RENEGADE IN POWER:

K . The Author

(This is the ﬁfth of a series of twelve excerpts taken from the much longer version contained in RENEGADE IN POWER: THE DIEFENBAKIJR YEARS. copyright Canada, 1963. Peter C. New- man; published by McClelland & Stewart.)

Tim or three times a generation there appears in the House of Commons is very special kind of pol- itician. Hc manages. without giving up any of his part- isan principles. to draw respect from every corner of the parliamentary chamber. To the country at large he becomes a symbol of what lawmakers sho d be and hai'dl_v ever are. The Liberals had such a figure in James Ralston and the CCF in J.S. Woodsworth.

The only minister in the Diefenbaker cabinet who might have aspired to this illustrious brigade was E. Davie Fulton. its most respected and most unhappy member. During his seventeen years in Ottawa, Fulton attained more at an earlier age than any other Can- adian federal politician since Mackenzie King. When Diefenbaker named him Minister of Justice on June '21. 1057. he was forty-one and had a reputation un- blemished by any of the flaws that can stop an M.P. from reaching the t.op. He felt a real pleasure in politics and genuinely believed himself fated to in- tlucnce beneficially the course of Canadian history. This was an unlimited man. strong in principles, out- standing in intelligence. and the best parliamentarian in his party.

Handling the most diversiﬁed portfolio in the cabinet. be accomplished nearly everything that was demanded of him and more. But as the frustrations of having to work under John Diefenbaker‘ grew in- creasingly intolerable. the joy he had found in politics began to ebb. He still maintained the manner of a politician running his affairs rather than being run by them. but gradually his zeal slackened and his poise became that of a man turned inward for com- fort. rather than outward with assurance. No longer an agreeable companion. he became aloof and impa- tient.

Wroush 8“ 1“-*' “.‘5“PP°"“' making the British North Amer- memsv h°“'e"‘~"* Dav.” F“u°“ ica Act Canadian. His masterly new’ 1°“ ‘he qualities alt negotiations with the ten provin- m3‘l“ him 3 ma" “par ‘a 9°’ .cial overnments on the m r "“"3" marked 35 the ‘"0"’ camegso close to finai agreement science of the Diefenbaker ca- ;that only one more federa].pm. binet. These traits created at ‘vincjal conference in the ‘sum- once an aura of excellence which lmer of 1952 might have been re. s u i‘ I‘ 0 U I1 d e (1 evelfyihlng ‘he iquired to reach agreement on is touched and 3 01931‘ 1mPF955l°n iformula. But Diefenbaker vetoed that his political behaviour w_as;Fu1n,n-5 request to reconvene measured against an apprecia- (the meeting, Funong other maj- 11”“ ‘if Canada‘ "°“g‘t°"m 33' lor concerns at Justice included 1”l1'3ii0“5< "we must ":m1-‘ha’ ‘.the drafting and preparation for Si?-9-" W191 039“ 3"g“‘}’1dt“'1th ca‘ {implementation of Diefenbaker's binet 00 easue5- “W 3 We 3'9 cherished Bil‘. of Rights: pushing for» Fame’ than What We are ‘through Parliament a complete against. We need to offer not so l much €Vid€Y1C9 0f_ih9 Lib€1‘315' .lation which considerably eased East errofrs. as evidence the ianti-trust restrictions: revising .-0nSPl‘V‘a1\"*‘F' D305 0|” 9 ‘ ithe laws aganst obscene litera- ture " ture: and introducing into the criminal code a category of non- :capital murder which does not icarry an arbitrary death pena'.-

DID NOT FIT IN

Such an attitude isolated him among the members of the Diet’- enbaker_ liierarcliy. He simply 1:051» SE”;-.C0N].-IDENCE did not fit. among his colleagues. Another of Fultonvs important H9 "35 3 "°-"3l‘5' by tempera‘ contributions was his partial re- mam’; 3. “'99 land "’f°1'mi_“3 form of the bear-cage mentality T05’ b-V ‘“°1”‘at!°{‘3 and an m‘ .in dealing with the inmates leﬂectuaf bl’ t"a""m3' ‘federal penitentiaries which had

The_ pipeline debates of 1955 existed under the previous Lib- established Davie Fulton as a ‘era; administration, By pushing! major figure in the Conserva-l five Party. He had already at.- i tracted wide support among the upcoming generation during his L term (1946-49) as national pre-3 sident of the Young Progressive i Conservative Association. It was at. the urging of this young element in the Party that. he be- came a longshot candidate at the 1956 leadership convention.

Although he claimed to have had initia’. signs of interest from about 400 delegates. in the last ‘ two days of the convention the Quebec contingent — fearing a Diefenbaker victory —- swung decisively behind Donald Flem- ing. while many potential Ful-‘ ton backers. with overpowering anti-Fleming feelings. r ied ‘ behind Diefenbaker. HAD BEEN CLOSE

When the ballots had been counted. Fulton trailed a poor third

>Bef0l'P the leadership conven- tion. Dlefenbaker and Fulton had been quite close. Diefenba. ker regarded Fulton as some- thing of a protege. and Fuiton had twice flown into Prince Al- bert deliver Diefenbaker‘s French speeches. when John Diefenhaker‘s first wife died in 1951. it was Fulton the Partyl sent out to Prince Albert to ac- * 00131931} him on the lonely l train ride back to Ottawa. be- ‘ cause he was considered to be

Diefenhakc-r's closest ,' Two years later. Fulton was. host at a dinner party in honour ‘ of Diofenbaker's second mar-

ASPIRED TO TOP JOB 3 Although the P a r f y closed

ranks after the 1956 leadership

fight. Diefenbaker never forgave

servatives unexpectedly squeez-l ed into office on June 10. Fulton thought he would immediately. be offered a senior cabinet post. ‘ Instead, Diefenbaker asked him 1 to become the Speaker of the " Commons. ' ’

ed. Herwaited five days before . the Prime Minister telephoned‘ him to confirm his appointment Probably Fulton's most impor- ' tant accomplishment at Justice was to lay the groundwork for 3 .__________________

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The Diefenbaker Years

By PETER C. NEWMAN INSTALMENT 5: DAVIE FULTON

through the first major revision of the Penitentiary ‘ cc 1883. Fulton allowed an element of w act. it was probably n ot an overstatement to say group of Canadians had daily lives more radically alter- ed for the better during the Diet- enbaker Years than the inmates of federal penitentiaries.

baker over the advisability of sending RCMP re- enforcements to help quell the labor troubles in Newfoundland during

his joy in federal politics. Grad-

revision of anti-combines legis- c

of suffered

,12 The Guardian. Charlottetown, Fri. Jan. 17, 1984. ; SPORT or KINGS

Souris Boys Looked Great Despite Loss To Montague

Souris Bureau of The Guardian

Last w Souris Regional High School boys and girls play- ed host to teams from Monta- gue in exhibition basketb all games. The hometown girls had no problem whatsoever with the visitors, but. the big surprise of the evening came in the boys‘ game. The local lads lost to the visitors by only one point. after everyone thought that t h e y would be trounced. since they suffered a great loss. in the Cheverie boys. However. the locals held up well. and we think that they'll beat Montague next time o

The girls game was strictly

MR. FULTON

hope to seep behind the grey ails of Canada's prisons. in that no zheir

Fulton's surrender. to Diefen-

t h e winter of 1959 marked the end of

ually. Fulton lost his self- confid- ence. and Diefenbaker continued to undermine him. In the Cabin- et shuffle foilowing the 1962 elec- tion, Fulton was demoted to the ridiculously unsuitable portfolio ' orks.

TERMS OF RETREAT On November 20. 1962. his

"no contest“. Souris showed bet-5 ter defensive work. better pass-l lng. and better shooting. They girls from Montague gave one. the impression that basketball was an unladylike sport. and the less they had to do with the game. the better off they were. The locals were led by R om a MacDonald. who had a field day racking up sixteen points. and she would have scored a lot more. except that the c 0 ac it gave the second stringers a lot of work. Two of the guards. Ar- lene Boylan and Patty Mullally also played fine games.

In the boys‘ game. Le n nie Bouldreault played a s t e a d y game for the winners. with Eu- gene MacDonald leading the hometowners attack. Steve Clar- kson of Montague and Butca Cheverie also deserved honorab- le mention for their play. Ken Squarebriggs of Montague scor- ed thirteen points.

T0 RETAIN TITLE

After watching basketball as played this season. we will go on record as predicting that Souris girls will retain their title, as far as King's County is concerned, while Morell boys will annex the

voice husky with emotion. Davie Fulton called reporters into his parliamentary office and an- nounced the terms of his retreat. “The call of my native prov- ince," he declared. “cannot bo| disregarded. At no time .. a 3

there been a greater need for an effective and representative Con- servative Party in British Col- um ' I have been pressed to return to take part in this pro-

ess."

As the news spread that he would leave Ottawa to head the defunct Conservative Party in British Columbia. there was a genuine feeling of regret in a town not given to much emotion about departing politicians. He was leaving the deral scene not because his experiences had been such that no politician of high principles could bear u under them. but because he had humiliations that a par- ticlar politician named Davie Fulton could no longer endure.

NEXT: Alvin Hamilton

i sion is concerned. The big race

same honor as far as their divi-

for the girls will be between Morell and Souris. and the same setup should apply for the boys.

The hockey picture. except in the minor brackets is not too

bright as yet. The Crossbonesi are winless to date. but. ave played every game with only six of their regular team. The Soul- is Flyers haven't been at all im- pressive. while Morell’s scoring in their games has been by play- ers who won't be with them the playoff trail. Of course all three teams have another week or two before they hit the play- offs. and a lot of changes could be made between now and then. I most certainly hope so.

0 E

Minor hockey is once booming in Souris. with a program. Starting early in the

again fu

; morning until early evening. ex-

cept when there‘s skating. The

minor program is under the di- rection of Reggie Peters an John Hughes. aided by other volunteers. and assisted by the management of the Souris Rink. The Souris Recreation Com- mission will be starting a drive for money in the near future. This organization. since it came into being. has spent a lot of money on the youth of this area. and plan to keep on doing so in the future. The result is very evident. in the two main lines covered by the commission. Two

y lies 0. . Night Raw 5 5 Electron: 0.

0.lwas active on slaughter steers 114-15; cannon and cutters 10- and yearlings at steady prices il3.50: good heavy bologna bulls at the Ontario Public Stock- ls-20; common and medium 16- yards Thursday. . .

Heifers were under pressure Replacement cattle 110: Good and selling lower. Cow prices light stockers $5 with good were barely steady on the top steer stock calves to 8.50: me- grades. dium and common 17-21.

Pei-fcctionlsts 5 Oilers k Fed-

BEDEQUE

Mr. and Mrs. George Eu“ TY!!! V3119)’. were recent ' at the home of Mr. Ellis‘ moth, er. Mrs. E.S. Weeks and ‘I Weeks. ‘ "

erals 4 Untouchables 1.

Women’: League: Top Notch- ers 4% Hungry Six #2. Blue Owls 5 Riddles 0. Les Tranqullles 4 Pin Smashers 1. Touchdowns 5 Riddles 0.

Veal 03” Price-S WEI‘? 5le3dY~l Calves 144: Choice vealers 34-

Kenneth Muttarl. has relur, I-log prices were higher andl ' ‘'5

ed to his home in sea,-mow"

sheep lam-b prices were 36; good 30'”; medium 25'”; f; d - - . steady lcommon 21-24; boners 15-20. ll’. er .""t:rg‘;,"‘.g 3 "“"°’ Opera. Hogs 2,439: Grade A at Tor- 1,0" "1 9 “Me County H03.

Slaughter cattle 2.171: Choice on“) z7.35_28_4o dosh‘ In 2&4“; steers 23-2350 with fancy feed- heavy sows zo.m_35_ E)‘: steers '9 24-30? 30°“ 21-50': Sheep and lambs 189: Good .. .50; m ' ; ~ 1548; ch°:i‘c“e‘“ hgﬁgis ‘;‘l’f;‘0'$‘;’;‘ handyweiglit lambs 23.50 pier good 19.50.21; medium 1749- "“"“’°"w°‘3"“ "“°“' ‘“' per hundred- in

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on the line fence just south of the orchard and a song sparrow flew up in my face. She had

nest of four eggs under one of the boards so I let the gate lie and constructed a new one. The last time I peeked at lihe nest four young song sparrows about filled the n st. A few mornings. later. in the dawning before I was out of . the mournful dirgc of the birds told me that

Mrs. Edna Jenkins, in men‘ ing some time at the liomgoi her brother. Dr. Henry Mom Summerside. after undergonp treatment in hospital for a bmﬁ en arm which she suffered 5,“ eral weeks ago.

medium 14 - 16.50; choice fed Nuﬂied at $1 yeai-lings 23-25; ood 21 - 23: weight: common and mediu good cows 15.50-16.50; medium|16-21; sheep 3-10.

99 Grafton Street

minor hockey teams won Island titles for the first time last win- ter. and in the past year. Souris has a n n e x e d five baseball crowns. And track and field is also booming. So. when this drive commences. shell out.

Souris Regional High School

is going to hold the town's first ly

winter carnival at the end of this month. Or. at least, it is tenta- tively set for the last of this month. Races. sports. ice statu- es. etc.. w’ featured. And they will crown a Carnival Queen. The coronation will done by last year's lce Sports Queen. Shirley Battersby.

We'll have the exact details for you next week.

BOWLING NEWS

With a little over a week re- maining in the regular schedule, the Smoke Eaters of the Souris Men's Bowling League have sewed up first place. going un- beaten in nine games. They were held to a tie in a game with the Perfectionists who are also unbeaten in seven games.

he Touchdowns moved one half point ahead of the Pixies in the Women's League. but. the Pixies have a game in hand.

League standings: Men's Lea- gue: Smoke Eaters 403/2. Night Hawks 31. Flintstones 28. Per- fectionists 27‘-5;. Federals 271/2. Hawks 19%. Untouchables 15'/6. Oilers 7. Electrons 6. Hillbillies

Women's League: Touchdowns 2585. Pixies 25, Top N.otchers 25, Blue Owls 21. Riddles 16, Pro- fessionals 14‘/5. Hungry Slx 10%. Les Tranquilles 91/2. Pin Smashers 5.

BIG TEN. Women's League: D. Young 178. B. Mahar 175. A. MacDonald 170. 1. Power. 163, M. Leslie 162. I. Kassner 162, E. MacDonald 161. C. Walsh 156. E Clinton 156, M. FitzPatrick 151

Men‘s League: E. Glenn 222, W. Pierce 215. E. MacDonald 199

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E. McGaugh 198. C. MacDonaldi 196. C. Peters 191. J. MacDonald‘ 189. W. Paquet 187. J. Maclntosh m

185. H. Poole 183.

High singles last week were: Edgar Glen. 277. and Mary Clinton 243. High threes were: Edgar Glenn 699. and Eleanor

ll Clinton 576

Results: Men's League: Flint- stones 3. Hawks 2. Federals 5 Oilers 0. Night Hawks 5 Hillbil-

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empty. I could visualize this cat poking a muscular fore paw and hooking out both nest and moth- er for only one song sparrow, the male was hovering in the nest vicinity and uttering a lone- note that would never be an- swered. Later in the morning the robins pin pointed him in the hedge. I was ready with the riﬂe when he poked his vilianoii s head out through the {rings of spruce boughs. I aimed for the bridge of his nose. I was a hair's ' breadth off to the right and the I bullet entered between th e bridge and his left eye. He nev-i er knew what hit him but birds did. The silence after the shot was like as if a tap was turned off running water. As II

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you in their own language and can make themselves under- stood. Sure birds develop ulcers when the going gets real toughl and I also believe some of them develop a sadistic trend oil thought just like we humans.

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MONTREAL (CPl _ prices‘ were generaily steady on the Montreal livestock markets this week. Trading was fairly active _ .. under a good demand.

Receipts: 2.378 c a t tle. 1,531 calves, 732 hogs and 123 sheep ' and lambs.

Choice steers 22 - 22.50. good 21-21.75, medium 18.50-20.85 and common .50. 5‘

Good heifers 19-20. medium .'

Good vealers 30-36. tops to 36.50. Medium 24-30. common 10-24 and grassers 14-17.

Grade A hogs 50 cent: higher at 25.50-26.75. Sows 16-17.

Good lambs 19-21. Good sheep

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