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Visitors From Washington

Canadians will welcome President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles as they arrive for “goodwill” ; talks with Prime Minister Diefen-

l baker and other Government mom.- v

. hers. The two countries are neigh- l hours and allies. They must remain so, despite the differences which arise from time to time. - At his press conference last week, Mr. Eisenhower stated that the pur- pose of the visit was .“to make rela- tions‘as close as we can possibly make them.” “There are a number of ’problems”, continued the President, “that I believe we should take right out on the table and see whether sen- sible men, people of goodwill on bOth

sides, can find ways of handling so, that there will not be too much dam- .

age to either.” ~ The specific problems mentioned by the President have to do with wat-,

er resources, oil, lead. and'zinc and ‘

surplus wheat. These are economic affairs; and no doubt, as the Presida end said, sensible 'men “ought to be able to find ways and means of ad- justing whatever differences may be in the way of full co—operation. But perhaps the‘biggest problem of all is psychological in nature. For some time, there has been a widespread

feeling in Canada that the United 7

states takes our “friendship a little “too much .'for , granted—in other Words, that, no matter, what Amer-

ican policy may be in any particular-

field, especially the economic field, Canada. will put up with" it without complaining. ' ' There .is reason American officials are revising this

trade policies; criticism which, inci-

dentally, ‘ has}. received - a surprising '

amount of favourable commentin the American press. If the present._talk can do anything to_jdevélop this tea

, listic revision, they Will contribth j greatly to keeping our, relations on"

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l a fair and even keel. ‘ ~ ' ‘ l .

Good NeWs For ‘PiciOu :1

town is not to lose one of its main

Montreal. Mr“ George C. Metcalf, has declared that _“the plant’s com- plete manufacturing will continuein Pictou.” ' . r ' _ , In making the announcement Mr. Metcalf noted that “the fighting courage, faith and enthusiasm of:

shut-down prompted the decision.” This is probably not the whole story. It would be surprising if economic

no doubt that/godernmental and pub- lic protests played an important part. It shows what can be done—other Weighty factors being favourable— when the citizens of a community get together andspeak out boldly for their economic interests.

l ,The company, of course, is to be congratulated for paying attention to the public protests. It will now be up . to APEC and Industrial Estates Lim- ; ited to do everything possible to justify the company’s decision by ( helping it\to obtain better facilities . . for the operatibn of its plant.

.3 Juvenile Records

, . A bill that would amend the Juvenile Delinquents’ Act to maintain secrecy for files, reports and records

cords destroyed after five years, was “talked out” in the House of Com- ‘ ' mons. It is unlikely to again comeup for discussion at this session of the Canadian Parliament. The bill was introduced by Noel Doiron, Progres- sive Conservative member for Belle- chasse, and a Quebec senior prosecu- tor. It received its strongest support from the Progressive Conservative member for Parry Sound, Gordon Aiken. ' 5' Mr. Aiken is a former Ontario 1?. juvenile and family court judge. He said that as the law now stands it is possible for a person to carry through life a Juvenile court record

TUESDAY, JULY 8. 1958. V

to; believe~ that} _ . . _ . . V‘ as a matter of policy, hold public estimate of Canad1an ~d1sc1plesh1p, \ following Prime Minister Diefenbakm er’s outspoken criticism, of ' American,"

cuts of Canada and the United

Prince EdWard Islanderswill l're‘l " infers" and others who expect muse joice with their Pictou neighbours ’

:u the Seaway, have urged that no tolls over the news that the Nova Scotia _ '

be levied but that the cost of build-~‘

industriesafter all. There was some talk of its being moved to Moncton or 1

President of George Weston Limited

the Province protesting the plant.

factors did nOt partly influence the‘ decision. At the same time, there» is ‘

of juvenile trials, and have the re-‘

for “nothing more serious than rid- ing a bicycle on the sidewalk.” Mr. Aiken said it is important that the records be destroyed and the person be informed so that he will know he has been forgiven by society. He said also that police who have had access to juvenilecourt records “have im- mediately become prejudiced against a. particular child,” even though the offence might have been committed years before.

Regardless of the latter considera-

progressive step in the administra- tion of justice and it is to be hoped that it will eventually be given full consideration by Parliament. The law already makes a distinction in the matter of .juvenile offenses, and where these are of a minor nature there seems no reason why the records should be preserved indefi- . nitely.

Proposed Seaway Tolls

The proposed tolls to be paid by ships using the St. Lawrence Sea- :Way, now nearing completion, were announced recently by the Seaway tolls committee of Canada. and the United States. The committee ‘esti— mates that the seaway will Carry 25 million tons of shipping in its first year‘of operation. This willlgraduall‘y rise to 50 million tons a year by 1968 and will remain at about that level. The recommended tolls may not bring enough revenue to meet all the finan- cial requirements in the first ten- - year period when traffic is develop- “ing. But, with the level of traffic \an- ticipated in the year 1968, [the an- nual revendes should be enough thereafter to make up for. the defici- enciesiincurred in the first ten years and, atthe same time,"take care of all other requirements for the bal-

ance of thejifty years. v ‘5 ' l, The recommendations of the com-

rue—4a

l cordance with U.S. legislation, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation will hold public hear- ' ings in Washington, on August 6 at

‘ way Authority in Canada will also,

4 hearings in Ottawa 'on the same day. If the Seaway authorities hear nothinglthat persuades them to alter the committees recommendations, the tolls will then go to the Gov-

Ttstatgjfroi ratification. ‘ . > . 'These’ hearings will be Worth wat-l A ching. The Dominion Marine Associa- tion, which represents Canadian ship- ping, the Interprovincial, Farm UnT ion Council,‘ iron ore' shippers, oil companies, pulp and paper manufac-

ing and operating the project: be charged against public funds. The meritso'f this contention are not at all evident herein the Atlantic Pro- . Vinces, orin eastern United States. > There will be loss of business to these . arcas when the Seaway opens. It will also mean reduced railway revenues ‘which will have to be made up at the expense—Lona again—of our rail shippers in these Provinces. The Can; adian Government is said to be under strong pressure to have the Seawa toll-free, and it is to- be hoped that ‘ our Atlantic representatives will be alert to see that reasonable tolls are . . « ll maintained. ‘

EDITORIAL . NOTES

Works Minister Green has reported that as far as material for the main fill of the proposed P.E.I.—N.B. cause-l way is concerned, everything is satis- factory. So far, so good. It is to be

the upper part will be overcome. We

feel that it will be. if diligent search is made.

e 4 e .

Prior to the Frenklin D. Roosevelt

era, bank failures in the United

States were common occurrences. To-

through insurance, they are very rare‘. However, one small institution in New Hampshire came close to failure a few days ago. The Canad- ian banking system is as strong as any in the world.

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tion, the propoéed bill represents a

mittees are far from final. In ac»

which interestedparties may present I ._ their views. The St. Lawrence Sea- 3.

hoped that the little difficulty about; , obtaining the right kind of stone for"

day, thanks to Federal protection

A member of the Senate says that “lack of publicity” is the main reason for criticism that the Senate is prac- tically useless. That’s news to us.‘ In fact, we always thought that the Senate received its share, perhaps a little more than its share, of public. ity. Pick up any newspaper and you? will see something about the Upperl House. Sometimes, to be sure, the item reads simply “the Senate will sit”. But that’s fair enough. There are time when that is all the Senatel does.

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7 SUMMER POST CARDS j OTTAWA REPORT ' '

‘ President Eisenhower’s By Patri'ck Nicholson ‘ Special Correspondent for The Guardian

~‘T OTTAWA -— President Eisen-

hower, accompanied by his chief adviser on international relations, Mr. John Foster Dulles, is visit- ing Prime Minister John Diefen- baker in Ottawa this week.

This. is the first visit of the U.S. President to our capital since Mr. Diefenbaker became our Prime Minister; but it is not the first meeting of the two gov-' comment heads since that date. This visit is a formal return of the visit which Mr. Diefembaker paid to Wasldng'bon ~_ last Fall, when be, accompanied Queen El- izabeth to our neighbour’s capi- ital.

However, owing to die hurried nature and full ceremonial pro- grams of that earlier meeting, this is the first occasion on which our Prime Minister and our neigh- bour’s President will be able to indulge in full, free and. frank discussions of world affairs as "they affect our’two countries“

On the eve of hisfldepartune for Canada, Mr. Eisenhower was giv- on some on V ken and timely advice on U.S. .*Canadham rela- tionsby one of his suppofiters, Senarbor George D. Aiken, a Re- pulicen from Vermont who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. .‘

TOLD ABOUT CANADA

The Senator recalled that his. x committee recently devoted “a

full day of hearings” to the sub- ject of United States policy with respect to Canada. To some of us, a study of that length would appear all too ‘inadequate for a subject of such immense and

.hitherto overlooked importanCe.

However, it was a start. The

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discus-

sion by correspondents of question of

interest. The Guardian does not neses-

sarlly endorse the opinion of corres- pondents.

WEST RIVER CAUSEWAY

Sir—~I was amused by "an old

West River Resident” apology in .

The Guardian of June 25th, with regard-to the new West River causeway.-

0n the one hand, he lauds the engineering, structural elegance and permanency of the project, and on the other hand he at- tempts to forestall future criti- cism of his party, by trying to impute that the Conservative Party is practically a co-partner with the present government, in the perpetration of this colossal and cosfly blunder.

No one will doubt his assertion that this is a splendid roadway, unfortunately constructed f o u r miles too far up—river; but will the few miles saved by the re— sidents of the south side, balance the loss incurred by the doZens of fishermen whose livelihood has been destroyed?

One can easily make two de- ductions from‘ his letter. Firstly, it is evident he is a farmer and also totally uninterested in the welfare of people in other walks of life; and secondly, he is a man of strong political convic— tions (Liberal) which convenien- tly blind him to all considerations

that do not reflect the glory of.

his party. \

Against this doubtful gain of a few miles saved by the motorist (and here we may remark, that the relative importance of the mile shrinks yearly, with better roads and improved cars), we must debit the loss of a lucra- tive fishing industry, and the virtual end of navigation from the causeway to Bonshaw.

It is strange indeed, that the local Department of Public Works has not, as yet, seen fit to warn local motor boat operators of the danger of attempting to navi- gate the hazardous opening in the causeway. There are only two safe periods in each tide, when it is wise to essay the pas- sage. Nothing less than disaster can result if this precaution is not observed.

I Am Sir. elc. AN INTERESTED OBSERVER

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-main on the island about 4,000

Visit ‘.

committee heard, and question- ed two whose jobs fit them to be experts on that subject. The first was Livingston Merchant the U.S. ambassador to Canada; the second was Dr. Percy Corbett from the widley famous Centre for International Studies at Princeton University.

, The Senator also called on evi- dence from the Canadian side, in making his speech; choosing a Witness no.1ess than Prime Min- ister John Diefenbaker. He went so far as to have incorporated in the printed record of his speech 'in the U.S. Senate the whole. of a speech (recently delivered by Mr. Diefenbaker inMiddletolwn, Connecticut. ’

One might wonder why a man ‘ so buSy as our Prime Minister would sacrifice a Sunday in the midst of a Bambamentary session to fly 1,000 miles ‘to such a small fpwmwto receive an, honor: ary {Mm its‘ small and in little known But it is subsequently events such as Senator Aikcn’s speech which reveal . the great im- portance which can be attached to such occasions; For as it nown evident our Prime Minister chose that s m a l l univer- sity as 'a forum, in which bode- liver in p u n g e n t, constructive speech; a speech such as he had no opportunity for deliverng else- where; say in Canada, for the direct attention of the U.S. gov— ernment. But there, on that quiet Sunday afternoon on a Connecti- cut campus, he. set out Canada’s

proposals for improving Canada- U.S.A.,relatious, and his words were heard and repeated in the U.S. legislative councils. I . PROBLEMS LISTED .

We must hope and may assume that President Eisenhower and his advisers have observed and digested. the Speech by Senator Aiken and the h by our Prime Minibter, which the Sena-i tor both quoted and tabled. Thus at least our American visitors here are aware of those of their actions which present problems to us. A ‘i -

These includefihe trade imbal- ance, dumping farm products, re- stricting oil imports, and the ge-

neral charge that America and ‘

Americans are pat‘ldesing, over- bearing and ill-informed about Canada. I

It is 'very obvious from the Senator‘s remarks that Mr. Dief- enbaker’sproposal to divert some. of our surplus pmchasos‘from the U.S. to other countries, not- ably Britain, which wonld recip- rocate tnade‘ to our advantage, has struck home, Mr. Diefeubaik- or has been criticised by those. of little fiauth, and of even littler foresight in Canada for publicly

making that propdsal.‘, NewmweL

see it in ,itsitr‘ue light; as? a act with a shrewd patriotic under-current, designed

to awaken Americans to their ’

trade-with us their best customer. V This week may well be the time when our' heads of- government together, here in Ottawa. Plan a, future which would hold more mutual understanding and co-op- eration and less American selfish- ness. If so, the harvest from Mr. Diéfenbaker’s brilliant and diplo- matic handling of this old, old problem will inceed be as boun- teous as it will be ~

THE ACADIANS OF P.E.l.‘ V

'A Harrowin

(Letter of de Villejoin, com- mandant at Port Lajoie, to the Minister at Paris, written on board the transport which car- ried him to England, Sept. »8, 1758. Continued from yesterday).

“A request was presented by the inhabitants to Colonel Rollo, who came to take possession of the island in the name of his Britannia Majesty, asking per- mission to remain on their lands. Col. Rollo even permitted them to send Messrs. Bisoana and Gas- siet (Father Jean Biscaral, pas- tor of St. Peter’s, and Reverend Pierre Cassiet, pastor of St. Lou- is)‘ to present the request to the generals at Louisburg; but the English generals did not consent, apparently wishing to effect the complete evacuation of the hub itants.” '

“I do not think, My Lord, that they can succeed this autumn, for [although Colonel 'Rollo has had embarked along with me, about 700 persons who are act- ually in the roadstead, there re-

souls. No one is to blame, My Lord, that a greater number have not embarked or that more did not surrender at Louisburg, for the treatment of the English does not make one wish to be under their rule, nor is the treatment of the officers more generous.

SAD ' CONDITION ,

“In short, My Lord, all these wretched people will return to France, and I would take the liberty of representing their sad condition to you. It is three years since the last refugees arrived in the island. They had to endure heavy losses and much hardship in getting here, and on arrival, they found themselves destitute. Want of provisions and clothing were their companions on the island. I had very little to dis-

tribute. l‘ ' distributions have been me: .3, and it was only by making am often that I was

save-d from eeing anyone actual- 1y die of want.”

“On their return to France. My Lord, unless you interest~ yourself in their sufferings, and losses, 1 see them plunged into the most frightful misery that they have ever experienced. such as I can scarcely paint far you. Those pocr r‘rcple will be uiih» out food or clothing, unable to.

g Descri

By J. Henri Blanchard, LL.D.

plion I

procure lodgings, in a strange world, timid .by nature, and know» ing not whither to turn in their hour of need." OFFERS TO FOLLOW' , “Messrs. Biscarat and Oassiet will be necessary to .them as leaders. They are capable men, My Lord, and I on my part could earnestly wish that it w 6 111 d' please you, when I aim allowed .to come to France, taper-mil me to rejoin these people. I think, My Lord, that to avoid illness they should be placedfar

a seapont, and if you have cOn- ‘

fidenCe in me, I offer to fond] them wherever you may be pleas- ed to settle them.” ’ A “It will be, I think, My Lord, a great mistake, if the English do not permit a certain number of them to remain on the i’sland, as it would be very difficult to restock it with cattle of which there remain over 6,000 at the ‘disposal of the English. SEPARATION OF FAMILIES “My family goes to Rochefort, and it is in that way that I have the honor of writing you. The separation of our families great- ly increases our expenses, and we find ourselves unable to sup- port them. I myself have lost much both in Louisbur-g and in Isle Saint—Jean._'Th‘Is island has caused me much worry and ex- pense, and during the four years. I have been in charge, I have not received the smallest grat‘ uity. But as you have appeared satisfied, My Lord, with my ad- ministration, I beseech you not to abandon my family during my sojourn in England. 011 my re- turn, if my means permit, I pro- pose seeing you personally to give you a more detailed account of my conduct, I earnestly hope, My Lord, that it will meet With your- approval and will deserve your protection. This is the favor

I beseech you to grant me. (Sign- ,

ed) Rousseau de Villejoin.” (To be continued)

MAXIMS

Many pconle might have attained to wisdom had they not "no! (hat they a.-

l‘eady possessed it.

Tips For Minor

Summer Hozords

By Herman N. Bundessen, M.D.

WITH the children constantly on the go these warm summer days, it’s only natural forthcm to collect a few minor injurles, such as animal bites and, of course, insect stings. ~