Page 4, The Herald, Wednesday, November 14, 1979

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Ban the Film

It was nat too long ago that
a certain person approached
Captain Bill Young from the
Salvation Army (as the story
goes) and rebuked him with
the following words:
“Shameon you. Are you ever
a hypocrite. On Sundays you
preach the Gospel and
during the week you dare to
show these dirty movies.” Of
course this concerned person
did not realize that there
were two Bill Youngs in
town, one working for God
and the other working for the
devil at times.

You see, as Christians we
feel reponsible for the
welfare of society, We are
our brother's keeper. We do
mind our own business when
we mind the business of our
fellow men, our neighbour.
True freedom can only be
freedom in the context of the
will of God, It is limited to
the boundaries set by the
Creator of life, A fish is only
free in its own environment,
water, A bird is only free in
the air. The same law of
freedom stands for our own
creations. The train Is only
free on the tracks, The car
can only move on the road.
The airplane is not build for
taxing in our back alleys!

-Without God’s moral law life,
will be wrecked in all its
aspects: All ‘other’ so-talls
freedom leads to destruc-
tion, anarchy, chaos and
ultimately slavery. We
cannot do our awn thing. We
have to do God's thing for
our own sake. You are not
going to jump off a bridge
just to find out for yourself
how it feels to get drowned!
Where ls the common sense
of people these days?
Animals show more sense of
‘danger than intellectual
beings created in the image
of God himself. Playing with
the honor of a holy God is
“what “Life of Brian” does,
and that means danger. God
is love, but not to the extent

that He lels people trample Be:

Him in the dust, What kind of
a God would be that?

Don't be so ignorant as to
ask that old question if God is
love if He allows another
world-war to happen
sometime in the future. If it
will happen again it is
because of the showing of
films like “Life of Brian’.
That is the reason. Who that
rejects His love, will en-
counter His wrath.” Who do
people think God is? Some
silly idlot of some sort? He is
full of love. He is also full of
holiness, You cannot play
with Him or ridicule Him.
This is the law of heaven.

Your reporter got some
wrong information from Mr.
Bill Young, the manager of
‘Tilkicam,”” It was not
during the showing of “Jesus
Christ Superstar’ that he
encountered me in front of
the theatre for the firat time,
giving out tracts, but during
the showing of the film ‘The
Exorcist.’ I did not protest
that show. Noboby was
asked not to attend. All E did
was giving out tracts which
were printed especially for
that occasion, This film blew
the brains out of some kids,
others found the Lord, in-
cluding the young girl who
played that role In this welrd
movie. Even this tract
distribution was too much to
consume for Mr. Young, the
man who loves to sell organs
and pianos to churches and
religious families.
Sometimes there is a piano
on the stage courtesy of the
manager of ‘‘Tillicum
Keyboards.”’ I wish Mr.
Young would show more
courtesy ta the big segment
of Terrace people that wish
to honer their Lord. The
name ‘'Tillicum' means
“friend” and certainly is not
out to make friends among
the folks who love Jesus.
When at the theatre with
tracts, Mr. Young told me I

needed a permit and asked
me to leave. He told the
reporter the same fable
about a permit. According to
the R.C.M.P. I do not need a
permil. For that reason I did
not leave, but came back
night after night. Recently
he told me he will ‘see me in
Court”, But the Court is not
interested in the complaints
of this “Tilllceum". On oc-
casions I checked with
RCOM.P. ( 1 sent them
copies of my letters myself)
to see what I could and could
not do within the framework
of the law. More power to the
R.C.M_LP. They are no pigs to
me, but valuable protectors
of our freedom, It is a burden
to the R.C.M.P. that so many
criminals, like the praducers
of criminal films, can get
away with their crime by
Judges whostick to the letter
of the law, instead of to the
spirit and intention of the
iw.

I have been al] over
Terrace with my tracts. In
front of schools, etc. The law
does not forbid it. Griffin, a
town in Goergia, U.S.A.
requires distributors to get
permission from the City
Manager. The Supreme
Court of the United States
declared Griffin's law illegal
because it violated freedom
a the, press by prohibiting
ba hie .» distribution of

ed ‘teratureof any kind, at any

time, at any place, and in
any manner.” An the same
law stands for Canada.
Blasphemy and sacrilege
are not protected by the law,
tract distribution is.

We cannot tolerate crime
‘Against religion. Custom
regulations are to be exer-
cised against it. We have a
right to take the promotors

of this film to Court, This .

film js a threat to the mental
and spiritual health of our
citizens.

Catholics, Protestants and
Jews and all other people in
their right mind and
ssessed with a spirit of
good-will and harmony are
combining forces to coun-
teract this attack on religion,

Honorabie Jake Epp,
Minister of Indian and
Northern Affairs, who
recently visited
Terrace, wrate me in person:
“*] regretfully understood
that this film is already
Playing in some Canadian
cities, Your concerns will be
brought to the attention of
the Secretary of State and
the Minister in charge of
Revenue.” I urge all con-
cerned citizens to write him
a letter of protest, thanking
him for hsi stand,

The Interfaith Anti-Obsenity
organization “Morality in
Meida’’, etc. etc.
Where stand the
Ministreral Assocation of
Terrace officially? Students
of Bible schools have been
active in Ontario already.
They were in front of
theatres, praying, giving out
leaflets. Several Terrace
people, from different
churches, will unite for sure
infront of the theatres from
prayer and protest if the
management might dare to
show “Life of Brian.”
Special tracts are being
printed for this event. Mr.
Young asked me over the
phone something like this:
Do you really think [ will
ever show a film like that?”
The reporter in ‘The
Herald" writes: ‘Young
indicated it may be shawn
sometime aroung the first
week of the new year,’? Will
that be his way of wishing us
a “happy new year?’ God

forbid!

We hope that Mr. Young
will stick to his promise
made to the R.C.M.P. and lo
‘me, not,te show it and prove
himself to be a_ true
“Tillicum” to the Christians

of Terrace.
Bill Homburg.

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Dear Sir,

Ifeel compelled to respond
to the letter of Mr. V.C.
Jolliffe in the News Ad-

vertiser of November 6, 1979 I
and the Election Feature on §

Alderman Giesbrecht in the
Herald on the same date.
The problem that 1 have
encountered in the seven
years that I have been in-
volved with Terrace
municipal politics Is what I
call Jolliffism. My un-

ON CITY COUNCIL

derstanding of this political [aa

belief is that it assumes an
ulterior motive in everything
@ person does or says. For
example Jolliffism will

assume that my ulterior °
motive in writing this letter }

is to support certain election

candidates and not consider a :
that 1am simply reactingto

false insinuations regarding
myself in Mr. Jolliffe’s
letter. My concept .of

Jolliffism is that it will also -:

ignore the fact that Mr,
Jolliffe was the first non-
candidate politician to
publicly write to the media
at election time.

Mr. Jolliffe saya that the
1978 municipal election was
oneof the worst ‘dirty tricks’
campaigns conducted — I
certainly sign my own name
to all letters I wrote! He
seems to have forgotten the
1973. campaign before
Watergate or Lettergate,
despite my having raised the
subject with him a number of
times since. 1973 was the
first time I ever sought
election in Terrace and I
entered the campaign, en-
couraged by Mr. Jolliffe, as
a citizen concerned about the
community in which I lived.
E was totally unaware of any
‘groups’ or organized.
‘slates’, Mr. Jolliffe waa
seeking election as mayor at
the time. On the eve of the
election, long after any
opportunity for rebuttal had
passed, supporters of Mr.
Jolliffe placed leaflets on the
windshields of cars in the
shopping centre parking lots:
giving a slate of names to
vote for including myself and

DAVID

Mr. Jolliffe. I had no
knowledge of this action
involving we of my name
until the then editor of the
Daily Herald telephoned me
for comment — which of
course could not be
published until after the
election. This leaflet also
made degrading references
to the other mayoralty
candidate and another
citizen who was not a can-
didate, This ‘dirty trick’ by
supporters of Mr. Jolliffe 1
feel not only contributed to
my defeat In 1973 but
damaged my credibility as a
candidate for a number of
years while I fought -to
convince the electorate that I

-did not subscribe to the

Jolliffist doctrine. Another
candidate in 1973 said he did
not even vote for himeelf
because he was so disgusted
with this ‘dirty trick’ which
also involved his name,

Mr. Jolliffe’s statement
that “The voting record of

ALLIES FEAR

PEASE

Pease slams Jolliffism

Mr. Jolliffe seems to fee]
the “group” which he
describes as ''a good number
of persons’® is honest and

rmigsible but for anyone to
folatly support a candidate
does not support Jolliffism is
automatically bad. I note
Mr. Jolliffe does not name
any of the “good numbers of
persons group" so I can only
speculate whether any of

.. them were involved in the

ef

six of the seven present
members of council would
indicate that they are in-
fluenced by The Greup,” and
Mr. Giesbrecht'’s comment
that “what the public has to
realize is that they are one
alderman short .of asclosed
shop’’ cannot go -:tin-
challenged. 1 recall many
occasions, Tetrault Park
being one recent well-
publicized example, where
the mayor had to cast a
deciding vote. This just
couldn't happen in a ‘closed
shop” group’ of the Jollif-
fism variety imaglned by
Messrs Giesbrecht and
Jolliffe. 1 often feel that I am
the “Jloner’’ on caunell
because of lack of support
and five to one votes against
some of my motions and |
know all other membera of
council have experienced
similar feelings, This in-.
dicates to me a collection of
independant thinking in-
dividuals, not a ‘closed shop

group.’

Re

1973 ‘dirty tricks’. His
philosophy appeara to be
that the end justifies the
means — a comment I seem
to recall from Nixon and
Watergate as well as current
Lettergate activities,

Thad expected to be able to
work closely with Alderman
Glesbrecht on city council
since [ understand that he
belongs to the same political
party as 1 do — although I

_ have never seen him,at party
-- meetings... However, my
'* experience has been that,--

presumably because of his
support of Jolliffism he
generally refuses to com-
‘municate with me on issues
before council. In fact the
only ‘group’ I personall
have experienced on Counc
In the past 24 years is the
Jolliffist group of Giesbrecht
and Jolliffe. :

OTTAWA OFFBEAT

BY RICHARD JACKSON |

Ottawa, ‘The Liberals said it before the new
Parliament opened and —while you can seldom take a
politician’s word any more than his party’s election
promises at face value-it begins to look like they
meant it.

Former Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
said it first: “We'll oppose, but we won't obstruct.

The Liberal House Leader Allan MacEachen, after

| the New Democrats’ Stanley Knowles, the most

learned parliamentarian of them all, re-phrased it:
“Responsibility; we're going to be responsible.

And this past opening week of Parliament indicates
that this time they are as good as their word.

- “No pyrotechnics,’ promised Allan MacEachen
solemnly. “No gradstanding. No play-acting. No
artificially whipped up verbal wing-dings. -

“Just food, solid, sense-making, sober opposition.

Not -much fun there. .

And not at all like the last time-in 1958, after an
uncertain minority loss the year before-the Liberals
had been driven deep into the wilderness.

The, in 1957, it was touch and go.

The Liberals, after 22 unbroken years grazing in the
lush national tax pastures, had been barely fenced out
by the Conservatives led by their “Prophet of the
People,” John Diefenbaker, to a thin and vote-starved
minority victory.

In '58, Dief and his“‘cowboys” rounded up the still

‘ big Liberal herd and not only rode it out of sight of
power but almost beyond hope of recovery.

It was then with the Liberals accustomed to the
delights of power for 60 many years~ and what
delights, you've got to savor them to know of the joy
unconfied they bring-that they realized what they'd
lost and by how much.
Faced by the greatest ever-- and still the record-208
seats held by the Conservatives, the Liberals went,
well, went ape.

They had watched the Conservatives doit to them in
the 1956 pipeline battle that ruined a Speaker, all but
wrecked Parliament, and lost them the ’57 and the
quick follow-up '58 elections.

So they brought on what they called “The Wrecking
Crew,” and it took them only four years of uproar and
turmoil in Parliament-near paralysis often of the
Commons~to smash the Tories and drive out the then
self-destructing Diefenbaker regime.

It was exciting, real live theatre.

Starring the “Crew” of Jack Pickersgill, Lionel
Chevrier, Paul Martin and in his own reluctant way,

Lester Pearson.

Planning the strategy of pandemonium for them
was the same Allan MacEachen who today still drafts
the Liberal battle plans in the Commons.

The rule for them was no rules—the goal was chaos--
the result was the disintegration of Conservative
control and then, quickly, power in Parliament.

It was dirty pool.

But it worked.

And in politics as in most things, winning is
everything.

Things are different this time.

Joe Clark and his Conservatives are in~ just.

Call them. cocky, put them down as still arrogant as

-ever, but be sure-to admit that the Liberals are con-

-fident of comeback: : 00-0. icrthitta see bts
So they’re going to be model parliamentarians.
On their best behavior.

No dirty ‘tricks.
As they say,"responsibility” is the order of the

Liberal opposition day.

Sure they'll oppose--picking their issues—but the key
will be low.

They figure that on the performance of the Con-
servatives between the election and the opening of

I look. at the lack of--s‘Parllament= a d four to fi -
progress we ag a coun government wtvaate ee the new

were able to make With two
Jolliffists in 1977 and 1978
composed fo my
achievernents with only one
Jollifist in 1979 — Tetrault
Park retained, bench en-
scorpment parkland pur-

chased, Lower Little Park ©

being developed, North
Thomas and McConnell
paved, but transit becoming
a reality, Health Centre
being built ete. etc. With this
in mind I wonder how much
our community could
progress for the benefit of
everyone in the 1990's with
seven independant members
af council with open minds
and new ideas and no
Jolliffists?!

Sincerely

Alderman David Pease

SALT jeopardizes NATO

WASHINGTON (CPy —
US, political manoeuvring
over a new strategic arms
limitation treaty with the
Soviet Union is raising feara
that American leadership of
the NATO military aliles is
crumbling.

The concern was fuelled by
President Carter's warning
jast week that if the U.S,
Senate does not ratify SALT
If some European countries
might be driven into the
arms of the Soviet Union,
weakening NATO, ;

Carter's comments set off
alarms in Europe that were
reflected in a report
prepared by West German
legislators for the week-long
NATO parliamentarians’
meeting that opened in
Ottawa on Monday.

AU.S. Senate rejection of
SALT II would call into ques-
tion “the reaporsibility of
American leadership and its
very competence to jead’*
the NATO alliance, warns
the report from Peter
Corterier of Weat Germany.

Both the European ailies
and the Carter § ad-
ministration desperately

want U.S. Senate ratification
of the new treaty.
requires approval by at least
a two-thirds majority vote of
the 100-member Senate.

But in United States, the.

SALT IT debate has become
partly a clash between
liberals and conservatives
on Capitol Hill. Approval of
the new pact is algo closely
linked — in the monds of
friends and opponents alike
— with Carter’s hopes for a
re-election bid in 1880.

Unfortunately for the West
Europeans, their reasons for
wanting a SALT II are more
down-to-earth. They don't
want a new cold war, or a
policy of NATO con-
frontation with the Soviet
Union because they live
close to huge Soviet armies
just across the East German
border. They do business
with the East and have
relatives there. -

These concerns seem loat
on American politicians.
Although SALT 11 is
basically an attempt to Ilmit
the spread of nuclear arms,
itis begiug debated in Senate
committees in termes of ite

dffect on U.S. abilities to de-

That” fond the ‘vital interests" of

e United States anywhere
in the world.

’ “It would be a decade mis-
take, a Ilfetime mistake, a
century mistake, a
millenium mistake — and
even longer — to ratify the
treaty as is,” declared
Senator Howard Baker
(Rep. Tenn.) last week. A
contender for the Republican
presidential nomination for
1980, Baker insists SALT II
Must be amended to be
stricter on the Soviet Union.

Moderates such as Carter
argue that not ratifying
SALT I[ will permit the
Ruesians to ‘‘elaim,
erroneously but repeatedly
and loudly, that they in the
Soviet Union are a nation of
peace, and the United States
to the contrary is a nation
agalnst the limitation of

tuclear weapons."
Meanwhile, the Carter

administration has already
said it ia ready to add the $30-
biliton mobile MX missile
syatem to its arsenal and
approve a threeper-cent
increase in the U.S, milltary

budget. These steps were
intended to mollify SALT II
critics, but they alsa show
that SALTT II doesn't end the
arms race, only controls it
somewhat.

These Carter concessions
might be considered enough
to offset U.S, critics’ con-
cerns over possible Soviet
military advantage, but they
apparently are not. Even
Carter's state secretary,
Cyrus Vance, conceded last
week there isn’t enough
support in the Senate now to
sass SALT I], although he
hopes there will be when the
final decislon is made.

But the United States’
military allies evidently
want more skilful leadership
of their alliance now. The
U.S. debate Is making some
European allies cynical
‘about U.S, leadership, and
that tan't-helped by Carter's
suggestions . that they may
become weak and easily ma-
nipulated.

Political observers say
Carter wants SALT [I as a
platform from which to
announce he is seeking
renomination .

Stress within the Tories is still the problem, Red
against Blue, big mouths, indecision~-take your pick,
say the Liberals,—and it leads to Conservative defeat
sooner or later. ;

If later~like next year--then look for the Liberals to
trot out their “Wrecking Crew” and turn Parliament
upside down. They didn’t have the manpower last
time, and they did it. This time they have the troops.

‘But meanwhile, “responsibility.”

Tricky,

by DON SCHAFFER -

_ Hurtig Publishers in Edmonton has produced a
literary map of Canada which should be of great in-
terest to those inclined to the study of Canadian
literature.

Unfortunately, this is a small group, which should
make it hard for the company to tum & profit on a
noble project,

No matter how hard one tries to establish the setting
of a novel or piece of poetry, it is hard to keep that
setting in mind while following the plot or imagery.
Usually, the setting gets lost behind characterization
cin plot or in a poem, the flashes of image and in-

This sometimes detracts from the impact of t
work, In books such as Anne Hebert's Romeuraske,
the locale is essential to the book's theme. *.

This is where the map should come in handy,
especially for teachers, A well-drawn and quite at-
imoortent ee it has the jitles of many of the most

orks of Can i
sels. adian literature placed in their
ough some of my favourite books -
cluded on the map (where is Andre langevin'e Duct
Over The City, for instance?), there is no way the
jock mers ‘could have inched everything. This in
8 about the
depth of Canadian literature, Erowing seope and

The map’s creators, Morris Wolf
Pilsworth and David Macfarlane, have done an er
cellent job in compiling, editing and producing a work
which, if not absolutely essentlal,a least convenient

and at best frame-worthy,

The map will be a welcome addition to an English-
teacher's classroom, and at $7.95 is quite reasonably

priced.

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