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More Second Thoughts

Another newspaper which has come out strongly against the deal negotiated at the last federal- provincial conference is the Winni- peg Free Press. which calls it “a package carefully wrapped in secret sessions for an unsuspecting pub- lic.“ The basis of its criticism is well worth examining at this time.

Everybody knew from discus- sions in Parliament and the press. says the Winnipeg Liberal paper. that the conference would address it- self to a formula for amending the constitution. But nobody knew. be- cause the fact was deliberately con— cealed. that the Conference would also take up the matter of delegat- ing powers from one government to another. The public learned that this subject. involving a principle foreign to our present constitution, was on the bargaining table “only after the bargain had been struck and the premiers came beaming forth in glowing unanimity."

From the. standpoint of the prime movers in the deal. the package has obvious attractions. But no such consideration should dissuade Parliament from most careful ex- amination of the project. Our pres- ent constitution sets out. specific guarantees—in some cases for t he provinces. in others for minority groups. It also provides a more gen- eral guarantee to the country at large that federal and provincial governments will act within their appointed spheres and that. in case of dispute. issues may be taken be- fore the impartial justices of the Supreme Court.

What will happen to this general guarantee if the foreign principle of delegation is imported into our system-1’ The BNA Act. in section 91. lists 29 subjects exclusively re- served to the Parliament of Canada (others have been added since 1867) and in section 92 others ex- clusively reserved to the provinces. But henceforth. without amendment of the constitutional act. powers may be shuffled around to suit the transient interests of government— which do not necessarily correspond with the broad public interest—and the Supreme Court. will be a helpless onlooker. The requirement that four provinces must agree. and enact appropriate legislation. is altogether inadequate protection.

Our Winnipeg contemporary finds only one reassuring aspect of the situation. This is that Mr. Diefen- baker and Mr. Brewin. spokesmen respectively for the Conservative and New Democratic opposition parties. have made it clear that they will not. for the sake of speedy patriation. forego their clear duty of submitting "this dubious project to meticulous examination." The coun- try. it. concludes. will require “far more solid assurances than any- thing yet forthcoming from minis- ters now basking in a glow of self- satisfaction over a mission accom- piished."

A Booming Industry

The humble potato in Britain is groyving in stature. reports an of- ficial publication from that quarter. Gone are the days when it was peel~ ed, washed and eaten. The peeling and processing of potatoes has grown into a large British industry, and to show how far things have gone a "Prepared Potato Confer- ence" was held in London recently.

By far the largest proportion of potatoes destined for processing are taken up by Britain's crisp indus-

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by, which dissects about 300,000 tons of tubers a year. this figure having doubled in the last four or five years.

Perhaps the most noticeable sign has been the shift of emphasis from the traditional, English. cor- rugated crisp to the more flashy American-style bootlace. tubular, and spaghetti types. One' manu- facturer is experimenting with th e lattice shape now very popular in the United States. The point has been reached where one in 10 potat- oes goes to the crisp trade.

Recently British manufacturers formed the Potato Chip Industries' Research Group to co-ordinate re- search and the mechanics of con- verting potatoes into crisps. And to prove that crisp eating knows no international barriers. all the coun- tries of Western Europe have now joined the group.

it is interesting to note the rea- son given by one leading British processer for the boom in the potato crisp market. It is due to the in- crease in people’s leisure hours. and to the fact that housewives are looking for easier means of prepar- ing food. The same holds good for the increased demand on this side of the Atlantic. of course. This is not a fly-by-night industry. geared to exploit a temporary fad. Its pos- sibilities are only beginning to be developed. And wherever it is pro- moted scientifically. it means a new lease of life for the potato industry.

it could mean millions of new revenue. in the coming years. for the place they call Spud island.

A I945 Prediction

As noted in these columns on

Saturday. the United Nations has' '

now entered the 20th and most crucial year of its history. in a re- cent speech Adlai Stevenson, in this connection. quoted American bus- inessman Beardsley Rumi, one of the great supporters of the UN. who made the following statement in 1945 when the organization was founded:

“At the end of five years you will think the United Nations is the greatest vision ever realized by man. At the end of ten years you will find doubts within yourself and all through the world. At the end

of fifteen years you will believe the .

United Nations cannot succeed. You will be certain that all the odds are against its ultimate life and success. It will only be when the United Nations is twenty years old that . . . we will know that the Unit- ed Nations is the only alternative to the demolition of the world.”

This is the year that will test Mr. Rumi‘s prediction, which bears more than the usual hallmarks of inspiration. If it can get successfully through this trying period, then it bids fair to be around for a long time. Failure to solve current prob- lems—two of which were touched upon in our issue of Saturday—— could conceivably undo everything that has been achieved since 1945.

The League of Nations was dead before it reached 19. Today. the UN is bigger and stronger than the league ever was. Let us hope that the internal dissentions that threat- en it will be faced in a. true spirit of statesmanship.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It is pleasing to note that Trans- port Minister Pickersgill, who has been ill for several weeks. expects to resume his duties at Ottawa this week. He is one of the hardest working men in the cabinet, and one of the ablest. Also. he has shown himself to be a very good friend of Prince Edward Island.

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The pictures appearing in The Guardian of some of the prize win- ning farm homes in the 19th annual Prince Edward Island Rural Beauti-V fication Contest are themselves a delight to the eye. Congratulations to all who participated in the con- test. and made it such an outstand-

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Writing in an Ontario paper, an enthusiast for Maritime union says he hopes the Federal Government “will give practical encouragement to such a move by securing employ- ment for anyone displaced because of the union and by honoring all provincial premiers involved by granting them an annual life in- come in recognition of the benefit brought to Canada by their achieve- ment." No bribery. please!

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THE WRONG END OF THE MEGAPHONE OTTAWA REPORT Bv Patrick Nicholson

Scores Mounting Burden Of High Taxes

Federal political leaders were lsponsibility for the recent rapid

given an eloquent tongue- lash

ing by Hon. Ross Thatcher for .

the ever- increasing and crush- ing burden of high taxes result- ing from their reckless endeav ours to buy votes with electoral promises.

The newly- elected premier oi ‘ Saskatchewan was speaking L0; ‘ the field of Social Welfare. we

a capacity audience of the Can adian Club in Toronto. His frank and hard- hitting speech was listened to with “rapt atten- tion“ and was rewarded with "an extraordinarily long burst of applause". in the words

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Hon. Donald Fleming. president I

of the club.

Joining in the approving ap- plause I noticed not only formei Finance Minister Fleming. and former Liberal Minister of Pub- lic Works Bob Winters. a n d former Conservative financial critic Hon. J.M. Macdonneil. but also— and this is very rare as a tribute to a speaker—the journ- alists at the Press Table, BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

When Donald Fleming wa' our Minister of Finance. ' he showed himself to be the most conseientious and by far the most industrious holder of that important portfolio in the posh war era. e toiled unceasingly to combat inflation and to keep budget deficits within reasonab- le limits. during years whe it our treasury was being bled while through costly electoral promises. So it was informative in see his approving reaction to the political philosophy of out newest, premier. Ross Thatcher. he told the audience. is “one o the most interesting political fig- ures in our public life today and an unblushing proponent of free enterprise."

“There are few governments which are showing much inter- est in curtailing government ex penditures." Mr. Thatcher said “As a matter of fact. the whole has little political sex appeal for the average votei

and talk about tax cuts makes ‘

people go to sleep. ’

Yet any thinking person or any political persuasion should. he suggested. be concerned by the ever- increasing and crush- ing tax burdens being imposed by all levels of government This tax bite is so crippling that business has not the capital left to pay for the expansion and development which would create the jobs needed for full employment.

“It is an unpleasant fact that the average citizen today is working one day in every three

for government: the present level of taxation is a major roedbloak to

growth. expansion and employment."

Here was a politician speak- ing with the common sense of a businessman -- which Premier Thatcher. Bachelor of Com

merce and successful hardware merchant. la. Unlike. Prime Minister Pearson and est-Prime Minister Diefenbaker. Rosa Thatcher has faced the acid test of meeting a staff payroll on the 15th and the 30th of the

month; he knows that only ef- ; and i any profile can keep a business ' afloat,

flciency can yield profits.

BUYING YOUR VOTE "All political parties— and I most assuredly include my own

—must accept a share of the re- ' —______,

STRIKE CONTINUES ROME iAPl—ltaiy‘s railways bogged down again Wednesday

on the second day of a week- , but .‘ Rome‘s traffic eased back from

long "hiccup" strike. chaos to normal confusion. Most of the capital's 1.300 traf- fic police. called out Tuesday on a Wm: strike of municipal workers. went back to duty. Other municipal workers stayed 5

out, striking for higher wages ° and fringe benefits. ‘

rise in taxation." Ross Thatcher said. “To put it crudely. they have tried to bribe the elector with his own money.“ iLoud ap-

plause! “in election after elec- 1

lion. promises have involved so cial services. Government must take care of the needy. the un- employed. the indigent. But in

have gone beyond these human- itarian objectives We are look. ing after many who don‘t need it. Thousands are drawing un-

employment insurance when would-be employers cannot ob-

tain labour. I believe the time 1

has com-a for Canadians to lake

fStudents New World

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen

College students usually are given a complete dieckup by the family doctor before matri- culation. Generally these young people are in excellent health. physically and emotionally. But the new environment creates overwhelming stnesses in some. especially if this is their first i time away from home

The majority find the n e w . freedom and assumption of re- ' aponslbilltiea to their liking and ‘ djust perfectly. But. according

0 Dr. William H. Wehrmacher,

in Physician‘s Management. . some are still searching for t their identity and become con- fused by the challenges offered t by group living. working under ‘ pressure. and extracurricular . activities. Add to this poor eat- ; ing habits. respiratory infec- tions. loss of sleep, and ‘one- ‘ someness. little wonder a cer- ' tain proportion become unhappy land maladjusted. Family. so- I cial, and financial problems add to the burden.

These immature young men and women need attention if they are to continue their aca- demic life. When this reaction to college life represents a phys- ical or an inteilectual disability parents ought to recognize the situation and not force the youngster to continue. If they

‘ do. tragedy may be in the mak- ing. Suicide is one of the mos. frequent causes of death among college students.

Accidents must be included among the health hazards. In- juries and fatalities are not as common on the athletic field as on the highway and drinking and speeding account for the majority of these traffic casual- ties. We can‘t put old heads on young shoulders but some sense of responsibility should accom- pany a driver's license.

1 Another form of experimenta- 5 lion amOng college kids. is the i excessive use of coffee. amphet- ' amines. or other psychic ener- gizers. The habit may start with taking a wake-up pill for sever- al nights while boning for an exam. Later. other excuses are i found for the desire to ward off

a long hard look at any addi- i sleep

tional social security mea-sur- i

es.‘

I was delighted when Hon. Donald Fleming invited me to be his guest at the head table to hear Mr. Thatcher speak. I am sure that I heard the first public utterance. outside his province. of a voice of reason which is needed in our public life today.

Our new leaders will come . from institutions of higher learn ing. The majority of parents school health services. and phy. sicians are doing eir part to ward making the college year. successful. But in the effort we must not forget that a small per

centage of these young people .3

are vitally in need of help.

i NOTES BY THE WAY i

“Pay your use. with a lsmile." advised Mrs. Wealthy. f "i should love to," said Miss Comely, “but they insist on cash.“ — Sarnia Observer.

l The relerencedthe flag le- sue to a parliamentary commit- tee seems to have releasd an- other fiood of new ideas. One of the most unfortunate of these k a suggestion from Winnipeg the. t our national banner should bear a design of Canada geese in V- formation. No sight. argues the designer. is more Canadian than this. the trouble with this is that the symbolism is altogether too accurate. There is growing aus- picion among the public that geese have been taking over at Ottawa. But do we need to an- nounce it to the whole world? — Toronto Star.

Though the new Soviet lead- ers pledge to continue peaceful coexistence est, the puzzling emphasis on milltancy that accompanied the fall 0! Nikita Khrushchev casts a deepening shadow over the broader prospects of world dis- armament

Long before his unceremoni- ous dismissal. Khrushchev fre- quently let a word slip that he was having trouble with M- generals —- much in the same way that United States pres- idents had trouble with their military leaders. Generals the world over appear renowned for their demands for mole men and more

Now that the former Sovxc'. leader has been bounced. the Soviet defence department has hailed Kremlin plans for . strengthening the armed forces

because "there are still forces

of frenzied imperialist reaction in the world."

I DIRECTION is CHANGED

i Why this sudden emphasis on the military when the Soviet I Union had agreed to a partial nuclear test ban treaty. an- nounced'a unilateral cut in its military budget and actively be i gun a searchfor further steps t in an East-West delent?

I The answer seems to be Khrushchev tended to pull his country toward his own dreams and goals. rather than follow- ing national trends.

Distressed by the Kremlin's St alin - like action against Khrushchev. some European satellites have demanded ex-

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The smile worn by the fisher- man. who is photographed with his large catch. always seems smug to the envious one who looks at it. — Fort William Times-Journal.

A Columbus teenager wait heard to complain that her my friend was so deceitful. "He pre- tends to believe me when he knows very well that I'm lying to him." she said. -— Columbus Journal-Republican.

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plantations. e x p r e s sing such public sympathy for the de- posed leader as to embarrass the new executive.

A variety of explanations have been offered — that Khrushchev, at 70. was old and feeble and could no longer rule effectively: that he was trying to romole his own family to high positions: that he was cre- ating a “cult of personality" about him.

But perhaps a deeper explan~ ation in Khrushchev not on!) alienated China but his owr military commanders with his desire to cut military spending and concentrate more on the material welfare of his people

CHINESE WERE PLEASED

The Chinese mainland hailed his dismissal and now Albania which had sided with the Chi- nese in quarrel with Khrushchev. describes the So- viet change in command as “a . for Marxism Leninism and all the rewin- tionary forces in the world."

e new Soviet leaders have indicated a desire to maintain Khrushchev’s policies towards the West. But the emphasis on militancy and prospect of re.

Soviet courting of Al- bania and China indicates a hardening line that would not be conducive to fruitful disarm- ament negotiations.

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