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Sa Md ieee Meats sah Ne AI a heqetive Sua 7 She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1965------PAGE 4 'More Sources Required Por Municipal Revenue Frank Markson, city treasurer of Oshawa, was expressing a view ~which is widely held throughout "Ontario when he said that munici- palities will soon have to tap new -sources of revenue in order to meet ever-increasing expenditures, He was giving his support to a proposal _made by Metro Chairman William -Allen that there should be a full re- view of provincial-municipal financ- -ing in order to give municipalities "new. tax sources or lighten their "financial responsibilities. This is not by any means a new ~idea. It has been put forward time »and again over the last two decades by. municipal authorities which believed that the burden of taxation ©on property was becoming too "heavy for the property-owners to =bear, » No really constructive method of edealing with this growing problem ~has yet been devised, and successive provincial governments have been unwilling to come to grips with it. The only course they have followed has been to provide government grants and subsidies in certain areas of municopal activities, This does not seem to have had the desired effect of relieving the pro- perty taxpayers, If anything, the fact that these grants and subsidies acted as an incentive to municipal councils to go ahead and increase their own expenditures, so that there has been no benefit to the property owners in reducing tax rates, The trend has been all the other way, with the tax rates growing year by year. Mr, Markson suggests that within the next few years, the property tax base may reach the saturation point. We believe that point has already been reached, and that there is a great deal of urgency for the holding of a provincial-municipal conference to assign new revenue sources to the municipalities, or to relieve them of some of the expen- ditures which could logically be borne by the province, Lesson In Bilingualism An almost hidden paragraph in "the interim report of the Royal -Commission on Bilingualism and -Biculturalism emphasizes a point to "which we have referred more than once in this column, The point is that French-Canadians, because they are more bilingual than Eng- lish-speaking Canadians, have a de- cided advantage when it comes to filling civil service or other govern- ment posts for which bilingualism is a necessity, Calling attention to its difficulties in recruiting a com- petent staff, the Commission's report says: "As our inquiry was to concern the two languages and the two cul- tures, should the entire staff be liningual. This would have pleased us, as the staff would then have reflected the make-up of the com- mission, whose members all under- stand both languages with the result that everyone can speak his own tongue and be understood by all. But we soon realized that we would have to set aside this require- ment -- it would have made recruit- ment too difficult or we would have had to engage mostly French-Cana- dians or recent immigrants to the country. That was the first lesson reality was to teach us." This illustrates perfectly the point which we have made fre- quently that, because of the nature of their educational system, in which teaching of both languages starts at an early age in elemen- tary school, the modern generation of French-Canadians have a dis- tinct advantage over their English- speaking compatriots. This makes it seem rather para- doxical for the French-Canadians to urge that the citizens of the other provinces should learn French to a greater extent than they do now. If that were to happen, the French-Canadians would lose the advantages they now have, an ad- vantage which was perfectly illus- trated in the above paragraph from the Commission's interim report, Making Wall Permanent There seems to be a great con- flict of aims and objectives regard- ing what is to be the future of Germany. On the one hand, France, the Federal German Republic and the United States are all committed to seeking some basis for German reunification. On the other hand, the East German Communists are - working hard to extend and perfect the wall between East and West Berlin, so that within the next five ' years they will have completed a ' "perfect state boundary" between the two sections of the city. ; By 1970, says-a report from : Berlin, the Communists hope to have modernized and impregnable concrete and barbed wire barriers. + between the two communities. The ' new construction has a two-fold purpose. It is designed to plug any - remaining hatches by which Hast ' Germans can escape to West Berlin. - And it designed to strengthen the She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R, C. ROOKE, General Monager C, J, MeCONECHY Editor Oshawe Times peel The Oshawa Times (established 187!) and the itby Gozette ond Chronicle established 1863) is published daily Sundays end Statutory holidays excepted) A s of Canad Daily paper Publish. ers Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association. . The Conadion Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to it or te The Associated Press or Reuters, ond aiso the tocol riews published 'therein. 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With an activity of this kind going on in Fast Berlin, to accen- tuate the division between the two sections of Germany, it is obvious that the Communists are. giving little thought to any plan for Ger- man reunifications, unless it be on their own terms, which would in- clude the absorption into the Com- munist state of the area known as West Germany. That however is not what France, West Germany and the United States mean by reunification. They would like to think that the Com- munists would permit a free vote of all the German people so that they can decide their own destinies. There is not the slightest possi- bility that this will ever happen, especially as there is no free and untrammelled vote in any of the Communist-ridden countries. It can be accepted that Russia will never loosen its hold on East Germany, willingly. And if the western nations think that they can negotiate a settlement on. re-unifi- cation of Germany which would bring East Germany back into the western camp, they are indulging in some very foolish wishfal thinking, Other Editors' Views ASTONISHING (Fort William Times-Journal) An authority on education who hails from California thinks teach- ers should talk less and encourage pupils to talk more. 'That will astonish thousands who remember being "kept in" for talking. stain ttaaeekcasatainaee ' PARLIAMENT HILL SKI TOW NDP LOOKING AHEAD Ontario Party Activity Being Aimed At Ottawa By GWYN KINSEY Special to The Oshawa Times TORONTO --New Democratic members of the Legislature are fighting the next. federal elec- tion campaign. That is one of the big: rea- sons why they are taking dead aim at the provincial Liberals, One of the most vocal mem- bers of the New Democratic caucus put it this way: "The provincial Liberals are now closely allied with the fed- eral Liberals, Andy Thompson is Pearson's boy and Ottawa got him the provincial leader- ship. "If there is a federal election this year --and I think we've got to be ready for one -- the New Democratic party could score a break-through in seats and total vote. I'm not claim- ing we could win enough to form a government, but we can win enough to make us a very substantial bloc in the Com- mons backed by well over a million votes across the country -- a strong base for the next move ahead, MUST HIT LIBERALS "To do this, we must cut sharply into the Liberal vote, particularly in Ontario. I be- lieve we can do it, particularly if we keep the pressure on the Liberals here and confirm the opinion that the Liberals are in utter confusion, here and in Ottawa, and that we are the effective opposition in the Leg- islature. "The federal Tory part is shattered by disunity, It is in fact little more than a regional prairie party as it stands, and it could. have trouble raising funds for the next election, "Provincially, the Tories are strong, of course, and probably won't call an election until on in 1967, Besides, the provincial machine is not closely meshed, if it's meshed at all, with the federal Tory organization. "The big enemy now, there- fore, is the Liberal party." All of which explains the sharp infighting between NDP and Liberal members in the Legislature and in committees, It explains, too, such a reso- lution as that to be introduced by Ken Bryden, NDP member for Woodbine: "That, in the opinion of this House, English and French should be equally recognized as official languages in the Legis- lature and courts of Ontario, and that the government should, Monarchy Above Politics (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) Among the resolutions passed by the University Liberal Fed- eration at 11s meeting in Ottawa wes one which called for the abolition of the monarchy in Canada, It stated that with all due respect to the Queen, the Governor-General of Canada should be the head of state Curiously enough, the resolu- tion was presented by a Quebec delegation, but it is said to be identical to one passed a short time ago by a student group at the University of Western On- tario. 'It is to the credit of the two native - born governors-general we have had in Canada, Hon, Vincent Massey and the present Governor - General George Vanier that they have conduct- ed themselves. in a manner be- fit'ing the post -- something that should always be above politics, We would ask our Liberal stu- dents wno voted for this latest resolution. would this always be the case? The appointment of a governor-general is nominally made by the monarch, even al- though it is at the suggestion of the government in power. With the monarch having no part of the procedure, how would a gov- ernor-genera!l be chosen in the future? Would it be by a government in the same manner as it picks a senator -- a practice which while supposedly free of politics is something which often en- ables the government to "play politics' af it is expedient? Should it be that the governor- general be elected by the people in the manner a_ president is elected south of the border? Here again while many fine men might be selected, the ele- ment of politics would be so strong that the person holding | the office could only rise above politics with the greatest diffi- culty, What we in Canada need is a head of state who is in no way linked with the party politics of the nation Only in this way can theie be in the office a symbol to which ail people can look ina sense of unity and allegiance, The action of the young Lib- erals, even with the opposition it aroused, still indicates the ex- tent of misinformation abroad about the monarchy. Before we try to scrap it, let's learn the value of what we have, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 2, 1965... Dr. Vivien. Fuchs, British explorer and scientist, com- pleted the first overland crossing of the Antarctic continent seven years ago today--in 1958. This vast area received little attention from explorers until com- paratively modern times, Until the rise of the whaling industry the continent. had no political significance, but today a number of coun- tries, principally the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, Australia and Ar- gentina, have claimed sov- ereignty or interest over wide areas of the ice-locked Jand-mass, 1877--The Ontario cities of Brantford and Belleville were incorporated 1s--German troops 00 cupied the Russian city of Kiev during the First World War First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1915 -- the Princess Patri- cia's Canadian Light In- fantry were praised in the British House of Commons by Prime Minister Asquith; Russian troops occupied Khopa, southwest of Batum on the Black Sea. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day --- in 1940 -- Hitler pre- sented the German case for domination of Central Eu- rope to American Under- Secretary of State Sumner Welles; the German High Command, reviewing the first six months of war, claimed the destruction of 532 Allied and neutral ves sels and '"'small"' German loases. as soon as possible, take such steps as may be necessary to make this policy fully effec- tive," OPPORTUNITY SEEN The New Democrats have not been particularly successful in their efforts to gain the sup- port of French - speaking Cana- dians, particularly in Quebec, But they feel that a sparkling opportunity now exists, with growing French - Canadian dis- enchantment with the Ottawa Liberals and the alienation of Quebec by John Diefenbaker. 'My resolution is intended as a start in the direction of mak- ing Canada truly . bilingual," says Mr. Bryden, "I realize that by itself it is far from enough. Programs for teaching French in the earliest grades of our school system will have to be stepped up tremendously." And the only people likely to make any bitter protest could probably vote for the NDP only after a pre-frontal lobotomy, MAC'S MUSINGS With the coming of March, Spring is drawing nearer And gardening enthusiasts Are beginning to think Of the season ahead when The winter snow and ice Have departed and left The frozen earth ready for Spade and digging fork For planting and seeding. About all the gardener Can do just now is think About his plans for the Coming season, and those Who are wise gardeners Are doing just that in These long winter evenings Because they know that Success in gardening Depends on the plans Which they make, now. There is so much that Can be done in the way Of planning the garden, Poring over catalogues, Ordering plants and seeds And making up schedules To indicate when the Various jobs will be done, The winter months do not Mean time to be wasted But rather the time when Everything can be ready So that when the spring Makes gardening possible, He can go ahead to carry Out the plans made. And to the enthusiast, This period of planning Can bring just as much Thrill and enjoyment As carrying out the plans. March 2, 1965 POINTED PARAGRAPHS I wish Mr. Khrushchey hadn't been deposed at all. I wish I hadn't been deposed. -- Sir Alec Douglas-dome, former British prime minister, The Prime Minister is said to plan no Federal election this year. But in-a minority Parlia- ment it is as important what other leaders are planning. The Communist Party of Can- ada has a new leader who is described as mild mannered Were he a fiery sort it wouldn't help him attract much attention anyway, OTTAWA REPORT U.N.O. Finances Seen Badly Tangled Mess 'By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA---The financial woes of the Unittd Nations have been fn the headlines, with scare suggestions that this great in- ternational hope for world peace might go broke; or worse, that it might disinte- grate through quarrels over meeting its expenses, The trouble has arisen over disputes about financing the UN peacekeeping operations, Canada has an excellent re- cord; we are the only count: which has voluntarily partici- ated in ove? major peace- eeping operation, and we not only pay our assessments in full, but also make temporary payments to assist in covering the deficit caused by the non- payment by Russia, France and' other nations, There are four classes of con- tribution. which member-nations are asked to make. The first covers the general administrative services of the United Nations organization, and the cost of basic non-opera- tional programs, such as the World Economic? Survey, the codification and development of international law, and the con- trol of narcotics. These costs totalled about 80 per cent of the regular budget of $101,300,000 last year, No country objects to paying these costs, A further 16.3 per cent of the regular budget was devoted to economic and social develop- ment programs for under-de- veloped countries, and to-re- fugee programs, The balance of 3.9 per cent of the regular budget covered QUEEN'S PARK the cost of security missions not involging armed force. The Soviet bloc members, namely Russia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Ukraine and Byelorussia, are alone in considering that these expenses should not be included in the regular assessment, Then fourthly there is the. heavy cost of peace and se- curity operations involving armed forces, not included in the regular budget but financed by special assessments and voluntary contributions, These have recently included UNEF (United Nations Emergency Force) between Egypt and Israel, and ONUC (Operations des Nations Unies dans le Congo). The soviet bloc and France, Belgium and South Af- rica have not agreed with the legality and setting up of these operations, and have refused to contribute to their cost, UNFICYP (United Nations Forces in Cyprus) has been financed on a voluntary basis, with no general assessment. ACCORDING TO MEANS A committee on contributions works out the proportion of the budget which shall be assessed against each member. This is approximately based on each country's economic strength and population, subject to a ceiling and a floor, Thus last year the United States was assessed at the ceiling, ap- proximately 32 per cent of the total budget, or about $32,000, 000; Russia was assessed 15 per cent, Britain 7, France 6 and Canada 3 per cent, The floor was 0.04 per cent, or $33,000, Liberal Members Make Better Show By Don O'HEARN Under new leader Andrew Thompson the Liberals are making a better showing in the House than they have in recent years, Credit for this goes partly to Mr. Thompson personally, for his individual contribution and also for having seen that the members under him are better organized in their criticism of the government, Most of 'them now are specializing in specific fields of government and this makes them more effective, Also some credit goes to a new, and more confident, spirit being shown by some of the Liberal members, Relatively new members, such as Robert Nixon of Brant, Leonard Braithwaite of Etobi- coke and James Trotter of Tor- onto Parkdale are much more assured than in former years, and as a result are more ef- fective, Waiting For Federal Lead (Port Arthur News-Chronicle) In its embattled condition and with the Canada Pension Plan being worked through the legis- lative mill with a starting date set for next January, no one expects the government to launch a national medicare plan right away. : But the Hall. commission was appointed by a Conservative government and Mr. Diefen- baker has already. endorsed in principle the contents: of the first volume of ils report, The Liberals have also endorsed the principle of medicare insurance for more than 40 years although they have done nothing about it. It is: extremely unlikely that a statement outlining what the government eventually intends to do would provoke a crisis in Parliament, If such an outline of Ottawa's ultimate aims were made avail- able, the provinces that are now embarking on makeshift, medicare programs -- that are certainly better than nothing at all -- would be able to tailor their plans for eventual absorp- tion into a national scheme with- oul too much difficulty, The country is badly in need of a positive lead on this matter and the federal government should provide it without delay, YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO March 2, 1945 Major-General P. R. Phelan warmly congratulated the lith Reserve Army Tank Regiment at its annual inspection. Pte. Donald Staple, son of Mr, and Mrs, F, Staple, 332 Pine avenue, was killed. in _action in Holland, Allin F, Annes was elected president of the Oshawa Cham- ber of Commerce for 1945-1946, 85 YEARS AGO March 2, 1930 Kiwanis Club held a winter fair and carnival in the Osh- awa Arena. C, C, Stenhouse was elected grand superintendent for On- tario District No. 10, Royal Arch Magons of Canada Government estimates inclu- ded a vote of $50,000 for dred- ing work 'at the Oshawa rbor The consequence has been that the Liberals have been at least holding their own with the NDP. It was felt before the session that the NDP group would con- tinue to dominate the House as it has tended to do for the past few years, On a man-to-man basis the NDP.'ers probably have shown they still can outdo the Liberals. But collectively the Grits have been doing at least as well as their foes in opposition. Actually the calibre of debate in the whole House is better than for some time. The 1963 election returned a large number of promising new members, And with a session under their belts, this year they are both more anxious to speak and are speaking well, As a result the throne speech debate lasted for more than four weeks and generally was of high calibre. Newcomers such as Robert Welch of Lincoln, Alan Reuter of Waterloo South, George Kerr of Halton and Gaston Demers of Nickel Belt, all new members on the government side, have given thoughtful addresses which didn't hew to the old partisan line, They indicate that in years to come when Premier Robarts has to add to his cabinet his choice won't be easy, RIDING CHANGES? Word now is that the report of the commission on redistri- bution will not be accepted as final, The. protest has been so strong from some areas where there have been major changes that Premier Robarts reéport- edly will agree to some altera- tions being made. - The most probable course of action is that the bill to estab- lish the new riding structure for the province will be introduced. It will then be sent to the committee on privileges and elections for study, And then it will go back to the commission for redrafting. READERS WRITE... The Editor, ' The Oshawa Times, ! EXP' Dear Sir: On behalf of the jadies of the Whitby Curling Club, I wish to extend to you our sincere thanks for the ex- cellent coverage of our Filly bonspiel. It was a great satis- faction to the many curlers to see the pictures and the ac- counts which were published so promptly. Your interest in the activities of the town will bring about a great improvement, long over: due, in your paper. Best wishes for your success, Yours truly, (Mrs.) A, ARCHIBALD Secretary, Ladies' Section WANTS BUS SHELTER The Editor, The Oshawa Times Dear Sir, I have written to the mayor some weeks ago on the bus shelter situation here, and have been advised-that on account of -- nothing . would be one. Many here are standing in the cold and wind waiting for the bus each day, and this morning | got soaking wet as well, Your editorial, 1 trust, will have enough weight to get one erected here for us at Halli- day Manor, Sincerely yours, C. A. TOAZE 620A Bond Street Kast, Oshawa OTHER OPINIONS TOO SACRED Arthur Reaume, Liberal mem- ber of the Legislature for Essex North, says he is going to in- troduce a private bill to estab- lish Remembrance Day as @ holiday in Ontario Why? As we pointed out some time ago when someone was trying to make Remembrance Day a Do- minion holiday, November 11 is too sacred a day in the hearts of many of us to be turned into just another 24 hours for fun and games, It's very name emphasizes what that day stands for, It is a time to remember those who died and suffered in pursuit of peace, What an insult to them to make it a day that the vast majority of citizens would set aside for nothing except a pur- suit of pleasure --Hamilton Spectator CIGARET ADVERTISING -- The British Government is right to stop the advertisement of cigarets on television, The mathematical connection be- tween lung cancer and cigarets has been proved oeyond reason- able doubt, even if the bio chemical causes remain myster- ious, The Government believes that cigarets are dangerous and habit-forming and that their use should be discouraged, Given this conviction the Minister of Health has a plain duty to try to make us give them up, or af least to smoke less, And given the powers that the Government alrea ly has to pree vent the advertisement of cige arets on television, Mr. Robin- son has no consciintious option but to use them, He cannot order us to smoke less but he can, at least prevent others from urging us to smoke more. --Manchester Guardian EASY CONUNDRUM There are many empty beds in the local hospitals, There are many potential pa- tients waiting to vse the beds. 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