PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Monday, April .3. | ses EDITORIAL Where editors live dangerously — Whether or not there is ever anything that: can be described as a truly “‘free’’ Press is a moot point, However, of the 170 countries con- stituting most of today’s world, less than 24 countries have anything like one. Editorial freedom is an increasingly rare commodity. Perhaps that is not quite correct. If we “stop and think’ - while, the freedom of the press — to 8 and write without hindrance or threat to ‘e and limb and liberty — has never existed for long in more than a handful of countries, since the art of communication was forst invented. With radio, television and the press wire service, we learn more rapidly today how and when an editor of a responsible newspaper is assasinated, hanged, beheaded or dies in a violent fashion. a Very recently, Nicaragua publisher Joaquin Chamorro who for years bad opposed that country’s ruling family — was ‘assissinated. An editor's life in Italy can be — and is — hazar- dous, especially if he speaks out against corruption and crime. Just days ago an Italian editor was murdered by terrorists, Even as this is written a gun-toting military censor is sear- Proper ching a publishing house seeking to kill the editor - of a certain story — (in the very country President Carter is visiting) — Brazil. Eiven while the armed government would-be assassin is stalking the building, Carter is declaring on television from that country what great ad- miration and respect the United States holds for Brazil! In all of the multitude of countries that make up the “Dark Continent” of Africa only one — Kenya — is said to have a free press. Even there, proposals for restricting its freedom are under discussion. Lo ‘The United Nations is now. made up of an overwhelming number of countries whose governments are. distatorships, and. therefore neighter permit nor encourage what they would consider the “‘opposition’’ to these dictatorships that a free press would allow. =. — : UNESCO {the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). whose representatives are mostly from countries that have no press freedom, is continually seeking means whereby the UN will rid itself. of “Western Style” journalists and news agencies. Many of its arguments are subtle, and clever, Consider one such argument it well could be using right at this moment, to do so: ‘In Canada,” imagine a U.N. member arguing, ‘do you mean to say full press coverage sischeing..given to those Quebeckers who really wish to separate? Is there no attempt being Iade to suppress arguments in favour of Separatism to protect the unity of your country? For that matter, would anyone suggest that, if unbiased reporting of the feeling in Quebec or further still —- anywhere in Canada — would lead to the: sreakup of Canada — that your govern: ' ment would be wrong to suppress it?” In a recent editorial by the publisher of ine Province, reporting on the meeting in Australi of the 2,000 member 60-country International Press Institute, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser was quoted as saying: = “There is now a responsibility to examine the effects of the press on the fibre of the nation, whether it fosters dispute or division; whether it enhances community spirit or pride.’’ Coming. from the leader of a nation like Australia, — a land known for the unbridled spirit of freedom that has always been a dominant feature of its. people, those are almost shocking words. Australia, as all the world knows, was settled, following its discovery by Captain Cook, by thousands and thousands of convicts who had lost their freedom and had until their arrival in Australia, spent their lives behind bars and in dank dark cells. Many seldom had seen the light for day for years, prior to their “transportation” to that land at the other side of the world. There is no question that the right to a ‘‘free press” is no ordi “right.” It was bought at a great price. It can be easily lost. = One’ wonders, sometimes, whether most Canadians are aware of their good fortune en- joying what so many hundreds of millions in so’ many countries around the world have never. known, or, having known — have ‘so tragically lost: the right tospeak freely without fear, and the right to report truth wherever it is found, without | fear or danger. To, TERRACE daily General Office - 635-6357 _ Circulation - 635-6357 herald | Published by Sterling Publishers PUBLISHER... Don Cromack MANAGING EDITOR... Ernest Senlor Published every weekday at 3212 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C. Amember of Varitied Circutation. Authorized as second class mali. Registration number 1201, Postage . paid in cash, return postage guaranteed, " NOTEOFCOPYRIGHT The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright (In any advertisement produced and-or any editorial or Photographic content published In fhe Herald. . Reproduction Is nat permitted without the written . } permission of the Publisher. . ' gerned, and: they ‘dre . The P ministered by the provincial ’ departments of education; is x Letters | Editor, Terrace. Daily ‘Herald; a ne Because of recent juvenile delinquency cases here this article should be of interest. yours truly, ; Lorna Romilly. © (Province-March 23rd, 1978.) A ruling by a Williams Lake provincial court fudge that B.C.’s new Corrections Amendment. Act is. un- Se ac ul a e Crown unt an earlier. challenge to .the legislation is sorted out. .. The provincial act, con- troversial because it provides for incarceration of juvenile offenders while the federal . Juvenile - Delinquents Act does not, was ruled ultra vires by Judge Cunllffe Barnet of Williams Lake in a case involving a 15-year-old boy, - after His decision came Kamloops lawyer Kris Jensen argued that-the — - federal law has exclusive ction over sentencing of juveniles on criminal charges, and that the provincial act was an im- encroachment. * ‘The new B.C, legislation provides that children aged 14to 17 convicted of offences for which an adult would be liable to a prison term of more than two years may be sentenced to a “youth containment ¢entre,’”’ The federal stature, on the other hand, provides only for — a maximum $5 fine and indefinite probation in such In an earlier case in Port Alberni, a provincial court judge hdd that the new provincial law is valid, and this is now being challenged in'an action by. ‘Vancouver lawyer.Tom Gove; >. Bob Hunter of Kamloops, regional Crown counsel in the Williams Lake case, said he would await the result of Gove's same point,” Hunter said. In the past, provincial authorities have sent juveniles ‘found guilty of serious: offences to such institutions a3 Brannan Lake, -on .- Vancouver Island, classed as an industrial training: school “Under the fedecal law, a,” juvenile could be imprisoned only if he were raised to adult court for trial and then convicted, | ; Language training | _ expanded: rae WE students learn a second language in a genuine _ English or. French at-. mosphere is being expanded this year, . by For the ‘ninth, consecutive year, a summer bursary program. is in operation under the direction of Secretary of State John Roberts. Tt pays tultion, instruction ‘and accom- ation for students. The aim is ‘to provide stu- dents with a predominantly English or French en- vironment in which to study their second language for six . This year, approximately 7,000 bursarics—0 granted to students enrolled in immersion studies at universities -and colleges across the country, =... ’ Mary Gray, co-ordinator with . the ges Programs branch of- the secretary of state, said there were 18,000. applicants last ' Students receive accom- modation chosen by the university or college con- @fl- couraged to participate in extracurricular activities in the language they are studying. Many of these are | eultural and social activities organized to provide an immersion atmosphere. NOTES IMPROVEMENT Alfred Jacques, director of. the program last year at University of. Quebec in standard authority. For Trois-Rivieres, said Ughter'ta anglophone students studying “French in the immersion program not only: improved their French -but eaded up thinking: in French aswel, : rogram, ad-. open td students: who have reached t-secondary On| - standing as Jetined by their province—generally Grade me lorlz, more - than last) year—will-be ~ . are: hearing’ your public P WELFARE mm OFFICE. / CAN'T STAND $ } SEEING ALLTHIS UNEMPLOYMENT * ANSURANCE. 4 “The Miners” Voice, March 1 DRIVER, DOW! o i TAKE THIS ROVIE @ pp vege! 4 978 THIS WEEK : ’ from Ottawa | rs Pi mee -“Canada has always been perceived by the Squalty of opportucity. ies appropeiate that our equality of op; uty. It is appropriate our. new Human Rights Act is a model of its kind, offering a package of protections and guarantees which no other government in North America provides for its citizens.” Honourable Ron Basford Minister of Justice March 1973 Canada’s new Human Rights Act has not taken effect. Two of its most important features in- _ lude provision of citizens’ right of access to information about them stored in government information. ‘and provision for. the development of the concept of equal pay for work of equal valtle. So provisions include: rally-regulated: employment and services including race, national or. ethnic origin, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, physical handicap and conviction for which a pardon has been granted... oe — -Establishment of the Canadian Human Rights Commission..to deal with complaints’ of | discrimination in any business or industry under" federal jurisdiction or in the federal government’ -Prohibition of the transmitting of pre- recorded telephone hate messages. . . Prohibition of publishing or display of. hate MNOSBA BESS! 2K Mo Padi. abt +: The -Canadian under the direction of Mr. Gordon Fairweather has been established to administer this new Act. Mr. Fairweather’s staff will investigate .com- plaints of.discrimination and will take action in cases which are justified. _ - No other government in Canada’s history and Prue tee oy ‘very few- governments in other countries have established the right of citizen access to govern- ment files. — mo Under the New Human Rights Act every citizen has the right to see: -- -What personal information the government - Creation ofa wide range of prohibited . rounds of discrimination in federal or DARE is ‘TOUGH TORONTO (CP) THEY | START THE TOUGH STUFF RIGHT AWAY AT Project DARE, and they're aeaky about it. : DARE gets lts name from the slogan, Development throu g R es ponsibilit Education. When campers arrive at the Ontario government's wilderness camp for 15-to 17- ar-olds who have had a with the law, they're told they have to take out the - trash before settling’ into thelr dorms. ~ After a five-mile hike to "the dump”, they are told to. make themselves at home, because that's where they'll be spending the night. The trash bags turn out to contain blankets, basic cooking supplies and food. ’ The surprise trip, calied _the Welcome . Walk, forces the youngsters to. co-operate learn to trust and depend on, others, says Gordon Card- well, 35, DARE’s superin- tendent. ' = * “The kids find out they’re in for a cold, miserable night unless they co-operate and learn to share. ‘“For example, one kid might have chocolate mix in his bag. Another will have _ Boup, Someone else has the pot and another guy. might “have spoons and cups or - Mnatches.” FULL OF SURPRISES |. ... Whe - youngsters—sent, - i Sent, . fo oe Tale tae avant tee Sabb 7 ~tt ‘school fr 4 : Human ‘Rights ‘commission, alning echool for, offentes ranging from’ petty thet” ' - about 40 of their 66 nights in the bush. - Their stay is full of sur- prises. DARE Is a com- bination of outdoor taining, ac n of skills; physical and mental challenges and: Opportunities for personal ection. The campers rise at 6 a.m. for a wake-up run and some: times a cold dip. They ski and snowshee until they’re tired, chop their firewood, : build fires, cook meals, wash es, : has about them for decision making purposes. gis, _-What use is made of the information: As.well, all Canadians have the right to request correction if they feel the information is not accurate and the right to exercise some control over the use of the information. -For those of you who may wish access to these says Cardw - personal files, the federal government has published an Indes of all its personal information. banks, The book describes the various, banks held by government departments. It tells. Canadians how they. can obtain. information about themselves and the procedure they must follow if they disagree with any of their personal information. A copy of this Index is available in st offices and other Federal government News from the — .° Terrace library — by Michael Collins ‘Music is to play or listen to, but for those who want to Imew more about what they History by Alexander Buchner, A beautiful book that will dazzle you with the struments of the past. 785.42 ‘Music is My Mistress by Duke ElHngton. The autobiography of one of the most famous and im- portant jazz musicians ever. 1,447 Grand Ole Opry by Jack Hurst, A college of photographs music and text describing the hub of country music.. cae 764.09 The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll edited by Jim Miller. A fantastic array of today’s popular super stara. With abundant photographs. from the 50's to the'present. 780.02 Ludwig Van Beethoven edited. by Joseph Schmidt-Gorg and Hans Sch- midt. This bicentenial . dition of commemorate the master’s 200th birthday will ’ give you a revealing portrait of the life.and times of this great composer, And to end ona happy note, Saturday April 15th will be your big chance to bring in overdue books with NO FINES!!! «- Se? library ig the place to come. In our relerenee section we have a number of important’ sources of Information about fousle and musicians. The “Harvard Dictionary of Musle” is a -handy one volume guide.to classical composers, musical In- -atruments, and muaslc faeory. For those who want ot explore these subjects in greater detall the ten volume “Groves Dictlonary of Music and Musicians” is the “tastes there is the a of “Rock, Pop * by Irwin Stamber? e “Coumiry Music ‘Eneyc - end confined to reference works, for wa _ have many mere that can be checked out. Here is just a - amall sample of what we have: : - 781.91. Musical- In- sruments;. An. Illustrated magnificant musical In- ° The There is no television or stereo to Gill the allences, forcing them to talk to each other and share experiences. — “A lot of our kids are highly ‘inatitutlonalized,”’ ell. We try to show them they can look after themselves when they leave here.” ; Most of them . have developed a pattern of failure, he says, and DARE tries to disrupt that by forcing them to experience success, That's the iden behind physleal challenges such as aerlal courses, - clim rescue, manoeuvres,. poleclimbing, obstacle ‘courses and ‘bush tralning. Ce ee, DARE costs about-$600,000 a year to run. Most of that - goes for salarles of the 34- | member staff, which ‘in-. cludes 15 instructors—men .: and women whose average - ageis 26... | - camp is ‘o- educational and Cardwell would like to see the Program expanded to in- clude youngsters who haven't been in trouble, letting them mix with the training school wards, TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS. ’ Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd of South Africa, atiending a Johannesburg . fair commemorating the country’s 50th anniyersarx, had just finished a speech defending his . country’s apartheid policy: -when he ‘was shot twice In the face 18 years’ ago today—in 1960, Verwoerd recovered but was - assassinated six years later, In September, 1966., Hig - assassin, Dimitri Tsafendas was found to be Insane, '1682--LaSalle discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River. | 1si7—The Battle of Arras . began and Canadian troopa captured Vimy Ridge. in a stress situation and - rock-_— $8.25 per hour, Special . Souing OM Specialty Ottawa Offbeat by Richard Jackson * Ottawa — Almonte Douglas Alkenbrack, Conservative MP for the old Ontario riding of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, just west of Kingston, is unique among parli One of a kind. liamentarians. The only Conservative survivor from what he calls ‘“The Class of “62”. He’s been through six elections — now revv. up for his seventh — in his 16 years in the House of Commons. Which means that for all but a few months of that time has has been a member of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, and the only tory first elected in 1962 still in business. ~~ So for all practical parlimentary purposes he has spent his time watching the Liberals running the country. Other Tories, and a very few New Democrats have been in the House longer, but they have tasted power, the Conservatives as the govern- ment and’the NDP as the spoilers with the real clout in the Pearson and Trudeau minority ad- ministrations. the opposition. So Doug Alkenbrack has had the longest un- diluted dose of Liberal power of any member of _ It gives him a unique insight into the Liberal Paryt and its self-proclaimed divine right to rule, It has given him, too, a cyncisim that nothing is beyond the inventive greed of the Grits in charging off all their expenses to the public {reas ury. ‘There are those literally hundreds of trips to their home ridings aboard: government ‘executive jets of Transport Minister Otto Lang : :and Agriculture Minister Gene Whelan, . , . here was Lang's free-loading Of his fai if ‘Scottish “nanny’’ aboard a'Détence Depa ain There was the freebie that Supply and Services Minister Jean-Pierre Goyer wangled for his girl-' friend from Air Canada for a trip to the deep - South. “There is nothing they won’t do,” he says, “in picking the public pocket.” He says it with a weary resignation of a parliamentarian who has seen it ail. co - That greeted explains the hollow laugh with which he @ announcement the other day of Treasury Board's Bob Andras that it just wasn't fun any more to be working for the federal government, And why not, pray? 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