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MONDAY. N0\ EMBER 5. 1964.

Soviet Criticism

The Soviet blast against (‘anada and other nations for trying to create a “military apparatus" un- der cover of the United Nations is not likely to be taken seriously. The excuse for the outburst was the 23-nation conference held last week at Ottawa, to discuss tcch~ nic'al aspects of UN peace-keeping operations. The purely technical nature of the discussions was em- phasized by Prime Minister Pear- son in advance, and Russia offered no objection until the conference was over.

It may have bcen an after- thought on the part of the new re- gime at Moscow, to seize this op- portunity of exploiting an issue which is bound to' conre bcfore the next session of the UN General As- sembly. The assembly was to have opened in September, but it has now been postponed until Decem- ber 1 to allow time for a compro- mise solution to the problem of peace-keeping assessments.

Russia‘s refusal to pay its share of the Congo and Middle East opera- tions is based on the contention that these operations were initiated by“ the Assembly and not by the Secur- ity Council as provided in the char- ter. It was obviously to buttress this argument that it took issue with the countries participating in the Ottawa conference. It was well aware of the true purpose of the discussions, but its concern was to score a propaganda point. It is un- likely, however, that any of the un- aligned nations will be misled.

Not Repatriated

In announcing the results of the last federal-provincial conference, Prime Minister Pearson said it had _agreed to a formula to “repatriate” the constitution. The word seems to save caught on; we have used it ourselves in these columns, and news reports have carried it exten- sively. But the Ottawa Journal raises a good point in suggesting that it should be discarded before it becomes too firmly lodged in of- ficial language. It is inaccurate, and misleading.

“Repatriate,” in its verbal sense, means “to restore or ret"rn to na- tive land.” As our Ottawa con- temporary points out, the Canadian constitution never has been in Can- ada. “It is, basically, the British North America Act passed in Lon- don in,1867. As an immigrant, it will be welcome and it will be a pleasure to make it feel at home. But it is not being repatriated.”

What, then, are we to say of it? Some newspapers have solved the problem by dropping the prefix and calling it an act of “patriation” of the constutition. We can’t find this word in the dictionary; but its mean- ing it clear enough, and we haven't been able to think of a better one.

Progress Report

. Of interest to all concerned in t' development of the Atlantic cry industry is the progress flat is being made in the New- foundland College of Fisheries, a report on which has just come to hand. With an initial grant of $1 million, this institution opened in St. John's last year to an experi- mental class of about 100. This . year’s class of 200 which begati v. itu'dlea on Sept. 28, is using the modern equipment and get- of ex-

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ear quanncnmm M entrance to that the candidate must be at least 16. The curriculum wasmade flex- ible so that whatever formal school- ing a student had had he can start at his own level.

There is little, if any, cost to the student, the expenses being shared by the Newfoundland govern- ment and Ottawa through the Tech- nical and Vocational Training As- sistance Act. The provincial govern- ment brought lecturers and in- structors from Norway, England, Japan, France, Romania, and schOols ir' Newfoundland. The college now has five senior lecturers, nine lec- turers. 27 instructors and three as- sistant instructors.

The academic year is broken up into four quarters of about three months each so that maxi- mum use can be made of the facil- ities. On completion of required courses, students will receive either a diploma of technology or a voca- tional certificate. depending on the level of training and length of time spent in the school. The technology diploma will require two or three years of study and is expected to provide personnel for industry.

The college. it is emphasized, has no intention of trying to teach its students how to fish—only how tc fish more efficiently and profit- ably than their forefathers. A great future is seen for the industry, but that will depend on the competency of those engaged in it.

A college dedicated to meeting this need is surely an asset of im- portance to the whole Atlantic region.

Need To Be Curbed

Before the next federal election comes round, it is to be hoped that the committee appointed to study ways of limiting campaign expenses will come up with some helpful pro- posals. The unanimity or" support in the House for an inquiry into this matter shows that even the partim and candidates with the richest and most generous supporters are per-

turbed. The next general election is .

expected to cost the country about four times as much as that of 1949 when the bill was $34,328,188; and the bills for the candidates have been rising just as fast.

If history repeated itself the Lib- erals, being in office. would have more money than the Tories for an election next Spring; but Mr. Pear- son has been as firm as Mr. Diefen- baker in saying that elections have become too expensive. And of course, if the pressure for more and more campaign funds has to be in- creased in every election. parties and politicians will be forced into more and more unwise commit- ments to their backers.

What remains to be worked out, suggests the Ottawa Journal, is how a limit on election expenses could be policed. Experienced campaigners such as Mr. Coldwcll and Mr. Arthur Smith of Calgary, who are on the newly-appointed committee, should have useful ideas on this point. In any event, the cost of elections is rising so fast that political candi- dates need protection as does the public. The details of how that pro- tection can be created should not prove an insuperable problem.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Squeamish fishermen who don’t like handling worms can now take heart. A container has been de- veloped that ingeniously has the worms crawling along tubes into slots—ready for easy hooking.

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Signs of new quickenlng in the pace of Canadian business, says the Financial Post, suggest that the rise in Gross National Product dur- ing the third quarter of the current year have been as much as 1.5 per cent, or half again as fast as the second quarter.

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We were incorrect in stating on Saturday that Social Credit Leader Thompson is receiving extra. in- demnity as leader of his party in the House of Commons—this went by the board when Mr. Caouette and his Quebec followers broke away and formed the Creditiste group, leaving Mr. Thompson with fewer than the required number of sup- porters to qualify for the bonus. This, however, does not explain why he should be sent abroad to

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CLOTHES AND THE MAN OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson

Choice Of Sky-Fighters A Vitol One

I recently referred to

“The I an

order for 250 Freedom

skirmish of the sky-fighters" Fighters costing $175 million.

which has been fought in the:

corridors of power within our Defence Department.

The now has enough CF-100 “Voodoo” high level interceptor aircraft to last until about 1970, and sufficient reconnaissance planes to carry us through 1972. But our De- fence Minister has to start thinking about ordering re- placements to be available in those future years: he mus also consider suitable air sup- port for our proposed contri- butions to future United Na- tions peace-keeping forces.

To assist him in this shop- ping. Hon. Paul Hellyer invit- ed leading aircraft manufact- urers in Britain, France and US to make presentations about their wares.

USA PLANES PICKED The choice has narrowed

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high ceptors: made by McDonnell . Louis is a very sophisticated plane which. with its comple- of electronic gadgets, cost about $2,685,000 . Comparable is Lock- heed's F-lll, but this has a variable wing which can be swept: back for hlghspeed flight, while at lesser speed: it can provide close support for ground forces. Both these planes, like a thoroughbred dog, arc. delicate and temperamen- tal: they require considerable maintenance, and can operate only off costly prepared hard- top runways.

Other choices are Northrop's F-S ‘ “ and Douglas' “Skyhawk”, These are intended to provide close support for forces. They are tough and hardy, of the "string and strut" variety comparable to the "Mustang" and "Typhoon" of World War Two, requiring minimal maintenance and able to operate off sod runways. Or if needed they can be cata- pulted off naval aircraft car- riers. They are 1,000 m.p.h. planes, and cost about $700,000 ach

At first title RCAF put in a bid for 218 Phantoms, intended the obsolescent role

intercepting high-flying bomb- ers W n it was seen that this $600 million purchase would absorb all the‘ available de~ fence money, and prohibit the acquisition of new tanks and ships, the RCAF lowered its request to 108 Phantoms—a switch which cast understand- able doubt on the whole pro-

. Hellyer appears to be thinking more practically in terms of the Freedom Fighter. It realistically meefa

d . by USA under the Military Assist- ance Pact for Norway, Greece. Turkey. Iran. Formosa and South Korea; it may well be acquired by other NATO coun- tries. S u c h standardisation would considerably simplify maintenance and ' the pipeline of spare: in mum-nation forces. ADDED ECONOMY The Freedom Fighter II available in single-leaf and two-leaf models. The latter could be used for training pur- poses, then as training tapers off could be readily adapted for combat uae

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for that company's work force

when other aircraft orders are paring off

and the has been cut from 10,000 to about 5,000. Judging by - l abmf to par

The hope will be also that

Canada will obtain orders to build additional numbers of this .plane for some of our allies.

Rhodesian Threo’r

. Montreal

Brita-in has issued a severe and threatening warning to the White minority government of Southern Rhodesia, and. the Uni- ted States has made a similar statement. This warning makes clear what will happen to South- ern Rhodesia if its governmeJl declares itself independent of Britain. in a last-ditch effort to prevent the country's Black ma- jority from achieving political

power.

All relations between Britain and Southern Rhodesia would be ended. The country would be excluded from the Common- wealth and from international organizations. There would stiff, and perhaps crippling ec- onomic sanctions.

It is obvious why these threats were made public. The Rhodes- ian Prime Minister had earlier been told much the same thing in private But the White popu- lation as a whole was Ignorant of what steps Britain might take. Britain obviously hopes that, now it knows the conse-

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quences of a declaration of in- dependence. the White popula- tion will not support their Prime Minister, Ian Smith, if he takes extreme action.

The warning may have had some effect. At any rate, Mr. Smith has said he will not de- clare Southern Rhodesia inde- pendent in the near future,

something it was feared he would do.

But it lras to be realized that this statement by Mr. Smith does not solve the problem He already has virtually complete control of Southern Rhodesia. He has no pressing need to de- clare independence at this time.

He may well be planning" to bide his time, consolidating his power. Then if Britain were to try to impose a new constitution that would bring the Black ma jority to powor, Mr. S mi th would be in a better position to declare independence than he is today. The crisis has been post- poned: it has not been elimin- ted.

Why Dogs Grow Fot

Hamilton

Far from being ecstatically happy, a dog’s life is becoming as regimented as a taxpayer’s. Especially a city dog‘s life. These city stickers seldom have a place to romp and run. If their owner perchance possesses a large domain with high walls around it, Bowser, Esq, can live the traditional dog's life. Other- wise, he cannot get much exer- cise, because he must by law keep off the streets and boule- vards unless accompanied and on a leash.

Hamilton's bylaws say that no dog can be out on city streets or in city parks unless it is on a leash not exceeding six feet. in length and in the company of .11 individual capable of keeping it under control. The only excep- tions are in areas designated by the Parks Board for dog- train- ing purposes. At the moment there are no such areas.

In Toronto, where the dog population runs into the tens of thousands, grass and flower lov- ers are protesting against dog- owners who allow melt pefa to run at in certain city parks. As a result. the Toronto Parka and Recreation Commit.- Oee has voted unanimously to

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eliminate all unleashed canines from city parks.

What makes the Toronto dis- cussions worth more than a mere mention is the committee's agreement that steps should be taken to get rid of the leashed variety as well. -

The very suggestion of such a heinous move will have dog own- ers and lovers storming the ct:- adela of unenlightened bureau- cracy. Not only will the parks committee be accused of bark- ing up the wrong tree, lt will be told to pack its bags and leave

town.

Here in Hamilton, dogs have never been considered creatures all sublime. There are dog hab era here, too. They agree with the Toronto parka committee’s contention that all dogs should be kept out of parks, Their chief reason is that dogs make unsanitary conditions and that city parks ahould be ea clean as a dining mom.

We would hesitate to take ard- ee. We love some dogs and qultae a few cats and we'd hate to see the day when any four- legged friends were deprived of free- dom to won-k off the fat that comes from leading a dog'a life.

O C C Li mrtr ng Winnipeg

Old ghosts have been stirred by the federal government's alp- pointment of a five-man com- mittee to study ways and means of limiting election expenses.

A quarter of a century ago a parliamentary commit de- bated this subject at length and recommenchd that: “With the exc tion of personal expenses lawfully incurred by a candidate election expense shall be incur- red or authorized by a candidate or his official agent In respect to any candidature as a member to serve in the House of Com- mons of Canada In excess of a sum equal to 20 cents for no name on the official list of elec- tor: for the electoral district for the current election."

The bill got nowhere. It was reintroduced ten years later. In 1m. by Mr. (now Senator) 0.0, Power. t received second read- lnl, but before It could be ap proved Parliament was dillolv- ed and a general election held.

Expenses

was felt to be necessary In 1939 — ere was general agree- ment in Parliament that It wan —- then certainly If is much more urgent today. The cost of everything has risen — print- ing, rental of balls, transporta- tion, advertising. In addition to- day we have the new and once oualy expensive — but apparenb ly essential —- medium of tele- vision.

If restrictions are not placed on expenses, the fear that Par- liament may some day be open only to thoae who have aufflclent hind- or financial backing may turn out to bc well founded.

The new mmnlttee apparent- ly will have wide terms of re femoe. u will look.at how oth- er countriea am trying to cope with this problem and will My ID possibility of paying part of election expenses from the be ‘ eral treasury. The committee is a atrou ma.

Artificial - Sweeteners

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen

An Omaha. Neb., woman writ- es: “Someone asked you recent- ly whether saccharine la save to use. You said it la perfectly harmless. Now I have been told by a reliable physician that this is a coal tar product and It is bad for the kidneys. lie also said I should learn to get along without it; I only imagine I have to have things sweet."

Artificial sweeteners, such as saccharin and cyclamate, are being substituted for sugar in a variety of beverages and foods. Including soft drinks, coffee. baked goods, desserts, c a n ned fruits. juices. and sirups. Cycl- amate also la substituted for sugar In bacon and ham with the government's blessmg.

These products have not pro- duced harmful side effects dur- Ing the 14 years they have been on the market. Most of the re- search along this line was done on adults: there are little data on children or'pregnant women. In addition, larger amounts of both are being consumed by cal- oric conscious people. This was

‘ true of saccharin during the war ‘ when sugar was difficult to ob- .‘ tain.

Most people are willing to ac— cept data of this type as proof that the products are safe, Aft- er all, artificial sweeteners have been utilized for more than a decade. and if they damage the kidneys, we should know by now.

On the other hand, I am against the indiscriminate use of any chemica or drug over long periods of time. I fee more strongly about this when it comcs to using these sweeten- ers on a reducing regimen. They have failed in this resriect when subjected to special tests.

This attitude is contrary to what the just - wait - and see group believes. In heir opinion, it might take a livetime to un- cover the adverse effects of pro- ducts of this nature. There is a risk to everything we do.

We far-c injury or death crossing the street. driving a car. or going swimming. Con- sldering the true perspective of the situation, we might assume it is safer to use products of a questionable nature than to leave the house.

MORNING SWELLING Mrs. F..K. writes: My hus- d (30 years oldl wakes up with swollen f l n g e r 5 every morning. They gradually be- come normal during the day. It this a form of arthritis? P .

Yes. provided swelling ls lim-

i lied to the joints. Puffiness also

may stem from the accumula- tion of fluid in the tissues of the S.

PREGNANCIES Mrs. M writes: Why do s 0 many women get pregnant dur- ing the change of life? REPLY Pregnancy obviously is more common at an earlier age. But there is more gossip about or publicity given to that “extra or unexpected dividend" that some women of menopausal age re- cerve. (NOTE: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dellen should be addressed to: r, Theodore Van Dellen, co Chicago Trib- une. Chicago. Illinois.)