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PAGE 4 TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1962.

Shadows Over Geneva

It may be because of the report- edly widening rift between Com- munist China and the Soviet Union that the latter is now prepared to promise ‘not to hand over nuclear weapons to other countries, provided the United States, Britain and France assume identical obliga- tions.” In any case, this proposal is ‘one which has been indorsed by the United Nations, and the Western powers would do well to consider it very seriously before rejecting it. It may prove to be the only worth- while thing to come out of the Geneva conference which opens to- morrow with dim hopes of reaching agreement on either disarmament or nuclear test bans.

Premier Khrushchev has drop- ped his demand that the heads of state attend and turn the prelimin- ary sessions into a summit confer- ence. He agreed to send Foreign Minister Gromyko a few days earlier to meet with U.S. State Secretary Rusk and Lord Home, British for- eign secretary. But simultaneously he called Washington’s plan to re- sume nuclear testing unless Russia agrees to a test ban “atomic black- mail.” Russia will never agree to controls that, in his view, amount te placing spies on Russian soil.

The United States will not agree to disarmament or test bans with- out adequate inspection to determine if agreements are being carried out. Thus the long impasse on this issue continues. And the longer it con- tinues, the greater the danger. If the United States has in fact super- jor atomic capability, Russia will test to keep up. If Russia tests, the U.S. will test to make sure it doesn’t get ahead. As the Milwau- kee Journal well expresses it, this horrible merry-go-round could spin mankind into eternity.

“The immediate chance of break- ing the rush to arm, to fill the at- mosphere with radiation and to walk on the brink of nuclear war,” says the Milwaukee paper, which is one ef few American journals taking #0 realistic an approach to the sub- ject, “lies in the Geneva talks. It is all but inconceivable that minds eapable of the great scientific achievements of our age are not ¢apable of understanding their hor- rible potential and recognizing the need to find some way to guarantee peace.”

The conference opens*under the shadow of a new border incident in East Berlin, and amid signs of stepped-up pressure on West Berlin by Russia and East Germany. Premier Khrushchev has all but waid that nothing can come from the Geneva talks, and President de Gaulle of France has so little hope for them that he isn’t even sending an observer. So, despite the over- riding moral arguments for agree- the prospects are anything but reassuring.

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Technical Education One of the most important pa- pers prepared for discussion at the

advance d for

90 per cent of the rise in U.S. out- put per man-hour against 10 per

nt for increases in the capital in- vestment per worker.

In other words, education and technological progress have been responsible for the largest share of the increase in outpyt of Western economies in this century. In Can- ada, the proportion of unskilled workers in industry has been stead- ily declining in a trend which has been accentuated by large decreases in the farm labor force. Yet one- third of all Canadian children are currently leaving school with less than a grade 8 education.

Two-thirds of the new entrants into the labor force each year are unskilled, and according to Mr. Pigott’s study they are competing for one-third of total job openings. When skilled labor is the key to economic prosperity, Canada has half as many skilled workers (in proportion to population) as the United States. These facts largely explain the problems of economic stagnation and unemployment which have been emerging in the Cana- dian economy in the last decade.

Many conference delegates and speakers said that Canadian educa- tion faces no problem more serious than this of technical and vocational training. While the federal govern-

ment has recently i d funds available for this purpose, the prob- lem remains complicated by the division of responsibility between Ottawa and the provinces which makes educational training a re- sponsibility of the latter while the general economic welfare of the country is the concern of the fed- eral government.

A Needed Sanctuary

The sceptic may smile, but a |

great many people across Canada will read with interest and approval that plans are going forward to pro- vide our parliamentarians at Ottawa with a “Quiet Room”—a place, ap- propriately furnished, for contem- plation, meditation and prayer. It will be located in the West Block, in the old office used by Sir John A. Macdonald when he was Minister of Railways and Canals and which is regarded as possibly the most beau- tiful room on Parliament Hill, if not in the whole National Capital.

This room, even as it now stands, is an arresting place, with its mag- nificent bay window and ceiling of dark panelled wood, done in a fine design. Over the door is-carved the original Canadian coat of arms—the five provinces of the nation’s be- ginning. The hush of history hangs over it. Back of the room, leading down to the main floor, is what they said was Sir John’s old “sneak- away,” a circular stairway down which he slipped when he wanted to evade the hordes of favor seek- ers lying in wait for him in his outer office.

The idea of a “Quiet Room” for the meditation of men of public af- fairs is, of course, not new. There is one at the United Nations, where the seekers after peace may retire to renew their faith and dedication when they feel the responsibilities of a dangerous world pressing in on them. Parliament Hill’s “Quiet Room” will serve the same purpose.

In view of the heated pre-election charges and countercharges, prom- ises and counter-promises, being made in the Commons chamber these days, it would be easy to treat this subject jocularly—to say that the opportunity of being alone with their conscience is the last thing some of our parliamentarians would want. But that is not the case, as we all know in our own experience of the needs that arise under emo- tional stress,

We think it a wonderful idea, this, of providing a sanctuary in the midst of the political turmoil, where our members may retire at will to find the peace and perhaps the spirituat reassurances required for their high responsibilities. If it gives a new dimension to their political thinking, so much the better; but there is no question that it. will be good for their souls.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Where is the new MV Confed- eration now? This would be as good a time as any to prove valid the claim that she can operate effective- ly as an icebreaker.

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Says the Victoria Colonist of the problem of dealing with obscene lit- erature; “The difficulty is in divid- ing filth for dirt’s sake from sex for art's sake.”

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THE HONEYMOONERS

WHITHER ARE WE HEADING?

The Competition In Horror

It may be of little use to ap- peal for the ending of all nuc- lear tests, as many are doing. on grounds of common human- ity or morality.

It is argued. and it is evident- ly true, that the tests hot up the arms race, increase tension and the danger of war, distribute death-dealing Strontium-90 and accentuate the feeling of help- lessness that is creating neuro- ties in all lands.

But these contentions are of

no avail with the military tech-

nicians, They patiently explain that the first and imperative reason for tests is to keep pace with “the enemy.” The Russians, they si e now trying out anti-missile missiles and cannot be allowed to get ahead in this branch of the new diabolism called science.

WHAT IT MEANS

‘The layman can understand what an anti-missile missile is and also how much talent, labor, material and experiment will be needed to perfect it.

‘To devise a machine that will detect the firing of a projectile thousands of miles distant, in- stantly plot its course as it trav- erses space at 15,000 mph, and then, in a matter of minutes, discharge a _counter-projectile that will meet’ and destroy it— any taxpayer can see that this is going to need countless tests, as well as countless billions.

He can see, too, that a nation in sole possession of suc machine could dominate the world overnight. But the ques- tion he is bound to. ask himself is: Suppose both sides, with in- finite travil and waste of spirit and money, triumphantly manu- facture a workable anti-missile, what then? Where do we go from there?

Presumably the next step would be the perfection of a missile proof against any inter- ference. Fither that or nuclear war might become obsolete, as some experts say it already is, in favor of war with gases, germs and drugs that kill or Scramble the brains of whole populations. To this form of at- tack, for which the big powers are much better prepared than the public supposes, no one has 80 far even imagined a defence.

Is the human race doomed to

CHANGE This crocus here, this lovely

flower

That grows up through late win- ter snow,

I wish this day would now stand still

And never let its beauty go.

This infant child, so pink and mild, 4

My finger grasps in tiny fist. Could not this moment freeze in

time

Or must the mem'ry fade tn mist?

The child sinee then became lad

‘And summer days have banish- ed spring.

His laughter thrilis a troubled world

And stirs the forest birds te wing.

Who is this man with touch of grey

And where the purplish early flower?

Must beauty always transient be

And change its face from hour to hour?

The Financial Post, Toronto

a never-ending contest in the re- | finement of horror weapons an counter-weapons, a contest cer- tain to end in disaster? That is indeed how the prospect looks— unless a political break-through happens.

‘There is no use in preaching

to the weaponeers or their poll- tical bosses about the wicked- ness and folly of the arms race. There is not_a hope of stopping it until the competing powers arrive at mutual trust

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political disputes.

France’s New Superliner

National Geographic Society

‘The new superliner France is ) a dazzling gesture of faith in the | future of huge passenger ships.

Steaming majestically into| New York harbor on her maid- | en Atlantic voyage, the ship defied any suggestion that luxury liners are obsol

in spite of incre: , shipping experts believe that superliners will be profit- able in the North Atlaalic for at Teast two more decades, the National Geographic Society re- ports,

The France is one of several new liners built in recent.ye Others are planned for the Paci- | fic as well as Atlantic trade, REPLACED NORMANDIE

The French, prideful of the new ship, consider it a replace- ment for their beloved Norman- die, which burned and capsized at a New York pier in 1942 when only seven years old, When the France was launched, President Charles de Gaulle called her “the ambassador of our civili- zation.”

The graceful hull of the France sweeps 1,035 feet from bow to stern, making her the longest liner in the world, The France's 66,000 gross toné are exceeded only by the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth among passenger ships. The French ship has accommoda- | tions for 2,000 passengers and a crew of 1,000,

Taking advantage of the latest engineering advances, the France employed light metals wherever possible, a welded in- stead or riveted hull, and a rela- tively small but highly capable power plant. The result is more space for payload.

The eight boilers on the France provide 160,000 horse- Power, whereas the Normandie required 28 to generate the

same energy. The efficient de- sign gives the France an extra- ordinary top speed of about 35 knots. ie Planned for possible conver- sion to nuclear propulsion, the ship has a reinforced hull to take the added weight of shield- ing.

“We are a commercial com- pany,” explained an official of the French Line, which op- erates the ship. “We will burn oil, atoms, coal, or rabbit skins if we

Four finlike stabilizers help reduce roll, and can be adjusted for varying weather. The France's great length enables her to ride the crests of three waves at once, thus cutting pitch,

Her captain, Georges Croisile, a veteran of 37 years at sea, said after a test run: “She re- sponds so beautifully to the con- trols that she fills me with ser- enity.”

Sixty-foot ailerons protrude from the vessel's twin funnels to eject any soot escaping from elaborate filters over the sides of the ship, not onto passengers

on deck. For the comfort and pleasure of passengers, there are luxur- fous staterooms, a - seat) movie theater, a large library, a small bowling alley, a plexi- | glass covered outdoor swimming pool, two night clubs, a special soda bar for teen-ag- ers, gaily decorated children’s | playrooms, enclosed promenade decks, a “thalassotherapy” room where saltwater and sea- weed massages are available. French cuisine is a paramount attraction. The immense kitch- can serve 9,000 meals a day, and the wine cellar offers 32 brands of champagne.

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Pain In Chest Is First Sign Of Pleurisy

Pleurisy is a miserable ail- | ment which usually makes its | debut with severe pain on one side of the chest. A dry hacking cough usually co-exists because | inflammation of the lung, in- cluding tuberculosis, often ac- companies the condition. Cough use the “stitch in the side" is made, worse by anything that moves the’ chest, including ordinary breathing.

Pleurisy is irritation or flammation of the pleura. The lungs ate separated from the chest wall by a closed space that is lined with a paper-thin membrane (pleura). One part of this membrane encloses the lungs and the other is adherent | to the inside of the chest wall. Were it not for these smooth and well lubricated surfaces, the lungs would rub against the bumpy ribs with each breath. |

This knowledge of anatomy is needed to appreciate what hap- pens when a small section of the pleura becomes

membrane swollen, tender, and rough, Respiration now is painful because the irritated parts rub against each other and the “stitch” appears with each

ath, Since movements of lungs are necessary to produce pain, relief is obtained by im- mobilization of the involved side with adhesive tape or elastic bandage.

Any inflamed surface is likely | to secrete. When this occurs in the nose, the discharge escapes | from the nostrils or into the | throat. But when the pleura is involved, fluid accumulates in the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This effusion

may be watery, bloody, or pus- | Ye:

like, depending upon the causa- | tive organism. The latter most important because the out- | come depends upon whether pus

is present. |

If tuberculosis or pneumonia | is the cause, the disease has spread from its original site to | the edge of the lung, Tumors, | abscesses, and wounds are other Possibilities. But the majority of victims have had a cold and the infection disseminated via the blood stream or lymph channels to the pleura,

(Dr, Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics if stamped, self-addressed envel- | ope accompanies request.) |

DIGESTIVE DISCOMFORT |

C. C. writes: Are frequent hie- |

cups and indigestion mostly dur- |

ing the evening meal and at |

night an indication of cancer? + REPLY

Not necessarily. These symp- toms are associated with a var- jety of abnormalities, including peptic ulcer, cancer, and gall bladder trouble. Nervousness, eating too fast, and bolting the foods are common causes also.

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Surely there are times when qolitical sniping and partisan Advantages can be set aside saad the needs and welfare of «community considered in true perspective. May I suggest

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problem at Borden and our gen- eral farm marketing situation,

Regardless of all the promises ‘made, the slogans used, the pol- sitical battles won or lost, the credits given or the blames at- | ‘tached, may I appeal for a un- Mted effort toward solving these two problems. To illustrate this seed may I draw your attention ‘to the serious situation confront- ting our potato growers at the tpresent moment.

Our movement res show tthat from the first of this ship- ping season to March first, we -have shipped a total of approxi- imately 6500 heavy carloads. Last ar’s movement from March sfirst to July thirty-first which is the heaviest in recent years was approximately 4000 carloads by ytail, water truck. This could be equalled if the ferry is not held up and if maximum demand maintains. This could give us an outlet for a total of 10,500 cars. Our estimated crop for this year ranged from 1200’ to 13000 cars for shipment.

IT know that statistics or pro- jected figures can only be a proximate. I also know we are generally shipping heavier cars than we did in the early part of last sea: However, there doe: not exist a grave possibility, that there could be from one to two thousand more cars of potatoes on the Island now than can be moved under normal ferry con- ditions if a mi can be found for them

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In view of Mr. Editor, may I offer two specific sugges- tions for discussion and sincere consideration by all the people concerned. First: That this | whole matter of the Ferry and | (or) Causeway at Borden be

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early ambulation, Infection and | trauma are other causes ef} phlebit

TODAY'S HEALTH HINT— | Too many doctors spoil the + diagnosis.

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THE MISSING LINK Sir,— The current situation with regard to our ferry service at Cape Tormentine is deplor- able regardless of which gov- ernment is to blame.

As manager of a local trans-

ition company I may say that we have many times been held up at Cape Tormentine and Borden with very costly results, Our trucks, worth thousands of dollars, along with our drivers are kept waiting at which ever terminal you pick; not only wait- ing for the ferry, delayed not only by ice, but because tire CNR holds the boat waiting for their train to come so they can make connections along the line with other CNR trains.

I submit that if any person in his right mind would stop for a minute and consider the facts about this ferry whica is operated by the CNR, he would feel just as I do, tired of catering to the CNR and their trains and ready to start ome serious discussions regarding this ferry service.

Let me say that no one would mind if the boat waited a few mini If an hour for a train; but in times such as

ie when the boat takes any- where from one-hour to seven or eight hours to complete a one way trip, why should we taxpay- ers wait for a train carrying handfull of passengers several hours (in dock) only to take sev- eral more hours to make the crossing?

Referring to the recent state. ment in your newspaper by the CNR thai they regret to

ane nounce it necessary to discon tinue their early trip from Bor-

along with other regretful announcements along this same line, do the people of this Island realize that the only reason this is being done is so the ferry will be waiting for the train when it comes from Charlotte town with its handful of pas+ sengers to make CNR connec ions?

The big icebreaker sits in dock from dawn until the train arrives (late or not) but usually until 10.05 p.m. Then after wasting the best part of the day for visual sailing for her cap- tain, she begins plugging her Way across the Strait — now

lose to dinnertime with the ‘only true hope for her manag- ers to make Tormentine in time for the connection with the re- turn train at 5.30 p.m. I submit that the Island people should not be expected to stand for this and that we get together and

that the management be taken away from the CNR of this ferry service and that this should first be a connecting link with the mainland for our Is- landers and tourists and noi ® means tg connect our deficit « ridden Railroad along with their ideas of a past age.

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