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ee oe ee ed oT eS ES NE ig ey waynes att ee 'Letters For Publication $ It has been decidedly gratifying 4n recent months to find many of our readers writing letters to the 'editor, for publication, on a wide variety of subjects. Many of these have dealt with matters of local "interest and with controversial sub- ects. Some have expressed dis- "pgreement with opinions expressed Jn this column. All of these letters ave been welcome, and we have een happy to publish them, even if they disagreed with us, because fre believe a free expression of public opinion is a good thing in democracy. « While letters to the editor on any bubjects of timely interest are wel- fome, there are certain rules which must be observed and which are im- ed by all newspapers. Most im- 'hortant of these is that all letters Ld ' 'Must Bear Signatures for publication must bear the name and address of the sender, for pub- lication, as a guarantee of good faith. Anonymous letters will not be published, which will explain to one recent letter-writer, why his or her unsigned letter was consigned to the waste-paper basket. Letters which contain personal abuse of an individual, which are libelous or slanderous will not, of course, be published, and the news- paper must reserve the right to be the judge of whether a letter comes in one of these categories. With these reservations, how- ever, we invite our readers to write whenever they wish to express their views on matters of public interest, so that further reader interest may be stimulated by what our read- ers write, 'Going Closer To Brink John Foster Dulles, who was the vigorous secretary of state in the administration of President Eisen- hower, became famous as the man who coined the term of "brinkman- 'Bhip". To him, it meant the political art of carrying his opposition to the activities of the Communist 'world close to the brink of war, without ever going over it. It meant Jmaintaining a very fine political palance, but his policy worked, and 4t can be said to his credit that it id much to ease international ten- ions and hold down the cold war ituation which prevailed during bs term of office. x President Johnson and his secre- dary of state, Dean Rusk, are once gain leading their country in this langerous game of brinkmanship. Their activities in Southeast Asia, 'and the extent of their intervention 4n the Viet Cong attacks on South wWiet Nam, have already carried the Iworld once more dangerously near 4o the brink of a major war. They are taking calculated risks that they will be able to save South Viet Nam from aggression by the Com- munists in the North without be- coming. involved in a full scale struggle with Russia or Communist China, or both. The present venture in brinkman- ship, however, is far beyond any- thing ever attempted by John Foster Dulles. President Johnson is gambling that neither China not Russia will throw armed forces into the Viet Nam- conflict, But'even if they do not, it will require much more massive United States help than is now being given, in a mili- tary sense, to save South Viet Nam from being overrun by the Com- munists, What is doubtful, and what is making this exercise in brinkman- ship dangerous for the rest of the world, is the uncertainty as to whether China and Russia will allow their Communists friends in North Viet Nam to be defeated by the United States. 'Woodstock Famous Cow * The city of Woodstock, Ontario, the county town of Oxford County, which is proud of the status of its airy cattle, is the centre of a con- troversy, and the reason for the ergument which is going on there is the etatue to a cow. z Over 30 years ago, a Holstein cow hamed Springbank Snow Countess, Owned by the Woodstock farmer Thomas Dent, made a new world's cord for a year's milk production 7 any cow. In honor of that ach- fevement, a lifesize statue of the Countess was erected on a pedestal in front of the Dent farm on the eastern outskirts of the city on Highway No. 2 It was quite im- oti and attracted a lot of at- nt ion. } With the passing of years, how- éver, Woodstock has expanded. Housing subdivisions have taken e place of the former Dent farm. the statue of the famous cow n hardly be noticed because. of e building which has gone on all round it. So some members of the wn council] have suggested that be moved to another location. e@ mayor. even went so far as to Bhe Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager Cc. J. McCONECHY. Editor The Oshawa Times, combining The Oshawa Times teblished 1871) and the Whitby Gozette and ronicie established 1863) is published daily indeys and Statutory holidays excepted) Members of Conadian Daily Newspaper Publish- » Association. The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau Circulation and the Ontario Provincial Dailies issociation. The Canadian Press is exclusively G@htitied to the use of republication of ali news @spotched in the paper credited to it orto The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the focal ffews published therein. All rights of special des- jches ore also reserved Uffices:_ Thomson wenue, Toronto, Ontario; jontreal. P. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 2 Delivered by carriers in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, ickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince wrt, Maple Grove, Hompton, Frenchmon's Bay, arpool, Tounton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, , Leskord, Brougham ..Burketon, Claremont, jumbus, Greenwood, Kinsale. Ragion, Blackstock Manchester Pontypool: and Newcastle not over per week. By mail in Province of Ontario) tside corriers delivery areas 12.00 per yeor, Other fag 3760. Countries 15.00, Building, 425 University 640 Cathcart Street, suggest that is should be re-erected in front of Woodstock's ancient city hall. The council is completely divided on the issue, and so the debate goes on. The Woodstock Chamber of Com- merce, after a keen debate, decided that the statue of Springbank Snow Countess should remain where it is, on a site once part of the farm on which it grazed in the fields and made its world's record. That seems to have settled the issue for the moment. But it would appear certain to be raised again, because with Woodstock expanded well beyond its old limits, there may not be any sacred cows in the minds of its up-to-date citizens. Other Editors' Views LITTLE GREEN MEN (Victoria Times) -- A report from Staunton, Va., says that the county sheriff there is going to crack down on flying saucer believers who go out with guns to hunt "little green men." He wants to know, "If there really are creatures around from outer space, who's got the right to mow them down?" This seems a less relevant ques- tion than one asking why people who believe they see little green men are allowed to pack loaded guns. CANADIAN CULTURE (Peterborough Examiner) Is "our dangerous exposure" to U.S. culture so dreadful? Would we not produce our own rubbish if the U.S. did not do it for us? And do we not already do this in a minor way? Perhaps if we were less con- cerned with Canadian content and more with what is good, we would better develop our taste and our value for what is good, so serving to create a climate in which worth- while Canadian works can flourish. She Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1965-----PAGE 4 "THE RED 4 ah MAPLE LEAF HAS TURNED GREEN" JUST LIKE CANADA India Is Seriously Split Over Language Question By RUKMINI DEVI Canadian Press Correspondent BOMBAY (CP)--National in- tegration rather than social democratic planning for econo- mic progress will be India's main preoccupation for the next few years. Responsible Indian lead- ers have been stunned by the recent outburst of fanaticism and violence over the language issue. Madras state in South India, where the rioting was concentrated, has been tradition- ally considered "the land of soft - speaking gentlemen and shy, obedient ladies." The Madras incidents have shown, in the view of observers, that unless a determined and statesmanlike attempt is made to pacify the various linguistic minorities, emotional unity will continue to elude the nation. The government is_ taking steps to revive a national in- tegration committee which was set up some seven years ago. The committee has not met since the 1962 Chinese invasion which, it was assumed, had brought all Indians together. The current crisis over the official language is bigger than anything the late prime minister Nehru was called upon to tackle. And Prime Minister Lal Baha- dur Shastri is in a particularly difficult situation. FACES EXTREMISTS Shastri, a Hindi-speaking man himself, has to keep at bay two sets of extremists--Hindi poli- ticians from the north who de- mand that their language alone should be the official language of the whole country and non- Hindi politicians from the south and from the east whose slogan is "'English ever, Hindi never!" At the moment, the only com-, mon administration medium fron. Kashmir in the Himalayas to Kerala in the far south--a distance of nearly 3,000 miles --is English. The northerners, who have been more or less having their way on the language issue since independence in 1948, say that English is "the badge of slav- ery' and should be discarded in favor of Hindi, The non-Hindi people retort that if English could be used to strengthen Indian nationalism under. the British, it could also be a force for integration in a free country. They point out that Canadians, Americans, Austral- ians and New Zealanders have not ceased to be distinct nations just because they speak a lan- guage that originally came from Britain. Between these two extremes are Indians who think that there can be no short solution to the linguistic complexities of a country as diverse and vast as India. FINDS FAVOR One solution which has found increasing favor is that while Hindi should be used in the north for official purposes, Eng- lish should remain the medium in the rest of the country. This scnool advocates "permanent bilingualism." Shastri's problem is that mod- eration has no appeal for the Hindi and anti-Hindi extremists. Former governor-general Cha- kravarti Rajagopalachari, the 88-year-old Madras statesman who for years was a close col- league of Gandhi and Nehru, Security For Old Age (Charlottetown Guardian) A survey made by the Ontario government, perhaps the first of its type in Canada, shows that most of Ontario's older civil servants think that 65 is too young to retire. Of those ap- proaching that age, the manda- tory retirement age of Ontario government employees, nearly 75 per cent would prefer to con- tinue 'working full time or part time, and 11 per cent dread re- tirement as the worst thing that could happen to them. More than half of the civil servants in the 55-65 age group who were questioned thought re- tirement should be dealt with on an individual basis rather than a fixed age for all employees. If a fixed age is necessary, more than one-quarter thought it should be 69 years or over. Only 23 per cent of the group interviewed did not want to con- tinue working beyond age 65. An Ontario exchange notes, in commenting on these figures, the evident fact that retirement, as it approaches, loses _ its charms for a great many older workers. Paradoxically, today's younger workers seem to con- sider a retirement plan as an essential condition of employ- ment, Age, of course, is a poor gauge of a worker's capabilities, but pension plans have ta be administered on a_ universal basis and must be rigid with respect to retirement age. Meanwhile, because of advances in medical science, people are living longer and in_ better health. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS March 11, 1965... A massive, death-dealing blizzard swept much of the eastern seaboard of the U.S. 77 years ago today--in 1888 -- and claimed more than 200 lives. In New York City, snowdrifts 30 feet deep blocked Herald Square prin- cipally, and thousands were marooned in their. homes throughout the region. Even corporate. busi- ness ground to a halt and the stock exchange closed down. Telegraphic com- munications were halted and railroads ceased to op- erate. 1810 Napo'con Bona- parte married Marie Louise of Austria 1935--The Bank of Can- ada first opened its doors business. First World War Fifty years ayo today--in 1915--the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Fried- rich took refuge in Newport News, Va.; British airmen destroyed railway junctions at Menin. and Courtrai; the Canadian Training Division was established at Shorn- cliffe, England, Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1940--British Prime Minister Chamberlain dis- closed that Britain and France had offered Finland "all available resources;" the Finns acknowledged Russian gains at both ends of the Mannerkeim: Line; 672 candidates were nomi- nated to contest the 245 seats in Canada's wartime elections set for March 26. has taken personal charge of the anti - Hindi campaign in the south. He wants to scrap the article in the Indian Constitution stipulating Hindi as the official language. Rajagopalachari says that "it Hindi remains the official lan- guage, the non-Hindi-speaking millions of India will have to remain as permament second- class citizens and look upon the national. flag in a mood of mourning." On .the other. hand, Govind Gas, the Hindi crusader of the north, says that 'tas long as English remains in India, we cannot be called free men." Das has threatened to launch a "banish English forever' cam- paign if Shastri appeases the southerners. PARTIES SPLIT All major political parties are sorely split on the official lan- guage issue. The national chairman of the ruling Congress party, Kumara- swami Kamaraj, is a southerner who knows exactly a dozen Hindi words. He strongly be- lieves that any attempt to force Hindi down the throats of un- willing people could only add to the ouster of the Congress party in the non-Hindi provinces in the 1967 general elections and endanger its majority in Par- liament. The Communist party and the Conservative Freedom party have given "freedom" to their regions. The right-wing Jana Sangh, a Hindu party which believes in a "one party, one leader, one language'"' doctrine, has already lost much following in the non- Hindi provinces. The United Socialist party is also facing serious internal dis- sensions on the language issue, MAC'S MUSINGS Poignant meories and Nostalgic feelings swell Up in my mind as I read That the old regiment in Which I served in battle In the First World War, The Victoria. Rifles, is Being disbanded and will Disappear in the defence Department economy drive. I recall the splendid men Of that regiment who did Their duty gallantly and Those who fought and died At St. Eloi, Ypres, Vimy, Passchendaele, Amiens and In other areas of the Battlefields of Flanders, And how their pride in Their regiment sustained Them in time of trial. Several times in the past Seven years I have been Back to the battlefields And to the cemeteries in Belgium and France to Pay tribute at the graves Of many comrades of the Regiment. and it saddened me To realize that the name Engraved on the headstones There will appear no more Among Canadian regiments. The future will add no More to the laurels of The old Victoria Rifles, Then the 24th Battalion Of the first world war, But its aistory as a Splendid fighting unit in That great struggle will Never be forgotten as Long as one of its old Members still survives. --March 11, 1965. OTTAWA REPORT Canada Is Behind In Safety Moves By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA --While the death toll on our roads mounts ap- pallingly, I see that preventive steps are being taken in the United States. Not content with seat belts on the-front seats of their cars, the Ford Company has just announced that it would make two rear-seat belts standard equipment on all its cars, beginning this fall with the 1966 models. Chrysler is go- ing one better, with rear-seat a in all cars starting April Front seat belts have been standard equipment in the U.S, for more than two years. Stud- fies show that they reduce death and serious injury in automobile accidents by 35 to 40 per cent. The shoulder strap is re- garded by some experts as be- ing far superior to the more common lap strap, which does not prevent a front seat passen- ger jack-knifing his or her head against the dash. The Canadian government seemingly has the near perfect imperfect record of 'Nil' in its efforts to make cars safer or to establish safety standards, NOTHING DONE The Diefenbaker government and the Pearson government both promised that steps would be taken to prevent the Cana- dian magazine industry being bled to death through the drain of advertising revenue to U.S. magazines. To date, those promises have seemed like cream puffs--full of nothing. But the Pearson government has done even better than noth- ing--it is now spending the tax- payers' money on advertising its government annuities in the U.S.-owned Readers - Digest. BARRIE TV TO MOVE? It is reported in Ottawa that Ralph Snelgrove may sell his TV station at Barrie to a big group which owns or operates radio and TV stations in sev- eral localities. The buyers may seek to move the Barrie sta- tion nearer to Toronto, to cover that huge market area. I recently commented in this QUEEN'S PARK. Space that the federal govern- ment owns an oil painting of Queen Victoria, now hanging outside the Senate chamber here. Described as by John Partridge, of whom I could find no mention in art directories, it is seemingly a copy of a paint- ing by the famous artist Franz Winterhalter, which hangs in Toronto's City Hall. Now Mr. George H. Fear of Quebec City has kindly sent me an extract from a French-lan- guage artists' directory, which describes John Partridge as a well - known English painter, whose portraits were frequently exhibited in Britain's Ro yal Academy between 1815 and i861. He was commissioned by Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. ' COMPOUNDS MYSTERY I am very grateful to Mr. Fear for his interest, but this compounds the mystery. Why did Partridge, evidently rated highly in his lifetime, copy the Winterhalter portrait? Or did the latter plagiarize Partridge? The Winterhalter painting is in- sured for $9,000; the highest sale price mentioned for a Partridge work is about $115, probably many years ago, NOTES ON CRIME Making enquiries about crime in big cities, I was shocked to learn that robberies, muggings and assaults in New York City's subways averaged five a day last year. This was over 50 per cent more than in 1963. Joseph O'Grady, chairman of the transit authority, complains of the numerous cases of sub- way crime in which other pas- sengers refrained from assisting those being attacked, often by bands of youths who roam the subways. Last year 636 persons were murdered in New York City (contrasted with 223 in the whole of Canada in the latest year re- ported), and 32,856 automobiles were stolen. No less than 8,342 boys and girls under 16 years of age were arrested in New York City for felonies, which are the more serious crimes. Not Happy With Arbitration Law By DON O'HEARN TORONTO -- Compuisory ar- bitration of hospital disputes is a bold step in labor relations. Both employers and unionists are dead set against such com- pulsion. Only a short time ago the government probably would not have dared to introduce the legislation it now has~ before the House to ban strikes and lock-outs in all hospitals. The feeling would have been too strong against it. But in the last few years we have seen a threatened walk- out by hydro employees and the hospital dispute at Trenton, as well as potential hospital strikes in other areas. These have done much to soften the public temper, and the government probably won't meet too much opposition to its proposal. FEAR SPREAD It still will probably bea long day before compulsion will ex- tend into labor relations gener- ally; and this, of course, is the YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO March 11, 1950 Alan Anderson of Oshawa placed second in the Canadian Junior Men's Skating cham- pionship. Major-General D. C. Spry, Executive Commissioner for Scouting in Canada, spent a weekend attending Scout func- tions in Oshawa, Garnet B, Rickard, well- known Durham County farmer, was appointed a director of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph 30 YEARS AGO March 11, 1935 The South Ontario Agricultur- al Society sponsored a testimon- ial dinner in honor of W. A, Dry- den, W. F. Batty, Mark Duff, Lance Beatn and F. B. Glas- pell, prominent farmers of the county. Capt. W J. Lock was elected president of the Oshawa Retail Merchants' Association. Charles N. Robson, president of the Robson Leather Com- pany, died in Oshawa General Hospital in his 63rd year. main fear of industry and la- bor. At present the only workers who don't have the right to strike are federal and provin- cial government employees, po- licemen and firemen. The right hasn't been taken away from hydro workers -- though it is taken for granted that the gov- ernment never actually would permit a walk-out which could threaten power supply. The theory behind prohibit- ing strikes in these fields, of course, is that they would en- danger the community. This same theory is respon- sible for the proposed ban in hospitals, on the grounds that any strike in a hospital can threaten the care of patients. And a similar threat would have to be shown before com- pulsory arbitration were to be extended further. APPLIED TO MUNICIPALITY There may be some fields of municipal services such as sanitation, where the principle might be applied in the future. But as long as there is such strong feeling against it, there is no likelihood of it being ap- plied in the normal field of la- bor relations. One point to be watched with interest, providing the legisla- tion is approved, is what effect it will have on bargaining. Experience in jurisdictions which have had compulsory ar- bitration is that this point in bargaining is seldom reached. There apparently is a fear on both sides that they may lose out on arbitration, and there is an inclination to settle, This may not follow with hospitals, however, as their ap- pointed boards often have shown a tendency to hold out to the bitter end. POINTED PARAGRAPHS The day the British govern- ment banned cigarette adver- tising on TV, a lot of program budgets went. up in smoke. There are 200 million poor in the world who would gladly take the vow of poverty if they could eat, dress and have a home like myself and many of those who profess the vow of poverty.-- Bishop Fulton Sheen. 725-6553 DAY -- WEEK -- MONTH $5.00 PER DAY - 725-6553 RUTHERFORD'S CAR AND TRUCK RENTALS A-CAR PLUS LOW MILEAGE CHARGE 14 ALBERT ST. Oshawa READERS WRITE... The Editor, The Oshawa Times. STARR'S NATIONAL LABOR CODE VOTE CRITICIZED Dear Sir: In the Wednesday, March 3, edition of The Oshawa Times on the Editorial Page there appeared a Report on Par- liament by Michael Starr MP. One portion of this report dealt with the National Labor Code outlining certain provisions re- lating to hours of work, rates of pay, vacations and statutory holidays. I am opposed to the minimal rates of pay established in this Act and it is my duty as a citi- zen to state that opposition and the grounds on which it is based. For this end I would ask the courtesy of your columns in pre- senting the following facts: The minimum rate of $1.25 per hour would give a weekly wage of $50, or a yearly wage of $2,620 including holiday pay. An aver- age family consisting of husband and wife with two children would be below the income bracket necessary for taxation Purposes, ly quoting from Han- sard Feb. 18, 1965 a family of four having an income of $3,000 per year was "'living in grinding poverty". Mr. Stanley Knowles . (New Democrat, Winnipeg North Cen- tre) with obvious concern for his fellow citizens, moved an amendment to Clause 11 Sub clause 1, calling for $1.50 per hr. minimum wage, amounting to $3,120 per year. During the lengthy debate which followed, Mr. Knowles challenged the gov- ernment with "Do they not want to draft this legislation to meet the conditions of today?" The answer was all too ob- vious as the amendment fell with a vote of 84 to 27. In concurring with the major- ity, OUR member, Mr. Starr, did NOT consider that his own constituents included under this act were worthy of a Jife of "grinding poverty". This was, after all, all the amendment called for. ' This is in contrast to the life which Mr. Starr enjoys, by 'vir. tue of our votes. With an annual Salary of $18,000, subsidized meals, low accommodation rates, transportation, pension and health plan;. was it too much to vote for a life guaran- teeing at LEAST "grinding pov- erty" for the people who pay his salary and vote for him? Is this the man who rode to prom- inence on the coattails of organ- ized labor? Is this member any different from the Liberals, with whom he sided? If there ever was an argument for the cause of Unionism, it is here. It is evident why the con- tinued militancy and spread of unions are so necessary when one considers the attitude of the government and our own mem- ber in this case, We are fortun- ate indeed to have the benefits, so hard won over the bargaining table, and if necessary the pick- et line, in comparison to the feudal-type legislation being en- acted in this modern society by the old line parties. : During the forthcoming elec« tion I am sure that Mr. Starr will be reminded of this day, and I trust he will not have the unmitigated gall to ask for the support of voters in Ontario Riding, whom he holds in such obvious contempt. Yours truly, V. C. AYLING, 1467 Bala, Oshawa, Ont, OTHER OPINIONS QUEBEC PARADOX Straws in the wind indicate that "la belle province', Can- ada's Quebec, may be exper- iencing an attack of chilly feet not due to the winter weather. Many sober heads, facing the remote possibility of 'tisolation'® from the rest of Canada, are wondering whether 'freedom' is what they want. It is strange, but undeniably true, that the very economic forces which have been spurring discontent among many of Quebec's French-Canadians are the very ones which comprise the strong- est argument against sep- aration, --Cincinnati Enquirer BIBLE "This Jesus hath God raised up whereof .we all are wit- nesses,"' Acts 2:32, The enipty tontb is the hope of our Salvation full and free. "'Be- cause I live ye shall live also." RUBBER STAMPS ee Ls Walmsley & Magill OFFICE EQUIP. LTD. 9 KING ST. E. OSHAWA 725-3506 ' Saar