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OTTAWA REPORT She Oshawa Times Names In News Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1966 -- PAGE 4 Commutation Secrecy Should Be Reconsidered The iederai cabinet has com- muted the death sentence of a Van- couver man who shot the 'manager of a trust company branch. The 25-year-old slayer is now to serve a life sentence. The action is of in- terest in that it is the first capital murder case to come before the government since Parliament voted 148 to 112 to retain the death pen- alty. According to practice, the minis- ter of the cabinet gave no precise reasons for their decision in an- nouncing it. In comment, The Otta- wa Journal has made the valid sug- gestion that this practice of secrecy on commutations should be recon- sidered. No one, The Journal points out, is to insist that the cabinet order the execution of everyone convicted of murder. The practice for many years has been to commute the sen- tences of those recommended for mercy by the jury. In the April debate it was noted that the Con- servative Government of 1957-63 commuted the death sentence on 24 shan wren occasio: there had been no recommendations for mercy and the present Liberal administration on six occasions. If Mr. Pearson and ministers of like mind continue to grant commu- tations in every case they will in- vite the serious charge that they defy the will of Parliament. In this most recent commutation the ministers may have been in- fluenced by the recommendation for mercy given by one juror and by certain medical evidence on the prisoner's mental state sent to the Department of Justice. These may have been excellent reasons for commutation and, in fairness, the Cabinet should not be prevented from stating publicly exactly why it decided the law should not take its course, says The Journal. The cases of fourteen other cor- victed murderers have to be con- sidered by Cabinet. There: will be legitimate protest in the House if further commutations are granted with no more than a brief Cabinet announcement. ns Stringent Rules Needed A dangerously carefree attitude in summer boating activities has led to demands for stronger regula- tions in hope of curing the rising toll of drowning deaths. Pointed comment on water safety regula- tions were made by a Toronto cor- oner inquiring into the death of a young man who drowned when the canoe he was in capsized near Cen- tre Island in Toronto. A non-swim- mer, the youth was not wearing a life jacket. According to a statement by a Toronto Harbor Police authority, last year 130 canoes capsized and 165 people had to be rescued from Toronto Island lagoons. To June this year, 65 persons were assisted from 60 overturned canoes. Panic is probably the greater peril in such situations. Factors, of She Oshawa Times T. L. WILSON, Publisher E. 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It is reported: that im- mediately following the fatality which was under investigation, the marina management insisted that all those hiring canoes wear life- jackets. They did so, until they were out of sight in the lagoon when many: of them took off the safety garb and pushed them out of the way in the bottom of the craft. Faced with situations as silly as these, the philosophy of the old farmer who claimed he had to hit mule over the head to get its atten- tion before he could talk to it comes into play. We need stiff regula- tions, administered federally or provincially, to jar those so stupid« ly careless in the water to adopt a commonsense approach to theif own safety. Other Editors' Views RECKLESS TIMES (Montreal Gazette) Almost..three months ago the London Times made one of the boldest decisions in its history -- to take classified ads off the front page and put news there instead. As a result, The Times announ- ces, its average daily circulation has gone up 15,226, Circulation now is well over 285,000 and going strong. What will they think of next? Guest Columnists By PATRICK NICHOLSON OTTAWA--Parliament Hill's famous names will speak to you during the next two weeks. This space--"Ottawa Report" will be filled each day by one of our best-known parliamen- tarians, the stars of the Privy Council and the starlets of the back-benches. What names make most news on Parliament Hill? Secretary of State Judy LaMarsh in her new role as minister of Cana- dian citizenship? Foreign Min- ister Paul Martin, smoothly playing Canada's role as honest broker in world affairs? Health Minister Allan MacEachen with his Medicare project? Labor Minister Jack Nicholson, striv- ing to assist understanding on our turbulent labor front? Agri- culture Minister. Joe Greene, concerned with a_ hungry world's need for Canada's food surplus? These are the news- makers in the cabinet; during the next two weeks they will write their views on these topics exclusively for readers for this column MPs POINT PROBLEMS Who is best known on the Opposition benches? Back in the Commons is the versatile George Hees, Grey Cup winning Argo player, wounded World War Il veteran, and _frort- runner in the Conservative leadership stakes; he will dis- cuss for you the promises of au- tomation. "Mr. Road Safety," the young Conservative MP Heward Grafftey, has enjoyed the active support of many, many thousands of readers of this column in his campaign for a safe car; he will tell you about Canada's coming crisis of a shortage of doctors. In simi- Jar vein, the brightest of the new Conservative MPs, Saska- toon's Dr. Lewis Brand, will describe for you the lessons to be learned from his province's experience in medicare. Guelph's Alf Hales, chairman of the important public ac- counts committee, details for you how his watch-dog com- mittee checks careless waste of your tax money. From the Liberal bac ke benches, John Matheson, the architect of the maple leaf flag and now parliamentary secre- tary to the prime minister, writes- to you about the poten- tialities of this great country. In parallel mood Bert Badanai --the immigrant who excelled with nine years as mayor and now nine years as MP for his new home town, Fort William-- decribes in his role as chair- man of the committee on north- ern affairs our great undevel- oped northland which can make Canada greater. SOME CRITICIZE PRESS Later, you will hear from two MPs from Alberta: Bob Thomp- son, leader of the Social Credit party, whose care for Cana- dianism has won him such a large and sympathetic follow- ing on television; and Eldon Woolliams, the big red-haired Conservative with the big booming voice and the big quick mind. Each of these prominent and busy MPs most kindly ac- cepted my invitation to write a "Guest Column" for Thomson Newspapers. | am very appre- ciative that each one of them so generously agreed to under- take this task in the last hectic weeks before the parliamentary recess Individually and collectively, they now offer readers some- thing which is very rare in Canadian journalism--the voice of the polit addressed to a broad newspaper audience. Each writes on a topic of -his-- or her--own choosing, and all speak their mind frankly. Paul Martin and Allan MacEachen, for instance, both take off after the press for its critical report- ing of government actions. This is good: you generally read journalists' views of politicians, and now you can read politi- cians' views of journalists. Thus next week you will be able to read the other side of the question, as Parliament's famous names -- all of them names you may have read often in this column -- them- selves speak directly to you. Troubles 9f Russ Leaders With China Grow Worse By BORIS MISKEW Canadian Press Staff Writer Soviet leaders still are having their troubles with the Chinese. In 1964, with Soviet-Chinese relations near the breaking point, they ousted Premier Ni- kita Khrushchev in an apparent attempt to ease, the situation, replacing him by the two-man team of Alexei Kosygin and Leonid Bre :hnev Discussions at the current session of the Supreme Soviet indicate that the situation, if anything, has worsened Khrushchev's bluntness in dealing with the Chinese Com- munist party chairman, Mao Tse-tung, and other Chinese leaders, created a feeling of discomfort in Moscow His ouster apparently was de- signed to pacify Peking's hostile criticism of the Soviet Union for travelling too far along the road toward coexistence with the West, especially with the United States DIVIDED DUTIES Consequently, Kosygin and Brezhnev divided Khrushchev's duties between themselves, Kosygin assuming the premier- ship.and Brezhnev taking on the job of Soviet Communist party chief. Their hope was to steer the Soviet Union toward a course more to the liking of the Chinese leadership But the Chinese were. not im- pressed.. They pressed forward with their quarrel with the United States, and accompan- ied this with strong accusations that Moscow had joined Wash- ington in an imperialist conspir- nL la WASHINGTON CALLING sa un TU oa MnO ec a INTERFERENCE ADMITTED acy designed against Peking. The Vietnamese war has strained relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, but it has failed to bring together Moscow and Peking, although both capitals have pledged support of North Viet Nam The Soviet government ap- pears united in its attitude to- ward Peking as was indicated by the swift re-election of Kosy- gin and Brezhnev to their posts when the Supreme Soviet, or Parliament, convened in the Kremlin Tuesday DISAPPOINTING RESULTS It apparently has given up its struggle to mend relations with Peking after several years of disappointing results. Although Kosygin, Soviet foreign relations Wed- nesday, declared that Soviet- American relations were com- pletely overshadowed by "ag- gressiveness" now apparent in Washington, his main criticism was aimed at Peking. The Soviet premier said that every Kremlin attempt to im- prove relations with China had been fruitless, adding that Pe- king's attacks on the Soviet Un- jon "distort-the-essence--of-our party's and state's course and have nothing in common with reality." "Tension in Soviet - Chinese relations runs counter to the na- ture of socialist relations inside the world system of socialism," Kosygin said, concluding»that China is doing a "great service to American imperialism by at- tacking the Soviet leadership." reviewing ats 'ie Spies For CIA: No Cloak Of Secrecy For Them By GORDON DONALDSON WASHINGTON (Special) -- A friend of mine who belongs to a local golf club was surprised to read in the club's monthly cir- cular that new members in- cluded a 'John Smith, occupa- tion CIA agent'. There are strange things done in the Central Intelligence Agency's super secret head- quarters across the Potomac in Langley, Virginia, where for- eign coups are plotted, govern- ments overthrown and spookery is a way of life. But the strangest pieces of CIA work have been the agen- cy's recent forays into the pub- lic eye. It seemed incredible a' few months ago that the CIA would send its lawyer into open court to defend one of its informants in a slander action brought by a Toronto man, Erik Heine, who had been accused, on CIA orders, of being a Russian spy. The Heine case is still be- fore the courts and the CIA is in it up to its neck. It insists that its agent cannot answer questions about his work on se- curity grounds; therefore Heine, a professed anti-Commu- nist, cannot clear his name. INTERFERING But the CIA has emerged into the light of day and admitted interfering in North American emigre politics (which is out- side its sphere) by denouncing Heine That was in the days of CIA Director Admiral William Ra- born, a navy man who knew practically nothing about intel- ligence, Now Raborn has been replaced by Richard Helms, a career CIA man ments Helms celebrated his promo- At tion by writing, of all things, a letter to the editor of a U.S. newspaper, praising an editor- ial on the CIA As the editorial had con- demned an attempt by the Sen- ate Foreign Relations Commit- tee to gain some contro! over the CIA, which it accused of making foreign policy on_ its own, Helms' venture into print ended disastrously Civil servants are supposed to be seen, but not heard, and the chief U:S. spymaster should not even be seen. So Helms was ington man fair. was The dragged before the senators to apologize. Barely had down than another strange bit of CIA work came to light. CIA RAID Hans Tofte, a $25,000 a year CIA agent who had been honor- ed by the Danish, British and Yugoslavian undercover work. during War Two, complained to Wash- police CIA agents and carried off classified docu- the $19,000 worth appeared Tofte close friends until Tofte opposed promotion ground that a professional CIA should and Helms' agency The CIA's account of the af- issued by its usually-silent spokesman Commander Moran, that ef keeping documents" in his home., other CIA wife got into Tofte's home quite by this furor died the wron governments for was World that raided other home two his know tine Helms is papers "very. careful' "investigation of said, dis- time, he jewelry same of chance apartment-hunting documents About "What body' Commander Moran AGENTS EXPOSED Whatever carried dresses of three CIA agents, in- cluding were found they and when the missing jewelry? would we want some- s jewels for?" demanded the rights and gs of that affair, the result that Washington papers names and street ad- that of Tofte, an ac- ledged expert on clandes- affairs in the news- promising a back again, the mess So been Helms had been on the bery the not head term Tofte was suspected "exposed classified appa self the man and his Bond recent Helms, after many accusations have made against the CIA in years that a jewel rob- seems a trivial matter. all, was the mas- ind behind the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. But viously there is something ob- wrong with a_ spy ratus that cannot keep it- out of the headlines and police blotters James 's boss "M"' wouldn't ap- prove, CANADA'S STORY BRITANNIA IN MINISKIRT ane Explorer Imprisoned By BOB BOWMAN France has seldom been suc- cessful in naval warfare, per- haps because her ships were pitted against the British most of the time. Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville, who was born in Montreal, won one of the great- est nava] victories in French history when he defeated three British warships in Hudson Bay in 1697. Towards the close of the American -Revolutionary War, in which France helped the U.S.A., Admiral La Perouse won two naval victories over the British. The first was off Sydney, Nova Scotia, and the other was in Hudson Bay. It was on August 9, 1782, that La Perouse sailed into the bay with his fleet and demanded the surrender of Fort Prince of Wales. The commander of the fort was Samuel Hearne who deserves a place in the Cana- dian Hall of Game as one of the greatest explorers. In 1770, when he was only 25 years old, Hearne travelled overland from Hudson Bay to the mouth of the Coppermine River. He was aided by a remarkable Indian called Matonabbee who brought along eight wives. They car- ried the heavy loads and did the work around the camps while Hearne and Matonabbee hunted for . food. Historian George M. Wrong who wrote the story of Stanley in Africa is more famous, but he did not face greater labors and dangers than Hearne over- came. RRR LC De) MR) TODAY IN HISTOR By THE CANADI Aug. 9, 1966... The Hungarian Revolu- tion was all but crushed 117 years ago today--in 1849-- when the Hungarians were decisively defeated in the battle of Temesvar, Revolu- tionary sentiments, favoring responsible government and independence from the Hapsburg empire, had be- come strong early in 1848. The Hapsburgs gave the Magyars virtual independ- ence in March, 1848, but plotted their suppression when Hungarian leaders openly supported revolu- tions in other countries. In April, 1849, the Hungarian Diet proclaimed a republic, headed by Louis Kossuth. Czarist Russia and Austria both invaded the country, and the last of the revolu- tionary forces surrendered within days of the defeat at Temesvar. 1842 -- The Ashburton - Webster Treaty was signed, settling U.S.-Canada bound- ary disputes by comprom- ise 1946 -- An earthquake in northern provinces of the Dominican Republic took at least 73 lives. First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916--the German fleet and Zeppelins raided the English east coast; Italians entered Goritz in the Isonzo Valley; French guns at. Salonika bombarded Doiran. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day -- in 1941 -- German forces in the Ukraine ad- vanced to Uman; German planes made their 15th air raid on Moscow; the RAF attacked Tripoli, Bardia, and an enemy-held airfield in Greece, AN PRE AN~-PRESS When La Perouse captured Fort Prince of Wales he sailed away with Hearne as_ his prisoner. He knew Hearné@s fame as an explorer, treated him with distinction, helped him to preserve his papers, and encouraged him to publish- ing an account of his journey. It is now one of the most fas- cinating stories ever written about the discovery of the north. OTHER EVENTS ON AUG. 9: 1656--Cromwell granted Acadia to Charles La Tour 1757--Fort William Henry on Lake George surrendered to Montcalm 1759--Lower Town, Quebec, de- stroyed by British shells during Wolfe's campaign. 1778 -- Captain Cook reached Bering Strait and decided there was no passage across. Canada 1836--Chippewas ceded 1.5 -mil- African Leaders Recognize lion acres now parts of Bruce, Grey, Wellington and Huron counties Ashburton - Webster treaty settled outstanding differences between Can- ada and the U.S.A. 1864 -- Canadian goodwill tour arrived in Nova Scotia preparing way for Char- lottetown conference 1878 -- British Columbia threat- ened to secede from Can? ada because trans-con- tinental railway was de- layed 1881 -- Sod turned for first rail- way in Newfoundland: St. John's to Hall Bay Saskatchewan crops damaged by severe frost Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt met at Argentina, Newfound- land, to draw up Atlantic Charter. 1945 -- U.S.A. dropped second atomic bomb on Japan at Nagasaki 1914 1941 Need For Trained Armies By DENNIS LEE ROYLE JOHANNESBUR (AP)--Af- rican leaders dream of the day when a_ unified black army marches against the _ white south, wiping out the govern- ments of Rhodesia, Angola and Mozambique, and finally com- ing to grips with the most hated of all white spots, South Africa. It's now only a_ pipe-dream and likely to remain so for many years to come. African teaders~are-beginning to discover the blunt fact that untrained, undisciplined armies of the black north are no match against the white south. But the whites realize that one day, maybe in 20 years, these squabbling black nations may put aside their personal differences and combine against the common enemy. And the whites are busily arm- ing themselves with a wary eye to the future As a_ succession of army coups topples the governments of The Congo, Ghana and Ni- geria, and tribal strife ravages central and eastern Africa, the four white-ruled states of south- ern Africa draw into closer un- ion behind a wall of armor. FLANKS PROTECTED Geographically, South Africa is well buffered from any direct black military threat. She is protected on her flanks by the Portuguese possessions of An- gola and Mozambique, and in central, Africa by white-ruled Rhodesia, riding out a war of sanctions and threats of armed intervention. By far. the most heavily de- fended territory south of the Sahara, South Africa. publicly displayed her military might during the republic's fifth an- niversary. More than 18,000 precision- trained white troops, backed by heavy . armor, jet fighters, bombers and artillery, sounded a warning to any would-be liberation army inteht on crush- ing the white man's domain in southern Africa. "We will rise as one man to deter any enemy who dares in- trude .into this bastion of the south," said Defence Chief Com- mandant Gen; R. C. Hiemstra. To ensure the survival of South Africa's 3,500,000 whites and deter African extremist threats to one day liberate this country's 12,000,000 blacks is costing the republic plenty. Budget estimates on defence alone since 1961 total over £400,000,000 ($1,120,000,000). STRENGTHEN DEFENCE Angola and Mozambique de- ploy more than 80,000 troops, staving off sporadic attacks by African freedom fighters, and the tough, British-trained Rho- desian army of nearly 5,000 men patrols the border wit black-ruled Zambia. And South Africa is wasting no time strengthening her defences. "South Africa belongs to the white man and will resist with all its might any attempt at ag- gression," said Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd. 'To those who cannot accept South Africa as it is but seek to change it into something new, or regard only a black or multi-racial country as acceptable, I have nothing to say. I have no pa- tience with them." Most white South Africans, inextricably involved in this country's complex racial prob- lem, see the republic's massive military build-up as the only sure safeguard for the con- tinuance of white supremacy. Some view the country's long- term future with uncertainty. They fear the day when the black continent finds unity of purpose and thought and the necessary resources to build a black army. SEE TROUBLE AHEAD There are whites in southern Africa who believe that some- day the troubled, unsettled Af- rican states may become stabi- lized, that today's fiery black QUEEN'S PARK Provinces Demand Consultation By DON 0'HEARN TORONTO -- As was widely reported at the time there was considerable adverse reaction to the federal government's proposed medicare program ex- pressed at the recent premiers' conference here. All premiers present, except Saskatchewan's Ross Thatcher, had some criticism of the proe posais. Underlying much of the criti- cism there seemed to be re- sentment. A resentment that the provinces had not been "consulted" before the program was finalized. This -demand for more con- sultation has been growing into a major sore point. A lot of the time you can have some sympathy with it. PRESENT PROPOSALS The traditional approach of Ottawa in federal-provincial ne- gotiations has been to present proposals, drawn up by federal officials and worked out in de- tail, on a take-it - or - leave-it basis. Aside from this giving the impression of bad manners, in some matters--such as new fis- cal arrangements--prior explor- atory talks with the provinces could avert later wrangling. But then with other questions the only way there can ever be finality would seem to be for Ottawa to present firm propos- als, which then may or may not be altered, And this' seems to apply to medicare, If the 10 provinces were brought in on the drafting of a plan you couldn't see anything but chaos. DIFFER WIDELY There are wide differences of opinion between provinces across the country on the form medical insurance should take. This varies from Manitoba's position which essentially ques- tions the wisdom of any medi- care, to Saskatchewan's all-out public program, It would. seem impossible to work out an acceptable compro- mise program by agreement. The only practical approach would appear to be that which Ottawa has taken, That is to present a program and say here it is. At least some provinces will accept this, or at least modifi- cations of it which probably will eventually result, Then other provinces can be expected to later go along, per- haps after further modificae tions. In fact when you consider the trouble that would arise with other approaches it appears that in many, probably most, cases this is the only practical _way in which federal-provincial affairs can be handled, impolite though it may be. YEARS AGO 20 YEARS AGO Aug. 9, 1946 New ration books will be dis- tributed at the Oshawa Armor- 1es. Dr. J. W. D. Cornett of Oshawa plans to start practice at Stirling, Ont. 35 YEARS AGO Aug. 9, 1931 Loca] market gardeners, who sell door to door, are up. in arms over activities here of a Toronto wholesale firm. Mayor Ernie Marks left for a vacation on Christie Lake, near Brockville. BIBLE These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. -- Genesis 6:9. This is the story of Noah's Ark and the flood. It portrays God's judgment on a_ sinful world and His mercy toward a righteous man and his family. Let the lesson be brought home to us in this day of much evil. politicians may be replaced by shrewder, saner-thinking men. Some fear the growing num- ber of black military leaders, trained in Western or Commu- nist countries and well-qualified in modern warfare. 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