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Birthday Salute

It’s still going to be “Dominion Day". apparently. At any rate it’s Canada’s 97th birthday that we are celebrating tomorrow, and if some people prefer to call it “Canada Day” they're welcome to do so. If that makes us look bigger and more im- portant in their eyes, why should we fight about it? They’ve been having a carnival of pettiness at Ottawa over this kind of thing, and where is it getting us? On this oc- casion. at least, we should forget such wretched differences.

Since Confederation Day 1867, Canada has become a larger and greater country. In area and popula- tion, in expansion of wealth and power, it’s growth has been exten- sive. But we are still only on the threshold of achievement in nation- building, with vast resources still untapped, and with our feet firmly planted on the highway of progress. It would be disastrous indeed if the discords and difficulties which have cropped up in recent months should outweigh all the incentives we have for marching forward unitedly into the future.

Tomorr0w also marks the anni- versary—the 9lst—of our own entry into Confederation with all the rights. privileges and responsibili- ties of a full-fledged Province. Of course we’ve had our setbacks and disappointments, but we’ve never lost sight of the fact that our des- tiny is with our fellow Canadians.

This double anniversary falls at a. significant time—in the midst of our Confederation Conference cen- tennial celebrations. and with the finishing touches now being put to the ,Fathers of Confederation Mem- orial Building in preparation for its formal opening by Her Majesty the Queen. We Prince Edward Islanders,

of all people, should be mindful of

the significance of our national holi- day, :and of the occasion it gives for observing it in a fitting spirit.

one thing, surely, there should be igreement at this time. That is that the real stature of Canada will be proclaimed by what it does, not what it says, and its maturity will be measured by the way its people seek ways to sacrifice and give to their country rather than ask favors of it.

Unappettzmg Future

“In the days when all our food stores have become indistinguishable from chemists‘ shops, how shall we feel about real food—the sort that you dig up and boil. or catch and roast?” This question was posed seriously in a. recent BBC broadcast by a British scientist. in a commen- tary on what the future holds for the advanced nations in forty years’ time.

Already. he noted, our food has become increasingly hygenic, quick- frozen, packaged and prepackaged in impregnable plastic containers; increasingly free from all taint of decay—forgetting the fact that many of the flavors which we prize most highly are due to the early stages of decay of one sort or an- other.

Also the production of our organ- ic food is becoming increasingly mechanized. One obvious step re- mhlne, and that is to produce all our {cod—the proteins. carbohydrates, fat-g, vitamins, roughage. and what.

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hue-you—entirely synthetically. It

«. claimed that biochemical know- : has now reached a stage where

“Would solve this problem—if we It‘ll! wanted {go—within three years. ‘ I . “Rummy.

may eventually become a prerogative of the very rich—like vintage wines: but he does not think so. It will still be too easy to come by. Or it may take on a purely ritual significance. an idea that has been suggested by some modern novelists: and in some communities this is almost certain to happen. Or more likely, because of man's innate distrust of his phys- ical appetites. eating genuine or- ganic food will come to be regarded as obscene, and anybody who is found doing it will be heavily fined. This will not. of course, entirely stop people from doing it: clandestine cabbages and illicit potatoes will still be grown in lighted cellars.

In this brave new world of the future, people will find most of their chores done for them by computers. 10 per cent of the population will be able to do all the work necessary for the welfare of society; the other 90 per cent will find time lying heavily on their hands. Living on plankton or different colored pills containing the requisite number of vitamins and carbohydrates, they will proba- bly have only a faint idea of what it meant to assemble for a good hearty meal.

Not a very appetizing prospect; and it‘s a prediction which, of course, could be entirely wrong. Our food producers needn't worry about it yet, in any case. They have still a long way to go before catching up with the world's most primitive re- quirements in the way of sustenance.

Can't Be Ignored

Robert Choquette, a Montreal poet, and associate commissioner of the Centennial Commission. protest- ed in Halifax last week against the way Canadian newspapers handle the issue of separatism. He charged that certain editors were trying to write Canada’s epitaph.

By coincidence, at about the same time Montreal was staging its great St. Jean Baptiste Day parade, at which a million people or so either participated or turned out to watch the show. A comparatively small group, composed in large measure of youthful enthusiasts. vised the occas- ion to put on a most fervent demon- stration of their own.

Commenting on this incident, the London Free Press raises the moot question: What are newspapers to do? Are they to ignore the people who s h on t “Revolution” in the streets? How are they to select the incidents they report? Any St. Jean Baptiste Day is a big celebration in French Canada, and at the present time it is likely to be the focus and expression of emotional involvement in current issues. Is there any pur- pose in ignoring these events, or even trying to play them down?

Undoubtedly the young hooligans who planted bombs. shouted insults to the Governor General or made spectacular protests were pleased at the publicity they received. But was their action prompted solely by a desire to grab headlines?

There is no easy answer to these problems. Newspapers have a duty to report what happens, even though at times issues may be complicated and difficult to simplify to the point where they can be presented in news stories.But when there are sharp differences of opinion. and people are prepared to take violent action about them. these differences will not disappear by attempting to act as if they didn't exist.

EDITORIAL NOTES

In the Commons on Friday, Ex- ternal Affairs Minister Martin con- fessed that he couldn’t say when he expects an end to negotiations with the United States on Canada’s pro- posed extension of its territorial and fishing limits to 12 miles. The negotiations will resume "soon", but that is all he could say. Originally, the government announceid that the 12-mile limit would be in effect by mid-May.

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Senator T. A. Crerar. notes the Ottawa Journal, received a. shower of congratulations on his 88th birth- day recently He accepts age grace- fully. He said in the Senate: “1 am an old stager. At no time do I at- tempt to deceive myself in that re- spect. Today. I enter my 89th year. I know the sunset is beckoning. How long I shall remain around. of course. is entirely unknown to me or to anyone else. However. I shall promise this, that as long as I am around and have the capacity to do so. I shall speak my mind fairly freely for the things I believe inf”

of the press?

hat precisely is meant by that familiar phrase. 'frccdom

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undamcntally it is not a special privilege reserved for newspaper pub- lishers. It is rather a phase of a much larger freedom —- the freedom of all men to speak their minds openly and without fear. The press claims no right which should not belong to every citizen in a democracy. But freedom of the press is an all-important part of this larger freedom because under modern conditions. the press is the principal agency by which the ordinary man receives the infor- mation he needs to iudgc the actions of his rulers and make up his mind on public affairs. Without newspapers, or with only gagged and blindfolded ones, he is in the dark, and helplcs. An unfettered press is therefore one of the essential bulwarks of a democratic nation.

i any proof be needed. it is supplied by the record of the totalitarian

dictatorships which have darkened the twentieth century. Rigid control of all sources of public information. and especially of newspapers, was the cornerstone on which all these regimes -— Nazi, Fascist and Communist alike — were founded. Without it, they could hardly have lasted for more than a few months. With it. they could keep their peoples in blinkers and drive them on any course they chose. The calamities of our age. its fear and insecurity. stem in no small measure from the simple fact that at critical periods great sections of the earth's popula- tion have been prevented by their rulers from learning the real news of the world.

hose examples should provide a warning against any attempt, by govern- ments or by private interests, to restrict the essential freedom of the press. A free people must stand on guard not only against direct censorship but also against more insidious cncroachments.Nominal freedom is not enough. The only truly free press is one which can record the news faithfully and comment on it frankly without fear of direct or indirect punishment. Neither the press nor the public is safe with anything less than this.

ll liberty, of course. involves obligations. That of a tree newspaper is to he truly free. It must be thorough. accurate and unbiased in its reporting, sincere and thoughtful in its editorials. and resistant to all outside pressure. It must be both cautious and bold—cautious until it knows all the facts. hold when it is sure of its ground. It must, above all, be inspired by devotion to the public wel- fare as its staff understand it.

uch a newspaper is worthy of the privileges which the free peoples of the world have traditionally granted to their press. Such a newspaper is also the best guardian of the liberties of the people.

Prepared by the Canadian Daily Newspaper Fublnharr Anecr'etioe

ngAWA REPORT by

Patrick Nicholson

African Eyes Turned Hopefully To Canada

The eyes of peace-loving Af- ricans are turned hope lly to- wards Canada. with the quest that. this country should adopt a friendly “watching ' over its plans for peace and prosperity through unity.

In striking contrast. the next few weeks will probably see two quite different. develop- ments: bloody strife in the Con- go on the west coast and in Zanzibar on the east coast. and peaceful planning by 'nearly all African governments bled at a conference in Cairo.

June 30 is the fou anniver- sary of the independence of the Congo. It is also the d which will see the departure from the Congo of the last of the force of 3.405 soldiers of the United Nations peacekeeping force.

Last summer the heads of government of African states met in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. to plan and launch the ambitious Organiza-

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tion of African Unity. This was conceived hopefully as a blue- print for cooperation in trade and economics, which might eventually lead to political un- ion in a single African state a state which would be aligned neither with the Communist bloc nor with the West.

The second meeting f the 0.A.U. will shortly convene in Cairo. Soundings have already been put out to seek Canadian representation there. in the capacity of observer. This is a great tribute to Canada, re- cognizing our repeated efforts to attalp peace 'by- participa-‘ tion in various United Nations police exercises; it also recog- nizes our stance as a leading nation seeking international peace and disarmament.

THOMPSON FAVOURED Ethiopia is looked up to by many Afnican states. as being the oldest and most stable re- gime in that continent. with a very long history of the attri-

Thunderbird Warning

Cape Breton Post

Canadian Indians have some talk of their own flag. with a thunderbird in the centre. and a tribesman says there isn't enough money in the country for the whites to pay the In- dians all they owe, says The

tawa Journal.

Well. the Indians are to their claims. too. Bu are to begin toiling up accounts as between peoples and races, and settlements are demanded. Parliament better put up the country for auction. Alaska was bought for $7.000.000 by the Americans who would be ex- pected to do a good deal better for a Dominion with most mod- ern conveniences. attractive views and a moderately happy family atmosphere,

Silly talk. of course. but all this chatter about flags, provin- cial rights. regional claims and historical privileges makes In- dians and others think theyl

entitled t ' w

better get their claims in.

Claims to what Anything that Canada has is the prop- erty of a nation. not a few scat- tered groups. And if the na- tion is divided it becomes bankrupt and its assets are re- duced to the net value of land, mines and buildings.

Whatever flag we fly. ensign, maple leaf or thunderbird, will make us no richer; whatever is gained by Indians, Albertans or New Brunswickera will not increase the rose National Product. whatever rights are ensured for’ Blackfeet. Acad- ians or the Ottawa Valley will not make Canada as a whole stronger.

The rest of us dare not laugh at the Indiana and a under- bird flag. Palefaces often sound no wiser. no more realistic_ In the process of forwarding petty ambitions we stand in danger of losing a nation.

Drugs For A Pollor?

The Royal Commission on Health Services‘ main recom- mendation on drugs is easy to understand: the coat . for prescription drugs would be covered in the proposed health services program except for a $1 “contributory p a y m e n i“ made by the purchaser with each prescription.

The commission’s goal is also clear enough — and it is laud- able. No health insurance plan that does not cover drugs c be considered complete today— a'nd the commission is nothing if not comprehensive. The $1 payment represents both a fair- ly substantial percentage of the cost of the average prescrip- tion and a deterrent against abuse. In theory it may all look fine. But drugs must be manufactur- ed. They must be prescribed. The commissan barely touch- es the problem. of the relation- ship between doctors. manufacturers and govern- ment.

Rather blandly. the com slon seems to assume we can enjoy the beat of all worlds: "Although we accept that the manufacture and distribution of dates in this country is a priv- ate enterprise venture. We

have no hesitation in stating that the public interest is dou- ’

intent... Either the Industry it- self will make on drugs available. at the lowest possible cost, or it will be necessary for agencies and devices govern- ment to do so."

Thisla no help at. all. The commission mely doesn't be- lieve that the Government should get into the drug bust- oess and take over the work— resea-rch. testing. dletributlon,

the at

gre pharmaceutlcal houses. What a Department of Health and Wei- fare Mls's Judy LaMarrah would have then!

The Age Old Story

"Mina eyes mall be open, and mine ears errant unto the pray- er that is trade in this place." 2 Chronicles 7:15.

WAR ON! IN ss'cnance BONN (Apt—Dc. nous Paul- Ing, American scientist who has,

won fltemmbel c‘ Mm peace , eat a third world war would hilly the intents of the United States, Illa ‘ urope. a. set is one

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butes of its own civilization. The Canadian best known and adnured Ethiopia; is Bob Thompson. the national leader of the Social Credit Party here on Parliament Hill. He spent many years working in Ethio- pia. as a missionary in a leper colony. as the developer of the nation‘s educational system. and asypolitical adviser to the Emperor, Haile Selassie. So It is not surprising that the re- quest has come via Ethiopia that Bob Thompson should lead a Canadian observer team at the Cairo meeting. CHINESE INFILTRATION

e dangerous element ln Africa today Is one which is very little mentioned in our press. This is the growing in- fluence of the Chinese commun- ists. Chinese diplomats are very active lamenting trouble in the Congo: they are behind the intrigue and violence in Zanzibar. China is making sub- stantial loans to assist these African nations. but is utilising these “loans"- as a key to open the doors to Chinese “techni- cians and experts” and to lock the same doors agslnst west- erners. One such loan. amount- ing to $42,000,000, has bee mised to Zanzibar on interest- free terms for 40 years.

The Chinese propaganda is said to be far more effective than that of Russia or of the West. and in some China-dom- inated new states, the leaders wear Chinese-style tunics as a status symbol.

The nations of western Eur- ope are handicapped by their previous history of colonial- ism, while USA. is even more handicapped by the present ac- tivlties of segregationists aim- ed chiefly against people of Af- rican descent. In these circum- stances Canada. with a history of neither colonialism nor Io- gregation, may well have a te- voured position in advising and helping and befriending the new Africa — if we are willing to accept the proffered levita- tion.

Acne Normal In Teenagers

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tion is abnormal. The cause us- uall ls total neglect. over- treatment. or too much squeez- ing. These boys and girls have a true disease rather than a passing annoyance.

The deeper the pustules ex- tend lntc the skin, the greater the chsnce of developing scars. Heat should be applied so at the pimples can come to a spontaneously. Deeper abscesses must be lanced. to minimize scarring. Squeezing la taboo.

There are many causes of acne but in general, the oil see crefin: glands are too active. The result is greasy skin and enlarged pores. Cleanliness is the first rule in eradicating the eruption. Washing the face three times a day removes bacteria, oil, and dead skin. Ordinary soap is used except in the more severe cases, which require a detergent soap such as Acne-aid or one containing hexachlorophene; or skin clean. son like Brasivol or Fostex. A medicated available for day time use. Its content of Salicylic acid and alcohols is designed to cleanse the skin and keep down excessive oili- ness.

The second recommendation is to apply a cosmetically ac- ceptable product that leads to slight peeling of the skin. Creams or cakes containing sulfur are popular and are ef- fective when applied twice a day. especially at nleht after washing to face_ Treatment be discontinued when the skin becomes dry: this can be alleviated with a cream such as Nivea.

Pustules are caused by bac- terial invasion of the hair fol- licles. Antibiotics are used oc- casionally but the results usu- ally are temporary. Vaccines also are available to build up immunity against the causative orcam‘sm .

The relationship between diet and acne is a moot question but it is logical to avoid any foods that aggravate the skin lesions. Maintain good health by ample sleep and out of doors activities. Sunshine helps to dry emishes.

ARTHRITIS FROM

A form of arthritis caused by the invasion of a joint by a spe- cific organism. It differs from the aching in the areas joints that occurs when an Indi- vidual has a cold or following the use of a vaccine.