Sherbrooke daily record, 18 mars 1959, mercredi 18 mars 1959

[" MA K CH THE PAPER OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS MILTER Sunny today: Thursday sunny with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon followed by a few showers in the evening; milder; winds light today southerly 20 to 25 Thursday, low tonight and high Thursday 2 and 35.Established 1897.Price; 5 Cents SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18.IQSd cerman Talks A Must A Likely For Smith OTTAWA \u2014 (CP) \u2014 Sidney Smith, Cape Bretor farm boy who built an enviable reputation as a university administrator, died 1 uesday', 18 months after embarking on a new career as Canada's externa] affairs minister.He was found by his wife in their apartment where he was resting before going to the Commons.He had complained of feeling unwell and apparently succumbed to a heart attack.His death at 62 was announced to the Commons by Prime Minister Diefenbaker, his voice choked and his eyes moist.Bath ! the Commons and Senate ended their sittings until today as a mark of tribute.PM TAKES OVER Mr.Diefenbaker assumed the : external affairs portfolio on Mr.Smith's death.Funeral arrangements were to ; await the decision of his wife and | three daughters.However, it has been the practice to hold a state funeral for ministers who die in office., The death of the genial, white-haired external affairs minister was followed by tributes from those with whom he was acquainted in politics, international ! affairs, university administration | and the law.Mr.Diefenbaker described him ; ; as \u201ca happy warrior,- possessed : i of a keen intellect and a tre-; mendous capacity for public ; service.\" Opposition Leader | Pearson said he was \"a happy, whole-souled and generous person who made friends and kept [friends easily.'\u2019 BORN AT PORT HOOD Sidney Earle Smith was born | March 9.1897.at Port Hood.N.S., .\t.\t.\t_\t.\t, the son of a farmer.His deeply- tionists m Canada\ta^oa\" religious mother have contributed to the flood of\t¦ .\t.\tbu posthumous tributes to the Hon.eatering , Sidney Smith.\tj College at 14, he eventually was Prime Minister Diefenbaker,, graduated in law from Dsikju.:o , announcing Mr.Smith\u2019s sudden University.death to the Commons Tuesday, He studied at Hanrrd law said that in 18 months as ex-1 school, returned to lecture a! ternal affairs minister Mr.Smith Dalhousie.then at Toron'o's Os-had \u201cdischarged his international goode Hall lav, .oil ., again responsibilities with great cap- at Dalhousie.but this :.me opacity.\u201d\t-dean of the ! school.\u201cIndeed, all over the free world At 37 he ¦\t.today, the leaders of free countries join together in expressing Summer British Prime Minister Arrives In Ottawa; Tribute To Smith 1\u2019iiinr Minister Macmillan is gennally acieptpcl that I -aid ast 'must take place this sum SIDNEY SMITH Tributes Pour In By THE CANADIAN PRESS Leading statesmen and educa- STALLED BY SNOW \u2014 Stranded in the deep snow, a Chicago and Northwestern streamliner mils on the tr.Us near Campbellspoi t, U is., waiting for a snow plow to clear the way.The train, v a 70 g;- ugers aboard, was stranded for eight hours during a hli/./ard that struck (hr area.their appreciation of that service which he gave so selflessly and so devotedly.\u201d WHOLE-SOULED, GENEROUS former Liberal external affairs minister, said Mr.Smith was \u201ca Canadian university president when he went to the University of Manitoba for a 10-ycar term.He then moved to University of Toronto as principal of University College for two \u201e\tI years before moving up to the Opposition Le\t| presidency of - .c .; est university in 1915.In September, 1957, Prime Min- WASHINGTON fAPI - The United States has prepared a tentative draft of a German peace ! treaty for possible use in a foreign ministers meeting with Russia.By contras t with Russia\u2019s ! peace treaty proposal of several , weeks ago, the U.S.provisions would Leave the way open for a [sovereign all - German govern-OTTAWA (CP)\u2014A pow - wow j ment to forge whatever links it > e t w c e n Citizenship Minister « shed with other countries of Fairclough and disputing fae- Unciians Puff Pipe Cf Peace man who served his country all isfer D:efcnkak Ç _ A Ik a , ] n a .\u2014 Kv r 1 - » 1 .T -.\tn\t1 , , 1 I - \\ 1 ' Hons on the Six Nations Indian reservation near Brantford, Ont., apparently has pointed a way toward settlement of their differences.Edward P Garland, chief of ALLIES COOL the reservation\u2019s elected conn- The Western European allies i il, said Tuesday after the meet- were reported today to be cool tthe world.The U.S.document\u2014some officials say it is more a statement of principles than a tentative itreaty draft\u2014has been proposed to Britain, France and West Germany for discussion.OTTAWA \u2014 (CP) today he believes it no\" West negotiations on Ciermany nier.Arriving in Ottawa on a one ila\\ \\isit as a prelude to talks in Washington with President h isenhow