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Sad State OI AIIairs
A house divided against itself cannot stand. Are its chanccs any better because the tIlSIlIit'g‘l'llIIlllI elc~ ments. before the collapse. kt-pl in~ sisting that there was no division at all and that the house was never in better shape'.‘ 'I'Ins is LIII. position of the Conservative party national- ly at. this time. and it would be an optimist indeed who would predict any kian of success for it whetr it goes to the polls.
The cabinet crisis has so far pro- duced three resignations in a week. First Defense Minister Harknuss, now Trade Minister lice: and .-\c‘.~ ing Defense Minister Sevigny: all have quit, dissatisfied with Prime Minister Dicfenbaker’s nuclear arms policy and fearing the results of an election campaign. They have announced that they are doing so on principle, Mr. Hoes go- ing so far as to say that. in all corr- science. he cannot even run as a candidate under Mr. Diefcnbnker.
What amazes the public more. than these acts of repudiation are the circumstances that preceded them. Mr. Harkness. before he re- signed. was insistent that there was no disagreement on this issue be- tween him and his leader. Following the government’s defeat in the House and rumors of a more exten- sive revolution in the cabinet. there was full-throalcrl denial that there was any disharmony at all.
Only last Wednesday the Ottawa Journal, leading Conservative organ. quoted “reliable sources" as saying that Mr. Diefenbakcr had asked for. and obtained. individual expressions of loyalty from each minister. Some of them “tendered their pledges of loyalty in tears." And after the two and a half hour caucus at which the whole matter was threshrad out. it was Mr. Hoes who proclaimed the glad news to the press.
“You tell them. George," his chief. on emerging. "Rest cau- cus we ever had I" chortlcd Mr. Hoes. “The show is on the road. We‘ll beat, hell out of the Grits " “That’s right." piped the. Prime Minister: “The best caucus we eVer had."
Senator McCutcheon. who was reported to have been the leader of the cabinet rebels. added his en- thusiastic comment. “There was no rebellion.” he declared. “I just can’t imagine how such a fantastic story could start." Was the Prime Minis< ter resigning? “Of course he re- mains. What elsc did you expect?" What about the many stories of the PM being under pressure to resign? “Fantastic! Fantastic!” And what really had gone on at the caucus? “Nothing but a Hallelujah Chorus."
‘ This talk, in the light of sub- sequent revelations. will take some explaining. Whether Mr. Diefenbak~ er stays on as leader or not, it will give the whole Conservative cam- pagn an air of fatuous and mislead- Ing double-talk.
Facing Bankruptcy
Among the items of unfinished business left by the warring fac. tiono in Parliament was the legisla- tion to repair the teetering unem- ployment insurance fund. Now it predicted that the fund will become bankrupt within twa months. Rene- fit payments to the unemployed will bq"iemtinuod. likely by government Iodnl; but the state of the fund will present a financial headache of grave proportions to whatever gov— ernment Is returned in the April general election. ' It Is likely that more heat then will be thrown on this matter
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stirring the coming campaign. But it is worth nrzting that originally the unemployment ' scheme
insurance was designed to take care of vic- tims of legitimate unemployment. It was a mcthod wherbe moneys front the various cnitributors. pay- ing in good times, Would accumu- late a fund ample to provide neces- sary assistance in bad times. On this basis, of course. it would have Continued solvent.
As recently as six years ago the fund had accumulated reserves of close. to a billion dollars. Yet a re- cent report indicates that. if unem- ployment this winter is roughly the same as last year, the government will have to pttt up at, least $74.- (il)0.tl0tl to ride the fund over till the end of May.
Last winter, the Canadian Life Insurance Officers Association urg- ed separation of the insurance and welfare functions of the Unemploy- ment Insurance Act. This called for an end to federal contributions to the ftirrd. and the establishment of a benefits program to help workless people whose claim to insurance benefits was exhausted. as well as general assistance to jobless who had rttrr out of all assistance. The Gill committee. which reported to Par- liament last December after 17 months of inquiry into the matter, proposed a complete overhaul of the scheme along similar litres.
This issue. has been a causally of the political stalemate resulting from the government’s indecisive victory in the. last election. What can safely be predicted is that in the event of another such stalemate on April 3. unemployment insur- ance will be in an even more hope— is now.
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ADB's First Chore
It is interesting to note that the Atlantic Development Board's first project is to be a survey of winter and its ef- fect on ports in the Atlantic area. This is a live issue. and the board should lose no time in coming to grips with it. The urgency is in- dicated by a recent statement by Mr. Howard A. Mann. chairman of the National Harbors Board. that he favors winter navigation of the. Port of Montreal.
If this recommendation goes through. it could have adverse ef- fects on the winter ports of‘ Saint John and Halifax. and indeed of the whole Atlantic area. It seems to have been thrown otrt as a direct challenge to the Atlantic Develop. ment. Board, and has already rais— ed strong protests in Maritime areas.
It is recalled. with some bitter- ness. that Mr. Mann formerly oc- cupied the post of executive man- ager of the Maritimes Transporta- tion Commission. with headquarters in Moncton, and at that: time was an energetic booster for federal recog— nition of Maritime transportation claims. Since moving to Central (Jan- ada he appears to have been brain- washed by the. smart boys up there, who do not care whether Canada’s depressed areas ever rise ’to better things as long as they continue to expand their already well developed economies.
This criticism may be unjust to Mr. Mann; but there is no questior. that. his proposal that Montreal be.- come a 12-month port, if acted tip-- on. would pose a serious threat to our two chief Maritime harbors. If the Atlantic Development Board cart put this campaign for boosting win- ter navigation on the Lower St. Lawrence to rout. it will have won its spurs as a go-getting organizau tion.
EDITORIAL NOTES
Now it’s a plastic train that is being tested in West Germany on a regular run. If it proves to be as safe and durable as expected. as well as cheaper to build, lighter, faster and capable of carrying heavier loads. it may usher in a new age of railway transportation.
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In a letter to the editor of The Times of London a correspondent who kept soore of The Times’ birth announcements during 1962 said the most popular first names for boys were. in this order: James. Simon. Andrew. Richard. Mark. Jonathan, David, Nicholas. Christopher and John. Order of popularity in girls’ first names was Sarah. Caroline, Catherine, Nicola. Susan. Emma. Fiona. Elizabeth, Jane, Amanda and I Joanna. '
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WAITING FOR THE LAW OF GRAVITY
THE MUTED VOICE
Time To Heed Conservationist Warnings
Leon Lindsay In The Christian Science Monitor
The public is continuously ex‘ posed to politically motivated views of people who have little knowledge of or concern for the ‘ wasting assets nurtured on and under the earth's crust. They arc too little exposed to th views of real experts who have no political ax to grind. who habitually consider today's needs and wanls in terms of to- morrow and the day after.
For instance. Dr. Robert Kap-
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peli. in an article entitled "Not Ours lo Ham Forever." wrote in lhc aulumn. 1961, issue of
the CIBA Journal:
When we compare the importance of water conserva- tion with that of highway con- struction and then measure the degree of interest shown by the great majority of the popula- tion in these two ta , one can safely say that “daddy feels
‘ very happy about what he sees.
Even if we were to assume that both these pieces of unfinished busineSs were of equal impor- tance. the definite preference shown by the body politic for the highway and traffic prob- lem Is astonishing. It can only
Scout Movement’s Future
Montreal
Few youth movements in Iris- tory have earned greater pres- tige. or rendered greater ser- vice than the Boy Scout move- ment. Yet. as speakers at th e annual gathering of the Quebec Provincial Council of the Boy Scouts stated. there may he need for change and adaptation ‘ to the changes that the past ' years have brought.
The world llrat existed when the Boy Scouts was founded. af- ter the end. and by one of the heroes. of the South A fr i can War, was very different from the world that exists today.
Its intention was to mould character. by giving youth an introduction to, and an under- standing oi. the world in which they would have to live. Its achievement was to supplement the family. the church and the school Ill preparing youth fo r
Pull the rapid changes of the past few decades may ave
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created a world to which lb 9 Boy Scouts provide only partial. though excellent, guidance. For this is an age when the televis. Ion. the car, the airplane. llr c exploration of space. in short the technical and scientific side of m o d e r n civilization. have gone far to capture the imagin- ation of yout
And there may be a need for
' the Boy Scouts to give greater
attention to some of l h e s 9 changes so that youth will better understand them. and so that it' can better integrate t h e s e changes into the scale of tradi- tional values. And this need may be especially great ban areas
The Bo yScouts will always be' needed, and badly needed. And there may be no loss. but rather a lasting gain. if they
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the changes that have c o m e, and will continue to come. upon this complex world.
Let’s Feed
Chalham Our r e c 0 nl cold spell has I made it more difficult for the I native birds which stay with us through the winter to s e cure
ood.
Recurrent falls of snow make it still more difficult.
We would urge, not merely hird lovers. but kindly folk everywhere. to take thought for our feathered friends.
It should not be too difficult a matter for people to leave some food out for the birds during the height of winter. Scraps of dry bread. suit. kernals of corn or other grains will be as welcome to the birds as a full cou rse
The Birds
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Christmas dinner to humans. Some people make a habit of placing such food regularly in specially- built feeding stations which are easily set on a w i n- dow sill or other convenient
on ceremony. tuhey are just as happy over scraps tossed out the back door to some cl e a r spot.
May we suggest that people get the habit of feeding th 9 birds during the rest of th e
wrinler. They will be ‘repaid for their effort in more ways than one.‘
A Lively
Tongue
Cape Breton Post
Of all cellic languages. Welsh long has enjoyed the most gen~ ‘ral everyday use by ordinary rcople in its homeland— Wales. But the number of Welshmen speaking the ancestral language has dwindled of recent years. This is a trend that some ar- dcnl Welsh people now are en- deavoring to reverse.
Supporters of the Welsh are taking demonstrative measure! to advocate their cause. For in- stance, 70 college students In Abcrystwyth. tried to get them- b ul , the attempt because' the Welsh policemen just look- ed the other way.
The students plastered the seaside town with posters say- ing in Welsh: “Official status for I Welsh." They even stuck post-A ers on the police station but the I police persisted in keeping out , of sight. e police were on the students' side.
Finally, in a last attempt to dramatize their demand that the .
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Welsh be. desrgnaled as the offi- ' of the students‘ squatted four deep across Hr e i
cial language.
main highway. Traffic piled up on both sides, the angry motor- ists tooling horns. Finally a pol- ice inspector strolled up. smiled good-naturedly. said: “If '
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fault." and then launtered off.
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be accounch for by noting llrat an Issue capable of appealing to i the Imagination of the public ‘ has always taken precedence over those matters that, by any reasonable definition, arei essential...."
WIDELY APPLICABLE
The Swiss industrial leader directed his remarks towar that Alpine country‘s w a t e r problem, but his observations are applicable to virtually every nation on the globe— except. perhaps Israel.
But lrow far did his comments —-wrapped in a slick. beautiful~ 1y illustrated company publica- p u blic stream? They were no doubt channeled over some private and public desks where their im- pact m i g h I eventually bring public reaction. But many of the too few copies circulated probany wound up in backwa- er —— the waslcbaskel.
The public is jolted from its apathy by headlines that shout» of higlrway- construction scan-i dals which steal money fr om the taxpayer's pocket. Can the, public be aroused as well about I the future in the name of more ‘ highway convcrricncc— e i g h t ' lanes instead of four. concrete! clover-leafs where once cows munchcd clover? here are the h e a d lines . warning of the loss of wildlands '. and wildlife by the to we ring ; cement barricach that turn ' creeks into lakes that I'nundate. thousands of acres? Sure. this. is done in the name of flood I prevention. electric power. irri-I galion. even recreation: Brit Irow much of a hearing doe; lhe other side gel— the s '1 a c that argues against populating; the flood plains. upset‘ing na-‘ ture's balance. and providing. costly "benefits" that might last for 100 years. btil little more?
COULD BECOME
Once in a while one of t h e conservationists breaks into the daily press with a dramatic statement. but they
3 usually have to overdramatize place. But the birds don't stand '
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gue at, this point. Some sitting students: “ college fo “waded in with fists flying, in 16minutesitwasalov
.A bdfling thing tout the written language to those unac- quainted with Welsh Is that it's
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. mainly carsonants, with so few
vowels that a person who speaks only English cannot ima- ' w it“: pronounced. The last lingering stand of Celtic
language on the European con- I
tinunl is in Brittany. the west- ernmosl whose people are when Welsh visitors speak a language having many words they understand.
APPOINTED CONDUCTOR
CALGARY (CP) Haymo Tneuber,‘ who conducted several
pe llh Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. it was announced Saturday. The Philharmonic So- ciety said he turned down offers 0 become permanent director of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra or musical director of the Seiz-
acceol the position bore.
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region of France. : amazed I
. sense comes to the desks of the . communications media
to gain attention. This tends to discredit their View in the long run.
Such a case is that of Rachel ; Carson. whose perhaps slightlyl overstated view on use of pesti-l cidcs. expressed in the book ,- “Silcnt Spring." is now widely syndicated.
This. in fact. is the danger of the muted voice. After a while1 it becomes not just mutcd but
being
distorted. These zealots (which‘ up
Is what they are. and r 9 all with good reason! find that nor- mal tones just aren’t sufficient‘ ven to reach into the half of ‘ Congress. So they exaggerate. Extremism Is no substitute for eloquent good sense. A nd some of the most eloquent good
from‘
conservationist writers.
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‘ The I ‘. FLYIIIG DIITGIIMAII ‘ RESTAURANT
Thalidomide Caused 5,000 Tragic Births
By Dr. Theodore R. Van DelIen
THE TRAGEDY of thalido- mide never will be forgotten. The ministry of health at Bonn. . reported in August.
presumably from the use of this sedative by pregnant women. t Approximately half of this num- ber of infants failed to survive, leaving 2.000 in need of surgical and orthopedic care.
If the tragedy had to happen, Germany was a suitable place because the art of making arti- nicial limbs Is well developed there. The number of ampu- tees frirm both world wars is high. and many receive attcn- ; tion from 600 prosthetic a nd orltbotlc (bracel shops.
Dr. Charles H. I-‘rantz of Grand Rapids, Mich, was sent to Germany by 'e National Society for Crippled Children and Adults to study the prob- lem. He reported in the Illinois Medical Journal that physi- cians and technicians have been specializing in fitting chil- dren with prostheses for many
But the phocomelic extremi- ties often are no more th 3 n small flippers, which in e a n s . there is little to which an arti« ficial arm or log - b at- tachcd. In addition, the flippers do not have enough power to activate or move the prosthesis. .
The Germans are using plas- tic shouldcr caps that fit over the shoulders to support the upper section and bell bands or thiin straps are employed for the legs. Cables are anchored to those devices. and by ccrv lain manipulations, the parts can he moved. But it is too dif- ficult and an outside source of power is being substituted. This comes from carbon dioxide gas under pressure which is held in a small tank carried on a sling.
Small plastic tubes load to pressure control valves lh at operate the elbow and Irand. The most difficult are children i with involvement of all four ex- ‘ They cannot get unless they have arms. good enough to manage crutch- es. Meanwhile. (the surgeons are busy correcting defects else- where in the body of these un- fortunate babies. What t h e s e
- children will be like In five
years from now is not known.
DISTURBANCE 0P BEAT E. D. writes: How is heart treated?
REPLY
Only a small percentage of the many different types of heart block requires treatment. This is particularly true when the beat is so slow the indivi- dual faints without warning af- ter slight exertion. The m ost popular remedies include Iso- protercnol. cplrcdpinc. and the corticosteroids. Now and then a blo'r-k is associated with an-
G. block
‘ other heart defect that requires .
additional care. ONE TUBE ONLY . Mrs. B. writes: When one fallopian tubes has been re-
i moved. can a woman have chil-
dren of both sexes or only one sex? REPLY Either boys or girls. because
the ovary has nothing to d o with the sex of the child. 0 n the other hand. with nnlv one
‘ tube. the chances of becoming
pregnant are reduced 50 per cent SAILING AWAY FROM ASTHMA t E. I“. writes: I work in an ofs ‘ lice and have bronchial asth-I ma. Would sailing on a ship be 4‘ a better job for me? , REPLY . Yes. If yotr can thus avoid the cause of your asthma. Ships 1 are not entirely free of agents , that induce bronchial asthma. SPURS AND SPASMS a r l h rilic m u s c l e
F. R. writes: Are spurs caused by
spasms REPLY No. but painful spurs often cause spasm of nearby muscles. TODAY’S HEALTH HI Respect each child's individu- ality.
ROME lAPI—About 4.000,000 industrial workers quit their jobs temporarily Friday in a general strike that disrupted production throughout booming Italy for several hours. In Turin and Palermo. Sicily. the strike was scheduled to last 24 hours. At other points it was only a four-hour work stoppage. Un-it ions called the strike to backl 800.000 metalworkers who have been agitating for wage
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If I person‘l religion won't. make him My here, IV! I doubtful that it will nuke him I happy Iteration—Gall. Rena-H er.
A Montreal architect has won the contest for design of a dollar
Confederation conferences at Charlottetown and Quebec. The . design shows a French flour-de- Iis, Irish shamrock. Scottish this- tle and English rose joined In a circle. What is I t— a coin or a seed catalogue? - Port Arthur ; News-Chronicle. 1
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hirer hie-d um with the
people who say that Ontario res- ldents are spending too much on liquor. He suggests the gov- ernment cut the price in halls Port Arthur News-Chronicle.
From Pine Bluff. Ark., comes a report that Walter cW'l- time, 31. serving 16 years ’0:- burglary and grand force: it
‘ a poison farm was baptised. He
told onlookers “the Lord has shown me the way." That was on a Sunday. Monday Writer was reported missing.— Sarnia Observer.
Russians In Cuba
Christian Sclenco Monitor
Rather like the old pastime of trying to guess how many beans there are in a jar is the current competition in appraising th e number of Soviet military per-
(From the Guardian Files)
TWENTY ~ I-‘IVE YEARS AGO I (February II, 1938) A sample of Carragiheen‘ moss. about which the proving cial Department of Agriculture was seeking information, w a ' collected at Bay Fortune, P.E.I. ‘ last August and sent to a chem- ist in Montreal, who submitted I it for further analysis to a New York firm. The New Y ork ' firm reported vcry favorany as to the quality, and requested ‘ quotations on car-lot: of th e moss.
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Mrs. Fred Osborne. who is at present residing in Summerside but who spent twelve years nur- sing in one of Dr. Grenfcll's Hospitals on the Labrador Coast. . gave a most interesting and de- 1 lightful lecture on Stir Wilfred Grenfell's work. T u e sd 8 . 1 Mrs. Osborne is shortly going on i a lecture tour of the New Eng- land States.
TEN YEARS AGO (February ll. I953) It was “Modern Art" night when members of the Prince.
‘ Edward Island Art Society met
at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. A
L. Wright, Green Street, for
their monthly meeting. R e v.
Adrian Arsenault, instructor atI St .Duustan's. gave a most in- I tcrcsting talk on “Modern Art 1 and Modern Times". In keeping
with the evening. each member . submitted a painting.
A well attended meeting of nurses held at the RE]. Hospi- tal last evening heard Miss Ca- I lherine Perkins of Montreal I speak on the new trends of nur- sing, and also gave an interest- ing report on the study made b r. Jewetl, regarding the Canadian Nurses Association.
sonnel in Premier Castro's tight little island just off the tip ol
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Estimates supposed to eman- ate from the Central Intelli. gence Agency place the num- ber at about 17,000. Senators Keatlng. Stennis. and Thur- mond speak of figures ranging
. up to 30.000 and above.
Probably m o r e significant
= than the number is the question
as to just what types of activ- lty Communist cadres from the Soviet Union may be engaged in. Kennedy administration of- ficials have declared themselv- es satisfied lhat ground -A to- ground missiles have been re- moved. But Secretary of State Rusk concedes that the stay of Russian troops in Cuba Is something to be concerned about.
NATION STATUS
The United States would hard- ly wish to undermine the gener- al proposition that a govern- ment may invite troops of anoth- er power to aid its defense. or course it is questionable, under his refusal to call elections. \vlrc- ther Premier Castro rea Iy speaks for the Cuban people. But It is difficult to say wheth-
: er a quick plebiscite would have
approved President Clramoun's request for American hpr in Lebanon In 1958.
Marines were withd r a w n from that country in a fc w months and its people became masters of their own fate. Will it be possible to say as much for Cuba after even a few years
RED BUILDUP The Communist buildup is not to be feared as a direct threat
to the United States but it. can have dangerous meaning for many Latin- American coun-
tries. One possibility is thal the Soviet Union is supplying in- structors and key personnel for commando - type unIts that would he lauded by parachute or submarine to support rebel- lions fomenled In other Central and South American countries.
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