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@ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, Oclober 98, 1008 Editorial S _ The Bally Wim Whitby). 5 Simoes Sirest South, Oshawa, Ontario G Limited. Lawyers Hold Wide Edge In House Representation That politics hold a special fascina- tion for members of the legal profession is borne out in a recent survey of the occupations followed by members of Can- ada's House of Commons. Accounting for nearly a third of the House membership, lawyers have 78 seats, an indication that the government will not lack legal advice in deliberations during its forthcoming term in office. While far outpointed numerically, it ig interesting to note that farmers are the second largest group in Commons with a representation of 256 members. Merchants and businessmen come next in Jine with 'a group of 21. They are foi lowed by agents, salesmen and brokers with 18; teachers with 14 and editors, publishers, journalists and advertising executives with 13. There are eight doctors, three dentists and representatives of just about every walk of life, including two miners, a but-- cher, a pipefitter and a hockey coach. The women's viewpoint will be injected into parliamentary debate by--féur Ontario members. While lawyers are well suited to poli- tics, and usually make capable MP's, the large representation they hold in the new House seems far out of proportion to "other groups across the Dominion, Law- yers have always been prominent in Can- ada's parliaments, but the 78 seats they control at present may establish a record. In any event, it is far too many from one- classfication despite their proven cap- abilities as able parliamentarians. Although it is impossible to regulate such matters under a democratic system of government, a more equal representa- tion of all classes would be more desirable. British Guiana Action Upheld The British House of Commons, by a gratifying majority, considering the nar- row margin by which the government holds office, has approved of the swift and effective action taken by that gov- ernment against the Communists in Brit- ish Guiana. In spite of the! protests of the Labor party, it is generally agreed that a Communist clique had endeavored to gain control of Guiana, and was plot- ting a coup to seize the government of the country, and by methods of terrorism to set up a Red republic. Seeing this coming, the British gov- ernment. acted swiftly and effectively. It suspended the constitution, and put the country under the rule of the governor pending the framing of a new constitution. It backed up that action by sending armed forees to British Guiana to maintain law and order in the event of revolt and dis- turbances. Thanks to this prompt action, there was no bloodshed and not a single life was lost in the process of saving British Guiana from Communism. Throughout the free Western world, the action of Britain will receive nothing but commendation. The British Labor party charged Britain had used totalitar- ian methods in suppressing the Commun- ists. If that is so, however, it was done, not with the usual Red objective of set-- ting up a tyrannical dictatorship, but rather to prevent the establishment of such a regime. It was done to preserve the freedom of the British Guiana people from the threat of destruction. And it was done with such promptitude and effec- tiveness that the country was also saved from what, following the Red pattern, might have been a bloody revolution. In its action in British Guiana, there- fore, Britain has again upheld its tradi- tional policy of preserving the freedom of the people under its jurisdiction, and with such action, free people everywhere will heartily agree. Farm Tractors May Be Licensed According #0 reports from Queen's Park, the Ontario Department of High- ways hopes legislation will be passed to licence farm tractors. Primary effect of the licensing would be $0 make driving tractors, while under the influence of alcohol, a eriminal of- fence and prohibit ehildren from driving them. Certainly something should be done to reduce the number of fatal accidents among children as the result of driving or riding on farm tractors. The allegation has been made that farmers who have lost their driver's li- cences, as the result of traffic violations, are using their farm tractors to drive on highways to nearby shopping centres. If such is the case, and there have been in- 'stances where tractor drivers have been Ediforial Notes Speakers in the public schools' Com- munity Chest speaking contest showed a much greater understanding of the needs of our welfare organizations than many of our adults. If these children had their way, the objective would be far over- subscribed. So far as senior Canadian football is concerned, it is rapidly disappearing with Canadian players invariably benched in favor of imports from the United States. The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA WHITBY) Published By TIMES-GAZETTE PUBLISHERS LIMITED The Daily Nmes-Gazette (Oshawa, Whichy) combining The Oshawa Times( established 1871) and the 'Whitby & C 1863) 1s @ daily (St hold: and s y Member ot The Canady Press, Newspabers Asduciation and. the Ontario P Association the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the oy TRL to T. L. .WILSON, - Pu and G M. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor Offices, 44 King Street West, Toronto, University Tower Building. Yobtreal, a SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ds O Whitby, Brooklin not over 30c per week. By of Ontario) tside carrier Elsewhere $15.00 or Year. : detvesy DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR SEPTEMBER 12,407 under the influence of alcohol, then the government should take immediate steps #0 put a curb on such dangerous practices. With the difficulty which farmers have experienced in obtaining suitable farm help, it can be understood why some of them permit their sons to help by driv- ing tractors. However, there has evident- ly been insufficient training and caution- ing of youngsters in the handling tractors. : Some people fear that new legislation might be more for the purpose of creating revenue than ensuring the safe operation of such equipment. But we believe that if the government satisfies itself that legislation is necessary to encourage the safe use of tractors, it will do so in the interests of tHE owners themselves and others. Other Editors' Views PLOWING MATCH WITHOUT HORSE The 27th annual North Huron Plowing Match was held this year without a horse. Nary a plow team showed up. No "Gee!" or "Haw!" rent the welkin. Only the putt putt of wheezy tractors broke the silence. At least the horses are better off, and the hired man can ride. Maybe the countryside as lost a touch of paetic glamor but think of the savings in time and labor. The plowman used to "plod his weary way"; now he chug chugs here and there on a sack of hay, and the field is done in no time. So let it be. We shall go to the 200 to see heavy horses, and to the museum for the walking plow. Bit Of Verse STREETS AFTER RAIN Gutters running deep with driven rain Are each a rushing sea in miniature; Silver-fingered rain has changed the town, Has blurred each building's tone, each brick contour Till every street becomes a misty place Of strange enchantment never seen before. Now, viewed through veils of pearls and amethyst, MN almost seems a- learned and well-loved door, N opened, would reveal a fabled land And not the long-familiar room or hall! The city, rain-drenched, is an alien town And not the heart-remembered place at all! ---Bonnie Elizabeth Parker In the Christian Science Monitor, Bible Thoughts When we consider the fearful power of the atomic bomb, it is not hard to believe John's prophecy of judgment: "By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone which issued out of their mouths." (Rev, 9:18.) 5 - BY GIVING GENEROUSLY YOU CAN EASE THE BURDENS OF THE LESS FORTUNATE AND GWE SOME REAL HELP ON "THE HOME FRONT! GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Canadians Dislike The Idea Of Communist China In UN By CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION Should Communist China be giv- en a seat in the United Nations? The question is up for heated de- bate among the governments of the world -- a debate, says the Gallup Poll, which would be just as heat- ed between different groups of Canadians. Almost half the people across the country, however, do not know whether Communist China has a seat in the UN. -- or think, er- roneously, that it now has one. This lack of interest, or knowledge, rises to a proportion of four in seven citizens in the Maritimes and Quebec. Among those who know that Communst Cina does not have a sent in the U.N., there is an over- whelming conviction that it should not be given one. However, the more education a citizen has had, the more likely he is to think the reverse -- that the Reds should be a member of United Nations Cana- dians who live in the West, too. believe far more strongly that Communist China should belong, than do those in Eastern Canada. First step in measuring what the public itself thinks of this all-im- & portant question was to find out ow much the average citizen knew about the situation. Question put to an accurate cross-section of the public by Gallup Poll interviewers was this: '""Do you happen to know whether Communist China has or has not a seat in the United Natiogse Has Sirs Has not .... Don't know Those who knew that Red China is npt at present a member were then asked: "Do you think Communst China should or should not be given a seat in the United Nations?" As a whole, Canadians who are informed think this way: Should have seat Should not have No opinion 100% Men and women have much the same opinion on the matter, and there is very little difference in thinking among younger and older citizens. But there is a very strong conflict in ideas between the East and West: : Eastern Western Canada Ontario Canada 2% »% LJ 8 J 10 Almost as strong a contrast in)training, and those who had Pub- opinion is shown between those who | have had High School or University | lic or no schooling: PARTI 9 World Cpyright Reserved. OTTAWA REPORT Will Talk Trade With Eisenhower By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to Times-Gazette OTTAWA -- Trade will be the most important topic in the agen- da-less talks when President Eis- enhower visits Ottawa next month. Freer world trade, with fewer restrictions and lower tariffs, is the main objective of Canada's foreign economic policy today. We want to be able to earn more dol- lars ourselves, so that our trade with our big neighbour can be _ brought more nearly into balance. We don't want restrictions and tariffs to hamper our sales of min- erals and farm products and other exports. For if we cannot earn more dollars by sales to the States then we will have to slash our purchases there, and neither we nor they woyld like to see the postwar restrictions reimposed. Every time one of our cabinet ministers addresses an American audience, this freer trade plea is hammered home. At present we could not reduce tariffs, nor could the Americans, owing to the restrictions placed upon such unilateral action by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. But if an agreement could be reached to reduce tariffs &mong the Atlantic and English-speaking trading nations, we would all. be happy to see GATT abandoned, for it has not lived up to the hopes on which it was. launched. One possible instrument for such a freer trade group of nations has long been seen in the North At- lantic Treaty. The famous Article of that pact inserted at Canada's suggestion and insistence, covers just that kind of economic eoopera- tion between the partners of that peace and war alliance. In fact, Hon. Lester Pearson, secretary of state for external affairs, predicted that this Canadian clause might lead to the creation of an economic commonwealth of the Western world. Ottawa has recently. somewhat changed its mind on this point, and now considers that NATO is either too big or too small to form the basis for such a customs union. While we might be happy to talk tariff cuts with the States, we would not want to see some of our European allies automatically in- cluded. But if we extended such trade concessions to them, then we would not want to see our brother nations in the Commonwealth and our good trade friends in Latin America automatically excluded. The greatest obstacle we face today in our drive for more trade is the fact that British pounds can. not be converted freely into Cana- dian dollars. This means that Brit ain cannot spend on Canadian ex- ports more dollars than she is able to earn by selling goods to us and to the States, under normal con- ditions. In the post-war period Britain has had abnormal sources of dollars, such as the Canadian and American loans, and Marshall aid. We were, in fact, one of the greatest beneficiaries of the gener- ous Marshall aid plan, because Britain and other countries were able to spend their Marshall dollars on goods which we could not other- wise have sold abroad. But now Britain is back to the normal condition of having to pay her own way. She wants "Trade, not aid." Our government is MAC'S MUSINGS Many ple insist that Their i ves are frustrated And progress is impeded, Their health damaged and Their happiness shattered Because of overwhelming Problems confronting them, Yet alli the time their Greatest problem is Found in themselves. They think they have Problems but they are Mistaken, for them are The problem and a big One to themselves, to the Members of their families To the people with whom They work, and to the who made them. Every doctor knows that He has patients whose only Trouble is that they Become such a burden to Themselves that something Physical has snapped and Put them in hospital. A large percentage of Dliness has a mental Or spiritual cause, and Every good doctor has To be a psychiatrist, Because unless he can Smooth down ruffled spirits Calm fears and inspire Confidence in his patients He will not be a success. This does not mean*that Such disease is imaginary, But only that much disease Is self-induced, and is Spiritul in its origin And wholly unnecessary. Disease and suffering Exist in spite of Religious faith, but this Does not alter the fact That if we had more and Better religion we would Doubtless have less illness. everything it can to assist Britain to earn dollars by selling her products to Canada, because it knows that the more we buy from Britain, then the more dollars Britain will have to spend on our wheat, cheese, salmon, wood prod- ticts, minerals and other goods. The Capadian brief laid before President Eisenhower will there- fore contain two main points. First the abolition of restrictions and punitive duties which handi- cap Canadian and Brtish sales to the States; second full American co-operation in the establishment of a stabilization fund to make the free world currencies fully con- vertible. IN DAYS GONE BY 25 YEARS stp G.M.C. announced that $80,000 would be spept to put a basement under the stamping plant. The ad- ditional space would double the capacit of the plant and 300 addi- tional men would be hired. Members of the City Plannin, Board unanimously approved the' project to/ extend olf Street northward to make another north and south main artery. The Little Theatre was received with great enthus- iam. John Craig, director, was pleased withthe results. movement Oshawa was far ahead of most cities in disease-prevention, with 60 per cent of the 'school children immunized, from diphtheria. A. J. Parkhill was elected presi- dent of the newly-formed Oshawa Kiwanis Club. Mayor R. B. Smith was elected vice-president; J. B. Waterous, secretary and T. W. Joyce, treasurer. Venerable Archdeacon Warren, of Toronto, laid the cornerstone of Christ Anglican Church, which was under construction. Rev. R. B. Patterson was the rector. A carload of furniture arrived for the new Genosha Hotel. The 'population of Oshawa show ed an increase of 3,530 over the JiSvious year to bring the total to G.M.C. announced that in the future Chevrolet cars would be "'all-Canadian made". The volume of sales here had warranted their manufacture here. The German aircraft "Graf Zep. plin" was in the U.S.A. preparing for a homeward flight; the Dowa- ger Empress Marie of Russia died in Copenhagen, the Duke of York (King George VI) represented the British Royal Family at the fu- neral; plans were made to re- build Trinity College in Port Hope after fire destroyed many of the buildings; Dr. Mansfield Ro- binson, London telepathist, claim- ed he had received a communica- tion from Mars. QUEEN'S PARK Rent Controls In 'Everyone's Hair By DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent to The Times-Gazette TORONTO--Rent controls; they are in the air--or should it be hair? With provincial controls due to end in four months municipal councils are juggling the ball. The government has left it up to them. If they want controls con- tined they have to do it on their own. In many cases there is no trouble. The big jam is over and the restrictions can be dropped. But in the larger centres, and some of the smaller ones, there is a problem. Housing is still in short supply. And tenants, with their big vote, won't be happy if the reins are taken off completely. ANY OUT? Some councils are standing up to the problem. Ottawa, for in- stance many months ago bégan considering a scheme whereby boards of review would be set up to consider appeals from unjust increases. But others are frantically look- ing for corners to run around and hide. Toronto is one of the latter. Mayor Lamport, who is a Titter- ing Tillie so far as the regulations are concerned, squelched a move for action in his board of control. He said if there was any control at all the city would have to take over the complete provincial regu- lations as they now stand. He was completely off beam. The government in announcing it was getting out left it so that a munici- pality could do anything it liked; Just as much or as little regulation as it wanted. WOULD CONTINUE It is unlikely there will be any official advice from here. It would be inviting trouble. But unofficially the feeling is that there probably should be a continuation of some form of control in the more hard- pressed centres. One suggestion that has been made is that assessment boards could be set up as bpards of re- Yew. If ig was a rent increase of more than 10 per cent an could he he Ag to them. apred} mething along this line aj likely in those centres that ean control. THO.TEAR TERM nother municipal matter which nothing is being said offs cally but on whch there s strong feelng here is the two-year term for municipal councils. As happens every year the ques. tion at present is being chewed over in a number of municipalities: With a few of them it may go te a vote. With most it will 'be let lie over to come up again next Ye nore | ere is no doubt of the gener: sentiment here. It is in Tove or two-year term. That is the only. basis, it is felt, on which there can be a real chance at sound gov- ernment, On a one-year basis & great part of municipal business is conducted in an election atmoe- Phen 4 t look for ut don't lool anyone to s this. No feeling can be Rid here than that to avoid trou! by staying out of municipal affaive where possible. Want To End Oil Menace LONDON (Reuters) -- A confer ence of all maritime nations to 'discuss the problem of ocean oil ollufion will be called by the ritish government in the near future, Alan Lennox-Boyd, minis: ter of transport, announced today. The minister spoke at a confer- ence called to urge international , legislation to ban oil dumping by The shps in any sea at any time. oil nuisance has fouled boats and marine equipment, killed sea birds and spoiled beaches along the coasts of northeastern Europe. OSLO (CP)--The first shipment of Norwegian Niobium concentrate was sent to the United States re- cently. The rare meta) is used in engines and an estimated 6,000,000 tons of limestone rich in this meta has been found in central Norway. Canada is the source of far move than half of the entire newsprint suply of the world. making heat-resistant glloys for jet Hf you're in a spot financially right now, with expenses like fuel, clothes for the children, and plans for the holidays ahead, think this over. You can borrow $50 to $1000 promptly on your own signature at HFC. One-day service. Then take up to 24 months to repay on a plan that you select yourself, IT'S BUSINESSLIKE! IT'S MODERN! HOUSEHOLD FINANCE 25th year in Canada C. 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