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She Oshawn Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1964--PAGE 6 | West Has Duty To Help Smooth Africans' Path The mutinies in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, coming 80 soon after the coup in Zanzibar, natural- ly create suspicion that a subver- sive force has been at work. There may or may not have been a "master plan" of revolution; the evidence is still being sifted. But planned revolution or not, what is obvious is that a large part of Africa is teetering on the edge of unplanned chaos. There isn't much point now in deploring the speed with which the young African states were given independence. The colonial powers had a duty to prepare the Africans for self-government, but in most cases they failed to do so. And there is nothing to suggest that had these powers been given another fifty years to do the job, they would have had the Africans any better prepared than they are now. A Tew days ago we wrote of the fact of change. No where is' this fact more evident than in Africa, BS ' where the only certainty is that the continent is only at the be- ginning of a great and convulsive period of change. The shape of governments will change, and the shape of frontiers will change. How long it will take for Africa to settle into an orderly pattern, no one knows, least of all the Africans, If they cast up enough shrewd, atrong leaders, the process may be fairly swift, particularly if they lose enough of their inbred sus- picion of the motives of the white nations to take full advantage of the technical and other help the whites are willing to give. It is a painful path that the Africans have chosen -- how painful the people of Ghana are finding out, as President Kwame Nkrumah moves ruthlessly towards a dic- tatorship which will probably be dissolved only in blood. But they are on the path of their choosing. And the white man's burden now is to try to help them along it. Man's War On Nature The World Wildlife Fund is bring- ing out a book which might be called "Who Was Who". It will list the world's creatures which are facing extinction. The book already has 500 pages listing endangered species of mammals, fishes, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates 'and plants. : The threatened species range from the 100-foot blue whale to tiny North American tree frogs. Since the last dodo bird died on the island of Mauritius less than 300 years ago, more than 100 animal species have vanished, Now about 1,000 species are threatened. The World Wildlife Fund is an international conservation organiza- tion established under Swiss law in 1961. It has submitted a World Wildlife Charter to the United Nations, but probably it will gain more widespread support through auch books a Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" -- the book which has been vilified by many company-employed scientists but which has brought about a score of public inquiries. The Fund contends that conser- vation is for the benefit of man, as well as for the wild creatures them- selves, and that it behooves man to do something about it when animals cannot,. This is a theme which should be shouted from the house- tops. Man is the great destroyer of life. He has excused himself on the ground that he is "conquering" his environment, but all that he has succeeded in doing is to make his environment less pleasant, and in many cases more deadly, for him- self. In the name of progress, he has in a remarkably short space of time polluted much of the air he breathes, much of the water he needs to survive, and destroyed much of the fertility of the soil he needs for his food. Nature is an intricate mechanism, and he keeps messing up the works. But he still has a chance to avoid a final wrecking job -- before he finds himself the only species, jammed tight on a dead planet. | That Etobicoke Bylaw The Supreme Court of Canada will probably be asked to give the final verdict on an Etobicoke Town- ship bylaw prohibiting displays of election signs on private property, the Kitchener Record points out. This tangled case came up again the other day when the Ontario Court of Appeals ruled that the township bylaw was valid and that it was illegal for a citizen to place election signs on his own property. The legislation is part of a bylaw covering the use of real estate and small business signs. But there would appear to be a vast difference between the two. "There is something ridiculous about the decision against election signs in an age when great deal of time and effort is spent before every election to try and interest people in voting," says the Record and we "Some control of election signs may be desirable, such as the length Building, 425 University ie: 680 Catheert - Street, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by corriers In Cthewa, Whilby Ajex, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Horpton, Frenchmon's wont Broughem, Gurketon, Cloremont, = Greenwood Kirsole, Region, Pontypoc! ond Newcastle not ever week. By mot im Prownce of Ontere) of time in which they are displayed and a penalty for failure to remove them. But to ban them is an un- warranted piece of interference with individual rights and the functioning of the democratic elec- toral process, "Finally, it is possible to wonder what the authorities propose to do about election stickers on car bump- ers when a vehicle carrying one wanders into the sacred no sign precincts." Other Editors' Views CAREER IN POLITICS / (Peterborough Examiner) Despite the violence of our pre- sent disputes, they have served to enliven the Canadian mind and, without a doubt, produce the very people capable of revitalizing the spirit of Confederation. For this we must be thankful. At one point it seemed as if the whole nation regarded politics as a fitting pur- suit for men on the point or retire- ment and seeking a quiet life. Career politicians, willing to take their chances at the polls and, upon defeat, to continue their political in- terests, were not numerous in the years following the Second World War. Today we have a significant number.' They have been drawn reluctantly from the teaching pro- fession, from business and industry, from law, from the universities and from commerce and agriculture, Now they are here to stay. é STUCK IN THE- CANAL REPORT FROM U.K. Doctors Protest Work Conditions By M. McINTYRE HOOD Special London (Eng.) Correspondent For The Oshawa Times LONDON -- British doctors who do their work in the role of general practitioners are far from,, satisfied with the condi- tions under which they oper- ate as part of the National Health Scheme, This is made clear in a petition which was presented to the House of Com- mons by Dr. Barnett Stross, the Labor MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central. The petition, protesting against "oppressive" conditions under which over 23,000 family doctors have to work was sign- ed by 6115 of the doctors. It was organized by the newly-formed General Practitioners' Associa- tion, Dr. Gerald Bliss, chairman of the association, speaking at a pressconference at West- minster, said, in discussing the number of signatures: "Given more time, we could have secured many more signa- tures than the 6115 on the peti- tion, but the situation was so serious and the doctors so demoralized that the petition had to be presented to the government at once."' INCENTIVES LACKING The petition was a strongiy- worded document. It claimed that the system of payment to family doctors was devoid of incentives, discouraged good practice, failed to recognize the onerous duties of a doctor and did not provide due reward for experience. The new association of gen- eral practitioners is not alone in putting this protest before the government, The main or- ganization of doctors, the Srit- ish Medical Association, is pr»- paring a case which it proposes to submit asking for a new system of payment and a sub- stantial pay increase. The British Medical Associa- BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO January 29, 1939 Taking part in the Burns' Club banquet at the Masonic Temple were Mayor J. A. Cole- man, Dr. T. E. Kaiser, Rev. George Telford and Alex Me- Leese. Wor, Master Byron §. Ed- mondson of Cedar Lodge, AF and AM, presided at the annual At Home of the lodge. Grand Master W. J. Dunlop, who gave the address, presented the Past- Master's Jewel, on behalf of the lodge, to Wor, Bro. Alex Storie. City Treasurer Peter Black- burn assured a clear profit of $1,000 on the newly instituted system of certificates for pay- ment of taxes. Members. of the city council with Mayor J. A. Coleman paid their last respects to the late Mrs. Frank L. Mason, who died Jan, 27, 1039, Members of the Ontario Regi- mental Band decided that the band would seek a grant from the city, It had been necessary to borrow instruments before the band could enter the CNE contest which it won last year. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth sent congratula- tions to Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Willard, Port Perry, who cele- brated their 7ist wedding anni- versary, ss Cecil V. Purdy was elected president of the Oshawa Con- servative Association, to suc ceed Major A. M. Stroud. Her- bert O, Myers was named sec- retany, succeeding Charles C. McGibbon, Wiliam Luther Horn, manag- ing director of the Grinnell Co, and the Ontario Malleable Iron Co., died at his home in Toronto at the age of 68. ARE YOU THE MAN... Age between 23 and 40, preferably mar- tied, ambitious, inte rested in above ave- rage income, having the ability to deal successfully with people--if so apply... FOR THIS POSITION? 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Dr. Neville Jones, secretary of the new association, empha- sizes that its efforts were in the interests of patients, The peopie of Britain, he claims, are not getting full value for the $3000 million they are paying each year for the national health service, Family doctors have no time to examine patients prop- erly or to listen to what they had to say. They have no time for minor surgical procedures. He suggested that the per- mitted maximum number of patients should be reduced from 3500 to 2500. At present, the doctors who did least for the patients fared best. Dr. Jones stressed that the association was solidly in favor of the national health service. But at the moment doctors were unhappy and frustrated and quite unable to give patients the service they wanted to give. efficiency ITO PPT PUP PTE PP PPPUPPPPUUUUUPUPPPRUTTes 63rd Annual Report . December 31st, 1963 a record in new business. ... OTTAWA REPORT PM Tries To Save Time For Cabinet By PATRICK NICHULSON OTTAWA--The creeping inva- sion of our lives by bureaucra- tic red tape is continually add- ing to the walking and talking that has to be done on and around Parliament Hill, More and more Canadians are drift- ing way from productive jobs, which earn our national liveli- hood, and into bureaucratic jobs which produce nothing material but add extravagantly to our taxes, While the ensuing prolifera- tion of committees and minutes is an over-all government prob- lem, this rising tide paradoxic- ally swamped the apex of our governmental pyramid before it drowned the base, The first victims were our cabinet min- isters, If one spoke to any of the appointees in the Diefen- YOUR HEALTH baker administration, for ex- ample, and asked him (or her) for a considered opinion of a minister's job, the inevitable re- action was a complaint about "those interminable cabinet meetings." These had become so lengthy and so frequent, and involved so much extraneous reading, that nearly every min- ister found it impossible to keep on top of his departmental ad- ministration and parliamentary work in the remaining time. SEEK STREAMLINING It was inevitable that a prime minister with long e: a as civil servant and as minis. ter, would quickly recognize the need to correct this. Topsy-like imposition, Lester Pearson, who first sat in the cabinet 15 years ago, and who had had 20 years' experience in government ser- Question Awaited But Still Surprise By JOSEPH G, MOLNER, MD Dear Dr, Molner: My prob- lem is a common one I sup- pose, but it does concern me very much, I have waited for some time for my daughter to ask how a baby gets in the mother, Although she has asked other questions and I have answered them as honestly as I can, she seemed to avoid that one, I just hoped that: when she finally would ask, I could answer her honestly and in a way that wouldn't worry or scare her, Well, she asked this morning and my mind just went blank. I'm so ashamed that I' couldn't handle it better, I put her off with the excuse that I was afraid she would be late for school, and I'd talk about it when we had plenty of time. My daughter is 12 years old and easy to talk to, as we have discussed all sorts of things concerning growing up. She knows how a baby is born (I had a new baby a few months ago). I would appreciate any advice you can give, Or maybe I am making a big problem out of nothing.--Mrs. R.L. It seems to me as though you had a case of "buck fever," like the hunter who looks for- ward to his first shot--and then freezes, Or the person who pre- pares for a speech or a concert or whatever, and is so well pre- pared (and so keyed.up) that he is briefly paralysed when the awaited moment finally comes, Yes, I think you are making too much of the incident, Chil- dren, being logical, ore almost I think is the one big failing of so much that is written and said about bringing up children. 'We put so much emphasis on this or that point that we lose our perspective, To be sure, lack of frankness of honesty with a child has its conse- quences, He or she gets an idea that one "mustn't ask ques- tions" about something or other and stops asking, But that doesn't come from just a single incident, So, Mrs. R.L., relax. Thus far you've done very well, HAS NO BUSES IBADAN, Nigeria (AP)--West German Ambassador Count Posadowsky » Wehner has an- nounced the Bonn government will assist in staff training and organization of a bus service for Ibadan, Nigeria's largest city. This city of 750,000 has no bus service at present. 4 ing of vice before thai, has pre to he such 2 prime oo its He is striving, and striving suc: to bring more members of his ay ace tive. participation in mould- policies; yet at the same time he is slashing the amount of time consumed in this pro- His first steps took when Parliament fan Mas} last fall after the summer re- cess. A number of committees of cabinet were established, and poo gy Rees were dele- gal appropriate small group of ministers. Thus the whole cabinet no longer had to sit and listen to the discussion of points which were irrelevant to many; and the chairmanship of individual committees gave enhanced status and si- bility to key ministers. At the same time, the cau- cus of the Liberal party was given a more important role, through consultation and dis- cussion at the formative of policies, This enhanced importance of the individual back - bench MP and senator, and made each fee] that his role was to participte.in man- agement, and not merely to genuflect before an autocratic leader. But one further and import- ant choice remains to be made. Mr. Pearson's cabinet today contains 26 ministers, including himself, This is too lange to be considered a compact advisory board, like the U.S, cabinet of 11 members, including the pres- ident, It is moving in size to- wards the British ministry, a megalosaurus which has had to be broken up into three tiers. First there is the cabinet, of 21 members, Then there are 15 "ministefs of cabinet rank" who are not invited to cabinet meetings unless the agenda specifically concerns their own work. Then there are 40 lesser appointed officials--all MPs or members of the upper house-- who are described as '"'pariia- mentary undersecretaries and other ministers." The whole group of 76.make up the gov- ernmental administration. But such a huge array would create an entirely unwieldy and un- workable committee; hence the designation of the senior ones only as the cabinet. Mr. Pear- son has hinted that he now is considering a similar step, to reduce to workable proportions "the size of the actual final pol- icy-approving core of his min- istry, CROWN LIFE CHANGES always easy to talk to when | their parents conscientiously try to be honest'and sensitive, One little stumble doesn't de- stroy that! Your bright daugh- ter will ask again when the question crosses her mind, and that will be that. You've fallen victim to what & C.F.W. A. F. Williams Crown Life Insurance Company announces the election of C, F. W. Burns as Chairman of the Board and A. F..Williams as President. 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