1 other and: besides that of party politics. AGUARDIAN Published ovary -sob-day morning at us Pl-lug mug, can umiuwa. P.l:.!.. by nu company Llnlud "cont: PI-Ins Ilward lalul uh the Dow" ' Editor. Prank Walker Gourd Manger. Ian A. luraell hunch offices at Sum raid . la tuna and . W as Second Claasmlldall Try 0? Post 0lMaaAll)bo.Dt::tnmoAIil.mo Ottawa. p y y Carrier: Cbarlolutowa, Summerslb IILM par aiulum; when h P,E.l. 89.00. other Provlncu mg (1.1, gnu DI! aluium I "The strongest memory In wenkgp ch. lbe weakest ink." MONDAY. FEB. 8. 1055 A Humanitarian Proposal One fact, among many speculations, that has emerged from the recent gov- emmelllal Changes in Soviet Russia is that there is a serious food shortage due to the failure of agricultural policies. Wheth- er the shortage is serious enough to cause any considerable public unrest remains to be seen; but certainly recent speeches by Government and Party officials show that the situation is causing more than usual concern. It is being evaluated in other countries as well. In the United States consideration is being given to a proposal, generally believed to have the sympathy of the President. to send a heavy ship- ment. of surplus wheat as a gift to the Russian people. Apart altogether from the humanitarian angle, which, it can be assumed. has had something to do with the proposal, the gesture might very well bring a political advantage to the West. Should the Soviet authorities allow the wheat to come inswhich is by no means certain-the beneficiaries might be at least partially persuaded that "capitalist" peo- pics are not quite as hard-hearted as they are pictured by Communist propagandists. This, surely. would be of some help in eas- ing international tension- On the other band. should the authorities decline the preferred aid. it could hardly pass un- noticed by those who are hungry for bread. American opponcnls of the proposal argue that the more unrest that can be built up among the Russian masses the more hope there will be for scattered up- risings that might in course of time de- velop into full-scale assault on the Com- munist dictatorship. If hunger is likely to hasten internal disruption of the Soviet machine, why should the West do anything to hinder it? This view, admittedly cal- lous in some respects, does have at plaus- ihle air about it. It is not likely. however, to be decisive, and it would be a pity if it were. After all, we in the West are try- ing to persuade peoples of other races and cultures. notably in Asia, that our civil- ization rests on a Christian moral basis., To withhold food from hungry people, es- pecially children, because of any hypo- thetical, or even real, advantage that might come our way, would surely not be a good advertisement for our way of life. In any event, it is righteousness-which includcs concern for human distress wher- ever it may he found-that exalts a na- tion or a civilization. - T.he Senate '1'he old controversy about the need versus the superfluoushess of the Upper House in our Federal political structure ap- pears to be giving way to another: wheth- er or not Senators should be retired at age 75. Certainly. it the proposal now being advanced should mean. in effect, that any Senator would he eligible for retirement on pension at 75, irrespective of length of service, it may as well be abandoned- that is. if the public interest is to be con- sidered at all. But, whatever it means. it is not easy t.o understand why 75 should be considered the maximum age of useful- ness. It is no secret. that some Senators -like other mortals--at 75 or older are abler and more competent in every way than some freshmen in their 50's or 60's. If it is experience that enhances the value of the "second look" for which the Sen- ate exists, at least that is what we have been led to believe, there would seem to be no good reason why it should necessar- ily be dispensed with at any arbitrarily lfixed age limit. At the moment it would appear that our taxpayers are more concerned with the method of appointing Senators than with any plan for retiring them. It is obvious that the old practice of making the Upper I-louae a sort of resting place for party fuyourltes, when they have lost interest in and heart for political campaigning. is out- moded, It is reported that the present Prime Minister has been toying with the Bil of looking for Senatorial timber in god. Ifsome- non of membership therein, the institu- tion will remain under popular suspicion; and nothing that may be proposed con- cerning retirement of individuals will cre- ate any sympathetic public interest. Call Of The North organization in London. England, Lord Tweedsmuir, son of a former and highly honoured Governor-General of Canada, had something to say about the need for pioneering in Canada's 20th century trend towards urbanization. "It would be a tragedy”. said his Lordship, ”if the youth of Canada turn their backs on the North- land." Then he continued: "I am terribly disturbed that, while the graph of mining investment is going up. the graph of young men who intend to become mining engin- eers is going down." Certainly. as Lord Tweedsmuir infer- red. it was the pioneering and adventurous spirit of men of other years-in many cases accompanied by their wives and children- who started this country on the road to its present position of importance among the nations. In most cases they had little to support them but their own strong hands and stout hearts. Government subsidizin! on the scale that is taken for granted to- day. was unknown and. indccd. unsought. Scientific gadgets of exploration and de- velopment, now commonplace. were of very limited application: many of the now stand- ually. the frontiers were pushed back. new communities established. new wealth discov- ered. new visions realized. It could be said with truth that for many yeals the search into the Northland 'was not primarily for discovery of hitherto unknown riches; it was the sense of adventure and what has been called "the flair for curiosity" that led the pioneers on and on across the rivers and beyond the mountains. A great domain in the vast reaches of Canada's Northland is being laid out with care: and no one now living can say what its destiny will be in terms of national wealth and its contribution to the security and well- being of this continent. What is plain to all is that the North still calls to young men -and women-who, like their forbears of a generation long past, want to have a share in the achievements and the diffi- culties of a new life in a new kind of world. And it is hard to believe that the urban- ization of society, which brings its own problems as well as its own values, will be able to remove from our midst the "flair for curiosity" which was at once the lil- spiration and the strength of Canada's first builders. EDITORIAL NOTES Relief of Ladysmith this date 1900. O O I Prince Edward Island paid 53,028,174 in income tax'es and other levies to the Fed- eral Government durlng the last fiscal year, as against iS3,305.279 the previous year and fii2.812,260 for the year 1951-52. This is apart from sales tax and other hid- den assessments. O O C Canadian Boy Scout headquarters have announced a new high level in membership. 6,974 Scout units -across Canada boast. 174.686 members. Meanwhile preparations are going ahead fast for the 8th World Scout Jamboree. at which Canada will play host. This is to be held from 18th to 28th August at Niagara-on-the-Lake. I O I . Altogether a total of 5,818 graduate nurses have leftlCanada for the United States since the war. By years the num- bers were as follows:-1946, 246: 1947. 429; 1948. 779; 1949, 792: 1950, 822; 1951, 739: 1952, 956: 1953. 1055. In 1952 and 1953 there were 21 and 13 stu- dents respectively included in the totals. The U. S- Immigration Service did not sep- arate student nurses prior to 1952- The Bank of Canada has reduced, from 2 per cent to 11.5 per cent. the rate of in- tereat at which it stands willing to lend to the chartered banks.” An equivalent fi- nancial chlinge by the Federal there are fewer occasions for it. raised from IV, to 2 per cent in 1950. as part of the tighter money policy adopted Konan war. That policy was later relax- I party in power. is regarded, as the sine qua . In an address to a Canadian business. ard tools had not even been invented Grad- T I uaeuarlly andnua LII Viillll 0 PUBLIC FORUM l .uls column is nun to the discu- ion by cnrrupondems of qllolllun i nf Inlerui. Tba aural... am m. l The Genesis "'"”""'"'"" ”lllaj.-Gel). R. S. S. Baden . . . lPoweli. lhe Defender of Male- THE IIARMLRS PROSPLCIS lking. has accepted an invitation to inspect the Boys' Brigade in Sir.-We have it. from good auth- Scolland during April.” ority that the land is ille founda- tion of the family and that the: This is a note that has appear- family is the foundation oi thelcd in Ille ."Fiily Years Ago" state; the roots oi the nalillli are column of bcotiish newspapers that deep in the slit: and sea. have been arriving in Canada The sons alld 'iau',:lllcrs of the (luring the past week. Though farm who are enticed to the cities. 5-".311 and seemingly insignificant, NY? the l'hRllE('l9l and apllillf 'lihis note is of special interest to Vl'hl"h Pmdllce leaders l" 3l'0,"Yi all who are or have been Scouts. P"0lES-W)" -35 We” as "19 "Puts for it recalls that incident that that build successful and llnppylled to the incvpunn 0. the Boy Reserve Board in the United States, or by the Bank of England, notes an exchange, would have been the subject of excited comment. Here. the excitement might be greater, in that This is only the second change in the bank rate during the whole postwar period: it was in order in check inflation during the N .0 mm I of, an inflationary prolsure subsided. A realm to on money conditions was made aometinle ago, and the lowering of llIoiankl'ata' atagelsnotlnitself g&& in V, ' policy. It is. how- quumem pm the "bfClIia&(wlll.iIbivtliatwehavea , - l I,&::&lIllgllIbarkrato T V 'IIfuture.aapai-tofthp l homes. . The cooperative use of farm .machinery has taught farmers the advantage of working together. the co-operative olgzlllizaliolls l1Il'-'P taught them the wisdom of buying and selling together. the lnruliis have taught them to think togeth- er. Of Ihc 40"? of the armed ser- vice personnel who came fmm rural areas only 4''? are returning. to the farms, mostly because of? financial insecurity. Even tarmcrsl with money prefer 3"i. goverllmcnil bonds to 6'4. farm loans. ! Hope lies in a national orgalliz-I ation such as the Federation ofl Agriculture and national farmer's unions, or one great national, union of farmers, similiar to thatf ofgthe industrial workers in ihcirl unlnn: , when are we going to ilntie the hands of the Potato Marketing! Board so we will be able in take advantage of a one selling agent-y'!l Nobody likes to be told where he has to sell his produce. but uhcn it means more money in his poc- ket he doesn't mind. Volume means bargaining power andi economy of operation: we see it in chain retail stores. in the meatl packing and fertilizer industries. and where truckers are hauling lobsters to the mainland in the larlze packer. right by the small Packer's doors. Are we going in let some big company take over ;the business and become million- laires with us still turning thcl grindslone? it's up to us to stayi together and get what rightly br- longs to us. i I am. Sir. etc. i l".Ll)t)N l)RUMM()Nl) Freetown. P.E.I. Report On Equine: Ottawa Journal From the Dominion Bureau of Statistics comes the word that Canada's horse population has dropped by about 100.000 in the past year. to fall below the one- mllllrm mark. Most city dwellers if they think about horses at all are surprised that this country still has as many horses as the government figures show. For the past 28 years at least the horse has been waging a los- Ing battle against ever more di- versified and efficient mechanized farm implements. The other day Scottish breeders of the fsnfed Clydesdale: - massive bay ani- malll with feathered flocks -pub- llcly deplored the declining num- bers of this renowned strain on farms of the United Kingdom. They ound that not only were the h ge horses being forced off UK farms by the tractor but that the present-day farm worker sim- ply wont spend the time to care for his horse: properly. on the Canadian Pralrlea the horse has almost followed the buf- falo and the antelope into extinc- tion and this is partly true also for the flatlands of some of the . Yet in the back In still the rule and anowplaws do not operate the ot-ulescent horse. above all in Winters like 1954-55. In doing yeoman service. And the automotive industry has of motor- nowarod vehicle that can compete with 9: horn in such matters as of brud and "is ad. And then oeeuma n laeldalf. Scout movement. Fifty years ago. in 1905. Gen. Baden-Powell. despite the adul- ation he had received from an adlnirillg public. was really at a loose end. The Boer War had been concluded. The services of high-ranking officers were no longer required. and it seemed as though E-P.. like many of his associates. was doomed to lapse into what we now regard as Colonel Blinips, a prospect that was not at all to the liking to one of E.P.'s energetic tem- pcramcnt. When he received the invita- tion to inspect the Boys' Bri- grade, B.-P. was disposed to re- gard it as one of those semi- official duties which celebri- ties of the moment are expected to fulfill. However. when he arrived in Glasgow, he was astonished. according to a noted citizen. Mr. Russlyn Mitchell. to witness hundreds of smartly- drilled lads on parade, and was decided impressed with the manner in which they conduc- ted themselves. Later. making enquiry into the origin of the B.B. movement. he received the full story from his hostess. a dear old lady. the mother of the Lord Provost of the day. who told how unruly boys in A certain difficult neighborhood, had been taken in hand by one who had been an army sergeant. how he had formed them into a bible- class. which he ran on scmi-mill- lary lines .whlch enabled him to instil discipline into his pupils, an dsn secure their good behav- inr, The sergeant became.Slr Wil- liam Smith; his centenary was honored during the past year. 0 O U B.-P. was profoundly im- pressed with what he had seen and heard. A: the weeks and months passed, he found him- self turning the mailer over in his mind. He recalled his own experiences as a boy when he went camping with his brothers. He recalled the splendid scout- ing work carried out at Male- klng by the boys in that beselged community. And he also recalled the pointers he had emphasized in the book. "Aids to Scouting." which he had written for the bene- fit of junior officers in the army. True. the Boys' Brigade had been helpful in instilling discipline into its members. but the thought kept Of Scouting Andrew Paterson in the Montreal Gamfle making.” According to Mr. P. W. Everett, afterwards Sir Percy Everett. who was Mr. Pearson's managing editor, during the Satur- day afternoon, as the guests were amusing themselves, Baden-Pow ell noticed his host preparing to slip away. "Where are you lift to, Pear- son?" he cried. "I am just going over to see. a cripple's home. I shan't be long." The car slid all down the drive. and B.-P. was left think- lng. What he thought was. ”Here is the man who can help me to carry out my idea. a lover of children. a famous organiser. a great publicity man he will know how best to start. C O U So that evening after dinner. B.-P. took his host into his .con- fidence. iolll him of the idea he had been turning over in his mind to help young boys. and asked his host's opinion. Mr. Pear- son was enthusiastically impres- sed. and at once the two men began planning how to put this scouting idea into effect. At first they went slowly. A number of well-known people were sounded out. and all re- plied favorably and enthusi- astically. B.-P. was next encour- aged to hold trial camp to see how the, ide would work. This trial camp was held at Brown- sea island in July, 1907. and was an amazing success. This convinced him that the time had now come to put. his plans into operation. During the rest of the year he devoted himself to writing the book. which we all know as "Scouting For Boys." Published by Pearson's. it. was issued In six monthly parts. The first number appeared on the news-siands in January. 1908. and with its appearance. the Boy Scout Movement. as we know it, was launched. Such is the story of the in- ception of the Boy Scouts. her- alded by the simple statement of 50 years ago that "Major-General R. S. S. Baden-Powell. the De- fender of Mafeking. has accepted an invitation to inspect the Boys' Brigade in Scotland." When the town gnnlp read that I load can move his tongue at a speed of 180 miles an hour lihe turned green with envy.-Kilchem er-Waterloo Record. Medically Speaking lfpl-mu N. Bandeau. M.D. WHAT TO DO IF Yigg SHOULD GET, SIIING Ever since the time of lilPPW' rates, physicians have wrestled with the pro in of herpes water -shingles. We . we have a toe- hold on it now. but it isn't licked yet! - whllg shingles does not kill and disable, as do some other nerve diseases such all Polio. it does pro- duce an unsijltly rash. and almost always a great deal of pain. And if it attacks your dell- caie eye tissue, the scars it might leave can impair your vision. You are most likely to be struck by this virus if you are a man and past the age of 50. Children are seldom stricken. The disease usu- ally develops in early summer or late autumn. it can. however. strike at any time. Related to Chicken For The virus which causes shingles is closely related to the one rs- sponsibl for chicken pox. For three or four days before the rash breaks out, you probably will have chills. a feeling of weakness and maybe a slight fever. Your stom- ach and bowels might be upset. too. You will notice pain at the spot where the rash will break out. This rash. composed of blisters surrounded by red skln.' appears in a few days and spreads along the course of various nerves. About five days later the bits- ters begin to dry up and scabs form. In younger patients, the pain usually lasts until the rash begins to heal. This pain may vary from merely an annoying itching to a severe burning sen- sation. In older patients. the pain may continue for months. or even years. after the rash has cleared up. Drugs That Help Some physicians report that aureomycin, if given at the be- ginning of the disease, will help prevent. or modify this lingering after-min. A new product called Protamlde also gave "good to ex- cellent" results in a number of test cases. according to Dr. Wil- liam Marsh of the National Naval Medical Center. ACTH and corti- sone usually help relieve the pain suffered along with the rash. Binding the area covered with the rash with thick layers of col- ton often gives relief. Use of an ! ldotfau tboyu-6 arguing wlthwbltamulialha dlan sub-coliflneii , the French spirit of a bygone era. er to Indian rule. lcllllatlve rati- fication of the agreement remains, but that appears to be a mere rights. which caused much 11!- feellng in France. the French have created at atmosphere of friend- ship which should benefit the free nations. Would that that 'wlsdom and dignity had been displayed when lndo-china began its quest for independence after World War II. May the Polidlcherry de- cision be the rule when further colonial withdrawals are indicat- ed. notonly by France. but by other nations as well. -Detroit Free Press. Sir Winston Churchill now is an honourary member of the Sons of the American Revolution. an organization composed of des- cendants of Americans who won independence from Britain. He has accepted I membership offered him by a New York chapter of the order on his will birthday. This may seem coiitr ” A y of the first minister of Her Majesty .m:.....:C.CmCm. the area perfectly clean with soap and wafer and banana. Then you can apply a mild antiseptic oint- ment. Don't move, the affected part of your body any more than is nec- essary. Elderly patients should stay home and rest". Younger folks can probably continue their usual activities. QUESTION AND ANSWER H. H.: I have had a perforated ear for years and sometimes have a pain down the side of my face. In this dangerous ,nnd is there anything 1 can do about in, ' Answer: The condition you de- scribe is not a dangerous one. However. it should receive atten- l NOTESBY THE about Eskimos having equally purchase of um Eskimos wan 'oi-igliul - ditiou the probEm did nofarluz. civilization how can we deny them Well. this an lnstanct ..-...,','””' equality? --Vancouver Prov- goats moat decidedly 3,, bl lacs. games. it may be said that Poldlcbe I small bit - - awry on uioma"i client of "mm" ""' ''"l''l "1 f-r , long has been a French colony. It never was of much real value. But if. was a symbol of empire. important to Past 4 The sum... WAY llarltu. E direct deb .. George 111 aulnn i Am rebelled. It is uni zuthaltutbhauou minds. si.- w- ' - PIN. is ' lllrolfi his Auurlcandmm b between the British the Churchill family was concg oil when Sir Winston's yam Lord Randolph Churchill. niarr Mlu Jennie Jerome of New y.,', Prime Minister Church contjnu. to be the personification of Job. i N . F I d lndl ll . Dazed (TIT Pondlcllilelny Bum uh bum. t0 H" Lmwll i constant and profound. hey Post-Record. The arbitrary selection nl mu, -Sn formality. In waving its colony five as the retiring age may hm actuarial advantages, but for sum, individuals it can cause mm discontent, if not dowlingm D, lllblilncu. Thurs are many am, able examples of men. who at still had all. or most of their great- est years ahead-Goethe. Tum. Isaac Walton, volulre and o...,.g,' Bernard Shaw. to mention only . few. And what would have 11,, pened if Sir Winston Churchill had been pensionod off at 65” H" greatest years came after his 10. called age of retirement-llamll. ton Spectator. Residents of Horseheads, , ,, York. had a first-class mt-Hr, on their hands-a grey. if ..,,; webby substance that fell out .1 the sky and covered a hall squm mile of residential area 1..."; scientists who examined the sup, stance reported that it was slight. ly rdsloacuvu but not danyzertllu. ly so. It was described as "my, rugged and nylon-like.” ll cm-9,. ed homes. shrubs. trees. th.- may on lawns and fields in the south- central New York State Village, Dr. Charles Rutenber. pl'ufessol' of chemistry at Elmira College. described it as "white. fibrous and heavily impregnated with loot and dirt." He said it wig shiny, had no apparent odor and did not burn rapidly. That just about put it in a class with "fly. in saucers." However it win finally identified as powdered milk from the chimney of a nearby dairy-and not at all radioactive -lust in time to prevent it being attributed to the current nuclear weapon tests being conducted ll Nevada. -Saint John Tele- tlon. as it may indicate that some TIIITCIEI: hem" pad might l” he” nerve inflammation has occurred. Three times a day, you might apply a mild lotion to the rash. such all zinc ointment or boric acid ointment with one per cent phenol When Scalp la Affected If your scalp is involved. you don't have to cut your hair. Keep TA? if T (322142 FROM LAST POEMS 0n forelands high in heaven, 'Tis many a year gone by. Amidst the fall of even Would stand my friends and I. Before our foolish faces Lay lands we did not see: Our eyes were in the place: Where we shall never be. Oh. the arl seas are yonder. The gel and amber shore; Shires where the girls are fonder. Towns where the pots hold more. And here fret we and " By grange and rick and shed. And every moomare older. And soon we shall be dead. Helgho. 'twss true and pity; But there we lads must stay. Troy was a sieepled city, But Troy was far away. And round we turned lamenting To homes we longed to leave. And silent hills indenting The orange band of evil. 1 see the air benlghted . And all the dusking glades. And lamps in England lighted. And evening wrecked in Wales; And starry darkness paces The road from sea to sea. And blots the foolish faces Of my poor friends and me. -A. ll. Housman. PROFESSIONAL CARDS BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS. 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