Sa | i t = 1910 - should: be freed of any strings. I . to old- “age pensions, however, rant re -years t t to : 10: fe This was ‘over-generous. | qty mea: dR. AYRES | be Rditor An independant newspaper devoted ‘to the upbullding of. Prince Rupert: and. Northern‘ and, Central: British. Columbia. : A member of The Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of Circulation oa Canadian Daily. Newspaper Publishers Association ; ery Published by The Prince # Rupert ‘Dally News. Limited. Deny , ‘Authorized as ‘second | class’ mail. by the Post Office Departinent™ Ottawa 7 6. P, WOODSIDE -- General ° Manager S : ‘stomitchs: ‘and: ‘empty. hearts. They. “have. ‘tall Many of them have. fallen , away... from. -Teligious falth: and “MONDAY, ‘DECEMBER. 14, 1959 ne 3 oe AL the signs point to a change: in ‘ he:old-age pension. regulation: Sentinient has grown in favor.of ‘per- - mitting the security allowance to: be’ -.paid,no matter. where the recipient. olives, and reports suggest that at the “hext session of parliament the present “restriction will be removed. If con- ‘firmed this will be only just. Pension- 7 éishave earned this. pension and ib: would: mean much. to persons on sma. total incomes who might.” get along, much easier by: living elsewhere. “There are: anomalies with. respec ns that : a 2 person, could: come fo. politics: believe the’ CCF is making 2 “ = eee eater in’ endeavoring to. fuse: with J routinely eb to oa icc ‘Whatever "failings. Mr.” Diefenbaker ‘may have, lack’ of persistence’ or courage is not among them. We can remember his first feeble venture into the French language:. ‘It was one sentence and: his French' Canadian election murder so ‘completely. ' third: try was halting but showed definite im- provement. That was all in 1957. The 1958 campaign showed that the Prime. ‘Minister. had . CCE . a aa ‘A. number | of impartial ‘observers’ of - Can- a At-the present .time. the British. ‘Labor party 5 _ Language links | campaign audience clapped politely. His friends shivered. No one had ever committed linuistic he next attempt was a little more ,ambi- tious:but the ambition was not fulfilled, The. An absutd situation ee ‘would be unduly well rewarded. voo@he. situation is compounded wheh it- is’ ealized, no compulsion - about ‘citizenship « involved © in security payments, There is sound reason why every new settler in Can- ada’ should be compelled to take out citizenship paper after the probation- i »period of five years, ‘ogéether from the old- “age pension : Ulf. a new. settler is not pre- se lace’ in Canada. tay} a and’ after 10. yea: however, somethin; eis patently wrong. Qnice ‘the strings” ‘were taken. of security: pension’ if ‘would be: pos- or an individual to. come here “Europe, reside a brief 10 years, ror 2 neglect. or refuse to become a citizen, . -and then retur n from: whence he came gainst. this” country in ‘either. of ‘tl _ two world wars. "changed. the Vietovia Co are asking’ ‘for. and: intends: to’ vote for a political party. rather than’ -an. alliance between politics and ° trade : unionism. Our | CCF people, ao the: wrong end. _ Le Matin, Montreal. been | doing some work but. we. would still euess ‘that his surprising’ sweep. ‘of the. province | ‘of “Quebec had little relationship to his prowess -in the French language. Speaking at Mont Tremblant to the annual convention of the French language ' weekly newspapers recently, Mr. Diefenbaker delivered nearly half his prepared speech in the. French language, We do not believe the Prime Minister. will ever ‘become bilingual. That is a handicap che shares with too many of his predecessors, But his efforts to master the other Canadian anguage will not be lost. —The Hamilton Spectator, The cranberry bungle The: ‘case of the. poisoned cranberries ‘has heen badly bungled. It was not necessary to scare the population half to death, to spol) ‘a good turkey dinner or to wreck the cranberry- growing industry, In the first place, if the chemical actually does Induce cancer, a person would have to cat tons of cranberries, it is calculated on the basis of experiments with rats, to get. into any trouble, INTERPRETING THE NEWS Moral, practical help In the second place, if it was felt that the weed - killer was a hazard to health,, much ear.-. lier and quieter steps could have been taken to remove the hazard, And in the third place, what about other products obtainable in any store which also induce. cancer Shouldn't. they too be taken off the market if treated cranberries are We refer. to. cigarets and tobacco tars, ‘—The Calgary Albertan, pledged. India by U. Ss. By KEN SMITH ‘ clear that the United States is ready to give military ald to India should that country need any in its border dispute with Communist Chinn | Although official confirmation of that point was hardly needed, Eisenhower left no’ doubts nhout the U.S, stand when he told the Indlan Parliament that the “great military might” of the U.S, is roady to help “our friends and allies. » +. for defensive purposes only,” os Since he started his 11-country tour in Italy, Etsenhower has said repeatedly and emphatically that international disputes should be. settled around conference tables—the same thing Prime Minister Nehru has been saying since the Chinese border crtsis- erupted, Thus, in ono neat diplomatic package, Eis~ enhower has wrapped up moral support. for Nehru's persistent Pnelfic policies and promise of more practical support—should it be needed --to Nehru and those Indians who are calling for a tougher approach to Red China. Bul having accomplished that, there’ an poars to be Httle alse Elsonhowor ean do jn the dispute as Jong as the status quo ts maln- trained, There is plenty of room, howover, for both Elsenhower.. ind Nehru to: manoouvre around whnt observers have rated as the second most Important problem the two londars will discuss during thelr ‘privato. talka—Indin's economic growth, . And second-most important. or not,. it Ig {n> this aphere that Hisenhower has his best- chance to win India’s frlendahip ona long- term ral V / be’, is fi ® oF oo eo 6, and has planned a third, keep pace with now production ered: Inued UB, support-—without attaching‘any conditions ANAT VY UCUCCOre Canadian Press Staff Writer President Eisenhower has mado it amply | ’ Since gaining its inciepondence in 1047, India has undertaken one of the ‘most romarkable economie struggles of modern times, that of ‘sing the standard of Nving of 400,000,000 people from near-starvation wretchedness . to ‘that assocjated with any modern Woeatorn evil} zation, ; Ta do this, Indja has tnished one ‘five. ~yenr development plan, is nearly through a second ook ob To help India’s ambitious program, the US, has committed nearly $2,000,000,000 in economic . ald of one type or another, With the.third five- year plan to start In 1061—at an oxpecton cor ea a. Of $22,000,000,000--U,S, atd will have Q, stepped up, as will other ald under the Colombo Plan and from Europe, - For if the program ware to fall, India would plunge back Into the deepest: ‘economic and social deprassion, While Nehru’s program ig giving. Indin Its first, modornized Industry and is slowly im- proving farming methods, it has brought with: 1) the usual woes that come’ with a suddenly expanding ceonomy—Inflation and Ingging Rorvicos,: Although: production has climbed stendily, 80 have coats, And If the standard: of living - fs to make any real Improvement, Indin needs - schools, hospitals and indeod' whole towns to Kisonhower, by assuring Nehru of.con to it other than wanting to holy out a strug. galing country—can tako a ble atop townrd winning Insting aratitude from nll Indiana, haoe ey ae old-age ’ “he ‘should “When. he. L with. a pension’ ‘for the rest of his life. cf He might even bea person: who fought | That is obviotisly an. “absurd: situation, and it should. be. B politico- union within ‘the ‘framework of the CCF, the British Labor party ...|.- is. announcing that it will. take:steps. so that.) ° ~ the labor unions can no longer influence it: as fe they’ have’ done... - > a Oy 7 cantPhese are, some of the. lessons that. ‘the, So- Clalists’ of Britain havelearnéd Fromé thie % ast r general | election. The- public. no longer | ‘wants Sf OL . undue * intervention. by- the state in its’ ‘affairs ALLE is. less': Boao ‘talk about. ‘socialization’ and” nationalization, There: ‘is: dn attempt to. avoid” “using these’ ‘words because’ the public has shown — that it is bitterly disappointed by these policies: more “than ever, are’ on. . Also, “while, Chartrand, Jodoin : and others ° “found. nothing’! to ‘replace : ‘it, _.. but the pursuit of money, . Sex nae and: power, ALL ‘those are selfish - goals. At the ; -best,. the. pursuit, . and ‘capture of. ‘them | may’: ‘give. sat- isfaction to. the hunter’ ‘and one , Ora: ‘limited » ‘group of At the’ ‘worst; jt may ‘bring *death'’: to. millions: of ‘people, | “as? bHitler’s » pursuit. of power: ‘did. “JF don't. think a grown ‘numan being canbe happy unless he pes something outside himself | 0 work:for. That. “something” does note nelude: the people he loves, or: those | to’ whom he chas a direct. personal obliga- tion. They are only extensions ‘of: the self.» ~The human being must ‘puild -a kind of. bridge from himself to. the universe.. The. bridge «may be art, religion; material apart oe service to. other people, ora . ‘structure. .woven from all three ares -Stranded on | ee ‘need bridges.. ee elements. “so rhanyot us in’ ‘the ‘West islands of ded, “miserable world, and shi “feel ‘an ight against spread os Under ‘the flag. of ithe United Ae Nations,’ a brotherhood of en-: gineers,” economists, farm ex-. herts, ‘research scientists, doc- , ‘social © workers, technicians andclerks . ‘plated; wall-to-wall gospe tors,” murses, ‘teachers, should: -20.forward to raise the ‘living. ‘standards of. Asia, as..a.. means to. check the ‘popula- tion”. growth that threatens to smother the worl An human flesh, : is to: saye the world: It’ fits into the Christian idea of spiritual | salvation, because - Christians. are | directed to. help their fel- low-men, It is also=ready- -made to. “suit those who ‘believe only... earth. vet . what -I- do: for a ina: : better: life* ‘on: Thee is, no: ‘reason why tha, two' ‘groups should quarrel. The’ ‘ task is big enough them both busy. The fight to save the world must:be shown in its true light, as’ something urgent and honorable. Those “who. take to keep part. must ‘be accorded some- : thing like the prestige -Of sol- diers..: ‘If the people of the. West learn to spend time money .to.save tne world, they will gain. something far more valuable» in réturn,: They. will gain ‘a sense’ of purpose. This is the only way that the people, of the West. can escape from their chromium- cafpeted. islands ~ of lonéliness.. And if they ‘don’t seize .that chance to escape, the human tide will soon rise, and* drown them. ve toe hy wide ‘courtesy, too—whén: “you | make an’ ‘instalment — an.at. Household. : Drop. Gr F phone’ for ‘a 2 loan iu p to $2, 500." Me Life: Insurance available on all Loans | ve. W.. sak sind / HOUSEHOLD FINANCE G.V w. Peterson, ‘Manager Telephone, 4311 ae * PRINCE RUPERT - ” onstruction For | 196 ~ ) Improved street lighting throughout the city. | sidewalks Works Dept. . times: both. At The job" (in a material sense) ) Abroad, but. 1: “appear “eS orb. Of: “person? and A Canadian who has spent --most of his life ‘in Britain and Acquired some distinction there has .a great ‘pift . of rubbing -people the wrong way. I was ‘telling a group at the press —¢elub the. other day that.I have . - met the: gentleman * “several -home., and “who. does. not reg- ister with him,! Since he makes it perfectly eviden that pe has. not Fa met : .-before And: when he asks living, and 1 tell Bigs % him my business, he exclaims with warm: interest: . ‘Ab, I" ‘know your : -employer very well, ‘very well indeed.” _ Out of the gang: to whom I told this anecdote, two . ‘mediately » declared - : to* be. ‘the. that’ ‘the gent. had ‘pulled the same re- “mark on’ them, ° “It is part of his. stock’ in: trade,” one of them explained. - : “If you. had, talked ‘length: ‘of ‘time - ‘to ‘him would have lightly referrec some eminent.peer by his’ last name, leaving the. title | off; which is ‘the. acme. of cosy. fay: miliarity;. ‘and: ‘would. ‘have: as) - sured’ you; out’ ‘of: ‘his, affection: for your employer,” that! he 4 . would be ‘glad to help’ you :in any way‘among the top brass, _ ' in case you needed. assistance. ” Dear old ‘Winston’ once sal that no man, added. stature by standing: qn. his. dl nity, But “some ‘men manage inthe ; DEMERARA (2) Extension of road building program. : (3). 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