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- She Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1967 A Definite Statement Required From Chief The week finally chosen by the Progressive Conservatives for their long - debated leadership conven- tion precedes by but a week an aus- picious milestone in the career of their present leader. John Diefen- baker will observe his 72nd birthday on September 18. It is sad but significant what a difference a year will make. On his 71st birthday he announced his in- tention to lead the party again whenever the next federal election was called, Only two months later came the party's Chateau Laurier convention in Ottawa with its boos for the chief, its banquet cancellation be- cause he refused to attend, and its 5638 - to - 186 vote to hold a leader- ship test before the end of 1967. As The Vancouver Sun notes, it is un- likely the enmities aggravated dur- ing that painful period can be heal- ed before the showdown. Indeed, the animosities apparent then have seemed to intensify during the in- tervening months, and there are seven more months to go before the Toronto gathering. Such a situation may have been ... spare Us The people whom we elect to Par- liament are expected to be people of substantial stature. They must be or they would not win elections. We expect them, also, to conduct them- selves at Ottawa in a manner that is becoming of the confidence placed in them. These sentiments, so often given voice by Canadians in recent years, were expressed with special em- phasis this week by The Sarnia Ob- server with reference to the shov- ing and shouting match which "highlighted" the defence commit- tee meeting. Unification of the armed services is a highly controversial matter. There are those in all parties, either for or against it. No matter what the final outcome of the current Tye Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawo, Ontorie T. L. WILSON, Publisher &. €. PRINCE, Genera! Monager C. J. MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawe Times combining The Oshawo Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette ond Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays end Statutary holidays excepted), Members of Conadian Dally Newspaper Publish- ers Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureau Association. The Conadion Press is exclusively entitled to the use of republication ef all news despatched in the pa credited to It er to The Associated Press or Reuters, ond also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- patches are also reserved, 86 King St. E., Oshawe, Ontorio Nationo! Advertising Offices: Thomson Building 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 640 Cotheort Street Montreal, P Delivered by corriers m Oshawo, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmonville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester Pontypool, and Newcastle not over 55¢c per week, By moil in Province of Ontario outside corrier delivery oreo, $15.00 per year. Other provinces ond Commonwealth Countries, $18.00 per year. U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 pe yeor, anticipated by Mr. Diefenbaker when he endeavored to stampede his organization into an earlier con- vention, perhaps in the spring. Whatever the case, the setting of the September date for the conven- tion has served to set the stage with some certainty.' Definite announce- ments have been made by such early front-runners as George Hees and Davie Fulton, Interesting, too, have been the indications from.* Marcel Lambert, the former Speaker of the Commons, and Michael Starr that Mr. Diefenbaker is unlikely to enter the leadership contest. However, indication from third persons are not sufficient if the Conservative party is to rebuild a cohesive organization in the immedi- ate future. An early announcement by Mr. Diefenbaker of his intention to step down would represent a great service to his party. If he de- cides against such a course, a bitter leadership fight will that whether he won or not, would only ensure greater difficulty than ever for a party already in serious trou- ble. ensue, Hassles ! furore is, it will be an issue at the next general election. There is not much doubt about the committee approving, at least in principle, the unification propo- sal. Nor is there much doubt about there being a prolonged debate about it in the House. It suggests probably that the present adminis- tration has been too eager to intro- duce controversial programs at a time when the public looks to gov- ernment for unity and leadership in this Centennial year. There is bound to be dissension over this issue, particularly among those who served during World War II. Unit pride runs deeply as witness the many regimental, squadron and ship reunions that are held annually. Such regiments as the 48th Highlanders, the Royal 22nd, and the South Saskatchewan don't give up easily. The same could be said for the other services, Some of this is showing in the de- fence committee discussions. Younger people who did not serve in World War II or Korea are not particularly concerned with what is done. They, along with others, appreciate that if unifica- tion can cut down on the high cost of national defence then some com- promise is needed. One good way would be to put it to the people and let them decide. As the Sarnia newspaper ob- serves we have been wearied by pro- longed hassles over the flag, medi- care, the pension plan. Especially in this Centennial year, could we not be spared yet another round, which is much too drastic to be im- plemented in a few short months? (Sevres qm rN 'REALLY FORGETFUL' New Zealand 'Special Case' In Common Market Drive By J. C. GRAHAM Canadian Press Correspondent AUCKLAND (CP) -- In the British talks with Europe on entry into the Common Market, it is widely conceded that New Zealand is a "special case' which will require some special provision. To New Zealand the point is a matter of life and death, for the country would be ruined if Britain went behind the Com- mon Market fence with'no pro- vision for New Zealand access. Why is New Zealand a spe- cial case? The main reason is the el- most complete reliance of New Zealand on export to Britain of temperate zone farm . produce also produced in Common Mar- ket countries. During the last 100 years New Zealand has developed as al- most an extension of the British economy. At British urging and encouragement New Zealand has been developed as a reguiar and permanent supplier of low- cost food. Despite urgent efforts to open up alternative markets in re- cent years, about 90 per cent of New Zealand butter, cheese and lamb still go to Britain. SHOWN BY FIGURES The importance of farm ex- ports on the economy is shown by the figures for 1966. From total export receipts of $1,230,- 000,000, wool brought $370,000,- 000, dairy produce $322,000,000 J. R. Marshall, deputy prime minister and minister of over- seas trade, says that if Britain became subject to Common Market agricultural policies without special arrangements for New Zealand, dairy produce would be the most severely af- fected. Considerable Butter in Britain now is about half the price of butter in the' Common Market area, and New Zealand is the largest supplier. With competition from France and The Netherlands, and prob- ably from Denmark if it fol- lowed Britain into the market, New Zealand butter would have to sell against these producers behind high tariff walls. Marshall says New Zealand would find it extremely difficult to retain a substantial part of the market. The situation for cheese would be similar, FACE DUTY Lamb and mutton would also face a 2-per-cent duty and there can be no assurance that ad- mission of. shéep meats would not be restricted as beef al- ready fs. These considerations show why every British contact with Europe is watched extremely closely in New Zealand in a search for clues as to what spe- cial provision might be in mind for New Zealand. Successive British govern- ments have given assurances that Britain will not join the Common Market without protec- tion for New Zealand's vital in- terests. But New Zealand is not cer- tain that what Britain, or the European countries, consider adequate protection will seem reasonable. The question is being asked whether New Zealand should be mounting a major campaign to present its case at the present stage. The major difficulty is that until more is known of the terms Britain has in mind for its own association with Europe, any discussion of safeguards for New Zealand must be very much up in the air. Vigor Seen In Soviet Economic Reform By JOHN BEST MOSCOW (CP) --Despite re- curring reports of opposition and bottlenecks at the local and fac- tory level, Russia's great eco- nomic reform program appears to be going ahead with consid- erable vigor. Aim of the program, unveiled by Premier Alexei Kosygin more than a year ago, is to make production more proftt- able by freeing factories from the fetters of over-zealous cen- tralized planning. Reports circulating here-- never officially confirmed--say that in some instances the plan is being obstructed by those whose positions will be ad- versely affected by it. These are said to be mostly local Communist party bosses, whose influence in economic matters will diminish as factory managers gain more independ- ence, and factory bosses who find difficulty in- adjusting to new conditions. Other reports have told of breakdowns in the _ incentive plan to induce workers to im- prove production quality. Work- ers either didn't get what was coming to them or were unduly restricted in use of bonuses. REVISING PRICES Nevertheless, the economic re- form is going ahead while such kinks are worked out. This year will be a crucial one for the whole program, as an overhaul of wholesale prices takes full effect. This overhaul is the key to a new pattern of economic rela- tions among enterprises and be- tween them and different branches of industry. The main branches of the food and light industries, Which are most closely linked" with the consumer, began to operate un- der a new schedule of wholesale prices in January. New whole- sale prices for heavy industry are to be introduced July 1. It has been disclosed that they will rise by an average of 11 to 12 per cent. However, retail prices will re- main unchanged. Generally speaking, Soviet food, clothing and commodity prices are much higher than in the West. The over-all effect of the price revision, Soviet economists say, will be to reduce the number of industrial enterprises that pro- duce at a planned loss. But these will not disappear altogether. COAL GOING UP The highest wholesale price increases are planned for coal, oil and gas, which will go up 50 per cent. Metals will rise by 35 to 40 per cent. Such extractive industries have long had to bt heavily subsidized by the state, which keeps their selling prices low to make it easier for indus- try to buy their products.' . Even after the increase, the economic performance of coal will remain low. In keeping with the spirit of the economic reform, the new price structure provides bonuses for higher quality and reduced payments to plants -- and in- directly to workers--for lower quality, Revamping the whole fabric of wholesale prices in the Soviet Union has represented a gigan- tic, painstaking task requiring the labor of an army of experts for more than a year. Meanwhile, the changeover of factories to the new system of profit . oriented operation con- tinued apace. Last year 673 en- terprises employing 2,000,- 000 people made the switch. By the end of this year at least 1,000,000 more workers will ve laboring under the new system. Results so far, say Soviet of- ficials, have been highly favor- able, BIBLE "For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." Gala- tians 6:8 There is not only a play back but a pay back to life. seme tien an nN RIFT ON HOME FRONT Chinese Guilty Of Ingratitude Say Russians By JOHN BEST MOSCOW (CP) ~ "Are the Chinese really so forgetful?" The plaintive question is the last sentence of a letter sent to a Moscow magazine from Sverdlovsk in the Urals. It sums up a deep-rooted feeling among Russians to- ward the Soviet-Chinese dis- pute -- that the Chinese are guilty of rank ingratitude toward their former friends and benefactors. In the heyday of intimacy between Russia and China, lasting from the establish- ment of a Communist govern- ment in Peking in 1949 until about 1960, the Soviet Union poured billions of dollars worth of economic and mill- tary aid into China. The economic assistance helped put China on its feet following the revolution, the dislocations brought on by. the Korean War and later by Mao Tse-tung's disastrous "great leap forward" in 1958-59. Strained relations between the two countries, caused in pert by ideological differ- ences arising from Russia's policy of "peaceful coexist- ence" with the West, in part Moscow doesn't like it when its aid program backfires as spectacularly as it did in "Are the Chinese really so forgetful?" A Russian who travelled in by clashing national interests and policies, resulted in the recall of thousands of Russian technicians by Moscow in the early 1960's. Since then economic co-op- eration between the two coun- tries has come to a dead halt, AID IS INVESTMENT The Kremlin is fussy which countries it gives aid to. It doesn't offer assistance unless it sees the possibility of politi- eal dividends, Egypt, Syria, indonesia when President Sukarno exer- cised power, Ghana when Kwame Nkrumah was presi- dent, Algeria, Cuba, India-- these are the countries the Kremlin has concentrated on. Generally speaking it has been highly successful in channelling its aid to spots where: 1, It will create actual or potential trouble for the West, as in the case of Egypt; 2. It helps protect the Krem- lin's own vital political and diplomatic interests, as in the ease of India. China, But for the ordinary Rus- sian, under the illusion that recipient countires necessar- fly appreciate what they get in foreign aid, it's the lack of gratitude by the Chinese that really hursts--more than the taunts and insults coming every day from Peking. This was reflected in the letter from Sverdlovsk. PAY WITH SLANDER "I often recall nowadays the time when trainloads of machinery left the Urals heavy engineering works bound for the People's Repub- lic of China," it said. 'Our best workers, engineers and technicians also went to China to help her people build a works like ours. ... "Now the Chinese leaders have declared the Soviet Un- jon their enemy and are slandering it in an effort to erase all memory of Soviet assistance from people's minds. China not long ago as part of a Soviet 'goodwill' delega- tion reported later that at Chinese factories and mills, trademarks had been wrenched off thousands of Soviet-made tools and ma- chines "to conceal from the younger generation the great extent to which the Soviet Jnion assisted the economic development: of their coun- try." At medical institutions, So- viet-made medical appliances had got the same treatment. Everywhere in the Soviet Union, among officials as among ordinary people, there is a sullen awareness that vast sums of money, man- power and equipment, sorely needed for development at home, were poured into a country that has since be- come Russia's chief enemy. The Russians have found out the hard way that foreign nid sometimes' earns. only resentment. LL LTTE WHERS'S YouR €GNS6 OF . HUMOR F REVENUG DEPARTMENT UGING HUMOR IN ITS TAK COLLECTING NENG ITEM FROM OTTAWA YOU'RE NOT LAUGHING 'ni 'voir, FOREIGN NEWS ANALYSIS Export Optimism Queried By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst The so-called Kennedy Round of international negotiations in Geneva for general reductions in tariffs have run into consid- erable European reluctance to accept an increased flow of North American exports; the optimism expressed by the Ca- nadian trade minister Robert Winters, that Canada's major export markets will lower their barriers, is not very justified. In this instance, Canada finds itself lumped with the U.S., since the Canadian economy. is so integrated with that of its giant neighbor to the south; we shall'-lose or benefit. if the Americans lose or benefit by the Kennedy Round. The Europeans know that in the key industries of the future, computers, electronics, North America enjoys a treméndous lead; this coupled with a very large internal North American market and continentwide, inte- grated marketing operations plus research expenditures four times greater than the total spent by Britain and the Com- mon Market countries, conjure up the spectre of European goods being undersold in Eu- rope by American exports. This being the case, Euro- peans feel that North America should be handicapped, like the favorite throughbred in a horse race, and not expect full recip- rocity in tariff cutting. After all, say the Europeans, U.S. firms, through their subsidiar- jes are already buying up Eu- rope's key industries. How many more advantages do the North Americans want? U.S. SUBSIDIARIES It should be noted that though they fear the mushrooming of U.S. investment in Europe, Eu- ropeans still prefer it to Amer- ican exports; U.S. subsidiaries bring in new skills and help bridge the technological gap from which Europe suffers. If TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 23, 1967... The German armies made an experimental with- drawal between Arras and Soissons 50 years ago today --in 1917--during the First World War. It was a test for the general retreat to the Hindenburg Line which was carried out in March, Voluntarily, the invaders gave up more French soil than the Allies had won in all their bloody battles, and retired to a chain of con- crete bunkers. Except for the Canadian capture of Vimy Ridge, all the subse- quent Allied attacks of 1917 were disastrous and brought the French army to mutiny on a broad scale. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1917--British troops crossed the River Tigris above Kut- el-Amara and routed the Turks; the French troop- ship Athos was sunk in the Mediterranean; Britain im- posed sweeping restrictions on luxury imports. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day --in 1942--a Japanese submarine shelled a Califor- nia oil refinery without causing damage; the Brit- ish submarine Tridentdam- aged the cruiser Prinz Eugen with a torpedo; Aus- tralian divers salvaged £2,400,000 worth of gold from a liner sunk in 1940. tariffs are lowered enough, why should U.S. manufacturers bother to build factories in Eu- rope when they can simply export? The results of these European anxieties--some not a little con- tradictory--is that the North American negotiators are not being offered a fair deal in the Kennedy round. They offered to lower their tariffs on steel and got no counter-offer.. There was a similar lack of reciprocity for our willingness to lower tariffs on: paper products. There may be some European concession on grains, which is. good for Canada, but European tariffs are more likely to go up rather than down for major U.S. ex- ports such as tobacco, proc- essed fruits and beef." And this lack of reciprocal concessions on the part of Eu- ropeans is making the U.S. Congress turn tough. The au- thority it gave the president to reduce tariffs ends on June 30 and Congress is in no mood to extend this authority; if there is no extension the Kennedy Round tariff cutting may be abandoned at midyear with no appreciable freeing of world trade and no agreement ever on expanded markets for Canadian grain. + see) ; World's Boxing Title Won By Canadian Tommy Burns By BOB BOWMAN The most important event In the world on Feb. 23 was the flight of the Silver Dart at Bad- deck, N.S., with J. A. D. Me- Curdy at the controls. That was in 1909. No doubt the story is being covered in other news fea- tures today, so it might be justi- fiable to spotlight an event that took place on Feb. 23, 1906. Tommy burns became the world's heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Marvin Hart in a 20-round fight at Los Angeles. Tommy burns was born in Hanover, Ont., and his real name was Noah Brusso. Al- though Burns was only five-feet- seven-inches tall, and weighed about 170 pounds in most of his fights, he was perhaps the most scientific boxer who ever won a world championship. His train- ing methods, about which he wrote a book, were copied by many athletes, not only boxers. Burns never had a manager but earned about $200,000 from fight- ing, and lifted the sport into the big-money class. When Burns defeated Hart in 1906, his claim to the world championship was disputed by other fighters so he took on all challengers. He defended his title successfully 10 times, but lost it in 1908 to huge Jack John- son, The fight was in Australia and was so one-sided that it was stopped by the police in the 14th round to save Burns. from fur- ther punishment. He could not get close enough to Johnson to land a blow. Still he earned $30,000 from that fight, the big- gest purse that had ever been paid to a boxer. After Tommy Burns lost to Johnson, he fought in Calgary, Saskatoon, and Prince Rupert, Sask., winning every time. Fi- nally, when he was 40 years old, he was defeated by Joe Beckett in England and retired from the ring. Then he went to Vancouver where he became a church min- ister for the rest of his life. Tommy Burns is an honored member of Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, OTHER FEB. 23 EVENTS: 1770 -- Samuel Hearne began second trip from Hudson Bay to try to find the Coppermine River. 1855 -- Parliament reassem- bled at Quebec after part of the building had been destroyed by fire. 1879--First issue of La Patrie, Montreal. 1901 -- Manitoba prohibition law declared unconstitutional. 1909--J. A. D. McCurdy made first flight in British Common- wealth at Baddeck, N.S. 1914 -- Rock slide in Fraser River Canyon endangered sal- mon fishing industry. 1929--George Haldeman flew from Windsor, Ont., to Havana, Cuba, in 12 hours, 56 minutes, QUEEN'S PARK Bright, Keen Young Men In Spotlight By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--This_ session is marked, as few others have been, by the stamp of a chang- ing era in the life of the legis- lature. Almost daily one or other of the veterans of the house is to be seen playing one of the last scenes of his last act. While emerging from the wings are bright and eager young players, acting with ever - stronger assurance, he- coming prominent on the boards of the stage of this con- tinuing political drama -- a drama that will always outlive its actors. This year we have seen Louis Cecile retire. And as has been the wont in this house, retired quietly without any great be- stowal of honors or distinctions to a magistracy in his home territory in Eastern Ontario. There have been scenes staged by long-time cabinet minister Kelso Roberts. But not the fire-brand scenes of old. STILL A REBEL Mr. Roberts remains, as could only be expected, a rebel. But his rebellion now is that of the old warrior whose voice is countenanced in the councils of the land only though respect for past deeds. Mr. Roberts is crying against securities law these days, but it is a ery with the pathos of loneliness, rather than the vibrancy of the true call of the wild. The most long-timed servant of them all, Farquhar Oliver, more than 40 years a sturdy pillar, still is done honor by his party. He was chosen by it to give the wind-up speech in this year's throne speech debate. But it was a finale; and you automatically judged it more for sentiment than on its qual- ity. No, this year it is the young players that are getting the at- tention, the coming stars. YOUNG AND FRESH The newer men in the govern- ment back benches; Fresh, Eager toparticipate, and quickly maturing. Eagleson; Lawrence, St. George; Lawrence, Russell; Reuter; Peck; Hodgson; Wal- ker; Demers, ~ There. is a large number of them waiting to try snd take over the star parts. And in the van, perhaps, the could-be most -hopeful of them all, the apple-cheeked new pro- vincial treasurer, 38-year-old Robert Welch of Lincoln, Young Mr. Welch was given one of the biggest honors his party has to bestow. when he was chosen..to wind up the throne debate for the govern- ment. This was a mark of special distinction. This spot is one traditionally reserved for either the premier or one of the party's most skilled debaters. And perhaps more than any- thing else signalling that a new day really is here, Mr. Welck delivered with distinction, YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO, A special meeting of city Coun- ell was called Jast night at which the contract for the new City Hall was let, The tender of the firm of Bathe and Mc- Lellan, for $256,000 was accept- ed. The tax rate in Oshawa this year will be 47.5 mills on the dollar, an increase of one half mill from 1951. 30 YEARS AGO, The ice surface will be paint- ed red and the setting to re- semble the Imperial Draving Room at the Coronation Car- nival to be held at the Oshawa Arena of Friday night. 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