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F; GE 4 MONDAY, JULY 14, I961. ' Mr. Hellyer's Reform

In discussing the legislation to unify Canada’s armed forces in the House of Commons last week, De- fense Minister Hellyer was some- what cautious about committing himself as to how far down he will carry integration in the services. There is nothing in the measure which commits the government to enforcing total integration at all levels. § Unfortunately, notes the Win- nipeg Free Press, the same cannot be said for the changes which the new act makes in the unified com- mand structure. Parlamcnt will have created and given wide statu- tory authority to a far too powerful figure in the person of the new chief of the defense staff.

In doing so, it will be adopting a command structure which was rejected in Britain sixty years ago, and which places dangerously broad powers in the hands of one individ- ual. The Government Would have been wiser if it had invited Parlia- ment to place severe limitations on the authority of the new CDS. In- stead of being mad-3 supreme com- mander he should be. considered merely the. first among equals on the defense council, senior in rank to his colleagues but equal in terms of responsibility.

This point was made by a num- ber of Conservative speakers when the bill was in committee. The significance of their criticism, says our Winnipeg Liberal contemporary. "appears to have completely escap- ed Mr. Hellyer. It may return to haunt him or some future minister of national defense.”

The reference here is to the fact that the change will place the civilian .defense minister in a most. invidious position for. in the event, of dis- agreement. he must. either accept, domination of an all-powerful mili- tary chief or else impose a policy to which his professional advisor is opposed.

A Tie That Binds

Leaving Britain aside, the value of intra-Commonwealth trade has increased 10 per cent between 1959 and 1963; trade with the rest of the world 28 per cent. But. Britain, of course, cannot be left aside in this context. Trade with Britain in 1963 still accounted for three- quarters of all trade between Com- monwealth countries. This affords ample proof. if such were needed, that the economic aspect of the Com-— monwealth still has enormous im- portance. It is something that the prime ministers and their deputies now assembled in London are not. likely to forget.

With the exception of African countries. all Commonwealth coun- tries give and receive tariff prefer- ences in varying degrees. Britain gives preferences to all other mem- bers. It allows free access to most of the goods of most of the Com- monwealth. It is prepared to ex- tend the preference system to all developing countries throughout the world, if other major industrialized countries will join in.

In addition to trade the annual flow of private capital of all kinds from Britain to the rest of the Com- monwaalth has averaged £200 mil- lion (3560 million) a year in recent years. In 1963-64 the Mist. gov- ernment also is giving aid worth another $136.2 million. Now Icons raised by Commonwealth govern— ments on the London money market have averaged £30 million a year for some years past.

There are no restrictions on m hweetmenta in the sterling

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Vilth I Uh. oommonmrm Canada. Canada is in the

dollar area and British investments

here are subject to the same kind

of control as in the United States.

The sterling area is a'great banking

system with all members sheltered

by the common gold and currency

reserve.

Since the future of all Common- wealth oountries lies largely in in- dustrialization. even all this aid and investment cannot “solve” the Com. monwealth’s problems. But there is no question that it has proven of great value in cementing Common- wealth ties. and that it is still a potent. factor in keeping the organ- ization together.

In The Forefront

Educational aims are in the fore- front this week with the annual meeting here of the Canadian Home and School and Parent-Teacher Fed- eration. As emphasized in the key- note address by Dr. Henry Hicks, president of Dalhousie University, a major aim of the system is to educate young people to relate their vocations to the society in which they live. This is not a static ob- jective. but one which is constant- ly being upgraded to meet the de- mands of this fastpmoving age. An- nual conventions of the kind now under way serve to alert the layman as to the need for constant reassess- ment of our educational standards.

Significant in this connection is the prediction of Dr. David G. Moore, dean of industrial and labor rela- tions at Cornell University, that within a few years people with only two years of college education will be considered dropouts. Dr. Moore also thinks the time is approaching when students will remain in school longer and possiby not do a “lick of work” for a living until they are 30. He has in mind the great need for better trained workers in the high- ly-automatcd society of the future, which will present challenges of a truly sensational kind in every sphere of education.

Tidy Savmgs

According to D. S. Milville, CNR general supervisor of employees ser- vices, employees’ suggestions adopt— ed by the Canadian National last year yielded the company $95,176 in tangible savings—~the highest an- nual savings since the plan was established 15 years ago. Of a total of 2.253 suggestions submitted in 1963, 333 or 1.6.2 per cent were ac- cepted.

The. highest 1963 award went to an electrician at CN’s Transcona shop. Winnipeg. He got $758 for a suggestion that brought a saving of more than $9,000 to the railway in over a. 15 month period. A freight carman at Montreal received $500 for an idea that has improved the method of constructing gondola cars. A Yarmoutb, N.S. employee was awarded $493.

CN‘s suggestion plan was start- ed in 1949 and was reorganized in 1958 to make it more effective in speeding up the processing of sub- missions. Part of the reorganiza- tion was in boosting the maximum award from $200 to $10,000, one of the biggest awards in Canadian in- dustry. '

No one has collected the $10,000 award yet, but it seems bound to happen in due course. Between 1959 and 1963 the CN has adopted 1,686 of the suggestions, with a total of $321,644 in tangible savings to the company.

A tangible saving is defined as the implementation of a suggestion that will cut labor costs without a loss of jobs. It means increasing the productivity of the labor invol- ved. in reducing costs and in the in- crease of revenues. Also, of course, the suggestion plan means intan- gible benefits in improved employee relations and morale, increased ef- ficiency in work methods and the development of initiative.

EDITORIAL NOTE

An Australian sheep rancher claims that his 9-year-old rhesus monkey can drive a tractor, herd sheep, and spread bay for feed. "Johnnie is a careful driver,”. said his boss. “He never presses the starter button while the tractor is In gear." The master switches chores with the monkey during the day to break the monotony. Auc- tralian tax authorities have ruled that the monkey is a bona fide em- ployee. and allow the rancher a tax deduction for him.

CANUTE REVERSED

QITAWA REPORT by Patrick NicholsOn

Guest Columnists Given A Free Hond

Even the luckiest visitor to the House of Commons would never hear seven privy council— lors. his own Member. and se» veral other nationally-known MP5, all giving their views on major topics of the moment.

Yet that rich political fare will be offered to readers of “Ottawa Report" during the next three weeks.

Canada lacks the tradition— so beneficial elsewhere — of prominent politicians com- municating with the voters by writing in national newspapers. Indeed. there is no neWsparper in Canada which can claim na- tional circulation. for obvious geographical reasons. The widespread group of Thomson daily newspapers, published In five provinces. offers the near- est thing Canada has to a na- tional newspaper readership.

To provide such a meeting place for the electors and their elected, I have invited a num- be of our beat-known MP3, from cabinet ministers to back- bench newcomers, to write a “guest column"; these will be published in this “Ottawa Re- port" space ' % Thomson newspapers starting tomor- row.

MPs WRITE TO YOU

This carefully selected group of MPs will tell the readers their own views, each discuss- ing a current political issue his own choosing and with no restriction placed upon what he writes. I believe that readers will enjoy a fascinating glimpse of the controversies and contrasts of Parliament from the pieces by those MP5: at the same time, I believe that MP5 welcome this opportunity of getting their whole viewpomt before the public. and not just that part of their words which newspaper reporters adjudge as sensational and headline- ma ing.

How far readers will be tak- en backstage on Parliament Bill will be obvious when I say that I picked these Journalists- for-ai-day for th e eminence each has attained in the pre- sent Parliament. They include Hon. Paul Martin, our justly world-famed Foreign Minister: Hon. Walter Gordon. the Mm- ls‘ier of Finance whose desir-

_ able Canada — first aims met

such an unhappy reception In his first budget; Hon. Judy Ila-

eel Minister and Canada's best-known ex-smoii- er; Hon. Allan MacEachen, the Minister of Labour who Is Can- ada's outstanding young politi- cian-with-a-future; Hon Jack Nicholson, who has climbed from Polymer to Postmaster Generalship; former Defence Minister Doug Herkness, who resigned for a principle; Hon. Mike Starr. Canada‘s first "ethnic" cabinet minister, and Mr. ll. Badanai, the immigrant who has ecome our junior minister of Immigra- tion: Dr. Pauline Jewell, who unselfisth left the elemen- ahlp of Political Science at Carleton University to fight her way lute political practice; and other We of similar repute. whose waist-provoking guess columns in previous years will be

re y re rs. MY rm “THANK Yo " Finally. you will hear from one 0(qu naane familiar to all Canaan: although

our national and local 100th birthday parties will touch as all

This is the fifth year when I e been proud to receive

columns (or “Ottawa Report To each of my friends and guests of 1964 I express my very sincere thanks, for giving liberally of their very busy time to thus take readers inside Parliument. I hope that they will derive satisfaction from reaching an unusually

of.

broad and — as readens' let- ters s h o w m politicaliy alert audience as the roads!. ship of the Thomson Newspa- pers; equally I hope, and this 1

A Place

There will no doubt be wide- spread support in the United Rates for the plea by the Secre- tary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall, for more bicycle paths.

Such support deserves to be emulated in Canada. It should be possible to enjoy the pleasur. es of motoring. such as they are on our congested highways. with- out crowding the hiker and cyc- list off the road.

Municipal and provincial gov- ernments alike should take ac- count of the anomaly that our affluent. society has become so affluent that it has left no room for anyone but the motorist.

As Mr. Udall said in Washing ton the other day. when he made his appeal ( and his words apply to Canada as well as the U.S.), the dominance of the automo- bile in American society has not been an unmixed blessing.

“The result," he noted, "has

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Simple Dress Preferred

Welland Tribune

One triflngly offside note in the practice of Prime Minister Pearson of calling representa- tive citizens 'to dine and chat

' 1m at his official resi- dence, 24 Sussex Dr.. Ottawa, emerged when it was reported that when it came the turn of in- fluential leaders of organized labor to be the prime minister's guests, they were attired differ- ently than those invited to two earlier gatherings.

In the earlier slip, chew and chatter gatherings, editors. pub- lishers and broadcasters showed up at the stately residence in tuxedo and black tie. When the labor fellows were invited they indicated a preference for busi- ness suits and they were in this informal attire for the evening with Mr. Pearson.

The prime minister could have avoided this haberdashery connotation of elite and some other kind of citizens by stipu-

Broughrtn Ll-pplo Date

Back in the dear innocent 19305 persons like Sir Bull Ze- haroff, who made munitions, were commonly referred to as "merchants of death" and re- garded as mysterious, diabolic- ially sinister enemies of the hu- man 1-

Usage, or taste, has changed. Today the people In Zaharoff‘s business. producing weapons

at Zaharolf’a models look like toys suitable for prises at Sunday school picnics, are eminent-1y respectable pillars of soc ty. indispensable me a. persons qufse likely to be elect- ed "clllzeh of the yeari'.

But the thing that distinguish- es the utho-defe merchant death from his may be his sales! for getting may without producing anything le- thal et all. So 11 appears .from facts and figures unarmed congressional inquires: in Wash- lnglon.

For example. one company drew $445 million from the 0,8. Navy for seaplanes that never got. off the ground. For the US. air force another company's cut. on a contract was 01,211,711, for

WINS TITLE O'l'I‘AWA. In. (A?) — D. R. Stones of Iroquois. Out. won the American Power Boat As soclatlon'a eastern divisional champloaahlp la the lit-cubis-

For A Bicycle

do with considerable confidence that the readers will en y and appreciate hearing from this all-party group of parliamen- tary stars.

Citizen

been the cancer of suburban sprawl which has destroyed the qualntness and neighbor-“ness of suburban communities. T h e automobile has become in a sense the great impersonaliur of our country."

Wherever possible in Ottawa, bicycle paths which could do double duty as foot paths should be laid alongside the roads.

Outside the city it should be possible over a period of years, by progressive stages, to turn the gravelled shoulders of many roads into narrow, paved bicycle paths. The shoulders of the trans-Canada highway in Alber- ta are paved. Why not in other provinces?

Provincial and federal pants.

* . 0 Need, Caution By Dr. Theodore 8. Val Dolle-

Most of us have a movie con- cept of the tropics and feet trav- to these areas. . But, ac- cordlnl to Dr. Kevin 11. Caulk. many of the exotic diseases we hear ebwt are preventable. In

- was ll available in every major city of pics. There are ¢ood hos- pilela and some of the hotels are air conditioned. Excessive beat . and oppressive rains are avoid- ed by planning the up during the cooler and dry seasons. The tourist should be discreet and cautious about meals be- cause natlve cooks and food be careless and

W often are disease carriers. Sanitation and refrigeration may be inadequate. Don't eat

. , m. cold meats, and buffet platters. y c or can are sterile and there is no harm In eating fruits with unbroken skins after they are peeled.

Milk should be boiled because mberculosla and brucellosls are

n in the tropics. Water is purified by boiling or using a halazone tablet. Most alcoholic drinks are sanitary but a v old local unbottled soft drinks.

Trips of this nature should be planned carefully because im- munizadon against smallpox u reun and the tourist may need polio, tetanus, typhoid, and paratyphold vaccines. They cannot be taken in one day, so start five 'lo six weeks prior to the date of departure.

_ Yellow fever vaccine may be necessary when traveling to South American or African re gions where the disease is epl- demlc; cholera protection may be needed for tours to the far east. Insect home diseases are discouraged by wearing sensi- ble clothing such as long- sleeved shirts and full length trousers. Mosquito netting is a must in many areas. Insecllc1d~ used timers and

are - lents are applied when out of doors. Chloroquine continues to be an excellent malaria preven- live.

SLEEPING SPELLS M. R. writes: Is narcolepsy 1n- herited?

REPLY

The cause of this disorder is not known. Men and women with narcolepsy fall asleep during emotional upheavals, such as laughing or crying. here is some evidence that the cond- tlon may be related to epilepsy. It is easily treated with stimu- lants such as amphetamines.

NONBATEING OLDSTER E. W. S. writes: Cleanliness is essential to good health but I know a healthy man of 85 who hasn't had a bath in 50 years So what about him? REP

. LY There are exceptions to all rules. This man may have been taking showers or swimming daily. If not, he seems to thrive on dirt. But how can be live with himself?

particularly, might have spec- ial facilities for cyclists. Hiking trails have been lad out In Gat- lneau Park. But not enough has been done for the cyclists.

lating from the start that all ‘types invited to the affair should stick to business an . The publishers, editors and broadcasters wouldn't have been offended. Many of them prefer the comfortable advantage the business suit Ida and likely just climbed imo the fancy duds because they believed this was what was expected of them. As a matter of fact some of those labor leaders would likely have looked more dignified m fauXes than certain media execu- tives and it. was hardly for hie want of owning them that they didn't wear them Nevertheless, with the conversation at th e prime minister's affairs quite homey and informal, an under- standing that dress at the gath- erings would be the same would have been quite in keep- ing with the nature of the pro- ceedlngs.

which tidy sum it produced no- thing. ‘

These are only two out of a multitude of items showing that. In a $50- bflllon defence buan there is band to be an hnsnen- ae moi-st of beer and Miles for somebody.

SUIClDE TOLL S. S. writes: How many peo- Unltied States com- mit suicide each year?

REPLY The percentage for 1963 was 10.7 per 100,000 of the popula- tion, which amounts to about 20,000 for that year. LIVER INFECTION . G. writes: Are stool tests needed after exposure to hepa- tie?

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REP LY

No. Liver tests should be done periodically until motifs are negative.

N0 IDEAL REMEDY

E. M. writes: Why is it overactive thyroid cannot be ed with drugs in me

people?

REPLY Because no remedy is 100 per cent perfect.

Today's Health Elam There is no place for cock-

(NOTE: All comespondenice to Dr. Van Dellen should be ad- dressed tc: Dr. Theodore Van Dellen, co C h lo a g 0 Tribune, Chicago, Illinois.)

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