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"The strongest memory is weaker than ae the weakest ink.”

PAGE 1 _/ THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1959.

‘Good Work, Gentlemen!

“* Last October, when the CNR - gleeping car service between Char-

fottetown and Moncton was discon-

tinued on the ground’ of economy, we —

expressed the hope that our federal Members would take strong excep- tien to this move, which was evident- ly iniended to be permanent.~That in“this respect is apparent from the Ottawa despatch in -yesterday’s Guardian, to the effect that - the steeper service would be restored this summer. This will, as stated, be ef great benefit both to our summer tourists and te residents of the Pro- Vince. That is to say, it will be if the ‘ service is in line with modern require- ments. The reason given by the Rail- Way for discontinuing it last Fall was that it was not being patronized, and that as.a consequence a $15,000 an- ‘ mtial deficit was being incurred. The sleeper, it was claimed, had accommo- dation for 32 passengers and the daily average occupancy rate was only 315; on a percentage basis the accomodation was 90 per cent unused. This seemed a’ convincing argu- ment, until it was pointed out by ~ Hon. B. Earle MacDonald, Provin- cial Treasurer and a former railway man, that the trouble lay with the ice, not the patronage. The sleep- vided was, he maintained, one of-the most antiquated cars in the - whole CNR system. What was needed was a modern sleeper with duplex roomlets.

Mr. MacDonald also pointed out that on the Halifax run one-half the sleeping car space is sold in Halifax and the other half in Moncton. The game arrangement should apply be- tween Charlottetown and Moncton,

' to the greater convenience of the tra- velling public. %

* Thesé are points to be kept in mind when the service is restored this summer. If revenue is what thé management is looking for, it must be prepared to give the service which is standard in other parts of the

éountry, Surely we are saddled

With enough transportation disad- Yantages to entitle us to the best that the Canadian National Railways ¢an do for us in this matter.

Staggering Figures + What is the cold war costing Can- dda? This is a good question to ask on e eve of the Geneva conference of oreign ministers. The Financial Post bas dug into the Blue Books for the

~ hte

answer, which is a pretty staggering ©

one. Here it is, spelled out in dollars and percentages: * For defence, defense production

and civil defence, Ottawa is planning

to spend this year a total of $1,705.8 Inillion. That's $100 apiece for every fan, woman and child in Canada. It’s ee than a quarter of all federal

overnment expenditures, and $300 fnillion more than we will spend on family allowances, old age pensions and federal hospital insurance all put together. ;

* A breakdown of defence expendi- tures by the Canadian Industrial Pre- aredness Association shows the ma- fe divisions as_ follows:> Navy — 287.5 million or 17%; Army — $443.9 million or 28°; ; Air Force — $811.3 million or 48%. =~

* ~ . Even with generous allowance for 4

7 24 years, of inflation there is quite a

ast. with the last full year of. peace in 1938 when total defence. cost —

Jess: than $33 million and the major items were: Navy — $4.3 million or 13°; Army — $17.2 million or 54%; ir Force — $10 million or 32%. * Canada is only a Medium Power, go we can imagine what the astro- norical expenditure on armaments would be for all the nations. Chan- nélled into productive enterprise, §nto humanitarian schemes and me- ‘dical and biological research, what a ‘changed world we could be living in! Even a little relaxation of the cold ensign would be wonderful. It

* would mean, in every,country, fewer.

lof the taxpayers’ millions going down _ “the drain and\applied instead to hu-

.

they have been active in our interests .

' is \ The Wrong Approach We do not recall that the right of the Executive Council at Ottawa to grant clemency has been questioned in the past. But when it reaches the

proportion of 21 commutations in 27 death sentences the people, includ-

ing judges, have surely the right to ask if capital punishment has not been virtually abolished in Canada

by government order rather than by the law of Parliament. In British Columbia Mr. Justice A. M. Manson was quoted as saying that this pol- icy of commutation was wrong; and Justice Minister Fulton is quoted as saying the judge was “outside his sphere of jurisdiction” if he made such a statement.

.The public will fail to see why. If it is within the jurisdiction of judges to pass death sentences it is also within~ their jurisdiction to make critical comment, if necessary, on the practice of the government in commuting the sentence. The judge listens to all of the evidence present- ed-to the court before sentence is passed. He hears it in detail. The jurymen are in the same position. When they reach their decision on guilt are they not in a better position to judge than a handful of men in Ottawa reading transcripts of evid- ence and listening to legal argu- ments? ;

Of the 21 commutations made since 1957, there were jury recom- mendations for mercy in only six cases. This does seem to run counter to government action and ealls for explanation rather than criticism of those who may .express concern at the abuse of the right which the gov- ernment exercises. Many of our citi- zens believe that the death penalty

there are strong arguments for its aboliton. But this is another matter entirely. It is for Parliament Mvhich

not lie within the right of any gov- ernment to stultify the law’s pro- visions.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Russians have a new title for Sir Winston Churchill. A radio news commentator recently referred to him as the “godfather of the cold- war.” ' ;

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New Brunswick’s Premier Flem- ming has confirmed a widespread ru- mor that he has been offered—and. has declined—a Federal Cabinet t. He intends to remain Premier of New Brunswick until the province has reached “even more improved sta- tus” in Confederation.

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It was a nice gesture on President Eisenhower’s part to invite former President Truman to a White House dinner for Sir Winston’ Churchill. Mr. Truman had to decline, as he had a New York engagement that even- ing. It was,a_ stag dinner too, and there would:have ‘been a lot of re- miniscing.

: = * - Mr. Adlai E. Stevenson thinks that that European fears that the United States might withdraw from Europe

liance. “I wonder”, he told a group of University students the other day, “whether the fear of American with- drawal from Europe and its affairs has not become a_ real enemy to | thought, manoeuver and flexibility on the oa side.” * ” Deputy Minister Sevigny com- . plains that the House of Commons “rule against reading speeches is al- most impossible to enforce. ““‘A cer- tain tolerance” has grown up, which makes enforcement difficult. Imagine any oldtime pedagogue giving an ex- cuse like that for not maintaining Ciscipline! Parliamentarians take themselves seriously; why then | should they att like a bunch of un- ruly schoolboys? Bring out the cane, Mr: Deputy Speaker! z | * *

Lawyers are ‘often asked how they can in conscience -defend per- sons whom they believe to be guilty. The short answer to this. question has been given by Baron Bramwell, an English judge: noted for his com-

;mon sense as well as for his legal learning. In a case which he decided in 1871, he said: “A man’s rights are to be determined by the Court, mot by his attorney or counsel. It is for want of remembering this that fool- ish people object to lawyers that they will advocate a case against their own opinions» A client is entitled to say to his counsel, | want your advocacy, not your ‘judgement; | prefer that of

the Court.”

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made the law, to change it. It does

may have weakened the Western al”

MR PEARSON

WiTHout HIDING

MP OIEFENBAKER ~~ _ DECIDES To GRoWA BEARD To SHOW THE VOTERS —TuaT THE ELECTION

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MR. SmaAtc WOOD DECIDES To LET HIS BEARD GRow UNTIL OTTAWA PAYS ACL

His DEGTS

THE CASTRO INFLUENCE

You can take it for granted that

erals will think twice before they

PUBLIC FORUM

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sion by correspondents of question c.

~ (nterest. The Guardian does not reses

sary. ox torse the opinion of corres pondents

STUDENTS’ UNION PROTESTS

|_Sir —The actual showing of a

particularly objectionable film in a public theatre and the equal- ly lurid advertisement that pre- pared the way for it brought the attention of this community to a grave problem existing in\ its midst. We note with satisfaction that the showing of this film was discontinued, and we’wish to commend highly all who co-oper- ated in bringing about this act- ion. But now .that public concern has been focussed upon the ques- tion, we, thé executive of the Students’ Union of St. Dunstan's University, speaking on behalf of and with the support of the stu- dents, feel that it is our Chris- tian duty and moral obligation to make public our opinion con- cerning the morality of the mov- fes being shown and the books being sold in Charlottetown. * For too long now our movie @creens have been flooded with third rate movies; the racks in the book stores groan under the weight of pornographic literature. The average movies in Chariotte- town have_ most certainly not been of the highest calibre for some years now, and, lament- ‘ ably, this year has been no ex- ception. One has only to look at one of the latest movies that was shown here. As far as we are able to determine, as long as ‘ people are gullible enough, sim- ple enough, and weak enough to

those responsible will see that it is available to them. Therefore, the best and most effective way of escaping this disgusting pest- ilence is to hit the pocketbooks of those responsible by remain- ing away from, such pictures, and by refraining from such lit- erature.

_We have not the slightest doubt that the moral standard of the movies could be improved a great deal without any loss of revenue — especially since we have only one theatre. The same holds trie for book stores.

The past few years haye brought a great deal of contro- versy and discussion concerning the improvement of education on Prince Edward dsland.- We, a vital part of the educational system, feel and most firmly maintain that not enough atten- tion has been focussed on movies and literature. Much to our de- triment, this aspec sadly neglected, and ‘we declare that -reform is imperative and long overdue. When this reform comes it will be capable of doing much to further Island education. We must bear in mind ~that education is not limited solely to the classroom. Often the work of the classroom is undone by de- formities in culture when it is met in non-academic...aspects.

Usually, when one makes a protest such as this, he is scoffed at and labelled a prude or “‘holy Joe’’. When the clergy raise their <~voices against abuses such as this they are ignored by the ma- jority, and their words are treat- ed as all the more advertise-

ment and reason for seeing a , certain movie, or reading a par- ticular book. It is true, then, that the decent and God-fearing people of Charlottetown are afraid to profess their principles openly? Why do they stand silent- ly by? Is it indicative of the caliber of the cifizens of Char- lottetown that it falls to the lot of students to be the ones who

T protest this drastic situation? ’

The time has come to act as rational creatures endowed with free will, and .not—because of imtertia and cowardice—as sheep who dumbly acquiesce and fol- low. any lead they are given re- garHess of the motive that sug-

gested it. I am; Sir, etc BILL KELLY me nt, Students’ Union,

for some time to come the Lib-| to a special interest and respon-

be influenced by such trash,

has been.

Fleming Under Full Sail

~ . Arthur Blakely in the Montreal Gazette

again challenge the Government

sibility of the Hon. Dona ing, Minister of Finance * It happened this way. On Mon- day last, the Government intro- duced a supply motion. By seiz- ing the opportunity to move an amendment, the Opposition can force, for a limited number of times eaxh session, a two-day de- bate on any aspect of Govern- ment policy of their choice. And, since the amendment expresses lack of confidence in the Gov- ernment, the fate of the latter hangs in the balance.

This latter consideration is of academic impértance only in the present House of Commons, since more than 200 of its 265 mem- bers are loyal Government sup- porters.

Anyway, when the supply mo- tion was moved last week, the Liberals, deliberately and with malice aforethought, followed up sve a want-of-confidence amend-

t which doomed the House times each session, a two-day de- bate on monetary policy. -

A MYSTERY

By what exercise in logic.-the ~Opposition arrived at the con- clusion that monetary policy would be a profitable area for further exploration remains some- thing of a mystery. The Commons had just concluded an eight-day debate on the budget in which speakers worked desperately to cope with the intricacies of high finance. including monetary pol- icy and in which the Opposition

em-

barrassment for the Government. Even when have the vir- tue of novelty, monetary policy debates are inclined to be dull and tedious. This one was bound to be repetitious. as well.

| However that may be, Mr. George Mcliraith ‘L—Ottawa, West) got the Liberals off to a’ flying start with a 9-minute ora- tion in which he charged that the Government's monetary pol- icy was “ill-conceived and irre- sponsible for the largest Cana- dian peace-time addition to, the national debt. There were nie charges. There was an abund- ance of statistics. And there was the want-of-confidence motion. ~~

Mr. Mcliraith handled his dif- ficult assignment as peacesett'er well. But by the time that the second orator had followed him into the debate,. interest began to falter. ©BJECT LESSON

On. Monday night, Mr. Flem- ing began his object lesson. He rose to participate as the last speaker of the evening.

Mr. Fieming enjoys the repu- tation of being a careful, pains- takingly through man. And on this occasion, he more than lived up to that reputation. He em- barked upon a laborious point- by-point reply to every single cri- ticism or part-criticism that had been advanced during the day. He gave statistical data with a lavish hand in support of his replies. No Opposition argument was too flimsy: for him to ignore, and deal with in minute detail.

And by the time that House adjourned.» Mr. Fleming indica- ted that-fde from being through, he had “barely _embarked upon his speech in reply. And sure enough, when the House opened on..Tuesday, he spoke for ano- ther two hours. His three-hour oration didn’t establish a. new Parliamentary record. Not quite. But it may well. have been the longest speech on monetary pol- icy ever delivered in the Cana- dian House of Commons. COVERED EVERYTHING

At appropriate points, he read lengthy passages from Bank of Canada annual reports of other years. At others. he read into

record long extracts from the

of Canada Act. And in all instances,. he ‘was scrupulously careful to explain the relevance of ‘such extracts to the debate then in progress. At another point

| he produced an impressive his-

tory of interest: rate fluctuations,

past and present, in the Cana- dian econon

didn't seem to create much em- la

He defiekM and explained char- tered bank rates. Treasury bill retes, and money supply. He pro- duced an account of changes in Canadian. U.S. and British bond prices—in the case of the former not hesitating for a moment to refer to the facts and figures of two and three decades ago. He contributed to the debate a saga of capital movements in and out of Canada. He clogged up Han- sard pages with fascinating fig- ures on total money supply, bank loans, mortgage holdings, and bank holdings of Treasury bills. He spelled out the separate re- sponsibilities of ta) the Bank of Canada and ‘b) the Government of Canada with respect to (1), fiscal policy and (2) monetary policy. And. somehow or other, he managed to cover most of the ground in between.

MORE THAN ENOUGH

As early as adjournment time on Monday evening, the Liberals were feeling the first pangs of remorse for ever javing raised the subject of monetary policy. Throughout the rest of Mr. Fleming's materpiece, on the following afternoon, they were hanging on ropes, ~ustained cniyv by the certain knowledge that the unprecedented outpouring of facts, figures, arguments back- ground data, theories, principles, causes, effects, reasons, explana- tions, history, definitions, quota- tions, authorities and the like— must despite Mr. Fleming's best efforts—sooner or later come to an end.

The Opposition critics who sat it out were literally overwhelmed by the sheer weight of material ender which they were buried. Despite their best efforts to main in a show of alert, aggres- sive interest in the debate which they had themselves launched, they found themselves nodding frequently.

They groaned, complained, pro- tested. But the speech went on. Some of them said later that dur-

-ing the latter stages, Mr. Flem-

ing’s voice—especially when he was supplying his more generous doses of figures and statistics— had an almost hypnotic effect.

A MASTERPIECE

There is not the slightest doubt*

that Mr. Fleming’s marathon was a masterpiece of its kind It was a genuine tour de force. For. many Parliamentary sessions to come, this three-hour speech -will be a mine of information about Canadian monetary policy, its past, present and future. There

is little doubt that it will -be-read-

with acute interest by bankers, economists, statisticians and oth- er professionals in the field.

But as long as Mr. Fleming’s performance remains fresh ig,the memories of those who experien- ced it at firsthand, it is unlikely that the Opposition will invite a repetition of it. Especially hard on the heels of a full-dress bud- get debate.

1,700,000 persons have enilepsy. About 52,000 persons will have their first attack this year.

the cases occur under the age of 20. And, according to a recent report of ‘‘Patterns of Disease,” one child in every 15 has at least one epileptic seizure. Men are more apt to be stricken than are women. WHAT CHANCES? at’ are the chances for im- provement? a In most cases they are pretty good. Almost one-quarter of all epileptics have. spontaneous or therapeutically induced remission lasting from one year to five

years. HELP IN DRUGS

By using anticonvulsants and other, drugs we can help 80 to 90 per cent of the epileptics to en- joy complete or at least partial freedom from seizures. For all practical purposes, these persons can lead normal lives.

Many of them, however, are considerably hampered by -legal obstacles. Most states deny or restrict their driving privileges. And 15 states prohibit marriage of epileptics. e QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs. M.M: Is burning on uir- nation caused by certain food or does it come from r trou- ble?

Answer: Burning on urination is not .usually caused by food, al- though food may aggravate—the condition. The underlying cause could best be determined by your physician. ;

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From the Guardian Files)

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (May 7, 1934) Workmen ‘have been ‘employed for the past week on the Queen Square Gardens. The oval of ground encircled by the drive-

ing has been cultivated and sowed with gr: . The gardens are already be ing to. present a very springlike appearance.

It is reliably reported that some

American tourist companies in- tend to run a number of tourist trips to Charlottetown during the coming summer. The steamers will be large ones and arrange- ments are now being made to have them properly docked in Charlottetown.

TEN YEARS AGO (May 7, 1949)

“The refusal of the Fisheries Price Support Board to buy East coast fish from this year’s pack is the most serious blow that P.E.I. fishermen and their fam- ‘lies have been dealt in the past ‘en years,” declared Mr. S.H. -~Burhoe, President of the P.E.I. Fisheries Federation. last eve- ning, ‘

Plans for civic development in the Brighton area were dealt with at a special meeting of the City Council last night. The construc- tion of a street running parallel to North River Road is planned along with the laying of water mains and sewage drains, The

Taming The Tornado

National Geographic Society

Weather Bureau scientists are increasinz!y hopeful that man will some day conquer the tor- nado, the rotary stormi that kills scores of people and causes mil- lions of dollars worth of dam- age each year.

In- 1958, 66-persons_died in 636 twisters,

A tornado may begin when a cool, dry air mass moves over warm, moist surface air. An un- stable build-up of energy is crea-

‘ted, because cold air weighs

more ‘than warm air. If there is a narrow band of strong winds, at intermediate levels, a whirling exchange of air may develop.

BETTER TOOLS WARNINGS So far, science has devised no

real defense against the vicious

spinning winds, except to get out

warnings ami advancing know- ledge, the National Geogray-hic Society says.

One vaiuable instrument forces

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pressure that often means the birth of a tornado.

Radar can spot tornadoes. The first widespread network of storm warning radar was estgblished in Texas in 1954. Since then the Wea- thet Bureau has installed radar at strategic stations in many parts of the United States. The units serve the dual purpose of tracking hurricanes as well as tornadoes. ‘ ? Tornado control is still a dream. Weather exverts have discussed ‘he possibility of seeding clouds with rain-forming chemicals, thus releasing cloud energy before the deadly cone develops. One dram- atic suggestion is that guided mis- siles be fored into tornadoes to dissipate their energy high above ground. As electricity may play |an important part” iti forma- tion of ‘tornadoes, it, has been “suggested that airplanes might drag wires through Cloud< to draw off their electrical charge.

However, meteorologists many problems on the origin and behavior of tornadoes must

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A New York newspaper relates how women may lose wéight by The same result can also bé ach- lieved by eating and drinkinguless. —Galt Reporter :

Strindberg, Cocteau, Saroyan, Wil-

One with the wind whose prow

‘Furrows the sea.

My Monument shall rise,

A poplar, tall

And silver, where the skies Are communal.

My voice will integrate With thrush and brook; Trilliums will congregate Within my lock.

And every breathing thing

Will be my own Survival. Love will fling

| Aside the stone.

—John Robert Quinn in the New York Times

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