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She Oshawa Time 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1967 'Ottawa Should Act Now To Wipe Record Clean In the cruel course man's inhum- anity to man can follow the case recently in New Waterford, N.S., is certainly classic. The youngest man ever elected to that town's council felt obliged to resign after the man he defeated disclosed the victor had been convicted in Toronto, as a teen- ager, on a charge of theft. That the man had been complete- ly rehabilitated, that he was mar- ried and the father of three chil- dren, and that he was regarded as a responsible citizen by the commun- ity meant nothing. The defeated candidate said he had felt it his duty to make public the record. The law, of course, has always taken the view that once a convicted person serves his sentence, he has paid his penalty to society. In real- ity -- as the Nova Scotia incident sadly illustrated -- payment is pro- longed. A highly destructive stig- ma remains. He continues to pay by being limited in a choice of jobs, in international travel and in his association with the neighbors of his community. The hope of better days has come in the indication by Solicitor-Gener- al Pennell that the federal govern- ment may accept the proposal ap- proved in principle by the Canadian Bar Association branch in Ontario. The association«proposes that crimi- nal records be erased after a speci- fied time. To safeguard society against har- dened criminals and the "repeaters' of criminal offences, records would still be essential. However when the trend today toward rehabilitation is so strong, it is ridiculous to continue indefinitely to hold his past record over the head of a man who has be- come a respected member of his community whatever indiscretions he may have committed in the past. In the Nova Scotia instance the record of a joyriding conviction for which a teen-ager was fined $200 was permitted to bring hardship and embarrassment to a man whose reliability was firmly established. To leave a man to walk through life in the constant fear of exposure wrecking his career is a torture so- ciety today should insist on termin- ating. There will be wide public support for the proposal 'being con- sidered by the federal government, Comment Amusing, But... The Times last week carried a 'complete report on the visit of the Oshawa delegation to Ottawa and the heated exchange which took place during a, House of Commons question period in regard to the auto pact. A reader has taken the trouble to send in a copy of Hansard drawing attention to a particular series of questions and answers. Although already reported it per- haps bears repeating. The series begins with a question by Opposition Diefenbaker: She Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. 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Delivered by carriers .m Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Bowmanville, Brooklin, Port Perry, Prince Albert, Maple Grove, Hampton, Frenchman's Bay, Liverpool, Taunton, Tyrone, Dunbarton, Enniskillen, Orono, Leskard, Brougham, Burketon, Claremont, Manchester Pontypool, and Newcostle not over SSe per week. By mail in Province of Ontario outs! eorrier delivery orea, $15.00 per year. tet rovinces ond Commonwealth _ Countries, 18.00 per yeor, U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 pe yeor. Mr. Diefenbaker: Windsor? Mr. Martin (Essex East): The employment situation has never been better in Windsor. Mr. Speaker: Order Mr. Diefenbaker: Mr. Speaker, an interruption was just made by the Secretary of State for External Affairs in respect of these wide- spread lay-offs in the automobile in- dustry. He had better get up to date on the facts when he says this does not apply to Windsor. What parti- cular measures were taken there which were not taken elsewhere? Mr. Martin (Essex East): Mr. Speaker, compared to Oshawa, Windsor has a good representative. The exchange was ended by Mr. Speaker. Parliamentary veteran Paul Mar- tin has a wide reputation for enter taining repartee in the Commons. In the give - and - take of debate he has few if any peers. It is unfor- tunate, however, that on this occa- sion he chose such a supercilious ree ply to Mr. Diefenbaker's query. Any explanation of what particu. lar measures were taken in Windsor to offset unemployment would have been much more pertinent than his amusing retort. These are the an- swers that should be elicited by a committee investigation of the con- sequences of the auto pact. What about § NDP SEEN SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF TORIESINLATEST POLLING } By THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC OPINION (World Copyright Reserved) Since the last Federal election in November, 1965, the New Democratic Party has gained a significant 10 percentage points in The Institute's continuing sampling of voting strength -- most of the gain being registered in the past five months. As a result, the NDP actually shows up in the Gallup Poll's latest returns, from cross-country interviewing, slightly ahead of the Progressive Conservative party in terms of popular support among those have a political preference. Canadians who Taken at various points in time since the 1965 election, polls based on careful samplong, show this to have been the trend: Election, November 1965 January 1966 May July September November TODAY The lead which the ND The lead which the NDP has within the four percentage Soc-Cred Liberals P.C, NDP And Other 40% 33% 18% 9% 4 2 7 41 30 19 10 38 30 20 12 37 32 21 10 38 26 26 10 37 25 28 10 P has (as shown on previous over the Conservative Party is point margin of error, within which the poll operates, but the consistency of the rise can- not be ignored. The Conservative Party prepares for a leadership conven- tion at the lowest point in popular appeal since the last election. Effect of the news , which this party will make in the next few months on these results, will be watched with interest by political observers. In assessing these results, weight must be given to the fact that, as in the months passed, one-in-three Canadians does not align his or herself with any political party when asked the standard Institute question: "If a federal election were held today, which party's candi- date do you think you would favor?" Today's result, with this undecided element added, looks like this, compared with the Institute's result published last November: Socred Liberals P.C. NDP And Others Undecided November , 1966 25% 18% 171% 7% 33% TODAY 25 17 19 7 32 nt mantic 'Bridge Building' By Bonn Adds To Soviet Problems By JOHN BEST MOSCOW (CP)--The Soviet government, already preoccu- pied with its rapidly worsen- ing relations with China, has been presented with a second tough problem in the field of foreign affairs. The dilemma is how to deal with West Germany's new "bridge building' initiative directed at the Soviet bloc. Already it has caused consid- erable disarray among Rus- sia's East European Commu- nist allies, and the outlook is for more of the same. Diplomatic observers here credit Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger with a shrewd move in making his offer in January to "relax and remove tensions" from West Ger- many's relations with Eastern Europe. Under former chancellor Ludwig Erhard, Germany ap- peared bellicose and threaten- ing to many East Europeans. The Kremlin found it rela- tively easy to keep up a united front against it. Kiesinger's more flexible approach to Eastern Europe makes Germany an infinitely more difficult adversary for the Russians to cope with. ROMANIA JUMPED The dynamic possibilities of Bonn"s new policy were well illustrated by Romania's rush to accept its offer of diplo- matic relations with no strings attached--either in the form of West German recog- nition of Communist East Germany or Romanian renun- ciation of its own ties with East Germany. Western observers here be- Neve the chances are good that Bulgaria and Hungary with follow Romania's lead. Such actions would in effect constitute defiance of Mos- cow, whose control over its Europe has been slipping for some time, The Soviet Union has made clear that it looks with disfavor on the Kiesinger plan. Yugoslavia might also es- tablish diplomatic ties with West Germany. First, how- ever, some compromise will have to be worked out over the fact that Yugoslavia rec- ognized East Germany after the advent of the Hallstein doctrine denying recognition by Bonn to any country that recognizes East Germany. CZECHS INTERESTED Even Czechoslovakia, re- garded .as one of the more staunchly anti - Bonn mem- bers of the Soviet bloc, has displayed interest in the Kies- inger proposals and there is speculation that it may at least swap trade missions with West Germany as a starter. This leaves only Poland and East Germany to cry out against the plan. Both have their own reasons for doing so. Poland thinks the Commu- nist countries should not ac- cept Bonn's olive branch until Bonn has formally recognized the Oder-Neisse territories, formally part of Germany, as part of Poland. East Germany thinks they should hold out for 'West Ger- man recognition of East Ger- many--something Bonn has reiterated it has no intention of granting. Both Poland and East Ger- many are reported perturbed at the apparent eagerness of their Communist friends to enter into closer association with a country that is fre- quently represented in East- ern Europe as little better than the Third Reich, and po- tentially just as threatening. one-time satellites in East mer ONE HUNDRED YEARS LATER nmin Mt ECONOMIC BACKWATER Maritimes Await Confederation Benefits By JOHN SOOSAR HALIFAX (CP) -- One hun- dred years after Confederation, the Maritime provinces are still disappointed that they have not realized the benefits anticipated when Nova Scotia and New Brunswick joined with the prov- inces of Canada Politicians and economists feel the region is still the back- water of Canada. While recog- nizing that their geographic lo- cation has been a_ handicap, they also blame the federal government. "The traditional belief in Nova Scotia was that our loca- tion was a severe handicap in economic development," says Premier Stanfield of Nova Sco- tia. "In recent years the feeling has been that Canada is pre- pared to give consideration to the development of our region. However, there is still some feeling that our location is a continuing handicap." Mr. Stanfield says "there is a considerably better feeling now, a genuine pride in Can- ada" but "unless the economy of the region can be up- graded, dissatisfaction may grow again." SEEN AS FAILURE Deep disappointment can be found in the words of Gerald Regan, leader of the Nova Sco- tia Liberal party. "It would seem scarcely pos- sible in any political system for a province with Nova Scotia's advantages and resources to have fared poorer in relation to general North American pros- perity than has Nova Scotia within Confederation." He says the province would have prospered had it been a part of the United States or an independent state because "the North American prosperity is such that it flows across bor- ders." 1867 U 1967 Mr. Regan says the Mari- times face their current plight because elected representatives from Canada's population cen- tres 'have never given Nova Scotia and other areas sufficient compensation for the punishing effect of their protective tar- iffs."" However, he sees some hope, noting that federal governments in the lact 10 years have begun to recognize federal responsibil- ity in financial areas. "It is significant that they have started steps, to-date im f adequate, to correct the imbal- ance of the past 100 years." Cyril Leard, president of the Maritime Provinces Board of Trade, agrees. "T think Ottawa has begun to recognize the potential of the Maritime provinces and their economy. There is a spirit of dialogue between Ottawa and the provinces which is healthy." Prof. J. H. Aitcheson, head of the political science department at Dalhousie University and leader of the provincial New Democratic Party, feels the fed- eral government has evaded its responsibility to the Maritime provinces in financial matters. "Since Cofederation so many government responsibil- ities have developed within the provincial sphere that federal financial arrangements have proved inadequate. The federal government must ensure that no region suffers in basic govern- mental services." He thinks full equalization payments to the Maritime proy- inces would be the answer. However, he says that without Confederation the position of these provinces would have been much more difficult. "The prosperity of the Mari- times in the days of wind, wood and water was declining at the time. of Confederrtion and it would have been difficult to up- rade the economy without Con- ederation."' The task of the federal gov- ernment today, he feels, must be directed to making Mari- timers "first-class citizens." "The Maritimes must be brought up to a level with the rest of Canada. The federal government has given this ree gion greater recognition ree cently." Gilbert Finn of Moncton, N.B., president of the Atlantic Prov- inces Economic Council, says the economy of the Maritimes appears to have begun to lag after Confederation. "We in the Maritimes had an export - oriented economy and when trade was redirected along domestic lines we began to suf- er because of protective. tar- iffs." The APEC president says that although there have been pe- riods since Confederation when the Maritimes appeared unable to continue economically, '"'we began to exist in the last 10 years." He maintains that if the prov- inces can keep "plugging" as they have in the last decade they can achieve a lot of im- provements. He sees the solution to Marie time economic ills as a three+ way affair: 'The people, the provincial government andthe federal government." "If the federal government. or the provincial government try to do it alone it can't be done. ) 1 PILGRIM'S PROGRESS FOREIGN NEWS ANALYSIS Johnson's Peace Gesture By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst President Johnson's decision to suspend further bombing of North Vietnam in the hope of a reciprocal Communist cénces- sion was an earnest peace ges- ture and probably one of the last he has time to'make before the politics of presidential cam- paigning engulf his planning. The first presidential _ pri- mary, in New _ Hampshire, comes in only 13 months. It was at the New Hampshire primary that Harry Truman, then occu- pying the White House, was de- feated by Senator Kefauver in 1952, an incumbent upset by a darkhorse because the country was fighting .a frustrating, ap- parently endless war on the mainland of Asia. The precedent is not lost on Johnson, He would much rather face the voters with no casualty lists, no fighting. It may take some considerable time for in- termediaries to convince North Vietnam that this is when to make peace. Subsequent talks may take months. The Commu- nist guerrillas will demand to be recognized as the legitimate rulers of South Vietnam; the U.S. will certainly try at the conference table to save South Vietnam's non - Communists from extinction or at least give them a fighting chance. DEFINING IS DIFFICULT Defining what is meant by ceasfire will be difficult: Does the detonation of a Communist booby trap constitute. a viola- tion? Does the shooting of a guerrilla by South Vietnamese police amount to a_ breach? Then there will be the other steps to determine: In what stages do U.S. troops withdraw? Will an international force guar- antee there will be free elections TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb. 15, 1967... The garrison of Singapore surrendered to the Japanese army 25 years ago today-- in 1942--and 60,000 British, Indian and Australian troops went into captivity. Many of them were to die in jungle work camps during the suc- ceeding 3% years. The Ja- panese captured Malaya and Singapore by landing in the north and marching southward, which British planners had earlier thought impossible. An important re- sult of their conquests in southeast Asia was that the native populations realized that Asians could beat Euro- pean colonists in battle. 1908--The British fictional schoolboy Billy Bunter first appeared in print. 1930--Mrs. Cairine Wilson.. became Canada's first wo- man senator. First World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1917--the British in Mesopotamia cleared the Dahra district of Turkish forces; Germans took 800 French prisoners after breaking through the line between Tahure and Mas- signes on the Western Front. Second World War Twenty-five years ago to- day--in 1942--Singapore sur- rendered to the Japanese; a Quaker agency in Chung- king said prisoners of the Hong Kong garrison, includ- ing the Canadians, were in- terned in primitive condi- tions at Kowloon; a German submarine torpedoed two tankers in the Caribbean and. shelled an oil refinery at Aruba. ) to determine South Vietnam's future? If this chance is missed there will not be another until after the 1968 elections--the 13 months between now and the New Hampshire primary are barely enough to complete the steps leading to peace. As each bombing suspension does not bring results, the next one becomes much harder for President Johnson to order. The American military never fail to remind that last year's 37 day pause was used by the Communists to prepare the ground for attacks on the U.S. forces. The generals are leak- ing stories in Washington about the folly and futility of any pause which, they say, only gives the Communists a breath- ing space, losing ground for the Americans. The generals pre- dict that hopes of a reciprocal Communist concession will be proved illusory. With elections approaching, it will be difficult for the President to court the accusation of being duped once too often. Finally, the White House has said repeatedly it would not order a halt to the bombing without some sign that the Com- munists would make reciprocal sions, If the Communists do not make peace this time, it will be hard, in an electoral period, for the president to say he believes any of their '"'signs", and the next U.S. election campaign will be distorted by the frustra- tions of the Vietnam fighting. Good Deal Made In Ottawa By Delegation From Island By BOB BOWMAN Although Prince Edward Is- land is the Cradle of Confedera- tion because Canadian and Maritime delegates held their first meeting there in Septem. ber, 1864, the island did not join Canada until July 1, 1873. Except for Newfoundland, it was the last British possession to join Canada. Alberta. and Saskatchewan did not become provinces until 1905, but were included in the Northwest Ter- ritories. When Prince Edward Island joined Canada on July 1, 1873, there was an archway with an inscription that read: 'Long Courted Won At Last". Gover- nor-General Lord Dufferin vis- ited the island and wrote later: "T found it under a high state of jubilation and quite under the impression that it is the dominion that has been annexed to Prince Edward Island." The island would have re- mained independent longer if it had not got into financial diffi- culties through the building of a railway. The legislative coun- cil advised the assembly that there were two alternatives: Either impose greatly-increased taxes to pay off the railway debt, or become a province of Canada. On Feb, 15, 1873, Premier Haythorne -led a delegation to Qdbtr ttc etme canta tt Nt "We BAST PUBLIC- HANGING im CANADA WAS For. MOST FAMOUS CRIME IN CANADIAN HisTORY! PATRICK JAMES WHELAN, A KNOWN /ZW/AN SYMPA- THIZER WAS HANGED FOR THE ASSASSINATION IN 1868 OF THOMAS MeGEE, A FATHER oF CON! Ottawa to try to make a deal with Sir John A. Macdonald's government. The proposition was submitted to the voters in a general election, which was won by the Conservatives under J.C. Pope. Pope contended that he could get better terms from Ottawa and led another delega- tion there. Canada agreed to pay off the railway debt, and also the ab- sentee British landowners who had obtained their properties in a lottery in 1767. Another impor- tant promise was the establish- ment of a ferry service to the mainland. The deal was so good that it was even supported by David Laird, leader of the Opposition, and was passed almost unant- mously. So the construction of Canada was completed until 1949 when Newfoundland be- came the 10th province. OTHER FEB 15 EVENTS: 1625--Champlain was made representative of the viceroy of New France and asked to find the short route to China. 1634 8 jesuits were granted land at Trois-Rivieres. 1781 -- Canal completed to overcome Cedar, Cascades and Coteau rapids on the St. Law- rence River. 1839--Six political prisoners were executed for activities in rebellion. . B LIVED to THE OLDEST AUTHENTICATED AGE OF q QUEEN'S PARK Vote Sure In Spring; Tempo Up! By DON O'HEARN TORONTO--The tempo of the house will pick up from now on. Why? Because everybody at last is sure there will be @ pro- vincial election this spring. Doubts were ended wheg the national executive of the Pro- gressive Conservative Assdcia- tion scheduled the PC leader- ship convention for September. This was the last obstacle. Premier Robarts now can hold his election in late May or early June, and be sure it won't get in the hair of the convention and vice versa. The government can be ex- pected to try to get its business through the house as speedily as possible. And it should have at least reasonable co-operation from the opposition. From the tenor of the pro- ceedings to date you would say that the opposition is just as eager as government members are to make for the hustings and get the election out of the way. The opposition parties are of- fering criticsm in the house. But you sense this is more from a feeling of duty than hunger for battle. They want to do their battle out in the province in the free- swinging atmosphere of a cam- paign. ROBARTS RUNNING? The timing of the leadership convention once again has started rumors about Mr. Ro- baats running for the national chieftainship. It is pointed out that if the premier wanted to go after the job the timing would be perfect for him. He could get his campaign here out of the way and if re- turned a big winner would be in an excellent position to move in on the national convention. And not overlooked is the fact that the convention is being held in Toronto, which would give the Ontario premier a home - town advantage. Also that there apparently was some behind - the - scenes manoeuv- ring, or at least the suspicion of such manoeuvring, to get the meeting in Toronto. When Toronto wasn't being talked of publicly by members of the executive it was being freely forecast by local PC "in" circles that it would be held here. Still, however, the very strong feeling here is that Mr. Robarts will not be a contender. For some time when his name was mentioned he gave rather indecisive denials, but recently he has been very firm in saying he isn't interested and doesn't intend to run, It would not be surprising to see him support Premier Stan- field of Nova Scotia. The two men have a strong mutual re- spect from working together on provincial problems, YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO, February 13, 1942 There were 132 cases of chicken pox reported in the month of January. Col. R. S. McLaughlin has donated a beautiful bandshell to the people of Oshawa. It is located at Memorial Park on Simcoe St. S. 40 YEARS AGO, February 15, 1927 The 4,000th telephone was con- nected at the Bell Telephone to- day. There are now 25,000 local calls a day. ; Mr. Heffernan of Lindsay has been appointed Bandmaster of the Ontario Regiment Band. BIBLE "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23. One of the greatest sins is to believe that you are without it. 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