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PAGE Aé, THE HERALD, Wednesday, November 3, 1976

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LOOKING WESTWARD —
CANADA LINKS
WITH JAPAN

Prime Minister Pierre
Trudeau has just returned

. from a week of meetings

: with Japanese leaders on
matters of trade, and fur-
_ ther development of what is
called Canada's “third
. option”.

Canada’s third option

simply means that Canada
_ would like to make wider
_ trade arrangements wi
‘ Japan, to -offset existing

arrangements with Europe
. and the United States.

The Prime Minister has
said that he would like the
Japanese to consider

. Canada as a technologically
advanced society and not
just a purvey of natural

_ yegources. Canada is con-

‘cerned with the  in-

* ternational perception of
our country as simply a
source of raw materials.

- The Prime Minister said,

~ and he wants trading part-
ners to take a greater in-
terest in what other things
Canada has to offer; such as
industrial products, our
highly advanced electronics
_ industry, and innovations
"such as our STOL aireralt.

A CHALLENGE
-. here will be a challenge
to boosting relations with
-. Japan. We will have to be
reliable, for any halt in
~ supplies to Japan will have a
:. disastrous effect on that
country’s industry.
- “We will have to pull up
-our socks, we have to

Report from Victoria

. by Cyril M. Shelford, M.L.A.
It ia not my intention to
_ Get involved in the recent
controversy in Terrace
between the N.D.P. and the
os government as to which is
. best for the north. I feel
, neither can judge their own
“ performance and. only the
” people can judge at the next
- election.
. One thing we have to face
_ the facts of life, that the
_ former government brought
the economy down and so
. far the present government
- has not been successful,
except in the mining in-
. dustry, to change this trend
80 neither can be proud of
’ actions to date. The high
coat of production and low

af

The Bible that reads like a
., Newspaper was released
_ this month by the Canadian
” Bible Society. The purpose
of the Good News Bible is to
ecnvey the message of the
scriptures in everyday
language.

The New Testament,
released ten years ago,
became an instant best-
seller. Over 50 million
copies of that Good News for
Modern Man New

., Testament have been
.., distributed since its laun-
ching in 1966.
-- That response encouraged
~the Bible Societies to
proceed with the translation
of the complete Bible and
now that objective is 2
reality.
.. . Young people and other
& first-time readers of the
“2 Bible are especially en-
v3 thusiastic with the “Good
=, News’ translation, ‘‘It
* makes the Bible come
we alive,” is a common
“3 reaction.
2 Archaic language has
+; disappeared. “Thou”,
t2 “thee”, “saith”, “goeth’
‘Se and similar words that date
a version have been
éliminated.
a Gone, too, are technical
“, language and cumbersome
‘"’ words. The result is a book
. that reads more like a
“* contemporary newspaper
than a theological journal.
«_ The publishers are quick
, to point out, however, that

~" the Good News Bible is not.

“ merely a paraphrase. They
“maintain that it is a tran-
‘*. slation which expresses the
“meaning of the original
“manuscripts in everyday
a language.
., Those who have been
ja raised on the familiar King
James version of the Bible
“, will feel that the new
“" @anslation has a jarring
sound — especially in

sos

THIS WEEK |

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from Ottawa

develop our technology, we
have to increase our rate of
productivity, we have ta
establish greater harmony
in our federal-provincial
relations, in our manager-
labour relations — if we are
going to be able to compete
in this tough, hard,
economic world”, stated the
Prime Minister.

This new “third option” is
of particuiar importance to
us in northwestern B,C.
Proper utilization of our
strategic position as thal
part of Canada clasest to the
Orient could help us to
significantly reduce our
current one-sided depen-
dence on the Japanese a3
the major purchaser of the
hatural resources we owe
much of our livelihood to,
and the inevitable fluc-
tuations in our economy as
world conditions change.

JAPANESE MIRACLE

It is interesting to note
thal the Japanese were able
to bring their inflation rate
down from over 25 percent
in 1974 to something around
8 percent expected this

year.

One of the keys to this
success is that the labour
unions in Japan, who had
been settling contracts in
the area of 30 percent in-
creases two years ago, are
now asking fer wage in-
creases of less than 10
percent,

The unions, apparently,
have come to the realization
that a high rate of inflation
was dangerous for the real

productivity is the main
cause of our economic down
turn, where every W
producing country in the
world can out produce us.
The north, and B.C. as a
whole, has a bright future
with only ourselves to blame
if we don't make major
advances inthe years
ahead. No other country is
out to harm us, only our
greed to take more out of
society than we put in. We
should ail accept the blame
and not point our fingers at
others. The time is here
when all groups: labour,
management and govern-
ment — provincial and
federal, should drop thelr

differences - and sincerely:

Modern language Bible

published

favorite passages. Some will
robably question the need
or the newcomer.

The publishers point out
that English is a developing,
dynamic language. Hence
words and expressions have
changed in the 365 years
since the appearance of the
King James version. Even
long-time readers of the
Bible, they say, will ap-
preciate the crisp, clear
wording of the Good News

‘ Bible in many difficult
passages.

Few modern readers
would readily grasp the
meaning of a paragraph
such as the following which
appears in the older ver-
sion: .

oO ye Corinthians, our
mouth is opened unto you,
our heart is enlarged. Ye
are not straitened in us, but
ye are straitened in your
own bowels, Now for a
recompense in the same, (1
speak as unto children) be
ye also enlarged. (2
Corinthians 6: 11-13)

The rendering of the same
paragraph in the Good News

Bible makes it vivid and
clear:
| Dear friends in Corinth!
We have spoken frankly to
cu: we have opened our
earts wide. It is not we who
have closed our hearts to
-you; it is you who have
closed your hearts to us. 1
speak now as thou
were my children: show us
the same feelings that we

have for you. Open your

hearts wide!
Few people would dispute
that the new translation is

clearer, But will there still

be opposition to the Good
News Bible?

_ “Doubtless, there will be
some criticism,” says Dr,

you

owth of the economy in °

apan, and that iE the cost of
living was to be kept down,
the share of wages had to be
kept down.

e “Japanese miracle’’
of harnassing inflation over
the last two years, was
brought about by concensus
of opinion between gavern-
ment and organized labour,
and the Japanese are im-
mensely proud of it.

Closer Japanese relations
with Canada will mean a
great deal to us. But we
Must concern ourselves with
the Japanese hesitation at
trade with Canada in in-
dustrial goods -- because of
the possibility that Canada
will be an unreliable sup-
plier if we can't put our Own
economic house in order.

The Prime Minister’s visit
to Japan has been an im-
portant step in forging
closer links between our two
countries, and also in
resolving outstanding
problems such as Japanese
recognition of our for-
thcoming 200 mile offshore
limit.

It was a good visit, and a
successful one, and I am
confident that it will prove,
in the months ahead, to be of
significant benefit to
Canada in general, and our
region in particular.

. While conditions are

certainly different here in

our country, this “Japanese

miracle" is certainly worth ~
keepi in mind as an

example of what can be.
accomplished through

working together.

search for a solution.

This is the reason I've
asked for a Royal Com-
mission to study and
recommend action with the
terms of reference supplied
ty all groups, to make sure

issues of interest will be
studied. This report must be
completed in one year as the
economy simply canmot be
left to drift for long or
permanent damage will be
done. The few industries
still able to compete in
world markets will be lost.

Next week I will deal with | a
the solution and the pros and : ras fe ;
cons of devaluation of the a
dollar and what it will mean
to, Canadians.

Kenneth McMillan, general
secretary of the Canadian
Bible Society. “After all,
even the King James ver-
sion. was not immediately
accepted when it appeared
in 1611.

“The positive and en-
thusiastic response given to
Good News for Modern Man
however, makes us feel that
most people will welcome
this translation of the
complete Bible into con-
temporary language.

“No one is suggesting that
it will replace the King )}~ ses
James version or others,
adds McMillan. “Surely,
however, we should be
happy if it makes the Bible
live for many who are not
familiar with the language
of the older translations.”

‘The’ Canadian Bible
Society. anticipates a
widespread acceptance, of
the Good News Bible and
has placed an initial order
for 300,000 copies.

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Raising Committee will also
be elected.

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Secretary, N.D.P. of B.C.;
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