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4 'rixe Canadien Statemq%, EomanvMIe, Ijar. 27, Ma6 EDITORIAL COMMENT Council Agrees to Disagree Last week's council meeting hit the headlines ini this newspaper because differences of opinion that have been amouldering for sorne Urne, finally carn into public view .. . with startling a.nd almost sensatianal results that have lef t the general public wondering Just what is going on. Differences of opinion held by mnembers of co,.mcîl are flot unusual; in fact normally they are a healthy sign, indicating that those on council are flot "ycs" men but instead have their own opinions and convictions and are prepared to back thém up. We would hesitate ta suggest thàt the pres- ent situation fails into that category. Rather, it would appear that this town now has a badly split council that, unless somnething is donc to heal the deep wounds that have corne about, wîil not be able to do its work effec- tively during the alrnost two years that lie ahead. This is not good for the community and the complex problems that are facing it nor is it good for the niembers of council or the staff who, instead of concentrating their efforts on regular ceuncil matters and muni- cipal administration wilI ho preparing for attacks and cou.nter attacks sucli as those that occurred lait week. We have no intention of entering the discussion at this tirne although a prelirninary investigation has brought out sorne of the background behind the abortive attempt te dilute the Clerk- Controller's powers. That was a clumsy rnove, inadequately engineered, with the mayor squelching it on the spot by Ihis most unusual, action of leaving the rhair and making a tabling motion from the floor. This procedural act caught the dissenters unprepared and confused and they looked a littie silly when they unani.mously voted for the "in limbo" motion that was directly opposed te the action they origlnally contemplat- Fowever, we doubt very much i. the argument wi. rernaîn closed foi long. The mayor may have won the battle but unleus we mijudge hib other members of council the war wil! continue with the Clerk-Controllér caught in the middle... and that is liot good for anybody. We would suggest in the interests of good administration that a sincere effort should be miade by both sides ta get together as quickly as possible to resolve their differences and bring about a workable solution. Possibly, the word "Controller" should be chang- ed to a milder titie such as "Admini- strator" or some other definif.ion, that will b. acceptable ta everyone. We feel it is up to the mayor to initiate action that will bring his cauncil dloser ta. gether for a common purpose, the best administration of the town's affairs. Let it be made clear at this tirne that those niembers of council who at- tended a meeting priar to the regular council session.. . and were criticized for it . . . had every right to do so. There obviously wasn't any great sec- ret about it. It should also ho made clear that our brief investigation indicates that none of the dissenters to whom we have talked has anything but praise for the ability and integrity of the Clerk-Controller. There does appear ta be a feeling that he may be doing a bit toc much controlling, including trying to control council and usurp some of its authority, while not providing the in- formation they are trying ta obtain on town business. These points and any others they rnay raise miust be deait with and reconciled if council is ta con- tinue ta function effectively. MacDuff Ottawa Report Grow OId Along With Me OTTAWA - Far nigh anto 30 years now, the New Dem- ocrats and their CCF fore- runners have been popular- izing the nation that the two old line parties - the LIb- erals and Conservatives - are spent forces. The counitry bas been told ad nauseam that the lily- white Socialist Party has the answers toalal the political and moral questions. It niay be useful ta take a quick look at the New Dem- ocratie Party îtself just now, at a time when those mort- bund Liberals and Conserva- tives are tincn of their regular processes of revital- izing themselves. The first thing that strikes the eye Is that the NDP Is flot doing what the aid line parties are doing. It is nat renewlng itself, and seems ta have no Intention of doIng If the New Democrats wish ta discover bbc major reasoris for their electoral failure aver the ycans, per- haps tbey should look a littie mare citically into their owri arganization and ap- proaches. They should ask thamsalv- es why their party, wbich at evary general electian cdaims It Is makirig a breakthrough. bas fewer electad members naw, thari it had ln 1945, 1953, or 1957. They might also ask thani- selves why the average age af the 22 New Demnocrats in bhe Commons Is bigher tban 25 YEARS AGO (Auri! 1, 1943) An tInovation I the bus- Iness lufe ai Bowmanville bas taken place with the conversion ai bbc Dominion Store into a "Self-Serve" Groceteria. Beulah Hutchinson, daught- en af Mn. and Mrs. Llewellyn Hutchinson ai BownanvIlle and ionmerly ai Oshawa, was prominently ieatuned ln a layout ai picturas tri a Tororito riewspapen i as t waek, dealtng wtb the tak- tng aven af part.oi Stanley Bannacks by bbc Canadian Women's Auxiliany Army. The Soldters' Wivas meet- ing was held at Mariante Lunriey's and the naxt meet- ing will ha bald et Ruth Wood's. The Treasuner, Nel Wilson, neponted that the Talephone Euchne hald on Fcb. 8tb brought ln $11.30. Lieut. W. Everett Smith, formenly Provincial Police Constable statianed at Bow- manvilJe, bas been promot- ed ta the rarik ai captain. Rits nama was Included la the list ai pnonated Canad- tari afficens ovenseas. Racerit guests of Mn. anid Mns. T. H. KcIgbt wene Miss Irena Roblin, Mn. and Mrs. H. T. Humby, Hamilton, and Mn. Mark Rocnigk, Strat- ford. Mrs. Wes. Cawken sang à lovely sala, "The Stranger of Galilce", et the mnornicg service In Tinity United, Suriday. Misses Jean Handensan and Donothy Gambutt, Toman- ta, spant the weekend wibh Mrs. Howard Pickerd. Mns. T. Johns and Miss Rosabelle Palmer visited ln Tononto, reccntly. Mn. and Mns. Clarence Goodman and Judy, town, and Miss Dorothy Rowe, Toronto. visited Mn. and Mns. Earl Goodman, Taronto. Frlday evenlng the follow- Ing members of Tninity' 'Young People', Union at- tcnded an April Fool play party sponsoned by the. Oshawa P-resbytery and beld at King Street United Churcb, Oshawa: H eIe n Ne, Louise Himcock, Evelyn Plckamd, Bernice gay. Betty Rice, Jack Duen, Le- Roy Short. Marlon Beacock. Theima Schllevert, Doria Dudley. Rev. J. E. Griffith and Helen Pritchard. Miss Louise Wilson. Toron- ta, vlsited at hem home bers the average age in any ether party. In fact the average age of NDP niembers (53), is even higher than the average age ai Cabinet Ministers (50), who are usually the aider and more experienced mcm- bers of the bouse. Age. af course, is not the mieasure of the mani, as Paul Martin says. The age level of New Democrats wouldn't b. worth nientioning if the Party was bubbling with new ideas. But It tsn't. It hasn't pro- dluced a new Idea in ages. Even their aid ideas ai social welfare and goverri- nment Intervention in the economy w e re borrawed froni the world-wide social- lst mavement years aga and have long since been absorb- ed I mare practical fanms by the oid parties. The New Democrats are stili fumbllIng around with these Ideas, but I 30 years tbey've been unable ta taka the basic decisions about how these policies shauld be reconciied wtth the Canadian federal system. At the founding conven- tion I 1961. when the CCP anid the Canadiari Labour Congress jatned in the new party that would sweep Canada, they showed their curiously blind and unbhink- Ing approach ta federalismn. They were for direct gov- ernment ecoriamie planning, without explaIning how this was ta be donc in wide areas In the Dim and !Distant -Past Tromi the. Statesman Fles 49 YEARS AGO (ApriI 3, 1919) Steambarga lsabella H., with coal fromn Oswego fon McClellan & Ca., BoWman- ville, ra intr here an Wed- nesday night ta get Into Bowmanville barbon. This Is a record-bneaking trip. an the lakas for a coal barge. -Cobourg Senttnel-Star. Wednesday's Globe con- tairied a photo ai Bassie de Kol, a 2-year-old Holstein owried by R. R. Stevens, wast of Bowmanville, which recently made a record af 19 ibi. af butter Ini a week. lien highest milk record for oe day was 70 lbs. Mrs. W. J. Bradd and sans, Ganald, Dudley and Floyd, who bave becn spandlng the winbar at har fatbar's, Mn. J. C. Dudley, lait Tucsday for ber home In Regina. Miss Mauda McDonald, Coibonne, Is visiting Mr. and Mns. W. Claude Ives. The alactric powern unes fran Treniton, supplying al communibies west ta Whib- by, wera broken down by the terrifiec gaies ai the'past lew days. Not for a long lime has bbc wtnd blown wlth such force. Many min- er tnj unies ta buildings and tracs arc reported. Mr. and Mrs. Gea. Brawn bave removed ta Toronto. Misses Olive and Bindie Thonipsan, Cobourg; Mn. A. B. Coucb. Maritreai; Mn. and Mns. C. W. E. Meath, Toron- ta, spent Sunday et Mn. W. B. Couch's. Mn. R. J. Rowe, east ai Ncwtonville, lest bis bouse acd drivirig shed Seturday mornlng; cause, an aven- heated chimney. Furniture mnostly seved. Miss Peani Thornt.an, af Toronta, spent bbc weekend witb ber twtn sisten, Miss Ruby Thorton at Mrm. W. Coombe's. Miss Fia. Rickard, Mac- donald Institute, Guelph, la enjoying a holiday at bomne. Miss Myrtie Eaglesoe, Cold Springs, la vlsiting ber aunt. Mns. H. Bnock. Mrs. W. IL Tucker, Toron- to, la vislting friands here. Mr. John A. Hoigate spent Sueday tI Foxboro witix old friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Bicedl have moved to Oshawa. Mrs. W. Goodman, Toron- to, receetly v'lslted ber sister, Mrs. D. McDonald. under Provincial jurisdiction. They were for two nat- tons tln Canada, without ex- plaining, ta this day, what they meant by that. Last year they said again they were for a special status for Quebec. They even present- ed a motion n tribe Commons; ta this affect. But none of the faderai niembers could explain what they ineant, what extra pawers Quebec should have, or wbat effeet this would have on the fad- erai systeni. Througbout these last few years af minority goverri- ment,' the New Deniocrats have continued ta strike Poses lni the Commons. They hav'e f elt free ta obstruct at wiIll and have consumed far maore time than their mnembershtp af 22 would warrant. This month, for exanple, when the Gavarriment was anxiously trying ta recess Parliamant for is leadership convention tIn April, the New Damocrats tried a typical strategy. They threatened ta keep the Commoris ln session In- deflnitedy unless the Gov- arriment brought forivard the patent bill designed ta reduce drug prices. They could do this simply by fili- bustening the supply motion needed ta grant the Goverri- ment speriding rnoncy dur. lng a receas. The Conserva. tives warit a thorough debate on the drug bill, though, and are content ta wait until after the recess. If debate on the drug bill had been startcd, that wauld have ruled out any rccess. But the Snxall New Derna- cratic party, pasirig as champions of law drug costs, trted te, impose their will on the whole Con,. maris, bried ta prevent the Conservatives froni debating and ameriding the blill. Goverriment House Lead- er MacEachen cailed it "parliameritary blackmail", ând sa did the Conserva- tîves. Eventually the New Democrats abandoned their Pose, after Mn. MacEachen ridiculed them for trying ta kaap the Cannions tln session then whan three wecks ear- lier thcy had voted ta defeat the Governmant and every piece af Iegislation on the order paper. Obvlously few Canadians have been Impnessed by this particular New Democratic strategy whtch is tried every tume the Commons attenipts ta get a recess. The strategy simply hasnt won them any following ln Qucbec. The NDP are stili watting for that "break- through" ta put them in power. If anything, it's get- ting farthen away, as the Liberais and Coriservatives rafonni themselves, elact new leaders, and bake a firmer hold on an increasing percentage af the electorate. If the New Democrats are even going ta be a strang force tri Canadian politics, they're going ta have ta do sorne fundamnertal reorgan- Izing. There was some truth ln the remark af The Honor- able Judy LaMarsh when she annouriccd her support for Paul Hellyer for the Liberal leadership: "Paul Rellyer Is tan years youriger than Bob Stanfield, and a good two centuries younge-r than Tommy Douglas." The New Damocratu are goIng te have ta strip bbc muildew froni their polcies. get out fror nurder the heavy consenvatise, af the labor movement and start criticizing theniielvez lnstead af ailiers. If they don't, their slogan ln their next unsuccessful eiaction campaign nxight be : Grow aid wlth me, joie the NDP. Editor'u Note:- - We'Il be most surprised If the above MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WEEKLY EEpoigT Wcek cf Mamch 18-24 Inclus Admissions -~ 76 Elrths-2 maie, 2 female 4 Discharges -82 Major openations 13 Minor opemaions 36 Emergeccy treatmenta- 43 VlulLlng houè3-8 pi. .dal - If Parliament adjourns today as in- dicated, it wil be a great relief for those who are eager and rarin' ta go on the hast raundup of delegates ýor the variaus Liberal leadership candi- dates. A week from Saturday, April 5th, te decision on whe will ho Cari- ada's next Prime Minister will bc be made and that doesn't leave much time for campaigning. At the moment, there are many strong candidates in the field and te job of selecting the right anc from that list is going te be a most difficult one for the delegates. At least f ive and possibly seven of those leading the pack are top notch men who could take on the important past and probably do the job well. Personally, wc can't go along with Durhar's M.P. Russ Honey Who -1s 'backing Pierre Elliot Trudeau In his leadership bid. Possibly ib is because we don't know bim as wall as Mr. Honey does nor as well as wa know some of the other men, but so far we have not been inipresscd witb the image that he has projected. We prefer Martin, Win- ters, Hellyer or Sharp and not neces- sarily in that order. They may flot be the wise political choice, but in our humble opinion are men wbo are better qualified for the onerous task cf lead- ing this country through some pretty complicated limes that are undoubtedly in the off ing. lb wan't be long untîl we'Il know. In thc meantime, there should be a flood of propaganda and some startling statements of policy as candidates go alLout te attract support. Report from Queen's Park by Alex Carruthers,. M. P P. AGRICULTURE The sIgnificant changes taking place ln Agriculture today ara difficut for bbc urban dwellar, wbo bas been condiionad toaa cbeapfood pollcy, ta comprehend. The problems facing Ontario Agriculture however, ara saniaus and numerous, and result in a large part from the following factors: (1) The constant moving of people, par- icuiiarly young people, from bbe farm ta bbc large industrial communities, bas tended ta reduce the bargaining power of the fariner ln the political field. (2) The purchase ai farms by city people for investmenbs, and racreational pur- ]poses, bas tnflated the price ai many fanms ta thc point that fariner, flnd lb difficuit ta purchase additlonal land so necessary ta make their aperation viable. (3) WbIle labour and industry have con- siderabla contrai aven Incarne, tbc farmen bas veny ittia, being ab the nxarcy ai a higbiy conipetitive market. Outstanding efflciency in Gavernment grants and subsidies bave helped, but ln tbc face cf rapidly rising casts, tbey have not been sufficiant. (4) The invasion of thc Agriculture field by fead compactes, procassors and co-aps, is forcing bbc farmar,, wbo up ta recent Urnes bas bacc a rugged tndlvidual, to become a mare wage carner for outaide interests. (5> Onea major factor restricting improve- ment in tha iarm ecoeamy bas been tbe lack ai a national fan palicy. Thnougb increased efficiaccy and tbe establishment or marketing noards, bbc Ontario fariner bas made a major effort ta Improve bis lot, but faced with un- contrallable production, anid lower labour costa la adjoining Jurisdicbions, his efforts have ta a great extent bean thwarted. An exemple is found ln the present hog marketing plan. Wbereas Ontario fermer, beld bog production Increase ta 13.1% in 1967, Manitaba and. Quebec producers Increasad thairs by 27.8% and 25.8% rcspectivaly. The tact that tbc prIce of hogs boday is leas than lb wes i 1966 tends ta aggravat.e bbe situation considarably. (6) The, iability ai Agriculture ta prescrit a united front and a common policy bas been an important factar ln impedtng improvemerits in bbc farni picture. Whila bbc committee establisbed by bbc Robants Goverriment ta study farm in- coma bas made some progress ln bring- Ing bbc Federation ai Agriculture anid tbe Ontario Farm Union tagether, thair policies stibl vary considarably. bhereas, the policy of the Fanin Union tends ta be militant, that ai bbc Fedanation appears ta ha ana af raprasenting Agricul- ture to Governniant, ta bhc rest of saciaby and in discussions witbin Agriculture. A combinatIon ai respansibility and aggressive- ness wauld appear la be a reasonable com- promise. The difference tri tbc palicies af bbe two organizabions was empbasized last week in tbc Ontario Legislature, wben Bill 35, "'Aj Act Respecbing bbe Marketing oi Cattia for bbc Production ai Beef" raceived second raading. The Bill was strorigiy supponted by fermer epresentatives an bbc GaVernnient sida, but was apposed, paricularly by the Socialist N.D.P. whicb bas no farm napre- sentabion. The Bill was draftad at bbc request of and ti co-openatian witb bbc Ontario Beef Improvement Association. Desigried ta make bbe Association self-supparting and ta Im- prove marketing conditions, tbc Legisiabion bas sanie Interestlig featuras : (a) lb pravidas for a conipulsony deduction of ilcense fees at bbc markat place, an (Turri to page ten) Durham County'a Gx&,Rt Foe'my Journc, Aiso Incorporating The Bowmcmvlfl News The. Newcastle Independont The Ormio Nowa L AJLuboien second et ClamE ltby th* Poil Offio DPL, Ottagwa.aend or paymntetat cggi. n cmii ProducOd .vry Wednsaday by THE JAM PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITE P-..àcox190 62.6lnq St. W., Eowmiannill., Ontario JOHN M. JAMES GEO. W. GNAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS Ema-PUWMuaauADyTriMimAxa usumsM&. -Cp~gtcd«. propmrty xsghtu guhujala &- jm, P"«"V .. th,. P mi. i la whob l pr pia"min ccay tom mn wmmr. pScteuar by ph".a1rphtc or offset -Le uoomw L. mutbe o k .oeuu la the p1Z18tL Y Utecm them &00 aY.e - SMoÜts $2.75 $7.0 cyeinth Unitd Stat.. strlctly la adYGEC jAibougi u@V ou- .M W&M libe fi,,gteO vld Ou« , he Cam aWm atuua amps. «dv.xtla émn oelumao Mlie 'adwmdbW tblet gut a' itWM MMb.u "1 tuf" MMla m. avei. e éml rm l lsu m amu mua dot..tl mqet amtiby ti. adveztm.r 0i« PI ltmy Otd * in U9bMOI t34 13 0@96 «Y a ob 50134la net onzds* Camija Ul~oa Io uaMty imDmot.am --Mu-Wca Porico et theenir. cool d a .MaUu à.* Oumtb eeblpo.4 k loêd M bsil î woaoochd Sugari and Spice 'TIS A TAXING TIME When he smnacks us With taxes, The Minister says it's te battlc the beast of inflation. It's for our own good, And everyone should Stop roaring with deep indignation. Pretty rotten doggerel, but I hope Tspeak for the rest of you serfs when Iserve warning to ail levels of govern- nment, here and now, publicly, thàt we've had enough. With one more tax hike of any kind, the Faîl of the Bastille, and the October Revolution of 1917 will look Jike a couple ci Sunday school eutings. The gutters will run wlth blood, and heads will roll. I've nevér seen a gutter running with blood, but 1 don't think it would bother me much. Not this month, at any rate. And how would the head of the Finance Mînister look, stuck on the end of a pike ? It certainly wouldn't do much for bis image, in the Liberal leadership race. Remember what happened te the British w 'hen they went toc f ar with taxation ! It was a nice cup of tea, with Boston Harbor as the teapat. Shortly afterwards, they had lost haîf of North America. Eighteenth-century France had ab- sentee landlords. We have absentee 1\V.P.'s. But the real cause of the French revolution was oppressive tax- es. The absentee landiords lost their heads. Sanie of our absentee M.P.'s may lose their seats. And if you want ta be vulgar, there's not that much difference, corne ta think of it. Sanie story in Russia. Inflation and taxation. Ivan was making four kop- ecks a day. It cost him three ta live, one for taxes. The Czar jacked up the tax on vodka by anc kopeck and some- thing had ta give. It wasn't Ivan. Robespierre or Lenin. But I do have a shot-gun, and when our leader emerges, l'Il be there, fully loaded - if I can affard a jug at current prices - and shouting bilingually, "A bas les taxes !" I don't want to sound unreasonable &bout taxes. Some are essential. Educa- tion taxes, for example. We've got te keep the kids off the streets sarnehow, and at the sarne time turn them ino potential tax-payers, se that we'll be able ta draw aur old-age pensions. And I don't mind contributing ta those sanie old-age pensions and heip for the crippled and the blind and the helpless. Nar do I mind paying for sew- ers and garbage collection and street- lighting. But I do abject ta subsidizing the free-loaders : the credit card boys wha can write off entertainment, drinks, food, travel; the crafty knaves who use unernployment insurance as a private bank; the shiftless dogs who revel in welfare as a way of life. It irks me ta help maintain an armed force, fine chaps ail, but one which couldn't defend this country against a determined attack by Iceland. As a motorist, 1 arn willing to pay lheavy gas and car taxes and licence fees s0 that roads may be buit. But 1 have an abomination for taxes on build- ing materials and clothing and a con. tempt for taxes on restaurant meals and entertainment. At the moment, my pet hate is paying taxes for a new municipal snow-. blôwer that throws up on my Iawri a filthy mixture of snaw, sait and sand. Guaranteed ta kili lawn, flowers and probably trees. The list is endless and arbitrary. But I know I'm not a lone vaice crying in the wilderness. I'd be happy ta hear front others who are ready to respond when aur leader cries, "Aux barricades, ail youse who are ground in the milis Report from Ottawa By Russell C. Honey, M.P. The posturing of the 22 mérnbcr NDP group in thc House of Commons Ibis week «.* . in my opinion purcly for poiitical advantage . . . makes a mock- ery of the whole idea of an orderly parliamentary process. The Liberal Leadership Convention in less than two weeks will select a new Leader of that Party who will then becomne Canada's next Prime Minister. The decision lies in the hands cf some 2500 delegates f rom acros Canada. These delegates are approach- ing their responsibilities seriously. They want ta meet the Leadership Candidates persenally and question tbemn directly witb respect ta their decisions on bhe important issues facing Canada. The Leadership Candidates want ta travel and meet the Delegates. Like the flelegates, the Candidates realize the great importance of thc future of aur country cf the decision to be taken by thc Delegates in less than two week's tirne. The Progressive Conservative Party bas laken a responsible position. Mr. Stanfield bas sbatcd that he fecis ib is fair and reasonable and in bbc best interests cf Canada for Parliament la recess. The smallcr graups, with tbe exception of bbc NDP, are in agree- ment with the Liberals and Conserva- tives. By maintainîng a filibuster and refusing ta permit Parliament te ad- jaurri tbe 22 member NDP group are thwarting bbc desire of 243 Members of the Hbuse of Commons and I believe of bhe Canadian public, generally. The NDP tbink they arc gaining political advanbage. I suspect they are deludlng bbemselvcs because tbey forget, as thcy ofben do, that the great nxajority of the WORKADAY WOMAN Every woman Itas a corner, A corner whcre she thinks. It's often in bbc basernent, Wîth two fresb gleaming sinkq. She plans the weck-long menu And wharc ta go todey, And who will came ta babysit, And how niuch the will.pay. SIte thinks of Iter part in the meeting, The vote of thanks she must give; SIte dreams of har cousin's wedding, "As long as yau bath shall hive." Then bbc wasbing will catch ber attention - There'sanother rip in bis shirt, Thene h fluff on tbc newest sweater, And these uocks arc encrustcd wibh dirt. Who is the oeawba Icaves tissues, The darling wbo spoils bbc rest ? SIte picks out bte bita from the corners, Deciding to hope for the bout. So sIte pIeds on in ber corner, Cheerfuliy, gay or nad, SIte neditates on life's worrles And tbc things that make ber glad. Then for bbc week shc'l l ave lb, Or maybe a day or two, But back with ber load sIte'll b. coming With a h.ad-fufl of thoum$t8 anew. -F. XAmsotl Canadian people are fair and reason--, able. Let us look at the facts. The NDP., group say tbey will continue a filibqe.4 ber ta prevent Parliament adjournie- before Bill C-190, a Bill designcd N reduce drug prices, bas been passed.,; Bill C-190 is a Liberal measure prgi pared and introduced an behalf of tiff. Governmnent by Consumer Affaire, Minister, John Turner. lb is desirable' legisiation in thc public intcrest. On' Ibis point, there is no disagreement.ý However, the legislabion is involved.- and has many ramifications wbiche should be carefully looked at. The Offi- cial Opposition, the Progressive Con-: servatives, hava made it clear* that, tbey wisb te have a careful debabe on., tItis legislation. The Government agrees that this is a reasonable tbing ta do. Knowing these circumstances . .e and knowing bbe desire of the Govarn-: ment, supporte'd by the Conservabives ta adjaurn. . . bbc NDP stated tbey- would agree ta 'passage of bbc Drug Bill withoub any furtber debabe. In the circumstanccs Ibis was a lypical NDP political manoeuvre ta appeal ta the people as bhe only Party concerned with their weifare. The usual NDP lino' is that bbc "old line parties" are onl.Y. interested in their own self ish welfare.- In niy opinion, the Canadian people are a little ired of the moralistic self, rightcous attitude consistentiy taken by bbe NDP Party wbo would bave us believe they are the only true reposi- tory of political conscience and virtue. Probably this is onc reason bbc ND)P group bas only 22 Members out of 265 in bbc House of Commons and wby, in xny opinion, this mcrnbcrsbip wilI be significanbly rcduccd after bbc next Y(./ Corner /or £Poets IN THE GARDEN There must ba solace in a ganden, For my Lord wenb of ten thera, Mingling wibb bhc scent of Mies, Wera bis saft-hreatbed words af prayer. When te dew was softly falling, In bbc quiet cf that place, In its gentie benadiction, He bebeld His Father's face. Once again, 'twas te a garden, Where tbey took Hirn from a crossi O'en Hic tomb bbc 1*11 dark cedans, Guarding sentinels, swayed and tossed. And at last 'twas to a garden, On a mornîng, sweet and fair, Came te women, bringing spice, Their dean Master to prepare. in that garden's mrening radiance~ There they beard bbe voice from heaven, 4Gone is dank despairforever, He Iu not hene, - He is risen." -Marjorîe Clininada4 I I. Less Than Two Weeks Remain i