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Fair Lampaign Practices

A8 American politicians go about Ihabusiness of vote-getting they am being watched by I group of citizen: known as the Fair Campaign Prac- tices Committee inc. This non-profit organization, established in 1954. has H.N'sllt1lPfl the onerous respon- ilhllll) of elmalirtg the ethical stan- dards of political campaigns. it is headed by Mr, Charles P. Taft, mayor of (lint-innati and brother of the Into Senator Robert Taft. Among its .-'potixoi's Elf religious leaders, leading eriIl('nlm'.x', industrialists and labour reprPsental.lVPI.

The mmmittee. circulates I Code, of Fair (lampaign Practices tbased on generally accepted social and business ethics) and asks voters and candidates to endorse ft. There is no way of course for the committee to enforce the code. This is I re- Iponsihility that ultimately rests with the voters who in the United States, as elsewhere, generally get the kind of political representation they want. Corrupt or mediocre politicians, by and large, are merely the outward and visible signs of Iome sort of political malady in the lociety that produced them.

The oommittoo, however, ha: ways of making i-ta influence felt. When there. is I complaint that the node has been violated the candidate ll notified that the complaint hax been received I-Dd invited to com- ment. on it. The complaint then is foiwarded to newspapers and radio and television new: editor: in the areal oonoornod, mu giving than media of public information the op- portunity to investigate and report

on the situation. No complaint is published until its genuineneaa has been pretty well established. Tbia h I safeguard against the mischievous- nc:-:-: of chronic aomplainers who look upon every politician as I. verit- Ihio Mephistophelc.-I. Earlier this year the committee's code was on- dnrsed by the chairmen of both Re- publican and Democratic National Commltteea. Shortly after the ligh- hg fheoe gentleman got into I furl- oux row over what, is fair and what. isn't In election campaigns. But Mr. Taft. was not unduly alarmed over the quarrel. "As long II politicians consider the code important enough to argue about." he said, "and want to use It to police one another, we're making progress."

Some such committee could find plenty to do In this country during election campaigns - and at least enough to keep it reasonably busy cm this island.

War On The Cultural Front

it Ieems that every now and again the good relations existing be- tween Great Britain and the United States have to be subjected to a severe test. Just as things seemed to be going well, following I series of misunderstandings, appeared Miss Helen Hayes, prominent American actress. to say that her observations while on I visit to London had con- vinced her that the British theatre had gone to the dogs. Her exact I-nrrls: "The American stage has gone so far ahead of the British stage that they can”! see us for dust. They have no playwright: to com- parc with ourn." No sooner were the harsh words out of her mouth than Mr. Henry Sherek, A leading British producer, came back with an angry contradiction. Said be: "I don't know what Miss Hayes is talking about. She calls herself the first. lady of the. American theatre, but I could lay Iomo very unladylike remarks about that. There is absolutely no comparison in the Itandards of act- ing. They have in America one or two vary fine actors. but after that thcy'nIlotofrabbiu.Ifoundlt llniout. hnpoulble to out with when horn really

qgguu rugy in have suits null Hanan Woulrs nltnrphu "RIO Cainn Mutiny Court-Martial" in lzdoa.

Io, dun it B--a Icrioua hater- nuonu wrangle on the cultural- front. And there's no telling where I: will Ind. Without mentioning any: jg-Q, go might hIaI.rd the guns Int Ieveral more outspokgn Pmr hgonlsu on both Iidas will be heard fronhdueoouroalnviewofall lit. and more to follow, Mr. Lloyd Qnd Mr, Dunn may well ask: "What was the use of our gettinl! 110": so nicely on ; little thing like the Suez dispute?”

A Welcome Boon

Forest fire fighters have at last come under the patronage of 20th century technology. Hitherto, when they entered the woods on their arduous mission they left behind them all the comforts of cixlllztltlon including nourishing and well-cooked meals. Tinned beef and beans. hard bread and perhaps 'a little bacon would make up their ration.-1 From now on things are going to be much better, according to I report from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. This summer the de- partment has been experimenting with parachute droppings of frozen meals and Itoves to heat them. In one instance enough food and stoves to look after the needs of 150 men were dropped in a few minutes.

There was nothing sparing about the meals, either. They consisted of tomato juice. fried chicken (extra large helpingsi. mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, peaches and blueberry pie-about 215 pounds of food in all. This, of course. is just a beginning. Soon thcre will be sonic way for the men to send in their I la carte order: beforehand no that each man can have his choice of appetizer, entree and (iessert.

Firefighting is hard. dirty. dang- erous work which calls for robust bodiea, I t on t hearts, indomitable wills. Anything that helps to ease the strain and lessen the unpleasant- ness is I boon to be welcomed; and when it comes in the form of fried chicken and all the trimmings its

welcome is doubly assured.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The British High Commissioner to Rhodesia is reported to have re- fused to put money in parking meters on the grounds of "diplo- matic immunity." What strange way: of saving money these diplo-

mats can think up, to be sure. 0 O O

A report from Chicago saya that although free liquor was available in unlimited quantity at the Demo- cratic Convention, very few dele- gates: went out of their way to sample It. is It trite that the cheaper and the more easily procurablc a thing is the less demand there is for it?

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As good a comment as any on the Republican Convention in San Francisco was that sent to a French newspaper by its on-the-spot. re- porter. It read: "To tell the truth the Republicans are suffering cruelly from the malady of the personality cult. One see ks in vain in the speeches for an original thought and in the corridors for an unorthodox personality."

At the Instance of the Civil Liberties Union certain questions have been removed from census forms in the United States. Among them are: "Do you believe in God?" and "Do you regularly attend church or Iynngo;:tic'."' Patrick Mu rp by Malnn. bend of the Union, reports that the director of the Census Bureau agreed with him that luch questions are unsuited to I ccnsuk. The question: "Are you I member of I religious body?" will remain.

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The ('ommunisl.: of l');wl Ger- many are blaming the weathr-r fur the lateness of the harvest. An East German newspaper, however, says local government and party officials are to blame. Well, neither side can do anything about the weather; but, unless conditions have changed I lot in the past months, Communist officials will find some may of chan- tlsing the newspaper. Incidentally, the editor of that paper must be I man of unusual courage-or fool-

ECLIPSE?

Defense Expenditures

Grant Dexter in the Winnipeg Free Press

0'l"I'AWA' liming decided that our defence policy must concen- l trate upon defence against the : woapnns of today rallicr than of 5 the. future, the next question is: I What are we getting for 81,775 million: per year?

We have:

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One air division and an army . brigade. Thcy are a part of the I lX'A'll()'s ton-cs. I

At home: l Three army brigades and I mo- bile striking force. A navy of 40 tiglutng ships. with CF 100 jet Interceptors. in all, more titan 3,000 nnerI- tional air craft. Three warning lines across our ) northern areawthe Pine Tree. llll Mid-Canada and the DEW. I

The Mid-Canada will cost 8170 I millions to he paid entirely by Ottawa. The cost. of the Pine Tree J line 43450 millionst will he shared I with the L'.S. The DEW line Icoat I estimated at 5400 millions) is be- I ing paid by the U S.

in terms of manpower, lhere are some 117,000 persons in the per- mancnf armed forces. exclusive of 54,000 civilians. In addition, there are 56,000 in the militia.

THE OBJECTIVE

The aim of defence policy is to prevent a world war. and if that fails, to protect Canada. First reliance is upon the deterrent 1 force of the atom bomb and the I long range bomber forces of the linitcd States and the United King- dom that will deliver it. The north- ern dcfcnce"line.s' make it more difficult to attack this continent and thereby lessen the temptation to an aggressor.

Second, NATO requires an army in western Germany Itrong en- ough to prevent local aggression

or art as I "trip-wire." An ag- grcsxor must be made, in realize that sufficient armed force is pres. ent to make I small war which could be waged with conventional ' arms into I world war which would mean liydrogen bombs

Dncc this nccd is SRIISIINI. there is no usc for additional NATO Ir- mamcnfs.

if there is in he I gcncrul re- duction in arms, as now Ieems likely. our air force in Europe will he reduced first, Our NATO bri- gade will be left as is Any air squadrons brought back from Eur- npe would be used on the northern defence lines. where they would re- place 1'5. air units.

CHANGES AT HOME

Such H reduction is xlill I good way ahead -at least a year, Mean- time, there will he changes at home.

Beginning at once. an increase will be made in the home-based air force. The objective is to ex- pand the present 9 squadrons to

12 squadrons, The new squadrons will be equipped with interceptor planes. CF 100.: of the latest Mark. Later they will get the new CFIMI. But these are not yet In product-

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T c lmmc arrnv will be given mo 1- armor and its Iir mobility will be increased.

The trend of these r2ltIngoI ll toward: greater deterrents. The power of the army to pounce upon mm In dcstrnv any lodgmcnt nf an cncuiv in tlanadil slmlllfl be im- proved. The effectiveness of the air force In repelling an air It- tack should alsn be improved. The future of the navy In less clear Here the line between the war of today and of tomorrow becomes shadowy. It is agreed that the naval ulratcgy of the inst war is nunlatrd. Almnic weapon: have reached the point. where submar- im-I mmt now he regarded kl off- shore firing platforms rather than an raiders of shopping The day at the convoy is grme One atom for- pedo or Ihell would obliterate an entire convoy.

EVACUATION

And what about porllf There was an lntemltilll aa- change in the defence debate on the plane in the event of war for evacuating the wives III! child- ren of Caimllon Ioldlu-I h Eur- one Mr Camoney said that if the defence. department could be sure . of only 10 da.vI' wlrnjll. the I movement could in etnplotali. Int 4 than wouldbevaryllttlelfaayl warning and h J Ilnlel Iluu rouult kc Ir: he

so far been insoluble.

An opposition member asked which parts would be used for evacuation Mr. Campncy replied that this uas line of the com- plications. There is no reason to believe that any port in Europe would escape destruction It the very beginning of a war.

Applied to the navy, this dif- ficulty need nut be stressed. A navy is nourished by its bases and cannot remain effcctivc without them.

But the Canadian navy is re- flecting the modern trcnd. it is inclining towards fast pursuit ships capable of tracking down and sink- ing submarines. Certainly there is no suggestion that the navy will not have I major part in the de- fence of Canada in the future.

THE MHJTIA

There remains the militia. in the defence debate, the militia was

the, waif, the stray, the forgotten I

arm. This was in marked contrast to earlier years. The militia has always been the one arm of our defence forces which roused the kcenest interest of the House of Commons. .

But the change In the nature of war

appear: to have left the .

militia without I function. in for- .

mer times. real Canadian army. When war broke out, the militia became the active army. This was so in 1914- 18 and again in 1939-45.

But it is not thought it will ever he an again. Ground forces today are prized only In the means of

For the Such Canal. fabulous ”ditcli in I desert," the world can thank I Frenchman's vision, seas of equal level. and macaroni. The Frenchman was Ferdinand do Lessups. ltlthcenfury pro- moter and I man who could sell I dream to I Khedive. The sea: were the Mediterranean and the Red. ancient highrnadx of trade. separated hy 100 miles of sand. Macaroni played I part in De Lesseps' finally joining the two. The story began well over I cen- tury ago.

in his youth he Lessups was stationed in Eilypt as a consular officer. There he met Moliammed Said, heir apparent of the Otto- man ruler of Egypt. Prince Said was fat, and he suffered under a stern regimen of spartan diet and strenuous exercise imposed by his father.

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j Said'I friendship by teaching him

to ride like a Bedouin. More sat- isfying still, he smuggled the hun- gry youth into his quarters for secret (casts of void-filing maca- ronl.

Years later, having Iuccccded hiI father In Khedive. Moham- med Said attended I marksman- llhip lnurncy in which De Lessepx nut-shot all his competitors. Re- calling their ynulhful days togeth- er. he listened attentively Is the Frenchman outlined his ambition: dream of cutting I no level canal Icrou the Isthmus of Sun.

The digging alone took in demdr. from 1359 In 1369. De 1.:-est-pi: unx llPIll14"l' fimmt-wr nnr engineer. but he beat down ridicule and min- lrmu until his goal wan reached.

AI wIter came Into the desert. the grelt Lake Timiuilt formed in the heart of the isthmus. Engl- neers of Napoleon's time had re- ported the Red Sea so feel higher than the Mediterranean. but De lumps proved them wrong. He built hip cut withnut any lockl. for sea level II the name at both and-.

OPEN T0 ALL PEOPLES Completion of the Sun Canal rwolutloniud world trade. It ful- filled it: buildar'I dream--"Te open the earth to I11 peopicm” ly in written convention of IC. '1 wII "IlwIyI to be freu and open, in time of war II in NI!!! of peace, to every vessel -of cm!!- merce or of war, without distinct-

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RRISTLES ON SUMMER

Tlicre are bristles on summer. as you will discover if you gather berries outside of I the woods And back into I bull-thistle high as your shoulder, Whnsc powder-puff blossoms are ltirltlcn in buds. There are bristles on summer, as you will agree if you find prickerk growing in- side a pine tree Where a blackcap bush carries its stalk into air And pendant in pine needles hangs onyx there. There are bristles on summer in bed-xtrnw that twine: its prickly green in red raspberry VIYIPS And its stems and its leaves cling tightly to skin Of the hand that goes out to take raspberries in. -Elizabeth Jane Astley in the Christian Science Monitor.

l7l'9Venling small wars. local Ig- gressions. and of Inuffing out local lodgmenta of an enemy in Canada,

The obvious and proper funcl- . ion of the militia in modern war is clear. The militia should be i responsible for civil defence. But neither the Government nor fh ' opposition parties have so far' made this clear. and, therefore. the. defence debate was barren of com. fort for the militia.

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Over the ltltl-Inilo ditch, so blend- ed into the desert. that ships seem sometimes to be plowing through the sands. has flowed an endless stream of the world's gooda-- grain. coal. and manganese: cot- ton and textiles. rubber and tires; crude oil and aviation gasoline: tin ingots and tin cans.

Even De Lcsscps far underest- imated thc importance of what he had done. He thought his short cut to the Orient would carry at most. a few hundred ships B year. To- day 'wcll ovcr a thousand ships transit the sand-banked channel each month, In 1955 the can car- ried 14,666 ships and, for the first timc in its history, more than 100 million mctric Inns of cargo -- five times the traffic on only ten years ago

Millions of dollars A year have been spent to maintain and en- large the canal. Originally 72 feet wide, the great ditch has grown to I breadth of nearly 200 feet, taking ships up to 36 feet in draft. Enormously profitable in its nine decades of service. Suez has yet In suffer any major interruption in traffic. And by De Loaaeps' ar- iginal 99-year concession. full control was to have reverted to Egypt in IBM.

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Aug. 2!. 19.11)

Tlvr Initial step in the history of aviation on the Island took place Monday morning when the first planes landed at the U ton Alr- port which hII been m e possib- le through the enterprise and In itiative of Col. .1.S. Jenkins.

The new Inncx to Queen Square School erected adjacent to Illa main building. the work on which in rapidly nearing completion. will provide the Queen Square pupils unit the finest. educational Ic- romodatlon and facilities

TEN YEARS AGO - (Aug. I. III!)

Air. 1.6. Goodmootl, IupIrII- tondlng engineer. Department of Public Works. Ottawa, yesterday made an inspection of the dredg- ing Ind work going on at Wood Iulands. '

The l.u.c.l Mlemae III In Tohn. I Triton clan submar- ine. will mu Charlottetown ember I) to 1:; it wII loaned Mint 3. Earle Hubolald la a Idler from Illa Depart-

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MYOOAIDIAL mnncriou Arracxmo moan woman

RECENT rtl I indi- clf-I that ll kfajy women

from myo- cu-dial infarction. -"rhea: ItIt.ictlcI, reported by I large St. Louis hospital. are aur- prialng Ilnce it had been. and null IOOIIII to be. generally believed that for Ivory woman who fell victim, three to Ieven men Iuf- feted from the condition.

SPECIAL TREATMENT-

Like any Ierious heart condi- tion. till: one, in which the heart muulca become deudened. re- .qulroI individualized treatment.

Many problems encountered in recovering from the ailment must also be resolved with the partic- ular -patient in mind.

Smoking, for example, usually it left up to the patient himself. While we have only ll1COI1Clll3lVv evidence that smoking shortens one's life, it must be pointed out that tobacco. obviously. does not no good in such cases.

Excessive smoking, of course. ahouid be halted especially by I patient recovering from myocar- dial infarction. Frequently. smok. lng too much Indicates undesir- able emotional tension which must be eliminated to aid recovery.

Virtually every one knows. I believe, that strenuous exertion is bad for anyone recovering from heart trouble. However. most pa- tients are permitted moderate ex. ercise like walking, I little golfing and a little hunting.

While physical ov'ercxerIion can be harmful to the cardiac pa- tient, mcntal stress may be just as bad. And it's more difficult to control.

lt's imporunt for anyone recov- ering from 'myncar(lial infarction to avoid Ereat emotional tension.

if I job, for instance. means heavy responsibility. it might be I good idea to seek another one.

it's natural for anyone recov- I

ering from a heart rondtion to be apprehensive. Fear. however. must be eliminated. If it isn't it may only aggravate the ailment.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

I. 3.: I had virus pneumonia I year ago. I took antibiotic drugs by mouth. Since that timc, 1 have had an itching and burning whcn I move my bowels.

Answer Newer antibiotic drugs have had at times I tendency to promote the growth if molds or yeaat. organisms which could in some cases produce the 5y. 3 mentioned.

FOLIO TOLL DOWN

OTTAWA ICPI -- Twelve new cases of polio. nine of them par- alytic. were reported in Canada for the week ending Aug. 18, bringing the total so far this year to 163, sharply below those of pre- vious yearn.

GOVERNOR T0 SPEAK FREDERICTON (CP) - Gover- nor Edmund S. Muskie of Maine will be guest speaker here Aug.

, 28 It the 11th annual school for ' assessors of New Brunswick. This

school is also, by invitation. the ninth annual school for assessors of Maine. The annual meeting of the New Brunswick and Maine Aa- sociatiomi of Assessing Officers will be hold at the same time.

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W: been before. of collno. but the bit. about the "world little noting nor long remembering what they ny" would apply to everything some politician: talk about.-Hamilton Spectator

NuneI Irou'l alwIyI what. they mm. For example. the firefly isn't I fly. but I beetle. It has two pain of w . the forward pair stiff Ind u on in flight.- stratford Beacon-Herald

It is announced that new meth- ods of controlling the fallout will make hydrogen bomb: less dead- lyi II it too much to dream that

' c, if it works hard enough. will eventually produce weapon: capable of killing nobody at Ill?- Winnipeg Tribune

Chicago win the only city in the United States to hold an of- ficial celebration of George Ber- nard Shaw's centenary. The fros- ty-baired sage's ghost must have laughed at this tribute from the world's biggest meat-packing cen- trc to one of its greatest veget- arians.-llamilton Spectator

Mr. Nelu-u'I government in prel- ty much a one-man show; he is prime minister, minister of fin- ance, minister of external affairs, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and chairman of the Indian Planning Commission. It

not much time for solid thinking able and devoted though he is.-- Ottawa Journal

The newest thing In mechnnlcnl brains in an experimental type- , writer which automatically write: when spoken to through I mic. F0Dlione. This machine is being developed by the Radio Corpora- tion of America, but RCA in care- ful to point out that it still has a long way to go before it can substitute for I secretary. The lYDewriter is operated by an el- ectronic brain. But the typewrit- cr Is only ninety-eight per cent HNUTBIB 80 far. and the brain has only memorized ten words.-New York Tribune

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