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FAGE 4 FRIDAY. APRIL 25. 195:

Dangerous Practice

'l‘he fact that the United States won its case in the U.N. Security Council in the atter of the Soviet complaint about erican bombers’ going on training missions in the direction of the’ Soviet Union has not, it seems, calmed the fears which were felt in many parts of_ the world, including the United States, when the controversy started.

P. E. I, Well Ahead

Quoting figures prepared by the Federal Department of Trade and Commerce, the Financial Post notes that while the total capital and re- pair spending estimates for Can-

pect to secure notable dollar in- creases in both new construction and new machinery and equipment. Well ahead are Prince Edward Is- land, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Al- berta. Small plus or minus varia- tions from a year ago are expected in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Que- bec, Ontario and Saskatchewan. British Columbia, which scored the

biggest increase in capital spending ,_ in 1957 of any province, is off 25.2

per cent. Reviewing the figures for Prince Edwardlsland, the Post says that

spending on new machinery and‘

equipment is expected to climb 23.2

“On of bygone years--the famg ily dinner and the fast and family lunch. I00: ‘Of’ that matter.

so she can see her favorite tele- vision program, with Dad work- ing late to make a few extra‘ bucks. and wtill _ off here and there.

ba-n levels.

Family Meals Were The Best

BY Herman N. Rundesen. M. Tll lnéightiul Q

family break-

the kids racing

And this, I firmly believe, is do not get

Official studies by the U. S.

Dfipamnem °f A3“'i°“‘M’““e‘ and vvak-is makes a mockery of Com- various universities and health mummvs claims that its fgflgw. dflpamnemvs M‘ "“’ “E h ° ‘” the * ers are all hard- headed realists. country, show a poor nutritional Czech secutiby police, it seems, state among both rural and ur- have put me finger on eight fel- i“°°'m° low-«citizens, all of wlhom have — . °‘~° the .9m“",3° It all took place before: the vio- “crilmes” of communicating with

familries in all

There is 1 lack of assentlal

‘ ago. and today,” l‘elP0‘l‘t mat the

rows gr-ain.—-Ottawa Journal

the work where they want and live‘, family does not sit down to eat; where they 1ik,e_ N0 government ‘together 35 ““"—“t 3:‘ "‘ "Ehed ulgfil edict to transport anyone from a Everyone seems 0 race T0 each. meal.

CHIEF REASON

home and i013 0f his would be tolerated. But for many ads, and tariff 0011-CS’ than one and l!1di‘I‘eC‘l but “(met Scots In Canada. only a handful limitation on‘: know how to make hagg-is.-Port , om. and reduce ‘Arthur News-Chron«icII.e ‘ nt. from Iilieir, some small towns to ghost Lwns in the process.-Clip Sheet

C _ may impose an onestof the iohief reasons Why the 1,5,5 mo Amen cans proper nourishme V meals. We must eat our meals

leisurely In a calm atmosI?VhEI‘6-

this basic freed

been convicted

NOTES BY THE WAY

feeding on the new-sown

Canadians have the freedom to

itizens a trade

effective

A ghost story from Czechoslo-

_ _ matures that they. Somehow It seems Inapllroprle ll LETS h‘““"E bad‘ “hm Wadi)‘ are. birds can he menacing —- :91 ale to speak of the verb’ honest "

witness the siege of . H3‘mm°“‘; Mounties ‘‘stealing'' the show at

l OM" by starlings T year or ml the Bnussels fair.—Ottawa Joub ,

‘ Commerce has had several in ‘: :' : quiries from Canadian firms do . f l siring to import tin-ned hag~gis._j ~ 1} but it seems Canadian re-* . -- gulations have interfered. There is little doubt there would be I choosing market for tinned haggis in Can-

for although there are mor one-half milli

THE SECOND Tlill/IE

tim son -

nutrients, pantie-ularly ‘I)!‘0IJ9¢t' the ghosts of deceased capitalists Led smmbling through the trunk M‘ We Illlmenhs Nell 35 Y‘¢a““"“5* and political leaders of the forum and told he should mi“°“a‘15 Md 7’”"’°i“5' "‘ “W at dem0CT‘3*ti* regime-"‘T‘h‘° Let’ Wait there until his father‘: work I’ American diets. This lack is ,_er_Revje,w ‘ was done _, mos‘ alalminl 3m°“S 9°"‘°°‘ And then the blank and terror of "

Technically,‘ no doubt, the United - States’ Government is on solid legal ground in the issue. The flights can in no sense be regarded as a threat

per cent while‘ new construction may go up by 30.9 per cent. A big in- fluence in the increase on the pur-

2.-_

children.

, from the ‘President?

to the Soviet Union. They are rou- tine training flights, nothing more. Nevertheless, as Aneurin Bevan, the Labour Party's foreign affairs spokesman in the British Commons, has pointed out, the practice carries the possibility of great danger.

It is all very well for the Un- iled States’ Defense Department to argue that no bomber can go be- yond a certain prescribed distance without having a “go-ahead" signal from the President, a signal which will never be given unless it is known for certain that a Soviet at- tack is impending. On paper that looks like a foolproof arrangement. But "electronic devices cannot be considered perfect—-—that is to say, there is always the possibility, per- haps a very slight one, of error. What if some bomber commander mistook another signal for the word The same thing, of course, applies to Soviet bombers which, despite Mr. Gromy- ko‘s air of innocence, are no doubt pointed towards Canada and the United States every hour of the day and night.

The fact is that the peace of the world-—-what there is of it— hangs precariously not only on the political decisions of governments but on the split-second reactions of bombers’ crews to orders from head- quarters. The slightest error in a complex electronic network-——and the fearful die would be cast. I

~ Embarrassing Position A high French official has com- plained that the trouble with Un- lted States’ foreign policy «is that “you can’t tell today what it will be tomorrow.” He was referring es- pecially to Mr. Dulles’ hesitatingl at- titude towards the French policy In Algeria. , < If Mr. Dulles doesn't quite know what to say about the Algerian situ- ation at any given time, he surely can be forgiven for it, for never was a Secretary of State in a more em- barrassing position. If he were as wise as Solomon—and even Presid- ent Eisenhower would hardly claim as much for his friend and colleague -—-he would be at a loss to know how to handle the delicate Esubject. And that goes for the British Govern. ment, too, and to a lesser extent Tor all Western Governments-—for all are involved in the unfortunate situation, directly or indirectly. A The United States can hardly come out openly and say that French policy in Algeria is wrong and un- realistic and that the rebels are right. To do so would" be likely to weaken French participation in Western defence. That, of course, would be a calamity; for, despite France’s political troubles, she is. essential to NATO. On the other hand, outright American condem- nation. of the Algerian nationalists be likely to turn all North iica away from the West and, qulte P°551hl.V, drive the whole area into the Soviet. camp. That may help. - S toes ' - . to‘ help it arlotngm to d° ‘mylhlng S Eventually, no doubt, the United tales and -Britain, too, win have In Iakeha definite stand on the A1- gcrlan issue; for there is no ques- tion but that prolonged and inde- cisive fighting there will have an adverse effect on the interests of the free world. But, in the circum. stances, it seems unfair to blame Mr. Dulles and other Western states-

ment for postponing judgement as long as posible. 9 '

I it

. commended that, _ ,_Cqngress

I

chase of new equipment comes from spending on utilities struction is down but expected value ‘of new equipment is nearly double‘ what itvwas in 1957. A $5- million-plus rise in new housing, schools, etc., is 1'1, major factor in

boosting the over-all total for this

Province, the Post adds.

1/ . \\ . . Agm Everything,

Thank Heavens Canada doesn't have an organization similar in spir- it to the Daughters of the Revolu- tion in the United States!

The D. A. R. is an extremely nationalistic organization which evidently is “agin" almost every- thing which is generally accepted as worthwhile. At their recent an- nual meeting in Washington dele-

.gates passed a resolution urging

the United States to withdraw’ from the United Nations on the ‘ground that the world body is. “anti-Chris tian, a centre of international es- pionage, a refuge for disloyal Ameri- cans, a sounding board for attacks against the United States and the capitalistic system for which it stands." The , same resolution re- , y “de- mand” the withdrawal of the UN. frorn-.1American soil.

.. Another hlesolution assailed the National Council of Churches (.an

' ‘5I‘ganizationi.i‘ ’ representing ‘34 relig-

ious csnominations with a total membership of 38 millions)‘ as “contrary to religious freedom and the Bill -of Rights”. Otfher matters which came under fire were Ameri- can aid to foreign countries, the U. N. police force, federal aid to educa- tion, the Reciprocal Trade program and fluoridation of water. The last mentioned was described as ,“not purification of water but a drug that weakens all human beings, part of a master plan of those seeking to dominate the world”.

Fortunately—or so it would

seem—— whatever influence the D. A. I

R. used. to have in American politics, it has very- little today. Certainly, if it had its way, isolation from the rest of the world, even from friendly Countries. would be the cardinal policy of the United States.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Newfoundland Government has doubled its annual contribution to Dalhousie ‘University. Premier Smallwood is to receive an honourary doctorate from the university this Spring.

/

* i’ t Nova Scotia has had its first big

brush fire of the season. From now. on, extreme vigilance is called for in the woods and forests. Every sum- mer thousands of acres of valuable timber are destroyed because of carelessness and negligence in hand- ling matches. i t -0

John R. Longley a 17-year-old Kings County 4-H Club member from Kingston, N.S., has been awarded the W. H. Duffray Trophy as the outstanding Guernsey 4-H Club member in Canada in 1957. The award was announced at the annual meeting of the Canadian Guernsey

»Breeders Association, held recently

at Harrison Hot\ Springs, B.C. 2 in t '

Prime Minister Diefenhakcr has denied a report that Canada plans to launch an earth satellite this year. “There is no scintilla of evid- ence to support that statement”, he is Quoted 35 S3.VlTl§I.- It is to be not- ed, h0\vcvcr, that he did not say that Canada is not: planning to launch a satellite, but only that it is not scheduled for this year.

where con- ‘

YOU TAKE THE HIGH -ROAD A .

OTTAWA REPORT _

Porliomentory‘ Rules

By Patrick Nicholson Special Correspondent for The Guardian

Ottawa: “Members may sit in their places with their heads cov- ered, but when they desire to speak, they must remove their hats.” '

That is Rule 119 in the "Stand- ing Orders and Rules of the House of Commons of Canada,” one of the few rules governing the con- duct of M.Ps which is never in- fringed, perhaps because M.Ps never now wear hats in the House.

There are 130 Sta-nding Orders and 821 Rules, goevrning the prac- tice and procedure in the House of Commons. These are the bare bones of our parliamentary code. which are filled out by a flesh andmluscles of precedent. Their purpose is to implement hhe prin- ciples which underline our parlia- mentary law. These are: To pro- tect a minority and to restrain the irnprovidence or tyranny of 1 majority; to secure the trans- action of public business in an orderly manner; to enable every member to express his opinion within the limits necessary to pre- serve deconum and prevent an_ unnecessary waste of time; and to prevent any legislative action being taken on sudden impulse.

There is good reason and in- tent behind each rule. But these are not themselves the end-all of parliamentary procedure. Cinci -

stances sometimes arise where a

hair-splitting inleripretation of the rules can confound the principles of parliament. Situations have oc- curred, in the memory of many present M.Ps, when a “Philadel- phia Lawyer" mentality caused an “unnecessany waste of time" and infringed other basic parlia- mentary principles. DEMOCRATIC SENSE

The sense of Parliament comes quickly to the rookie lM.P. Who has comrnomsense, and who alp- preciates the basis of democracy. The rules however must be read. Dr. Arthur Beauchesne's 900 page tome on’ this subject is required reading for all M.Ps. This “com- pendium of Canadian parliamen- tary practice. prepared for the use of members of Parlia-men-t," is supplied to every new MP. so that he or she can do his homework with the guidance of its author, who was for long Clenk to the House of Commons.

But there are three rules whose persistent non- observance, even by veteran M.Ps, unduly prolongs every session of Parliament, and takes the vitality and meaning out of every debate.

The first of llhese is Rule No. 382: “A member must address the House orally, and not read from a written, previously pre- pared speech.” The reason for this is that M.Ps might, and in- deed have been known to, read

Trimming A The Splinters

Arthur Blakely in the Montreal Gazette

Even the Liberals, who find It

painful to let their minds dwell on the late election, take com- fort from the fact that the Con- servative sweep did much to re- store the two-party look to Can- -adian politics. When the new Par- liament assembles, the Socreds will have vanished leaving not a trace and the CCF con'tin.gen.t will have been reduced from 25 M.P.s to, eight. According to relaible informa- tion the Conservatives are giving serious consideration to changes whi-ch would emphasize the two- party nature of Canadian politics as it affects the House of Com- mons.

Unless the Conservatives Iihink better of the scheme and aban- don lt, it might well give rise to the most bitter Government op- position clash of the opening ses- sion.

Yet, in themselves, the propos- ed changes are-not of fundamen- tal importance. They affect only the courtesies and recent customs of the House of Commons.

In theory and in fact just as there is only one government in the House of Commons, so there lsonly one opposition. It may be made up of members of a single political party, or of many. The Leader of the Opposition is that, man who commands the conif- dence of the largest n»um»ber of Members of Parliament sitting in opposition. In fact, the leader of the party which has elected the second largest group of members to the Commons has invariably, on taking his own seat in the Commons, become the Leader of the Opposition.

UNDER MR. KING

Under the influence of the late‘ William Lyon Ma.ck~en7.ie King, however, there came some subtle changes. In his period, succes- sive Conservatives who served as Leaders of the Opposition en- joyed the usual courtesies and facilities. But Mr. King also saw to it that the, leaders of third and 1 fnurth—ranking parties --— the Pro- gressives, the CCF, the Socreds ~ acquired a status closely akin to that of their Conservative ri- vals which, if it was not quite equal to that of Leader of the, Opposition, was as close to it as (-ircunislanccs would pcrmit. (lure the Lcadcr of the Ommsi-, lion had spoken. the lcarlors of‘ the (‘CF and Social (‘radii par-; ties were conceded the right to the next speakers from the Opnns-3 itwu benches, in that order. Once‘

these fonmalities had been com- piled with, every effort was made to have the parties in opposition divide the speaking time allotted to non-Government Members.

This trend may have been re- aponsible for the growing tenden- cy to describe the Leader of the Oplposition as the “Leader of the Official Opposition.” This strange title, “Official Opposition,” which is now to be found in even schol- anly texts on the Parliament of Canada, seems to have been in- tended to foster the impression that there was one party which had exclusive title to it and other parties which also formed an op- position — an “unofficial opposi- tion,” perhaps - but an opposi- tion nonetheless.

One then

efforts to create out of third and fourth party leaders, Leaders of the Opposition to rival the Con- servative who formally hel:‘. the post of Leader of the Opposition, was his dislikelfor the Conserva- tive chief-tains of his time. He couldn’t deprive them of the es- tablished title which was theirs. But he could snip away at its im- portances by raising others to al- most the same parliamentary lev- el.

Anyway, this is the trend which

advanced In pa-rlia- mentary q arters for Mr. Kin.g’s

speeches which were written for them by outsiders, and the time of the House should not be wasted in- hearing the arguments of per- sons who are not M.Ps. IMPROPEB QUESTIONS

Rule No. 297 was consistently broken throughout the last Par- liament: “A certain. number of oral questions are permitted with- out notice iniconnection withi.m- portant matters of p ubl ic con- cern.” Less important questions should be sub-mitted in writing. Last session, nearly one-third of most sitting days was consumed by oral questions, most of which did not measure up to the true intent of “important matters of public concern," and should there- fore have been submitted as writ- ten questions. '

Rule No. 120 states that “Mem- bers are not allowed to read books, newspapers or letters in their places.” The intent of this rule isgthat M.Ps shall respect the punpose of Parliament, and diligently attend to its business when in the Chamber, and not cre-, ate an atmosphere of indiffer- ence to the debate by treating the House as a free club reading room or writing room.

One MP. is chosen by his fel- lows to preside over their procee- dings and to enforce the rules. If this new /Parliament ispresided over by a “strong” Speaker, we will see at least substantial steps towards ending the bad practices of recent years in these impor- tant respects.

the long-meimbried Conservatives are tempted to try to reverse. They argue that with the Socr- eds gone and the CC‘I<‘ reduced to eight members, the time has c me when it is reasonable to r og- nize only two leaders in Pa-rlia-' ment — one on either side of the House. They claim, though this

seems dubious, that a departure _

from recent custom wouldsa-ve a good deal of time. .

The one thing that is certain is that the move would give rise to controversy. The new CCF Par- ty leader, whoever he may be, will certainly resent any effort to deprive him of that to which his predecessors had become ac- customed. And the CCF would undoubtedly brand any such at- tempt as an outrageous and die- tatorial efifort by the huge Conser- vative majority to make over Par- liament according to its own whims.

The Liberals? We]-I. Mr. Pear- son might well be torn between a not unnatural inclination to shore up his own position and em- phasize his party's position as the only alternative to the Con- servatives and, on the other hand, an equally natural desire to make the most of an attractive oppor- tunity to put the Conservative Go- vernment. on display as ruthless and dictatorial.

The Conservatives? _ Well, it's just barely possible that they might d ec i d e that the slender practical advantages of the scheme were insufficient to just- ify the political risks.

Wor Groves

The Legionary

The 38th annual report of the Imperial War Graves Commis- sion recounts the progress made 1957. in the permanent. marking of the graves of members of the Commonwealth forces who gave their lives during World War II: in the construction of mem- orials to those who have no known grave and in maintenance and horticultural development "bf the cemeteries of both the First and Second World Wars.

Ais General Sir John Cracker, the vice-chairma»n, recalls in his foreword. the Commission came into being 40 years ago -—. in May, 1917 - and the principle of commemoration so carefully and thoughtfully worked out in the

early days has guided them in

the discharge of the vast new re- sponsihllilies. Idqualily of lrcaI.-

mcnl. the improtance of tho in—,

dlVl<‘lU8l £1l‘a\‘<‘ 0!‘ name.‘ and the‘

permanence of the memorials re-

main the cardinal features of the ‘

(.‘.ommissinn's worl-1. On the cou:stri1cl.ional siclc tlieir

l

Commission

task is now virtually complete; only in countries where political conditions are unsettled, such as Algeria, the Middle East, Burma, and Indonesia, does any substan- tial building work remain to be done. Of the total requirement of over 344,000 headstones in all parts of the world, 96 per cent have been erected.

Of 39 memorials planned to commemorate by name 226.000 dead with no known grave. 27 have been completed, six are un- der construction and six have yet of In be started.

The Commission's organ-i7..ation at present consists of five regions (United Kingdom, French, North West European, Southern, and In- dia. Pakistan and South East As- ia:: and of. seven agencies (Can- adian, /\n7.ac. South African, Cey- lon. Rhodesia and Nyasalaiml. Malta and Gibraltar). Mr. C. B.

SHOCKING REPORT

The survey. detenmlned that: 2.9 per cent of the fanmilies did not meet allowances recom- mended by the National Re- search Council for calcium.