Page 4, The Harald, Thuracay, Saptember 4, 1979 TERRACE/KITIMAT daily herald . Published by Sterling Publishers General Offlee «635-6357 Cireutation + 635-6357 GEN. MANAGER - Knox Coupland EDITOR. Greg Middleton CIRCULATION. TERRACE - 638.6357 KITIMAT OFFICE - 632-2747 Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum Siree?, Terrace, @.C. A member of Verifled Circulation. Authorized as second class mall, Registration number 1201, Postage pald !n cash, return postage guaranteed, NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright In any advertisement produced and-or any editorial or photographic content published in the Herald. Reproduction [a not permitted. OTTAWA OFFBEAT BY RICHARD JACKSON Ottawa- Immigration Minister Ron Atkey can stop wondering whether his plan to settle 60,000 In- dochinese refugees in Canada may cause a backlash. He's already getting It from all sides, and his world- saving scheme is scarcely beyond the initial an- nouncement stage, Only a few hundred so far have been flown in and the government is wondering where al] the ‘‘sponsors’ those peopie who were going to provide much of the initial accommodation and some of the funding—have 80 quietly vanished back Into ancnymity. Atkey and External Affairs ster Flora Mac- Donald seemed to get caught up in an intoxicating - euphoria of what their departments ed “humanitarianiam.” “Its the good and decent thing to do,’’ said Atkey when he thought how he might fill up some of those supposedly empty acres between the Canadian east and west coasts with homeless Southeast Asians. _ And perhaps it was. ; : If he could have done it by waving a magic wand , ‘and without public cost, inconvenlence and objection. ‘ One of the difficulties i s that while there may very ‘well he plenty of empty acres from sea to sea, that ‘wasn't where the refugees were deatined to be settled. : Theelties , it has turnedout, far fram empty spaces, ‘were chosen as if by mutual agreement between -Atzey's immigration people, MacDonald’s diplomats ‘and the rootless refugees, : Toronto was one of them. : And Mayor John Sewell, generally a small ‘'1” liberal, assumed to be one of those do-gooders so popular with Miss McDonald and her world-savers, dn’t like a a “A seat plabiage he oi ang those arebis,. |. very words--"" can't’ab em because of 8 ight housing shortage and high rents.” : And in Ottawa where the whole idea started in the ‘inventive head on Ron Atkey, guess how many ‘“eponsors” broke cover in Rockcliffe Village, Canada's wealthiest suburb , home of cabinet ‘ministers, financiera, retired industrialists, and “ heavy " inherited wealth? 1 | ' One - Just one, Ayah "Poorest showing of any dletrictin-the entire nadfoitéi 1) capital region, - Poor Ron Atkey, ' So aiven to thinking off the top of his head and ‘worrying later. Now he's tripled hia quota from 1,000 a month which, it he aticks to it or la stuck with it, will bring 50,000 homeless Southeast Asians by the end of next year. The cost? Straight off the top, the air fare for the 50,000 to be collected later, perhaps. "Then an initial # million to operate two central “yeceiving "centres, for resettlement, in Montreal and Edmonton. The ultimate cost? Atkey has no clue. He and his senior bureaucrats are huddling to try and puta bottom line figure on what they.admit will be the biggest, by far, refugee Program ever undertaken by Canada. Pe Gs ‘It only came as a second thougthA6 Ik people that they personally, like It or not, & pould be involved. For there’s the schooling, you seé, Not just for the children, but language teachers for: the adults. a Only a fraction of the refug an English or French. Soit'a all golng on your tax bill, aha way 0 going ony ht why directly through school taxes, an Ottawa for everything else. LETTERS TO By ROBERT WINTERS MONTREAL (CP) ~- The surface seemed calm in the traditionally troubled -waters of Quchec’s maximum-security penitentiarles as summer began. But there are signs that tension is building, “The summer isn’t over yet," senior penitentiary official Gerald Marineau eaid warlly as he glanced nervously toward Laval Inelitute, the century-old prison all] known as St. Vincent de Paul to former lsoners when they gather to trade rror alories. As it turned out, Marineau was right to be wary, Several days after the interview, a prisoner was transferred to a nearby psychiatric centre alter holding two instructors and about 30 convicts hostage in the prison workshop for three days. Conditions at Laval are con- sidered important by priaon ob- servers because It was alao the scene of a rampage by more than 200 convicts in 1876 that caused $500,000 in damage. Several milea away in an office near McGill University's downtown Quebec look Rose said youths of 17 and 18 are used sexually by "les gros loups" (the big wolves) serving long terms and who are constantly on the watch for “fresh meat." “They killed one of the young fellows Inst year in a washroom there. They have a lot of hangings, too wW Inside Archambault's imposing gates topped with rolls of bar wire, the head of. the workshop program is feellng philosophical as he gives a tour of his shops, emptied of prisoners because of a scorching hest wave, Fournler, who atarted aa a prison " jnstruclor 12 yeara ago, sald the atmosphere can be tense in the workshops which are watched by guarda through one-way windows high on the wall. “They can open the windows and point thelr guns if they have to, But there are never any armed guards in contact with the prisoners becausé they could be disarmed too eaally. “You eventually reallze you have to trust the prisoner behind your back,.If you're always looking over your shoulder it creates tension and this is what can cause trouble. OF s at trouble key members of the committea — which had spearheaded a four- month strike in 1078 — were tran- slerred to Laval Institute. The breakup of the prisoners . committee — which Included Paul Rose — still is defended by penitentlary officials. “That was a good decision,” says Marineau, head of penitentiary ascurity for the Quebec region. "Say you have a strike going on which has been called by the prisoners’ committee and all the prisoners are Aitobeving the rules, This la massive insubordination, “In such a situation, even the smallest spark can make things reppoasiillt "our d ty hs 4 to reapons » our duty, y neutralize the prisoners who are responsible, “Hf some prisoners are having an evil influence, the warden can and must take acHon. Et’s like with the October Crishe when there was an apprehended insurrection,’ for the transfer of Rose — who . played a central role in the 1970 crisis — Marineaw sald ‘the ad- ministration wasn't any harder with him becawe he waa with the FLQ.” Censor nantsintn Mt naan eK HR HC KEK MMMM ORME d part of an Il-part feature on prisons “They're trying to keep the lid from blowing off,'’ said Josh Zambrowsky. Further east in a crowded working-class district of the city, the bead of a more militant prisoners’: rights group laughed bitterly when asked whether the situation has im- proved. “‘There’s no way things are quieter,”’ Jean-Claude Bernheim said as he prepared the latest issue of Face a ie Justice (Facing Justice), a magazine banned from penitentlaries but distributed to families and friends of those inside, “There's more repression and this has led to more suicides and at- tempted auicidea. “There was the case of Richard Racine who committed suicide July. 4lnSt, Vincent de Paul, Everybody, Including hia family and lawyer, had asked he be given psychiatric treat - ment.— but this wag refused.” Nearby, the mother of former FLQ member Paul Rose was getting. ready to enter hoapital for an operation but took time out to give an emotional! account of conditions in the three Montreal-area maximums where her son has been “St, Vincent de Paul le the worst,” sald Rose Rese, a leader of a political prisoners committee seeking the release of former 1 nembers of the Front de Liberation du Quebec, which used violence to promote Quebec independence for a decade beginning in the early 1960s. ‘It's horrible In there, they've got rate and it’s run on the basis of punishment, They use the hole a Jot aid prisoners are left ‘there for months at a time. When they come out they're emotionally demolished,’ As for Archambault Institute, a maximum-security institution 30 kilometres north of Montreal, Mrs. course, we watch out for some prisoners more than others.” As for the possihillty of his being taken hostage, Fournier sald he is aware that at any moment a prisoner could tell a guard outalde his office that he wants to sea him. “He could come in, lock the door and call the authorities to tell them he's holding Fournier as a hostage.". Several hundred feet away In his dy office facing the front gate, Archambault warden Andre Lemarler geta angry when he's asked why things have been quieter aly, “What do you mean quieter?" asked Lemarier, who has a rep- utation for belng tough, ‘There could be a riot here next week, There's still a lot of violence, we recently had a murder and there was a hoatage-taking ln June.” Lemarier has been sitting in a hot seat since he took over the controla of Archambault after the previous warden, Michel Roy, was shat dead in February, 1976, by three men while he was clearing snow from his driveway. Although no arreats were made, responsibility for the shooting was cluimed by a group calling itself the Prisonors Revolutionary Army, which sald Its brothers in prison have experienced ''the brutal force and utter futhity which now existé in the Canadian Penitentlary service.” The Quobee Human Rights League described Roy's murder 60 “an unhappy reault that was almost inevitable given the extraordinary repression he exercised,” including extensive use of tear gad. The shooting follewed a lengthy conflict between the administration and Archambault's 18-member prisoners committee which was continuing to press demands for better conditions, Just before the shooting, several Rose waa sentenced to two life terms for the kidnap and murder of Quebec labor minister Pierre Otay de th 1 da "s death came several days after a letter from Rose was published in a Montreal newspaper saying the conflict at the prison had become serious. ’ Rose's letter also said officials at Archambault were seeking to provoke the ers to violence in order to gain the support of public Spinton for whatever measures are in. Although 18 months have passed since the shooting, the scars have mot healed among prison officials. Roy's murder “put a lot of pressure on the wardens, we can still feel it,” aald Marineau, “The tension has diminished a litle but there stil] are threats in one .... form or another, There is a lot of | atreas for the wardens, “The wardens were armed for a while and their homes and families were protected by security guards, But things are coming back to normal again now.” Marineau aald one factor in the climate returning to normal is the recent creation of a new regional analysia unit he heads “that deals with preventive BeCUT LEY) ABR! 0s analysis of information., telligence.'* The security unit exchanges in: formation with the various police ’ forces and analyses pat iPriscn ou ow disturbances to fin tential outbreaks can be avoided, sald, : “One thing you have to remember ae oe ate, a olen @ in. Quebec, They’re criminal, dust because they're in Prison down't mean they become calm and law-abiding,” WASHINGTON CP The Canada-U.5S, finds its roots in differences between the jurisdictions claimed by the two nelghbors when they and other countries adopted 200- A look at the bac ee about $170,000 a year. But Jjeopardizé praep there was a threat that the ‘ embargo might be extended to other fish products, Canada ships about 860. _ million worth of fish to the U.S. each year, $70 tuna conflict maritime’ TUNA Senate approval Coast ti Canada, cepts emer kground and no single country shoulc be hha tish toe it in- ects: for ‘iew Kest sh treatles:with Basing its position.“on on netging from the licn '"Uhited Neows Law of the Sea i discriminately " As a result, legislation used to extend U.S. coastal jurisdiction to 200 miles in 1077 specifically exempts THE EDITOR _ Sir: The Canadian Red Cross Society, on July 15, 1979, launched a nation-wide campalgn to ralae monies for the Vietnamese ‘boat people”, Today, with the drive now officially over, the Red Crosa haa realized & ike total of $925,000. I am proud to note that $157,000 of this amount has come from the Benerosity of British Columbians. The proceeds of this campalgn will be an ex- tremely important con- tribution to the International Red Cross operations in South East Asia. With over 400,000 “boat people" atill lving in Red Cross operated United Nations refugee camps, the total monies raised will beused to provide emergency food, clothing, medical supplies and shelter. On behalf of the Canadian Red Cross Society, 1 would ta express my elncere appreciation to the many warm-hearted British Columbians who have materially helped 40 provide these homeless people with a new lease on life. Sincerely, Judge Darrell D. Jones National Chairman International Affaire Canadian Red Cross Society mile coastal limlts earlier in e decade, Past attmepts to reconcile the differences have produced little result, And so when migrating albacore tuna swam farther north than usual this year, with dozens of American fishing boats chasing them into waters off the coast of British Columbia, a clash between the two laws ap- peared inevitable, So far, the dispute has resulted in a roundup of 19 American tuna boats - an unusually tough action that is seen in some quarters as a possible attempt byCanadato | wrest concessions from the U.S. in other fisheries areas, For example , Canada is disturbed by U.S. moves lo open an experimental herring fishery off the coast af Washington state. The U.S. sent Canada a diplomatic note a few weeks ago about the fishery, which Canada fears might pose a threat to Canadian herring fishering in British Columbia, The U.S. vesponded vo the tuna boat seizures with a ban on tuna imports from Canada-which total only from the West Coast and} from the east. ay A department spok says the boat selzures-* only exacerbate” (he confi between the two countries. an t: subcommittee, Representative John Breaux Dem. La, warned that the Canadian action might fisherles Werence,-Canada claims " ietotta er. fish within 20) mulled Of ita coasts, Ln- cuditg ting. This position is " phiited™ by. many other coutitriea: | : The U.S, takes a different view. It says that a migratory high-seas fish such as the albacore should be managed internationally TODAY IN HISTORY Sept. 4, 1978 President Willlam McKinley of the United States was shot by Leon Czolgosz, 8 young anarchist, 78 years ago today — In 190L — and died eight days later, Some historians belwme that Czolgosz may have been weak-minded, but little is known about the assassin be- cause he was soon executed after a speedy trial. The assagsination resulted in greater security being given to subsequent presidents. Czolgoaz had simply queued up te shake McKinley's hand, concealing a pistol under a handkerchief, 1620 — The Mayllower set sail from England with 102 Puritans aboard. 1093 — Wilhelmina was crowned Queen of the Netherlands, 1914 — The first battle of the Marne began in the First World War. 1952 — Canada's firat tele-, vision station was opened in Montreal. i%a — Prime Minister Henrik Verwoerd was assassinated in South Africa's house of assembly. albacore tuna from coastal control outside of 12 miles from shore, the extant of jurisdiction under previous maritime ANB. Ae U.S, rejecta claims by other countries to such control. TheU.S. have been leading s drive to revive the Inter- American Tropical Tuna . Commission-a fish management organization whose members include Canada, the U.S., Mexico and other countries-as an iternational body for con- trolling albacore and other But in the meantime, American boats can, under U.S. Jaw, follow the migrating albacore into foreign waters outside of the 12 miles the U.S, recognizes as the area of forelgn juriediction, Officials involved in at- tempting to settle the tuna fight say of giving U.S. boats access to the tuna in return for undisclosed U.S. con- cessions. . The cross-border fishing agreement currently before congress are designed to end a fish war triggered by other difficulties . It’s under ground — to save some money . Man, (CP) — After their first day in Bran. Sony underground school, teachers and studenta say it's really no different from going to achool anywhere else, “Ths go bright that J just don’t think about {t belong under- ground," says Diana Crulse, a grade 4 and 6 teacher in the school. othe soot ras been bullt into the hillside of a growing . Ite design — 78-per-cent underground ape one r] pes and eliminate vandalism and heavy weathering Russ Roney says that when most people think of uniteground the Imagine mines and tunnels, But the new school, with its vibrant yellow walls and rows of Tuorescent ting, is far from a darkened cave. Principal Harold Stewart says, “You'll never Geta sere of claustrophobia in the building.” Many of the school's students agree, although some say dergrourd is different.. moa fet fower a. you don’t feel as high,” says grade 7 ll Denis Gauthier. mi Jassmate Laura Lehman’. says whe misses belng able to look out windows to see if it’s raining. But she Ls pleased to be part of a school with such notoriety. “"T Hke it ance they say It's the only underground school da," she says. ome school han partial classroom walls with huge circular windows. A person standing in the centre of the school can look through windows in three consecutive walls and a¢e the other end of the bullding or look stralght up ata skylight, Tt can accommodate 725 students ut at present 435 from Kindergarten to grade 8 are enrolled. The underground, or "low profile” design also saves Land, although saving land Is not crucial in this instance. The school is surrounded by about seven acres of park, Atop the school thare will be an acre of playground. Some doorways and corners stand about 2.5 metres above ground. The National Research Council ls monitoring the building to determine how much energy it will save, The building has other energy-conserving features, auch as timers that turn off electrical features auch as heating and parking-lot plugs when the bullding lsn'tin use, The achovl initially was ta be completed in the fall of 1978, but was delayed because of a construction sirike last sum- mer, Sod is still being laid outside and some construction is inside, Stewart says he expects all classrooms to be finls ad b the end of the Week andthe reat of the school by the end of next month. Multinationals take control of seeds now By ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA (CH) —:Metiattianal o mical com- panies are taking control of the world’s sced trade and the re- ault could be crop failures and infestations greater than ever imown, says a book released Wednesday, a Seeds of the Earth is an attempt to make politician and the blic aware of the growing domination of the seed industry by afew major companies and how tliat threatens the crops which are a major part of the human diet, author Pat Roy Mooney told reporters Wednesday, The book was released during the annual meeting of the World Food Council. Agriculture ministers and senior government officials from 36 member countries are seeking agreement on ways to get more food to the world’s hungry. The malin threat posed: by the new sved.gaints iy eradication of the wild species of vegetable and grains, found mainly in developing’ countries. ‘Without these’ ‘species, hybrid crops cannot have new traits bred in to make them resistant to new eats and diseases. Leas of this ability could lead to the destruction of many North American, Australlan and European crops ln a few decades, Mooney said, The wild species are eradicated by the introduction into owe countries of the hybrid products of the seed ni Among the multinationals which have taken over seed companies in recent years are Ciba-Geigy Ltd, of Swit- zerland, International Telephone and Telegraph, Pfizer, Union Carbide and Occidental-Petroleumrot the-U.8, and Royal DutchShell of the Netherlands. ; Many of the companies have questionable records in plant or roduet safety, the book notes, pansion of the multinationals into seed company own- ership in many countries has been sparked by introduction of Plant breeder legislation, Mooney sald he hopes Canadians, especially farmers and seed growers, will take a serious look at plar'-breederrights legislation the Progressive Conservative government saya it will introduce for discvasion, ae Former agriculture minister Eugene Whelan had promised such legislation but backed down in the face of opposition from some farm groups. Mooney mld that while 0 seed atorage banks have been set up around the world, few receive adequate funding or proper facilities to ensure the seed will survive P If there are no checks on multinational ownership of peed companies, farmers could face a amall selecHon of seed at much higher prices, Cheralcal companies could produce seed which would only grow when accompanied by thelr fertilizers, And if there were major crop failures or infestations, it's unllkely the multinationals would take any actlon. The multinationals can still be checked, Mooney says. “The financlal resources and technical expertise to collect and conserve endangered genes is weil within the political reach ‘of governments and agencies. ‘peeedinn preeele goveramente, can act to protect pubis ‘breeding p ms and cur @ expansion of the glo! seed industry into their own tercitory e EDMONTON (CP) ~ A University of Alberia art professor says he believes ihe is the first Canadian artist to be given a one- A MILESTONE FOR THE ARTS | the Terrible, the with the Tartars.” Moscow Is “alive with: * people” at all times of the day, Woharth Baid. man exhibltion of his paintings in Moscow. Harry Wohltarth’s show, which opens July 1, He found the elty in- vigorating, ‘There is somathing brooding about . Bculing ” 1980, ‘Includes 20 water- haomething ma a After his return to color cityscapes of yo onten, he arranged a Moscow and 10 Canadian prairie landscapes in "howing of his cityscapes acrylics, in February and invited The paintings of epresentalives of the So Moscow were made Vietembassy In Ottawa to attend. He also gent them either during or just afte : photographs of some of the works. the artist’s visit to the capital of the Soviet Union last year, He went The result was an there primarily fo study agreem icons = religious por- Mescow'a * International traits painted pain- Friendship Centre to put stakingly on wood. the Wohlfarth work in a Wohlfarth said: “I was onémanshow Ina gallery. ringing impressed by on Moscow's Kalinin @ city. When you stand Prospect, - on Red Square, you can The Moscow paintings feel Russlan history come fit W : ¥ allve; you can feel Ivan oblfarth's long-term interest in cityscapes,