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Gorbachev would be perfect for NDP author says OUTLOOK Saturday March IBM- Page Seminars for the separated By TOM RAM Herald Special Lawrence Martin Moscow cor respondent to the Globe and Mail appeared on a panel which discuss ed Mr Gorbachevs reforms recently Mr Martin who was a cor respondent for three years recent ly published a book entitled Breaking with History The GO bachev Revolution An Eyewitness Account Mr Martin described the Soviet economy as a basket case and Mr Gorbachev as a social democrat who could have made a fine candidate for the NDP a few months ago Mr Martin contends that Perestroika has played a major role in Mr Gorbachevs attempts to enable the selfdetermination of peoples Mr Gorbachev ac cording to Mr Martin found himself in a paradoxical situation as he tried to follow up on his tive Over 100 different peoples make up the USSR and with this policy of self determination of peoples many annexed territories would free themselves and declare their independence Mr Martin cited Georgia the Ukraine which has oyer 50 million people and the Baltic states are most likely to take advantage of this policy Mr Martin emphasizes the point that Mr Gorbachev jeopardizes his own career and power base by pushing his policy For All Your Fine China Silver Crystal Glftware 227 MAIN ST MILTON 8780050 Wellmakg- it right 71 Georgetown Ontario L7G4J6 4166736017 TRY THIS SIMPLE EXERCISETO LOSE WEIGHT FAST CALL US TODAY Diet Center I In w ln Halloft Hills Diet Center 8772900 The Soviet Union is an empire with a population of over million USSR has an abundance of natural resources and can challenge Canada in this economic sphere in the Western world Mr Martin sees the formation of a multinational confederation in a future USSR Under such a system the Ukraine will be given more political autonomy but will remain in the USSR He feels however that Indepeodence looks very attractive and the sad state of the Soviet economy would en courage states to leave the USSR Mr Martin states that the Soviet economy has gotten worse since the introduction of Mr Gor bachevs reforms He said that the West need to rescue the Soviet Union and to help Mr Gorbachev in his reforms He severely criticized the West for its almost passive role in disarmament and felt that it was time the West took the lead Instead he states that it is Mr Gorbachev who Is leading the disarmament program Mr Martin then discussed why Canada and other NATO allies are still having large numbers of troops in Europe The troops are there to keep the Soviets in check but the odds of the Soviet Union Europe are about the same as Canada invading Great Britain He believes that the Soviet threat to Europe no longer exists The Canadian Mental Health Association CMHA in Burl ington will once again run its Seminars for the Separated star ting April 26 The program originally scheduled to start April had been inadvertently cancelled Seminars for the Separated is a sixweek series of lectures with a self help component aimed at the newly separated The cost is The seminars offer experts speaking on a variety of subjects to help participants deal with their changed circumstances The large group la divided into small self help groups which meet after each lecture to discuss the evening s topic The series will be held at St Lukes Parish Hall at m star ting April To register or to confirm a previous registration please call CMHA at 8455044 OFF STORE A WIDE Excluding Art ARRIVING SOON JC Snyder Upholstery Country Pine Classic Furniture Campbell House Gallery 1 MAIN ST S GEORGETOWN 8730674