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eee ee eS SIS oO ee eg ee See ee 18 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesdey, Moy 9, 1962 re \o rganization to criticism and misinterpretation."' Published comment from other chambers included the following: G. B. Grant, president, Regina |Chamber, which found the pro- |gram unacceptable in its pres- ent form: "We object to the lack of jrecognition of the value of |government services, the lump- ing of socialism and commu- equate socialism with commu- nism." B .W. Pitfield, president of the Edmonton Chamber, said Edmonton doesn't like the man- ner of promoting the program; Oakville, Ont., decided not to implement it; and Galt, Ont., many hundreds of chambers land boards not heard from. The Woodstock, Ont., board, however, endorsed the operation as "a positive program of action aimed at bringing to all Canadians a better understand- ing and appreciation of our gave what a _ spok de- scribed as '"'passive accept- ance" by sending the literature to members but without '"'pro- moting it." system of free enter- prise." DEFENDS OPERATION Capt. Joseph Jeffery of Lon- \don, Ont., immediate past pres- cit ] Pf re ideas set forth in this pamphlet are mainly against the way it was presented and the fuss stirred up by the socialists is} an example of how good it is, and how much better it is than we thought." Chamber spokesmen have de- nied many of the charges brought against it. | To the charge of '"'McCarthy- ism' a spokesman pointed to the state ment in Operation vue eVa ee © agree with your viegwpoint. Leave Communist - huréting to the RCMP.' To the charge of "'JohngBirch- ism," he said: "That is absolutely falém:. The chamber is just as opposed to fascism as to any other ilarm of state socialism." ' To the charge that the pro- gram is~ directed againai the New Democratic Party, he stated: By FORBES RHUDE Canadian Press Business Editor Most of the chambers heard from publicly are those ex- pressing disagreement and little is known of the attitudes of the ident of the Canadian Chamber, defended the program strongly. He said: "Many who are against the UAW 22 KING ST. WEST nism as equal threats to democ- racy, for over-simplification of economic arguments and for failure to recognize some of the problems created by large cor- porate enterprise." WANTS POSITIVE PLAN W. P. Pigott, president, Ham- ilton Chamber: "We feel there is a great need to explain the free enterprise system to cit- izen but we feel Operation Freedom is too 'anti' in its approach and not sufficiently positive as far as our economic system is concerned." W .D. Rutherford, manager of the Brantford, Ont., board, which is studying how parts of the program can be imple- mented: "We are not in favor) Freedom literature which says: "Don't jump to conclusions about your neighbor's loyalty to Canada just because he doesn't "The chamber by its bypJaws lis politically impartial and".does not defend nor attack any one party. " Don't Miss These TREMENDOUS SAVINGS THIS WEEK-END boards and chambers --each |with one vote--the majority other occupations. Disagreement among such a large group is not uncommon and some. real hassles occur at It is not what you do but how its usual emphatic support of|ism with communism, and tO carded as pretty representative you do it. private enterprise. Nowhere,|charges of "Birchism and|of jocal chamber views, or as This old saying may be in the|however, did it use the word "McCarthyism. good a compromise as can be minds of members of the Cana-|"sicialism,"' and a declaration' {To charges that Operation achieved. Labor circles and the New the objectives are: = "The convention in its 'free-|of Metropolitan Toronto, whose Democratic Party have reacted) "To rouse Canadians from qom f enterprise' statement|general manager, James Wake- violently and applied to the,apathy and eps ye age ae recommended that the chamber'lin, said: action against the growing| \omote a greater appreciation) "We agree that we have an izations that make up thejunder the democratic form of DURING OUR chamber's voting membership|government.and under the €C0-l'hing should be done to imple-| in the street by talking in |nomic system of private com- 4 jman in the street by talking 1 --also oppose the program orjnomic sys Ff jment the rcommendation, and/generalities. The only way to ee ee ee |the executive committee set up/sell it is by practical, day-by- Operation Freedom. day demonstration of how it from small communities, made bd up of a majority of small \businessmen but including : '@ | or farmers, doctors, lawyers and é * 3 To Operation Tee om annual meetings. OPPOSED BY TORONTO at last fall's annual meeting in|parently has led to the charge, 'The 60-odd pages of chamber Halifax, the chamber expresses|that the program equates social- nojicy, however, can be re- dian Chamber of Commerce asjon communism is separate from|Freedom as such wasn't pre-| 'The first published disagree- they contemplate 'the furore/other statements. ; sented to or approved by theiment from member ranks re- caused by the Chamber's The pamphlet introducing Op-|Halifax annual meeting, &lgarding Operation Freedom Operation Freedom. eration Freedom, however, says'chamber spokesman says: jcame from the Board of Trade program such terms as "John) Se pend Birchism" and "McCarthyism." threats of socialism and COM-\oF the economic system of com-|obligati c Ps Nestea d 5) ; gation to expound to the A number of local a eo a Pony nian [petitive enterprise. Following! people of Canada the values and and boards of trade--the organ-|dians 0 e freedoms enjoy: the convention the board oflvirtues of free enterprise. But |directors decided that some-|youy're not going to convince the it CHARGE BIRCHISM y This linking in wording of The chamber's voting mem- works. While the aim of the|of the whole program. I think| socialism -and communism ap-'bers consist of about 850 local|program is good, it exposes thelit is an error in judgment to} These local bodies don't ques- tion the chamber's aims; but they think the manner of the| program's presentation opens the chamber to misunderstand- ing and criticism. For years, in policy state- ments adopted at annual meet- ings, the chamber has stated in one form or another that the core of its policy "is to support the enterprise system;" and| that it considers the system) necessary to individual liberty) and current standards of living and ways of life. 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