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A Baltic

~ By MAX REICH.
Tribune Staff Correspondent

OSTOCK never saw as many
foreign correspondents as
‘in the week of July 5-12.
Their stay in the German De-
mocratic Republic is remarkable
because no “hot news” brought
them here — nothing apart from
the fact that Baltic Sea Week

was being celebrated.

Soviet
computers

Great importance is attached
in the USSR to the develop-
ment of computers, but for a
long time- the Soviet Union
lagged behind the West due to
insufficient “technical develop-
ment.

This statement was made’ to
Canadian businessmen who Te-
cently toured the Soviet Union

“when they met, in Moscow, the

head of -the Computation Cen-
tre of the USSR Academy of
Sciences, Academician Anatoli:
Dorodnitsyn.

Dorodnitsyn and his staff of
400 do scientific research main-
ly into solving problems of phy-
sics, mathematics and mechan-
ics. Among the problems being
solved by the staff he men-
tioned research on the force of
tsunami tidal waves.

‘Does your Centre fill any
orders for industrial and trade
organizations?” gne Canadian.

asked.
“Certainly,” said Dorodnit-
syn; “but this constitutes a

small share of the Centre’s
work. Our main function is
scientific research.”

He assessed highly American

- computers and said that his

Centre maintained contact with
the U.S. Bureau of Standards.
He also singled out the work
of French scientists, who ad-
vanced the idea of creating mul-
tiprogrammatic computers.

The Canadians examined two
computers at the Centre: the
BESM-2 (a vacuum tube com-
puter for 10,000 operations a

second) and the Strela (for

20,000 operations a second).

THIRD HIGHEST

Canadians enjoy the third
highest standard of living in the
according to “World
Business Outlook” published by
McGraw-Hill Publishers. On the
basis of expected Gross National
Product, the average individual
income in Canada this year will

-be $2,188. Only the average of

the U.S. ($3,200) and Sweden
($2,286) are higher. :

Figures for a few other coun-
tries are Britain $1,414, Japan
$694, Brazil $312 and India $67. -

‘Calculations are in U.S: dollars.

+

year the Baltic sea port of Ros-
tock and other nearby East Ger--
man towns issued a call to citi-
zens of other countries to come
and join in a festival of good
neighborliness.

People of all political opinions
from Finland and Sweden, from
NATO states Norway, Denmark
and Iceland, and from the Soviet
Union and Poland met on the
Baltic- coast of socialist East
Germany. They met under the
slogan — “The Baltic must be
a sea of peace!’’

Baltic Sea Week has become
a living model of peaceful co-
existence. You come as a visi-
tor. Your political views do not
matter. There is merrymaking
and vacationing in the beautiful
seaside resorts of Warnemuende
or Kuehlungsborn, concerts,
operas, plays, or leisurely roam-
ing about in Rostock and other
Baltic towns. You can observe
the rapid industrial development
of the area, once the most back-
ward area in Germany. You can
join in discussion or study of
various topics.

In addition to many journa-
lists from West German and
West Berlin newspapers, radio
and TV stations, correspondents
from the main papers of Swe-
den, Norway, Denmark, Finland,

On the
labor front

seaport —

Great Britain and: other coun-
tries came to Rostock. Even the
New York Times and Japanese
radio sent reporters. =

‘This is good news. It means
reason is on the upgrade. The
legend of the non-existence of
East Germany is being thrown
overboard. The country that
“does not exist” has become
news.

- An important feature of Bal-
tic Sea’ Week is the workers’
conference. Close to half a mil-
lion trade unionists in Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and Finland
participated in the election of a
few hundred delegates. It is
often the practice to elect dele-
gates who have doubts about the
GDR. They.can compare what
they read in an_ ill-informed
press with the facts of life.

This year’s conference asked:
“Is there a relationship between
the economic struggle and the
fight for peace?” It- answered:
“Yes, there is such a relation-
ship. The more of the national
income of our countries is used
for arms, the less remains for
the improvement of social ser-
vices and the raising of the
standard of living.” -

Delegates formed study
groups to inspect factories, to
have discussions with workers,

The East German town of Rostock, situated in what wo
one of Germany’s most backward areas, is now one of t
ports on the Baltic. Recently it held a week-long “festiva
neighborliness” to which visitors from many lands were |
photo shows foreign correspondents examining Rostock’s doc

ties during the visit. =

and to observe how people live
and work.

The mere fact that unionists
from capitalist and _ socialist
countries in the Baltic region
sit down jointly to discuss their
problems helps to thaw the ice
of the Cold War. Universal and
complete disarmament will not
be achieved in one stroke. Such

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ping stones toward this aim.

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populations the governm
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Labor and Conlodetatcn

By WILLIAM KASHTAN

NE of the _ unfinished
points of business which
was referred to. the in-
coming executive council by
the April convention of the
Canadian Labor Congress
was a resolution on the prob-

“lem of relationships. between

French-speaking and English-
speaking Canadians. The ex-
ecutive. council has now
adopted that resolution and
it may be of interest to read-
ers of this column to. draw
attention to its contents
* which are as follows:

“Whereas Canada’s future
development and flowering
as a great country depends
-on a solid and binding accord
between the two founding
peoples; :

“And whereas the Can-
adian Labor Congress _be-
lieves the welfare of Canada
lies within a federal system

designed to produce a united.

Canada, strong
parts;

in all its
“An whereas citizens of

Quebec fear that any attempt
to form a highly centralized

Political state in Canada .

could result in the assimila-
tion of French Canada’s
language and culture with
harmful effects to Canada’s
strength and unity;

“And whereas it has become
necessary for Canada _ to
modify her federal provincial
relationships and political
practices in the light of pre-
sent day Canadian realities;

“And whereas it behooves
all Canadians to heed the
warning that a house divided
against itself cannot stand;

“And whereas the Canadian |

labor nfovement has always
struggled for equality of op-
portunity and income for all
Canadians;

“Therefore, be it resolved
that this convention pledge
its support and labor’s re-
sources for the building of a
strong and united Canada;

“And be it further resolved
that this

ports:

“(a) Recognition of the
right for all French-speaking
and English-speaking Cana-
dians in all provinces to have

convention sup-

access to their language and
culture.

“(b) Equality of opportu-
nity for French-speaking and
English-speaking Canadians
within the federal service;

“(c) The convening of a
constitutional conferenée de-
Signed to modernize the con-
stitution, division of tax re-
venues and political practices
of Canada;

“(d) A campaign of Cana-
dian union members within
both cultures to bring about
equality of opportunity and
income for all Canadians
without regard for regional,

language or cultural differ-
ences.” :

The most significant aspect
of this policy statement is the
proposal for convening a con-
stitutional conference to “mo-
dernize the constitution”,
This proposal ought to be .
widely supported by trade

_ union bodies all over the

country and pressure exerted
on government and Parlia-
ment along these lines,

A defect in the policy

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