PAGE A4, THE HERALO, Wednesday, August 25, 1976

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Taiwan is not

Although almost twenty nations pulled out, the XXI
Olympaid was a credit to Canada. The rumblings of world
politics reached Montreal, of course, and this had been
expected.

What had not been anticipated, however, was the flap
over Taiwan, Canada’s insistence that Taiwan must not
represent China at the Olympic Games caused a good deal
of consternation south of the border. But in the end, the
United States gave way. Taiwan withdrew although Prime
Minister Trudeau had said the Taiwanese could march and
compete under their flag — provided they did not carry a
sign designating them as the Republic of China.

Mr. Trudeau’s decision was based on international law,
and on Canadian convictions. Very soon after Chairman
Mao Tse-tung proclaimed the People's Republic of China an
October 1, 1949, Canada began moves to recognize the
Peking regime. A number of leading Canadians urged the
government to follow Britain’s example of switching
recognition from the Chiang Kai-shek government to the
Peking regime.

But in 1950, the Korean war intervened. Canadian
recognition was delayed by twadecades, and when it finally

The poor - and the rich

Canada’s decision to cease nuclear cooperation with India
may be unfortunate in that it will cause temporary strains
in relations between Ottawa and New Delhi. Yet it was a
wise and necessary move. The Indian government had used
Canadian technical assistance to make nuclear devices —
or an atomic bomb, to put it more crudely. The Canadian
decision is a reminder to all that nuclear bombs remain to
this day one of man's greatest follies,

It was said in 1974 when India tested its first atomic
device that it was merely an experiment. Yet it proved that
India could make atomic bombs. The last thing the needy -

population of India'wants are costly’and wasteful nuclear *

weapons.

Mankind has foolishly got itself into a corner where the
size of nuclear and thermonuclear bombs has become a
status symbol. The military establishments of the two super
powers, the United States and the Soviet Union, have grown
to enormous proportions. Fhe U.S. defense budget now taps
$100 billion. Between them, the super powers spend well
over $200 billion a year on arms and other defense ex-
penditures. That figure represents 40 years of World Bank °
yoane to the developing nations at the current annual rate of
ending.

_ Food resource

The concept of a world food bank is not new. It has been
proposed at regular intervals by United Nations officials,
agriculturalists, politicians and church leaders. Now a
leading Canadian poultry breeder, Donaid M. Shaver of
Cambridge, says such a world food bank would be global
insurance against hunger. Every country should first
maintain agreed minimum levels of food in stock to ensure
against national shortages,

An additional quantity, says Shaver, would be set asiae
for disaster relief, and a third reserve would be kept to feed
the hungry around the world, The richer countries would
have to help pay for building up stocks in poor nations.

The idea is indeed an admirable one and should be pur-
sued by the great powers and by international organizations
such as the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture
Organization, the World Health Organization, the World
Bank and other bodies.

But it must be remembered always that countless dif-
ficulties stand in the way — ranging from national and
individual greed in the affluent countries to indifference
and corruption among leaders in the poor nations.

_ human survival in @ civilized world.

China

came in 1970, an over-whelming number of Canadians
supported the government in its move.

Today, there is only one China. Itis the People’s Republic
of China. Admittedly, there is a de facto stale with its own
government on the island of Taiwan. But Taiwan had been
occupied by the Japanese during World War IJ and even
before the war was over the Allies had agreed that all
possessions seized by Japan would be returned to China.
Indeed, in 1945 Taiwan was returned to China, but four
years later the civil war ended — with the Chinese Com-
munists victorious right across the mainland.

The problem of Taiwan in time will be solved, wilh most
China-watchers fairly certain that in due course the island
will drop into Peking’s lap like a ripe plum. In the mean-
time, nations must chaose which state they wish to
recognize — the Peking government which represents
almost a quarter of mankind, or a small and discredited
regime that certainly cannot lay claim to the name of
China. In the not-too-distant future, the real China will
compete in the Olympic Games. Canada probably will not
be the host, But atleast this year the government acted with
wisdom and courage in refusing to let Taiwan use the name
of China.

- don't need A-bombs

Unfortunately, the super powers believe that they can
afford to splurge these vast sums on weaponry. But of
course they can’l. And India certainly can’t No nation can
afford the folly of the nuclear arms race. India's decision to
explode a bomb two years ago was as much of a mistake as
was the move by the great powers to begin: building and
blasting ever bigger nuclear bombs from the mid-1940s
onward. :

The Indian bomb perhaps had one beneficial effect. It
reminded us all that we live in an interdependent world.
And if India canpiot really‘afford to make bomis hecause.of

‘her poverty, other nations cannot afford them either ‘for

quite another reason — for they are the guardians today of.

While national boundaries are merely conveniences that
tend to keep some nations rich and others poorer, govern-
ments will continue manufacturing grisly status symbols
such as atom bombs. Only when we move closer to the one
world concept that so many dream of will the nations of the
earth accept greater trust instead of Jarger bombs as th
lever toward a more just human society. .

for the world

Quite apart from that, the international community must
not only face up to solve the serious transportation and
storage difficulties that exist. Stored food spoils easily,
especially in lands where refrigeration is a luxury and
where storehouses let in both rain and vermin.

Yet in the end what should be said is this: The concept of a
world food bank is a lofty ideal and one that will be realized
wher the people of all nations exercise their political will to
work together toward the betterment of mankind. The
difficulties exist merely to be overcome.

The earth, after all produces the riches that feed
humanity. Even India, with its impoverished millions,
announced recently that it had achieved an estimated grain
output of 116 million tons. In the city of Rampur, a former
princely state, palaces have been converted to grain stores.
Wheat and rice are stored in temples throughout India. The
earth pours out its food throughout the year. It is man who
too often squanders and hoards it. The world food bank
should be given much thought by all. For to this day, there
remain too many millions who still go hungry all their lives.

Government relationship with Non-Status Indians

BACKGROUND NOTES ON
RELATIONSHIP REVIEW
BETWEEN THE
FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT AND THE STATUS
INDIANS

The federal government is
pursuing a redefinition of its
relationship with the
country’s estimated 280,000
status Indians to make them
equal partners with ail
Canadians while
safeguarding their unique
and inherent rights.

The present course of
action undertaken by the

overnment follows a year-
ong review of the govern-
ment's relationship with
status Indians. The views
and redommendations
arising out of the review,
undertakeh by the Minister
of Indian| and Northern
Affairs, have been for-
mulaled i a report to
Cabinet recently approved.

The approach is based on
the concept of Indian
identity within Canadian
society rather than, a
separation from Canadian

society or assimilation into
it.

The concept envisages
that there would continue to
be recognition for Indian
status, treaty rights and
special privileges including.
land claims settlement. In,
addition, services and
programs would be based on
need because of the
disadvantaged situation of
many Indian communities. |
and individuals. And the
widest opportunity would
exist for local autonomy and
control of Indian affairs
within Indian communities.

The government-Indian
relationship based on Indian
identity within Canadian
sociely comprises six basic
elements. The six elements
include group continuity

litical change, personal
ulfilment, social equity
environmental concerns and

. economic strength,

Group continuity is
concerned with such things
as treaty - rights, full
citizenship, special
rivileges and reserve
lands; political change deals

with a revised Indian Act,
enlarged band powers,
representation in advisory
bodies; personal fulfilment
takes into considerations
safeguards for Indian
languages: and _ other
cultural values, hunting and
fishing safeguards and
special assistance for
education and training;
social equity. revolves
around social servites on
and off reserves, federally
assisted education and
preference in employment;.
environmental concerns
deals with environmental
rotection for Indian lands,
nvolyement in en-
vironmental protection and
planning and employment
‘or Indians in national
parks, tourism and game
control, Economic strength
takes into account tax
privileges for reserve lands,
economic development

‘assistance and special

counselling and trairiing.
The recommendations set
out in the report on the
government-Indian
relationship are being

_ cooperatively toward

worked, out with Indian
representatives in con-
suitations at the national,
provincial and band levels.
" Most af the work, so far
has been done at the
national level, through, the
establishment of a joint
National Brotherhood-
Cabinet Committee. The
NIB is largely funded by the
government and the Cabinet
Committee involves the
participation of Cabinet
Ministers whose respon-
sibilities embrace programs
involving status Indians.

-The government has also
established a sub-
committee of three

Ministers and three Indian
leaders and has approved
the establishment of a
Canadian Indian Rights
Commission.

The objective of the Joint
Committee process Is to
enable the government and
Indian leaders to work
betterment of the Indian
people through joint
deliberation at the policy
level.

letters to the editor —

Performance '76 - an honour for Terrace

To the Editor:

The Performance ‘76
Festival’ Committee had a
final get together last week
to look over the budget,
share a few laughs and
reminisce. I.am_ very

leased to report that
ocally at least, not only was
the Festival a success
aesthetically but financially

as well, oo

Bringing the Festival to
Terrace was a very ex«
pensive venture as you can
appreciate. The BCDA gives
travel assistance to all
groups participating in a
B.C. Drama Festival Final,
so if the Festival is held in
the south most participants
can attend at a minimum
expense and the only groups
receiving a large subsidy
are those farthest away,
such as Terrace or Prince
Rupert.

However, bringing the
Festival north was quite a
different matter and the
undertaking strained the
budget of the BCDA can-
siderably, so much so that
they have been forced to
curtail some of their other
regular activities. However,
the north is part of the
province after all and from
our point of view and I hope
from the town's point of
view, it was definitely
worthwhile to have had the
Festival here. It was doubly
fortunate than that it was a
success and we were able to
pay a small share of these
expenses.

Over and above this, we
will have about $450 that will
be turned over to the local
BCDA Zone Committee to be
used in this area for a
project of their choice. The
Festival Committee will be
sending a letter along with
this cheque urging the Zone
Committee to consider usin
this money for a Technical
Workshop at the R.E.M. Lee
Theatre. .

We are fortunate to have a
very complex and versatile
theatre but are handicapped
because we do not have
people with the knowledge
to take advantage of its
potential. We will be
suggesting that ane of the
adjudicators al the Festival,
Norman Young, who is one
of the best technical ad-
visors for theatre in the
province, be asked to
conduct this proposed
workshop and because our
theatre is unique in this area
we would hope that people
from all over the region
would allend.

am conclusion then I can
only say again how very
pleased 1 am at the success
of Performance ‘76. It is
very hard to define success
or pinpoint the reasons for
it. We had a very en-
thusiastic cornmittee, that is
true, but it was the response
of the community that
sustained thal enthusiasm;
the news media, par-
ticularly CEFTK and the
Terrace Herald, who gave
us much more in publicity
than we paid for; the

business community, who
although times were tough
contributed, if not cash then
plywood, paint, a forklift or
a semi-trailer for storage:
Totem Press who ran off
many more posters, cer-
tificates and programs than
we ordered; the Kinette
Club who contribuled so

-much to the feeling of the

Festival with their smiling
faces and cool drinks, the
Pipes and drums; the Choir;
the Recorder Group and
Donna Thomson al the
organ who enterlained us so
charmingly in the Lobby
each evening ; the Municipal
bus and the cheerful bus
driver who went oul of his
way to be accommedaling;
the College who gave space
for workshops ard provided
such delicious lunches, the
Art Association that created
the interesting display of
arts and crafts for the
Thealre; the School Board
whosupported us in so many
ways, not the least of. which
was (he use of their resource
centre, a fantastic help to
our secretary; the florists
who supplied the beautiful
Nowers for the Municipal
Luncheon and Augie
Geerhart who served such
an attractive meal; the
Municipality who con-
tributed. to that successful
lunch «we've had several
thank you letters com-
menting on it) and the
Mayor who altended all the
performances, kept his
speeches short and friendly
and generally made a greal

impression on our visitors;
Totem Ford who supplied a
ear for the adjudicators

’ (they couldn't get over it);

the Little Theatre and the
Beta Sigma Phi who held
open house all day every
day for people who just
wanted to sit and put their
fect up; Dave Comfort and
his students who designed
and made our registration
folders (we're having one
framed for the Theatre);
Grant Piffer who spent so
much time on our loge and
those fabulous posters (1
hear people went around
town after the Festival and
took them home for
souvenirs); the clerks in the
stores who wore’. Per-
formance ‘76 buttons and
made the visitors welcome
(L had many people tell me
Terrace was the friendliest
fown they had ever been tor;

the Terrace Hotel. who
bought a block of tickets and
gave them away = to

customers for Mother's
Day: the Library; Taylor's
Men's Wear and Sight &
Sound who sold our tickets;
the husband of one af the
committee members who

‘painted those fantastic big

signs in spite of the paint
that wouldn'l dry — the list
could go on and on, ©
Everyone who worked on
the Festival, contributed lo
the Festival or attended the
Festival made it the success
thal it was and | thank yeu
sincerely. .

Edna Cooper

Former residents mark silver anniversary —

The Editor:

Would like very much to
have a one-year sub-
scriplion to your paper, and
would you please tell me
how. much it would be. |
really miss news of Terrace,
as I used to live there many
years ago. .

mother and -I’ have

y meotner lave |
"lived-ine Qakidnd jail jthesé:
years sinte leaving Tetrace.

I went back for a few
‘months when my father, Mr.
Russell William Riley, was
very ill. He used to have the
only drug store in. Terrace,
and he sold it to Mr. Dobbs
when he became ill. 1 used to
correspond with Mrs. Annie
J. Kirkaldy, Mary Little,
Mr, and Mrs. Sam Kirkaldy
and L.K. Joe. Would anyone
there happen to know if Joe
is aliye? 1 used to wrile to
him at Prince George. Also

we knew the Kenneys, etc.

My husband’s secretary
was on her way by train
from Prince Rupert to
Alberta on vacation recently

_ Minor
Baseball

Dear‘Editor: .

The Terrace Minor
Baseball Association would
like to thank all those. who
supported us in any way
during our recent fund
raising campaign to send
our boys’ to the Provincial
Finals in Kamloops and
Tsawwassen. A_ special
- thank you' to the following
for their generosily and
help The Moose Lodge,
Overwaitea, CFTK, CP Air
New Quadra Travel and.
Terrace Esso.

The Executive

Big Dam
canoe race

The Terrace Herald

Dear Sirs: |

Hudson Hope Chamber of
Commerce; with the
assistance of Fort St. John
and Taylor Chambers, will
again be sponsoring the Big
Dam Canoe Race on the
Peace River on Labor Day
weekend, —

There will be two racing
events; the Big Hace, some:
50 miles, from Hudson Hope
to Peace Island Park in
Taylor; and the Novice
Race, some 25 miles, from
the Halfway River Bridge to
Taylor.

Trophies as well as cash
prizes. totalling $450 will be

iven to the first four
inishers in each division.

There will be a- dance
Friday evening and a pre-

and, knowing I was from
Terrace, got out at the
station during a five-minute
stop and took pictures of the
town. It was good to see
them.

John and I have four
children — Catherine, John,

- David and Carol. Cathy just

graduated from high school
with hondrs and: plans:to'go {
to ‘University of Pacific in
Stockton, Calif. John will be
a junior and David is -en-
tering high school this fall.
Carol will be in the eighth
grade, Both boys are very
‘Interested in Scouting. John
just has one project to go to
get Eagle, and David got
Life last June. Both the girls
enjoy ballet.

Am enclosing a picture of
our family on our Silver
Wedding Anniversary,
which we celebrated
recently. The children gave
a partly for us at Treasure
Island and my mother was
there, and even many of the
original wedding guests

race pancake * breakfast

Sunday morning in Hudson

Hope. Novelty events

sponsored by the Fort St.

John and Taylor Chambers ,
will round out the exciting’
weekend in Peace Island

Park, Taylor, on Sunday

afternoon while spectators

are awaiting arrival of the

canoeists.

Interested canoeists may
obtain further information
by phoning Marge Needles
at 783-5228 days or 783-5471
evenings.

Come along and join in the
tun. ; .

Yours truly

Miss M.J. Needles

Publicity Chairman

Sports day

To the Editor:

The Regional District af
Kitimat-Stikine wishes to
thank the following sources
for donating equipment and
food for the Sports Day of
August 19; : :

Sandman Inn, Terrace
Hotel, Pizza Patio, A & W,
Dog 'n Suds, Kentucky
Fried Chicken, Shan Yan,
Slumber Lodge, Lakelse
Hotel, Bavarian Inn, Amco
Bakery, Blue Ribbon
Bakery, Co-op Qverwaitea,
Omineca Building Supplies,
Build-All,' Northwest
Sportsman, Lehman
Jewelers, Woolworths.

Ed Boundy

Never be haughty to
-| the humble; never. be
humble to the haughty.

Jefferson Davis

were there. We renewed our
wedding vows, very in-
formally, at the reception
and buffet supper. Our. in-
vitations to the party had a
copy of one of our wedding
pictures. Cathy and Caral
passed out silver cake
favors I'd made, in baskets
decorated with silver rib-

bons “4nd. Jobii antl Dati! >
. seed over the peat Peo

and passed out souvenir
matches. I'd made a silver
wedding centerpiece for the
buffet table and we had
enlargements of some of our
wedding pictures on the
walls.

This summer we had a
wonderful visit with my first
cousin from Brantford,
Ontario, and her husband
and one of her daughters.
She is Mrs. Douglas
Stephens, my dad’s niece.
Last year we went with our
family to the American Bar
Convention in Montreal and
then toured around Ontario.

In the picture I'm en-
closing, reading from the

lett, are David, Carol, Cathy
and John. Last summer
Cathy and Johnny went with
a school group to summer
school in Scotland and then
toured Scandinavia, London
and Paris, and right now
David is on a student tour of
the Orient, with the same
Broup, American Institute
for-Fereign Study. >

’ ‘This is the news with our
family. Mother and] had

lots of friends in Terrace but

we have. lost touch’ with
them. Would love to have

some Terrace news, sd

please let me know price of
subscription. The only. news
of Terrace we've had in
many -years was. that
dreadful avalanche,-at a
motel you had some years
ago, and which had a lot of

TV. coverage here, of
course. _
Sincerely, .
Dorothy (Riley) Finger

12675 Skyline. Blvd.
Oakland, Calif. 94619

Children's Hospital
appreciation -

The Editor:

On behalf of Mr. William
M. Sturby, representing the
Terrace Moose Lodge, may
we express our sincere
thanks for the excellent
coverage afforded the Loyal

rder of Moose Lodge No.
1820 during their March of
Dimes appeal for Children’s’
Hospital.

Your newspaper's interest
and support is greatly ap-

reciated; it's heartening to
now that people do care, as
the children who are

Terrace are helping us here
at Children’s Hospital meet
the challenge of helping all
sick and handicapped
children ‘from across the
province .... for a child’s
sake. :
Weare enclosing a picture
of one of our patients with a
thank you in the hopes it is
possible for you to use it in
your publication, This'is our
way of saying thank-you to
the wonderful people in the
communily of Terrace.
Sincerely, a

patients really never forget!
You, your staff and the
people in the community of

(Miss) Mary DesRoches,
Public Relations officer.

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