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New Flag—Or Else

It would appear. from the state- ments of Prime Minister Pearson the House of (‘ommons ycstcrday, that an effort will bo made to have I maple leai’ flag design passed be- fore Dominion Day-.l1il_\' l—so that the new flag could be flying from all Governmcnt buildings on that day. The approval of tho Quocn is requir- ed, and if this is obtained, the flag would be flown over her head when she arrives in Canada this Fall for the Centennial celebrations at ()hur. lottetmvn and Quebec, City. It is felt, says one report. that the Queen's stamp of approval on the design would be sufficient to melt a large measure of the opposition so far experienced. But as a constitutional monarch. what choice would Her Majesty have?

As the 'l‘oronlo (ilolu' and Mail points out editorially, there are. two focal points of view on the flag is- sue. Unfortunately-whit as might have been “ported-"Ahoy arc goo. graphical and racial. One is in Qua” bec Which. broadly speaking. is not willing to accept the Red Ensign, incorporating as it does the Union Jack. The other focal point is Eng- lish-speaking Canada. where such organizations as the Royal Cana- dian Legion are demanding that the Red Ensign be maintained

Here is an issue—a purely emotional one—which could further divide the country at a time when the need for national unity was never more manifcst. Prime Min- ister stresses this need himself, yet. he chooses this time to stake the fortunes of his government on the udoption of a new Canadian flag.

There are a lot of people in Can- eda who may want. to retain the old flag but do not want yet another national election at this time. This issue would present irhcm with a painful choice. It could be averted by a national referendum, iihus leaving the country at large to make I free choice in the mailer. Rut Mr. Pearson “ill have none. of that.

He's taking a big gamble indeed, whichever way the Vote in Parlia- ment gyms.

Crop Underwriting

Of interest to farmers generally is the new; that the Federal Gov- ernment intends to underwrite the provincial crop insurance programs. Reports from Ottawa say that the relevant legislation is now being scrutinized by the Department of Justice and will soon be presented to Parliament.

This is a measure which the governments of Manitoba and mtchewan have been pressing particularly. So far, the plans that have gone into effect have hardly been a financial success. By the end of 1963 they had paid out consider- ably more in benefits than they had

- taken in in premiums It. is antici-

pated that over a longer period the good yea-rs will level out the bad; but in the meantime, borrowing

must be resorted to, and in most provinces only a percentage of the {earners are covered. One disastroin you could put a plan so deeply in all that it might never recover.

moo scheme. 1! the provincial premiums are set correctly, the amount paid by the pmvinces, over the years, should be enough to cover any amounts the federal treasury will be asked to pay out in had years. Farmers would thus be given grcatcr protection against crop loss and. if the premiums are soundly calculated, there should be no unduc burden on federal tax- paycrs.

The assurance of federal back- ing should also enable those provin- ces that now have crop insurance plans on a partial basis—as Prince Edward Island has on potatoes and grain—to apply them more exten- sively.

A Plea For Equity

It is to he hoped that Premier Shaw's address to the visiting Can- adian managing editors at their conference hcre last week will have put the prolilcms of this Province in clearer perspective for newspap- ers across tho country. We are very small as Canadian provinces go, geographically and in popula' tion. and we can't expect the tail to wag the dog. But no one professes to qucstion the need, in the Confed- eration family, of a reasonable equity in scrvice and opportunity; and that is all the Premier was pleading for.

Recently, as he pointed out, policies have been under consider- ation which place a. tremendous fin- ancia power in certain areas of Canada. The larger provinces are “opting out” on shared cost pro- grams and huge amounts of money will accrue to these phovinces as a result. But: what of the others, less fortunately situated? Shared cost programs were provided to assist the weaker members of the family to take care of their con- stitutional obligations. If this plan

goes by the board. what is In ‘lakc ‘

its place?

A vastly weakened federal gov- ernment will no longer be in a. pos- ition to apply principles of fairness and assistance in redressing the balance. Prince Edward Island has already experienced a. taste of this in the pettifogging amount it re- ceived—less than $900,000—of the $187 million recently allocated for distribution, and the prospects for any better treatment are unpromia- ing to say the least.

If tihere is nccd for a beitcr un- derstanding of the problems of bilingualism and biculturalism in Canada, there is surely equal need for broadening the concept of coonomic nccds to include the wcak as well as the strong.

Arsenal Oi Chemicals

Country Guide, a farm maga- zine published in Winnipeg, reminds us that pesticides—about the mis- use of which there is so much com- plaint today—must also be credit- ed W'lllll having enabled agriculture to make tremendous strides in pro— ductivity.

Insecticides, for example, are used to control some 3,000 species of insects today; fungicides control an equally serious threat; control of weeds, rodents and nematodes all rest on chemicals and good manage- ment; chemical feed additives, growth promoters and antibiotics have provided the basis for a rev- olutionary poultry industry; swine and caittle are becoming increasingly dependent on the success of the re- search chemist.

Pesiticide sales in Canada alone amount to some forty million dol- lars in 1964. The list is endless, the implications staggering. But progress must go hand in hand with increased vigilance in the licensing of chemicals. .

In addition, there will be re- newed emphasis on biological con- trol, a control that; will become more and more effective as it is continued, even as the race between resistant strains and new chemicals mains unending. In fact. the fight against pestilence and disease will be a compromise between chemical and biological control.

No farmer. concludes the Win- nipeg paper, would wish to struggle in an environment favorable to in- aecta and disease. No one would widt to live in the sterile world Monet! in Rachel Carson’s “Sil- ent Spring”. We have wonderful and terrible arsenal and the world we may will, in large measure. be do- tarmined by the enlightened use of u M i

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PLAYING FOR HIGH STAKES

President Nosser’s Challenge In Yemen

The ultimate purpose behind President Nasser's military intervention in Yemen was clarified by his belligerant speeches on his surprise visit to

that rocky desert land. His pur- .

own control of the oil of the Per< sian Gulf area.

The historic irony of his latest drive is that. having been stym- ied in his campaign against Ia- rael, he deems “so-called Great

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massive . ’ be the better part of wisdom.

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to 1 tiion's frontiers is justified.

toward his 1

Britain" to be a more vulnerable Q

to rget.

Having Won command of the

Suez Canal. he would like to eli- minate the British hold on Ad- which controls the‘ scubth

en, outlet of the Red Sea. If thatl

aim could be accomplished. the

whole British-protected Feder-,

alion of South Arabia with its dozen s eikdoms and emlnalea would collapse, opening the

way to Oman and even to Ku- '

wait.

AGAINST ISRAEL Such a success would (‘(‘Ill(‘lll

Nasser's hold on Yemen and

force Saudi Arabia to come

of the Arab states in an empire under his domination would be advanced. And so would his pro- jected confrontation with rael. for which he proclaims Arab unification to be a prim- ary condition.

se are high stakes. They

5 have. our new flag?

to ; among all those other ordinary. terms with him. The unification ‘

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Withdrawn his troops from Ye- men as promised. His purpose is not merely to back the Yemen republican regime against the royalists but. to make Yemen 1 base against Britain.

In collaboration with Ye-' mcn’s President al-Salal. he is staging repeated air and land raids and warfane against both the federation.

He has the advantage of being able to call on all the anti-colon- ial forces for support. as shown in the security Council vote against Britain's reliaimy air attack.

DISTURBED WITH REASON

The British and their triends in South Arabia are, with rea- son. disturbed by these develop- ments. oreign Secret

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New York Times

divided Arab World behind Nas- er. A more flexible policy would

Nasser‘s reach often has ex- ceeded his grasp. Time is not necessarily on his side.

Firm defense of the federa-l of I course. It should be combinedi with measures to speed South } Arabia's independence. Cnnver-l sion of the Aden base Into a leased facility would weaken the l

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Menwhile, efforts should be made to move toward normal

relations with Yemen's new republican government. Maxi- mum use ould be made of

United Nations machinery to ease border disputes. Instead of escalating the Yemen quarrel into a major confrontation with Nasser. every effort should he

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Weapon Of Laughter

Fort William Times-Journal

Sometimes laughter will de- an an d or roposal where hard argument will fail. Whether or not a Toronto lady will succeed with her attempt at humor to depreciate an Ot- tawa symbol for a new Candi- an flag rem in: to

“Won’t it be lovely when we

"I can just see it now at the United Nations. flying dainliiy

masculine-type flags. It's gomg to stand out like a kitten among a group of mastiffs.

“It's so pretty! Thrce swcci ‘ maple leaves on a field of white to show everyone that we have maple leaves too. And the cute idea of putting blue at each side to represent the oceans. That was a clever touch.

"I spend a few months each year in New York and I c n

hardly wait to point to it and

tell my friends that's the stan- dard we great. big Canadians fly over our vast Dom

“And there's another thing we should change while we're at it. Dominion of Canada looks so broad and sort of big. don’t you think? Isn’t th some- thing a little more delicate that we could call our cou Diminutive of Canadelte? It would take some of that coarse bigncss away and also might help to appease those who yearn for the French touch.

"Also. I've been hearing whimpch for another version of The Maple Leaf. Something like this might be madly quaint for the chorus:

Our maple leaves may ‘ook

effe‘te

But aren't they sweet together?

We'll fly them on the best

chiffon, Depending on the weather. "A little queer perhaps. but awfully cute. don't you think?"

Bore Heocls Win

‘Globe and Mail. Toronto

N is reported that the Yonge I Street but merchants. L. J. Ap- l plegath and Son, will how this ' summer to what Mr. Harold Applegath describes as “this

i hatless craze." Bare heads and

313' Butler. visiting Washington. has ' ' ‘ all. is the crowning glory at

n pressure on

Nasser. including threats to cut .

off economic end.

But rash action — either in .

the form of military or econom- ic reprisals — will only unite a

bald facts have persuaded the firm that the trend is irrever- sible and that the choice lies between going out of business voluntarily and going bankrupt.

The developmet ' be re- garded by many men with con- siderable regret. A list. after

male fashion: an accessory more capable than any other of expressing distinctive char- acter. The Bohemian beret. the business bowler, the casual cap,

The Lost Wholebock

Montreal

It is the passing of the ‘ast of the whaldsacka.

Her owners. Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd, are ready to giva her away to a marine museum.

last of the whalebacka I: the John Ericsson.

She is a very old ship. one of about 40 built in the United States between 18!!! and 11198. 'lhey had a very unusual de- sign. looking like huge cigars.

The theory was that they could not up over or link, but would roll m In the water. like whales. -

l is also acid that they had such narrow data in order to avoid a tonnage tax based on deck area.

The inventor of the le- backs was Capt. Alexander Mc- all. a native Canadian.

grain and in! II born the Medlolulfdo

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Sailors had to have safety

lines on deck to keep them from being toned wet-boa on rough days. ,The John Ericnon would have had a place of her own in history as the last of the whelebacks. But her final year proved to be historic in anoth- er way.

Last October. she was sent to Chicago to lake on a load oi grain, in the height of the bit- ter international waterfront dis-

dsmuod by a dynamite blast. The old John Erlenon. which had been plying G Lakes since I”. had already marked for the scrap

yards.

But the was mum

aunt

the jaunty border and the dig- nified topper an wrely a ct going out at our lives forever. Surely Mr. Applegath is unduly pessimistic.

Fashion is a fickle thing. It maybetatarevlaldmale headware la just around the corner. Not long ago the hat Industry in the United States won President Lyndon B. John- son's blessing for the produc- tion and sale of the LBJ hat — a modifield Western hat like th 050 the President wears. Might not this be taken as a modest augury of better times to come?

Hats should not be permitted to slip quietly away if for no other reason than the heavy in- vestment made by our language In them. They have and our means of self-expression with such phrases as "keep it under your hat", I take my bat olf to him" and “if the cap fits, wear it." Perhaps the sum haaeomatoputabeeinMr. Lester B. Pearson's haunt -- to suggest that he endorse and

ear USP. 1 mod. lbed‘ 10- gallon Stetson that looks like a

Mien viewed from the East.

"The Age Old Story"

lull va- llunger: and he that belle Inc shall never that} " John 5.

Back To The Boy Of Pigs?

Montreal Gasoue.

The Cuban policy statement issued by the Republican Citi- aens' Critical Issues Council the United States is a dismay- lng document. For it advocates predaer the policy which seemed to have sunk forever in the Bay 0! Pigs in 1961.

But.this proposal that Cuban exiles should armed and or- ganized for an American sup- ported invasion cannot just be laughed away.

9 Republican Council is a prestigious body. It is not usu- ally regarded as a centre of. extremism. It is not dominated L by men similar to Senator Gold- water. Its ranks include such people as Dr. Milton Eisenho wer (the ormer President's b r o t h e r), Admiral Arleigh Burke, former Chief of Naval Operations. General Norstad, former Chairman of the Atom- ic Energy Commission.

If there can be said to be such a thing as a Republican "establishment". the members of the Republican Council be- long tc it. When these people come forward wi a policy is compatible with the own of Senator Goldwater. the leading candidate for the Re- publican presidential nomina— tion. that policy has to be treat- ed ious y

It has now become very like- ly that the Republican presi~ dential nominee. may be. wi enter election advocating specific po- licies for the armed overthrow of the Castro regime.

Few would contest the de- sirability of overthrowing Mr.

astro. B is his overthrow really so important as to just- ify, at worst. serious risk of war, and at best. licavy casu- alties? In view of the present ;

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calmness in Western-Soviet re- 3 l0

lations. the proposals of the Republican Council are highly irresponsible.

Indians Know Dangers

Windsor Star

Canada's Indians, whose a-n— cestors only a few centuries ago I lived a life almost completely" dependent on ileum. are closer to nature than most other Cana- dians, and much quicker to dis- cern threats to nature. Thus it is that the concern of Walpole Island Indians over the use of chemicals on the islands should get «trend attention.

The Walpole Island Gw-ncil, ‘ acting in ormcert with a local _ conservation club. has passed a bylaw forbidding the use of chemicals which are intended to control weeds and insect pests‘

e The bylaw. “which must still be by the federal depart-

ment of Indian Affairs, is pro- bably boo extreme. or: 9 use of chemicals

For fa'rm- I for l

Toledo

A group of angry mothers has been ruffling the fcaihcrs of toy l. manufacturers at their 1964—65 showings in New York City in, protest against the military | trend in toyland these days.

The mothers objci-t to a pre- ‘. pondcrance of small arms." ma- l chine guns. guerilla kits. nu- c cannons. atomic naval craft, hand grenades. and the like which the toy makers are

producing. I This is a standard maternal I reaction evenymihere. Mothers

have always worried. we recall. l over what was to become of

> ship laden with 250 journalists.

‘ entirely would be justified. The virtue

‘ death of a few songbirds may

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' NOTES BY

THE WAYT

What pride of warms-El, can compare with that of one who's first attempt to build a

birdhouse has approved by a pair of birds? -— Ottawa Journal.

It In reported that the latest computers are so human they blame their mistakes on others ‘ ——Calgary Herald.

As part of their. war In China. the Russians have sent to the Mediterranean a cruise

Mr. Wang Cmng asks with some relevance, "How can a Mediterranean cruise help the, massesdn their struggle against imperialism?" Well. gets 250 journalists in a posi- tion where they can't do much

harm, —

Johan Gutenberg ls genera]. 1y creditor] with the ' of movable type. which mad. general education and typogra. hical errors possible. — Cal-

New York Times: Everybody is worrying this spring about the country’s morality. which is probably just as bad as it used to be before it became fashionable to worry about it. A few months ago, the big thing to worry about was poverty. Before that it was cuha and before that. Berlin. These \tor- ry fads come on vo'th such In. tensity that nobody can thank