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ITAGE 4

Our Bi-Cenienary Too On the night of October 1st bon- fires will flare across the Province of

Nova Scotia and. by rights they.

should burn in Prince EdWard Is,- land too. Nova Scotia, of course, is celebrating the 200thanniversary of representative G o v e r n m e n t and Prince Edward Island was part of Nova Scotia at the time, having be-

come a separate province only in 1769. ‘ . ' It would be appropriate, , too, if

there could be some message from this Province for the special session

of the Nova Scotia House of Assemb- _.

'ly which meet: October 2nd. Both it and our own Legislative Assembly are direct descendants of the 'first representative body to be called to- gether on what is now Canadian soil.

The history of government in this part of the world is one of constant striving by lawful means to bring the exercise of power in line with the real interests and wishes of the people.

There was no such upsetting of com

stituted authority as was experienced in the Thirteen Colonies. For that very reason, however, it has been pos- sible to'maks progress step by step, an advantage which is still important.

The American constitution is a. ri- gid thing compared with. our own. They have not yet, for example, man—

aged to make the executive branch.

'Iof government responsible to the leg- islative branch or establish‘ the pri~ macy of the popularly elected House of Representatives over the Senate in

The primacy of the Canadian House of Commons over the Senate also is still to be . established, V but there is not likely to be an 011‘ who will doubt that the powers the Gen-1' adia’n Senate will be curbed long bs-l fore similar action can'be taken in the

I United States.

Be that as it may, Prince Edward Islanders and, indeed, all Canadians V join their Nova" Scotian brethern‘ in

ii 'Vcelebrating the beginning of the third

hundred years of representative gov- ernment. Weshduld beer in mind our

own responsibilities as citizens while .«

we remember the way our fathers v carried out theirs. '

An Expert Problem

The Aluminum Company or

Canada, Britgin’s tradition-a1 supplier «

' of that important commodity,sis re- ported to have asked the British Board of Trade to cut down imports of aluminum fromthe Soviet Union. It seems that for some time now the British have been buying fairly large Quantities from that source, chiefly

because the price is lower than that V

of the Canadian product.

This disparity in prices between Canada and some other producing countries is one of the big problems facing Canadian business—not only “in 'minerals but in many other com- modities. No country can be blamed for obtaining its imports from the cheapest source; and the fact is that Canada is one of the most expensive sources of raw materials and manu- factured products alike.

Some poople blame this state of '

affairs on the labour unions which seem to be under the impression that there is no limit to what a given

‘ industry can afford, to pay in wages. The unions, for their part, are prone to blame industry which, they main- tain, insists on higher profits than are economically feasible. There may be some truth in both views But wherever the greater part or the blame lies, the point is that Canada can never expect to reach .its full ex- port potential so long as Canadian prices are not competitive with thou of other exporting countries. This is it plain economic'law that cannot be ignored.

Telling Time

In an article in a recent issue of the Natloual Geographic Magazine Dr. Lyman J. Briggs, Director Emeritus bf the Bureau of Stand- ards and a trustee of the National Geographic Society, explains how the radioactivity of living things provides the key to locked-in secrets

of age. ‘ Radio carbon, discovered in nature only about 20 years ago, is ,‘1

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. 1958.‘

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the most spectacular of the radio— active meterials used in dating pro- cesses. Since it has an atomic weight of 14, instead of carbon’s normal

12, it is often referred to as “carbon- .

14”. All liVing organisms contain the same amount of carbon-14. After death, organic materials lose it at the same rate. Half of it disappears in 5,568 years. Half the remainder disappears in the next 5,568 years— and so on until it is all gone. Dr. ‘wnlard F. Libby, a nuclear scientist who is now a member of the US. Atomic Energy Commission, was the first to work out a method for telling time by radio carbon. How accurate his measurements are ' may be seen in his estimate of the age of an ancient Egyptian funeral barque dug up some years ago. His estimate was 3,621 years. Further

, research established the age as 3,800

years. I ,. Some important findings have ‘ been made by meansof carbon-14. It shows, for instance, that the last ice age” ended about 10,000 years ago, only half as far back as had previously been believed. Man’s Shift frOm hunting to primitive farming took place in 7,000 BC.—the date given tocharcoal dug up at Jarmo, Iraq, believed to be the oldest agri- cultural village. At the same time, men were living in Alabama; and 3,000 years before that—10,000 B. C.—hu.nters in the Southwest part

of North America were hunting pre-i historic beasts. This finding is ' in

contradiction to' the long held views that Indians had inhabited the New World only a few centuriesbefore Columbus came. '

Colombo Plan Funds

1 . The Prime Minister“ has described

‘ as “pure conjecture” a news' report . that the Government is considering

boosting its Colombo Plan contribu- tions by as much as .50 per cent. He did not say, however, that the report was untrue; and certainly there is no. reason Why the G0vernment should hesitate to make a consider- able increase in the allocation. This

_ year’s amountis $35 million. An-

other amount of, $1,600,000 has been

‘ set aside for_.Ghs.ns and the West

If these contribiltions were out- right “give-aways’T; it might be" argued that this is not a particu- larlngood yesn‘for the Government to increase them, what with a heavy current deficit and the. prbmise of

a bigger One‘ next year. It must be ,

remembered, however, that a large grep-isle returned to this country in ,trade. ' Since the Colombo, Plan was established eight years ago, Canada hes contributed about $200 million to the fund. But much" of this—perhaps as much as

half of it—has come back in payment ‘

for industrial equipment; and, of course, as these countries advance industrially, they will need more and more equipment which Canada is in a position to supply. It is reasonable to suppose that they will prefer to deal with those countries which have shown sympathetic interest in their problems.

‘But the countries of South and South East Asia, the main bene- ficiaries of Canada’s contributions, need food as much as they need in- dustrial equipment From that stand-

,‘point, this has been a particularly

hard year in India and Pakistan. Canada could easily-afford to send them large quantities of wheat on a long term credit arrangement, in addition to the \ gifts which have been forwarded. Surely, it is better —snd wiser—to put the wheat to use, feeding hungry people, even if the recipients need 25 or 30 years in which to pay for it, than to allow it to go to Waste.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Opposition leader Hollet says that in all probability the Newfoundland Government has spent f-‘most of .the budge ” before it was brought down in the legislature. Isn’t that the way

'most GoVernments operate?

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The Japanese Foreign Minister

thinks that China intends her~ cur-‘

rent operations against the Matsu and Qucmoy islands as "‘a lever for international recognition” rather than as an invasion prelude. It seems

like a poor way to build up goodwill. # i It -

The United States Congress has passed a bill granting $25,000 a year pensions to ex-Presidents. Neither Mr. Hoover nor Mr. Truman has ex~ pressed displeasure wth the legis— lation, although they are both men of means. They are probably think- ing of future ex—Presidents who may not be as well off financially.

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U; K. OPINION

WWI—Chancellor of the Ex cheque‘r Healihcote Amory. must be chuckling these days. He has been besieged with ,advice to the dfifeot that he do something to ease credit restrictions and in- crease the buying power of the people to stimulate I usiness and industry. {Burt Lord Monlvbon.‘ chalnmsn of the Midland Bank,

has done it her him without the ‘(mancellor having to turn s lin-

ger. The smMmcemlenrt by Lord Monlnton that the Midland Bank will institute. a system at per- sonal loans for its customers at five per cent interest, and mm no security other than chanso- ter and stability, has had a chain peach-on which will set sales of consumer goods sowing. Of course, the Canadian Banks have held a system of personal loans tor years. But this is‘ s new“ thing in the United Kingdom, and it hestsken financial circles by BEHIND THE SCENES _ ‘Behlndflis Midland Book's ac- tion is the fiaotthslt in recent weeks most of the leading Banks have, been buying heavily i‘nto the hire purchase finance companies. Most of the“ bigger hire puncture firms were involved. There were no big buys lent tor the Midland. So it came up with this, tor Brit'- ain, revolutionary idea of plac- ing funds at ithe disposal of the public, at rates much lower then those of the finance cmnpsnrles, for the purchase of cars, electri-

iture, and other commodities. ,AIlready, this has snowiballed. The other'lbsnks are fiollowing suit. ‘ . .

One of the biggest finance com- panies has reduced its rate of interest to 3 3—4 pencent. It- looks as if everyone is pleading with the public to come along and bor— new money and spend it to keep the country’s economy at a high level. And the public is respond- mg, running in droves .to the Midland Bank to get some of the easy money, at a low interest rate. Chancellor AImory’vs prob-

. PUBLIC FORUM

1111s column Is" open to the discus-

sion by correspondents of question of

interest. The Guardian does not news-

sully endorse the opinion of corrcs pondents.

TOURIST snosrncrs

Shy-I read with much interest the letter of Pro Bono Publico in this morning’s Guardian with ref- erence to the Rocky Point Ferry. I am sending an article by s tour- ist which appeared in the Guer-

' dies of August 3, 1950, referring

to the tremendous possibilities for development at Rocky Point.

New with the. proposal to ‘ es- tablish aNstlonsl Historic Park at Rocky Point the possibilities ilor development should be sway beyond whstthe tourist had In mind in 19mg .

I thought possibly you would like to insert the enclosure. Just think'of the possibilities right at the front door of Charlottetown, and the need, greater than ever, for a first class ferry service to develop the tourist business and give citizens without cars a chance to enjoy a real outing. it Would not matter If it was ncc‘ esssry be have a moderate toll for all cars and passengers to cover expenses. V

It might be good pollcy on the part of residehts in town and country to inside joint .meeting and let the politicians know what the voters demand and have a right to expect. '

I , Sir, etc, ROCK POINT RESIDENT

(The article. too long to l‘PI‘Ub- Iish lieI-e. advocates Ihe develop- mcnI of 3 luxury res:an I’m- sum met and winter at, a cost of so proximately four million dollars. Pointing out the beautiful scenery and beaches, the writer was sure

that it would be a gold mine. Ed.)

V Banks Extend ' . Consumer Creclil

'By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent ’ for The Guardian

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lem of getting more money into elucidation has been well solved for him, without the government EMPIRE TRADE BOOST V Lord Beavenbnook’s Daily Ex— press is again beating the drum for Commonwealth and Empire Trade. It took its text Vfirmn an article “mutton by Bligh Omnmls- sinner Geo. A. DreW'anId pub- lished it in the quarterly msg- azine “Impulse”. In it, Mr. Drew said there was a stronger senti- ment in Canada in favor of gros- ter trade with Britain, and that in the next flew years time would be a tremendous expansion in the Canadian Market. .- SeIizinIg. on this, the Empress has come out strongly in support of raising the levels of Draper-vial pre- ferences to stimulate Conn-non- wealIiih trade, and mges that this form the keynote of the combos

in Montreal. ,

It may have been coincidence. but on the daymllowlngthednun beating in the Empress, dishon- fionyEveniug Standard came out with a special thme swolle- ment setting forth the. opportun- files for greater trade between Britain and Canada.

ANXIOUS‘ ABOUT ICELAND

The aver-else Britishes, we hm foam, is not very essin aroused lay international attains. But we have sensed, in the last week. a very deep concern on the part of many to whom, we have talked about the possibilities of trouble with Iceland over- the endomo- ment of e 12 mile fishing limit. mod that island country. At the moment of writing both sides are adamant. The Iceland Fisheries Minister says the 12 mile limit will be enforced, and

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it will be seized. taken into pool. their catches and nets confisca— ted and fines imposed. The Bri- tish government says to the fish- inIg boat Captains, "Go ahead, and fish up to the oIlIdliImIi-t and ignore the new Iceland regula- tion, ‘sndwe will send gunlbosts to protect you.” V ‘ . This could have. all the melt- ings of s first class interaction all raw. What the British Public is asldug ‘is'just “tht m- peus if British Ships of War fire on Iceland Patrol Boats. twins to enforce the new limit?” That might Well he even more than a $64,000 question; The’people here are snowingsvital interest in it. And they are hoping that: thesi- forts of the NAITO Council« to ef- feet a emanates will be suc- cessful. ‘ _ WELL KEPT‘SECRET . . When Julie Andrews, star of “My Fair Lady” whose connec- ‘is'on with Canada we were the first tonevealhsd boneless few days all because of tonsil itis. much wss made at the mess of Torus Lem/her chorus glnlgun-

. return to a useful life more read—

Mony Aids For The Crippled

B Herman N. Bundesen.lM.D. PERSONS crippled by disease or accident too often try to :go it alone." They don’t realize that there are hundreds upon hundreds of trained exlpents ready and eager to help rehabilitate thlallrll'lile I admire the determma lion of these handicapped pet'- sons not to becOme a burden up- on anyone, I thlnik they should take lull advantage of the fiacili— ties available to them.

USEFUL LIFE ' With competent help. they can

ilymnifuhbfiywsareto their solel upon em ves or I iamu'lies to decide what should be done.

The same. .of course. holds true for the parents of children crippled early in lie. These handicapped ymmgsters should hmsllthehelpthstlsavail- able. '

Last year more than. 158,000 crippled persons were helped the National Society tor Crop- pted Children and; Adults Throughout the country. the so- ciety maintains nearly 1,400 ser- vice centers and other pro- jeots..

AVAILABLE FACILITIES

Here is a partial list of what the society has to otter those who need it: i Diagnostic a n (1: evaluation clinics where services of medical specialists and the required eqviupv men/t are made available for diagnosis of crippling conditions. Treatment neuter: which ,pro- vide treatment services under medical prescription and profes— supea‘vision on an out» patient basis. -

Rehabilitation centers which of- for s concentnation of services in-

the medical, psychological, social and vocational areas. Residemtlal. centers providing inpatient care to convalescent patients, surgical or rehabilita- tion cases.

TRAVELLING THERAPIST Itinerant services and therapy tor the hmnelbounri, brought to thecommunity by a therapist waveling over a certain geograp- hIlIc area.

Special summer service in speech and physical therapy. Nursery schools and preschool centers designed, for prewschool handicapped children and offer- ing only education and recrea- tson . ‘- Equipmemt loan pool: where orthopedic equipment owned by s crippled children’s society is lent to handicapped persons on a prescription basis. w

Day camps, resident comps, public school units and many other services also are available.

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NOTES BY THE wi,

A mother may think her chil- dren have gmwn during the Wm- ter. but she never know. just how much until she gets their last summer’s clothes—Kitchen- et-Wlaterloo Record

A doctor says whittling for, an hour a day will relieve tension. That’s all right, Doc. for, anyone withewooden'legorsblbckhesd but when you have to pan/“the dealer a quarter for s ,bit'ol. wood hardly big enough to pack a booth it‘s an expensive past- I time unless you know surname who’s wrecking an old house.— otbswu Citizen

. “Passing the hat” lathe Iav- , elite MdbydfiydePurkom-w tors, organwgnindm .Witli monk- eys and imprmnptu sidewalk per- formerslthasnoplaceimsmo- dern election campaign. Thus, it is' to be how that of Grenville—Dundee riding will overcome the bad impression created at the recent meeting in the audience was comfmtably seated, the hat came rolling s- round for contnbu' thins—4M- viile Recorder . ,

'John Foster Dulles is Lrefor- room, not a diplomat. His moral- preaclhments endear him to no one. Andlike most refiorm-p as, he is about as resilient in

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in positions of great power. the good of the country, Mr. Dulles should relax. 'I e to Duck is- land and bore the birds—Detroit . Free Press .

After what he considers to bé sdequateresearchintothemb— jec,t Dr. James F. Bender. a New York psycholom'st. has mmmecouchisimthefwo- mammalian-Museum mayormeynotbessoundconv cluslon.but Dr.Benderiscer- tsinlynotthefirstpersontosr-‘I time at it. Millions omenenV "

' MAXIMS"

People generally do not appre- ciate what they do not suffer for. Athlngisheldtobechespifit did not cost dearly. Honor is light- ly worn if it is easily attained. In- herited liberty .is too often care- lessly used until it is repossess », " ed thri'urgh sacrifices.

derstudny, stepped, into the leading role on it flew hours so- tice. It was considered pheno- menal that this clhomus girl should give so excellent a performance on her flimst appearance.

Now the secret is out of the

chorus girl. She held a_ previous successful career as the star of a musical show, but under sno- iiher name. , VISITORS WELCOME Readers of The Guardian .who.visit Londoners cor- » dislly invited to visit the ot- fice of. Canada Review, a V Canadian newspaper publim- sd in the United Kingdom, and Associated with this newspaper. The stat of Can» ads Review, head by M. McIntyre Hood as editor, will be happy to welcome all Canadians and to as- sist them with information, .advice and guidance when- ever possible. The address is 63 Fleet St, London E. AC. 4. just a short walk from Trafalgar Square and St.

British Fishing vessels violating \ WIll De

Will Gen. Charles de Gaulle step down as he promised sf- ter getting France‘on the tracks with a new constihition?»

That is the question many Frenchmen are asking. And more and more seem to be coming around to the view that the sen- ersl intends to slay.

They point out that in the new constitution he has proposed, the post of president of the republic is teller-made for him. The next

upresident will have stronger pow.

ens than any French head of state since N s poison. Many Frenchmen think he could be virtually a dictator if he wished.