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Moscow-Peiping -Relations

Some Western diplomats, chiefly those of Great Britain, have made no secret of their hope that one day the Moscow-Peiping alliance. built on seemingly congenial social tenets. will fall apart. This hope is based on a number of considerations, chief of which is the historical fact that the Russians 'have never taken kind- ly to the emergence of ii great pow- er very close to their own borders. Critics-mostly American-of this trend of thought have called it wish- ful thinking'and have argued, with much logic on their side, that polit- ical and military interests, to say nothing of ideological sympathies. require the Russians and the Red Chinese to stay together, come what may.

There is some little evidence, however, that in this instance the eritics may be wrong, the logic of their arguments notwithstanding. For one thing, the songs of eternal devotion which the Russians and the Chinese, only a year or two ago. were in the habit of singing to one another with gusto, have subsided to an almost inaudible note. True, Moscow officials applauded Peipingls "rights" in Formosa. But at no time during the period of acute tension was their applause anything more than a polite gesture of formal friendliness; definite promises of help in the event of serious trouble with the United States Seventh Fleet were not forthcoming. It is notice- able, t.oo, that very little of conse- quence was said at the Big Four meeting in Geneva with respect to

Red Chinals claim to a seat in the United Nations, although it is re- ported that American officials ex- pected the matter to develop into a lengthy controversy.

One little incident. that happened at Geneva may have special signif- icance. At a social function, Mr. Krushchev, the Communist party leader, turned to a young airman, who was present as an aide to one of the United States officials, and said: ”If we must fight, let's i)e on the same side." It was a strange utterance to come from a top-notch diplomat, and it was passed off as a joke, probably inspired by the social levities of the occasion. Neverthe-

less, several newspaper correspond- ents considered it worth mentioning; and one may be sure that it was not exactly the sort of joke that would be relished in Peiping. More than once in the history of political in- trlilue has an apparently harmless aside, had an important hidden' meaning.

Stalking The Tliuncler-storms

Science is stalking the thunder- storms that fill summer skies with lagged light and rolling sound. Still only half understood, these black booming deluges of sultry afternoons are among nature's most fascinating phenomena, the National Geographic Society says. They'generate elec- tricity and lpread fertilizer. They hurl ice balls and stab fire. For ten years United States air, navy, and weather scientists have studied such storms-often from inside out. This summer the United Nations World Meteorological Organization is com- pleting a map showing where earthls thunderstorms-4.4.000 a day-crash down on every continent but Ant- Farctica. I An average thunderstorm re- fleasee 50 times the energy of the fflret atomic bomb. Yet it begins as la column of gently rising air, warm. -moist, walled by a chimney of cooler gair,-itopped by a cottony cumulus ',cloud. This thunderstorm "cell" of L ' A if conditions are just

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fall. They drag cool air with them. the cold gust that blows out from the skirts of the storm. Rain pours down-110,000 tons of it across eight square miles in the average storm. But only one in nine poten- tial raindrops actually reaches ground. Most evaporate. Others may be flung back up the chimney to freeze before falling again. Re- peated trips up and down can build hailstones as big as softballs. Vertical currents inside the thunderstorms are often strong enough to rip an airplane apart, tossing it thousands of feet in a minute. The greatest violence oc-

, curs 15,000 to 25,000 feet in the air.

Massive charges of electricity form inside the thundercloud. Air in- sulates, but only until the tensions grows too high. Then an invisible trail opens from cloud to cloud or to the earth. and back up that trail a gigantic jolt of power flows. Air blazes into fiery lightning and sends out sharp sound waves-thunder.

I-low this crackling dynamo works is scarcely understood, even 150 years after Ben Franklin's time. But scientists say that lightning, flash- ing between earth and clouds, con- tinually recharges naturels electrical system. Lightning, in addition, combines nitrogen and oxygen in the air into priceless fertilizer for the soil. Rain washes it down. An esti- mated l00 million tons of usable plant food is thus produced each year, far more than all the fertilizer man makes.

Being 'in the path of an earth-to- sky spark-that is, ”struck by light- ning"-means split-second electrocu- tion. In a summer storm, don't lift a metal-shafted golf club or seek shelter under a tree, for they make ideal electrical pathways. A ditch, ravine or cave is preferable to a solitary hut on a hilltop. A car gives good shielding to occupants. Donlt

stay in the water or neaf a metal fence.

There is an old but apt quotation: "If you heard the thunder, the light- ning did not strike you. If you saw the lightning, it missed you; and if it did strike you, you would not have known it."

EDITORIAL NOTES

The battle of Blenheim, this date 1704.

life experts are undecided about that prospects for game birds ,this fall. They are unanimous, however, in predicting a good season for hares in most areas of the Atlantic region. - For those who relish that gustatory delicacy, this is good news indeed. O O 0

If Senator Walter George, Dem- ocratic Chairman of the Senate For- eign Affairs Committee, can bring it about, "there will be another summit meeting shortly, this time a bilateral one. The principals: President Eis enliower and Red China's Presiden' Mao.

There are more ways than one for governments to get their will in parliament. President Magsaysay of the Philippines, having had trouble with his land reform program, call- ed the legislators back into session and told them they would not be per- mitted to leave until the legislation has been approved.

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A new constitution is being cre-

itcd for Guatemala, and most of its

provisions are democratic enough. There is one. however, which will causewomen at home and abroad to lift inquiring eyebrows. While it provides for general male suffrage. it says that only those women who can read and write will be permitted to vote.

How can one escape the neat Easily enough, says a psychologist lust concentrate on imaginary wal -rfalls, tinkling ice, snowdrifts, am -if it is really scorching-huge ice iergs out in the ocean. In hardly any time at all the hitherto perspir- ing victim will be looking around for vraps and hot water bottles. To 0 O 0

Unlike some other Western statesmen who have gone to Russia, External Affairs, Minister Pearson will be in a position to get reliable iiforrnation befordiend on what to expect in the course of hiuji-ip. an

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Nikki Of The RCMP

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Manls best friend can. at times. , be his greatest enemy. Nikki! proves it.

The husky. black and bronze German shepherd dog has become one of the ltCMP's leading sleuths in Manitoba. tracking down es- caped prisoners, thieves and illicit stills.

Nikki, a four-year-old. received 88 requests for help last year. He is a member of one of the least publicized branches of the RCMP- the canine patrol which this year is marking its 20th anniversary across Canada.

One of Nikki's greatest tracking feats came up last September when two prisoners escaped from Stony 10 miles north of Winnipeg. Dog master constable Ernie Bonderud lost little time in getting the German shep- herd fo the scene. He slipped the tracking harness on. took the leash and gave the command "sou."

PICKED UP SCENT

Nikki picked up the scent of the fugitives and the chase was on. He found the two men. quivering in their hideout under a hsystack. Within an hour after the prisoners had made their bid for freedom they were back inside their cells. ,

This was only one of the many jobs the four-legged detective has performed throughout his career. He has often tracked over open Jields and through wooded areas to uncover illegal liquor stills.

Lack of an assignment does not mean inactivity for the dog or his master. To keep alert, Nikki must continue his learning. A day in his outdoor classroom includes prac- ticc in tracking, attack work, re- ti-icving, water rescue and obedi-

once. His training began at the age of

' two months; six months later he

was a full-fledged detective.

Constable Bonderud has been a dog fancier for as long as he can remember but Nikki was his first charge in the police force.

"The, most essential characteris- tic of a dog master is patience," Const. Bonderud said. "You can't lose your temper and expect your dog to perform. Of course, a strong pair of legs are also a help."

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To insure loyalty to one master and as a precaution against poi- sonlnl. the dose are taught to ac- cept food from no one but their masters. A petting for I job well done is all the recognition Nikki gets. He knows no other reward.

The dog section has become a vital section of the RCMP. Today it maintains an up-to-date training school at Sydney Forks on Cape Breton island where promising pups are given a sound basic train- ing in police work.

Many breeds were tried before the RCMP settled on the German shepherd for their tracking patrols. This breed was found to be best suited for police duty in Canada. They are capable of adapting themselves to the wintry cold by growing a thick cost which they shed in the spring. Their size and strength give them the stamina the job requires.

Although the mounties' horses have given way to the squad car, it is hard to imagine the day when mechanicid ingenuity will create a geplacement for the dog's "snif- er.' t

THE GRAY AND THE GREEN There are only two colors to be seen In the rain. gray and green. The green is meadow, lawn. and high , Mountain. The gray is sky And bark and ham and slabs of stone Made into fenceposts. The grey tone was invented by which one? Strange if sky should copy bark. Being all over gray and dark. Strange if barn should copy tree.

Having been barn a century. But the gray. the weathered stain of ham will be here after rain, Showing a little lichen where ' The ground sends feelers into air, As if exploring on barn gray What the sly is like today. -Elizabeth Jane Astley.

There is no doubt about the changed outlook of the Ottawa P r o g r e s s iv e Conservatives. The long parliamentary session just prorngued brought them their greatest rebirth of hope and con- fidence in many. many years. By their determined opposition to the broad powers granted Mr. Howe in the Defence Production Bill they won approval of press and public, and in forcing the government to surrender they scored a major triumph. In many quarters where there has long been a tendency to write off the Tories as "has beena". there is now a willingness to re- i the merits of the chief op-

Boy Scouts anywhere; today there are six mi"ion Boy Scouts in more than filly countries. How has this remarkable achievement c o m c l about? Like other big things, the l idea was essentially a simple one- one of those simple ideas that it takes genius to reveal.

Robert Baden-Powell knew what boys wanlcd-to get out of doors. to hike. to camp, make fires and cool;, lo climb trees and liziiin-1 tains. to make things; in o t he r l words they wanted the freedom of the woods and hills, and the chance to rough it like pioneers.

when Baden-Powell began he hllfi no idea of doing anything more than suggesting an interest- ing way of training boys in his own country. The uithusiasm with which they greeted the scheme was overwhelming. and before

i This extension of the movement

long. he had a big and ever-groiv- in); national movement on his hands.

it was not long before other .-ountries d ” ” that Scouting was what their boys also needed.

did not come about by deliberate propaganda or publicity. Success in one country was the chief re- commendation. Scouting was too good a thing to be kept shut up in one place.

When the first jamboree was held in 1920 in England it was thought 'of as a British Jamboree. but it was quicklyheelised that something astonishing lied happen- ed-Scouting was world-wide, and

Scouts 'Rouncl The World

Fifty years ago there were no&

matter of correspondence. though there is plenty of that. It also means being always on the look-

out for ways and means of strength .

ening the ties between the mem- bers; it also means helping stru; gllng national associations in thei early days to get or. their feel this is done by advice, by visits by running training camps, and b the distribution of various publicc. tions.

The bureau also works closely. with the International Trainlnr Camp at Gllwell Park in England: this is -the world training centre for instructors, and one sees at Gllwell the international movement at work.

The system of Scoutmaster train- ing begun there by Baden- -Powell is the foundation for all Scouting; it means the main principles and methods are being put into prac- tice on Baden-Powellls own'llnes.

position group. Mr. Drew des- cribed the successful outcome of his party's fight on the Defence Production Bill as marking a great day in parliamentary history. Sin- cere democrata will agree with his appraisal. and shrewd political

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But, when all is said and done. '

the boys themselves are our best ambassadors. Every year scouts cross the frontiers-as they have done since 1909-40 camp and hike min their fellows in other coun- ea.

This year the eighth world jam- boree is being held at Niagara- on-the-Lehe in Canada. This is the

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effort as marking a particularly bright chapter in the history of his party. The small group of Pro- gressive Conservatives have do 'nonsti-ated the effectiveness of a' ipposition when it makes a deter- iilned stand on an issue of prin alple. it will also serve to dispc 'he oft-repeated claim that tho warty is lacking in men of ability One important result of the net: feeling among Progressive Con- servaiivea may well be a leased- lng of anxieties over the leader- ship question. Ever since the days of John A. Macdonald the Con-, servatlve party has been notorious for its disloyalty to its chosen chleftalns. Borden had many trou- bles with the unfaithful, the bril- liant Meighen was sent off the stage far too soon. and the post- Bennett days were marked by a game of musical chairs which reached almost ridiculous propor- tions. There have been and are still some party members dissatis- fied with the leadership of George Drew, and at the beginning of the present session there was a good deal of concern about the prospect of another dunes in .

Medically ' Speaking

By lei-man N. lendeeee. ll.

By Herman N. Bundesen. ILD.

There are several ways of w- erlng-the temper-atin-e of e an lsh baby. But the one that ll probably used by most mothers and :25:-oved by doctors is the sponge

If your baby is a little too old for a convenient sponge bath. or if the sponging method does not drop his fever, you might try a wet pack. Use this procedure. however, only under your dochrs instructions. .

Giving your bhby wet Plck is a simple thing.

First. place a large. dry bath towel on a piece of oil cloth or rubber sheet atop a table or the baby's crlb.

WRAP IN TOWELS

Then take another towel. large enough to encircle your tot's body completely, and soak it in water ,heated to about 100 degrees. Make sure the water is lukew nu. not hot. Wrlng out this towel and place it on the dry towel.

Quickly place your undressed baby on the wet towel. Wrap the wet towel and then the dry towel about hlrn. Leave only his head and arms exposed. Keep him in this wet towel pack for about five iminutes.

If his temperature has not dropped and if he does not appear chilled, unwrap the outer. dry towel, leaving the wet towel in place. Sprinkle some more luke- warm water on the wet towel and then again cover him with the dry towel.

Let him remain encased in this pack for another five minutes.

Then, remove the towels, dry him gently and put on his sleep- ing clothes. Get him to bed right away. but don't make the mistake of covering him too warmly. His usual number of covers will be plenty ,

As a rule. a wet pack will lower your baby's temperature from one to two degrees. maybe more.

12- is especially recommended I the child has a very high fever. QUESTION AND ANSWER

Mrs. V. L. B. Will you please tell me something about glaucoma?

Answer: The cause for. glau- coma is not known.

In this condition, the circula- tion of the fluids in the eyeball is obstructed and the pressure of these fluids increases. entually resulting in blindness unless re- lief is obtained.

An operation may be required to produce a cure.

lNTERNA'l'l0NAL CLUB The Rotary Club of Benonl, a small town near ' L ” is. South Africa. has produced a film on housing projects for use by

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a two-party state to see a balance between competing political forces, and the present resurgence or Con- servative confidence will be wel- comed by all but their most par- tisan opponents. Yet the percep- tive viewer of the situation will not allow the shining success of recent u'nmphs to prevent him from see- ing other hard realities. The Pro- gressive Conservatives have won great credit from the electorate and have even shaken. if only slightly, the long established self- confidence of the governing party. But this is only a starting Point on the road to political victory. After twenty years of defeat and division the Progressive Conser- vatives have ii long way to so be- fore they reach the promised land of doctoral succeed There is a tremendous task of organization ahead. There is a crying need for some. real thinking on vital mat- ters of policy. Old slogans need to be discarded where they have become meaningless. In many pla- ces new men as well as new ideas must be recruited. There must be a wholeheal-ted effort at makinz the party national in Scope, and ending the defaults and token con- tests which have long been pre- valent in many of the provinces. The challenge before the members of the official opposition is as great as it is immediate. If the two-party system is to be saved in Canada the development of an- alternativa to the long-triumphant Liberals must come about very soon. The Progressive Conserva- tives are the' logical alternative. It is Q be hoped that their re- cent success will act as e hypo- dermic to a restoration of their old time political vigor.

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Phillip of Spain had n'fe'32"ad for his coronation in Westminster Ab- bey. Phlllip's hopes vanished soon afterwards. as swiftly as his ship. The visitors who have tbronged the village of Toberniory in hopes of seeing the gnlleon raised can have no 'flnani;lal interest in the project. Their presence is Ilue rather to the fascination of '11- covering buried treasure, and per- haps to curiosity about a 400- year-old reminder that attempts to conquer England often meet with failure -Windsor star.

The glory of the Opposition in this special instance lay in the fact that it made Parliament work as a Parliament, and not as an essential; chorus to the ministry. The Prime Minister took a very sensible view of the situation, but he took it too late. '

The hero of the affair was Mr. George Drew. that much-abused leader of the Conservatives. His party has blamed him often be- cause he cannot lead it to parlia- mentary victory.

We- hope that those who have been hardest on him are able to see that this was a pallianientary . victory of no mean order. and that winning elections is not the

only purpose of a leader. -Peter-

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Iuffalng from a serious sh rt of . Are we to llndelgtazhgie then. that never in the 1,1,9... ,,; mankind. has so much been nwey by In many to so few? -pm... borough llhiamln .

one reason why democracy i- Brltein works better than in any other land la la) because Hy-io..1,,-. government doesn't ii.-no... .,. adopt strong unpopular me .1 when it behaves tho i..,.:.ol.:: public interest demands: imam, my (bl because the peonia n: u... m,. Country have enough sense 0, order and discipline to "'"'Pnr .,,,,, measures and to make titan. w,,,.1, -Ottawa Journal.

One of the most difficult thing: for most people to do is to wan, They may not think so. They may think they would like to have lloth. ing to do and lots of time to do it in. But let them have it that way for a while and they become hm-. ed. Witness the frustration express. ed in the armed services by the saying, "Hurry up and wait!"

The most significant kind of waiting is not ldlena. It usually involves some element of sus. pense. It is a matter of waiting for something to happen which we fear or desire, a condition to un. fold which requires adjustment or embodies opportunity. It may be ; young man saving to buy a cai- a farniertwaitlng for right condi- tions for plowing. a workman waiting for materials, a moths; watching her child work out n problem he must solve for himself, a civic leader waiting for the C0l'nv munity to awaken to a latent need. -Christian Science Monitor.

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