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4 Mhe Canadlan Statagman', EowmanvMfl, Aug. 5, 1084 EDITORIÂL COMMENT Unique Agreement An unusual plan to avoid strikes, or hasten their settiernent, is being given a trial by a furniture manufac- turer and a union local in Berne, In- diana. Under the terms of the arrange- ment, if the union calis a strike against the cornpany wben the present con- tract expires, the workers continue on their jobs at haîf pay. The other baif of the payroll is deposited in a local bank and the company makes match- ing deposits out of its treasury. This procedure is to continue for twelve weeks, without picketing or slowdowns, while the parties attempt to settle the dispute. If the "strike" is settled within six weeks, workers and cornpany get al of their money back, says author C. J. Harris. If it is settled during the fol- lowing three weeks, 75 per cent of the money wiIl be returned; if it is settled within the next two weeks, a 50 per cent refund will be mnade. Settlement in the twelftb week will bring a 25 per cent refund. If the dispute goes beyond that point the union can start an actual strike, or the company can begin a real lockout. If neither party takes such action by the end of the thirteenth week, the old contract is automatically renewed for a year. However, at that point neither workers nor company wull get back any of the funds that have been deposited; the rnoney Is to be donated to some project "for the good of the community." The purpose of this unusual ex- periment is twofold; to provide a way for labor and management to fîght out a contract dispute without injuring the company's customers, the community, or the public generally; secondly, to put pressure on bath union and com- pany to settle their differences with despatch. And, aI least in this case, both the union and the company concede that a quick settiement of a labor dis- pute is vital to their own interests. "Furniture is a tougbly competi- tive, cut-Ibroat business," Sal Hoffmann, president of the Uphoisters' Inter- tional Union explains, "and dealer cus- tomers cut off from one supplier are quick to switch to anather. For years we found that we won strikes, but the campany lost custamers - and union members cansequently lost jobs." "After a six-week strike in 1959," says the company president, Harold Sprunger, "the campany worked over- time to f ill orders that had backed up during the walkout - but only briefly. Then employment dropped 20 per cent because we had lost regular customers and found difficulty in getting them back." The Berne experiment will b. watched with interest. Prior to the publication of bbc re- part of the Royal Commission on Bank- ing and Finance, il was generally ac- ceplcd Ibat aur cbarlered banks were et the top of the prestige ladder among the variety of institutions which exist in the Canadian lending business. Other rungs on the ladder were reserved for trust and loan compaimes, insurance companies, major consumer loan com- panties, sales finance companies and credit unions. If same of tbc principal recammendations of the Porter Com- mnission are accepled the ladder idea rnay give way ta a plalform concept wvith the financial organizations com- peting on or about the same level. This would seern ta follow from the suggestion that banks be encaurag- ed ta campete mare vigorously in such areas as residenlial marîgages and per- tonal boans whilc aI the same time cer- tain herehafore exclusively bank privi- leges sbould be exlended ta alher lend- ers. The report suggesîs that gavern- ment guarantees on certain kinds of boans sbauld extend toalal lenders with suitable facilîties. Il also says that fi- nancial arganizations not presently per- mitted ta accepl depasits f rom bbhe pub- lic should have this privilege wilb ap- propriate safeguards. These recom- mnendations if împlemented, would sure- ly bring lhe majariîy of financing or- ganizahions ta a cammon level as far as facilihies and privileges are concern- An officiai annauncement by the mninister of transport, bbc Hon. J. W. Pickersgill, is Ihat the government is cancerned Ibal cammunity antenna TV Installations in Canada do flot came Nnder the ownersbîp and contrai of per- aons or carporations whicb are not Ca- nadiari. This Is probably a cammendable postinbut it is in mnarked contrast ta bbc position of the gavcrnmcnt wilh regard ta two foreign-awncd magazines. _,ime, and Reader's Digest. In that case the government proposes that Timc and ]Readcr's Digest be f ortificd in Ibeir rpresent favorable position in secking advertisîng from Canadian adverlisers in Canada. Is bbe government's particular con- cern ta protect TV braadcasîing duc la the fact thal goverfiment is in tbc TV braacasingbusiness itself? This is ini conîrast la the Canadian magazines who rnusl sink or swim on their own re- * sources. This leaving Canadian magazines * ta their own resources would flot be so bad if tbc goverfimefil were flot per- petuating the special position of Time and Reader's Digest. The Shatesmnan does flot bold any brief for other foreign magazines, but it may be pointcd aut Ibal Time and Readcr's Digest bath bave an advantage1 In Canada over, say, Look or the Satur-1 day Evening Post. If Look or bbc Sat-1 urday Evening Post wisbed bo eslablish a Canadian edilioxu, bbey could not do The only suggestions as ta regula- lion of lending rates is made in tbe field af persona l bans. The repart, in fact, recommends eliminahion of the present 6%- per annum ceiling on bank rates so that presumably eachbobrraw- er would bargain individually for the best rate be couid obtain. The commis- sion is silent as ta wbal charges ougbt ta be considered as part of the interest rate and Ibis seems ta leave a wide open opportuniîy for lenders bo state and advertise low interesî rates wbile they build up their incomes from loans by assessing separale charges or fees depending upan the risk învolved or the kind of loan the borrower needs. Legisiators ougbt ta take a careful look aI the "cost" definition in the Smal Loans Act before seriously cansidering any remaval of lending rate restrictions. The Commission seems ta be in favour of some kind of omnibus finan- cial institutions wbich would offer a great variety of lending services under one general management. Il wilI flot be easy ta draw legislalion capable of regulating many different kinds of lending mn one law. Variaus conditions cail for variaus rules and aur law-mak- crs will have ta be careful that tbey do flot leave too many loopholes for evasion in their effort ta pravide ex- treme flexibility in Ibis area of concern to Canadians in every walk of if e. so under bbc favorable conditions under wbich Time and Reader's Digest be- came s0 firmly entrericbcd in Canada. Those Terrible Starlings The pesky starlings arc witb us again The praven foc of robins and men, The anc bird wbose praise is seldom heard That noisy, greedy troublesome bird. Tbcy build in cbimneys short or bah, Cottage, Cburcb or Cammunity Hall, Mail boxes stuff witb rubbisb and slraw Witb no regard far aur mail at alL Tbcy pollute whcrever bbey chance lu roosh, Chase small birds then rab bbc nest, Feed ail day an bbc ripset and bcst, 0f strawberries, cherries and other small fruit. Tbey worry the farmer ail day long, Slealing bbc sprouted peas and corn, Tbey flick their bails at saund of a gun And dadging poison for tbema is fun. Oh! how we wisb tbcy would failow tbc geese, And raise their brood on some distant shore Wbere there is plenîy of room la spare And nover a sign of gun or snare. If anly from starlings we could be free, How very different summer would be, Witb flot anc ta boîher cherries or Ire. Gardeners, Farmers, robins or me. taahLo RIS a. This week the House of Commor has been considering interim suppl: This is a request by the Governmer for a grant of money to pay the cour try's bills . . . civil service salarie; armed forces allowances, pensions, etc ... for the montbs of August and Sep tember. Debate on the motion for in terim supply bas no lime limit. Thý length of the debate is enlirely a mat ber for the Opposition to determine a they may talk as long as they wish. and on any subject of their choice. Il bas become apparent during thE first three days of debate on interinr supply thal Mr. Diefenbaker intends tc lead Parliament to the brink of an elec- tion before granting the governmenî bhE money it needs to pay the country',ç bills. The tactics of the Conservative Opposition to date in this debate are ample evidence that we are in the midst of a filibuster. The Conserva- bives are not receiving the support of the minor Opposition Parties. In fact, the Conservative leader does not ap. pear to have the solid backing of his own mnembers, some of whom are re- ported to be threatening to disassociate themselves from the lime - consuming tactics of Mr. Diefenbaker. Il is obvious toalal that the Con- servative filibuster is designed bo post- pone the flag debate as long as pos- sible. These tacties seem to fit int the pattern of the behavior of Mr. Diefen- baker who no longer can maintain any pretense of playing a constructive part in scrutinizing legislation. It is apparent, in fact, as stated earlier in the week by author Peter Newman that Mr. Dief- enbaker "views the House of Commons as an institution designed to serve his most cherished ambition. . . to expedite bis return to the hustings where he can somehow regain his metaphysical con- tact witb the average Canadian and keep his self-imposed appointment with destiny, tb return tb power." The conservatives are almost alone in the present filibuster. For example, Last Sunday may have been a b. disappointing ta some people, who tim that, uniess the sun is sbmning on bat] sides of the fence ah once, making thb air bot as Ilades, it isn't holiday weabh er, but ta the people wbo turned ul for the annual Youngman - Leacl pienie, everything was just right. Th( overcast meant fia squinting in lb( glaring sun, the warm air altowcd tbt elderiy folks la sit around; the genhbE lbree mile an hour breeze kept thE black flics, mosquitaes, and sweatbee: in their dark dungeons. Advanhages of having the annual clam-bake ah our present home, bead- quarters of the Durham Forest, are ni open water ta keep yaung mothers fear- fui of their offspring getting drowned; ample parking space; a big sbed, in case af rain in which ta eat the inevit- able picnic viands; a real nice feeling of privacy; lots of lawns for the lithle flippers ta gambol on; scads of interest- ing forest for bikes by the in-betweens, nine, in case somebody forgot something aur larder is always avaîlabie, s0 what more could be wisbed for except plenty of pleasant company, and that was cer- lainly supplied in abundance by the forhy-eigbî merry makers wbo gathered la ramp, have games, reminisce, gorge tbemselves, brag, discuss bbe issues of the day, and swap yarns. Aunt Net, and Uncle Art athended for the first lime, fram Erin, Ont.; tbey're the rich ones in aur aggregation, whom we always like ta have visit in the hope that some of their wealth creabing proclivities will rub off on us- s0 far, fia dice. We hadn't bad the pleasure of Andrea Leacb's company since 1955, when she was a merry-eyed nipper of nine summers. Now, she is a five foot, nine buxom lass of eighheen, driving ber own Austin-Hcaley Spribe. Shelies n ecm-atwn nea 196ueihon on Monday, bhe first day of debate on inberim supply, there were 16 speakers, one Liberal wbo introduced the interim supply motion, one N.D.P., one Cred- iliste and the remaining 13 speakers erOn usrayivehdoeLbrl S13 Conservatives and no speakers from ie the minor parties. On Wednesday, and tTbursday, the pattern was repeated. 1' In the f irst four days of the interim . supply motion the Conservatives had e40 speakers, the Liberals 2, N.D.P. 2, eSocial Credil 1 and Creditiste 3. n The paradoxical position of the .- Conservative Opposition is shown in the éfact that earlier they offered ta pass sa il legisiation aI once and go home for ea summer recess if the Government wauld agree ta put the flag debate off until afler such a recess. This offer was declined by the Gavernment. The ffact that the offer was made indicales that the Conservalives are flot really cancerned with interim supply, but only .with delaying the debate on the flag *legislahion. As far as the summer recess is con- *cerned il probably does flot malter 10 the Conservatives whether bhey receive a recess or nat. It has been obviaus ta members on the Governmenî side thal the ranks of the Conservative benches were naticeably tIm. This week an Ottawa newspaper broke the story that Conservative members have been bak- ing their holidays in relays. Insofar as Liberal members are con- oerned we feel that il is aur duty to be on the job here in Ottawa and attempt ha gel important legislation cancluded. Personally, I wauld prefer ta stay here ail summer and camplete controversial measures instead f having a recess and coming back in the faîl ta face another session of bickering and lime- consuming wrangling over items of legislation which should be finally passed before any adjournmenî of Par- [ 8c IYoungman sCo/umn il Windsor, thus came the farthest, about k tbre bundred miles. Andrea is a smart ,h maîhemnatician, wbo actually turned te down a bhrec tbousand dollar sebolar- 1sbip ta Waterloo (Ontario) College, in p arder ho attend the University of Bel- Li fast, Ireland next month. In spite of ýe ber heroic buiid, it didn't take ber very ,e long ta skin up our eighy foot fîre e tower. e The mahriarcb of the gatbering was, e of course, Grandma Sparks, from Tor- s anto, my wife's mother, 95 years you ng, and spry as a cbicken. Fifty-nine -years ago, she, ber husband, and four cbildren came from England; a year later, tbey built a bar paper sback on a new sub-division, eut out of a market garden; tbc sback was eventually re- placcd by a fiee brick bouse, stili oe- rcupied by moîber. We kidded ber that ianotber two years, bbc City ougbt ta give ber a tax f ree year ta mark ber sixhy years' domicile in tbe anc spot. * Another inleresting persan was Mrs. Leonard Wbiteley, eigbty seven years young, from Sbanty Bay; bbc chahelamne of the first place wbere I lived after coming la Canada, almost sixty years aga. These two ladies had neyer met uritil lasI Sunday; wben tbcy shook bands, il was a case of Lizzie meeting Lizzie because that bappens lu be the name by wbicb eacb is known. Neither Grandma Leach, rior Aunt Mary Leach are ini bbc eighty year aid brackeî but hhey're gehting there fast. It was nice of tbem ta came! Now, don'l get bbe idea that this was a Senior Cîtizens' jamboree - far from il; the bulk were yaung, from eight montbs aId Janet Youngman and up. We missed Jack Kiveli and Norm Leach, wbo passed away since bbe 1963 picnic. Leb's hope cveryone wbo attend- cd tbis year, will be able ta attend bbc ByEB As a beacher of English and a form- er weekly edibor, I note with despan- dency Ibat standards in the weeklies are sagging rather sorrily since tbc days when the weeklies found Ibeir finest flawering - bbe days of Smiiey, that s.Cannibalizing my favourite weekly today - bhat's wbat you do, you don't read it, you cannibalize it - I bit int an item Ibat was soft, squasby, pulpy, tastclcss and mcaninglcss. Bath as an edilor and an Englisb teacher, I must pralest il. Prettv soon lbcre'Il be nohhing to cding ta in this country but stumpy maple leaves andE soggy two-line fillers.1 The "filler", as ail newspaperi people know, is an item, anytbing fromi anc line ta a paragrapb, that fuis out the page. The wbole page is made Up,t and tbere's a bale ieft, a blank space.I You stick a filler in il.* The filler is a vital component ofî the newspaper, and the main source of tbc liberal education of some readers.g Il says, "The natives of Baffin Land arc immnune to lung cancer because theya and Spice~ MiIl Smiley smokc only polato peclings drîed in cow manure". Or sometbing of bbc sort. Anobber anc mîgbt informn you, mare briefly, thal "Two bundred and bwenty-faur unwed fathers are born every third Wcdncsday." Or something of the sort. My quarrel today is witb bbc tamp- ering that bas baken place with wbat I consider bbc greahest filier ever writ- ten. Il bappcncd a few years ago. We were ready ta go to press. We had already used up aillthe sup- plicd fillers about Baffin Land and un- wed fathers. We bad tbrown in about eigbî rcd-bot one-liners like, "Support your local Red Cross" and "A slitch in time saves 9" (no room bo speli aut the nine). But stili tbis gaping litle slit eyed us. Like a cobra. Then il came. Gcnius. I wisb I could dlaim il for my owri, but anc of bbc boys in the back sbop bad bhc flash of inspiration. Il read, "Harold Joncs bas the gout." Five words. One line. Perfect. The stalement was truc. Mr. Joncs, a respected local citizen, did have th. Report from Queen**s Park In 1959 some 100,000 Canadians celebrated their 65th birthday. Ten years later 150,000 will do the same. By 1979 something less than two and one- half million Canadians are expected to be 65 years of age or over. The realization of the above facts led the Robarts Government at the last session of the Legisiature to set up a Select Committee on Aging in an ef- fort to meet the needs of our eider citi- zens in the days ahead. As chairman of that committee I have been made deeply aware of the problems inherent in this field through the many letters we are receiving each day from elder citizens throughout the province. These letters are one of the most valuable sources of information on the problem, and I would urge al those who have a direct interest in the welfare of our aging population to sub- mit their opinions and recammenda- tions ta me personally or address them to The Legisiative Commiîtee on Aging, As lime goes an most of us begin ta wonder about retirement. Will there be enough money? How about illness and a place ta live? Will there be useful and interesting things ta do? Whaî about frîends? Will there be oppartunities for furlhering aur education, etc? As the above questions suggest, the prablem of aging is flot just one of ecanamic security problems. l also in- valves a multitude of social problems which pertain nol anly ta the eIder ci- lizens of yesterday but alsa ta the fu- ture citizens of tomarrow as well. The Robarîs Government is con- vînced that the lime ta prepare human beings for aid age is not when they have reached il or are about to reach il, but long before they have entered upon iti. Not only is Ibis policy based an the assumption that the life expectancy of the average individua] will be increas- ed considerably in the years ahead, but also on the almost certain fact that the eider citizen of ta-morrow will be in better physical health and more mental- ly alert. This will mean thal be or she will be in a position ta live a very re- warding and useful existence during bbc latter period of life. In addition, the experience and accumulated know- ledge of these people will be of inesti- mable value ta the life of their cam- munity. According ta present shahishies a child ah birth in Canada may be ex- pected ta live on an average 69 years and a female child appraximately 75 years. In bhe United States there are now according ta the lahest figures available some 12 million people overi the age of 65. Neyer before mn the bis-i tory of mankind bas a population had s0 many elderly people as bas thei United States aI the present lime. 1 This increase in life expectancy isi due ta many factors including bbec amazing developments that have takeni place in the scientific and medical1 fields. The fact thal very few mothers( bance ta enjoy health, love, and a hf. naw die aI lime of cbildbîrth has bad f dîgnity. Ode to the I'm living in bbc saund of an aid Mill Stream, And loving once again, some fancy like a Drcam. Tbis sbream lui ns the Wbeel, ta run bbc Vanstone Mill, And il gives me today, "j ust the same Old Tbrill." Wbich bbc sound of running water, running on bbc stanes, Brings an Old Miller, far "ih's samething in bis Bancs. I can hear ils Music, and this I bear most every night, Bringing scores af Memories, Ibat f iii gout. No room for a libel suit. But wbat suggestions and implications and allus- ions and suspense were in thase five words! Wbat a turmoil of speculation and comment! From tbose wbo did flot know bimn - "Who is Harold Joncs." From those wbo bad neyer heard bbc word - "Wbab in tbc world is the gaut?" Frorn Ihose who bad beard il - "I'm flot sur- priscd." From those wba didn't know wbah it was, but wouldn't admit il - "I wondcr if he's baking anytbing for il?"I This was aIl very well. I consider- ed it my bigb point as a weekly editor. Il was a short slory tbat Hemningway would bave applauded. The Englisb And what do I rcad in the same weckly f ive years later? This mushy, slushy, pbony, wordy, sentimenbal f 111- er: "Mr. Harold "Skmnny" Joncs is suf- fering from bbc gaul again." Isn't that disgusting? He is now "Mr. Joncs. Hc is now addrcsscd in lbe false intimaev of a nickname. He no longer "has" bbc gout, b. "suffers" from il, a hidcously haekneyed phrase. And the word "again" bas about as mucb impact as bbc stabement that Canada "iagain" spent more on liquor than mis- sions. I tbink it's time I took anoîber wbirl ah wcekly editing, if oniy la pre- vent such desecralion of genuine works of art. For Dad ran many Milis, and the Mill I really love, And I even hope hhere'll be, a Heavenly Miii Above? The clatter of bbc Damscl, was Music in my cars, And as a Boy my bask, was greasing wooden Gears. 1 loved ta mccl bbc Farmers, ta bear their la ugbing Voice, And af the tales tbcy tld, some were vcry "Chaice." Sa aften aftcr Supper, on bbc Bridge ah Tooley's Mill, To romp and fool and wrestle, neyer last ils tbrill. You met and knew the Folks, for miles and miles around, Caming ta the Mill, where aid lime grists wcre ground. People wander how my Memory stili keeps so very good? It's very simple rcally, inîcrest, ini al bbc Neigbbourhood. I saw the wortby man, I saw bhc grandcst Mathers, I saw bbc loyal friend, heiping necding brothers. Selting good examples, to îheir boy or girl. So wben a man gaI married, ho often These women workcd tobard, bol bbe House and out, 0f Ibis I'm migbty sure, I don't t] tbcre's any doubt, Tbcy iived just for their home, 1I I bad bbe Power, Tbey earned a place in Heaven, if Heaven's rightly planned? I hope Ibat they'll be close, la our Good Lord's Rigbl Hand. Tbey bad il "tougb" on Eartb, and earned bbceflext World's Beul, Yes an Ibis Earth Ibey earned, blessed )t ini think B3Y "Longboaî" Ralpb R. Tooley, Bowmanville, R.R. 3, ont. Report from Ottawa By Russell C. Honey, M.P. Be Wary of Loopholes Only Two Publications Favoured Durham Countyas Great Family Journal .lg Est ablished 110 y.ars agoin 1854 AISO Incorporating The Bowmnanvilj. News The Newcati. Indspend.nt The Orono News eu L et Auihariz.d ca Secand Casa Mail by the Pont O011e. Dept., Ottawa, and.Soz pclyient oi postage In1 Produced every Wednesday by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPNY LIMIED PO. Box l1go 62-66 %Ig St. W., Bowznanvilll, Ontarlo lOPIN M. lAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MOuI EDITOR-PULSE ADYTO. MANAGIM BUSINESS MGR SUESCRIPTION RATES $4.00 a Year, atrictly i advancs $5.50 a Yeay ln thje United States Aiinouqn ev.ry precuto ub ae o vi ra eCona nSaemnacpa dei. i t lme no .unde:aloedig 3tha«'t it vl lo .dibefo rra:a nyaorlsmn Pu iliabed boreuner unies a Prool ois uch adveriaement is requested yi riiq yti.advrîe azdreturned ta The Canadion Stcdaenbusiness affice duly aqedb initindvertt horandvwatiseu errl or correction PlainlY noted in wnitinq tbereon, and in that case If any errar sa noted as not carected by the. Canadian Stateanian lisaicbilitY ehaU flot exceed such a ortion ai thé. 'ntire coat of such advertisenent cma the BPQLUO oePiOd bY th. noted error bears to t e whale @Pace occupied bv auch adverisament. a very important bearing on the above statistics. It is an inleresting study in ilself to examine the reasons for tbe in- creased life expeclancy of females over the maIe population. Make a mental survey of your own cammuniîy. Are tbere more widows than widowers? The effeet of scientific and sanilary developments on life expectancy, how- ever, is not a new situation. It is re- corded, that wben the crusaders re- burned from attempting bo wrest tbe Holy Land from the Turks, lhey brought back many new ideas which bad been in use in tbe far east. Among these was tbe use of glazed plates. The in- troduction of these into England alone resulted in the reduction of the death rate by close to 50'î. The population of England in tbe following years in- creased very rapidlv due btb te fact that the pewher and wooden bowls which had rehained the germs of di- sease were discarded. It would not be difficuit, tberef&r 'e, to realize what the effeet a sudden cure for cancer or heart disease would have on the mortality rate in this coun- try. Such cures are almost a certainly within the forseeable future. The changes that have taken place in relation to the problems of age have been so many and have occurred sa ,rapidly that most of us have flot caugbî up to them. Il is necessary for us to change our thinking in this respect. We must begin to realize that life no long- er begins ah forty, but rather at fifly or later. Indeed it was not so long ago that an individual aged fifty was considered bo be aId, and what used ta be termed the prime of life centred about the thirties. Age can no longer be measured bt, the dlock or the calendar but rather by the physical and mental well being of the individual. In other words we should flot lose sight of the head for the gray hair. Not everyone is blesscd with bbe gîft of long life, and as chaîrman of this select committee I am sure I speak for ail the members of the committee wben I say that those so endowed should oc- cupy a place of special honour in our communities. We live in a country, and particu- Iarly in a province, blessed by provi- dlence with greater abundance tban ai- most any other country in the world. We cannot afford to be wasteful of ils resaurces if it is to achieve ils grealest potential, and one of those grealest resources is the know how, the ex- perience, and the wîsdomn of those who have lived long enough bo acquire thern. The aim of the Prime Minister and his gavernment mn setting tzp this cam- nittee is to offer leadership and assist- ance ta municipalities and vol1ptary organizatians in extending special r[caog- nition b, and making maximum use of the skills of aur senior citizens. Il is mos1 important that we provide tbis important section of aur saciety with Iwide range of meanin 'gful oppruni- ies in order that ail may have a real Corner uets