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~~ A Word Of Advice

It will be interesting to note the reaction, if any, of the City Council to the proposal of one of its mem- bers that it should resign in a body because of some criticism of its activities in the press. The criticism appeared in a letter in our Public Forum of yesterday, and it express- ed, among other things, the writer’s view that a councillor’s work was “confined mainly to the attending of a dozen or more meetings a year.”

Most people are aware that Coun- eil duties are more onerous than that, and we think a reply on the subject, #f deemed necessary, would be quite in order. But when it comes to taking umbrage at the state- ment, threatening resignation and inviting those who “think they can do a better job than we are doing” to step in and take over, the elec- tors must wonder whether it was schoolboys they returned by ac- elamation at the last election, or adults with some sense of their re- sponsibilities under democracy.

Public life is beset with criticism. Men in the past have labored in it for honor and not for hire, but they did not for that reason think that haloes should be set on their heads, er that they should escape criti- cism and even abuse at times frora those who disagreed with them. In- deed, the best of them fought for the fullest freedom of criticism, for others as well as for themselves. If the criticism was outrageously wide of the mark, so much the better from their viewpoint, because they could answer it all the more con- vincingly.

The present City Council has had comparatively little experience in the kind of sharp criticism which is levelled at most democratic gov-

ermnments. The members are en- titled to congratulate themselves on this, as being due in part to their conscientious efforts in office. But it may well be due also, in part, to public apathy, which fs not at all @ good thing and leads to abuses much more serious than the oc- cesional annoyances councillors may feel at being taken to task unjustly.

Guinean Spending Spree

According to a recent news re- port, Russia has sold two snow plows to the government of Guinea, the former French colony in equatorial Africa, which is now on its own and engaged—apparently—in a hilarious spending spree. How else account for the success of this feat of Communist salesmanship, which tops the record achieved by the traditional eager beaver who per- guaded the Eskimos to buy refrig- erators.

According to the same account, the Guinea government was also §nduced by its Communist friends ‘to purchase one million screwdrivers and 35,000 bathroom fixtures, prov- ing again that it’s enterprise that counts in making sales, anc that cus- ‘tomers are where you find them.

Such purchases doubtless help to make free Guinea the envy of uch African lands as are still under the cruel heel of wicked imperial- ists. That may have been a strong point in the Soviet selling campaign. At any rate, with a population of Jess then three million, Guinea can

Nor should we rush te the eon- clusion that the Guineans have got the worst of this bargain. They may not be able to put to use the products of civilization they have acquired, but use is not everything. There are other values in life, else why do our millionaires spend fabu- lous sums in acquiring art treasures? Think of all the “useless” things that shrewd gentleman, Lord Beaverbrook, has bought in the course of his career! He hasn't taken a fancy to snowplows, screw- drivers and bathroom fixtures as collectors’ items, but that’s because they’re not rarities in this part of the world. If he were a Guinean, now...

There is much more sense, too, in making these things symbols of national status than murderous weapons of destruetion, w hich far too many new nations rush to ac- quire at any cost to their meagre economy, and which unfortunately the Soviets also have among their exportable commodities.

Ottawa And Education

At least one voice, we note, was raised at the Canadian Conference on Education in Montreal this week in favor of the Federal Government paying some of the costs of educa- tion. Dr. J. Frank Leddy, vice presi- dent of the University of Saskat- chewan, who spoke at the closing session of the conference on, Thurs- day, said education is too important to be held back by constitutional wrangles over whether the prov- inces should retain jurisdiction in education matters.

The Federal Government, he pointed out, already gives grants to universities and technical training schools. There was no reason why this could not be done for element- ary and high schools without of- fence to minority rights. Provincial and municipal taxes are no longer adequate to finance a school system that must expand if Canada is to survive. Any country in which education was in trouble was a country with no future. “If we are slow to accept this lesson,” Dr. Leddy added “there are others in Moscow or Peking whose vision is not so confused.”

From other conference reports that we have seen, Dr. Leddy’s appears to have been a voice crying in the wilderness. The old enthus- iasm among educationists for feder- al grants for education appears to have died out. Politicians, evidently, don’t like to tangle with the question which is a controversial one in some quarters, and the educa- tors are following suit. Yet there can be no doubt that the issue is more pressing today than it ever was.

The smaller provinces particu- larly are in need of aid in maintain- ing a proper minimum standard of education throughout the country. Of course this is a federal respon- sibility, and the longer it is ignored the more disastrous the results will be. This Montreal conference should have spoken out loud and bold on the subject, not in tones so muted that it was with difficulty we could catch them at all at this distance.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Sales of a new U.S. four-cent stamp commemorating Colonel Glenn's orbital flight have been such that the postal authorities are un- able to keep up with the demand for special first-day issues. 100,- 000,000 more of the blue-gold stamps have been ordered, boosting the total printing to 320,000,000. The previous record first-day cover issue was for the 1960 stamp mark- ing the 50th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The total for that stamp was 1,200,000.

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The tantalizing rumors that Mayor Whitton may be appointed to the Senate, says the Ottawa Citizen, may be the result of wish- ful thinking on the part of mem- bers of the civic board of control. Miss Whitton has been Woman of

organizations country. Politically, the appointment could not but strengthen Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s hand at the next election. “In a sense, too,” adds the Ottawa paper, “the appoint. ment world ¢onstitute a measure of Senate reform, without the neces- sity of amending the statutes. Cer- tainly, it is doubtful that the Sen- ate would ever be quite the same after Miss Whitton made her pres- ence

THOSE DANGEROUS FIRST STEPS

BRITISH REPORT

Peace Prospects In Congo And Angola

United Kingdom Information Service |

One is afraid to be too optim- fstic; there may still be many troubles ahead for the Congo, but there is no question that the prospects are far better than they were only a few months a

20. The Adoula Government seems to be in fairly effective control over five of the six prov- inces; indeed, over the northern part of Katanga as well.

Mr. Gizenga’s rival govern- ment in Stanleyville has col- lapsed, There has been no re- | ‘sumption of fighting in around Elisabethville. Ne tions go on between Mr. Adoul and Mr. Tshombe,

It is too soon to be quite sure that they are going to succeed. | But the chances are better than ever before. Mr. Adoula has told the United Nations As- sembly that he “will make no

PUBLIC FORUM

‘This coiuma te open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of in- terest, The Guardian does not neces sarily endorse the opinion of corres pondents. All letters publ _ to editi re

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SCHOLARSHIP SUGGESTED |

Sir,—I am one who was dis- | 4p,

tressed by the fact that such a highly respected citizen an surgeon as Dr, R.F. Seaman could come to the end of life and receive scarcely a word | of tribute for his great life of service. I have known and been assoc- | some case closely as- sociated, with kind, unselfish, skillful medical men in the Mar- | times; but I have never known | less, humble doctor | than Dr. Seaman. He would get out of bed at any time of night to attend to the needs of the poor- est person and appear to feel it a privilege to do so, As for fin- ancial reward—he never thought of it. In fact had he received fees for most of his services he would have been a comparatively rich | n. There are many people in | is province enjoyin |

th health who owe their lives to his skillful surgery. Is it fair to let such a men go with nothing done to perpetuate jory? |

I humbly suggest that friends, _ admirers and ex-patients be giv-

dents. It might be called “The ae Memorial Scholar-

T am, Sir, ete., | GEO. W. TILLEY |

County.

Mr. Delaney has been a strong supporter of the tive Party through his life. No other

Seas ee Gren mare enstanons ly service, particularly through the lean years when not always high. was also of the

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war on Katanga”, Mr. Tshombe has renounced any claim to se- | cession, and has declared his intention of getting rid of all the | “foreign mercenaries”.

Diplomatic relations have been resumed between Brussels and Leopoldville. There are| even talks on finance between the Congo Government and the Union Miniere — the company which owns the rich mineral in- dustry of Katanga,

SITUATION IMPROVED | The contrast with the danger- ous situation of three months | ago is quite remarkable, and | suggests that there has’ been justification for the views of the

British Government,

There has been widespread | suspicion that the British Gov- | ernment has been favouring the | secession of Katanga, that {t has | done this under pressure from political and financial influences often spoken of as the ‘Katanga lobby”’. Now that is untrue, tt is | true that there has been strong support in some quite impor- tant quarters for the idea of an independent Katanga, but its leaders would be the first to ad- mit regretfully that they have the round to thelr

Government

At the same time the British Government has maintained at. the restoration of unity must be sought through peace- ful negotiation not through the

force, whether by the Congo Government or by the United Nations.

The second objective has been the elimination, as far as pos- sible, of foreigners interfering in Congolese affairs for their own Personal ends or in the interest of foreign governments or finan- cial interests. The Katanga “mercenaries have been the | outstanding example but such |

Fa Wikre Speaking foe Myself By Some Persons

Public, Not Politicians, Comes Firs!

Dr. Theodore R. Van Delien draw from society gradually and ‘occasionally isolate them-

ives completely from relative es, friends, and neighbors. This ittern, known as ment, appears to be a natural psychological process. This con- cept was formulated by a group from the University of Chicago after a five year study on 211 healthy elderly men and w

en. ‘The pattern is variable and

oldsters remain relatively close to certain people and mod- erately so to others. It usually begins during the sixth decade and results from a changed per-

between the oldster and his en- vironment. The number of

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hours spent in the company of | human dialogue, — the use of others decreases and the aged | opinions with sufficient force ds and more | weapons—even satisfaction in his confined | when I become chosen as one sphere of activity. of the targets. As tmnoortast SOME. so ¥

ictured as participating with jis relatives and friends in a mutual withdrawal. He is not being deserted by others. He is driven by some inner force to fade out of the pictu

to limit his contacts serve his strength. ny people feel guilty about the way they neglect grandma or grandpa. But there is a good possibility that the oldster was responsible for the gradual rift between them. ‘This theory of aging siderable appeal bec aus so natural, It represents face saving for some and good Judgment for others. Is it n

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influences were also at work in leyville while Mr. Gizenga was in power there. It is not true, as often alleged, that the Br'tish Government has protecting the Katanga mercenaries, It is true that it has taken the line that it would

be unwise to attempt to expel the remaining mercenaries by the use of force in a way that might lead to serious fighting and bloodshed.

This is another point on which it now feels that it is being justi- fied by developments, and that the line which it has supported both in the Security Council and in the Assembly is proving the wise one.

ATTITUDE ON ANGOLA |

Another African problem on which there has been misunder- standing of the British Govern- ment's attitute is that of Angola. There seems to be a wide belief that Britain is supporting Portu- guese “colonialism”. The ‘an- swer to that is to be found in | the voting inthe U, N. As- bly.

The United Kingdom delegate voted for an Afro-Asian resolu- tion; that resolution affirmed the “inalienable right of the An- golan people to self-determina- | tion and independence”. It de- precated “repressive measures and armed action” by the Portu- guese and the denial to the An- | golan people of “human rights | and fundamental freedot

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Soviet resolution call- | ing for sanctions against Portu- | gal but so did a majority of the Assembly. | It would seem that if there is | any conflict of opinion between | the British and the Afro-Asian governments on “colonialism” it is nothing like as sharp as many people believe.

The Powers Inquiry

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down from 68,000 feet | by a surf missile. | If true, imply a sig-

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to get it of chests — to get it out in the open where it will have to stand the test of public exa- mination,

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cism tends to be self-answer- ing, once it has been stated; while that which is sound or- dinarily points the way to cor-

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condition attacked. *

If these things were not true, democracy itself (much less

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in older persons who are up and about and healthy in other respects.

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

COLD REDDENS SKIN

W. 0. writes: Whenever my

year old daughter gets chill- ed (as in watching a football game), gets bright red streaks on her arms and legs, even though they are covered. Last spring she went swimming in cold water and become lobs- ter red. I don’t think she has ever been frostbitten. Can you | shed any light on this. condl- tion?

REPLY This girl may have an aller- gy to cold. Treatment is avail- able so bring this condition to your physician's attention.

ASPIRIN AND ULCER B. writes: For a long tim I have been taking aspirin for arthritis, Now I have peptic ul- cer. Was the aspirin respon-

sible? REPLY

This is a moot question. Some authorities believe aspirin is capable of causing ulcers, espe- cially ina person whohas a tendency in this direction. It is surprising how few arthritics develop peptic ulcer, even though they take aspirin by the

From the Guardian Files

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Mar. 10, 1937)

What is said to be the first affair of its-kind to be held in this province was staged on Sat- urday afternoon, under the aus- pices of the Philathea Class of the Charlottetown Baptist

Mr. Mr. ers, along with Mr, Farmer, all have been reported in some detail when they have had things to say about the press, probably is more important than anything they have said.

At Councillor Gillis lately been using space in the press to snipe at the press and at such other targets as have at- tracted his fancy.

shown by the way newspapers themselves serve as the me-

dium through which attacks on the press are publicized, in news reports and in letters,

MATTER OF DUTY

The fact that Premier Shaw, Opposition leader Matheson,

Provincial Treasurer McQuaid,

Monkley, Mr. MacKay, Smith, and several oth-

the municipal level, too, has

Of course, I am not arguing

that papers show any excess of nobility material. Rather, it is their duty to do so, whenever it has

in printing such

s value and serves the

readers’ right to know, Even so, their acceptance of this duty goes some distance to- ward making hash of the charge heard oftenest against papers: that they print “only what they want to print,” and make a practice of ing or publishing news on some basis of favoritism.

QUICK CORRECTIONS

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As for the other criticisms

of the press heard in the le- gislature, it 1s my notion that most of

wering or self-correcting, they don’t require much speci- fie discussion. In cases where mistakes

were self-ans-

Church, in the form of a Fash-| that therit high- ion Show of Home Knitted Wear-| speed, naeeresstio: etivity pe aon occasional mistakes,

a particularly in details, do creep the models. Mrs. Ay best that can and Miss be done about them is to cor-

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— partisan — an sion of bias, Inthe end, though, the

to be tested by ‘he fairness of readers, and not by the argu. ments of editors. UP TO READERS

It is at least worth # pass-

ing thought, however, that the newspaper workers who tes—many of

exper. ypecial training, and and ability they take to their work. Certainly the selection as well as the presenta- to be git reflects the mature, responsible, pro- fessional judgment of these men, subject to mechanical and time limitations, and to occasional slips in judgment such as are made by all men. The strongest effort of every decent newspaper is to make sure that its news de- cisions never are made on the basis of whims, prejudices, or the personal or political feel- ings of either news editors or politicians, These are things that every reader puts to the test every day, through the worth he finds in each issue, while e: plosions of criticism are most occasional and frequently are loosely-based. FORCE BEHIND IDEAS Still, as I said at the start, IJook with favor on those ex- plosions, no matter how vio- nt and even if ill-founded. It nothing more, they clear the air, But they do something more, as useful, interesting and exciting passages in the dialogue of a free society. They put enough dynamile behind ideas to make sure they will be heard. In this way they become parts of the only process through which mankind moves, how ling

minds on society's many large continuing problems.

It is right, I think, to have the press and its critics close to the centre of this process; yes, even if it brings mo Occasional kicks in the teeth.

Disagreement remains the best device humanity has ever had for sorting itself out and arriving at stages of agree- ment, There can be little health

a democracy less many within it possess both the wish and ability to talk back, and at least a few are ready to stand up to that sort of talk.

Rualon KeurS

lottetown, sunday, at Old ‘St. Andrew's Church, Toronto, in celebration of the

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DRUG STORE OPEN

THIS WEEKEND STEAD’S PHARMACY

Kent Street Will be open Saturday afternoon and will be the only Drag Store open Saturday evening. “Open All Day Sunday and Sunday Evening”.

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