PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Friday, March 17, 1978

EDITORIAL:
Danger in
The Holy Land

As this is written (and events in the Middle
East change so rapidly what is news one minute
is old the next) Israeli Prime Minister Begin had
declared his retaliatory attack on the
Palestinians in Lebanon at an end. .

No observer of the Arab-Israeli “troubles”, in
his right mind, nonetheless, would consider this
to mean the world can forget about that 200 mile
strip of real estate and can now go back to
solving the domestic’ problems of unem-
ployment, inflation, energy shortage and what-

ve-you, with the feeling that the Arabs and the
Israelis can now be safely left to sort things out
for themselves, so lets ‘‘mind our own business’’,

No place on earth has been the center of more
conflict and history-making than that short strip
of, Territory, less than the size of the Queen
Charlottes — even before the dawn of recorded
history. For at least five thousand years that
district, more than any other, has been the
maker of news, the centre of wars, culture,
‘treaties, discoveries, inventions, bloodshed,
rape, pillage and plunder — as well as
agriculture, education and progress. .

Geographically, it is a vertible microcosm 0}

our planet. It has snow-capped mountains
soaring into the heavens, frequently above the

clouds, It has hellish deserts that drop hundreds .

a@ feet below sea-leve, with such strange

anomalies and the Dead Sea where it is almost

impossible for one to sink, so buoyant are the
salt-laden waters. Yet one quick draught of Dead
— Sea liquid could choke a person to death in.
- minutes. The land surrounding its capital of
Jerusalem swings from some of the most fertile
in the world, capable of growing oranges and
other citruses, to dates, olives and coconuts —
and cereals of wheat, oats and barley — even
coffee, pomegranates and other exotic fruits and
nuts and grasses. Beneath its rocks and sands
and earth lie billions in of dollars worth of
natural treasure; a seemingly inexhaustable

_ supply
desired minerals and metals.
For hundreds of years hundreds of thousands

of pale-faced Christian, peace-proclaiming
crusaders, with the Cross as their symbol
marched, crawled, ran, rode, swam and sailed —
as well as trod, countless distances to take up the
sword against the dark skinned, Moslem Turks
who had captured the Holy City of Jerusalem.

Yet this was only half a millenium ago — and
jand|s. violent history goes back four and
ae ii and Years and is so richly recorded and
44# tiseribed-in countless artifacts that have been
dug up. Yet there remain an equal number of
sites stil to be unearthed.

But the two most important factors of the
World’s present concern over the constant state
of conflict there have yet to be mentioned.
oe One is strategic location of the State of Israel
— which is adjacent ot the treasure trove of energy

a 80 desperately needed by our mechanized world
— the magic elixir of OIL. a

The world's major consumer of oil is the
United States. Without the huge financial
‘backing of the U.S., as well as military support
— including a major supply of military hardware
and software — it would be seemingly impossible
that Israel could have survived. Th
Palestinians — the avowed enemy and constant
thown-in-the-flesh of the Israelis, as all the world
knows, are backed by the USSR. In one sense,
the Israelis and the Palestinians have become
the pawns of the tow major world powers —
Russia and the U.S. in the chess game which has
oil as the prize.

But into the apparent small-scale constant
warfare has crept a far more serious factor, for
which there is cause for world alarm.

Israel is now known to possess the know-how
and, it is generally also believed, the actual
hardware, for nuclear warfare. In other words,
Israel has the “bomb”. Egypt — a close country
involved in the Middle-East dispute, also has the
“bomb”, The Palestinians, led by the PLO
fanatics, — with backing from the Arab oil-rich
billionaires-could, without too much difficulty
buy, borrow or “‘hi-jack’”’ a nuclear bomb... well,
there is hardly any need to continue the dreadful
scenario this could lead to.

Science Fiction writers and lovers have for
many years seen a parallel between the Bible's

phesy of an end to the world, with a dreadful

locaust in the general area of the Holy Land—

and what could happen there under the following
circumstances.

It is known that a tremendous geological fault
: roughly paralles the Suez Canal area adjacent to
cece Israel, There the crust is apparently weak. The.

explosion of one or more nuclear bombs could,
s they say, rupture the earth’s crust, releasing the
billions of tons of Arab” oil, which would be
instantly vapourized by the intense, incredible
heat of a nuclear explosion. This would set fire to
adjacent vast seas of oil beneath the surface of
ihe Earth and — Bang. Armaggeddon would be .

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ite, atl racial and religlousnbuouns ond levels of education to express

it eppoars there |s no alternative,

of fertilizing potash, salts and much.

- Canada’s History of Human Rights
Not an umblemished one

Canadians are quick to
criticize violations of human
‘Tights abroad but do not

siand up to denounce.

“denials of freedom” at
home, Orest - Kruhlak,
director " of federal
multicultur programas,
aaid Saturday. .
In an address to a con-
ference of Canadians of
Central and East European
origin, he said human rights
concerns are bi
broader” than problems..in
the Soviet Union and Eastern
European countries. *:

“FROM EUROPE—FOR TRADE”

“much,

“Canada does not have an
unblemished . record in
human rights,” he said,

_citing the treatment of
Chinese

immigrants and the.
internment of Japanese-
Canadians during the Second
World War. . .

“Now the south Asian and
Black communities are
suffering physical violence

because they don’t happen to
‘be white,” .Kruhlak said.
“And the . treatmentmof
native Canadians is a further
example of ;litolerance,’ -.
“You, who have ex-

perlenced discrimination
when you came, have an
obligation and responsibility:
to be in the forefront of those

who stand up and denounce

‘the denials of freedom that

have occurred all too
frequently in this country,
The success we have abroad
will be very much affected
by how we treat people
here.”

Kruhlak spoke in place of
Norm ,
Multiculturalism Minister,
who was ill. Both men were
to leave Ottawa Sunday for |

Yugoslavia to attend the
closing sessions of the
Belgrade Conference called
to review East-West detente
and the 1975 Helsinki accords
on human rights.

Kruhblak, former director
of Alberta’s cultural
heritage branch said the
federal cabinet's decision to
send a minister to Belgrade

country represented
cabinet minister, he

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Editorial from the Vancouver Board of Trade

One advantage —
disadvantage of living in
Vancouver ia that we seem to
be at the end of the line. The
flowers that bloom in the
Spring do so, in Vancouver,
long before they do in the
rest of Canada. Whatever the
reason, We see a surge in
visitors from the East during |
the last dying gasp of their
winter. These visitors come
and go with alarming
rapidity, many of them
bringing messages for the
community.
Their messages, words 0
wisdom, explanations, or to
be blunt, plain down-to-eart
politicking, are offered to the
media and the public. We.

read about their ap-.

pearances and we hear them

on television. They: fend off |

attacks on the hot-line shows
and some of them even
survvive Fo am,

Where they do differ, is in

what they have to say.
Sometimes we are treated to
new and exciting Ideas, a
welcome event at any time.
We have also been éxposed

to considered statements |

which have added to our

: understanding of a situation

or a condition. On occasion,
apeakers have made ex-

janations. Sometimes they —

have incited us to action, or,
al the very least, have

’ shaken us from our apathy.

Recently, The Vancouver
Board of Trade was pleased
to organize a meétlng at
which the speaker; who
came direct from Brussels,
was His Excellency the
Right Honorable Roy
Jenkins, President of the
Commission of the European
Communities. What? and
Why? may be your first
reaction — IS the European
Community of any interest
ar importance to British
Columbia?

We would like to explain,
wing some of the words of
our guest speaker. Of course,
they are only extracts and
are taken from thelr con-
stext. buly they will give

‘some of the substance of a

factual, informative and
challenging nessage,

. Me, Jenkins wants to being |

the Europena Communit

closer to us. ‘Although:
Canada Is its second trading

partner, the task isnot an

easy one. The European
Community is far away and
it does nol fit into any
recognizable here. We are
more familiar with the nine
countries making up the
Community than with its
constitution and powers. Its
jeddnet streased that it
leas a government than it
ia an organizational in-
ati

tution...

Despite the North
American. outlook, and
possibly desire, there is no
United States of Europe, The
Community there is better-
described as a Uniting of the
States of Evrope.. Decisions
are taken at three levels;
that which is appropriate for
local . communities or

reglons, that which is right
for member countries and
that which is appropriate for
Europe on a continental
scale. The  Europena
simply seeks a reording of
power in terms of local,
national and continental
requirements. ;
Mr. Jenkins outlined the
‘urgent need for economic
and monetary union, of
having one currency for all
the member countries, He
felt that such a union could
help revover contro] of
prices and demands which
most governments, in-
dividually, have lost.
Secondly, such a menetary

union would affect the in-
system Whose problems are

highlighted by the state of
the United States dollar
today. We all continue to
depend on the dollar,
regarding it as the ultimate
currency, and yet the dollar
cannot carry the burden of
being the only effective
international medium of
exchange, however much the
reat of the world would like it
to.

Mr. Jenkins said that in
the European Community

-they hjave the economic:

strength to create a strong
international currency and
that he is dedicated to
working towards such a
menetary unit.

Parking Space needed for

Cars carrying wheelchairs

Many disabled consumers 4 to auk that these be
are barred from personal shoppers‘
Tee enabled ponte For further information on «
eB. People = parking requirements, or
disembarking. from their identification stickers for
cars. need especially
designed, accessible parking
spaces in-order to exercise

thelr right to shop for goods
and services,

‘It Is essesatial for mer-
chants to make available at
least one accessible parking
space on their property for .
access by disabled shoppers
to thelr Oe en

This par space should
be twelve feet wide (or on the
endof a row), hard-surfaced

_ and level, and located as
close as possible to the en: -

trance-way, and identified
for the use. of physically
disabled person. If possible, *
an accessible route should
exist from the parking area
to the accesalble entrance, so
that physically handicapped
petple do not have to pass

éhind parked cars.
Provision of non-slip sur-
faces on walks, ramps and
floors greatly assist those
withsemi-ambulatory’
disabillties.,

The Social Planning and
Review. Council of B.C.

¥. (SPARC) “urges all. mer--
chants, Where possible to «

-provide accessible parking
spaces aid urges disabled

By J. BR. DUPUIS

CP Business Editor

Brightened with cartoans
by artist Ben Wicks, a new
book on small business
comes at a time when mini-:
enirepreneurs are being
recognized for the vital role
they play in the economy.

The mini, 1972-page book,
Small Business: Building A
Balanced Economy, by

economist Rein Peterson, is, .

of course, published by a
smal] business, .Press
Porceple Lid. of Erin, Ont.

it also comes at a time
when small - businesses—
thera are about. one million-
in Canadi— are on the
decline. In: fact, Peterson's:
theme is the need to restora
the balance between small

and big bualness,

Peterfon describes a small
business. as_ one which is
independently owned: and
managed with @ maxim
‘staff of S00, 4

Ottawa has taken note o:
the | importance. of

Wit *

disabled drivers, please
contact: SPARC of B.C., 2210

.West 12th Avenue,. Van-

couver, B.C. Vek. . 2N6.
Telephone: 794-4387. *

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strengthening the sector by
establishing a ministry of
small business, —

Much of the credit for
reawakening Interest in
these entrepreneurs gocs to
John Bulloch, president of
‘the Canadian Federation ‘of
Independent Business,’ an
influential lobby that helped
subsidize Peterson's re-
search for the book.

Peterson, professor and
director of the small-
business program at York
Uncversity’s faculty of
a: dministrative
argues that small businesses
employ more people than

_ large corporations, create

More inventions and are
more productive. .

‘These are old, proven —

arguments: but they. bear .
repealing, - ;
While it won't attract a
popular readership, the book
filis a gap in assembling
facts and knowledge for
annindustry that is not fully
understoad.. ..- ——

' eare. Government

‘attention to — and

sadb ebay
'

by
ye

Health Care Costs
Versus: Prevention

' i lem that
Our country is faced with a prob.
ting — the rising cost of health
scents to be ae all levels and responsible
citizens are concerned and are seeking ways to

e situation.
an ° ore than 50 years the Health League of

a has advocated prevention and has
Care sted the persistent imbalance of emphasis
on cure receiving far more attantion than
tive measures. oo,
Preis clear that good health can be maintained
only at the price of personal discipline and large
scale social effort, which needs to include more
financial puppets for oh
eventive medicine.’ This calls tor ne
education at all levels because many of the
preventive measures are obvious but are
erlooked.
With our present lifestyle and freedome of
choice, we overeat and eat the wrong kinds of
food. We smoke when we know we shouldn't,
Many drink to excess. We underexercise.

Living by the car we neglect to use seat belts
and many die by the car. . —

The younger generation has ushered in the
drug culture with a lifestyle of their own. And
with today’s emphasis on greater personal
freedom, veneral disease — once on the way out
— has soared to the hgihest level of incidence
since World War II. .

One of the greatest problems is to change the
attitude of the individual — to place the
responsibility for many of our ills on the
shoulders of the individual. Hence the urgent and

constant need for educaiton, which is a slow

precess because we live in an apathetic society.
Clearly, too, our moral standards have
weakened, We have violence, pornography,
drugs, sexual freedom with increasing
illegitimacy — and only a small segment of the
population seems to care.

There is a great need to stimulate public in-
terest in all these problems — in the fact that
more discipline in all stages of life is needed —
and that this applies to health care as well.

In an address to the Canadian Public Health
Association, the Honourable Marc . Lalonde
stated: ‘‘of all the problems we face, motivation
of Canadians has to be singled out as the crucial
one which will ultimately decide whether our
strategy will be a success or failure. It will be
this factor which determines the rate of volun-
tary compliance with any program... . ~

“Public education therefore cannot be over-
emphasized. Although education alone has had
only limited success in the past, there are ex-
citing new approaches to be explored by
scientists, psychologists, professional
educatiors, social workers and all professional -
and voluntary workers involved with children.

s, in. childhood that’ lifelong ‘liefestyle
ails are formed, ‘studies in that age group are
very important... ~~ “ we

.““The magnitude of the task is enormous, the
path will be arduous, but the rewards in im-
proved health and longevity of Canadians can
make it worthwhile.” . -_

_The situation cannot be remedied unless in-
dividuals, ‘the medical profession, industry
labour and government undertake jointly to bear
the responsibility for the human waste and
economic losses that are as preventable as they
are prevalent,

The Health League of Canada hopes to assist in
co-ordinating the full potential of these forces, by
declaring April 2 to 8 “‘Nationsl Health Week” —
with the theme “Lifestyle and Health of
Canadians, — sponsored by the Health League of
Canada. -

“National Health Week’" gponsored by the
Health League of Canada will provide an op-
portunity to emphasize that health -~
everybody's business and each Canadian has
both an individual and a collective stake in the
conservation of his health and the Community's
health. The league asks that you support your
health department and the voluntary ‘health

“organizations in doing everything possible to

perfect Canada’s helath.
Prevention is better than cure!

TODAY !N HISTORY
By THE CANADIAN PREsS

David Livingstone
Scottish missionary to and
explorer of Africa, was born
185 years ago today--IN 44—1
Asa missionary, Livingstone
Was @ great pioneer who
opened the whole of central

witnessed. As an explorer he

was unequalled, for he
travelled over a third of
Africa and his discoveries
changed - cartographers’
renditions of Africa. In 1965
he began his last journey to
Africa, and in 1871 HLM.
Stanley, sent out to look for
him because he. had been -
misaing go long, faind tim.

Africa to the influences of
Christianity, and he was the
means of abolishing the
slave trade through accounts
he sent home of horrors he

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