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PAGE 6 THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1962.

Mr. Pearson’s Visit

When Premier Shaw announced that the Legislature would not sit this evening in deference to the visit of “an outstanding Canadian, the Hon. Lester B. Pearson,” he spoke for all our citizens, and took the words of a suggestion we were about to make right out of our mouth. The Premier accompanied this nice gesture to the national leader of the Liberal Party by as- suring him of a cordial welcome on behalf of the Conservative as well as Liberal members of the House; and the provincial Liberal leader, Mr. Matheson, was prompt to ex- tend his thanks for these good wishes and to assure the Premier that he would take pleasure in con- veying them to Mr. Pearson.

If political campaigning could be conducted across the country on this courteous level, it would be a wonderful thing indeed. For Premier Shaw was well aware that Mr. Pearson’s visit at this time is to strengthen his party locally and win Liberal votes in the coming general election. His claim to being a distinguished Canadian, however, is as well recognized by political op- ponents here as it is by his own loyal followers, and the present occasion is an opportune one on which to give expression to this feeling.

SMEAR CAMPAIGNS—We re- fer not only to the fact that Mr. Pearson will be with us today in person, but to an unfortunate bitter controversy which broke out in the Throne Speech debate at Ottawa re- cently, resulting in an exchange of personal abuse of a venomous kind. Mr. Pearson was accused by an On- tario Conservative member of hav- ing won his Nobel Peace Prize be- eause he was “soft” on the Com- munists ; and we note that at a press conference in Moncton on Tuesday the Liberal leader denounced this accusation with understandable heat, as he did another charge, by an Alberta Conservative, that the Liberal Party was a “cesspool of eivil servants with ‘Red friends’.”

Really, however, these accusa- tions ‘were scarcely worth answer- ing—especially in view of the cir- cumstances which led up to them. It appears, from the record, to have been Liberal mudballs that were thrown first. And by one of Mr. Pearson's senior Quebec lieutenants, Mr. Lucien Cardin. According to Mr. Cardin, Mr. Diefenbaker was a demagogue and hypocrite who re- garded French-Canadians as “im- beciles.” Further, the Prime Minis- ter was cowardly, undignified, a sham actor given to insinuations and half-truths. He was arrogant, en- vious, malicious and—above all, was addicted to “the blatant lie”, the “Nazi-like lie”, and “the Fascist lie ‘with strong overtones of McCarthy ism.”

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MADE NO REPLY—As it hap- pened, Mr. Diefenbaker was not in

Gisclaimed any deliberate attempt at character assassination and adopt- ed, in general, a “boys will be boys” attitude.

It was then that the practice be- gan to spread. Infuriated by Mr. Cardin’s attack on the Prime Min- ister, and adopting the tactic of the former rather than of the latter, a few Conservatives went out on a witch-hunt of their own. They tried to smear Mr. Pearson in the same manner, and with equally poor suc- cess so far as the general public was concerned. Mr. Pearson himself said nothing at the time, but other Liberal dignitaries be gan raising the roof. As Mr. Blakely aptly puts it, their reaction bore “remarkably little resemblance to the boys-will- be-boys feeling that was so general in the wake of Mr. Cardin’s caustic comments about the personal habits and tendencies of Prime Minister Diefenbaker.”

It was a sorry show on both sides, and is best forgotten. We in this part of Canada had no part in it, and want none. If Mr. Pearson needed reassuring on this point, he has Premier Shaw’s warm welcom- ing words, which go for us all. We trust that he will carry them back with him when he leaves our shores, and convey their import and sig- nificance to the | enlightened parts of the country.

If Only...!

An important study, prepared by economists from ten countries— Western, Communist and non- aligned—has just been released by the United Nations. For that rea- son, unfortunately, it may not get the attention it warrants at the Geneva conference now in session. For it has a very close bearing on the conference, showing as it does, in concrete terms, that total dis- armament would not be a cause of depression—as s 0 me industrialists fear—but “an unqualified blessing to all mankind.” ;

Canada is named as one of the seven biggest military spenders in the report, in which total military spending now is estimated at $120,000 million—at least two-thirds of the total income of all under- developed countries. More than 50 million people—some three times the Canadian population—are in uniform or producing for those in uniform.

The report estimates that mili- tary expenditures range between one and five per cent of gross national product in some countries and between five and ten per cent in others. Such an investment, it is emphasized, would bring a new era of prosperity and progress if trans- ferred to peaceful uses. Foreign aid could be increased ; living standards raised; plant equipment expanded; housing, urban renewal, slum clear- ance and rural development promot- ed; education, health, social secur- ity and scientific research facilities improved.

On the broad aspect of inter- national relations, the report pre- dicts that disarmament—through easing of tensions—would greatly stimulate world trade and modify trade barriers. In “social invest- ment” the gains would be equally striking. Latin America needs $1,400 million a year to wipe out a housing backlog. The Soviet Un- ion has a serious housing shortage. In Canada and the United States, the deficit in hospital beds has been estimated at from a quarter to a half of the existing number. Most underdeveloped countries have an illiteracy rate of more than 50 per cent. And so it goes.

This 95-page report is a wonder- ful document. It only ft could be made required reading at Geneva— and given priority over other mat- ters in this respect—there could be hope yet for a conference that has opened not too auspiciously.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It is cheering indeed to note that the first patients are to be moved into the new Sherwood Hos- pial for retarded children today. This opens a new chapter in health department activities in this Pro- vinee, and one upon which all con- cerned are to be congratulated.

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COLONIAL SECRETARY MAUDLING AND SIR

A WEST INDIAN DILEMMA He’d Save ‘My Country’, But What Country?

BY BURTON LEWIS

The urgent call, “Save country,” is being issued in Bri- tain by Sir Grantley Adams, the first, only, and soon’ to become last Prime Minister of the swift

ly-expiring West Indies Federa- |

tion

It is a strange call, in a wi for the ‘‘my country” Sir Gi ley wants saved does not exist now as a country, nor has it ever so existed. His appeal real- ly is for the creation of a new country; a “little federation” to link together eight West Indian territories left at loose ends by the departure from the original federation of its two kingpins, Jamaica and Trinidad.

That federation was given its basic form four years ago, and was scheduled to achieve na- tionhood within the Commot wealth next May. But the fou dations came out of the whole dream— the population involved shrank by more than three quarters and almost the whole economic support vanished— first Jamaica, and then T: dad, decided to go their separ- ate ways to nationhood.

TRAGIC NOTE Perhaps Sir Grantley’s part in the experiment which failed so dismally has been of such intimacy that he feels anything done to pick up the pieces will bring back into being something he can consider ‘my country”. There is something of tragedy about the situation in which Sir Grantley now finds himself, and the threat of a further tragic failure hangs

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apparent late last Jan- it was first presented 0 British Colonial Secretary Reginald Maudling when he flew to Trinidad for his series of conferences which failed in their efforts to save the struc- ture of the original federation. The trouble is that the eight units proposed for inclusion in a “little federation’ of the qualifications ordiaarily believed required for nationhood, whether separately or together. They are Barbados, Antigua.

Dominica, St. Kitts - Nevis-An- | guilla, Grenada, Montseratt, St. |

Lucia and St Vincent.

LITTLE TO CONTRIBUTE Geography made them separ- ate colonies, back in the days of ‘sail (just as it did P.E.I.), when they were wealth-producers with economies based on sugar, rum ices. In modern terms, however, none of them, with the exception of Barbados, has a viable or nearly - viable ‘econ

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| lands widely - scattered in some | | 135,000 square miles of sea, | | with populations so small that | its averages only around 80,000 for each of the eight units. There are large differences, and even jealousies between them, and it is hard to find in any of m a willingness to surrend- | er any present powers to a fed- eral concept. | So this is the “my country” | Sir Grantley Adams wants to | | save. At least it is the picture of | it I brought home from a Jan- | wary stay in Trinidad as Sir | Grantley, Mr. Maudling and | others were discussing it; and | | supported the experience I had while editing newspapers in the Caribbean for. several years. |

THE ‘FATHER IMAGE’

As for the tragedy in Sir | Grantley’s situation, which | mentioned earlier, I fear he is in the process of compounding it, His once was perhaps the most promising career to seen developing in the whole Caribbean region. He was the | perfect “father image” for the since - foundered West Indies Federation, and was known in those terms in Canada, the United Kingdom, United’ States and elsewhere.

His future already has been

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Cholesterol Sald Not Sole Cause In Heart Disease

effect in the level.

But let there be no misunder- standing: Don't go on a choles- terol lowering diet unless blood tests show a high level. Furthers more, no scientific evidence has been’ produced showing that Jowering the level will prevent heart attacks or reverse the artery hardening process in humans.

Nevertheless, a relationship exists between fats in the diet, the blood cholesterol level, and arteriosclerosis. Those | who consume a gluttonous high fat diet are tempting fate or killin themselve:

Meanwhile, consider the other factors that increase the risk of developing coronary heart dis- ease. Keep the weight down and the blood pressure normal. Do

made obscure by the failure of | not week-end athlete; ex- that federation, It could be de- |-ercise daily. Anxiety is no good stroyed by association with an- | but let’s not curb our drive un-

other failure. Even in his home | bed we know whether tension is

island, Barbados, where he used to be premier, there is little comfort to him, for the party opposed to him is now firmly in the saddle.

And it is sad to see such things happen to a man of ob- vious nobility of character, out- standing ability and great charm, as is true of Sir Grant- ley. It adds to the sadness to know there is only a limited sense in which he has directly to blame for those happenings.

DOOMED FROM START

If he is at fault, really, it is only in these ways: he permit- ted himself to be made a figure- head, a front man, for a cause which was doomed before it be- gan, according to the terms of its own creation; as Prime

Minister he didn't make much |

of a fight to change the form and terms of the West Indies Federation, although _ winnin, such a fight offered the only hope that ever existed of mak- ing it work,

But that is a separate story. Now I'm just afraid that Sir Grantley is beginning to rewrite it in a new and smaller version with his call: “Save my coun-

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Smoking & Lung Cancer

‘By Doug Marshal Canadian Press Staff Writer

Cigarettes are being stubbed out all over Britain as a result of last week's report by the Royal College of Physicians which indicates a direct link be- tween cigarette smoking and

lung cancer. Health Minister Powell said in | Parliament rnment

cepts the report as demonstrat: |

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disease.

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One headmaster wrote that a survey in his 700-pupil high school showed that 132 boys and girls smoked regularly and about 35 started doing so in school.

STRONG LAWS WANTED

The report's supporters ree- ommend that cigarette adver- tising on television be restricted and laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to persons under 16 be rigidly enforced.

Other suggestions directed at adults trying to give up the habit include public clinics and a higher, perhaps punitive, tax

on_cigarettes. This last action might prove the most attractive to a gov- ernment caught between the de- lung cancer the lucrative blue clouds of ciga- rette ‘

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rmful. Smoking more t two packs of cigarets a day also increases the danger of be- coming a coronary statistic,

(Dr, Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics if stamped, self-addressed enve- lope accompanies request.)

PENICILLIN WORRY K. S. writes: My husband has a rheumatic heart caused hy rheumatic fever in childhood, but detected only three years ago. His doctor put him on

A nurse friend tells us this is very dangerous as he could pass out from too much penicil- lin, We do believe in our doctor but are frightened. REPLY

This is not an excessive dose and your husband will not pass out unless he is sensitive to the

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METABOLISM FLUCTUATIONS E. G. writes: What would cal drop in basal metabo- lism in one year from plus six to minus 31? The person I'm asking about is 19 years old. REPLY

The basal metabolism rate fluctuates considerably an when marked differences occur within a year, the tests. should be repeated. Minus 31 is com- patible with a sluggish thyroid | but the diagnosis must bell made after evaluating symp toms and the physical findings.

SWEET TOOTH |

H. H. writes: Recently I had a checkup and everything is in | good order. Why then, at my age (57) have I developed an |

| insatiable craving for sweets? | REPLY

We never stop craving and if it's not one thing it's another, top worrying about diabetes.

COSMETIC SURGERY F. J. G. writes: I have heard of persons who were pleased by

their appearance after plastic surgery on the nose. Can large ears be corrected?

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But sulphur is also a con- stituent of the heavens. Dr. Christian E. Junge and his as- sociates of the Air Force Circu- 1 at Bedford, Massachusetts, recently found thi je-thick layer of

sulphur-containing particles ex- ists about 11 miles above the earth's surface. The sulphur was detected by studies in electron microscopes of air samples col- lected by high-altitude balloons, ‘The air particles turned out to have sulphur as their principal

ingredient. The pat plain spicuous disk of red light often | seen above the point of sunrise | or sunset. been observed for 100 years. ECONOMIC BAROMETER acid, the so many uses that some economists con- sider its consumption a valuable barometer, the Na-

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jomenon has | ty more than

In the Gulf of Mexico area, is obtained by forcing

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OUR YESTERDAYS

From the Guardian Files TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

gave several excellent | tures in Georgetown Hall week. The first one on Monday evening, dealt with vegetal growing. A full hall greeted the visitor on each occasion.

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The donation of a beautifully designed all-wool hooked mat by Mrs. John Millar, Point Plea- sant, to the Presbyterian Church at Peters Road, was received recently, The mat is intended for the Pulpit Platform.

TEN YEARS AGO (Mar. 15, 1952)

A letter of commendation from Mr, W. Chester §. McLure, M.P. from Ottawa. was receiv- ed by two Charlottetown boys this week, Jackie Mahar and Harold Barrett, who set a fine example of honesty, by return- ing promptly, a li sum of money, which they found, to its owner.

The Cub Pack of Holy Re deemer Parish held their reu- lar weekly meeting in th

ter, Annabelle Trainor and a» sistants Leah McMahon, Bar bara Coyle, and Shirley McNal

aT The Community Centre 15 Stewart Street, Charlottetown

On Thursday, March 15, 1962 TIME - 8:00 P.M.

Everyone is cordially invited to attend.

Honourable Lester B. Pearson LEADER OF THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA

WILL ADDRESS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LIBERAL ASSOCIATION OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Everyone is cordially invited to attend

Incerted by the Prince Edward Isiand Liberal Assectation