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i The Sooner The Better
Acting Prime Minister Green has announced that a proposal will be placed before Parliament at the 1959 session “to alleviate discrimi- nation in Canada's freight rate structure." It is too soon yet to determine what this proposal will amount to, but the statement in- dicates that the Government is fully aware that Vdiscrimination does exist. It conceded as much in granting the 17 per cent increase last month, when it stated its in- tention of providing “both an im- mediate alleviation of discrimina- tion where it exists, and a long term solution of the broader problem”. “Immediate” does not mean waiting for the next session of Parliament, however. If this delay is necessary, the alleviation measure then de- cided upon should be made retro- active. Of one thing the Govern- ment can be assured. That is that the Atlantic Provinces are in no mood to tolerate unnecessary delay in bringing this issue to a head.
As has been pointed out both to the Cabinet and to the Board of Transport I Commissioners, th e s e Provinces have the highest percent- age in Canada of non-competitive rates on their regional traffic and also on their inbound and outbound movements. According to the 1957 Waybill Study of the Transport Board, «70 per cent of our intra- regional and outbound traffic mov- ed on non-competitive class and commodity rates. 79 per cent of our inbound traffic was in the same category. This is the type of traffic which receives the full} impact of freight rate increases. No other region in Canada is in the same position. '
It has been argued that our special disadvantages are «offset by the Maritime Freight Rates Act.
.This is far from being correct.
While this Act is of great importT ance to us, it does not prevent a deterioration, freight-rate-wise, of our position relative to Central Canada. The hold-downs of Ontario and Quebec rates due to the force of competition there are vastly‘ greater than the effect of the Mari- time Freight Rates Act subventions on our rates.
By virtue of the Act, we were supposedtto have a lower rate base on which the post-war increases were applied. But, by virtue of the forces of competition, Central Cana- dian traffic not only obtained a rate base lower than that of our traffic in many cases, but also escaped the full brunt of the 157.3 per cent rate advance which was reached when the 17 per cent increase was allowed to go into effect.
These are some of the reasons, why “alleviation” is necessary and why the situation calls for prompt and drastic remedial measures. These Provinces have been very patient in the circumstances, per- haps too much so. It is certainly time for a showdown.
' EducationalAims
An interesting report from London says that the Ministry of Education is considering modifica- tion of its “eleven-plus” examina- tion system, as part of a school improvement program.
The so-called “eleven-plus” sys- tem divides students in Govern- ment-su-pported schools, at the age of 11, into those who may attend grammar school-s, the first step in higher education, and those who may attend technical schools, which do not usually lead to university. The idea of course is to encourage the more brilliant students to go on to university and those with less aptitude for scholastic studies to prepare themselves for a trade.
For many years, the plan has been under criticism. It is felt that ' it is a hindrance to highcr cdura- lion fur a large number of young people and that, in any case, the age of ll is too early for a (‘hild's abilities to be properly appraised.
Under the new plan. the eleven- plus system will be retained, but ar- rangements will be made to give youths in technical schools a better opportunity to go on to university, if they show reasonable promise.
This is interesting; for in this country and in the United States there is a growing opinion among education officials that something along the line of the British system might be valuable as a means of keeping colleges and} universities from being over-populated by mediocre students. It is, of course, true that many young persons have no special aptitude for pursuing “higher education” in the classical sense. They do, however, in many instances, show good promise in the field of “vocational” training, which is also important, very much so, in our modern industrial society.
In theory, therefore, some sys- tem of placing young students into categories would seem to have merit. But in practice it doesn’t seem just right. No matter what vocational experts may say or what statistics may show, the fact is that many a supposedly-dull student has gone on to win academic distinc- tion. It is not always the young person who was exceptionally bright at 11 or even 16 who finally comes out on top in college examinations. There are so many intangible fac- tors involved that it is perhaps better to let young people choose for themselves their educational aims—with guidance, of course, from their teachers and parents.
A Good Suggestion
The Railways’ proposal to the Federal Government to set up a compulsory arbitration system in labour disputes would seem to have considerable merit, and not merely in railway disputes but in an over- all sense- .
“Conciliation” boards, with no power to enforce their recommenda- tions are obviously useless, since usually one side to a dispute accepts the recommendation and the other side rejects them. Then, of course, the situation is no better than be; fore. But if both sides knew that the ruling of a board would be final, it is reasonable'to believe that they would earnestly strive for a settle- ment before the case went to the judges. If they did not agree, a “cooling-off” period, also suggested by the Railways, would give the Arbitration Board opportunity to study the pros and cons in advance of the hearing. This, in turn, would help them to arrive at a just deci- 81011. 4 Strikes and threats of strikes in the Railways and large industrial organizations affect the public as well as the parties immediately in- volved. It would seem, reasonable, therefore, for the public, \ sented by impartial and competent judges, to have a say in the settle- ment.
EDITORIAL NOTES
There are advantages to Day- light Saving Time, of course—for some people, that is. But as far as tourists are concerned, we don’t think that Standard Time bothers them a bit—as long as there is a
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At last the British, Americans and Russians have agreed on one article of a draft treaty to end nuc- lear tests. It is not much to get excited about, for there are prob- ably more barriers ahead. Never- theless, in the present state of af- fairs it is good to know that patience can produce a little progress.
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Canada‘s foreign trade picture showed improvement in the first ten months of 1958. Imports were valued at $4,313,400.000 compared with exports of S4,071,800,000. The deficit was $241,600,000, down from 3733300000 in the comparable pcriorl of NET. Exports rosc 12 per cent during October, compared with lilosc in October 1937, while im- ports ucre up slightly more than 4 pcr cent.
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Parliamentary Labyrinth
, By Patrick
Visitors to the Parliament Buildings invariably get lost in the maze of corridors and the mass of misleading room num- bers. And this goes for new Mem- bers of Parliament too.
Our great first Prime Minister pronounced his belief that "A new member requires the exper- ience of his first session in the House to teach him how to hang up his overcoat and hat and take his seat in'a manner befitting a gentleman.” This would have con- tained even more truth if he had altered it to say “. . .to teach him where to hang up his over- coat and hat. . . ." For there is nothing so lost in the parlia - ment building as a new M.P.
There are six floors in the building. Each floor has a dif - ferent floor plan. No rooms were numbered as expected, so that the only guide contained in the number of the room one sought was the first digit, which repre- sented the numlber of the floor on which that room was local- ed. For example, all numbers from 100 to 199 were on the ground floor, and all numbers from 300 to 399 on the 3rd. floor.
But apart from that the num- bers were of no help. For ex- ample, Prime Minister Diefen - baker’s office was numbered 301 but it was almost next door to Works Minister Howard Green whose office was numbered 383. Immediately beneath Mr. Green was Transport Minister Hees, whose office was not numbered, as one might have expected, 283, but was 273. And immediately above Mr. Green was Mr. Ful- ton, Minister of Justice, whose roominum‘ber coincided neither with Mr. Hees’ nor Mr. Green's, but was 495.
NEW SYSTEM MAY HELP
But when M.Ps come back at the beginning of next session, they will find an orderly new system of room numbering has been instituted. They may even be able to find their way around the building, and "locate their friends. - if they have a military mind and a good map.
The old system of designating the number of the floor by the first digit of the number of each room, has been retained. One great improvement is that now the number of each room also corresponds to the numbers of the rooms above or below it.
As a novelty, each room num- ber now consists not only of three digits, as before, but also has a letter added at the end.
Thus every room located on the corridor which runs along the north side of the building has the letter added to its number; every room located on the corridor running along the south side of the building has the letter
There are also several corri - dors which run from north to south, and these are lettered “A,” “B,” “C”, and so on.
The new system of numbering includes three sets of numbers for each‘floor. For example, on the fourth floor, numbers 400N to 4t)th cover rooms on the north corridor; 4005 to 4995 c over rooms on the south corridor; and a third series from 400499 has various letters A, B, C, and so on added, to cover rooms on the north - south corridors.
BUT TRAPS REMAIN
Thus there are three rooms numbered 448. 4485 is the office of Robert Lafreniere. MP. for Quebec - Montmorency. 448N is the office of Defence Production Minister O'Hurley. “SD is the office of John Kuchcrepa. M. P.
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hundred and something “C,” to conform to the scheme, but has “C” numbers on one side and “D” numbers on the other.
The new system has refine - ments so that the expert can even tell at a glance, by looking at the number. which side of any corridor any room is, but that is a subject only for grad- uates of this intricate course.
However, the neat black num- bers, stamped on a gold back - ground and carefully mounted on each door beneath a glass plate, do represent a great improve - ment. Credit belongs to the Ser- geant - at - Arms, Colonel W. J. Franklin M.C., who as “house - keeper” of the Parliament Build- ing was responsible for this in- novation.
Several schemes were put for- ward, he told me, but the one finally selected was the one which he himself had designed. Naturally, after a lifetime of 36 years spent as a serving soldier. his system was. he said, based on military methods.
Humphrey Meets Khrushchev
[By George Kitchen Canadian Press Staff Writer
Canadian Press Staff Writer
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey’s now-celebrated eight - hour talk with Soviet Premier Khrushchec could have some effect on the East-West manoeuvring over the status of Berlin.
For one thing the long glabfest between the voluble Soviet leader and the equally-talkative Demo- crat from Minnesota lessens the likelihood that Khrushchev will miscalculate The political situa- tion in the United States.
It would be understandable itf Khrushchev were to misinterpret the sweeping Democratic gains in the November U.S. congressional elections and read into the results indications of diminished congres- sional s u p p o r t for President Eisenhower in the foreign field. WELL BRIEFED
Nothing could be further from the truth. The Democrats have been among the strongest sup- porters of the president's foreign policy, primarily because its ba- sic principles —- containment of communism and foreign aid— were laid down by previous Dem- ocratic administrations.
Khrushchev unquestionably was I) r i e f e d thoroughly on Hunph- rey's background before the two met in Moscow. He. undoubtedly was aware of Hunphrey's record as a leader of the liberal wing of the Democratic party and his po- sition as third-ranking member of the Senate foreign relations com- mittee and head of its disarma- ment subcommittee.
He knew. too, that Humphrey was one of the first American politicians to advocate a US. atomic test ban and had dis- agreed with Eisenhower on his handling of the Middle East crisrs last summer. He may have ex- pected—or at least hoped -— that Humphrey would oppose Eisen-
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hower’s call for a firm Western stand against Khrushchev’s pro- posal to turn Berlin into a neu- tral, disarmed city.
It presumably was on the basis of this background that Humph- rey was able to visit the Kremlin and spend so much time with the Soviet leader.
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Butt Humphrey, judging from the interviews he has given since the Kremlin meeting, dispelled any illusions Khrushchev might have harbored about the sena- tor‘s stand on the Berlin question and about a possible split in Con- gress when the situation there comes to a showdown.
Western diplomats regamd it as important that a leading US. sen- ator was able at least to attempt to set the Soviet premier straight on the facts of US. political life at a time when Khrushchev was perhaps preparing to force the West out of Berlin.
The 47-yeanold senator, at his best when he is engaged in ‘de bate, is regarded as one politic-
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Why Conceal Hearing Aids?
By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D.
I’M NOT going to say a word today.
Instead, I‘m just going to let you read an important 1e t t e r which the vice president of a major national hearing aid manufacturing concern recently sent executives of other firms in the same business.
Here are excerpts from th e letter: I
“In scanning recent advertise- months it has become increasing ly apparent that some in the hearing aid industry are gomg ovenboard in promoting and sell- ing present-day instruments on the relative merits of being able to hide or conceal their usage. NATURAL IMPAIRMENT “Medical science has conclu - sively established that hearth g lass is a very natunal impacr'. merit, one no more derogatory in nature than poor eyesight. . “In advertising the ease With which a hearing loss may be hidden or concealed, the industry is in reality working against its own efforts to bring the needed help thousands are desperately seeking. Inadvertently, some are actually casting an aura of stig- matism on the hearing h-andi -
capped. , WON’T WEAR ONE . “Lt has been conservatively es- timated that over half of to - day’s hard-of - hearing, who can be helped by a hearing aid, are not presently wearing one. Fur- thermore, this figure has re - maimed constant despite our col— lective effor‘bs I10 diminish th e size of instruments. making them less conspicuous than ever be - fore. “Certainly t h i s conclusive proof demands that we approach this problem from another an - gle. Why should we persist in planting doubts and such-ions in the minds of this large and impontant segment of our poten- tial market? CHANGE PITCH “We are convinced that we must discontinue the pra-ctic e of advertising how readily one can hide his impairment, a n d concentrate instead on:
“‘1. Lifting this cloak of se - mocy surrounding present users. "2. Setting forth the genuine pleasure to be gained from to - day’ls instruments, and h ow thousands of present users have been able to once again assume their rightful place in society. HELPS OTHERS “3. Convincing prosp e c t i v e users of the consideration they
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would be extending their farm - lies and friends by wearing an aid. .
“4. Dispelling the apparent stig- matism attached to being hard- oleTcaring."
. it this, mind you, is from an official of a firm which manu - factor-es hidden hearing aids as well as the conventional models. QUESTION AND ANSWER
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Answer: Worrms may infest individuals of any age. There are many kinds of worms cap- able of infesting man and the treatment'dependis upon their type and location.
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