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a7 SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900. Of Prime Importance
—_ A
\ eral policy makers may have for post-
The more one studies the second
"annual review of the Economic Goun-
. new look being taken at the particu-
mic growth.
_er_areas_ of the country.
- ‘Regards
the average economy as a whole.”
_ over-night in solving regional dispar- - ities of long standing. But this is not
- federal agencies in order to help
“and effective utilization of the avail- _ able human and. material.resources—
h, 4 we arid’ industrial. development, ‘
population normally engaged in pro-
‘Canadian average.
_ trap poses a formidable challenge to
cil of Canada, the more one appreci- ates the amount of conscientious work that has gone into-it and the im- portance of. it coming before the country at this time, on the-eve -of © the opening of a new Parliament and . with—let us hope—prospects of a
lar problems affecting these Atlantic provincee.. ed staid
' A large section ‘of the 200-page re port is devoted to an analysis of reg- fonal growth and disparities in Can- ada: and reference is made, time and . again, to the fact that although there are important: distinctions among them, the four Atlantic provinces clearly constitufe the region with the lowest levels of income per capita and the area which has participated less adequately in overall national econo-
. This, it points out, has resulted in a particularly unfavorable set of econo- mic circumstances and characteris- tics. First, the proportion of the.
‘This fact alone is credited with accounting for roughly ‘half the dap. in income per: person between the region and the
* -OTHER- DRAWBACKS—Second, the picture is no more favorable as earnings per person employ- ed. The general educational lével of the labor’ force is below that of oth- er regions, and a larger-proportion of the population live and work in rural areas where incomes are typically lower than in urban areas. The rate of capital investment per capita is well below the Canadian average; growth-related. “services, including education, health, transport and re- “sources development, have been‘con-- sistently and substantially lower thian in “other Canadian regions.
These coriditions have also been re- flected in high and sustained rates of / out-migration from the area and in a rate of growth of employment slower - than the rest of Canada. “They: are~ the symptons, says the commission, “of a region in a low -level ‘income trap,’ and the breaking out of that
national policies for regionally bal- anced economic development.”
The problem focuses attention on the ‘fundamental importance” of im- proving the utilization of human and material resources in all regions of the country. This involves their ful. | lest possible use, ‘combining them, in: the most efficient way, and continual- ly upgrading their productive capac- _ ities. It emphasizes, also, the need for advancing the relatively lagging areas “at rates appreciably faster than
- PROMPT ACTION URGED—Ap- propriate policies and programs, it is’ conceded, cannot be brought to bear.
put forward as an alibi for delay in taking remedial measures. On the contrary, along with recommendations for long-term action, stress is laid on the importance of recognizing “the urgent need to make available ad- ditional financial resources to the: governments of the lower-income . regions and through the appropriate
break: the vicious circle of low pro- ductivity, low incomes, low govern--, ment revenues and low investments in growth-promoting sérvices which are needed to improve the quality
in particular,- education, training, re- health, transport facilities, re-
-not-one problem but thousands_of
expenditures.on_|-
|
|
‘and the development of wider mar
, provinces (the Atlantic Region) have |, also the’ four smallest “populations: _-and thus carry Jess weight in the total
-it becomes. - Yet there is no natural “right” to pollute.
‘that pollution adversely affects the
_this gigantic housecleahing scheme’
wards that are too tiny to survive
. Britain. There would be no direct |
| terest. The Guardian, does not neces
~
kets.” ; . r - Also, the commission points out a ‘cardinal factor in the index of in- come: disparity which takes account of differences in population among the various regions. On this basis the extent of interregional income dis-’ parity is less because the four lowest:
index. “The implication of this fact is important for policy purposes,” says the report, “in the sense that' the task of improving the quality and productivity of the resources of the
lowest income provinces would in- | ©
volve'a relatively small penpornen of the total national income.”
This removes. any excuse our. fed:
action-in grappling with this”) vital issue, and puts it in a light which should appeal to all Canadians with any sense of fairness and equity.
Another Warning We are heering more and more, from American sources, about the dangers of pollution. We would do well to pay attention to what the ex- perts are warning about our lack of
imagination in attacking those things |.
which degrate the quality of the world around us. ¢ The latest warning on this score comes from President Johnson's science advisory commit: tee which tells us, in fact, that we haven't really begun as yet to realize what we're up against: Pollution, this- committee says, is |
problems. It is the fouling of air, water and land; the stench of a burn- ing dump; the visual pollution of junk yards and billboards; the ugly enigma of litter that won't deteriorate.
The richer the country gets, the committee warns, the more polluted
Mankind’s stake in a decent environment no longer is a-easual-one. “Today we are certain
quality of our lives. In the future it may “affect their duration.”
tion to the amount of pollution they
add to the environment. It’ proposes
a tax on junked-autos to speed up’ their disposal. It calls for more
basic scientific research and more
data on pollutants; more cooperation among ‘government units in assault-
ing them; more imaginative demon-
stration projects and. more individual
concern about pollution. The cost of
this better world, the committee
notes, will be enormous.
It’s going to be a hard sell to put ,
across, but our natural resources are
days, and there’s no. alternative ‘if we're going to salvage them. ~ British Proposal Despite the withdrawal of the larger Caribbean islands to separate independent status, Britain appears still hopeful that a federation may yet Shape up from some of its former ~colonies in that-area- ~ Tt is not un- mindful ‘of the plight of the: small-- “orphans” of the Windwards and Lee-
‘alone, which find it difficult to be- come industrial and yet retain their unexploited attraction for Visitors. ~~
A British White Paper,’ recently issued, suggests, that six of these is- -
-Phe-report-suggests-a-tax-on-pol--+ ~juters; ‘effluent charges”-in- propor-—|--
IN WINTER'S COLD EMBRACE
» .| This is understandable because
“OTTAWA REPORT By Patrick N Nicholson
Promising Material In Verdun n MP
I have never seen the boys of .
| St. Pats on the football fields |
a OF would. like. to._gavel_for the last, time
| I imagine that a stirring show | moving upwards again. After- is put on by those"Fighting Irish,
-Quebec City..I
general, John Diefenbaker: ‘‘The hon. member. for Verdun ‘made a very good.,presentation, and I
ing good presentations.” Prime Minister Pearson has
rising young politician, and an affinity for him too—maybe be-
“because. they aré both _ Celts. Last session he promoted Mac- kasey from the back benches to pe post as caucus onan
like -to-see-young members-mak-
a similar respect for Verdun’s~
cause he likes a fighter, perhaps _
\ At the revent meeting of the | Liberal caucus, he: handled the before:
| wards he ran into a crowd of
presented to Lester Pearson’ when he-served as President of | __the—United—Nations-
sembly 13 years ago—he just | once raised his hand to scratch
‘| block or two, The cramp:is a * | Rot getting enough blood. When
| John, “to-stop in the middle of
| en medicine to dilate his vessels.
Signs Of Poor | Circulation —
By Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen | . John was getting along in years\and was proud of the fact that erate needed a doctor. mething that .has me ou know I like ” walk but. now I get-9 cramp in left calf muscle ‘after volun a block. When I stop for a. few ; the muscle relaxes and I'm able: to continue, but.
quate when the extremit rest but ‘not’ after “ 7 complaint that the muscle is
_ the “nourishment _ re-
said the sidewalk for no ssenhaat reason. I now walk down the al- ley where no sees me or on a business street where 1 can stop and lookin the windows.” He also admitted that he never got the cramp when indoors.
most of us never walk without topping frequently when at
The pain can be avoided by resting just before the distress . is due to come on, John was giv-
and_told to stop after three-quar- ters of a block and to treat his
“almost” bloodless extremities with care, This is important be- cause minor injury, a trivial in- | fection or a Wurn may precipi-
time. he—_de-_|-._._- ; = Bvt Dial Sit Bet ie simu ak cake up at ‘There te soniething © new ve iol i
‘valesed new passageways that led to an improvement in circu-
‘Prime ieee Pearson admit- ted that he'd lately been yearn- | ing for_a big .super-jet to. take. ‘| him to conferences in such plac-
es as Lagos, Nigeria, in nine or 10 hours.
known four days before Christ- mas, chances are the Canadian Santa’ Claus’ would have coldly ignored them. Canadians, unlike the citizens of many other coun- tries, including the United-Stat-- es, have never placed their el-
lands become associated into a tiny | federation as “associated states” of |
colonial tie, and after they have or- ganized a competent legislature,’ the group will have the power to with- draw to independent status without; consent of Westminster. ‘ There had been some hope that Canada might be induced tq make.. ‘these islands, including the larger Barbados, into an affiliate of the Do- minion. That seems unlikely yet Canadian trade assistance’ and techni- cal skills would be a boon to them: In this connection, we note that preliminary discussions are now in progress at Ottawa between econom- ists from Canada, the United ‘King- |
dom and the United States on.a study a
aimed at formulating methods to de-
“velop the economy of the Barbados,
Leeward and Windward islands and to set out priorities ‘for the next: five
years. The economists will study the | ability of each island to absorb devel-
opment aid, the nature of private in.
vestment which could be made and
the possibility of closer ecohomic C0-, operation amorg-them.
. With help of this kind, it is hop- ed’ that under the new British pro- posal there will develop a Little Fed- ‘eration that may grow into a_ sub-,
PUBLIC FORUM
This column ‘is open. te the discussion |
by correspondents of questions of in
sarily endorse the jion of , corres. pondents. All letters published are sub- ject to editing and condensation where Mecessary. The Guardian fs unable te
enter thte any correspondence regaré- ing letters submitted.
ected leaders on -pedestals that include luxuries like big jets. Thus it is that Mr. Pearson. | when and ‘if he visits Lagos for a PM’s nce, will probab- ‘ly arvive there in a tried- and- | true Yukon transport. plane et will take all of 19 tiresome for the trip.
“ A NOTE OF THANKS Sir,—We Id ‘like’ to take this op nity to publicly
to the: health, welfare and edu- cation of the deaf children of the Province during the past year.
"To our teachers, Mrs, John Mustard and Mrs. Bruce Mc- - Phee; who have done such an ex- cellent job, to the Department of Education fot their increased support, to both Clinics and our fine young doctors, to the Y.M.C.A. and to the merchanis of,.the.Charlottetown area, who tributed generously at Christ- “Mas time. :
We féel the public should know that we have the begin- nings, of the finest school for the deaf in Canada right here ~ in Charlottetown.
A public “‘awareness” of what has been done, what can be done and, what should be done in the future in the way of oral educa- tion of deaf children is the only ‘ Way-to maintain the momentum of a program that is well under way. -
Once again, a’ sincere thank
'-you.and may the New. Year | bring health and” happiness to
all our benefactors.
We are, Sir, etc.; GUS CAMPBELL, Chairman
Parents Association "school for
stantial West Irfdies nation. )
.
| the Deaf, Charlottetown.
4
thank all thése who. contributed
Anyone on Bank Street these ‘days will notice how the bank- ing business has warmed.
‘Trust, companies invite de- posits with lures of ballpoint pens, Churchill crowns and popu- lar records: In staid banks, soft bent over the loudspeakers
spending. oe _ The. banker is no longer aloof,
cold eye. He's as affable as mine host at a Pickwick inn.
as the competition grows. Washington. Star reports
The what
come. In New York city a new institution called the Banque In ternationale -has opened its
doors for the service of ‘ to whom price is secondary.”
There are no vulgar teller ca- ges and counters ‘and ‘the custo- mer finds mcg a crackl- ing fire VI chairs,
a ante ie by a maid and but-
, and instant cash.
To enjoy all this the customer only needs. to keep a balance of $25,000 in his account. hard
to this situation, it would appear that a $50,000 balance in Ottawa ee ee
| say te look like a ‘poor relation.
strenuously if a long- Even if he'd made his wishes | was placed at the permanent
Happy-Time Banking -
Ottawa Journal
have encouraged thrift — or | guarding the doubloons with a | This may be but a beginning
may be a shape of things ta |
‘those bE
To apply... Canadian ‘common’ sense
| er Commonwealth leaders will | arrive. in jets, Canada’s leader
—frankly,—we—- doubt ff} many Canadians, ‘would lef
distance jet from the Air Canada fleet
| disposal of the .government to | use for official Consdian. _busi- « ness.
‘Such a plane could be used to | fly members of the Royal Fam- | dy from-place-to place should
any of them ever visit Canada 5
again.
Or it could’ be ‘offered for the use of all. visiting dignitaries who tour the country from coast
| to coast.
Commonsense, not Santa Claus, should be allowed to rem- edy this typical Canadian over-
| sight.
| fire. a cup of coffee and an easy | ‘chair, For $1,000 on the credit’ | side of the, ledger there — at least be coffee.
The Star i¢ troubled by the | problem ‘of the customer of the Banque Internationale having to
Brother, that’s a problem!
ESCAPEES CAPTURED SUDBURY, Ont. (CP)—Seven escaped
i
Kirkland. Lake, who was ing one year for breaking and entering. +.
| 101 Longworth Ave. Dial 2-1206
‘unlikely to join “— mer territories.
Takeover sporked| By Poverty.
Canadian Prese Staff Writer
Poverty, not China, is ggoel | when France gave full independ- ently at the root of three ence to 12 former territories’ in markably similar. military volts that have erupted France's.former African colon ies in the last month.
The_ expulsion of China's rep- ieunmhatees from Dahomey and the Central African... and. the * anti-Chinese tone statements coming from new military regime in Volta .are regarded by ee obsérvers as a smoke-
* There is Métle doubt that, after an initial surge of fellowship, China hag fallen into a bad odor in much ‘of Africa. But-<the | Chinese were not believed to
- Sahara.
There is nothing 90 far to ine dicate pr ae ee military leaders — in the three countries were in
i i
ll regarded tes, were al rege as maseraton
Guinea in close flirtation with the Communists.
What all three countries have in common is small populations, backward economies and few ‘prospects for <quick improves. had noted ‘the two ment. | with “anxiety.” CAN’T CHANGE FACTS — \” And he added that ‘such take A military takeover is not over is ‘of a nature to effect likely. to: change’ the unpleasant | the French policy of aid and co- - facts. The best it. might do is operation, which can only -find provide firmer guidance for the | its significance and its effects countries involved’ and reduce |in ofder and legality” corruption and nepotism. a The statement was taken as
place civilian: governments that | | French territories to ‘think
|had been in power since 1960, itwice before attempting a coup.
Church & The Election
that: part of Africa south of the
“Van Dellen, co Chicago Trib- une, Chicago, Illinois.) 4
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the recent | this. It is the recognition a minority within a minority | journalists and a barrage of | his chin while he thought for an | ation and in the distance he was. tM esa ooo Eight- | involvement in the world may ‘Tesolutely determined to - make | questions. This, his first and im- answer. And when it came out, | able to walk. teen ministers sought office im | be rough, dirty, and lonely. We their mark. This _ picture, one promotu press . conference, he | it made per-headlines.’I | But mot everyone with inter-. four different ‘parties: Other | assume that all mature Chris- | must by watching a grad- | met head on and—I dare to say liked his chalet to his .fellow- | M'ttent claudication is so fortun- | ministers mounted the party |tians recognize the right of all uate of Saint Patrick's~ High | this—he showed himself a better Irishman, Mike Pearson: “even | Ate. The circulation may worsen | platform to support candidates: | ministers, and the duty of some, School battling on the tougher. | imaae-prolector and considerably | in this world devoted to slander | 2%. in time, pain develops at | scores of churches zed to ‘‘get into politics"; and the and rougher field of Parliament | more quotable than the Prime and backbiting. there's an al- | fest. Special X-ray studies may | political. meetings at which the [right and duty of others to stey Hill. ee | Minister had just previously most mystical bond our,| Pe needed to determine if a loc- local candidates were | out- Ordination does not set a Bryce Mackasey was born and | been at a formal . conference jeader and his_partv | alized obstruction in the artery minister above other men. It raised in Quebet\City, He was | with his retiring—not meaning . Mackasey was offered, but | ©. If 90, the blockage may . Canadian puts him under the authority of a student at St: Pat's before aie chairmen be- | wisely reiected, p into | D€ Temoved or bypassed with an | (Anglican) actually advised its | the Church, and it rings the bell - moving on to George Williams. | him | a backwater as de Speaker artificial vessel. Now and then — without for action. Se Later he settled in the city of | Than Gh investi: Mackasey | of the House: recently he re. | {ne nerves that constrict the ar | how to vote. It dismissed the . Verdun, where he set up his Own. | jasisted “T am speaking as the | Portedly came near a Cabinet teries are severed (sympathec- | NDP and the Socreds, then-con- KURDS AMBUSH IRAQIS business. After a stint as alder- appointment; soon he will cer- a eee “The voters choice ‘TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iraql man, he stood for and won elec- | Fetiring caucus chairman, not as 114, serve on the ladder. mung | om seems to be between the suspl- | nent forces are engaged _. tion to the House of Commons | the voice of caucus,” and he : + ; FIGURE RESTORATION ~ | cion of corruption (Liberals) on |fovermment lonses are Sngawey in 1962 and in both elections | was articulate, plausible and Just below Cabinet—as par-| 6 G writes: how do the |the one hand, and the suspicion Kurdish rebels in mountainous ~ since. ~ | aly once faced, Firmly grip- | liamentary secretary to a Min- movie stars keep their {i gure of ineptitude (Conservatives) on | car F ao. he pewe The St. Pat's spirit and the | ping the gavel—the, very gavel | ister after pregnancy? the other hand. The latter Seaar ie woes Mon- Irish charm = quickly brought “— PLY choice seems to be indicated.. day. Air force MiG jet fighters Mack notice in | = By following the physician's | Fourteen ministers were de- |’ 9): ‘ Bryce asey y ae (two | are blasting Kurdish positions in ~Parliament-—1t-seomed-t0- that ——Hail The Chunkalona-— ane See ics Verdun, Quebec had given him | ; : per. cent_of normal « body. = some of the spirit of Verdun, = Christian Science Monitor = Sans Bene: . Exer- “They shall, , ass.” | cises a vill streng- —-* Soe Tameome we consider the ancient market expandidg - project at then the abdomiag! muscles and CHAMPIONS . UNDERDOGS | lineage of sausage (dating the Cornell Agricultural Ex- put the curves in the right plac- Typjeally, when Maurice Sau- | om ee suis the’ gee a. fin To ted a wth name |" handling of the Quebec_front. of. |e tag: ieee ily “de. ar. considered the + sa0g:-0)-—weltees “Can ~convul- * the Liberal election campaign ia | o ol ae |e s of the sausage chunks sions in a baby be caused by pu fe. Bae ocala, } Maskatey riety. Unlike the classical meat alone who showed -the spirit to | fed into a casing like that of a | é REPLY rise to his feet and. eloquently oer — the rae p asciet bologna. “Chicken Chunkalona < we defend Sauve. This led his party | leak anads uae an he cen ret | they decided. BENIGN GROWTH . colleagues ‘wrongly to class him | 7 8¢* Pattee Economists put the, new pro- | | Mrs. 0. writes: Is a’ cervical as a Sauve man in the bitter In ah ken. & | | duet through extensive cost and | polyp a malignancy? Favreau versus Sauve struggle | eae ental - ce ihe: | es — bones te | REPLY . for the influence if not the |S og lee Naar gge age bi sm 6 bain tg aul Polyps are tumors and same | S00U : I} Call us for programs, leadership within the Quebec | just ea franklurters got their We think authors of thi 0 ee casks te tse wes mated thet. She pelea ou tatoos, Wot Liberal wing. But Mackasey was pe arose pone gue Sublies h . “8 | Gerviea! polyps usually are in- ‘eo the 2 | ; not being partisan, just Irish. | weinera from Vienna (Wien); | lid ground when they conclud- | N*M ; ke other persons. They were | since - bor ae gil a ag Bole | But these are different times | would be ‘a good sideline for a | in A ae: ee Spree: | made the same errors, were ac- | oe eee ae eax: | When a sausage prepares to sausage manufacturer. But will | polyps in at corded the same treatment. || GUARDIAN - PATRIOT Nielsen in the Rivard debate. It | needs-& name it find its way into literature as ee was Mackasey again who sprang eon e . at the_orya_and-_salami_in_em-—! Diet is not much of « factor im ee alata pes hope— ™ep- CENTRAL ; to their defence. In a short but “Tone who_fook part nthe _cient_ Greece? _| this condition although the ulcer | oiied the sanctions of the Gospel PRINTERY | punchy speech he reminded MPs ae ers -diet-will- reduce irritation. prockaiiied “4 "thus salt” ha it E of “our greatest democratic |= == —S ee Re eT ea] : Oe ue | Lord—vote for us.” None pro i} "Winns es right—the premise that a man oe cy patches under enow cause mised ‘to 4-8506 - js innocent until he is proved Plane Sense many a nasty fall. Sea eee guilty.” Hamilton Spectator by del Mikayla geme That intervention ‘won genef-" wy. te Dr. Van Dellen ous tribute from the Opposition | Four” daye— after Christmas, “Inasmuch ah: asta ‘of the othe: addressed to: Dr. Theodore