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She Oshawa Cimes Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1966 -- PAGE 4 Welfare Levies, Taxes Boost Living Costs, Too 'This week another of those federal-provincial conferences is acheduled to convene. Attending this time are the federal and pro- vincial finance ministers, On the agenda, according to the prime minister, will be eid detibe of co-operative legislation concerning price and wage controls. Such discussion cannot help but fall into the category of closing the barn door after the horse has gone. Bringing about the critical consideration has been the current ¢lamor by labor for increases in wages to meet the climbing cost of living which, in turn, spiral higher with the increases granted. The establishment of guidelines could have served as an effective check. Wages are reported rising at twice the rate of production. In a sound economy, increased produc- tion comes first. Wage increases this year, reckoned as 12 per cent 'There Goes Those who come to know the words and voice and to appreciate the comments of J. B. McGeachy during his lifetime of newspapering and radio work can certainly be numbered in the hundreds of thou- sands in Canada, Upon his death last week, more has become known of the man him- self. Through editorial comments written by his friends in the news- paper business, an even greater appreciation is possible of his con- tribution to our language and thought. One such tribute appeared in The Ottawa Journal In part it save this about the late G. B. McGeachy: "There goes Hamish McGeachy, damn it, And he'd much rather we note his death in that manner than The Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher &. C. PRINCE, General Monoger C. J. 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Taxes, right across the board, have also been pushing up living costs, And con- tributions to a myriad of welfare measures 'certainly play their part too, Increases in wages, particularly those fantastic boosts engineered through federal auspices, are gen- erally cast as the villain of the in- flation piece. Yet the stage must be shared by the exorbitant taxes and welfare levies which may not always obvious but. are neverthe- less costly. Control of these falls properly in the realm of the minis- ters meeting this week, Hamish...' that we say that J. B. McGeachy was one of the brighest minds in Canadian journalism and one of its most interesting personalities. "For Hamish hated pomposity or the cliche of praise. He had a mind that could pierce the jiberish of economists and the prattle of the petty politicians, but he had also a heart that could tell of London under fire or the prairies under poverty -- in language almost prose poetry. "Mr. McGeachy's education and learning were profound, but. his mischief and humor were equal to them. Sometimes he'd play the oaf to some dignified dolt and the latter would go away mumbling that Me- Geachy was insane. "He's right, you know," said Hamish to us on one such occasion as a high-powered cabinet minister trailed off in con- fusion. "Thee year ago CBC put out an hour-long program called "World of McGeach", It was enchanting, and this writer wrote to tell him so. Replied Mamish, in part: "It was an excellent job of editing by the CBC people, nicely put together with the right kind of tiddy bits of music in between." There are likeable clowns in to- day's newspaper world, and some who think they are: but perhaps or after Hamish Me- Geachy will our trade have known a man whose mind was so rich and whose sense of the ridiculous so sharp, specially when aimed at him- self. cert oe es Haiitish, dari tis things will 'te flatter from now on." SHEIKS SUBMIT 70 MODERNITY OTTAWA REPORT Attack On Hellyex On Many Fronts BY PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA -- Defence Minister Hellyer will have to practise a lot of Mage onzets when oppoal. tye ses senha Parliament open up on him with their abundant ammuni- tion, The most serious charges which could be placed against him centre on the catch-all phrase 'contempt of Parlia- ment." Liberal governments are notoriously illiberal in their attitude to the practice of democracy, and often they re- veal a built-in preference for contemptuously by-passing Par- lament and acting with the autocracy which is normal to dictators. The first specific charge to which Hellyer is open is that he is proceeding towards uni- fication of the three fighting services without prior approval by Parliament, and in direct contravention of existing. acts Former defence minister Doug Harkness has protested to the prime -minister that the planned introduction of a uni- fied trade structure for the three services is 'the first and major step towards full inte- gration," A specific act of unification was--to naval eyes--the crime of placing an air commodore in command of our sea-going navy at Halifax. FORCES ENACTED Hellyer of course has no par- liamentary authority for either of these steps, The National Defence Act says clearly that "The Canadian forces consist of three services, namely the Royal Canadian Navy, the Ca- nadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force,." That should be clear, especially to Hellyer who, in his one year of service, wore the uniform of two of those three separate and distinct services. The only authority yet given Hellyer by Parliament, and yet sought by him, was to appoint one supreme commander of the three services, one "chief of the defence staff' in place of the former "'chairman of the chiefs of staff committee."' His role is "to be charged with the control and administration of the Canadian forces"--note that last word, plural and not imply- ing unification, The second offence com- mitted by Hellyer, it seems, was in the tradition of the bare- faced arrogance toward Parlia- ment personified by the late C. D, Howe, which did so much to cause the 1957 defeat of the St. Laurent Liberal government, Tovefar ta Hallwae's atten, Cette sorship of the evidence which Admiral Landymore proposed to give before the defence com: mittee of the House of Com mons recently, In a court of law, it is cons temptuous to coerce a witness, who is sworn to tell 'the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." Parliament is the highest court in the land; a House of Commons alert to its status would on these grounds summon Hellyer to explain his conduct before its committee on privileges. A third point on which MPs may criticize Hellyer is for pers mitting a buresucrat to speak for him on major policy states ments, This was evidence, for example, in the Toronto Globe and Mail, which carried the "Tradesmen in services-- Hellyer denies pay move backs door to unification.' But it was evidently not Hell- yer who made that important declaration; it 'as apparently his executive assistant, Bill Lee, and the newspaper story continued; ad,' spokesman for Minister Hellyer said, ., As one of Ottawa's old publie relations experts commented, backroom boys should stay off stage. It is the error of a green PR boy to permit a ma- jor announcement to appear to come from a mere appointed bureaucrat, when it is: the elected minister who is '"'re+ sponsible."' The accepted prac+ tice is for the announcement, no doubt prepared by an Edgar Bergen, to be attributed to the ventriloquist's doll and to say: "Charlie McCarthy today an- nounced that, Msg These points are not con- cerned with the merits or oth- erwise of the policy of unifying the navy, army and air force into one 'service, to be known as the Canadian Rangers and all to be dressed alike in sea- sick-green uniform, as is whis- pered here, Rather, these points are concerned with Parliament and its rights and responsibili- ties. Any government should either play by the existing rules, or else come out into the open, and advocate the aboli- tion of Parliament and. the set- ting up of a dictatorial system of government, Defence Cuban Communists Strive To Show Progress Made By ISAAC M, FLORES HAVANA (AP) -- Commu- nist. leaders are working to con- vince Cubans that their country is making big economic strides and that they should sacrifice themselves a bit more for the future Recent reports assert that in agriculture, particularly, the Fi- del Castro regime has shown its muscle to the extent that "the Yankee (commercial) blockade has been practically defeated." Economic | statistics are disclosed, Officials usually talk of '"'production gains" and "eco- nomic improvement" in gen- eral terms Food Industries Minister Ro- lando Alvarez has announced, however, that Cuba exported 6,500,000 pesos worth of agricul- tural products last year, pro- viding 4,100,000 pesos in conver- tible currency Cuba rates the peso on a par with the dollar but it is rarely convertible, not Despite the reported eco- nomic gains, Cubans complain they find it increasingly diffi- cult to feed their families, Many claim the food situation has gone downhill the last two years, While no one is starving, many lack a balanced diet, Much the same. situation ex+ ists with consumer goods. Toi- let tissue, laundry soap, tooth- paste, kitchen items, electrical appliances, shoes and .clothing continue to be tightly rationed, extremely scarce and of poor quality when available. But Alvarez paints an opti- mistic picture of the food in- dustry He says exports of frozen Meats, rum, fruits and sugar will bring in the needed money and machines to increase pro- duction for domestic needs, Next year's food production will be around 810,000,000 pesos, Al- varez says, a gain of 14 per cent compared with 1965 He admits that the degree of agricultural production and the level of industrialization are not yet to the point of 'cover. ing the requirements of a con- staal rer eas iw x popiia- tion with an increasing pur- chasing power."' eee it 'PEOPLE ARE IMPATIENT' Oil Triggers Conflicting Claims In Arabia A Canadian Press re- porter travelling in the Mid- die East finds that oil wealth has two effects--it stimulates demands for so- cial reform but provides the establishment with the money to resist such pres- sure. By CARL MOLLINS RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CP) --The 20th century's siege of Arabla has touched off internal conflicts as one of the world's last holdouts @gainst the gospel of material progress argues about surren- der terms Most of the 33 rulers of the peninsula's kingdoms, sultan- ates and sheikdoms are sub- mitting to modernity, But they want to yield on their own terms--conserving some social and spiritual traditions --in the face of pressure for unconditional surrender. The conflicting claims are expressed here in the Saudi Arabian capital, geographical centre of a sandy peninsula bigger than Ontario and Que- bee combined and with. per- haps 13,000,000 inhabitants, al- though nobody knows for cer- tain "People are impatient," gays.the youthful director of a Saudi government depart- ment. "But if we are given the time, we can show that economic success is possible with our present form of po- litical leadership." Another young civil servant counters that personal rule by a king and. government ac- cording to the Koran impedes progress: 'Our people stay poor because the sheiks keep us 100 years behind the world." BACKED BY EGYPT The contestants have joined battle openly on the south. western flank of the penin- sula, In Yemen, republicans led by Egyptian troops have been trying for four years to sweep away stubborn royal- ists. A second test of strength with violence is under way in Aden and the 20 British-pro- tected tribal territories of southern Arabia, with Egypt again supporting _ impatient radicals against wary tradi- tionalists Among the 11 sheikdoms of the Persian Gulf and here in Saudi Arabia, the struggle has been confined mainly within the bounds of civil peace. But both sides, and watchful outsiders, agree the contest has just begun The impact of outside stand ards and ideas is heightened because, until now, Arabians have been immune from al! ideological revolutions except those that originated inside Arabia itself' The message of Islam was first proclaimed by Mohammed 13 centuries ago the tility ally in Mecca. The revivalist cam- paign for a Islam Abdel Wahhabi 200 vears ago here in central Arabia OIL BRINGS WEALTH Oil lubricated the penetra- tion of Arabia by century, From its beginnings 80 years ago, the Persian Gulf petroleum come the non - world's biggest and cheapest exporter of crude oil--about 400,000,000 tons a year worth $4,000,000,000,. was non-Communist proven oil reserves lie in and around the gulf. The result has been sudden wealth in a peninsula barren but for a few pockets of fer- like Arabia from oil stands Many of the Gulf sheik- doms earn more in proportion to population than Canada or the United States Kuwait, a larger land and with 350,000 inhabi- receives. $600,000,000 a year from oil with 20,000 people, makes $75,- 000,000 annually than four years in production ~an average $3,750 a citizen, more than twice rate of national income earned in Canada tants, return to pure launched by Ibn the 20th industry has be- Communist Two-thirds of world's Yemen, Saudi has a rising income rovalties that now at $750,000.000 annu- state slightly than: Cape Breton Is- Abu Dhabi, after less the citizen The money has brought ma- terial also purchased travel abroad and Egyptian, Lebanese ministrators with foreign ideas SLAVERY PERSISTS Oil wealth thus opens the way to ideas like democracy in territories where the rul- ers like socialism where national income is the ruler's privy purse, tionalism to an area where few frontiers are defined, de- mands for social rights where justice remains rough enough to take a thief's where slavery persists in cor- ners like Muscat But money tionalists weapon, protection Money factory in Jeddah meets some of the demand for progress poor of Bahrain relievés some of the pressure for social jus- tice job in Riyadh takes the edge off a young graduate's ideal- ism Egypt from Kuwait makes the Kuwaiti rulers exempt from Cairo radio's Shostility. improvements, It has transistor radios, hired Palestinian and teachers and ad- word is law, doctrines It brings talk of na- hand and simultaneously oil provides the = tradi- with a defensive a fund for buying spent on a cement economic Welfare for the A well-paid government aid Development for = ws Seager MAN, WHAT wie WE KNOW ABOUT lees 1 pniernervamegmniytntteny vn nage OT CANADA'S STORY vy NAN amaitrsaenenan sienna ec aetna Snowy Trek To Altar By BOB BOWMAN Some of the most famous characters in Canadian history couldn't begin a day's work un- less they had a plunge in cold water, When John A, Mae- donald and the other Canadian delegates were going to Char- lottetown for the first Confeder- ation meeting, they shuddered because George Brown would have a cold sea-water bath every morning and then walk the decks of the Queen Victoria as it sailed down the St. Lawrence, Sir George Simpson, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, always took a cold dip, In 1828 he made an amazing canoe trip from York Factory, Hudson Bay, to Fort Langley, near Vancouver in 90 days including 14 days spent at company posts along the way. His paddlers had to be ready to start at 3 a.m, after Sir George had his swim in lake or river, as the case might: be, The most amazing character of all was Robert Campbell, the Hudson's Bay Company factor who discovered .the Yukon River, After speg@ing 27 years in the Yukon, the H.B.C. head- quarters in London decided that he should get married and offered to send him a_ bride. Campbell insisted on choosing his own in Scotland, In order to get there he travelled 9,700 miles in a continuous journey, 3,00 of the miles on snow- shoes! Eyen in the winter, Campbell would break a_ hole in the ice and dunk himself. in the water before beginning the day's hike! In order to find a_ bride Campbell left White River in the Yukon on September 6, 1852 and arrived at Montreal on April 1, He was able to take the train from Crow Wing, Minne- sota, to Montreal. The rest of his journey was by canoe or snowshoes, the latter being 3,000 miles across Great Slave Lake, Lake Athabaska, Isle a la Crosse, to Fort Garry. The tem- TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Sept, 6, 1966 . President William 'McKin- ley of the United States was shot by Leon Czolgosz, a young anarchist, 65 years ago today -- in 1901 -- and died eight days later, Czol- gosy may have been weak- minded but little is known about him because he was executed soon after a speedy trial. The assassina- | tion caused a new attitude towards the president's se- curity, because Czolgoss had simply queued up to shake McKinley's hand, concealing his pistol under a handkerchief. 1869-179 men died in a mine disaster at Plymouth, Pa 1952---An aircraft broke up and fell into the crowd at the Farnborough air show, England, killing 26 spec- tators First World War Fifty vears ago today--in 1916--Allied airmen bombed Brussels and sank a Ger- man submarine in the har- bor at Zeebrugge; French units on the Somme occu pied Vermandovillers and entered Belloy-en-Santerre Secord World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1941--eight British bombers were lost in raids on Norway and the Ruhr; Russians fiercely defended Leningrad's last railway line to Moscow; three hos- 'tages were executed in Paris for the shooting of @ German sergeant. perature was often 30. below zero When Campbell got to Scot- land and found a girl he wanted to marry, she .was only 12 years old, and they had to ~«'t six years, Then she had te travel 6,000 miles to meet Camp»- bell: who had returned = to Canada! OTHER EVENTS ON SEPT, 6: 1727--Acadians summoned be- before Council of Nova Scotia to swear alilegi- ance, They did on this occasion, but refused in 1775 when they were de- ported. 1806--Mississauga Indians ceded 85,000 acres now parts of Halton and Peel counties, Ontario 1814--U.S, vessel Tigress cap- tured near Nottawassaga Creek 1819--Bank of Montreal Savings Branch opened 1897--Knapp roller boat launch: ed at Toronto 1902--Jamaica sugar planters asked for federation with Canada 192i--Peace Arch dedicated on British Columbia - Wash- ington border. It was the anniversary of the Mayflower sailing from Plymouth, England, in 1620 1952--Canada's first television station opened at Mont- » real 1953--Thirty Canadian prison: ers of war were freed in Korea 1957--Louis St. Laurent resigned as a leader of the Liberal Party Spirit Oi Tashkent Gone Old Animosity Returns By RALPH JOSEPH Canadian Press Corre pondent KARACHI (CP) -- Pakistan and India are once more eye- ing each other with animos- ity. The spirit of Tashkent has evaporated completely, Things are back to where they were before' Premier Ko- sygin of the Soviet Union brought the two countries to- gether at Tashkent last Janu- ary and tried. to arbitrate their differences. Tension pre- vails again. True, the troops no longer face one another and diplo- matic relations, communica- tions and air traffic over one another's territory, restored after Tashkent, are still being jealously, if somewhat pre- cariously, maintained, But the thin and ephemeral film of accord thrown over the festering sore | that Kachmi» hes haan peeled off. It happened soon after Pak- istan and India began ex- changing notes for another round of talks, A key subject of any such meeting would be Kashmir, which India firmly maintains belongs to it and of which Pakistan equally firmly claims ownership. Under the Tashkent Declar- ation, the two countries pledged not to make war on each other. Among other things, the declaration called for frequent meetings at min- isterial level between India and Pakistan. a DELAYING TACTICS One such meeting was held last March, Pakistan sent a note to New Delhi May 28 for another ministerial round There was no reply for more than a month. Then came an Indian note asking for a meet- ing of officials to prepare the ground for the ministerial talks. There was some bitterness in Rawalpindi, capital of Pak- istan, about the timing of the reply. Coming as did just be- fore Prime Minister Mrs. In- dira Gandhi's Mascow visit July 12, it. seemed to Pakis- tani officials to be a publicity move intended to give Mos- cow the impression that India was keen to implement the Tashkent Declaration. Nevertheless, Presi- dent Ayub held a cabinet meeting to discuss the Indian note, What emerged was that there was no point in hold ing a meeting with India with- out preconditions. Discussions about Kashmir would have to become "constrictive and meaningful." A reply was sent to New Delhi along these lines. But meanwhile there was a grow- ing suspicion that India did not really want to- discuss Kashmir all. For one thing, last June the Indian government promul- gated an ordinance making it a crime to question the acces- sion of Kashmir to India. This seemed to close the chapter on Tashkent, because Kash- mir's "accession," which Pakistan does not recognize, lies at the core of the trouble between the two countries, BACK TO PROPAGANDA Moreover, the atmosphere between them has steadily de- teriorated since April. It was agreed at Tashkent that press and radio on either side would not hurl propaganda across the border. After a sort of burlesque silence initially, a mumble arose. It developed into a babble and finally the usual uproar, India has persistently ac- cused Pakistan of aiding the Mizo and Naga rebels near the East Pakistan border. Al- legations of collusion between Pakistan and China in the military field are also heard, Pakistani officials are nat- urally irked because, true or false, denials are apt to be taken with a grain of salt by disinterested observers. Nev- ertheless, all charges are in- dividually and meticulously parried as they come up. There have been accusa- tions and counter-accusations of each country building up its arms. Each has charged the other with harboring nu- clear ambitions, A Pakistan note sent to UN Secretary- General U Thant charged In- dia with preparing to carry out an underground test be- fore its general elections next year. Both countries are spending on defence more than what is economically healthy to ei- ther, The winds in which they are caught up seem to be propelling them on a course that will inevitably Jead to an- other collision sooner or later, However, it would still be in- accurate to predict an imme- diate second bout of hostili- ties, "meaningfully" at QUEEN'S PARK Hydro Holds Costs In Line At New Plant BY DON O'HEARN TORONTO--Put this down as an achievement. The nuclear power plant at Douglas Point on Lake 'Huron is to start operating sometime this fall. The plant is late, To be com- pleted last year, it has been held up by a variety of delays, However its final cost is goirig to be close to the original on. mate of $81,000,000, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., which is building the plant in co-operation with Ontario Hydro, says the final cost should be no more than five per font aver tha avisine? setimata And in: these years of increasing prices, that's wteat. CURIOUS COMMITTEE The newest select committee here is the body that was set up at the last session to study election practices. and proced- ures. The group has started its sittings. It has about as curious a composition as any committee we've had around here. On one hand there is @ for- ward-thinking young group, The chairman is Dalton Bales, a Toronto lawyer with a keen mind. Then there is a group of the older, most rigid members of the house; men such as 70-year- old Hollis Beckett, who has been a member for 15 years. To these men, free paper nap- kins with meals probably rep- resent' an important social ad- vance, This committee has to con- sider some quite radical ideas, such as paying for campaign- ing costs in elections out of public 'funds, ALL WORKING With the appointment of this committee all the government members of the house have off- season jobs, except one man. Four other committees car- ried over from last year, plus directorships on boards and commissions means that all pri- vate PC members are spotted for the season. The lone. exception is Keith Brown, PC from Peterborough. A successful car dealer Mr, Brown is too busy to spend time at the very often dull com- mittee sessions. The members aren't in this for the money. The work only pays $30 a day, out of which they have to pay expenses. But it gives them something to do. BIBLE Keep thy heart with all dill- gence; for out of it are the issues of life. -- Proverbs 4:23. 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