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Time ‘For United Action

Premier Matheson is quoted as say- ing that a new ferry on the Borden- Tormentine run is needed “immediat- ely”. He based his statement on the fact that there is now only one pas- senger'ship on the route and, should that one have to go on dock for ex-

.“ tensive overhaul, there would be no

service at all.

We are pleased to note that the Premier has come round to the View, long advocated in these columns, that our ferry services are inadequate. We should like to point out, however, that they were inadequate long before fire broke out on the “Prince Edward Is- land”. That aggravated the situation; it did not cause it. We cannot help thinking, too that, if the Provincial- Government, Boards of Trade and other interested bodies and organiza— tions had supported us a little more strongly in the beginning, a new boat—a third one— might have been in service long ere this.

It is probably too late in the sea- son now to find satisfactory replace- ‘ ment for the burned ship; and it seems likely that for the rest of the I fall and winter we shall have to make

g7 hoping that she can be kept in ser-

the time to plan for next year. The Federal Government should be in- formed at once that the Province will- expect a greatly impro ed service- 2 and by that we mean omething more E than a. refurbished “Prince Edward ‘ Island”— beginning not later than

I early Spring.

There is no reason why this can-

* not berealized. But it will not be

realized if any significant sector of

. offibial or public opinion persist in

the view that improved service now should be subordinated to the hypo-

Ibly what Federal authorities are counting on. Only if We present a uni—

claim can we hope to makb'any" im- pression at Ottawa. ’ Frankly, we do not think that our Federal representatives have done their full duty in this respect. But in fairness to them it must be said that I they can act only in accordance with , the Wishes of the Province; and these, unfortunately, h a v e not b e e n

} been by official , From now on, we 'shall expect the

strengthened as they might have representations.

j Provincial Government to go into this

" matter with energy and determina-

. tion.

Mr. Lehman's Views, ,

Evidence that the United States official stand with respect to the “off-

shore” islands of China is'not being

given full bi—partisan support and that some prominent Americans entertain doubts as to its‘validity is provided in a recent letter to the New, York Times from Herbert H. Lehman, a former Democratic Governor of New York and United States' Senator,land rman' who is highly respected all over the United States: Because this phase of American policy is of inter- est-to everyone, since on it hangs the issue of peace or war, we are taking the liberty 0f quoting certain excerpts from Mr. Lehman’s letter. - “President Eisenhower claims that

the principle involved is the question I

of the use of force to change the sta- tus of the islands. But these tiny is- lands, sticking in the very‘throat, of the Chinese mainland, have been used by Chiang Kai-shek for the past three years as military bases; to apply the threat of force against Communist China—as possible’jumpi'ng-off plaCes for an invasion of the mainland—with American help, of course. One-third of Chiang’s military forces are now stationed on these islands. Indeed, the very presence of this preponder- ant portion of Chiang’s fighting for- ces on Quemoy and Matsu, an open provocation to Red China, has been cited by President Eisenhower as a justification for our defence of the islands. We cannot oppose the use of force by Red China and at the same time support the threat of force by Chiang Kai~shek. These islands have no strategic value except possibly for aggressive purposes against the mainland of China. Historically and

l do with the “Abegweit”, meanwhile I

‘ vice Without interruption. But now is ,

thetical prospect of a causeway sev- \ ‘ oral years from now. That is prob-

ted front‘ in pressing I our rightful '

' peace,

geographically they are part of the mainland of China.

“I am opposed to the Communist regime of China and all its attitudes and works. I hold no brief for its use of the threat of force to attain its objectives. But its objective with re- gard to Quemoy and Matsu is, unfor- tunately for us, juridically justified. It is part of the long standing civil war between the Communist regime and that of Chiang Kai-shek. We have no international right to commit our armed forces to the defence of these islands. That commitment must be liquidated without delay.

“Because the ownership of these

whose breach .most catastrophic consequences for all mankind, the immediate objective 'of foreign policy should be to help bring that question before an inter- national body——either the United Na- tions or the International Court of Justice. Meanwhile, we should use all our influence and authority not to de- fendthe islands but to secure an ar- rangement whereby the Formosa re- gime can promptly withdraw its for- ces. «

“Not a single American life, not to speak of the peace of the world, should be sacrificed for the defence of Quemoy and Matsu. That defence involves neither moral nor legal prin- ciple; nor does it have the justifica- tion of vital American interest. If the principle were right, we would be jus- tified in standing for that principle.

free world would stand with' us. But it is ardangerous. folly to stand isolat- ed and alone at the brink of a world war, when the only objective to be gained is a saving of face for General Chiang Kai-shek. The world’s fate and the fate of freedom are immeas- urably more important to the Am-

ang."

No Apples, No Lumber

Evidently, Mr. H. Watson Jamer, the Atlantic Provinces" trade agent in London is not satisfied with the way Canada,and especially his own region,

British market. In apples, lumber and a variety ofother products, he says. the United States, Australia, New Zéaland and a number of European. countries are leaving ‘us far in .the - rear. At a big food show in London there was not 'a Canadian apple or anything else worth mentioning.-

It is, of course, true that this year’s ’ Canadian apple crop is not yet ready for marketing. But, according to Mr. Jamer, Nova Scotia apple men are

,not doing much to attract orders for

later on, while agents from the Uni- ted States and New. Zealand, partic-

' ularly, “are amazed at their success." I

On the credit side, Mr. Jamer ap- pears to have interested a few Bri-

tish and European industrialists in

the Atlantic Provinces, where they hope to establish plants of one kind and another; This is a very fine thing, indeed; and we hope and trust . that Mr. J amer will have further suc- cesses in this field as time goes on. 'But the most energetic [agent in the world cannot do much about advertis- ing the products of the region if there is lethargy and lukewarmness back home. . -

In the case of lumber, the Canad- ian product surely ought to find as good a market in Britain as lumber from Russia. Yet, according to Mr. Jamer, there are big stacks piled up frdm Russia and a number of other European countries, “and not a stick from Canada.” Obviously, our “wood- pile” needs attention.

EDITORIAL NOTES

A starch factory, perhaps more than one, would be a good thing for potato growers. It would provide a satisfactory‘outlet for surplus potato- es and help, indirectly, to stabilize prices. It is to be hoped that the con- sideration promisedby the Provincial Government will result in concrete

action in this regard.

# ilk #

Scotch whiskey made in Japan is being exported to Europe where it sells at a much 10Wer price than the Scotch product. Experts say it is hard to tell it from the “real thing”. That won’t persuade the Scots themselves to drink it; but its relative cheapness might.

* Sit 1*

Good luck to Agriculture Minister Harkness who has gone to Europe in search of markets for agricultural products. If Canada could regain only a fraction of the post-war business she did with Britain and the contin- ent, there would be little cause to worry about surpluses. But to get this business, Canada will have to give certain concessions in return. The time is gone when the export trade ‘

was a matter of routine. \

islands is, in fact, a threat to world , involves the '

even at the threat of war—and the ' V

'erican people than the face of Chi— .

are trying to place their wares in the ‘

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OTTAWA REPORT” ' ’ -' ‘

Ottawa: Our capital’s best- kept diplomatic secret in living memory is identity of 'our next ambassador to the United States. There has been no trace of any leak and no whisper of specul- ation as to the person who is to fill this key Embassy.

Washington, the 54 year old. Nor- maIn Robertson, was only appoint

PUBLIC FORUM

This column in open to the discus-

sion by correspondents of question of

interest. The Guardian does not neses-

eerily endorse the opinion of coma handouts.

> A TRIBUTE

in World War II,

after my first posting to .Y.C.. II returned to Ottawa w etc I first met with the Dean of Art— ilery Ammunition, that grand mam-Lt. Col. S. S. Weatherbie. He was serving as procurement oficer of cartridge cases with Dominion Munitions and. Supply while I was his opposite number with the British Technical Mis- sion. ' . Little did I know then who he was, or what he stood for in the field of production of Artillery ammunition during the Fir st World War. The production by Canadians under his technical guidance put Canada on, the map. v

Yes, this was a native Island— e‘r. Alas, now gone.

As recognized by Woolwich

v War Offlice, Canadian Govern-

ment and nadian manufactur— ers, no off cer or man in Can- ada did so much for Canada and our war effort. A genial soul, modest, retiring, Lt.-Col. Wea— therbie was a m n of extraordin- ary technical ablity and one of tireless effort.

A yelp for help firom a distant -manufacturer would send him scootlng by plane, train or car; hat or not hat, to the rescue. In nothing flat, furnaces, lathes. and presses would resume their race to victory.

What a man!

I am, Sir, otc.,

, W. E. HENTHORN,

Summerside, P. E. I. .

FAIR PLAY

Slim—I enjoy reading your paper, where you give everyone a chance to air their views.

Now that the shooting season is about to open, the city folks will be coming "to the country to do their shooting and enjoy themselves on the farmers’pro perty. ‘

My kick is this: let the farm- ers change them for shooting on their premises. When the farm- er’s son goes to town to work, he is confronted with a police officer to pay a twentydfive dol- lar tax levied for school taxes in the City, I understand. The first day you enter the job be- fore you earn one cent, you are hounded. _

Now the people who shoot will say, “That is not our fault”. Yes, it is. They voted for the it, so now we farmers and farmers' sons have our chance. Charge every city boy and man who shoots on our property. Then we will be square. ’

What an injustice to t-hinklof farmers’ sons who have to pay high poll tax to their own school and then have to pay to. the city schools. If it was not for the farmers and their sons, who leave most of their money in the city, it would not suzrv1ve long. When those few farmers’ sons work in the city, they leave most of their money there in gas, clothes and food.

So, I say, wake up farmers and put on the same taxes or let the city not cl‘mze “I” sons.

I am, Sir, etc. FAIR PLAY

J ohnston’s Riven

Our present ambassador ln'

Next Ambassador To U.S.

By Patrick Nicholson Special Correspondent for The Guardian

ed last year. Prior to that. he held the offilce of Canadian High Commissioner in Bmdhain. With a

to the Privy Council in Ottawa, be served in England for 11 years, at a post for which he was eminently and in which

garded.

During the past fourteen years, Canada has been replies- ented by four ambassadors in Washington. These have all been career civil servants: Mr. L.B. Pearsom now leader of the Lib- eral Opposition in the Commons); Mr. Hume Wrong; Mr. A.D.P. Heeney (now chairman of the Civil Commission here); and Mr. Robertson.

AMERICANS STAR HERE

In that same period, American ambassadors to Canada have lu- cluded two career civil servants, and two political appointees who 'were the late Mr. Lawrence Stein— hardt and Mr. Douglas Stuart. Those two non-Ipmfessional dip- lomats have performed by far

while the two professionals have by compamson' been smoothly capable and safely unremarkable and have never-caused the Can- adian government a single sleep less night. . -

This makes one wonder whethu effective diplomatic representat- ion of Canada in Washington doe. not likewise call for something more freewheeling than a man who is to the striped pants trail!!- ed and to the pl'ay-it-safe aimed.

To speak effectively for us in Washington, our Ambassador must be more than a uotedeliver— or for our government. He must really understand the entirely

’Borbershop’

A tiny blue and white shrimp in the Bahamas sets up perma— nent delousing stations to which louse plagued fish make regular visits, like men to banbershlps.

It advertises its place of busi- ness by swaying from side to side and vigorously waving its exceptionally long white anten- nae in the water to attract trans-

‘ lent customers.

Specimens of this shrimp, col- lected a few months ago in the Bahamas, have just been added to the marine invertebrate col— lections of the Smithsonian In- stitution.

COMPLE CASE

The ph menon of fish de- lousiug by other sea organisms often have been described and pnobalbly is world-wide. 'Ilhls, how- ever, is by far the most complex case over reported.

The shrimp “sets up shop” on the head of a. sea anemone, a flower-like member of the coral family, whose petals are sting— ing tentacles. These tentacles project the tenant fmm all nat- ural shrimp predators. The anem- one, iIn turn, cannot survive with- out the pnesence of another spec— ies of shrimp at' its base.

The delousing shrimp cleans

Consider the editor. He weareth purple and fine linen. His abode is amongst mansions of the rich. His wife hath her limousine and his firstlborn sporteth a racing car that can hit her up in forty f t.

Lo! All the people breaketh their necks to hand him money. A child is born unto the wife of a merchant in the bazaar. The physician getteth ten gold plunrks. The editor writeth a stick and a half and telleth the multitude that the child tippeth the beam at nine pounds. Yea, he lieth even as a centurion. And the proud - father giveth him a Cremo.

Behold, the young one growelh up and graduadeth. And the editor

short break while he was Clerk,

be was well-liked and highly re-.

the more outstanding job here, '

different system of government in the United States, he must be a mixer and a selective back- slapper, and he must assiduoue ly cultivate many personages whose counterparts in Ottawa are diplomatically trivial, such as the chairman of the powerful Oon~ gressional committes. Diplomatic protocol in first post is less significant than a mondaine manner, while a close acquaintance business and business methods, and an ear at least attuned to political realities, are, essential. RUMOR DENIED It is perhaps in alert recognit- ion of these needs that the story gained currency that the post had been offered to Mr. Henry Borden, a well-known and Succes- sful Toronto businessman, a nep- hew of a former Prime Minister, and currently chairman of the Royal Commission studying the future of our oil and gas indust- ries. T - - It has blaen denied that Mr. Borden will be our next. ambas- sador to Washington. But it is likely that he was in fact offered the post, but felt himself unable to merve in the most important front-line trench on our diplom atic battleground. - Now all that is accepted as cer- tain, in the confidenhiall’ enclaves of our diplomatic ivory tower, the East Block on Parliament Hill, is that the important am~ bassadorship not be given

to one of our career diplomats.

A difficult problem certahily faces Prime Minister JohnDief— enbaker in making this very im: portant appointment. For it is an appointment which could have an immense influence for good. or for ill over our foreign trade and domestic prosperity in the com~ ing years. Further, —it is an ap- pointment in which a Canadian voice might well play the de- cisive role in determining whe- ther or not Mr. John Foster Dul- lestumbles over the brink and drags us with

Oleie Deep *

Smithsonian Institute, Washington

its fish customer meticulously from head to tail of parasitic copepods, the soacallcd “lice of the sea." They often are almost invisiny minute and infest most marine higher organisms. It also removes other minute parasites and cuts away small patches of dead tissue. It works inside and out.

FISH HELPS T0 . ‘

The fish helps the shrimp to forage within its gill cavities, mouth and throat by opening them one at a time as the foujager approaches them. It also allows the “harbor” to make minor in- cisions in its skin to get at paras- ites which have bored into the flesh.

Apparently such a shrimp al- ways does a rushing business. The fish cleaned reach to the waving tentacles by approach- ing the cleaner, stopping or slow- ing down. They even assume awk— ward positions seemingly as if hypnotized. ‘

Often they will fight for the right to be cleaned, or “having firsts" on the bahber chair, and there are vicious battles. More docile forms crowd one another, sometimes completely obliterating the cleaner from view. -

,Jumpelh On The Editor

Sackville Tribune Post

puttebh into his paper a swell notice. Yes, a peach of a notice. He telleth of {The wisdom of the young woman, and of her excel lent comeliuess. Like the rose of Sharon is she and her gown is played up to beat the band. And the dressmaker getteth two score and four iron men. And the editor getteth a note of thanks from the editor. " The daughter goeth on a journ— ey. And the editor throweth him- self on the story of the farewell party. It runneth a column solid. And the fair one remembereth him from afar off with a pic- ture postal card that costeth six for a pitney. Behold, she rcturneth and the

No Wonder Feel

Hurt Sometimes

Bv Herman N. Bundesen, M.D. 'WHETHER they are large 'or small, in good or poor conditln, your feet lift an average of about 442 tons each day. Is it any wonder then that some 60,000,000 American women have foot trouble? THREE MILES A DAY on If Iou are an average pers in gribd health, you walk about three miles a day. Many. of us, I know, walk a good deal more than that, but this is the national average. , If you are an average person, you weigh about 140 pounds, give or take a few: Your average step is about 30 inches and you have

to lift those 140 pound with each

t on take. sip 3food aid mauuaciiurer has done some rather involved figm- ing and has come up with the report that .30 inches (the length of each step) divided into three miles given us a total of 6,336 steps per day.