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= A Naas OTTAWA REPORT She Oshavon DMCS Canoe Pageant Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T, L. Wilson, Publisher MONDAY, AGUST 8, 1960 -- FAGE Tides Of Nationalism Move With Persistence The British government has turn- ed the key in the door to the "colonial office" and moved into a new "commonwealth office." The government's action is said to mark the official close of the colgnial era of British Empire expansion. One by one the colonies have been given their political independence. Most have preferred to remain within the framework of the British Com- monwealth -- admittedly inspired to do so by self-interest. Success or failure of indepen- dence cannot be gauged by the friction caused by the conflict of personalities seeking top leader- ship posts in the new nations, writes The Sudbury Star. Nor can the factor of outside interference be overlooked, The Communists see "emerging nations" as ripe for plucking; the West looks to its financial and social aids, arma- ments and propaganda to fend off the Communists. The world's major publicity and propaganda agencies are centred in the United States, They focus the attention of 'much of the free world on the war in Viet Nam. Thus North America is not so conscious of the great. social revolution in Africa, where the goai is continental Africanism -- another way of say- ing "control by Africans from Cape Town to Cairo." Canadians are familiar with the black - white conflict in the United States because the U.S. is our neigh- bor and American news agencies give full coverage of events as they happen. There are white suprema- cists in the United States just as bitter in their resistance to the on- slaught of colored people as the white supremacists in South Africa and Rhodesia. The Star makes the point that no one man, or group of men, can stem the tides of nationalism and equality. King Canute, an 11th Cen- tury king of England, is the figure in a folk story that tells of his at- tempt to halt the tide by force of his will. He didn't succeed. The allegory is pertinent today. Facts, By Pocketful In a measure, it has to be regard- ed as a contradiction in terms to have the description "pocket ency- slopedia" applied to the 22nd an- hual edition of "Quick Canadian Facts" which recently went on sale. After all, how could anything that can be slipped in the pocket meet the dictionary definition of being a "comprehensive summary of know- ledge"? -- be "inclusive, broad, wide, extensive"? Yet two things must be said of this little book, of only 160 small pages: 1--It tries hard. 2--Within its acknowledged limits it does an excellent job. The information it does present --a satisfying and serviceable range The Oshawa Times T, L, WILSON, Publisher &. 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The person who turns often to this little book, is likely to find himself want- ing to learnmore and more' facts about Canada -- to become launched upon a quest that can prove re- warding, delightful and exciting. Other Editors' Views CALL TO DISBAND EMO (Windsor Star) The ridiculous situation in which EMO finds itself after all these years of no progress is not entirely the fault of the brains in Ottawa. Civil defence never has been cepted to any extent by public opinion. The public is apathetic and the legislators from city council to Parliament do not seem to care much either. With those obstacles against it a civil defence organiza- tion can never make much progress, as witnessed by its history to date, and might just as well be abolished. ace 100 - Day Event By PATRICK NICHOLSON For Quebec, our centennial year will be made memorable by the world's fair--Expo 67, But for the other nine prov- inces, our centennial celebra- tions somehow seemed to have failed to hit on any one project capable of firing the imag- ination. But now "Mr. Canada", the well-known former broadcaster and present centennial commis- sioner, John Fisher, has turned up a very: promising but un- likely success--a canoe race. So what is so fancy about a anode race, one canoe race in a country this size? Well, John Fisher's isn't just another canoe race in a Satur- day afternoon regatta. It is a 100-day pageant, consisting of celebrations and historical re- enactments in perhaps 200 com- munities, strung along a 5,000- mile course across five prov- inces. The Centennial Voyageurs Ca- noe Pageant-Race will start at Rocky Mountain House in the Alberta foothills in. late May next year; it will end at Expo 67 in the heart of Montreal around Labor Day Then canoe teams, represent- ing eight, provinces and the Yukon and the Northwest Terri tories, will hold daily races as they progress along Canada's historic fur-trading route, Each six man team will paddle a replica of the old fur-traders' freight canoe, weighing 250 pounds and capable of carrying a load of one ton in trading goods and furs TWO MISSING The two missing provinces will be P.E.L--"we -have no rivers" -- and Newfoundland-- "we are dory boatmen, not ca- noeists."' The Northwest Terri- tories will be represented by a team of Indians and Eskimoes; Quebec will be represented by the voyageurs from Shawini- gan; New. Brunswick's: crew will be accompanied by their fiddlers; Manitoba's crew will be those high-flying champions from Flin-Flon Each day the armada of ca- noes will cover about 60 miles The route, familiar to every student of. Canadian history, fol- lows the Saskatchewan River, past Prince Albert and The Pas, down Lake Winnipegosis, over the long 10-mile portage to the Assinitsine River near Portage La Prairie, past the Lake of the Woods to Port Arthur, then across nearly 200 miles of open water on Lake Superior, across Georgian Bay, up the French River to Lake Nipissing, down the Mattawa River into the Ot- tawa River, past Pembroke and Ottawa down to the junction with the St. Lawrence, and so to Montreal, That canoe race is the slender thread which will tie five prov- inces together in pageantry. At the end of each day's 60-mile 10-hour--stage,the--competitors dressed in voyageurs style will be welcomed at the community which is the staging point, such as Prince. Albert or Port Arthur or Pembroke. There a historical pageant will be re-enacted, rep- resenting the arrive! of some locally significant canoe - born travellers, or just representing the routine passage of the great fur-trade armadas STRESS LOCAL FLAVOR Fach community along the route will select and prepare and re-enact its own little event. Significantly at Two Hills, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan bor- der, the twentieth century voy- ageurs will be "ambushed" and "tomahawked" in an Indian massacre, staged by real red- men.°At Marathon, the arrival of the armada frem across Lake Superior, will touch off a week- lone centennial celebration, At other points there will be pa- rades, barbecues, dances, and in fact everything calculated to make the 60 virile canoeists all set for the morrow's strenuous journey Late in August, there will be two trial runs--one down the Fraser River in British Colum- bia and the other from Lachine through Montreal and down to New York, as_ pre-centennial publicity stunts John Fisher, that pro who is doing so make Canada come alive for Canadians in centennial year, has come up with a dandy. His canoe pageant-race will provide the spark in communities all along its course, with its flavor of our colorful pioneer days, and will give the youngsters there an unforgettable portrayal of their community's early his- tory. great old much to Size Both Benefit, Curb To Nigerian Development By JOSEPH MacSWEEN Canadian Press Staff Writer Maj Gen, Johnson Aguiyi- Tronsi told a meeting of ambas- sadors this summer that Ni- geria's size marks her out for leadership on the African conti- nent But this size could also prove a handicap in achieving purely national -aspiratios, Ironsi added. The "supreme com- mander" was speaking after some 600 persons died in Ni- geria's northern region follow- ing his proclamation of a uni- tary state. Ironsi's words are none the Jess true now that he has been swept from power in an army mutiny which left his fate un- clear. His fall only underlines once again the extreme diffi- culty of .evolving a_ suitable system in a big country with deep divisions of race, tribes and religion MADE PROGRESS Ironsi, with the determined air of an honest soldier, re- stored a remarkable measure of stability to Nigeria after tak- ing charge--or being put in charge--of the revolt that top- Baie meee TTT TTT C P WRITER IN MOROCCO ty veo gaa a VITAL pled the democratic ment last January. But it was always a touch- and-go affair. There is still the problem of a vast and back- ward Muslim Northern Region, suspicious of the go-getting Ibos and Yorubas in the southern regions. Thus lLronsi, 41, was apparently deposed by Lt.-Col. Yakubu Gowon, 31, a member of the northern Hausa tribe, who announced Monday he was taking over authority. Ironsi faced a monumental task when he assumed power, trying to bring national coher- ence for the first time to a country of 56,000,000--10th most populous nation in the world and biggest in Africa LITTLE EXPERIENCE The army officers with him gave an impression of discipline and patriotism, But they had little political experience. Many politicians who might have helped were discredited or in jail Ironsi gradually fell back more on friends he could trust Perhaps it was inevitable that these were mainly Ibos like himself govern- ML CROPS STUNTED Drought Threatens Crisis For Hassan King Hassan of Morocco has survived a number of crises during his five-year reign. Now drought condi- tions in the country may cre- ate another crisis for him. The problems he faces are outlined by a Cawadian Press reporter who visited Morocco during a tour of North Africa. By PETER BUCKLEY RABAT (CP)--Crops with- ering in the parched valleys of Morocco are proving to be yet another reason to wonder about the political stability of Hassan II, formidable young King of the Moors The rains that are. the life blood of the North African coast have been generally sparse and untimely in Mo- rocco this year Water rationing was started in many of the small dusty Moroccan villages even be- fore the paralyzing heat of midsummer and long before the first autumn rains could be expected. The vital - grain crops in the north and east of the kingdom look stunted and sickly. Predictions were for a harvest only half of last year's, itself insufficient to feed the country. \ drought as severe as the current one would be a polit- ical burden for any govern- ment. But in Morocco it strikes a major base of power for the monarchy--the illiter- ate, traditionalist, often super- stitious peasants who make up a majority of Morocco's population and provide the king with the bulk of his most loyal supporters The government has al- ready arranged for imports of American wheat and other food supplies. Plans are also in hand for stepped-up public works to provide jobs for cropless farmers But the crisis is expected to be one of the most severe in the five years that Hassan II has ruled this historic king- dom. It. would be a_ mistake, however, to underestimate Hassan's staying power, de- spite his problems When he ascended the throne in 1961 on the sudden death of his father, Moham- med V, there were predictions that the monarchy could not survive. His father had been a brilliant leader, the incar- nation of Morocco's struggle for an end to the joint French and Spanish protectorates Hassan's accession went without a hitch. Only 37 years old in July, he has survived a series of internal and exter- nal crises and now is gener- ally regarded as a tough, in- telligent and resourceful mon- arch Educated French in both Arab and traditions, he gradu- ated as a lawyer from. the University of Bordeaux and was a close adviser to his father while still in his 20s, in the first years after Moroc- can independence in 1956 His:rule has been aided by the complex nature of the Moroccan monarchy. Hassan is temporal king in a land still firmly attached to the monar- chy. He is the imam, or Pe- ligious leader, among a peo- ple with a long history of Is- lamic zeal. And he is com- mander-in-chief of a 30,000- man military force, in a war- rior nation the size of New- foundland whose conquests once extended into much of West Africa and parts of Con- tinental Europe Against such a formidable combination, the Moroccan opposition has been largely hamstrung. It is split between the traditionalists of the Istiq- lal (Independence) party, who fear the king is going too quickly with modernization, and the Union Nationale des Forces Populaires with its in- ternal dissensions, urban- based appeal and hesitant re- publicanism The opposition gets consid- erable latitude to voice its views. But potentially popular leaders are likely to be watched closely, observ- ers Say Various attempts made by' both Mohammed V were and Hassan to introduce par- liamentary democracy, but all failed, Now Hassan has dis- solved Parliament and rules absolutely, supported by a government of loyal "technic- ians,"' The king travels constantly, visiting his palaces in the an- cient royal capitals of Mar- rakesh, Meknes and Fez and making regular public ap- pearances as both king and religious le ade r throughout the country Hassan has imported advis- ers from France, the United States and other countries and encouraged foreign inves t- ment as a means of helping solve Morocco"s enormous problems of underdevel- opment, poverty illiteracy and population growth But bis efforts to modernize the kingdom could also under- mine his own position, The political opposition gets its greatest support from the young, impatient workers of cities like Casablanca' and Tangier, and their number is likely to increase as educa- tion and urban employment spread Another major Hassan is the restoration of diplomatic relations with France, broken off after the kidnapping and probable slay- ing of Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi Ben Barka in Paris last fall. concern. for aaeememanell 'Ge "Te CRONE THAT ¢ Sie HEATHER Led N'EROM SAIGON 4 Bed WILSON WiLL REPORT HELL BE CANADA'S STORY THE WATER BABIES Giant In Cape Breton By BOB BOWMAN One of the most successful entertainment teams in the last century was a Canadian giant and an American midget, The giant was Angus McAskill of St. Ann's Bay, Cape Breton, and the midget was known as Tom Thumb who was claimed to be 'the smallest full-grown man who ever lived." McAskill. was born in_ the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, but came to Cape Breton with his parents when he was only three years old. He was a big lad by the time' he was 14 years old, and eventually grew to be seven feet nine inches tall and weighed more than 300 pounds When McAskill was in_ his teens a professional boxer went to St. Ann's and challenged him to fight. McAskill although big and powerfu:, was not inter- ested in fighting and refused the challenge. When the boxer call- ed him a coward, McAskill ask- ed him to shake hands. He squeezed the boxer's hand so hard that the blood ran from his finger-tips On another occasion a 300- pound wrestler challenged Mc- Askill to fight, whereupon the youngster threw him over a woodpile 10 feet high. He could lift a 100 pound weight with two fingers, and hold it with his arm stretched straight out from his body Then an heard about vited him to American promoter McAskill and in- join a touring show. McAskill accepted and was paired with Tom Thumb, who would dance on his out- CTL | TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Aug, 8, 1966... A major development in the early history of the Red Cross occurred at Geneva 102 years ago today--in 1864 --when 12. governments drew up the first interna- tional treaty to care for the wounded of war, whether friend or foe, The outcome of this diplomatic confer- ence was -the first Geneva convention to protect war wounded, personnel caring for them and medical sup plies for their use, The original convention was later revised and new con- ventions adopted to extend protection to victims of sea warfare (1907), to prisoners of war (1929) and to civil- jans in time of war (1949). 1815--Napoleon sailed for exile on Ste. Helena. 1829 -- The first steam locomotive in the U.S., im- ported from England, was put into service in a Penn- sylvania coal mine First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916. -- the Russians were forced to evacuate Bitlis and Mush in Armenia; Ita- lians took San Michele on the. Isonzo. front; Russians occupied Tlumacr in Gali- cia Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1941 -- Canada an- nounced she would mobilize a sixth army division; Gen. Henri Dentz and 34 other Vichy officers were interned in Syria; Japan alleged en- cirelement by the U.S., Britain, China and the Dutch West Indies, stretched hand Sometimes, when the dance ended, Me- Askill would throw Tom Thumb into his pocket During his career McAskill is said to have been invited to Windsor Castle by Queen Vic- toria, and talked with her for several hours, The Queen is supposed to have presented him with a gold ring (there is some doubt that the interview took place at all), In any case McAskill's five years in show business were very successful and he returned to St. Ann's with a tidy fortune. He bought a store and several farms, and lived there until he died on August 8, 1863 His death was the result of a trick played on him before he left New York. Some French sailors saw him walking along a wharf where there was a huge anchor weighing more than 2,000 pounds, They told McAskill that there was a giant in. France who could lift 2,000 pounds although no such man existed. McAskill -- thereupon picked up the anchor, but in putting it down one of the flukes caught his shoulder. He suffered from the injury until he died Romney In Prime Position To Seek GOP Leadership (AP) -- LANSING, Mich When George Romney was asked recently what sort of man he thought would make a first-rate U.S, president, he said "Now you're not going to get me talking about that." But if the Michigan governor isn't. talking, he's thinking Partly because of a lack of atiractive Repubiican coniend- ers, Romney is in a cozy spot to organize and move in on his party's presidential nomination in 1968 Governors William W Scranton of Pennsylvania and Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York are out Richard M. Nixon, still the fa- vorite of the old pros, lost his bid for president (narrowly) in 1960 and for governor of Cali- fornia (disastrously) in 1962 and nothing is harder to live down than defeat for a presidential hopeful Actor Ronald Reagan, run- ning for governor of California, has a fresh look, but his suc- cesses are limited to approxi- mately two years of political activity Which leaves Romney At 59, Romney looks like what he has been for most of his life, an efficient organization man, Yet underneath this neatly tailored exterior lurks an old-fashioned evangelist. For years Romney has preached one theme Down with big government, big busi- ness, big labor unions; up with individual, family, local and state responsibility As a devout Mormon, Rom- ney's habits also have a_pleas- antly old-fashioned appeal. He's an early - to - bed, early - to- rise nan and he neither smokes nor drinks alcohol, coffee or tea In 1964, while the Republican presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater, was losing Michigan to Lyndon Johnson by a stag- gering 1,000,000 votes, Romney rode out the Democratic hurri- cane to win re-election by 380,- 000, He had become Michigan's first, Republican governor in 14 years in 1962--giving up the job OTHER EVENTS ON AUG, 8: 1619 -- First Lutheran service ever held in Canada at Hudson Bay 1665 -- Father Allouez named Lake Superior "Lake Tracy" after Governor Tracy 1758 -- Captain Rogers Scouts defeated French near Fort Anne 1759--Attack on Quebec by Brigadier Murray check- ed by Montcalm 1865 -- Session of Parliament opened with Sir Narcisse Belleau, Prime Minister assisted by John A, Mac- donald, It heard the re- port of the delegates who had gone to Britain to discuss Confederation --- Canadian troops cut through Germans at Amiens and began drive that led to end of World War 1, 1934 -- Captain L. Reid and J. R. Ayling flew from Georgian Bay to London, England, As Newfound- land was not then in Con- federation it was the first flight from Canada to Britain ® as boss of American Motors to seek the post, Now, his friends argue, if Romney can be re-elected big this fall, and if he can tote along a Republican senator and a few more representatives, who can journey to the 1968 party convention with better credentials? Anvone wha travele with presidential possibilities is al ways surprised at the diversity of opinion in which they are held, But however much friend and foe disagree on the quality of Romney's leadership, they unite in saying that he fits none of the familiar political molds. Soldiers 'Bad Risks' In Viet Nam By VINCENT MATTHEWS Canadian Press Correspondent _ MELBOURNE (CP) -- Aus- Laan svidiers are Comping that insurance companies don't want to insure them because they are 'bad risks" if they are sent to Viet Nam, The companies have inserted "bad risk" restricted benefit clauses in the life policies of servicemen. liable for overseas service, These clanses mean the next-af-kin gets nothing if the serviceman is killed in action, The soldiers have been told they can buy off the restrictive 'war death" clause by paying higher premiums The country's biggest insur- ance company, the Australian Mutual Provident Society, has put a limit of $6,000. (about §$7,- 260 Canadian) on policies for soldiers bound for Viet Nam with higher premiums, The limit on soldiers not bound for Viet Nam is $10,000, Another -big company, the Mutual Life, has a limit of $4,000, A third company, Trans- port and General, will insure a serviceman for a maximum of $8,000 but once he is under or- ders to go overseas the limit drops to $2,000, The complaining soldiers agree that insurance companies are taking a big gamble issuing policies to men bound for Viet Nam, but they feel that the added premiums are a heavy burden GAMBLE WITH FUTURE One captain said: "By accept- ing the clause about being killed in action, we gamble with the future of our families, It is a terrible alternative to premiums too high for most of us to pay." The national secretary of the Returned Servicemen's League, A. G, Keys, said there is a strong case for a government- subsidized insurance scheme for servicemen, The widow of a soldier killed in action is en- , titled to a pension of $12 a week. The Returred Servicemen's League is pressing for this to be increased to $30, This has been put to cabinet ministers and an increase is expected in the next budget. The government also is ex- pected to agree to a plan by the Returned Servicemen's League to grant long-term, low- interest loans to men back from Viet Nam to go into business, buy a farm or take higher edu- cational studies, Of the 40,000 men in Aus- tralia's army, nearly 5,000 are in Viet Nam. About 800 of them are conscripts, Next June the first batch of draftees will have finished their two years' serv- ice. Since Australian troops were sent to Viet Nam in June, 1965, there have been 47 dead and 211 wounded, YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO Aug. 8, 1951 A. 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