govcrnmciil ill till! nat- ional capital. And in lillinc may I try to describe the work perfm"'n- cd by our national figures and out- slanding politicians of all IlI'fI'iif's' with special emphasis from lily”: to time on the M.P's who repre- sent the fifty-fivc constiliicm-is-5 where this column is read

The House of (Tomrnons meets for 5'6 hours on four day of each Week. for 3'5 hours each Wednes- day. and not at all on Saturdays: or Sllndlvs. under normal conditions. This 25': hour week does not re- present the total work done by your MP. in Ottawa. lie ape-ndI perhaps several hours a day in his office. Ittendinil to the requests contained in letters from constit- uents. Once I week or perhapa more often he meets with his col- ltfzucs In party caucus. and again with his colleafllies in smaller uro- vlncinl party caucus if no la I Liberal. And he probably sits on two or three committees during the session.

In I year such as this. with I general election expected. your pend some that mending his political fence: around his . nntltucncy.

These rival claim: upon MIT time. coupled with the lures drlnlilng coffee. playing crtbbage moklnii and "chewing the m,'i cm peep Into his attendance dur- III than 5'5 hours each week when the House is still .

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By Patrick Nicholson

your member of Pnrliaincnt" last week. it would have been neces- sary to be in about ISO different places at once.

The House today consists of iii!) Liberals, 50 Conservatives. 22 ('.('. Fen. I5 Socrcds and 3 Independ- ent members. There are six VII- can les caused by the death of the siting member. Of this "Oils-.' of 259 M.P'l. I counted 106 only on Orders of the Day one day. and I09 another day.

On one of these day. Conserva- tive Leader John Dtefenbaker rose to his feet when Finance Minister Walter Harris moved that the House should go into Committee of supply.

Mr. Dlefcnbaker moved that "this House in of the opinion that the welfare of the Canadian people requires the adoption now of 41 national development policy which will develop our natural rcsoiirrr-s for the muxlmum benefit of all part; of Canada. encourage more ... using of those resources in

. correct the present seri- oII unfavourable trade balances footer wider finInclIl pa'rticlp:I- ml by Conalniu in the develop- of our resources. and pro- gnaur opportunity and em- fpr I steadily increasing

CONFIDENCE of course Imountcd to I If no confidence in in e . I counted no less

PUBLIC FORUM

This column to open to the discu- Ilun by corrupondcnu of tfucluuu of lnicn-It. The Guardian does not pecto- nrily endouo Lhn opinion If corroo pomlentl.

C.C.F. OIIJ ECTIVES

Sir. - in reply in Mr. Prid- ham's letter in Friday's Guardian. please permit me to mention some instances where government public! ownership is functioning very satisfactorily: Postal ser- vices. Transportation. the C.B.C.. Education. Health Ind Welfare. elc.

Monopoly by large corporations. who work only for their own profit and are responsible to no one. is much more to be feared than public ownership which is respon- sible to the people. The latter in denim-racy in action.

The C.C.l-i. does not advocate the abolition of private enterprise where it serves I useful purpose such as in co-operatives. small businesses. or wherever there is healtluv competition; and where there in danger of monopoly in public services government owner- ship cnn best serve the people.

Please let me assure Mr. Prid- liam that the C.C.1-'. still follows the principles and program laid down by its great founder the late -LS. Woodswnrth and it bu ax. cried an influence in Canadian politics for beyond its numerical strength-especially in the field of social legislation. as old age pen- sions, family allowances. unem- ployment insurance. health insur- ance. prison reform. etc. Condi- tions have changed Iomwhal glncg Mr. Woodsworlh's day, Hg would have rejoiced had he been able to see the growth of the Labor Move- ment and the curb which Labor Unions through their policy of col. ieclive bargaining have been Ibig gincxcrt. upon monopolistic capital-

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"The aim of the Cooperative. Commonwealth Federation tc.C. luv is the establishment in Canada by democratic means of I Co-oper- ative Commonwealth in which the Wllplying of human needs and the enrichment of human life shall be the primary purpose of our sm-iriy, Private profit and corpor. aiclpowcr must be subordinated to sm-ml planning designed to achieve equality of opportunity and the luulicst living standards for Ill (anadians."

The above quote is one of the tenets of the C.C.P.

I Im, Sir. ctc.. M.A. MACINNIS. Borrlcn. P.E.I.

crnmcnts in implementing their responsibilities. By the end of this two-day de-

. Lalo. some so week-ending M.P';

had returned to Ottawa. Ind the Liberals voted II I Iolid phI' to defeat the th re I opposition parties by 121 to 67.

while Mr. Dicfcnbaker made out In excellent one for an ex- cellcnt cIuIe. he porbIpI quite in- cidenfally raised II even more important subject. This is the need for In entirely low approach to Federal - Provincial relationships. Weave operating now. on I form- ula devised by the Fathers of Con-

fcreat of I year: In. mu. too canon- of trade. fiance. . in- dustry and world in. we need

I pooluou If Ifmllarty mod- ernised federal - stbtllftes.

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Medically Speaking

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Most of you probably have uken medicine of one form or another off and on for yeIn. Maybe I simple cough remedy or maybe one of our newer sulfa drugn.

Yet I'll bet you don't know the in fuadameuul rules II! of you should be thoroughly fIintltIr with before you In safely prepu-ed to handle medicine in your own home.

Here they In in simplified form:

I. Always read Ill directions carefully before taking medicine.

2. Shake liquid medicine thor- opghly when the directions so Id- v sc.

NEVER EXPERIMENT

8. Don't take medicine originally prescribed or intended for others.

4. Never increase the dose or take more frequent doses than dir- ected without approval of our phy- sicinn.

5. Don't take medicine in the dark. You might accidentally grab the wrong bottle.

6. Keep the label side of the bot- tle on top when pouring the medi- cine. This will keep the label clean and easy for you and your phar- macist to read.

7. Close the container immediat- ely after taking the medicine. Some medicines become weaker and others stronger if left. in an open container.

ll. Don't pour medicine back into the bottle once it has been re- moved. it might contaminate the entire preparation.

TOPS OF BOTTLES

9. Don't interchange covers or tops of medicine bottles. You might use the wrong medicine by mistake sometime by identifying it by its cover.

10. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children.

These rules are easy to follow. They really take little effort and they might prevent I serious Ic- cidcnf.

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

L.F.: What causes cold sores? What can I do about them?

Answer: The exact cause for cold sores. IclentiflcIlly known In herpes lIblIlls. is not it n o w n. They commonly occur following colds Ind such diseases In pneu- monia. malaria or meningitis.

It has been found that one treat- ment with X-ray will tend to help prevent the recurrence of this ton- ditlon. However. if the herpes have already formed. the use of such preparations ll spirit: of camphor or I bland ointment such as Las- IIr'l past: may be helpful.

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WINTER BIRDS

For food and drink. but not for that alone.

From the dark wlntcr silence of the hill.

From wind-filled branch Ind bol- low tree Ind Itiii

And hidden places, lichen grown.

with "beat and flurry louder than the moan

Of frosty pines they come. and seem to

The morning with their sudden wing: and spill

Au April light 0 earth as cold as Itonc.

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Fnr them. despite the nest tbIt keeps them warm. For me. deIpltI tho friendly word.

I think in winter that Iomc ice must form

Around the heart of woman and of bird.

And if is good. in this ” ' ing wuthor.

To peck It crumbs and awhile together.

fire and

speak

-Olivia Moore. in the New York Herald-Tribune.

The Age Old Story

TRUST In file lord with all fhllo heart: and lean not late thine own Iadcnfandlng

OUR YESTERDAYS

From The Guardian Illa

..'l'WI-JNTY-l"IVli YEARS AGO (February II. I!!!)

An estimated ion of about 05.- we occurred in I fire which broke out early yesterday morning in the rutdencc of Mr. Neil DIn'Ich. Charlottetown. All the upper. Itorey of the building wu lulled by fire Ind the lower floors con- aidcrably damaged by water. Oc- cupant: of the home cleaned with only minute! to Ivan.

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THE WAY

..dcIpofr-Ill II III noun. but WI baaeu. Iuatauruts In baffled when it comes to gottlng than bIlvoI out of on fruit. II they do with cIItIloupe.-Cbatbam News.

Glrlu. I uycbologlu IIJI you should learn to lnugh with your buIbInd. but first. of course. you Iliould learn to quit laughlng If him.-Ottawa Citizen

...lIdgtIg by the uncut credit re- strictions. the government must think the public cIn't be trusted with their own money.-Toronto Star.

..JuIt becIuIc the girls laugh If your remarks is no proof that you are willy. Perhapl they have pretty teeth.-Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

You're getting old if you can re- membe how they used to chop up the ice in the horse trough on the market square that now isn't. -Saruia Observer '

Canadian National Railways has ordered 137.000 pieces of china and 140.000 glasses for the new Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. What I field for guests who want I free souvenir!-Ottawa Journal. '

. Nothing flutters the ego more than I set of markers bearing the driver'a initials. Connecticut and New Hampshire have found these I profitable sourse of income It. I surchange of 35 I pair. - London Free Press

A Ilcep-walking woman II Cali- fornia turned sleep-driver and drove 23 mile: before waking up. It was bound to come in this age when many people's feet Ire more It home on the gas pedal than on the ground. -Lethbridgc Herald.

..Unit.ed State: Secretary of Sun Dulles succeeds in putting his foot in his mouth almost every time he opens it. It in hard to under- stand an experienced diplomat. who in earnest. sincere and well- mcaning. making continual em- barrassing statements. The red- faced State Department official It Washington are constantly en- gaged in explaining away Mr. Dul- les' foolish remarks.-London Frcc Press

..The trouble is that the modern family is afflicted with "motor- ltls." Father pay: two or thin or four times ll much for the tIm- lly home Is for the family car and the former is I more comfortable place to relax and enjoy I holiday: yet every weekend Ices people swarming onto the highwIyI by the hundreds of thousands. The cause of thin mania for mileage is all I mystery. Edmonton Journal

. Southern Alberta. cradle of the range sheep industry in Canada. should be raising more sheep for they mean to the producer two crop:-one of wool and the other lambs for the mmercial market. Choice lambs of around 100 pounds In weight are fetching 19 cent: It Toronto and one marketing or- ganization in Lethbrldgo reports its shipments III running from six to eight cars I week.-Leilu bridge Herald

Years Irvund nuupaper Ifflcu have given ill many views of ink smeared clothes. but nothing of the sort we heard about the other dIy in Trenton, Mo. Seems Pub- lisher Ray Van Meter. standing on the ink barrel instead of I Ilopladder to reIch I high Ilielf in the Trenton Rcpubllcul - Timea chop. slipped and tho bIrrcl lid wan dislodged. so was Publish- er Van Meter, who fell kerplunk

into that thick, sticky, biIck mau. -KIIIIII City StIr

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..WI In IIIIIIII In having I wtfo who dabblel II Iox.-Calgary Ilonld.

About the our till; I penny wtllbuytheacdayslllfowmlir utu teat in I parking meter stop. -NlIgIrI FIIII Review.

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some Eskimo women wear 55.000 worth of fun In their everyday attire. And with practically In audience.-CliItbIm News.

. .'I'bere are for main roIIIII why I woman buys an article -- be. cause nobody has it or because everybody has it.-Chatham News.

"Cook your oysters: uncooked oysters are unhealthy." advises I dietitian. How could cooking an oyster improve his health? -Kit- cbener-Waterloo Record.

Sorry. girls. but we cautioned you repeating to leap while the leaping was good, which it wont be again for the next. four years. -Ottawa Citizen

It isn't the good food of the old days that we oirislcrs need. so much as the good hard work which developed the good appetites.- Chatham News.

People Ire funny. Tell I guy there are eight billion stars in the sky Ind he believe: you. Tell him it's fresh paint and he has to stick his finger in it.-Chicago Sun- Times.

Ontario officials forecast that by 1959 province will have 2.000.000 licenced drivers. That's one way of looking It the present rate. there may not be any driver: left by I959.-Edmonton Journal

..Colo. the first gorilla born II captivity at Columbus, Ohio, has been described as "cute", sweet and wonderful." It only goes to prove that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.-Toronto Tele- gram.

Irony of the week department: A mental patient in a hospital in England won about siimooo in I football pool. He correctly fore- cast the scores of eight football games. As in many facets of our society. being crazy isn't Ibso- lutely necessary: but it helps.

-sherbroolre Record.

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