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PAGE 4 The Easter Message h ps t 4 was never a’ time when the Easter message of hope and renewal was more sorely need-

ed than today. Having allowed-/

materal things to dominate our out- look, we have largely ceased to.

tion; and if this applies to our per- sonal relations it has a stiJl more important bearing on the wider con- cepts of humanity

All human history has been a struggle between the concept of man

subject to the laws*of' matter, and man as an accident in the materia! chemistry of the universe. On that issue, all men, Christians and others alike, have finally been compelled to choose’ one side or the other. So have all social systems.

As Easter dawns again we per- ceive, this year more clearly than ever, that the long struggle between the two fundamental ideas in men’s minds is not finished. The outside forces that assail the Christian prin- ciple are embodied in the menace of Communism, dominant in a large part of Europe and Asia, and reach- ing after nothing short of world sub- jugation. But there are dangers within as well as without, from the loss of our inner faith in things, spiritual.

Despite these aberrations, there are seasons when the faith of our fathers comes home. to us with special force and relevancy. Easter is such a season, bringing to the world of the spirit the same glorious revival that we can see in the return, of Spring in our fields and wood- lands. The hearts of men and wo- men leap forward to grasp its mean- ing, and are lifted up in prayer and praise. It is then possible to look out on a world of confusion and dis- cord with the confidence of ultimate triumph. That seems to be the most significant thing which can be said in this secular comment about the Festival of Easter, which the churches will celebrate tomorrow.

in solemn rites and soaring anthems. >

We Have Priority

It is to be hoped that all our members will be on their guard against the campaign launched in the Atlantic Advocate to kill the Northumberland Strait Causeway scheme in the interests of the pro- posed Chignecto Canal project. We see no reason for assuming, how- ever—as did Mr: William Acorn, chairman of the House committee on transportation during the budget

@s an intention on the Diefenbaker Government’s part to renege in its pre-election promises with regard to the Causeway. Ottawa’s good faith was shown in the extensive survey of the Causeway’s feasibility, of which a final report should soon be available. All the progress reports to date are favorable. The canal

has been mooted unsuccessfully for over a century—has not yet got to the stage of a preliminary. engineer-

It, is

- economist, makes the point that Pre- | sident Eisenhower’s imposition of

ing estimate, and this will have to | be followed by an economic study. |

We do not at all agree with the Advocafé’s attitude that the Cause- way and Canal schemes are incom- patible, and that it would be un- reasonable ,to expect the, Canadian economy to finance both. The ex- penditure would be chicken feed compared with what has been lavished on the St. Lawrence~ Sea- ‘Way project. In any case, the prior- ity given to the Causeway survey is the best evidence of the Diefen- baker Government's awareness of its prime importance and _practic- ability. This is not to minimize the forces against us in this new Chig- necto drive, motivated apparently by the K. C. Irving oil interests, which are out to establish a trans-shipment area in Saint John, stocking it by shuttle service up and down the St.

Lawrence Seaway during the sum-

the early part of May, and it will en- able the Government to come, to a definite decision on the project.

In the meantime we suggest that the Advocate, now that it has shown its hand in this matter, drop its claim to being “the voice of the At- dantic Provinces” and confine itself to its own territory: It is sailing un- der false: colors: when it professes to” speak for this Province; at any rate,

" ‘ wn Sordid Politics Sumner H. Slichter, a Harvard

mandatory quotas on crude oi] im- ports is “sordid politics at its worst.” It is, he says, “an unwarranted act of economic aggression on behalf of a few oil states against the nation as a whole and‘against the free world.”

The Milwaukee Journal, while in- dorsing Prof. Slichter’s word, adds some strong comment of its own. “Emphasis,” it says, “has been plac- ed on the effect the quotas will have on our relations with such nations as Canada and Venezuela. But emphas- is also ought to be placed on the ef- fect they will have on the American consumer—if not in higher prices at the very least in preventing cheaper foreign oil from | bringin lower prices.

“It is hard for thinking Americans to accept the President’s argument that the quotas have a defense pur- pose. How could it be better, from a security standpoint, to use up our | own oil when we could save part of it by buying cheaper oil abroad? The plain truth is that the oil interests have won again. And it is the consum- ers—as well as some of our allies— who pay.”

The Canadian Government has already shown commendable firm- ness in telling Washington that man- datory import controls are harmful to this country’s economy and to continental security. It is to be hop- ed that Ottawa will be no less firm in pressing the Eisenhower Admin- istration for details of Washington’s plan for a “co-ordinated approach” to the oil import quota situation as it relates to defence.

EDITORIAL NOTES What’s going on in the Middie East, anyway? It seems such a short time ago that President Nas- ser of the United Arab Republic was thought to be in league with the Soviet Union. Now, he spends most of his spare time attacking the Government of Iraq for its alleged Communist sympathies. . % * & We have had no word of their. appearance in the Maritimes, but Toronto police report that a number | of counterfeit $10 bills are in circula- tion there. They have also been pass- | ed in Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Hamilton. The RCMP says the bills bear 16 different serial numbers but all show a picture of the Queen with her eyes closed. This shotld

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Col. George Theodoras Grivas, leader of the Cypriot rebels for the last five years, wiil have no difficulty in finding a responsible post in the event of war. The British themselves, against whom he fought so bitterly and so skilfully, would probably be glad of his services. The Governor of Cyprus, Sir Hugh Foot, paid tri- bute to his military brilliance when he said: “He is the type of soldier you would like to have on your side.”

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The Atlantic Provinces are not the only areas concerned about the St. Lawrence Seaway..In a recent address to the Engineering Institute of Canada at Hamilton, Ont., Mr. Stuart Armour, economic advisor to the Steel Company of Canada, ex- pressed some anxiety about the Sea- way’s effects on manufacturers. He was afraid the deep waterway would hit them in the heart of industrial Ontario in two ways—by increasing the pressure of outside competition, and by obliging steel and some other industries to pay shipping tolls on the. bulk of their raw materials,

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EASTER LIGHT AND SHADOW

Macmillan’s

Tour Lauded

By Ed Simon Canadian Press Staff Writer

Despite the complaints cf some disgruntied Labor s>ckesmen that Prime Minister Macmillan ap- pears to be in favor of winning his next general election, Britain has greeted the return of its much - travelled premier with general approval.

It will be some time before the results cf Macmi'llan’s visits to Moscow, Paris, Born and Wash- ington can be assessed pzoperly But few Britons questicn that the purpese ef his travels was laud- able, and that he worked hard. in his efforts to achieve it.

Even his Labor critics have | | little grourd for complaint with

the prime minister's perfor- mance. For years, the Onp-siticn has reiterated iis pleas fcr a summit conference. Macmilan has come home with the as- surence that the peak is almost certain. to be reached this year.

It has frequent’y been observed that there is litile point to summit meetings unless the part.cipants

come prepared to negotizte. But |

these arguments have not come

from Lador ranks. a

QUESTION WIDE OPEN Nonetheless, the question re-

“PUBLIC FORUM

This column ts open to the discus

sion by correspondents of question

interest. The Guardian does not Lesem

sarily en‘orse the opinion cf corres pondents.

NEWFOUNDLAND TROUBLE

Sir—In Tuesday's issue of The Guardian there is a com- munication signed by Mr. C. C. Pratt and Rev. George Mac- Donald, P.P., both of this dis- trict of St. Peters Bay. Therein is contained a report of a. tele- gram sent to Mr. John A. Mac- donald, M.P. in connection with

the action taken by our Fecer- °

al Government in refusing ad- ditional police force to Premier Smallwood of Newfoundland in his trouble between the loggers d himself. Reading this would suppose

telegram that it repre-

sents a concensus of opinion of |

the people of this district in re-

gard to this matter. If ths~is |

what they wish Mr. Macdonald

and your readers to unders‘and, |

then the question might we’'l be asked: What me‘hod did these gentlemen adopt to gather opin- ions and thus arrive at a decis- fon so sympathe‘ic and doctrin- aire? : Beane In disputes of this nature there are of course two sides to be considered. This disturbance in Newfountiland surely follows the game general pattern. wrong is hardly on one side and all the right on the other. And some of us here in St. Peters care to say that the I.W.A. loggers have a beter claim to than have Premier Smallwood

and the Newfoundiznd Develop |

ment Corporaticn. But time and further information will reveal the rightness or wrongness of the parties here involved.

Ths telegram directs strong barage of words against our Federal Government for re- fusing to send police reinforce- ménts into Newfoundland at the request of Mr. Smallwood. Why use such scorn and express such displeasure? The loggers are not going about on a rampage spreading fire and sword over the land. My information is thnt they haven't done more than their legitimate picket duty--at least not until a new logging un- jon ‘was recruited by the New- foundland Premier. So why de- plete the police body of the other Provinces to accommodate a heady leader like Mr. Small- wood, in his endeavor to re- place the entrenched I.W.A, with his own organization?

Yes, there are two sides to this phase of the dispute also. And a little more can be sa‘d too in justification of the Fed- eral’ Government's actiog. Isn't

one |

All the |

judged in the right |

mains wide open whether there are reasenable hcpes that the chiefs of state can accomolish

tions, A great deal of ground must be covered before the | talks begin.

conference, France’s Gen. de Gaulle was belligerent in hinting at the consequences of any Com-

Berlin. None o° his remarks con- tradicted anything Macmillan had to say, but their tone was signifi- cant.

complete agreement between

| France and West Germany was |

'a reminder that de Gaulle and | Chancellor Adenauer continue to loperate as a “‘little ginger” group within the Western alli- | ance, united In placing the ne- cessity to stand firm ahead of

anything during their delibera- |

In his first presidential press |

munist attempt to blockade West |

His pointed reference to the |

the desirability of East - West |

negotiations.

PRELIMINARY TEST

Subsequent exchanges of views between Western capitals will establish the extent to which the general is willing to unbend, and the suppleness of Khrush- chev’s: joints will receive a pre- liminary test at the preparatory meeting of foreign ministers.

Meanwhile, barring collision | with such less comfortable issues |as unemployment, byelection re- sults or the troubles of the central African -federation, Macmillan can spend his Easter weekend basking in’the unprecedented sun- shine of almost unanimous popu- lar approbation.

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One of the most efficient and | pleasant Airlines in the world is that operated by Swiss-Air which took us from Cologne to Zurich and then to Berne. The aircraft and the terminals quick'y d2mon- strate one of the characteristics of the Swiss people, namely; | cleanliness. The public rocms and | all parts of the Airport building ' at Zurich were immaculate and orderly. We were to find that Switzerland is noted for the tidi- ness, energy and cleanliness of its pople. The medieval city of Berne, which is the Swiss capital, is ' perhaps one of the most auth- entic ancient urban arezs in the world. The arcades appear io have been erected many many years azo. Scme of them were of course, and even thcse which are as young as a century or s9, | nave been built in the same style and pattern. Berne has a river, it has surrounding mountains and ' a view of this lovely city in the green valley is quite un‘orgett- ; able, The Gothic architecture of the | churches and other structures is impressive. The Town: Hall was ‘cuilt,in the, year 1461, so was he famous Untor Bridge, wich ‘gs one “ the most familiar fea- tures of the landscape. The city of Berne itself is much older, | having been founded in 1191. | FAMOUS BEAR PIT In Berne of course the vis- | itor must go to the famous Bear | Pit, and here we found many other visitors and native Bernese enjoying the antics of the ani- mals which are the emblems of the Canton of Berne. We were also on hard to sce the famous town clock in action, and it was

| it the Department of Jus‘ice that ' controls and directs this RCMP force, and not Mr. Smallwood | or Mr. Nicholson (now resign- ed)? Who, but the Federal Gov- ernment, appointed “Mr. Nichol- son and accepted his resigna- | tion? And who appointed his | successor? Shouldn’t the o‘her Provinces be considered when apportioning .out this force to the different areas?

Mr. Smallwood was quick to decertify the I.W.A., but he is

not out of the woods yet in this matter and mey have difficulty in getting back into the woods! The Federal Government has authority to review this lezis- lation and disallow it if they deem it necessary. What be- comes of blustering Mr. Small- wood’s argument then?

And what-will become of these two gentlemén's telegram when viewed from the other angle of the dispute? Well, I feel sure Hon. John A. will know what merit it contains and how to

dispose of it.

. I am, Sir, ete., A D. Jd. MULLIN j St. Peter's Bay. ‘

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t To Switzerland By Heath Macquarrie, M.P. By Heath Macquarrie, M.P. -

a wonderful sight to see all the interestimz figures s ring into op- eration as the hour struck. The famous fountains of Berne, very old and very interesting, repres- enting different mythical figures are well worth a careful look.

At Berne we were the guests of Ambassador Turcctte. who seemed wel] qualified to repres- ent Canada in this post. His Ex- cellency recalls his work on the Royal Commission on Brozdcast- ing and inquired adcut the Rog- ers family in Charlottetown and about C.F.C.Y. Berne is a‘ quiet city. The pac2 of life is slow and is not marked by the gaiety of night clubs and cabarcts. It has a sedate temp:, and one might say the charm and dignity of a city which has grown old grace- fully.

The Swiss Federatic is one of the most interesting countries in the world today. It is a sma!l land—the area of Switzerland is considerably less than that of Nova Scotia for instance, but in it there is a povulation of nearly five million. Like Canada ‘it is a Federal State.

FOUR OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

In Switzerland instead of ten provinces, there are twenty-two cantons with varying customs, in- terests and econcmic ccnditions. There are four languages used in Switzerland: German, Italian and French by a large numer of-pecple and Remanch by the inhabitants of two small cantons in the south. AH of these lang- wages have official status.

In Switzerland there is no over- whelming support for any one

most as many Roman Catholics as Protestants. But with all its differences of language, religion, the Swiss have built a strong and harmonious state which cen siard as an example for many csun- tries torn by religious, racial or sectional divisions. Not only have the Swiss built a strong. poli- tical state, but they have pre- served the. very best features of democracy.

Switzerland is a land of poli-

Parliament and great autonomy is given the Cantons. An interes- ‘ing feature of the Swiss system is the Plural Executive or the Council of Mi.isters. The Pres- ‘dent of -this body holds office for one year, =nd may not be re- elected. BY REFERENDUM

The people of Switzerland have made great u. of the initiative and referendum, and there is pro- bably no country in the world where there are so many ap- peals to the voters. It is not enough ‘for a major law to be passed by the National Parlia- ‘ment, it must be approved by the voters directly. In scme of the smaller cantons they still carry on the old technique of de- mocracy as practiced by the aa-

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| Helping Child*

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At Meal Time —

By Herman N. Budesen, FINGERS

with a curved handle. It’s much too difficult for him to use ef- fectively. The handle should be straight and the bowl should be round and shallow.

SMALL PIECES

You can also help by seeing that certain cooked vegetables and fruits are cut into small Pieces so he can get them on the spoon easily. '

Moreover, placing a mashed ve- getable in a plate keeps the more slippery pieces, such as meat, beans and such, from being push- ed rigat onto the floor.

Now a word about foods. In general, children prefer simple foods simply served. They like their potatoes, meat, whatever else they eat, served in separ- ate portions. i

Ycu probably will get better re. sults’ by giving your tot focds individually than by mixing two or three together.

It can be difficult for a young- ster to accept a new food. There-+ fore, | suggest that you do not give a child more than one new food at aty me |. And introduce it slowly; keep the portions small. Algo serve it in conjunction with foods more familiar to the child. SLOW BUILD-UP

In other words, don’t call the youngster’s attention to the fact taat he is getting a different “ood. He probably will eat a small por-

relizious grouping. There are al- |

tical’ freedom. There is a free |

tion. Thon, a couple of days la- ter you can give it to him again. this time increasing the amount slightly.

Keep on with this procedure until he is eating full portions as often as you wagt to give them to him. ‘ - visable.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs, R.C.D.: What causes sore- ness of the tongue?

Answer: Soreness of the ton- gue may be caused by local con- ditions such as dentures, rougb teeth or some type of dental fill- ings. It may also be due to blood disorders, diabetes or vitamin de- ficiencies and, sometimes, it is a purely nervous symptom. A caeck-up by your doctor is ad-

cient Greeks. Here the voters as- semble annually, transact the business of the canton, and elect their officers. Such a system would greatly please Plato who believed that no state should be so large that its citizens could not be assembled. together in range of the speakers voice.

There is one group, however, which does net vote in Switzer- land, Thi> is the women of the country. lime after time refer- enda have been held on this questicn and always the womans right to vote has been denied, Last summer another appeal on this question was under-way. I recall ore member of the Swiss Parliament telling me that bets were being offered that the wé- men would not carry the day in a single canton.

Nevertheless Switzerland con- tinues to be one of the greatest democracies in the world; even without the particivation of the ladies. Of course one would not be so rash as to suggest that the women of Switzerland do not have some influeace on the male members of the family who monopolize the voting!

STRONG ECONOMICALLY

Along with its political stabil- ity, Switzerland is distinguishet for its economic strength. A small mountainous co..try with ‘imi- ted resources and no great ex- tent of rich soil, it has never- theless become a wealthy coun- try. It has made efficient use of ‘he water power which its moun-— ‘ainous streams give it,_and has become an exporter of power. It has developed’ a most flourish- ing tourist industry, and at every season of the year Switzerland is thronged with pleasure-seeking visitors. tt has capitalized ou the | skill of its workers in fields re- quiring precise workmanship. It has specialized In the production of high quality dairy products like cheese and milk chocolate.

In Switzerland there is a prem- ium upon efficiency, and it 1s said that if a train is listed in ‘he timetable as doparting at 9.10, it would be very foolish to expect to catch it at 9.11. Today this little country has one of the most up-to-date communication systems in the world with thou- sands of miles of highway and excellent railways with ~ swift, clean trains. The natural beau- ties of the country are made ac- cessible to all those who come, and the Swiss have become ex- perts in the field of tourism. °

One reason for the Swiss pros- perity is its long period of peace. In the early days there was much warfare in area, but the peace among themselves and kept out of external wars, they could not. ‘survive. With help cf their mountains, and'a_ well trained and patriotic militia, they were able to enforce respect for their views. For many. years Switzerland has been regarded as the outstanding neutral state,

It is nxt surprising that the League of Nations should -have had its headquarters in this

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About me, as I go,

Is the rambling conversation of snow.

It is no opinionated, decisive

Orator with winds to drive

Its points home, or with ecld

To set a period. It is an old

Tentative murmuring, as of one

Cognizant of so much it is pot too sure

Of anything! Wh . was begun

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Qualified advice of winter on a bough

Or rooftop becomes, now,

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Of more than self. K knows that there

Is green bark underneath it; blue prospects free

Of gray cloud in the sky;

And out of white brush, blue birds want to fly.

Wise with seasons, it presents

Its February creed

Only as opinions; confronted with stiff arguments

Of spring, it will concede!

—Helen Harrington In the Christian Science Monitor

nearly half a million political re- fugees have found refuge in this peaceful land. Today Switzerland is closely identified. with inter- national cooperation in the field of peace and human betterment. K seemed altogether fitting that our Internat‘>nal Conference of Parliamentarians should be held in this peaceful and beautiful

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