1 ‘ Pact. .fl\KES FAREWELL SPEECH St. Laurent Charges PC's Lack Clear, Firm Policy TELEPHON Buyer meets seller Want Ads. [2 PAGES Hiorneycrofi Explciins Why He Resigned NEWPORT, Wales (Reuters) -- Peter Thorneycroft said Tuesday night he resigned as chancellor of the exchequer because he in- nsied price stability should rank “first. not last” in Britain’s eco- ’ iiomic policy. -Thorneycroft, in his first speech since his Jan. 6 resignation, told his parliamentary constituents he has no intention of leading a revolt within the Conservative party. But he clung .to his argument ’ that government expenditure in the financial year starting in April must ri-se no higher than the current year’s “high level of spending." In accepting the resignation, Minister Macmillan said all other members of the cabinet agreed that another £50,000,000 was needed in the new budget for _ welfare costs. - Thorneycroft s ai d Tuesday night be regarded it “a matter of at the 1957 level. OPPOSED GOVERNMENT “I could not accept for the gov- ernment in its own housekeeping a_ standard of financial stringency different from that which. I was “seeking to impose and wasnr fact imposing on others,” he said. In his year as chancellor, Thor- iieycroft had imposed a series of tough, credit-tightening measures to combat inflation. Among them was the increase of the bank rate to seven per cent from five. He said the current financial year had shown a higher level of spending than planned originally but he had not sought reduction-s in the coming year. is that I have been too lax and not too strict," he said. HAT STRIKE OFF NEW YORK (AP)—Production Of Easter bonnets and the rest of the spring hat line resumed Tuesday as 22,000 union millin- try workers returned to work. The first country-wide strike in the industry was called off Mon- ti?!’ after some 2,000 shop offi- cials of'the Un'rted,Hatters, Cap {mi Millinery Workers Interna- ‘Mal Union ratified a two-year M'rAwA (CP) —- Progressive ha rvative government policies ‘ "°_1ed to uneasiness and un- tr among Canadians, Rt. Louis St.hLaurent said fly nig t in is speech of ozigwell to the Liberal party ership. Widfessing the national conven- _1:liat will choose a leader to In _ _him, the 75-year-old for- m"‘.l5r1me minister accused the Hfinbaker administration of ‘k 0f_clear and firm policies. hat _ said the administration that u. June ended his tenure of ‘mist etilght years has in most . no ing to substitute for “W31 Policies. field deed." he said, “the only _ in which the government has °‘_151Y tried to create the im- new _0ll.it is offering something is in the field of trade; °9NFusiNo STATE ‘J10 one can find out what is 1. expected from the confer- L8. and rumors of still more .°"e’-Ices about trade. Mean- ' '33 there is growing uneasi- Hon. "9 is growing uncertainty defence. about trade, about “lent. about unemployment. Ibo ilveugtt Dial 8506 . and ad taker, for quick :',_:1,‘,,§” °1“S" principle" to hold the budget line, “If open to criticism at all, it — in the country. . E 8506 with Guardian Llllllofl-Dfi ll second C}!!! Hall by fig pg“ om" Deiuriu eni. omw. Dragger A two-day short course for dragger. fishermen in Prince Edward Island began at the Queen Hotel yesterday. Hon. B. Earle. MacDonald, welcomed the fisherman to Charlottetown on behalf of the Prince Edward Island Government. Mr. MacDonald told the drag- ger fishermen that while he was cupation, he was sure that the Fishing industry was most im. portant to the economy of the Province and it was up to each individual engaged therein to do the best job of which he was capable. Mr. MacDonald noted not conversant with their oc-' F '° h I that since dragger fishing be- gan on the Islandpalthough the number of boats had increased from five to 12, the average landing per boat had increased from about 600,000 lbs. annually to 750,000 lbs. a fact, he said which indicated the unlimited quantity of. fish that inhabit the waters off the coast. Principal speaker at the two- day course is Mr. John Proskie of the Economic Service, of the Federal Department of Fisheries, Ottawa. The discussions will in- volve the economics and analysis of last year’s production in the dragger fishing. by Premier Alex Matheson, the Prince Edward Island delegation to the National Liberal leader- ship convention attracted atten- tionfrom the entire body of Lib- erals when-it was piped down. the centre aisle of 0ttawa’s Coli- seum T u e s d a y morning. Ap- plause broke out spontaneously as the long line of delegates marched to the platform and back to their seats in single file. Both the P. E. 1. Premier and J. "Watson MacNaught, former Liberal M. P.’ for Prince were platform guests. Towards ‘ the close of themorning sitting Mr. MacNaught read out the rules of the convention to the assembly, in his position as chairman of the sub-committee on rules and proceedings. Mr. Matheson told The Guard- ian that the Island delegation is in no way committed to support either Mr. Pearson or Mr. Martin They have complete free- dom to support any candidate they believe would make the most competent Liberal leader, he said. At the same time, dele- gates said privately that they are almost unanimously behind Mr. Pearson. One reason for this attitude is that the tradition of having leaders alternately the public last June really had no “fault to find with Liberal policies, though the application of those policies in some particulars, and even the policies themselves, were not too well understood,” he added. “That was a fault we should try to avoid in future.” As expected, Mr. St. Laurent gave no indication of particular support for any of the leadership candidates. 7 “It is with regret but without anxiety that I relinquish the lead- ership of our party, for I am assured it will be - in capable hands,” he said. He would continue to be a Lib- eral under the new leader, though he said nothing about whether he will be a candidate in the next general election. PLAN FOR FUTURE Mr. St. Laurent appealed to his fellov Liberals to “hold fast to the Liberal faith: To plan for a larger future; to promise only what we believe we can perform and benefit Canada by perform- ing, to trust the people and to deserve their trust.” If these things were done, the party would give even greater bud t-the state of the national .39 and the lack of clear and. He Policies for the future.” | 1 b9iglf?Ve.cl many Canadians; I inning to realize that thug? the 22- ‘car Liberal reigni “M335 an economic climate of_ M Me which greatly favored] -. “es development. , ‘ - lmth, I believe, is that, service to Canada in the future than it had in the past. Mr. St. Laurent defined the Lib- eral ideal as: Recognition of the equal rights of all Canadians; an ardent de- sire to ensure for all a fair share more than ever before that it is in the development of natural re- sources; complete acceptance in P. E. I. Delegates Active Ai Liberal Convention OTTAWA (Special) — Headed|Eng1ish and French is very 'ln"the world» > - . .ed that when sitting on the plat- strongly entrenched. Their choice is influenced too by the fact that Mr. Pearson won the Nobel_Prize for peace, one of the greatest rewards for international service 4 The Island Premier complain- form, it was almost impossible to hear what goes on. Those in charge of the public address system had apparently forgotten to install any amplifiers’ in the platform area. Similar com-i plaints were made by- other provincial leaders and senators. Mr. Matheson and his fellow- delegates are following not only the convention procedure but are closely watching events on Par- pament Hill itself. Prime Min- ster Diefenbaker, they said. made very definite pledges of financial assistance to the Prov- ince. Unless these promises are the Liberals will gain seats in the Province at the next Federal election. DIFFERENT WOODS Production of hardwood ply- wood in Canada is largely in the east, while softwood plywood is glmost entirely in British Colum- ia. CHARLOTTETOWN CANADA, Mackay Quits Race; Pearson Seen Strong Offers -Any Province Aid For Power Development HON. B. EARLE MaoDONALD (CENTRE) WELCOMES FISHERMEN .Course Opens For Nine Killed . In U. S. Crash PATUXENT, Md. (AP)—A big U.S. Navy transport plane, waved off as it tried to make an instru- ment landing at murky Patuxent naval air station, crashed into a wooded area and exploded Tues- day. All nine crew members were killed. I The R-7V four-engined Super Constellation was making prac- tice instrument landings. It had tried to land once before but was waved off because its approach to the runway was too low. Visibility, reduced by fog and. mist, was about half a mile. On the second run,-the plane also came in too low and to the left. The tower again waved it off. The pilot gunned his ship as it_ started over the "cinder block,” the station's name for a housing area for married personnel. The plane cleared the housing area but clipped treetops. The im- pact threw the plane out of con- trol and it seared a strip through the thin woods a quarter of a mile long. Then it struck the ground and erupted into a huge ball of fire. Circles. Fer Heuu lands Safely HALIFAX (CP)--The pilot of a naval A v e n g e r plane landed safely a.t Shearwater air station near here Tuesday night after circling the airport for an hour reporting his landing gear would not work. Lieut. M. H. Babcooke of Dart- mouth, N.S. told the control tower one wheel was down but he was .unable to get the second one in position. An operations officer put the pilot through a series of checks that finally revealed the trouble. ‘He la.nded normally. kept to the letter, they declared, V A naval spokesman said the wheel actually may h-ave been down but did not show as such on the plane's instruments due to an electrical defect. WAS TOBACCO MAGNATE HUNGERFORD. England (AP) British tobacco magnage Sir Er- nest Wills died at his home Tues- day. He was 88. He retired re- cently from the board of the Im- perial Tobacco Company after more than 60 years in the busi- IIBSS. all parts of Canada of the neces sary consequences of the diver- sity of Canadians’ racial origins, cultures, languages and religions; application of those principles i the field of social sec-urity and . social well-being. STRESSES UNITY He stressed heavily the theme of national unity, which he said had been nurtured by the Liber- als. It was one of his greatest satisfactions that he had contrib- uted to the growth of national unity. “I am more convinced than ever that our country cannot con- tinue to make progress as a na- tion and to win recognition in the national field without that close and frank co-operation between our two principal ethnic groups which inspires and stimulates the participation of thev other ele- ments of the population in the pur iit of our national object- ives.” At another point, he said: “Lib- eral policies have created a posi- tive unity based upon social se- curity and social justice which have brought us closer to the ideal of equality of opportunity and have made Canadians realize more th:.n ever before that it is good for us and our families that we are Canadians.” Mr. St. Laurent spoke in both of Canada’s two official lan- guages. but only a brief part of his speech was in French. The statements were included in a text of the speech issued to the press before delivery. ‘ MR. B. FRANK Tinney was presented with a jointer on Tues- day afternoon at Birch Court on the occasion of his retirement af- ter more than forty years of ser- vice v.1'.h the Experimental Farm at Charlottetown. The presenta- tion was made by Mr. R.C. Parent Mr. B. F. Tinne After more than forty years of service with the Experimental Farm at Charlottetown, Mr. B. Frank Tinneyretires on January 2_1.‘ 1958. To mark the occasion fittingly Mr. Tinney’s co-workers met at Birch Court on Tuesday afternoon and presented gifts to @1116 @111&1‘fiIidlI "Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew” WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1958 WEATHER Freezing rain and wet snowchanging in the evening to rain; milder; northea5* winds 30 shifting to northwest 20. NOT MORE THAN FIVE CENCI .5 eadership OTTAWA (cpl — Resources Minister Alvin Hamilton said ; Tuesday the government will lend money to any province for pub- - licly-owned power development. He was speaking in the Com- mons shortly before sec'ond read- ing was given a government bill providing financial assistance to the Atlantic provinces for power development. These would i n cl u d e steam and subventions on Maritime ,coal power plants, tanmission lines and subven-tions on Maritime coal used to produce electricity for in- dustry in any Atlantic province. Liberal and CCF members said aid should include hydro power. Newfoundland members said the bill would not help their province because it was not building ther- mal plants. Mr. Hamilton said any province seeking‘ hydro- development may make a request under the “con- ditions established by the prece- dent of Beechwood." He said Prime Minister Diefenbaker had given this a.ssurance. REFERRED TO BILL , The resources minister was re- ferring to a bill providing a $30,000,000 loan to New Bruns- wick. It will enable the province to pay bank loans used to finance the Beechwood power project on the St. John River. Mr. Hamilton said hydro aid would be for pu'blicly-owned sys- tems. In the case of Nova Scotia and other, provinces with pri- vately-owned systems there “will be certain connections with these schemes, but not direc-tly from us." Requests “would have to be brought before the government and dealt .witl:i‘_:. on the basis of nee ” - He told Stanley Knowles (CCF —Winmpeg North Centre) it is not true the government has re-— fused to help Newfoundland con- struct hydro plants. The govern- ment said only the bill before the House would be limited to ther- mal installations. _ If Newfoundland put forward a proposal it would be considered. If it was a “matter of a hydro- project a special will be brought in—or I imagine that is the way it would be handled." Mr. Hamilton said completed power plants would be sole to the province which would return the money over‘ 30 or 40 years at a maximum 4% per-cent interest a year. .. N.B.-N.S. LINK BY '59 He said he expects the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick elec- tric systems to be linked by the end of 1959. Mr. Knowles said aid under the billshould have been provided by an amendment to the Northern Canada Power Commission “Act. This act enabled the Northern Canada Power Commissionto de- velop power—subject to provin- 4 who also presented Mns. Tinney with a floor lamp. Expressing good wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Tinney on this occasion were Mr. S. C. Wright, Deputy Minister of Agriculture; Mr. R. R. Hurst, Science Service; Mr. Dick Sterling, Cerealist and Mr. y Retires From Experimental Fcirms Service Mr. and Mrs. Tinney. This was a time of general reminiscing and, during the talks, many of Mr. Tinney’s significant accom- plishments were recalled. Mr. Tinney was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. January 21, 1893 and moved with his parents‘ in cial legal stipulations -— in any province and the Northwest Ter- ritories. The only thing lacking was a section enabling the fed- eral government to enter into fi- nancial agreements. Mr. Hamilton said Nova Scotia and New Brunswick wanted the legislation the way it was. They wanted a coal subvention and a separation of thermal and hydro projects. Veterans Affairs Minister A. J. Brooks said problems in the Maritimes cannot be considered general. There was less power de- velopment there than in any other part of Canada. NO DISCRIMINATION \ He said he did not think there CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)~—The U.S. Army launched a Redstone missile—the first stage of its forthcoming satellite-bear- ing space vehicle-—at 8:25 p.m. EST Tuesday. The largest and heaviest of the army’s ballistic weapons, the 69- foot-long, six-feet thick Redstone blasted off into ‘a, starry, almost cloudless sky and appeared to make a successful flight. The Redstone will be used as the first stage of the Jupiter-C vehicle’ with which the army plans to establish a small earth satellite in orbit. The tall weapon, biggest in the ible for miles up and down the beaches of the Florida east coast. It climbed slowly but once aloft it accelerated more and more swiftly until, -within seconds, it had become a winking. star high in the sky. _A series of more than a dozen bright flashes, like the popping of photographic flash bulbs, marked was discrimination against New- foundland. That province had an abundance of -hydro resources and could produce power cheaply. “Ifthis could be done in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick there would be no need for this bill." Mr. Brooks said no claim of discrimination has beenreceived from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba or British Columbia. He said the bill places the At- lantic provinces on a more equal footing with other parts of the country. p . H. M. Batten’ (L—Humber-St. George’s) said it appears the only assistance Newfoundland will get is in building power transmission armyfs ‘missile arsenal, was-‘vie-: lines. I US Army. Fires Huge Missile A Redstone formed the first stage of a Jupiter-C test vehicle which carried a warhead 3,500 miles out over the Atlantic in an earlier test. In the army satellite vehicle, scheduled for launching this month, the Redstone first stage would start the vehicle on its way toward orbital altitude. The Jupiter-C would use'a clus- ter of 11 recruit rockets insits second stage and three recruits in the third stage. The defence department con- firmed Tuesday night’: firing within 15 minutes. It said noth- ing of the range-of accuracy at- tained but commented that “the .msht~wasnprm9l.-.T’_ _. It was the second test ‘launch- ing of a missile Tuesday. ‘ A Boeing Born c Ramjet guided missile was ired before noon. A weapon capable of flying three times the speed of sound anddestroying an enemy aircraft more than 250 miles from the launching pad, the Bomarc soon will go into operation with the air the trail of the Redstone’s flight. WASHINGTON (AP) The United States is reported adopt- ing a hard-boiled attitude toward France's plea for emergency fi-_ nancial aid to help it weather an anticipated $500,000,000 deficit. ' Officials said they are ready to authorize “limited help" but only after further proof Premier Felix Gaillard's governmen-t intends to take vigorous action to lick in- flation and curb spending. The,64 - country International Monetary Fund, where the United States hold a big vote, is under- _ 1900‘ to a farm near Fredericton, stood to be far from enthusiastic R. B. MacLaren. A humorous skit depicting an early poultry short course was put on by a staff group composed of Dick Sterling, K. LeLacheur, Tom Hunter, John Stearns, and F. Gaudet. A delicious lunch was served by a staff committee. P. E. Island. In 1912 he attended classes at the Charlottetown Bus- iness College and later took a position with the firm of S. W. Crabbe, then one of Charlotte- town’s leading hardware estab- lishments. His career in technical agri- culture began in 1916 when he was engaged in summer employment at the Charlottetown Experimen- tal Farm. In the fall of that year he proceeded to the Nova Scotia (Continued on page 2 col. 5) force. U. Adopting Hcierd-Boiled Attitude To France's Pleci about allowing France to draw the full $262,000,000 allotment she is reported to seek. Senate Holds ‘Up Beechwood loan Approval OTTAWA (CP) — The Senate's Liberal majority Tuesday held up passage of the $30,000,000 Beech- wood power project loan despite pleas of the Progressive Conserv- ative government leader that he was under. pressure to get it through swiftly. The measure authorizes a $30,000,000 loan to the New Bruns- wick government to cover costs: of a hydro power project on the St. John River near Grand Falls. The Liberals voted to refer the measure to the Senate committee on banking and commerce. The committee is expected to sit today and the bill may be passed this afternoon. No senator opposed the purpose of the bill. I Released From ' Jail, Actress Appears On TV LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jailed Monday as a drunk, actress Sarah Churchill Tuesday played the lead role in an hour - long television drama entitled The Makropoulos Secret. , Critics thought she gave a cred- itable performance in the role of a Hungarian singer who had a strange knowledge of the past. They said they detected no speech flaws in her lines. Miss Churchill, daughter of the British statesman, spent five hours in jail on a complaint by the General Telephone Company that she used profane and obscene language over the phone. Deputies said they arrested her only after she climbed into their Cat‘. holding a glass of rum, and then resisted efforts to get her: ou . After her release on $50 bond she went 'through a rehearsal for her NBC Matinee Theatre per- formance. She had another re- hearsal Tuesday morning before the color telecast. OTTAWA (CP) — Lester B. Pearson appeared to have length- ened his lead in the Liberal lead- ership race Tuesday as Mayor Don MacKay of Calgary dropped out and announced he will back the Nobel Peace Prize winner. I J. W. Pickersgill, "angry at an article in a convention newspaper published by Paul Martin’s sup- porters, announced he was in Mr. Pearson’s camp. The Quebec delegation, which holds about ~one-quarter of the voting strength, met in . caucus and indicated a strong backing for the former external affairs minister. , It was reliably reported at least 1 l of the I55-member Toronto area delegation will vote for Mr. Pearson. The Martin team was calm, ex- pressing doubt that the majority of the Quebec vote would go for Mr. Pearson. The only other candidate, Mayor H. Lloyd Henderson of Portage La Prairie, Man., tried to gather the necessary 10 signa- tures to file nomination papers. ~MACKAY MADE NEWS ‘ The big development came with the sudden announcement of Mayor Mackay, made after he moved a resolution calling on the party to send scouts across the country to ascertain what the peo- ple really need and want from the Liberals. The last general election had seen the “brass get turned out to grass.” But would the party learn? There was a wideifing breach between the former ‘b- eral government and public op n- ion. Later, the 43-year-old mayor told a reporter: “Pearson has a lot of strength out West. I'm backing him publicly." » Mr. Pickersgill hurriedly called a press conference to announce -hIx'-iitpptirtwf the 60-year-old Mr. Pearson after glancing through Paul Martin's convention daily. What caught his eye was an OTTAWA (CP) — A Manitoba clergyman - mayor, whom most observers give little chance in his -bid for the national Liberal lead- ership, said Tuesday he feels that “the tortoise is moving up.“ “The victory in the race 15 not always to the swift and the derson, mayor of Portage La Prairie, Man., who is pitted against two former federal cab- inet minister. Lester B. Pearson and Paul Martin, and Mayor Don Mackay of Calgary. The Presbyterian minister, imayo_r of the Manitoba city of 11,000 for the last 10 years, said in an interview at the leadership convention hall that he is gather- ing support among the 1.500 vot- ing delegates. ' Some support—l1e did not say how much—had come from the Ontario and Saskatchewan dele- Mciriin Team Calm, Expects Strong Support From Que. item headed “Pickersgill speak- ing” which appeared to indicate Mr. Pickersgill believed many parliamentarians favored the for- mer health minister. Mr. Pickers- gill, said he had made no such statement. The article contained “misleading propaganda." BEST MAN FOR JOB -"I am extending my support to Mr. Pearson because I consider him incomparably the best per- son available for the leadership.” Mr. Martin told reporters he had no hand in producing the newspaper, adding: “I am sure my workers are doing their best to ensure my election." _ The newspaper's main point was that the party is doomed if it maintains its tradition of rotat- ing the leadership among French- speaking Catholics and English- speaking Protestants. Louis St. Laurent is a Roman Catholic. Mr. Martin also is Cath- olic. Mr. Pearson is Protestant. From a survey, it appeared Mr. Pearson had the support of most- of the former Liberal cabinet with the exception of veteran James G. Gardiner who has pub- llcly endorsed Mr. Martin. “Mike Pearson has the brass tied up," the Ottawa Citizen said in a front-page news story. Mr. Martin’s headquarters con- ceded this but sa-id they were re- lying on the back-concession dele- gates to back him. PEARSON 4 TO 1? Quebec delegates were called into caucus to hear speakers for the two main delegates. Dele- gates emerging from the cham-‘ ber said Mr. Pearson was favored at least 4 to 1. _ Mr. Martin’s associates said they questioned this. ‘They said a meeting of the Quebec group had been called for 10 p.m. today and -the only candidate asked to at- tend was Mr. Martin. _ _ The deadline for nominations is 11 am. EST today. Balloting is strong,” said Rev. I-I. Lloyd Hen- ual gations. Chevrier Calls OTTAWA (CP)—Lionel Chev- 'ier Tuesday night described re- ;iring Liberal leader Louis S. St. Laurent as “one of the greatest statesmen of our time,” in both the national and international po- litical spheres. Introducing Mr. St. Laurent to the national Liberal convention -for his farewell speech as party leader, the former federal trans- port minister reiterated the words of another Liberal cabinet collea- gue, C. D. Howe, who once said Mr. St. Laurent “stands in the shade of no man, living or dead.” Mr. Clievrier said that his re- tiring leader “far exceeded the ‘highest hopes of the Liberals who chose him their leader” nine years ago. It was with “deep re- gret" that Mr. St. Laurent was retiring, “but our pride is greater than our regret.” FOUR GREAT PMs Canada had had four great prime ministers: Macdonald, a Conservative, who gave Canada a body; Laurier, a Liberal, who gave it a soul; Mackenzie’King, a Liberal, under whom “the body of the nation was nourished and strengthened and the spirit of the nation rekindled in the firest of war,” and St. Laurent. “As prime minister, Louis St. Laurent completed the work of all three of his great predeces- sors,” Mr. Chevrier said. He regarded Mr. St. Laurent as a Father of Confederation since Miss Churchill is in California for a series of TV shows. Tues- it was under his leadership that day's being the second. Thursday night. Rev. Mr. Henderson Declares The Tortoise ls Moving Up Mr. Henderson said the Liberal party must get back onto the centre of the road along which former prl-me minister Mackenzie King had led the party for so many years. The party needed to practice liberalism with a small “L" and respectthe dignity of the individ- There should be “no more of this pipeline business”—an appar- ent reference to the former Lib- eral government’s use of debate- limiting‘ closure during Parlia- ment’s hectic 1956 trans-Canada gas pipeline debate. And there should be no more “control from . the top down” in the Liberal party. The native of Freeland P.E.I., said he would be “happy” to get 25 per cent of the vote on the first ballot Thursday for the lead- ership. He would stick it out and not throw his support at the last minute to any other candidate. St. Laurent One Of The Great Siaiesmen the union of Newfoundland with Canada. H-is very per;on—MR. St. Lau- rent was born of an French-Ca- nadian father and Irish mother- “is the very embodiment of na- tional unity" between Canada’s major racial groups. He was regarded in other coun- tries -as the founder of NATO and Commonwealth countries acknowledged him as a link be- tween the older Commonwealth members and the new Asian na- tions. ' “When he toured,t.'ne world in 1954’ ’Mr. Cheyrier said, “Mr. St. Laurent was acclaimed in all the countries he visited as one of the greatest statesmen of our time. “I Sam sure that history will confirm this judgment because our country under his leadership has acquired, in just a few years and in spite of its small popula- tion, the stature of a real inter- national power and the reputation of a great defender of peace, jus- tice and freedom in the worl .” Speaking briefly in French, Mr. Chevrier recalled other achieve- ments under Liberal governments led by Mr. St. Laurent. The statements were included in a’ text of the speech issued to the press before delivery. TOBACCO AREA . Canada’s chief tobacco - grow. mg area is in the southwestern Ontario counties in d j a c e nt to Confederation was completed by Lake Erie.