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12 The Guardian, Charlottetown, Wed., Jan. 22; 1984.

RENEGADE IN POWER:

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The Author (This is the ninth of a series of twelve excerpts taken from the much longer version contained in RENEGADE IN POWER: THE DIEFENBAKER YEARS, copyright Canada, 1963, Peter C. New- man; published by McClelland & Stewart.) To those who observed the Ottawa scene closely in the years between 1957 and 1963, the most im- probable figure in John Diefenbakers improbable cab- inet was George Hees, the member for Toi'onto-Broad- view who served first as Minister of Transport and then took on Trade and Commerce, the portfolio that had so long been the personal domain of Clarence Decatur Howe. _ _ “Gorgeous George," as his detractors called him. brought gusto to the business of government, a delight in power and in self that few men can sustain past the age of 20. A huge man. healthy. 1'1Ch, and hand- some, he was master of the Big Hello. He loved party- ing, swimming, football, and sometimes gave the phy- sically frail the uneasy feeling that he might. at any moment. get down on the rug and wrestle in a burst of boyish goodwill. _ _ _ From the time that Hees went into politics he was plagued by charges that he was a mental light- weight. a perpetual playboy, an amiable Scion. But, to the utter astonishment of the people who thought they knew him well (and this meant everybody who'd ever shared an elevator with George, so transparent seemed his talents). Hees turned out to be. the most successful of the Conservative cabient ministers. It was a success based not on good luck but on hard work and an an untamable zest in everything he did—- which ironically. in the end, brought about his dram- atic downfall. _ _ _ _ Part. of John Diefenbakers appeal in the 1937 and 1958 election campaigns had been tlie'feelin.g he gave that his party would handle the people s business with a dedication and excitement that hadiit been seen in the land during the Liberals’ fat. smug years

Dieienbaker Years 3y mas o. NEWMAN ‘*

-riic Subject.

~ boisterous goodwill revealed

themselves as the protective

himself who first mentioned the swashbuckling Torontonian as in possible heir. All a trade con- ference dinner I-n Ottawa '

Minister had placed his arms on the winter of 1961, the Prime Hees‘ shoulder, anointing him with these words: body can tialne your

first.

But less than two years later John Diefenbakers reachbii to -the name George Hees would be a very different one.

NEXT: Olive Diefenbaker

"George, no- place. You're

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rier Centaur with 500 comman- does aboard sailed from Aden

Tanganyikan coast.

riflemen of the Royal were sent back from manoeuvres in They were ordered to ' the Kenya capital to await any call to proceed to the troubled Tanganyikan capl- tal of Dap es Salaam. The British forces were mus- tered after African troops staged a bloody mutiny in the young East African republic. The uprising oc c u r re (I only eight days after rebels seized ba .

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Fourteen persons were re- ported killed during Monday’s -fighting in Tanganyika’: capital Dar es Salaam.

Former Islander Dies In Ontario

The death occurred Thurs- day. Jan. 20 in Port Whitby, Ont.. of Dr. Carl A. Dawson. a former native of Augustine Cove and Victoria. P.E.I. He was 76.

Dr. Dawson, was a retired professor of sociology at McGill University. He was a resident of P.E.I. for many years before he moved to Montreal. After re- tirement he had several offers for teaching positions in the Un- it ates at several universi- ties. ﬁr. Dawson has kept a s u m m e r house in Victoria, P.E.I. for the last 15 years which

The fate of President Julius Nyerere's moderate gov- ernment wa s uncertain al- though various reports sald he was still in control.

2.000 1 troops including a crack com-] Inando unit to Tanganyika for;

The Royal Navy aircraft car-‘

At the same time, 800 crack.

he visited for tour or five months every year.

Dr. Dawson is survived by his wife and four children. John and William. both residents of Tor- onto and Helen. Mrs. Laurie Straghan, Harrow. Ont. Frances. Mrs. Robert Burrows. Montreal and several grand- children. Also surviving are four brothers. Ivan Dawson. Be- deque: Elmer Dawson, Augus- tine Cove: Ulric Dawson, Yar- mouth. N.S. and Haddon Daw- son. Florida. U.S.A.

The funeral will be held today

at Port Whitby. Ont.

of corporate efficiency. But once the Tories were firmly ensconced in office, the problems of power wore down the enthusiasm of nearly all the major figures in the Diefenbaker cabinet. _

Hees remained a refreshing exception. not because of any outstanding personal brilliance. but simply because he. cultivated with flashy single-mindedness the limited talents he did P058955- 1-le applied to politics the same animal will

' his approach to everything. PREPARE WITH DOGGED DETERMINATION

He had compensated for his failure at high-school football with a grim private training schedule that eventually made him a star linebacker of the Toronto Argonaut team which won the 1938 Grey Cup—Canad;ian football‘s most coveted award. After he had been ﬂattened in a 1933 amateur boxing bout at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. he resolutely slugged his way to the heavyweight championship of the British anmed services. When World War II broke out. he trained himself just as hard to be a good officer, and eventually earned battle honors as an infantry brigade major. public life _ in sports and the army. and became a key influence in the Conservatives‘ return to power.

Although he turned 50 while in office. Hees continued to look more like an athlete in his prime than a middle-aged politici.a‘n. His face. flushed with good health and bursting out of a peren- nially too-tight collar. was nearly always adorned with a "Let's go team!“ kind of girin. I-Iis bu: frame (210-pound. six-foot- three! seemed to be planted on the ground with a permanent backward lean. as if he were holding the world’ on a leash. LED SINGSONGS AND PLAYED CATCHER

George Hees was a hard-breathing refutation of the theory‘ that Canadian politicians have to bc stuffy and pompous to be successful He loved to lead singsongs at parties. to play catcher at the MP5 annual baseball game. and to trade quips with backbenchers in the parliamentary corridors. His poli- t:ica~l duties seldom limited his fun. Mounted on a bronco and waving a cowboy hat. he led the parade that opened the 50th. anniversary of the Wainwright, Alberta. Stampede. When he was supposed to turn the sod for Edmoiiton‘s new international airport in 1958. instead of meekly digging up a ceremonial shovelful of dirt. he mounted‘ a bulldozer and efficiently ploughed up the first 20 feet of excavation.

M3592;“¥§?.§.§§§°?§.m”;fccMi?;l This Slapstick approach to promotion. on October 11 1960 , politics was typical of the public to the prestigeous Trade and iimpresslon ﬂees frequently pm" Commerce portfolio. To placerlected N h.1m§°lf‘ m W35 °“]y the federal Government actively upon ".1°re"mma“e a°q”"‘““ta“°e on the Side°0ff promoting me that his effervescent charm

power that charac-

He then proceeded to prepare for’ with the same dogged determination he had shown’

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country's m a n u facturing in- ‘ terests called for a complete re- 1 orientation in Ottawa's postwar? emphasis on the development. of

natural-resources sector. Just as the notched proﬁle of; C.D. l-[owe had been the symbol' of the rugged individualism re-’ quired to open up Canada's hin- terland. so the sprinting silhou- ette of George Hees would have’ in be recognized as the driving. spirit in the fisted process} of persuading reluctant Cana-, plan businessmen to get out and ; sell their products in stironge; and difficult m-arkets. “I'm wil- ling to do anything that will in-, crease Canadian exports. I'd‘ stand on my head in Piccadilly‘ Circus. if I thought it‘s do any good." said the new Trade and Commerce .\llIllSLJ€.l‘ a few hours after talking on his new assign- ment.

EXPORTING IS FUN The precise impact of Hees’

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merce. Canada achieved .3 fav- ourable balance in merchandise exports over imports. for the first time in a decade. Devalua- tion of the Canadian dollar, the wheat. sales to

all partly responsible. was George Hees.

Canada - exporting can be fun. his efforts would have been well worthwhile.

But I-lees‘ greatest accomplish-

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