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ieee Debt Load sum
Too bad. in that sawed-off budget
‘ debate in the Legislature last week.
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our members didn't get round fo dis- cusstng the implications of a booklet issued recently by Wood. Gundy and Company, investment dealers. who make a practice of figuring: up. at recular intervals. how much = public deht has been created bv the federal government. the 10 provincial gov- ernments and the larger municipal governments, then dividing the totals by the figures for the populations that have to carry these debt loads The figures don't take stock of the latest provincial budgetary announce- ments, and perhaps we should be thankful for that. They present a grim enough picture as it is
From this source we learn that overyone in Canada is responsible for $783.39 debt. as his share of the total Dominion debt of $15,070.149,452. Then come the debts incurred by provincial government borrowing, expressed-in per capita terms. These vary widely, as we all know. But did we know that while the lowest is in oil-rich Alberta. at $14.42, the highest ts in Prince Edward Island, which has spent its future income to the extent of $364.40 per capita?
Provincial debt per capita in the other provinces is listed as follows: Nova Scotia $233.21; New Bruns- wick, $244.68; Newfoundland $258.51; Quebec. $127.24; Ontario, $204.93; Manitoba; $172.26; Saskatchewan, $42.94; British Columbia, $50.05.
Deficit financing, they tell us, is the order of the day. Nothing to worry about, so long as we keep it within bounds. But can this little Province really afford to head the list in per capita indebtednesses, as the above figures show? The coming fiscal year is going to set a new re- cord in this regard, something to stagger the imagination and make our legislatofs speechless entirely when they get to debating it next session
Quebec Farm Problems
Quebec’s concern over the prob- lems of its rural population was in- dicated by the announcement last week that a provincial royal commis- sion would be set up by the Lesage government, just three days after a request for such action was made by the powerful Catholic Farmers’ Un- ion.
In its annual brief to the govern- ment, the union called. for a whole series of radical measures to save a rural economy that it said is men- aced with extinction if present trends continue. One Of these trends is the massive abandonment of farms at the rate of more than 3,000 a year during the past decade. Anoth- er is the steady aging of the prov- ince’s term population.
The. decision to appoint a royal commission was revealed in a 41- page white paper on agriculture. which also announced a series of other interim measures to help the farmers financially. The bulk of the benefits will go to the province's 57,- 000 milk producers, who will receive grant increases totalling about $14 million in the form of subsidies for fat production, and for capital invest- ment to improve’the quality of their products. ~
Other subsidy increases will af- fect the transport of fertilizers, seed grain, and animals for slaughter, while $1 million will be spent on grants aimed at improving the qual- ity of market thogs and lambs. Ad- ditional measufes include a bill to encourage the enlargement of fam- lly farms and one to make more long
and short term. loans available to
owners. ~ In a thove designed to appeal both to apple growers and Quebecers in general, the’ will set up
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up to now has heen illegal in Que bec. Still to be formulated 1s a basic general prdgram to meet the long-term agricultural crisis result- ing from the widening gap between industrial and farm prices
Even though if has been steadily
declining in importance. agriculture’
is still the main primary industry in Quebec, accounting for an estimat- ed $523 million in gross production during 1963 Yet according to the government white paper. less than one-third of all farms in the province can be considered profitable Quebec's efforts to remedy this situation will be followed wath inter- est in other agricultural provinces
The problems basically. are the Same in every area where mixed farming ts practiced extensively Un
der the new ARDA agreements. there should be closer interprovincial as well as federal relationship in scek- Ing solutions to them
Fine Entertainment
The entertainments provided by the Prince Edward Island Region, Dominion Drama Festival, have al ways been popular here. and this vear s performances. to be staged on Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this week in the new Confederation
Centre Theatre, bid fair ta break all attendance records
The three group@ competing for the honor of representing the. region at the Dominion Drama Festival in Brockville. Ont. next Mav are the St Dunstan's Dramatic Societs Adrien Arsenault director. the Vaga- bond Independent Players. Clair Smith. director. and the Circle Thea- tre. Mrs. Vera Millar director The plavs are widely varied in theme, and merit top billings on their own account. They present stiff hurdles for amateur talent. but that. after all. is what drama festivals are arrang- ed for. Something really worth while in the entertainment field. providing a challenge to the plavers and an ex- perience for the audiences that will not soon be forgotten
This year the services of a pro- vincial drama advisor have been pro- vided in the person of Ron Irving. The adjudicator will be Andrew Allen of Toronto. well known TV star. who was here last summer for the Cen- tennial celebrations and who has had 33 vears’ experience as actor. writer, announcer and producer
Tickets for the series are being offered at special prices. and _ it would be well not to wait too long to pick them up. “Stand not upon the order of your going. but go at once,”’ as the fellow said in Shake- speare.
The Way They Do Things
Richard M. Nixon. former US. Vice-President and now senior part- ner in a legal firm which is interest- ed in a New York-based company planning to build a $50 million pulp and paper complex in Newfound- land, visited Ottawa last week and got the red carpet treatment as a distinguished visitor as he sat in the gallery of the House of Commons Prime Minister Pearson referred to him as such, and Opposition Leader Diefenbaker, not to be outdone. call- ed Mr. Nixon a “great parliamentar- ian” as well as a great American and a ‘great world statesman.”
It was the first time. notes an Ot- tawa commentator, that Mr. Nixon had ever visited our federal capital He didn't pick a particularly good day for his introduction to the ways of Canadian parliament even by the dismal standards of the current ses- sion. There was a boring little coek- fight over extending the hours of sitting: a sarcastic exchange between Mr. Diefenbaker and Mr. Pearson: and a limp “TI thought so. anyway” statement by Immigrafion Minister Nicholson about that ferocious arch- anarchist, Professor Mulford Q. Sib- ley and why, on a speaking engage- ment in Winnipeg, he had been de- nied admittance to the country N
Both Prof. Sibley and Mr. Nixon are Quakers, and somebody in the press gallery remarked that it was a wonder they let even Mr. Nixon in'
EDITORIAL NOTE
It is predicted that the number of foreign governments to be _ repre- sented at the big World Fair in Montreal in 1967 will break all past records. Provided everything is con- structed in time, there could be as many as 80 foreign countries par- ticipating officially, which is nearly twice the number represented at the Brussels Fair, the largest Class A international exhibition up to now. Compared to this the present New York ‘World Fair—a strictly com- mercial venture—is a piddling af- fair, boasting only six genuinely na- tional pavilions.
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“NOW , HERE, You SEE, IT TAKES ALL THE RUNNING You CAN DO, To KEEP IN THE SAME PLACE.
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Leonxme GLASS
was one of the miracle. makers that the anniversary will he an propnately marked surviv ars of the world’s most historic ar- mada of little ships will sail once again across the # miles of open sea. from the mouth of Enciand’s River Thames to the heaches of Dunkirk tn France
On Sunday sth VMav 1940 a service of intercession and pra ver for the tranped British armv was held in Westminster Abbey At 7pm that nicht Operation Dynamo" was put inte action ta evacnate British and = French troeps from Dunkirk. already encircled hy the German Panz ers Winston Churchill, after hearing comments and = advice from his military chiefs. came to the sad conclusion that it would only he possible to evac- ‘uate about 45.000 cscldiers in 428 hours, before the Germans would overrun the perimeter de fences protecting the alreadv damaged harhour and the ‘open beaches of Dunkirk
CALL TO BOAT-LOVERS
The next dav. if was realized that evacuation only fromthe gmall and heavily attacked har bour was insufficient Somehow the army must be lifted directly from the heaches So an anneal was made for help from any smal! craft capable of ferrving soldiers from the beaches to larger ships which would wait in deen water off-shore The re-
PUBLIC FORUM
This clomnm ts epes te the ¢:scessees by correspenden s of questions of & terest The Guardian dees eet seres sarily enderse the epimies of corres Ppendents Ail ieters published are sab fect ta edviing 2°4d condensstes shere
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USF OF CREDIT Si During the past few
vears the people of this province have witnessed a sharp upswing in the use of credit Various forms of credit. such as install- ment buvinaz. use of credit cards herrowing fram credit compames. have hecome com- morplace Nowadays. the person who does not use some form of credit 1s probably the exception
What concerns me is the cost of this credit What are we pay- ing for the privilege of buving on the installment plan” What does it cost fo borrow from banks and ‘finance companies” Do we know” In all probability we have little knowledge of the actual cost inwolwed in these various forms of credit
Is it not possible that we are paying exorbitant rates for the privilege of borrowing? Is it not possible that some of the credit practices that have been detect- ed elsewhere are widespread here” For example. in Nova Scotia. the Royal Commission on this subject found that one company was charging 36 per cent for the financing of auto mohiles
Ts it not posstble that similar rates of interest are charged here on small joans. for financ- ing automobiles. and on tnstall- ment purchases”
My point is thaf itis hich time we found out what is going on here In Nova Scotia they have had a Royal Commission fo look into the whole matter of credit One of the main recommenda tions of ths commission that could be adopted in this provin- ce is “that all rates, charges costs, and fees which were borne by the borrower or credit- user khould he disclosed as a simple interest rate calculated fecording to prescribed formul- ae
Should we not have a similar investigation here in this prov ince”
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I am. Sir. etc, JANET C. RIDER &t Peters Read, Charlottetown
amazinz scale ™
For eight devs. the evacuaton was carned on. under devastat- Inz aerial attack and continuous shell-fire But a total of 338.226 so'diers were brought across the sea to England in evervthing from destrovers to a three seat er cance
That miracte of Dunkirk made possible hy the zreat ar mada of jittle ships There uere
motor-cruisers and = sail- bhnats manned by their civilian owners who im previous summers had spent lazy weekends cruising or sailing in them with their fam thes on the myers and coastal waters om south -ast England There were ships lifeboats from liners mm the Landon docks There were tugbnats from the by sy River Thames Even ovst- er-men from the commercial fishenes of Fexex lInaded their boats «with unusual homan hauls iifted from the French beaches VETERANS SAIL “GAIN
In the words of -Churchil! evervone who had a boat of any kind. steam or sat). put out for Dunkirk © In all.~372 miscel laneous private craft set sail
: Tuanns Te LEwrs commect ane Or ALICE IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson Most Amazing Evacuation In History This vear is the ‘sth anniver sult of this appeal was in Chur volontarti, for the heaches of sarv of -The- Miracle of _Nun.chill’'s words. ‘the bnlhant tim- Dunkirk. manned by. their; own- “kirk Thear trom a friend whe provisation of volunteers on at) @F® n> mnt cases makthg. up
the zreatest civilian navv-ever known .170 of them were sunk by bombs. bullets or shells
Enquiries at boatvards have disclosed more than 100 of those little ships still afloat They are all veterans now. all 3 vears older and less sea-worthy than at their mament of glory. and not all capable of azain making the hazardous return trip. haz- ardous even without hostile attack But the owners of near- ty three-quarters of these survi- vors will sail their boats again to the beaches of..Dunkirk. to at tend the anniversary § services and the ceremony of dropping wreaths in the sea in tribute to that half of the armada which hes there
“We must be very careful not tn assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory Wars are not won bv” evacuations.” Churchill!) warned. pronouncing this epilogue on the Miracle of Dunkirk in the British House of Commons on 4th June 1940 But more recently German histor- tans have listed Dunkirk as the first of the 10 decisive battles of World War 0
To End Injustice
Montreal Star
IT IS wholly gratifying that the government should be wil!- ing to amend the Citizenship Act so that an intendinz citizen ma, choose between an oath of allegiance and an affirma- thon The parliamentary secre- tary th the Minister told the House on Monday that the act mav have to he amended 28 a result of the Berzsma case
This is the case of Match couple who are professed atmhests For that reason an On- tarin judge rejected their ap- plication for citizenship and seeminz'y demed them the nzht make an affirmation under the Canada Evidence Act rath- er than take an oath which ends with the words. So help me God" This rejection and its confirmation by an appeal court has caused a public out-
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Kenord Is
cry. It seems quite clear that the Canadian people are for freedom of conscience, although they do not by their support for the Bergsmas thereby support atheism What they support is a principle of freedom
Mr Nicholson's parliament- ary secretary did not say how quickly the government propo- sed to act It should act just as quickly as possible to prevent further injustice beink worked on apphcants for citizenship. The existing ect vests considerable discretion in the Minister We do not know whether he could go so far as to override the two judz- es who have held the Bergsmas inelizible for citizenship. but it would gratify Canadian publie opinion if thev could be declar- ed to be citizens notwithstanding the two judgements agaist them
Welcome
Wintipeg Free Press
~The mavor of Kenora has res urrected the oft-made proposal that his town and a larze chunk of: surrounding territory ‘exten- ding to Dryden in the east and to Hudson Bay in the north) should wave goodbve tro Ontario and join up with Manitoha
Undoubtediy uf thi< happy state of affairs ever hecame reality. all the far western On- tarians involved would get a warm welcome from Manito bans — even though the sugzes- tion .« born not so much from a love of Winnipeg as a dislike of Queen's Park But the change would be scarcely noticeable After all. Manitobans dont re gard that part of our sister pro vince as really belonzing to On- taro. its just as eastern ex | tension of Manitoba that hap- pens to he bevord the first Highway No. 17 sign Kenora, Clearwater Bay. Minaki. et al in summer at least are as
ethnically Manitoban as Plum Coulee
Manitoba certainly would gain from the change 30.090
| peaple, a handful of towns and willazes. a lot of lakes and rocks and trees and summer cottages” ‘the most of the latter owned by Manitobans) aré not be be sneered at. And apparently the Kenora mayor believes that the area would benefit as weil. pre-
sumably on the grounds that an |
enraged shriek from Kenora is more clearly heard in Winni
pez. 130 miles to the west than ‘om ‘Torento, 850 miles to the southeast
But perhaps the residents of
\the area should mull the matter |
over carefully. in all its aspects. |
True, they would he losing the shackles of a Conservative zgov- ernment — but they ould be
taking on those of another gov- |
the same stripe They would he exchanging Mr Robarts for Mr Roblin. They would lose Ontario’s sales tax
ernment of
but take om Manitoba's cigar- | ette prices They might find |
themselves supporting the Pan American Games. And could they honestly. as part of Mani- toha. cheer for the Toronto Ma- ple Leafs? Certainly the deci-
sion is not one to be made light-
ly
AMERICANS LACK ICE
Irritable ‘Bowel
By Dr. Theodore RK. Van Delles
Spastic colitts is a common condition dnd a week rarely passes in the life of a busy phy- sician without encountering one or more patients with this disor- der It 4s a nervous phenomen- on producing intestinal spasms
Abdomina! soreness gas pains. and cramping are the most troublesome manifesta tions
In some instances. bouts of distress are associated with di- arrhea. in other. there is° con- tipation Now and then the painfis so sharp the victim holds | the Abdomen and bends forward trving to obtain rehef
Cramping may occur only dumnz a trving situation, a pe- riod of anxiety. or sustained tension Other patients never are comfortable and remain aware that al! is not wel! within the tummy
Symptoms are far from tma- ginary. as they are caused by a forceful contraction of the mus- cular wal! of the colon This oe- casiorfally can be demonstrated via an X-ray. provided the mus- Ss In a State of spasm when
cle the film is made Knowing the cause helps to
contre! the disturbance In some assurance that nothing serious exists ts enough to relax the sufferer and his bouwe! The solu- tion is easy when the source of trouble 1<. obvious 4 Chicago surgeon closes his office and leaves the city tn paint and re-
lax when he hegins to develop ahdomina! pain This is the siz nal that he working too hard and 's tense and tired The cause may he a social ar econ- omic crisis, fear of disease, lack of | security or problems
a spouse or child” Irrecul- ar eating hahits axative abuge es. and too much coffee, alcohol.
with
or cokes may p'ayv a role
There are several medicines that are useful in calming the indix dual and relaxing the bove' \ combination of bella- donna and phenobarbital i< time- honored Tranquilizers also are usefu! Drugs that divorce the
bowel from the-bram are most successful in relaxing spasm There are dozens of these on the market and the majority. are prescription products. A- bland diet gives the bowel a rest CLANKING NECK
EC writes For the !ast whenever I shake mv head up. dawn sidew ave 1 hear a metallic This doesn't pain me but I am annoy- ed by the mysterous sound Did you ever hear of snch a condi- “tion?
Mrs vear or
click
REPLY This sound comes from click- ing vertebras or scarred mus- cle and fibrous tissue in the Meck Arthritis or injury to the structures in this area is re- sponsible FAR FLUID Mrs F writes Why does flund collect in the middle and inner ear” REPLY Pus collects when the ear is infected) whereas serum acco- mulates {if the eustachian canal ‘is cbstructed OTHER USES OF INSULIN Mrs No ourites Is insulin giv- en for anything besides diabet- es” REPLY Vex stimulate appetite and to produce shock in certain mental conditions Careful shampooing helps combat dandruff
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Nazi Criminal Trials
By Joseph MacSween Canadian Press Staff Writer
The new decision by the West German Parliament ,on war crimes prosecution wil! earn Chancellor Ludwig Erhard only criticism and faint praise
abroad although it aay win him |
votes im the forthcoming general election
The Bundestaz voted 34 to % Thursday in favor of the short- est possible extension—4 years —of the legal deadline for new Prosecutions of Nazi criminals
It seems certain this decision was received with disappoint- ment around the world by peo ple who had been expecting extension of at least 10 vears
Observers feel the action of the German law-makers can be traced simply enough to the fact an election is scheduled for Sept. 19 with Erhard’s coalition government already in trouble for its handling of foreign pol- icy. particularly involving East Germany. Israel and the Arab countries
The uneasy coahtion was formed between the Christian Democrats and the Free Demo crats following the last election when the ruling Chnstian Demo- cratic party failed by eight seats to obtan an over-all ma jortty in the 52l-member lower house. or Bundestag OPPOSE EXTENSION
In the current controvers) the Free Democrats nave been opposed to“dhy extension af the statute of limitations where war cmmes are concerned and thetr voice was ‘powerful since Fwaid Bucher. the justice minister is 2 member of the party: Bucher. who has tendered resignation rather than sign the bill. contended the measure vio lates the German constitution similar to the way om which Adolf Hitler enacted retroactive legislation to suit his own pur poses
Other legislators have hit this argument by fiotnes 76 profes- sors of law at West German un- versities stated there was no constitutional bar to the legisla- tion
It was significant the most impassioned plea against Nazi criminals came from a member of the younger - generation of
hres
Christian Democrats. Dr Ernst |
Benda. 40. who said to the ap- plause from” al] sides of the house March 10 the German people would have to live aware there were murderers \among them ,
But the Bundestag s ardor had cooled by Thursday Polit- cians were keenly aware of pub he opimon polls indicating further prosecution of Nazi cmminals has grown unpopular
The polls show widespread
likely |
sentiment in faver of closing the books on the Nazi past. not ont of sympathy with offenders but primarily out of concern over damage that current trtals may be giving to Germany's name. SENTENCED THOUSANDS
The 25-year limit ending at the close of 1949-wil] only pre- vent the opening of new cases but does not prevent the contin- Wation of cases alresty opened.
It is thus arguéd only a hand- ful of criminais could possibly escape compared with the ap.Ano who have heen sentenced by German and non-German churts since the war \
Some observers fee! no oaniyv in Germany but in. for instance,
Britain. is there a mood to for- give and forzet However, Hugh Trevor-Roper. Oxford histodian and author in Germany. wrote recentiv in the London Sunday Times °
“Our charitable atutude is perhaps the chamty of indiffer ence—the easy indifference of
the unengaged Behind 1 hes an assumption that. by and large, al' Germans were gunitv of Navi* cmmes The assumption may be true The tacit complicity of the German people as a whole in undeniable But must that com- Pheitv be cantinded”
Our Yesterdays ‘From The Guardian Files)»
TWENTY — FIVE YPFARS 460
(March WW, 1940)
Last’ Thursday the Charlotte. ° town Litte Theatre Gould pre sented three one act pia Te Monkes's Paw directed hy Vera Millia ant Owner n Spain directed hy lanet Tow nshend A Mad Rreak fast.” directed bo R- Burlergh Taylor
On Ma y lav do lgevd George started nos 5ist vear in the English H e mons,
TEN YEARS (G0 (March 20, 1955) Last Frida te tidents af Acadia Unive held their —~ annual election at which they Sterted Gordon -Srmmani,__of Summerside. as president of their -Student's Represen'atne Ceunci! for the vear 1955-56
Bob Gigzev was elected presi. dent of the Centenn:al Y's Men's
Club at their annual supper meeting held in the hanquel room of the YMCA
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