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The Biggest Issue

“Indecision.” This, by long odds, is the chief thing the Diefenbaker Government has been taxed with, both in its foreign and domestic policies. The opposition parties are agreed on this point, if on nothing else. What is needed in these times is “strong leadership,” and the gov- ernment hasn’t been giving it. It will now be up to the electors to decide which party is competent to give this kind of leadership, and in doing so it will be well for them to remember the conditions upon which such leadership depends.

In a thoughful editorial on t h e events of the past few days in Par- liament, the Montreal Gazette notes that the crisis which resulted in the overthrow of the administration, though it came with suddenness, was not new. It was only the latest and most dramatic phase of the crisis created by the election of last June. It was not a crisis created in Parliament or by it. It was, rather, the crisis created by the people of Canada themselves when they grew too hesitant to give any party the strength it needed really to govern the country.

What the Canadian people are now faced with is the consequence of their own indecision. All these months there has been the painful spectacle of a House of Commons that was more like a house of cards -——so fragile that any adverse wind might blow it down. The govern- ment was in power .not because it had an undoubted mandate, but only because it happened to be support- ed by another party, with the most freakish views. The remarkable thing, in retrospect. is not that it s fallen, but that it was able to rvive so long.

The sort of House of Commons that emerged from the last elec- tion has shown that the biggest is- sue in the forthComing election will be the issue of trust. No party had a majority last June because the voters’ indecision, after all. was a reflection on the parties themsel- ves in failing to present the issues in a clear-cut manner

Which leads to the conclusion that frank dealing with the elec- tors. rather than an unseemly scramble by all the parties to out-

bid each other for votes, may prove the best politics in this contest.

U.K. Labor Leadership

The first round of voting in the British Labor leadership race has given Harold Wilson an edge over his strong opponent, George Brown, who was the late Hugh Gaitskell’s right-wing deputy and now is act- ing party leader. It will not be known until next week, however, whether Mr. Wilson will succeed in copping the prize which could lead to the Prime Minister's office in the next general election.

The constitution of the party, which requires Labor MPs to cast a series of ballots until one can- didate has an absolute majority, af- fords ample room for intrigue. Though designed to unite the party behind its leader, the absolute ma- jority rule gives time for splits to widen; and since the election must be repeated every year, the minor- ity seldom accepts defeat as final. Therefore it is all too likely that whoever may win the leadership this time, Labor will be divided into two factions.

9Mr. Wilson occupiers an ambigu- oue position in the past struggles of . the party. At Scarborough in 1960 "1!? sided with the unllatenllsta and

unsuccessfully opposed Mr. Gait- skell for the party leadership. But this seems to have been an aberra- tion. Supporters claim it is incor- rect to picture him as leader of the Left—he lays no claim to that sterile eminence.

Mr. Brown is the unofficial head of the party right-wing, trade- union and pro—Common Market fac- tion. His supporters remain confi- dent of electing him to the leader- ship next week, and are counting on picking up votes that went to James Callaghan, who was eliminated from the runoff in Thursday’s voting. Mr. Callaghan, a proclaimed “mid- dle-of-the-roader", is not widely known but would be regarded as an acceptable compromise candidate should the party show signs of foundering in a duel between Brown and Wilson.

The leadership of the Labor party is a matter of prime concern at this time. The collapse of negoti- ations for Britain’s entry into the (‘ommon Market, the stagnation in the economy which entry into Eu- rope was to remedy, the problem of unemployment which has reached 800,000, the perilous condition of the sterling reserve—these and oth- er setbacks have made the Macmil- lan Government’s tenure insecure; but Labor has yet to show that it can provide a strong alternative administration. With the loss of Mr. Gaitskell, the difficulty of meeting this challenge has been greatly ac- centuated.

Farm Accidents

The Ontario Farm S0ciety Con- ference which met this week in the Ontario Agricultural College had for its theme: “Rural Highway Safety, 1963." The object, as stated, was to bring together a selected group of public-spirited farm peo- ple. who are leaders in their re- spective communities, for the pur- pose of focusing attention on the extreme urgency of the farm ac- cident problem, to mobilize effective public support for farm accident prevention activities and anecurage organized rural groups to develop continuous and effective farm safety programs.

This is a move to which rural organizations throughout Canada could well give more attention. Not only with regard to highway safety problems, but the assessment of safety activities generally. With the increasing use of machinery of all kinds on the farm, the danger of accidents has been multiplied. Conferences of the kind held in On- tario this week could provide a stimulus for all who are involved in rural occupations. While it is gratifying that there has been some reduction in farm accidents across the country, they still take far too great a toll of the rural manpower.

The Soft Approach

Reuters news agency quotes the Communist government publication, “Sports Daily,” as proclaiming the order that fans at sports events must not shout at referees. If the spectators disagree with a referee’s decision, they are to remain silent about it. If they wish to criticize, they are to do it after the game by filing the criticism with the appro- priate government office or party official.

That goes for the contestants, too. As translated, the party line on the behavior of athletes reads: “No matter what sort of mistakes referees make, they must be instant- ly obeyed. Players must not adopt a questioning attitude, insult the referee, or take any other kind of rough or unreasonable attitude.”

There is little doubt that the order will be obeyed. In Communist China. if one wants to stay healthy, one obeys party instructions. .It sounds dull, though. As an Ontario exchange remarks, even referees accustomed. to zestful and noisy Canadian crowds might find it dull to ply their refereeing trade in Red China. Surrounded by unnatural silence, they might feel neglected.

EDITORIAL NOTE

How not to go about demonstrat- ing our sense of national sovereignty was shown by a group of students at Brandon College, Manitoba, last Saturday, when they burned Presi- dent Kennedy in effigy in protest of Washington’s interference in Canadian defense affairs. These students should be put back into diapers and taught the elements of reeponeible conduct.

CANADIAN EDUCATION

A Big Problem For The Provinces

The Canadian School Trustees Association descended upon the

Federal Government recently to ;

demand Federal action in what the association views as a rap- Idly developing crisis in Canad- ian education. The association pointed out that education costs would double between 1960 an 1970. and that Provincial Gov- ernments were running out of money.

It urged all governments attd

political parties to set aside “further costly social legisla- tion" until provision had hccn

made to provide for the educa- tional needs of both young Canadians and older Canadians who required re-education to adjust to the technological con- ditions of the modern world. The association urged u pon the Dominion Government five- point program: 81 -Provincial conference to re- define government responsibil- ity toward education. increased support for technical and voca- tional training. removal of sal- es and excise taxes on g o ods

purchased by educational instt- .‘ to do

iutions. extension of family al- lowances for children up to 18 years of age and still at school. and total support of the cost 0 all French and English la n- guage courses.

Much of what the association had to say about the education- al crisis is true, but the solution to the problem does not lie in

casting the education burden: upon Federal shoulders. The. Federal Government is quite as . hard-pressed for money as any i

of the Provincial Governments;

a glance at m” recent Budget wealth colleagues occasionally 7

deficits confirms that. Moreover. the trustees seem

also to have overlooked the fact

that education is a constitution-

al responsibility of the Provinc- :

es, and Quebec would vigorous- ly resist any change in e Con- stitution which made if a Fed- eral responsibility.

We believe with the trustees. and have frequently said, that new social wclfare programs— including any extension of fam-

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WILDLIFE FUND

Sir.- Thank you for the ex- cellent «indie-up covering in Harvey Moore Wildlife Fund and advising people that members of the Fish and Game Association were planning to make personal solicitations. Your support is most welcome.

I am writing to call attention to an item in your article which may lead to misunderstanding. I refer to your mention of the minimum amount needed to es- tablish the Fund. It is hoped that the annual Moore Memor- ial Scholarship will be $100 and to obtain this we need a Trust Fund of at least $2,000 not $1.000 as mentioned.

Our committee Would like to have this correction made. in the hope that sportsmen and of on who appreciated the work done by the late Harvey Moore will recognize the impor- tance of contributing to the Fund. All donations are exempt from income tax and all char- tered banks will be glad to ac- cept them.

I would again thank you and I am sure that your article will do much to assist members of the Fish and Game Assoclatlon as they conduct their canvass.

I am. Sir. etc.

F.A.S. JONES

Chairman. Harvey Moore Wild- life Full.

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ily allowances— must be set

urgent needs. education among 1 them, are met. Our first re- quirement. in fact. is to deter- mine the priority of our needs, . and this must apply within the t field of education itself. as well i as outside.

The vast expansion in the edu- cational requirements of this decade demand that every edu-

"lT’S BEEN A TOUGH WINTER EVERYWHERE”

. aside until the country's more -

catit-n dollar be spent. on educa- l

tion. We shall have no money to spare, at any level of govern- ment, for finills, however desir- able in themselves such frills may be.

The swimming pools. the audi- toriums. the teachers' parking garages, must make way f or classrooms, laboratories a nd highly qualified

toes of education: we 5 have to wait for the desserts.

Britain On Its Own,

Bv

Alan Harvey

Canndiah Press Staff water

All the talk now

l

is of a ' Commonwealth. It is also hard

"‘brealhlng Space" in Britain's I to see what closer links with

. quences of failure in Brussels. . Early enthusiasm for an “al- ternative” to membership in Common Market is evaporat- ing as it becomes clear just

9. The truth probably is that

ore is no ; cut-and-dried program availa- ? blc to replace the European so- lution on which so many hopes were pinned. Prime Minister ha been in touch with Com- monwcalth p rim e ministers, but so far nobody except Sir : Roy Wclensky of the Rhodesian

Macmillan

ncss for a round-table confer- ence to discuss what happens next .

British ministers may rue- fully reflect that Common-

‘ show more interest In stopping Britain from doing something than from helping her to adjust to new economic circumstances.

i ENTHUSIASM LACKING r Whitehall ithnrd to work up much enthu- ‘siasm for what Lord Beaver- .brook's newspapers call “the ;splendid alternative" of

5‘

how elusive any new polricy will i have

ministers just don't know what ‘ ramaiic. .

battle to cope with the conse- ‘ the European Free Trade Asso-

ciation countries could accom- plish. at least on a short-term asis.

Entry into the Common Mar- ket, it was widely felt. would ed a psychological lift for a lethargic nation, would have infected industry with a new dynamism and expansion- ist spirit. would have brought

i United States investment flood-

‘ forced

federation has shown any eager- l

in}: into Britain.

Instead. Albion is on its own, to deal with domestic economic difficulties by inter- nal measures.

The experience of 18 post-war years. which have seen suc- cessive chancellor‘s of the ex- chequer resorting to a series of temporary measures to deal

with the c o m p l ex economic problems of a nation not over- i

blessed with natural resources.

hardly encourages the thought 4. any magic formula can be ‘

that found overnight.

The problems confronting the .

‘ Conservative government there- . fore remain formidable. About

therefore finds it1

the only glimmer of light for the administration is the knowl- edge that the Labor opposition.

tossed in selecting a new

eng leader. finds it hard to take full -

ladvantage of the Tory trou- b

the les.

In the fast-moving world of the 20th century. change is not necessarily progress. Accord- ingly the fact that Tahiti. the fabled Polynesian island which for nearly two centuries has represented a sort of terrestrial paradise lto weather-wee sail. ors and work- worn men in all walks of life, is now linked by jet with the airports of the world. is unlikely to cause much rejoicing among romantics.

For a large part of the spell and charm of Tahiti has been its remoteness from the hum- drum world. and there is sure- ly nothing more humdrum than the hordes of tourists who flock from every letltiner. Now that Papeele is only a matter of hours away. it has b cc ome about as exotic and romantic as Buffaloor Detroit. and a good deal less sanitary.

shift is merely the latest casualty to fall before the on- slaught of the jetborne Ameri- can tourist. One y one in e once-fabled places of romance have been reduced to the com- monplace of a mere stopover on an airline schedule. Bali, Bagh- dad. Friji or the Spanish Main; to the jel-tmtrlst of today they are like so many stops on a streetcar line.

And ever the quest goes on. Avid for new places. new ex- periences. the American tourist scans the horizon for ports of call stlll "undiscovered", heed- less of the fact that once found. the places lose the very "undiscove " quality which

Hrelr chief charm.

One by one, the islands of the West Indies fell e the town influx, victims of the la-

Now Invoding Tahiti

Orlllla Packet And Times

creasing range of the modern aircraft and the in creasing purchasing power of the Ameri- can tounisf. The "offbeat" dis- covery of today is tomorrow's crowded resort. and few are like island beaches not overshadow-

by a gigantic resort hotel. For the A merican tourist. however, intrigued by th charm and atmosphere. will not be kept from his creature com~ forts. and wherever he goes. Mr. Hilton and this fellow bee- hive builders will not be far behind

Florida Bermuda. Jamaica. Barbadoes, Antigua. Trinidad, even once remote. and lovely Tobago: one by one the winter paradises have been discover- ed. developed overrun. In the Pacific. of course. Hawaii fell long ago: Honolulu today is in- distinguishable lirmn Weekau- ken. while the havering dens of a scone of mammoth hotels over- shadow the pathetic strip of Waikiki Beach.

FISH TALKS DELAYED

TOKYO (AN—Foreign Min. later Masayoshl Ohlra said Fri- day the fall of Prime Minia- tes- Dlefenbeker'a government would "delay a little" opening of negotiations on fishing and seal hunting treaties. Japan or- iginally was expected to talks around June in Washing. ton with Canada and the Untied States on the 1008 North Pacific Fisheries Treaty. Talks on e seal treaty were to n ere in February with Canada. the United States and he Soviet Union.

instruct o r s. ;

These are the meat and ta- l - po 1 l E. M. writes: What is

Menier'e Disease Greatly Feared .

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen MOST victims of Menlere's disease improve with medicin- es such as astropine. nicotinlc acid. or Dramamlne. a with a diet low in salt. It may take time, but with co-operatlon the chances of getting well are fairly good. Desplte everything. however. some sufferers fail to respond to conservative treat-

ment.

They are willing to try any- thing even though the condition does not kill or have an ad- verse effect upon health. attacks of dizziness. ringing in cars. and nausea are so

. the victim feels inse-

e

c re. will reel like a drunken sailor and fall to the sidewalk or in front of a car. Hearing also is affected.

The troublesome area is the labyrinth in the center of the car. This structure is made up of the semicircular canals that help us maintain balance. The fluid within the canals is said to be under increased pressure in Menione's svndrome. leading to a ballooning of the balancing system. The latter is the rea- son why diuretics and a low 52“ dict are recommended.

The labyrinth must be de- stroyed when medicines fail to relieve the annoying distress. This can he done surgically and the technique follows to some extent the stapes operation. so popular for the hard of hearing. It is most successful in reliev- ing symptoms but has the dis- advantage of resulting in per- manent and complete deafness in that car.

Ultrasound waves also are capable of destroying the la b- yrinlh. This is and trickier procedure as facial paralysis may ensue if some of the ultrasonic beams reach the facial nerve. 9 oth er hand. some are relieved of their symptoms and maintain hearing as well.

An opening is made through the mastoid bone. exposing the. semicircular canals. ed that transmits waves is inscri-

into the space and the tis-

sues are destroyed by the ul- trasonic vibrations. The parts are so small the procedure

,must be done under a mlf‘TO"

; scone. English surgeon

lnceds at least four physicists

and traincd assistants to help him. which demonstrates t h e

complex nature of the proce- u

re.

POUNDING HEART ' t h e lcausc of palpitation of the heart ? when the condition is not organ- ic?

REPLY

The most likely possibilities are heart consciousness. car- diac neuroses. and other anx- iiety syndromes. Palpitation :may occur also as a result of lsevere anemia or overactive lfhyroid gland. conditions that reflect the heart adversely. even though the organ is not diseas-

NASAL INFECTION

G. H. writes: Whenever my

.9-year-old son gets a cold I de-

tect an odor coming from his

,nose What causes this? His j tonsils are out.

E?

l Odors are detected in many infections. including those in- volving the nose. MPING IS COMMON E. l. writes: I took a sitting- ! down job a few months ago and :since then have suffered from foot and leg cramps at night. : Could the jch be “responsible? : REP