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Published every week-day morning at 165 Prince Street Charlottetown, P.E.l.. by the Thomson Company Ltd. ' In A. Burnett. Publisher and General Manager Prank Walker. Editor ' Member Canadian Daily Newspapc Publishers Association leniber of The Canadian Press Member Adult Bureau 0: Circulation- ll‘lwb offices at Summerside. Montague no Am .looluented Nationally by: Thomson Newspaper: Advertising . Service 0 Kin] Street West, Toronto, OIII. 040 Cathcart St.. Montreal i030 West Georgia St.. Vancouver 3! Carrier Charlottetown, Summerside 30c per week. By Mail elsewhere in P.E.I. $9.00 per annum. Otlm- Provlnces and United States 512.00 per annum.

“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink.”

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1958.

Youth On Tour

Unique in Maritime history—and more important, perhaps, than any of us can realize at this time——is the visit [of high schoolstudents from Some thirty nations who will end a two weeks’ Maritime tour here this weekend. This student group, known as the International Youth Assembly, is sponsored -by Maritime Rotary Clubs and is aimed, as its name im-

§ plies, at achieving good. international public relations. Young men and wo- ' men from capitals of ‘most of the Uni-,

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ted States and Canadian Provinces, ‘

as well as from South American,

' European, Middle East and Far East countries, are being feted by the gov- ernments of the three Maritime Pro-

, vinces, and they will spend three

days—from Saturday evening until

Tuesday morning,‘ in Prince Edward

Island. They will hold seminars .on

Monday but most of their scheduled

activities on the Island will be of a

less ,arduous nature.

Also visiting us over the weekend

is a group of young Canadians, mem-

bers of the Eastern Canada Educa-.

tional Tour sponsored by the Toronto Board of Education and Eatons of Canada. They too are combining re-

‘ creational with educational activities

and will be with us for two days. These young people are all enter-. prising, keen, and alert‘to new im-‘ pressions. Many of them will be out- standing leaders in their own com- munitieslperhaps in their, own na- tional governments or other, pests of key importance—in the years to

‘ come; and the first-hand experience

they are now gaining in this part of Canada may be of great service to them and to us. We , trust that their impressions will "be favorable.

In any case we welcome them most cordially, on their own behalf

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told—we can perceive none more pro- mising than this intermingling‘of the cream of the younger generation of countries, politics '.and creeds—in earnest effort to know and understand, to live- in harmony and goodwill, to redress the blunders of the past and work together in shaping a future nearer to the heart’s desire. May God speed them in their aims l ‘ ‘ -

Oil, Arab Independence

President Eisenhower left out one important subject—by design, no doubt—in his speech before the UN.

General Assembly: Middle East 0in

and its importance to Western econ- omy. It was almost as though the President wanted his listeners to be- ' lieve that Western oil interests in the Middle East have nothing to do.-with political controversies in the area. The fact is, of course—~and every- body knows it—oil plays a very im- portant part in Western strategy in that part of the world. And why shouldn’t it? Middle. East oil is ab- solutelycssen‘tial to British and West European industry; and it is of great importance to American industry. In fact, the whole free world would suf- fer irreparable‘ damage if the flow of Middle East oil were cut off or sub: jected to Soviet control. Besides, Bri- tish, EurOpean and American finan- cial houses and Governments have hundreds of millions of dollars tied up in Middle East oil well and pipelines. It is only reasonable that everything possible should be done to protect these varied interests. I The President’s failure to mem- tion these things does not strengthen

the West’s cause one iota. On the '

other hand, it probably. strengthens the View commonly held among the Arabs—encouraged, of course, by So- viet propaganda—that oil is the only

concern of the West, all protestations ,

’of interest in Arab independence be- ingso much hypocrisy. Would it not be wiser for Western leader’s to state openly and frankly that their interest in Middle East oil is legitimate and that it is genuinely allied with their interest in Arab independence? Cer- tainly it would be far better than leaving oil out of the controversy as if it didn’t matter much.

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Calm Diplomacy

Here is an example of diplomacy at its best. When Robert Murphy, U.S. Deputy Under-Secretary of State and the President’s special envoy to the Middle East, was in Cairo to see President Nasser of the United Arab Republic, he was kept waiting all one day for an interview. President Nas- ser let it be known that the reason for his snubbing the American diplo- mat in this way was the insistence of the United States on bringing Leban-

ese charges against the UAR. before-

the UN. General Assembly. Late in the evening“ however, when the Egyptian’s anger had cooled a bit, he condescended to see Ambassador Murphy. ‘ '

Was Mr. Murphy peeved by Presi- dent Nasser’s discourteous attitude? Not visibly. whatever he might have felt inside. On the contrary, when asked by reporters Why he had to wait So long to see the Egyptian lea- der, he replied: “After all, it was more convenient for all concerned to have the meeting in the evening.” He added; ."We had a very thorough,

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very friendly, very satisfactory con- '

versation”; although the Egyptian newspaper reported that Mr. Nasser

had been very angry indeed over.

what he called “American attempts to curb the Arab nationalist move- ment and break up the union between Egypt and Syria.” '

A common complaint about Sec- retary Dulles is that while he is a very able man, he is not very “dip- lomatic” in temperament. No one can Murphy who, some believe, is the most likely suc- cessor to Mr. Dulles, should the Sec- retary decide to retire \ while Mr. Ei- senhower is still President.

A Disgrace .

A Canadian Press report from Ottawa reveals that during an im- portant debate on northern affairs there were times when the Commons’ attendance dwindled to 36 members and that on the same day one roll call "rallied" 91 members. .'

This particular rate of attendance may be a. little unusual. But time and time again reports have indicated that no more than 50 or 60 members werein their places. This can be tak- en to mean—Without making the sit- uation any worse than it is—that in an average session more than half the members are absent. This sort of thing is a disgrace to Parliament and to the country; there is no other word fOr it. It will have to be remedied-— and soon—if Parliament is to be kept from falling into contempt.

Members of Parliament are paid well for their services, far more than they'are worth in some instances; and they are not overworked'at any time. Their main responsibility is to attend to the nation’s business. Obviously, they cannot do that when they are on “weekend” leaves which often run into five days. What is needed is a hard and fast rule which‘will make the payment of sessional indemnities dependent on reasonably regular at- tendance—and by “reasonably” we don’t mean once or twice a week.

In the Prime Minister’s plans for “reform” of Parliament this matter should be given priority.

EDITORIAL NOTES '

'The temporary withdrawal of the SS “Prince Edward I‘sland” from the ferry service has added to the conges- tion at Wood Islands and Caribou as Well as at Borden 'and Tormentine. To make matters worse, the Wood Is. lands ferries do not operate at night. ' ll 1! it

The Guardian joins in the wel- come extended to the Rt. Rev. Dr. James S. Thompson, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, who ar- rives today for a 9-day tour of the Province. We trust that his and Mrs. Thompson’s stay will be a pleasant

one.

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Nova Scotia apple-growers should not experience any great difficulty in disposing of their crop this year, even if export prospects are not too bright. The Bureau of Statistics re- ports that at June 30 apple stocks stood at 4,997,000 pounds as compar-

-ed with 6,136,000 pounds at the same

time last year. Apple juice stocks were also down considerably.

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Congratulations to our popular senior member of Parliament for Queens, the Hon. J. Angus MacLean, Minister of Fisheries, on the honour which is being conferred upon him at the centennial convocation of Mount Allison University today. Mr. Mac- Lean is receiving from his alma ma— ter, from which he graduated as Bachelor of Science in 1939, the hon- orary degree of Doctor of Laws

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DID YOU BRING YOUR AMMUNITION

SECOND WAVE ON THE BEACHHEAD

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U. K. OPINION

Macmillan Stock ‘ConlinUes To Rise

By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng) Correspondent

for The Guardian

LONDON -—— Prime Minister Macmillan‘s bold and imaginative dash to Athens to discuss the Cyprus situation with Greek Prime Minister Klaramanlis has been regarded here as a bold and statesmanlcike gesture. Seldom has any action of Mr. Macmillan’s won the complete and widespread acclaim, of the press of the Unit ed Kingdom. Without exception, the newspapers have sensed the dramatic in this move to end‘ the terror and bloodshed on the unhappy Eastern Mediterranean island. Whatever the outcome of Mr. Macmillan’s trip to Athens may be —- and it may be known

is,beiog given full credit for what the Daily Telegraph des- cribes as the “most daring gam- ble of his political career.”

This dramatic personal inter— vention in the Cyprus scene by Mr. Macmillan has been most timely. The ruthless murder of a British colonel and sergeant had aroused public indignation to a high pitch. Had the House of Commons been sitting, there would without a doubt have been a torrid debate ,on what to do to curb the Cypriot terrorism.

The declaration by the Greek terrorist leader, Griva-s,. of a period of truce was not enough to satisfy the mounting public feeling. Mr. Macmillam’s sudden decision to go to Athens has aroused hope that he will be able to persuade the Greeks —— and also the Turks — to continue the truce and put an end to the sons seless Cyprus bloodshed.

There *is a firm belief, echoed in press cements, that the qual- ities which .enabled him to sur- mount the Jordan crisis and the questionuings regarding a sum- mit meeting will produce at least a measure of success in his mis- sion to Greece.

KEEPING STREETS CLEAN

The government is determined

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to keep the streets of Britidi towns and cities clean and tidy“: A new act, known as the thtor Act, has come into force. Now, persons who are found throwing litter of any kind on the streets will be brought into court, and can be fined as much as 10 pounds. ‘ ,

The new act is liar - roach/lug. It provides that local authorities, the police or private individuals can all bring prosecutions. But if the police try to enforce the act rlfiidly, they are going tohave a busy time on their hands.

The day alter the act came in- to force, we took a walk down the Strand from Fleet Street to Trafalgar Square. In spite of the fact what the morning sweeping had been done only two or lines: hours previously, the streets were untidy and there was plenty of litter to be seen; We saw a cig- arette package being tossed out of a passing truck. But we did not feel inclined to lay a com- plaint. There were many discard- ed bus tickets, cigaretts stubs and burned matches on the side- walks.

The public have been well warn-

'ed about the provisions of the

new law to keep the streets clean. But it will take a few prosecu- tions and fines to make the peo- ple realize that the not means what it says.

COMMONWEALTH LIBRARY Canada is being invited to con- tribute 24 books to a unique lib- rary which is being assembled by the English - Speaking Union from the Commonwealth count- ries and the United States for a ivorld conference of English - speaking peoples at Ottawa in October. The country has been divided into six regions, in each of which a . celebrity has been asked to choose six books, three of which will go to Ottawa. A seventh celebrity has been asked. to choose 12 more books, six of

Differences '

By George Kitchen Canadian Press Staff Writer

Canada stands to benefit more than the United States from the twin moves now under way in Ottawa and Washington set up parliamentary committees to try informally to iron out some of the difficulties between the, two countries. , .

Largely this is because most of the complaints. which throw Can- ada-US. relations out of harmony from time to time come from Canada. Americans customarily. find little or nothing to irritate them about Canada and Cana- dians.

But. basically, Canada will benefit more because many of the American actions which Kalg- gravate Canadians originate in the US. Congress, Future misun— derstandings might be avoided if the work of the parliamentary committees gives the average American Congressman a clearer appreciation of Canada and the way his legislative actions affect the Canadian people. CONTRAST STRONG ‘

The problem lies in some fun- damental differences inherent in the governmental and parliamen~ vary systems of the two coun— tries. Both were set up as federal unions—a collection of states and provinces with a central govern- ment at the topmbut the resem- blance between them ends there.

The Canadian system embodies a strong central government with power vested in a cabinet that is part and parcel of the par- llamenhai‘y structure. With the‘ prime minister as its head, the

cabinet, sits in the Commons commands the support majority of its members and is responsible for introducing all maim' legislation. including any

bill that affects the public purse. I weight with the individual mem-

of ai

Under the rules of Parliament, government legislation has prec— edence and the private member is limited to the introduction of only certain private’and public bills. .

FREE WHEELERS

The framers of the A erican constitution, having just freed themselves of British rule. feared of vesting too much power in a central authority and adopted a system of checks and balances.

They distributed power be- tween the Congress, which has a free hand to originate legislation, the president, who can recom- mend legislation £nd also veto congressional bills, and ‘the Su- preme Court, which interprets the constitution and, in that sense. also is a law-making in- stitutiion.

The result is that the average A m e r i c a n Congressman is a much more free-wheeling individ- ual than his Canadian counter- part. Apart from a few limita- tions placed on him by the con- stitution, he can initiate legisla- tion on just about anything. If he is a member of the Senate, he cannot introduce money bills. That privilege. as it is in Can- ada, is reserved for the lower House, known in the US. as the House of Representatives.

Congressional committees, too, are far more powerful thanthe committees of Parliament at 0t- lawa.

CARRY WEIGHT

Committees can, and often do. write legislation. In actual fact, they provide the only genuine study in Congress of the need

. and probable effect of prospec-

tive laws. Partly for th‘s rea- son. their rewmmendalions carry

which will be shown at Ottawa. There is a stipulation that the books must put the emphasis on Canadian literature and art, and should include at least one short, readable history of Canada. The total library will consist of 149 b o o k s. including contributions from the United Kingdom, Aus- Gha-nia, Malaya, Pakistan, es.

CANADIAN BANDS HERE

. The splendid band of the Bar-

Ontario, hit a bit of bad luck in the weather while in London the other day. This band, considered to be one of the best student bands in North America. was scheduled to play a noon-hour concert in the beautiful Lincoln's Inn Fields. Unfortunately, r ain came along and caused. postpone— ment of its appearance.

British radio listeners, howev- er, will be able to hear it. The BBC made a series of recordings to be broadcast in the immediate future.

The pipe band of the 2nd. Bat- talion, Canadian Guards, howev- er, was more fortunate. It came over from Germany to take part in the traditional ceremony of Beating the Retreat at the Horse Guards. It was one of five pipe bands in a massed ,bund perfor- mance.

This year, something unusual was introduced into the ceremon- ies. A band of the U.S. Marines enHVened the proceedings its jazz and jive music, much to the delight of the teenagers. The .mas‘sed pipe bonds’ reply to the mambo - ja-mbo music 'was the

end of the road." PRESENT CANADIAN PLAY ' Aucther Canadian play is to be presented in London. This time it is the musical comedy “Bon- anza” by Jim Richardson and Chet Lambertson. The presenta— tion is being made by a com- pany known as the “Independent Players,” at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Septem- ber. The company is made up of the backroom boys of the Lon- don Independent Television com- lpanies. This is to be a charity presentation, with the proceeds going to the Alice Waddilove Home for the elderly, Sick an

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hers, none of whom ordinarily have the opportunity to consider the merits of each piece of legis- lation.

Their investigative powers also far exceed" those of Canadian parliamentary committees and they frequently make use of them.

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian Files)

BTWENTY—F‘IVE YEARS AGO (August 16, 193)

A team from the P. E. I. Highlanders consisting of Capt. A. W. Allan, Sgt. Percy Hooper, Sgt. G. 'G. McLennan and Sgt. Allan McCabe won the Machn- ald Brier Match and the Chal- lenge Shield for teams at the Do- minion of Canada Rifle Match- es being held at Ottawa yester- day. Besides the shield, a cash prize of $60 was the team.

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PUBLIC .FORUM

This column is open to the discus-

sion by correspondents of question of

interest. The Guardian does not nescs-

sarily endorse the opinion of corres- pondents.

HISTORIC PROPERTY

Sin—With the purchase of the historic fort site opposite the Three Tides in Charlottetown Harbour, credit goes to J. O. Hyndman, Esq., who down through the years has made every effort with the Federal Government to acquire this pro- perty for an Historical Park. Now that this is being accom- plished. the grateful thanks of our people will go to the said gentleman.

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New Program

For Glaucoma

Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. long has been a major cause of blindness. About one out of every eight of the 20,000 boind persons .m Arner- ica is a victim of this Sinister eye disease oamsedby anon ~ fluid pressure building up meide the e e.

Nov?!I the ‘lllinols Society for the Prevention of Blindness is doing something about it. The society has launched a five-point educational and case 7 fl].de program which I am confident will save many persons from blindness.

MANY UNAWARE _

In Illinois alone it is estimalb ed that there are some 40,000 adults who have glaucoma but don’t know it. Meet of them probably are 40 or older, be- cause glaucoma is primarily a disease of the middle - aged and elderly. ’ ’

If we can diagnose it early, we can generally halt it: But once lit destroys sight, the sight is gone forever. .. ‘Acute glaucoma begins violent- ly with cloudy vision and sharp pain about the eyes. However, the slow, creeping chronic type is much more common. And with this type of the disease, pain is an early symptom in only about one out of every 10 cases. NEW PROGRAM "