THE UNHAPPY WARRIOR

Political Feud

16 The Guarfian, Charlottetown, Thurs. Mar. 18. 1965.

absiaic ‘rom it—or walk out to the delegates’ lounge. When the s-20 cusations started ‘o fly. Pearson chose thes delegat- je unge and took off for the West.”

out by Pearson's obvious pref- erence for conducting the na- tion’s business iway {rom “ars liz‘hent in the relative hush of the -abinet hamber o- behind the closed doors of federal-pro-

‘ing in this life has prepared him to defend himself against »er- sistent opposition badgering. Al- though be sat on the Liberal front benches in the St. Laurent administration for nine years, his glamorous portfolio and the success he enjoyed abroad, ex- empted him from the grubbier

his voice broke when he tried te! interject.

for home a friend pumped ‘his hand and said, magnificent speech. It must sur- ely make up for January 2, 1958.”"

os No Quota Set Powe was pripering to leave On Seals Taken | “That was. aj By Land Hunters

Thieves Active In Montreal

MONTREAL (CP) — Police {said today a three-man, smash

jand-grab gang. took only five

OTTAWA (CP) — No quotas | minutes to clean out 10 display have been placed om young cases of $40,000 in watches and

why Pearson's supporters deny the ViNcial conferences. in its first i . z R i ( m O n S charge, pointing out that cance} 18 months in office, the Pear- aspects of partisan oe realty ds : Pearson replied, “tt coals teh a rings at a el St. Hubert lation of the PM’s tour would 80M Zovernmeni convened i2 innocence was ; . . Street jewe' shop. ages n om have given the Nielsen charges federal-provincial meetings of abruptly just four days after he The deep animosity between} pose no “serious threat” to seal! The gang fled through the \ more weight than they thep V@rious kinds more tham was mamed party leader. On Pearson and Diefenbaker, 0 n! stocks, Fisheries Minister Robi-|smashed rear door of the Opera™ By PETER C. NEWMAN described™the study as merely seemed to deserve But even Were held during the entire six January 20. 1958. Pearson mov- display whenever the House of chaud told the Commons. Diamond Company. There they stand, the Prime “dealing with the ecomomi> im- the Ltbera!l leader's most loya] years Diefenbaker was in pow- ed a devastatingly naive supply Commons meets, is _approach- Mr. Robichaud, who an-| Police were also looking for Minister and the leader of the PEARSON SERIES ter-relations between parts of disciples dost attempt to defend ¢T motion. suggesting that the new- ing @ final confrontation. Twice nounced last week that quotas the culprits who robbed Louis Opposition, facing each other our country his effectiveness as a varliam- The function of parliament im ly- elected Conservative admin- im the past four years, the two for young seals caught in the Goldsmith of $30,000 in rare the green carpet of the APPEARS DAILY On at least one occasion Pear- entarian — though they in- this context tends to be a secon- ‘stration hand back the Govern- ™" have clashed in national|Gulf of St. Lawrence will not| coins. Both thefts occurred Mon- Commons. ond the animosity son absented himself from par- sist that it’s irrelevant to his dary one—it's almost as though Ment to the Liberals without an elections vin inconclusive re-|be altered, said they apply only | day night. between them is so intense that This is ene of a series of | 'iament at a time of crisis. performance as a Prime Mimis- the Commons is being used to election. Diefenbaker’s magnif- Sults f ‘this’ sprit now shap-|to licensed fishermen operating! 4 weekend raid, made public it’s conspicuous even in this 149 articles Prime. Mimis- aving the government's front: ter ratify “treaties” negotiated by ‘cently effective mangling of ™S UP for eae will al-|from boats and planes. by police today, uncovered 800,- querulous parliament as the icles om — a bench leaderiess and confused “I think Mr. Pearson has the Ottawa with the provincial pre- this Liberal amendment was a ™ost certainly mean the down-| Hugh John Flemming (?C— |000 lottery tickets, plus $30,006 ~ great Canadian political feud of jg The Gearéem and writ- SCUTTLED OFF proper evaluation of the current ™iers coeriag Porreee nt wach still aa Amy tors Gevernz , | Victoria - Carleton) had said | worth of equipment used tc Our generation. vith which {6% BY Ottawa correspondent Last November 23, the day Parlicmentary situation.” | says “A fougth level of government arg, ee at policy reversals. haves caused) aby seals are being carried by |Print them. hocks a ° vious relish wit a Peter C. Newman whe alse Frick Nielsen began to hurl his i ichereeil s right vel bree ce ee into the picture. John Diefenbaker. the nation to stagger from crisis | ice floes close to Jand. He asked |+;.,ets for the Stanley Cup 7 ha ‘efent ae a ~ wrote Renegade in Pew- harpoons into the acxninistra- — ut prpencinar ss it of charges. arce Lambert, a for- When the great flag debate to crisis. Tomorrow's install-| whether operations by land- | offs predro bene . : Pearson, and the equally er” om the Diefenbaker ad- tion Pearson scuttled off for a this particular parliament is not | mer Conservative cabinet min- — ment,examines the anatomy and | i ic . vious disdain with which Pear- ministrations. round of politicking on the prair- Worth his time. ister, “because there have been finally ended with closure on De- the bitfalls of the Pearson me-| cased hunters might deplete | weeks. son reacts mark a long- stand- wa In other words, as long as we 4my number of federal- provin-' cember 14, 1964, Pea setiv-|thod of government. young seal herds to a dangerous| Equipment seized included ing hostility The man from ‘know ledging federal recognition “On that o¢casion, Pearson's can, in ome way or another, get ‘ial conferences at which _ ered at the late parliamentary (Copyright 1965. Toronto degree. Sime aa So rslmeween we Prince Alber! eon, admi when of the possibility of a Canada United Nations training took through the measures the’ ‘-ve OF agreements were made w he wting that day, the best Star Syndicate) Mr. Robichaud said opera- |? 08 Units ane Une cabs’. valde me Feareee eer without Quebec. Parliament was over,” says one of the PM's to be got through. that’s the im- Were then presented to t 1€ speech of his career. Diefenbak- - | tions by land-base fishermen EARLY WARNING a with! the brynd bras be stunned by the revelation and former External colleagues. “At portant thing. The appearance House as something binding er, on the other hand, his crus- The longest stretch of dead|had been taken into account| The first road sign in North scandal, trequenily corneas the | after the end of its sitting that the U.N., there are four ways of this parliament cannot be im-| Pearson prefers the confer- ade for the Red Ensign ignom-| straight highway in the world|when the set a|America is believed to have Prime Minister 2 qu vering day, Pearson had to issue an you can react to a resolution. proved by anybody.’ ence table to the Commons floor iniously defeated, sat humbled runs over the Nullarbor Plain quota of 50,000 young seals for been erected in Providence, ' lamp of rete been two ¢XPlanatory statement, which You can vote for it, against it, The Pickersgill theory eory is borne for the simple reason that noth- ‘in his seat, so torn by fury that |in Australia for 328 miles. \operators out in the gulf. Rhode Island, in 1690. more different personalities at : ae the summit of Canadian politics. John Diefenbaker is an outsid- er, a man of the people who has spent a harsh lifetime fending Ge 4] — 4 off the gloved hand of the Can- > Cj P ~— adian establishment; a man 4 | who never managed to effectiv- = . ely éXercise power although he held office with the largest ma- : , ; v jority in the nation’s history. x —— , Lester Pearson is an insider, y (ak eg . a man who became the darling ee of the diplomatic set and never eee | — 7 really had to fight anybody for OS | anyth During the Diefenbak- er Y , he retained his inter- “eg ; national influence. Visiting dip- gg g lomats would pay formal re- EE spects to Diefenbaker, then dis- = greetly shuffle over to Mike Pearson's office for advice on the real issues. In part, it's this envy of his international stature that feeds the antipathy Diefenbaker feels for Pearson. Having failed to re- tain power Diefenbaker now seems determined to the man who stole it from him DISCREDITED POLITICO Peafson, in contrast, tends to view Diefenbaker as a discredit- ed politico whose erratic behav- for in office forfeited any furth- £ er claim he might have on tional leadership..He has little conidence that Diefenbaker will react with intellectual forthright- ‘ ness and shows particular ; noyance when the Opposition leader claims (as he frequently does) that it was the Conserva- tive Government which initiat- ed Wheat sales to Communist countries, (The first sales x sulted from treaties negotiated in 1955 and 1956 by Pearson and ‘ Mitchell Sharp with Russia and 4 Poland). a By dismissing Diefenbaker in- is stead of trying to deal oH Pearson has allowed the | sition leader to dominate rt Commons and its proceedings. Hi tion be Piles teseneed ’ 4 cuutinaling , ‘ parliamentary f formance of the two men. 25 LB. Diefenbaker’s crude but de- , vastating parliamentary tactics were learned during a quatter BAG century of scrambling to be heard, while Pearson, as the na- * tion's glamorous external af- ; fairs a iret am peteeeal atic anty fromi LIBBYS FCY. TOMATO IVORY P. SIZE—Sth BAR FREE OR + .The__Opposition _Leader’s : Stumasatrc! JUICE. 2... . ‘nx 39cT SOAP... . 4 ror 39 Re nahn om lead the ee @ e e e TIN -@eee FOR _ Minister's puzzling reluctance to WICH ! oo. | LB ee nce to] © MIXO CORDON BLEU SAND BA - 7 craze! BLEACH ; cont, 49c| SPREAD 2 vs 29¢ ‘ the condemnation by. his eee e CONT. eee TINS LEAN, FRESH GROUND critics. “Pearson's distaste ioe ca niece | M 1. CHEESE pee Was Hamburg 2 12. 89c ° of it 4 - aie ee. eee ee PKG. eeee TINS Pie < ment, M. L. CHEDER ZIP DOG e e c est rules of tact in managing ‘ , 16 OZ. ° the Commons. He is a bright C TINS C example of the unwisdom of e eee JAR y eeeee ; promoting non - Parliamentar- : ans to positions of political ead-] ROSE B. & B. . NESTLES C | RUFFLES conmuons PICKLES AR QUIK . ve 5c : ~ s in e@ @ ee JAR eee ee eo LB. | the Commons has been most ; noticeable in the past few weeks SUNSPUN POWDERED JEWELL , Cc : . when he’s been trying to fend. LB. one or other of his ministers @ «¢ conduct. The PM never replies} SAVE-EASY PEANUT - AV | never DAVIDS by vigorously defending the col- . v LB . C league involved or by trying to 16 OZ. LB. . turn the innuendo back on the BOX C attacker. Instead,» he treats : e @ ee JAR eee his trations: tenel eon min £. D. SMITH CHERRY PIE LaSALLE TOASTED c | manages -to ruffle the Commons C Ows ' C . into renewed and more vigorous ; e @ e,.e TIN *. LB ; ; Even in attempting to field at = routine queries he eos oo —— Sy CANADA NO. GRADE GRAVES Y. E. 2—20.0Z. TINS FROZEN FOODS CARNATION 5 TALL TINS Pam eine UTTER LB. ® question into fine N B ef & e @ 57¢ C ¢ }- ae SE mneaten, Pe Sane ‘ oe Seabrooke 2 ths. eee exposes himself to t : cearas OF toving aad fae ) BARBOURS SPANISH MORSES 0. 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