TUESDAY. OCT. 1. 1957

Britain's Trade Offer

Britain's offer to eliminate all tariffs and other restrictions on Canadian goods if Canada recipro- cates will. of course, meet with very strong opposition from the big iii- dustrial provinces. For that i-i-asoii it is unlikely to be accepted without modifications. On the other hanii. there is no question but that it would be of great benefit to this section of Canada, as well as to our western wheat growers. It would mean cheaper cars, fabrics. farm implements and other British im- ports, es well as a greatly expauilctl market overseas for our agricultural products. The offer serves to em- phasize the fact that the prosperity enjoyed by our great industrial centres is due to tariff policies for which the rest of the country is paying--and has been paying since Confederation-and that no fiscal arrangements with Ottawa can be regarded as fair and equitable it they do not take this basic griev- ance into account.

Meanwhile it is worth notinl-Z that the idea of a Commonwealth trade conference has gained ground steadily, thus confirming Prime Min- ister Diefenbaker's wisdom in sug- gesting it. When he first made his proposal, the idea met with a 200d deal of scepticism. Some of the critics felt that his victory at the polls had gone to his head and that he was talking about a conference merely to build up prestige in Com- monwealth councils. Others, more charitably, felt that the idea was good in principle but that the diffi- culties in the way would make it impracticable. Paiticular criticism was aimed at the proposal to divert 15 per cent of Canadian. imports from the United States to the lfnitcd Kingdom.

Now the first step has been taken. Britain's latcst proposal is but one evidence of the interest shown by Commonwealth financial officials who are gatlicred at Mont Tremblant, Quebec, to talk things over. This meeting is not the trade conference Mr. Diefenbaker has in mind. it is in the nature of an ex- ploratory confcrcnce to find out whether or not a' full scale trade conference would be feasible. The emphasis at Mont Trcmblant is on the desirability of more trade among all members of the Commonwealth and not merely between Canada and the United Kingdom. Otherwise. of course. there would be no need of the presence of officials other than those from the two countries. The suggested increase in British exports to (Tanada was -intended as a be- ginning in stronger Commonwealth

- co-operation.

Britain's free-trade offer settles

""9 "'nP0rtant question. It shows that Britain is desirous of going all out in its trade relations with Can- ada, and it paves the way for con- crete considcration of alternative Proposals. Any transaction of this kind will involve considerable give- and-take on the part of both coun- tries. In any case it is only a matter of time before those industries which have been fattening behind high tariff barriers will have priced them- Ielvea out of the market. They are responsible in large part for title in- quality which prevails between our povinoes financially, and for which qlvlncll dralttcremcdies were pr-opom for the Gordon Commission re- A little more of the com- which our fariners have had , aopewith.andIlittieiessnion- C in the production of things have to lazy, would be I good

lane at the forthcoming Dominion- Provincial conference, and we hope our representatives will press it Is forcefully as they can.

Research Agency

According to the Canadian Edu- cation Association, I central re- search agency to assist departments of education and local school boards in all parts of Canada is to be estab- lished immediately. The project was made possible by a 3100,000 donation from Imperial Oil Limited-an ex- ample, incidentally, which might well be followed by other large in- dustries which are interested in educational progress. '

The. purpose of the new agency, to quote from a statement issued by the (ii-1A.. is "to make the re- sults of provincial. university and other research programs quickly available to teachers and school ad- ministrators from coast to coast."

it is proposed that the new body take on the following duties: (at to collect and desseminaie information on research; (bi to publish through printin1.: of summaries or articles of greater length where warranted. re- search findings useful to educators gent-ral'.v and to provincial depart- ments of education and local school i authorities in particular; tcl to pub- licize, through personal visits by a C.li.A. research staff member and through the printing of brief semi- popular leaflets and pamphlets, in- teresting developments and practices evident in educational experiments 3 under ltx-ai school authorities; (d) to serve as a liaison agency in edu- cational research for local, provin- cial and university research work- ers. tel to serve as a library and reference centre to which local and provincial authorities could turn for prompt and reliable sources of in- forfnation (agencies, books, research magazines) in various countries; (f) generally to act as a clearing house for information on educational re- search and as I stimulating and co-ordinating agency. The C.E.A. says that "special problems which may receive the agency's attention include the identification of and special education for gifted children and the inter-relationship of high school and university courses."

The Association poirtts out that peculiar circumstances in the or- ganization of education in Canada create special needs and problems. it is hoped that the formation of the research agency will help to ease the situation in that respect. Certainly, its goal is an ambitious one; and all who are interested in education will wish it abundant suc- cess. It will probably come as a surprise to many Canadians to hear that Canada and Switzerland are the only two countries in the world which do not have a national min- istry of education or a Federal of- fice to keep an eye on national problems in that important field.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Tne sympathy of all our readers will be extended to Dr. Frank Mac- Kinnon, principal of Prince of Wales- (lollege, on the death yesterday of his mother.

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After much arguing by learned counsel and presentation of evidence gatltered in drunkometer tests. it was decided in a New Jersey court that if it man drinks whiskey all day long he will be drunk by night- fall. it's simply wonderful what these scientific tests can do

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it is generally agreed that Major General Burns, Commander of the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East. has carried out his difficult assignment well. And there will be widespread approval of Mr. Diefenbaker's assertion before the U.N. General Assembly that "he has done his duty in so superb I man. her as to have earned the praise or the most objective observer." Gen- eral Burns is reported to have ex.

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A AAIMING NOT TO MISS ANYTHING

OTTAWA REPORT

Russian By Patrick

Ottauzr A fiussian newspaper, reporter stationed here has jlistl returned from I short holiday in his native country, ile has been! oifcring his acquaintances here: a sample of the cigarettes used. by Russians. They came in In; enormous box. like a flat two-l pound chocolate box. and with an . attractive picture on the lid. The cigarettes themselves. of a brand name winch seems to be ”Znn- oposky", are a super-king-size four and one-quarter inches long. One has to work at them to keep them burning or they quickly go out. They do not appear to be wrapped in paper impregnated with the chemical which will keep them burning. like our cigarettes. The most surprising thing about them is their long tfiltcr tip.' Of their total length, no less than two and three-quarter inches con sists of a hollow tube of rolled paper. so only about one-third of the length of the cigarette is to- bacco. This long "air-filler tip" reminds me of the old gag about "19 Kiri smoking a cigarette with I very long cigarette holder. Ask- ed why site used such an unusu- ally long holder. she replied naively: ”l promised my dad I would always stay far away from tobacco."

HOWDY STRANGF.R

A colietwuc of this fiussian. who did not Eel back to the Soviet Union this summer. did however get I little ltolidnv In our west, when he was among I group of newsrruin ....-nmpanying Prime Minister Dlcfenbnkcr to the Cal- ltary Stauipcdc. I ioiued him at breakfast one morning in the cof- fee shop of Calgary's Palliscr Ho- tel. and he remarked that he had already been out for I walk :- round Calgary. then resplendent

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with the usual decorations in honour of the Stampede. A skill- ed cowpoke aslride an arched bucking broncho was the theme. and this standard illustration hung outside the Palliser and ev- ery other hotel and restaurant - and so many other buildings too A always accompanied by the Stampede slogan. My comrade re- marked to me that around Ot- tawa and Toronto, every restaur- ant seemcd to be called "Honey Dew": in the New England Stat- es, every restaurant is labelled "Howard Johnson": and in Cal- gary they all must belong to I chain owned by I man called "Howdy Stranger." P.E.l. CAMPAIGN!-IRS

This column recently referred to the successful election cam- paign waged by the Conserva- tive party in our smaller island province. it was led by that par- ty's only sitting member. Angus !VlacLcan. and by the president of the Provincial Conservative As- sociatinn. Melvin McQuIid. the prominent lawyer from Souris. So effective was their generalship. and the assistance they receiv- cd from their energetic fellow- workers. that they not only held their one previous seat. but they also swept the island by captur- ing every other seat from the Liberals. it was I fitting tribute to the parliamentary ability of Angus Mac-Lean. and to the sup- port of our only "Hundred Per Cent Conservative" province. that that senior member was appoint- ed to the Diefenbaker Cabinet as Minister of Fisheries. It is a long time since the honour of. I Cabl- net appoint III has gone to I member from the province which was the scene of the first meeting of "The Fathers of Confedera-

tlon." PIIOTOG IN PARLIAMENT it is I tradition to hang I fram- ed photograph of every Primei Minister of Britain in the corri- dor outside the restaurant in the Parliament building here. it is Ilso I tradition to hang I similar picture of the current Prime Min- litter of Canada in the House of Commons barber shop. Mr. Har- old MacmillIn's.picture has Ir- rived In place promptly after the resignation of Sir Anthony Eden. but Mr. St.-Laurent continued to hang in the barber-'s shop. Then one day iior new Prime Minister dr0PPPd in for I hnlrcul. Barber Guillelmo "Bill" P ' ' (pro. nounced approximately "Polly - Guard-Oh") dropped I hint as he snipped. Now Mr. Dir.-fenbaker stares one straight in the eye from his frame on the wall while one has a hair-cut. N0 NONSENSIZ HERE I asked Bill Polly-Guard-Oh whether barbers in Ottawa use fancy names for men's hair styles. He was I little perplexed. so i plainod. I had recently visited In American barber-'1 Ialoon and had been offered the wide choice of I Crew Cut. I Perry Como. I Personality. I Flat Top. I D.A. or several others. I replied that I just wanted I trim back and sides. "Oh. i guess you mean I Personality cut." commented the cutter. He explained that this sys- tem of names can be bewildering. because different names are ap- plied to the same style in differ- ent parts even of New York State. For example. what looked to rm like I convict clip with I forgot- ten wisp In front might be called variously I Butch. I Teddy Bear or I Whiffle. But there is no non- Iense like that in Ottawa and the reason-. "Well." said Mr. Polly- Guard-Oh. "look what they charge you down there. and at 81.15 per visit. they don't wInt the custo- mer to think he is Just getting I trim for that trimming?

The Forgotten Majority

Arthur Blakeiy in The Montreal Gazette

Ever since the June election, and the subsequent rcsignntion' of the-St. Laurent ministry. it has i been evident that Prime Minis-l

used this power. it also has the power to amend legislation. an it has used this very frequently indeed.

for l')iefenhakcr's Governmr-nt.i Even money hills. over which llcking ii clear majority in the I the Commons has long claimed Commons. could be ovcr.urnediexciuslvt- control. havenlt been It any time that the Liberal. safe. The Senate. disputing the CCF and Social Credit parties;Commons' claim. have amend- could agree that the time was . ed money bills on occasion and ripe for another election. intent them back to the Commons.

For the present. this is little The M.P.'it grumbling that they more than a theoretical possibii- didn't recognize the Senate's right ity. it has become clear that the to amend in this Important Irea, Opposition parties wont! be ready I have-nu been able to do much for another tes: at the poll: for . about it. I year. perhaps more. But the l SENATETS RECORD

possibility remains. I

but while .Vlr. Diefenbaker bo'::"m:""g”ein.':'ei:':;'v",'!, g'i:e'k:. lacks firm control of House i leumuh; om 0' Mm. h mu of Commons. his position in the . " mm! to MP9" mm fnquem. often-forgotten Senate is I good i ly when we Common '! comm". d". M" """""' . . ed by one political party and the

At the moment. the political sun” hy mom" A mi" up ried out I few years ago of

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rauslng Q Liberal Government. And Liberal majorities in the 'Jp- per ChImber have tended to feel the same way Ibout things.

The last time there wan I ma- hos event of the kind was in TIN when I Conservative-domlm Iced Senate relected the Old Ale Pensions legislation of-that year. It had. of course. been introduc- ed by I Liberal Government and one. by the way. which had only minority support in the Com- mom.

in the following year. after the Liberals had been returned with I clear majority. the legislation was again passed and d t ed to the Senate. his time the Senate. still largely Conserva- bill. on the

II the Government I clear man- date to proceed.

So Mr. Diefeabsket could have trouble with the Icnalc. though Liberal Senators will h under

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which comes on suddenly. swal- lowing probably will be , l ' ' and if you press It the angle of the law it. is likely to hurt.

The victim is apt to have I headache. suffer nausea and vo- rnlt. And there probably will be I fever ranging from 101 to 104

areas.

Be upeclally alert for any of these symptoms if your child has come in contact. with another with I strep throat.

it is essential to spot I strep throat as quickly as possible. If it is let go too long. even peni- cillin cant do much to prevent rheumatic fever from develop- lng.

There is only one sure way of diagnosing I strep infection. even I with one or Ill of the above is to take I nose or throat culture and have it examined in the laboratory.

if the lab tests prove positive. the physician will administer pen- icillin right away. Then. in about six to eight weeks. you'll know whether the antibiotic has done its job. if rheumatic fever symptoms don't develop by this time. it's I good bet the child is safe. QUESTION AND ANSWER

A.C.: What. cause: is ul- cers? Answer: There is no definite

proof as to what causes stomach ulcers.

some believe they result from increased production of acids by the glands of the stomach: others think they are due to a blood ves- sel disturbance; still others be- lieve they may be caused by nerve disturbance.

OUR YESTERDAYS

From The Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Oct. 1. 1082)

Work on the new Prince Ed- ward lsiInd Hospital building. the construction of which began five weeks ago. has made rapid progress. as the construction compan, is endeavoring to have all external work completed be- fore cold weather sets in. and is planning to have the roof com- pleted by November I. The rooms on the ground floor 'Ire almost all completed and the work on the next floor is now in progress.

Mr. J. T. Cummings. New Glasgow. I director of the Can- Idlan National Railways, Ir- rlved in the city yesterday. With reference to the cutting of ex- penditures on the railway. Mr. Cummings states that econom- ies were effected by-curtall- meats. in the service. reductions In oversuff and reductions of large salaries.

-raiiv vi-:.urs Aoo (Oct. I. lM'Ii

No incidents of I serious na- ture occurred yesterday It the strike - bound Charlottetown Plant of Canada Packers as the Prvvicial Government. in ac- oordance with In order-in-coum cil, took the plant over It I o'- clock yenterday morning. The first load of hogs lfriVQd If the plant about 10:30 s.m. with I greater number arriving during the day.

Mr. J. R. Mu-Nicol. M.P. for Toronto-Davenport. who is de- livering I series of pddresu-I on I Maritime Program of Rehab- llitatlon. arrived in the City last night. He will speak Friday evening It the quarterly meet- hrk of the Churiottetoivn Board of Trade.

MAXIMS

cant i no-I an-'3 extol with bib IIII we can usually "a" N. R , . IIIIIIVII has bushel ID i,:',,,",f.;”'”"", I" wbndunlt. Pollttka. . sauna: p w,-,,, 3.... M. .;-u,,,, cnrnmuIlItIcvspIIu'.lsllan- iiuu-uumiicrem-us fol- all-:gtIbnodetseddOUWh' lotnaalttaekolbetabemolyllc g tru-Inclu-dhvtllschrb 'u,r-Ipin-Itno tbnnt. but diag- ue.ltsclvIl,lorbI.bIIrotIlla- INIl(IIdIcIlei.IIliInelII'tCBdbYP Potency!!! always so easy. nd Mickey . The gov- tPIrent.s Just don't seem to rev:- meat mIIIvbllI is churning ognlaetIeurloIIlWIiM1i1leIIc- out Perry IIIIIII papcbatka II comp-nvtlsu-mums. And i..icimorso.suu.uu-mou WI! I - they don't all I-doctor promptly. that people would tunaalde Inn '0” W all 14 till the day 11': hlshlvlmvoruntmierefore. serious tttamuniapus 00'' "'3 V" 9'37 will"! that you boabletorecogntu the we 15. c... .1 an gun.” yau'vI that it - and lIlten't. symptoms of I strep throat. co,-put rm, an op mu 1,3". It is one of &I things that make.- UBUAL IYMPTOMS ("es mu, coog..(.f.ul- ..wg..g. blnllul bl dochl. lawyers and "NI"! it l' I '0" """'l l per Free Press - piuuu.-narou rm rm.

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