Get The Record Straight

There is need to correct a state- ment which Liberal spokesmen have been repeatipg throughout the present campaign: They say, again and again, that Ottawa changed the voluntary hospitalization plan into a compulsory. one. The fact is, of course, that there can be no compul- sory aspects to the hospitalization scheme except in so far as powers can be found in the Act passed at the last: session of the Legislature mak- ing provision for the plan.

In other words the Act as passed at that time contained powers to make the scheme compulsory.

What Progressive-Conservative speakers are saying is that the Gov- ernment misled the Legislature and also the people by saying that it was providing for a voluntary scheme. They even made a point of remov- ing a section that stated in plain language that it could be mandatory.

_ Both parties regard the provis- fon of hospital insurance as being more important than the details of its operation but certainly it would be a mistake to think that Ottawa could create such a scheme or make it law in Prince Edward Island. That is a provincial matter and only pro- vincial legislation can provide the necessary powers to make it effec- tive

The Progressive-Conservatives, the official Opposition for the past quarter of a century, have lacked the many soundingboards for their views which have been enjoyed by the Government during that time but that is not to say that they should be treated with contempt; or that the Legislature, whatever its political composition, should be treat- ed with contempt_either.

Perhaps Mr. Shaw and his party have a real point, that it is time for a change—if only to restore the dig- uity of the Legislature itself.

Patient Should ‘Know

British and Canadian doctors meet- ing in Edinburgh at joint sessions of the Canadian and British Medical Associations, agreed in general that physcians ought to tell their patients more about the diseases from which they suffer. They were however, divided on how much the patient ought to be told. Several said that patients get the story “garbled” in any case.

Prof. D.M. Dunlop of Edinburgh accused medical men of having a “Ba- laclava” attitude toward their pa- tients: “Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die.” This phil- osophy, he thought, was on the way out at last. He said some medical ‘men cultivate “an inscrutable, and cabalistic attitude” and merely write long prescriptions.

A Canadian, Dr. John Lewis, was among those asserting that patients are often incapable of understanding what is wrong with them, and that the garbled-versions they remember do them more harm than good. But Dr. R.R.R. Asher of London, Eng- land, replied that if patients were not given eorrect information they would acquire wrong ideas.

During the convention the British Medical Association modified its tra- ditional ruling on professional sec- recy—the principle that doctors must preserve their patients’ secrets. The

’ BMA has agreed that there are spe- cial occasions when it is a doctor’s duty—for the protection of the com- munity—to make disclosures to a third party without the natient’s con- sent. In such an instance as this for example. The patient, an epileptic dri- ver, refuses to believe he is unfit to drive a car. The doctor has here two duties, one to the patient-driver, the other to iwane community: The action suggested in Britain is that licensing authorities appoint -inde-

pendent medical referees to consid- -

‘er patients referred to them by doc- tors.

. It would be the best of public re- lations, for doctors suggests the Lon- don Free Press; to meet their pa- tients’ demand for information, and

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treating milk by which the radioac- tive isotopes of stronium and cesium can be removed from the milk. This method utilizes the principle of ion exchange. The substance, sim- ilar to water softener, specifically a cation exchange resin, is treated with salts of calcium, potassium and sod- ium. The milk is treated with this specially prepared resin. The stron- ium and cesium comes out on the resin and the milk remains unchang- ed with respect to flavor and com- position.

This method is said to provide a practical means of decontaminating milk at relatively low cost.

All of this is most interesting and not a little horrifying. No doubt farmers are an adaptable breed but it is asking a good deal to suggest that they may have to adapt them- selves ‘to the necessity of decontam- inating their products from radioac- tivity.

It seems probable that it would be a good deal easier for Communist and non-Communist powers to get together on means of avoiding the radioactive contamination in the first place than for every farmer to make his farm over into a decontamina- tion station.

Commonwealth Education

A new chapter has been added to the story of Commonwealth endea- vour’ and co-operation by the work of the Commonwealth Education Conference which ended recently. Its recommendations are designed to set in motion a greater effort to share the educational resources of the com- monwealth and so promote the good life and happiness of its 660 million people.

The conference was called to work out arrangements for the Common- wealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, suggested at the earlier trade conference in Montreal, and to re-_ commend ways in which existing ar- rangements for co-operation between Commonwealth countries in educa- tion\generally could be improved and expanded, particularly in the suppiy and training of teachers.

Britain has already announced es- tablishment of 500 scholarships; Ca-— nada 250; Australia and India 100 each; Pakistan 30; New Zealand 25; Ghana and Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10 each; Ceylon 6 and East Africa 4.

These “Commonwealth Scholar-. ships” for post-graduate study and research will undoubtedly yield a splendid supply of highly trained young people of marked ability who will have a knowledge of the world that will be of enormous value to their own communities.

The well known Rhodes scholar- ships no doubt provided much of the inspiration for the present scheme, although the specific suggestion is a Canadian one. Those scholarships have done good service in develop- ing the capacities of young people in this and every other part of the Com- «monwealth.

The new scheme, however, is much broader. Each country will train stu- dents. from the others, rather than having all England. Thus each mem- ber can contribute not money only but all its resources of mind and spirit to all the others.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The most devastating comment on one aftermath of the Royal Tour comes from the Ottawa Citizen: An English newspaper has called the gifts Canadians gave the Queen dur- ing her tour “a cargo of useless junk”. Oh, we don’t know. . .what queen wouldn’t want a painting of a pow- er station, a pair of°snowshoes and a chunk of iron ore?

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Perhaps the most revolutionary development of recent years is the discovery of a cell by an English inventor, F.T. Bacon, which makes electricity by reversing the chemical process of storage, thus combining hydrogen and oxygen. The world has been waiting for such a process which will provide a readily portable source of power. Its effect may well be

greater than that of using‘ power ‘from the atom.

ANOTHER PEBBLE ON THE

BEACH

OTTAWA REPORT Rising Star From Quebec

By Patrick Nicholson

Speaker's Chair to begin an ac- be a very significant date in the | tive career in Parliament, will Political history of Quebec aod of | find that vacant leadership beck- Canada, even outranking Decem- | oning to him.

August 2. 1959 may prove to

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ber 10, 1941. As Deputy Speaker of the

On that earher date. a 59-year | House of Commons, the compar- old lawyer from Quebec City atively unknown Mr. Sevigny has named Louis St. Laurent entered tad little scope to show whether federal politics, being sworn in as he possesses the qualities to equip

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Minister of Justice. He went on to become our Prime Minister.

The jater date saw the appoint- ment to the federal Cabinet of Pierre Sevigny. who is beyond doubt the most favorably-augured “Quebecois” to enter Canada’s Government,. since Mr. St. Lau- rent.

FRENCH MUST BE LED

A quality in people of F blood is clamorous resolute leadership by an

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sudden resurgence of France

lic discontent.

Similar leadership in Quebec's federal Conservative circles has long been markedly lacking. Mr. Sevigny, who is only now emer- ging from the neutrality of the

him for that role, and for a | sible journey onwards and |wards in public life during

' He has been observed as fi

| er’s uniform, his high f ore patrician nose, hair grey- at the sides, military bearing that white cravat all com- to give him a most dis- ished appearance. ALITIES LATENT is two recent electoral cam- igns showed that he possesses rp political acumen, organiz- ing ability, confident leadership and a persuasive tongue. He is a deep-thinking man, with vision and a creative mind. These qual- ities have evidently been notic- ed with a tion by the Prime Minister. They now have the

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Answer In The Caribbean

Toronte Globe And Mail

No one can dispute the need of the West Indies Federation, and indeed the whole Caribbean

| area, for large amounts of outside

capital to aid development. How- there is room for doubt about the latest proposal for filling the need. Its author is Dr. Carl Lacorbiniere, Deputy Prime “Minister of the WIF. Speaking last week at a meeting of the West Indian Conference, an auxi- liary of the Caribbean Com mission, he urged establishment of an economic development program for the Caribbean area, modelled on the Colombo Plan for Southeast Asia.

All this is flatteri to the Colombo Plan, which was start- ed as a Commonwealth under- taking in 1951 but has since been expanded to include non-Common- wealth countries. Yet it is an oversimplification to suggest that a similar program is the answer to problems of the Caribbean. ALL IMPORTANT |

The peculiar political divisions within the area have to be into account. The Caribbean Com- mission itself is made up of Bri- tain,\ the United States, France and the Netherlands—all with ter- ritorial interests in the area. Creation of the West Indies Fed- eration early in 1958 introduced a new element. In addition there are certain independent count- ries, such as Haiti and the Do- minican Republic.

While a. wide-ranging scheme of economic aid should not be discounted, the Caribbean coun- tries can obtain a measure of re- lief more quickly by developing their foreign trade. Many oppor- tunities exist for this. An example is Canada. Our trade relation ship with the Carfbbean—espec- ially with the member islands of the West Indies Federation— goes back to the earliiest days of this country’s history, when an important southbound cargo was salt codfish, and in the other dir- ection molasses and rum. :

COULD SELL MORE

The Caribbean area could be selling us far more than it does today — especially more tropical cal fruits and vegetables—and, as a Canadian Chamber of Com-

‘ merce trade mission found out

earlier this year, Canada could be selling more to the Caribbean. It is regrettably the case that

. we now sell less to the West In

dies than we did 10 years ago— $35.2 million in 1958 against $41.3 million in 1948. Our imports from the West Indies in the same per- iod have risen in value from $25 million to $43 million, but apparent increase ig chiefly a matter of inflation.

Trade offers the most pormising remedy to the difficulties which were at the root of Dr. Lacor- biniere’s proposal for a Carib- bean Colombo Plan. A bigger foreign trade would almost auto matically bring foreign invest- ment. For Canada, a favorable result would be greater diversifi-

Ottawa

In Canada, the centenary of Blondin’s crossing of the Niagara Gorge on June 30 inspired stories about the almost incredible feats of the French stunt man. More amazing details were by Mr. Christopher Lee im a recent rumber of the British weekly, the New Statesman. Jean Francois Gravelet must have had some faculty, or lack of a faculty, that rendered him insensible to the nervousness to which most peo- ple would succumb if they tried his performances Courage and skill alone do not sufficiently ex- plain his success.

Blondin crossed the gorge not once, but several times, with fan- tastic variations in his stunting. He stood on his head on the cable, 170 feet above the swirl- ing rapids. He once walked across Yblindfolded, and another with hands and feet shackled. He did somersaults and head-stands, and, hanging by one leg, he whirt-

In the way they govern them- selves Canadians draw upon Bri- tish, not French, precedent, ev- en though they will now have a Governor-General from French Canada. The one thing one must never do with British government is to take it literally.

Britain has a sovereign who does not rule even though, with good reason, they cherish her very much. Queen Elizabeth i; at the end of her six-week tour of Canada last weekend, named a new Governor-General whose powers, if anyone takes the trouble to ‘read the €onstitution of 1967 and the British North Am- ‘erica Act, are going to make

him nothing less than the dicta- tor of Canada for the next seven years POLITICAL POWERS

Of course, nothing ofthe sort has happened or will happen. wae not the Queen who chose

opportunity of wider application, under the spur of Mr. Sevigny's undoubted political ambition.

Of greater significance in Que- bec than in less conservative ar- eas of Canada, Mr. Sevigny also has the advantage and stimulus of am outstanding family tradi- tion in public life. His father, Fon Albert Sevigny now Chief Jus- tice of the Superior Court of Que- | bec, was sworn into Sir Robert

work to fire the spirit of the apa- thetic in Quebec, to corral the doubters, to unite the two bick- ering factions within his

there and generally to re-assem- ble the crumbled remnants of a following which last year gave Prime Minister Diefenbaker such triumphant support. He will no doubt also strive to stamp out cer- tain activities in less honorable political circles there, such as are normally practised only im the worst of the “Banana Repub lics.”"’

If the 41-year-old new minister can keep his aim straight to ful- fil his potentialities and his re- sponsibilities, his destiny could lead him to follow in Mr. St. Laurent’s steps to the Chief Ex- ecutive’s office in course of trme. If he should thus become our first French-Canadian Conser- vative Prime Minister, then Que- bec political history will indeed have cause to remember August 120, 1959.

cation of our foreign purchasing, to relieve our large and imcreas- ing reliance on the United Stat- es. ‘ If the Caribbean countries would take full advantage of the trade opportunities that wait in Can- ada and elsewhere, and Canada would seize the trade and invest- ment opportunities in the Carib- bean, the area's development problems would become much smaller.

The Amazing Blondin

Citizen

ed around like a wheel. He carried another man over on his back, he lugged stove

out on the rope and “made an omelette, dropping it to passen- gers on the Maid of the Mist, he performed a somersault on stilts (to entertain the Prince of Wales in 1860. His Royal Highness hav- ing declined the offer of a piggy- back ride). Later he performed ir the Crystal Palace in London. He died of a chill at the age of 73.

The Niagara cable was support ed by guy-lines goimg part-way from each side of the gorge, in the middle section the acrobat had some chance of saving himsell by grasping one of these if he slipped. Neverthe- he , must have performed with complete self-confidence and

concentration. He could not afford too think of unfortunate

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Canada’s Governor-General

New York Times

Maj. Gen. George Phileas Van- ier as Governor - General; # was Prime Minister Diefenbaker. The Governor's functions will be purely ceremonial, and ia that sense, like those of the sovereign he represents, they will be arduous. The political powers will rest with Parliament and its responsible Cabinet. The chief political figure will be the Prime Minister, not «the Governor-Gen- eral.

Yet in Canada, as in Great Bri- tain, one must not be fooled inte believing that the figure of fic- tion and means notthing. The God rvernor-General is that téuch of pageantry which makes Cana- dias and Britons kin. He has been called “the symbol of a sym- bol.” but nations need their myths and Canada, more than

most, needs whatever contributes te the unity of ber British and

perment. lozenge

help get rid of that annoying dry feeling. 3

It is important, too, to keep the patient's teeth clean.

If ‘he is able to chew, let him chew a piece of dry toast. This helps clean the teeth. Moreover, it starts the flow of saliva and mucous and sometimes it ean be of more benefit than the con stant swallowing of even nutri- tious liquids.

—Hf the patient-is

his teeth in the regular manner and you are unable to do the job | for him at least wine his teeth | with cotton swabs. You can use |

paste, powder or some cleansing solution, although some denti- frice will help you do a better

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them either with or without tooth- | |

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D=NTAL FLOSS | I also suggest the use of dental | floss whenever it is advisable. |

Generally, it’s a-good idea to ton off any meal with a little fruit. Not only is this nutritious, but the acids in the fruits help cleanse the teeth.

Chewing an apple also more | — simulates a brushing ac- | tion.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs. D. M.: Does erosion of the cervix cause sterility?

Answer: Although erosions of the ‘tix do not necessarily cause “lity, they should be treated whenever found. to avoid more serious complications.

‘PUBLIC FORUM

This column ts open to the discus

sion by correspondents of question

interest. The Guardian dogs not neses

sarily eu‘orse the opinion of corres pondents.

REPUDIATE LETTER Sir—As I have received several complaints regarding the letter published in yesterday's papers by Alex MacLean, re- garding the criticisms directed at the Department of Labour in this Province, I feel it is my duty as President of our Local to let the public know that the views expressed in his lettér are not necessarily the views members of our Local.

I am, Sir, etc., J. F. HENNESSEY President, Local 20, Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Trans- port and General Workers,

Chariottetown, P.E.I.

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (August 27, 1934) A special meeting of the Coun- cil of .the Charlottetown Board of Trade was held yesterday after-

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FRANKLY SPEAKING

by Freedom

Have you noticed lately that the big flash in the pan which the Conservatives made to pay teachers’

is made of it when any party candidate speaks in pub- lic or over TV?

Do you know the reason why? Well, I’ll tell you. The party stalwarts admitting that this was only a political dodge to win votes asked the advice of several experts on the matter and when they were told that the plan was unworkable both from an administrative and practical angle, they saw they were in hot water.

May I predict that whatever is told electors in private it will be soft pedalled or not spoken of at all for the rest of the campaign.

Do you know that John A. MacDonald’s statement that the Island would have received money from Ot- tawa for the roads to resources program if they had asked for it, is absolutely untrue and that the Minister

| of Highways has a letter dated less than a week ago to

prove it.

noca with the President, Major T.E. MacNutt, presiding. ,The

solution endorsing the recent re- duction in automobile rates on the car Ferry and stressed its im- | portance to the tourist trade of this province. - .

The staff of the Prince County Hospital, the Superintendent, Miss Lavers, and the Doctors an their wives were entertained last Wed- nesday at West Cape by Dr. J. B. Champion and Mrs. Champion. A boat sail and bathing were pleasant diversions for the guests

TEN YEARS AGO (August 27, 1949) Winding up 4m 8-day film shoot- ing schedule of P.E.I. Horse Ra- cing, Pierre Petel of Ottawa, dir- ector, and Andre de Tonnacour, cameraman, With, the National Film Board, leavé today for Ot tawa. Depicting the birth, break- ing and training of an Island bred pacer, the ten-minute colour film shows the big race during Old

Home Week.

Eighty head of first class P.E.I. swine were loaded yesterday on the C.N.R. for the Huls Farm, lowa. Selected from 18 Island breeders the shipment, which in- cludes five boars, will be accom- panied on their six-day journey by Ledwell Boswall, Marshfield.

French components NONPOLITICAL General Van.er will. be the first Roman Catholic, French - Cana- dian Governor - General. He suc- ceeds a Canadian of English des- cent, Vincent Massey, who was the first of his nation to fill the post — which he, incidentally, did with great skill and dignity. Both these men are not only non - par- tisan; they are non-political. This is important because the main fear of those who criticize the appointment of two Canadians in a row ts that the post will, in time, become a political plum. -

meeting passed a unanimous re |

With General Vanier there need be no fears. He is a Cana | dian of great distinction in many | fields and one who can only com- | mand the respect of his fellow- citizens and the good wishes of

all of ma.

Do you know that Mr. Hamilton has informed the Minister that no money will be received until Ottawa signs the agreement with the province and a proposal

from the Island Government sent to Ottawa last Nov- ember still remains unsigned.

Who is right, John A. or Alvin Hamilton? Surely it would be a happy occasion if the Cardigan member would clarify this matter on which he has been so vocal during the past few weeks. Perhaps he is saving the million dollar cheque to wave at one of the political meetings just before the election or probably he will leave it in the Premier’s mail box. a

Do you know the Conservatives believe they haven’t got a chance but are whistling in the dark to

keep up their courage. (advt.),

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Bridge party comment: She | G.K. Chesterton asserted, in one came from the shady side of the | of tis best-known poems, that, family tree.Kitchener-Waterloo | “‘the rolling English drunkard Record made the rolling English road”. bh ‘ As they sit im traffic blocks America we have complac- | which may extend for thirty oF ently accepted the motion that | forty miles along our main high- right will prevail if ‘only our | ways, many a motorist may re- hearts are pure. We have fooled flect that even a drunkard might ourselves. If we don’t get out and | have made a better job of our work for the right,it most cer-| roads than have the multipli- tainly. will not prevail.—Denver | city of authorities who now, to them.—Time August 15 is V-3 Day, a holl- on Ae a day kept in Newfoundland (and| The golfer who has taken the nowhere else as far as we know) | exercise out of the game by Trid- to mark the Allied victory over | ing from shot to shot in an elec- Japan and the end of the Sec- | tric cart may be interested in & ond World War. In 1960, this par- | new golfing invention. It is a pre- ticular holiday will no longer be cision tee setter, a gadget which observed. V-J Day is one of the | the manufacturer says will auto- holidays which will be eliminated | matically set your tee at any of in the new schedule of public hol- | seven different heights, even in idays recently adopted by the | sun baked soil and without your House of Assembly. — Corner | stooping. The manufacturer Brook Western Star : claims the tee setter reduces oe \ driving errors and lowers scores. tees ee To a graybeard whose golfing esearch — , memory goes back to the dayé_ a out of a ic of 5,000 miles an hour at 120,000 | is—as ce satioe aee feet, three times as high as pre- | puts it — the living end. Or is it? sent jet liners fly. But probably | There remains to be developed _ people will still complain about | a machine that swings the club the, time it takes to get from the | after you have automatically set to as maeeane ae seas ee oe cpaae ee | an appoi St. John’s or Vancouver. The whole trip oe may take all of a couple of hours. — Ottawa fsitizen, Here is one area of Canadian education that seems to need care ful scrutiny. Large numbers of children and youths in . schools across the country spend up to five years studying French, for example. Yet when they leave school, they cannot speak French or read French. The same is true on a lesser scale of Ger- man and other languages. Surely something must be wrong with the methods used to give these children a second language?— Winnipeg Tribiwe A London outfitter, Mr. Cecil ee, Tae 2 See. onan ight’ ; | in the men’s neckwear business. thing seeks gy Bag ight Sacre canny 8 gio Saha - ing ties to women ause t Ss men for whom they were intend- <= =. world grows still, ed usually brought them back. y, ee eee eee “But,” he adds “women's taste aan worlfl suspends its n ties S so improv we : now have to change only one in | A®d another slips from us 50." Perhaps, More likely Brit- | Through the si of the night. _ ish husbands, like Canadians, are ; just becoming better trained.— Troy, Toronto Globe and Mail in the Ottawa Journal

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