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Vancouver Q-V Carrier Charlottetown, Summerside $13.00 per sn- gllm Elsewhere in P.E.I $9.00 other Provinces and I _ ,U.S. 512.00 per snnum, i"Th 3 e strongest memory 15 weaker than _;_V the weakest ink.” QAGE 4 THURSDAYTMARCH 6, 1955 Not Sabotage Jean Lesage, Liberal candidate for lfortneuf, Que. and Minister of North- Qrn Affairs in the last Liberal Gov- é_rnment,has charged Prime Minister Diefenbaker with having “sabotaged” anada’s national unity by “demand- irhg” that Quebec Province send a l rger deputation of Conservatives 1’,'0 ‘Ottawa as the condition for naming more cabinet ministers from die Province. I ‘_ There is no doubt that Mr. Diefen- baker is making a special effort to ‘ring Quebec into the Conservative ld-—and for a very good reason. e knowsthat without strong re- presentation from -that Province he might find his Government in no better state thanit was before the dissolution of Parliament. But ‘his efforts can hardly be called “sabo- tage”. word for what is an ordinary and justifible political tactic.‘ If Quebec- s want more representatives in the binet—-—a.nd, of course, they do— ey will have to send more members from which to pick and choose. And why shouldn’t they? Quebec is in 'pre- cisely the same position as any other Province,’ and should be treated in iihe same manner as far as the selec- tion of cabinet material is concerned; Or is Mr. Lesage ‘arguing that it is entitled to special treatment? There is no reason to suppose that the Conservative, leader, in his nat- ural desire to be able to ‘form a stable government, is paying more attention to Quebec than is, pleasing to other sections of the, country. That would be a blunder, indeed», which a poli- tician of Mr. Diefenbaker’s stature is hardly likely to make. He is quite evidently prepared, to ‘give a square :- J I Q i. ‘deal to all in cabinet representation, ‘ and that should satisfy any reason- able.-:vot'er. _.»We in "this Province, it will be recalled,‘ had to. be satisfied wi:th_, much {less under .M_‘r. ' Lesageis *‘ party régime. ' = . I‘ ' . ~ Mailer Reall.‘ Urgency Whatever ‘niche may be accorded forrner‘ President Harry S. Truman in history, it can never be said of him that he was narrow-minded and part- isan in matters c,onc_erning.,his coun- try’s best interests. ' Although he takes every opportunity -to point out what he considers tobe the errors of the present ‘Republican administra- tion, he is not found "wanting in sup- porting P r _e_ s i d e n__ t Eisenhower’s policy-”of extending economic aid far afield. Thus, when the President - found that his foreign aid proposals for the coming fiscal ‘year were hav- ing avhard time; in the Congress, he called on Mr._— Truman for help. In his speech the former President left no doubt in any one’s mind that he is anxious to put the prestige of the United Statesflabroad ahead of part- ' isan . considerations. In both ‘speeches-l\'lr.' Eisen- hower’s and"-Mr." Truman’s ——- there was evident a sense ‘of real urgency. . It is apparent that_both men believe that the Soviet Union is going ahead of the United States and the West generallyhon all fronts, especially on the economic front... In thepast seven years the Unite_d -States. has spent more than-,$V2‘(.)-vbillion. on direct for- eign 'aid.5 Yet, in onelcountry after another in‘ Asia and Africa Soviet in- fluence is penetrating deeply. President Eisenhower pointed out A _- —and M1'._Truman agreed with him— that all thegrnilitary power the We‘ can mus.ter§',would' be of little use ‘if the economics of ‘_vast areas of the world, outside‘ of‘ the Soviet Union and China; should come under Com- 'munist.cont1€ol.-",This, added to Prime Ministef ‘_‘a.c1nillan’s statement in the Briliisha Parliament to the effect that, apart; from nuclear power-—-a field in ';w'h-_ich'th_ere is some doubt as" to which-..‘.side_ is" the stronger—the , force capable of counter- ing Sovicflfmight is, of course, en- couraging the‘ _ so-called “uncommit- ted” coL1n t11es“”~to listen more and more symathefically to Soviet offers of economic help. Whether the econ- omic tide can still be turned in favour of the West is open to question. Cer- tainly, any decision by the Congress to Whittle down foreign aid appro- That is much ‘too strong a , priatlons will make the task more and more difficult. One thing is plain: The Soviet Union is determined to dominate three-fourths of the world’s population by economic means. It is well for Canadians, too, to _ ponder this matter seriously. Can- ada is not in a position to spend large sums of money on foreign aid; but she is in a position to help feed some of the hungry millions of the world with the wheat which is lying idle on farms and in storehouses. Some way must be found to put this sur- plus food where it is needed to sus- tain life. Every time a Russian ship- ment of food or economic aid of any sort arrives in an impoverished coun- try ahead of aid from the West, So- viet" Communism is that much farther ahead in world influence. It is, more- over, avoidable. And, apart from all political considerations, it is morally wrong for large amounts of food to go unused when two-thirds of the world’s population are in a state of hunger. Race Relations American Negroes, especially those in the Southern States, undoubtedly suffer from manyeconomic and so- cial injustices. Nevertheless, their over’-all status has risen very con- siderably in recent years. This is re- vealed in the following statistics pro- vided‘ by author Bradford Smith in “Why We Behave Like Americans”. At the turn of the century illiter- acy among Negroes stood at more than 97 per cent; today it is. less then 10 per cent. There are 120,000 Negroes in American colleges. This is many times the number enrolled in 1930. Since 1900 the rate has in- creasedsix times faster than that of ‘ white students. Since 1940 Negro wages have risen 400' per cent, as against about 200 per cent for whites. In 1900 only 1 per cent of Negro workers were in industry; the figure now is ‘over 30.-per cent. Of the nation’s 16 million union members, more than 11/1, million are Negroes. About 200,000 Negroes are on farms averaging 78 acres in size-. There is . full integration in the armed forces. At the present time 93 city commis- sions and, 345 semi-official agencies are working to improve race relations. EDITORIAL NOTES —s Six dental surgeons and two phy- sicians \were on hand when President Eisenhower‘ had a, tooth pulled the other day. The "eport does not say whether ‘each, man had his turn-at the forceps. -_ K : ‘I C C ' Now thht Ontario has ‘signed a hos- pital insurance ‘agreement with the’ Federal Government,*it would be well for other Provincial" Governments to hasten their arrangementsso as to be ‘S ready to participate in the program by July 1, 1958, if that be possible, or by Jan. 1, 1959 if theextra ‘six months'are‘necessary. . ‘ ‘I i O ' How is this for gobbledegook? .“It is necessary for technical, reasons that these warheads should be stored with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top. In order that there may be no doubt which is the bottom for storage purposes, it will be seen ‘ that the bottom ‘of each head has been labeled with the word ‘top’ ”.—— A British Admiralty Bulletin. I w 0 Among distinguished visitors to the Province today are two members of the Federal cabinet, Hon. Alfred Brooks, Minister of Veterans Affairs, ». and Hon. ‘Donald Fleming, Minister of Finance. Both are here in con- nection with the political campaign,- but they will also be welcomed per- sonally and in View of the responsible portfolios they hold. I Q . O Most Western officials seem to think that Russia’s consent for a Foreign Minister’s conference to pre- pare an agenda for a summit meeting is an indication of better things to some. Mr. John Foster Dulles, 'how- ‘ ever, has his usual misgivings. It does look as though the other offi- cials concerned will have to persuade Mr; Dulles to try and get out of the habit of saying “no” to everything. Thisiis the very thing he was advocat- ing only a week ago. 1 1 t We have a Britisher’s‘word for it that his country, which for cen- turies led the world in ship-building, is now taking second place to Japan. “What I saw in Japan”, Lord Geddes told the Institute of Petrol- cum in London, “left me in no doubt that many of the shipbuilders of Europe, including Great Britain, are no longer competitive”. He added that he had seen 40,000 ton tankers being turned out in 4 months and 85,000 ton ships in 5 months. [be completed (Mr; Hea-th Macquarrie KEPPOCHSHORE A PUBLIC ‘FORUM This column is open to the discus- sion by wuespondents of question of interest: The Guardian does not neses- sarily endorse the opinion of corres- pondents. PARK.-DALE WATER AND SEWERS Sir,—Parkdale residents “view with alarm” the drilling of a well to provide water for the Smith barn on Falc-onwood Road, now owned by the Provincial Government. This property is within the Vil- lage of Parkdale which has now on the planuing'board a complete sewer and water system to in 1958. Park- dale will expect all government institutions in this area to be- come users of these services. The village must depend on government, support for the major portion of its ability to finance this project. The drilling of a well to supply water to a barn that has an adequate water sup- ply, is not an indication that the government expects early, action by the village. The Village Fathers should in- vestigate and report. \ I am, Sir, etc., PARKDALE. “ISN’T THAT RIGHT ANGUS?” Sir,—One evening, during the last Federal election campaign, I turned on television and there- on appeared Mr. Angus Mac- Lean, M. P., for Queen’s and -— the two Conservative candidates. Mr. Macquarrie was discussing‘ the question of pensions, and he said: They promise you forty-six dollars a month and we guaran- tee you sixty dollars in Septem- . ber, isn't that true Angus? Oh! Yes, replied Mr. MacLe‘an-, that’s' right, we will pay sixty dollars in September and if the cost of living ~ increases, the pension will be cor-' respondingly“ increased. Now; these men must have known that an increased pension could not‘b_e paid in September and that 'a bill to increase the pension would-have to be passed in Parliament; but were they taking advantage of an honest and credulous voting public? I am, Sir, etc., TI-IOS. V. GRANT. Montague, P. E. I. VIEWS ON ‘EDUCATION ' Sir,—During -the past month I have had requests from a num- ber of citizens asking me if I ‘would be willing to present some of my own personal views as ' well as some of the views of the P.E.I. Fe ' ion of Agriculture on Education in this province. I am very happy to have the op- portunity to express those views now. on this all important sub- ject, during Education Week. I have always been one, who ‘has been, and still is very inter- ested in education, and had it not been for the fact that I was one of those who was born during the first World War and thus be- came of university age at the very height of the depression of the 1930's it is entirely possible that I would have had a great deal more education than I have today. I am one of those who believe that eduuation is everybody’s bus- mess, and as we look back through history we find that the countries where the people were the best éducated were the‘ countries that were the health- iest, happiest and the most pros- perous, and made the greatest contributions to the advancement of civilization. , Having been born and having grown up on a farm, and due to the fact that I am a farmer it is only quite natural that in the -realm of Education I should be most interested in the rural field. It is true that during the past 15 years many of the things-that were disadvantages in the rural school as compared with the ur- ban school have been overcome: thanks to an enlightened and gen- erous program of school improve- ment carnied on by the provin- cial government many of the rur- al schools of the province have had a complete face lifting and have been remodelled both inside and out, the majority of rural schools in this province today have proper lighting and ventila- tion, new and comfortable seats, oil furnaces, basements, sanitary toilets, electricity, ample play- grounds, sanitary water supply and all the necessary playground equipment. In fact this province has a majority of rural school properties of which it can be just- ly proud, but, it seems to me that is about where our pride must come to an end, for what good is all this if we have not a sufficient number of qualified tea- , chers to impart knowledge to our 1 time, high and noble profession; Cqnc1dd’s Voice In London By Patrick Special‘ Correspondent "for The Guardian London, En land: I have only seen Canada mentioned twice in British newspapers during the past week. Once was when a bliz zard hit the Niagara Peninsula; the other time was when Hon. Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to serve as our acting Prime Minister, during Mr. Dief- enbaker’s absence from Ottawa campaigning. Canada is the fourth largest homeland.for people of Anglo Sa- xon origin, exceeded only by Eng land, the United States and Aus tralia. Canada contains more peo ple of Scottish blood than Scotland itself. Yet to people in Britain, Canada remains “the unknown country”; an unknown country vaguely recognised as offering an Elysian standard of living to friends and relations who have taken the plunge to emigrate; a little known and wayward cousin who has recently glanced back to smile at one of its old-world parents. - This massive" silence about Can ada in English newspapers is bro ken loud and clear by the true voice of ,Canada. This voice is “Canada Weekly Review,” sub titled “the only Canadian news paper published- in Great Brit ain.” It is a trumpet for Canada, ringing out along newspaperdom’s most famous home, Fleet Street; echoing beneath the dome ofnear by St.oPaul’s Cathedral; swirling around that famous tourists’. me, children. . - - I had the opportunity recently to discuss the topic of educa-tion with people from all across Can- ade and the general theme was that they were short of~ teachers and a large number of the-tea- chers were not qualified to ‘do some of the work that they were required to do, but that is smal comfort when we see young chil- dren growing up all about us who are not receiving the education that it is reasonable to feel they are entitled ‘to: I am not for one moment placing any blame on the teachers who are manning our schools today. They are do- ing a good job in so far as they are able but teaching is not a. part time job for a farmer’s wife, nor is it a stepping stone to something better, it is a full- one which has few equals, one whicnrequlres all of a person's ability and the very best that one can give, for teachers have in their hands the task of moulding the, most precious of all things, young lives, and the way that this is done will not only have its effect on the present generation but also on generations yet un- born. For the past 15 years or so the number of fully qualified tea- chers has been steadily decreas- ing in this province until today in a large number of cases we have to be satisfied with closed schools, part-time teachers, or permit teachers. I wonder why? It seems to me that we live in a day and age when most people are interested in getting as much money as possible, I said before that teaching was one of the most important professions, but I can not think of any that a person cculd take up‘ which would pay as little in return. There are only a very few who could expect to make teaching a life’s work and get married and raise a family on the salary that a teacher re- ceives. . I am personally convinced that there are just as many prospec- tive, good teachers as there ev- er were but they are not going to be attracted to teaching until they can get "a fair return for their labour. Consequently, teach- ers‘ salaries must be raised from the level of wages paid to pick and shovel workers to the level of salanies paid to those in other professions. That to my mind is the first step, for it will be then, and only then, that people will be attracted to the teaching profes- sion, and will be willing to go on and qualify themselves to teach and to make teaching school their life’s work. Then when it is apparent that teachers are becoming plentiful standards of qualifications may be raised. ‘ Regarding administration'I feel that eventually consideration must be given to the reorganiza- tion of our one room schools for the higher grades at certain rur- al centres. A system of larger units of administration would ap- pear to be one of the first steps necessary if communities are to group themselves in a united way to improve their educational fac- ilities. While this matter has been discussed for some years and ,was to make Canada better known Nicholson cca in Fleet Street, the Cheshire Cheese hostelry. LUSTY FIVE YEAR OLD — Canada Review was founded five years ago by Canada's most widely-known newspaper publish er, Roy Thompson. His purpose in Britain and western Europe, and this purpose he is achieving for the‘ benefit of Canada and of Canadians over ‘there, and almost certainly at a high financial cost to himself. A Tabloid-size paper of up to 24 , pages each week, selling for six pence seven cents), Canada Re view offers “complete Canadian Press news and picture service.” It certainly seems to me to con tain more news of Canada in its one weekly edition than is to be found in all the English daily papers combined, over the whole week. This accounts for its great popularity among Canadian sold iers and airmen stationed with the NATO forces in Europe, who pass their treasured few copies from hand to hand to read news from home. . In Canada Review, I have read the top news items of the week, as well as all Canadian sports results, and stock market prices and business news. . The selection and interpreta tion of Canadian news is handled in Canada Review’s Fleet Street office by a staff of Canadians, all experienced _in newspaper gress has been very slow indeed, and it seems to -me that strong and" aggressive leadership is re- quired. ‘ Ranking in importance after the teacher is the curriculum. I would not suggest‘ that we adopt the practice of teaching practical agriculture at the elementary level but some consideration’ should be given ‘at the high school leve1_to including in the curricu- lum studies to suit the particular needs of the boys and girls of Prince Edward Island. Trends in Agriculture and the future econo- mic development of this province will require, for success, far greater educational attainments than has been the case for many years. Complexity of, and the highly competitive nature of, a- griculture indicates the necessity of balanced training for the far- mer of the future. The development and continu- ation of the rural community depends to a large extent upon the intelligence and training of its members. In the province of British Columbia which does not have an agricultural economy it is possible to take a high school course which is 50 per cent agric- culture and obtain a graduating certificate. A course which is roughly 25 per cent agriculture is available and this counts as a credit for Junior Matriculation. A system of this kind offers some interesting possibilities for this Province. - ‘ The following statement may be difficult to prove but it is felt by many that present day schools and present day curricula are nottplacing desirable emphasis on the basic fundamentals of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Organizations and business con- cerns frequently remark upon the incapacity of many employees in spelling, English construction and simple arithmetic. . Yes, many changes could be made in the educational realm in this province which would be of untold benefit, and the interest of every citizen is needed; and here I would remind the urban section of our population that whe- ther they are deeply interested in rural education or not they can- not remain aloof from the results, b e c a u s e there is a constant stream of young people from rur- al centres to urban centres. Sta- tistics show that ‘cities do not recreate themselves. They must‘ depend on the country to main- tain their numbers, and, since the tendency is for youth to move from the rural area to the urban centre, it is not a question as to whethenthe city will get them, but it is question as to what kind of young people they will get, I was personally shocked, to find out, that this year in P, W.C. there is not one student from Charlottetown taking teach- er training. which if the trend were to continue would mean that eventually rural people would completely comprise the staff of our city schools. Citizens of Prince Edward Is- land, let us resolve as from this ‘his head lower than his hips. Quick Action May Save Life ~ N. Bundcscn, M. D. B’I{(I){lei'mr‘:dlst act quickly “'h‘-‘“ a member of your family accli- dentally swallows a D0150 ’ whether it is an overdose of a druo or a common household clezincr. Better call YOU!‘ doctor at once. . No matter what type the P0?‘ son may be. Y0“ must Prevem lt from being absorbed. Prompt first-aid action is required. INDUCE VOMITING When noncorrosive substances have been swallowed, it is best to ‘induce vomiting ‘l11i¢k1y- 1}‘ fact the American Medical ASSOCI- ation’s Committee on Toxicology emphasizes this P0111‘? Very 5tr°ng' 131- . . 'The first thing to do IS to SW9 the victim milk or water. If _he is five years or under. g1_Ve him one to two cups; If 11915 We" five, give-him up.150 One quart- Then induce vomiting.’ If the victim is a child, Plfilce him face down in a “spanking position” across your lap. Place the blunt end of a spoon or the tip of your finger at the back of his throat. - SALT AND WATER 1 Another method of inducing vomiting is to give him two ta- blespoons of salt in a glass of warm water. _ ‘When retching and vomiting begin, place him face down with This will prevent the vomitus from entering the. lungs and causing further damage. If you have the poison or pol- son container, save it for your doctor to inspect. If you do not know what type of poison has been taken, save a sample of the vomitus. Wrap the patient in a.blanket to prevent chilling. Do not igive him alcohol in any form. WORD OF CAUTION. Now a word of caution. You must not —- I reap, must not — induce vomiting if: The patient is in convulsions. The patient is in a coma or unconscious. The patient has swallowed petroleum‘ products such as gas- oline, kerosene or lighter fluid. The patient has swallowed a corrosive poison such as toilet bowl cleaners, rust removers, drain cleaners, washing sode or household bleach. _ QUESTION AND ANSWER ' G. W.: I had a coronary heart attack two years ago. Since that time, when the wether becomes cold, I get a pain in my chest What would you advise? Answer: It is not advisable for the‘ person who has had a ‘coronary, attack to walk against a strong wind, or to walk much in extremely cold weather. work in Canada, but who now live in England, and who hence understand just how much any news story from Canada must be British readers. CANADIANS IN F'LEET STREET son, whovused to edit the North- ern Daily News at Kirkland Lake, Ontario. She is assisted by Blaire McKenzie, formerly of the Cal- gary “Albertan.” The sports edi- for is Gordon Lomer, ex-sports writer with the Ottawa Journal .who now “moonlights” after his days’ work ‘in Fleet Street, as a wing forward. on Lpndon’s fam- ous “Wembley Lions” ,ice hockey team. ' _bout being late for appointments .Folded night, his feathers, J farmer, came from P.E.I. But her v interpolated and explained for ~ The edior is Margaret Alder-. A medical authority has said that people who never worry 3- seldom have ulcers. It’s the ones who are watiing for them who do, no doubt.-—Wall Street Jour- nal 3 Latest “miracle drug" is claim- ed to be capable of producing as. tonishing mental activity. This brain - stimulating substance is derived from fish and fish eggs, Thus science has finally confirm. ed what the people of the Atlan- tic Provinces have always claim- ed that mental alertness is rel-at. ‘ed to ‘a good fish» diet.-—Moncton - Transcript‘ . CAGED EAGLE Circumscribed ‘and pinioned, Peering from a cage, Bereaved of sky, he hanbor; A golden rage. Jeweled eyes; and talons Swift as arrows are. Holding a star. Shifting, watching, waiting ~‘ He will never cease Challenging his warden For his release‘. . ——Willis Ebei-ma in the New York Times. MAXIMS He who is not liberal with what ' ‘ he has, does but deceive himself when he thinks he would be more liberal if he had more. ~ and good-looking Prairie girl. has taken in her stride the shift from her native farming community of Spiritwood population 355) 80.._ '. miles west of Prince‘ Albert, Sask. atchewan, to London, the’world’s_ . greatest metropolis (population '8,- -346,137). . _ . >- “I came here to see something ’ different, and I certainly do,” she told me, in her top floor office overlooking bustling Fleet Street. ‘Londoh’s- old buildings, carved deep by depressions of turbulent * history, are one of her? vivid impressions. Another is “how nice all the people are here, ‘in contrast. to some of those who come to Canada.” " - - As her name suggests, Blairef is a wee bit Scottish. Her father, — . George McKenzie, now a ‘retired . mother came from. Edinburgh, , which Blaire has already visited as a wide-eyed tourist, “thrilled to bits by that "ancient capital, which is even lovelier than I had hear .” , _ Blaire cannot quite understand - .- the ritual of drinking tea which i. so often interrupts the day's work A in London," but she likes the people » she mixes and works with, and feels that they “compare well .' with the oil executives of Calgary, . who often come to work looking. - like the wrath of God.” ' ~ I set "out to write about Canada Review. Tha-tflworthwhile journa- listic endeavour is personified by the dignity and charm of that . Prarie girl who is doing a worth-» Blaire McKenzie, a tall, dark while job to make this country less unknown in the Old Country SHAMA’ EXTRA SPECIALS Broken PEKOE TEA. lb. . . ,. Red Rose » COFFEE. lb. bug . . Palmolive Vogue ' TOILET TISSUE. 3 rolls . . . 25¢: 69¢ Bun-ita.n—1tin 89¢ Ta-1der_Blade‘ .5 . ROAST ‘BEEF. lb. 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