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In Worse State

It will be some time before the latest turn in Middle East develop-' ments can [be appraised. At this mo- ment, however, two things seem clear: that Nasserism under the guise of Arab “nationalism” is on the rampage and that, the Western Powers must either submit their in- terests to it or take large-scale mil- itary action to protect them.

‘Too much need not be expected of the United Nations. When its ob- server team, in its official report of July 4, labeled the Lebanese crisis an “internal” affair, it played dir- ectly into Nasser’s hands. Hitherto the United States, British, and French Governments, backed by‘an- ti-Nasser Arab states, had agreed that the United Arab Republic was intervening massively on the side of the Lebanese rebels in their effort to topple President Chamoun. 0n the basis of widespread reports of infil- tration of men and arms from Syria into Lebanon the UN. observer group had been expected to support the Western view. That would have opened the way for some kind of UN. police group in Lebanon, or even direct Western intervention, and—who knows—it might have av- erted the pro-Nasser military coup in Iraq. ' '

That the UN. team's observations were Superficial is shown by the» fact it apparently had no inkling of the trouble brewing in Iraq, which has catapulted Colonel Nasser to a giant’s role on the Arab stage. By crushing his most» formidable. opponents at one stroke, Nasser has made the position of other pro-Western Arab leaders virtually untenable. From

now on all Arab leaders will have,

to walk in his shadow. He would al- so appear to have gained virtual control: of Iraqi oil, which flows to. Europe through Syria, now a prom vince of .NasSer’s United Arab .Re- public. '

This is the situation ‘which' forced President Eisenhowerto take the initiative .by sending U.S. Marines

into Lebanon. He could not afford.

to wait for another pussy-footing report from a UN. observer team. He has declared—rightly, we think— that his action was in accord with the true spirit of the United Nations

Charter and ' he has now, through.

his representative in the United Na- tions, called upon that body to as- sume the responsibility fer Lebanon’s independence. His attitude meets with, the approval and support ' of

other Western powers, but not, ep- 2 parently, with that of the UN. Sec-

retary-General. °

‘The question is, whether this

‘ change in American policy to inter-

vention comes too late. We. must hope that this will not be the case;

" but what a difference it would have ' made had Britain and Frence been

supported by the United States—- and Canada—when they intervened militarily ‘in the Suez crisis in the

fall of 1956 instead of being hinder- '

ed and virtually branded as “aggres- sors”! There is no doubt that that was the time for Western solidarity

‘ against Nasser’s ambitions and plot-

tings.- Britain’s opponents succeed-

, ed only in strengthening Nasser’s threat and weakening the whole I Western position in the Middle East.

The attitude of the United States at that time—yes, and Canada’s 'offic- ial attitude, too—was regarded in

. all Arab countries, friendly and un-

friendly, as a sign of weakness—as, of course, it was. It will be much more difficult now to stabilize the situa- tion than it would have been in Nov- ember 1956. ‘ '

Trade With Germany

A recent issue of “Foreign Trade”

4 reports that Canada’s export busi-

ness with West Germany is develop- ing at a satisfactory pace. In 1957 the value of sales rose to $152 mil]- ion, 13 per cent higher than in 1956.

" The principal items exported were

agricultural products and industrial raw materials. The biggest single

‘ item was wheat which brought $54 ' million. Other leading exportswere

flaxseed, rapeseed, aluminum, iron

f ore, synthetic rubber, scrap iron, as-

bestos and nickel. Included in manu-

' factured products were a number of

THURSDAY, JULY 17. 1958.

‘tions”.

Jet aircrart and engines much had been ordered in 1956.

It is_expected that this year’s ex- ports will at least reach the 1957 figure; and there is a probability that they will exceed it. Wheat ex- ports will not be as large as last year’s, because West German produce tion is expected to be greater. This reduction will likely be counteracted by larger shipments of aircraft, iron ore, nickel, apples and fish meal. It is thought, too, that exports of mink, muskrat and beaver skins will rise in value as a result of Canadian par- ticipation at the Frankfurt Fair last April.

West Germany is one of the few countries which have' no serious shortage of dollars. This, of course, is an advantage in trading with Can- ada. But it is an advantage in trad- ing with other countries, too, all of which covet the dollar. Presumably, therefore, if Canada is to sell more goods to West Germany or, indeed, to any other European country, con- sideration Will have to be given to increasing imports from that source.

Courteous Gesture N

’ There will be many interesting dispatches from, British Columbia during the, time of Princem Mar- garet’s But We doubt that any will be more warmly received by the public than thisone from Van- couver: “The Governmentpcontrolled Black Ball ferries willnot be tied up by a strike while Princess Mar- garet is on Vancouver Island. Rich- ard .Greaves, President of the Na- tional Association of Marine En- gineers said Friday: “The members don’t want to cause any. inconven-_ ience 0r embarrassment while the Princess is on the Island. Once she

has left, however, they intend to .

assert their right to strike-«the right taken from them by Premier

' Bonnet when ,he took over'the line;

under Civil [Defence] Act regula-

. . The marine engineer’s grievan- ces, will no doubt be aired in the courts in due-course, unlem a settle-fl ment can be reached meanWhile. Mr. Grooves and his fellow. mem- bers, however, will lose nothing in prestige by postponing a showdown until the, visit of Her Royal High- ness; has ended—indeed, we are in- clined to think that their case will be strengthened a little. It is a nice token of respect to the Royal visitor. As such, it merits public com'n’ien- deition. -

, EDITORlAL NOTES , The Parkdale Women's Institute is to be commended for inaugurating the first Provincial Rose'Show, which takes place today at the Institute hall and at which a large attendance

is expected. . -

o 4 u - If the situation on Cyprus doesn’t inlprove soon, war between Turkey and Greece is almost certain. Left to themselves, Turkey would prob-

, ably be the victorl—and in a short

time. But the day is gone when hos- tilities could be. confined to two na- tions. 4 ~ ‘ xi * A visiting artist from Formosa

says that he finds it “impossible ' .to understand’ the meaning behind

much of American painting. He, shouldn’t feel too badly. The paint-

ers themselves don’t know what it is all about.

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The US. Senate has passed a bill to grant government assistance to mining of strategic metals and min- erals. It is hoped that the measure, if approved by the House and signed by the President will do away with the need for increasing duties on im- ports from Canada and other coun- tries. '

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Indians of the Moose Woods re- serve in Saskatchewan resorted to a rain-praying ceremony after pas- tures had dried up and cattle were on the verge‘of- starvation. Before

the ritual was finished rain began.

to fall and continued till late at night. The sceptics will say that it just happened that way. But their view is no more to be respected than that of the Indians who saw the rains as a prompt answer to-prayer. ‘ as 1s o

Youngsters have a good friend in Dr. J.L. Dunlop, medical health of- ficer for Hertford, Eng. In a recent report on public health matters, Dr. Dunlop . observed that “children should be encouraged to work in school in their bare feet as a means of detecting and remedying foot de- fects.” “The human foot was not built' to work in shoes”, he added. As far as the average youngster is concerned, a little encouragement is all that’s needed.

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SHADES OF BETSY Ross

PUBLIC FORUM ~

This column is open to the discus-

sion by correspondents of question of

Interest. The Guardian does not neces-

sarily endorse the opinion of corres- pondents.

WHAT ARE THE FACTS?

Sin—Much has been written: and reported, regarding the now

, rather famous West River Cause-

way. Recently, I measured. dis- tances and discussed other fac- tors with local residents relating to this rather expensive connec- tion. Here are some of the facts now established after the Cause way has been completed, and these facts may be properly checked and verified.

The Causeway was built to Shorten the distance to Charlotte- town for Rocky Point residents particularly, who claimed they

had/to travel 25 miles to reach

the City. The distance has been shortened by slightly over 4 mil- es, so these people have now to

travel only 21 miles. The resi-

dents of Long Creek and along the Shore have had the dlstance shortened approxhnaitely 12% mile,

but it is more convenient to trav-

el by the Vold West River Bridge and contact (the TransCauada

‘ Highway at New Haven in 3%

fmiles against 6 miles by the Causeway to Cornwall.

Them are the distance facrbs. Rather astonishing the l i t t l e distance saved, for so great a price, which it has been estimat- ed would pave the road via Clyde River from Trans Canada to Becky Point with connections to Nine Mile Creek and Canoe Cove,

sndthussetisfytheneedsofall

residents ‘in this area.

A rather strange fact about the Causeway, rather difficult to ex- plain is that it was located ac- cording to local information in the deepest mud hole in the Riv- er and was made much longer than necessary. Instead of being built on the shorter distance from Dickies Point, or at Westville on

the old road it was started in a

Cove below Dicloies Point and al- most all of the Point soil was moved to fill the hole and the longer distance. A rather strange Government venture to be sure.

Possibly the most serious re— sult affects the fishermen and farmers above, the Causeway who claim that a valuable re- scurce, that has maintained the

living standards of this region

since'the day of the pioneer, will now be destroyed. Scores of young people and established fishermen who secured generous receipts from quahau-g picking on th e

" flats, have had this industry shut

off abruptly when the Causeway was completed.

The upper river is now an in- land lake, with an estimated slug- gish tidal flow of about 3 feet, where formerly it was 8 or 9 feet. Gasperaux net-s to the bottom, so this industry is out. Smelt fishing in the deep tidal channel with bag nets, which

’ gave lucrative returns to many

residents, is now at an end; and it is contended that the valuable oyster industry will not long survive, because of heavy silt de~ posits from the steep hillsides back to Hurtsville, which will smother the beds. Furthermore it is expected that the wafers will become almost fresh with a large number of fresh water streams emptying into the main river.

In the Legislature last Spring, the Mindster of Highways answer- ing a question regarding tidal flow, stated that the tides would remain normal, and any sugges- tion that the flow would be cut in half was without foundation. Certainly some one blundered, and the Minister of Highways should now explain his position. It also seems incredible that the most beautiful waterway in the province, should be almost com- pletely closed and particularly in view of the opening of .a new picnic ground at Strathgantney which extends to the river and which could-have popularized the river route to this public utility.

lit does seem unfortunate that this costly project, bringing but little advantage in the way of improved transportation to those most in need, has also already eliminated valuable fishing as-

‘TOTTAWA REPORT -

OTTAWA — This 'column re- cently described a ' typical and killing week in the life of Prime Minister John Diefeubnaker. My disclosure that he had worked 87 hours in his not abnomal seven day week prompted many .reud- ers to' admonish him in "Dear John" letters.

“I have never had so much abuse in my life,” the Prime Minister remarked ,to me on his way into a meeting of caucus; but he corrected himself to say that it was friendlyI advice rath- erthanabuse,unginghlmtore- member that “we elected you to govern us not to kill yourself.”

That seems to have been waf- er off a duck’s back.

The “Flying Diefeobakers” are still flying - and. I use the plural because the ever-present Mrs. Diefcnbaker accompanies her husband like a guardian angel on all his trans-Canada expeditions.

In a recent typical week for example, the Prime Minister tra- velled, largely by Viscount air- craft, to address a World Baptist rally in Toronto; to open a fair in Manitoba; to speak at the op- ening of Plum-Era in Saskatoon, where he was also able to visit his doughty old mother in hospi- tal; to deliver a speech in French at a Champlain anniversary ban- quet in Quebec City; to’vislt the newly flooded St. Lawrence Sea- way at Cornwall. And in addition he handled his usual quota of

ion of old fishermen who depend- ed on this industry for a liveli- hood, to seriously affect other valuable fishing activities, that Vsh'ould have'been of first concern to a Government that professes to render strong support to Is- land industry. ,

Anyway, these are the facts re~ gardiug this much heralded, but unfortunate Causway.

I am, Sir, etc. ON THE SIDEIJNES.

FRIENDSHIP DAYS

Sin—Appreciating the ma n y benefits we have received from our northern neighbors and upset abit by reports of worsening re- lations between our country and Canada, a group of leaders in the Greater Portland T Maine (Chamber of Commerce resolved some time ago to take construc- tive action to make our thanks clear and help the situation.

As a natural follow-up to the Eisenhower-«Diefenubaker talks, it seemed best to us to invite a group of our fellow chamber leaders from different Canadian provinces to spend two days with

us.

We felt that diplomatic forma- lity has a part in exchanges be- tween the two nations—but not as great a part as it usually does in international relationships.

(Canada have grown great par- ticularly through the lusty infor- mality that goes with frontier living ‘and expansion. That infor- mality has become a national trait in both countries. There- fore, we decided to stress infor- mality at our two-day session on July 18 and 19. These will be Canadian Friendship Days in Greater Portland. Representati- ves from five chambers of com- merce in four different provin- ces, have already accepted our invitation. There will be parties, dinners, tours of our bay is- lands~and a bit of informal talk about our econbmic relations and improvements in them. We think this shirtsleeve dip- pomacy can be highly effective. And we respectfully sugg’lsl that, as a continued follow-up to the high level talks held recen- tly, chambers of commerce of all communities close to Cana- da (and even those that are not) set up similar programs during the summer. I am Sir, etc, RICHARD H. PEW Chairman, Canadian Friendship Days

sets and is destined in the uplu=

Portland. Maine. \

Both the United States and

P.M., sets Killing Pace

By Patrick Nicholson Special Correspondent for The Guardian

Cabinet work, government admin- istration, and personal mall. HONEYMOON Is OVER

But while Mr. Diefeubaker is Working at a rate which would force even Superman into retire- ment in five years, critics of the government are gradually being given grounds for saying: “Its time to stop and be- gin governing.”

There an sins that the gov- ernment is not moving determin- edly forward to implement its el- ection program. Instead, it ap- peams to have become bogged- down in detail adnnnistratlon and a shortage of oil in the machin-

ery. ,

The first point is easy to under- stand. A new government, with every Minister new to Cabinet work, has a lot to learn. This first Conservative government in twenty-two years has a lot to overcome. But this column long ago foresaw this problem, and urged that Prime Minister Diet- eubeker should free himself from much of the—to be brutally frank —piilfle, which is improperly per- mitted to be hurled at him in question period in the Commons; and lifewlse free himself from much of the routine work associ- ated with government. He, with a small committee of trusted and able cabinet colleagues, should be. thinking and planning at this stage; not fencing and signing. GRIT IN ENGINE?

The second point is more ser- ilous. Sabotage might be too strong a word, but there has been talk of resistance to the new govern-

Time

uondon Bridge may not he fell- ing down—but 10 Downing Street gives cause for apprehension.

In the famed Whitehall Desi. dence of British Prime Ministers, they have to be careful at offi- cial meetings and receptions not to allow too many Cebdnet Minis- ters or distinguished guests to congregate on floors that have a tendency to sag.

Number Ten became the oilfi- cial residence of the British Prime Minister in 1735 when Sir Robert Walpole moved in. Even then, the house was 55 years old, and had a reputation for having been jerry—‘built by Harvard shad- uate Sir George Downing. Whose name the street bears. '

The door of Number Ten still bears only the legend, “First Lord of the Treasury,” for in old- en days, the term Prime Minis- ter was not used in this country, and the occupant was indeed First Lord of the Treasury——a tit- le which Prime Ministers today retain.

That much-photographed door, with its lion’s head knocker, pre- sents a problem—for it is the only open access to the house. MINIMUM OF FUSS

0n the practical side, it makes it too easy to keep tabs on the Prime Minister’s visitors-cud to hard to separate those entering from those they might not care to encounter coming out.

Yet somehow that plain front door, opening directly onto a dead-end but public street. sym- bolizes the Britain that was mo- dest in its times of greatness, that is orderly and safe, that is disinclined to fuss, and likes en- during things to remain as they always were. It is indistinguish- able from hundreds of other Lon- don front doors.

Number Ten’s ailments however are manifold and manifest. Its walls are shaky and out of plumb. Its floons‘ are weak and wobbly. Its stairways and roof are in bad condition. There’s beetle decay in the rafters. The plumbing, heating, and lighting demand more or less constant attention. The elevator is balky, but a new one would require extensive re- building. Doors and windows stick The place, in short, needs a thor- ough structural overhaul.

How Many Polio Shots Required?

By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D.

AS THE FOLIO season ap- proaches once again, I am he- sieged with queries about the need for a fourth “booster” shot of Salk vaccine.

There has been some talk re- cently about whether this fourth injection is advisable.

Well, let me pass on to you the opinion of the Committee of Ad visors to the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service which met in Washington a while ago to consider this part- icular question.

THREE SHOTS ENOUGH

The concensus of the commit- tee is that routine fourth shots of Salk vaccine are not, as a rule needed right now because of the high effectiveness of the present schedule of three idoeu-lations.

Effectiveness of the vaccine, the committee found, is» being maintained at levels of about 90 per, cent after three inflections.