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_ The Big Secret - Prime .Minisier Macmillan of Great Britain and Premier Mathe- son of Prince Edward Island have one thing in common, They: are both nursing a big political secret and are being ppponents_on the chance that they may reveal it at any moment, The secret, of course, is their next election dates. Most Britons—and most

- Prince Edward Island to expect an election ‘this fall, though in neither case is the government

under any statutory compulsion to

go to the polls until May of next _ear, five years after the last’ gen- _ eral election. i

. In Britain, public opinion polls

give the Conservative Party—under

Macmillan leadership a 42 per cent

vote as against 40 per cent for the

Labor Party. This is the reverse of

the figures a year ago, and indicates a strengthening in Conservative ranks. We_have no similar index of public opinion in this Province, but predictions run all the way from a Liberal victory with a slightly reduc- ed majority, to Conservative gains that would not only upset the gov- ernment but leave its party with

about the same corporal’s guard

that the present Opposition has- in the Legislature. —-

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We think both of these views are * extreme, and that the election, when it comes, will be a tight contest. It will be all the better on that account. _ The Conservatives have the ad- ‘vantage of a friendly - government: at Ottawa, but they would be un- wise to rely too much on, anything _ but their own hard work and _in- * itiative: Both parties, reportedly, t have been repairing their political fences and organizing at the grass yoots level. They have also been getting their candidates in the field. and preparing themselves general- ly for the fray. Of course, we shall expect no rise in political tension un- ti] after the Royal Visit on July 30-31; but from then on, the whistle could blow at any time.

Creating Friendships We can think of no better way to create friendship among the nations of the world than to have the young , who will be tomorrow’s lead- ers, meet and talk their differences * out. This is what will happen during the first week of August.when 150 teenagers from over 40 nations will be guests of Canadian families as part of the International Study Cen- ' ; tre sponsored by. the Canadian Jun- ior Red Cross. Two Prince Edward . Island families are expecting guests + ~~ fam. Ceylon and U.S.A. When these teenagers return to their homelands, whether it be India, Pakistan, Ceylon or South Africa, the word Canada will mean more to them than just a huge color on the map. Ten years or fifteen years hence, when our delegate to the Uni- _ ted Nations speaks on behalf of a | - bearning issue, he will know that he has friends listening in all parts of the world. Nothing is more important in these troubled times than to lay the foun- dations fofsome sound understand- ing among the different peoples of tae world. We wholeheartedly en- dorse this kind of activity.

Serious Possibilities .

No early solution is seen of the |. Strike that began~a week ago in the basic steel industry in the Un- ited Sta'es, shutting down about 90 per cent of the nation’s steel output and affecting 500,000 workers. It nas also brought unemployment to more than 40,000 workers in allied fields—coal, trucking and_ railwags. This is the sixth major shutdown in the industry since World War II. President Eisenhower succeeded in winning a.two weeks’ gextension of the original July 1 stifke, deadline, byt his appeal for a further extension ‘while negotiations continued met

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If the steel strike should last long enough to deplete these supplies (the longest>one was eight weeks in 1952) a basis for intervention would loom. Meanwhile, it is hoped that agreement for a fact-finding ap- ‘proach can be reached which would create a better atmdgphere for ac- ceptance of a report. If the shutdown continues,* with attendant ‘damage,

could be’ very serious indeed, not Canada as well.

Central African Affairs + _ Cofnfionwealth affairs will be the main theme of Parliamentary de- bates at Westminister this week. One ef the principal debates, arranged (ir Wednesday, will be on Central frican affairs. This subject has been chosen by the Opposition and the de- bate will follow close upon the suc- cessful visit to London of Sir Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the

In this debate, if not before, thé Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Lennox-Boyd, is expected to have news for the House about the fact- finding commission which is to be appointed to visit Central Africa and prepare the way for next year’s re- view, of the Constitution of the Fed- aration. With a general election not very far off, the United Kingdom Government hag all along recogniz- ed the importance of achieving a bi- partisan approach, if ible, to this problem of the political future of the Central African Federation. _

Prime Minister Macmillan took a prominent part in these talks with the Federal Prime Minister, who also has had talks with Opposition lead- ers and has addressed groups of Conservative and Labour back- benchers at the House of Commons. These personal contacts and frank exchanges have done much to clari- fy doubts and misunderstandings on both sides, and not least among la- bour members at. Westminister.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It is.cheering to note that Her Majesty’s health is reported as en- tirely restored, and that no further departure from schedule is antici- pated in her trans-Canada tour.

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Traffic congestion in Britain has become a real problem. A year ago there were approximately 6.5 million motor vehicles on British roads, of which about 4.75 million were pas- senger cars. During the past year there has been a net increase of 800,- 000 vehicles on the roads—the larg-

est in history. .

According to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, per capita income for Ontario is $1,695 as against $808 for Newfoundland, $860 far Prince Edward Island, $919 for New Bruns- wick and $1,072 for Noya Scotia. That is what makes equity in tax

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In Washington, the death sen- tence for any offender convicted of first degree murder is mandatory. Neither judge nor jury may ask for the substitution of a lifé sentence be- cause of circumstances surrounding the crime, Under-this law, justice runs more than the usual risk of freeing murderers or executing the innocent. Its abolition is now- pro- posed in a bill awaiting Senate ¢om- mittee hearing.

= é The WS. Automotive Transport Association Foundation cormmission- ed the Opinion Research Corpoéra- tion-to make a survey of the motiva- tions of the average motorist. The first thing the survey proved is that tnere is no such thing as an average

‘cording to the drivers themselves”,

“Nine of 10 adults in the investiga- tion (and 100 percent. of those with violation records) rated them- selves above average in driving-skills and better than average at obeying traffic laws.” This makes a lot of

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(Patrick Nicholson is on vac- tion. His guest columnist today is D.M. FISHER, C.C.F. M.P. for Port Arthur.)

Once upon a time, as the story goes, there was a Canadian prime minister about to become a fath- er. He paced restlessly in a quiet hospital’ waiting room, perhaps figuring in his mind the destiny o f the child. At long last, a nurse arrived, with a squalling bundle and said: “Mr. Prime Minister, here is your son!”

After ‘happy moments gazing at the new-born child, the prime minister strode vigorously intd corridor and down to the public lobby. At his appearance a gaggle of newspaper reporters sprang cackling: “What is it Mr. Prime Minister, a boy or a girl?”

The prime minister’ paused, gazed into the distance which only a Canadian prime minister can see, and then said: ‘'Gentle- men, that will be announced in good time after due and serious, continuing consideration on the part of the government!”

Apocryphal? Of-course! But there is_a kernel in it on the an- tics of Canadian prime ministers. Certainly our present incumbent, the Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker, is in the tradition of King and Meighen insofar as a tendency to procrastinate, to delay ~ announ-

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is that billions are being poured into weapons that ordinary peo- ple would like to see at the hot- tom of the ocean,

Brushing aside bewildering ac- counts of. the snail'’s-pace nego- tiations at Geneva, the reader took comfort from a statement by Field Marshal Viscount Mbont- gomery on the wider issues of the cold war: ‘ :

“The struggle will be hard and long. But time is on our side . °. no tyranny has ever lasied. Pro- vided we can find some way to live and let live with the Russian

and education will bring great changes in the nation — and all

_may well work out right in the

end,” ; HOPEFUL HINTS -# ‘The reader recalled other hope-

| ful portents — Prime Minister

Macmillan’s expressed wish that the ctmmon humanity of East and West will ultimately prevail, the milder atmosphere in Mas- cow, the Soviet-American cultural exchanges. Was it really wishful thinking, he wondered, to look beyond the day - to - day disappointments of Geneva toward some long-term settlement? The reader’s reactions are prob- ably universal. The overwhelm- ing majority of Britons are bored by Geneva, but not by the under- lying issues. aa, : The drawn - out negotiation: in, the - villas overlooking Lake

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PUBLIC FORUM

This coladmn its open to the discus sion by correspondents of question ¢

. Interest. The Guardian does not nese * sarily en‘orse the opinion ef corres

pondents.

DANGEROUS DRIVING

Sir,—This is an appeal to the citizens of Crapaud to make their community safe for drivers and pedestrians. I have observed from a distance and have heard many remarks on the dangerous driving that goes on in the vill- age. If everyone who has know+ ledge of such hehaviow act the part of . ones we ~ might save some lives.

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One item caught his eye. It said, ’ the supreme paradox of our time

people, the progress of civilization-

| But it could be that the Russians

““Indecision And Delay”

cements, to use dozens of words to tell nothing or very little.

CAMPAIGN ATTITUDE

You can accuse me on bias. And I have one. But like many another Canadian I expected that Mr. Diefenbaker would be as colorful, as incisive, as sure of ‘his course of action, when it came to running a government as he was in the campaigns. In the big things, in the little ‘things, there has been indecision and de- lay. “

Now this government has had two years of power. There have been no drastic shifts of minist- ries; and no doubt of overwhelm- ing support in the House. The op-

choice of acénan who-has not left the country since the First World War for an international ‘pofttfotio puzzles everyone. Is it other in- terim measure? And he was left with two major duties, for Mr, Green is stily Minister of Public Works ‘aiid House Leader.

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CIVIL SERVICE

The Civil Service associations have been clamouring for state- menis on civil service salaries. House of Commons committées;~ this year, and last year, have rec- ommended adjustments to salar- ies in the professional and tech- nical categories. What do we hear from Mr. Diefenbaker— “continuing serious considera- tion!’ There are a host of minor but senior appointments pending; for example, the parliamentary librarian or the head of the Na- tional Museum, but no appoint- ments are made.

Major examples of procrastina-

position, let us face it, has been | weak and, initially, almost hum- | ble in spirit. ‘ Here are some small examples of -procrastination. After almost two full sessions there has not been any appointment of parliam- entary secretaries. despite the | panting unrest among Conserva- tive backbenchers. After two and a hajf sessions we do not have the Quebec representation in the | cabinet straightened away. After long weeks of mystery we got the ‘appointment‘of one of the finest men I have ever met, Mr. Howard Green, as successor

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The Supreme Paradox

By Alan Harvey Canadian Press Staff Writer

., ‘Constant Reader rifled through

and crotchety chess game, con- ducted before a distracted audi- ence which feels in its bonth that | it ought to be looking elsowhere.

FAINT FLICKERS

Elsewhere includes Russia, from which travellers are return- | ing with a faint flicker of hope | that the emphasis now may be |

Sticking Point At Geneva

By Arthur Gavshon Associated Press Correspondent

The Big Four Monday night reached the sticking point in their quest for a Berlin truce.

All the signs suggest a critical climax is at hand in the foreign ministers’ seven-week talks.

Unless something unexpected happens it looks as thdugh both the Russians and the Western Allies are about to dig in on what to each. side is a vital principle of policy over Ger- many. . ~ »

The issue:

Should the East and West Ger- mans be gllowed to come to- gether by themselves to talk about the political future of their divided land?

The Russians are insisting they must do so in one way or an- other. Otherwise the Allies must risk losing the Soviet offer of an 18-month freeze on the status of West Berlin. :

The United States, Britain and France, with ranks closed at last, say “no’’—the East and West Germans their political fate alone. It’s up to the. Big Four to arrange the | reunion,

STIFFENING POSTURE

The Soviet leaders seemto be stiffening their international pos- tu

res, This could be diplomatic bluff intended to wreck Western unity.

really mean what they say, Some developments-which Western diplomats take to show a stiffening Soviet position: _ 1. The indefinite postponement Monday. of Premier Khrush- chev’s swing through Scandina- via, to have begun “#éxt month. 2. Khrushchev's speeches in Poland includin descrip- tion of the East-West’ German teritorial dividing line as the of socialism (communism). 3._ Andrei A. Gromyko's eriti- cism—but unexpected — of the

cannot —-settle |.

tion include the seven month de- lay. in the decision about the Mr. Diefenbaker’s Bill of Rights; deficiency pay- ments to Prairie farmers; freight rates; delay in aiding municipal winter works: overhaul of the Shipping Act to handle Seaway problems; Indian affairs; Com- bines Investigation Act and elec- toral changes. :

In sum, my feeling is that the Prime Minister and the Govern: ment have been wishy-washy, hesitant and delaying. This bodes well for the Opposition, but is rough on the People—who were so sure on March 3ist., 1958.

on evdlution rather than revolu- tion,

In line with Constant Reader’s reverie would be an article in The Sunday Times, a London newspaper, reporting that Russia seems to be growing up.

The paper's Washington repre- sentative, Henry Brandon, writes cautiously after a visit to Russia that -thg new atmosphere he sensed there may mean that the Soviet “has started on the long,

yinding road from adolescence to maturity.”’

latest Western bid Tora compro- mise on the issue of getting the rival Germanys info political ne- gotiation. THE LIMIT? ‘ ‘ —Western spokesmen are. stress- ing that Monday's counter-propo- sition has gone tor the limit in an effort to mect Soviet demands, Even if the looming crisis is settled satisfactorily, several other difficult probtems need to be overcome before a,Berlin deal can be considered in the bag.

The toughest, perhaps, relates to the duration of a Berlin truce.

Gtromyko has suggested the 18- month term after which new Big Four talks could be held to re- view the position: ' }

The Allies want it to last un- til German reunification.

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QUESTION AND ANSWER

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“OUR YESTERDAYS

(From the Guardia 3 Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO * (July-22, 1934)

A plange over the bridge at De Sable ‘n an automobile was experiecce of Mr. George Hooper, City, End a party of motorists Friday night. The car landed up- right in the shallow water below the bridge. Another party of motorists, hearing cries for as- sistance, came to the aid of the unfortunates. :

Five children who were swept by the tide several miles down the East River from Beach Grove Inn Saturday evening were rescued by a party of motor boats who combed the area for several hours. The children were Jessica,

dren of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Jen- -kins, and the misses Ross, daugh- ters of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ross,

‘| Port Arthur, who are staying at

TEN YEARS AGO .._ - | (July 22, 1949)

as possible.

W. B. MacNeill of Summerside | was elected president of the Mari- time Fire Chiefs Association at the final session yesterday of the annual convention being held at Yarmouth, N.S. The fire chiefs resolved to set up provincial com- mittees to investigate the poss- ibility of apening schools for

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bases, core of NATO's communi- cations network.

Since the return of President Charles de Gaulle to power, how- ever, France's relations with NATO have been uneasy. Though he has made it clear that France would continue to honor its com- mitments, M. de Gaulle has said that France’s ‘membership NATO was “‘agaigst her interests and independ Ee

He takes thA view that NATO deprives France of the initiative to build its own defenses. Under- | lying this view is resentment of } What he regards as France’s in- ; ferior role in NATO as compared to that of Britain and the U. S. He has called NATO “no longer an alliance but a subordinatilon.”

NATIONAL GRANDEUR.

Last September President de ; Gaulle moved to break out of this subordinate position annd as- sert France's national “grand- eur.” In letters. to President Ei-

the | senhower and Prime Minister

Macmillan he proposed a three- power U. S. British-French dir- | ectorate for NATO which would 'plan and control world-wide Al- lied strategy. As a condition for 'accepting stockpiles of nuclear | weapons in France, he demanded a share in their control and a voice in any~ decision to use atomie weapons anywhere in the world. The. demand -is_ im- | possible to meet under present |U. S. atomic law which forbids sharing nuclear weapons and sec- rets with countries that do not al-

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STIFF -CONDITIONS

France’s conditions for accept- ing nuclear stockpiles created a ‘situation in which NATO’s pria- cipal short - range striking force © 200 F-100 Super Sabre jets divided + among nine squadrons and based | at four airfields in eastern France —would be unable to use their principal weapons.

Recently Gen. Lauris Norstad, Supreme Allied Commander ia Europe, announced plans to move © the 200 jets to bases already in © use by the U. S. Air Force in 4 move means abbandoning bases © that cost ahout $60 million and involves 6,000 members of the Air Force and their families. It © will leave in France some U.S. troop carried, transport and re- connaissance units, plus supply men. . : STRATEGIC WEAKNESS a

Observers were quick to point % to the strategic weaknesses im-. plicit in the move: the fact ~ that most of the limited-range | planes were being shifted to Bri- | tain where they would be even farther from potential targets and that the concentration of © NATO combat air-craft was being ~ incrreased at a time when dis- ~ persal was desirable. ’

In Washington, officials empha- — sized the need for steps to re | concile differences with France, © At his news conference Wednes-

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-day the President. said:

General de Gaulle and I have — agreed long sinté’ that at the’? first. opportunity we would talk % together about many things that — are of interest to both countries. ~

We have agreed that (we should tajk over) ail af the mat- tens where we don’t see eye te eye and see if we can do any- thing about it.

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August 6th, 1959

The Annual Meeting.of the Co-operative, Union of Prince Edward Island will be held at Birch

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Farm, Charlottetown, on

Thursday, August 6th, 1959, at 10:00 a.m.

The Annual Meeting

of Producers’ Co-operative

Association Limited will also be held at Birch

Court on August 6th commencing at

Representatives of all

3;30 p.m. Associations

Co-operative

in the province are invited to attend both meet-

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: Donald

(Signed) A. MacDonald, Manager.

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