THE GUARDIAN Published every weekday morning It 136 Prince Street cbulnuelnwn. Fl-:.l. by the Thomson Company List. 64 Km: St. W.. Toronto. ; lilunitut Dfllce. 225 University Tower Bldg. "(.01 en Prince Edilrd lllllll Llku the Dan” I-Jdiiar. Frank walker Gent-ral Manager. In A. Human Member Cuindian Dally Newspaper Publishers Association Alanine: of the Canadian Preall iii-nun-r Audll Bureau nl circulation: urmuu aim-.-. at suiimiux-silt.-. .u..u..igue and Alherlnn tA.iIl.u:.u-ll as Si-i-uuil ('lu:.x .lltiil by the Post Office liephrlmcnt. uiiasva. isy '..I1l'lPl ('ii.u.'uii.-iuiui. ?u.lllfll9l'Si(lQ 513.011 per an tum. 1-Ils-ulirI'c in r-. 1-; l. 59.00 Jlher Pruiinccs amt l' 5. 811.00 per annum ' "The strongest memory is weaker than the wealwst ink." .. FRIDAY. SEPT. 2. 1955 H An Encouraging Report The report hy Dr. tliicn ll. Cur- tis, Deputy Minister of Health. silli- nittctl before the Alcclical .x'ocii-iv his neck. sliows 5,:i'zuiiial hut surc nipi'm'i-nieni in the over-all health status of thc Province. 'lllit-re is special czutsc tor satislactiuii in the lou iiicitleiicc of poliomyclitis so far this seasoii---the cases as aizainst lll(lll)' times that numhcr last year. Just how much credit for the im- proved situation is due to the .N'alli vaccine c:innol. of course. be determ- ined with arciiracy at the moment. Still. the fact that none of the cases reportt-tl to date had been vaccinated is not without significance. Added to the facts already reported from other Provinces. it would seem to in- dicate an effectiveness at least as good as that which was claimed for the preparation in the first place. f'ertainly. it is good enough to war- rant continuation of the vaccination progrzini. In the field of tuherculosis the situation may be described as cau- tiously optimistic. It is encouraging to know that the rate of mortality l'rom that disease is the lowest on re- cord; and much credit is due Pro- vincial health authorities for their unremitting efforts in this important phase of public health. It would ho unrealistic. however. to imagine that the most severe battle in the war Igainst t.b. has passed. Ninety-eight new cases in the period under review provide plenty of evidence of the need for constant. watchfulness and im- proved facilities. at whatever cost to the Provincial Treasury. It can be expected that the recommendation of the Medical Society for separate ac- commodations for the Lise of patients whose sputum tests show positive re- action will receive immediate and sympathetic consideration. This is one instance. surely. where curtail- ment of financial expenditure would he folly. An Important Decision If for no other reason. the world- wide character of the World (louncil of Churches -- embracing as it does nearly every geographical area of thc .Wt)l'lrl. including some areas behind the Iron (Turtain - is sufficient to give a sense of importance to news of its activities. its Elf)-mcmlicr (len- tral ('ommittcc, which is the execu- tive hody between sessions of the Assembly. met recently in Davos. Swit'x.crland, and adopted certain rt-soliitions and recommendations. Anioiig these was one dealing with (lismiiiziriiciit. It called for interna- tional iiispcction as suggcsed by the United Nations, and the ”develop- menu of methods for peaceful cliangc to rectify cxisting injustices." It enipl'iasi7.cd the fact that moral fac- tors, as well as mathematical and political ones, enter into any tli:x'&ll'lll- ameiit proposal and that they deservi- just as much coiisitli-i'atioii. a poin' sometimes overlooked in riiplomatir discussions. Reflecting the political and econ. omic problems of the times. thc committee dccirlcd that thc (hun- i :'il's service to refugees he rlirectcil w this coming year to the troubled parts of Asia and Africa. in thi- mattcr of inter-('hurch aid to retu- gees, it is interesting to note that ir the month of July this year more refugees were moved to other coun- tries than in any previous month 01 the past three years. Australia, thc report says. is the largest refugee re ception area. with Canada second. Perhaps the most important dc- cision, from a long range view, was the selection of 1rillnEm')'. an 11'0" Curtain country. for the 197:6 meet- ing. Bishop John Peter of'thc limi- garlan Reformed Church called the decision "a powerful demonstration oflthe iinlty of the World (iounclil -and of Christian Churches despite all divisions." It may be that. of " ; but the mom significant V About It is the willingness of world Climfcheo-which by 1'95- port might be expected to have the final word in the matter-to auth- orize an important inter-Church confcrence in a country where the secular authority is anything but friendly to religious influences. It does, of course, fit in-with the cur- rent diplomatic attempts to break down the barriers that divide the peoples of the world. Whether or not it will have any beneficial effect remains to be seen; but evidently the leaders of the World Council believe it is worth trying. A Bag Chance What clianges a few years can bring. to be sure. For some time prior to World War Two one of the niaii1'uorries of the l'nitced States was the growing military might of .lapaii: as things turned out, there was good reason for the anxiety. Now, the thing that is troubling Wusliiiigion is .lapancse reluctance to liuild any military establishment. With ('ommunist aggression an ever present possibility. .lapan's security must depend altogether on outside help. Irrespective of party labels no (love-rnment is in a position to give serious consideration to large-scale rearming. The people simply will not consent to it. Wliat is more. the present Japanese constitution makes the creation of a military organiza- tion, however modest. illegal. This constitutional hindrance to Japanese security was put into effect by the Japanese themselves following their "unconditional surrender” in 1943, with the advice and consent of the Occupation commander. General MacArthur. "Never again.” document reads. ”will Japan main- tain land. sea. or air forces." That is how the matter stands at the moment. Premier 1-latoyama, in response to repeated American urg- ings, has proposed a plebiscite urg- later in the year in order to find out once for all whether. in the Prem- ier's words. ”the Japanese people believe that rearming is necessary for Japanese freedom". Provided he can obtain sufficient parliamentary backing for the proposal-this is by no means certain--he may be able to introduce in due course the neces- sary constitutional amendment. But it will take time. and. if one may judge by reports. more than ordinary political skill to make it an effective national policy. It surely is ironical that the two nations which all along were regarded as ultra-militaristic. Japan and Germany, now are so much inclined the other way that they are causing serious embarrass- ment to their friends and allies. EDITORIAL NOTES A An Indian diplomat suggests that one way to settle t.he Formosa ques- tion would be for the Peiping regime to take it over and appoint Chiang Kai Shek governor. thus enabling the Nationalist leader to save face. It sounds silly; but strange things are happening. O O The British Treasury has issued some disturbing figures. Over the last seven years the increase in wage rates in (treat Britain has been more than double the increase in industrial output. Wage bills have risen by :34 per cent and output by 20 per cent. The result. the Treasury says. is an iiicrease in labor costs "per unit of output" of 27 per cent. 9 I W Another famous American is to be honoured for his public service congress has authorized the con- struction of a 110-foot. bell tower on the (lapitol grounds in memory of the late Senator Robert. A. Taft. Sen- ator Taft's political ideas were not always appreciated even by his fel- , low Republicans, but no one doubted the sincerity of his convictions. C O 0 Whether or not the Republicans can persuade Mr. Eisenhower to ”run again" remains to be seen. However. they have a supporter from an unexpected quarter. At the Gen- eva conference. the President reveal-g ed the other day, Premier Bulganin of Russia told him he hoped he would be president for a long time yet. I U . The United States Governmeiit has decided to donate tlilfl million worth of surplus food to Italy's child- feeding program. The shipment will include such items as butter, cheese. and dried milk. Two million needy children will be benefited. What would be wrong in disposing of some of this country's surplus in some llcfl manner? the A .tr-rt--at in note that. when the Prime OTTAWA RltlPOll.'I' tiol Slingy To Prime Minister By Patrick Ultaua Wlicll Donald Gordon. presitleiit nf the ('?tllHI'lI:'-lfl National . Railway. was recently given a pay hnnsl tn Q7'i.tltlfl a year. it was siizzsesied in some quarters that p he Iliereliy liecame the highest paid official on the public payroll. i This is true without giving an , accurate picture. tin other salary : of this size has been publicly an- l noiuiccd. But if other perquisites attaching to their respective of-- ficcs are taken into account. both the Governor General and the Prime llliiiistcr are provided by the taxpayer with a standard of living ulucli is --- and rightly - i liiulicr oil the hog than that ac- corded in ,'llr fiorilun. The Prime Minister is paid 525.- 000 a year in salary for working in tin! position. He also receives a motor car allowance of S2,000 I year. which is free of inconie lax. As a llcmlicr of Parliament, he is paid stttltltl .1 year in salary. and a t'urtlicr 32.0011 :1 year in expense allowance. in the case of the Prime Yilinistcr and other Cabinet Min- istcrs --A unlike all other Members of Parliament -- this allowance is . not free of income tax. l The Prime Minister is also sup- l plied with a furnished home inl Ottawa, staffed and provisioned at i the taxpaycrs' expense. 525,000 has been voted by Parliament for the domestic upkeep of this official re- sidcncc this year. This sum is made up as follows full time domestic staff of seven persons 514.230; mal- erials and food supplies 36.650: en- tertainment cxpciises 32.750: uni- forms for staff W10: office slot- ionery etc. 5270: and sundries 5600. - OFFICIAL MAINTENANCE The house and the furniture and gadgetry with which it is equipped are maintained -- at the tax- payer.-:' expense -- by the federal Dcpartniciit of Public Works. lts grass lawns are cut and wceded, its tlowcrs tcmlcd, its leaves raked i and its snow plouazhcd by govern- ment cniployccs. The cost of this niaiiitcnaiicc is not separately list- ed in the govt-rnnicnt accounts. in addition. like other lcdcral real i cslalc. it ciiiuys freedom from t specific city taxes The not worth of this official re- sidence has hecn estimated at 536.- 000 .1 ycar: mczuiing that would be . its annual cost to plain Jolinny ('anuck llut our Prime Minister i must ni:unt.'un ll slnntlnrd of living compatible with his status as head of our l!(H'l'l'Illll"Ill. That is why thc nxpciisc of this home is pro- vidcri out of the public purse. all except the 53,000 a year which Mr. t St. l.:iurciit iiisistcd ur I contribut- ing out of his own funds. What- ever the reason. the result is that the Prime Aliiiistcr of this country - whncvcr he may he at any mo- merit and his family will be able t in cniov ccrtain amenities of grai- cioiis living which any other Ca- l nmliwn t.-imlly would have to pay for in cash TRAVEL COSTS PAID in common with olhcr members of our Upper and Lower Houses of Parliament. the Prime Minister enlnys the privilege of free passes on the railways for himself and his wife. And when travelling on government l)ll'.illESS. he ran. like any Caliinct Minister, use the priv- rite r:iilu:iv com-Ii mnlvilnincd for this piirpo.-:c As most oolltiriiuis-'traicl largely in connection with their public af- fairs. this ocrnuisitc Is not what it , appears. But it is hnwcvcr of in- hlinistcr last year lravcllcd around the World on his nfficial tour. he was flown in the luxury North Star air'incr nperntrrl by the T1 f'.A.V. and was alile to take with him A son and n-daughter on this unique trip. The average Canadian of course would have to pay cash on the hnrrelhcrld for his children fly- : such an income ll more than V politics. lmz arnuml the World. The Prime Mlnlster thus draw: a rash income of ”7."'Wl I veIr. . amt In nrm-it-I:-cl with an offlclppi r fence finnnn-4' u to not I! t Nicholson 000 per year of its cost by the tax- payers. At present rates of income tax. this is equivalent to a gross earned income of around t115.000 a year. This ll very modest remunerat- ion by comparison with the income of Chewing Gum Kings and Soft Drink Barons south of the Border. It would be spurned by some Can- adians who have been lucky enough to strike it rich in our Pandora'a Box of minerals. But. by the customary yardstick enough to rate our Chief Executive of Government as a double million- aire. And this possible reward should be enticing enough to attract our most able citizens to serve their fellows in the career of Vlw E” 77oe&' Q-urea FROM THE GREAT LOVER These 1 have loved: White plates and cups. clean- gleaming. Rlnged with blue lines: I I d feath- er, faery dusts Wet. roofs. beneath the lamp-light; the strong crust Of friendly bread; and many-tasb ing food: Rainbows; Ind lilo blue bitter smoke of wood; And radiant raindrops ooucliing in cool flowers; And flowers themselves. that sway through sunny hours. Dreaming of moths that drink them under the moon. from An Unknown Prophet Montreal Every week the London Pub- lication. The Economist. publishes an excerpt from its files for the -same week I century ago. one , issue this month contained In ex- cerpt from The Economist of Aullust 4. 1':"-. It was I pro- phesy about "professional bureau- crats." At that time some people were piopounding a scheme to fill up the civil service by open competition. 3 The Economist viewed the sug- gestlon with alarm. And it was alarmed because this would make the civil service "I special pro- fession - the members of which ; would be as exclusively entitled 3 to practise the arts of government as are the members of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians to administer medicine or to am- putalr: limbs." The Economist went on to explain the dangers: ”lt would hand over the whole Executive Government of the em- pire. except as regards its parlia- , mentary functionaries. to a body of employees. trained in the same school. hnterlng through the same l gate, passing through the same or- deal. stamped with the same seal. imbued to I great extent with the same notions and traditions." More than this, if the top ranks of the civil service are to be filled by those who had risen in the system. their intellectual and moral habits would be indelibly fixed by the professional lnfluenc before they arrived there. "The ideas and spirit of the corps would destroy or ben' all marked individua- lity; its character. principles. and pervading nations would become, as it were. stereotyped." But in looking into the distant future, this anonymous writer in The Economist. saw another danger. The minister: of the crown might be ' ' ' ” a only, -Rupert Brooke. Gazette after that be is ashamed to ask questions, and does what they tell him to do. as though he had him- self nrrlved at the same conclusions himself. Certainly in Canada there has been much confusion between the bureaucracy and the ministers of the crown. between the non-elected and the elected. There have been recent instances. indeed, where the one person becomes. in fact. the ither. And there was even I case where a cabinet minister read I speech in the House which he later admitted he did not under- stand. And only a few days ago In director of the Department of Agriculture's marketing services, a civil servant, made I public speech defending the Department's " t against its critics - a role which belongs. of course. to the Minister alone. Prophesy is a difficult and risky business. But that writer in The Economist of August. 1855. despite the mat: of 100 years. saw. with quite considerable accuracy. the shape of the things that were to Medically Speaking llerinn N. Buuleul. M. D. AIDING ALLEBGY VICTIM IN THE IIAGWEED SEASON If you lived in an Iru that ll relatively (me of pollen. your hay fever or asthma might not be troubling you now. But even if you found such a plaqe, it might luve other inhalants which would iriiute you. Since most of you allergy vic- tims can't spend the time or money to get away from the rag- weed menace. and since you must also avoid so many other irri- tants. you might as well make the best of it right here at home. Actually, there's a lot you can do to protect yourself from pollen: and other allergens. Asthmatic: especially must have fresh air constantly so. if you possibly can, an air conditioner- at least for your bedroom-pro- bably would be a good investment. Or you might get an electrostatic air-cleaner. a portable device Page 4 The email... NOTES BY THE WAY. Another on If our lulluablo rights is the freedom to all quietly tntha backylrdnndllstento other people banging their fenders in the pursuit of lnpplneu. - Brnndon Sun Actually in our tune the moat deserted balls in the Parliament buildings are the balls and null: of the Parliamentary Library. Laurier used to browse there, and no doubt McGee and Howe did. and Melghen and Ernest Lapolnto explored its shelves daily. but the modern MP with I few exceptions like Mr. Macdonnell and C. G. Power. stick to their blue-boolu and statistics, would probably write off as dead loss In evening with Shakespeare. and worse one with T.E. Eliot. It seems I pity. For the old masters said many things eternally apropos - and some less old are very worth while.-Ottawa Journal. While prospective mule lumn may be excused only by appli- whlcli removes better than 99 per cent of allergenic particles and dust from the air. 3 As for a heating system. steam or hot water is preferable to Int open heating device. If you have i a hot air furnace, make sure ity has a filter. Make sure. also, that furnace pipes and vents are clean- ed frequently. VACUUM FREQUENTLY All cleaning and dusting opera- tion: should be performed while the patient is not present. Vacuum frequently and dust with damp or. oiled cloths. Even the walls andl celiugs should be gone over with I damp or oiled cloth from time to time. Keep the patient away from has-e merits, cupboards. closets. shelves and other spots likely to accumul- ate dust. Substitute foam rubber or kapok pillows or mattresses for Your feather-stuffed bedding. or at least cover your pillow with I sealed plastic cover and your mattress with rubber sheeting. Use cotton blankets instead of wool. or place the wool blankets between sheets made of cotton. You can also use uotton meet- ing to drape over upholstered furniture. Get rid of your rugs or treat them with I commercial dust-sealer. Don't keep any plant: or flowers --living. out or artificial-tn the house. Don't use insecticide: or substances with strong odors like wet paint. moth halls. camphor or perfume. Other members of the house- hold should not use face. foot. dental and body powder: containing orris root. karaya gum and rice powder. And. sad as it may be. if your allergy can be traced to them. you'll have to get rid of any of- fending household pets. with the aid of modern medi- clue, and I little thought on your part. your hay fever or asthma shouldn't give you much trouble even during this ragweed season. QUESTION AND ANSWER I.T.: Are stomach ulcers caused from nerve: or what I person eats? Answer: The exact cause for ulcers of the stomach is not known. It is thought by many that nervouu or emotional dis- tuibances may be responsible in some onlu. A Close Shave (Winnipeg Free Press) Editors and readers of the GreIt' Soviet Eucyclopaedla have been; saved in the nick of time from another humiliating error. A notice from the State Publishing House advises subscribers to delete from Volume 5 pages 2; to 24. including I portrait between pages 22 and 23. They are to substitute an article about Bering 'Straits for the earl- ier uection which was. it turns out, devoted to Lavrenti P. Berta. This is prudent. It was yesterday that Mr. Berta, E thorough scound- ral, was discredited and executed. Today he never was. And it is I good thing that the late head of the secret police was 8 figment of the imagination for. if he had won in the recent struggle for power in Russia, Mr. Khrushchev by this time ' would never have existed either. On the other hand. there was certainly a Dan: in Russian service named Vitus Bering. The proof for Soviet readers in that his name still appears on North Paci- come. fie maps. TTPROFESST-I'(')ilt"l LTARDS BARRISTERS. SOLICITORS. Etc. Bell. Matheson & Foster I50 Richmond st. J. Elmer Blanchard, B.A. 165 Queen st. Phone us: M. A. Farmer, Q.C., LLB. llnnb of Commer... Bldg. Allison M. Glllls. LL.B. in Richmond St. pm 4141 A. Walthen Goudet, LL.B. Pllllllpl Bldg. 111 (mum at. OPTOMETRISTS G. F. Hutcheson & Sol F. G. aU'rcnEsoN. 11.0. 5: Guam st. Dial J. A. Carruthen. ll..0. 12: Kent at. DIII son in gal emu iiiaIi)'u J. S. Taylor, 3.0. Corner Kent I Queen St-I. Office 11 They would "find themselves. on entering their several depnrtments. in the hands of I body of permanent functionaries, wholly independent of them. lantern of Ill offlclIl traditions and details. Ind linked together in one close fi-Ifnrnlfy - tlirougb whom all business must be done. Ind who have their own resolute notions Is to the right way of doing it." - The wondering question wIs asked: "Would not the Chief Mini- sters be utterly powerless in such I nituItion?" Of course. prophesy always ex- aggerate; what It seen on the road ahead. The mists of distance Ire distorting to even the moat pene- tr:-'ing vision And yet this old writer in The 1-: mini In 1855 did nee much which. unforumately. has come In pails. One British cabinet minister twho bu held I number at n--ifcttwst has confessed that when he I: Ip- pointed to office be It's the civil servants as many questions u put- dhln Ivlfhta &c fin! low wanna cation to the judge and with I good reason. all a lady has to do Is to sign I form and return it to the sheriff if she wishes exemption. She does not havel to give I reason. In other words women have the privilege. but not the duty. to serve on juncs. We believe women can do effective 1 work on juries. with particular emphasis on the inspection of public institution: and prison ro- form recommendations. But we also believe in equal rights for men. that neither sex should be given ' consideration in jury service in particular and the duties of citizenship h general. Perhaps I fearless provincial gov- ernment should amend the Jur- ors Act to establish this equality. -Hamilton Spectator Canadian industry is finding Il- coliolism I serious problem. With 16 of every 1,000 Ontario adults an alcoholic. I great proportion are in industrial employment. Their absenteeism is an average of 18 days per year compared with eight days for non-alcohnlicl. Thin absenteeism naturally in: I disruptive affect on production schedules. And ft isn't just that. Frequently when they are at work the alcoholics are below par be- cause of hangovers or other ro- World's Finest. field. strument. PIANOS NEW HEINTZMAN it COMPANY: Product of a pure- ly Canadian factory but recognized Imong the SCHUBERT: Product of Canada's largest manu- facturer and undoubted leader in RECONDITIONED Our used pianos have been reconditioned with a thoroughness seldom equalled and never excelled any. where. See for yourself the glistening white keys. new strings, moth free felt parts, etc.. and realize how much extra value you are offered over the aver- age used instrument with its countless shortcom- ings invisible to the casual observer. 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Many alcohol- lcl, however, take all this to, ganged anduliilive no regard go, 0 rou e ey cause ot a Windsor sin ""5" It will not be any to work out . health plan that will suit everyone Great Britain's experience ha. shown that there are bound to be abuses and some extravagancg Few taxpayers want to ace anouieli federal bureaucracy set up. But with the trend toward Increasing cradle-to-grave security, national health insurance is probably in. evitable. -London Free Pres. lndlI does not wut Goa began, of its economic or xnarltimg imp, ortance. which lI trifling. it poses no threat to India It any pom But I foreign enclave on the soil of the subcontinent in an affront to Indian nationalism and mm. demand: the transfer of the any territory-jun II she did in h case of the French colonies-on ch; ground of national self-respect, New York Times. 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