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Ameriéans are getting | an impression of what seems on the surface to be an equivocal attitude by Plerre Trudeau toward Ronald Reagan’ ‘8 arms bulldup against the Soviet Union. —_ ‘ During a Washington meeting with the U.S, president two weeks ago and immediately afterward, Trudeau openly ; i in Canada and itis timewe pulled together-for a change. _ supported Reagan’s policies and attacked Canadian critics.” Before and after that visit, Trudeau voiced doubts about. Reagan’s anii-Soviet hostility. . Canadian leaders efforts to draw a distinction between’ arming to deter war and arming as part.of. a broader. ‘strategy to seek a Sogiet collapse. Also missig are Trudeau's differentlation. between _ U.S, : arms-and-peace policies strategically’ or globally,” on one . hand, and. * tactically. in Europe, on the other. . Almost four. weeks ago, it was reparted | from Ottawa that - . Trudeau appeared, to have some doubts. about’ the: Reagan government'a «: ‘sincerity in pursuing ~~ arms-contral_ . agreement with’ the’ Sovlets : ing deadlocked negotiations in - Geneva, Switzerland. ; He said April 22, it was viponed then, that he would“try: te find out who is. most responsible: for” that lack of - ' progress,” and that his discovery would govern Ottawa's decision on a U.S. request to test unarmed cruise missiles in Canada. A week later, after talks with Reagan,a Washington Post headline reported th eau Supports | Reagan on Arm mM iro “Plans: 4a Tiiat réport referred to. Trudeau’ 8 statement. ‘standing alongside Reagan on the White House steps, that he had. been encouraged that the United States is. “not determined ‘' to escalate any arms race” and seeks a lasting peace. - - Last week came reinforcing word of Trudeau's open ~ letter to the Canadian public, accusing some opponents of U.S. arms policy and cruise tests of anti “AMERICANISM THAT “verges on hypocrisy.” It is hardly fair to rely on the Ariericans to ‘protect the ; West but to refuse to lend them a hand when the Boing gets — - reugh,” Trdeau said in his ietter. Then, during the weekend, a Post. headline reported that “Trudeau Criticizes, U.S. View of Soviets;, says: Reagan : Justifles Fears He Is ‘Warlike’,” The report quoted Trudeau, in an interview with the Toronto Star the same day his open letler was issued, saylng: “I disagree With so muct of the approach of his . (Reagan's) administration to the Soviet Union.” ” Trudeau said Reagan and some around him. have” “provided justification for fears’ that he is “warlike or s0 ’ hostile against the Soviet Union that he can't be trusted.” At the same time, Trudeau defends the arms policy in _ \ Europe and suggests opponents should direct criticism: at — the Soviet or Wester European Kovernments, rather than ; the Reagan government. the sald in an Interview aired April 1Sin Hamilton, Ont. ” that “nobody seems to be protesting the fact that the ‘Soviets have. more than 300 55-20s, each with three . warheads” aimed at Western EUROPE. . In The Star interview, | he sald- opponets “should. be protesting against the Europeans’ who have asked for ' (American) cruises and Pershing 3s," . The distinction Trudeau . makes between the ‘UL 8. programs to counter ‘the Soviets globally and in Europe does not come through clearly in Washington, where strategic. and tactical policies tend to’ be:seen together as - " part of an avowed overall U.S. -policy to exert. military, political and, economic.pressure againat the Soviet Union. Trudeau insisted.in the Commons last week that ‘the “Tam riot supporting President Reagan’ 8 overall nuclear policy,” Trudeau said in the Commons on May 10. _ “Itis not my purpose to do so. I have not been ‘asked. to do’ ‘so. What I am supporting is NATO's two-track policy” _ the 1979 plan to install U.S, nuclear missiles in Europe. this year as pressure on the Soviets to agree to an arms-control ' pact for that. continent. : In the United States, rightly or wrongly, any "distinction is . blurred in the face of evidence that both missile buildupe are linked parts of U.S. anti-Soviet polig. “The missiles designated for Europe, like those based in _ the United States, for example, are U.S. buile and will be under U.S. gommand on U.S. bases. - . The Geneva arms-control talks, while . strategic and: ‘tactical weapons are being discuised separately, both * involve of v. US. and Soviet negotiators, wo we further re ’ launched part of the for Europé. * Further, [Reagan uses the same atyiumenta to support thie - missile bufldups in both Europe and the United States to Pat. pressure on the Soviets. : a His public argunients. are the “same tor deploying “the. _ Intercontinental MX Peacekeeper. ‘missile in the United. States, for his proposed anti-misaile: space program and for: installing cruises. and Pershings if Europe — “to: build. (missiles) in order to pet rid f missiles": arid id reduce or. remove a Soviet threat. 7 forced in American eyed by the fact that the alr-: se missile proposed for testing ih Cangda is a: 5 strategic areerial, not the desigdated, Weapor | | Fallgherald = a ALE Regional inde ata but 3 maton -Tittte Ineaning. vin resting, .camp with’ ‘people- from, Europe,:, Sikhs ve Canadisins earned thelr. respect by caring and doing. I amember I ald devote part of my life in the service ofathers.. “Upon my-return, Leaf: Gardens.’ ‘People: ‘ike Charles Gundy, AE. -Diamori jrepam were. the dedicated. volunteers who came, from many, racial and religious. backgrounds; Finally, . after 20 years, my health suffered and] had to withdraw, evenscoin. This is merely a testing of one’s sincerity, The. always :be enough. This summer, I went: camping into the _ Okanagan and Fraser Valleys and ! felt a‘bit of Canadian “> history when T ‘retraced the routes of Fraser and Thompson - and algo'saw the results of building the rallroad, through the ‘mountains. Jt makes our efforts to ‘preserve Canada amalt by comparison... or a | guess t that} really became avare, of being a “Canadian . “while was a prisoner-of- ‘war in Germany,: Stalag. IVB. WAB: °° ussies, Kiwis, South Africans, Polish women taken during. euprisingin Warsaw, Russians — mainly Mongolian, ete: - looking across the barbed wire towards Canada ‘making. avow: that ‘if’ and when we were freed: that: I 7 I headed a voliinteer. program. for the vt oing and ald tn the downtown: area south and east af, Maple : | others : ‘provided the: suipport.”. The: real: ‘guts’ of the: now. feel that the time has ‘come to: reach out: across our: ro “nation and ask truly caring Canadiana to stand | up and be~.. ‘counted. [know that there willbe some apathy, ridicule and ° “world champlonship, Ken Clark shelters Americans In Iran, I plan on spending my. prisoner-of-war pension and other 7 money in the sendirig out of messages to the media,” individuals and groups. The ‘messages will be, carefully : _thought out because of the desire to reach peoplé and alsp because I only have so many dollars to do what I feel that I " must do. Roland Michener wrote to me and sald; ‘#1 read . your Jetter with much’ interest and. admiration’ for.your thoughts and intentions, in which. 1 hope you find. good. _ company ‘along the way.”’ Good company’ wauld’. be acceptable for there is so much to do and how much time we.. haveis suspect. We have had sufficientinternecine dealings . After ‘several plane. crashes during the war, being shot : awn strafed ‘by our own. planes and heart: attacks, an anything [can do and the time to do it isa bonus. Lost in the public reports are any ~ subtleties in the - ‘| happened to be in the House of ‘Commons years ago . when there was a budget leak. The government and Opposition made much of it, hooting; desk thumping and. “dragged it on and on, Finally j in all sincerity, a farmer MP .. from the West rose and'said, “You have had your innings, now let us get on with the business of the country.”" He was * jeeréd at by his-fellow members. I feel like that farmer MP for many will either ignore or jeer at what] have to say. ‘This does not bother me for I ‘now that at least it will start _ people thinking. The messages that I will send out wl be the same for all — Claudette Sandecki’: 's ; School sl 5 Wag 2 x, May a1 is the deadline for teaching staff to give notice.if ; ; they plan to resign at the end of June. It is also the deadline - for school boards to place on probation. teachers ° or. . principals appointed the previous Sept. 1, Each party must give the other at least 30 days written notice of intention to | terminate the contract, ~ contract, permanently, However, teachers are selected after’ being interviewed by only the principal and the superinitendent. But because of thé importance of the‘rale, principals are recommendation of the district superintendent.” -Because principals -are selected by the board relying : heavily upon the recommendation of the superintendent, any complaints about a principal tend to reflect poorly upon the judgment of the both the board and the superintendent. . Consequently, it is easy: to see why beards .and ~~ superintendents would find. complaints abeut ‘principals 9 report suggesting: that religion in: Candda’ is decd “apes ‘samé Téport- Was’ also'on the news on TV" If on ae nes : figures on paper then it certainly is. For years the Catholic ue! Church, the. Anglican ‘Churth ‘and the United Church had — “members" on file who were not what: _you ‘call “practising”. One may also call them “nominal” - members: or “paper” members, Their names were listed”. . " simply because at one timé back in history some ancesters . « + happened to be active members of that particular chureh. It 7: ‘Teachers and principals are hired ona continuing . “was the ‘policy « of these churches to keep the: ‘names of thei eo as.'a rule, which. means they ‘are hired ©. interviewed by the board and hired “after consid the : ; y aller considering - become more and m ore convinced, more and more distasteful, and look’ for. ways to Prevent complaints , ‘reaching them. . _ District 88 has its policy 9.18 which Bays “complaints giving: up. ‘principles: and Bellefa just: for’ the: “sak mice _ by political, ‘business: or union ties; ‘Mind. you, 1 am a ‘firm ~ believer, that I only Have the right to:speak up when L also : participate: ‘in-the happenings of our country.‘ .. :- Favorable. responsd to date has been, recieved fom 1 ~. Bronfi man, Walter. Gordon, Roland. Michener, Jotin Basse Harrison McCain, etc. ‘The next step is-to reach out:to the - Media: In May,.1 plan: to go- by bus to ‘Winnipeg, ‘Régina, -, Edinonton; Calgary and Vancouver, staying at the cheapest : accommodation. If my health and: money hold-up it will be Quebec arid the Maritimes in the: fall. ‘By, then. there will: he . others. ready to carry on. «Letters are: ‘atarting | to trickle in from different paris “of. tha country..Now the tine has come to reach’ ‘out fo:the media and individuals on a: larger seale, The costs of offset printing of the. méssages, stamps ‘and getting. addressed *: - Must now be’ welghed, This business, of. personal typing oa letters is slow and to be honest, 1 just do not have the same energy that I had when we had the downtown ‘programs, There miust-be people out there who are willing. to take’ up’ the torch. Working for. the good our our country mist’ never : become an ego trip. ; " We seem to. be proud to be. Consdlans when we win a a Canadian scales Mount Everest, ete, The media said that . when Térry Fox, the courageous one, made his way slowly - together. Unfortunately, the pride’ generated was only.of.a. temporary ‘nature. I have: met many pedple trom different countries in prisoner-of-war camp and they held their heads ~ up high when they talked of their native land. I feel that we | Canadians are proud of our. country but for some undefined - reason are reluctant to put our caring into words: and action. ¢ What do we stand to lose by just sitting | back. and Tetting QO things happen? In the 70's England had racial problems in their large cities ‘when: people | competed for jobs: and’ housing. This is possible here and I cari think of three areas - in Metro Toronts that could be hot spots; Other Canadian . cities could face the sdme situation. "The way we are going we could bea nation divided into regions, somewhat similar to some Central European countries. It is no longer the’ quiet little existence that we havebeefiusedto..- The philosophy of Dr. ‘Albert Schweitzer that each of u: us in return for some good fortune in our: lives should reach out and bring ‘ineaning into the lives of others also applies, 0 ‘ one’s doing for. his ‘country. .. The bottom line i is:that it is. the apathy. of people that destroys communities and countries. ‘What'a pity it is that. we Canadinns take s 80: > much for i Branted. ae ; . Yours sincerely, : "Jim Steele © Ai 60-2313 Islington Avenue,’ - Rexdale, Ontario Mow 3X1 ; To the yh ‘In the “April 26° “Herald” I found a 1 Statistics Canada 4 long lists of so-call = children and grandchildren. “on ‘the: ambership list... ‘and to take a strong stand.. The. majority of Christians committed. Christ Separates. the:“‘lambs” from the ““goats", or. the. “sheep! “from the “wolves”, : preachers. are wolves i in sheep’ clothes, my Bible Bays. , Just watch out ‘arid make sure. ‘Anyway, ndminal Chris liana are busy getting their n names 7 erased fronit ‘he files of the ‘churches, It gives: a clearer, more true picture-of the real situation. Statistics Canada ' does not bring this into-account, They indeed just go by.” . stuffy statistics, While the so-called “mainline” churches, _ regarding instruction or discipline must be directed, in the. first instance, to the teacher and principal. Any subsequent schools. Few parents are sufficiently. courageous or ‘determined to : — ~ complain in writing. Thus the boards dan convenlently play deaf and hide. behind policies like 3.13 when parents speak a : 7 - to the superintendent ora trustee about, their problems with Ota @ principal. It is customary for a Buperinitendent to accept parents’ . “complaints by telephone. But if a board is Partlal to a principal and therefore even more reluctant than ustal to _Jearn anything: tincomplimentary about him, it is easy'to.. . “picture: such a beard insisting that parents put their - gpmplaints in writing to the superintendent: The batting _ back and forth of correspondence can waste days."With an: additional planned delay in dealing with the parents’ written” complaints, the beard will be rescued: from a- painful “appeal shall be made in writing to the ‘superintendent of 7 " organized within the World Council of Churches, are losing members, that way,- the - fundamental, - denominations are growing byfleaps and bounds. J ust ave and painfully across the country, that this would bring.us - The’ ed by ~ . People who won't plant gardens ~ Some. . evangelical’ * INS & OUTS: paits of the country. "do nat’ believe in playing politi a and . Te “Tommy , “Douglas” once ‘remarked: that “h *Soutar at Monday night's ‘council meeting. Mr. Soutar. Was "in ‘Terrace:It. Beemns Mr.: ‘Soutar and Mr. Chub: Down-are : ‘siirvive the depression ‘will close their doors and’ move'to some positive thinking place where starving people sing ‘in "the streets, At one polnt In his pointless epéech Mr. Soutar - asked the Mayor how he would feel if a photographer came to his ‘house and only photographed the basement, ‘and ‘the --garhage. ‘This iriefaphoritai allusion to the Soup Kitchen — and to those who frequent it was quite offensive to an ’ Anglican minister inthe audience. The Anglican church has provided its parish hall tothe Soup Kitchen and the church. -has ‘been most supportive of the poor at this time of great need, The good Reverend stood up during the question riod and {ndigated to Mr. Soutar that hla remarks: were Eat unkind and quite uncalled for. Mr. Soutar made no reply’~- no retraction, no apology. . Poverty in Terrace is real, There are people: who cannot | afford to feed their families - adequately. parents' complaints immediately could mean their children | will face another year of inferior classroom instruction With: ’ The tiebetween the strategicand ethical arms policies is: ae: ) jess-than- “satisfactory, principal In‘ charge; of ‘the school. |.” ” “The man with a civilized mind is neither ashamed nor | afraid to. change it,” _A.school board should be civilized ~ , ough lo accept. parents’. ‘complaints —' whether the ; * complaints dre verbal or in writlhg, whether the complaints ' reach the board through poliey-sarictioned channels or not‘; a — swiftly and thoroughly check out the eomplaints, and. attiveat ihe decision dictated by the. results of an objective investigalion, Iti is, the only course of actor worthy of elected trugfees. | “the opliions expressed th ebts colin aie é those: of! the! noe | “wrlter and do not reflect tne opi a the boars, of school |. | *iresteen of School, District wae ca) . , i. ; oliticising who only-openied their’ mouths to charige fect. “ This remark most aptly describesa commient nade by’ ‘Alan " bringing up the matter of a ‘BCTV report on'the depression: concerned that the few businesses that have managed to 1 protest after reading the May 2 Herald, la am 1 appalled ; at the-new regulations set by Terrace for its cemetery. I Asa child, in my ‘home town, it: was a special day to goto oven