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“The strongest memory is weaker than

the weakest link” PAGE 4 WED. FEBRUARY 14 ise. Khrushchev’s Proposal

Premier Khrushchev’s call for a summit meeting on disarmament has not stirred up any great en- thusiasm on the part of the lead- ing Western powers. This is under- standable, since it is likely to be more of a political move than a gesture indicative of any real de-

sire to come to terms on the issues —

involved. Both at. Washington and London. it is believed that an~18- nation summit at this time would develop into a sort of diplomatic Tower of Babel—ideal for churn- ing out propaganda but represent- "ng an imperfect arrangement for serious negotiation. . ~ Moscow's tactics to date haven’t offered much encouragement on - this score. Time and again it has backed away from test-ban agree- ments that appeared near fruition. Last month the West proposed that, . the deadlocked Big Three negotia-

armament scheduled to begin March 14 at Geneva. The Soviets had pre- viously wanted this but they re

were no longer interested in com- talks. They demanded that the Geneva talks continue, but again Tejected any system of inter- policing of a test ban treaty. view of the Soviet stand, the suspended the talks on Jan. 352 sessions over a period

posed to Premier Khrushchev that Geneva talks scheduled for

opening of the Geneva talks, — U.S. State Secretary Rusk has

now intimated, in accord with Presi- dent Kennedy's sfand that there ~ mist be adequate advance prepara-

tions for a summit meeting to ensure —

‘present time is inopportune. His statement leaves the way open for such talks later. The Geneva group fe to report to the United Nations on June 1, and by that time, per- haps, some concrete progress to- ward translating general principles into a concrete program will have been achieved, ,

Whether that’s what Mr. Khrush- chev wants is another question, Re-

actions from neutral countries -

generally to his proposal have been favorable, and that may be really all that he was after in the first

place. Generous Estimates

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tabled on Monday show an increase

that the election date is hand. It is just the nominal for off-election years,

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consolidated revenue fund at any time, without getting parliamentary consent for the spending. So, the prognosticators are back where they started in their speculations, and the MPs, doubtless, will keep elec- toral matters well to the fore in de-. bating the estimates in committee.

We are the only Province, it ap-

for new public buildings are siat- ed. However, works projects totalling more than a million dollars are planned for our requirements, the largest single item being a vote of $470,000 for the completion of harbor repairs at Wood Islands This is another in the long list of expenditures required to maintain our transportation links with the mainland.

Included in our estimates and those of New Brunswick is an ex-

to determine the availability of a suitable type of rock fill for tha preowsed PEI-NB causeway. We ‘wae under the impression that the availability. of. such material had already been demonstrated in ear- lier tests, and that the concern now was with ice hazards and- matters of that kind. Why the opening of a test quarry was left to this late date we don’t know; but when this item comes up for discussion it is to be hoped that we shall obtain, from

planation of all the activities going on. We quoted recently some in- teresting details’ from a Toronto engineering publication in this con- nection, but surely Parliament is the place where such information. should first be given.

As noted in the Canadian Press despatch, the estimates tabled on this occasion are just the beginning for the 1962-63 fiscal year. Costs of enlarged old age pensions and: supplementary outlays will boost the overall figure by some hun- dreds of millions over last year's expenditures. We shall know more about this, and about how the bills are to be paid, when the Budget comes down. But it. is still anybody's guess whether that will take place before or after the electors go to the polls,

Campaign Expenses

The Quebec bill to limit election expenses and provide campaign as- sistance from the treasury has now been introduced by Premier Lesage. Since the Liberals nationally have indicated an intention of adopting a policy of this kind, the proceed- ings in the Quebec Legislature in passing the measure will be follow- ed with more_than sual interest.

Under the proposed bill, the Quebec government would contrib- ute 15 cents for every listed voter in a county to all candidates. obtain- ‘ing a minimum 20 per cent of the vote. Candidates’ expenses would be limited to 50 cents for each. voter ‘In all ridings except three in which the population is widely scattered, where higher contributions: and higher limits would apply. Political parties would be limited in their

each voter in the province. = _ Premier Lesage reasons that election campaigns may be kept within reasonable cost limits if every party is subject to the same ceiling on expenditure. He believes that when a proportion of the elect- jon fund is supplied by the govern- ment, a candidate is not forced to seek substantial help from private sources, and therefore will be under no obligation to seek government

favors for his financial backers. As the Globe and Mail points out, Mr. Lesage is tackling a prob- lem which has been aggravatéd by the unorthodox polities of. his own province. However, concern at the mounting costs of elections is shar- ed by all Canadians. The 1958 gen- eral election cost the federal treas- ury $9,553,515, and it is estimated that the major political parties spent an even greater amount. It is questionable if the results would

parties spent only half as much. But without a limit, no party is willing to curtail its spending.

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pears, for which no expenditures —

penditure for opening a test quarry —

- the Works Minister, a complete ex- .

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THE SINGLE NATION

Compact Theory An Old Fallacy

That old Canadian fiction, the , “compact” theory of Confeder- | ation, reaches its final reductio ad absurdum in the latest pro- nouncement from the New Dem- | ocratic party of- Quebec. The | nation’s constitution, we are ask- | ed to believe, is not, as some | Quebec nationalists contend, a | compuct between the four ori- | ginal provinces, unalterable with | out their unanimous consent; it is a pact between two “nations,” | Quebec and the other provinces combined.

Of Course Canada ts neither a | compact, nor a pact, nor two nations, It is, and was from its beginning in 1867, one indiv- isible nation. The architects of Confederation never conceived of it as anything else and that,

PUBLIC FORUM

This column. is open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of in- terest. The Guardian does not neces sarily endorse the opinion of corres- pondents, All letters published are «ub ject to editing and condensation where Recessary. The-Guardian—isunable to enter into any correspondence regard- ing letters submitted.

JAILS AND ALCOHOLICS

Sir, — I think we are getting | away from the topic in ques- tion when we start quoting about what goes on at P.W.C, | and rocking chairs in jails, I | certainly can see that those com- | forts are not necessary but it is just a question of plain ordin- ary cleanliness. ‘ I would say the biggest prob- lem is, the restoration of those men back to a better life, and I certainly can’t see. it done by shoving an alcoholic back into jail every time he appears on our streets with a drink. That is their weakness and no doubt a serious sickness and jail is undoubtedly not the answer. | There are institutions for - all

[TSH n ut the alcoholic. Some people should hear that . song entitled, “Those men with broken hearts.” It says ‘Help your brother along the Toad of despair for the God who-madeé you made him too."’ What is more pitiful than the alcoholic and the family who watches him and no way of helping them. So let us get to the real problem and see if something can't be done with those people who have no comeback. Those men with broken hearts. T am, Sir, etc., READER.

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Sir, — I am writing to ask you a very great favour: it is | ‘could you somehow find me a. pen friend in your lovely Island: I am an. invalid who has polio and am pretty well fast in my home most of the time; I'm not young (but 40). A few years ago when I was unable to go out at all after an accident, I took up

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mainly, was why a decade and , more of controversy preceded its construction. .

The original provinces of Up- per Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia thought a long time about en- tering a new union because they. knew that, once in it, they could not withdraw. That assumption was quickly confirmed when Nova Scotia tried to withdraw | and failed.

Nevertheless, the Quebec wing of the New Democratic party, denying all past history and all present reality, insists that a. French Canadian “‘nation’’ has“

| a right to self determination, the

right to decide under what con- ditions it will participate in Con- federation and hence the right to leave it. CURRENT SCHISM

The current schism and the future fortunes of a splinter par- | ty are of little concern to the , Canadian people but the old | fallacy, now raised in a new form, touches questions much more important than the polit- | ical manoeuvres of Canadian socialism. It touches the ancient French- | speaking and English-speaking | Canada, constitutionally one bo- | dy but two bodies of culture and | language.

This relationship, always ly-

| ing close to the core of Canadian

statesmanship and now happier | than it has ever been, is cur- rently questioned by various Quebec pressures, vaguely call- ed ‘‘separatism’’ which have re- | appeared at pretty regular in- teryals under various labels. Only a small fraction of the. French Canadian peoples has |

ever believed or can believe to- day that theirseparate language and culture could\long survive separately, outside the Cartad- ian state. The great majority | knows and has always known! that Quebec, attempting to stand alone,would soon be swallowed and its distinctive life over- whelmed in the broad sea of North American culture, | NEW PACT THEORY

Though this prospect is im-

| .practical and intolerable to most

French Canadians, it would be | unfortunate if the public mind in | Quebec and elsewhere were | confused by any revival of the compact. or by the new party theory. It would be especially unfortunate if the French Can- adian people assumed that the

| opposite theory and established

fact of a single nation was en- forced solely by English-speak- ing Canadians for their own purposes.

“The record shows. un the con- trary, that French Canadians as much as any outside Quebec contributed to the creation of a single nation and maintained it

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The compact theory was al- ways nonsense. The sensible peo- | ple of Quebee may well have grievances that deserve read- justment and they must always be treated with utmost consid- eration by their equal partners throughout Canada. But, being sensible, they will not be im- pressed by this latest attempt to misconceive the constitution and misrepresent the history of a bold experiment and a-proved success, almost unique in the contemporary world.

The Spy Exchange

Morrison

Canadian Press Staff Writer

J wi American swap appears to be an indita- tion of a temporary, thaw in the cold war which the Americans are studying with a rather cold- fish approach, fearing it may contain a booby trap.

The initial excitement gener- ated by the sudden announce- ment that Russia has agreed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers has given way to new question- ing and appraisal.

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s the U.S. obtained the best of the deal? What value was there in get- ting Powers back if it meant turning over to the Russians

Abel, ‘who apparently ated in the U.S. for than 11 rs bef was uncovered

informer? U.S. diplomats say the. public generally is glad to see Powers

| free simply because he is an

American. But some congress: men would like to question the 32-year-old pilot and find out how his plane fell into Russian

hands almost intact and why he |.

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There is talk of a possible television exchange between

| Khrushchev and President Ken- '- nedy — Khrushchev to appear -

before U.S TV audiences and Kennedy before the Russians. There is even talk of a possible exchange of visits by Kennedy and Khrushchev.

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y contain more froth | body. .They hope these at- mospherics will form a bridge of understanding to reduce ten-

| sions where they: really matter:

Berlin, Cuba, South Viet Nam, the possibility of Soviet_secret | preparations for new nuclear tests, the continuing Commu-

nist threat to encircle the world.

They believe it is still a long | way from a of the cold

spy swap to an end war. ‘

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Doctors Probe en N BY THE WAY . Reason Night O : irths Hi These aire the days when two; In fairness let it be said that B Higher ean live as cheaply as one large by the time it gets to the United By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen family used to! — Montreal | Nations it is no longer a situa- WHY ARE most babies born | Star. tion, it's a mess. — Brandon bd night? We don’t know, unless Sun. ~ is done to make the physi- The Duke de Doudeauville, 92, cian worker harder for his fee. | recently agreed to give up the ab wine conww Saeee The most frequent onset of | presidency of the famed Jockey _—_ 2s pa childbirth is just after mid-| Club to make way for a younger < * goose cooked.— Tcanier rhythmic Svar te ae Deer de . peace: O89 A judge the other day remark- functions in the living system | Mirepetx, whe is. only 77. —| os ner tee ster Oey mememms was held in New York City sev- | Paris Presse. looks the part. We daresay it’s eral months ago. A group of , : hard to keep a straight face if Prague physicians said labor to ward off the evil effects you're crooked. — Galt Report. beginning before midnight was | of an unfortunate conjunction of 4, nom ateud e0 than | 8500 pounds of butier into OUR YESTERDAYS er surgic iveries than | sac- those beginning in the mor-' red fires. Similar ceremonies ning.” here might not prevent disas- rep Ge Guten 7Om Dr. LH.-Kaiser of the Univer- | ters but should at least relieve phe Basilica Dramatic Guild sity of Utah and Dr. Franz Hal- butetr surplus. — Ottawa presented a delightful light co- berg of the University of Min- : medy “A Previous Engagement” nesota reported that most bab- fm Holy Name Hall, last even- jes appear to be born at approx- Radoljevitch of Yugo- | ing’ The members of the cast imately 3 a.m., and the least slavia has claimed the cham- were Miss Clarice MacGuigan, number at 4 p.m. They too noted | ee ee | ae see Same. Miss Iphigenie that thé Time of the onset of lab- claims to have walked 25,- Arsenault and Mr. Gordon Mc- or had something to do with its | 000 miles backwards during the Wade. The play was under ‘he duration | gest 3 years end enjoys see. divection of Mrs. Frank Mur. ing where he has been instead ray Miss Kathleen Hughes end Approximately 1,000 persons where he is going. — Nach- Mr. Albert Blanchard supplied

die annually from electricity. In | 1957. for example, 650 were elec-

trocuted at work. It was eat. | mated that.150 involved contact between the booms, cranes, or similar machines and high ten-

sion wires. About 120 of the vic- | tims were listed as linemen, | with another 120 reported as

electricians, Among the nonin- dustrial group, 90 died from con- tact with electrical tools and | equipment in the home, 50 from | household appliances, and 90 | from accidental contact at play.

Vegetables can be cooked in

| a way to preserve their-_mineral_the behavior of

and vitamin content by braising im a skillet rather than boiling in a pan. The bottom of the skil- let is covered with a polyunsat- .urated vegetable oil (corn, soya or safflower). The vegetables are added and seasoned to taste the -skillet is covered tight, and the vegetables are cooked over a low or medium heat for 5 to | 10 minutes.

Water absorbs the soluble minerals and vitamins such as C. Discarding the excess water wastes these valuable elements. | On >the other hand, the fat solu- | ble vitamins are absorbed by | the oil, which.tends to adhere | to the vegetables: . |

(Dr. Van Dellen will. answer questions on medical topics. if stamped, self-addressed enve- | lope accompanies request.)

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BLOOD GROUP

L. P. writes: Can a person's blood type change? In 1927 I had a severe internal hemor- rhage and was packed in ice and given 17 tranfusions. These were direct person to person donations and we ran out of blood because of a shortage of this.type. I was labeled type 2 but recently I was typed A. Are they the same? :

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Yes. At one time. blood cate- gories were designated as types I, TI, III, and IV. We now clas- sify blood groups as O, A, B, and AB. Type II is now Group

A. . POLYPS AND ALLERGY J. Z. writes: Would an asth-

matie*type of allergy be reliev-

ed be having nasal polyps re- moved? | REPLY

No, because the polyps are caused by the same allergy that produces asthma. Removing the | polyps will improve breathing temporarily and may influence the asthma ff a co-existing nas-

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same time. VISUAL NEEDS R. M. writes: How often should a woman of 60 have her glasses changed? She uses her eyes constantly for close work. | REPLY .

Whenever she no longer is

D os A iT. rent glasses. If this rule is fol- |: lowed, she may be able’ to go six months~to 10 years between eye examinations.

: THYROID AND. CHOLESTEROL ‘

R. K. writes: Could a thyroid | deficiency be responsible for a © high cholesterol count?

REPLY

Yes; and have the blood test | ted after the thyroid defi- | ciency is corrected. If the level is down to normal, the thyroid | can be blamed.

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at night." “That may be,” rep- | lied the experienced dad, “but | I'll bet he can’t tell where his | teen-age son is at that hour,’’— | Montreal Star.

The United Church Observer | has an interesting item about | at the World Council of Churches con- ference in New Delhi. Russian delegates criticized their fellow Christians for smoking at the

jection to quaffing the fiery vod- ka brew, which they had in | abundant supply, and consum- |

| ing mounds of the exotic caviar. | President,

It’s the old story: What is one | man's sin is another man’s ex- |

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college was tell his father a | ies : |.won the Silver Medal at_a_pub-—

| the musical part of the program. %

Bradford Yeo. son of Wyman Yeo, formerly of Reads Corner,

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speaking contest at North

| Battleford, Sask. recently. His

subject was “The Spirit of Can-

| the heavens will be at 12 o’clock | 24a." The judges compliment-

ed the young man upon his ad- dress which they considered was of a very high standard.

TEN YEARS AGO

(Feb. 14, 1952) A special ‘‘farewell’ party will be tendered Miss Anna

Mair, at the Y.M.C.A. tonight, as the Superintendent of the Prince Edward Island Hospital | retires after 25 years service,

| Judge L: G. Lewis, Summer- resident Red Cross.annual meeting. The meet- ing was originally scheduled as a dinner meeting at the Char.

lottetown Hotel, with National Mr. Paul Vaillan-° court, as principal speaker.

However, out of respect to his

cusable indiscretion. — Toronto-late Majesty King George Sixth,

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