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PAGE 4 FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 1964.

For Greater Security

In a speech largely devoted to explaining the Canada Pension Plan as it appears in a 125-section bill now introduced in the House of Commons, Health and Welfare Min. later LaMarsh touched on another subject of more than passing inter- est to Canadians in the old-age security pension bracket. She in- timated that this pension, too, will be linked to the cost of living. As costs rise, so will the pension, now $75 a month.

“One of the criticisms made of the earlier (contributory plan) bill,” said Miss LaMarsh, “was that it failed to provide for our elderly citizens who already are in receipt of pensions and who will have no opportunity to contribute to the Canada Pension Plan. Under the new Canada Pension Plan. however, in addition to the $10 increase in their pensions implemented j u s is over a year ago, all future old-age security pensions will be pegged to the cost-of-living index and will in- crease automatically if living costs increase."

This, the minister added, will provide a greater measure of secur- ity and will protect the real value of the pension dollar for Canada’s million pensioners. Later she gave a more detailed statement. The old- age security pension will go on to a sliding scale on Jan. 1, 1967, and the first adjustment will be made in 1968. If the cost of living has increased by less than 1 per cent, the change will be ignored. If by more than 1 per cent, the pension will be raised by the same per- centage to a maximum increase of 2 per cent in any one year. If the cost of living falls the pension will not be reduced, but the decline will be taken into account in adjusting for future increases.

This is a fair and reasonable ar- rangement; doubly so because the cost of the increases in the pension will be amply covered by the exist- ing taxation that supports the plan. And it will make for greater efficiency of administration to have both the old-age security plan and the contributory plan linked to the cost of living.

New British Budget

The new British Labor govern- metn’s first budget affords a good example of the old adage that you pay for what you get. It provides for increased expenditure on social services, but the boost in gasoline and income taxes and national in- surance premiums will affect more than the affluent. The government admits that they will add to living costs, and the Conservatives claim they will lead to inflation.

f According to the chancellor of the exchequer, Mr. Callaghan, it w,” “mishandling by the Tory gov- qnment” that left the country with. a balance of payments deficit which may amount to the equiva- ldit of $2,400 million this year, while the Conservatives maintain that it was the Laborites, by their blue-ruin campaign, that “created the atmosphere of crisis." These

ammonts have a familiar ring to rifle”, grid no doubt to British- os well, for they are bandied about after almost every change of administration. There will be disappointment in -m and among Britain’s Euro- phrtosra that the import dim“. imposed as an W measure last October, for the moat

are listed in this category—news- print and planed softwood. Mr. Callaghan insists, however, that these higher tariffs are of “a tem- porary character.” and that it is not the intention to cushion British industry from competition. Nothing appears in the news dispatches with regard to provision of higher salaries for British MPs. Before the election, Mr. Wilson is said to have agreed with Conserva- tive leader Sir Alec Douglas-Home that whoever won would push through a salary boost straight away. The present rate is £1,000 plus £750 expenses. Members on both sides regard themselves as being underpaid. It is doubtful, however, that the government, with its slim majority, and without a concrete pledge of support from its opponents, will risk putting this re- form into effect until the storm over its tax measures dies away.

The Late Mr. Hughes

Political friends and opponents alike were in agreement on one thing about Wade Hughes during the years in which he sat in the Legislature: he hadn’t a streak of partisanship in his makeup. He was not only invariably fair and cour- teous in his dealings with members on both sides; he simply couldn’t conceive of any other way in which to conduct himself. Seldom indeed were the occasions on which he lost his temper, and then it was never on partisan grounds, but over some issue in which his moral in- dignation had been aroused.

In private and business life, as in his public capacity, Mr. Hughes showed sterling characteristics. One had to get to know him well, however, to value him at his true worth. He was essentially of a shy and retiring disposition, with a mind so richly stored that while he valued popular acclaim, he was in- dependent of it.

He could have liver; more con- tentedly than most, on a desert island. Yet he set a high value on. friendship. and on the social amen- ities that are truly conducive to friendly contact and not merely the empty formalities they too fre- quently are.

“Fidus Achates" is how the late Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan used to de- scribe Mr. Hughes in his relations with his long-time colleague Prem- ier Jones. It was said partly in jest, but only partly. A true compliment was implied by the veteran Con- servative leader, who was a shrewd judge of men.

Achates, in Virgil, was the faith- ful companion of Aeneas in all his wanderings, and the term has come down from mythology with the two words inseparably joined. A grand old Latin word, “fides”, expressive of the noblest of virtues among the Romans! Without pushing it too far in the context in which Dr. MacMillan used it, one can say that it was singularly appropriate to Mr. Hughes. Good faith was what he exemplified consistently in all his actions, and what he valued most highly in others.

In his death, as reported in our news columns yesterday, this province has lost a very fine citizen indeed.

Pigs In The News Recently in the House of Com- mons an argument arose as to

whether a hog-feeder is a farm ma?

chine. If so, it can qualify for loans under the legislation permit- ting farmers to group together to purchase machinery in common and obtain a, loan. Agriculture Minister Hays lent the weight of his opinion to an affirmative view on this point.

But the Windsor Star raises a moot question in this connection. How, it asks, could one hog-feeder serve several farmers, unless the pigs were owned cooperatively and housed under one roof? A hog- feeder couldn't be hauled from farm to farm to feed pigs at their proper time. One can just hear the hungry hogs squeal if that were tried!

Certainly, also, pigs could not be driven from one farm to another to attend the pig-feeding. Pigs are the moat ornery animals to drive. To drive one pig is most difficult. Would Mr. Hays himself endeavor to take on ten?

Our Windsor contemporary con- cludes, in the circumstances. that it might be best to call the hog-feed- er a new-fang] trough, and let

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OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick Nicholson Why Did Flog Committee Reverse Itself?

Among all the emotion and the charges of political chican- ery attending the report of the Special Committee on s Canad- ian Flag. the true significance of that report has been substan- tially overlooked.

The committee was named on 15th September. Forty- to ur days later it submitted its re- port to Parliament, having held forty-five meetings —— a probab- ly unprecedented record of in- tensive committee work. Its fif- teen members included seven Liberals. five Conservatives, and one from each of the three smaller parties. In geographic

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aarlly endorse the uni o pondcnls. All letters published are aub- lect to editing and condensation where necessary. The Guardian Ia unable to enter Info any corrrespondencs regard- lnl letbcis submitted.

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WINTER SIDEWALKS

S , . F.W. McArthur's letter which appeared in The Evening Patriot on November 10th is very timely and should receive the consideration not only of our City officials, but also our citizens in general.

For a great number of years past our winter sidewalks have been left in a most dangerous and disgraceful condition. Some five years ago the writer had the misfortune of falling on a badly kept sidewalk on Sydney Street: the result—a compound fracture of the right arm and, but for the efforts of some of our good doctors in the City, my right arm would have been lost. As it was my trade as a stem- grapher was sharply curtailed— not a pleasant thought.

As a sidewalk casualty the writer is willing and glad to stand up and be counted, if by doing so, it will help to prevent even one human being from ex- periencing the same fate.

I am, Sir, etc., ROSE G. RYAN Charlottetown.

CLOUDS

Sir. — The term clouds has a certain slyriflcsnce attached to it that is fascinating Their bil- lowy formations for instance. We often say. There's not cloud in the sky!

Well, if that was the case. dav after day, week after week i certainly would be very mono- tonous. But the Divine Architect ordained it otherwiat. How re« freshing, after a succession of hot dry days in summer. to see the rain clouds gather_ It made glad the hearts of the people of Samaria in the Prophet Elijah's three years of drouth. It makes the heart of the prairie farmer re- joice to see the rain clouds after a lengthy period of dry weather.

Then there are the war clouda that are hanging over a number of places in the war at the pre- sent time. 112 discerning eye can detect an ominous looking cloud on the horizon of interns- tlonai affairs. and it will wise Statesmansblp in order to avoid a clash of arms.

It causes a chill to run down the spine, as one attempts to visualize the molt of another World War. Many will think that if is time enough to bid the De vll, “Good Morning", when you meet him. But, are we ready to meet him? What about our mir- ttual resources? Have we as in- dlviduals; as a Nation appro- priated the spiritual content which the Most High has placed at our disposal? If we have not. let us do so. For tomorrow nay to too late. It is later than we

I am, Sir, etc, D. JOHNSTON Montague, PEI.

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spread, it included five French- Canadian MP5 from Quebec, and ten non- French- Canadian MP5 from other provinces, made up of four from Ontario. two from B.C., and one each from Newfoundland, New Brun- swick. Manitoba and Saskatche- wan.

Three of the five Tories on the committee were former cabinet ministers. The chairman of the committee was Herman Batten, a veteran Liberal MP from Newfoundland; he would only vote in the committee to break a tie. and so In the result he never did exercise his ballot in any of the votes—all, unusually, secrei- taken during the com- mittee's proceedings. NARROWING THE CHOICE

The committee first voted on three motions: one, that a' na- tional plebiscite should be tak- en— motion defeated by a vote of nine to five; two, the adop- tion of only one National Flag— motion carried fourteen to nil; three. that the Canadian Red Ensign be the National Flag of Canada— motion defeated ten to four.

The votes were secret. but It is a reasonable surmise that the four votes in favour of the Red Ensign were those of the to u :- English-Canadian Conservativ-

Now what has been overlook- ed is that significant second mo- tion. This surely means th at Canada should have just one flag, and the vote on this was unanimous. But at a later meet- ing on another day, this totality of the committee found itself faced by another motion: "That e Government be authorized to take such steps as m be necessary to provide that the Canadian Red Ensign may con- tinue to be flown as a symbol of Canada’s membership in the Commonwealth of Nations and

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of her allegiance to the Crown."

An amendment was moved to substitute the "Royal Union Llsg," commonly known as the Union Jack, for the Red En- sign. The amendment carried by a vote of seven to two, with five abstentions — presumably by the Conservatives. The amended motion then carried by eight to one, again with five abstentions.

Thus the committee came to recommend, reversing its prev- ious stand, that Canada should have two flags. That reversal deserves closer study. I w guess that the Conervafives abstained in protest against the committee’ irregularity in overriding its own previous un- animous voic— sn irregularity which will surely be interpret- ed by some as suggesting that. the committee suffered outside interference in this matter. WHOSE FLAG

Then comes the matter of the Union Jack. Why should just one of the eighteen or so C o m- monwealth nations unilateral- ly decide to adopt the flag of one other commonwealth na- tion as its symbol of Common- wealth membership Must all

or Commonwealth nations now likewise adopt the Union Jack to signify membership And what about that “allegian. cc to the Crown" Some Com- monwealth nations do not reco- gnize any crown: they merely accept the monarch of the Mo- ther - country Head of the Commonwealth.

Its a str-enge thing that, when he had the chance at a meeting of Commonwealth Prime Min- isters at the beginning of our flag hassle, Prime Minister Pea- rson never raised this subject for decision by all the member of the Commonwealth: it is ob- viously something which Canada unilaterally has absolume no

t or power to decide.

The FemininemfiiAystique

The author of “The Feminine Mystique" happened to be In Ot- tawa the other day when a cur-

le news story from Tor- onto caught our eye.

It told of e long-haired 12- year-old girl who, disguised as a boy. threw three touchdown passes in a grade school foot- ball 'game before a hard tackle knocked off her helment and re- vealed the aw truth.

properly banished probably didn't connect their misfortune to Mrs. Betty Fried- sn'a call for women to throw off their household chains and seek creative hilfllment. And rightly so.

We are sure nothing was for. that from Mrs. kisdsn'a mind

than throwing touchdown pass- es when she told Ottawa women that many of society's ideas on "faminlty" are outdated.

. the men have been was-n- ed. There are always a few girls around who can run faster, jump higher and even tln'ow a football better than a good many boys. There is nothing wrong with that.

Butitwouldbediaasbrouato

addthiatalentto the already

formidable array of womanly shattering

devices for egos. 8 ha- twcen the sexes let for

A Dramatic Indictment

Five men went on trial in Ak- ron, Ohio, 44 years ago, for murder.

Three escaped. among them the one alleged to have shot the victim.

He was convicted in absentls. aentnced to the electric chair, and has just been found.

His life since breaking out of jail raises quite dramatically the question of the lusitlficstlon of capital punishment.

Would society here been the better if he had been executed 44 years ago?

After breaking out of jail, he embarked on a career of appaa ently undeviating respectability.

He found work. then enlisted and served a total of D years II

'the US. Army and AI! Force.

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[ht up with him, he was living in a aoldiers' Irons.

He was just 1) years old when was arrested and accused of

the years? That question is not. altogeth- er air. The two suspects whs faced the music were paroled after a

few years in . IllixhbitAhadstuckltout, t have bad a similar ex-

Letters From Our Readers

By Dr. Theodore It. Van Deilen

An automobile editor wants something be done about the lack of toilet facilities on some interstate expressways. This is not a problem for a med! itor to aove many viduals with kidney and bladder disease are unable to use these highways for this reason. They have intense urgency and fre- quency and cannot travel far without going to a rest room. One of my patients lived 20 miles from my office and her technique was to atop for asso- llne at four stations on be way. Her cystitis was r ad ad she is mum to be relieved of this embarrassing condition.

An Oquawke, 111., man was amend at my opening sen- tence on the suicide toll. I, said. “No one ows how many per- sons commit suicide because the family often protects the vic- tims by blaming death on other causes."

He writes: “I thought physi- cians. not the family. were au- perseded coroner's of- fice with the responsibility of certifying the true cause of death. Has this practice been changed?"

The answer is no, but the story told by the family plays an important role in determin- ing whether death was acciden‘ tal or intentional. Did the indi- vidual slip off a cliff or jump? Drink poison by mistake or in- tentionally? Shoot himself acci- dentally while cleaning the gun or with suicide in mind"

The deceased may have suc- cumbed to a broken neck which is mentioned on the certificate. The reason is not known and the cause is omitted.

More on poison ivy: Evanston. Ill., woman writes: “Most of the nature lovers in my native Brown county, Ind., have learned that wherever poi- son ivy grows, so does the jew- elweed. On coming into contact with poison ivy, they look for the jewelweed, pick a large stem, and crush leaves and stem to extract the sap and rub on exposed areas. This helps even after redness and itc'iing have developed. I understand the University of Indiana has attempted unsuccessfully to make a stable solution of jewel- weed extract but apparently on- ly the fresh plant has therapeu- tic value." .

This is news to me but the plan cannot be recommended until more scientific evidence is obtained. If I contacted poison ivy, I would be inclined to trust good old soap and water. plus a solvent such as cleaning fluid or even gasoline. But. keep your fingers crossed. We are finding that many weeds and plants have medicinal value and the clews often come from old wives' sales or from the medi- cine man in the bush.

INFLAMED POCKETS

Mrs. W. writes: Could diverti- culas cause blood in the stools at times?

REPLY

Yes. These tiny pockets in the cflon may become inflamed and

eed.

CORTISONEIAND ULCER .S. writes: Can an ulcer vic- tim take cortisone?

REPL Cortisone and ulcers do not mix. The lesion might be re activated by the hormone in ose who have had ulcer.

NOTES BY THE WAYfi

oftheGrsatFlu seldom helm have so few paid so little attention to so much unlawfully—Calgary Herald.

The little boy exhibited a scraped knee to his mother. “I was walking down the street and! fell and hint myself." "Did cry when you got up?" asked his mothar. "Of course I didn't! What’s the use of crying if there's no one around to hear you?"— Gait Reporter.