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The Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited { 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario 'T. L, Wilson, Publisher The rules would Rave to be inged to admit American 'dmports". Since Richard Nixon -- has been cut adrift by the Re- publican party in the U.S., his campaigning ability would make him attractive for a four-year 'contract with a Canadian party. -- Nelson Rockefeller, still playing with the Republicans' farm team in Albany, might care to OTTAWA REPORT Red Could Start Political Trend SEATS BY MID-FEBRUARY OUR PARTY WILL BE ON"A WAR FOOTING " GkeCUTIVE CRECTORR OF "THE NATIONAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1963--PAGE 6 Voters Should Require Answers To Less than a year after electing one Parliament to conduct the nation's business, the voters of Canada eight weeks from now will go to the polls to elect another. The expensive process of election must be repeated so soon because the 25th Parliament failed to get down to the job of conducting the nation's business. It failed because of the government's lack of energy ahd decision, and the opposition's péttiness and obstructionism. Its failure demostrates the vacuum in which Canadian politics now exists. There is a frightening lack of the sort of leadership that inspires public confidence and trust. The vote last June revealed the extent of public disenchantment with the performances and promises of the political leaders. And if they wage the same sort of cam- paign between now and April 8 as they did last spring, the election results could very well be much the same, with the Liberals in the position the Conservatives were in last June. The basic issue remains the chronic weakness in the Canadian economic structure: the imbalance between what we buy and what we sell. Our problem of balance of payments is the key to most of our other economic troubles, from the jobs which must be found for a growing labor force to the sound- ness of federal budgets. But all parties have delicately skirted this issue, because any reasonable solu- tion to the problem -- solutions such as have been discussed in these columns over the past several months -- must involve some belt- tightening, and a hardening of the Canadian will, over a period of years ; it must involve difficult and far-reaching decisions by govern- ment and industry, management and labor. If a party made an honest presen- tation of the hard facts of economic life as they affect Canada in today's world, it might be well surprised by the response of the electorate. Not all voters are nincompoops. There is a growing awareness of the fact that there really isn't any pie in the sky; that any pie we eat must be paid for by us or by our chil- Questions dren; and that people, whether they be in families, or business or countries, cannot go on indefinitely spending more than they earn. It isn't likely, however, that any party will offer so honest and courageous a program during the forthcoming campaign. Rather, we shall have inflicted on us the same old rah-rah talk about "getting the country moving again" and about all the wonderful things to be "given" us if only we vote the "right way". All the old hash will be regurgitated and re-chewed, and each party will make a great dis- play of the other fellows' sins of omission and commission. There will be a great give-away contest-- or promise of it. : One of the issues will certainly be the provision of nuclear arms for Canada's forces. The Conserva- tives will have to handle this one with care, because it has already split the party -- a split which, con- sidering the irritation of many Tories with the lack of energy showed by Mr. Diefenbaker during the 25th Parliament, might be healed only by a change in the party leadership. Another issue, unfortunately, may be "American interference" in Canadian affairs. Mr. Diefenbaker may decide that there are votes to be gained by flogging the weary old horse of anti-Americanism. We hope he rejects this theme. It cannot be justified on any ground other than political expediency, and would do this country no good and a great deal of harm. The U.S. state department did intrude in the nuclear debate, but we have given them plenty of provocation; and Canadians have been free with their criticism of various policies pursued by the United States. Such isues as these, however, are not fundamental. They are the sour frosting on a badly baked cake. The fundamental matter is the one of dollars and cents. How is spend- ing to be controlled so that budgets become manageable again? How is a continued surge of growth to be sustained? How is the imbalance in payments to be adjusted? Voters should demand answers to these bread and butter questions. Red Cross Centenary There is a timely reminder in the Royal Bank's current monthly letter, which says: "Because of the very magnitude of its work and the great number of its activities, the image of Red Cross tends to be- come blurred. Its hundredth birth- day seems to be a good time to bring the picture back into focus." ' The Red Cross found its origin in the suffering of wounded men in the Crimean War (1854-56) and the battle of Solferino (1859) fought during one of the Austrian-Italian wars. More than 40,000 men were killed or wounded in 15 hours of fighting at Solferino. Henri Dunant, of Geneva, was near the battle; he saw the sufferings of the wound- ed, and did what he could to help, the stricken men. Three years later, in 1862, he published a book, des- cribing the horrors he had witness- ed and suggesting, "Would it not be possible, in time of peace and She Oshawa Times T.. 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In 1919, a Committee of Red Cross Societies was formed with the aim "to work out and propose' to the Red Cross Societies a pro- gram of action on behalf of the general welfare of humanity." The League of Red Cross Societies was founded. Starting with 26 societies, it. now has 88, with 157 million members throughout the world. As the letter points out, "this association of people, moved by the high virtue of charity, is the busiest and farthest-flung instrument of privately-financed mercy in the his- tory of the world ... It is not gov- ernmental, and it makes no dis- crimination on the basis of race, color, religion or political ideology." Bible Thought And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him whic) is able to destroy. both soul and body in hell. -- Matthew 10:28. Beware of the tempter who whis- pers: "It doesn't really matter much if it is right or wrong. It only matters if you can make it work and get away with it." REPORT FROM U.K. Costly Old Forts Placed On Block By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times PORTSMOUTH, England -- Four massive forts, built in 1860 to safeguard the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor against invaders, and never in the 100 years of their history fired a gun in anger, are being sold by the admiralty. They are not the powerful structures they were when erected by the government of Lord Palmerston. Owing to the raids of modern vandals, they have, during the past 18 months, fallen into a sad state of decay. These forts were familiar sights to tourists sailing be- tween Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, but the vandals have had a Roman holiday in them. Windows and wooden huts have been smashed, so the govern- ment has decided that the struc- tures, which were the pride of Lord Palmerston when they were built at what was then a fantastic cost, are to be put up for sale. DIFFICULT TO REACH One of the snags is that in the winter months it is not an easy matter for prospective YOUR HEALTH Glasses, Contact Lenses Discussed By JOSEPH G. MOLNER, MD Dear Dr. Molner: I am a 15- year-old girl who wears glasses. I've been wanting contact lenses but my parents are against them in the sense that they might irritate my eyes after a few years. Do you think contacts are safe?--B.M. Cortact lenses, properly fitted will not harm your eyes. They may, or may not irritate them, but in that case the irritation will make you stop wearing them. They do bother some people, but not others. There are in- between cases, in which people can wear contacts for a num- ber of hours a day, but not all the time. If you (or rather, your par- ents) can afford the added cost of contacts, and will not be un- duly affected in case you find that you can't continue to use them, I suggest that you try them. Dear Dr. Molner: Several weeks ago I read your article on ears. Mine had been dis- charging for more than two years. I went to a specialist, and he sprayed some sort of medication in my ear on three occasions and that did the trick. I wonder, could you tell me the name of the spray that's being used?--C.A, I wouldn't if I could--and I can't. There is no single medi- cation used for this purpose. It depends on the case. Using the right medicine on the wrong case can do as much harm as mo treatment at all. Medical care just isn't that simple. If it were, we wouldn't need many doctors. In everyday practice, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 8, 1963... Queen Elizabeth took the oath of accession to the throne 11 years ago today-- in 1952--following the death two days previously of King George VI. In the Canadian proclamation she became "Supreme Liege Lady in and over. Canada." At the time of King George's death, the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip were on holiday in Kenya. They immediately flew back to Britain. The King had died in his sleep at Sand- ringham, aged 56, after an illness of some months. 1791 --. The first United States bank was incorpor- ated. ' diagnosis is the most important part of medical care. Dear Dr. Molner: The doctor took a urine test of my young year-old son and discovered that he had phenylketonuria. Will the boy have to stay on a special diet all his life, or just a few years? Will he always be slower than other children because of the brain damage so far?--M.S. The special diet may be nec- essary indefinitely. The condi- tion is a defect in the enzyme system which we have not as yet found a way to correct. The next best measure, there- fore, is to change the diet to compensate. It is hard to pre- dict improvement in mental ability; there probably will be some but the boy may always be slower than others. buyers to reach the forts to in- spect them. The War Depart- ment, which holds the keys at Portsmouth, has tried several times lately, but without suc- cess, to get a boat alongside the rickety, rotting landing stage. The four forts, named No- mansiand, Spitbank, Horsesand and St. Helen's cost the govern- ment well over $2,400,000 when they were built in 1860. Nomans- land and Horsesand, the larg- est of them, cost close to $730,- 000 each, The other two, some- what smaller, cost just over $600,000 each. Paying for these defence structures was one of the biggest headaches of Wil- liam Ewart Gladstene, who was then Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. BUILT TO LAST These forts were built to last. They once boasted of an arma- ment of 24 guns each weighing 36 tons, and their defences against shot and shell were walls 16 inches thick. They were made of seven inches of iron, one inch of teak, then two inches of iron, ong inch of teak and five inches offiron. In the Nomansland fort, there are still showers and even the, remains of a theatre, in which the 93 officers and men who mamed it were entertained from time to time. The dingy back-drop is still there, but the stage is broken and rotten. The records do not indicate what type of shows were presented in these outposts, but still to be read over one backstage door are the words 'Ladies' Dressing Room." Each of the forts is complete- ly self-contained. At Nomans- land there is a fresh water well 571 feet deep, drilled at a cost of $13,000. Chemical analysis de- clared the water to be very pure and perfectly wholesome and showing total absence of animal life and contamination. Just what a buyer of these forts could do with them is diffi- cult to visualize. One individual jokingly suggested that they might be used as Britain's only floating casinos, but even that idea is far-fetched. The thought of being marooned for several weeks during a losng streak would be sufficient to keep pros- pective customers away. By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Are our politics getting a face-lifting, to make this rtant activity more popular as a spectator sport? Look at these two headlines, and you will see the trend: "Red Kelly scores" and "Red Kelly scores 3". The first headline appeared in the latest edition of a paper en- titled The Canadian Liberal Challenge, pub:.shed by the Na- tional Liberal Federation of Canada in Ottawa. The second headline appeared in a daily paper entitled The Globe and Mail, published by a commer- cial company. in Toronto. The former story said, in part: "One of the more diligent newcomers to the House of Commons is the unassuming Liberal MP for York West (Tor- onto). Although a freshman MP he is probably as well known across Canada as any of the front benchers on either side of the House. When Red Kelly was elected on June 18 a lot of poli- ticians and most hockey fans thought something would suffer --either hockey or politics. As to politics, Mr. Pearson has ob- served: 'I am delighted; in his work here he displays the same desire and ability that has marked his hockey career'." The Globe story reported: "Red Kelly scored three goals to lead Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-3 win over Montreal Cana- diens. . . . Kelly, the Liberal MP from York West, ignored today's important sessions on Parliament Hill for this game which Leaf's manager - coach George Imlach said was more important than political busi- ness. Kelly's three goals raised his total for the season to 14." VITAL STATISTICS When a Nationa! Hockey League goal is rated more im- portant than a Parliamentary vote, then obviously our politics are getting a new look. And the eager beavers who staff the of- BY-GONE DAYS 35 YEARS AGO King Street United Church congregational meeting appoint- ed a committee to undertake the building of an extension to the Sunday School. Leslie F. McLaughlin com- pleted the organization of his mew company, known as Mc- Laughlin Coal and Supplies Limited. January 1928 saw a new high record of production for General Motors of Canada, 6930 cars being shipped from the plant in that month, Customs receipts for the port of Oshawa were $692,018 for January, an inerease of 20 per cent over January 1927. Stephen Saywell was elected president and Miss Pearl Flet- cher vice-president of the Osh- awa Young People's Christian Union. General Motors of Canada let a contract for the erection of a staff garage to cost $50,000. The late Zacheus Burden of Port Perry, left a bequest of $10,500 in his will to the On- tario County Children's Aid Society. Piyah Chapter of Hadassah of Oshawa celebrated its first an- niversary and Mrs. H. Engel was re-elected president. Rev. Canon C. R. dePencier marked the 18th anniverary of his coming to Oshawa as rector of St. George's Parish, then a frame church on the corner of Centre and John streets. fices of our political parties are no doubt already assessing the Gallup Poll value of this new gimmick, Not only may we now expect to see new faces, and perhaps more than faces, in Parliament. We may also look for changes in the rules, such as we had one day last week, to make the proceedings more exciting to the spectators--who after all do finance the performers and the playing field just as the cash customers pay for the cost of hockey players and their ice. With political organizers giv- ing high rating to the fact that a candidate is 'well known across Canada," no doubt the headlines are now being scan- ned in last year's newspapers. Any person who made front page headlines three times would be a desirable candidate, for any party in the forthcom- ing election. And the star of the popular television series would be able to take his pick of safe seats. For remote mining or lumber- ing communities, party organ- izers will look for 'special qual- ities in their candidates, Cup- Cake Cassidy, the queen Girlie, with the hour - glass figure, should prove a shoo-in for the Yukon; and Elizabeth Taylor could surely capture any seat in Canada under any political banner. leave the governorship of New York State to get a little ex- = under the Canadian es. ; X-APPEAL PARAMOUNT This raises a problem. U.S. imports would have to be lim- ited in number, though some could be "'Canadianized" by be- ing appointed to the Senate. But the Board of Broadcast Governors would be sure to step in, to ensure that our news- casts do not fall below 55 per cent "Canadian content" when Parliament Hill has its fud quota of recruits from Holly- wood and Washington. The "'new look"' to our politics given by the introduction of Red Kelly will have other ser- ious sequels, With x-appeal be- ing the main qualification of parliamentarians, there will be a grave shortage of governing ability. So cabinet plays will have to be called from the bench, by party coaches who do not seek election to parliament. It must be a fascinating temp- tation to the backroom boys of politics to pick candidates who have some exotic appeal to the voters. But considering all as- pects, I think the old and well- tried system of seeking out those "who would give us the best possible government is pre- ferrable to filling Parliament with glamor - pusses of either sex. QUEEN'S PARK Robarts' Remarks Out Of Character By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Premier Robarts doesn't seem to be as sure as his transport minister, Hon. James Auld, that the Liberals have been swiping Tory plat- form points. Mr. Robarts took the same line at a press conference as Mr. Auld had earlier. He was asked what some of the points in question were. He first mentioned medicare. But then he admitted that his program would include private insurance companies while the Liberals wouldn't. He then mentioned Junior Farm Loans. But then he h.d to agree further that all parties for some time had favored an extension of these. And also that the Liberals had a different approach in that they would make farm loans di- rectly from the provincial sav- ings office. ROBARTS' TECHNIQUE Actually it is not in keeping with Mr, Robarts to use this political technique. He is more one to decide what he believes in and then stand or fall by it. As witness his inten- tional restoration of the label "Tory" for his party. He is a Tory, he believes Toryism is the right philosophy for the province at this time, and so he will do his.best to sell the people on his convic- tions. As a politician he will play some politics. But they are only incidental . 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