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Fhe Oshawa Times Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. Wilson, Publisher SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1966 -- PAGE 4 There's Much At Stake In Liberal Leadership The next venture into the politi- cal arena Ontario citizens will make will be the provincial election cam- paign now being billed at Queen's Park for the Spring. Should this be the case we'll be into the prelimin- aries early in January. ' At present attracting the greater 'interest is the Liberal leadership or rather that party's lack of a leader. Robert Nixon is the only candidate in the field and with the conven- tion January 6 and no other serious contenders in sight, he emerges as a likely bet for the job. He is hardly in an enviable posi- tion. Actually it is much like the role taken by his father some 23 years ago. At that time the party was in a sad state. It lost 48 seats in the election, However, long-time political observers view the candi- dacy of the 38-year-old Mr. Nixon with considerable enthusiasm, He's a personable young politi- cian. A school teacher. with good epeaking ability he is already known for solid approaches to all provincial matters, His political up- bringing as the son of the one-time Liberal leader provides a back- ground to understand the provincial political situation. His constituen- cy of Brant being rural rather than metropolitan is also considered an advantage. As at least the interim leader of his party Mr. Nixon faces a gigan- tic task in the legislature. There areput 22 Liberal members in the House dominated by Progressive Conservatives. It will be a time of severe testing for both Mr. Nixon and his party. He has a dual advantage that cannot be overlooked. He is young and will appeal to the new voters yet he has the experience and back- ground to appeal to the older gener- ations. And, to step into a situa tion from which it would seem vif« tually impossible to emerge a win- ner, surely exemplifies his courage. An acclamation for Mr. Nixon at the Liberal leadership convention could go far in demonstrating a united front for the party and also in reinforcing the political struc- ture of the whole province, Centuries' Preparation The observance by Christians of the season known as Advent is not necessarily a piece of mere formal- ism. Like most of the so-called Christian year, it affords opportun- ity for focussing thought on an as- pect of the faith and its relevance, Leading up, as it does, to Christ- mas and the wonder of the Incarna- tion, it turns our thoughts to the long preparation for the coming of the Christ in the timeless purpose of God, the Creator. -This is the thought which is ex- pressed by the New Testament in go many different ways. It under- lies, for example, the first Gospel's constantly repeated theme of Jesus She Oshawa Fines T. L, WILSON, Publisher & C. PRINCE, General Monoger C. J, MeCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawe Times combining The Oshawe Times established 1873) and the itby Gazette ond hronicie (established 1863) is published daily ¢ end Stotutary holidays excepted), f Dai Publish- of ers Association, The Canodian Press, Audit Bureau A C i Pre is jusivel: a8 y entitied to the, ute of republication of all news in the lated Press or Reuters, ftews published therein. Ali rights of special des- patches cre oiso reserved. Offices; Thomson Bullding, 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Onterio; 640 Catheart Street Montreal, P.Q, Delivered by cerrers In Oshewo, Whitby, Ajox, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Al % Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Tounton, tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskerd, Brougham, Burketon, Cleremont, Monchester Pontypool, end Newcastle not over SS¢ week, By moll in Province of Ontario pe PF Bn delivery crea, $15.00 per yeor. Other pr ¢ Countries, $18.00 per yeor, U.S.A, end foreign $27.00 pa Christ as the fulfilment of Old Tes- tament prophecy, in the formula which the New English Bible trans- lates so well: "This was to fulfil what the Lord had declared through the prophet," It is the same in the opening passage of John's Gospel, with its dominant theme that "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us." For "the Word" in this chap- ter can be understood properly only when it is interpreted in its Old Testament sense of "the purpose" of God, as it has been made known to men. The Incarnation, in other words, was no accident, no momentary whim of a capricious Deity, but a culminating act in the age-long drama of God's self-revelation, The drama has many acts. It in- cludes the selection of Abraham as the progenitor of a chosen people; it passes through the redemption of that people from slavery in Egypt and their entry into a coves nant relationship with God at Sinai, It is highlighted by the fiery words of the Hebrew prophets and the exe pressions of religious faith in the psalmists. It is expressed in the suffering of Job and the wander- ings of Jonah. But it reaches its climax only at Bethlehem. Centuries of preparation, sum- marized in the four weeks of Ad- vent. (Contributed) - exercised, (osvirnsaenrrvns canara HL TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec, 10, 1966... Britain's newest battle- ship, Prince of Wales, and the capital ship Repulse were both sunk 25 years ago today--in 1941--by Japanese aircraft off the east coast of Malaya. Only 600 lives were lost of the 3,000 men aboard' but the British Far Eastern fleet's striking force was shattered. Almost all the British and Dutch colonies in southeast Asia were captured within weeks, often by the. Japa- nese use of territory the Europeans had thought im- passable. 1902 -- The first Dam was completed. 1921--The United States, Britain, Japan and France signed a 10-year treaty to preserve the status quo in the Pacific. First World War Fifty years ago today---in 1916--the Allied force in the Balkans attacked Turkish defences south of Seres; Russian units in Bucov- ina and Moldavia were strengthened to relieve pressure on the defeated Romanians. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--Britain's two largest warships in the Far East were sunk by Japanese air- craft; Japanese troops in- vaded Luzon, Philippines, and captured Kota Bahru, Malaya; the U.S, garrison on Wake Island sank a Jap- anese cruiser and a de- stroyer. Dec. Il, 1966... First World War Fifty years ago today--in 1916--Prime Minister Lloyd George announced Britain's new "war cabinet," includ- ing ex prime minister Arthur Balfour; Aristide Briand formed a new minis- try in France; the Allied offensive in Macedonia was called off. Aswan VRE et CANADA'S STORY LED, YOU'D BE THE DEFECT THEY'D FIND!" eubtiiat Metis Elect Dumont By BOB BOWMAN There was a plan to allow Louis Riel to escape from prison at Regina just before he was hanged on Nov, 16, 1885. It is possible that Prime Minister Macdonald was behind it, al- though he had insisted publi- cally that "'he shall hang though every dog in Quebec bark in his favor." After thé Riel-led up- rising at Red River in 1870 Macdonald was saying publi- cally 'where is Riel? I wish I could lay my hands on him," but privately Macdonald was sending Riel money to go to the United States. It is also possible that the plan to get Riel out of the Regina prison was concocted by his daring military leader in the 1885 rebellion, Gabriel Dumont. In any case, it did not work because one of Riel's enemies heard about it, and prevented it from happening. After the Red River uprising, many of the Metis left the area and. settled in good hunting country near Duck Lake and Fort Carlton, between the North and South Saskatchewan Riv- ers, They were called together fer a conference on Dec. 10, 1873, and formed a provisional government with Gabriel Du- mont as president. Dumont was a_ remarkable military tactician. He organized the Metis according to the rules of the buffalo hunts, Entire com- munities would go out together accompanied by their priests. The hunters rode on ordinary ponies, but led two or three other horses highly trained for buffalo running. Women and children travelled in Red River carts, around which ran 'hordes of - barking, yelving dogs. Sometimes there would be 1,200 carts, 4,000 men, women and children. and 500 dogs. When the convoy stopped for the first night of a buffalo hunt, a president and "soldiers" were Dina QUEBEC EDITORS COMMENT PASSAGES OF PROMISE Speech A Surprise-- 'Not Marking Time' This is a selection of edi- terials on current topics, translated from the French- language press of Canada, Montreal Le Devoir -- Pre- mier Johnson's government has just sprung an agreeable surprise on those who sus- ted it was marking time, ntil the last few days it had been expected that the speech from the throne would be rather thin and that the ses- sion would deal mainly with administrative problems. The speech . . . announced, on the contrary, that the gov- ernment is determined to carry out its election program without delay. It is clear that not all paragraphs.of a speech from the throne should be taken at face value. A guess is that certain projects are at the idea stage rather than precise and definite under- takings. But the general im- pression that emerges from the document is very positive. On constitutional affairs it is a matter for rejoicing that the government plans to take constructive steps with a view to realigning the political structure of Quebec and of Canada.... Events during the last 12 months have shown that ini- tiative in this field should not be expected from Ottawa. It is from Quebec that the strongest demand for a change has come. It is nor- mal that Quebec should origi- nate measures simed et reaching the objective It is also normal that the legislative committee on the constitution should become . . « the cornerstone of re- search which should be very broad and cover the whole community... . A proposed law permitting the holding of referendums is aimed especially, if we really understood the speech, at con- stitutional questions. Let us hope that this law, which would turn over to the people the last word on constitutional matters, will very soon permit Quebec to free itself of a respected but outmoded or- ganism--the legislative coun: cil. In the social and economic domain, surprise was ex- pressed about the speech's si- lence on certain things... such as the General Invest- ment Corp. and Sidbec (Que- bec's proposed steel industry) as well as with some over- generous statements, es p e- cially about tourism and im- migration. On the other hand, it must be admitted that in the fields of agriculture, labor relations, aid to industry, housing and regional development, exploi- tation of the forests, economic planning, the speech contains many interesting and promis- ing passages. i But it is too sooft*to judge projects for which we have nothing more than vague titles In the field of governmental projects, there was one omis- sion that was very serious and very disappointing: No mention was made of a 4 change in the electoral map. Yet this would be one of the main tests of the sincerity of Johnson's desire to make the government of Quebec more democratic, . . . Claude Ryan (Dec. 2) Montreal La Presse--"'At a. time when a new departure in social security is becoming evident in accordance with the concept of guaranteed. in- come, it is essential that the Quebec government have sole responsibility within its terri- tory for all laws and public expenditures relating to old age security. You will be asked to pass legislation nec- essary for this purpose... ." This short passage from the speech from the throne, pre- ceded by the statement that the Quebec "legislature clearly has exclusive or pri- ority rights in the field of so- cial security by virtue of articles 92 and 94a of the constitution," aroused imme- diate reaction in Ottawa. In the federal capital as in Que- bec, specialists in the matter saw in these few lines the start of a constitutional battle which could wind up before the Supreme Court. But will this important con- flict---which can already be called the pensions battle--be resolved in that way? .. . Informed of the reaction of Finance Minister Sharp, who believes the matter is within the constitutional jurisdiction of the federal government, the leader of the Quebec govern- ment said he is ready to appeal to the people by refer- endum. if necessary, to estab- lish Quebec's exclusive re- sponsibility in the field. It*may be recalled that on several occasions when in opposition, Mr. Johnson ex- pressed doubts about the im- partiality of the Supreme Court on constitutional is- ee ae In the field of old age pen- sions alone, the stakes are high because it would mean a transfer to Quebec of taxes amounting to between $275,- 000,000 and $300,000,000 a year... Success in this area could incite other provinces to get into step with Quebec on the route to fiscal autonomy -in social security matters, Tite chain reaction could only end in considerable retrenchment of Ottawa's field of action and consequently a weakening of the powers of the central gov- ernment. . . .+-Cyrille Felteau (Dec. 5) Trois-Rivieres Le Nouvel- liste -- The Canadian Safety Council informs us that Que- bec continues to hold the championship for traffic acci- dents. Thus in the first six months of 1966, there were 66,355 highway accidents in Quebec, 570 fatal, compared with 64,953 accidents' and 555 fatalities in Ontario which has a slightly larger popula- ee The Johnson government does not appear to be unaware of the problem of highway safety. In fact, a few lines were devoted to it in the epeech from the throne, appointed, and. laws were pro- claimed, There was strict disci- pline at all times, When a herd of buffalo was sighted, the hunt- ers would form a semi-circle and attack when the president gave the signal. Sometimes a buffalo hunt would produce more than 1,000,000 pounds of meat, with nearly as much again left on the~ prairie, wasted. OTHER EVENTS ON DEC. 10: 1755--Two ships carrying de- ported Acadians sank in a storm with loss of 1,200 lives, 1813 -- U.S, General McLure sacked Newark (Niagara) 1870 -- Federal government appointed Donald A. Smith as special commissioner to the Northwest. 1880--House of Commons con- sidered CPR contract. 1894--Financial crisis in New- foundland owing to failure of London firm which acted as agent for many companies. 1904 -- Earl Grey succeeded Lord Mintoas Governor-Gen- eral, 1951 -- First session of par- tially-elected Council of North- west Territories opened at Yel- lowknife. READERS WRITE... CIVIC FORUMS Mr. Editor: The most agonizingly frus- trating experience, I believe, a person can encounter; whether he be a candidate for civic office, a searcher for truth, or simply a critic for critic's sake, is the civic forum. In the not too distant past, feelings rose quite high. Verbal clashes, as often as not developed into fistic encounters, "not, neces- sarily between candidates and hecklers, as between heckler and heckler, either at the time, or at the first opportune mo- ment and place that presented itself. Today the forum i* a dried prune; dessicated, pedantic, pompous, and exhibiting the tendencies of a -minuet, pre- cise, delicate and completely devoid of any deep emotional feelings or convictions. Personalities, appear more important; issues are played down, and policies negated by the tendency to play to an audience; to posture and to pander to the whimsies of an ignorant, transitory interest in civic administration, which is matched by the audience's apathetic and fatalistic accep- tance of a status quo, which is both degrading and humiliat- ing, to the candidate and the sincere. participant in this re- curring phenomenon of the human species. To participate in a_ civic forum, a person must be sin- cere in his approach, objective in his criticism, and construc: tive in his judgments. A nega- tive attitude is as bad at a forum, as at a council meeting; for progress cannot be served, nor the public's interest savfe- guarded unless the issues are clearly evaluated beforehand, judgments made on a basis of knowledge, and comprehensive- ly .progressive steps taken to serve the public interest, with a minimum of cost and delay. Candidates, unfortunately ap- pear poorly qualified in these respects, relying on experience in diverse fields instead of fore- sight and imagination to cap- ture the vote. They touch sym- pathetic cords, in personal relations and contributions to community services. They speak with pride of their fam- ilies and with nostalgic remin- iscences of boyhood years, and go into office with one deter- mination; to spend the tax dol- lar, with some _ regard to benefits and proportionately re- gard to the burden being placed on the individual. mem- bers of the community. Inade- quately, inefficiency and bur- eaucracy appear to be the order of the day. It is true that the civic dig- nitaries are not entirely to blame since the senior govern- ments have their areas of in- fluence, The Department of Municipal Affairs exercises an authority over certain aspects of civic administration; as do the Departments of Health; of Highways; of Transport, ete. But the electorate should also acquaint themselves, to some degree, with their own respon- sibilities, so that they can exercise their vote, with in- telligence, knowledge and fore- sight, not only in the civic area, but provincially and federally as well: Only then will we get; not, the government we de- serve, but the government we desire. Forums, I believe, should be re-organized along more com- prehensive lines, an education- al program launched, te acquaint voters with their re- sponsibilities and to increase their knowledge of civic issues as well as of broader political fields. Tto encompass all facets of our social obligations, with knowledge and understanding, and ur forums can once again be the hard hitting inquisitions of our elected. stewards and aspiring candidates in what- ever field of public service, To that end I will devote whatever energies and abilities I possess as sincerely and as earnestly, as I offer my criticism of the present state of affairs. --DMYTRO CHRYK, 784 Oxford St., Oshawa, Ontario. FILM-MAKERS Mr. Editor: Recently we spent a week and a half in Oshawa making a documentary film for the On- tario Department of Education, Film-making at st is a hectic business and without a great deal of assistance and co-operation, production can be badly hampered. In Osh- awa, shooting went remarkably smoothly wat we feel much ef the credit for this should go to many, many Oshawa people and organizations whose assis- tance and co-operation were more than one could ask for. Coverage of the film pro- duction in the Oshawa Times was remarkably complete and I'm sure this helped to famil- jarize local people with our task. At this stage, we thought it would be fitting to record with you our thanks and appre- ciation for the help of every- one who came into contact with us during the shooting. We'd particularly like to thank the city's Police Department, the Parks Commission and the Oshawa Public Utilities Com- mission; Lt. Col. L. P. Tiggel- ers of the Ontario Regiment, Mr. J. W. A. Russell, Manager of the Canada Manpower Cen- tre, Mr. L, Workman of General Motors of Canada, Mr, H. Dyas, Mr. and, Mrs. A, Tutkaluk, Messrs. Tom and Harold _Bouckley, the - Port Perry Fire Department and other countless Oshawa and district residents, We expect the film to make its television premiere locally in late December and as re- quested. we'll keep your News Editor posted when we get a final date and time. Yours sincerely, --W. MARSHALL CURRENT COMMENT Times By COLIN McCONECHY Beior Of The THERE'S NOTHING quite like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to advance the adrenalin count of calm, even complacent Canadians. That, of course, could be our very weakness, we become too 'The performances we protest might better be. treated like the antics of spoil- ed youngsters, If we ignored them they'd gradually find other. games to play.. Our trouble is we let them get our oat, . It's difficult not to, when the publicly-owned CBC gets $110 million of our money every year. (Nor does that sizeable sum include the many man- hours wasted in parliament 'condemning the outrages com- mitted by the CBC performers.) The spectacle "Sunday" = is the present target of CBC critics. The young fellows given this hour of prime time with which to play are practising one-up-manship, The. result is whilg the program's predeces- sor "Seven Days' was risque and rude, "Sunday" has be- come downright crude. AS FAR AS I'm concerned the program displays shocking insolence and poor taste wheth- er its producers decided to pre- sent a peep show on sex ex- pression or not. When a re- porter for a newspaper, a radio or a television station -- con- ducts an interview his prime purpose is to solicit informa- tion, He is given no licence to belittle, ridicule or otherwise embarrass the person he's in- terviewing. Yet the "Sunday" interviewers, as did those on "Seven Days" show an adoles- cent penchant for such tactics, To add further insult they seek to promote their immature posturing as "hard = hitting' journalism, real avant - garde stuff. Balderdash! Undergradu- ate newspapers on every uni- versity campus,in Canada have been attempting the same thing for years, Fortunately, the stu- dent scope is limited -- and they do outgrow it, This "Joe College" approach to their jobs is evident not only in their treatment of guests but in their choice of subjects to "expose", LSD may be a prob- lem. Sex education is impor- tant. The attraction is apparent in the topless craze, The beards * ed beraters of have th dians nor the Canadian "ecultu ment, THE 'ing Corporation was ve Canadians the o learn about themselves and to develop Canadian talent. The interest shown by "Sunday" a week or so ago in a Cleveland man accused of murder and a Los Angeles mass therapy ses- sion is hardly in keeping with those aims, These would-be trail-blazers in journalism who seem so set on the shocking and the sensa- tional are courting a greater threat than they realize. cries for censorship and con- trols are growing constantly stronger. This is the real dan- ger. Once instituted, curbs in one area pose precedents for the setting of other limits on the free flow of information. And worse still, the "Sunday" performers are inviting con- trols imposed by politicians, WHATEVER THE influence on other communication media, the CBC and its viewers would be the first to suffer for the corporation does present some excellent, well-researched pub- lic affairs programs, It cannot be overlooked that the journal. ists presenting such programs have extensive newspaper back- grounds. And, call it prejudice if you will, this a © key con sideration, They've learned the discipline required for responsible jour- nalism, It's a discipline largely self-imposed (with some assis- tance from a no-nonsense city editor). It may be old hat to the 'artists'? of the CBC but - there's still @ lot of merit to the "shape-up or ship-out system", That's the only control really needed. And if the members of the "Sunday" crew fervently be- lieve there's a demand for their Hush-like hi-jinks let them have the freedom to market it to a commercial sponsor. In no way can it be in keeping with their independent spirit to have the mundane Canadian taxpay- er subsidize them, rere remmennentaneeneneen nei RATIO OF WAGES TO PRICE SOURCE OF DISSATISFACTION By The Canadian Institute Of Public Opinion (World Copyright Reserved) Canadians do not think that the wages of working people have yet caught up with the increased cost of living. Six-in-ten voters say wages have not risen as high as prices. of living. Three-in-ten feel that wages have risen to the cost In 1952 a smaller majority (55%) sald wages had not gone as high as prices and just less than a majority (43%) felt wages had kept pace with the cost of living. Today the greatest number of people to feel that wages and prices have increased together comes from the profes- sional and executive classes -- 37%, On the other hand, working people themselves show @ healthy majority (67%) who feel wages have not caught up with the high cost of living. 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