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PAGE 4 TUESDAY, AUGUST 4. 1964 Welcome News

The report that action can be expected this week looking to clarification of the industrial de- velopment program planned for Georgetown comes as welcome news. There has been need for some time for whatever silencing can be given to discouraging rumors, if that is what they are, and to widespread talk about unresolved problems and setbacks.

Credence has been given them by the fact that developments at Georgetown are not nearly so far advanced as was expected in the light of original rosy announce- ments.

But Industry Minister Rossiter now says that directors and invest- ors of at least three companies in- volved in plans for the major fish processing plant planned there are to meet this week with government officials to “iron out a number of .problems", so it can be hoped a full “go ahead" will follow soon.

This matter is one that ties in closely with all the talk that has been heard lately about the heavy burden being carried by this prov- ince in the form of debt charges. The seriousness of that burden is not to be measured solely by its size. A debt which would be al- most insupportable in bad times can be made almost unnoticeable— entirely easy to carry—when the ‘ economy is expanding satisfactorily, or when the debt. has been contract- ed to pay for a project which proves self-liquidating.

This province will not, worry long over the cost of bringing industrial and other expansion, or over the debt burden thus created. if they are followed by a satisfactory strengthening of the economy; prove worth what they cost.

It is with this thought in mind that the Island will await word as to what can be expected next at Georgetown.

MP's Set The Pace

The "beef" presented in The Guardian‘s Ottawa Report column yesterday by Dr. Guy Marcoux, the Social Credit MP for Quebec-Mont- morency, about the activities and inactivities of members of the par- liamentary press gallery was not only overdone but lacked the sea- soning that more careful research would have given it.

' For instance. he implied that correspondents lend their presence to the House for the opening quar- ter hour of the afternoon sitting during the question period, scurry to their typewriters to report what- ‘ever tidbits they have thus gather- ed. and then take the rest of the

',day off. except for the few who lmlght wander back into the gallery above the Speaker’s chair. or those

‘ fwho write their accounts of parlia-

fgmentary proceedings from the un- proofs of the official Han-

- reporters.

' NO SINECURE—If such was

' the actual state of affairs. life in

the national press gallery would be a ainecure: something like a seat the senate. However, in truth. e MP’a themselves actually set " flee for the working hours of preset-lien. As a matter of ?M.gnilery‘people not only but far longer than

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are delegations calling on the min- isters to be reported, as well as press conferences called by either the government or the opposition lead- ers. There are gallerymen hovering around the doors of the party caucus rooms.

As the sessions move into morn- ing sitting of the House, the fore- noon agenda of the gallery becomes that much more complicated. and all this grist of morning material has to be written and sent off by telephone or telegraph to press ser- vices and newspaper offices. Lucky to get even a sandwich lunch at the typewriter, the gallery people then hurry to the afternoon question period.

This occasion is impo rt 3 n t not because of the questions asked. as Dr. Marconx suggests, but be- cause this is the juncture at which

the prime minister. members of his .

cabinet. or even opposition leaders, often make important announce- ments of developments or policy or on the plans for conducting the House’s business. The House and its committees also often sit through the evening and far into the night. and the gallery people have to be on hand to report what is said and done.

When the long day is done and the members trudge off to their hotels or apartments. the equally weary members of the gallery have to reach for their typewriters again to catch their newspaper deadlines. Throughout their busy day, there are also questions by letter. wire or telephone from home offices. to be answered by seeking out. cabinet ministers. various department of- ficials in the government or private members. Many of the correspond- ents also have to find the time to write political columns.

IT WOULDN’T WORK—What Dr. Marcoux seems to favor would require gallery members to file in to their seats at the opening of a sitting of the House and remain until the House rises. a procedure which would deprive the gallery people of any time to write their news until late that night. which would oblige many a newspaper to go to press daily without any ac- count of House proceedings of that same day.

This would reduce Dr. Marcoux and other MPs to making speeches just to hear the sound of their own voices. The press gallery as it func— tions now, even with its human im- perfections. performs a far more valuable service to the public. and even to Dr. Marcoux and its other critics. than could be possible through the type of parliamentary reporting for which he has express- ed an implied preference.

Best Yet

It is no faint. praise to say that the city‘s centennial float, as seen for the first time in Sunday‘s Natal Day parade, is to be ranked as the “best yet". Previous floats have been so excellent. that improving on them represents an impressive feat. But' it has been done. with a de- tailed scale model of the Fathers of Confederation Memorial C e n t r e, placed in proper relationship with the model of the Pr0vincial Building which was featured in an e a r l i e r float. I

Credit for this achievement goes to Hawley Crockett, Benny Doiron and other city Workmen. They have created a float which will represent this city and province admirably wherever it is put on display.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Here is the latest item pertaining to Beatlemania: The headmaster of a high school in England has told that he tried to shame three ex- cessively long-haired boy pupils by tying up their locks with ribbons. It didn’t shame them in the least. They accepted it as a brilliant idea in styling. and now tie it up them- selves with a bow on the top.

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Although Canada had an $11 million surplus on tourism last year, the margin could with comfort have been larger. As the Bank of Mont- real Business Review remarks. the more than $600 million Canada re- ceived from visitors made tourism- next only to wheat and newsprint a major source of foreign exchange; Against this. Canadians' travel spending of $589 million caused a larger outhiy of foreign exchange than for any Imports except machin-

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BUT IT IS A FlLlBUSTER?

A Call To lCome To The Aid Of The Party’

(Editor's note: Opposition I Lcadcr Diefcnltaker In most insistent that the party he i heads is not engaged in a fili- i buster. But the other side of this matter. as presented in 1} an editorial in the Toronto Globe and Mail. also invites consideration.)

It is the jcb of the Opposition in the House of Commons to examine and criticize the Gov- ernmeni‘s handling of public business If that had been the purpose of Conservative speech- es during the past fcw days -— while few other members of the House havc risen to speak—- there would be nothing wrong with what has bccn going on. But that has nor been the pur-

posc. DANGER IN DELAY

Conservative Leader Dicfenbakcr and some

.Iolin othcr l members of his party have been l quite blatantly conducting a fin. l buster. It is their inicniion to i try to force the Governmenil either into a reircai from the .‘ flag issue or into an BIOCIIOH. l

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Both are grossly irresponsible

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Th:- flaz issue has already consumed a wholly unjustified ' Parliament's time and aggravated differences within the country Any meni-

‘ ber who has either Parliament’s

or the nation's best interests at

heari knows that the only con- ;

scientious attitude he can now

take is to help to speed the mat. ‘

ter In a conclusion. so that in clearing air and under a new flag Canadians can begin in patch up their differences. To put the issue over for anoiitcr session would be to hold thi- wound open for new infection Io be poured into it.

To force an election would be an even greaier act. of irrespon- sibility. Mr. Diefcnbakcr's party has no semblance of a program with which to go to the nation— not even the flag. It has been against the flag proposed by the never made it clear what alierna-iivc it would support. And on no oth- er issue facing the country has it come up with anything cohci-

Dreams Pay No Taxes

Tomato Globe and Mail

Money rcfbrm enthusiasisl have had time to learn th at I money does noi grow. as might ivy. on the stonework of the Bank of Canada Building on Wellington Street.

Money for the purposes oi government is still provided by the old. painful and—to ihcm— unimaginative process of taxes.

This is a great, pity. We all regret ii and no one more keen- i ly than Mr. Real Caouetie who i

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persuaded a good many people in Quebec that life could be

easier under Social Credit.

In the Commons reccntly the Crediiiste Mr. Caouette asked what it would cost to pay neu- sions of $150 a month to even Canadian of 65 years or more.

The Government replied ‘1 would cosl 52.733.000.000 3 ycaI. a charge to be borne by 19.000, 000 Canadians. old and young. There would have to be an in- crease of 53 per cent in income and corporation taxes.

No doubt Mr. Caouetie would rather go back to s 1 ea p and- dream.

Communism In Europe

By Alan

Canadian Press

Just as Senator Barry Gold-. water sets to work building up : communism as the scarecrow; of world politics. along comes ‘ Europe all set to treat it as an ‘ old feathered friend.

Both ‘ France and Italy. i there are signs that. the party of . Marx and Engels is making a ; slight comeback—or just per- haps that it no longer scnds shivers up the spines of the bourgeoisie.

How deep the new mood goes is anybody‘s guess. One straw

PUBLIC FORUM

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necemry e an an II u an «in Into an aerrrcap den leg Tellers slhmltted.

CLEANUP URGED

Sin—As a former P.E.Island- er. my family and l are greatly Impressed by the b e a u t y. charm and above all the won- derful kindness and hospitality of its people. not equalled in any part of our continent today. The progress made in it capital city and rural districts is amu-

ng.

Booever. I'm surprised to ace the sidewalks littered with pap- er. can; wit-wines. etc.

Wouldn't it be In order for the PTA and other clvlc orgaltiu~ tions to have a cleanup day and a followup project in the schools to teach the school chil- dren they have a responsibility as young cttfsens to he keep Cheriottetm the cleanest city in Canada?

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in a wind-of-change was the depth of sorrow apparently felt in France on the death of Maur-

. ice Thorez. the stocky miner‘s

son who stood at the summit of ' or 3' years.

Reviled in life by most of the non-faithful. 'I‘horez in d c at h brought. huge crowds Into the streets. There seemed to be gen- uine sorrow at his passing. One left-wing newspaper even bor- rowed Lamarilne's line: "Un

om est depeuple"-- roughly mean- ing that hen one person is missing, all the world seems

For historical reasons. com- munism aways an important

France and Italy. Although largely excluded from govern- ing. at least on a national level. they exert considerable nul- ssnce value by trighte 1 off in rate opinion and prevent- ing the kind of consensus o n fundamentals necessary for the reforming of administration.

What would happen If Euro- pean oomnnintstn been littor- ougth housebroken andceased to act as a scarecrost ard to say. Just poaeibly, It might blur the differences between e e- me left and extreme right. al- lowing greater albow room in the centre.

Much of the new "lameness"

communism comes. of course from the changing International situation. the frame“ on of the monot

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thinks. its «myth not be tak« on as Red. '

cnl. It has no domestic policy and no foreign policy. no econ- omic program. and certainly no coherent thoughts on the great issue of the times. relations be- tween English- speaking a n (1 French- speaking Canadians. OFFER 0F DISUNITY

It has nothing to offer the country. It may be feared. ex- cept more disuniiy. Mr. Diefcn- baker's party wants to force eleciion and seems tempted to fight it on the issue of anti-Que-

. hecism. In order to satisfy Mr.

Diefenbakcr‘s obsession to re- capture powcr. it is ready to risk an election that could tear the country into pieccs that might never again be united. -

This is ihe ambition of th e Diefenba'kcr party. It is not the ambition of the true Conserva- tive Party. and it is time. if it would survive. that the Conser- vative Party took action to dem- onsiraie the fact.

Most of what sits on the offi- cial Opposition benches in the Commons has not been the Con scrvative Party since the ‘ast election. In the party revolt which precipitated the election. Mr. Diefenibaker lost a sizeable part of the Conservative Party. That part of it in the Commons remaining enthusiastically with him is not Conservative but r- responsibly radical and devot- ed. not to serving Canada or the party. but to restoring Mr. Dic- enbaker to what he considers his divine right. the prime min Islet-ship.

With his filibuster. Mr. nic- fenba‘ker is prepared to contin- ue this shattering of the Conser- vaiive Party. lie is courting the loss of the Quebec wing and of those English- speaking Conser- vative members whose o n- sciences will not permit them to assist with his wrecking p r o-

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The destruction of the party in this way would be a tragedy for the country. for it \v o u ' 6 mean the destruction of the two party system and there wouId be no real alternative to the Lib- crals.

It is difficult to understand why Conservatives continue to submit to his destructive rule. The submision can no longer

justified on the grounds of party loyalty. for it is the party which Mr. Dlefenbaker seems bent upon destroying. Nor can the silence from Conservative leaders be‘ attributed to them- possibility of getting rid of‘ the man. .

A Canadian party leader has considerable powers to perpe- tuate his position. but unlike his counterparts in authoritarian countries he is not a dictator. he cannot compel submission. It

accorded him.

can only be ihroning Mr. Dlefenbakcr will not be simple. but it can be done not! men united to do it. If Conservatives wish to see the Conservative Party survive in anything but fragments. they will get on with the Job.

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Prevent Glare

By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellea Sunglasses screen eyes from the brightness of the sun. Now everyone needs them and some persons enjoy sunshine 0 wear them. At the other extreme are those who use them for medical lessons. Protection from glare ls appre- elated Hues flay. hazel. or green eyea who have less pigment than the brown-eyed. '

Sunglasses should be chosen with a particular purpose in mind. When sunbathing at the beach. skiing. or working in a field. the best lenses are those dark enough to screen out most of the light. They ought to have

0 to r cent transmis- sion. which means that only 10 to 20 per cent of the light reach- es the eyes of. conversely, that 90 to 80 per cent of the light is screen out.

Lenses with so to 40 per cent transmission are acceptable for driving a car; a lesser density would shut out too much light for safe driving. Sunglasses that let in more than per cent of the light are suitable only for decoration and to keep out dust.

The color of the lens is relat- ed more to style than to func- tion. Exceptions are red, red- orange, yellow. or blue that might interfere with the recog- nition of street signal lights. The glasses should be free of defects such as scratches. bub- bles. and other aws.

They should be large enough to give complete protection from glare. The curved lenses help prevent distortion as the eyes rotate. They should fit pro- perly and not block side vision.

Many buyers are more inter-

ested in the frames than the “3” “WWW critical 0‘ the 9“ lenses But make sure the ficiency of the Mother of Para w frames do not block side vision hamems l

and are comfortable at the nose, temples. and ears, Prescription lenses are advised for persons with astigmatism or other eye defects of this kind.

NIGHT CRAMPS G. M. H. writes: I am 85 and have diabetes, which is control- ihis disease contribute in the night cramps that bother me? REPLY

Yes. but many nondiabetics your age have the same prob- lem. Night cramps usually are. associated with poor circulation. I oversireiching of a muscle. or neuritis.

INFECTION FROM PIGEONS

MT writes: I had a chest X-ray while I was in the hospi- gal after an accident. The doctor says I have something caused by pigeon disease. What can this be?

REPL chcral funzal and viral dis- eases of the lung are transmit- ted to man by inhaling d ust contaminated by infected birds. includingI pigeons. Histoplasmo- sis and Ipsiitacosis are the most

ports BY THE WAY

lytbsttnsewa getelleaaegh not to care what anyone says about us,‘ bow says anything. —-Galt Reporter.

Politicians seem to be at their most indignant :hen accusing o ‘ - ‘ltlca".- Ottawa Journal.

Prime Minister Kenyatta lays» Kenya is headed fur a one-party political system. That will meap a one-ma government and eventual dictatorship—Fart. William Times Journal.

The Legionary. monthly mag- azine of the Canadian Legion. is not limiting any letters on the flag issue “In the interest of na- tional unity". Besides, the sum- mer is hot enough without mak- ing it hotter. — Hamilton Spectator.