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Kauai LJi5Cl'lmll'lallOI'I it is custoiiiai-y for Canadians to deplore the racial discrimination that is so pi-evaleiit in many parts of the United States. A matter for special denunciation is the lawless attitude of go-seriiment and other officials with i-aspect to the Supreme Court's anti - scgrcgaliuii ruling concerning public schools and transportation. And this is, of course, a most despic- able thing and a matter of grave coiicr-rii to all free world peoples, Esp”-mll.y in view of the important place the l'iiited States occupies nowadays in world councils. (lan- -djans may well ask themselves, however, whether this criticism is due entirely to a genuine regard for the -rights of minorities or whether in some instances there is a faint touch bf insincerity about it. The stock American comment is that Canadians can well afford to de- nounce segregation, since most Can- adian communities do not have a "Negro problem" of any oonsequnce bd worry about. Is it possible that iiere may be some truth in that? Consider, for example, what hap- pened in St. Catherine's, Ontario, ii few days ago. Thirty residents of a eertain section of the city forwarded to the City Council a petition de- manding legislation to bar a couple of Negro families from purchasing property in their neighbourhood. To their oredlt, Council members re- fused to consider the request. The Mayor said he regretted that the petition was even read; and one of the aldermen described the petition as "the worst tilting I have ever heard". But, the fact that it was presented at all is an affront not only to social justice in St. Cath- erine's but to Canada's professed Ibhorrence of racial oppression. There have been other instances of a like character in several Ontario towns. And. since that Province has legislation definitely outlawing dis- crimination of that sort, the of- fences are illegal as well as morally unjust, which of course makes them all the more culpable. In most of the Southern States, lt is well to re- mcmber. State law makes segrega- tion mandatory, which means that persons who are courageous enough to decry segregation in obedience to the Federal law risk legal action by their own State authorities.

A "Unity" Meeting

IA few years ago when the Inter- national Lfnion of Students showed signs of coming under Communist domination, students from several free-world countries, including (Yan- aria, broke away and formed an or- ganization of their own as the Inter- national Students Congress. This year, at the suggestion of Inter- national Union officials, it. was de- cided to meet in joint session once again, in the hope that students from Iron Curtain countries would refrain from political propaganda and concentrate on the avowed pur- pose of the organization--the dis- cussion of oommon educational in- terests. The meeting was held at Prague, Cmchoslovakis: and. according to

vol of unity. One of the first items business was the introduction of resolution. sponsored by Morocco, and Algeria, honouring the QC "Ill Ituints who have

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organisation of studerib nuts!!! I considered an aid to the promotion of good internationalrelatlonl-1, In view of what happened at Prague it is clear' that in practice it shows no such promise. In such circum- stances, students in free world countries would be well advised to confer among themselves from now on and leave the so-called "Inter-

l national Union" to its own devices.

Function Of Law

A good illustration of the differ- ence between the function of law under a dictatorship and that under responsible government is provided by the case of Nina Ponomarova, champion Russian discus thrower.'A day or two after Miss Ponomarova's arrival in England to take part in I. goodwill track meet between Rus- sia and Britain, preliminary to the Olympic Games in November, she was arrested and charged with steal- ing five hats from a department store, having been caught in the act by an employee of the store. On her first appearance before a maglsl-1'El9 she was remanded on ball of five pounds which was furnished by an official of the Soviet embassy. Im- mediately this official went to Lord Reading, Minister of State for For- eign Affairs, and ”demanded" that the charge be withdrawn and inti- mated that if it were not the whole Russian team will go home at once. Lord Reading replied that, al- though he would he very sorry to see the Russian team withdrawn from the event, the British Govern- ment had no power to interfere with court procedures. Later he told re- porters thatxthe Russians "did not seem to understand that the process of law in this country cannot be subject to political pressure.”

They did not understand it. for the simple reason that it was a new experience for them. It is in the nature of a dictatorship, no matter by what name it. may be called. to look upon courts of law as tools of the ruling political party to carry out its will and to enforce its man- dates regardless of whether they are just, or unjust. Indeed, without the subservience of the courts nq dicta- torship could function at all. This, of course. is in direct opposition to the British concept: and it is, un- doubtedly, one of the underlying causes of the tensions between the Soviet Union and the world of free men.

EDITORIAL NOTES

President. Eisenhower has pro- claimed Wednesday. Sept. 12 as a national day of prayer. This is in accordance with a 1952 Resolution of Congress requiring the President to set. inside one day in the year other than I. Sunday for the pur-

pose. I O U

Russian fishery officials now touring Canada have described Trade Minister Howe as "very en- ergetic, very virile, the very best”. Mr. Howe has not been getting many compliments in recent months. No doubt, he will appreciate this one,

even though the donors haven't imich political influence in these parts.

D O O

In his annual report. President. Rasil O'Connor of the National Foundation for Infantile Paral)'Sis expressed confidence that epidemic polio will be eliminated by the end of .1957. He stressed the importance of the third injection, the so-called ”boosler" dose which is given seven months or so after the two primary injections.

I O O

Pickle packing firms in the United States have decided to give this year's "Pickle Award" to the Earl of Sandwich. ltfs time they recog- nized His Lordship in this way. see- ing that it was one of his ancestors who Invented the sandwich which in tnrn has meant a lot to the pickle business. .

The cltiuns of Malaya and Sings-

. have received some good ad-

vice, from an unexpected source. At A reception in Pelping for a trade deleutlm from the two countries lb-vial remarked: "If in amino nettmslfties would get

fleaelves, Dnubrwmld give you

Free

Speech Upheld

nhnipeg Free Press

British (.'olumbia's cliaotir elec- tion may produce no immediate. political result except the return of the Bennett government but it has produced a notable decision by the courts in favor of free speech.

Mr. Justice .l.O. Wilson.-one of this province's most respected judges, has flatly rejected an at- tempt to keep grave charges against a former Social Credit cabinet minister under wraps until the polls of Sept. 19 have closcd.

Mr. Robert Sommcrs. who re- signed as minister of lands and forests early this year, is accus- ed of taking bribes in awarding huge timber concessions to cer- tain intcrests. lie is allcgcd to have accepted S6.5(l0. and a frec

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trip to Eastern Canada for him- .

self and his family. He denies these charges. says he is the victim of a conspiracy and has sited his ar-

cuser, David Sturdy. for libel and -.

slander.

Premier Bennett called the ol- 1

ection obviously to secure a new term of power bcfore this case

ice his trial. Senator .l.W. dc B. Farris, counsel for the Herald, re- ported that Mr. Summers "has de- liberately brought the issue of his honesty before the high court of public opinion" by seeking re-el- ection to the legislature and there- by bad forfeited his right to re- strain dlscussion of his libel suit. CANDID JUDGMENT

In I judgment remarkable for its candor Mr. Justice Wilson ob- served that the courts' brood po- wer of punishing contempt must be exercised with care and re- luctance. He found no evidence of contempt in the Flnlsyson speech or in the newspaper re- ports. Publication of the state- mcnl. of defence. he said, could not taint justice or prejudice the trial.

The speech, he added. had been directed not against the honesty of Mr. Sommers but only against the action of Mr. Bennett in calling an election before the charges against Mr. Summers have been settled in the court. BLUNT COMMENT

Then Mr. Justice Wilson direc-

l led a blunt comment at. the behav-

(Cached the courts later in the l

autumn.

NEWSPAPER REPORT! Meanwhile. the public did not

know the nature of the Sturdy char- k

ges until Deane Finlayson. leader

of the Conservative party. nutlln- t

ed them in detail before a poll!- ical meeting. Three papers-the Vancouver Sun. the Vancouver Herald and the: Victoria Times- reported Mr. l-linlaysonls speech. Mr. Somme-rs asked the court to cite Mr. Finlayson and the Von- couver papers for contempt.

Neither Mr. Finlayson nor the newspapers offered any comment on Mr. Sommers's guilt or innoc- ence. He read and the newspapers reported only the formal state- ment of defence filed by Mr. Stur- dy some months ago and refrain- ed from expressing any opinion on it.

Mr Finlaysnn and the newspap- ers believed that they had the

legal right. to publish such a doc- l

iiment. and in moral duty to in. form the public of charges against Mr, Summers. Counsel for Mr. Sommcrs contended that plIhllf'fl- tion of the charges would prejud-

inr of Mr. Sommers who. he said. had denied his guilt and accubod his enemies of coup” in; against him thus wielding "both I while wash brush and a tor brush." Mr. Sommers's candidature in the pre- sent election, the judge said. made it inevitable that his record in of- fice should be publicly discussed.

The courts, Mr. Justice Wilson concluded. must consider the rights of the free press and charg- as against a man who might be guilty of misconduct should be made known. By its timing of the election. the government had at- tempted to keep these matters out of the election and lt has failed. Certainly no politician is likely to comment on the question of Mr. Sorn'mers's guilt or innocence but British Columbia at last knows what the charges against the for- mer minister are. What will come of all this later on it is impossible to foresee.

Mr. Bennett is not worried. knowing that the opposition vote is Split three ways and his govern- ment thereby apparently secure.

Addition To The Family

Cape Breton Pool

The Qiiccn lias apiii'oi'crf an act setting up a British fr-dt-ration government iiniling it 2.000-mile chain of Caribbean islands. Can- ada thereby gains a brother in the family association known as the Commonwealth of Nations. The new federation is Canada's near- est neighbor in the association knit together in the Queen's name.

Surely we can spare a moment to contemplate what the Carib- bean Federation could and should mean to us. The (Iaribbcan people would like to trade with Canada. Certainly. Canadians would like to trade with them. They have pro- ducts we want and we make things

they need. And there are those

sunny islands, untouched by Win- ter's spell, to the south of Nova Scotia and no fence. across the free. expanse of us that separ- ales us from them.

Do let us pay some attention with Intention of constriictlve good. to the British West Indies comprisi- in a region with which these AI- Iontlc Provinces would normally trade. The Queen's consent to the federation Icf, touched of! s cel- ebration throughout the area. be- tween North and South America. Speeches, parades and flre-works

marked Ihr ovenf. TRADE INTEREST!

The British Parliament": Judic- ial and economic powers to a West Indian Parliament which must be elected by March. 1958, Are my Canadian trade cmlssr- rles preparing to promote Canad-

, ion interests in the Caribbean. or I are we. so preoccupied with the

us. presidential campaign as to have no time left to mind our own business?

To get precisely on the beam of geographical identification, the new federation links Barbodoes. Jamaica, Antigua. Montserrat, It. Christopher (usually called so. Kiltal. Nevis. Anguilla, Trinidad. Tobago, Dominica, Grenada. St. Lucia and St. Vincent. Britain will keep control of the fedei-atlon's defences, foreign policies, foreign relations and to some extent its financial A ' ' .

All to the good. in time to come ('.ansds'Ii Prime Minister will meet the Prime Minister of the Caribbean of Commonwealth con- ferences. It might be well If we all retiirood to school to re-study soo- grepby. with particular mutton to the federation islands of the Caribbean loo.

Women Mountain Climbers

mus-oi 6oogropHz soon

More and more. women ulploisfu are snaking nioieliills .0! mar: mountains.

lo It would seem. IDWII. II rah who take the View I (slus- ioe ellsibu that (Flue! nonst- I53

or existed for say self-respecting mole. ”'l'H0ropsd." be QU "Ila dsopseend." - '

FROM TO A FRIEND

When we were ldlers with the loitering rllls.

The need of human love we little noted:

Our love was nature; and the peace that floated

On the white mist. and dwelt upon the bills.

To sweet accord subdued wayward wills:

One soul was ours. one mind. one heart devoted.

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That, wisely doating. ssk'd sot why it doated.

And ours the unknown joy. which knowing kills.

But now I find. how dear thou wert to me;

That man is more than half of nature's treasure, Of that fair Beauty which so eye ' can see. or that sweet music which so our can measure; And new the streams may slag for otbers' pleasure. The hills sleep on in their eternity. -Hartley Coleridge.

OUR YESTERDAY) Item no Gui-dial Illoo TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Sept. 5. 1931)

Pupils of the City Schools re- turned to school this morning to resume their studies. Many im- pi vementa have taken place over the holidays in preparation for an increased enrollment that is ex- pected this year.

Most Rev. W.(!. Brown. M.A.. B.D., Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. arrived in the Province Monday on the S5. Ho- celaga from Pictou. While here he will visit the different Presbyter- ian churches on the Island.

TEN YEARS AGO (Sept. 5. 1046)

A new post office will be erect. ed in Summerside in the near fut. ure. Mr. J. Watson Macflaught. M.P.. told The Guardian yester- day following his return from Ot- tawa.

War Assets Corporation an iinunced here the opening of two new branch sales offices. one in Charlottetown and the other in Whitehorse, Yukon, bringing the total number of stores across Can- ada to fourteen.

the well of prejudice that for 1110 years has barred them from Mount Omlne. Though they were refused access to the mountain by Shinto and Buddhist priests who maintain retreats these, they nev- ertheless wakened the public to the discrimination.

In the Himalayas earlier this summer. a British teun of six women. led by a 53-year-old house- wife. Joyce Dunsliutb. conquer- ed six peaks-all between 19,000 and 20.000 feet. They were preced- ed last year by three Scottish wo- men who. with an porters and four guides, climbed to 13,000 feet.

Though she had the company to! her husband. Penny Bullock Workman, an American. pioneer- ed in the Himalayas more than half a century Ill Dr. and Mn,

another Anierlcas. Auto 3. Pack. a nu. teacher at Imffh Collelt. III 0111.. was then believed to be lb without

sods. lION't us: SOAP Aslougu tbonsbofunall spots exists, don't Illa II! ' portion of

and neck. Dressing 1 baby imnerly In

warm weather will help prevent

the rash from developing In the first place. Pei-splrstlon, you one. is what causes prickly boat.

During extremely hot weather. your youngster should wear as as possible. Make sure that the clothes next to his skin are soft, lightweight linen or cotton.

Don't clamp a tight-fitting bon- net on a baby's head. This will only make him sweat. Before you know it, hell have a bad case of prickly heat. on his forehead. SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS

some areas where the rub is likely to break out are I baby's face. chest. back and shoulders. The bends of his elbows and his waist also seem to be particularly susceptible.

During hot weather I strongly advise you to change your baby's position in his crib frequently. This will expose most of his body to the air often enough to help prevent prickly beat.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

'r.F.: 15 multiple sclerosis in- herited?

Answer: There is sometimes A tendency for several cases of mul- tiple sclerosis to oc ur in the same family. However, i is not usually hereditary.

MAXIMS

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500 ON STRIKE

BROCKVILLE. On 1. (GP)- llore than 500 workers. members of the International Union of Elec- trical, Radio and Machine Work- ers (C10-COL), Thursday went on strike at Automatic Electric (Can- ada) Ltd. Picket, lines were mounted and onlyt office persua- nel and essential maintenance worker: among the 750 employees were allowed into the plant, which turns out telephone and electronic equipment. Contract negotiations broke down Wednesday.

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