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South African lsloation‘

With a general "election scheduled for April 16, South-African Govern- ment leaders are making it plain to the electorate that they favour turn-

ing the country into a Republic]

This is expected to take place in 1960, the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Union.

The only question remaining is whether the Republic,\ once it -is established, shall stay‘ in the Com-

monwealth or go off on its’ own. If.

the present Government has the de- ciding word, it is likely that all ties with the Commonwealth will be, sev- ered. It would be just as well; for the official policy of apartheid

(rigid, absolute segregation of the‘

races) is contrary to everything for

which the Commonwealth stands -in I the" field of hum-an rights. Indeed, the I

overwhelming majority of South Africa's inhabitants have no rights at all, a fact which Church leaders and a relatively few enlightened pub-

he figures are constantly‘ decrying, ,‘

but with no effect as far as the ruling party is concerned.

In these circumstances, it would be difficult tothink of one good rea- son why South Africa’s. continued membe ship in the Commonwealth would have the“ slightest value either to itself or to the association as 8. whole. The.fi_rst step in‘the isolating process has been taken in banning the playing of “God Save The Queen”. This was,” at least, a gesture of honesty," since the official denial of every vestige of freedom to mil- lions of the native population is, of course, an insult to the Crown. The sooner it is followed up by a complete legal estrangement from the Com- monwealth, the better ‘it will be for those) peoples of the Commonwealth who believe in the doctrine _of"‘free-

dom for all under the law. 57 ‘ ‘

Commons & A Parrot House

An interesting little item ‘ from London quotes. Fred Shambrook,

4 head-keeper of the‘ parrot house in . the London Zoo, as saying that “it ‘

is the ' noisiest debating. forum in London, not excepting the House of Commons”. He claims, however, that,

on the whole, the language of the

parrots “is just as parliamentary as anything that ever came out of Westminster”. ‘ ‘

, Contrary to some-stories that have been going the rounds, Mr. Shambrook declares that, "with one

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exception, he hasn’t heard a single, “really objectionable” word from“

the parrots, cockatoos and macaws in his 20 years on the job as keeper and “-moderator of the avian de- bates”. Usually they content them- selves with saying “hello”, “good- bye” and “have a nut”. The reason why they make so much noise, like

parliamentarians, lies in their habit I

of interrupting each other’s speeches. The one exceptionis a 100'-year old cockatoo which likes to address his

colleagues ‘as “you “bald-headed old ~

rat”. Mr. Shambrook puts this! un- seemly behaviour down to the querulousness of old age.

One thought leads to another;

H and perhaps it may not be out of

place to suggest here that the Can- adian Parliament recently dissolved was, in its latter days, one of the noisiest and most ill-behaved‘ on re- cord. To make rrlatters worse, most of the breachesvof good manners came not from freshmen members who didn’t know. the ropes but from experienced front-benchers. Minis- ters and former Ministers alike had no cornpunction about interrupting one another’s speeches with trivial, and in some cases asinine, observa- tions. Even downright churlishness, not to mention childishness, was evid- ent on several occasions. To their credit, Prime Minister Diefenbaker and former Prime Minister St. Laur- ent kept their heads and controlled their tempers despite much provoca- tion; but the general atmosphere around the front benches appears to have been worse than Mr. Sham- brook’s parrot house. I

Fruit Area Threatened

Encroachments on the fruit-grow- ling lands of the Niagara Peninsula, the most famous in all Canada, have caused growing uneasiness during the post-war decade. Industry is taking over, and new subdivisions are growing up around the factories. The experts who prepared for the Gordon Commission the special study on Canadian agricu1ture’s pro- spects, suggest that nothing can be done about it. They believe “that most, if not all, of the specialized fruit-growing land in the Niagara Peninsula and adjacent to Lake On- tario will have been shifted to non- agricultural uses within the next quarter century and despite any spe- cial efforts that may be made to pre- vent’ this from happening.” , Their pessimism seems warrant- ed, comments the Ottawa’ Citizen. Completion of the St. Lawrence Sea- way is bound to hasten the process. And eclipse will probably prove not partial but complete. For example, some may find consolation in the fact thatnot all the land devoted to fruit-growing is privately owned; in the heart of that belt lies the Domin- ion experimental station at Vine-

land. But once the ,fruit area which I

it serves dwindles beyond the point of no return, will there be any rea- son to keep this important research institution intact? So it will no doubt

» disappear as well. ‘ .

Besides the Niagara . Peninsula, Canada possesses only three other fruit regions of any magnitude--the Annapolis Valley, a section of south- Western Ontario, and the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. ‘Other areas may appear in the future, de-

. pending in large part on advances

made by horticultural science. But even if they .do, it is difficult to imagine’ any of them replacing the Niagara. Progress in one direction is often offset to a great extent by loss in another.

EDITORIAL Nor

“Some drivers involved in ac- cidents”, notes a reporton highway safety, “think the other fellow -is always" wrong", l“So'me” drivers? We have yet to hear ‘of one who had,

a contrary opinion.

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The Bureau of Statistics reports that at Jan. -1 Canada’slppulation stopd at an estimalted to_ta*l= of 16,- 887,000. This represented. ‘an —~ in- crease of 543,000 from the early 1957 total

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‘ at . -k . A man ‘now on trial iii Yugoslavia for “anti-state” activities. is either ‘a very courageous man or a dull-

witted one. When asked if he had anything to say about the charge

‘ made against him, he answered, , “yes, I’m against one-party rule. I'm

for democracy”. ' it ' Vk it

The Girl Guide movement in this Province owes a great deal to the. late Mrs. John Reay, who was large- ly responsible for’ the impetus given in the early years of its establish-

. ment. As Provincial Commissioner

she held office for eight years, and her influence is still felt in the or- ganization,‘ whichhas developed into potent force in the community. , ‘A’ * vi

There. is to be no further sec- recy about Canada’s Distant Early Warning Radar Line (DEW) in the Arctic or the mid—Canada Line. In- formation regarding ‘the location of airfields, the location and transmit- ting and receiving frequencies beacons and many other items of interest hasbeen published in the Canada Gazette under the author- ity of Transport Minister I-lees. Pre- viously, R.C.A.F. security officers had deleted such information from

dispatches written by visiting news- .

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In a recent article in The Specta- tor Lord Attlee discusses a recent book by Herbert Feis, which he. calls the best so far written about the Second World War. He speaks,

' for instance, about the “decision by

General Eisenhower‘ to halt the Anglo-American advances at the boundaries prescribed for the post- war occupation, whereas Sir Win- ston, with more prescicnce, wanted to press forward, anticipating the ‘liberation’ of the countries of Eas- tern Europe by the Russians. Had iis will prevailed it might well have been that tile iron Curtain would have come down a good deal farther to the east. It will be an interesting speculation for historianns as to what would have happened had Alex- ander been all-o':'ed to press on into Austria and on to Vienna”.

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OTTAWA REPORT 7

OTTAWA: Speculation about the possible outcome of a /general el- ection was» widespread ‘among M.P.’s here long befolre.~Par:ime Minister John Diefenbaker defin- itely set the date for voting.

Conservative ,M.P’s have . been confidently expecting to win an over-allgmajlority at a new elec- tion. This confidence has been ’ reinforced by the tremendous re- ception accorded to Mr. Diefen- baker in Winnipeg a week ago.

,Many Liberal M.P..’s regarded Jlzhe prospect of an e1ection—.with despondency, not only from the party standpoint, but in many cases pmriipted by the unattrac- tive probability of personal de- feat. This feeling has been made :clear by the reluctance of the Lib- eral opposition in Parliament to do more than natter defiance

from a safe distance, and then turn tail. Liberal gloom has been

enhanced since their choice‘ of a new leader has deepened _ _the gulf between -the factions sup- porting tlhef various leadership

candidates.

While the C.C.F profess their oonfidence of picking up a few seats in this year’s election, their eyes are fixed further ahead to

I 3 I’ ~ V ‘ Election Prospects

By Patrick Nicholson I Special Correspondent for The Guardian

gaze through not unreasonably rose-coloured glasses at -the sub- sequent balloting, perhaps in 1962 Then, C.C.F.. members believe, they will enjoy a substantial in- crease in popular support through what they say will be the inevi- table disintegration of the Lib- eral Party. This extra support. will give them sufficient M.P’s to hoist them into the D0Siti0ll Of being the official ‘opposition in Parliament to the C0!1SeI'V8tlVe Government, they believe. At dis- solution last week, they only held 25 seats to the Liberals 106 seats.

.Nevertheless, C.C.F. circles ‘ex- press confidence of overhauling ' the Liberals in 1962.

- While those long-range prophets expect the division of the Lib- eral Party as we knew it in the St. Laurent deca.de, others ex- pect an even earlier diminution of the Social, Credit Party in Ot- tawa. It ,will lose much of its sup- port ln British Columbia this election, they say, and will re- vert to being clhliefly an Alberta‘ party federally.

M.P’s who foresee this, argue

»: that the growth of the Social Cre-

dit Party in B.C. ‘fled-eral politics

was largely a gesture of despoti-

Explorer is well named. America’s first earth “satellite is penetrating «the, untracked wilder- ness of space, is extending the ' horizons of knowledge and,open- ing new opportunities for the peaceful pursuits of mankind.

Inevitably Explorer is compar- ed with the Sputniks. Naturally many Americans are thinking of it chiefly in terms of prestige and propaganda, even of military power. The cold war and Com- munist aims for world domination unfortunately distort even the, gains which break shackles of ignorance for all men. Yet the peaceful achievements of Ex- plorer should prove the more lasting and notable. \

We are glad these aspects are being emphasized by thoughtful leaders in the Western world. Americans too often have ap- peared concerned primarily with military power. Indeed it was the mistake of putting missiles ahead of America's satellite share in the International Geophysical Year which gave Moscow the first jump into space. And ~ that, ironically enough, gave the Soviet an edge in propaganda and pres- tige. That mistake will be re- peated if Explorer is regarded as a military balancer.

MOST ADVANVED

For it is no such thing. The Jupiter-C rocket which pushed Explorer into orbit. is the most tested and advanced of the Unit- ed States’ intermediate missiles. Like its Air Force brother, the Thor, this weapon is in production and will be phased into NATO de- fenses within a year. Yet only one-tenth of the research planned has been done on these missiles.

As weapons they have manifest drawbacks. Time launchings have had to be postponed for weather. While being solwly loaded with tricky liquid oxygen they are sitting duclus for attack. Their launching bases are large, com- plicated and immobile, _highly vulnerable to surprise. Recent breakthroughs have indicated that a different type of missile, such as the Navy’s solid-fuel Polaris. is more likely to meet the mili- tary needs of simplicity, mobility, and ease of concealment. ANOTHER STEP -

It is well that attention now is centering on the information Ex- plorer is obtaining, on sighting and tracking it, on plans for the early launching of more satellites,

a whoosh to the moon. The very smallness of Explorer is one evidence of American technical proficlcncy—so many remark-

tube.

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Christian Science Monitor

For peaceful purposes. Ex- plorer, Vanguard, and other satellites may have much value. But militarily the_ sputniks by their size emphasize Soviet. super- iority in propulsion for long-range missiles. They are potent sup-

ahead in intercontinental ballistic missiles. The difference between them and Explorer should be a reminder to Americans that allies and their advance bases plus naval launchers are vitally im- portant in any balancing of mis- sile power.

PEACEFUL VALUES

All this should underscore the wisdom of accentuating the peaceful values of Explorer. Americans must strive of main- tain effective defenses and ade- quate deterrent power. But to become obsessed with military missiles would be to lose the great lessons of man’s first ventures into outer space. Explorer should open new dimensions for Ameri- can though, not merely in the vast reaches of space but in the nonmilitary realms of ideas and emotions where the most success- ful and dangerous Communist of- fensives are under way.

The people who lead in pioneer- ing for the betterment of ‘humani- ty will not lack for necessary de- fenses. Acceleration ‘ of dis- covery in outer space holds un- imagined potentialities. But it is

and on anothe rstep into space-— .

one road of progress. Men stand on the threshold of unlimited good. The opportunity» to recog- [ nize and grasp it is here. Only spiritual vision is needed.

UNION MEANS PEACE?

BCORKVILLE, Ont. (CP)—- Husseini el Khatib, Egyptian am- bassador to Canada, said Mon- day that union of Egypt and Syria into the United Arab Re- public will bring peace to the Middle East. “We have one pres- ident, one parliament, one ad- ministration,” he said in an inter- view. “This will help bring peace and preserve it in the ‘Middle- East. , Q

N EWSPAPERMAN DIES

DUNDEE, Scotland (Reuters)— William Will, 91, chairman of the British Newspaper and Period-

the Second World War, died in a , Dundee nursing home Monday inight. The council acted as liai- ‘son between the government and the newspaper industry. Will was

able iilstrulnents in a 30-pound E for many years a journalist in‘ment consisted of 12,000 lscotland and later in London.

porters of Moscow's _claim to be »

dency by Conservatives who could see no prospects under the lead- ership of George Drew. But now, with a popular and successful leadership given by a Westerner, the Conservative Party is enjoy- ing renewed and even unpreced- ented support by westerners. P.C. MAJORITY

An average of opinion in the Parliament Buildings accords the Conservatives the prospect of ac- hieving a working majority in this election. These gains are ex- pected to come largely from Que- bec, and this forecast does «not -ignore the possibility that the re- tired Liberal leader, Louis St.‘ Laurent, might bg persuaded to offer 'mse1f for reelection in‘ — his 77- year in an endeavour to haltthe very su' tantial swing to the Conservatives in‘ that pro- Vince.

Lesser changes in all other pants ‘of Canada are expected to reduce the Liberals to little more than one-third of the 171 seats they held less than a year ago.

A slight C.C.F. gain is expec- bed to be matched by’ a slight Socred’loss.

IIl‘Ql1l;a‘_fli0, the Conservatives are expected to make gains, at the Lakehead and in Ottawa, while the C.C.F. hopes ;to cap- ture Liberal seats in northwes- tern areas. ' .

Little change is lloreseen in the Mairitimes, where P.E.I. should continue ‘-,-to lead the parade as Canada’s only all - Conservative province. . ~ In the West, ~Conservatives are_ expected to capture the Liberals’ last seat in Manitoba, as .well

and Regina.) and perhaps one,Lib- eral seat (Méadlow Lake) in Sask- atchewan. The confident C.C.F. prediction is that B.C. will return -ten Tories, ten C.C. Fers, ‘pne Liberal (Jimmy Sinclair) and one Socred. Oillher par-ties admit this very substantial change from last year ‘is not unlikely, in B.C.

Th-e eight-week election cam- paign may change the opinions of many voters; "but this picture summarises the average expec- tations here before parliament was dissolved. «

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Feb. 6, 1933)

Likelihood of Premier the Hon. J.D. Stewart, K.C., being asked to head the Civil Service Com- mission at ‘Ottawa is forecast in a front page article in the Ot- tawa Journal. The Ottawa news- paper indicated that there was considerable interest in the Civil Service Commission personnel and that this interest had intensified over the report that Premier J. D. Stewart might relinquish his post to become Chairman.

The lobster and oyster indus- tires in Prince Edward Island were discussed at considerable length by Mr. S.T. Gallant, In- spector of Fisheries, at a Rotary meeting yesterday. Mr. Gallant stated that the lobster pack has increased by over 100 percent from 27,000 cases in 1918 to 57,- 000 cases in 1932. Owing to re- cent investigation and experimen- tation he had every hope for a revival of the oyster industry which suffered seriously from a disease several years ago.

TEN YEARS AGO (Feb. 6, 1948)

At a meeting of the Summer- side Board of Trade last eve- ning, Mr. A.R. Brennan, Chair- man of the Air Service Commit- tee, brought to the attention of the Board the necessity of taking some definite steps to have a new and modern hotel construc- ted in Summerside. Mr. Bren- nan, while paying his respects to the local hotels for the way they serve the public, said that

ical Emergency Council during-

they were not of a standard to _draw people to the town.

The seventh consignment of fresh frozen smells to be ship. ped by truck from the plant of Jenkins Bros., Summerside, this lwinter left Tuesday morning for

SEVERE REACTIONS

' nicked by an insect to which you -

as swelling around the site of the

,bab1y will prescribe lotions or

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as two C.C.F. seats (Moose Jaw 1

Tips Against Insect Bites

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D-

Let’s talk about insects.

oh you don’t have to rush Out to put up_ the screens. Ih dgllut’ mean to lmply thalfl you hav ts worry about mosquitoes, orne and bees at this time of the Yea!‘-

But if you or members of your family are extremely sensitive to their bites and stings, Y0‘-1 had better start thinking of doing something about it. »

severe allergic reactions to such bites fortunately are Pretty Tarbe- But there are many P615035 W ° suffer considerable swelling all the site of these bites. And every so often we‘ hear of Someone ‘_’"h° died as the result of a bee sting-

There are extracts from beesé hornets, wasps, mosquitoes an other. insects avallable_ for 1m‘ munizing persons agfimst 31191’ gic reactions from the attacks of ‘such insects.

.If you think you may need FY0- tection like this, better see YOU? doctor, so he can begin 11111111131‘ zation therapy soon.

USEFUL TIPS ~

I would like to pass along a few other tips which those of you who are allergic to insect bites may find useful next summer.

For one thing, don’t take off on a long run, or otherwise strain yourself physically, after being

may be allergic. CIRCULATION IMPAIRED

The reaction from a bite or sting will reach its peak within 30 minutes after the insect at- tacks. This may mean 11119311" ment of circulation. For that reason, it's best to conserve your strength and keep your circula- tion as normal as possible.

It’s probably a good idea. top, to keep warm after you are bit- ten. Anyone extremely allergic to ‘insect bites should call a doc- tor after being bitten.

LOTIONS OR CREAMS ‘For more mild reactions, such

insect’s attack, your doctor pro-

creams. He may also recommend internal use of antihistamines to help relieve the itching.