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The statement made by Premier Stanfield of Nova Scotia to the ef- fect that the annual value of Can- adian overseas imports and exports not routed through Canadian ports amounts to about 5350 million is worth thoughtful consideration. We imagine that most Maritimers will agree with Mr. Stanfield that "there is no reason why 92 per cent of the number of rubber tires, 60 per cent of the number of automobiles, 84 per cent of farm equipment by value and 48 per cent of electrical

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exported from Canada via non-Can- adian ports."

There is ”no reason", that is. as far as the ability of Canadian ports to handle the traffic is concerned. Even during the winter in 0 n t h s when Halifax and St. John are the only mainland ice-free outlets (St. John's. Newfoundland, is another) these ports are not worked to capac- ity. From May to December they could handle much more than comes their way.

The only reason. prcsuniably. is an economic one. Apparently. the goods can be handled more cheaply through American ports. But that does not alter the fact that the net result is bad for the Canadian econ- omy. Perhaps, as Mr. Stanfield sug- gested, some incentive similar to that accorded to imports from Com- monwealth countries could be given to Canadian exports and those im- ports which come from non-Com- monwealth countries. Such an ar- rangement would cost money. but this would probably be compensated for in the added employment and its consequences to Maritime ports. It is preposterous that so vast a volume of Canadian trade should have to go through American ports, to the detriment of the Maritime economy.

Mr. Dielenbaker's Words

There has been undue criticism of Prime Minister Diefcnbaker's speech at the United Nations Assembly this week on the ground that it contra- dicts his party's attitude during the Suez crisis. when strong disapproval of the U.N. vote of censure over Britain's intervention was voiced. Mr. Diefenbaker is represented as having stated that his party has al- ways supported the United Nations. The full text of his remarks, how- ever, shows that he made some very important qualifications.

True, the Prime Minister said that support of the United Nations is the cornerstone of Canada's for- eign policy. "My appearance here.” he said, "gives public evidence of Canada's stand, for it is the first time in twelve years that the Prime Minister of Canada has been present with our Foreign Minister, the Sec- retary of State for External Affairs. which is evidence of the fact that we stand on this question where Canada has always stood since April. 1945, and, I emphasize, with the support of the party that is now in power."

He also commended the UN.

Emergency Force now operating iny

the Middle East. "I am not in newly convinced proponent of such a force," he added. "for I brought the mggestzlon for such a force before the House of Commons in January of 1956. arguing that it could pre- vent the outbreak of war in that Area." Unfortunately. Mr. Diefen- Iaher's suggestion received no con- ltntion at that time.

lluuarlans. he said. was due to the existence of double standards in the UN. membership rather than to any weakness in the charter. There was danger "that we may become merely a company of hostile blocs which will stultify efforts to find real and sensible sohitions.” Canada will work together with those na- tions with which it shares common views or policies. "but it will not be a party to any bloc which pm- vents us from judging issues on their merits as we see them."

While he did not mention the Suez affair specifically, Mr. Diefen- baker did so indirectly, and in words which all his hearers must have understood when he said: ”Hundreds of millions of people in Asia and Africa have achieved independence and sovereignty during the past decade for which the credit must go to the statesmen of the United Kingdom. It is incredible that the British should be described here on occasion as iimperial and colonial masters' in view of this benevolent and far-seeing policy which grants self-government so widely."

Those are the words we should have heard from Canada's spokes- 'men when Britain was being de- nounced in the Assembly. Mr. Die- fenbaker was not then in a position to say them; but he has done so now, in a manner quite consistent with his attitude in Opposition, and quite clear in their implication.

American Pigs

United States Secretary of Agri- culture Benson has been trying to persuade pig raisers to keep next season's production on a level with this years. Ills arizument is that an increase will mean an eventual de- cline in prices. That would be bad for the farmers and. of course. dis- agreeable for those Republican poli- ticians who have to seek re-election next fall. Falling prices on any farm product are never good election material for candidates of the party in power.

Evidently, the farmers are not paying much heed to Mr. Benson's plea. According to a report from the Department of Agriculture, the Mid- Western farm belt where about 75 per cent of hogs are produced will produce 4 per cent more hogs this fall than it produced last fall. It will also produce 7 per cent more in the first half of 1958 than it produced in the same period this year. In the ten States under review the number of sows to farrow this fall has been estimated at 3,841,000. compared with 3,689,000 a year ago. For the December-February period the esti- mated number is l,7.'l3.0(l0, compar- ed with 1,625,000 last winter season. The increases range from 2 per cent in Ohio to 35 per cent in South Dakota. The total number of hogs on farms in the area September 1 was 45,301,000, 1 per cent less than a year earlier.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Premier Matheson is right in suggesting that there should be no "domination" by governments in the field covered by the Atlantic Prov- inces Economic Council. Co-operation is the thing needed: "working to- gethcr for the same end, but in separate quarters," as the Premier so aptly phrased it.

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The sinking of the German bar- que "Pamir" is especially tragic in that many of those who went down with her were young sea cadets who were making their first trip to sea. It removes the last big sailing ship from ocean waters. And there is a touch of sadness about that, too.

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One by one the great artists who came to prominence in the early part of the century are leaving us. Only a day or two after the passing of the famed composer Jean Sibelius at the age of, 91 came word of the death of Oliver St. John Gogarty, Irish poet. author and essayist. at the age of 79. Their works will con; tinue to bdghten the lives of many.

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OTTAWA REPORT Costly Defense Weapon

By Patrick Nicholscn

Oltawir Wlnlc the new Diefen- bakcr ('ahinct is holding session! even at night, as it struggles in find ways to reduce our heavy taxes. Ihr costly gilded chickens ordered by the former govern- ment are still coming home to roost - and to be paid for. It will be seen early next month when a weapon intended for the defence of Canada will be shown to the public for the first time. This weapon has been given the significant name of "The Arrow." Remember the name. it will be heard often. and stormy political arguments will range around it. This fabulous arrow has already cost over s200,000.000 to design - equivalent to a bill of over 850 which will ultimately have to be paid by each Canadian fam-

For this arrow is the "Avro Arrow” or CF-105, the new jet alr- craft designed and made by the Avro Aircraft Company at their plant .11 Malton near Toronto.

The Avro Arrow is to be "un- veiled” before a large crowd of invited dignitaries and uninvited but intcrcstcd taxpayers at Mal- ton on 4th October. More than 2.000 politicians. diplomats and businessmen have been invited to the unveiling ceremony u the first arrow "rolls off this pro- duction line." On top of that, an army of m-wsmcn have been in- vitcd to a reception and dinner

at Toronto's lush King Edward Hotel on the previous evening. where officials of the Avro com- pany will describe the "role of the new breed of high speed jet interceptor aircraft." The cost- ly dinner and hard licker may soften up press criticism. But it is a foregone conclusion that many a taxpayer will wonder why he must pay an average of 350 for the development work, plus an unknown figure for the production, of a weapon which is already obsolete. REMEMBER THE I.C.R.

For in this era of the inter- continental rocket. carrying a hy- drogen bomb in its warhead. the role of the new breed of high speed ict interceptor aircraft can only be that of a museum piece.

It will be two years yet before all the bugs have been honed out of the Avro Arrow, say spokes- men here. Up tlll that time. it cannot be an effective service aircraft. But already other coun- tries have abandoned the jet in- terceptor as outmoded. Britain today. for example. is guarded

by batteries of unpllotcd but guid- ed rockets. far speedier and far more accurate in defence than any pilot-guided aircraft.

The Bristol Aircraft Company. for example, makers of the giant British Britannia aircraft now, be- ing manufactured under licence by Cnnadalr of Montreal. have

Fog Over Cyprus

By Nicholas Carroll United Kingdom Information Service

0! all the Issues destined to come before the new session of the United Nations General As- sembly. the political deadl E ov- er Cyprus is certainly one of the most intractable and baffling. Very soon the U.N. delegates are likely to find their understanding of it additionally confused by the visit Archbishop Maklrlos. the polico-religious leader of the Greek Cypriots. is paying to the United States on what his aides have cuphcmlsticslly described as "an enlightenment mission."

Britain has lately been mak- ing new efforts to reach I solu- tion which would satisfy three basic needs which exist because the island is not only a British dependency but also a place of meat strategic Importance. Be- fore the fog of confusion grows denser it is important to exam- ine those needs and recall what has already been done to meet them.

SOLUTION Dll-1-'lCULT

ii Cyprus were merely I Bri- tish dependency more. and if it had an homo- genous population, there would probably have been little difficul- ty In settl' , the manner and timing of its political evolution to independence. But the fact of its strategic Importance. the fact that four-fifths of its popula- tion are Greek Cypriot: and one- flflh Turkish Cypriots. whose ac knowledced spokewnan ls Arch bishop Makarlos. want poiltiul

and nothing-

the Turkish Government. will un- der no circumstances consent to union with Greece. and that a ,makes it extremely hard for Bri- tain to find a solution for the Is- land's political future which would be accepted by all Cypriots. Greeks and Turks. not to men- tion our own Parliament and our NATO allies.

The tension between Greece and Turkey, engendered by the deadlock. is the most serious as- pect of the problem. because It strikes at the heart of the NATO system of security. The British view is that any solution must give Britain essential military facilities on the Island and I re- qurement inseparable from tbls is the protection of the island from Communist infiltration. Fi- nally. of course.we want the II- lnnd as a whole to be peaceful and competently governed. PRELIMINARY STEP

Until recently Britain had tried to achieve a solution by settling the colony's lntaroal political evolution first. as I preliminary step towards adjusting the inter- national complications l a t 0 r.

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produced the "Bristol Blood- hound" rocket. This weapon fired from the ground. can be di- reeled with 100 per cent secur- acy onto the exact target nir- craft selected out of a forma- tion hundreds of miles away.

But the real lesson of the ob- solescent "Arrow" aircraft is surely that a country of our small population and limited technical resource should not waste our manpower and resources on such costly development work. if we would be willing to let say U.S.A. and Britain carry out the nec- essary research, we could then buy or build their ” I -' pro duct.

And just think how that would reduce our taxes!

The Age Old Story

Ye were not redeemed with eorruptlble things. as silver and gold. . . but with the precious blood of Christ.

JOURNEYS The journey of the feet is fine.

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There you may touch another band.

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A.G.: There has been a persist- ent swelling of my child's right foot since birth. mainly about the ankle. What could cause this?

Answer: The cause of this con- dition possibly is a lyInph-ves- sel tumor in that area. This is not I serious condition. Howev- er. you should consult your phy- slcian.

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