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PAGE 4 SATURDAY. SEPTEMER 5. 196-1.

Critical Weekend

When Labor day was established in Canada 70 years ago, it was ob- served on Sept. 1. Later the day was fixed for the first Monday in Sept- emiber to provide for a long week- end, and the same practice has been followed in the United States. This official recognition of the claims of Labor, and of its importance to the welfare and prosperity of the nation, has always met with gen- eral approval. It is fitting, too, that the anniversary should be observed as a. period of relaxation. But in late years, one result of the long Labor Day weekend has given cause for very serious concern.

‘ Coming as it does at the end of the summer season, and resulting in a great increase of motor traffic on both sides of the boundary line, this weekend record for highway fatalities has been mounting every year. Last year, in Canada alone, there were 73 persons killed; in the United States the foil was 543. This year, Canadian Highway Safety Council officials are predicting that all previous records for death, in- jury and damage will be broken.

Surely something can be done to reverse this appalling trend. People, of course, could stay off the roads altogether at this time, unless they had pressing business there. But this would be impractical advice to bflfer. The Dominion Automobile Association doesn’t. go this far. but it warns that the risk of death or injury is three times that of a nor- mal weekend. It suggests flying or taking a train if one has to travel more miles than are safe without incurring fatigue, and starting home from holiday jaunts early in the weekend, because the charts show that accidents reach their peak during Labor Day’s last hours each year.

But there isn’t a day, an hour oi- a minute in which redoubled care and caution will not be required of those using our highways during this critical period.

I The Racket Goes On

v At 5 pm. on Friday of last week, when Forestry Minister Maurice sauve rose to announce a new feed grain policy in the House of Com- mons, there were just 30 members present. It was, notes the Toronto Globe and Mail, an “average attend- ahce" for the time and day of the Week and it explains why Mr. Stan- lely Knowles, NDP member for Win- nipeg North Centre, recently pre- abnted a bill to raise the House worum from 20 to 50.

There were 29 members in the House when Mr. Knowles brought in t a bill and seven of them drifted

‘ ay during subsequent debate. So

ly 22 were on hand when Mr. Gors din Churchill killed the bill for this

,aeion by moving adjournment.

at stamped Mir. Churchill and ear! most of the members of the mmons as staunch defenders of

e status quo of 1867.

'c That was the year, recalls our Iion-onto contemporary, in which our fiance of Commons came into being. gluon, as now, thequorum was 20.

u

~ns

t in 1867 members were paid $6 day, or a flat $600 if the session ~ ted more than 30 days, as against 18,000 a session now. In 1867 the tel general expenditures presided . by the Commons were $13,000,- In 1960—the last year for there are official figures—- - ' were 86.435.440.000.

' 97 years of Confederation the ' ...t of the Commons has ' as per cent. Their pay has 3.900 not sent. The

amount of public money they act- minister has increased by 47,569 per cent. The quorum has increased by none.

Why was the Knowlts bill treat- ed with such scant corrtesy? Why shouldn’t the quorum—the mini- mum number of members required to be present for the transaction of parliamentary business—be raised to 50? Why is there such tolerance of flagrant truancy on the part of so many members of the Commons? These are questions of much more concern to the tax- payers than the wretched debate that has been going on for weeks over a flag design.

There is a growing feeling that this truancy racket has mttch to do with the miserable pass to which the present parliamentary session has brought itself.

Yardstick Of Proverty

A University of Wisconsin econ- omist in a report to a U.S. congress- ional committee has explained what is meant by “poverty” in terms of American standards. He classified as member of a four person family with a total income of not more than $2,500 in 1957 as a “low income person.” A member of a six person family with family income of less than $3,236 he termed “poor” and an unattached person with an in- come of less than $1,157 he put in the same category. On this basis he estimated that in 1957 more than 32 million Americans were “poor.”

The house committee, reporting on President Johnson’s antipoverty bill, used the level of $3,000 in annual cash income per family as the dividing line. On this basis it said that 9.3 million families, more than 30 million persons, still were poor in 1962.

TO many less fortunate nations, this interpretation of poverty would appear as fantastic. But of course. it is in the framework of the national economy that such estimates must be arrived at.

One thing which the impover- ished appear to share in common everywhere, as a group, is the fact that they are marked especially by lack of education. In the United States, nearly two out of every three low income families are head- ed by persons with no more than a grammar school education. It is also noted there that of the pOor, 22 per cent are nonwhite, but nearly half of all nonwhite families live in poverty. One-third of all poor families are headed by a person over 65, and almost half of all families headed by such a person are poor. A fourth of all poor families are headed by a woman, and nearly one- half of all families headed by a woman are poor.

Generous Provision

Defense Minister Hellyer esti- mates that release of some 50 of the top officers in Canada's armed forces—now paid from $l5,800 to $25,000 each year—will lop around one million dollars from the defense payroll. Actual saving. however, will be only around $300,000 a year after pensions.

While the pension per man will vary according to his years of ser- vice, his time in terminal rank and other factors, if a pension average of 70 per cent of final pay is ap~ plied, the senior officers who must retire will do so on pensions rang- ing from $11,000 to $17,500. Officers of junior rank will be pensioned in proportion. As the Guelph Mercury remarks in this connection, "pen- sions such as these compensate somewhat for lost careers.”

It should be remembered, too, that the officers will retire on these allowances at relatively early ages, and that they are in good health. The admiral who must quit is only 51. Another high naval officer, also leaving, is 47. With sizeable life in- comes already guaranteed by the state, they are free. if they wish, to step into lucrative civilian careers, where their abilities and executive training can bring ad- ditional handsome rewards.

EDITORIAL NOTE The Canada Council has just made it known that the sum of $245,000 has been granted to major sym- phony orchestraa in the country. The largest grants went to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra -aach for $50,000. The smallest grant was passed out to the Regina Symphony Society for $3,000.

"OOPS! THE WATER’S OFF”

THE LAST GREAT WAR?

Twenty- five years ago ih i 5 week — just as it had twenty - five years earlier— the world marched off to total war, as to!- al war then was understood. Six years and millions of casualties later. the advent of the nuclear era made World War 11 what many hoped World War I would be ~— the war to and war.

Hiroshima and the deve‘op- mcnt of the hydrogen bomb made it clear that humanin must end war or war will end humanity. The danger of a nuc» iear holocaust has imposed cau- tion even on the Chinese Com- munists. And it was the fear of a nuclear exchange that led the Soviet Union to withdraw its missiles from Cuba. STALEMATE

The nuclear stalemate, frelg'm led though it is with terror and

.the constant peril of war throu- gh accident or mlscaculatiou. nevertheless does rovide its own peculiar kind of stability; the danger of an intentional at- tack is particularly small. T hi 3 stability in a divided world has

meant divided countries and peoples. The wall that separates the

two Berlins is more spectacul- ar, perhaps. but no more real

Stability Th rou

ew York Times

than the divisions between the

two Germany‘s, the two Koreas,

the two Chinas. the two Viet-

nams. the two Laoses and, out-

side lhe cold war, the two Kash- rs. ‘

The chief risk the world faces is the small. nonnuclcar Wit 1' which might escalate into a Great Power nuclear conflict. In South Vietnam. particularly, out. also to a lesser degree in Laos and the Congo. Americans now are engaged in shootins: war. In Cyprus. Malaysia and Yemen, the United States is trying to end violence and achieve settle- ments.

The United States has backed India in its borrlcr conflict with China. It has had confrontations with Panama in recent months as well as with Cuba. And Wash- ington, though not involved di- rectly, has kept a close eye on the army mutinics in Tangan- yika and Kenya. the revolts tn Zanzibar and Gabe, and the border wars between Algeria and Morocco, Kenya and Soma- lia and Somalia and Ethiopia.

The danger in these peripher- al areas is that American inter- vention would draw in the Rus-

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sians or Chinese or vice versa.

PUBLIC

FORUM

gh Nuclear Stalemate

The demise of the European em- pires which used to maintain or- der in Africa, Asia and the Mid- die East has left a vacuum which somehow must be filled But the best solutions are likely to be regional ones, with Afric- ans solving African problems and Asians solving Asian prob- lems.

We cannot take all the world's troubles on our own shoulders. We have no monopoly of wisdom or of means. If the promise of peace that the nuslcear stale- mate paradoxically has brought is going to be realized, th e United States will have to pro- ceed much more circumspectly than it has in acting as pollce- man to the world.

Suggestions Of' Readers -

By Dr. Theodore 1!. Van Dalian An East Providence. B. I. nurse has a good auggeflion. She writes: “It occtu-red to out after reading your article on poisons and dangerous drugs, wrapping sandpaper around bot- tles containing possibly harm- aubstanoes would deterrent to the children, as has a repulsive feel. 01-. bait a rough material might be incor- porated into the glass of the bot- tle during its manufacture." All poisons should be placed under lock and key. Some men- ufacturerl are trying to dis- courage children from opening

a 5:-

the containers by utilizing tricky '

tops. But the responsibility for preventing mishaps of this kind still rests p

with the arcnts. “They don't realize their "baby"

is growing and the time h a I come when he can reach pre- viously inaccessible places.

n will eat or drink any- thing from a familiar bottle and, in this respect, the nurse's sug- gestion is worthwhile. It is am- azing what tots will do with poisons. They may be finicky at the table but will gulp kerosene or a bleach from a coke bottle, as though it were the best test- ing drink they ever had.

A Galesburg woman offers the following suggestion about allergy to a cotton bra:

“First, rinse off soap thor- oughly after bathing. Second, wear a larger bra. I had a se- vere ras‘i, particularly under the breasts, and paid a rma- tologlst $25 for telling me the eruption was caused by pres- sure. I switched to a mild soap, rinsed and dried thoroughly ai- fer bathing, bought a larger size

bra — and my troubles are over." This w o m a it received $25

Worth of advice. The cause was detected and removed and cure followed. This plan might not work if the rash were caused by the nickel in the fasteners. This is a relatively common source of skin allergy. Furthermore, some persons are sensitive to the ingredients used in launder- ing clothing, and it may be that our Galesburg friend ob- tained relief after more thor- ough rinsing of the garment.

PERFUME AND SUN M. M. writes: After bathing, I apply perfume to my arms but blotchy stains have appeared on these areas after sunbathing. Did you ever hear of such a re- action?

REPLY Yes. This form of photosensi- tivity occurs in some people. represents a chemical reaction between the oil of bergamot in perfume and tile ultraviolet rays

n. 5 HEALTH Nip peptic ulcer in

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HINT— tha bud.

NOTES BY THE WAYT

Next time you feel you’de like to be young again, just think of algebra.— Wall Street Journal.

There are. wording to Ency- clopedia Canadians, nine vari- eties of maple growing in Can- ada. They list striped maple. sugar, vine, mountain. red. black. Douglas, broadleai and Manitoba. It's quite an impres- sive list, but it still apparently lac .. he ma to from which the leaves for Mr. Pear- son's flag have been h . Those leaves are different in shape than any Canadians have been able to find anywhere. It could be, of course, that they come from a tree “prop” be- longing to one of these strange CBC plays.— Owen Sound Sun- Times.

Serious

Canadian Press

The continuing deterioration in South Viet Nam poses a serious political problem for President Johnson.

South Viet Nam is the Amer- ican Algeria in the sense that for 10 years it has represented a quicksand, gobbling up an in- creasing flow of men, plus money and supplies now flow- ing at the rate of $2,000,000 daily.

But the recent religious not- ing and cabinet shuffles still show up the absence of any hard core of civilian structure to build on.

It is being suggested here that President Johnson may have to take drastic steps soon, after deciding whether to com- mit the United States to an even more active role in the country.

The alternative is seen as continuing to let efenia run their course and thus writing off the country as a front trench against communism in South- east Asia.

TWO SOURCES

There are two main sources

of pressure on the presi nt.

ls Republican Senator Barry Goldwater, his Nov. 3 election adversary, who refuses to take the spotlight off foreign affairs. Some recent polls have indicated that foreign affairs is the moat important election is- sue for a majority of voters.

The other source of pressure is the Communist Viet Cong, which eased its military action during the Saigon riots as it has during previous coups and riots.

But it would seem inevitable that well before ov. 3 ballot. ing. the Viet Cong will have struck even harder blows than heretofore. ,

President J’ oh if a on's stock went up after his speedy deci- sion to retaliate against Norm

There must be people who really do have eyes in the bask of their head. Who else would need those wrap- around sun. glasses?—Detroit Free Press

American Opinion. the right. wing John Birch Society's organ links Prime Minister Pearson and Oppostion Leader John Diefenbalter with what it calls the international Communist conspiracy. It adds that Canada is 50 to 70 per cent controlled by Communism. Canadians will be surprised. They have heard fre. quently that Canada is 50 to 70 per cent controlled by United States investors— e Russian been of Wall street, no doubt. —Victoria Times.

Political Problem

By Arch Mackenz

to Staff Writer

Viet Nam for the Gulf of Tonkin naval incidents.

His own polls and everybody else’s including Senator Gold- water's show him holding a sub- stantial lead.

But that could change rapidlv it the Viet Cong launched an other major series of attacks. it Senator Goldwater capitalized on public concern and it the civilian situation in South Vie: Nam continues to limp along cheotically.

The US. is building up its force of South Viet Nam advis- ers to more than 20,000. But these still operate as trainers who even in combat officially can at a k e recommendations only.

POSSIBILITY SLIM

Any possibility of negotiating a settlement with the Commu- nists is regarded as slim, mostly because South Viet Nam presents such a picture of tn- ternal weakness.

One man who will have much to do with the president's deci- sion will be Gen. Maxwell Tay- lor, who was sent to Saigon as US. ambassador in an attempt to stiffen the government with- out resorting to any marked

worked. But he is said to feel that South Viet Nam is worth saving.

Depending on future circum- stances. President Johnson may

take a decision

with much broader ramifica- tions than any so far in the South Viet Nam conflict. He has pictured himself as a man dedl~ cated to peace through prudent firmness as opposed to a Repubu lican party recklessly quick on the trigger.

Events threaten to make him prove it.

Dill WU IiITOW TllaT... i

POOR FERRY SERVICE

Sir,—-Werecentlyreturned from a visit to your lovely 15- land, after having enjoyed the beautiful scenery. friendly people. delicious food, lovely beaches. and good motel accom- modations.

However, never before have we experienced such poo ferry service. We realiu this is a difficult. task, but such poor service bears very bad public- ity for Prince Edward Island. I would think that this be i n g Centennial year. a special ef- fort would be made to accom- modate the extra tourists you no doubt have been entertain. ing.

Our experience with the terry service was as follows:

CAPE TORMENTINE T0 BORDEN. Arrived at Cape Tor- mentine around 4.00 pm.— ferry left about ten minutes prior to that. The next. fen-y left at 5.30, however it was full so we didn’t leave till 6.00 pm.

WOOD ISLANDS T0 CARI- BO : We arrived at 3.45 pm. — a ferry left at 4.00 but at a I too full to accommodate us. We waited in line and another terry left at 5.30 but it also was full. We did not leave till 7.30. To add insult to injury, when the second ferry left a trail a r- transport drove up. passing all the cars lined up with people in em with fingers crossed that they might [at on this ferry, and this certain trans- port got on the ferry immediat- ely,

We understand that this is done for one large transport company only. and this seems unfair to the tourist traffic, the third largest industry in Prince Edward Island. We understand the smaller trans— port companies are not given priority treatment. We walked the length of the line of cars waiting, and we were certainly not the only disgruntled and dis- illualoned travellers.

Although we loved the Island. we most certainly shall never return until the ferry service has been vad. litst of leaving the stand with only words of praise, I am atrstd the ferry service lock the edit? off our remembrance of your glorious Island. Alain '— of th too we all rialnly tell

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our h-lends. I am. Sir. etc. MM.

no. IIUI‘IIOS Hamilton. “-

1 DOINGS AT OTTAWA , Sir.~Aftcr the recent splendid I Centennial Celebration we turn [our thoughts to Ottawa and think of what our leaders have been doing for those who elect~ ed them. Their role, they must admit, has been a selfish one.