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- Campaign Promises Some time ago Premier Matheson intimated that his government would not be appealing to the electors on its record alone, but would have new policies to offer. These he has now announced, anid we have no doubt they will be studied very carefully by the electors. The Conservative leader, Mr. Shaw, has already an- nounced some planks of his platform, dealing particularly with agriculture and education. On both sides the new - policies shduld not only be announ- ced, but’ where they involve addition- al expenditure should be discussed with regard to the means by which

it is proposed to finance them. Criticism has been cast upon po-

__--liticians for making “promises” in

election campaigns; but the fact is that no campaign can be waged with- out such commitments. A govern- ment, of course, can run solely on its “record”, but even in that case it must give assurance of its inten- tion of doing at least as well in the coming term. Conversely, the Oppo- sition can level most of its criticism at the government’s past record, but unless it is prepared to show how it , (an do-better—and this involves new “policy pledges—it would make very little impression. on the electorate. “Promises” are reprehensible only where they are given irresponsibly, without any attempt to fit them into the framework of the revenue that will be available for their implement- ation.

What stands out in this campaign is that both sides, by their promises, take a much more hopeful view of our financial prospects than would have been possible, say, in March- April of 1957, when the Legislature had to adjourn, in the midst of the budget debate, to enable the Premier and his colleagues to go to Ottawa for fiscal relief. Even with the im- position of an extra 3c. gasoline tax at that time, there was every pros- pect that the two million dollar bud-

getary deficit would be exceeded, and\

the Provincial Treasurer must have

been at his wit’s end when he was.

notified of the overpayments he would have to refund under the tax sharing agreement.

At that time, and indeed until af- ter the Diefenbaker Government " €ame into power at Ottawa, any par- ty sponsoring—say—pensions to wi- dows at sixty, or other policies in- volving large extra expenditures by this Province, would have made it- self ridiculous. The problem then was to survive at all, in view of the nig- gardly treatment we were receiving.

One has only to read the ‘speeches _

of Liberal members themselves dur- ing the 1955, 1956 and 1957 sessions of the Legislature to realize how close to bankruptcy we were coming, or at least to drastic curtailment of our necessary public services.

What saved us at that time was the Liberal defeat in the federal elec- tion and the new deal we received from the Diefenbaker Government. We have always maintained that the deal didn’t go far enough, and that we are entitled to much more than we have yet obtained: But at least we received, in the $2,500,000 annually under the Atlantic Provinces Adjust- ment Grants alone, by far our big- gest award since Confederation; and this sum, coupled with large extra payments ‘under publie works and other projects, has quite changed the picture so far as this Province jis concerned. ege

So now it is’ possible for leaders of both parties to sponsor policies involving more expenditure, in keep- ing with qur needs and resources. We are still by no means out of the woods, and that is why we suggest, very, emphatically, that no party has the right to promise more than it can show to be possible financially. Behind every promise, however, there is the implied recognition of a heal- thier provincial treasury, convales- ting now after years of Liberal “neg- lect, and hopeful of making complete recovery under the new treatment. ~ It can be argued, of course, that the St. Laurent Government’ would have done as well or better for us | had it remained in power;. but its

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tién. It piled up huge annual sur- pluses, but turned a deaf ear to the pleas of its own party government in this Province. The crumbs ‘that fell to our table wouldn’t have left Premier Mathesbn with any alterna- tive but to go to the country now on policies of drastic retrenchment. We are glad that he does not have to do so, but can talk confidently of ex- pansion, and make new policy pledg- es in good faith. But the reason for his confidence, and the source of his

windfalls, should in all fairness be

kept in mind.

Indian: Relics

The discovery of Indian relics is nothing new in Prince Edward Is- land, but special interest attaches to the finding of human bones, buried, Indian fashion, in a shallow grave lined with birch bark, in the sand duyes at Tracadie Harbour. In early settlement days such relics were not infrequently turned up, and one area, on the Darnley River, yielded a large

deposit in what was evidently an an-

cient Indian burying ground. When excavations were made, numerous skeletons were unearthed, of unusual- ly large size, the skulls of which, according to one commentator “would easily slip ‘over an ordinary-sized man’s head.” '

This record of their stature is cor- roborated by Abraham Gesner in a report on the geology of the Island in 1854, in which he describes obser- vations made at Savage Harbour, where, by the encroachment of the sea, a number of Indian skeletons had beefi exposed and washed from the bank. In the case reported ‘in our issue of yesterday, bones of at least eight people were found, one of the skulls being “noticeably large.”

This Island is believed to have been the home of a considerable ab- original population in pfehistorie times, but they have left few trae- es except in the form of shell heaps and stone implements. Traces of kit- chen middens have been found at several points, notably Robertson's Island, near Rustico, which would appear to offer the best opportunity for archaeological examination. A large camping site formerly exist- ed near the Rustico side of Oyster Bed Bridge, but has now disappear- ed, the contents having been used to ballast a part of the causeway.

Surely, in future, greater effort will be made to preserve every scrap of Indian relics that comes to light. They are the only links we have with our remote Island past. -

EDITORIAL NOTES

Few educational projects could}

hold greater promise than the pro- gram devised by the World Confed- eration of Organizations of the Teaching Profession—the revision of the history_text books used in schools. The aint of the confederation is to get rid of the “blood and thun- der” emphasis on wars and if pos- sible to “eliminate national preju-

dices.” It will be a gargantuan task.

« * > The ninth International Botanical Congress is to be held next week at McGill University, the University of Montreal and Sir George Williams College—ali in Montreal. Many of the visitors from abroad are already in this country and field trips are in full swing, extending from British Columbia to Hudson Bay, from the Great Lakes to Gaspe. These expe- ditions will continue after the con- gress proceedings are over; and will take parties of botanists to the St. Lawrence estuary and the Maritimes. 7 aa > There is more than ordinary in- terest in the announcement from the National Defense Department that a 27-year-old Montrealer, Lieut. Jean Lajeunesse of the Royal 22nd Regi- ment, is to tutor the Prince of Wales in French at Balmoral during the summer holidays. Personally chosen by the Queen after an interview in Halifax at the end of the royal tour, Lieut. Lajeunesse characterized his appoiniment as “a great honor for the regiment and a great personal responsibility and honor for me.” It is indeed. + * +

Despite budgetary difficulties at Ottawa, Canada has made available, in the fiscal year 1958-59, $25 mil- lion for technical assistance and de- velopment to Asiatic countries under the Colombo Plan. This “brings the total to more than $230 million since 1950. In addition, between Jan. 1, 1958, and the end of last March it made special grants of wheat and flour worth $28.5 million to India, Pakistan and Ceylon, and loans _to- talling $35 million to Colombo Plan countries for the purchase of these products.

OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS

New Air Defense Concept

By Dave Mcintosh Canadian Press Staff Writer

Tne Tuesday talks in Ottawa

between Defence Minister dian populated areas.

Pearkes and U.S. Defence Secre-

tary Neil McElroy serve to con- | two Bomare bases at North Bay,

firm that the days of the RCAF

as a combat force in Canada are Oddly enogh,

numbered.

The main thing accomplished at the talks was an agreement—it still requires Canadian cabinet approval—to build more heavy radars beyond the seven new sta- tions announced earlier this year. Mr. Pearkes has said that the

' as to afford protection for Cana-

| Canada is scheduled to have

|; Oat.. and Mont Laurier, Que. they will be farther sovin than some cf the

; American Bomarc units in Maine | jand the Western US.

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PUBLIC FORUM

HOSPITAL INSURANCE Sir,—This is the final letter written in answer to an article appearing in your columns some time ago concerning the forthcom- ing Provincia] Hospital Insurance

| COLOSSAL GOOF

| It now is becoming apparent | that Canadian and U.S. defence | | planners made a $230.000.000 goof

ROAF will man all new radar When they built the: mid-Canada

stations in Canada.

No mention was made of any plan to acquire a new interceptor for the RCAF to replace the CF-

; 100 jet which, RCAF officers say,

warning line i The trouble with this line along | the 35th parallel of latitude is that it is only a detection system | ‘and cannot be used, like the

Pian and written by ‘Interested Taxpayer."" When space is avail- able, | would very much appre- ciate the appearance of this ans- wering letter in The Guardian. The fourth point that ‘Interes- ted Taxpayer™’-made was to the effect that upper respiratory ia- fections are not covered. Now, sir,

hasn't got enough altitude c2na- | Pinetree chain farther south, for | UPP€r respiratory infections cov- bility to climb to the flying Control of interceptors and anti- ¢T @ lot of ground. They might

height of new Soviet bombers GROUND DUTIES FOR RCAF

Thus this concept of Canadian air defence policy emerges more clearly: The RCAF will handle the ground duties and the United States air force the flying

Mr. Pearkes heralded this change Feb. 23 when he told the Commons: “‘We can rely on the U.S. for interceptors and provide additional facilities for them. to operate, if necessary, over our country.”

Mr. McElrov said American interceptor squadrons wil! be moved north toward the Cana-

aircraft missiles. }

Defence planners want to push | the battle line—the invisible line | | where interceptors missiles would

| engage Russian bombers— 300 miles north to the 55th par- allel ‘

| This problem woulud have been | atomatically solved for them if the mid-Canada line comprised | contre! radar. But it does not and now Canada and the U.S face | the prospect of spending more | | millions for big radar nits. Once these radars are installed | three or four years from now, | US. interceptors and missiles |

include sinusitis, tonsilitis, sore throat or the common cold.. It seems fairly obvious that in most instances a person requiring a ton- sillectomy would require active medical care in hospital, and as such he would be eligible for insured services. However, # a family wished to go on a weekend trip and leave the kids, who hap- pened to have a cold, in hospi- tal, this latter respiratory infec- tion would not be considered un- der insured service. Basically the upper respiratory infections which can be shown to require hospital

dian border and that some of the would be able to engage enemy Care will definietely be covered

American Bomarc anti-aircraft

missile batteries will be so placed | tied areas.

Canberra Grows Up

R. L. Carthoys, Melbourne In the Winnipeg Free Press

Overseas visitors to Canberra

} are usually at a loss to under-

stand why the federal capital » split in two by a belt of open country.

This is actuaally the flood plain ot the Molonglo River, which runs is subject to periodic inundation threugh the eart of te city. EK and so cannot be built on. Now, after nearly half a century of pro- crastination, use is to be made ef this basin.

‘At a cost of $5,070,000 it is to flooded by a chain of lakes, which form part of the original plan of Canberra, drawn by the Chicago architect, Walter Burley

The lakes will be similar to the

backed-up waters of the Potomac |

River at Washington, D.C. They will be created hy damming the waters of the Molonglo. They will be five miles long. varying in width from 300 to 1,130 yards, and will provice a total water

frontage of 2-miles, immensely |

enhancing the beauty of the city. ROWING COURSE

In addition to provision for yachting and boating, they will contain the only 2.000 — metre rowing course..in Australia. On the foreshores will be parks, bo- tanic gardens and tennis courts.

The National Capital Develop- ment Commission has chosen @ site for the permanent Parlia- ment House on the southern shore of the lakes, about half a mile

in front of the present temporary |

building. It hopes also to build on the lake shore a first - class hot- ei, large enough, for conventions. Water is expected t4 begin filling the lakes five years hence, wheu Canberra should have a popula- tion of 65,000 compared with 45,- 000 at present.

The Commission wants author- ity to spend $123.337,000 in Can- berra during the next five years on a development scheme of which the lakes are only a small part. In addition to the prepara- tion of the site for the new Par- liament House, it includes a civic centre, comprising a city hall. @ repertory theatre and a gallery for exhibitions. ‘and new offices for the repartments of zovern- ment yet to be transferred from Me}bourne.

MAIN ROADS SYSTEM |

The five year plan envisages | also the development of a simp- | lified system of main roads, with two high - level bridg@s across the lakes, to replace the confus- ing circles of Griffin's pian, |

bombers north of Canada’s set-

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which baffle the visiting motorist. ' The contemplated expendi are will not cover the erection of a new Parliament House. so urgent- ly needed. But during the next five years a worldwide competi- tion for a suitable design will be launched. A site has been reserv- |ed for new buildings for the Can- | berra University College. now a branch of the University of | Melbourne, which, by the time the five-year plan has run its course, will have been establish- ed as an autonomous university, distinct from.the Australian Na- | tional University, which will re- main exclusively a research foun- @ation.

Within the next 18 months work

| able to all

under the plan.

I do*not believe that any pri- vate or public Hospital Insurance plan accepts all bills on behalf of insured persons, ‘No questions asked"', as was stated in the let-

ter by Mr. “Interested. Taxpayer”’. |,

Only in this way may unwarran- ted use of the plan be controlled, While it is true that some hos-

pitals can operate for $6.00 per |

patient day, while others charge $15.00, it must be pointed out that there are many more facilities for spectalized diagnosis and treatment available in the larger hospitals. Hf you live in an area served by a smati~hospital and require treatment that can only

| be obtained in Charlottetown or |

Summerside, your hospital bills will be paid at the standard ward level in the larger hospital. Now

| if these special services are avail-

residents, then all residents should help to pay for them. :

Finally, it was stated that if

will begin on Captol Hill, be- | hind the present Parliament: | House, — this being the focal |

Point of Griffin's plan — of a | national cultural centre, which ‘will be a fitting counterpart to the great National) War Memorial | at present the most stirring fea- | | ture of Canberra. The first three | huildings im this centre will be a picture gallery and museums of aboriginal art and Australian his- | tory. -¥OUNG AND BEAUTIFUL The young and beautiful Can-

| berra of today is in welcome com | trast to the unwanted infant cap- ital of 1927, when Parliament be- gan to sit there. Between 1947 and 1957 the population grew from 15,- 000 to 30,000. Ten years honce it is expeccted to be 80.000

Already the city welcomes over

| 46. visitors a year. But thus | far Governments have proouced i too little that is worthy of a

| national capital. Apart from the , War Memorial and the National University, the best buildings are | the embassies and legations built | by foreign powers. ; | This has been an_ important year for Canberra with the arrival from Melbourne of the upper echelons of the Defencd Depart- ment and the three service de- partments to work in a new ad- ministrative block begun by the Chifley Laber Gevernment in 1948 and completed last year at a cost of $11,212.50.

‘ Housing will be ready for the remaining staffs of these de partments by the end of this year and it-is intended to follow their transfer with those of the remain- ing soven departments in Mel- Courne. In all these opera- tions will invelve 6.000 officers and their families — @ total of

catia

there is only one specialist in @ particular field such as ps: chia-

try. the patient must be treated by this doctor even if he is not

_— the doctor of h hoice. As has sis celia ae ta | @ARTH C. CROCKETT, BSc, MSe

been pointed out many times this

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Might Prevent Cancer Progress

prevented in many instances.

NO HYDROCHLORIC ACID | Dr. Sharp made a_ thorough study of 34 patients with these complaints. He foud a signifi- cant number had no gastric hy- drochloric!.acid secretion which indicates abnormal changes im the mucosa of the stomach.

I hope I haven't lost you with this preliminary explanation, er now we get te the important

Mucosal changes of this type often indicate nutritional de iciencies. So Dr. Sharp saw to

lent dietary intake. But even this did not relieve the symp toms.

He added vitamin supplements.

ed crude compounds, including yeast and—or liver preparations with the vitamins. And that help- ed.

He devised a speciai dietary supplement in the form of a tab- let containing desiccated liver, vitamins and riboflavin. Patients lacking in hydrochloric acd were also gven acid supplementation.

GREAT. IMPROVEMENT

Within two to six weeks after treatment had begun, 30 ‘of the 34 patients were much improved. Whereas they had been unable to wear their dentures full time be- cause of hypersensitive gums, they now wear them 24 hours a day. Ulcerations and erosions cleared up in one to two months.

Right now, Dr. Sharp dosen't have authoritative proof that this prevented cancer of the mouth. But it certainly looks like a big forward step to me.

QUESTION AND ANSWER Mrs. MS.R.: A friend has been told she has pyorrhea and now must have some teeth .removed. Will it be dangerous to have

tion in her gums and how many teeth should be removed at one time? e Answer: The presence of py- orrhea does not ordinarily in crease the risk of dental extrac- tions” otieas There is no arbitrary limita- tion to the number of teeth that

| can be removed at one time. It

depends upon the patient's re- action, the difficulties involved and replacements that are plan- ned.

A dentist can best decide these matters.

MAXIMS

One today is worth twe tomer- rows.

way with choice of doctor.

The author of the original let- | ter stated that while there were |

many other disadvantages to the Provincial plan, they were too

numerous to mention. I hereby in- | vite him or her to drop into the |

Commission offices and have

these misconceptions cleared up. |

There are two people in par-

ticular I would like to thank for |

making this series of letters pos- sible: the Editor, for his kind-

ness in giving me valuable space |

in his ‘newspaper and secondly,

Mr_ Interested Taxpayer, for giv-

ing me the opportunity to ex- |

plain in print all of the many fine features of our Hospital Insurance Pian.

' J am Sir, ete.,

a Hospital insurance plan and | Director of Information = ~ . Hospital Services Commission

as suce does not interfere in any

CANADA'S AIR FORCE is considered a vital link in her defence system, but recently there has been

much controversy as to

becoming obsolete. Associate Editor Frank Lowe reviews the situation in the next issue of Patriot Weekend, and suggests that the problem won't be solved in Canada, but in Washington or Moscow. An interesting article about an important subject.

A BITTER WINTER in Quebec City followed the British victory in the struggle for the city. Don't miss the third and concluding me ..Fall Of Quebec, Joseph Schull’s exciting account of these months that changed the course of Cana-

dian history.

FANCY SANDWICHES give even the

whether the R.C.A.F. is

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TEN YEARS AGO

(August 13, 1949) Arnold Wood, O'Leary, was e- ected second vice-president of the

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GREG CLARK, a stickler for punctuality, by a near-bitter experience, that ,sometimes late- ness can be a very good thing.

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