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Ohe Oshawa Gimes 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Published by Canadian Newspapers Limited T. L. Wilson, Publisher E. C. Prince, Associate Publisher OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1967 Taxpayer Holds Line For 'Tightrope Budget As a good pre-election budget should -- the one brought down at Queen's Park this week avoided tax increases. However, a harbinger of hope for the already heavily-burden- ed taxpayer it isn't! Introducing his first budget, Treasurer Charles MacNaughton portrayed it as a "tightrope" en- deavor -- "an attempt to follow the thin line between the reasonable ex- pectations of our people for govern- ment services and a constant aware- ness of the burdens of the taxpay- ers." At the provincial level the treas- urer may well keep his balance but only because the taxpayer will be holding the line taut at the federal and probably the municipal levels. To pay for the substantially in- creased spending on health and edu- cation without a tax boost, the gov- ernment will use funds from last year's tax-sharing agreement with Ottawa and a budget deficit which will increase the provincial debt by $162 million. While provision for some aid to municipalities was made, the treasurer conceded that he did not know whether it would be sufficient to prevent increases in taxes at a local level. The greater need is to end the providing of as- sistance to municipalities on a patchwork basis. This can come only through a complete revamping of system of taxation at all levels. Two salient features of the bud- get have perhaps the most interest- ing long-term significance. One is the move to deficit financing by a government long committed to a pay-as-we-go policy. In the sense that future generations will benefit most from much of today's spend- ing so should be committed to pay their share this change can find justification. For instance, the ex- penditure of education in this bud- get is estimated at $1.06 billion, nearly half the total budget The other point is that the in- creases in spending of 35 per cent in education, 32 per cent in health, 63 per cent in housing surely em- phasize that whatever the label, the party in power may carry the trend is definitely to welfarism in gov- ernment (The state doing for peo- ple what they used to do for them- selves). It is well to remember that who- ever proposes the programs and however dazzling they may be, it is still the taxpayers who foot the bill. Highly-Rated Troupe A truly Canadian cultural devel- opment is gaining the recognition and the acclaim at home this year which it has long held abroad. It is the Canadian dance troupe, "Les Feux Follets", the Centennial at- traction the Kiwanis Club is bring- ing to Oshawa next week. The group began dancing in a su- burban Montreal parish hall under the direction of an apprentice print- er named Michel Cartier. As he de- veloped the troupe he drew his in- spiration for the songs and dances from tours across Canada with a tape recorder. The Cartier creation has won She Oshawa Times 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario T. L. WILSON, Publisher &. €. PRINCE, General Monoger C. J. McCONECHY, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Oshawa Times combining The Oshawa Times {established 1871) and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (established 1863) is published daily (Sundays end: Statutary holidays excepted). Members of Canadian Daily Newspaper Publish- rs Association, The Canadian Press, Audit Bureou Association. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitied to the use of republication of all news despatched in :the paper credited to It er to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All rights of special des- botches are also reserved, 86 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario National Advertising Offices: Thomson Building 425 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; 64 Catheart Street Montreal, P.O. Delivered by carriers im 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 Pontypocl, and Newcastle not over 55c per week. By mail in Province of Ontario outside carrier delivery area, $15.00 per year. f provinces ond ommonwealth _ Countries, $18.00 per year, U.S.A, and foreign $27.00 pe year. earners nen ae high praise from audiences in the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, the United States and throughout Europe and Latin America. In Brit- ain the troupe was honored for its originality with a special postage stamp. In Russia, Igor Moiseyev said the dancers "could take their place with the best, the very best in the world. North American critics have acclaimed them as the most exciting theatrical success stories of the decade. The Toronto critic, Nathan Co- hen, hardly known as one to ladle out praise carelessly, has been quoted as stating: "Les Feux Fol- lets" is a company of quality and charm, suffused with a noble and adventurous spirit. Here at last we have something unmistakably Ca- nadian -- in terms of theatre arts, the first expression we can show to ourselves and to the world that is altogether all our own". Such an accolade should certain- ly serve as exceptionally good ad- vance notice for the group and the performance in Oshawa. Under- standably the Feux Follets" is in great demand across Canada this Centennial Year. The present tour began early in January and will be completed at the opening of Expo. The troupe will perform in Montreal then until October. With the fine flair of fanfare preceding its visit, the performance of the fireflies is a Centennial oc- casion few in Oshawa will care to miss. HOPES DASHED LBJ Blames Big Buildup For Bombing By KEN PRITCHARD Canadian Press Staff Writer Deep disappointment was ex- pressed in many areas when the United States resumed the bombing of North Vietnam this week after a brief pause. The strikes dashed hopes that were mounting because of peace sige nals from Moscow, London, Paris, Hanoi and elsewhere. The official U.S. position on the suspension of bombing was reiterated last week by State Secretary Dean Rusk. He said its continuance would depend on some reciprocal move by the Communists towards military de-escalation. A few hours after the bomb- ing pause was terminated Tues- day, President Johnson' said in Washington that the U.S. had had "no alternative." "Unfortunately, the only re- sonse we have had from the Hanoi government was to use the (truce) periods for major resupply efforts of their troops in South Vietnam. Despite our efforts, and those of third par- ties, no other response has yet come from Hanoi." Johnson added that "'the door to peace is and will remain open."' TRIED YEAR AGO One year ago, the U.S. held open the same door by suspend- ing the bombing of the North for 37 days after receiving in- dications from third parties, in- cluding Russia, that this could lead to negotiations. Peace talks did not develop and the bombing was resumed. The declared purpose of the U.S. bombing raids is destroy- ing Communist supplies before they can be used against South Vietnam and the 500,000 non- Vietnamese now helping to de- fend it. But the bombing is the phase of U.S. military activity most deplored around the _ world. North Vietnam has no weapon in its arsenal comparable to the fleets of U.S. bombing planes. Reports of the severe effects of the bombings on North Viet- namese civilians, carried to the West by civilians' and journal- ists admitted by the Hanoi regime, brought intense pres- sure on Washington. In ordering the bombings re- sumed, President Johnson may have been influenced by those advisers who say the Commu- nists believe they can hang on indefinitely and eventually win in South Vietnam if U.S. air at- tacks somehow can be stopped. The hard-line argument that this is no time to ease the pres- sure on North Vietnam by un- requited U.S. moves is endorsed by the government of Premier Nguyen Cao Ky in Saigon. YEARS AGO 15 YEARS AGO, February 16, 1952 Mr. Ken Bailey announced to- day that he has purchased the Home Dairy on Simcoe St, S. Mr. Bailey is also the proprietor of the Food Shop. Mr. John Ford was the win- ner of Foto-Nite and was paid $500.00 for his photo, by the Plaza Theatre. 30 YEARS AGO, February 16, 1937 Dr. Archer Brown was re- elected chairman of the Board of Health at the meeting held last night. The family of the late Ken- neth Lomax have donated his unusually large and extensive variety collection of bird eggs to the Whitby High School. Ca UUM FOREIGN NEWS ANALYSIS ISN'T THAT GLUE-SNIFFING TERRIBLE ME Men es Able Politician Loses Faces By PHILIP DEANE Foreign Affairs Analyst Should Lyndon Johnson be in- capacitated for any length of time, his functions now will offi- cially fall on Vice - President Huhphrey who will thus be the ruler of the Western world to all intents and purposes. Busi- nessmen on this continent catch their breath in horror at the prospect. Republicans in the United States says: "I can't stand Johnson but I hope he lives if only to keep Humphrey out of the White House." The 25th amendment to the U.S. constitution, ratified this month by three-quarters of the states, provides that if the pres- ident is incapacitated he can hand over to the vice-presi- dent; alternatively, a majority of the cabinet, with the consent of Congress can give power temporarily to the vice-presi- dent. The president resumes his powers when he feels fit, unless his fitness is challenged by the cabinet and two-thirds of the Congress. This means, above all, that the president must trust his vice-president completely even close to supreme power, the temptations and fears of conspi- racy remain medieval. So, the vice-president must be entirely president must be entirely the His faithful service under Johnson has grievously dam- aged Hubert Humphrey's im- age already, before the conser- vatives and now he has also lost his liberal following. It is a fact of politics President Johnson feels himself 'threatened in the 1968 election, he migh dump Hu- mphrey and offer the ivce-presi- dential nomination to Robert Kennedy who now is the darling of Humphrey's former liberal supporters; these, of course, cannot forgive Humphrey for performing --as he must -- the duties of official sycophant, reading the speeches in praise of the president that Lyndon Johnson's writers prepare. NO RADICAL Should Humphrey be dumped, one of the ablest men in Amer- {ean political history will have lost his chance of reaching the SIX ISLANDS INVOLVED ING aer rt 1 miemenman m TTP nmi U.K. INFLUENCE REMAINS Associate State' Status In West Indies By R. M. THOMSON CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CP) Six island territories in the British West Indies will be granted 'independence in as- sociation with Great Britain" around the end of February. The new status will be achieved by Antigua, Domin- ica, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and three islands that form a single territory-- St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla. Montserrat, another island on the road to limited independ- ence, will continue under co- lonial status a little longer. The new status means in- ternal self - government such as Canada achieved 100 years ago, not complete independ- ence as gained by the islands of Trinidad, Jamaica and Bar- bados in recent years. These islands have had virtual in- ternal autonomy for some years. These new "associate states" will still be dependent on Britain for external affairs and defence, as well as for financial assistance. With populations varying from about 60,000 in Antigua to about 100,000 in St. Lucia, the islands have no more in- habitants than a small city in Canada, with less income. The gross domestic product, or to- tal value of all goods and services in a year, varies from $200 Canadian to $250 per person, about tenth of the per capita revenue in Can- ada, With such meagre re- sources the islands are in no position to go it alone. ANXIOUS FOR FREEDOM However the West Indians want to join the ranks of free nations and take part in world affairs, regardless of their size. Barbadoes, with about 250,000 inhabitants and about twice the per capita income of the smaller islands, entered full independence last Novem- ber and has already taken her seat at the United Nations. In 1959, at the time of the formation of the abortive West Indies Federation, all the islands in it were granted virtual provincial status, with an elected legislative council and an administrator ap- pointed from Britain. With the collapse of the federation after a few years, the islands reverted to colonial office de- pendencies but kept their lo- ca! constitutions. In recent years the islands have had virtual control over all aspects of internal govern- ment except the police force and the judiciary. The attorney-general, who is an ex-officio member of the legislative council and the ex- ecutive council, which is equivalent to a cabinet, was appointed by the adminis- trator after consultation with the judicial and legal service commission, a body with membership from all the is- lands in the old federation. Under the new constitution the local legislature probably will control appointment of all officials including the Queen's representative who will be- come governor - general. The chief minister will probably be titled premier or prime minister. John Compton, chief minis- ter of St. Lucia, says: "Since 1951 we have had adult suf- frage on this island and since 1956 a ministerial system. Fi- nance and labor have been added to the ministries more recently. "We had expected the is- lands to become independent under the federation, but that fe'l through. Now we are at- taining virtual self - govern- ment." But home rule presents fi- nancial problems to the is- lands. There will be no more grants-in-aid from Britain to subsidize the local govern- ments, However the economy will continue to be subsidized through premium prices for bananas and sugar. St. Lucia, Dominica and Grenada de- pend heavily on export of ba- nanas to Britain, while An- tigua still depends on sugar in addition to her growing tour- ist trade. FEAR DUMPING A West Indies common market has been proposed and Barbados, Antigua and Guyana already are planning one among themselves. But tariffs on existing inter-island trade are so negligible that a West Indies common market offers little temptation to the smaller islands which fear be- coming dumping grounds for manufactured goods from the more advanced islands. 'We don't intend to join the existing proposed market," says Compton. 'The terms will have to be changed con- siderably." It will probably not be many years hefore these islands now gaining associate status will become fully independent. White House. He could only ob- tain the presidency by succeed- ing as vice-president upon the death of a chief executive; Humphrey would never have re- ceived even the vice-presidential nomination in his own right, because of his reputation as a wild radical: Yet all the allegedly radical things that are still held against him have come to be accept- able. He pioneered the civil rights legislation now on the books, but being the pioneer he incurred the enmity of the seg- regationists. He was first to ad- vocate the mishap, for manag- ing the economy and the budget along neo-Keynesian lines which are universally accepted today, even by businessmen, but being the first, he acquired the reputa- holacaust but because he led, in disarmament and his propo- sals have become treaties recog- nized as milestones in decreas- ing the chances of a nuclear hlocuast; but because he led, he provoked the abiding suspi- cion of the 'hawks.' If he secures--by total sub- mission--his renomination and re - election, Humphrey, after November, 1968, could sound more independent and thus re- pair his image emphasizing to the businessmen and the mil- itary the current respectability of his once radical views, while showing to liberals that his is still one of the most inventive political minds in the U.S. But there is no guarantee he will get this second chance; vice-presi- dents are eminently disposable, Bishop Travels To London For Macdonald Marriage By BOB BOWMAN A recent story described how Premier Tupper of Nova Scotia and Premier Tilley of New Brunswick went to London in July, 1866, to work out the final details of Confederation with the British government. The Cana- dian delegation under John A. Macdonald did not arrive until late in November and the Mari- timers were greatly annoyed. They could never have imagined the adventures that lay ahead especially for John A. Mac- donald. On the night of Dec. 12, Mac- donald went to bed early to read some Canadian newspapers that had just arrived. He fell asleep while reading and wakened to find the room on fire because a curtain had blown into the flame of a candle by his bed. A, T. Galt and George Etienne Cartier heard him shout for help and rushed into his room with pitchers of water. They were able to put out the fire, but Macdonald was badly burned and had to stay in bed until after Christmas. Fortunately most of the work on the British North America Act had been done, and it was ready for Parliament Dec. 19. Shortly after Christmas when Macdonald was able to get around again he was wa!king mri geet A PONDEROUS GREAT BEAST- 'X& NORMALLY MOVES WITH DIGNITY sR down Bond Street when he met Susan Agnes Bernard, sister of his secretary, Colonel Hewitt Bernard. It was almost love at first sight because they began a whirl of theatres, dinners, and were married Feb. 16 in St. George's Church, Hanover Square. The Bishop of Montreal went to London to conduct the service. Lady Macdonald, as she be- came on July 1, 1867, when her husband was knighted, proved to be a tower of strength to him in the years ahead through heart-breaking experiences. For instance their daughter was mentally retarded. For years Sir John left the House of Com- mons so he could be home for supper and read bedtime stories to his daughter who always re- mained a little girl mentally. OTHER FEB. 16 EVENTS: 1685 -- LaSalle built Fort St. Louis, Tex. 1693--Canadians fought Eng- lish and Indians near Albany. N.Y. 1870--Opening of British Co- lumbia legislature heard pro- posal to join Canada. 1871--Canada included on An- glo-American joint commission. 1882--New legislative building opened at Fredericton. 1934 -- Newfoundland was taken over by a commission government. Mu mn READERS WRITE... WAGE PARITY Mr. Editor: I have read with considerable interest the editorial contained in your Saturday, January 14 edition of The Oshawa Times and apparently you must have written this editorial before assessing some of the economic facts which prompted us to make our demand for wage parity with the United States. The demand for wage parity is not a new demand by the Canadian membership of the auto industry. It has been a demand for more than 20 years and was made even 20 years ago with full recognition of the facts as we were able to un- earth them, In the first place, prior to the new Canada - U.S. auto pact being enacted, there was a 1744 protective tariff against the importation of automobiles from the United States. On top of this tariff the sales tax was added so that automobiles of exactly the same type, manufactured in Canada, cost the Canadian con- sumer a great deal more money. We were of the opinion that this 17% per cent tariff was designed to take care of all of the differences between Can- ada and the United States and provided the industry in Canada was sufficient cushion to absorb a demand to equalize the rates of pay. Now let us take a look at what has happened as a result of the Canada-U.S. auto pact. You say this demand should not be made until the Canadian in- dustry has acquired the same efficiency as the industry in the United States. We believe this has been achieved and the in- dustry was given a gift from the' Canadian government of $50 million through the elimination of the 17% per cent to enable them to achieve these efficien- cies and as far as I am aware, the company has spent this money or is spending it for that purpose. The degree of their success has been demonstrated in the ability of the Ford Motor Company to ship half of their Canadian products to the United States which they are now doing and competing with their own companies in the United States by meeting the U.S. prices. Chrysler Corporation has shipped about 70,000 low-priced cars to the United States and likewise sold them at American prices. Are you suggesting these com- panies are taking a loss on these exported cars? Nonsense. Please take a look at the profit statement of all the Big 3 and you have the answer which should even satisfy you and your conservative approach. How- ever, the same car that is shipped to the U.S. and sold in the U.S. at American prices, is not sold to the Canadian con- sumer at the same price even though it is produced in Can- ada, We can make allowances for the difference in taxation and there is still a substantial cushion which these companies are exacting from the Canadian consumer that we think is un- necessary. Let us look at the cars which have been imported from the U.S. since the pact was signed. Our recent records show that in 1965 when the pact was just get- ting under way, the U.S, shipped 56,000 cars to Canada and in 1966 in 11 months, the U.S. shipped 115,000 cars to Canada. These cars were the Same cars with the same equip- ment as those sold in the U.S. for as much as $600 to $1,000 less than they are sold in Can- ada even though there is no tariff and certainly the dif- ference is not made up of the difference in taxation between our two countures. On the basis of cars going to the other way, in 1965 Canada shipped 41,000 to the U.S. in that year and in the 11 months of 1966 exported 185,000 cars to the U.S. which supports our con- tention that they have achieved the necessary efficiencies to compete price-wise in the U.S. Another angle of simple eco- nomics which you may not have given much consideration to when you published your edi- torial, concerns stockholders and you must admit there is a substantial block of GM _ stock owned by important people in Oshawa. If it is a proper sug- gestion that the workers should continue to take less wages than IT HAPPENED IN CANADA ANS CANADIAN INDIAP $UN DANCE THIS RITE = YOUNG WA HAD THE FLESH OF THEIR CHESTS PIERCED By '$ WOODEN SKEWERS WHICH WERE wana our sn SPECIAL SERVICE FORCES EE the workers in the U.S. for building the same car in an integrated North American market, why is it not just as equitable to suggest that the stockholders in Canada take less dividends until the com- panies have reached the kind of efficiencies you suggest in your editorial? This has never been the case whether we operated at a time when the 17% per cent protective tariff was in effect or since the enactment of the Canada-U.S. auto deal -- the stockholders have received the same consideration in Canada as they received in the U.S. You obviously subscribe to the screwball economic statement coming out of the Economic Council of Canada 'which you quoted in your editorial: 'If one could imagine parity of money income for every Canadian citi- zen being decreed by Order in Council at 10 o'clock this morn- ing, one could equally well imagine parity of real incomes being effectively repealed in the foreign exchange market before 3 o'clock in the afternoon."' You forgot to tell your readers that we do not have a total North American market and in the U.S. industry has not reached relative parity of income with the automobile industry. Indus- try in neither Canada nor the U.S. can approach the auto- mobile industry as far as profits are concerned. Are you suggesting the work- ers of Oshawa who are working for a separate wealthy industry should confine their wage rates to the lowest that is paid by the poorest industry in Canada? This seems to be your opinion. Under these circumstances, if you had anything to do with collective bargaining in your industry, I can well understand why the Newspaper Guild had a difficulty in securing their re- cent agreement. Would you suggest that share- holders in General Motors should confine their dividends to the lowest in Canada in order to protect the foreign exchange market? I doubt it. Let me give you the benefit of another angle of Canadian union thinking in our demand for wage parity. We are of the opinion that now we are one North' American market for automobiles, the cost of parity as far as the industry is con- cerned should be charged to the whole North American market. We have directed our research efforts to ascertain the cost to the industry in relation to the whole North American market and we find it is. between 3c to 5c per hour increase for the Canadian section, Surely you you will not suggest this is too much for a company like Gen- eral Motors to absorb when they are going to make sure their profit on the whole North Amer- ican market and they are in the $2 billion category, after taxes, and making something like three times as much money on their net worth as the average industry in the U.S. and Can ada. Why do you not make a fait assessment of the lost time value by strikes in Oshawa compared to the benefits? I suggest to you that if such as- sessment were made there is not a merchant, or a family or a businessman of any kind in Oshawa that has not profited tremendously by the UAW com- ing into Oshawa. Extra money was put into the pockets of fam- ilies in Oshawa and business- men as a result of wage in- creases, medical - hospital pay- ments, pension plans, Supple- mental Unemployment Benefit Plans, to mention but a few of the monetary benefits and as far as the workers in the plant are converned, they are now sure when they go to work in the morning that they are going to have a job, if one is available and they have sufficient senior- ity. Quite frankly, know who you are talking for when you make such statements as ap- peared in your editorial, unless it is for the select few in Osh- awa who fought against the union in 1937 and fought against it ever since regardless of the substantial benefits that it brought to Oshawa citizens, some of which are enumerated above. : I suggest your editorial does not reflect the majority opinion in the great City of Oshawa. Our union has made a very worthwhile contribution to the economic, political and social development of Oshawa and we will continue to do so regardless of your editorials. The UAW ts prepared to start negotiations early and is pre- pared to do everything they can to avoid a strike as we have done in the past. We are pre- pared to lay our case before the public on our 1967 collective bargaining program but you must not separate the leader- ship of the union from the membership and you must re- member that only after 2-3 of the membership have voted in favor of a strike, can a strike be called under our Constitu- tion. Yours very truly, George Burt, Canadian Director Canadian Region, UAW BIBLE "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." --Acts 2:4. The Lord will still fill every empty vessel. 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