- also benefit Canadians.

PAGE 2, THE HERALD, Friday, January 20, 1978

EDITORIAL |

The Happy Warrior

With the dealth of “The Happy Warrior” -
‘ former United States vice president Hubert
. Humphrey - statesmen in a number of countries
took time out from the usual political gesturing,
: and the parry thrust and cutting of the usual
' accompanying sword play to pay tributes and
sing the praises of one man who became more
lived in his year of dying than most in their
. lifetimes of service. _
We are hearing every day, in the bitter
' remarks of the TWU strikers, expressions of
‘ hatred toward B.C. Tel- much of it because it is
said to be ‘an American owned company”.
- My mind rolls back to those very precarious
days in World War 2 after Canada had
: unilaterally declared War on Germa ny without
being certain which way the United States - (with
an estimated 40 million citizens of German origin
_ and ancestry) - was going tojump. In November
of 1941 our Division of Canadian armed forces -
approximately 40,000 of us - were at the mercy of
the German U-boats (submarines) as it zig-
zagged across Aijantic Ocean. -

One ship in our convoy was hit by a Germa n
torpedo - then - what a beautiful sight to see
occurred, From out of sight across the flat
horizon - first as tiny specks then as quickly
growing objects there steamed an entire flotilla
of United States warships - including at least one
giant battleship - to the rescue and the safe
escort of our 40,000 Canadians. ,

What was the U.S. Navy - not even at war -
doing, protecting Canadians en route to the
European conflict? Well, itseems there was one
vessel with U.S. mail aboard, and the
“Americans” were merely protecting the U.S.
Mail! We Canadians were being defended by
those awful “Americans” at the cost of countless
millions of U.S. dollars and the risk (and loss) of
U.S. lives - without one word on paper, and
without the cost of one penny to Canadian tax-

payers. ;
After the War, in the Canadian North-in the
high Arctic wilderness, faced by the threat - this
time of a Russian attack - United States planes,
heavy equipment , and thousands of construction
workers were at work installing a5 million dollar
“Distant Early Warning’’ line of defense, The
announced purpose was to give the U.S. more

warning time in case of a surprise attack with -

nuclear weaponry -. but no one would argue the
same measure of defense and warning would
The instances of
“American” generosity” to Canadians in the
North by U.S. airmen; the number of Eskimos,
Indians and non-Native Canadians rescued,
flown out on mercy missions to hospital, found in
search and rescue missions; taken in (always

without ..charge). for treatment mV. built .

hospitals -.run into the ‘thousands.

Canadian gratitude for this? I can testify to .

one town in the North that had been supplied
with free services by an U.S. Army - built
hospital, a free Community Hall and other gifts
for years. This town needed some roads
building. The town “fathers” thought up a novel
idea. Since the U.S. base had used “their”
(Canadian) gravel to build the airport, why not
demand the se-and-so “Americans” put it all
back - as roads! When the ‘“‘demand” reached
the C.Q, he shook his head. ‘Forget it!” he
laughed. ‘Tel ’em to let us know where they
want their roads and we'll not only build 'em for
them - we'll also black top them!"’ ... and he did.
Were the town fathers grateful?... What do you
Now I may be strong on this one - but it is my
recollection that for years, anyway , when
Canadians phoned numbers in the U.S. they were
billed the lower U.S. rate forthe long distance
call, whereas, when ‘‘Americans’”’ phoned to
Canada they paid the higher Canadian toll.
Knowing how quick Canadian shopkeepers
were, in past years, to discount U.S. dollars to
tourists, I was surprised to find last year in a
visit through the state of Washington that in a
number of stores - near the border, at least - the
lower value Canadian dollar I used for my
purchases were taken at full U.S. face value -
with no dis count, even though the bank ex-
change rate called for a 6 percent loss.

U.S. businesses and “American’ er

trepreneurs have invariably paid top salaries”

and top prices wherever they have gone. They
have been noted for their generosity - whether it
be Lease-Lend or Marshall Plan; flood relief,
famine relief, earthquake relief - any and every
country-friend or foe alike - finds the United
States in their ahead of anyone else with a
helping hand, millions of dollars and no
suggestion of repayment.

In recognizing the greatness of The Happy.
Warrior, Hubert Humphrey let us see in his ‘-

beautiful example, some reflection of the
greatness of the Nation which he so proudly
served. E.S.

sat brea Speban

“You wasted all day taking this film and
it’s blank!”

this happen
was fare--the senior.

Ottawa
Offbeat

Ottawa-You should has
it 80 good, .
To all the goodies that
go to federal public
servants-those pension
indexed artistrocrats of
the working force-have
been added the privilege
of two years of severance
pay in case of requested
resignation.
This newest and fan-
ciest of the public payroll
e benetits is for the

-madarines, the boffines--

or the way the
regulations lay it down-
the senior executives of
whom there are in-
creasing hundreds.
The ordinary working
stiffs of the service, the

_ $15,000 to $30,000 bracket

group, require no such
protection. .
They've already got
something better, the
next thing to a job
guaratee for life, it being
at next to impossible to

secure a dismissal for.

any reason.
‘apparatus af ap-
pealm so complicated

stands in the way of any P

* deputy, aps even a
deputy pera Cabinet ¥

wanting to do some

It's simply too time-
consuming and the
volume of paper-work

involved just im-
mense to make it worth
the trouble.

So the rank and file
working staff doesn't get
fired, he gets promoted,
or at worst, transferred.
’ But your high-priced
senior executives whose

annual “‘take” can run to.

$75,000, is slighly more
vulnerable.

It is possible ismiss
hiim, the polite
way,through the face-
saving process

uested retirement or
resignation,
Used to be that when

ded- and it

getting thesack would
recieve compensation of
a year's full: palaty. :
the. ‘kidoff. com-
én has. - been
widened. © 7

- It covers not only those

“requested” to take their pa

leave, but those whose
jobs, through curtailment
of government prgrams-
or even mor improbable,
a reduction in over-

spending--should be
eliminated. |

For those who cannot
be placed in “Satisfac-
tory” new
corresponding in salary
and jioto their old

position: two years’ full

ayment of ‘‘goodbye
athe

And this could happen
if Prime Minister
Trudeau is serious about
all the talk of letting the
air out of his overblown
Cabinet. :

It could stand so e
deflating. ; ;

Teh Prime Minister, if
he has done nothing else,
has produced the biggest
ever Cabinet in 10
years of Confederation.

Thrity-three members,

count ’em and their
overblown cost, *
Talk is that to.

demonstrate-even if it
means little, actually~
that heis retrenching, the
Prime Minister plans
pruning as many as five
super uous departments.
t won't be easy to find
“satisfactory”: positions
for all thepublic service
boffins whose jobs
vanish, Jos -
So. there ought to be
quite a goodly number
petting “that ' “golden
indshake””’ of two year's
salary. = _
The new pollcy--two
qaqwithout being on the
yroll-conveniently

- gorresponds. with the

recent fronunclamento
from On High, that senior
public service executives
uitting their jobs are
forbidden during the next

itwo years from becoming

“consultants.”
“Consultants” being
the . polite term for
madarins--like recent
deputy Finance and
Trade minister's--taking
early retirment with a fat
pension bonus, and going
work with all their
insider” knowledge for
firms doing business with
the government.
If you can’t beat the
public service, and you
can’t, then better join. it.

position,.

Victoria
~ Report

«Cyril Shelford

The forecasts for economic improyements in the
next two years seem to be anywhere from fair to poor.
One thing is clear, if we face difficult times in the
years ahead it will be mainly due to cur own actions
and not those of other countries as we lead all other
nations in opportunities If we only work together.

No one group can be blamed for our present
problems but rather our.soclety as a whole where
many strive to take more out of the economy than

they put in, in other words they try to take a quart out

of.a pint bottle. .

First of all since the end of the Second World War we
have developed a society generally detached from the
realities of life. We still firmly believe the Govern-
ment can give us everything free and all will turn out
well, as it has in the past, if we turn our backs.on the

oblems of strikes and lockouts and highcosts of all

inds from the highest interest rates in North
American to the highest wages and salaries in the
world for each unit of production.

Since 1976, the mistaken popular belief has been that
the economy can return to normal with excessive
reguldtions and duplication of Federal and Provincial
authority in the fields of Environmental controls and
Resource revenue taxation. Thishas caused such
confusion, uncertainty and delay that thousands of
people are left jobless, while authorities in various
departments either pass the decision making to
someone else; try to over-rule the decision. of
someone; or else turn the decision making over to
ressure groups which causes further dissention and
confusion. This process can go on for months or even

ears,

As Colin Beale in’ Beale’s Forest News ted out
recently, simple decisions in Canada can be delayed
for months or even years where the same decision in

‘the U.S.A, would be made in a matter of hours or days.

We see it all the time where, from rail or road to
and transport, developments can. be held up for
months so that studies can be completed.

Studies are the only booming industry in Canada at
this time as input from all groups is r before
decisions are made. These are often paid for by the
Government which hardens positions of i
grou : and makes rational ions next to im-
possible.

Governments are elected to govern; the Opposition
iselected to oppose; Governments should listen to the
people but if the people govern you have Anarchy.
Also, the people have their say in the next election
which is the safeguard of Democracy.

if studies are required then they should be carried

out by these elected te Govern either Federal,
Provincial, Regional or Municipal and not by self-

of appointed groups funded by Government. If this is to

become common practice, then elections become
meaningless. . ;

Committee type of Government, whre the respon-
sibility for decisions can fall on various departments,
gimply does not work as we see in the development.
field where numerous departments can and do hold
projects or pass the buck to someone else. It
popular to blame the Civil Service, but they too are

ustrated by lack of decision and are not sure which
department or pressure group will veto or delay their
decision. ss ae

In developing mines, timber, hydro oil and gas,
rks or transport, it could by any of the following
departments that stop or delay a project; Forestry,
Mines, Fish and Wildlife, Env ent or it could be
the Federal Fisheries, Environment or Transport. It
is good to get opinions but the final decision, whether
we like it or not, has to be made by one department
and if this is not done we will see more and more of our
people joining the long line of the unemployed.

very week we see various industries stopped or
delayed in the development of projects whi might
hire only 10 to 20 people but in total would employ
thousands. This is often the reasons why compa
companies with money to spend turn fo the U.S.A. or
some other country where decisions are still com-
paratively easy and regulations at a minimum.

It is time all of us in our society woke up to the facts
of life. The developing world does not owe us in
Canada a living and can get along without our
resources. Full employment and a healthy economy
are impossible with the many road blocks we impose
on Industry through the delay and high taxation
required for the many jeb-creation programs, which
are non-wealth creating and furthermore wouldn't be

required if the economy were allowed to function

single Government or party can be blamed for
the present dilema in which we find oulselves because
‘nearly every regulation, which delays and restricts
someone ‘doing something. was asked for by one
pressure Breup or another. {aken singly they mean
itle but in total they bring te economy to a stand-
Itis time all Governments in Canada guit listening
to. the noisy pressure groups and settled down to

properly in‘the first place.
No

govern for the silent majority who elected them in the
st place, and leave
the next election. .

e people to have their say at

for economle validity. Base
cally, every unten member
would put in fewer tities al

God, according to one.re-
spected . source, made the
world in six days. This was

. market

“list

‘accomplished ‘in large purt
' because He wasn't unionized.

The labour movement be-
gan asa good cause but hax
lapsed increasingly into’ ab-
surdity, Far too much of fa-
bour’s energy today is dedi-
cated fo fhe premise that, if
one manijcan do a job in one
how, igeoul take two
union men two hours ta ac:
complisli the same work.
Lately; that kind of mentali-
ty hasbeen directed towards
solving the ‘unemployment
problem.

The “solution™ put for
ward by Cunada’s union lea
ders gets an “A” foringenui-
ty, another "A™ far chute
pah- and ‘a resounding “F™

lowing the available work to
be spread over a.lirger num:

ber of workers. ‘The enteh Is.

that each of these workers
would get-the sume. tuke-

hone puy ia return (iv less.

work,

Canada tacks jobs for two
basic reusons: our wage rates
ure too high relative to our

pracuctivity sind. our ‘taxes

ire tuctrageous, Both these
ne: -fangied “cures” for un-

“employment could prove

worse than the disease.
soe

Think small’ ig an editorial
message from the Canadian
Faderation of Independent

Business

ce!

a
eo.
y ok

*,

vs ne _
ps tag a
a ey.

Terrace streets can be chilly-and windy too, as this women and her charming
young child in matching sweaters, recently arrirved in town from Fraser Lake

discovered this week.

RIVERS AND SHORES-By Jim Culp

Predictably, tough
environomental laws and
regulations are beginning
fo get a rough ride par-
ticulary from the Forest
Indusiry...and..its.em-

oyees. «. ;
dustry BC. Forest Tn-
ustry is fin it in-
creasinly mare“ difficult
to compete in the world
because our
lumber, plywood, pulp
and paper are becoming
more ex ive than that
produced in many South
American, Asian and
European countries.
Why is it more: ex-
pensive? One of the main
reasons, according to the
Industry, is that CAnanda
and British Columiba

environomental laws are . Rhi

costing the B.C.
producers more than
their competition.

In many countries
environmental controls
are very weak or non-
existant,-much the same
as we had in this country
before people woke up
and realized what water
and: air pollution was
doing to our rivers, lakes,
salt watey Inlets and the
very air we breath. While
I agree that = en-
vironmental laws and
regulations increase the
cost of producing all
manufacted -products,
whether it is wood or steel
and I recognize the dif-
ficutly that all Canandian
Industry is having
competing with cheaper
foreign competition, I do
not agree. that  en-
viroromentalcontrols
should be singled out ar

the primary reason fur

increasing rates and the

contributed in varyin
degrees to the difficulties
(hat ANADIAN = in-
dustry (and not only the

Forest Industry)faces in 7

the world today.
Whenever unem-

ployment inereases, sales
‘op

and - profits -

decreases-the first thing
that industry screams
about are the —en-
vironmental laws we can
no longer live with. Laws
and . legislation’ are
enacted to control
something. whether it is
driving a motor vehicle
while intoxicated or a
pulp mill polluting a
river.: Usually the in-
dividual or company
brings the tough laws
upon themselves.

For yeard years people
who. were concerned
about pollution and en-
vironmental degradation
and. the - subsequent

oes on- have all’
B serious!

deleterious effects upon
fish and all animal life,
including people, got no
where with industry.
Industry very seldom,
ever volunteered to clean
up their operations and
‘this includes the. Forest
Industry. Organizations
such as the B.C,
WILDLIFE Federation,
the Steelhead
Society,S.P.E.C. as well
as many others had to
fight tooth and nail with
politicians that it was
time to do something,
otherwise our rivers
would like the Rhine and
out Pacific salmon and
trout could become as
extinct in rivers such as
Fraser as they are in the
ine.

In,an historic move on
Jan, 18, the Vancouver
Province reported that
the rival Council of
Forest Industries, B.C,
Truck Loggers Assoc.,
4.W.A. and the Council of
Marine Carriers joined
forces to fight the
amendments to the
Fishries . Act.hgogether
they believe that massive
dislocation of the In-
dustry will occue if the
new amendments - are
enforced.

I would like. to com-
ment on one areaaf
concern expressed by the
group. Apparently the
Fisheries SErvice has
laid out a time table of
five years Whereby all
storage of logs in rivers
und stream estuaries will
huve to cease and the logs
will have to be stored on
land, It is known t that
the accumulation of bark
and wood upon the bot-
tom of an estuary ¢an
retard its
roductivity, which in
mi has contributed to

the decline of many
salmon and trout runs in
B.C. What are the
choices, should: log
storage be. continued in
estuaries’: saving th
Forest’: Industry 23:20"
thousands ”:-of“dollars,
while contributing to a
decline in fisheries
production-which in turn
will hurt the commercial
Fishing Industry and the
Rereational Sport
Fisher? Or should logs be
stored on land at an extra
cost to the Forest IJn-
dustry while benefittin
the Commercial an
Recreational Fisheries
through greater fish
preduction. os
Its quite posible that

the Fisheries Act may .
“now be too powerful to the

degree that it couple
cripple the Forest Tn
dustry. Somehow I doubt

that a law written by-
. intelligent

y
t ple for the
benefit of ¢
Canandians will go'so far
as to seriously hurt on of
Canada’s largest in-
dustries, unless the in-
dustry is question is in-
dedd creating ‘a seious
negative impact upon
other resoureces - and
users. If the Forest In-
dustry haddone a better
job of policing itself in
past ears, it would not
lacing the tough
restriction now being
imposed upon it.

Cars

Lifestyle is a personal a-

_wareness of good health

habits, it’s following them
or choosing to ignore them.

TERRACE

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