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MONDAY. MARCH 18. 1963.
Not By Plebisciie
According to Social Credit Lead- er Robert Thompson in an inter- view in Toronto, “it is the respm- sibility of every member of Parlia- ment to fight for what his constit- uents want." This is the popular view, and it probably accounts for more successes at the polls than any other line of approach. But it is false doctrine. so far as our democ- racy is concerned. It is time that it was proclaimed heretical. and this is what the Ontario Intelligencer does in a pungently phrased com- ment. ,
No member of Parliament, says The Intelligencer. has any such re- sponsibility. His duty is to fight for What he believes is in the interests of Canada as a whole—and to out- line his beliefs as plainly as possible before the election so that voters can decide whether thy want him to represent them in Parliament.
Any member who attempted to echo the wishes of the majority in his riding on any and every quest- ion would be remiss in his duty. If all members acted in this way. and if they were all seventh sons of seventh sons with the power to as- certain accurately the state of public opinion, we would have the equiva- lent of government by plebiscite or referendum.
This is in accord with the views expressed by that great statesman, Edmund Burke. in a speech to his Bristol constituents back in 1774. It is worth recalling Burke’s Words at this time, since one at least of our federal party leaders seems to be unfamiliar with them.
“Certainly, gentlemen,” said Burke, “it ought to be the happi- ness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him; their business, unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrificehis repose, his pleasures, his satisfactions, to theirs; and above all, ever, and in all cases to prefer their interest to his own.
“But his unbiased opinion, his mature judgment, his enlightened conscience. he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man. or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure: no, nor from the law and the Constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays. in- stead of serving you, if he sacri- fices it to your opinion."
Hopeful Prospects
For the first time in five years, notes the Financial Post, it is now possible to see a balance of pay- ment- deflcit of $600 million-$700 mllion fur Canada instead of $1 billion or more—if we get decisive government. The preliminary trade figures for the last quarter of 1962 auggeot that a basic turn is taking place. Seasonal factors to one side.
rte m up and imports down appreciably from the quarter be- fore. Given the continuing and IalutIry effects of the discount dol~ hr, this trend could continue thnough. 1900 and cut the commod- fty hid! deficit by up to $200 million.
Anothu reason to expect I bounce of payments deficit, in fie'Put’a opinion, is that tho
'” I of Canadian tourist! the frequency of trip.
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outbid. the country—la being clow- ed by the discount dollar and the lower exemptions on goods brought back. In 1963. this might. cut up to another $150 million-$200 million from the overall balance of pay- ments deficit.
(‘anada could also enjoy a rel- atively low interest rate and read. ily available credit—precisely the monetary climate needed to speed 1963's business recovery and aid in the creation of urgently needed new jobs.
Note is taken of the speed with which the Bank of Canada has mov- ed within the confines of “auster- ity” to meet the needs of the do- mestic economy. The emerging truth, adds our 'l'oronto financial contemporary, is that the Canadian economy appears to be on the brink of a new vigor and-possessed of a drive. The devaluation of the do]- lar has greatly increased the under- lying strength of the economy. This shift is away from foreign sources and to domestic sources. The pros- pect is for prosperity. But irrespon- sibility among those now politick- ing on the hustings, or failure by the electorate to return a con- structive m a j o r i t y government. could easily pinch off the potential in the economy—4nd plunge Can- ada into a new crisis that would make last June’s look like a tea party.
Uncleserving Attacks
We are in full agreement with the Sarnia Observer when it re- marks that one of the sad features of the current election campaign is the personal attacks upon both Mr. Diefenbaker and Mr. Pearson. Both the top New Democrats and the Social Credit spokesmen have been harping on this theme un« pleasantly.
The people best qualified to de- cide whether men are gifted with leadership qualities are the mem- bers of their respective parties. The Liberals, seeking a successor to the Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, chose Mr. Pearson as a Canadian of outstanding distinction at home and abroad. The fact that he failed to lead his party to victory in two national elections does not neces- sarily imply that he lacks ability to do so. 1
As for Mr. Dicfenbaker, the record shows that there was a great deal more done in the last Parliament under his minority leadership than is generally ac- claimed. This is probably because of the constant bickering that went on in the Commons, overshadowing the work accomplished.
Surely there are more patent is- sues in this election which need to be thoroughly aired without im- pugning the leaders of the two ma- jor parties. We must demand gov- ernment which will tackle our eco- nomic problems courageously and we must learn to get along without phoney issues, emotionalism and political nonsense which could only lead to another unstable and splin- tered Parliament.
EDITORIAL NOTES
The province of Ontario has sur- passed the Roman Empire in the extent of its highway construction program, according to Robert F. Leggett, of the National Research Council.
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In the United States a congres- sional committee has been warned that the future needs of some large American cities for fresh water may be filled economically by de-salting the sea water. James K. Carr, un'- der-secretery of the interior at Washington, states that the use of large conversion plants in combina- tion with thermal electric. power plants probably could purify sea water at rates low enough to com- pete with other water sources.
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Zefrulla Khan. president of the United Nations Assembly, had this to say the other day on a subject of concern to all of us: “At one time it was said that the world could not continue half free and half slave. We have realized the truth of that adage. It would be wise and beneficent if We were also to recognize that mankind cannot continue one part fed and three- quarters hungry. one-quarter well and three-quarters diseased. one- tenth basking in the light of know- ledge and science and nine-tenths
floundering in the morass of ignor-
once.
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I I Have A FEW RULES ' or MY OWN
TOUCH FOOTBALL IN EUROPE
OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Campaign Worms U p Across The Country
This election started like a
turtle.
Political leaders sensed that Canadians have had a belly-full of electionecring. and would be sickened by another dose lasting the full eight weeks. So Parlia- ment was adjourned for more than two weks before the first leaders iipfoed gently into the campaign water to test its tem- perature. Then Liberal Leader Pearson and Social Credit Chief- tain Thompson both braved the lions' den of Quebec Province. which is the battlefield where the election of 1963 will be won or lost.
Th surprise of the first week of all-out husiingsing was the size and warmth of the audienc- es which turned out to hear the Prime Minister. In his personal preserve of Prince Albert, this was to be expected: in Winni- peg. previously deplored by top Tories as a falling bastion, It
was unexpected: in Tory rurall
southwestern Ontario. it was re- assuring but in the hostile Tor- onto lakeshore area, it really gave the pundits cause to pause and reassess their predictions that 1963 would be a cataclys- mic 1935 all over again.
This upswing from 1962 came on top of a public opinion poll which showed the Prime Minis- ter way out in front of his party in popular appeal. and streets ahead of other party leaders as Canadians‘ p r e f e rred prime minister.
Politicians are easily gulled by warm receptions. Time after time they forget that at political rallies they are addressing the converted and the faithful. This is especially true in this elec- tion. in so far as Tory. Grit and NDP meetings are concerned. Only at meetings featuring Bob
PUBLIC FORUM
This column II open to me dllcnsainn by correspondent! of question: of 1 forest. The uIrdlIn does not sarily endnru the opinion of corn-- cnndents. All lotion publlaned are tub
condensation when , he Gunrdlan II unable Ir enter into any correspondence reurflf lop letter: submitted.
A NEEDED SOCIETY
Sir. — A recent copy of your
paper carried the good news of the reorganization of the S.P.C.A. In this Province. Since then I. together with several of my good friends, have taken out mem- bership in the society. thus as- slstlng in I small way to help the organization get on its feet as well as to give it the tools to carry forward the task of abolishing cruelty to our dumb anlma 3.
Unfortunately, there are per- sons who delight In giving pain to others and especially to our dumb citizens who are unable to defend themselves against man's merciless acts. No cree- ture should be left to suffer needlessly after being hopelssly maimed, nor ought we to toler- ate those who keep livestock in I half-starved cute or, Is is sometimes the case. animals which are diseased. And I few of our farmers still believe the only way to deliver the unborn of their cows and mares (in dif' ferent cases) ls by means of blocks and toe-lie, When I qual- ified Vet would have made the delivery in I humane manner.
Nnt so young boys have been known to find baby birds with lead pellets, and comparatively recently I farmer chopped the tall off his dog because the ani- mal was dragging mud into the home on wet day .
These atrocious acts could and certainly ought to be abolished. and the offenders punished with- out fear or favnr. A well organ- Imf. strum: S.P.C.A. In what this Island needs today. if we are to rid our Province of an evil that
baa long I than in the aide of all humanely » minded citizens.
I am. Sir. etc. FRANK MIcARTHUR
Thompson or Real Caouctte are "strangers" noticeably showing up, either spurred by curiosity or else genuinely s h o p ping around to see if Social Credit merits their support.
f the sympathetic welcomes given the the US-brulsed Prime Minister and his Canadianlsm proved a surprise of the early campaign. so too did the recep- tion of Social Credit Leader Bob Thompson on television.
“He's a doll!" erclaimed one Ottawa teen-seer. "He‘s so sin- cere. and I understood all about his policy." Typically, an older woman. of prominent Grit an- cestry and with her vote uncom- mitted for the first time in 40 years. scans the broadcast pro- gramms to note when she can see or hear Bob Thompson on the air.
EMPHASIS 0N TEAM The Liberals have changed their c a m p a l gnlng methods.
Mike Pearson plays the role all the old i ed like a turtle—but it Is already
leader without fanfare: “Four Horsemen" are getting less prominence: but emphasis
merry men of blasting their foes, standing by their principles,
is laid heavily upon the team of i
new Liberal candidates and their new Liberalism of. in Mr. Pear~ son's words, difficult docisons." His
"—isms" as exemplified by one successful mayor who asserts flat, although now a Liberal as- pirant, he has never voted Lub- eral.
Mr. Pearson is miss-crossing the country in his chartered air- liner io propound his item by m build dence. help for the Maritimes, a replacement for thc Canadian Ensign. vigorous parli- cipalion in NATO. the Baby Bon-
ius throughout higher education. la nationwide MOO-million med»
cal plan. and so on. Tommy D o u g1 a s and his the NDP are
and forswcar- ing nuclear weapons. This elect‘nn campaign start-
showing signs of finishing like a
hare.
A Pathetic Figure
Alan
Herve
y Canadian Press Staff Writer
Wherever political refugee Georges Bidault winds up, his ability to influence events is likely to remain infintcsimal.
The dapper, 63-year-old for- mer Fnench premier may still style himself as the spearhead of opposition to President de Gaulle. but few fake the claim seriously. he danger comes not from political figureheads such as Bidault but from a disgrun-
tled group of army colonels and “
captains still vowing vengtance over what they regard as the "betrayal" of France in Indo- china and Algeria.
Nominally, Bidault heads the so-called Council of National Re- sistance, which is or was the political arm of the
Bidault caused more interna- tional stir than his real im- portance warranted. CUT LITTLE ICE
In_Peris. it is thought that Bidnult cut little ice with the remaining terrorists, who still regard de Gaulle as the only obstacle to fiber fanatical bid for power. Similarly Jacques Soustelle, a renegade politician in the Bidault class, is thought to have few close links left with the desperadoes.
“Soustelle . . . ls reliably re- ported to be attached to the Secret Army by no more than the mournful logic of his past Ictlona." writes Robin Smyth in The Daily Mail, I London news-
Paper-
The arrest of Bidault and the “capture” in Paris of Col. An- toine Argoud, believed to have been kidnapped In West Ger-
mIrk I further crumbling of illegal opposition
WANTS OVERHAUL
TORONTO (CP) -— Stlnley Little, president of the National Union of Public Service Employ- ees (CLC), said Saturday the country's labor movement needs I ijor overhaul—me the CI- nadlan Labor Congress down to the lndlviduII union. He told an educational conference of the and the Toronto and Dia- trlct Labor Council labor re- quire: I lmlllel' number 0 larger and stronger unions. His own union ll In the poem of merging with the National Union of Public Employees to form I labor giant of nearly 100.000 strong.
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“Your [aloud Stock '
terrorist i Secret Army. By his recent ep- ‘ pearance on British television.‘
. him in
House" I
to de Gaulle. Apart from the dissident military men. t
main menace now is thought to be Georges (the Limping Man)
Walin. believed the ringleadcr‘
in r c c e n t tempts. Bidaull is widely regarded in
assassination at-
;Paris as a somewhat pathetic honorable ‘
figure. He had an record in the French resistance during the Second Worl and. says Dansic Gillie in The Guardit‘n of Manchester. it Would be possible to buipd up a sympathetic image of the man before “rancor and vanity" up- set his balance.
Now. after grilling by West German police, Bidault is said to be trying to make up his mind whether to accept an offer of political asylum by the Be-
varian government. The French
government would prefer to see some remote South
American country. but would
"hard truths andg‘ ' party ‘ has lined up some good candl-g dates. including some of varied-
progam . coufi- '
d War=
Kuru Always Ends In Death
By Dr. Theodore 1!. VIII Dellcn KURU Is a fatal dlmac cou- flned mainly to certain clam of the Fore people in New Guinea. This. malady, wu unherrd of before 1954. when In Australian patrol catabllahed contact with the Fore tribe. They were true atone-age peoples. according to a report in World Health. pract- lclng ritual kllllnla. sorcery, and ceremonial cannibalism.
The patrol leader wrote in his diary: "Proceeding SW Icron range, and down and across a small creek ascending to Amuel village. nearing one of the dwell- ings, I observed a email [id sitting down beside the fire. She was shivering violently and her head was jerking spasmodlcally from side to side. I was told she was a victim of sorcery and would continue this shivering, unable to eat, until death claim- ed her within a few weeks." .
The Fore people are certain the dlaeaac stems from witch- craft. To physicians, it II a medical mystery. Heredity ll blamed because the disorder is limited to isolated tribes where Intel-marriage In common.
Degeneration of the central nervous system occurs, which le 3 d s to the trembling, head jerking, spasms, and paralysis. In some respects it resembles multiple sclerosis In men but behaves more like I veterinary disease, scrapie, that attacks certain breeds of sheep The lat- ter is a viral infection with a strong genetic trait.
There is no treatment or rem- edy for Kuru and all victims die, usually less than a year after the onset. In some villages, it kills half the adult women and many boys and girls. The mys- tery will be solved in time but it will take research. Kur i. prevalent it threatens the existence of the Fore tribe. succumb. the care of orphans has becomc a major problem. The government has a building for these unfortunate childrcu
, and the Lutheran Mission built 1 a hospital exclusively for Kuru ‘
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l'ms DIZZINESS AND P.V.C. writes: Why do 5 many oldstors suffer from dizzi- ness?
AGE
REPLY There are many causes of
dizziness and some are no more 1 common in the aged than In the .
young. On the other hand, cer-
1 lain reflexes become less active
with the passing years. On rls-
inc ’rom a sitting or reclining.
puslfinn. for example. the o'dcr individual may feel eiddv. The reflcx that brings more blood to the brain is sluggish and the nor- son fools woozv for a moment or two. Send stamped, sclf- addres- sed envelope for lecflcf on dizzi- ncss. FATTY TUMORS
G. S. writes: ago I had a fatty tumor remov- ed from my arm. Now I have more. some the size of a pee and others as large as a nut. Will these lumps turn to cancer if they are not taken out?
R. A!
These tumors seldom become
cancerous but some people deve- 1 lop one fatty tumor after anoth- ‘
or. One is removed and another
‘ pops out somewhere else. F SY
LIVING A.\'. writes: I)~ frnnnuilizcrs cause a gain in weight? I've put
h i on 20 pounds since I started tak- e i i
us: this druE. PLY
Yes. provided you were tran-
quilich to the extent of not wanting to do anything but eat 3 and rest.
VENTILATING
YOUR CONFLICTS E. F. wrlfcs: How do you give yourself a mental purge every now and then. as suggest- ed in your hint?
REPLY Talk about your problems and
1 air your gripes
TODAY'S HEALTH HINT— Everybody needs love, espe- cially children.
ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT
OTTAWA lCPl—LI.'Col. Wal-
jter E. Garber of Brldgcwafer. iN.S.. retire from the army thls month to become director of studies at the Civil Defence College, Arn- prior. Ont, the army said Sei- urday. C I settle for West Germany if Bi- ‘staff 0
and Kingston, Ont. will
,0. Garber was general fflcer. with the director-
dault would refrain from poll- late of military training at army
tical activities.
eadquarters.
So many parents‘
0 1 economic health.
Fifteen years ‘
PUBLIC
FORUM
It's far better to live I little as we no along than to apcnd all time lottlnl ready to live. -- Gal! Reporter
The man who loll: I girl he has no intention of marrying make: I big mistake, II no [III will pen up well I challenge.— Woodctock Sentinel-Review.
If you In Inclined to compIIln about the cold wintry weather, just remember an no mosquitoes, bltlng files or polaon ivy—St. Cetherlnea standard.
At the rate we have been hav- ing Federal elections, it might be more economical for the Gov- ernment to buy voting booth: in-
Ottawu Journal.
..0nc advantage In being flab. compared with being people, is that their young don't wake them several times during the night yelling for water. — Sud- bury Star.
Officials of the French nation- al radio and television network have pointed out that announcers are making mistakes by tram- lating English te r m a Literally into French. Their recent bulle- tin poinlI out that. what is called Indian ink in Anglo—Saxon coun~ tries 15 China lnk in France. Similarly. a tablespoon should be translated into French as I soup spoon, and a teaspoon as I cof- fee spoon. — France 8011'.
embattled electorate that the
Canadian dollar was good thing —— a mighty fine thing for
Canada, in fact, and something ,
that was long overdue! The hub tle lines are now . for the coming election and the ,two major parllea are busily proclaiming that the country’s not nuclear arms or other features of for- . eign policy. is the principal is- ue. But. for some unexplain- y‘ able reason, both of them seem 1 tongue-tied and overcome by embarrassment when it comes 1 to explaining what happened to l the Canadian dollar. l This is particularly strange ‘ as far as the Progressive Con- l servalives are concerned. They .are the ones who ought to be l making political capital out of lihe fact that they engineered the dollar back down to realis- tic levels after it had soared to perilous and unjustified heights on its own. If the Conservatives : are to be criticised on this score If is only because they
so 0 n e r. If they had, perhaps they might have saved the ‘ country from last epring'a ex. , change crisis, but that's anoth- 5 er stor .
l The point at issue is that the Conservative government did embark on a studied policy of dislodging the dollar from its
“as:
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MARCH SNOWS
= You have s..n the sllent coming of the snows;
Softly the white legions of the
, dead rains fall:
[Soon this cold army conquers all
.Roads and towns, villages, all I, in pall. ;The crystal bodies of the rain-
! drops lie
Awaiting the strange call of life on high.
They cling to the yearning earth, entreallng dee ,
The multicolored lives of things that s eep.
The silent drawing of their my- riad host, .
Reminds the Mother, Winter is a ghost. Soon to flee, shrouds of While March, grim sexton, bid!
the winds to blow.
wrapped in h l s snow
Doucetk
-— m. H. Rollo Bay and Charlottetown
Charlottetown to: Sackville, $2.10 Moncton, $2.80 Truro, $3.80
Saint John, $4.80 Halifax, $5.20
Antigonish, $5.60 Sydney. $9.20 Quebec, $11.25 Montreal, 812.50
stead of merely renting them.—
Truth About Devoluotion
Northern Miner
Won't somebody please ex- ‘ plain to the poor, confused and ‘ "Pm
1961-1962 d e v a l nation of the'
being drawn ‘
1 icy. This is something that the . Conscrvative j glsls either don't know or don't
did not accomplish the deed‘
=wilness the first game of home quite unjustified eminence. And, ‘ 1’
w‘
There's really nothing an“,
mi about a non filling .llb (h.
on lilacs—or. for that matter,
his socks and shirts and su 1a.- Welland Tribune.
Friend: "Did you have a, trouble chooalng a name Io r11. baby?" New Father: “No, my wife has a rich uncle.” — Hum. llton Spectator.
A degree now enoblu you (0‘ uthobaa Inualatantto a
nun who never went to col. cue. — Calgary Herald
"Herbert." aid the mother to her alx-ycar-old son. “is it possi- ble that you are teach’ng the parrot to use all n a?" “No, mamma," r e pl 1 c d Herbert. "I was just telling him what not to say." -— Hamilton Spectator.
It's difficult for a person to keep his shlrt on while he's gel.- tlng something off his chest. -< Siratford Beacon-Herald.
Human error II who! causca most of the trouble in the space programs. according to a psy. cholollal. We can only hope that the electronic brains will be pa- tient with I. mere people. - Edmoutou Journal.
We Ira sure there Isn't I par. llamentarian who doesn't agree that most of the other MP's tclk far too mu c h. — Hamilton Spectator.
until the exchange crisis burst 1 us. they were highly suc- cessful in lowering it by steady degrees, With the crisis. of course, the steady decline turn- ed into a perilous drop and val. iant measures had to be cm- ployed to prevent it from devel- oping into a route. Nevertheless the dollar had already been brought back most of the bay to the point where it was even- tually pegged before speculators sent it skidding down the last little bit.
The devaluation of the dollar then, was brought about as a matter of sound economic pol- P a r t y strate- undcrstand. It might be a kind- ness if somebody were to ex- plain it to them. For. rather than hiding their heads n shame or changing the subject, as they seem to be doing. the Progressive Conservatives on :11: to be loudly advertising ihc fact that they brought about the dc- vaiuctlon. It is one of the f w things that the last government can claim to its everlasting ore. dit.
Our Yesterdo ’s '—
(From the Guardian Files!
TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO (March Ill, 1938)
Among the fans who jammed
the Forum Wednesday night to
home series between Hali- fax Canadians and Charlotte- town A b e g w e l t s, were six youth's who walked 48 miles to watch their favorites—the Ab. bles. come through with a 2-1 win. Alonzo Irving, Edward .lnr- dan. Lloyd Herring. Luther Her ring. Marshall hiacLeod a nd Ralph Billard left their home in Murray Harbor at 9:15 am.
The Charlottetown Y's Men's Club observed St. Patrick’s Day: at their weekly meeting la st night. The speaker was Rev. S. C. Cooper, pastor of the Central Christian Church.
TEN YEARS AGO
(March 18. 1953) Rural women from all over (11° world will meet in Canada this summer when the Associatcd Country Women of the World olds its seventh triennial con- ference at the Royal York Hotel.
Toronto, August 12 to 23.
Final vows were taken by Sister James Florence in far off Africa. when she made her P70“ fession for life in the Marykncll Sisters. A native of Charlotte- town she ls a daughter of Form er Mayor James E. Blanchard.
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