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Newfoundland
‘really dumped?

. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) —

on

Was’ ‘Newfoundiand’s. 1910

aillip McCann .of Memorial University, - who has
have. existed to make the: colony Canadian. ©

‘Smallwood. attended the meeting and hotly disputed:

| McCann's theory. |

ul cannot for a moment ‘accept “(MeCann’ 'g) naive in- —

ference .. . that-Britain, engineered Confederation,” the
taper Newfoundland premier said. “Confederation was
by 52 out of every 100°Newfoundlanders,

mn who |

documents at the: British Public Recotds Ottice showing

"{here’ can be little doubt that..Confederation’ was .

epgineered by the British, almost: ‘éntlrely: in ‘secret and
~ Jgrgely by the Treasury. Newfoundland: ‘atid Labrador in
_ barticular were used as ‘Pawns in a deal with the
Canadians. a

‘McCann's ‘theory revolves ‘around: ‘Newfouindland’s $100

_ million in economic needs,’ which neither Britain nor the
celony could afford to pay but Canada could. By the end of
thé Second World War, Britain was more than $5 billion in
debt and needed loans from Canada.and.the U.S.

.Newfoundland needed - $100) ‘million -for economic -
development, road building, health care and education and
the Dominions Office wanted to hand over the money.

The. -Treasury disagreed. Economist John. Maynard
Keynes, an adviser to the British government, warned
Canada and the U.S.. might see the $100 million for
Newfoundland as a sign'Britain didn’t need thelr help, -

The Treasury prevailed, but in the “atmospliere of what

MéCann calls “sentimental imperialism” in the Daminions |

Office, it was. proposed in secret memos to allow Canada to
e over Newfoundland, That-started a series of covert

meetings between British and Canadian diplomats with

’ Labrador’ | forests: and mineral riches as bait for Canada.

At a convention ° ‘to. ‘decide what kind of government -

Newfoundland wanted, Smallwood became famous when a

_ pro-Confederation Newfoundland governor ordered the .

convention’s Proceedings be broadcast live on radio. |

Prospects: for. Newfoundland entry Into Confederation
seemed. to:be improving, but the ‘Treasury's plans were
almost foiled when the convention decided by a vote of 26-19
not:to put the issue on the ballot.

contrived to have the. Confederation option on the ballat.
They also told | Newfolndlanders no riiore money would be

forthcoming: One memo says that decision was Planned t to”

“make the Newfoundlanders’ flesh creep."

Other moves included appointment of an expert as 7

constitutional adviser to the convention: while ‘the British
subily emphasized the gbries of the new Canadian social-
welfare system. .
As the campaign for Confederation became. bitter and
violence threatened, the British secretly : ordered a » warship
to stand by in case of disturbances, . Se,

1 "published “every weekday. at 3010 Kolin sret, os

wey

Maria Teylor. .: a a

try Into Confederation the result of a brilliantly executed. |
paign by Joseph Smallwood: or’ was it: ‘part. of-a.con-. fe !
_ bhiracy among British and Canadian plottera to p dump. & the |:

vered British documents suggesting a conspiracy’ may

that she (Britsin) never lifted a finger, The one .
ows that: is standing in front of you.”; 3.5002

MeCann, a professor of ‘education history, sald he found .

’ released Thursday.

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strip by G.B. Trudeau, has gone but Is not
-- forgotten,
absence for 20 months. Fans are sorry to see
_him go, and.they wish for his speedy return.
“in the Herald we are now featuring For Better
or For Worse.’ oe a 7

~ _ childfen can blame overeating.

~ Skills: poor »

“NEW YORK (AP) Secretaries who can't rend and

_ bookkeepers who can’t cope: with fractions are: ‘among |
~ employees ‘with acaderiie shoricomings’ who cost. U.S.
bisinesses ‘millions of dollars each year,: Bays. a survey

«Losses ‘due-to errors th invent “control, accounting
and even correspondence. impacts . significantly. tipon
product’ quality and’ corporate performance," said the
Centre for. Public.’ Resources, which’ -_sondlyeted: the
_Brivately-financed Study. ok

“The non-profit centre,. based in. New York, seoks io unite
public and private interests In addressing social problems.
More than 75 per cent.of the conipanies responding to the
Survey “reported thé problem was 50 severe that they must |

z= collectively spénd millions of dollars’ annually in remedial
_ .. training for their employees,” the report said.
This was too much for the British, who McCann says |

But the. survey also sald more than 75 per, cent of ‘he
school aystems . responding. momar thelr Graduates
adequately: prepared for employment, 4 oo

’ The study showed: we
_— More than 40 per. cent ‘of the ‘companies said théir
secretaries have Problems reading at the level required by
‘the ‘fob. ‘
> ime Half -of. the companies said their. managers ‘cannot

: write paragraphs free of ‘graminatical and spélling errors,

and half said thelr skitled and semi-skilled worker, such as

; bookkeepers, ‘cannot complete, math: ‘Problems, involving

decimals and fractions. °
. . Behools aippear to have underestimated the

m portance

_ of- basic, or. academic, akills. as compared with’ yoca ional
‘training, for successful. employment of students. ..
In’ ‘addition, “the overwhelming majority of companies

have hot estimated the cost- of. basig, skills deficiencies,

- either in terms of direct 0 or indirect cosis;” the centre “adld,

+The survey. was sent out to 2,195 companies, 446 secon-

: dary schools and. 60 labor unions. Respatee came from 184
: Companies, 128 schools ‘and seven unions.” :

, "Only. five: companies teaponding ta the mirvey tried t to»
‘estimate the costs resulting. ‘froin deficiencies in their work

. forces. One, Identified only as a manufacturing concerg in
thd northeast, - estimated ‘anniial.” costs: of. $250,000 in”

materials waste and work that had to be redorie bociauba of -:
inadequate skills; the centté said, :,
' ‘The tentr'e said 4 task force of educators and corporat

"executives has ‘developed business-edacation parinerahips .
| to help improve siddents” basic Shillley. and it Plans to add
[> more'such partnerships this year,
About: 90 per cent pf the companies ‘nd schools. ‘tespon-'

ding to the study supported such co-operative efforts, the +
centre sald...

The sutvey was pald for by Ameriean Telephoie, snd

Telegraph Co., Prudential Insurance. Co. ‘of LA erica,
Gannett Co., the Ford Foundation and the Chatles Ss éwart
Mott Foundation.

sl etAind a Sli ean'sibe pat a wi Hehe wie
.,. Wonders for an adult; Gleeson sa

Trudeau Is taking a leave of .

“HAMILTON ( cPf— Matthew Simpson’ 8 s downfall started

. about: three years ago when he became addicted to junk
food = potato chips, pretzels, cheesies, corn chips: and 7

chocolate bars, *
_ Now the 11-year-old weighs 128 Pounds, although he hopes |

1 to be down to:98, pounds by August. oy,

Matthew. is one: of. an ‘estimated 30 per. cent ‘of North
‘American children: -who.are overweight and ‘headed for a
‘ Iifetime of fat fighting. Some are only a few pounds over,”
but many are obese — — more than 20 per. cent. over the ideal
‘weight for. their, height, ‘age.and-frame.' <:.

Dr.: fom Gleeson, a -specialist in treating ‘overweight
_ People, says by the timeé.a child gets to his clinic ‘he has ©

, Zone through a lotof emotional and psychological trauma,”

., !Khave to deal with the. mother, usually. Tre kid lan’t here

«+ of his.own will, Kids are a lot more difficult ‘to-treat than ..

obese. adults because they don’t have the willpower, they're :
,, nat motivated and they don’t understand why: ‘a change is ;
necessary.” robeisi gga -

Mao

"You absolutely cannot view a child without
tremendous risk to their Pituitary system,’ he said. ‘

‘very delicate balance and’ the obesity. indicates there is.
already some instability in the pituitary‘and hypothalmus,”
an organ below, the brain which controls body temperature. _

- Most’parents know. little about. pediatric nutritiqn, ° ;
‘Gleeson said, adding he is critical of parents who are to
obsessed with ‘welght loss that they will put. the. child ‘on ..
;'samé expensive, dangerous diet while ignoring the obvious’

“need for a regimen of emotionally and Physically beneficial.
st exercise, : :

“In five per cent of the cases, obesity can be blamed on .

"internal malfunction, he said, The remainder of overweight

. Obese’ Children are dopmed to a ‘life of loneliness and.

unhappiness unless they and their parents are motivated

now, Gleeson sald... <—- .

- They may be academically succésstial pecauise thiey have.

. nothing todo but study, he sald. And in later years, the lack |
“of social and family ties may: give them ‘time to gevelon a

/ North Americans ‘overweight >

reas ei ‘anti ‘Basketball a

‘Tt’s a. organization, blames fast foods for ‘much’ of the excess:

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" uerative career. Those are the only advaninges Gleeson ,
ean think of. o
"Obesity is a'slow, progressive discase,"” he said, “All of. .

ushere (at the clinic) get a palit: ‘when we geea really Bross
three-year-old: . :
“If that child wasa: diabetic, he'd ‘get certain special care -
from his parents, siblings and teachers. a
"But bécaiise he's obese, he’s called a slob and a pig and
ends.up with a ‘ rejection ‘that.is carried through his whole
life from psycho-sexual development aS an: adolescent ie
» problems: getiitig a job-as an‘adult.”
~ Regardless of the cause of bélig overwelght, exercise i .
the key-to effecting a weight.change, Gleeson said.“ ‘""*’
He recommends the kind requiring ‘the ‘patience. and
“participation of parents — dot, “putting the kid on a hockey’
; team where he'll make'a good goalie because he’s 50 big," ;

atti, - adn Ww. watching» snacks, ~ playing: -

and-taking-over his: alster’s'-
ay ae -Watchere, which acodbeanle
"children: at. age OF. “yo er smariectivetobtysrecditiy :
e - mendati¢n. fo, a

~ Phyllis Goudie a “Toronto-area supervisor for’ th 2 . ;
poundage. White‘there is some niitrition in'the meat in’ An
‘hamburger, kids have to’ at at through hlghrealorie, lows)

“Sometimes the closest these kids. get to a vegetable is ce
" the-onion on the hamburger," she said...

“Goodman also believes children’: ‘have | access iG more’ .
. Spending money but: ‘they,’ ‘don’t have’ to pecount to their
- parents for-it. . ;

“Kids have more to apend: They aren't taught to save 20,
“they spend a lotof iton junk'food. Anda lot of them don’t-do':

_ anything except sit around and: play Pac Man or: ‘watch .

television.” :
More girls than boys belong to Weight Watchers, but their:

- rate and degree of success are similar. Most have 20 to 30

‘polinds to lose... «|. :
“H's hard for them, When they don't lose auc they Bet
" frustrated. They 8 wont instant,  gatistaetion,” ”

_ Robinson. dumped as. critic

‘OTTAWA. (CP) _ ‘Controversial New ‘Democrat MP"
“Svend Robinson, once labelled a ‘‘crybaby” by Prime
Minister Trudeau in the Commons, is losing his job; as parly
justice erjtic, NDP insiders say.

“Robinson, 'a ‘30-year-old “Vancouver “lawyer who has ©
-deferided homosexuals in: the armed forces ‘and called
former. justice minister Jean Chretiet'a lar, became too. ;
“outspoken, one party’ source said. Chretien now ig energy 7
iminiater.

* Leader Ed Broadbent's decision. to replace Robinson with”
lah ‘Waddell, another West: ‘Coast lawyer ‘and the party's’
"energy erille, came after Robinson git his. caucus tiled Jast
month’ with some comments on a Vancouver radio show
* about liberalizing- prostitution’ laws, we ;

. The shift in-the NDP shadow. cabinet is expected to’ be
‘announced by Broadbent early next week and could see oter
MPs. agmume new. responsibilities...”

. Robinson’s sudden departure from the juetlee spat brisigs -

* down’ a‘star that began rising two years aga.’

The MP for:;Burnaby was sparkling in July, 1981, when
“nbservers were. impressed by his’: performanée’ on, the”
Cominons - televised . committee. established be handle
_ constitutional change. ” : oo
_ But as. time passed, he became ‘entarigied in volatile .
_confrontations, some of which did. little: to enhance’ his .

i ‘gredentials in the Commons.and inconclusively { fizzled. oul.

“8 Barly one day last winter, rumors ‘burzed on: Parl ent:
:Hillas a Robinson aide telephoned reporters to say é MP.
‘had solid evidence that Liberal patronage was involved. at?

: ‘Speaker Jeantie Sauve's | choice of. youthful guides: dF Hill! x conde saw et Api

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~ The allegations were never proved.

* Later, Robineoy. accused ‘Chretien’ of “ying: about a.

.Jodicial report én the conduct. of Justice Thomas. Berger: of!
~ the: British Columbia Supréme Court, who. had Publicly

provinces but Quebec.

‘thetorically, if. Berger was: as much ‘a “erybaby" an
‘ Robinson. ;

.. Everything apparently boiled over last motith - = “although S

* Waddell and. Ian Deans, the acting NDP! House leader; deny
‘it —.when Robinson told a Vancouver radio host the party

“gippotts decrIfinalizing prostitution and the repeal of laws
"Against bawdy houses, ; _
Robinson told his Interviewer thie rah fead local

cob,

deviounced’ the: conalitutlorial accord © refiched by “all ies ihe

rpaudeau tidleuled Robinson durlag thie ineideti, ‘asking --.

governments to decide to allow bawdy houses in rat aan
instances." : :

It-was all too rhuch for the NDP caucus in Ottawa, which,

: ” immediately passed a motion declaring it does nat support:

- prostitution and does not back establishment of. “red Might"
“districts... .
” Robinson says he was misinterpreted,” at -
“I belleve that my record as justice critic for this perty i is
“one that] can take pride in,” he said inan interview, adding.
“that he ‘could not-confirm the change in jobs.
Waddell’ spot as energy critic is expected to be filled by
- another. British Columbia: MP;' Ray Skelly, ‘a teacher

; _Fepresenting Comox-Powell.: River:

~ Revival needed

Canada won't salve tts ‘economic problems by tinariging

| expensive job-creation schemes but must work for genuine

“eeonomic revival by cutting: interest rates: at least: three
percentags points. and fostering investment, the Canadian
- Federation:of Independent Business said Thursday.

‘The small-business, lobby made’ the. recommendation in
' tts anniiat pre-budgefsubmission to Finance Minister Mare
_ Lalonde at a two-hour closed meeting,

- Whe federation, representing 64,000 small businesses, said.
“lower . Rone Yates, to -{uel: the economy are - vastly
sive Rpending:..n fact, i sald, Ottawa —
ign. of its debt Joad through lower in-

he” coun Teaource. —'. en-
trepreneurship ~ can’ rig filéashed and Canada’s ‘overall.
economic health will improve, the federation added;
“We're at-the crossroads and there's a ‘right ‘way and a
way for Oltawa to lead us,” ‘said federation president

“fhe wrong :way is to build cathedrals in the desert or
large public works projects’ such ‘as a ‘domed atadiups.”
Is another development, ‘the Canadian: dollar : put ina

.. fleeting appearance atxive 82 cents U.S, in'ivorning trading
~"Thuvaday: before retresting ‘to BLER: by. ih close of foreign ,
exchange markeia,

“Acialysta said It-will probably ‘cross ‘ihe. barrier again a
within the next few tfading days en and ainy relatively a strong
in fomning months.

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