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NIBER 107-1963.

FEET:-‘._-TTL"EISDA_\', _DEC_E __1______r._ ._ Human Rights Day

On this. the fifteenth anniver- sary of the signing of the Declara- tion of Human Rights by the United Nations, we are reminded that the declaration has still to be formally ratified by many nations, includinﬂ Canada.

We are fortunate. of course. in having our own Bill of Rights and in having inherited #1 t1‘adIli0n Of ‘individual freedom. i=nibod.V'l"I.Z ‘ml- versal suffrage and equality before the law. Yet. as we all know, inequal- ities still exist. due in part to per- sonal prejiulice or ignorance.

In the international field, We have failed to ratify some conven- tions passed by the United Nations because jurisdiction in matters of labor or education is provincial; oth- ers because Canadian public opinion is not yet. ready for them. For ex- ample. while Canada readily rati- fied the anti-slavery convention, It has not yet. ratified those regarding the status of refugees or stateless persons. probably because thus far no Canadians have been forced to abandon their homes for other lands.

The United Nations Association of Canada has taken this opportun- ity of suggesting that we examine our minds to see whether we are feally prepared to accord to others all the rights we desire for oursel- ves. Perhaps our immigration policy should be more elastic. Perhaps we should be less critical of other coun- tries where the clash between races is more urgent. than in this country.

Is our exclusion of West Indians or Japanese really different in na- tiuire from South Africa's “apar- theid“, or the resistance of some- Southern States to full enfranchise- merit of negroes? Are we truly ser- ious in our sympathy with the de- veloping countries (representing t}‘wo-thirds of the world's population) unless we are pri.=-pared to extend far greater airl in helping them our- selves?

?: For the first. time in history. the idea that every person has rights In Virtue of the fact that he or she is a human being was set. out in precise terms this date fifteen years a_'-go. That. is what Human Rights Iilay is all about. It wouldn't hurt. us tb do a little soul-searching on the Subject. on this occasion. as individ- iials and as a nation.

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:;Advice From A Friend

_‘f That staunch Liberal organ, the Winnipeg Free Press. has come to the conclusion that among the prob- loms Prime Minister Pearson can no ldnger avoid grappling with is the anomalous position in his cabinet If Mr. Walter Gordon.

:1 “To begin with," it. says, “Mr. Gordon demanded. in his opposition days, that the financial affairs of the nation be put in order and as minister of finance fully pledged himself to this immediate reform. He has completely failed to effect, even to attempt it." I‘ This year's deficit. the Free Press predicts. will be appallingly lﬁrge. “It may be larger. indeed, than the last. deficit of the Diefen- bpker government which Mr. Gor- dpn so often indicted for fiscal ir- rgsponsibility. After half a year of allvances and retreats. the simple

,fIlct is ‘that. Mr. Gordon has not

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Juched, much less solved, the gov- eimment’s budgetary problems and oip his record so far seems unlikely t1i solve them."

i Perhaps even more important In

the and,

says our Winnipeg con-

, is the old issue of trade y W .y'l'he view o1,Mr. Gordon ap-

not coincido with tho

Liberal party’: oeciav.-cu puamon or with the» views so often expressed by the Prime Minister. Mr. Gordon represents. "in some considerable degree at least." the broad princi- ples of protectionist policy. He also represents "strong elements in On- tario where, for the present anyway. the electoral power of the Liberal party is too much concentrated." For these and other reasons-— enumerated in a lengthy leading editoriaI——the Free Press says the cabinet reorganization now general- ly expected must involve Mr. Gor- don. ll warns that if he remains as finance minister “few Canadians and fewer foreigners will believe that the government really intends to follow a liberal trade poicy."

Pollution Report

Now that the report of the con- suiting engineers has been received with respect to pollution of the (‘harlottetown harbour area, it is to be hoped that concrete action will be taken to remedy the situation.

It is unnecessary to review the details of the report. as they appear in our news columns. What is im- portant is that they substantiate, in large part. the complaints of our provincial health authorities. which we publicized several months ago. and which drew criticism in some quarters as being of an unduly alarmist. nature.

There is nothing to be alarmed about if the importance of the prob- lem is recognized and given the at- tention it. requires on the part of all concerned. The engineers’ report suggests a cooperative effort on the part of the communities of Char- lottctown. Parkdale and Sherwood. in financing a program which would deal with the problem step by step.

The Water Pollution Committee, on which the provincial authorities are also represented. is to be com- mended on obtaining this authorita- tive-survey. As a blueprint for the future. it.s recommendations can hardly be overemphasized; for it is obvious that if remedial measures are not taken along the lines sug- gested—and without. too much de- lay——the health menace will be ac- centuated and we shall be in for real trouble.

To The Holy Land

The decision of Pope Paul VI to visit the Holy Land. notes the Mon- treal Gazette, is another and very striking example of the changes that are being adopted in the modern conception of the Papacy. Not since the year 18l3 has :1 Pope been out- side Italy. Even then, it was the case of Pope Pius VII having been taken. practically by force. by Napol- eon to France. After D170 the Popes withdrew to the Vatican, and did not even journey in Italy.

In I929. under the Lateran Agreements. the Italian Government recognized Vatican (‘ity as an inde- pendent state. over which the Popes would have sovereignty. But the Popes continued to remain within their t.errito1'y, rarely leaving it. ex- cept to journey the 30 miles to the papal summer palace of Castel Gon- dolfo.

The change of at/r.it.ute was first seen in Pope John XXIII. who re- peatedly left Vatican City to visit various parts of ltal_v. Once he travelled 350 miles by train to the shrines of Loreto and Assisi. Prob- ably, were it not for age and failing health, Pope John would have con- sidered far longer trips, beyond Italy.

It has been for his successor to be t.he first to break with the long tradition. And he has underlined the move toward closer Christian unity by announcing that this first volun- tary visit of :4 Pope outside Italy would be as 8. pilgrim to the Holy Land._the birthplace of Christianity.

EDITORIAL NOTE

A surprising number of people who would demand the most. modern drug from their family doctor. still cherish a secret. faith in some ancient remedy for common illness. And Indeed. some old “home cures” have been found to have a sound scien- tific basis. But it is doubtful if the sums can be said for tho following cures mentioned by a BBC com. men-tator in reviewing a n c i e n t remedies: “You find a piebald horse and then inhale its breath, catch an owl and make A slow. or mast 3 mouse and eat it; or find a married couple whose names are John and Joan, and then get them to give you I Illce of bread and butter."

TREL BUREAU AT ALBANY

THE RUBY TRIAL

ProbIem‘Posed By Excessive Publicity

The Ialo Robcri .lai-ksmi once said that €'.\lI"8SSl\'P publicity sur- rounding Ihc accusation a n d trial of criminal suspects was‘

New York Times

ihcy ought In be rigorously cx- I a result of the degrading events

cluded. The reputation of Amer- ican iustice has

dama-iizcd enough in our own

already been in Dallas without suffering the

I further indignity of the R u by

“one of tho worst mcnaccs Io ‘ cycs and In those of the world as I trial becoming a national show.

Voted Under Fire

American jiisticc Too oftcn in . this country we soc a criminal _ trial become a circus. providing I Iitillaiinn In the public instead of the quiet search for truth that , should cliaracicrizc judicial pro- cccdings.

These thoughts come to mind i with reports that television cam- ‘ eras may be admitted to the. Dallas trial of Jack Ruby on the 1 charge of murdcring Lcc Har-, vcy Oswald. alleged assassin of I President I\'i=nncdy. Seven Har- I varrl law teachers have Iellinzly , criticized the whole handling of . the criminal process in Dallas « to date for its excessive emphas- is on publicity.

ERRORS COMPOUNDED

The-so grave crrors would be compouudcd by It-levising the trial. as can easily be _lllflL'('d in considcrin: just one fact: . at the faccs of tho jurors would bc displaycd to millions day aftcr day on l(‘lc\'I.=i0n. A juror “hose conscicncc poinlcd to an unpop- ular position mizht well bc dis- suadcd by fcar of public con- tcmpt or worse.

The prcss and other morlla of communication liavc thcir great . duty to sock the facts by all dc- ccnt means. The events of the last srim wcck have dcmonslrat- - ed how effective television. In 5 particular. can be In 2 I v I n 2 1 every American a sense of dir- N-I participation in lIisInr\'-—-- in all its majesty and all its terror.

But officcrs of the law have their responsibilities. too. a n d on» of them is to assure fair When these two duties conflict. we’ havp no hcsitalion In ' saying that fair trial should takc ‘ prccedcncc ovcl‘ piihlicity.

HAVE OBLIGATION

Judges and prosecutors and lawyers have tho nbliaation to pul. the ll1l9l‘F‘Sl,S of justice first. Courts. as .Iu<Iicr- Dniizlns has put it. arc not dcsizueri “to pro vide lIl(‘ public with recreation or with instruction in the ways of i':ovcrnmcnI.."

All those consirlcrations a re Ihc morc cnmocllinz in tho case of Jack Ruby I-‘.vcn should he xvclcomc Iclcvision camcras.

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Legalized Ottawa

II III? Dominion legali/.cs lniicrics II has a duty to son Ihc profits are not mono- polizcrl by onc provincc or group of provinccs.

A naiionnl lniicry. siipcrvised I

Our Yesterdays (From the Guardian I-‘llcsi

TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO Incccmhcr I0. 1938) ‘ Recent sevcro \vc;_iIIicr has wiped out thc Riugneckcd pheas- ants hero. Constable Spurgzcon Jenkins. special game officcr of the RCMP said last night. Last year the Dcpartmcnt of Agricul- ; Iurc a I I c m p Icd to introduce pheasants Iicrc. sccurinz a num- box‘ of birds from Ottawa.

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Thursday was a red- letter - day in the h I s I o r y of Central Royalty School. when Lleut.-Gov. DcBIois prcsc-ntcrl thc Irophy. won Ihrcc years in succession by the school for the host k c nI I grounds. to the Icscher. M i s s I Mary MacLcnnan.

TEN YE.-IRS AGO ID!-cc-mher III. I953)

Thc work of cxtcndini: I I1 9 clcctric power lines from !\lonI- rosc, whcrc a icmporary hall was madc, !PVl‘l"8l wccks .120. to Tisznish has hccn prncrcriinz at full spend. and ycstcrday af- ternoon rcachcd the outskirts of thc village.

Dr. .I.C. Simpson. 1)r_ W. B. Hrrwatt and Dr. A.R. Grant sup- plied Ihc answers In the f]llP.'l- tions asked at a round In h I c discussion on matters relating to the advancement of medical science. presented at the wack- ly mos-ting of Summcrsldc Ro- tary Club yesterday. I

‘ the

i crate attempt to prevent

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1 help their own hospitals. rather I than those in Ireland.

E the process of time - have lofts-rics but there . would be inequality in that Que-

Montreal

Tlierc is a lesson for all th 2 world in the election in Venezue- la. It is a lesson in the dignity of democratic process at its best. and in the way a threat to the democratic process m ay bring a response from the poo-

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For this election was held un- der most provocative circum- stances. The terroristic forces of the pro- Castro I-‘ALN spared no effort to intimidate "the authori- tics and frighten the population. Kidna-ppiniz. murder. sabotage and threats were used in a delib- t h e election from taking place. and In the hope of creating conditions for a scizure of power.

Tlic population of Venezuela. in rcfusing to submit to these tactics of terror. showed I h c i:oiira,':e of d e m o cracy at its

‘ bcst. For when 95 per cent of an

PIf‘f‘t0l‘aI(’ turns out to vote. this is far hotter than democracy at its avcrayzc.

And it may wcll be that so many Vcnezuelans cxerc i s e d their right to vote precisely be-

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cause they knew that right was being threatened. and because they were willing to risk rerprisal to defend it. If this is so, the re- cent election has shown a sense ‘of democracy that many h a d doubted really existed In Vene- zuela. or in Latin America in general.

And this election gives a par- ticular responsibility to the new ‘President and his government. ; For if he can claim a’ 5 al sanction through having receiv- ed power in so significant an election. the people of Venezuela have the right to claim vigorous and progressive policies from

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in. One election. even one so Im- ; prossive. cannot guarantee good I government. or expansion. 1' ; greater prosperity for Venezuela. i But it can. and should. be a . starting point. .a beginning which could make Venezuela an exam- I pic for all Latin America. For ‘ certainly. the public response to

tho recent election was such an

example—not only to Latin '

- America. but to the world.

Lighting-

Ottawa

Do you remember when a line of kerosene lamps sat on an oi-

-cloth-covered shelf above the-

kitchcn sink’? Remember when two or three lanterns hung from nails in the back kitchen, and a big br:iss- bowled lamp on an up and down chain» hung above Ihc kitchen eating table? Lizhtiniz up time on the farm was a definite period of day. Dusk bczan creeping down east-

: crn slopcs by midafternoon. and

as soon as the sun disappeared the mountain crest. dark shadows gathered in the valleys. As a man came in from shock-

rlay. he saw the light in the kit-

Lotteries

by Ottawa. would be the faircst Ioltcry. it would prevent. the provinces quickest off the mark with their own lotteries monopo- lizing the cash like Dublin. Las Vegas or Monte Carlo. Estimates given Parliament say Ihai Canadians spend as

- much as $l50.0II0.000 a year on, lotteries. This is big money for‘

any province. While Newfound- land and Saskatchewan h 3 ve hccn rcpnrled implacably op- poscd Io lotteries, other provin- cial jurisdictions appear ready to be convinced they must. keep gambling money at home to

Much ill-will and Injustice can he created if everything is left to the provinces. The provinces slow to adopt lotteries would re- sent money being sent. to other provinces by their citizens. In all might s I I l l

bcc and Ontario could offer for richcr prizes than Prince Ed- ward Island or Newfoundland. This would concentrate in the central provinces large amounts nf moncy the poorer provinces

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The Fedora] Govcrnmeni that makes lotteries legal cannot walk away and say it has merc- ly allowed the provinces to en- izage In this doubtful hnsinesn. Having legalized lotteries. Ot- tawa could not escape a duty to ensure proper supervision in n d maximum income for the nation- nl causes deserving assistance. inevitably the conviction would arise that a national lottery. with the Dominion authorities

Up Time

ichcn window. and the shaft of i_ gold that slanted into the ycrd. ‘-be written in terms of lamps I and lanterns. Mcn return in g y from town saw the light. the f farmhouse and knew they were - nearing home. In an emer-zcncy. . anxious eyes peered down a ‘road writing for the light that I meant the doctor and help wene V on the way. ; Thousands of men and boys have done farm cfhores by the light of kerosene lanterns: thou- sands of farm milles have sat in the soft glow of kerosene lamps as boys -and girls did their homework. while father read the farm journals and mother work- : ed at the never quite- caught-up mending and damn: .

Lighting-up time is still a pan of country life. Now one presses a button or Iiiri-is a switch. But it makes no difference wh-ct the source of the light may be. Lighting-up time Is a period of day as darkness comes. and the light that glows in millions of homes is still a beacon.

CITES RESPONSIBILITY

BOSTON ICP) French is both an ndvantnge and a responsibility, 8 Quebec government official said Sunday night. G. H. Dagneau of Mont.- rcal. head of the Quebec cultural affairs department‘: newly cre- ated branch of extra-territorial French Canada. cited the recent ﬂourishing of French technolo- gists in various fields as an ex- ample of the value of speaking F r e n c h. He was addressing members of La societo Histor- Ique Franco-Americalne here.

WR|GHT’S

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taking the profit and making fair allocation across the coun-

try. woi d be best, II more are‘ I

to be le allied lotteries.

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, Medications

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By Dr. 'I‘hoodore R. Vnnenen

Most of us are aware of the limitations. dangers. and lids rea tions of medicines. There is .0 perfect drug and we should be suspicious of any product offered as a cure - al forlevery imaginable malady. Th intelligent person k n o w 3 ttua pharmacists and physi- cla 3 must try new preparations over a long period before ade- quate evaluation can be made.

several drugs have been re- moved from the market because they proved to be too danger- ous, even aftar years of usage. Thalidomide had passed all the usual tests as a safe and effec- tive drug. Time demonstrated that it damaged the fetus when used by women during the first four months of pregnancy.

Physicians have learned from cenlturies of experience to rely In time. Most of the sensation- stories on the remarkable ue of a new drug represent iggerations to attract reader Iantion. Many are planted by manufacturer to introduce product and promote sales. vs releases emphasize the good qualities and omit the bad; the latter may be an hon- esliomlssion because the rem- edy has not been used on enough patients over a .10 ng period to uncover the dangers and limitations.

R-e .p u t a bl s pharmaceutical houses take no chance: and avoid undue publicity until they are reasonably sure that every claim for their product can be backed up. They depend upon reliable and honest medical re- search teams to obtain the facts. After all. it is the prac-

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tising physician who is the final judge and he has nothing to

gain and everything to lose when he prescribes a worthless or hazardous medication.

Drugs go through cycles of popularity. Vita min s. for ex- ample. work best when they compensate for actual deficien- cies but are of little value a n (I occasionally are harmful if the body has its quota. When they are used as a remedy for al- most every ailment. the physi clan is caught in the middle; pa- tients may demand a vitamin for a disorder that has little or nothing to do with the cause.

SPINAL TAP

E.J.K. writesf Why is a spin- al puncture a prerequisite in a clinic before mental illness is diagnosed?

R!‘-'PLY

Because of the possibility that a specific infection or brain lesion is responsible for the mental condition. This test is not always deemed necessary sothat the term "prerequisite" is not apropos.

DIET FOR DIABETICS

A. .w' . Can a diabetic

safely take reducing pills?

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Yes. but the diabetic it let takes into account the id e :11 weight of the individual. If y o u are too stout at present. yo u will reduce by sticking to Ih e

DISABLED LUNGS Mrs. R. writes: What is a rcs- I piratory cripple?

- REPLY I A person with a chronic lung - condition that cannot be reme- I died be c a u s e of scarring or .‘ other changes in these organs. l Coughing and shortness of I breath disable the victim.

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low." min I statistician. It’: hu- man nature to abuse edom.— Galt Reporter.

Buying elected the men we felt best fitted to manage the city‘: affairs. we'll all get but: to telling them how to do It. Brandon Sun.

The In - effects of oxceulv cigarette smoking should be set In their proper place In the daily routine. If the subject is treated as an isolated "wickedness". then the government’; campaign is almost certain to fail. There have been far too many exampl- es of attempts to stamp‘ out the drinking of alcohol to leave any doubt that mere stamping on I habit is enough to put it out of existence.—- Hamilton Spectator

THE WAY T“

on Lady (to (run). --wk, don't you work? Hard work nev. or fund anyone." ‘rump _ "You're wronl. lady. I lost both of my wlvec that way."—Ga1¢ Reporter.

There an educated persons today who claim that spelling Is not very Important so long as the word is understood. But this In like saying that grammar does not matter if the meaning is rea- sonably clear. Correct spelling is 1 good discipline for the mind. It would be beneficial if the old- lashloned spelling bee: should make a comeback in our ele- mentary sohool classrooms. To- day they are officially frowned upon because. Incredibly enough. professional educators believe they are "psychologically dam- aging" to the chlld.— Edmonton Journal.

A Little Light Relief

London Times

While the Russians and Chin- ese are battering away at each other It is pleasant to record a little light relief on the dispute. The story comes from Warsaw.

Khrushchev and Mao Tse-tung. .

so the story goes. agreed to go tiger shooting. The tiger appear- is

fired first —- and missed. He fired again -- and missed. Niki- ta then fired. The tiger rolled over dead. The two men went up to it, measured it. found it was too heavy for their bearers to carry away. Nik-its said he would go and get help. leaving Mao on the spot. When he retur- ned th ere was no tiger to be seen. “But -— but where is th e tiger?" he said. Mao Tse-t u n g was courteously I nt e r a sled. "What tiger?" he replied. Nikita applied his full dialec- tical method. “Lo ok, you re-

member we set out Ioshoot I

tiger?" — "Yes." “We saw the tiger." — "Cer- In "

“You fired first and missed." — "I did."

“You fired a second time. and missed." — “That is true."

“Then I fired and got tho tiger." — "Certainly. first shot."

“We went up to it and touched I." -— "We did."

“It was too heavy for us to move. so I volunteered to go on and get more help." -— “Yes — quite correct."

"But when I tiger had zone.

"What tiger?"

Those who do not wish to an the Slno-Soviet rift getting wider might consider sending copies of the Warsaw 5 to both Mr. Khrushchev and Mac Tse-tung. It makes more sense than some of the exchanges.

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