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Fhe Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1964--PAGE 4 Strike Vote Does Not Necessarily Mean Strike At a meeting held on Sunday, Oshawa members of the United Automobile Workers Union voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action if the present negotiations for a new contract are unsuccess- ful. In spite of this vote, it should not be taken for granted that there is going to be a strike at the Gen- eral Motors plant. We sincerely hope: that matters will not reach that stage, and we are sure that in this hope we are joined by the majority of the people of Oshawa, including the members of the UAW and the management of General Motors. We believe there is good reason for that hope. Negotiations are still going on. A board of conciliation is to be convened. on November 17. And as long as the two sides are sitting around a table discussing the issues which are at stake, there is a possibility that strike action will be averted. This possibility can become a reality if sanity and common-sense prevail on both sides. Looking back over the history of past strikes, the significant thing is that they are finally ended by measures of com- promise on both side enabling an agreement to be reached. How much-better it would have been for both workers and management if these measures of compromise had been taken in the course of the negotiations and agreed to before, and not after, the strike. That is the solution which we commend to those who are involved in the present negotiations. Genuine collective bargaining in good faith by: both sides could result in agree- ments being reached, We are not even suggesting that. this is lack- ing as yet, nor are we questioning in any way the legal right of union members to strike if they feel it necessary to achieve their goals, But how much better it would be if the two parties could resolve their differences, make the compromises which will in any event be neces- sary, before matters reach the stage of an actual strike rather than after one has taken place. The whole Oshawa community would welcome such a solution, Would Abolish Counties A report emanating from Queen's Park suggests that the Ontario government is making plans for the greatest changes in municipal organization in the history of the province. These changes are eX- pected to come as a result of the report of a select committee on the Municipal Act and related acts, It has been studying the subject since 1961. Its report is expected soon. And when it comes it is, ex- pected the government will act on its recommendations. One reform suggested as likely involves the replacement of the present 38 administrative county councils by a series of regional gov- ernments. These would have broader responsibilities that. the county councils now have. They would be based on economic, geographic and population factors as well as the current boundary lines. Another suggested step is the granting to the department of municipal affairs of powers to ini- tiate boundary changes. These would include powers to reduce substantially the 978 municipalities of the province. Many of these are considered too small to be con- ducive to efficient government. These suggestions for changes in the municipal organization of Ontario are indeed sweeping. They provide for reforms which would meet with a great deal of organized resistance at the county council level) and also from municipalities which might lose the right to have their own governing bodies. That there is a need for changes in the responsibilities placed on municipalities is acknowledged. Some of the burdens which now have to be borne by property tax- payers in the municipalities should be transferred to the broader shoulders of the province. That, however does not mean that the present administrative system is wrong. But if the new proposals provide for some measure of de- centralization of government ser- vices away from Toronto, we might see some merit in them. Good Augury For Future An encouraging indication of in- dustrial expansion and higher em- ployment levels in Canada is seen in the MacLean Building Reports review of construction contracts awarded in this country in the first 10 months of 1964, This review shows that in this period, indus- trial construction contracts show an increase of 93.5 per cent over the figures for the same 10 months of 1963. These contracts totalled $456,257,400, compared with $235,- 822,800 in the previous year. This is by far the important seg- ment of the construction industry. It represents an increase in Can- ada's industrial capacity nearly double that which occurred in 1963, It is a reliable barometer of the expansion which industrial interests She Oshawa Ties T. L. WILSON, Publisher R. C. ROOKE, General Manager Cc, J. 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This inevitably means that their operation will involve substantial increases in the employ- ment potential of Canadian indus- try. The benefits of this will be widespread, since they will filler down into every section of the country's economy, giving the people more spending power, ad- . ding to commercial and business turnover, and at the same time bringing improvement to the re- venues of the national treasury. Hence this increase. in industrial construction can be tken as a good augury for the country's future. Other Editors' Views END OF COLONIALISM (Montreal Matin) Now, finally, the constitution of 1867 is going to cross the Atlantic -- let is greet it with cheers and perhaps let a new flag smile upon it. Let us hasten to say that is a symbolic voyage for it erases the last vestiges of colonialism. We have grown up, we are no_longer children, we can look after our own affairs, brief,' Canadians will feel more Canadian, At least we hope 60, now. In IN THE HEART OF THE NATION THE ALTAR OF REMEMBRANCE BIDS US ALL STOP -- TO REMEMBER HISTORIC SOUVENIR Mons First Newspaper After Its Liberation By M. McINTYRE HOOD One of my most prized sou- venirs of the first world war is a copy of the first newspaper to be published in the Belgian city of Mons after the liberation by the 3rd Canadian division on the morning of November 11, 1918, It is a copy of 'La Lib- erte,"' published on Noy. 17, 1918, six. days after the Ger- mans had -been driven out of the city before the armistice came into effect, This newspaper becomes a historic souvenir because on its front page are two articles writ- ten in both French and English, paying tribute to the Canadians who liberated their city. One of them carries the heading "To Our Liberators" and reads as follows TO OUR LIBERATORS "Our first article will be a testimony of gratitude, of affec- tion to our valiant liberators the British Army, which had shed {ts blood for the liberation of Mons and the country of Borin- age, which for over four years suffered under the yoke of the invader. To the dead soldiers who now sleep in the reconquer- ed Belgian land goes our un- dying gratitude. "Our unknown friends have fallen for strangers as we have for them. They have sacrificed themselves in order to rescue from slow agony our bodies and souls, Their graves are for us a sacred trust. that we shall flower and that the future gen- erations will piously keep. To those who have escaped . from the peril and whom we receive with open arms, in the joy and the enthusiasm of the recovered liberty, we may only utter of the best of ourselves, with a single-hearted feeling, our deep- est and heartiest thanks "Glory to the heroic Canadian division whose names will ever remain engraved in the annals of our city and the history of the Belgian nation,"' PROCLAMATION TO PEOPLE The other article. which ap- pears in both French and English is a proclamation head- ed "To The Population of Mons." It reads as follows: "After 51 months of suffer- ing caused by the iniquities, pititless and insolent German occupation, Mons finally has been liberated by the heroism of the British Army which on the Hour of the armistice fin- ishes its series of victories at the place where on August 23; 1914, it entered into contact with the. enemy. "The 3rd Canadian Division, after heavy casualties, entered the town at three o'clock in the morning and revenged by a bril- liant success the retreat of 1914. Glory and recognition to it. "The armistice is signed, The German army has capitulated. The brutal force is annihilated, Justice and the right triumph. Belgium comes' greater and stronger out of this. terrible trial, The population has borne with courage and confidence the sufferings of the occupation, We are sure that in this joy of the triumph, the population wilf ob- serve the dignity and restraint they kept all the time, We count upon. the will of all to maintain order. "We invite the population to return to work as soon as pos- sible, The ruins caused by the war are great. The co-operation of all, their wills and energies, are necessary to heal rapidly the wounds, © "At this' solemn hour our infinite gratitude goes to the allied armies and among them, from the deepest of the heart, to our valiant Belgian Army, and our King, its heroic comman- der, Long Live the King. Long live our country." TELEGRAM TO CANADA Included in the front page, also, is a copy of a telegraphic message sent to the Canadian Zovernment on the day of lib- eration, Il reads: "To the. Canadian Govern- ment; Mons was delivered from the German tyranny by the gal- lant 3rd Canadian division on Monday, Nov. 11, at 5 a.m. The council of the borough and the whole population of the town avail themselves of this oppor: tunity to assure the government of the Dominion of Canada of their deepest admiration for the heroism of the Canadian peo- TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov, 1, 1964... The First World War came to an end at ll am after the signing of an ar- mistice near Compeigne, France, 46 years ago today --in 1918. It was at this same spot that Hitler gained the official notice of the French defeat during the Second World War, 22 years later, In a message to his nation, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared in 1918: 'Everything for which America fought has been ac- complished."' 1813--An Americar ferce was defeated by the British at the Battle. of Ohryster's Farm near Cornwall, Ont., during the War of 1812 1823 -- The Ambassador ( Bridge between Detroit and Sandwich, Ont., was opened. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1918--General Louis Botha defeated General de Wet's rebel commando force in the Orange River Colony; the British gunboat Niger was sunk by Germans off the east coast of England; Ger- man armies captured Dix- mude and the Allied armies retreated from St. Eloi Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1939--the German- Belgian frontier was closed from Aachen to Eupen; Ger- man planes were beaten off while attempting to bomb.a French channel | steamer Hitler attended the funerals of seven men killed in a beer cellar explosion. ple, who in co-operation with our allies have secured the lib- eration of the city, the indepen- dence of. Belgium and_ the \riumph of rightfulness. -- The College of Burgomaster and Councillors, and the Town Clerk." , Ever since 'the Liberation of Mons, there has been something of a dispute between the Royal Canadian Regiment and 'the 42nd Royal Highlanders of Can- ada as to which was the first Canadian regiment to enter Mons on November 11, 1918. A year ago, on November 11, I attended a ceremony in Mons, held to mark the 45th anniver- sary of its liberation. Taking part in it was a company of the Royal Highlanders of Canada which went to Mons to represent the first unit to enter that city in 1918. The Black Watch men came from Soest in Germany, where they. were stationed. "La Liberte,"' however, con- tains a summary of the events of November 11, 1918, which seems to give pride of place to the claims of the Royal Cana- dian Regiment. In this article this appears: "The first officer who signed the golden book. at the town hall, at three o'clock in the morning, the members of the municipal council received the chief officers of the Royal Canadian Regiment, and Lieu- tenant Decker of the Belgian Army." This would seem to be a veri- fication of the claims of the Royal Canadian Regiment to be the first unit in Mons -- but the supporters of the claims of the 42 Highlanders of Montreal still stoutly declare that regi- ment was the first to fight its way into Mons. I wonder if any Oshawa velerans were there on that day, and can throw any further light on this controversial subject BY-GONE DAYS 25 YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 1939 Oshawa Red Cross Society opened a drive for funds for its war activities with an objective of $25,000 George W. McLaughlin was named campaign chairman with Ernie.Cay as manager. L, "'Jim"' Souch succeeded Dr. 0, G. Mills as president of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club, W. J. Cairns was guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Oshawa' Boy Scouts As- sociation which elected N, H. Daniel as president, 40 YEARS AGO Noy. 11, 1924 Cecil Bint was elected Osh- awa's member of the Boys' Par- liament for the third successive year. A gang of construction men started work on laying railway tracks to the Oshawa harbor: Oshawa's War Memorial was unveiled by Sir William Mulock, Chief Justice of Ontario, with the Rev. Canon Cody also tak ing part in the service. Thous ands of citizens were' in attend- ance. OTTAWA REPORT "Aircraft Needs Closely Studied By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--I recently referred to "The skirmish of the sky- fighters" which has been fought ic. the corridors of power within our defence department, The RCAF now has enough CF-100 Voodoo high level inter- ceptor aircraft to last until about 1970, and sufficient CF- 104 Starfighter strike - recon- naissance planes to carry us through 1972. But our defence minister has to start thinking about ordering replacements to be available in future years; he must also consider suitable air support for our proposed contributions to future United Nations peace-keeping forces. To assist him in this shopp- ing, Hon, Paul Hellyer invited leading aircraft manufacturers in Britain, France and the U.S, to make presentations about their wares, U.S, PLANES PICKED The choice has narrowed down to four planes. Two are high level 1600 mph intercep- tors: the F-4 Phantom II made by McDonnell of St. Louis is a very sophisticated plane which, with its complement of elec- tronic gadgets, would cost about $2,685,000 each, Compar- able is Lockheed's F-111, but this has a variable wing which can be swept back for high- speed flight, while at. lesser speeds it can provide close sup- port for ground forces,/ Other choices are Northrop's F-5 Freedom Fighter and Doug- las A-4 Skyhawk. These are in- tended to provide close support for ground forces, They are tough and hardy, of the "string and strut" variety comparable to the Mustang and Typhoon of the Second World War, requir- ing minimal maintenance and able to operate off sod runways, Or if needed they can be. cata- QUEEN'S PARK Useful Project For Northland By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--A novel develop- ment is being proposed by the department of agriculture for northeastern Ontario. The department 'has submit- ted a project to Ottawa which would see 16,000 acres of land reclaimed as. pasture for beef livestock, The development would be floated through ARDA--the Ag- ricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act--with the fed- eral and. provincial govern- ments equally sharing the cost, - The lands, which were once small family farms and are now largely lying idle, would be se- vy ARDA, fenced and 3 t in shape for pas- fire, They have a potential for igh qualit® hay pasture. They would then be leased, either to farmers wanting to start a beef cattle operation, or to present beef farmers looking to expand their operation, Local taxes and the operating cost of the project would be handled by ARDA, with the lessee paying for this service in terms of his lease, This would remove fears of the local authorities that they might lose out on their rev- enues (Though in most cases they wouldn't be receiving any- thing now from the lands con- cerned), BIG. FUTURE? ARDA is one of the most hopeful of recent developments in government. Its purpose essentially is to take border-line land and re- cover it for useful purposes-- take farm land which has been used up for general farming purposes -- or which shouldn't have been used for this in the first place--and put it back to use either as pasture or wood- lots, While on the surface this may not seem too important an en- terprise, if properly developed it could mean a great deal to many sections of the country, Northeastern Ontario, the subject of this proposal, is an instance, Much of the area land ts either going to waste, or farm- POINTED PARAGRAPHS Comment on Canada's affluent society -- one-third of Canada's homes now have power lawn mowers, Teaching {Is no longer the underpaid profession. The aver- age high school teacher's salary in Ontario last year was $7485. BIBLE THOUGHTS. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation--Isaiah 12:3 No joy can supersede the joy of drinking from the life giving wells of salvation. He will swallow up death in victory; And the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces.--Isaiah 25:8 a Jesus Christ is the triumphant one in the hour of death and there is coming a day when even the tears we shed shall be wiped away by Him. ted off naval aircraft carr- ers, are 1,000 mph planes, and cost about $700,000 each, At first the RCAF put in a bid for 218 Phantoms, intended for the obsolescent role of intercep- ting high-flying bombers, When it was seen that this $600,000,000 purchase would ab- sorb all the available defence money, and prohibit the ac- quisition of new tanks and ships, the RCAF lowered its request to 108 Phantoms -- a switch which cast understand- able doubt on the whole project. Mr, Hellyer appears to be thinking more practically in terms of the Freedom Fighter. It more realistically meets Can- ada's probable needs and means, It is being provided by the U.S. under the Military As- sistance Pact for Norway, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Formosa and South Korea; it may well be acquired by other NATO countries, ADDED ECONOMY Whichever plane is chosen will probably be manufactured under licence by Canadair at Montreal, thus providing jobs for that company's work force when other aircraft orders are tapering off and the payroll has been cut from 10,000 to about 5,800. Judging by previous experi- ence, about 16 per cent of the money value of the order would be filled by Canadair, the bal- ance providing work in com- ponent factories, It i: beginning to look, after several weeks of hard sell here, that Canada will place an order for 250 Freedom Fighters cost- ing $175,000,000. The hope will be also that Canada will obtain orders to build additional num- bers of this plane for some of our allies, ers are having a hard struggle trying to wring a living from it through uses to which it is not suited, There are sections along the St, Lawrence which are in the same position. And there are other pockets throughout the province. ARDA also is. designed to help farmers meet the problem of integrated farming. For instance, it is developing schemes for community pas- tures, which will give Indivi- dual farmers facilities and scope they can't finance on their own. The program has been slow in getting underway, but it is one which holds great promise for the future, MAC'S MUSINGS It was deathly still At the city's cenotaph Today as the veterans And other citizens stood For two silent minutes Of tribute to the dead Whose names are inscribed On the war memorial. As we stood in silence Pregnant in its intensity, My mind went back to Whitehall in old London Where in recent years we Stood amidst a mighty throng Gathered at London's cenotaph To honor the Empire's dead As far as eye could see Up to Trafalgar Square Down to Westminster Bridge, A mass of people stood To poin with their sovereign In silent reverence as they Paid homage to their men Who fell in the wars. And in another year On Remembrance Day we Stood in a little village In Iengland"s countryside With just a few residents Who had gathered there For the same purpose, And so as today we saw The group that gathered At Oshawa's cenotaph, We felt that numbers Did not count, but Rather that the spirit Which brought them there Was everything, for, After all, "where two or Three are gathered in His Name, He is there." READERS WRITE... OLD CRITIC BACK AGAIN The Editor, The Oshawa Times, " Sir; He who attempts to speak with the authority of a prophet, still muses, muses. In The Osh- awa Times dated Noy, 3 his theme concerned communism, and minority groups, Could it be "The Scottish National Party" was alluded to in said group. It would appear that any country which seeks autonomy in order to better itself is im- mediately classified as being communistic, In so far as Scot- land is concerned, I would re- mind Mr: Hood that some of the most influential people in Sceot- land are to be found within the SNP ranks, Mi. Hood, every hour you continue on your ifl- chosen ground, your difficulties thicken orf you. "Muse, muse, if you must', but remember, the world isn't peopled by "nit. wits", Let Mr, Hood "render senti- ments" that warm the breast and exalt the soul, free of nar- rowness -and superciliousness, and when he has laid down his pen, the immortal lines shall outlive the organ which con- veyed it, and like the word of the holy man, will not. die with the prophet, but survive him, Thanks, JAMES MYLES. Oshawa, Ont. (My old friend and long-time critic, James Myles, is far off the beam in reading into the item he refers to any reference, inferred or otherwise, to the Scottish Nationalist Party, f have a high regard for that party and its leadership, and believe there is a great deal of merit in its demands for a sep- arate legislature for Scotland, along the lines of the privilege enjoyed by Northern Ireland and, indeed by the provinces of Canada, Certainly I would never dream of ranking the SNP with any Communist group. The intense loyalty of its mem- bers to Scottish traditions and well-being are too well-known for any such charge against them, Mr, Myles is simply set- ting up a straw house to knock it down. -- M.M.H.) Opinions Of Others REMEMBRANCE DAY (St. Thomas Times Journal) Remembrance Day Is a statu. tory holiday laid down by the Department of Education. The decision as to whether or not it will be observed does not come within the jurisdiction of local school boards, However, there is nothing to prevent the St, Thomas trustees recommendin 'abolishment of the holiday they choose to do 80, or from seeking support for its action from other school boards, #® enough supported the proposal, the Department might be im clined to act. Perhaps St. Thomas trustees will not agree, but we feel, as the Richmond Hill trustees do, that the holiday is a totally un- suitable way of rememberin those who died in two worl wars. Few children understand the reason for the holiday, and we suspect that few parents take the trouble to explain, Secondary schools conduct their own services without @ holiday and the students un- doubtedly in this way are able to absorb some of the meaning behind this important Day of Remembrance, We feel that if the holiday were replaced by @ similar, though simpler, service conducted in the elementary schools, the purpose of the day would be better served as far as the children are concerned, DANGEROUS PRACTICE (Moose Jaw, Sask, Herald) There are those who always appear to believe a social or economic problem can be settled by passing a law, overlooking the fact that, the public must be sympathetic to the law, that there must be enforcement of the law, and that if flouting the law will make morey for some- body, there will be those who ignore it, PAPER MISSED? g Call 723-3783 to 7 p.m. Circulation Dept. 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