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Subscription rates: Not over 40c per week by carrier. $12.00 a year by mail or rural routes and areas not serviced by carrier. 15.00 a year off{ Island and U.K. $20.00 per year in U.S, and elsewhere outside British Com- monwealth. Not over 7c single copy. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. PAGE 4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1964. Disappointing The announcement that the De- partment of National Defense is eliminating the Naval Reserve in Prince Edward Island and convert- ing HMCS Queen Charlotte into an armory for military training pur- poses is being received with disap- pointment here. It is, of course, part of an overall plan involving sweep- ing changes and reductions in the whole defense setup. A total of 1,675 RCNR personnel will be af- fected by the changes, with an ex- pected saving of $1.8 million an- nually. As Hon. J. Angus MacLean pointed out in an Ottawa dispatch yesterday, the Hendy report on the navy, brought in earlier this year, had strongly recommended the re- tention of the Queen Charlotte for the purposes for which it was built. A later commission report, however, has made a contrary recommenda- tion, to the effect that it be desig- nated for use of army units, thus Bvoiding the expense of building a new armory which, as Mr. MacLean points out, was high on the priority list of the previous government at Ottawa. In a recent televised broadcast, Defense Minister Hellyer said the changes under way would mean greater efficiency as well as a sav- Ing in defense expenditures. But it {s questionable whether the aban- donment of naval training in an Island province, with an _ historic maritime tradition, would be a wise move. It is no argument to say that similar establishments are be- ing closed in Regina, London, Ed- monton and Kitchener, where the same situation does not apply. Surely, in our ease, a justifiable exception could be made, taking into consideration our geographical position, and the curtailment in other defense activities and con- tracts which is under way. Our Naval Reserve has a fine record in this province, including the enthusiasm it has engendered in the sea cadet movement. It is not at all apparent to our citizens how the public interest can be served by wiping it out. rpBurden Of Shame The expected landslide election victory for President Johnson has disposed of Mr. Goldwater. But. it may also have less happy conse- quences if the Republican party does not do a thorough job of house- cleaning, and rid itself of the burden of shame for some of the tactics employed in promoting its presi- dential candidate’s fortunes on this occasion. A feature of this campaign was the torrent of scurrilous paperback books emanating from Goldwater headquarters, which flooded the country and which consisted mostly of innuendoes, insinuations and double meanings aimed at present- ing Mr. Johnson in a shoddy light. It was this campaign that led Wal- ter Lippmann, one of the world’s most respected political commenta- tors, to say that the whole ugly business had dragged the election down to the lowest level within memory. How much of this literature was actually distributed with Mr. Gold- water’s knowledge it is hard to say. Some of it was passed out by the John Birch society and other ex- tremist groups. But it was all aim- ed at the character assassination of Goldwater’s opponent. Several examples of this type of smear are cited by the Milwaukee Journal in a recent editorial. One of them will probably be enough for the stomachs of our readers. It fs from the book, “A Texan Docks at Lyndon,” by J. Evetts Haley. Haley, a former defeated can- didate for the governorship of Texas, depicts Alice, Texas, as the birthplace of Johnson’s allegedly sinister power. He adds: “What a strange coincidence that Lee Har- vey Oswald, on his return from Mexico shortly before the Kennedy assassination, detoured from Laredo and spent the night ‘in search of a job’ at Alice, in Jim Wells county, before proceeding to Dallas and his world shocking deed!” Haley concedes in his book that he used rumors liberally, but says “rumor is a psychological phenom- enon in the public mind, the exist- ence of which is an historical fact.” This is his excuse for dishing out the kind of tripe that brought the vermin out of the woodwork, and that will require a major fumiga- tion job on the part of the Repub- lican party if it hopes to survive. Fine Island Showing As indicated by Halifax reports from our provincial farm editor, Mr. Matheson, Prince Edward Island eattle are making a magnificent showing at the Atlantic Winter Fair. On Monday they took every grand championship in the show ring, and captured most of the top prizes on Tuesday. In potatoes, homecraft and other displays as well, Island exhibitors have been in the forefront. Such successes were not unusual in the old days, when the winter fair was held in Amherst. Indeed, there has scarcely been an occasion when our producers failed to add laurels to our Island crown as the garden province of Canada. Competition is becoming keener, however, es- pecially in the breeding of high grade cattle. Some of the finest ani- mals in Canada are on display in Halifax this week, and the scores achieved by our Island showmen are being noted across the country. If supremacy in these lines counts for anything, it is in Char- lottetown or Summerside that this big agricultural fair should be held. Perhaps when we get our causeway it will pay to reopen this question, which arose after the de- struction of the Amherst plant some years ago. Whatever the ex- penditure involved in providing ade- quate facilities, it would be a good investment. A decision along this line would rest with the fair man- agement and would involve, of course, substantial assistance in the way of grants. Certainly, as a permanent home for the fair, Prince Edward Island would seem to be the logical choice. Its claims are being strengthened every year by the outstanding achievements of Island exhibitors. Front Place For Youth Canada takes pride in being young, and it is fitting that in the preparations for the 1967 World’s Fair at Montreal so much emphasis is being placed on youth. Indeed, the organization has a Youth Ad- visory Committee consisting of rep- resentatives from about 25 Canadian organizations. This committee has recommended building a youth pa- vilion at the fair, a centre of inter- national youth conventions, and establishment of a hostel in Old Montreal to house young visitors. Several other proposals for cul- tural competitions and exhibitions to draw the young people of the world into the fair have been put forward. We don’t know whether this objective has been followed be- fore, but certainly it is a splendid one for an exposition whose theme is to be “Man and His World.” As the Ottawa Journal well says, what happens to that world in the dan- gerous years ahead relates directly to what youth is doing and think- ing right now. In this connection The Journal notes that 62 per cent of the worlt’s population qualifies as “youth’— under 30 years of age. Even if the figures were much smaller it would hardly be necessary to stress the importance of having the young play a major role in Expo. 67. — EDITORIAL NOTE According to the Dominion Bur- eau of Statistice, Canadians living in the Prairie provinces can expect to live longer than those in other parts of the country. The life ex- pectancy for newborn males there is 69.8 years, as compared with 68.9 in British Columbia, 68.6 in the Atlantic provinces, 68.8 in Ontario and 67.3 in Quebec, ‘ HOW TIRESOME! DEALING WITH MORTALS OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson UN Peace-Keeping Operations In Limelight accepted attend Ae Seventeen nations Canada’s invitation to this week’s ‘‘Working meeting on United Nati Peace-keeping Grevatiana 4 "it is hoped by our government that this Ottawa conference will lay the groundwork for a perman- ent but loose - knit United Na- tions force to extinguish brusa fire squabbles around the world _ History may record Ottawa early November 1964 as ‘he eis of world peace en- forced by world government. It was just a year ago when Prime Minister Pearson, speak- ing at the 18th General Assem- bly of the United Nations, pre- posed that there should be pooling of available resources and the development in a co-oer- dinated way of trained an Paes eoreahye forces fot U. ene Mar time, some of the Nordic countries have enacted ae and made provision to ea1- expeditionary forces, feady at all times to answer any request from the Secre- tary-General of the U.N. for military help in maintaining | the peace. Hence this paper Army of Peace has acquired the name ‘“‘The Nordic Force PAST SUCCESSES The United Nations has been involved in many such tasks around the world. The most not able have been the Suez affan in 1956, the Congo in 1960, anda Cyprus in 1964. The speedy mar- shalling and dispatch of a mul- ti-nation U.N force to Cyprus this Spring was a personal trin- mph for the diplomacy of our Foreign Minister, Hon. aur Martin. And it conclusively showed that quick action caa avert the outbreak of a local war, which in this button-happy age might ey escalate into a global wa Following up the warm rece: tion given to Mr. Pearson’s sum gestion last year, Mr. Martin has been working closely with the Nordic nations and other middle and small powers to or- ganize a preliminary confer ence in Ottawa. The countries represented at this five- day meeting here are the apo countries: orway, Sw Denmark and Finland; ie NATO partners Italy and Holl- and; our Asian Commonweaith brothers India, Pakistan ad Malaysia; Ireland, which is as- sociated with us in the Cyprus operation; Brazil and Columbia of South America; Nigeria, Gn ana, Tunisia and U.A.R. of Af rica; and the world’s oldest monarchy— soon to celebrate its 2,500th anniversary— Iran. This is essentially a working conference, Mr. Martin explain- ed to me. Its purpose is to stuay the past experience of peace-keeping operations, and to exchange views on the practical and noe problems exper- ced. GUNS AND BUTTER Thus for the first time tnis Ottawa conference will study the special military problems of peace- keeping in the light of the common or led exper- ience of the participating na- tions. The delegates are espru ially strong in military repre sentation, and thus will be wel! able to examine the basic house keeping problems such feed- ing a substantial multi- natior expeditionary force, equipping it and providing maintenance for ts ground, sea and air opera tional vehicles. There are more basic issues, such as the circumstances and means of activating such a force on future occasions, and the hotly-deba matter of fi- nancing it. These general ae ral will properly be discussed ations. face conferences— all used un- der the deadline of crisis—have ce set up UN forces in the past, The Ottawa conference is meet- ing in the hope that it can ‘ay the groundwork for paper plans which can be implemented in- stantaneously on future occas- ions, thus saving valuable hours and red faces. Condemned Cells Montreal It is good to hear the Minister of Justice condemn St. Vinceat de Paul to extinction. This pris- on has long been a blot on the conscience of the country. When the official visit was paid by Mr. Favreau and others on Mon- day it was found that prisoners were still being held in 251 of e 380 cells that were ‘“‘con- demned without reservation” by the Archambault Royal Com- mission of 1938. The prison, as such, has be- come a discredited relic of a cruel past. These cells at St Vincent de Paul are in parts of the original buildings construct- ed between 1872 and 1890. The cells, in the old area under the dorne, are like dungeons. Each stoutly-barred cubicle measures about four by seven feet. Almost the whole space is taken up when the hinged bunk is lower- ed Many of the cells are ‘‘buck- et cells,’ without running water. Certainly the statement by Mr. Favreau that St. Vincent de Paul will be closed, for prison purposes, in two years’ time is to be welcomed. But the pres- sure of opinion should be exert- ed to make certain that this deadline is kept. Gazette The ee with staenients about St. Vincent de Paul that they hive’ i often failed . be carried out. It is now more than a year ago— in May, 1963 —that the Minister of Public Works, Hon. Jean-Paul Deschat- elets, viewing the horrors of the prison, called for a ‘“‘crash pro- am.’ But last November he admitt- ed that civil service procedures are so formal and so cumber- some, with so many people hav- ing to have their say in matters big and small, that disappoint- ing progress had been made. In the future he hoped to press for- ward with his plans ‘‘without go- ing through a maze of red tape every day.” Over many years now St. Vin cent de Paul has had few, any, defenders. It has been re peaterly condemned. But little has happened. It may be hoped that this new condemnation o the old prison, and the two years’ deadline—will not be ‘ost in another maze of red tape If a prison, condemned ‘with out reservation’ in 1938, ceases to be a prison by 1966, action could scarcely be said to have been taken too soon. mB Deciduous Days Those woh live with trees about tara have now a kind ot snow arriving; the air is full of foliage flakes fluttering tran- quilly or turned into tumultuous dancers by a gale. A shower in a breeze, a deluge in a storm, it is a colourful flood, yellowtsi: for the most part but including sometimes the ‘hectic r which Shelly observed while he was also calling the flutterers ghosts. So, for one appreciative eye, a spectre could be scarlet We do not often see the Anglo- French adjective filemot denied now to the tints of the dead ‘eaf but it is there for lovers of anti- quity. Those who walk in parks and woodlands may find the downward drift becoming an as- sault. Acorns and beechnuts can pelt them like grapeshot. Theie is also “the chestnut pattering to the ground” which Tennysor noted, perhaps after a rap ot the head, when writing some ot the best stanzas of In Memor- iam. Dead leaves are an urbane nuisance. When soaked wita rain they are slippery a et and pavements. torist curses them as a source te skid- ding; if. like so many dwellers in the towns of today, he has nv garage he finds that the roof of his car has become a foliage col- lector overnight The ratepayers heavy dues are considerably !n- creased when the borough’s workmen are out clearing the autumnal deposits. The garden- er has to sweep and burn. It laborious, but the sharp scent of the fallen is one of the pleasures of the death-struck year. There is fertility, a in the leafy strewings. In James Birdie'’s Mr Bolfry the Scottish Minister replies to the man who says that he cannot believe in the resur- rection of the body that he can see it happening every spring Autumn, whose old Englisn name of the Fall the Americans have wisely retained, utters a green promise as well as its Je ciduous farewell. And we have the evergreens. Election Expenses Montreal The five-man committee the federal Government has p pointed to study ways of limit ing election expenses faces one of the most necessary and most baffling of electoral reforms. In Parili: ee there was gen- eral approval e principle. sales pete: imitation of aa pendin, ould prevent the rhiying of slectiten. na. re would increase the possibility of candidates their personal merits, rather than by their financial backin,. The main ae the new five-man committee have to solve is how to make the sup ervision of election expenses real, The record of campaign spending is notoriously elusive. It is the vague area of what is ‘frie aad would com: Plicate the application of ge law. Is a gift of services at elec- tion time— such as the placing of a car at the candidate’s dis posal for transporting voters to the polls— to be regarded as a free service only, or a it have a value that should be reckon- ed among election expenses? If this area of “‘free services is left too vague, much of cam- paign eee could take thi» form. mevolent campaign workers" ea appear who were financed not by the candi- date oa by influential backers re is another question that night he quite decisive in a campaign but which might prove impossible to control: this is the that a Gov- ernment makes for its own re election out of the public treas ury. For the public treasury may become, to all intents and eee an auxiliary party chest The principle that See should not be bought beyond question. Drawing up levislatien to make certain all candidates carrying - principle into rear. istic effec Predisposing Cancer Factors By Dr. Theodore R. Van Deileo The cause of cancer remains a mystery although some of our newer theories, ine! those implicating viruses, add prom ise of the truth. In addition, we do not know whether there is a single cause for all cancers o£ different causes for differen‘ types. The latter is ae . cal hecates certain f. in crease the risk of Gianna the disease in various parts of the body. What are the predisposing fac- tors? Excessive exposure to the sun, X-rays, arsenic, tar, and petroleum products, makes the skin more susceptible. Poor dea- tal hygiene, nutritional deficien cies, and tobacco encourage ma- lignancies in the mouth, throat larynx, and tongue. Too much X-ray, iodine deficiency, and goitrogenic substances have this influence on the thyroid. Air pollution, including cigar et smoke, chromate fumes, and dust from metals and asbestos, are high on the list in lung can- cer. Breast tumors occur more often in women with previous mammary disease and a family history of the condition. Womer who have not borne children are more likely candidates. There is a hereditary tenden- cy in carcinoma of the stomach, especially among those with group blood; pernicious ane- mia and lack of hydrochloric acid play important roles. Parasites, cirrhosis (harden- ing), and nutritional deficiencies often precede a malignancy 2 the liver and it is rare to find a victim of gall bladder cancer who does not have gallstones. Polyps, ulcerative colitis, and 4 family tendency are mentioned frequently when the colon and rectum are affected. Cancer of the uterus is anoth- er puzzler but many victims have glandular disorders, or are obese, infertile, or diabetic In- volvement of the male genitalia is more common in the uncir- cumcised and the unclean. The excessive use of certain aniline and related dyes is an element in the bladder cancer. Avoid these irritants, if pos- sible, and decrease your chance of getting cancer. woory FROM SUN : Tites: I’m 62 years old and pall like to move to Flor ida to get away from cold wint- ers. But after I’m in the sun five or 10 minutes I get woozy. Do you think this would be a bad move for me? REPLY Yes, provided the sun ts re- sponsible for this sensation. Why not spend a few weeks in Flor ida this coming winter, to test your theory? DELAYED FEELING A writes: What is unresol- ved pneumonia? REPLY Pneumonia usually hea‘s completely as soon as the cau- e micro-organisms are con- trolled. But now and then the disease is stubborn and the patch or lobe of infection is slow in absorbing (unresolved). EARLY FLASHES A, writes: Is it true that the earlier hot flashes come. the less effect id menopause will have on wom REPLY e is no scientific reason why this should occur. Some women never have hot flashes even though they go through the menopause at age 50. WORRY AND SORE NECK C. R. writes: I have had a sore neck for two months. Should I worry? REPLY Not if you’re going to do so on the basis of a stiff neck. Con- sult your physician as to the cause. There is a good possibil- ity the condition can be cured. TODAY’S HEALTH HINT— The skin may bear the brunt of a disordered personality. (NOTE: All correspondence to Dr. Van Dellen should be addressed to Dr. Theodore Van Dellen, co Chicago Trib- une, Chicago, Illinois.) Britain’ s Import F Tariffs canadian Britain starts cutting 15-per-cent import its in with periodic appraisal of Brit- ain’s economic recovery. This emphasis on reduction, rather than elimination, may not be too pleasing to the Euro: pean partners who have ac cused Britain of breaching inter- nationa] trade 4) ments But then, again, Brita’ doesn’t acknowledge this breach. Instead, James Callaghan, chan cellor of the Exchequer, told London erp Tuesday that The general Agreement on Tar- s and Trade, which sets out the trade rules, is too restrictive and should be changed “We cannot be pilloried,” he says, “because we have chosen the instrument that will handi- cap the flow of trade least and is in the best interest of Brit- ain.’’ WON’T BE PUSHED Indicating he won't be pushed into any hurried action, Callag- han said the Labor govern ment’s aim is to “reduce” the special import tariffs ‘‘as our position shows an unmistakable improvement.”’ As for complete elimination of the surcharge» this would be done ‘‘as soon as we are confident that we are well and truly set on the road to a permanent ap Al in our external position.” The Caliaielan statement coupled with the throne speech announced earlier, suggest tha: with the Labor administration pledged to increase Britains a Fe socia] welfare program and extend Sadustrial gationalivstion there might be a tendency oy the new government ‘o remain protective as long as possible Brita‘n’s gold holdings have declined, dropping by ‘he eyn valent of some $300,000,000 dur. ing the last 12 12 months. Exports have stagnated and though a new budget is to be introduced next week to help, in part to overcome structural deficiencies in ‘the economy, it appeared Britain is in for ‘a long and bur- densome trek before it can say it is on its feet again. ee ne re significant ernie: to Fide Britain's ac. tual problem in the light ot views by the Earl of Cromer, governor of the Bank of Eng- land. He told London bankers Britain may in fact be striving for a standard of living higher than it can actually afford. And part of the fault. he ar- gues, is not the lack of markets for Britain’s exports, but slack — ic oe part of the export- peting for markets pi fe fulfilling delivery targets. Even if this should mean de- laying deliveries to ready-made customers at home, Britain’s ex borers must get out and sell he adds, ories of en quiries from abroad meeting either such dilatoriness in han: dling or such extended delivery dates that foreign buyers meet their needs in other markets with a mere fraction of the de. lay.” abro; "Unfortunately," “one hears st Cambodian Sanctuary Christian Science Monitor Cambodia is gambling on vic- tory by the Communist system in East Asia. It is leaving only a small postern gate open for an alternative. Prince Sihanouk, who is the Cambodian Government in per- son, seems to think that com- munism is the wave of Asia’s future. He accepts the French thesis that the United States has made, and will continue io make, the capital mistakes thet resulted in the expulsion of France from its empire of Indo- china. So he permits increasing use of his territory by the Viet Cong, as far as can be determin- ed from the conflicting news re- ports out of that area. There is no overt proof that the Prince himself has authoriz- ed a privileged sanctuary for the guerrilla forces based on Hanoi and aided Peking. The recent incidents involving Americans and Vietnamese forces with Viet Cong on around the Cambodian frontier took place in remote and al- most impassable terrain where a struggle is in progress for the g eee supply routes from the n But tn operations of the Viet Cong from Cambodian territory seem to fit the present politics of Prince Sihanouk. His appea' to the United Nations against the United States and the South Vietnamese is cut from the same cloth. What can be said to him that ne be persuasive? That stern gate that he might listen. chal pater eee is 10 Communist. is a personal Sere the euenise of a dynas- ty that has reign lly un-Communist fashion over i ray lowly people of that cou . Any ‘‘war of liberation,” ‘ would suggests the Communist phrase, be against him. His recent very able political efforts to bring so cial change to his country are impressive, even to his critics. But they are scarcely likely to obtain for him anything much tter than a pleasant house are rest as opposed to a dungeon or worse That postern gate is in his own best interest to keep well open. Feathered Migrants There is no fixed date for most migrations, but one can tell the hour of the season, if not of the day, by watching the birds. Some of the warblers start moving south by August, and most of the swallows have gone by September. The blackbirds start moving out before the autumn equinox, and before October's frosty nights have blackened the gard- en the flickers have made ready to take off for warmer places. The robins linger, but now they gather in flocks, fatten’ ou late fare and are restless on chilly mornings and dark days Some of them will resist the im. pulse, find food and shelter in the swampy thickets and brushy woodlands and spend the winter. But most of them will be gone in another few weeks, following the sun to more _ hospitable areas. They are the restless ones now. Perhaps they see the restless ducks that still haunt the coves of upland ponds and sluggish streams but take flight at any excuse. The geese, which seem to have a special weather sense, will wait a while longer. They have already moved down from the far north, and one of these nights, when there is a around the moon or high- ‘lung mare’s tails in the sky, the flocks will begin to line out, gab- bling in the moonlight, long necks pointed south. To Scan Electoral Costs London Free Press The Federal government has named a five-man commission to study and make recommen- dations on a means of controll- ing expenditures by political Still Seeking The Heights Toronto Star It is nice to know that, while men are probing t mysteries of the cosmos, there are several of their fellows who keep their trained on the lower skies. It is nice and refreshin know that, while titans and war- lords rise and fall on the hori zon of world events, there is one elusive figure that challenges sone hunger for adventure and These are the phenomena that occur, fairly regularly, like en- tre-acte relief from the heavy drama on the world’s ee the brave, awkward band of whoop- ing cranes answering a compul sion to stay alive in an uncom- fortable world; the yeti— or abominable snowman— of Himalayas, treading his way and across mountain s leaving cree ene footprints in the snows of tim The Vnioleratte: of this sophis- ticated electroni¢ age are not very useful to the whooping crane-in its urge for aoe But there are still some who watch the air for e that - gration from the mating lands of the north and count their ens by explosive propulsion and whirled round the earth by the force of a revolving earth. Those it wings, gangling in an age of neatness and efficien- cy, a ai against nature and m If degsinds measuring nine inches by five inches in the snows 20,000 e the base of the Himalayas are those of the yeti, vreaeg’ te snowm: nt og still is taki his wal lke from the fennious and saline that plague the northern frontier of India. Austr in climb- ers October give evidence of red being and tease the curi He walks on two legs. He may be a bear or some other But he has achieved a rarified solitude. dalaect neamaiag tees have aie ways. After an, be geek heights. . the elabor- s been spotted on its way to Hy "wine haven on the Texas Gulf. This means that in the whole feverish world and in the skies above there are $2 whooping ne living. exciting ‘0 some this is aun a teatnload es manned hardware lifted into the heav- GM ROLLING AGAIN TORONTO (CP) — General Motors, its production lines ing again -after being he United States parties and candidates at elec- tion time, including the possib- ility of paying part of the costs out of the federal treasury. The idea has been endorsed in prin- ciple by all parties. There is little doubt that the present situation not only may offer an unfair advantage to some, but also through the high cost of getting elected, may de- many politically capavle wer from entering public e. There are i ee num- ber of precede electoral systems in the epee world for the government’s move. Britain has a limit on the ex- itures which candidates The pane! will no doubt exam- the system which the Le- sage government has for Quebec. Under this plan the government would contribute 14 cents for every listed voter in a riding to all candidates getting 20 per cent of the vote. The can- . would be lim amendments to the Act. It is however these discussions do not unduy delay aa on miuch- needed redistribution of Commons coa- ion.