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U.S. Sortie With Gas Hurt World Prestige WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has suffered a worldwide propaganda defeat on the use of non-lethal gas in the Vietnamese war, and U.S. officials doubt that their coun- ter-offensive now under way can fully overcome the damage. Communist propagandists are expected to try to keep the is- sue alive, in spite of vehement denials by State Secretary Dean Rusk that the United States has Gas Attacks Peace Threat -Diefenbaker OTTAWA (CP) -- Opposition Leader Diefenbaker asked in the Commons Wednesday whether Canada was informed in advance that gas was being used by American and South Vietnamese forces in South Viet Nam. He described this as an ac- tion that 'threatens peace." Mr. Martin said Canada was not informed in advance and noted that press reports have stated President Johnson of the U.S. was not told either. He added that Canada did not believe it was wise, in the face of world public opinion, to use weapons that can have a "psychological interp- retation" and can be "mis- understood." Mr. Martin said tear gas had been used by police forces and he believed fi had been used in the Korean war and in the Cyprus troubles. Was it only tear gas that was being used in Viet Nam, asked Gordon Churchill (PC -- Win- engaged or ever intended to en- gage in gas warfare in Viet Nam. A more serious problem, offi- cials here believe, is that in al- lied and neutral countries, some residue of suspicion is lkely to reman in the minds of many people, because denials and ex- planations seldom catch up with an initial blunder. One result may be a strong reluctance on the part of mili- tary commanders to use nause- ous gases hereafter against guerrilla - infested villages in South Viet Nam. That there was a bad blunder in the way the news initially was disclosed last Monday is generally agreed among U.S. government leaders, An army spokesman in Saigon said there had been some experimental use of non-lethal gas against Red guerrillas. The gas was de- scribed as temporarily dis¢ abling. It was not sharply de- fined as the kind of gas used by police forces the world over against rioters, TOUCHED OFF FUROR The announcement touched off a worldwide furor that brought criticism and denunci- ation of the United States. Ques- tions were raised as to whether the United States was violating a 1925 Geneva agreement out- lawing gas warfare. The storm hit official Wash- ington with stunning surprise. Apparently no one in high po- sition had foreseen such an up- roar or given any serious thought to the danger of raising the spectre of gas warfare when various types of riot-contro] gas were sent to the South Vietnam- ese forces in mid-1962. It took more than 24 hours to mount the U.S. counter-offen- sive. Tuesday, Defence Secretary nipeg South Centre). It was a "form of tear gas,"'| the minister replied. | New Democrat Leader Doug- las said authorities had de- scribed the gas as a mixture of tear and nauseous gas having much more severe effects than tear gas alone, Prime Minister Harold Wilson had given notice that his government would uestion the United States about the use of gas and napalm gas- oline bombs, he added. He also noted remarks attrib- uted to Gen. Maxwell Taylor, U.S. ambassador to South Viet Nam, that the war might not be limited to its present area. Would Mr. Martin comment? Robert McNamara held a press conference to say that the gases used were essentially police- type tear gas and they had been employed to save the lives of civilians among whom guerrilla fighters had taken refuge. It was not until Wednesday, however, that Rusk held a press conference to come to grips with the main issue as it was finally defined here--the ques- tion of whether the United States was, in fact, launching gas warfare against the Viet Cong. "The shadow of gas warfare has been raised in connection with these incidents," Rusk said. "That is not involved. We are not embarking upon gas warfare in Viet Nam." As to future use of tear gas, Rusk said, "no new directives have been issued" to counter- mand authority to use it. "The anticipation, is of course, that these weapons will be used only in those situ- ations. involving. riot control or situations analagous to riot con- trol." Even as Rusk spoke, the U.S.; effort to explan its position was beginning to show some effect. In London, three leading news- papers defended the employ- ment of tear gas. At the Capitol here, after getting an explana- tion from McNamara, several senators spoke out to defend what had happened. x Senator Bourke Hickenlooper (Rep. Iowa) declared: 'I think its use was more humane than the use of explosives in those instances and was _ perfectly justified." What caused the storm of pro- test? Several forces seemed to be involved: 1. A general fear in many for- eign countries that the United States is expanding the conflict in Viet Nam toward a major war with China. 2. The effort of Communist countries to discredit and un- Queen's Park Increases Welfare Allowance Cash TORONTO (CP)--About 12,- 000 mothers, foster mothers and dependant fathers in Ontario will benefit from new increases) in welfare allowances, the legis- lature was told Wednesday. Mothers' allowance payments will rise an average of 15 per cent beginning April 1, Welfare Minister Louis Cecile said. The ceiling will increase to $300 from the present $225 and recipients will be able to work up to 120 hours a month instead of about 100 hours. Few of the deserted, divorced, widowed or unwed mothers eli- gible receive the maximum payment. : Foster mothers will be given $40 a month instead of $30 start- ing next month, Mr. Cecile said. Women with more than one fos- ter child will be given the $40 for the first and lesser amounts for the others. which has a budget of $4,900,000 this year. Cost of the mothers' allow- ance program, which affects 8,743 women, is $11,460,000. Not included in this total are addi- tional benefits such as medical, hospital and dental services and family allowances. As an example of the changes in the. regulations under the welfare acts, Mr. Cecile said a woman with three children previously would have an ex- emption of $23 a month, ~ The maximum permissible amount now will be $60 a month) without deduction--plus 25 per cent of earnings beyond that. The income of a son or daugh- ter in a family receiving allow- ances fs exempted up to $80 a month. They are eligible until they leave high school or voca- tional school. day's session, Municipal Affairs)Spooner made about his home Minister Wilfred Spooner said his department will study 'the problems of nine mainly urban areas in the province. The areas are Fee! County, the Kitchener - Waterloo area, Fort -William-Port Arthur, the Niagara Peninsula, Brantford and Brant County, tie Hamilton area, London-Middlesex, Mus- koka and Ontario County. The studies, which may begin this year, will investigate plan- ning and municipal organiza- tion, industry and urban sprawl. The results would help the gov- ernment in providing subsidies and services to the areas, Mr. Spooner said. SQPHA INDIGNANT Elmer Sopha (L-- Sudbury) was indignant at remarks Mr. COSENS & MARTIN Insurance 67 King St. E., Oshawe Alena 728-7515 Insurance Res. 725-2802 of 725-7413 In other business in Wednes- Fathers unemployable for medical reasons, some widow- ers and some fathers deserted by their wives will also have their allowances increased by an average of 15 per cent. The federal government pays half the cost of this program, swinging public opinion against it. Washington officials recall that durng the Korean conflict, China accused the United States of waging germ warfare. 3. A deep-rooted horror of gas warfare, dating back at least 50 years to the use of gas in the First World War. The Germans first employed gas against French and Cana- dian troops April 22, 1915. They used chlorine gas, according to military records. In 1925 an international con- ference at Geneva wrote an agreement that stands as the main document on this subject in international law today. 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