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Ohe Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1967 An Even Earlier Date Likely For Ontario Vote ? The current session of the legis- lature at Queen's Park in its sec- ond week can be characterized as having perhaps a great deal of smoke but very little fire as far as the government is concerned. "You have to wonder just how long this session will last and just how much enthusiasm the govern- ment has for it," writes The Times correspondent at Queen's Park. The Throne Speech debate has been launched. A white paper has been presented on emotionally disturb- ed children. Otherwise no govern- ment legislation of any consequence has been introduced in the house, The government is naturally con- cerned about criticism of financial and commercial affairs in the prov- ince and some of the bills in this re- gard could be important. Neverthe- less observers find the government approach to business, at best, leth- argic. The prediction in some quarters is that Premier Robarts might pro- long the session just long eough to bring in a budget containing some worthwhile election material, then _break off and go to the people. An- other pre-election practice already is much in evidence. It is the proce- dure of private members of the Pro- gressive Conservative party intro- ducing resolutions and bills cone cerning controversial] matters. They have the advantage of propaganda value while in no way committing the government to action. Some 12 of such bills and motions per- taining from subjects as valid as air pollution and the appointment of an ombudsman have been cover- ed in private member motions. At the time of the meeting of the Conservative executive to discuss a national leadership convention it was considered unlikely that Pre- mier Robarts would. dissolve the House and call an election. It was presumed more likely he would wait until the legislature adjourn- ed for a 10-day Easter recess around March 22 to issue an elec- tion writ. From that time, allowing a mini- mum of 37 days for the campaign, it would have meant an _ election date in early May. The present atti- tude of the government could well indicate this schedule could be pushed ahead. And under the cir- cumstances described in the pres- ent session, it might be well if it was. With the election campaign out of their system, members could then deal more effectively with the business at hand. U.S. Influence In NDP, Too Consternation is expressed in the United States over the trend to "star" movie actors in real-life poli- tical roles. While they come to the political arena with ready-made and widely-known images, the fear is that this is really all they have to offer. Although they may have the capacity to win votes, their ability to be representatives in govern- ment is questioned. Similar questions can be asked in Canada about the emergence of tele- vision performers as political sages. The ironic case in point is that of Laurier LaPierre as a party propa- gandist. The irony of course can be seen in the fact that the New Dem- ocratic Party constantly shows con- cern about American influence, yet She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher &. C. PRINCE, General Manager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshowa Times combining The Oshawa Times lestablished 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays and Statutary holidays excepted), Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Conadian Press, Audit Bureou Association. The Canadi Press is i \ entitled to the use of republication of all news despatched in the paper credited to It er to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- patches are also reserved. ices: Thomson Building, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cothcort Street Montreal, P.O. Delivered by carriers .1n Oshawa, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brough Burk i 4 Manchester Pontypool, and Newcastle not over 55c per week, By mail in Province of Ontario outside carrier delivery area, $15.00 per yeor. Other provinces and Commonwealth | Countries, $18.00 per yeor. U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 pe year. nt nena this ig the very party attempting to make miles with Mr. LaPierre's image. The McGill history professor was one of the performers on "This Hour Has Seven Days". He un- doubtedly attracted quite a follow- ing. While his style may have seem- ed "cute" to some viewers, it was more often considered discourteous, emotional and lacking in objectiv- ity by those whose profession is in- terviewing. Now however he has become an NDP personality. In Windsor this week he enthused a NDP rally with his views on "the emergence of dic- tatorial politicians like the late Maurice Duplessis" in Ontario and criticized Canada's policies in re- gard to the war in Vietnam. (Signi- ficantly, in External Affairs Minis- ter Martin's home territory.) He spoke grandly of "the people's own" policies for Canada. Let there be no misunderstand- ing, Mr. LaPierre has every right to propound his political views and to become an active member in whatever political party he chooses. However it must also be understood he is taking the socialist party line without even the remote claim to objectivity he had as a television star. His charm and popularity are being utilized by the NDP in the Same manner as movie stars are by US. political parties. It seems with all its nationalistic righteousness the NDP is not immune to U.S. in- fluence. AS MANY AGAINST AS FAVOR NEW IMMIGRATION POLICIES By The Canadian Institute Of Public Opinion (World Copyright Reserved) Canadians are precisely divided in their approval and dis- aproval of today's immigration policies. Thirty-six per cent approve and 36% disapprove. This-is a marked change from seven years ago, when the Conservative Government was responsible for immigration. In 1960, 32% approved of Canada's immgiration policies but at that time a majority - 56% - disapproved. Greatest dissatisfaction of Manpower Minister Marchand's policies comes from the NDP and other parties. Forty-two per cent disapprove. On the other hand, the same ratio of Liberal adherents (42%) approve of current immigra- tion policies. The question: 3 "Do you approve or disapprove of Canada's Immigration Policy?" 1960 "-- Approve 32% Disapprove 56 36 Can't say 12 28 ; 100% 100% Here is the way in which adherents to the different politi- cal parties feel about immigration: Conservative Liberal Other Approve 36% 42% 32% Disapprove 37 34 42 Can't say 27 24 26 100% 100% 100% Merriam ALANASMARAESOULAAC AAT AAN EG AGA Tu OTTAWA REPORT Industrial Priority Theory Queried By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--The inequity and economic waste of disparate de- velopment, which is poisoning our big cities and starving our small towns, has been sharply criticized by Marvin Howe, Conservative MP for Welling- ton-Huron. He has been arguing the case for his home community of 1,200 souls living at Arthur, in west- ern Ontario, whose railway sta- tion the CPR plans to close down, leaving it dependent upon the station at Grand Valley, 12 miles away. The consequences of such closure, as Mr. Howe sees it, would fit neatly but un- desirably into the pattern of making our big cities bigger, and our small towns smaller. Speaking with both wisdom and perspicacity, Mr. Howe has been questioning both inside the House and outside whether it is in the national interest--even in the interest of Torontonians-- that more industry, more resi- dents, more jobs, more pollu- tion, more smog, more over- crowding, more housing short- ages and more living expense should be loaded onto that metropolitan complex. He cites Toronto as a con- crete example, not to be anti- Toronto but because it typically represents the already over- large cities not only in Canada but all over the world. Would it not be preferable, he asks, for our smaller communi- ties to' be expanded instead NEGLECTS PRIORITIES Successiv federal govern- ments here have dismally failed to study Canada in the light of its requirements, its potentiali- ties and above all its most de- sirable order of priorities. An overlooked priority, Mar- vin Howe believes, is the mounting problem of urban de- velopment. He argues persuas- ively that the federal govern- ment has a responsibility for co-ordinating this, to even out the opportunities for Canadians in all parts of Canada. He says 85 per cent of the citi- zens of Toronto earn $8,500 a year or less on which to support their families; many of these cannot afford to buy the mini- mum house, which now costs at least $15,000. This high price is in part attributable to over- crowding; for in Toronto a serv- fced lot costs between $5,000 and $10,000 in most districts, and this skyrockets the cost of a home. Mr. Howe cites as examples of better governments, more alert to this grave and growing problem, those of Japan and Britain. The Japanese government, he tells me, has instituted a sys- tem of taxes and subsidies to halt the growth of that coun- try's three larger cities, and to direct development elsewhere. In those cities, a special tax is levied on the construction of new buildings and plants, and another tax is levied on. addi- tional acquisition of automo- biles. On the other hand, plants moving out of these cities to locate elsewhere receive subsi- dies and tax concessions. These steps have been made essential by rapid city growth which has throttled traffic, threatened wa- ter supply and overloaded sewers. In Britain, industries are sim- ilarly being encouraged to es- tablish in underdeveloped areas, while new cities are being planned and built to take the Strain off old overcrowded cities. WHAT ARTHUR OFFERS Now look at Arthur, he said to me. "We have streets with lighting and sidewalks, churches, schools, a sewerage system and even a swimming pool, more than sufficient to accommodate a much enlarged population. In fact we have a large new technical échool serv- ing the community, 'but no suit- able industrial employment for its graduates. We need some of the industries which, say, Tor- onto could do without." But despite these attractions --and the clean air too--indus- tries will not come to Arthur if the railway station is closed. Air pollution, traffic conges- tion, water pollution and rising costs are among the most se- rious red flags of warning fly- ing all over Canada today. All are closely tied in with the com- plete breakdown in urban de- velopment through lack of plan- ning. : Mr. Howe is a good Canadian in pointing this out; he is a good booster for Arthur and similar smaller communities in stressing their attractions. POINTED PARAGRAPHS Another thing some people learn from experience is that their conciences punish them less for neglecting to make any New Year's resolutions than for making some and breaking most or all of them. "Who does the talking when a barber cuts a woman's hair?" someone asks. Both -- simul- taneously. ... AND WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN (Wavertree tnt enact ee Hy tgccoeacaiatn FOREIGN NEWS ANALYSIS Monn That Creditibility Gap By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst President Johnson does not bend the truth more than most other leaders; it is just that whatever he does appears ex- cessive, and being an extremely personal type of ruler who al- ways takes all the credit, he naturally also takes all the blame. In Washington, recently, sen- jor administration officials sol- emnly denied that any peace moves were afoot. These inoves had been described to me by Ottawa in detail but I was told in the United States that my Canadian sources had merely tried to sound important. Al- most immediately thereafter, Washington confirmed Ot- tawa's story through unnamed "spokesmen." Then Senator Kennedy mentioned these peace moves, then Lyndon Johnson immediately denied them as he tends to deny any rival's words. This week the peace moves were again confirmed by Walt W. Rostow, the White House principal foreign policy planner. This sort of thing goes on everywhere. Governments deny what is so and affirm what is not. French President de Gaulle unabashedly uses the state radio and television net- work to slant the news. There are numerous examples of pre- varication by the British gov- ernment, the German govern- ment, the Soviet government, and many of Mr. Johnson's predecessors, including the late president Kennedy. FUROR IS GREATER . But the furor around Mr. Johnson's "'credibility gap' is greater and jis a purely Ameri- can thing -- this must be stressed. The press in the U.S. likes to think of itself as the Fourth Estate, almost a co- ordinate branch of government. Nothing flatters eminent U.S. TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 8, 1967... . Mary Queen of Scots was (Wanner CONTROVERSY FOR CENTENARY CREIGHTON STARTS ARGUMENT Confederation Rejected As 'Ethnic Pact' By CY Fox MONTREAL (CP) -- Histo- In January, Prof. Creighton told a Winnipeg audience that Charles Bonenfant, chief libra- rian to the Quebec legislature Moreover, there would have been a Confederation even if rian Donald Creighton's rejec- tion of the idea that Confedera- tion was created as a compact between two ethnic groups has set off a round of Centennial Year controversy in Quebec. One Quebec historian thinks Prof. Creighton is right but most other comments heard here have been strongly to the contrary. The author of a major biog- raphy of Sir John A. Macdonald and other well-known works on Canadian history, Prof. Creigh- ton has been saying the confer- ences leading up to Confedera- tion in 1867 never were the scene of asy declaration that Canada was to be a bilingual or bicultural nation. Section 133 of the British North America Act contains all the intentions of the Fathers of Confederation concerning lan- guage, says the head of the University of Toronto's history department. That section pro- vides that English and French have equal official status in Parliament and the courts of Quebec. the interpretation of the BNA Act as a compact between French- and English-Canadians resulted directly from "the rapid rise of French-Canadian nationalism" after the 1960 pro- vincial election victory of the Quebec Liberal party under Jean Lesage. The interpretation was a "po- litical" tactic designed to meet _ the present "revolutionary" aims of French Canada, he said. Vincent Prince, an editorial writer for the French-language Le Devoir of Montreal, has hit out at this last proposition. The idea that Confederation {s a bicultural pact was re- atedly voiced in Quebec well fore Mr. Lesage came to power, Mr. Prince says. He reiterated an earlier criti- cism by Claude Ryan, Le De voir's publisher, on Prof. Creighton's interpretation of the original Confederation agree- ment. A similar stand in the con- troversy was taken by Jean: \ and a student of history. SPIRIT WAS THERE "The British North America Act did not foresee in black and white the cultural duality of the country which later was to de- velop, but all the same this was the spirit of the new system," wrote Mr. Bonenfant in the Quebee City daily, L'Action. "Even if this was not the case and Mr. Creighton was right, it's still a fact that for a long time and in different cir- cles, Confederation has been regarded as an agreement be- tween two ethnic groups." However, support for the Creighton thesis was forthcom- ing from Georges Langlois, a history teacher at the College St. Paul in Montreal and a graduate of the University of Montreal... Neither in letter nor in spirit was Confederation an agree- ment for establishing a coun- try which would be "'bi-ethnic, bicultural, bilingual or bi-any- thing else," argued Mr. Lan- giois in a long letter to the edi- tor of Le Devoir, The the French-Canadians had not wanted to go along with Eng- lish-speaking Canadians in such a venture. RECALLS LOST FIGHTS "Again I would recall . . . that there were such things as the battle of the Plains of Abraham and the Rebellion of 1837, and the latest available reports show that we still have not won these encounters." Mr. Prince published a lengthy reply to Mr. Langlois. idea that Confederation could have been imposed on an unwilling French - Canadian community "is a thesis which, to our knowledge, no serious historian has dared to raise," said Mr. Prince. The spirit of the Confedera- tion agreement did involve a "pact between two peoples." This was shown by the state- ments made by the Fathers be- fore the new nation came into being. "Men of honor" could not re- pudiate this spirit even if it had not actually been put into con- d 380 years ago to- day--in 1587--after 19 years in English prisons. After be- ing overthrown in Scotland she had fled to England) to seek the protection of Queen Elizabeth, her rival on poli- tical and religious grounds, Mary was eventually brought to trial for con- spiracy and condemned on the evidence of the Casket Letters, which have never been satisfactorily ex- plained. Elizabeth later be- queathed the English crown to James VI of Scotland, Mary's son. 1923--120 miners died in an accident at Dawson, N.M. 1955 -- Marshal Bulganin replaced Georgei Malenkov as Soviet premier. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--the British right flank at the Somme attacked Sail- ly-Saillisel Ridge; other Bri- tish troops advanced on both sides of the River Ancre from Grandcourt. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1942 -- Japanese shock troops landed on Pa- lau Ubin Island near Singa- pore; HMS Matabele was announced lost; Gen. Worth- ington's design of the Ram tank for Canadian units was announced; Canada and the United States announced general enforcement of day- saving time. s é pundits more than to read in a British publication that they play for Washington the role that members of Parliament ful- fil in England or Canada when questioning ministers of the Crown. The elite of the Amer- ican press plays this role hon- orably and conscientiously, guards it jealously. It does not mind being lied to; it does mind terribly the assumption that it can be used, manipulated, managed. Presi- dent Johnson is so completely political, so conscious of the electoral implications in every- thing he does, so oriented to- wards campaigning by the long years of his hopeless yearning for the presidency, that he tries to use the press more than any president. in living history. For years, when he was a senator, he would talk at length of the injustice the press did him in presenting him as a typ- ical southern politician. He at- tributed his inability to get the presidential nomination in 1960 to his treatment by the press. He has seemed resolved since, to control his image and this often feels like an attempt to control the press which does not forgive him, consequently, whenever he does as other statesmen and tempers with news for security or electoral reasons, CPR Received Charter, Campaign Row Ignited By BOB BOWMAN Canada's first effort to build a transcontinental railway was a fiasco. Britain had guaran- teed a loan of £2,500,000 as com- pensation to Canada for dam- age caused by the Fenians, and railway promoters descended on the Sir John A. Macdonald gov- ernment like hungry wolves. Sir John wanted a company headed by David Macpherson of Toronto to get the contract. Macpherson had recently raised a fund of $67,000 to get Sir John out of debt. However, another group headed by Sir Hugh Al- lan, Montreal financier, used rough tactics. There was a gen- eral election in August, 1872, and it poured in money to de- feat Sir George Etienne Cartier in Montreal. Allan got a good deal of the money from Ameri- can promoters who wanted to be major shareholders in the CPR Sir John and Cartier had to capitulate under the pressure, although the plan was to form a@ new company in which Allan and Macpherson would join. American directors were sup- posed to be excluded. Allan then contributed $162,- 500 to a campaign fund for During the heat of the cam- paign Sir John made the mis- take of sending a telegram to Allan asking for $10,000 more. It read 'I must have another ten thousand. Will be the last time of calling. Do not fail me. Answer today." He received the money, but political opponents managed to get a copy of the telegram, The CPR company under Allan received a charter Feb. 8, 1873, but there was an up- roar in Parliament when the news about the campaign funds became known. The battle lasted until November, but the government had to resign, and was defeated in an election. The Liberals under Alexander Mac- kenzie went into power, and the Allan financed CPR company was disbanded. OTHER FEB. 8 EVENTS: 1960 -- French - Canadian force under Mantet massacred at Schenectady, N.Y. 1839--Canadian and U.S. lum- berjacks fought along the New Brunswick-Maine border. It was called "The war of pork and beans." 1855 ---- Railway opened be- tween Halifax and Truro, N.S. 1905--Sir James Pleny Whit- ney formed first Conservative Macdonald, Cartier, and other government in Ontario since members of the government, 1872. HRN UNUUTOPTGLROTEA GASEOUS ANNAN UE USENET NAA READERS WRITE... STATEMENT UNFAIR Mr. Editor: I was disappointed to read in an editorial in Thursday's Times that my efforts regard- ing the Canadian - U.S. Auto Pact were branded as an "ob- vious political manoeuvre', I submit this statement was quite unfair as far as my humble efforts were concerned. Apparently because this Auto Pact is a federal agreement, I am not supposed to have any responsibiilty for the citizens in my area as far as their welfare is concerned. If I attempt to bring pressure to bear through a provincial government to en- sure that all parts of this Auto Pact are lived up to as far as displaced workers are concern- ed then this is misconstrued as a "political manoeuvre". It may be of interest to you that I spoke in the Ontario Leg- islature in February of 1965 on the future effects of this Auto Pact. I had a meeting with Premier John Robarts some two weeks ago and discussed the local employment problem with him and he knew I intend- ed to attack the Auto Pact and concurred in my stand on the matter. The fact that last De- cember, based on export fig- ures which were available for a certain period of last year, he suggested the Pact would benefit Ontario, does not pre- vent me from expressing my views on our local situation. Last September I arranged a meeting between a large dele- gation of local labor leaders and two cabinet ministers to discuss problems of our laid- off workers which was a direct result of the Auto Pact, I felt it was my responsibility to do this, even as I feel it is my responsibility to speak for the people of my Riding now that the Ontario Legislature is once again in Session. I am not responsible for the fact that a local Liberal spokes- man was permitted through the column of the Times, to start a political controversy regarding my stand and I did not take any particular notice of his criticism. I can assure you that Tam not the least bit interested in attempting to make a politi- cal football out of this very ser- ious situation, as was vaguely suggested in your editorial. I respectfully suggest that re- sponsible persons, at any level of government, who can bring pressure to bear toward assist. ing in our local situation should do so. This is not necessarily "political manoeuvring', but may well be a genuine interest in the welfare of people and I can assure you that some times even politicians have this inter- est. I have always attempted to have such an interest in the many problems of the people I represent and this may be the reason your editorial pierced my otherwise thick skin! Yours sincerely, ALBERT V. WALKER, MPP, Oshawa YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO February 8, 1942 By carrying a total of 9,588 paid passengers on Saturday, Oshawa Railway Company smashed all local records for bus transportation. Mr. George Thompson was elected president of Local 223 of the United Auto Workers for 1942, 40 YEARS AGO February 8, 1927 About 80 members of the Young People's Association of St. George's Anglican Church journeyed to Whitby by bus and spent a most enjoyable ever ing with the Whitby association. The F. W. Woolworth Store and D. M. Todd Bread Limited are both considering expanding their present stores, BIBLE "Jesus said, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh to the Father but by me." --John 14:6. The person. who has Heaven in mind must surely have Christ in his heart. PL IT HAPPENED IN CANADA § Sonn" SHAW - PEOPLE oF ~ ENNISKILLEN TOWNSHIP, ONT: CALLED HIM IN 1856, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT OIL, Cou BE OBTAINED BY DRILLING A WE! SyR> LATER EVENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA PROVED HIM RIGHT + ECHOS OF THE CRIMEAN WAR HAUNTED THE REY: JOHN SMITHURST OF ELORA ONT: HE WAS THE SWAIN OF FAR FAMED FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE- WHEN HER PARENTS FoR- BADE THEIR MARRIAGE HE ENTERED THE ANGLICAN MINISTRY AND DEVOTED HIMSELF TO MISSIONARY WORK AMONG CREE INDIANS- - F The W at prese very sol ing to | presiden ernors. When financial! ture, M1 extreme people locality on pleds than on other al approxir of $475,0 has alre The O Commis proval f nors to drawing drawing proved, tenders. 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