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26 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, June 25, 1953 At Least Eskimos, Indians Will Be Voting On Aug. 10 OTTAWA (CP)--Eskimos will have the right to vote in a federal election for the first time this year. The franchise also will be ex- tended to some Indians who com- ply with new provisions of the Can- ada Elections Act. Some of Canada's 8,500 Eskimos, scattered through north- ern constituencies, will be able to mark ballots in the Aug. 10 voting under amendments to the elections statute since the 1949 contest. Though this will be the first time Eskimos have voted for members of Parliament, exercising the fran- chise is not a new experience for them. The Labrador aborigines bal- lotted in the referendum that led to Newfoundland's entry into con- federation in 1949 and those in the far north were able to vote in the 1951 election for members of the Northwest Territories Council. TO GET INSTRUCTION Officials here say the Eskimos likely will get instruction in voting procedure from teachers and other whites in the north. Also, candi- dates campaigning among them will be able to arrange for getting out. the vote. In any case, the number expec- ted to exercise the franchise is not large. Only a handful voted in the northwest council election. The two new categories of reser- vation-domiciled Indians who will vote are: 1. Those who have been in the armed forces after they went on active service Sept. 9, 1950. 2. Those who waive income tax exemption on income they earn on the reservation. The waiver must have been signed before issuance of the election writ. In the first case, wives also are enfranchised. In the second, a wife CROSSWORD PUZZLE Actions 82. 3 Set 1. Select §.Godoflove 2 Wandering (Gr.) workman 9. Book of $. Provoked hours (Eccl) #0. Germinated for Places DOWN $6. Abyssinian prince ?. Earthen pot (8p.) 8. Die of hunger Nn. Young oyster $3. Close with glue * dult 16. Intelligens #M. Part of '2 be" 16. Like 10. Consumes 91, Norse god 23. Trial 5. Small case wornong chain : a . Conflict . Metal Legislative 34. En. counter 16. Pack, away 20. Cicatrix 23, Slight E|R[O|D]E| SEES] ANIAEN Yesterday's Answer 85. Unexploded bombs 38. Entices 41, Sand ridge 43. Feel concern 44, Cue 46. Wager 49. Water god (Babyl.) toys 96. Isthmus in Asia 28. Tidy 80. Frigid 31..Group of low mountaing (8. Mo.) $2. Tumuit $4, Rugged mountain crests must sign the tax waiver to get the vote. Indians not living on reserva- tions already have the franchise, and so have all Indian war veter- ans and their wives. GENERAL QUALIFICATION Generally, the rule on eligibility of a voter is that he or she must be a Canadian citizen or other Brit- ish subject, 21 years old by polling day and resident in Canada for Its Historic Bu By RICHARD DAIGNAULT Canadian Press Staff Writer QUEBEC (CP)--Quebec is prob- ably the only city in Canada where a man likes to check with the town the year immediately preceding the election date. In addition, the age qualification is waived for members of the regu- lar forces or those who have served with them since September, 1950. Among those disqualified auto- matically are: Chief electoral officer Nelson Castonguay, election returning of- ficers, federally-appointed Judges, prison inmates, mental patients, paid workers for an election candi- date and persons found guilty of "corrupt or illegal' election prac- ices. Another barrier is that against persons entitled to claim military service as tonscientious objectors. This applies only to me rs of the Doukhobor sect in itish Columbia. There 'are franchise restrictions for persons working on provincial or federal public works outside their home constituencies. To vote in the district where the work is located, they must have been there 30 days before issuance of the elec- tion writ. This applies also to wives and dependents of such workers. LESS RESTRICTIVE Even with these exceptions, the Elections Act now is much less restrictive than it was in the years after Confederation. Provincial election laws also governed all elections to the Com- mons from Confederation in 1867 to 1885, when Parliament prescribed uniform land-ownership qualifica- tions for all voters in federal elections. Provincial qualifications again were made applicable to federal voting in 1898 and contin- ued until 1920 when a new Federal Elections Act was passed. Manhood suffrage--the granting of the vote to all men--was adopted first by Manitoba in 1888 and by the Northwest Territories in 1895. British Columbia fell into line next, in 1904. When Alberta and Sas- katchewan became provinces in 1905 they continued the existing manhood suffrage in that area. Ontario followed suit in 1907 and New Brunswick in 1916. In Que- bec, Nova Scotia and Prince Ed- ward Island the vote was not ex- tended to all men until the federal act was revised in 1920. Women voted for the first time in a federal election in 1017. The franchise then was limited to the wives, mothers and sweethearts of men serving with the Canadian forces overseas. Provincially, On- tario and British Columbia gave women the vote in 1917 and New Bruhswick in 1919. Nova Scotia granted them the vote on the same property qualifications as men in 1 918. The 1920 federal act gave the vote to all men and women as British subjects, wiping out what property qualifications were left and extending the 'franchise to women where provinces had not already granted it. Up to 194, when Quebec adopted universal suffrage, women of that province voted in federal elections but not in provincial. They voted Provincially for the first time in "most economical meat you can buy - less than 10 cents a serving (" Finest Quality coed Con che 0 pore n Meat A HIGH QUALITY PORK PRODUCT PACKED FOR THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT Here's a real buy ; : : a hearty, satisfying, solid pack pork luncheon meat you can serve hot or cold ... in dozens of exciting ways Delicious and nourishing -- you can get three or four big, satisfying portions at only a few pennies each from every can! Buy a supply at your grocer's this weekend -- look for the special "Canadian Pork Luncheon Meat" or your favourite brand. Lay in a supply for home, for the summer cottage, for picnics ::. the price is so low you'll find it well worth your pi and Every We planning commission before putting a nev, color of paint on his house. That is the kind of headache that besets owners of ancient buildings i the historic section of the v-alled city. It goes to illustrate in a small way the intricacies of running a city where old things are sacred and modern development is push- ing at the gates. Quebec is' the hub of vast de- velopments at St. Lawrence river north shore points and the face of the old grey city is changing, tak- ing on a more modern atmosphere. RELICS OF PAST Of the 1,238 buildings standing when Britons took over from French about 200 years ago, 1,114 stand, though partly transformed, and about another 100 religious structures are still well preserved. But the impact of industrial de- velopment is having its effect on the city. Recently an old building was. demolished and there was an outcry. Newspapers ran pictures of workers tearing down the stone structure, There are Quebecers who would gladly see its old buildings de- molished, its narrew streets widoned and straightened to make room for efficient traffic conditions and bright office buildings. But Quebec's historical societies, watchdogs of historic monuments, and business men who cater to thousands of tourists, view with alarm the trend to modernization and are petitioning the Quebec gov- Quebec Aims To Preserve ildings ernment to have a special com- mission set up to guard the relics. This situation has been met by the city, adminigtration with a compromise policy: Development of new housing and industrial areas outside the city's historic section, and strict control over comstruction inside. NEW AND OLD The result is an old Quebec, reminiscent of 18th-century France, and a new Quebec that looks much like any other modern town of its size. Swankiest homes are located in modern suburbs like Sillery. The current boom resulting from huge mining and industrial de- velopments in the province has resulted in construction of 1,407 homes, 16 manufacturing plants, 202 commercial buildings, 29 pub- lic buildings, with a value of $34,- 320,208, during the last five years. Nothing indicates the trend is changing. Projects have come up recently for the construction of a large hotel in the city's old sector, of a new theatre, and other com- me:cial establishments. The Samuel de Champlain So- ciety expressed opposition for less material reasons. In a long state- ment it said archaeological re- search is planned in Quebec's old sector and nothing should disturb the land. *. . . This land belongs to Cana- dian and universal history more |than it does to commerce and lo- cal industry, because it is the place where were introduced civilization and the Christian religions on the new continent," the statement said. So far, permits to build the hotel and other commercial establish- ments in historic, Quebec have not been granted. OTTAWA (CP) -- The external affairs department is awaiting full information from its Moscow em- bassy on the easing of Russian travel restrictions imposed on for- eigners before any consderation is given to Canada's own bans on travel by Russian embassy person- 1el in this country. | Information, Please Before Reds Wander A spokesman said Tuesday the department so far has only press reports to go on and is awaiting details from the embassy. No im- mediate action to relax the Cana- dian ban is anticipated. The Russians have opened wide areas to unrestricted travel by for- eigners. The native Maorls of New Zeme land are descendants of Polynes- ians who emigrated there 500 years ago. 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