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PAGE 4 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1964.

Agreement At Last

It is gratifying to note the an- nouncement by Prime Minister Pearson in the House of Commons yesterday of an agreement being reached among the party leaders to submit the deadlocked flag debate to a parliamentary committee. The procedure would seem to be pretty much in line with last Tuesday’s motion to adjourn the debate for 60 days and send the issue to a 16- man committee. But that motion, for some inexplicable reason, was opposed by the Government and its supporters.

The proposal is now for a 15- member committee to deal with this hot potato, and to report back to the House in six weeks. If the re- port should be unanimous or nearly so, there would be no problem in resuming the debate. If not, there would be another meeting of the party leaders to set a time limitation on the renewed debate.

The details, so far as the public is concerned. are of less importance than the fact that agreement of some kind has actually been arrived at, promising an end of the inter- minable ballyhoo that has brought the whole subject of a flag design into disrepute. Now, let us hope, the limelight will shift to business of more pressing concern.

Needs Explaining

It was on April 17, 1962, that. Prime Minister Diefenbaker an- nounced in the House of Commons that studies carried on for several years by the public works depart- ment had established the feasibility of building a causeway between Jourimain Island, New Brunswick, and Bordon Point. Prince Edward Island. at an estimated cost of $105 million. On May 17 following, the Prime Minister repeated this an- nouncement in Charlottetown, add- ing that since investigations had shown the causeway to be feasible both from an economic and engin- eering standpoint, the Government was proceeding with it.

That is a far cry from the situa- tion today, and from the guarded statement of Works Minister Des- chatelets that the Government, at present, is not able to make any re- ply to a proposal from private in- dividuals to build the causeway on a basis of eliminating rail trans- port, of imposing tolls, and of pro- viding for a “built-in incentive of a reasonable nature” to reduce the , I capital cost.

3 This proposal came on July 27 2 last from a Toronto firm of consult- ; ing engineers on behalf of the Is- land Development Company Limited, which undertook a separate study of the causeway at its own expense, With prime regard to its financial ‘ feesibility. The full text of the pro- pane] has been released locally and greets in summary form in today’s . ardian. ' ‘ i The company suggests, among other things, that the Federal Gov- adamant enact legislation to create the Northumberland Strait Author- ity as “a tax-free body having the rflht to acquire and hold land; to aim the causeway and if necessary mortgage all or portions thereof; , establish and charge tolls and extend that right to its agent; of receive the subsidy (this has ~‘ e to e prpposed subsidy of $6.5 million for 86 years debt retirement mum at an (late) and so forth, all be required for the pur-

l! Ottawa proves receptive the company offers to ;m1t s dehiled pso-

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pose! “relatively quickly since much of the work has already been done."

Apparently this private organiz- ation is able to move with much more precision and expedition than the department over which Mr. Des- chatelets presides; and it raises the question of what this department has been doing in the matter since the reassuring statements given by the then Prime Minister of Canada more than two years ago.

The company’s offer is open to obvious objections; but at least it has the advantage of meaning busi- ness, which is more than can be said for anything that has emanated on the subject from government sources in many months.

We are entitled, surely, to an explanation from the responsible minister as to its implications.

Fundamental Error

The Progressive Conservatives are holding “a national conference on Canadian goals” at the Univer- sity of New Brunswick this week. It is emphasized that this is not a policy-making session of the party. but will be a study in depth of the issues facing Canada today and in the years ahead. We wish the con- ference every success in its deliber- ations.

One paper to be presented at this gathering strikes a note which certainly is both penetrating and constructive. It is by Professor W. L. Morton, of the University of Manitoba, and it deals with the vic- tory won by the Conservatives in the national election of 1957. That was a victory won without Quebec —one might almost say, against and over Quebec.

If this was a matter of deliberate tactics. says Prof. Morton, it was not a bad thing in itself. Politics is a matter of power, and it is well for everyone who takes part in politics, even as a mere voter, to remember where, in any given community, power ultimately lies. It makes for more rational behavior all round. What was wrong with the tactics of 1957, however, was the subse- quent failure to make the great vic- tory of 1958 in Quebec into some- thing more than another uneasy al- liance like those of 1911 and 1930.

“Here.” says the professor, “was the fundamental failure of the Dief- enbaker Government, the failure to use an unexampled electoral victory to restore the Conservative Party in Quebec. To redeem that failure, without betraying its own principles, is, I venture to suggest. the chief task before the pary today.”

A shrewd observation indeed. It is to be hoped the party, in the nat- ional interest as well as its own, will not find it too late to benefit from it.

Welcome Relief

From an Ontario exchange we gather that the Federal Govern- ment’s new student allowance pro- gram carries a welcome dispensation from the income tax department.

Previously. when children reach- ed age 16 they were automatically cut off family allowance. At the same time, the amount a parent could deduct for income tax pur- poses jumped from $800 to $500. Then along came the $10 student subsidy when children receive from age 16 to 18 providing they attend school. ‘

The news is that the $10 sub-' sidy is not considered a part of reg- ular family allowance, but a sepa- rate bonus to encourage students to stay in school. Therefore it is not considered personal income. Child- ren reaching 16 will continue to be automatically dropped from family allowance and the parent can claim $550 income tax deduction instead of $300. If the youngster continues in school and applies for the $10 monthly bonus it doesn’t alter the amount deducted from income tax.

In other words, dad can collect the $10 student bonus for junior after he reaches 16 and continues schooling and claim the $550 de~ duction too. After all the harsh things that have been said about the tax department, this is a good mark to put to its credit.

EDITORIAL NOTE

From the Financial Post comes the statement that owing to infle- ion and the rise in federal and prov- incial taxation rates, a Canadian would now have to have a $28,530- per-year income to equal the pur- chasing power of a $10,000 income in 1938.

MONTAGUE THE BEAUTIFUL

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson

Air Oi Montmarte In Old Quebec

In 1963. for the first time in many years, Canadian tour- ists spent more dollars abroad than foreigners spent during vi- sits to anada. In our serious overall deficit international payments. this adverse balance in tourism is something which we s'iould and could correct.

Against this background, I applaud a charming ven- ture which was started in Que- bec City for Quebeckers. but which benefits other Canadians and our tourist trade.

The bustling heart of tourism in the oldest capital city north of the Mexican border is of course Quebec City's magni- flclent Chateau Frontenac Hotel, gay with its three dance floors. hospitable with its gour- met restaurants, and jam- med with its pleased camera. toting tourists.

RUE DU TRESOR.

Outside the gated entry to the hotel stretches the Place d‘Armes. with water splash- ing from its flower - bordered fountain and horse — drawn ca- leches for hire on its cobbled roadway. is this picturesque old square is a real "Street Treasures", the tiny rue du Tresbr. Here the

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pleasantly -surprised tourist is delighted to open his camera and his purse. For against the background of ancient stone walls and a pretty open - restaurant in an old courtyard, there are some fifty young ar- tists. busy at the easels and with their works exhibited for sale.

A 22 - year young artist from the Gaspe. who calls himself I simply Jacques - Albert. star-I ted this venture. He set out “to associate together all people in- terested in painting and similar arts." Thus about 15 English- speaking Canadians, a couple from Ne w York. one from Pennsylvania. along wit their 30 French - Canadian colle- agues. join their bearde young 1e ader in setting up

PUBLIC FORUM

I'bls column In open to the discussion by correspondent of questions of In-

r en does no neces- enrlly endorse the opinion of corres- pondanla. All letters published are sub- hef to editing and condone-flo- where

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uar fan Is unable to enter Info any corrrespnndenea regard- lell'crs submlted.

THE MIXED MULTITUDE

Sir,—Canada's growth in pop- ulation until recent years has been very slow; much slower than was the case of our south- ern neighbour. Emigration from Europe. and Asian countries has been accelerated in recent years. and Canada ls growing rapidly.

It should have grown faster than the United States. Canada was discovered in ear 1499. settled by the French in 1534, surrendered to the English In 1763. In 1776, the thirteen or- iginal colonies of the United States declared their Indepen- dence. On November 8rd. 1782 Great Britain aclmowledged their independence.

Therefore, Canada is older than the United States. Now the question arises: Why was Can- ada slower in its growth? I do not pretend to be able to answer that question. But I may per- mitted to v two reasons. First, Canadians were too slow in investigating Canada's pos- sibilities. Second, Canadians were too fearful to invest In Canada's possibilities. To put it they were too

are

discovering that Canada pos- sesses untold wealth, and that they have only begun to scratch

the surface of It. Now It Is up to the leaders of our governments, and individ-

uals to fake the lead in develop- the nuances of this great country of mu.-

Tbe mixed multitude can play a part in this great programme. Let the" he no divisions In this God-given land. But let each in- dividual play his or her part. and play it well.

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easel and shop every day in this narrow old - World street.

And among tile easels the tourists bustle. snapplng, buy- ing and posing. Oil paintings of typical Quebec scenes sell for $15 to $125, water - colours from $3 to $30. Tourists c an have their head - and - should- ers sketched in this open - air studio for $3, or they an be painted in oils for a larger sum in two or three days.

Most of these young artists are students. By workilg from 1 . in the morning u..ti1 near midnight, they e a rn more each week in the summer season, and this rtelps to pay for their art classes through the winter.

TOURISTS PRAISE

“I raise my flower - covered chapeau to you; as an artist I recognize that water - colour is the most difficult of mediums." said one visitor from USA. “La vostra plttura e belle. buona fortune." commented an Ital- ian. But of course "This re- minds me of Paris" is the most frequently - heard phrase. and this Is true. For la rue du Tre-

scr. in Quebec's Quartter Latin, emits an au- of Montmartre. But alas. Jacques - Albert and his tourist attraction have run feul of the Quebec City Fathers. They infringe a by - law that "it Is strictly forbidden to do any trade in the streets of the city. or to practice there any art or calling." This ancient regio- ment sounds as if it was aimed against barrow - boys and street- walkers. not against this arti- stic attraction in a little street which anyhow is too narrow to permit two caleches to pass. The final disposition of th e case ls yet to come. And the cause of the artists has been espoused by Quebec's most dis- tinguished courtroom lawyer. the former Cabl net Minister Hon. Noel Doirion. The neigh- bouring shopkeepers and resta- urant - keepers have petitioned the city to permit them to re- gives which

main. Rue du Tresor Quebec City a cachet

pleases touri s t s and makes them remember city, as well as encouraging art. Long

may they remain and prosper.

Elk Now Too Plentiful

National Geographic Society

American elk. once near ex- tinction. now are creating an unexpected problem —- overpop-

Protected herds in Yellow- stone and Grand Teton National Parks are growing so fast the browsing areas cannot support

em. This situation ultimately will mean depletion of vegeta- tion. soil erosion, and under- nourishment of the animals. Meanwhile. the elk will crowd out beaver and white-tailed deer, and threaten the food supply of other mammals.

Conservationists are trying ae- veral met'tods to limit the num- ber of elk to the capacity of the ranges, the National Geograhic Society says. But elk are atubo

rn. HUNTERS PERMITTED Wyoming rangers

led . drive a herd of starving elk

from an overgrazed area with a helicopter. try new trails. Many died. Yellowstone Park rangers are trapping and transplanting elk to less populated areas, but the method is slow and expensive. At Grand Teton, licensed hun- ters have been permitted to

1,170 hunters were able to had only $0 elk in 1962.

Similarly, rangers at Yellow- stone ehoot elk In the northern area of the park where. accord- ing to wildlife blologlsts. the browse can support no more than 5,000 animals through a winter.

Elk are also a population pro- blem elsewhere In the world.-

In Alberta. Canada. roaming herds raid farms and ranches.

feeding on cattle hay in the win- W

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New Zealand. where elk were introduced from North America some years ago. they threaten bird and plant life in the mountain and forest area of uninhabited Fiordland. By damaging ground cover and killing young trees. the animals cause floods and erosion.

The American elk .IC e r v u s canadensisl, of wapltl, the name the Shawnee Indians gave them Is the second largest deer in the world after the moose. A fu l 1- grown bull may stand 5 feet I inches at the shoulder, ‘

ler spread of 5 feet. Antlers are shed annually. HIGHLY POLYGAMOUS

Elks prefer herd life. During the summer. they forage on grasses and weeds In the “gin mountain country. In mating season, September and October. the male elk collects as many females as he can ard. One harem may total 60 or more cows.

When winter snow the uplands, elk move lower elevations. On their way, a bands merge into alrab erds.

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Each winter as many as 20,000 find winter food at the National Elk Refuge near Jackson, Wyo- ming. sleighs loaded with buy

own in 24. re refuge feed the world’s largest elk herd from January to April.

Originally, the elk ranged far- thest of all American 11 oo fed game animals. It flourished in the heart of the continent. and was at home In both Massach- usetts and California. Advancing settlers. slaughtean for meat and hid wiped out the eaatr em all:

How About Montreal?

L'Evugellne. Monoltm. NB.

The federal-provincial confer- ence at Charlottetown was marked by a curious incident. all the more curious because Premier Jean has bec a French province. reacted vio- lently against the lack of French at

meeting I federation 100 years ago. At first sight. the h -— As Mr.

Lessee said. "They should at least have made a pretense

the top political man has seemed stifled

Quebec p . and more es- peelelly to manual. Animal: this province wants to and does speak of Itself as French.

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cond biggest French city In the world. It is well known that pro- pla often find It difficult to ad tiniest mm! b

senc ml]... ltoftanbeppeosfeflontresl

that a French-speaking dun ls forced to resort to up halt in order to make himsef understood. It is and not at Charlottetown that we should exe our new to be outrag- edbecauseltlatheretbat the us .

If French-Canadians «not. be served in their own language on their own territory. it “only logical that the same thing should happen elsewhere.

We dont some necessarily the English unlllnguallam that lottetown -

be ave-nested In possibility of taking a long ate: tow-rd haunting the

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ha is a plfy that Mr. Iauae‘ have made note of it with so It-

tle diplomacy. Sept. 8.» I The nmfoot pass between

Mount Everest and 1.11qu has

Personality And Disease

haves but stomach. other

mom and physical make- up that creates more acid and

pepsin In the stomach. One of the beat descripqu flux-on oad

with peptic ulcers: ulslvely perfectlonlstlc.

consider anything which pens or may happen in their life a threat to their security. They

y lean desk people. The fat- lure of an acquaintance to speak to them for any reason may worry them for days. They us- ually an the best men In their section. yet arrive early and work late... What will the boss say? They fall to pay

themselves mental wages and

new col- ; thou ey ow their work cold. They are the the Protestant wn; the country boy in the city. They are the... skis, opol- uses. and ...glllottas, working with the Joneses and Smiths. They are the medium - lows try- ing to get fothe high- low area, or the medium-highs trying to attain high - high." What is said about the ulcer personality could apply to those with migraine headache. coronary thrombosis, or hy- per-tension. Stress is the com- mon denominator and we 0 not know why it leads to ulc-

ers in some. headache in others. and heart disease In still others.

The alcoholic personality is different in that it borders on immaturity and is more or less In the category of psychoneuro sis. These individuals cannot tolerate frustration and tend to act impulsively. They mm-

o escape tension or anxie- ties. Many I'Jave strong feelings of isolation and are unduly sensitive. Their drinking pro- videa a means of self - punish- ment or of expressing hostility toward individuals or society.

MILD ELEVATION J. II. writes: I'm 00 and my blood pressure is 100. Is this good or bad?

REPLY The level is only slightly elev- ated above normal level and, in this respect, is good. Mild hypertension is easily control- ed and you should consult your physician.

BUSY SALIVABY GLANDS R. s. writes: I have exces- slve saliva in my mouth and have to ke ep swallowing it or spitting it up. San you help me.

REPLY Our leaflet on saliva discus- ses this problem.

LIVER DISORDERS I". W. writes: Why does liver enlarge? REPLY Among the many causes are: infections (hepatitis, nucleosls). blood disorders eratlon (cirrhosis or cancer). or congestion due to heart dis- ease.