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4 The CanAian Statsman, Bo manîl,3 10, 1D'73 The News Gelts Sicker and Sicker Over -t1he yeail1r.1, w ebcm addicted ta uyn and rèading every tnews1----)pperwe could get a, ur hanids an, It'sý aimt a ph-obia that is uncontrol.. labl. Eeryplace we've beeÉn, the first thîng w'v Idne is buy up the local newspapes and tenreional dailies ta st'udy t-hem for lyo mcitent and ta But, ther tan the weeklies that ccorne ta tie office -on a eguarbasis, it intrcbfun any more reaiding the metrpolîan pper, espeCialiy first tbig ii te rornng.H-re, we are ;;t tireofce loing before the staff has, sh -i up,gin over the Toronto rnrîgp;pers ;an1d thP front pages are fîlld wth rageiesandcrimes that lratturrt. your soai.We're begin.. ning ta relize it'sa radu way ta Starttied. Tae thi mrnng's news as an ex- aml.Atiel rooh a fire depart.. mentatai clld n fivemen ta help 1-my puilla sraig a nfrom the rubeof her lhome and 1they walked aa;it a ' hecir resýpansibility. Police are stîi l ooking for a sniper in New Orleanswh bad shot three oice men and woun.ded 10 othecrs., A police afficer in Chathamr is repoirt ta hae allowed a white youth to beat tLip two Indian lads blevdta havýeasald him. And saono),,o.d infiitum. Read enaugh of that stuf ad yuwntbe% fit ta live withi for thle rest ofrth4 day. Fortunateýl,r 'unfo1U--rtunate, most of us have becomne sa acCto od aur daily diet cof ctsrpetata kêep fram going slgbio definiteiy1 wacky, we have hbujit up an-m muntin aur system Ihat cenables us ta.- !oread about these things and almoist imn-tediately farget tbemn. Unle, af o course, t hey happen close ta home. Then, it's a dif- ferent situation entirely. 1But, fram force of habit, we prob- abiy wili go ani spending hours reading about -ths sick and getting sicker world. Tbere's ne rthýing we must admnit and there's just s much going on that yau wonder wbat's gain g ta happen next and we'd hRte ta miss it. That's why they seil newspapers, we suppose. The Public Didn't Understand Hlm Frormer r Preier cf Onitario and Ledrof Hem aietysLayai Opposi- tion ïin tire House ce f Commonos, the Hon. Gerg Dewdid ast eek and was burîed innGupi)onSundiay. HRe iad adsigihdcareer lu munîicipalI, povn ilad federal poli-. tics, btidni"t rquite mrake it ta the Prim Miistr'soff*i>e, altiraugb ire certanly tied brd Fenoýugh. But, we 11,1ainthepubIý[lý idi't understand hi nd iddby the, Liberal i mage n'aerie vwas neyc\er realiy accepted or sup)ported by Caniadianis generaliy. itfa too hadbecýAusIe \w feel ire would bav.ýe rniade a muc[ir etter Prime Minis- lerhuniisucso thie FRt.Hon. John G. IJifehakriRe d fhad tire exper-. iec cý-ýf Ibeadîng ýtlire Ontario gavern.. ment over a con iderabliqIe pemiad of time an had been an IIexýcellent e'xecutive. Wvealways'v-,fe ithatbasically, Mm. rewu was netrml shy man wv çiroud it difficulittoa appea.r warm, friendly, and relaxed ou a public plat.. farm. A great mauy people misinter- preted this trait as an aiaofness and snobbisirness with tire resuit that bis persanal popularity suffered because of it. There is no doubt that ire made an autstanding contribution ta Ontario and Canada, iis cro)wning aciievemeut wýas during tire infamaous pipeline debate in the House of Cammons wben he, mare than auyone else, carried tire op- positions campaigu against tire Libemals. Fate intervened and ire feu iii befare he could transform tirat campaign into a victomv for tire Conservaâtivks,. The hall fell'tanMr. Diefenbaýkr w -iro r-au witb it Ireaýutifully anid wasbie ta bring down tire gavernment iiitire next elecien. Wbhetirer Mr. Drew couid bave do1neai4- weii is dehtable, buit it was unfartunate that ire didn't bave tire appnrtunity ta try. He deserved that chance.1 Alex Carruthers Clarifies Some Points Deaýýr Sir: I1ol iet takeir this opportun itûfrelg through your columans tac variaus comen-ts wbich have ap- peared ecently in regard taproposais fo 1oa gvmmn reformn in the area esofMetJcro Toronia. A mceýn!tcorresýpnnt bi, as con- cicldti t iny remnArks regarding the -ïuinÉ c~ eplimte identityof Port Hlope et thiat anmigujoity isdue tatirLe i-eprtig a mymemrksand not tire remhtks irmse1vs Iad quite clearly tiratPotHp and Cobourg wouid e- tantireir hisýtarîcalý idenitity. Bath towns togetirer itirhope Township and most of Hamilon Tawnsirp com- prise an] '1-amè eintdin tire Minis- ter's pooa s"uiîaiynm fivea", Quite ovosywe wih ave ta baei formu of ietfcto for ad- mirdtraîveand legai draftiug purpo-ses; tirat is mr satisfactary thian thati. Tjiose wbo 4feam tiredisappearance oif tire- fine anid naescfPart Hope and Cbugfor'get tirat Mletro stili iras its S c ArbL)ugt-, Mi iand Fo'rest Hili and the reJýcgoial Gvenon f Niag- ara lirasSt. Catharines, Niagara Falîs and Welland among others. Tire ame witem queting fram an article in tire 'Torontlo Star, iras sugýgest- ed tira tireconcept of regionai gavemu- meut is Sasoee",Tire writer cf tirat article,Poeso Clamksen a former Liberal cardidate forMayao f Torouta (unsuce1fu), nmakes tis i-statement andic tien pm roies neone ingleiota stanrateit, pinins r nt facts and simpy syin saetiingis, doesni't mnake il .On tfire otrrthe rneed for loca govemumnent reorm is clear aýnd prssng Ouir tniunticip)al cauncils rnuýt rave ire msuc and meciran- issta cnrai aLur onlf uture. The preen fragentd sstem developed ta sov ire proils eitiga ho ud- red yars gacanat eet tire chaplleni- ges, f1 aur iragn l'let.iere v-o- tier aFstem, eacir witi os speciiçme es- ponibiitesatone time pro\1destire, ecopmisof scaleneear for effic- ient seýrvice and atirle samre tîme, main- tains responsive and accessible adminis- Iiaeheen asked sornewhat riret- oicaiiy wby QensPa;rk did net dis-. cuss briefs suibmitted bv Oshawa witb representatives cf that city,. Tire f act of tire matter h tiraItirhe Minister did dis- cuss tirese briefs with the Mayýor of Oshawa, It sirould be noted an this point that tire two Oshawa briefs were sub- ritted along with twenty others lun es- panse ta a r'equest fram tire Minister for cament aM n tire Paterson Re'port nof Regional Govemument rduedfor OAPADS Study). Substquent dfiscus- sions were cf necessity liited unitil tirey couiti be reiated ta some specific proposais. This proposai ias naw been reieased and 1 arn informed that aýr- rangements wîtb al municipalitijes con- cerned a re being mrade tao discuiss tirose submissions fully. Peappesirouid net lose sight cf the~ fact tirat as iMm. MacNnug.hto-n iras said many tme,"Ibis is a propo'a upon wiî ýcir veuewiIi bave ample onppor- tunlity te state iris views . .. it is f'lexible enaugir te accommodate chpnges on tire basis of sýound and, cnv7încin-g argu- ments". Aitirougir somewhat unconnectedi witi tire above, a recent éditorial me- printed fmom tire Financial Postread ing tire reuaming of Gaît-Hespeler-Pres;- tan cantained too many inaccuracies ta be averiooked, Af tem the amn-algamatian cf these three adjaceýnt cities was detemmined, municipal offJiciais fram Gaît proposed) tirat tirat naime be retained for tire new unit. Representatives of Hespeler and Preston, ro.wever, protested Ibis sug- gestion and appeaied ta tire Minister ta propose a new method cf name selec- lion. In espanse, tire Minister appoint- ed a c-ommittee cf entirely local invid- Luals ta select two or three names wiricir wauld be piaced before thre people of the area lu a referendum. Tire namnes finaily propased were Cambridg(e and Blair, bath witir local irostorical signifi- cance. Tire con1mittpe was nt libetv ta propose f'or tire ballot anv eue or ail of fire subsýeqi1ent refereniduým would have been upireld. Il is eiiy erroneous and iresponsible tirerefore, ta suggest, as does tbe edilorial youi have cirosen ta reproduce, tiraItirhe Ontlamia govemu- ment imposed a new name on an un- wiliing electorate. I El ].~ i t~ (hDn 62-3303-jA4 Durham County's Gre crt PamiZy 1ournai niaiblished 119 years, ago in 1854 Aise Incorporahing The 13owmanvîlle News The Newcastle Independent The Orono News ...snd claq malre-gutrafion number 16 Pradiuced everýy Wednesday by THJMEF'S PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED 62 - '66 King, St. W., Eawmcznville, Ontarîo GEO. P. MORRIS PATRICE GOULD D( BUSINEsS MGm. SALES IMANA&GEX Phone M-33303 )ONALD BlýSHOr- PL ANT MGr. ~CoyrilitondorprjPertï rl;ht!, subsîst in ltii,,mage oppenýarr n thspat.irisi5t ~eprdue in iiee o le artandin any tarm whàtsceeve, partýiciilorly by pIiotogahaorole prmis je pblcaiomust b. aibtained tram i- i. pubisher ced tii. printer.Ay atirie Frpraduct;i e iII hb;subject to recours*,in ltw," P.00 a year - 6 months $/4,00 $9.00O a Yecrr ini the United Stateas strietly in cadvance lng n il caumosan ii. ndesfonreqthat il wllt ob hable fax nny errar ir, any aidvertissptent pubisied erende uteras apront cf su, avrtsen requkested in writill by tii tdete an eundta Tii andanSaestn uinsffice àdiy eq,nd by ii cvr i nd ser, sd errr o crrettns laifynooitt riin ,jïrcj en, aris n ttatcaise i i ay errisancted ir. oet eor Td b h aain tt rnitsttttltysiint exced su"h m poti on et tIIý ,ti"r eas 'fsu cmd tiemntosle spore rCuried bt,, nôted errer bears ho th,, who, spoeorp L'y sri, dvrsmet In the Editor's Orono, Ont, - Dec, 27, '1972, Canadian Statesman, Bowminanvilie, Ont, Dear Sir: Enclased you will finda letrwhich increases mry paint of view, if you ishîýf ta use i, in regards ta "Rep- gional Goennn~.It alsal duplîcates my respect for Davis, MrKeough, Mac- Naugbtan and some of aur local M.P.P.'s. Yours truly, W. C. Evans. "TAXES TRIPLED, IDENTITY LOST" To the Editar cf The Star: We lu Muskoka have been the victims of regional gev- eroiment for twc years. Our voices are neyer heard. We gatbered 5,000 names an a petition and it was thrown in the waste papér basket et Queen's Park. We held a plebiscite in aur township with a 100 per cent vote against regianal government -ail ta no avail. 1Our taxes have tripled, 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan, 22, 1948 St. Peui's W. A. met in the church an January 13 with Mrs. Hull prcsiding. Catherine Teeple piayed twc piano solos. Rev. C. G. Qoigley installed the offi- cers for 1948: Pi-es. Mrs. Hull, Ist Vice Mrs. R. Davies,, 2nd Vice Mns. J. Abernethy, 3rd Vice. Mns. Ron Metheringlon, Sec'y Mrs. N. Pingle, Treas. Mrs. C. H. Dudley, Pianist Miss E. Orcherd. Laverne Clenrence pre- sided at the Hampton. Cir- cuit Brobherhood meeting in Zion an Thursday night with Rev. E. S. Linstead Jeading in prayer. Bert Stevens gave a reading while Orvihie Osborne and Wilfrid Carruthers sang severai salas. Plumbing, Hot Water H-fating,,Repairs. Agent for Oil-O-Matie Ou ,Bumners. Instaiied in eny type of furnece. Phone Jerk Brough 2384. One of the cbief speakers aI bbe convention cf bbc Ohio State Nurserymen's Association heid in Colum- bus, Ohio, Ibis week, was Norman J., Scott, B,.S.A., M.Sc., Manager cf Brook- danle-Kingsway Nursery. He was accompanied ta bbc convention by bis foreman- propagationist Andy Lunne- mann. Mr. Scott's address was reported in the Ohio Press, Wed,, Jan. 21. South Dariington Scbooi Are Board afficers for 1948 are: Chairman J. R. Reynolds, Chairman ocf Pub- di eations G. Rcad Finance, E. Osborne. Schiool Management L. Crag-o, Prap- erly Mr. H. Muiir, Sec,'y- Trees. M. J. Mobbs. TI-e ladies ntf StAnt- Henry and Mrs. 1J,. Coyîa. aur raots are being destroy- ed and our identity as a township ccmplelely hast. Ethel Payster. Utterson. Dear Editor: OXFAM-CANADA today launched a nationwide Nica- aguan Rehabilitation Ap- peai ta hetp the homeless, hopeless victims of the pre- Christmas earthquake ini Managua, Nicaragua. Thousanjîds are dead. Teos,, of thousands more are home- less as a resuit cf fthe dis- astrous, quake that totallyv devastated the Cenitral Amferican city. Whiie suip- plies cf medicine and food are presently available ta meet the immediate needs cf the survivors, the enorm- ous task of ehabilitating human lives lies ah-ead. OXFAIM teams are al- eady on the scene mobiliz- ing and distributing sup- plies and materials but thousands cf dollars are n ýeded ta carry an the work cf rebuilding, homes, schools and haspitals. 49 VEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 17, 1924 Town Council for Bow- manvihie, 1924, comprises: Mayor T. S.,Moigate, Reeve Milton J. Eliiott, Deputy Reeve Wm. H. Thickson, Councillors Wm. C. Caverly, Wm., H. Carruthers, J. O'Neill, Geo. W. James, Wm. M. Yeo, J. W. Miynds. The Morne and School Club met in Principal Jobostons roorn on Wednes- day witb 70 members pres- ent. Mrs. W. J. Challis gave an interesting paper on "Cheerfuinesi". Mrs, Alex Coiville sang severai enjay- able solos. The gueit speak- er xvas Mr. R. M. Mitchell who spoke an "The Eye and Ils Care". Friday evening, Jan. 111h et the first meeting cf the newly 'oganized Rotary Club of Bowmranville, the follawing officers w e r e ciected. Pres. Mayor T. S. Molgate, Vice-Pres. Dr. B. J1. Haziewood, Sccretary R. F. Aitchison, Treas. W. Claude Ives; Sergeant-at- Arms George E.. Chase, Charter members besides bbhe bove mentioned are:- Dr. J. C. Devitt, F. F. Mor- ris, W. P. Corbett, D. R. Morrison, A. L. Nichols,, T. M. Knighî, Gea. W. James, G. R. Mason, C. T. Rois, C. Dickinson, F. C. Vanstone and G. A. Edmondîtone. (Editor's note: Th 'e sale re- maîning charter memnber is W. Percy Corbebt). A sacred concert was held on Sunday night in the Opera House- under au- spices cf bbe Chamber cf Commerce Baud. Accomu- anists fror the occasion were Mr. T. W. Staniey, Mrs3. John A. Guin, Miss Lepha Brg.Tht soloists wr Mr' C. S. Ma1ilmano,M.R M. MtchllMi. I-. J. Hynds cLi Toante OXFAM's Executiv'e Di- rector John T. Shea persan- ,ally appealed today to al Canadians ta help their fel- iwmen to rebuild their liv;es. You can best help the earthquake victime of Ma- naguia by e ending money ta- day- thro-ugh O XPAM, To- rtoor 7vour rearest 0K. FAMV regional office. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ENDORSES SENIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Editor, Cobourg Star, Sir: Ini regard ta the editarîal in: your newspaper on Dec. ftli, 1972, 1 wish ta com- mient an,"Sehool .Business is -Public Business". To this 1 agýree wholeheartedly, but tell me why the public is wnt interested unless some big issue stirs them up? 1 have sat on the Northum- berland and Durham Board ,,f Education for two years naow and very seldarn do we see anyone at aur meeting unless thiey have a problem. Granted, this is the, place to came. We are spending twenty-twa million-plus of the taxpayers' money and 1. know the' public is inter- ested where their maney is poing. I woulcl like ta see mare peapie interested. In our particular township af Darlington we had a meet- ing at'close of nominations anid very f ew people turned auLt. 'People are lest NOT interiested. In regard, ta a Senior Elementary Schoal, 1 hope by'. the vote an Dec. 4 it doiesn't mean the citizens of 'Caob ou r g and. Hamilton toôwnship do not want such a school. In Darlington we have the M. J. Hobbs Senior Elementary School through which two of my chiidren have passed before entering Courtice Secondary School. As a parent I amn very pleased that this school was but. I think at the time parents were very re- lucant as ta the need and purpose of sueh a school I arn sure, at a poli taken today, practicaily ail par- ents wvould support such a mrove again. If the public hs sa ying it wvants a better job done, what is the better job they want done? As a member of the school board, 1 would like ta know. Our stand- ing in regard ta costs of administration, teacher sal- aries, debentures, are very attractive compared ta oth- er bnards across the prov- ince. To me the Northum- berland and Durham Board have done an excellent job during its very short four years in existence. I hope wet are building in aur schiools a feeling ýof pride for our chiidren and grand- chiildren and I hope and truist our chiidren are proud rïf their schools. In aur homes we are ahl the time chianging and remodelling and if homes are exception- allv aIld they are tamn down anýd rebuilt. I think our one and two-roomn schools came ta hi for the most part, and 1th1fe province took the big step tihey did. 1 am sure if tischool boards had me- modelled ail the one and twvo-rooma schools in the- poicthe cost would have eenetremely hlight also). We wold ,have e-du- caion f or au clren but nio"t1i th uly0 eua tion w aetdy r holiodyarre ingý buîiorcaur cil]dren and ihepublic. -1 1hopete Suaar 1 ur - B' NOW T'SPOUR ITIME,ý THANKýS TO THE CATI As1 reca,my iast column was a taieof we, elating tire dreadful things the gdshad d cne ta me in 1972. 1 should 'have kept my mouth shut. The sgae gods, annoyed at my tiny pro- test, decided ta show me, what they could realiy do. Take a cat. Go on. Any),aid cat. ,Take a freshly-waxed floor. TËake a guy with an armful of mîlk and eggs. Take a wife wiro is upstairs watching TV wiren sire should be belping tirat guy with tire groceries. O.K. The guy camnes in..lie takes off iris boots sa ire won't make a mess on the newiy-washed-and-waxed kit- chen floor. He is in bis sock feet, Right? Out of the grocery bags he takes two quarts af milk, a dozen eggs and a case of pop. He beads for the kitchen counter. 1At tirat, very moment the cat, un- fed, huris herseif at bis legs, meawing and rubbîng. He lifts bis rigbt foot, gentiy, ta turf ber out of tire way, spins smartly on bis left metatarsal, and goes down like Niagara Falls. He fails ta eject the gruir, out of some dinr, primitive idea tirat you bang onto tire grub at any cost. The first tbing tirat hits anything is bis noggin, wiricb tries ta tear the copper'off tire cupiroard door irandies. The next thing that strikes bard- pan is bis'nase, whicir baunces off tire floor in a spray of biood and milk. Yes, he's stili holding onta tire mîlk. He loses only one quart of, bload, two of milk. His erstwlile wife and protectar carnes down and finds hlm sitting in sametiring like a Masai wedding, twa parts miik ta one part blood, a cold clatir on bis torn scalp, eggs ail over the place, and bis nase going up like a bai- boon being filied witir iydrogen, But tbere's na fret, no sweat. He's irad his nase broken tbree times befare, and by far better people tiran a cat, or bis wife's waxing. Sitting tirere among the eggsbelfls and miik and blood, he remembers fondiy tire tîme bis future brother-îii- iaw gave mmn an eibow and cracked tire aid beezer during football practice. And then he thinks of tbat beauti- f ul freýe-far-al wit theroyalMarines, outside that pub in Wrexihrm, North Wales, wiren tire figbter p)iIots proved only that they could not fight. public will use the schools. I am somry you feet the voters of Northumberland and Durham went against the school board. If people are oct satisfied with the county board I am sure I would hear mare campiaints tharu I hear. If a new schoî is buiît to serve Cobourg and Hamil-, tan Township, I hope you wiil thank ail members cf the school board of 1971- 1972. If a new school, is not built I sincerely hope you will also thank the school board cf 1971-1972 because many hours have been spent in trying ta have equal Senior Elementary Educa- tion throughout Northum- berland and Durbam Coun- ties.' Sincerely, ALLAN J. WERRY, Enniskillen. Suite 1111, 347 Bay Street, Toronto 1, Canada To the Edîtor: 1 lt's time to take the dollar sign off political office. While the Rockefeiiers and the Kennedys damin- ate U.S. palitîcs. million- aimescomprise 10% cf Can- adian M.P.'s; 19% cfPear- son's Cabi net and 15% cf Trudeau's,. Most sericus contenders for party lead- ership were reputed million- aires; Trudeau (automot- ive, Hellyer (building), Winters (finance), Kierans (fnne.Stanfield (tinder- war). ecs (window bliiids) and McCutcheon (finanice). In the Toronto district from 1951 ta 1967. the Libemai party won 78 af 253 ridings contested. Mil- lionaire Liberals won 15 and lost 3. Others won 62 and lait 173. The wealthy cao afford campaàigns but flot the av- erage citizen. The 1966 Government Commîttee an election expenses estimated minimnum constituency cern- pains cast from $15.000,00 ta $;30,000.00 and in many riigs 10,000 ta $20,000 cornes from the canididate's poruket. The ich or those with big money- contacts are reguilarly elected and in- ev-itabiy, politicians become dependent on donations from big interests. Ini anc reçent campaign, conntestants for nomination we(rie asked for written quote.s as to the amount theyýý were willing ta snend un, their election effort. Bids cf $12,000,00,$;15,.00 andic $2ý0,000.00 wee eceived and thie high bidder was duly nioinated aend hecame In 1968, ane Tarante M.P, decare $6,00.00spent bi camrpaiging foi'r a job Ithen paigonly $2000 ver fouir ya It's il ime ta t thieecoît cf campai a part cf the taIel ec bbyihle Chlief Elctorel Officeir ia; followsý: Pe ent c1 Irfilthe vate sholdr be remure or the ceai aind S Pice e y' Bih Smiley And i he remembers, almost with pleasure, the day be was being beaten up by the German guards, and nobody had even broken bis nase yet, and then the littie guîy who was engineer of the locomotive came rushing into, the cir- cie and kiekeci him right in the snaaot. And I'd like ta say this muitt sat there happily for ever after, thinking about the ather times bis nase had been broken. But she wauldn't let him. Her first thought was pure Florence Nightingale, "Everybody will thiink I didi it', she wailed. "Yes, I would think they would," I countered. Kown yau.,, ."Tbey'll think y-ou were drunk", was ber next contribution, "Wll:hat's what I'd tbink, if som-eonie toid mebe'd, lost a aue-raund, bout witbh a cat", Isu1 gested. . "How arn I going ta get, theboo out of tirat towel", she qu-eried, "ei you migbt pretend you were a camnpire, and suck it out." "People wiithink yau've ->been beaten up", she -worried. "Yes", 1I re- joined. Smugly. No answer. 'Tm gaing ta iock tire door, se nie- body can see ,oii." And, I rpie 'Tmn gaing ta cail a press cfencandf admit it was ail! youi fault, b)ecaýuse yeu'd waxed the for, and you,,i cynicaL~ almast viciaus badn't puit the cat aut., and you )weren't cdown ta belpim-e witIh the greceries." Ah, beck! ioin' u e through ail that. Il wýas inot ber iut except that she'd. waxed tbe floor iind( badn't put the cat aut and didn't came , down ta help wviti tire graceries and insists I take my boots off when I camne in onto ber rotten polisbed floors, It's not sa bad, really. Aatfimom the cuts an nmy nase, which laok a tbaugh a gang of Giaswegi ans ý,had warked me over, there are oniy thec eyes. For sam-e reason., wir you bea yaur nase, there',s a great s.ym-patiry, from your eyes. Tbey don'Vwep ecet or theý first six bours. Tbey sweil Up 1and up-ý and up. At first, tbey arep red. Then tbey bein ta look Lke a couiplec of tabg tiat havef been on the bazAnd when-ý tire \worst is Over, tbe'y Lturn a s:ort of biliaus y ellow.. you are home rie e, and that aili you h, ta do is,;tbinlv1-up witty answems, forý query: "Wlfe beat yoII Up agkn?"ý of circulating eue pamph- let up ta $5,000.00 and up ta 20c per voter ta caver other expenses; 2. Total casîs shauld be limited ta $20 000.Oe0 per canstituency or 40c per vot- er; 3. Campaign donations should be publishedand in- carne tex deductible and lim- Ited 10 $500.00 per candidate from any one sour'ce; 4. Candidates aecc e pting secret gifts should be un- seated and Ihase offerîng them should be prosecuted. Since a significant aunt of a politician's psy goes ta caver, election rosts, the amount of parliamnijtary salaries cauld then be me- duced.. It's lime bo take the price tag off politi cal office. The lime ta stamt 15 now. John C. Medcoe. P.O. Box 855, Oshawa.,0Ont, Jan..5, 1973 Deer Sirs: Làrgeiy overlooked in the reminiscences an thie lateý Lester B. PeersYon, formier prime minister, ]hav\e bee,(n bis ycars- la oppositioni, es- pecielly the lait 12 monlths, His government leader- ship hed ils stren-gthi and weaknesses, as bas that cf any prime minister. Mis lest year of apposition was an unusual political succaîs, but was ilseif overla)oked becoluse a)f thje extreo0rdin- ary downf ail oetïIe Diefen- baker goveroment, thep most nurnerîcaily powemful adl- ministration in Ca)nadieni bistory. As a Pamliarnentary cor- respondent, I watcbcd the shedow cf what was to came cast by the words cf Maj.-Gen, W. H. S. Macklin in 1961: "When the goverument drifbed aimlessly imb Ibis nuclear business, iltecok a tiger by the laul." A year later, the tigecr struck. In laIe 1958, the goveroi- ment had eecepted the de- fensive anti-bomber mrisý- siles and discamded the Ar- row eircraft, In early 1961, a Liberal National Raliy bad approved. e defence palicy for Canadian witb- drawal from a nuclear tu- lerceptor raie. The Bomarcs werc installed, unarmed. The tiger was twisting and turning. There were stil nona uo-- lear warheads through the Octobcrl 1962, eisis when Russian ships steamed la- war'd Cuba. H-itherto, Pearson had dé- c!iined toa tae a firm posi- ti. Tben îlu NaTvemrrber, Liberai defenjce critîc Paufl Heliiycr went a aNAT'O Pariime1nary cnen e anid came ho Ime convincedi Cana1da hï-ad renleged n its1 nu11clea r cmlre SurDpee omade Lu laration ln Ottawa Ibat lir ealiy didn't wanîtat gel anyone ' in, trouble, but by refusing nuclear armi, Can- ada had nol fulfilied ils NATO obligation, The trouble was onily ie ginning. A few days ae, er son said e Libera, l em- ment wouid acetnuclear armsf and perhaps 3 lter ne- gatiate for e nan-nuclea;r raie. AI the end of Janu- ary, the'U.S. SIale Deparl-- ment officialiy rebuked tihe Canadien government oe the issue, The tiger was sneriing,. Il roared whcn Defencet Minister Douglas Hajreas, resigned. Me joined Davie: Fulton, ieaving forBrih Columbia beceuse he ta demnoled and made a scapfe- goal over the Colomie river negotiations, Tagethi- er they- were symbonishe , Markness and ulnwh in the 1958 f is f h;e eeriy April elc-in victory walkcd down BEnyk streeýt near Parliamnt iiMiii,ar in arrm, for an-,eveing 1-ban- quet cf celebralian. The, rodhad ipIbeen long, fromr apposition ta aermu ta wesý,tern retreal ef t tire end 0of il. Soan Dnl Flemning, ereMc.n PierreSein weegn, r. tac. Thegven nthd2 Thelie had devaured bts master. As the election cmag began, Pearson contmied wbere be lefI off lu thle Jonc, 1962, ciection, saying a Liberal governmenL wouid have ta take decis- ions "and some won'l be ~r very pleasant cnes. But aa gavernimenl worth ils sait is net afraid ta take - pleasantdecisions if l bias If Pearson vea yar befare, in a remarkable e;ndi rare admîssion by a Cana- dian leader, had wishedM pofliticiens could say ha lhey realiy beiieved, fhe tvesý seynitipibten. In the enfrd bis greatesl confrnttin was not John Diefenibakr but himseif. Over the years, Jbe hadw faced a Parliamentarymea- jority grealer Iha4n 1any nthecr Opposition Leadler haýd ever faced, aind pe- severed until ils vr cabi- net cmec1cd open Rih force made avein more de- vaste ting by ilssupie He bad faced iis partys ' organîzational problem cof large dimension and hie hadM unified the dvriyby a feat aI least the equial taý eny of Ibeeomromse and enswers, he bad hither- ta achieved etineatol level. , Me ad donecii n aniy haîif a decaide perbeas by teutml n ih est feat husfer of bis lf- '" a Thiilen hefa-ced ly peo pl1e £M ~T, GAI, O~/~ E1l~'/j~/CN E/V/«CHED ~y~'y g hthe Dim and Distant Past Frein the Statesman Files