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6 THE DAILY TIMES-GASETTE, Saturday, August 3, 1069 Editorials rs Sally Times-Gasetle (Oshawa, Whithy), Times-Gaotte Publishers, Limited. Ontarie Contrast is Seen Between Canadian and U.S. Systems - The result of the federal election in Canada again brings into the limelight one of the essential differences between the Canadian and United States methods of electing their country's leaders. In Monday's election, two great Canadians, Louis St..Laurent and George A. Drew, 'were opposing candidates for the highest office in the country's government. Mr. St. Laurent was successful and continues as Prime Minister of Canada. But that does not mean that Mr. Drew's services are lost to the country. He still has an important position to fill as a 'member of parliament and leader of Her Majesty's Loyal @pposition. He will take an active place 'in, the managing of Canada's affairs. That is not what happens after an an election in the United States. Last November, two great Americans, General D. D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson, were candidates for the highest office in that country. General Eisenhower was elected president, and Governor Stevens son was defeated. For the latter there was no place in the government of the nation, as there was for Mr. Drew, He simply had to drop out of sight, as hap- pens to all defeated candidates for the United States presidency. He was defin- itely retired to the sidelines. Of the two systems, we feel that the Canadian one is definitely superior, be- cause in the United States the country loses entirely the experience, the wisdom and talents of the defeated candidate. In Canada, he is still able, as leader of the opposition, to make a strong contribution to the political life of the country, and we feel that is exactly as it should be. Hospital Beds Still Inadequate That. financial considerations are not the only onés which make a national health insurance scheme remote 'is re- vealed by a recent report by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics on Canada's 'hospitals: ' \ The report shows that in 1951 the bed capacity of public hospitals Was. 68,674, or 490 beds for each 100,000 of population. This showed only a slight advance over 1950, with 479 beds per 100,000. There has, encouraged by federal and provincial assistance, doubtless been a measurable increase since then, but it is not enough to make 'a national scheme feasible. In 1961 provincial election Premier Frost countered Walter Thomson's cam- paign, 'for a province-wide scheme by simply pointing out that the necessary facilities were lacking; and the result showed that the electors of Ontario agreed with him. The situation is underlined by the fact that, though Hon. George Drew in the recent campaign came out in favor of a national health schéme, he was careful to make it conditional on the agreement of all the provinces--meaning, inferen- tially, that any one province could block the entire project. The DBS report shows that in 1951 hospitals operated at 3.7 per cent in excess of their rated capacity, and this without any nation-wide scheme of "free" hospital care. A nation-wide scucme involving every- body could not be effective without the investment of vast sums in hospital con- struction, and even then doctors and nurses would be lacking. There is, even under these conditions, a good case for government stepping in to aid those serious cases where accident or illness involves ruinous outlays for the individual. But a general scheme which would flood the hospital with victims of minor or imaginary ailments would fail to help those who need aid the most. Admission of China to U.N. ' One of the major djffererices of opinion which, will come before the next session of the United Nations Assembly is the question of the admission of Red China as 2 member of the UNO and its security oouneil, Britain ie favorable $0 admitting she Communists of China $0 the UNO, while the United States is opposed. Can- adian opinion is likely to favor the Brit- ish attitude, because, after all, with its much longer experience in world affairs, # might be conceived that Britain is in a better position to judge the wisdom eof inclusion or exclusion of Red China, As the matter now stands, China is definitely named in the United Nations as a member, and as one of the five per- manent members of the Security Coun- eil. Up to the present, however, that seat has Been held by Nationalist China, as represented by the refugee government of Chiang-Kai-Shek in Formosa. The Reds claim, however, and not without reason, Editorial Notes American deep sea fishing enthusiasts would like Ontario to provide a road to James Bay. What's the matter with the Ontario Northland Railway? Considering the interest he has shown in others, the silence of Dr. James Endi- cott on the subject of treatment of East Germans by the Russian Communists is eloquent. The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA WHITBY) Times-Gazette (Osha Whitby) (established oh Whitey ot ' 1a published dally DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR JULY 12,078 that the Nationalists are no longer the governing body in China, that they are the actual government of the country. On the basis of facts, there can be no gainsaying that claim. Whether we like it or not, control of the mainland of China rests in the hands of its Communist rul- ers. However much one may be inclined to detest Communism, as it deserves, it must be admitted that no organization can claim to represent world opinion or constitute a forum of full international discussion if a nation like China is ex- cluded. It would have been as reasonable to exclude the Communists from the de- liberations leading to the truce in Korea. And it cannot be said with fairness that Chian-Kai-Shek's nominee today repre- sents China. So it would be wiser to let them in; let them talk and the gold will depart from the dross in natural process, with the chances for peace being greatly improved. . I» Other Editors' Views POPULATION GROWTH (Moosse Jaw Times-Herald) The future appears to indicate a much more rapid population growth than has taken place in previous decades, very largely for the reason that population is like a snowball on an incline--it auto- matically becomes larger and, as # increases, the momentum becomes greater, This country hes reached a point in its growth and development where its native population, the leaders of the nation and the governments must begin to place greater emphasis upon pride in Canada and upon the value of Canadian citizenship to those who 'hold it. Only by so doing can it be expected that Canada will in the future be able to secure the institutions upon which it was found- od and upon which #t has been built against the pressures which will increase rather then lessen in the years ahead. Bible Thought "Hope" in the Bible does not signify a weak, 'wishful attitude, but faith turned toward the future--a wonderful certainty. ".,« « That blessed hope, and the glorious ap- pearing of the great God and our .Saviour Jesus Christ" "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began." " . . Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast." (Titus 2:19; 1:3; Heb. 6:19.) REMEMBER , You ApmiT I AM [J INDISPENSIBLE ALSO/ SO WHAT CAN You po 2 FEED ME Bov/ GALLUP POLL OF CANADA 27 P.C. Say No Difference Which Party Runs Country By CANADIAN INSTITUTE of PUBLIC OPINION As citizens went to the polls last Monday in what was named a light turn-out, more than a quarter of the people of Canada believed that it makes no difference which polit- ical party runs the country. The proportion rose to almost one-third, in the province of Ontario. This attitude was revealed in a National study made by the Gallup Poll, just prior -to the election, when trained interviewers asked: "Do you think it makes a great deal of difference which political party runs the country?" Across the country, an average of national opinion was: shown this way: Yes No Vas abeeme No opinion Looking closer, the study shows that young people in their twenties, (32 per cent) think it makes no dif- ference, to a higher degree than those who are 50 and over (27 per cent). Men and women feel about the same way on this point, al- though rather more men (66 per cent) say it is important than wom- en (59 per cent). The belief that it did not make a great deal of difference which party ran the country was stated by 30 per cent of those with Pro- gressive-Conservative affiliations, compare§§ to 21 per cent amon Liberals, 26 per cent among CCF, and 46 per cent among those who claim no political affiliation. This is one Of those points of view, says the Gallup Poll, which is affected quite strongly by amount of education a citizen has the B.C had. Here is the breakdown of opin- fon in the three groups studied: No Yes No Opinion Public or none 57 30 13 High School 67 25 8 University M 27 4 Canadians who live in the var- ious regions across Canada show uite a contrast in what they think. s the following table shows, great- est number of those who think it makes no difference live in Ontar- io; least number in B.C. The Pacif- ic province, too, has the greatest proportion who believe that it does matter. N 0 No Opinion 2s 4 8 7" Nn 7 World Copyright Reserved. OTTAWA REPORT Future of Wheat Looking Troubled By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Corerspondent for The Times-Gazette OTTAWA--This is a week of mixed news for wheat farmers. Most of it is telling them what a wonderful time they have had but how cloudy the future looks. Twelve months of unprecedented achievement in the handling and marketing of Western grain made the year of the record crop, 1952, a banner year for wheat in every way--price, crop and sales, says Trade Minister C. D. Howe. Exports of wheat and wheat flour rose during the year to 385 million bushels, an increase of 29 million over the previous year with its better-than-average crop. The farm area seeded to spring wheat this year is 24.8 million acres, which is two per cent below ast year's 25.3 million acres. Two- hirds of this seeded area is as usual in Saskatchewan. To this slightly smaller 'acreage must be added a less favourable start to the Hundred Days as fac- tors pointing to a crop smaller than last year's record harvest. Hopes for a hoist in price were raised by negotiations towards an international wheat agreement with a maximum price fixed at $2.05 per bushel. Under the previous agreement which expired on the 31st of last month, the ceiling price was, in effect, $1.86 per bushel. U. K. SAY PRICE HIGH But when Britain, Canada's lar- gest customer for wheat, decided to remain aloof from the new agreement at this higher price, doubts began to be felt whether, in fact, wheat would fetch $2.05. And these doubts swelled this week when the Canadian Wheat Board dropped the price of wheat, whether sold under the new agree- ment or on the open market, to $1.94 or nine cents below last week's price, Britain has abandoned bulk buy- ing of wheat by her government, and the Liverpool Futures Ex- change, recognised as the most important world market for wheat, is expected to be reopened soon, after its wartime" shut-down. This would bring the wheat surpluses now held by Turkey, French North at $1.82 per bushel. Africa, Russia and Argentina, among other countries, onto the world market. Britain recently bought some wheat from Argentina Altogether the prospects for $2.05 wheat do not look bright, in spite of Mr. Howe's prediction that by staying out of the international wheat agreement the British would find themselves compelled to pay even higher prices for their' wheat. U. 8. QUOTA LIKELY Wheat now stored on Canadian farms equals the average yield from a small crop; in addition, all storage elevators are full be- fore this year's harvesting begins. In the United States the story is of even larger unsold stocks, which have now made wheat production a serious national problem. Today wheat farmers there are voting in a nationwide referendum; they must decide whether they want to cut their seeded acreage down next year by about one quarter from the present 62 million acres, and still be entitled to receive 90 percent of parity price for their wheat (equivalent to $2.21 per bushel); or whether they will grow all the wheat they can, and have the floor price slashed to 50 percent of parity ($1.23 per bushel). Britain Pays Back 1942 Loan OTTAWA (CP) -- The United Kingdom has agreed to pay the cutstanding portion of its 1942 Canadian loan by 1958 through an immediate lump payment of about $39,000,000 and 20 qual quarterly payments of $7,500, beginning next March, Finance Minister Ab- bott announced Friday. J] feturn, Shade has freed Brit. a m a pledge to apply the dol- lar proceeds f) the sale of Canadian securities held by British investors against the interest-free Joan, Mr. Abbott said in a state. ment. The payments decisions were reached following discussions be- tween the two governments. and announced simultaneously in Ot- tawa and London, The 1942 loan made by Canada bo Britain before he Jartime ye ual aid program developed, total- led $700,000,000. . y y CHILD I8 POLIO VICTIM LONDON, Ont. (CP) -- Paul Aicken, wo-yedr.old Mitchell boy admitted to Victoria Hospital here Friday, died a few hours later of polio. It was the second polio death this year at the hospital. The pre- vious death was that of a boy of two years from Clear Creek, in Norfolk: county. QUEEN'S PARK Lake Huron Park Ambitious Plan By DON O'HEARN Special Corerspondent for The Times-Gasette TORONTO--Most interesting de- velopment: The move by the Aus- able River Conservation Authority to expropriate the 4,066-acre pinery on the shores of Lake Huron. The biggest approach yet in the province to a co-operative muni- cipal park, and a possible forerun- ner of similar efforts in other parts of the province. The project is to expropriate the privately-owned land, the last sub: stantial acreage along the shores of the lake in the thickly populated Samia-London area, and save it for public use. The scheme should get encour- agement from Planning Minister Bill Warrender. He is an enthusiastic proponent of more recreatioal facilities, par- ticularly after viewing the Fan- shawe Dam development of the Thames authority. CLUB END Curtains to a fiasco! The pretentious club the Civa Servants Association bought here for $70,000 last year has been closed down. It didn't do enough business to meet the bills. As Jiiated dream Which was conceived from some starry-eyed thinking on the part of a few offi. cals with illusions of grandeur, the venture was marked as.a mis- take from the start by a goodly portion of the association's mem- bership. Most disturbing thought is that ° the same officials have been ne. gotiating with the government on bhhalf of its * 15,000 employees and occasionally "declaring war." more progress hasn't been made. Probable good result is that there will be a thorough shake-up in the organization. It is an important body, but unfortunately its mem- bers apparently don't realize this Sasigh to take a strong interest He predicts that in it London will in ff have .a recreation centre, swinf- ming, fishing, cottage sites etc., only a few miles from the city and unmatched on the continent. LONDON STICKY The city of London takes a cur- fous (if not uncommon) attitude to these developments. It was very coy about the Fan- shaw project in its early stages and had to be coaxed in. Now jt is ardently enthusiastic. And it is taking the same posi- tion on the pinery. It feels it can't support the pro- ject at present. Two years from now it will probably step in and want to be the big cheese. FIX HIGHWAY One probably benefit from the recent disastrous bus accident: The main highway east of Kings- ton will be improved. For some time this road hasn't been in shape for modern-day high- speed travel, The corrective meas- ures that have been taken in othr parts of th province haven't gone ahead there. The St." Lawrence Seaway is going to mean consid- erable rerouting in this district, and pending a decision on it, the old road has been largely left alone. Now either it should be put in shape or the new construction will get under way at once. Britain Shows Off Strange New Jets By FRASER WIGHTON FARNBOROUGH (Reuters) Britain's booming aircraft industry opens its doors to the public next month with a display of new super- sonic fighters and revolutionary jetliner projects. Experts from all over the world will gather at this southern English airfield for the annual week-long show put on by the British Society of Aircraft Constructors. They will watch a_flight by the 000 all-weather radar - equipped De Havilland 110, first two-seat fighter to fly through the sound barrier, which now is under development for the British Navy. Test pilot John Derry, his ob- server and 25 onlookers were killed at last year's show when a twin- jet DH-110 disintegrated in mid-air above 130,000 spectators watching it dive from 40,000 feet. Other fighters scheduled to go through their paces at Farn- borough, 30 miles south of London, are the latest versions of the Hawker Hunter and record-break- ing Supermarine Swift. Both fly at supersonie speeds. Flights will also be made by Britain's three V-wing jet bomb- ers--the Swept-Wing Valiant, fly with a new engine, the power- ful Bristol Proteus III. The British industry is going through the biggest boom period in its peacetime history. Exports in June were worth more than $19,- 600,000--a record. Exports so far this year total more than $96,800,- 000 and the industry hopes to set up a record for them by December. Orders on the books for jet-en- gined airliners are worth $72.800.- , These are made up of 22 Comets, 40 Viscounts and six Brit- annias. There are, 100 potential orders for Comets alone. The industry's big problem is not finding buyers but getting scarce raw materials in sufficient quantity to meet the demand quickly. At present there are long backlogs of orders--and many airline operators cannot af- ford to wait. BOY, 13, DROWNED HAMILTON (CP) -- Louis Todd, 13, of. Hamilton was drowned Fri- day night at Van Wagner's Beach near here. Police said he had gone swimming at the beach near his home with other children and his disappearance in the water was not. immediately noticed. Delta-wing Vulcan and cr wing Victor. Civil versions of two of these bomber types, with cruis- ing speeds at between 550 and 600 miles an hour are planned by the industry. 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Brook, Manager 11% Simeoe St. South, 35-1139 d floor, ph Osh OSHAWA, ONT. The decision reached by this ref- erendum will have a big effect on Canadian wheat farmers. It raises speculation whether the Canadian overnment will introduce some orm of control in an attempt to keep prices up, or whether it will allow farmers to grow all the wheat they can, and then use some government giveaway program-- such as the Colombo Plan to aid backward areas of Asia--to pay the growers and to get the wheat into the empty stomachs of the billion human beings who will fall asleep hungry tonight. North America's wheat farmers over the long outlook will be faced with an important decision, just as our salmon packers and export- ers in many other lines will be too. Is North America to be al- lowed to become a tight little isolated high-price island in the sea of -world trade, able to pro- duce trade goods and raw mater: fals which the world wants, but at prices which only the domestic market can afford to pay? OPEN NEW COLLIERY LONDON (Retiters)--A new col- liery costing $16,800,000 will be sunk in South Wales to exploit' a virgin deposit of anthracite coal, the national coal board announced Friday. Workable reserves are es- timated at 134,000,000 tons. The new pit, expected to go into oper- ation in 1958, should turn out' 750,- 000 tonsa year, the board said. SUCCEEDS SENATOR TOBEY CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Robert W. Upton, 69-year-old Concord lawyer, was appointed Friday to succeed his long-time friend, Charles W. Tobey, in the United States Senate. Upton, a Republi- can, will serve until January, 1955. 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