gnu-r. my“ -* .f 3, l . ' . r @112 finarclism Bevel-I Prince Edward Island Like The Dew W. J. Hancox, Publisher lurton Lewis Frank Walker Ixocutlve Editor I Editor . Published every week day morning (euepl Sun. 7 :hIrlottetown, P.E.I.. _ lunch office: at Sunnnerside. Montague. Alber- tcn Ind Souria. Represented nationally by lbomson Newspaper: Advertising Services Toronto. 425 University Ave. Em in 3-8894; Nlonlleat, 640 Call-:5” Street, UNIV-rsity 6-5942; Western oiiice, IUC‘O We" homi- Slreet. Vancouver (MA 7037). Canadian NEuSpEvpef Publisher. Member Daily lore, and also to the local news publshad here In. All rights on republication of special dispatch,” herein also reserved. Subscription IBIES: Not over 35c per week by carrier. $Il.00 a year b/ mild or rural routes and arch not EeI’VICed by carr'er $14.00 I year oii Island and U.K. $2000 per year in U.S. and elsewhere outside Blitisb Com- menweallh. Nor over 7c oer single cop], Member 'it-o limp... oi Cizrnlallon. fidé‘éflflrml).stv.~i'lznutu\ltv l. Unfortunate Incident At this time win-n there is an open clash between L'nitcd States and Canadian government sources over an issue of such importance as nuclear arms, it would be well for Canadians to hL‘UI) tllcll‘ beads. Prime Minister [lict‘cnbake r did this in Parliament yesterday, though he felt bound to denounce the Ameri- can statement on Canadian defense as constituting “an unwarranted in- trusion" into Canadian affairs. The fact that the. US. statement was communicated to Canadian officials only half an hour before it was handed to the press was in itself a grave discourtcsy. However, it is well to be clear on what \l'ashington’s Complaint consists of. and what it doesn’t. It doesn't allege that (‘anadn has dis- honored a "commitment" of any kind with l‘cspeCl to nuclear arms. Rather, the issue is about ('anada refusing to be bulldozed into mak- ing such a commitment without further discussion and negotiation. Why then is there so much nus- leading nonsense being spread about a “commitment” on Canada’s part? We don’t know. But we have before us the text of the US. state department release, and this contro- versial word doesn’t appear at all. Instead, it is made clear that short- ly after the Cuban crisis the Can- adian government took the initiative by proposing “confidential discus- sions concerning circumstances un- der which there might be provision for Canadian of nuclear weapons armed forces in Canada and Europe.” It is about the interpre- tation of these talks that all the fuss has been raised. Prime Minister llicfcnbaker calls them “negotiations”; Wash— ington calls them "discussions", but. the meaning is the same. Whatever they are, they have been “explor- atory in nature". and Washington has broken them off, complaining that the Canadian government has not proposed “any arrangement suf- ficiently practical to contribute ef- fectively to North American de- fense.” That, of course. is a matter of opinion. Mr. Diefenbaker evidently thinks otherwise. What is clear is that these discussions have been distasteful to Washington, and it has taken the extreme course of openly blasting the Canadian gov- ernment on this score. In doing so, it has committed another of its many diplomatic blunders, for it is not likely that it will rally political support in Canada on an issue of this kind. It may. indeed, as sug- gested at Ottawa, be made the key point in the Diefenbaker govern- ment’s next appeal to the country. Certainly the issue will be of little service to Liberal Leader Les- ter Pearson, who—though he holds erroneously that Canada has com- mitted itself irrevocably to a nuclear role Ind must honor its pledge— ‘Nleo maintains that he is against it end will try, if elected to power, to Imnge “a nonnuclear role for Can- Ida" in both NATO and the North American Radar Defense System. “A Liberal government," he says, “will explore with its allies the dubbility of Canada concentrating on conventional forces”—-which is precieely what Prime Minister Diefenbeker appears to have been doing. " Thu In what Washington has hump about. After all its respecting our saver. w our goodwilll I'l/ , ‘2 Suggests Better Course Mr. J.M. Macdonnell, distinguish- ed MP for Toronto-Greenwood from 1949 to 1962 and Conservative fin- ancial critic when his party was in opposition, has entered the contro- versy over increased allowances for members of Parliament. In a lengthy letter in the Toronto Globe and Mail, he gives reasons why he fav- ors an increased allowance, but not: along the prodigal lines indicated in news reports from Ottawa. In the first place, Mr. Macdon- ncll says he “entirely repudiates" the statements so freely made that Parliament is a full-time job and should be paid accordingly. If all concerned gave their minds to it, the duration of the sessions could be substantially shortened. even after allowing adequate time for the. Opposition to criticize vigorously. He believes it essential to maintain “the sense of amateur status" of Members, and that additional pay- ments should come by way of ex- pense allowances for special needs and special remuneration for special services. For example, special allowance Collltl be given for education of cl‘ildren, which is already given In certain cases to civil servants when on duty abroad. Next, there might be frequent airplane passes to en- able Members to keep frequent touch with their homes and occupa- tions. Flights can now be made from Ottawa to the Maritimes or British Coumbia in the time required to reach Montreal a generation ago. It has been suggested in this con- nection that Pariament might sit only three days a week over a long- er period. Further, there might be meet. ings of standing committees during recess with special remuneration. Special allowance might also be made as in the United States for a. research staff so that Members will not be wholly dependent on the Government for expert knowledge on special subjects. This would en- able Members to play a more in- formed part in House and caucus. Such allowances Would presumably be free in whole or in part from in- come tax. “In these and other ways, says Mr. Macdonnell, “the present need, which is very real, could be taken care of and the creation of a flat indemnity so large that it is com- peted for as a financial plum could be avoided.” Words of wisdom and experience, which it is to be hoped will be given due consideration by the Government in any proposal it may pttt forward in this matter. Waterloo Recalled A Brussels commentator recalls that at the Battle. of Waterloo in 1815 the British broke Napoleon's power and ended the Napoleonic attempt to form a continental econo- mic system. One policy of that sys- tem was to exclude British goods from European markets. Britain’s principal allies in that battle were the Germans. Dutch and Belgians. Undoubtedly there also were some Luxembourgers in Wellington’s line. The field on which Waterloo was fought lies just 10 miles beyond the new Belgian Foreign Ministry build- ings where France succeeded this week in pushing Britain out of Europe. The question now is whether President de Gaulle will emerge in command of what Napoleon failed to consolidate, a continental econo— mic system. The five partners in the Common Market refused to join the French In branding the British as unsuitable for member- ship in Europe. But will they make the Common Market issue a true second battle of Waterloo by break- ing with France over British ad- mission? The five, notes this correspond- ent, are torn by conflicting pres- sures and interests. It is to their presumed economic advantage to stay in the market with France. Yet they resent General de Gaulle’s pressure and tactics. The only im- mediate visible way for them to get Britain back into Europe is to break up their Common Market first. It is doubtful that they will be willing to pay that price. EDITORIAL NOTE If it has been of no other bene- fit, notes In exchange, the unusual- ly severe winter in Britain has en- riched the language. One Word is “frizzle”-—o form of freezing rain. 1 NUCLEAR . WEAPONS \‘SSUE FEARLESS MIKE & DAUNTLESS DlEF OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Royol Commissions And Their Cost The deep - probing scrutiny of the work of our burgeoned and burdensome bureaucracy was by far the most costly Royal Commission of recent years. The greater art of the near $3,000,000 cost of that Glassco commission fell into the fiscal year ended last March 31. Six other royal commissions were operating during that year too. so the total bill for such studies came to 52.850958 in that year. according to the accounts just submitted to parliament. This was about four times the cost of similar commissions in the pre- vious year. and seven times the cost in the year before that, the twelve months ended March 31, These costs are put into true perspective by th 9 estimate that economics arising from re- commendations in the Glassco Report could save the taxpayer many millions of dollars every year. That huge economy could rise to $62,000,000 in year before . it would amount to even one per cent of present government spending. And even the seem- ingly high cost of those com- missions last year still totalled less than one-third of one per cent of the bill which we the taxpayers met for the wages alone of the big army of bur- oaucrats staffing government departments. VALUE FOR MONEY? 0 ask how much royal com- missions cost. and if the tax~ payer receives value for th at price. is like asking “How much does a drug cost. and does it cure illness?‘ The Diefcnbaker Government has appointed 13 royal commis- sions in the past 5": years. and 10 have now finished their work. Their costs r a n g e from some $2,820.000 for the Glassco Com- mission, down to a mere $6,595 for the Curtis C o m m i s 5 Ion which examined the security implications of a certain em- ployee of the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation. The form- er could and probably will save .ly more than In the first five years of the Diefenbaker Gov- ernment. Yet even those who were cabinet ministers in that earlier period now chide the present cabinet for instituting r l “government by Royal Com-j misston. SKILLED ADVICE HIRED The argument in favor of e i study by commission Is that it 1 enables facts to be found and recommendations by those who are experts In the field concerned or in related fields. Thus skilled enquiries and advice are made available to the government. Further, the commissioners can devote all their time for as long as neces- sary to study the problems re- ferred to the in contrast. cabinet ministers would have to to be made 3 ,studied our railroad problems sandwich such a study In be- tween their work in Parliament and in their departments and in their constituencies. Two recent commissions will shortly see some of their find- ings Incorporated in new bills laid before parliament. These; are the commissions w h i c h and our imported magazines. Two earlier Diefenbaker com- missions have proved good bargains for Canadians. l The Borden Commission out Energy Policies cost $414,557. and the Bladen Commission on i the Motor Vehicles Industries; cost only $57,841. Both these tn- , quiries have already led to gov- ernment policies which have greatly benefitted the Canadian industries concerned. to be1 Those Turkish Boses Science Monitor Christian Defense - minded Americans should think twice before they explode with comment on the planned withdrawal of Jupiter missile bases from Turkey and taly. There will be no withdrawal of the United States position. There will simply be an ex- change of a far better and up- to-datc missile system, the Pot- aris, for the obsolete Jupiter. Turkey and Italy will be much better protected than before. The advance guard of Ameri- can power, the short or inter- mediate- range missile, will not be abandoned but made less vulnerable. Known. pinpointed sites which are sitting ducks for the Soviets, will be exchanged for undersea submarines whose whereabouts can hopefully be concealed. NOT EASILY SERVED But the story does not on (I there. There once was a time when peaceful - minded citizens were encouraged to think that intercontinental missiles would tance. ‘ There will be more. not less, take over; that the provocation implicit in ringing the Commun- lst bloc with American bases on the very Soviet and C h l n e s e frontiers could be dispensed 'th. Americans would never stand for being ringed around with Communist bases, It was; argued: so why expect the Communists to accept It peace-‘ bly? ‘ Alas. the cause of peace Is not so easily served. The pu r- pose of the bases is to stop the , piecemeal extension of munist power. A few people' have always seen, Ind more come to recognize it. that ‘ the least dangerous way to stop local aggression Is by conven- tional force on the spot, not by . weapons of mass nuclear de-I struction from a great dis- no I need for regional and local de-l Iense. For the present, a ny-l way. the Polaris has its place in ' this system: a dangerous but ' less dangerous place than the great Intercontinental missiles. l taxpayers a great deal of tax : money over the years to come: the latter involved the safety of Canada, whose worth cannot be ; measured in dollars and cents. Looking back a decade. no loss than 22 royal commissions were appointed in the five years ended in 1954, considerab- Our Yesterday’s (From the Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO February 1. 1938 Amsterdam. The Netherlands. 1 Jan. 3i — Crown Princess Juli- Ina gave birth today to a blue- eyed fair-haired daughter, who some day may succeed her as Queen of The Netherlands and Its colonial empire. The seven and three quarter pound girl, was the first heir born to the House of Orange since Juliana herself 28 year: Igo. Payments of pensions to the blind In Prince Edward Island Hon. Minister of Health and Education. In- nouinced yesterday. TEN YEARS AGO February I, 1053 Miss Arlene Letter of Cher- loltetown In the P.E.l. represen- tative of the CInIdlIu Girls In Training to Ittend tion. She will travel with other girls will make the trip. They are Miss Arlene Hamilton. Tru- ro, Ind Miss Helene Man- ning. BIItut-st, N.B. London. tCP) -Ten-lfylug storms sweotng across lend lee brought Western Eut- ope's known (leech toll In I week-end of disaster to more mm. In humid the known toll fro m storm and flood waters In 129 with unofficial ee- timI II 350. i the coronI- ' The apparent submission 'of President Tshombe of Katanga - province opens the way for the iCongo to face its future as I , single, federated nation. But, ‘ serious as they were, the prob- :lems posed by Tshombe don't ‘ compare with the economic and ‘ political problems that now face the nation. ‘ Independence suddenly a n The Congo came to full blown , without either having to right Not It or having had time to, I prepare for it. It lacks leader- ship of all kinds. Premier Adon- , II is able and hard w orklng. ' But he does not have I nItlon- .wlde following. President Res- 1 Ivubu Is e am It men has little public following. There Is little available lead. ershlp for the 21 provinces. for- of six former provlnc- u to satisfy trIbIl sensibilities and provide more polltiul jobs. Tribal loyalties far outweigh nItlonIl loyalties. POTENTIALLY RICH Potentially the Congo II rich. It la troubled It the moment by lowering world c o f to e price: Ind mIny of ,Iu pIInItlonl Ire shutdown. But In blues! ex- port ls palm oil andthe market ll strong. It Is rich also In min- erals. KalangI, long In I ItIte of siege. Is In trouble. 2 agricultural regloue of the rent of the Congo the been planet! by clvll wer and tribal different-en. Unemployment ll widespread. About .I million men had been employed under the Belgian More Independ- ence. Ind hell of them In now 0 of work. Inn-(Ion his role- edprtcesbyflper cent In I year and grows worse. l n. which lIlII'leI I and l Congo Slill Hos Problems Ilwaukee Journal those of the army are I burden. ' The army now gets almost five times as much pay In It did un- der the Belgians. Sometimes It has been difficult to flnd the 1 money to pay the soldiers. and ‘. they have been known 0 takel over a bank to pay themselves. 3 The army is restless and Is a ; danger to the country‘s polltlcal l stability. ‘ A gain with the Katanga sub- mission II that the United Ne-i tlons can now look toward cut-. ting down on its 2 x p e n slve l peace keeping operation. But Its 1 technical experts will he Ill the more needed. he hunt n ow must be for l strong Ind nation- wide leuder. The hope In that civil war Ind trlbulllm can he held down. The Congo still face: bitter dIyI. RANDOLPH‘TO WRITE BOSTON (APl—The writing Sh- Wnston Chunehlll'e offl- heeI II- trusted to his eon Renddph, Houghton lelltn publishers re- parted Thursday. Nothing will in Sh- Winston's clal biography he be lifetime. DUVAR’S RADIO SERVICE Serving Ring’e County . . . ligheet Quilt: TV Service DOA “our. end Phlllpn TV More flouhgne Phone 8! Study'Shows Price Of Boxing By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen AN ENGLISH neurologist. Dr. John D. Spillane, wrote In Ir- tlcle entitled “Five Boxers" that appeared In the British Medical journal. All were for- mer professional boxers and de- veloped the punch drunk syn- drome. Four had definite evi- dence of brain injury. the fifth Is subject to episodes of aggres- slve behavior that bring him In- to conflict with the law. The first man. now 45. start- ed boxing at age 13. fought 350 bouts. and was knocked out only once. He retired at age "....because my friends said I was unsteady and throwing I leg out. which were signs of be- Ing punch drunk." The ex - pugillst became a painter and decorator: his un- steadtness and clumsiness have worsened during this period. He stumbles frequently and has trouble tying his shoelace: and fastening buttons, l-iis Speech Is slurred and, to be under- stood. he must speak slowly and carefully. ‘ But this is only a part of the story. The nerves going to the bladder became involved, caus- ing urinary symptoms. In addi~ tion. he suffers from headache. dizziness. numbness. and loss of appetite. Periodic bouts of blur- ring of vision occur in which he sees the top half of an object not the lower. or vice versa. The story of this boxer ls sim- llar to that of the others. Chang- . eye es in gait. speech. intellect, and , .... In memory are common. One childish, confused. and euphor- Ic, where as another Is a "wild tm- ‘wt not Ivmlo'isant." Those 1 men have. headaches, amnesia: cauliflower ears, and the typi- cal flattened nose. Their pro- fessional careers averaged 17 years and none appeared to ac- cumulatc enough in ate rial wealth to make boxing worth,- the damage to the body. The term punch drunk was Introduced in 1928 by Dr. H. S. Martiand. pathologist of New- ari<'< (‘ily t‘SDlla. Some au- thorities doubt or will not ad- mit the existence of the syndrome. They assert the ef- fects of concussion are tempor- ary but most of their studies were done on active profession- al boxers. The survey on th five English boxers was made to determine what happens to the brain in later years. In all probability, most boxers escape permanent injury but it may be they were luc y (Dr. Van Dcllen will answer questions on medical topics If stamped. self - addressed en- velope accompanies request. SCIATICA AND NUMBNESS J. B. writes: I have sciatica in the left leg. Now the foot on that side is numb. Does this ; mean a sll‘okc'.’ ‘ REPLY No. It means pressure on the nerve has increased and. unless something is done to alleviate the cause, the sciatic nerve may in a g e d beyond repair. You need a thorough ex- amination because a slipped disk in the lower back is the commonest cause of the symp- toms you mention. HEPATITIS IN OLDSTERS E. R. writes: Is viral hepa- titis more prevalent and more dangerous in older people? REP The Yes. to both ouestoins. . liver in aging persons Is getting old and cannot take the added abuse as it could when the indl- 1"" ‘ vidual was voun . g- BLOOD CHANGES IN MONO R. R. writes: Why are pert- odlc blood tests necessary after recovery from a severe case of infectious mononucleosis? R 4 I don‘t know. Certain blood changes may 1' e m n to r months after recovery. b ut they have no significance. G [N INSIDE A. 0. writes: Is there any outward bleeding in cerebral hemorrhage? REPLY No. unless it comes from head injury or skull fracture. TODAY‘S HEALTH HINT— , Vcedllng may cause wheez- ng. RELATIONS RESUMED THE HAGUE (Reuters) Russia and the Netherlands will e x c h a n g e ambassadors again for the first time since a diplomatic row flu months ago when the Soviet Im- bassador and embassy stuff were involved In I scuffle with Dutch police at Schiphol Alr- port after biochemist, Alexei Golub sought asylum. Golub was granted asylcm. worked for a Dutch laboratory. but de- cided to return to RquI last March. l NOTES BY THE WAT— Muy African highwun were originally laid out by elephants says I uewe Item. CInIdlIn highways. on the other hand, were sometimes cleIl-ly plotted or- Ity are straight and narrow. — ' by the Prelbyterian: The Peterborough Examiner. Tune In like dough. When the country I: In I hot spot they I rile tremendously— Brandon [ Sun. The Importance of the Red Cross blood donor seldom is more vividly demonstrated than It was In Victoria. 30.. last week. Two sailors who lined up aboard HMCS Venture to give blood to the Red Cross found they were right on the dot: \t that moment a call came in for their blood t . A half hour later their donations were be In: used for e badly - needed transfusion—Cape Boston Post. Treoty Outcome Doubtful Canada and other smaller powers ave to exert intensified pressure and persua- sion If they expect Russia and the United States to end their differences and sign a nuclear teat-hen treaty. Amid various public expres- sions of optimism about the future of these private negotia- tions. e well-informed Western diplomatic source suggests cau- tion In predicting the outcome of the Washington and New York talks The Russian and American negotiators — with the British negotiator on the side of the U.S.—ere reported still quarrel- ltug about numbers—especially the number of oil-site inspec- tions of Soviet territory to. make I treaty effective in Western seems to be little willing to give ground on the number of so - called “black boxes" needed on Soviet terri- tory as part of the automatic policing system. ‘ has offered to allow installation of three and the US. has specified no alternative number, except to sav there must be more than three. DISAGREE 0N NUMBERS The US. has taken a stronger stand on the number of annual on-site inspections needed in Russia and the manner in which they should be con- ducted. Russia has offered three and the US says there must be eight or Ill—with no obstruction by Russia of full International Inspection to make sure I reported earth- quake is not instead a sneak underground nuclear test. There had been some Amer- Ican hope Russia would show willingness to Increase her offer to five or six inspections if the U.S. also would compromise. But so far Russia Is stiffly holding to her initial offer and the US. has refused to accept a a. The possibility exists that the American position b s s me relation to U.S. domestic poli- tics New York Governor Nol- son Rockefeller, a possible 1964 Republican presidential candi- date has accused President Kennedy of being soft in deal- ing with the Russians on test-ban agreement. Kennedy has suspended us. underground nuclear testing as a sign of goodwill while the treaty negotiations are in pro- gress. But Rockefeller recalled the Russians previously ha broker. a three - year nuclear moratorium only four weeks “after solemnly assuring us that It would never be the first to do so." The Loneliest Isloncl Nuflonul Geographic Society Even if home is covered with l wealth was measured In pola- l toe lava. there's no place like Tristan de Cunha. Tristan, a volcanic fragment in the South Atlantic, was often called the “loueliest Island in the world." The 260 former res- idents led a simple. severe life unruffled by modern tensions. In October. 1961. I volcanic eruption drove th e islanders from their backwater homes in- to the 20th century. After a year's exile in England. they have. had quite enough. “The television sends u 5 mad,” an islander sald. “Cars, buses, and trains roar like thunder t h r o u g h our brains. There is no time to think." VOTE TO RETURN The exiles r e c e n tly voted overwhelmingly to return to Tristan. An advance party of 50 will leave for the island in Feb- ruary. 1963, to prepare it for re- settlement. V o l c a n c activ- ity has ceased. ut lava has blocked the best landing beach- es. and most houses are dam- N M ed. Tristan is strategically situat- ed about halfway between South America and Africa. It was oc- cupied by British troops In 1816. When the garrison left. a Scot- tish corporal named illiam Glass elected to settle there with his family. The population was augmented by shipwrecked sailors and deserters fr 0 m whaling vessels. All the people are now relat~ ed by lntermarrlage, and all bear one of the seven fa m i l y names: Glass, Green, H a g a n. Rogers. Swain. Laverello. and Repetto. Tho way of life changed little In 150 years. Tristan had no cars or paved roads. The sole motor vehicle was a tractor. Bullock carts trundled ov er bumpy tracks on the 37- square- mtle island. The Inhabitants lived In thatched c o t t a ges. When a young man took I wife. the en- tire community helped build tIhem I home. Each family kept I few cows and sheep. The wo. men spun their own wool. and the men fashioned soft moccas- s to give footing on the II' land's clndery slopes. The so- celled Potato Patches, windswept plots near the sea, were Trieten's .chief source of food. The diet was supplement- ed by fish and bird eggs gather- ed- on nearby Nightingale Is- Im . Tristan'l only Industry we! started in 1949 with the opening of a plant to process the spiny lobsters. or crayfish. h It abound off the Island. The plant gIve the Islanders their first cIsh Income. Before th e n. hm : free to all: and if you don‘t feel i I t l l I l v a chain of man-made and nat- s. No JAIL NEEDED Scrubbed and starched, the entire population would gather for a community dance on Sat- urda; night and church on Sun- Idy. There were no criminals— and no jail. When the refugees arrived In England, Willie Repetto. Tris- tan's headman, said. “I’m afeard for us all." The Island- ers caught colds. and four died of pneumonia. A patriarch who took a job as a watchman was beaten by thugs. An exile made a down payment 'on a radio and was bewildered to get a bill for the next Installment. Men chafed at the routine of daily jobs. and women fretted because they had so little to do. Headman Reuetto voiced the longing of his fellow exiles: e have vegetable and fruit orchards. cattle and plenty of fish. every- body owns everything. and no- body owns nothing. Living is like getting up in the morning. you can stay In bed and nobody will scold you or bother you." Understandably, scores of Britons seek to go to Tristan da Cunha with the Islanders. STRATEGIC CANAL The Suez Canal linking the Mediterranean and Red Sea by ural waterways is 196 feet at its narrowest. BORED with the old "grind"? have your next C O F F E E B R E A’ K with II! We serve only the but “Fancy Mel-k” coffee! THE FLYING DUTCHMAN Queen st. Charlottetown >0L08 Stock Taking I Jon. 3] st, Feb. lst-2ncl The Rogers Hardware 60. IJD. % For ' H-ieflllv-v-‘n b-fiflam Inn‘ff Charlottetown