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Lesage And The Press

In a post-clcvtion speech before A group of li‘rcnclI—lauguagc news- papermen. l‘rcmicr l.(i<.'u:e had

words of praise. for the “objective and honest" coverage given by the press in the (Quebec election cam- paign. As victor. perhaps he was in a generous mood; but his words are worth noting for the emphasis which they properly placed on ob— jectivity as the cardinal virtue of newspapers in dealing with political controversies.

“At no time during the cam- ' paign," the Premier added. “did neWSpapermen have the desire or Wish to be at the service of a pol- ibical party.” In the old days. this was precisely what politicians ex- pected of a “good” [ll'l‘SS’wiilili it would show a strong partisan bias in their favor. They regarded newspa- pers that were not “for” them as being against them. “Objective and honest" Coverage of their activities was something they neither wanted nor could appreciate.

There are. still too many politic- ians living in the past in this rcs- pect. who fail to see that even from the standpoint of their own inter- ests a subservient press is a use- less appendage to any party. The electors are too sophisticated to be misled, either by its encomiums or its diatribes. They have access now- adays to too many sources of news and comment to be taken for a ride in this manner. They look to the press for something more than pro- paganda. and will go elsewhere if they can't find it.

This doesn‘t mean. that they necessarily agree, with a newspaper’s independent stand on any particular issue. It does mean that they accept the paper's honesty of intention if they have, any regard for it at all, just as they accept its news reports for the same reason.

In Premier hesagc’s case there

was a good deal of press criticism : over his failure to go to the voters A on his record and make the national- ization of hydro power a matter of referendum. Most of the Quebec pap- ers that we have seen were sceptical about the need for calling an election at all at this time. That hasn’t: de- , tered the Premier from tendering iv the tribute we have duotod above. and from doing so—he it noted—in his firs-t public speech since his gov- ernment‘s re-clcct ion.

Canadian Plan Okayed One would have thought that a world-wide plan for the measure- ment of atomic radiation Would .be upon years ago by the "United Nations, and be in effective 5 "Mutation today. Since the first “with bomb explosions, surely 31m nation on earth has had rea- IOIIWO consider this, to be a matter "of urgent necessity. A visitor from planet, sitting in on the LIIN. Assembly delilwrations last i, v y and noting that only now this plan receixing approval, (“if have been lost in amazement. i there was no such visitor at i " y's session. and the adoption ‘ Inflation on this subject, with- idiaaerfting voice. was hailed as ' .Wbfi victory for ptygrcss. ' ."Mapa, In the circumstances, L-M'was. Even so, the Soviet jfhlagatea abstained from vot- ' "MI, it 'Is pleasing to note. load in sponsoring the res- which authorized! the U.N. ‘ ~flnmittee on the effects "motion to continue its of fallout risks and re- tha Guam Anahblr

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next fall. Also adopted—though with Communist opposition—was 8. rec- ommendation to utilize the fac- ilities of the World Meteorological Organization to collect data on radio- activity.

l'ndcrlining the need for con- tinued efforts in this direction was a recent committee report, warning that the hazards to human health resulting from artificial radiation—— including nuclear tests—may not be known for generations. This pretty well disposes of the complacent re- ports. issued from time to time, about the comparative harmlessness of radioactive fallout to date.

The fact is that no one really knows. An all-out effort: to gather complete data on this subject would go a long way in boosting the cam- paign to ban further nuclear tests, which also the. United Nations has inclorsed but which has yet to be made effective by the nuclear pow- crs at Geneva.

What Will Castro Do?

Premier (‘astro's agreement to let Soviet bombers be removed from his country, and Mr. Khrushchev's undertaking to remove them, dis- poses of another principal issue in the (‘uhan embroilment. President Kennedy, in return, has ordered an end to the US. naval quarantine of Cuba. There still remains the ques- tion of Castro’s refusal to permit any form of United Nations inspec- tion on the island. and his threat to fire on US. surveillance planes if they continue to operate over it.

The Cuban leader must know that if he carries out this threat. he may be inviting disaster upon his head. Furthermore, he mitst rea- lize that he would find himself alone in any such plight. The Sov- iets have already shown that they are not going to engage. in anything more than verbal battling over Cuba. They apparently countenanced the. shooting down of one. United States camera plane when discovery of missile site progress still hung in the balance; but, with the sites abandoned. they have every reason now to keep the situation from get~ ting out of hand.

Castro, therefore, may be ex- pected to refrain from all but per-

haps token firing on the camera

planes, just as he has refrained from attacking Guantanamo. But he is an unpredictable character. He is smarting under a series of blows to his self conceit, and It. is disquieting to feel that he still holds, to some extent, the possibility in his hands of provoking a crisis of major pro- portions.

Reassuring News

It is reassuring to note that the Fathers of Confederation Memorial Building Foundation is going ahead with its building plans for the magnificent cultural and historic centre to be erected on Queens Square in Charlottetown. It seems too good to be true, but Dr. Frank MacKinnon, chairman of the Foun- dation, has just returned from at- tending meetings of the Canada Council on the subject, and his re- port, in today’s Guardian is most en- couraging.

It. is expected to call for tenders on Nov. 27 and to have the contract awarded at New Year’s, with act- ual construction Commencing on January 15 next. The Foundation is anxious to have the building ready for use in May 1964 for the Domin- ion Drama Festival and the meet- ings of the Royal Society of Canada. Thereafter It will attract groups from all parts of the continent, and will put this Province on the cultur- al map in a manner hitherto un- dreamed of.

Dr. MacKinnon has been inde- fatigable in promoting this wonder- ful scheme and in following it; through. The efforts of all concern- ed locally, however. would have been futile without the enthusiaotic support received from other prov- inces and from Ottawa. It will be of a truly national shrine that we shall be invited to act as custodians, and it is this feature of the project that we should all keep proudLv in mind.

EDITORIAL NOTE

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OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson Commons Enjoys Spontaneous Speech

The House of Commons Is sel- dom \chI filled around the mid point of the evening session. One M1“. is on his feet. probably reading from a sheaf of paper the “speech” whic he has spent. the past two days concoc- timz — and he will spend the

next two stuffing printed copies ‘ Into envelopes addressed to his ‘ 'able allure in the spontaneous

supporters back home.

dozen of .‘VI.Ps are dozing. while twice as many ap- pear to be listening: several rustle the pages of the Ottawa evening papers: 2 like number write letters at their desks; three or four pairs converse in

quiet tones. and as many stand 1

behind the curtains at the. back of the Chamber,‘ dragging on cigarettes.

‘,It was onto such a scene at 9115 one recent evening that Dr. EB. Rynard erupted gave the quorum a quick of Orillla.

The House was debating the motion of Health Minister J.W. Montcith to amend the Food and Drug Act. Specifically. to set up a “national council of welfare" to advise the Minister in the field of social welfare. This. said Mr. Monteith, is"a major step forward in the de-

velopment of welfare in Cana- .

a : a step too for which forni- er Health Minister Paul Martin expressed his support.

VIVID VITAL WORDS

'I‘ mons had heard some lunuhrious reading. and a lulling monotone. and then a largely uncomprohended yet admirable speech in French. But when the tall grey-haired octor representing Simcoe East began to speak, the fresh-

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ten t. The ardlsn dnu II n ily endor t opinl n rm pendants. All letters published are Iuh

enter Into any correspondence reum lng lallera submitted.

THE LIQUOR QUESTION Sir, — 0n ednesday, this column contained a letter from some disgusted Islander who wanted to hear from some Chris. tlans on the matter of liquor

- traffic and control.

Well. “Disgusted.” I am a Christian — proud of the fact. too; but your views and mine somehow differ.

He says: “Some people tell me bootleggers or bars can get enough liquor to swim In." Note- ‘Some people tell him." (as if he did not know). To be honest I have yet to see a bar or a place for bootleuing (which I think he won't) swim. Speaklng of bars, however. they are open only to people of a‘ legal drink- Ing age not tne “young people" to whom I believe he was re- ferring. Bootleggera. well that Is a different question, but If the liquor laws were further relax- ed. If is my firm opinion that the number of bootleggera would automatically diminish.

He brings In the example of smoking for some reason. Grant-

: and amoklug are habit forming and dangerous in excess: but contrary to what he says. people do not have to drink, smoke, or follow others. Some people are Indlvlduallau. and all were given a free will.

The e a bout w om he is complalntng wlll. if they want It. get It by lagal or Illegal means. Even when the In: were as before the people ob- tained liquor when they wanted It. (I know I (M). How can We get across to this man or wo~ man. whlchever It be. that it III not the use but shim which i wronl: and that the blame does not out rely lie in the liquor laws'

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ness and the sincerity of this shot from Orillla did just the opposite to sedate the assembly.

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although it was fatigued by the ‘

hour and sleepy with food. “In fair round belly with good ca-

pon lined." as Shakespeare de- '

scribed It. The evening papers were laid down. the hum of con- slp ceased. There Is an indefin-

word. and Dr. Rynard w a s de- livering an oration. not reading an essay. Novel Ideas tumbled over themselves as he spo e. and one h d to be quick to grasp each before he was off

llfe open to each on the same old age pension.

Then he turned to compensa- tion payments. How unfair it is. he suggested. to offer the same

I compensation for the loss of a

like a hound puppy after any

other scent.

In five minutes, Dr. Rynard sald more than most had read In thirty. He astonlahed hls au- dience with his comments: he astonished them more by ab- ruptly sitting down.

But he thereby proved an In- teresting polnt: a speaker can make a telling contribution to a debate without filling the thir- ty minutes permitted by the

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rules. In fact. Dr. Rynard‘s bre- ‘ vity disappointed his audience. , who would have enjoyed more :

of his ideas. And It sent them

: scuttling to read the printed re- I

port the next day. to examine those Ideas which he had tossed ut.

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His theme, In effect. is that .

soclal justice In Canada today i be ‘Is largely

unjust — because equal benefits can be unjust. As examples. be compared a city-dweller and a countryman, and pointed out the immense contrast between the way of

fa d by h proposed ‘ tional Council of Welfare. urged

leg to a labourer. who depends upon it. as to an office worker. who doesn't.

Then he spoke of incapacitat- ed old folk. Commonsense steps

should be taken to enable all to .

remain in their homes. to stay with their lifelong roofs. ‘ folk suffer a kind of double de- preciation when they are forc- ed to move," Dr. Rynard ex- plained to me later. “It acceler- ates their downgrading. mental- ly and emotionally. to tear them away from their hablts. This has been clearly shown by the American Geriatrics Society. The coat of part-time care for such old folks in their homes might be deductible as an ex— pense. in assessing the tax on the. earnings of offspring or re- with them to care for them. he suggested.

The salvaging of young peo- ple from Ieckless families drift- ing on welfare Is another “must”. this valuable speech told Parliament. And there might be a "cost-of—livng bon- us" to eq u alize the effect of welfare payments.

Such gross inequalities and intense human problems must Na-

Dr. Rynard, in what was the most impressive and meaning- ful 5-minute contribution to a debate yet heard in our 25th Parliament.

Fine Art Of Studying

Woodstock Sentinel Review

Some universities we know of follow a practice of slapping on a series of mid-term "examina- tions" right In the middle of the football season.

The purpose is not so much to provide instructors with In- formation about a student's pro- gress. although It has Its uses In this connection. It Is more to

‘ jolt a student Into a realization

that the primary purpose of col- lege is to study. and through it to develop that self - discipline. which enables him to put first things first. and to put the many byproducts which are also part of the educational picture

, dances. social activi- ties and other things, In t h e i r proper perspective.

Too often a student finds that he has been letting hIs studies slip as he follows a team or en- ters the many alternative acti- vltles to study. Too often. and often too late, he finds he hasn't learned the fine art of studyan — which I: only the groundwork for thosetalkalnla Me. which should bring him success. or confidence. or both.. A COMMON FAILURE

This failure to know how to study In a common one which extends down through the grade schoala and Is not pecullar to college life. It Is not only some- thing whlch affects a student's future work and metal llfe. It has a bearing on his health as well. For a porno n who has learned to study well has learn- ed at a n y of ’t disciplines whlch also keep him mentally and physically healthy.

Hence we were not surprised to see the matterof how to study discussed In an article in the current issue of T oday's Health. The author of the excel- lent article. a guidance officer at a college in the United States has some observations d tips that are equally applicable to the Canadian student— whe- ther In school or university.

Here is a most pertinent para- graph which we can do no bet- er than quote infull: A suc- cessful student must be able to operate at his level best. And to do this requires a clear head and the know - how of putting ones mind to work. Some call this the ability to concentrate. Call It what you will, but hang on to this fact: Anyone can Im- prove hls command of this men- tal skill If he Ia willing try-n

MISCONCEPTIONS

He explodes some misconcep- tions of concentration ‘and says it Is a skill developed fr om practice and done despite the presence of countless distrac- tions. Having admitted that the student must learn to live with dlstractions, and get used to them as In many other sets of clrcumatances, he offers some suggestions.

We haven't time or space to enlarge on these. They range everywhere from readlng pur- posefully. to proqu the matter at hand and looklng ahead of the game just as a sportsman looks ahead to anticipate the next. move of his opponent.

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By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dcllen

IT IS THE duty of the food and 'drug administration (FDA) to see that all products are la- beled accurately and informa- tively. This agency has estab- lished standards for this pur- pose, as guides for manufac- turers to follow. When food label states that the contents of the bottle contain twice daily minimum requirement of vitamin D In each ounce. what does it mean?

The nutrient content of food Is expressed in terms of mini-

daily requirements (MDR). This refe r s to the. amount of vitamin D. for ex- ample. needed to prevent symp- toms of a deficiency (rickets. in this case), and to provide a small margin of safety.

T MDR of vitamin I) is 400 USP. units for infants. c h i 1- dren, and adults. The label mentioned above indicates that each ounce contains 800 U.S.P. units. The product must, con- tain this amount or the FDA will institute seizure actions and bring the defendants to court, if necess t

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These FDA requirements are not to be confused with recommended daily allowances of the national research council food and nutrition board. which are designed to maintain good nutrition in healthy persons liv- Ing In our country.

Dr. Van Dellen will answer questions on medical topics If sta m p e d, self-addressed en- velope accompanies request.)

SLEEPING WHILE RIDING K.A. writes: When I ride on public transportation to and from work, my eyes close on

me and I become very drowsy. ‘

This happens even though I get

eight to nine hours sleep a

night. Please comment on this. REPLY

Noddlng is not unusual, be- cause the monotony and sway- ing motion are conducive to sleep. Most subway. train, and bus rides are boring unless the passenger reads.