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“The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest link” PAGE 4 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1982, Must This Go On?

With Premier Khrushchev an- nouncing that the Soviet Union has created a new “global rocket” which is invulnerable to anti-missile wea- pons and can attack United States from any direction, and Washington announcing that its resumption of nuclear tests in the atmosphere, scheduled for the latter part of April, may be only the beginning of a more elaborate series which could be de- veloped—with these and other new menacing developments in the arma- ments race being trumpeted forth to a shuddering world, what price the chance for success of disarmament talks at the Geneva conference now in session?

As one correspondent there has written, “If they had attempted it deliberately, the world’s statesmen could hardly have managed to con- trive more unfavorable circum- stances for the launching of another attempt to reach that glimmering, tempting, but never-achieved goal.”

The Soviets have threatened to carry out a new series of nuclear tests if President Kennedy goes on with his plan to conduct his mid- Pacific atmospheric tests in April. American authorities have announ- ced, from Cape Canaveral, the suc cessful flight of a missile powered by revolutionary new liquid pro- pellants topped by the largest war- head ever carried by a U.S. rocket, capable of being fired more than half-way round the world.

And, at Geneva, the Soviets are accusing the United States of lay- ing down impossible conditions for ending nuclear weapons tests, and the Western powers are claiming that the shoe is on the other foot, end that it is Russian intransigence that is holding up an agreement.

One form of arms restraint is still theoretically possible. That would be an agreement which would prevent the passing of nuclear weap- ons and techniques from countries now having them to the have-nots. But this would block a NATO nue- lear force, and this would be un- palatable to West Germany. That it would block Moscow from servicing Communist China is equally true.

But here again the timing proves to be unfortunate. Had the original timetable for the season been ob- served the Chinese would have had their national party conference by this time. But the Chinese post- poned their conference, perhaps for the very purpose of stultifying the discussions at Geneva. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko is talk- ing there in ignorarice of what may eome out of Peking and of what that may do to Soviet-Chinese rela- tions.

Since the first general disarma- ment conference began at Geneva thirty years ago this winter, how much progress has been achieved in this direction? In 1932 the weapons of war were bad enough, but they @eem like children’s toys compared

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Ontario’s Lead A practical approach to the prob- of readjustment to the Euro- Common Market challenge is taken by the Ontario govern- where the economics and de-

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year imports $286 worth of

per capita. By contrast the United States imports $32 per capita, and even such great trading nations as Britain and Germany import only about $50 per capita. The minister believes that much of this tremen- dous dependence on imports is due to what he calls “fabrication gaps”. These are situations in which com- modities are imported which could just as readily be manufactured in

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address itself to the task. As a remedy he proposes a special con- ference to locate these gaps and encourage Ontario manufacturers to fill them. This, it will be noted, is quite a different approach to the problem than the jacking up of tariffs against such imports.

As regards foreign trade, Mr. Macaulay proposes having a vigor- ous policy of trade missions. Also, he emphasized the importance of tax adjustments as incentives to industrial expansion. He announced, in this connection, that a special committee will study the possibility of reducing provincial corporation taxes for firms which increase their exports, their factory shipments, or their capital expenditures in a given period. Unlike some other forms of government aid, this would “act as a stimulus to aggressive firms but would not be an umbrella for the less efficient.”

Ottawa should take note of this trend in Ontario towards meeting the trade challenges of the future. This is where the old “national policy” of protection by tariff bar- riers had its origin, and where it is now recognized as being on its last legs, and past saving. Where, then, is the pressure coming from for re- tention and extension of these bar- riers? How is it that Finance Minis- ter Fleming hasn’t seen the light, and still talks as though our “special interests” must continue to be pro- tected by these outmoded means? Perhaps, with the Ontario govern- ment leading the way, he too may come to change his mind.

British Proposals

Of widespread interest is the publication by the British Ministry of Education of a plan for making English the second language of all Commonwealth countries. The pro- Pposals are embodied in a white paper issued last week as the second re- port of the Commonwealth Educa- tion Conference held in New Delhi last January. The keystone of the scheme would be a London centre for the sole purpose of supplying information on the best methods of teaching English.

Noted in the report is the fact that Commonwealth countries for years have been unable to fill key posts in training colleges and schools when specialists in the teaching of English as a second language are needed. Britain’s offer to recruit 20 or 30 experts to train those who will later train teachers of English will therefore be warmly welcomed.

In addition Britain has proposed a plan for training technical teach- ers and has undertaken to provide 40 to 50 scholarships a year for this purpose. The overseas student would get practical experience in industry and technical college training during the first year and a course of teach- er training during the second year.

The importance of textbooks is also emphasized in the report. Brit- ain hopes to organize a special! course in the writing of such text- books, the course to include prac- tical work in publishing houses. It has offered 10 or 12 scholarships annually for the purpose, and prom- ises of help also came from Jamaica, New Zealand, and Australia. It is noted that a succcessful plan has been worked out under which Britain subsidizes production of a limited number of university textbooks for sale in India at about one-third of their normal price.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It was a shortage of shamrocks —of all things—that hit Ireland last Friday night, on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day. Normally the country is well supplied, but this year thousands of Irishmen had to cele- brate the day without the traditional wearing of the green. Small sprigs of shamrock, hardly enough to fill & button-hole, were selling at three shillings (42 cents). Last year’s Price was sixpence (seven cents). Flower shops and street vendors blamed the shortage on the weather.

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THROUGH THE COLD WAR ICE

OTTAWA REPORT by Patrick Nicholson : Winter Capital Under Slippery Surtace

Oh, that snow! Ottawa is one of the great “winter capitais” of the

world. Typically one thinks of Ottawa coated in a glistening carpet of white, with a bright sun shining out of a clear blue sky. Rubber-booted feet tread softly in the quiet streets where the only sound is that distinctive frunch of hard-packed frosty snow underfoot One can al- most hear the jingling of the sleigh bells as the buffalo-robed Governor Ti ives up to Parliament Hill to open Parlia- ment. “Its real conference wea- ther,” the old-timers say, on days like this

But the coming of the automo- bile has put an end to all that, Gone is the silence, gone is the glistening white snow, gone are the sleighbells. In their place is deep brown slush, treacherous quicksand to the luckless pedes- trian stepping off the sidewalk, dangerously skiddish to the mo- torist and damagingly destruc- tive to his car. WINTER'S WORST PUNCH

Last week Ottawa basked in three days of warm sun which converted the unusually heavy February snowfalls into tinkling brooks running down the gut- ters. Then like a Sunday punch came the worst storm of the

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CITY COUNCIL SALARIES |

Sir,—It is noted from press reports that the Legislature is holding up a couple of Bills sub- mitted by the City of Charlotte- town. One of these bills relates to the payment of salary and expenses to Mayor and Council- lors and is held up to await re action of citizens of this com- munity. |

Enclosed herewith is copy a letter which I sent to the City Clerk expressing views concern- Ing this important matter. To this date I have not seen inthe reports of an y Coun where the letter could be of course that the let- ter was read but the contents ‘were not considered of sufficient importance to note. To date I have received no reply to the letter.

‘This copy of the letter is sent to you to emphasize that we as citizens are interested in what ions aretaken or contem-

Crockett and Storey Ltd. Per: F.J. STOREY, President. (Enclosure)

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year, nearly twenty-four hours of heavy wet snow, driven ev- ery which way by strong swirl- ing winds, and for two days cars were immobilized in open-air carparks, travellers were delay-

and meals chilled waiting for guests of honour, and the cleaners reaped a rich harvest of spattered clothes.

The Million Dollar snow-clear- ing machinery of the Capital was seemingly whipped by Na- ture. But in very due course lo- cal newspaper headlines de- scribed the main front page

story: Capital winning battle

against snow.

The battle which this Capital of course never wins is that against what in modern military terms might he called the anti- missile missile. The fallen snow is softened or melted by Ottawa 300,000 motor vehicles on the the ensuing night hours of little traffic but much frost, freeze that Canadian sea soup into a dangerously slippery face; and out go the salt-sprea- ders to resoften it.

SALT THE ENEMY

This process saves many traf- fie accidents, and perhaps some lives, In a typical winter, mun- icipal authorities spread some 12,000 tons of salt on Ottawa's 47 miles of streets, This rock-

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It could be that as a result of an increase in the financial re- muneration to councillors, the very people we need to conduct this City's affairs would refuse to nominate because it could appear they are more interested in the “pay” than the opportun- ity to “serve”. The prestige could suffer seriously.

There is another aspect which careful consideration when discussing remuneration to the Council in order to avoid future ' embarrassment. council sets the salaries and wa- ges for this City’s employees, In ie past, Council received no pay and could sit ina free and detached atmosphere to con- sider wages and salaries of all employees. Should members of Couneil receive a “

ditions for comparison w could affect the reaction and Judgement of individual mem- bers of Council when dealing with the continuous problem of salary and wages for the City's employees.

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; Salt is worth $14.84 a ton here- the city of Windsor, Ontario, | which is close to one of Can- ada's chief supplies of salt, can | buy it for only $8 a ton at the minehead. But the $178,000 spent by the City of Ottawa on salt does about $25,000,000 worth of damage to the motor vehicles of the citizens of Ottawa

Just look at all those brown- stained holes in the ies of cars! All rot each wheel, and along the central section be- neath doors!

That is part of the price we

mate, which costs us about 16 per cent of our income. It is a needless part of the price, for most of it could be avoided ei- ther by a $40 undercoating on our cars when new, or by the design of a Canadian Car intend- ed to cope with our climate. As it is, of course, we drive al- most exclusively cars which are suitable for the balmy climate of western Europe or the winter- less climate of southern U.S. |. For one thing I am grateful. 1 learn from Ottawa's chief salt- spreader that the rocksalt put on roads is merely table salt which has not been granulated. If it cqn corrode the metal body of my car, just exactly what does it do to the delicate mem- branes of my stomach?

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Bradford Smith in The Nation

SUPPOSE in an American city each ethnic group remain-

ed to itself — Italians, Irish, French Catholics, Negroes, Soaniards, Jews, Poles, er mans and all the rest. Each | had its own community— its own streets, shops, clubs.

| Members of one group couid never sit down to eat with an- other.

Their children could never play together or intermarry. They would vote only for their ‘own members. They were furth: er rigidly divided into three major religious groups— Pro testants, Catholics and Jews— which never came together and which interfered with one anoth- er's ceremonies and fest

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rate since Confederation. This might seem impressive until it is realized that this country is the second largest in the world in area—3,845,774 square miles

as compared to a figure of 8,- 598.700 for Russia. — Ottawa Citizen.

‘The board of inquiry into the conduct of Francis Gary Powers has completed its investiga- tion. It has so far neither prais- ed nor censt . Powers. It has merely said that he did

OUR YESTERDAYS From the Guardian Files TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Mar. 19, 1937) Bonnehinley, beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs, W. Chester S. McClure was the scene of a delightful St. Patrick's Tea, sponsored by the Guild of St. James Church. The large num- ber of guests were received by Mrs, McClure and Mrs. W. A. MacLaren, president of the Guild, The ushers were Mrs. Ed. Saunders and Miss Jacque-

| (Wr. Van Dellen will leaflet on care of the hair scalp if stamped, self-addressed envelope accompanies request.) | FEARS SURGERY | Mrs. K. Writes: Is it true that | it is not good to be operated | uupon during the change? My | doctor says I need a hysterec- tomy but I fear the dangers of an | operation while going through the change. REPLY Emotions may be a problem during the change of life but let's 10 ok at it this way: Have | the operation if it is an emer

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Excessive rest leads to inval- | idism.

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| gue. English is spoken by the | educated elite, French is being pushed as the official |i ie and at the same time the young- sters fortunate enough to go co school are being taught in their regional language.

Imagine all this, and you get @ partial idea of what life is like for the peoples of India. They all suffer from minority mentality. No one caste ut- numbers all the others. That means you are born into a min- minority you can never escape rom.

No ma) ority, tos linguistic minority, too. Hindus make a religious majority, but they again are broken up into

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Brigadier H. F. H. Hertzberg, GMD., DSO, M.C. Commander of Military District No. 6, Hali- fax who will attend His Honor Lieut.Governor DeBlois at the opening of the Legislature, ar- rived in Charlottetown last night.

TEN YEARS AGO

(Mar. 19, 1952) Flight Sergeant Bill Butler, formerly of North River, P.E.I. now stationed at the Com- monwealth Join Air-training Centre, Rivers, Man., is spend- ing his leave in the province. Fit.-Sgt. Butler was stationed at Summerside RCAF Station for three years prior to going to Ma- nitoba.

After twenty years service,

fi the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sergeant William Swin- dell has retired. A native of Guelph, Ont., he joined the for- ces in Ottawa and after serving in Nova Scotia for a short time, was posted to this province, where he served with units in Alberton, Montague and Char- lottetown.

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NOTES BY THE WAY

The Age Old Story

Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.

Closing The Powers Case

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fringement of his contract with the Central Intelligence Agency.

‘Mr. Powers had with instruments with whic! might have killed himself. And many people have blamed him for not doing so, This seems to be uncharitable and unwarrant- ed, for Powers’ contract did not order him to kill himself to pre- vent capture.

In fact, this phase of his in- structions seems to have been more or less neglected—and for a simple reason; it was be lieved that the U-2' plane was virtually impregnable. UNRESOLVED

Still. many people might say (indeed have said) that it was his patriotic duty to kill himself

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question that can scarcely be resolved. There cannot have been many minutes between the time Mr. Powers landed ard the time he was captured. Since he had not been instructed to kill himself, and since he did not have long to consider his situation, it is quite possible he never even thought of commit. ting suicide, The morality of suicide under and circumstanc- es is a further question.

It has also been wondered why Mr. Powers did not destroy his aircraft, in the way he had been told. He has replied that he was unable tordo so because of the pressures of the spine ning plane, and his question- ers have accepted this explana-

tion. NO EXPLANATION

Nor has any fundamentally new information been gained that would explain how his U-2 plane came to be “shot” d

Mr. Powers does not seem to fave been a properly trained spy. His contract did not ask him to be daring or a hero, be- cause so little risk was thought to be involved. Under the cir cumstances, the board of inquiry has done right in not judging him. How many people would have acted differently under the circumstances?

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