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”The strongest memo .y-lI:II'GIkBl than the weakest link."

Tl'l'2SI)AY, JULY 27. I954

Salvage lfiinlo-cliliia

In"the closing phases of the Geneva conference it was Premier Mendes-France who, with his unbounded vigour and res- olution, played the most striking role. A3 United Kingdom commentary, however,i points out that it was Mr. Eden's special achievement that be induced the Com- munist delegates to recognize that the problems of Laos and Cambodia were dif-,' ferent from the problem of Vietnam, and must he discussed and settled on a differ- ent and separate l.v".s.

seemed to offer small chance of successfuli negotiation. It seemed that there was lit-1 tie to be expected but a Communist demand, for the total surrender of Indo-China. The concentration of Vietnam pledges the Com- munist powers to refrain from intervening:

own peaceful lives.

factory solution than the surrender of the whole area. The non-Communist powers

on vital points, prevent Communist gains being unduly exploited. The shooting down of a British civil aircraft and the subse- quent Chinese apology are indicative both of the constant threat and the need for iirmness.

"Brains ilnllmlted"

In an address before the Ontario Edu-

cational Association, published in the cur-

' rent issue of Canadian Education, Dr. Syd-

ney Smith, President of the University of Toronto, makes a striking statement. "This country," he says, "is expanding in pop-

- ulation but it is short of teachers at every

I, educational level; it is determined to im- , prove the people's health but it is short -of doctors, dentists and nurses; it is at- tempting to develop and conserve its nat- 'ural resources but it is short of engineers; .it is deeply concerned with its spiritual needs but it is short of clergy; it is con- fsclous of a renaissance in the creative arts ' but it is short of creative artists; it is grow- ” ing in its internal life and also as a mem-

1 her of the family of nations, but it is short!

. of public servants, in the sense that at , ,' various levels of government it is often i '1 difficult to find able men and women who

. 1” ada needs 'Brains Unlimited'-they are the most valuable 'natural resource' we pos- .. sess, worthy of our best development and

in

'- conservation program .

"organization "Ducks Unlimited, Inc.", the purpose of which is to conserve the supply . of wild ducks that fly down to the south- .'. ern States in the fall and up to the Arctic ijCircle in the spring. ,. promotes international co-operation to en-

5 discriminately, and that they are protect-

This may not, indeed, be fully honour-i ed but it is at least a much more satis-i P0SSlbie to CONVEY S0m9thlllg Of the Sense

i sure that t.he ducks are not slaughtered in-'

mat nigh-paying jobs are available. 'I'h,ey' may get side-tracked from the basic men-l

tal and cultural disciplines into vocationall and commercial courses, and waste years! of their school time acquiring skills that:

they could pick up.in later life in a mat- ter of weeks or months. '

One factor of the utmost importance, Dr. Smith emphasizes-particularly in the multiple-purpose schools that are on the increase-is to see that the gifted and su- perior students do their work in the col- legiate sections of those schools, and not dri t into vocational courses. He was dis- turbed to note the evidence of this trend in rural schools in Ontario; to see in the scholarship lists fewer names from the smaller centres, and to find that the uni- versity population is becoming more and. more urban in character.

As a practical measure Dr. Smith sug- gests, wherever possible, separate classes for the brilliant, the average, and the dull. Where this is not feasible, there should at least be some division so that the best stu- dents do not have to mark time while the slowest attempt to catch up. The idea that academic subjects are only ”college-prepar- atory" he denounces as an insidious libel

The weakness of the French position on our whole educational system. "It is ai

far cry from the ideal of democracy to reserve for those who are going on to further studies the benefits of sound train- ing in languages, mathematics, science and history, which should be freely given to all

who are capable of profiting from it, and; in the internal affairs of Laos and Cam-, which produces citizens who can properly: bodia and to leave their peoples to live their! be Called educated men and Women.

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Through history and literature, the habitual vision of greatness,

through it is

of service, the spirit of dedication, that has animated the finest and best individuals

can still, by standing shoulder to shoulder of every race at every time. Particularly in Mmm Wm" '' MP"

the story of those times and places when the human spirit has overflowed in great creative activity and great adventure - l such as Elizabethan England or fifth-cen- ltury Athens-there is a contagious en- thusiasm for living life in a high key, and the teacher who feels it can transmit-not to all, perhaps, but certainly to the best students-an inspiration, an enjoyment, an intellectual curiosity, and a yearning for lcxcellence that will stand them in good stead for the rest of their lives"

EU! I URIAL NOTES

The Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Can- ada on- Wednesday. This will literally be a flying visit. It is to be hoped that it will prove to be the prototype of frequent, relatively informal, visits of members of ' the Royal Family by which they will come

sible in a single grand tour.

The United States Congress has for- mally invited Lieut. Genevieve de Galard- lTerraube, the nurse-heroine of Dien Bien It Phu, to visit that country. She is the first ; woman to receive such an invitation and it

3T9 Willing 10 Stand f0l' Public 0mCe- Calls is an indication of how that heroic buff

1 unsuccessful defence impressed the Amer-

ican people.

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Premier Matheson's appeal for the col-

Dr. Smith referred to the well-known lection in one place of the trophies won by,

i the artillery of this Province should evoke la considerable response. The exigencies of ,service have temporarily eliminated the ' artillery branch from establishment and it

"Ducks Unlimited", is most desirable that the achievements of ::”'”” '"'"'"'" '” ”"""'”"" "f

,Island gunners should be memorated.

publicly com-

to know this country better than is pos- '

rustic sonuu

this column to open to the discussion by rorreopun-lento of questions of interest. The Gun:-dim: does not necessar- I fly endorse the opinion of correspondent-

BACIL T0 P. E. L

Sir.-Allow me to congratulate you on the general ensemble of your paper; the editorial page in particular. It is strong in his- tory; I think historical referen- ces embellish any literary effort. ,The article on Scotland's "'I'nrtan Export" last week is an example. lltsr historical background adds Iiglamour. "Note: By The Way” are a fine selection; Cardinal lMcGulgan, Rev. Dr. Pidgeon. "Ob- lserver", F. H. MacArthur, Dr. J. A. Clark and others are in a high

category-besides the "free writ- era" who often adorn The iForum with literary gems, both commendatory and disparaging. as the spirit moves.

Getting back to material If- fairs. Island farmers may con-

sider themselves lucky. The crops llook 100 percent better here than lln any place from Edmonton East. Many of the prairie fields were "afloat" (pardon the para- dox). Much grain just coming up. Looks bad for prairie farm- !ers. The faster growing season may help some; they have nearly two hours more sunlight each day. We noted I, very few good patches of potatoes in Quebec, and the solid fields of clover and luxuriant fields of potatoes on the run from Borden to Ken- slngton were glorious to behold. I am, Sir. etc.. '

J. PENDERGAST

Kenslngton, P. E. I.

l nun CHINA AND THE U. N.

Sir.-There has been is far- fetched attempt to sell the read- llng public the idea that the lchurchlii-Eden efforts to obtain ,a U. N. membership for Red iChina are based on the hope of leventuslly divorcing Peiping from

Between the years 1921 and 1935 three such attempts were ruthlessly crushed by Russia. And now, Sir Winston and Mr. Eden are working on a repeat perform- lance. The English press is hew- 'ing so closely tothe llnelald down by these statesmen that it is withholding from its readers any information that does not fit in with the project. Dr. W. G. God- dard, former member of the l-Foreign Office in Canberra, re- -cently arrived in England with the very latest information about Free China and found the "Paper .Curtnin" drawn in front of him. He said: "I have been forced to the conclusion that the daily press here does not want the people of Britain to know the facts About Free China."

l Supposing Mao does become a ,Tito, will that make the Red Chinese turn white? Has Yugo- slavia's break with Russia help- ed the West? Mr. Budenz an- ,swers that when he says: 1”Should the West and Russia meet in conflict, Yugoslavia under Tito will most certainly not be nn our side. Tito is the worst in- surance risk the West can take. , . The Communist line today is negotiation .: . . Any negotiation which involves recognition Red China is tragedy."

Mr. Eden may fete him in Lon- don, Mr. Attlee may spend his holidays with him and Eleanor Roosevelt may weep on his "shoulder as she deplores littlc Joe McCarthy's naughtiness. but Tito still remains an avowed Communist, a fierce pcrsecutor of l Christians.

U. S. Senate leader Knowlnnd .recenily put in the congressional record a document which he de- iscrlbed as an outline of Mao T29- tung's memorandum on the new program for world revolution. One paragraph of that document reads thus: "Britain must he pla- (rated by being convinced there is ipossihlllty of settling the major tissues between the East and the lwest. Opportunities for trade will have a great influence on the lBrltlsh mind."

i Some of the things certain ob-

lnciplcnt estrangement be- tween Pelpin and Moscow are so ipuerlie as to cast doubt on the good faith of the commentators. An ever-timely tip to readers is: ,”Beware of false prophets."

"The Neiobbors - A

"I bet my old man answers this. I'm writing him I landed a. seven foot shark."

Iv Georqo Clark

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The new streamlined dollar has certainly got I fast getaway - Brandon Sun.

Travel broadens all right. The problem is how to slim down after- wards. -Hamilton Spectator.

Women certainly can keep a secret. Look at how many hue- banda think they are boss of the family.-Toronto Star.

'An authority on home problems has aptly described telephonltia as an occupational disease of adolesc- ence."-St. Thomas Times-Journal.

"Any time the British run short of something to worry about there's always Egypt and the Suez Canal." -Ottawa Journal.

The most used word in the Inn- gugge is "I" and the most philo- sophy is "Gimme". -London Free Press.

A judge remarks that wives are; happier if they're always told the' truth. Seemingly, asking questions is the road to unhappiness. Catham News.

Adam was I fortunate man In at, least one respect-his wife couldn't compare him to other men she might have married. --Country Gentleman.

About the last mystery father holds for the children is when they wonder how on earth he heard the answer to their brand-new riddle I forty years ago. - Edmonton Jour-

nal.

l"No" is never a pleasant word- ,and most especially not when it apears in front of ”vacancy" on a motel sign at dusk on a hot day llwith a couple of wornout kids in the back seat. - Hamilton Spec- taior.

"Spanish - lpclking Planes Stop Here"- headline in Brownsville, Texas, Herald. We'll believe it when we hear a plane say some- thing in Spanish. -Kingston Whig - Standard.

Although we cannot speak from! expert knowledge as doctors do, we are inclined to agree with the! French Academy of Medicine that; a. quart of wine daily is too much for children mheterborough lhixsminer.

A visitor has been making mor- ry with English spelling. One of this suggestions is that "fish" ought to be spelt 'ghotl." He argues that the 'gh' ispronounced as in "rough," the to" as in women" and the 'ti" as in "nation." So obviously "'ghoti" spells "fish."- The Labor Leader.

When an Englishman was knock- ed down by a bicyle. and loll. his sense of taste in consequence. A judge awarded him damages of 34,500. Next time somebody ac- cuses you of having no taste, you will know how much you are out

THE WAY I

"A church directly ncrou the highway from a country club dis- play: a large sign i odlng: iNeed exercise? Try kneellng.' " -Guelph Mercury.

A survey shows that homes with children are most likely to have television sets. Always the best ex- cuse too for grown-ups buying electric trains. --Hamilton Spectator.

The only time a traffic light shows green in both directions is during the testimony or two drivers who have had a collision.- Oalt Reporter.

It's happened again - the Royal Academy hung a picture wrong- slde-up and no one noticed it for a week. The artist wasn't offend- ed, though. He admitted it looked just as well that way. - Cornwall Standard-Freeholder.

Guatemala in cleaning up the mess caused in recent fighting. Can't very well have another de- cent revolution with things an un- tidy as they are now. -Ha.mil- ton Spectator.

Another Stampede is over and another record attendance in the book. The next attendance record should mean reaching the 500,000 mark. Half a. million people in six days is quite an impressive figure for a community of this size. Calgary Herald.

raincoat fabrics that "breathes" has been developed. It permits pas- sage of air. but not water. In one respect, however, such A cost will be no improvement over present types. When it. rains at 8 am. it will still be hanging in the office and the days it. rains at 5 pm. it will be in the hall closet at home.- Detioit Free Press.

Indications In that the famil- iar exhaust pipe sticking out of the back of present-day cars will be missing on some models in 1955. An auto exhaust system has been developed which releases the gases underneath the car near the cen- tre of the floor and thus does a- way with the exhaust pipe. There still seems hope for the automatic car which will overcome the hu- man element, and therefore prevent accidents. - St. Cathnrines Stand- ard.

A visitor in Boston explored the city afoot. This is to any the man from Sydney walked. Is there a better way to become acquainted with a city? The Hub of New Eng- land has been suspected of seeming the hub 'of the universe to its in- habitants. Takes prowling to dis- cover why they think so, if indeed they do. Sight-seeing wagons take you on prescribed itineraries where one may not care to go. The rou- tine spieis of the guides are re- plete with statistics you promptly forget. The gawking puengers are looked upon ukance by the mug

(ages

The Passing Scene I

By Qhoarvor

-VOICES FEOM THE PAST. .

an American visitor to this country is quoted as saying. "I believe i-hon...u I good deal of sentiment in Canada at the pres- ent time for eventual merger with the United States". What. part..of the country he visited and just how he arrived at his conclusion he does not sly. ,

There is nothing espeolailyncwb worthy about this opinion which. perhaps, is why the item was tucked away in a remote corner of a large metropolitan newspaper. Every now and then somebody, usually an American. brings the matter up, and it has been going on for a long, long time.

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Just after I noticed the item I happened to be rummaging through a collection of old magazines pub- ihhed in the United States in 1906 and I came across an article en- titled "Ce.nadn'a attitude toward us". It was written by an Ameri- can journalist who had submitted to some 300 leading Canadian cit- izens this question: "If Canada could be merged into the United states with no loss of self-respect and wit-hlno friction withEnglnnd; not annexed, nor absorbed. nor swallowed up, but completely merg- ed eo that all residents of the Continent above the Mexican line should meet upon a plane of ob- coiute equality as citizens of one country. Under these conditions would you be in favour of this

Omilletc uniting of the two na- ttons?"

The great majority of questioned sent replies. only one replied in the affirmative and that one, for some reason, omitted to sign his name. All the others were against the proposal in vary- ing degrees of conviction. It is lnteruting-at least I find it so- to read what those prominent Canadians of fifty years ago had to any about Canada! growing nationhood and their reasons for believing that Canadians would be better oi! if left ”to paddle their own canoe". None of the answers was a plain yes or no and some of them were quite lengthy; the beat I can do here is to quote ex- cerpts from a few of the more in. teresting once.

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Sir Charles Tupper, former Prime Minister and Conservative leader, then living in retirement, had this to say: "I may say that under no circumstances would I favour a union with the United States. and this is not because of any hostile feeling toward them, but because of the greater advant- age of living under the British form of Government."

Sir Mackenzie Bowell, another former Prime Minister, took a Similar view. "The general desire", he said, "is for a closer union with the mother country".

John Charlton. M.P. for the Ontario riding of Norfolk. based his negative answer on Canada's disadvantageous tr a d e relations with the United States: "The Un- lbed States has been hostile in her tariff treatment of Canada for 40 years. , Our relation: ,with. Great Britain are nine 'times greater than with the United States. It is foolish to talk about merger while these conditions exist”. senator W. Owens wrote in much the same vein, to wit: "If any such senti- ment tfor merger) did exist at one time it was effectually exting- uished by the hostlle tariff your people raised against us. While Canadians are in favour of recip- rocity they are not in favour of political annexation".

Another senator. the Hon. James McMullin of Mount Forest, On- ilrlo. went into other matters. "Our laws", he wrote. "are better than yours. In many of your cities mob rule appears to be gaining ground. There is no restraint, ap- parently, in your labour organiza- tiona; your strike problem is one that Canadians have no desire to get mixed in. All in all, we much

of a little aamasm in

of the heathen mnketh the devices of the people of none effect. the Lord stnndeth for ever. the thoughts of his heart to all gen. erations.

British sovereign to

prefer our own political system to

William Ross. M.P. for Halifax was stoutly opposed to merge; in my form, as evidenced by meg, remarks: "There are many thing. in the American form of govern: ment that I should be iorry (C see applied to this Dominion, augp all the vetolng power of your pm, dent and the selection of judge, by election, both of which are gov, emed by anything but ; mum principle. Your dealing with neg roes ls utterly abhorrent to on. ideas".

William F. MacLean. editor u: the Toronto World, was partlcu: llarly outspoken in his opposition

I have stated on several occa- sions", he wrote, "that it is in the interests of the whole Continent that there should be at least titty free and independent oountrles on the Continent. working out um exilerimenta of government, i-ache, thnn one crass Republic dominat, ing the whole. Your governmem is immeasurably bad, and frankly I must tell you that I see no mill. gatlon of the situation accept through another civil war. Eng. land. and Canada after her, are

showing all the world,how public

0lVl'lBr5hiD. and social legislation can improve the condition of hu maizllty. No merger for me, but on e contrnr ' com lete l . for Canada". y P megm”

Senator F. P. Thompson of mu, erlcton allowed himself the luxur making thij reply: "The question, as put, 1,. you, would undoubtedly work on? to the lion-and-lamb solution-int lamb inside the lion as the ultim- ste result. It would be a htlanou, ldi00l' to waste a thought on you;