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STILI. OPPOSE EGYPTIAN DEMANDS

Shift In Western Suez Policy Rules Out Force

IDNDON (AP) - A shift In Western policy, ruling out force but adamant

llllllll Egyptian demands for absolute

evident here stat. This may to a situation that could find 's Presidut

Nasser with a eanai but few cus- tomers.

The new Western policy was shaping up in advance of the Sues ssers' eonterence in London called by lritain. the United States and France to begin Wed- aesday.

it s area that a formidable la g of nations. representing 90l0WDGI'centoftheships using the 103-mile waterway. would be

UNDIRWIITEI POLICY

Thell. l.waasssnhereaaua- 5"'W"lllIIl the new Western pol- l4-7- indications

ing Western Hemisphere output and taking its reserve tanker fleet out of mothballs;

Political observtrs saw these plans as another aspect of the "aqueous" policy. With Middle East on production cut down. Arab states now supporting Nas- ser would lose oil royalties and might turn against his action. OPPOSE FORCE

It was plain that many of the delegates coming to London were determined to oppose any use of orce.

In Stockholm the foreign minia- ters of Denmark. Sweden and Norway agreed Sunday to recom- mend that their governments at- tend the London meeting but added they felt the problem "had now reachtd a stage when it should be referred to the United Nations." At a press conference the ministers made clear they sgreed with Dulles that no nation should try to shoot its way through the canal.

Iranian Foreign Mlnisttr All Gholl Ardalan. accepting the in- vitation in Tehran. said "we shall never believe in or back force."

The London conference will be asked to set up a canal users' association which would use its own pilots to guide ships through the wattrway. collect fees and share the revenue with Egypt.

TEST BUN The test would come when a

This was the lineup N naiix

definitely expected to be in London the United Britain. France. Norway. Dtnmark, Italy.

nesed Statu. Sweden.

Pakistan, The Netherlands. New Zealand. Aus- urd

trniia, Iran. West Germany, Por- tugal. Ethiopia. Japan and Tur-

key.

Meteorite May

Have Crashed

REGINA ICP) - A meteorite,

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have crashed to earth in central

Saskatchewan at sunset First reports placed the

miles north oi Regina.

Sunday.

from observers location about III

Simultaneously. ham radio op-

erators in the province seeing an aircraft crash

reported and en-

plode about 150 miles northeast of Regina. However. the RCAF -rte. tion at Moose Jaw reported no

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Suez Pilots "Glad To Be Out Of It"

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) - Contrast- ing relief and concern were ex- lifelled Saturday by veteran Suez Canal pilots who left their ships here after guiding their lug con. Voy through the disputed water- way.

Relief was voiced at being out from under the pressure of an in- ternational tug-of-war. The con- cern was for the future.

One British skipper said he wanted no part of the proposed Canal Users' Association. and ad-

derl that he thinks his opinion is shared by "90 or 95 per cent" of the British and French pilots leav- ing their Suez posts.

want to get mixed up more political manoeuvring."

NOT AMUSING .

Dlcldnson was among about it!) foreign pilots who quit their jobs Friday midnight rather than work for the new Egyptian Canal Au- thority. They were employed by the old Suez Canal Co., national- lzed July I by Egypt's President Nasser.

James I. I. Peters. a veteran of 18 years on the Suez. said:

"We are not pawns in the hands

I of the British and French govern-

menu. We said we did not want to work for this regime. We cannot work with a gun in our back. We cannot work for the Egyptians.

"The B ritish pilots fought through one world war and are new reaching middle age. and we do not find It amusing to find our selves being sold to the l1l8lIBBl bidder."

SINATOB IIACKl'l"l'

Friend Of Prime Minister Dies

- STANSTEAD. Que. (CP) Sen- ator John T. Ilackett. 72. lofmtr

ive Conservative member of arliament and a life - ions friend oi Prime Minister St. Laur- ent. died at his home here Sat-

ay. The distinguished lawyer and politlcan, who became one of Can- ada's most earnest advocates of racial tolerance. suffered I It-roll Nd.” gem ill be

The funeral . ces w held Tuesday in the Stanstend Roman Catholic Church and inter- ment will be at Mount St. Marys cemetery in this Eastern Town- ships community of Quebec-

Senator liackett was born in Stanstead June 12. I834. He be- came friends with Mr. St. Laur- ent, a native of Compton in the adjoining county. when the twa attended St. Charles Borromes Seminary in Sherbrooke.

Although the two supported dif- ferent parties, the staunch Meno- ship remained in political life-

It was the Liberal prime min- ister who was responsible for Mr. Hacketfs appointment to the Sea-

ate in July. 1955-

Senator Hackaett lived all his life in Quebec. He acquired a fluency, in French in early life and always , devoted ” " to " lations between French-and Eng- ugh-speaking Canadians.

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Conference

MR. JUSTICE RICHARDS

Former Premier, Chief Justice Of N. B. Dies At 77

FREDERICTON (CP-I-Ion. '3. D. Richards, W. a former pre- mier and chief justice of New Brunswick. died at his home Sat- urday night.

Mr. Richards had a long and distinguished career in New Brunswick public life.

Originally an educatlonist. be later was a barrister, premier

3 and attorney-general ot-the prov- ' incs. He was a member of the

supreme eourt of New Brunswick for 23 years.

His appointment to the King's in

Bench division of the court took place in 1933 and he served as chief justice tom 104! until his retirement "lad Oetoht.

CAIRO iiieuters) Egypt con- demned the Western-backed Suez Canal users" association Saturday as an "association for waging war" and promised to defend Egyptian sovereignty at any cost..

President Gamal Abdel Nasserl told air force cadets at a gradua-I tion ceremony that "any form eigner who enters Egypt against: our will will never leave alive."

"We shall fight an organized war as well as a guerrilla war. We shall defend our rights to the last drop of our blood." p

In a fiery speech at Bllbeis Air Force College. Nasser accusedl Britain and France of trying tol wreck the operation of the canal.l He declared triumphantly thatl their efforts had failed on thei first day of Egypt's handling of canal traffic without the aid of foreign technicians.

Nasser boasted proudly:

"As I speak to you now the canal thanks to Egyptian and Greek pilots is still open."

SPUBNS WESTERN PLANS

U. S. State Secretary Dulles had asked Nasser to reconsider his op position to the Big Three plan to set up an organization which would use its own pilots to guide ships through the canal, collect tees and share the take with

and aggression against the small countries."

He declared he found the st- titude of the United States puz-

n .

Nisser said President Eisen- hower sdvocated a peaceful solu- tion of the Sun crisis but U. 8. state department support of the

lstsrnational ' la " lthey wdl .IdpI&inpprll7vollt!:.t.iTeP

During the months of July and August the number of tourists to visit Prince Edward Island exceed- ed the total population according to figures released Saturday by Mr. George Fraser. director of the Travel Bureau. Approximately 105- 000 were transported to the Prov- ince by the Borden snd Wood Is- lands ferry services. In addition about 2.000 arrived by plane and 4,000 by train.

In the month of August the fer- ries Abegweit and Prince Edward Island carried 13,075 cars, account ing for approximately 45,700 tour- ists. The Wood Islands ferries transported 2.715 cars to the la- land with 10,235 passengers. For the month of July about 39.300 ar- rived through Borden and 0.75 via the Wood Ialamis route.

A rug the cars arriving in the Province during August 2.644 were from New Brunswick, from the United States the list was headed by Massachusetts with 1.063 follow- ed by the state of New York. iii and Maine. 276.

The cars coming from the farth- est distances were one each from:

SMUGGLERS NABBED

TAIPEI (AP!-Chinese Nation- alist police Tuesday announced the arrest of It persons and charged they were members of a ring that had been smuggling narcotics into Formosa since 190.

R. Authorities said the ring brought

in narcotics by sea and air from Japan and Hon; Kong.

3': on Egeotaantad tliersscueltew rorx.sso'gnciy'wss dupitsda-ages suffaredn thellt.Veroil.

Heavy Tourist Influx During Past 2 Months

Hawaii, the island of Aruba in the Dutch West Indies and Germany. "When the final tally is in for the whole season sdld Mr. Fraser. "it is certain that the influx of tour- ists to the Province will well ex- ceed that of the Centennial year.

Egypt. But in his speech Satur-I day Nasser spurned the plan as. amounting to "not peace but war.

Egyptian people into a clash with Britain."

He said Egypt would meet force with force.

"Anybody who attacks Egypt will be attahking all Arab coun- tries. His interests in the area will be gone forever."

N0 DISCRIMINATION

Nasser said the West wished to "prevent Egypt

Nasser Warlike In Talk To Cadets At Graduation

dustrially. Hence the economic pressure on Egypt."

Egypt is ready to come to an agreemen with regard to free- dom of navigation, maintenance. canal tolls and non-discrimination among users of the canalpree- umably referring to Israel.

Egypt. he said, "fully concurs" with Prime Minister Eden's state- ment there should be no discrim-

progresslng in-l ination among canal users.

Russia Supports

Egyphan

MOSCOW (Reuters) Russia Saturday served notice she ”can- not stand aloof from the Suez problem . . . arisen as result of

- the acts of Western powers."

l A Soviet governme statement lsaid Anglo-French tary pre- vparations lconducted with the support of the United States' grossly contradicts the principles of the United Nations.

The statement said those who aimed to impose a settlement on Egypt by force of arms for et that in the age of atomic and y- drogen weapons. "one cannot threaten and rattle the sabre."

ltioatillties would lead to "im- mense destruction" in the U Canal and Middle East oil-fielv , and would break economic and political ties between the West and Africa and Asia.

AGGBAVATION

lleferritlg to IIta'Dritish-French American plan for a canal users association. the Soviet statement insisted that 'ln wide interna- tional circles this plan of the three powers is justly assessed as a dangerous provocation leading to a further aggravation of the at- atmosphere around the Suez Canal."

Calling for a peaceful settle- mrnt. the statement charged "it is well known that threats of force against Egypt are still coming from Britain and 'France.”

it pointed out that "any in- fringement of peace in the near and Middle East areas canot but

Stand

touch the interests of security of the Soviet State."

The fact that the United States does not protest against the mass- ing of French and British naval. land and air forces on the ap- proaches to the Suez Canal "can- not but encourage' the use of force against Egypt. the state- ment said.

PRAVDA COMMENTS

An article In the Soviet Commu- nist party newspaper Pravda says the plan for a canal u.sers' asso- ciation wa s "even more hang with war' than the earlier p for international control.

The article, by Pravda's New York wuespondent, said the us- ers' scheme had caused doubts and hesitatlons even among econ- tries which supported the earlie- plan ,put forward at the lands: conferenm of 22 ions.

Second Escape From Prison Farm

FREDERICTON (CW The second escape in three days from the provincial prison farm at n;arby Klngscie occurred Satur- day night when two more young prisoners ran away from the un- fenc-zd institution. Of three who fled Thursday. two were captured

Friday.

DURING THE SERVICE YESTERDAY

U. S. Said Ready. To Give Aid In I Detouring Ships I

WASHINGTON (AP) The United States is reported ready to. grant 8500.o00.0lD In loans to; Western European countries to! enable them to withstand the ex-

European leaders of tus available aid when he attend! the ll-adiaa conference on the Suns crI& which opens Wedncsdl! is Lonbo.

lKingston Legion Branch Holds

Impressive Memorial Service

Members of the Kingston Branch of the Canadian Legion combined uith the school children of Com- wall and vicinity to hold a most impressive memorial service at the first and second World War Memorials in Cornwall yesterday afternoon.

Headed by Burke's Pipe Band the Veteran paraded to the cent)- taphs where addresses were heard from Lt. Col. A. H. Peake. Officc Commanding P. E. I. Regiment IRECCII and Comrade PK smith of the Charlottsbwn Brueh Canadian Legion. .

The Cornwall choir sang approp ns the occasion. Mr. Preston Becl was guest nolosii. The school child- ren played their part is the sc- vtce try jacing bouqnatn of flow- ers on the monuments.

FINE TUBNOUT

Mr Dale! J. MacArthur who presided as chairman xtptimeno ed the veterans on their the turn out He said it was sales 0-!

Lt. Col. Peake. during the course of his remarks noted the important role played by the non permanent malitia who trained during their sparetimebetweea theend ofthe Firtnhworid War and the beginning

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PRICISI

Improvement In Three T's Is Sought

sin Hanson. Me. (cm - Leaders of business, industry and government in the Atlantic prov- lnces and New England meet here today for a two-day confer- ence, billed as the forerunner of a new era in onomlc relations be- tween the two adjacent regions of Canada and the United States.

Trade, transportation and tour- lsm will be main topics of dia- cusslon. Eighty men and women -about 40 from each area-hops to find common ground for exten- sion and improvement of the "three Ts.

Premier Henry D. Hicks of Nova Scotia and Premier Alex Matheson of Prince Edward Is- land head delegations from their provinces.

Attorney General W. J. West is the top New Brunswick man, aub- hlng for Premier Hugh John Flemming, in hospital with a leg injury. Gordon Pushle. Newfound- land director of economic develop- ment, lends his provinces contin- gent in place of Premier Joseph Smallwood, in the midst of an election campaign.

Malnes newly re - elected Gov- lernor, Edmund S. Muskie. heads the list of New England govcr ment representatives.

FIRST OF ITS KIND . -- The conference is the first C its kind in the two regions, whose historic, cultural and economic ties are centuries old. The New England Council for Economic Dr elopment fathered the idea with an assist from its Maritime coun- Provinces

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petted to be "the forerunner J a t ofsuchmeetingsas portunltles for closer co-operatiu are brought into sharper focal.

The specific aim of the gather- ing is defined as exploring and developing ways and means 11 boosting the interchange of goods and services between the two areas.

NEW ERA

"The economic character of the two regions is changing and ex- pending, the announcement said "and a broader understanding of those changes and the forces hQ- hlnd them will reflect to the inn- tual benefit of all concerned.

"A new era of economic rela- tions between the two regions is in propaect.

A discussion of economic prob-

lems in the area will be launched by Dr. George H. Ellis. research director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. and Dr. William Y. Smith.economlc adviser to the New Brunswick government. Prof. Sargent Russel of the University of Massachusetts wllil lead off a survey of the St. Lawrence Sea- wnys effect on the region. Howard A. Mann, Maritimu Transportation Commission execu- tive manager, will bring up the question of improved transporta- tion between New England and the Maritlmes. Dr. Henry Austin Peck. eco- nomics professor at the University of Maine. and Stanley V. Allen, deputy Canadian consul general in New York. will explore trade and industrial development possi- blllties.

Transportation Has Real Interest At Bar Hbr. Talks

BAR HARBOR. Me. Transportation problem. item of debate at the hlaritinb

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