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* ‘PAGE 4 TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1965.

_ Welcome Assurance

Twice within the past few days Transport Minister Pickersgill con- firmed the hope he expressed here last November that the Prince Ed- ward Island causeway would be start- ed this year. On a brief stopover at Halifax on a flight from Gander, Newfoundland, to Ottawa on Satur- day, he told reporters that he was “quite sure’ construction would be- gin this year, and at Ottawa yester- day he repeated his reassuring words.

He had been asked, he said, why he hadn’t mentioned the causeway in a speech at Gander in which he had dealt with further federal de- velopment in the-Atlantic Proyinces, and his reply was: “We don’t consid- er the causeway a future project any more. It’s.taken for granted that work will begin later this year.”

When he spoke in Montague on November 20 last, Mr. Pickersgill said there was “absolutely no quest- ion now” about the causeway being built, and he “hoped” to see the pro- ject under way in 1965. This prompted a query from Mr. Macquar- rie in the House of Commons, direct- ed to Works Minister Deschatelets, who said that he had noted Mr: Pick- ersgill’s statement in The Guardian. His cabinet colleague, he added, was “a great prophet” and he concluded by saying: “Let us hope that he -is right.” That was all, and our Queens representative complained with some justice that there was still “confus- jon and uncertainty” as to whether the causeway would be built, and There seems no question now that a definite decision has been taken with regard to making an early start on the project. Otherwise the Trans-: port Minister’s statements would be both irresponsible and inexcusable. We have never known him to act in that way before, and we do not be- lieve he is doing so now. On the contrary, we believe him to be very much concerned with expediting the work, very much aware of what is going on, and also well aware of the dependence we place upon his word in the matter.

One question not dealt with in Mr. Pickersgill’s statements is wheth- fae er the causeway will carry rail traf- fic or not. It is assumed, from a re- cent remark by Solicitor General MacNaught, that it will do so. But wouldn’t it be well, now, to have a

islature on the subject, so that there will be no doubt as to where we stand provincially? And surely there is no further excuse for Mr. Deschate- lets to hedge on his statements with regard to the’ policy of his depart-

the saying goes, and without loss of time.

Busy As A Beaver The Manitoba government

with an ombudsman—or public pro- =s

the office is called in Eng-

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verbial beaver. He probes into every corner of government service, be it a government department, a hospital, a prison, or a court of law—a judge who loses his temper with a witness may be fined $300. In addition, that judge’s name will be published in the ombudsman’s annual report— a black book of bureaucratic mis- deeds—and in the flewspapers as well. ,

One of the most powerful wea- pons of the ombudsman is the cor- respondent of the Swedish news agency who comes daily to his of- fice, sits at a desk set aside for him, and goes over the day's files. Any- thing that has the making of a good story he then puts on the wire and distributes to all Swedish papers.

The ombudsman himself js-always a lawyer and is elected by a special parliamentary committee for ‘a per- iod of four vears. , During his term

| of office he is responsible to nobody.

He reports to the committee once a year, but nobody can stop him from investigating a grievance or from pub- lishing his findings. He can be re- elected, but it is an unwritten trad- ition that no ombudsman is elected for’ more than three consecutive terms

Approximately nine out of ten of the complaints that come to the om- budsman prove to be unfounded, but he investigates them all, however ab- surd of trivial. And he looks through the newspapers for more. One of his chores is to go on annual tour of the country, inspect records of colrts and other government offices, and seek out matters where either the spirit or the letter of the law has been violated:

The ombudsman never decides a case without allowing a person com- plained about to explain his action, and no official is prosecuted merely for having acted stupidly. Most cases are concluded with a letter admonish- ing the guilty official, but the real weapon of the ombudsman is his an- nual report, and, of course, the daily visit from the news agency. Nobody wants to get his or her name into the report, or into the newspapers for that matter.

Negroes Near Goal Prime Minister Pearson has taken

‘the unusual course of expressing

shock “along with all Canadians and Americans of good will,” at the re- newed outlreak of racial violence and brutality in Alabama. This is in keeping with the revulsion which has swept through the United. States at the brutal events in Selma during the past few days, which have re- sulted in the death of a young Negro laborer and of a white minister, Rev. James J. Reeb of Boston, who was clubbed by a gang of white men on

' a Selma street last Tuesday.

Selma itself is both a target for the Negro drive and a springboard for the Black Belt. The racial strug- gle actually began there two years ago, and has come to a head over the voting issue. Even before. the 1963 demonstrations there had been several court moves and federal ef- forts to get more Negroes on the vot- er roles. ;

The population of Dallas County, of which Selma is the government seat, is about 55,000. It is 58 per cent Negro; yet out of a voting age population of 15,000 Negroes, only 600 are registered. Of 14,400 white adults, 9,600 are voters.

The campaign in Selma is only the beginning of a Negro voters’ drive throughout Alabama’s midsec- tion and southern section where the Negro population is concentrated. This time there is a significant new element at work in the outpouring of public sentiment all across the nation against the fanaticism of the segrega- tionists. Governor Wallace and his storm troopers at Selma are making drastic federal action inevitable.

EDITORIAL NOTES

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THE IDES OF MARCH

OTTAWA REPORT By

Patrick Nicholson

Backroom Planners Keen On Election

Phut goes Parliament's East- er Holiday again!

Last year, Canada’s worst parliament tried to interrupt - Canada’s longest session with a | short recess over Easter. owing to the principles or trucul- ence of a few Tories; it was forc- ed to meet on Good Friday, re-' sulting in the farce of the short- est day’s work by Parliament, in which just 52 words were spoken.

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Where will they win the few extra seats needed to give them

that prized majority in the House of Commons? It is generally agreed - that

many electors will transfer their allegiance to the smaller -arties in protest. Thus some present seats will be lost to the Libe~als and the Tories. Memories of the flag being used for partisan vol- itical purposes will cost the Lib-

How It Is

erals many votes in English - speaking Canada, and the re- sentment against the Liberal _concessions to Quebec will cost them even more in the nine oth- er provinces. Thus, Liberal hopes are pinned on picking up about eight Con, , Servative and seven Social Cre- , dit seats at least in Quebec. The achievement of this would give French- Canadians the controll- ing position within the Liberal Party— a prospect which scar- es even Liberals themselves. So — into the fray for that needless fifth election in eight years. God save the Queen and God help Canada.

In Britain

Hamilten Spectator

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pets, but there are now more eats than dogs. The caged ‘‘bud- | gte’* ts the most popular pet. The number of homes with do- mestic servants are dwindling

yearly. Now less than one per |

cent of families have a servant living in. One reason may be that British -housewives are eat-

‘Mental Disorders

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen The care of those with schizop- brenia, the most malignant of all mental disorders, has been revolutionized. Much of the credit goes to phenothiazine drugs and electric-convuls ion therapy which have made it pos- sible to control early manifesta- tions of the disease. The change is best described in a British Medical Journal editorial “Before the second world war, nearly two-thirds of the patients

admitted to the hospjtal wit this diagnosis would there two years later. Now [ess than

10 per cent. of those admitted remain after two years, the av- erage length of stay in the hospi- tal is measured in weeks rather than months, and though short peziods of readmission are more frequent, the patient can

, be expected to spend most of

his life in the community and for much of this time may be self- supporting.”

Treatment results in control rather than cure. The latter may come when the cause is known. Many return home and remain

so long as they take tranquiliz- | ers. A short revisit to the hospi- | tal may be needed to smooth off | the rough periods (mental |

breakdowns). Fewer relapses may be expected in the future with the growing popularity of community mental health cent- ers. The advent of day treatment clinics also may lessen the need for hospital care. The patient spends the day in these units and returns home at night. There is some evidence that prolonged institutional care, ra- ther than the disease, was re- snonsible fcr many _ residual signs of personality deteriora- tions that some developed in the past. Some schizophrenics are

| unable to tolerate demanding or

intense relationships. They are adapted to institutional care and are difficult to rehabilitate It is possible that the new approach

will do away with this chronic |

outlook. At any rate, we hope that in the future mental hospi- tals will be in business to cure patients—not to hoard them

ARMPIT GLANDS M. S. writes: What causes swollen tlands under both arms? This condition has been present about two vears. REPLY Lo@alized” swelling usually comes frotn enlarged, blocked, or infected sweat glands. A dif- fuse swelling may result from fat or an allergy to deodorants. Generalize- diseases such as

Hodgkin's or leukemia also are |

| possibilities.

BLACK MEASLES Mrs. M. R. writes: My 52- year- old father insists he had

, black measles as a child. Every- |} one I have asked says there

ing out in the coffee-pars more |

4 than ever before. | Aside from the dancing, ele-

atch §-vision- watching and looking at

Andy Capp, the average Briton | is entertaining himself more and | more with 10-pin bowling. At- | tendance at the movies is shrip- | king yearly.

Britons are growing more and

| more of tteir own food. They

now have the heaviest tractor density in the world: one for every 36 acres of arable land. | The number of turnips grown is declining, cabbages are he- coming more popular.

Nothing in the report mention- ed that wartime delicacy saus-

| ages and mash.

Leading A Horse To Water

Christian Science Monitor

for and enforcement, infiltra- tion of Laos and South Vietnam from outside could have been checked in time.

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by bleeding into the lesion. ATTACK CONFERS IMMUNITY

Mrs.’ J J. writes: Can infee- |

tious mononucleosis recur? REPLY

One attack usually confers |

everlasting immunity.

(NOTE: All correspondence te Dr. Van Dellen should be addressed to: Dr. Theodore Van Dellen, co Chicage Trib- une, Chicago, Illinois.)

NOTES BY THE WAY

The fact that Canadians owe |

Working may not be as hard

a total of $5,397,000,000 for cred- | as it was in Gradpa’s day, but it purchases and personal loans | taxing. — Calgary Herald.

offers littke comfort for the man

who only owes $97 and ‘is wor- |

ried about meeting the debt.— Fort William Times-Journal.

A crowing contest, te be won by the rooster that crows most often in a 20-minute period, is

held at Aylmer, Ont. The loud- |

est roosters, of course, crow most often at dawn to disturb their owners and their guests.— Ottawa Journal.

A man, chided by his employ-

Hubbie had had a few drinks | too many. ‘“WifeIf it were the | first time, Archibald, I could | forgive it, but you came home in just the same state in Novem- ber, 1916.""—Galt Reporter.

er for chronic tardiness, had an |

ingenious response:

“Hell, |

The Canadian Patent Office

boss.’ he said. ‘‘you have drill- | Record reports invention of an ed me so thoroughly about nev- | “apparatus for covering ¢ulf er watching the clock here at | valls."’ But it probably wont do the office, I've lost the habit at | a better job than the woods.

home.’’—Sarnia Observer.

A lawyer named John Strange was taken serious ill, and phy- | sicians said he'd better some final “There's just said “On my

one thing,’

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Did you hear about the sales- man who came back from a

make | business trip with the follow:.g arrangements | tale? “I stopped at this motel he | with a big sign outside which tombstone I'd | said ‘TV’ ... I checked in and

like ,to have engraved the fol- thought I'd settle down to watch

lowing words: ‘Here Lies Honest Lawyer’”’ “ But to add your name he told. ‘‘No he replied, people read ‘Here Lies An ilon- est Lowyer, they'll say ‘‘That’s Strange. — Financial Post.

need |TV anywhere so I called was | manager. What do you mean, “When! TV? I asked,”’... “Sure,”

An | the late show. Couldn't see a

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said he spreading his hands, — ‘“Tou rists Velcome!”” — Galt Report- er.

Viet Nam Solution

Fort William Times-Journal

An article in Peking People’s | limited to areas between the Daily, official organ of the Chi- | 17th and 19th Parallels.

nese Communists, contains what may be a clue to the direction and purpose of U.S_policy-mak- ers in escalating the Viet Nam war. The Chinese claim the U.S. has demanded that North Viet Nam hand over territory south of the 19th Parallel. The divid- ing line between North and South is the 17th Parallel, a line fixed by the 1954 Geneva Con- | ference A spokesman for the state de- partment in Washington denies that such a request has been made. Nevertheless arm-chair strategists, supported by ovrece- | dent and ~ several — significant facts about recent air raids, | May not be wrong in concluding something of this nature is in | the wind | The Chinese point out, and this | could have a bearing, that U.S. | and South Vietgamese air strik- es against the North have been

| and still is, the main point | discord between the two Viet

In countries divided by ideolo- gical strife. it has become com- mon practice to create a neutral buffer zone hetween the two In some countries, notably Korea, the neutral buffer zone has been reasonably effective in keeving the cold war from turning into a hot war. principally beceuse it reduces easy infiltration. And infiltration of men and supplies from North to South has been. of

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| ing air strikes to areas south of | the 19th Parallel, it could very

well be trying to create a nsy-

| chological condition for «the in- | troduction of the buffer z-ne

princival By stating, even fal- selv, that the U.S. has ‘‘demand-

| ed” the handing over of ¢terri-

tory south of the 19th parallel, the Chinese could very well be indicating their awareness of this strategy.

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