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‘MONDAY. MAY 12. 1575?.

Gentlemen, Please! The dispute between the Premier

f ‘ of this Province and the Federal Min-

ister of Finance, over what was said by officials at a conference at which neither the Premier nor the Minister was present, has reached a deadlock. Before irreparable harm is done to our provincial-federal relations, it is time that both parties cooled down and indulged in some sober second thoughts.

Hon. Mr. Fleming flatly denies that either of his department of- ficials, Dr. Taylor or Mr. Burns, had said that this Province_was getting more than it deserved in‘ the way of federal grants-in-aid to the Atlantic Provinces, or made any statement that could possibly be so interpreted. He intimates further that he will “re- strict. his dealings” with Premier Matheson until the latter withdraws his disparaging remarks on this sub-

.» ject. ' With all due respect to the Fi-

nance Minister, we suggest that he i

cannot “flatly deny” anything of which he has not first-hand know- ledge. It is natural that he should place full confidence in the word of his officials; but the Premier holds the same implicit trust in the report given him by his officials. It is unfor- tunate that no verbatim transcript exists of the Halifax conference pro- ceedings, and _no means by which an impartial judgment can be reached. This meeting was ‘confined to of-‘ ficials of the federal and provincial * governments, and we think the Pre- mier was quite justified in protest- ing that it should have been held on a ministwial level. It was far too. im- portant a matter to be left in‘ the hands of bureaucrats; and if Ottawa

was responsible for this arrange- <

ment, and for failing to provide’ an official verbatim report which could be checked by all concerned,’ then there was ground for suspicion from the start.

For our own part, we have never_

been able to understand why Prince Edward Island should have received only 10 per centof the grant, while N ewfoundland—with a special Royal Commission report pending as to its fiscal requirements under Confedera- tion—received 30 per cent. This for- mula, it is said, was agreed to by the Provinces; but we do not know what pressure was brought to bear upon our Island representatives at the con- ference, or precisely what was said by Mr. Fleming’s officials. We certainly find it hard to believe that our own officials, Mr. Massey and Mr. Mac- Lend. did not faithfully report back to the Premier. Mr. Fleming has been (:on\'iiice(l to the contrary, but prool J one way or the other is now out of the question. The trouble would never have arisen if the conference had been properly arranged and properly recorded. lt is now time to call a halt to the whole controversy. We are looking forward to a new conference at Ot-_ tawa on the tax agreements, and we want no more political wrangling on either side. Whatever provocation’ he may have felt, we find very disquiet- ing Mr. l<‘leming’s threat to “restrict liis dealin'gs with Premier Matheson” - pending a withdrawal ofihis state- ments. If this means that we are to be: penalized as a Province, in any shape or form, then we can assure him that it will be strongly resented. The Premier, too, should remember that his attitude has been provocative since the change of government at Ottawa, and that much of his criti- cism as to the .treatn1ent he received could have been made with far mpre _}LIEét'.lflCall0ll under his own party ad- ministration.

Ditterences ln NATO

t The differences . of opinion be- ween the Soviet Union and the West on matters which ought to be taken “D at a. summit meeting are well kiiowii. But, as Mr. C.L. Sulzberger well known political analyist, points, out in the New York Times, this is not the only difficulty in the way of

a meeting of heads of Governnieiits. I

'l‘hore are serious internal differences in NATO itself.

For one thing, it seems fairly ob- vious that the European partners are more anxious for a meeting to take place than is the United States; or,

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Then, too, the choice of subjects on a summit agenda is not a unani- mous one. For example, the British and Turks are said to be anxious to avoid any discussion of the Middle East, while the Americans think that this subject should be examined care- fully. Again, the French want North African problems to be shelved, while most of thaothers think they will have to be*taken up". American diplomats seem to think that all the Soviet talk about the desirability of coming to an agreement on world is- sues is a lot of propaganda without any real practical meaning. Others, including Dr. Smith of Canada, are in- clined to think that Premier Khrush- chev really wants at least a tem- porary understanding because (to quote Mr. Sulzberger) of “his uncer- tain internal situation”, whatever that may mean. There is also the question of the make-up of a summit meeting. Some NATO Governments are said to be against the participa- tion of Poland and Czechoslovakia as suggested by the Russians, while others consider the point as unimpor- tant. '

We may be sure that the Russians will take every possible advantage of these and other differences among NATO members. .

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While glancing over a recent issue of the St. J ohn’s (NFLD) Daily‘News we happened to notice an advertise- ment of the Horwood Lumber Com- pany, Ltd., extolling the high quality of a certain product. Nothing partic- ularly newsworthy about that, of course. What really caught our at- tention was a minature map of Can- ada, the purpose of which was to in- form all and sundry‘ that the product mentioned is in‘ general demand.‘ One osees all the Provinces blocked out in a neat little arrangement, together with their principal cities—all, for-_ sooth, save one, Prince Edward 33-‘ land. E .

Not only is the name of this Pro-

vince omitted—-there is nothing even to show that an island rests in the Gulf‘ of Northumberland, although the gulf itself is traced, albeit not very accurately. An outsider, vaguely remembering that somewhere in a textbook he had seen Prince Edward Island mentioned as a Province of Canada, would gather from the car- tographical arrangement that the Island had disappeared “beneath the waves on which it was once cradled (Abegweit) or else had withdrawn from the federation. - No doubt, the “mat” of this map appears in other newspapers across Canada. Certainly, it wasn’t put to- getherin St. John's unless, like the objects of Marc Anthony’s wrath, cartographers in the 10th. Province “have lost their reason.” The question arises, therefore, whether a Canada minus Prince Edward Island is being displayed to an advertisement-read- ing public in other areas and in other contexts; It probably is. Here, clearly,’ is something which our Travel Bur- eau might take in hand before too much damage is done to the solidar- ity of the nation and to the prestige of the Cradle of Confederation.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The British, too, have problems in the tourist business. Last year, a .. report from London reveals, 10 per cent of American visitors to Europe did not stop in Britain because of dif- ficulty in finding accomodations.

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Miss Sadie Butt has been appoint- ed Judge of the Family Court in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is the first woman to fill a judical post in that Province: We haven’t heard of any other in the Atlantic region.

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Women who find it hard enough to make one quilt or hook one mat in impressed by the achievement of Mrs. Vettie Jones in Caddo, Okla, Mrs. Jones’ out- put last year amounted to 46 double- bed-size quilts and 5 baby-bed quilts. That's what she claims, anyway.

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An unpublished manuscript by Henry David Thoreau, noted New England author and philosopher, was recently sold at auction for more lllém -°Sl.‘2,0l)0. ln 1924 a similar manu- -‘Willi \\cm for only $120. l‘iV'l(l8lltl_Y, the great man’s prestige is growing. And that shows that in at least one respect present day culture in Ameri. ca, despite its many faults, has its

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THE NE SETS‘ OF CLUB

QTTAWA REPORT

.each Chamber of the Parliament

A Strange Situation

By Patrick Nicholson Special Correspondent For The Guardian

Ottawa: More than a quarter of a million tourists are expected to visit the Parliament Buildings for the first time this summer. There will also be 105 newcomers to Ottawa. taking their seats as members of the House of Com- mons for the first time. No less than 97 of these will be Conser- vative M.Ps.

A strange situation has been caused by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's achievement of the greatest electoral triumph in our history. A-fter provision has been made to accommodate the ill Conservatives who were members of the past Parliament, there will only be 27 more seats available on the Government benches sit- uated on the right of the Spea-k- er’s Chair. '

The other 70 new Conservative M.Ps will therefore have the strange experience of sitting a- mong the Opposition to the Gov- ernment, in the seats on the op- posite side of the Chamber, to the left of the Speaker. With them on that side will be the 49 Liber- al M.Ps, including 8 newcomers, and the 8 C.C.F. members.. all old Parliamentary hands. HISTORICAL RECORD

Transport Minister George Hees points out to me that this situa- tion will raise a novel point.

sitting on the Opposition benches than at any time since the 1926- 1930 Parliament, although the Conservative party was in Oppos- ltion from 1935 to 1957, and its whole representation in Parlia- ment sat on the Opposition side during those years.

There are 138 chairs on each side of the 265 member House of Commons. Thus, when the gov- ernment has more than 138 sup- porters, its surplus must sit on

the Opposition sid During the 1953-1957 Parliamen, the Liberal overflow made its displacement a matter of distinction. It called itself “The Rump," and held regu- lar Rump Dinners during sessions to which it invited distinguished guests. Memlbersrof the Rump us- ed these occasions to publicise lu- dustries in their home ridings, and gifts of sample produce from those tidings were given to all the romping Rompers and their guests.

In the 1926-1930 Par1iament,‘tlie Conservative Opposition had 91 M.Ps. During the twenty - two years in the wilderness, the larg- est representation it ever had was 67 M.Ps, after the 1945 elec- tion. In 1935, they fell as low as only 39 ‘supporters.

The new M.Ps are likely to spend some time walking around the Parliament Building to learn their way. They will quickly find the restaurant and the cafeteria;

the morning cup of coffee will p1'o- ,

balbly be a custom they quickly adopt. In due course, they will

find the baiiber shop. Some of:

them will be glad to find the “health baths” and massage room’.

Attending committee meetings .

in Room 118, they are unlikely ‘5

to guess the reason for the beau- tiful wood panelling on the walls: at one time that was the site selected, and decorated to be the Parliamentary cocktail bar - but there was a slip twixt the inten- tion and the cocktail.

If they are observant. they may be puzzled to know the reason why certain rooms are labelled “Women" in the House of Com- mons side of the building, but “Ladies” in the Senate side.

And among the talk which we hear at the opening of each par-

llament about the advantages of .

' His Name Was Gerry

Denver Post

Gerrymander is a horrid word’ in the strange jargon of politicsm But it's been popping up in Col-‘

PUBLIC FORUM:

,'l'hls column is open to the disc!!!-

sion by correspondent: of question of

interest. The Guardian does not neseo

Iarily endorse the opinion of corres- poudents.

N0 ’-LORD SELKIRK

Sir,—-Our new boat, the Lord Selkirk, is still not running be- tween Wood Islands and Cari- bou, and the reason given is a sand-bar at or near the en- trance at Wood Islands. There has been nothing said about the new dock built there to accomo- date the new boat. Why does she not fit properly when she docks? She made three attempts [so far, and since the sheathing has been removed on both sides she is getting c 1 o s e r ‘to the ramp, but far from right, and the ople wonder who'will the bla e fall on for this. They also‘wonder and should know what the new waiting room cost since Ju-ne 10th last. They also think that if some of those tall men working there had long handled shovels they could re- move the sand-bar. It would give them exercise which they need badly.

I am, Sir. etc.

C. C. F. Wood Islands.

(Mr. «Clive Currie, district engineer, fedenal Department of Public Works. states that the! Lord Selkirk had been docked successfully the last trip over. Initially. i.t‘was found the new ferry needed to set six inches further under the ramp. This re- quired an additional two inches of clearance at the inner end of the dock, Mr. Currie said, neces-

sitating certain adjustments to the timbers. which have now‘ out.-—Ed.G.)

orado statehouse chatter lately,

because of discussion of that har-

dy state perennial, legislative re-'

apportionment.

Gerrymandering ls twisting and distorting the boundaries of pol- itical districts to favor the party in power. But how‘ did the word originate? We loked it up in Webster's Unabridged, and there was the whole story, complete with sketch of the original gerry- mander.

It seems that back in 1812. when Elbridge Gerry was gover- nor of Massachusetts, the legis- lature of that state redistributed

the voting districts in E s sex.

County.

One such district with grotes- que, dra-gonlike shape, appeared on a map which Benjamin Rus- sell, Federalist editor of the “Cen- tinel” (sic) hung over his office desk. One day Gilbert Stuart, cel. ebrated painter, came in, studied the figure of the district, and pull- out his pencil. He added head. wings, claws and exclaimed:

“That will do for a sala-mander”,_ “Better say a Gerrmander”

growled Russell. And the outlan- dish name, thus coined, soon

came into general use. So states "

John Fiske, the‘ philosopher and historian quoted by Webster.

Elbrid-ge Gerry, by the way, was a signer of the Declaration of

Independence and the fifth vice- .

president of the United States.;

The dictionary is careful to add

that Gerry was erroneously ac-i cused of influencing the district-

ing. -

Anyone interested in learni-ngl

more about “dumb bell” districts and “shoe-strong” districts can find it in “The Rise and Devel- opment of the Gerrymander” by E. C. Griffith. — Denver Post

MAXIMS

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; forni-

cation. uncleanness. iordinate af- 3 fection. evil concupisccnce. andi

covelousness, which is idolatry.‘

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having a “permaiient”‘Speaiker, they may notice that history af- fords a precedent.

It has become a time- honour-

ed custom for a new Speaker to-

be appointed for each partlia- ment, alternately a French-speak- ing and an English- speaking member. This of cours~ means that by the time the Speaker has grown thoroughly familiar with his job, he has to be replaced

But our ancestors knew better than to waste talent and exper- ience in this narrow observance of racial impartiality. For the cap- tion under one of those huge oil paintingsyt-ells us that H-on. Jona- than Sewell was appointed Speak- er of the Legislature Council of Lower Canada (Quebec) in 1809. when he was 43 years old, and he continued to serve in that cap-

vel through Europe and mme W111 visit Mexico and Cuba. Central and South America. _ 1 But traveling in a foreign C0113‘ ‘ try is not always all pleasure. ‘ DYSENTERY THREAT‘ 1_ Whether you’re vlisitlng 501391 underdeveloped regions Of the ‘ Far East or Africa or even some hygenically advanced European nation, you are constantly faced with the possibility‘ of contra“ ting some form of dysentery. And a case of dysentery can make your trip a pretty miserable one. The threat of an attack of dY_S' entery is especially prevalent in ‘ certain sections of Mexico. __ ‘ Lack of proper hygen1c_f3€111* ties, of course, plays an impor- tant part in development of the disorder. , , CLIMATE AND DIET 1_ Changes in climate or diet, for l example, make a traveler espec- ‘

tious diarrhea. Heavy eating and hard exercise in high altitudes also can be a contributing -fac- tor.

If you are a wise traveler, you will not drink any water that is not boiled except in the best res- taurant and hotels. Best plan is to drink only mineral water, if there is the slightest chance of contamination.

Even when you brush your teeth, -use mineral water rather than plain tap water.

LEAFY VEGETABLES

Another thing to remember when visiting rural areas of for- eign countries is not to eat any leafy vegetables or fruit that does not have to be peeled. In res- tuarants, too, it's best to have all your vegetables cooked.

If it is too inconvenient to boil w-ater for your meals, you’ll find that wine makes a safe and sat- isfactory substitute. ANTI-DIARRHEA AGENT

Yet, despite all these precau- tions, there is always danger from unexpected sources. So I think it's a good idea to take along an anti-diarrhea agent. There are several of them a.vailab1e.

They are effective in treating most intestinal infections and are especially helpful to travelers who are susceptible to simple in- fectious diarnhea.

QUESTION AND ‘ANSWER

1. successfully by Caesarean sec - tion once the mother has died?

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acity for no less than 28 years,

has been delivered by Caesarean

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the British in 1713, but the firs“ of these schools Opened after the founding of Halifax in 1749. Mean-

: while, as admitted by Nova Scot- ? 13's Deputy Minister of Educa-|

tion, Dr. H. P. Moffatt, in his new book on education finance, the Sociefvv for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts h adl, started schools in Newfoundland in 1722.—Ottawa Citizen

Has anyone a pair of discarded bu-ffalo coats theY_ do not quite know what to do with? The Tow-n of The Pas is looking for such ‘V

articles. Seems as if the town was, -,

four buffalo coats. belonging SD90-

: lfically to the police department.

Checking up on inventories recent- ly it was discovered that two coats are missing and the other two would win first prize in a’

shaggy buffalo contest. But wha-t=

about the two missing 003%. €V- eryone wanted to know? The pol- ice don’t particularly want them, or the two in storage. lit was the principle of the thing -— find

them.—The Pas, Man., Northern Mail

sine HILL FARMER

His life was uphill like his haying 2 With hardship and ill fortune l preying

“ Parasitic on their host,

He never had much chance to

coast.

Yet he climbed and kept on try- ing

Till he grew too tired I - dying-

Lay exhausted, could not make -

The final -step he had to take.

Above the valleys pointing Spire,

‘His native bills stood steepless higher

Where God leaned down to tour- score seven, .

And gave a hand-up into heaven.

, -—Ralph W. Seager in the New York Herald-Tribune.

reported in which’ a liv-ing balby .

Temperance ls moderation in the things that are good and to- , tal abstinence from the things

until two years before his death. section after the.mother’s death. that are foul.

The Age Old Story :

trigger, drop of the hat, hoppégp up civilization. so ready to fight? that it seems concerned with-littigf‘ else. One is not reassured to leafifi that it is also only half cocked? —-Detroit News ~

The owner of a store in-.1“ West-end of London but a noting in the window the other day fering two free return ticlset-gffh Le Touquet “to the first perggfi reading this — Apply withinlf‘ ‘ the end of the day nobody had? - tered the store and asked for tickets.—St. Thomas Timesdojq.

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OUR YEsTERoAY§

(From ‘The Guardian Flleflfil

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A’co (May 12, 1933)

Separate accounting for tiliecai ferry services between Prince Ed, ward Island and the mainland with any deficit to be charged aga-inst the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada in place of the Canadian National I ailways was agreed upon" today. A deputation of Island members submitted rep- resentations for the talcing of this action. 4

Heavy loss has been sustained by the fishermen particularly 3,. long the North Shore of the Pm. v'in_ce due to unfavorable Weather and ice conditions. A large hum. ber of lobster traps and herri nets have been damaged: In otlit er sections of the coast condition were such that very little fishing was attempted. ' _

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. 1 TEN YEARS AGO

(May 12, 1948)

. The first Province-wide miner- l al survey ever to be made on ; the Island gets underway todayl. ‘ Mr. R. H. Picher, engineer with the Department of Mines and Re- sources, Ottawa, who arrivediii 5 the city yester , is the first ol ‘ a number of mineral specialist. , who, between now and Septem’. bar, will make a thorough invest-

‘ igation into the Island's miner I resources.

; The schedule of cruises this i summer for 2,500 canadian mud : resei-'vei.svts will include visits',tu ; Charlottetown of H.M.C.S. Haida and Swansea, according to an an- l noun-cement by Naval Headquan ‘. ters, Ottawa. The'H-aida’wi_ll visll l Charlottetown on July 27-23 xii ’ the Swansea on June 29-30‘aIl i Sept. 21-22.

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