PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Friday, September 2, 1977 _—{the herald ) General Office - 435-6387 Clireulation (Terrace) - 635-6357 (Kitimat) - 632-6209 PUBLISHER... WAR. (BILL) LOISELLE MANAGING EDITOR... STU DUCKLOW Published every weekday at 3212 Kafum S1. Terrace 8.C, A member of Varified Circulation. Authorized rs second class malt. Registration number 1261, Postage pal. 1 cash, return postage guaranteed. a - NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full, complete and sote copyright In any advertisement produced and-or any: editorial or photographic content published In the Herald. Reproduction Is not permitted without the written permission of the Publisher. Labor’s new role Labor’s traditional day to honor the workers’ fight for a decent place in society will probably pass unnoticed by most unlon members, but that’s natural - labor unions | have lost touch with the workers. . Union membership has lest its meaning for the average worker. A union card no longer proudly iden-' tifies the holder a a person sruggling forsocial change. . Exceptduring bargainging talks,grievance proceedings and at the end of a pay period a worker is hardly aware that he and his brothers and sisters make up the most powerful social force in Canada. It’s regrettable, then, that labor organizers have begun to follow the course of bureacraies and dinosaurs. millions of years ago, giant reptiles ruled the earth, but they paid a price for their size and power: they lost resopnsiveness until they became so stupid they couldn't survive. Government bureacracies are wallowing along the samedead-end pathway and it looks like they’re going to slower and stupider until they finally die of their own weight. Unions, with their growth and centralized leadership, are not far behind. . It’s eay for union leaders to respond to r today’s challenges in terms of the labour struggle of the 1930s. We see it every day in the empty, on-with-the- revolutionary-struggle rhetoric some union heads use to exhort feeling of solidarity in their members. But otday’s problems are not the same. Today’s workers don’t need huge wage settlements at the end of every contract period. Bargaining shoudl simply discussions on how to keep up with the rising cost of EAP EVEN THE trained and furnished with a mict‘o-computer, which also ; living. Outside unions are many workers who are Bedi ih A serves as a terminal. for $20 a month. do unions make more than a token attempt to include Cay Instead of having to re-type much the same in- 2 ay inion workers todar bi heeome alienated on their eg t formation on 10 different forms for each trade tran- s jobs. As technological change makes each task simpler, - saction, the microcomputer will ee, th nly the an: i the highly-apid workers that remain have become CEP ifernonrn aun formation needed for each form directly from th machines laboring in gold-plated salt mines. But few and far between are the unions who have aggressivley campaigned for job-training programs, experiments in worker democracy or even job-trianing programs, ex- periments in worker democracy or even job rotation task to another. The labor movement is also flagging in its mandate for a general social change. Except for encouraging con- sumer boycotts “hot” products, most union actions arelimited to the work place. Unions have almost en- tirely ignored the widespread struggles for more Published by ) Sterling Publishers a 7, Interpreting The News No breakthrough s but they’re still talking WASHINGTON CP-U.S., State Secretary Cyrus Dance’s recent China trip priduced no dramatic diplomatic break-throughs in achieving full relations with the Communist country. But United States officials say such a break-through was not the point of the trip. Instead, the visit was viewed as a cated probe by two new governments of each other’s views towards decisions and commitiments made by previos governments, And in that context, both sides regarded the trip as a success. Alter the high hopes of then President Richard Nixon’s China trip and the 1972 feng nor the Shanghai communique which promised coser ties between the twocountires, the pace of diplomatic progress appears to ve slowed. ; Neither the new Chinese regime led by Communist party Chairman Hua Kuo- harter administration appears to be in a rush to-make promises - om the issue of normal Chinese-U.S. relations. Vance recieved a cautious but cordial welcome from the Chinese,starting with meeting Foreign Minister Huang Hua. He finally met for more than an hour with lua. and trea the US, leaving the island 0 Both sides expressed satifaction with ’ the talks but made no announcement on major issues, such as the sensitive Taiwan situation. China appears to be standing firm o on its claims to Taiwan. It has demanded repeatedly that the U.S. break diplomatic. ties with the Nationalist Chinese island. ’ ‘But the demand that the U.S. end its mutual security treaty with Taiwan, thus pen to attack from the - Chinese mainland, been rejected by resident is especially wary now of antagonizing Congress by any foreign policy decisions. forei olicy experts have suggested that as an alternative to maintainging treaty ties with Taiwan, the US. might make a unilateral declaration expressing concern about any rupture of peace in the Formosa Strait area. This would leave the. U.S. free to intervene. is ina invaded Taiwan. Oot others warn that such a declaration likely would be viewed by Peking as a threat, further hampering the progress towards normalizing relations. TS GETTING “Sorry, the stores beat you to it — I'v Blind drumm e got six school-age kids.” . JAZZ GREAT - ba late gentees aed er back on the beat “I've come to the point where I = about Joe,” said Brubeck. eaningful li . IRLINGTON,N.J. AP-Joe “He's pollution ul lifestyle and for an end to environmental Morello, 49. and nearly blind, says he want to perform more,"’ Morello _ still one of the biggest names in jazz Labor unions should rethink the roles unions play in is ready to resume a career that . said in an interview at his home drumming.” society before their disenchanted members begin akin made him one of the world’s best here. “I'm going to get a jazzrock Morello said his appetite for for other alternatives ¢ 8 g known drummers before he group together and I've gota ladto performing was whe y the two ‘ stopped performing regularly setupmydrums. Heknowsexactly standing ovations he got during an Best wishes on Labor Day The Kitimat-Terrace Labour Council takes this op- portunity to wish ail Canadian workers an enjoyable and safe Labour Day. : We also ask ail workers to reflect on the ac- complishments and‘ social changes by hard working sacrifices on the part of innumerable trade-unionists. We also wish to remind workers in this area that the struggle against concerted efforta of both governments and multi-nationals to destroy the unions and nullify the megre gains won over the years by your brothers and sistera because of the inevitable bankruptcy of the nearly a decade ago. *T’ve stop feeling sorry for myself,” said Morello, who gained - fame and fortune in the 1950’s and how I like them, so I don’t need to see sf Since Brubeck’s group broke up in City. the late 1967, Morello has lived in semi-retirement, giving clinics, “Mi reflexes are appearance this summer at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York stil good,” 60s as a member of Dave Brubeck’s: ting textbooks and endorsing Morello said. ‘I know what to do old quartet. .“‘There’s a depression drums for the Ludwig Drum Co. of with what I have. I am proficient that comes when youcan'’tsee. You Chicago. Hesaidhehasn’tneededto _ technically. It's like the difference take a few drinks... He said his spirits have impraved now that, after 32 operations for cataracts and a detached retina, doctors say he won't require more _ probabl except for his performances on a handful of records. “Wherever. I go worldwide, they’re suchen Last November he got a seeing eye dog, a yellow Labrador retriever named Matthew who ‘accompanies him everywhere. work much because “I made a lot of is rare.” Throu Morello has attained a legendary status, even among young fans who gh the years of inactivity, dlder.”” ly mever heard him play, always asking ’ between a mature man and a young Kid making live-you know what you're doing more when you get. Morello said that even as a child he fascinated by rhythm. For him, the drums. offer a way of com- municating to people of all languages and cultures. Computer stems tide > By ESTELLE DORAIS MONTREAL CP - A microcomputer system developed with federal government aid may hel Canadian businessmen simplify the flood of paperwor. that normally accompanies international trade” tran- sactions. ‘ . A federally-sponsored non-profit company, the Canadian Organization for the Simplification of Trade Procedures COSTPRO, developed the syste based on a single standardized form, from whichall necessary trade documents can be made up by the micro-computer. In short: one transaction requires only one original document. oe Various forms can be made up electronically from information contained on the master, saving wear and tear on the fingernails of anguished typists. And all the forms can then be shipped by CN-CP Telecom- munications or the Trans-Canada Telephone System. The micro-computer system is based on something called the Canadian Trade Document Alignment System, explains Dina Thebaud -Nicholson, COSTPRO’s adviser on corporate communications. The prototype system was developed by Carleton University in Ottawa. The Canadian Trade Document Alignment System calls for all documents to be of the same size and format. The names of the sonsignee, the shipper and other|in- formation always appear in the same place. COSTPRO has 111 prototype systems which will have been tested in 1.067 companies by next April. ; After that any user who wants the systemwill be TLhe user will also have access to the information he needs to trade anywhere in the world. from: al. computer libraries containing data on“subjécts*suth as ‘rates, tariffs, customs requirements and port facilities. fiCRAAN ©1977 Universal Press ~ \ Vo “The reason meat is expensive is because no one ever argued with a guy holding one of these.” Or oo ete oe os more tee aa Rabeanes Sod _ Food prices drop in some cities - present capitalistic system, that with the exception of a few small businesses is totally devoid of competition and By JUDY CREIGHTON white granulated sugar anda2@ouncecan §$21,94. One month'agoit was $21,l2andin 39 cents. ; the much mooted free enterprise system. CP Family Editor of halved pears. sed to provide a Mg: 1076 total was $18.72. year Coie cay ae ge oe urvey is not intended to prov B.: The federal government deliberately creating A balance between supply and demand clty-b neily ‘omparison, since the product cents to 430, pork 44 cents to erepe ano It cost $15.71, unemployment and using the wage-controls ot cover up — saw sirloin tip roast and ground chuck sapling is small. But it shows price — twocents to 63 cents and potatoes 60 cents their own total lack of planning and responsibility. The same government’s eagerness to give away Canada's sovereignty and resources by their energy policies, which are totally directed by U.S, muitinationals and are continually exporting jobs and refusing unemployed workers benefits (by legislation), while using the monies 80 saved on innumerous make work programmes with the sole purpose of preventing serious questioning of the government's lack of policies by the more than one milllon unemployment Canadian workers, and the same time project that they indeed care for the less fortunate of the society. A provincial | fovernment that spends thousands of the taxpayers’ dollars on what can only be described as party propaganda. It instigates a so called universal pharm care programtne that effectively benefits fewer ritish Columbians than the previous programme, centralizing the power of the decision maker gin Victoria harassing the unemployed, the sick and thé poor. The multinationals’ total lack of alliance to any country or group of people, who are allowed to freely rip off the citizens’ birth-right and by decisions determine the fate of whole communities by arbitrarily taking out Money accumulated in Canada and investing in fascist or police states. Inview of all this adverse effect on the working people the council not only wishes the workers a successf ‘Labour Day, but also reminds the workers to not give in to all these outside pressures and continue their struggle for a just society. ; J.Jensen, President prices rise during August in several cities The Canadian Preas. Charles Gracey, manager of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, said in an interview the consumer has enjoyed for the last six months because of over supp depressed beef prices in recent months, he said, “but now we are seeing a bit of a recovery.” ; Total cost of the monthly food basket dropped slightly in seven of the 12 Canadian cities surveyed because of a decrease in potato, tomato, coffee and egg prices. . for a pound of coffee was down 40 cents from July. Al pound bag of potatoes dropped 71 cents in St. John's Nfld. © e survey of the monthly food basket Ja conducted in the same supermarkets in each of 12 cities on the last Tuesday of each month. The 17-item survey includes one pound ~ each of sirloin-tip roast, all-beef weiners, centre-cut pork loin roast, top-grade chicken, ground chuck steak, frozen cod fillets, top-grade butter, tomatoes, frozen green peas, drip coffee and apples. Aleo included are one dozen medium- sized eggs, one quart of whole milk, a 24 ounce loaf of sliced white bread, 10 pounds of first-grade potatoes, two kilograms of ly. “ he industry has had terribly © trends‘in specific stores in certaincities for a limited number of items which many familles' might buy. latest checks show: Halifdx Pork rose 91 cents to $2.49, wieners 20 cents to $1.09,roast 51 cents to $2.19, chicken 20 cents to $1.09, chuck 25 cents to $1.00, cod 10 cents to $1.50, eggs’ three cents to $1.01, milk three cents to 64 cents, butter 17 cents to $1.49, bread two cents to 43 cents, tomatoes 10 cents to 8D cents, peas nine cents to 50 cents, apples six cents to 50 cents, pears two cents to 61 to $1.39. Sirloin roast was up 20 cents to $2.68, wieners 90 cents to 99 cents, butter two cents to $1.31, bread four cents to 49 cents, peas four cents to 49 cents, apples 12 cents to 75 cent and pears five cents to 74 cents. Total cost of the basket was $21.61 compared with §23.09 the previous month and $19.79 In August 1976. Quebec City: Tomatoes dropped by 30 cents to 79 cents, sirloin roast 76 cents to $1.52, pork 14 cents to $2.00, eggs seven - cents to 65 cents, bread four cents to 50 cents and sugar two cents to 92 cents, “Shopper's survey cents and coffee 61 cents to $4.80, Potatoes dropped 10 cents to $1.79. The market basket for August coat $22.05, up from $19.99 the previous month. Total one years ago was $16.27. Charlottetown: Coffee was up 10 cents: to $4.79, sirloin roast 99 cents to $2.08, wieners faur cents to $1.09, cod four cents to $1.46, peas seven cents to 65 cents and apples 25 cents to 75 cents. Pork was down 20cents to $1.38, chicken six cents to $1.09, chuck 10 cents to 99 cents, potatoes 40 cents to $1.69 and tomatees 10 cents to 89 cents. Total cost of the basket was ‘Wieners were up six cents at 95 cents, chicken 21 cents to 89 cents, chuck 10 cents to $1.68, coffee 30: cents to $4.19. The basket cost $17.87, down from $20.94 in July. Cost one year 3g0 was $17.69. Montreal: Butter was up 14 cents to $1.39 and sugar one cent at 94 cents. Wieners dropped five cents to $1.12, pork four cents to §2.19, eggs four cents to: 87 cents, bread one cent to 44cents, tomatoes 20 cents to 69 cents and apples 20 cents to Ottawa: Pork rose 60 cents to $1.68, sirloin roast 20 cents to $2.08, wieners four cents to $1.03, chicken 31 cents to.99 cents, cod 37 cents to $1.58 and sugar three cents to 84 cents. Eggs dropped five enets to 82 cents, bread one cent to 62 cents, tomatoes six cents to 69 cents, peas one cent to 44 cents and pears eight cents to 83 cents. Cost of the basket was $20.67 compared with $20.56 in July. waa $16.31, ly. Total in August, 1976 Edmonton: Sirloin roast dr 20 Soe ht ? cen oes cents to 89 cents, tomatoes 48 cents to $8 . cents, peas five cents to $7 cents, apples 10 cents to 39 cents and sugar two cents to $1.15, Cod wa sup 22 cents to $1.65, pears 22 cents to 65 cents and coffee 12 cents to $3.79, The food basket cost $19.45. One month ago, the total was $10.45. $19.29 and in August, 1976, it was $17.25, Vancouver: cents at 39 cents, chuck 10 cents at 99 cents, sirloin roast four cent at $2.15, apples eight cents at 39 cents and coffee six cents at $4.19, Sugar rose four cents to $1.02 and cag six cents to 69 cnets. Total the food basket was $20.33 compared with $22.68 in July and $15.23 one year ago. Tomatoes were down 70-