Page 4, The Herald, Wednesday, July 4, 1979 TERRACE/KITIMAT daily herald General Office - 635-6357 Clreutation - 635-6357 Published by Sterling Publishers GEN. MANAGER - Knox Coupland EDITOR - Greg Middleton CIRCULATION - TERRACE - 435-6357 KITIMAT OFFICE - 632-2747 Published every weekday at 3212 Kaium Street, Terrace, 8.C. A member of Verlfled Circulation. Authorized as second class mail. Registration number 1201. Postage paid In cash, return postage guaranteed. NOTE OF COPYRIGHT The Herald retains full, camplete and sole copyright in any advertisement produced and-or any editorial! or Photographic content published In the Herald. Reproduction Is not permitted. EDITOR'S JOURNAL BY GREG MIDDLETON There is astory about a newly-appointed newspaper editor who told his publisher that he wanted to go after the scoundrels in the House of Commons. The publisher told the young fellow that it would be an immense task as they were all scoundrels. The novice editor thought for a moment and then remembered that his publisher had once run for the Liberals. He said, “well, at the very least we should go after the Tory scoundrels.” ; And while we are talking of Tories, to say nothing of scoundrels, we will know when the Conservatives are really securing power when we've seen the first couple of Liberals cross the floor, and not before. And talking .of Liberals, Jona Campagnolo’s slick television commercials may not have got her elected here in Skeena but they did help get her the interview at CBC and the television host's job. The “strong voice of Skeena” is back in broadcasting. The gossip is that Campagnolo will be working at keeping her profile in view until the time is right to build up the B.C. Liberal party. You do remember, the B.C. Liberal party don’t you? If you look up and down the Social Credit Party side of the house, you can spot most of the one-time B.C. Liberals. . And speaking of members of. Parliament, newly- elected New Democratic Party MP for Skeena Jim Fulton was back in the riding to start setting up the constituency machinery here. That he can share office space. with newly-clected NDP MLA Frank Howard is going'to mean that between the two of them they can spread themselves further afield and have more consituency offices than opposition members would normally be able to have. It will also give the younger Fulton access to Howard's experience and knowledge of Ottawa. . While Fulton is still glowing with his victory, he is finding that the costs of success are high. He was a little stunned to find a modest Ottawa apartment priced at over $700 a menth. Maintaining two homes and vehicles on both the Queen Charlotte Islands and in Terrace takes a good chunk out of an MP’s salary. Fulton -will be doing his bit for conservation by” looking for a place close enough to the House so that he can walk to work. That should help Canada save a few gallons of petroleum product a year. The good news in the current oil crisis is that we can look forward to seeing some money coming forth for research into other forms of producing energy. As long as oil was cheap you would never see such things as solar and wind power taken seriously. . And speaking of solar energy, the recent sunshine tempted me to take off a few articles of clothing one day and I got a taste of the local airborne terrorist squad, or rather, the black flies got a taste of me. I had heard that the little beasts bite but I didn’t know they carried home chunks of the wife and kids. The subject of food reminds. me that Auberge de St. Tropez, more commonly known at. the French Restaurant on Lazelle Avenue, is open until 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday night now. So, if you-feel that a crepe or an omletle would be a nice way to end an evening out, you have an alternative to going home and turning out the refridgerator after midnight. And the word from a friend who is an advisor to the B.C, Government Employees Union negotiators, 2 contract item that is going to be coming more and more of interest is shift differential. It seems that the cost of buildings, to say nothing of equipment, is making round-the-clock operations more necessary and the unions will be pushing for higher shift differentials. That includes extra money for those on day shift who have to work some nights ant afterncons as switching back to day shift is considered to be as much of an inconvenience as working the other two shifts. fERMAN 213 Spe i anes ta Cott atl Photographer Rod Taylor pays abandoned house a visit: | OTTAWA OFFBEAT BY RICHARD JACKSON + - Ottawa,-Former Industry ‘Trade. and Commerce BONN (AP! — Spurred by the U.S. television series Holocaust, West Germany's parliament struck’ down its con- troversial statue of limitations Tuesday and put fugitive. Nazi war ~ - eriminals on notice: they must hide the rest of their lives tos escape prosecution, — . The 496-member Bundestag, wilh 15 members either absent or abstaining, voted 253-228 in favor of abolishing the 30-year statute, which would have allowed Nazi- era murderers who have escaped attention to be free trom prosecution after Dec. 31. The vote came on the second reading of the bill and parliamentary rules require a vote after a third reading, a formal- ity. The second-reading vote effectively closed the books on one of West. Germany's longest and most painful national de- bates. The vote, whieh followed a day-long, nationally televised session, Was not as close as predicted. ‘Only moments before, ‘ the. Bundestag TY INFLUENCE © had rejected another proposal to amend the statute. ... On the first vote, 460-21 with one abstention ani 14 absent. the Bundestag _ had. lurned ‘down a- proposal by former in-' terior minister Werner - Maihofer under which the statute would have remained on the law books for murders other than those connected with war crimes or genocide. Had the statute remained in effect, Nazi- - era criminals already under indictment or con- victed in absentia, such as the notorious camp doctor at Auschwitz. Josef Mengele, would still have been punished. Mengele ‘is in Paraguay where’ the government has refused to extradite him. Public support for lifting or amending the statute grew following the telecast last January of the television ‘series Holocaust, . which deplete Nazi oppression af the Jews. Recent surveys had shown {hat about half the West German people supported continued * Social prosecution of = war criminals, compared with about 30 per cent before the series was aired. ‘The issue had been so controversial that the fopr major political : parties abandoned’ their normal parliamentary discipline and allowed each delegate to cast his .. vote according to con- science. Chancellor Helmul Sch- midt announced in March that he supported abolishing the statute, but would not’ commit. his Democrat government toa position in the debate. In defending =the statute. Alols Mertes, defence expert of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, had called on his colleagues nol to be swayed by foreign public opinion. “We ‘cannot bow to the : ignorance of the American public,” said Mertes, explaining that statutes of limitations for murder are widespread in continental Europe and . that West Germany's 30 - years is the longest of any.’ Justice Minister Hans- Jochen Vogel had warned af the damage to West Germany's deniocratic image if a Nazi murderer surfaced after the statute ' expired and:-was allowed > fo live-in “‘freédotn ih this ‘country. ~ ~ Three men and one woman were ejected from ‘the gallery after they began shouting while Klaus Hartmann, a . Christian Social Union delegate. spoke in favor of the statute. West Germany had twice extended the statute under pressure of world opinion, in 1885 and in 1968. . . Adalbert Rueckerl, chief. presecutor . of alleged -Nazi criminais, said .most of the major war crimes involving murder have been cleared up. ; Although the figures are subject to debate, itis generally believed that 11 million people died in Nazi - concentration camps scaltered ; throughout Europe. The figure includes six million of Europe's 3.3 million Jews. ; No more limit on war crime Minister Jack Horner, beaten, after 22 years in Parliament, in the last election when he traded in his Conservative Commons seat for an appointment ts former'Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s Cabinet, ha left a legacy in Ottawa. rn es A legacy to business which very easily could turn out to be the best thing he has ever done in Parliament, or has been done'by any Trade. Minister since the late great Clarence Decatur Howe, _ ” Specifically it is a small unit in 1.T. and C known ag “The Business Centre.” Ba, And -while it. may not be fhe answer to every businessman’s prayer, it is the closest that I.T. and C. ‘has come to in servicing the individual nééds of business in dealing with government. It is small, less than a year old, expanding by popular demand. and - increasingly busy, It should make just dbout everyone happy-the . bureaucracy forever being accused of not un: derstanding business, and business always suspicious y that the bureaucrats don’t really care-everybody, that is, except the 500 or so consultants and public — relations services here in the Capital and who-knows- how-many-more across Canada collecting fees as an intermediary between the public and private sectors. The new Centre calls itself “a new concept: in business and government communication.” at And “‘it's for everyone who does businéss anywherg in Canada.” ; ae It was set up by Jack Horner “for one maln purpose- -to answer questions-all and any questions about government services, programs, opportunities, problems, policies, people; regulations, or anything else that affects Canadian business." ‘While Jack Horner, as far as the record showa, never really said it, the suspicion exists that the idea came to him after all his years in the Conservative Opposition when. he called government, agencles-fat information and was passed along ithe endlqss telephone line until he gave up. 7 It happens like that-a lot of the time. More specifically the. bureau alms to: - Improve a¢cessibility of 1.1. and C. and the government in general to Canadian businesamen. . - - To.be the contact point and clearing house for businessmen enquiring about federal programs and: services for business, . iy - To help businessmen visiting Ottawa, or. planning: cif ‘ * visits, to contact people and particular agencies tailored to their special requirements. - To give advice on various industrial and trade matters and probleme or to refer the caller to persons or agencies directly concerned. ae - To provide telephone or written information. and enquiry services, : tort - To provide a business listening post for businessmen wishing to make their views known to and on the government. ; Se . “All very admirable, aims, you'pay, but then, what happens? Is It like it used to be,’ é yelling a ; empty room, or wandering like a stranger through 4 strange land of red tape and, well, “flexible,” ag . they're called, government working hours? No, no, . ' “Rapid follow-up” is promised by the Centre, “to every enquiry, each logged to ensure prompt and .| proper action is taken.” Already the Centre Is togging 3,500 calls monthly. The Centre has 11 offices, one in Ottawa and one each in Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Fredericton; Halifax, Charlot- tetown and St. John’s, all listed in the local phone directories. oO If unable te reach those phones, or for any ‘other _ reasons, toll-free calls can be made to Ottawa through Zenith 03200 for necessary information: Just dial 9 and ask for Zenith number. oe The Centre staffs its information desks and phones during regular business hours in all 11 offices five days a week. After hours and on holidays, an elec: tronic service records messages and the Centre gets back to you, it promises, on the next business day. Sounds simple, what? So simple it's taken the government until now to do something business has been asking for years, make government accessible and understandable. Correction: TRY to make it accessible and un- derstandable, or at the very least, responsive. — “Did you remember to bring my suntan oil?” MONTREAL (CP) — Quebec will take in 4,000 of the #,00) refugees from Indochina the federal government has decided te allow into Canada in 1979, says. Jacques Couture, the province's immigration minister. Emerging from a Tuesday meeting where he discussed the refugee problem with his federal counterpart, Hon Atkey, Couture said everyone must make sacrifices to ease the suffering of the refugees. : For jts part, Quebec will accept an additional 1,500 federal government- sponsered refugees this year, he said. The province had already offered to accept half of the 5.000 refugees coming on a federal sponsorship. But last month, the new Progressive (onservalive government = increased the quota to #{HHI, Couture told a news conference that Quebec has agreed toaccept 1.500 FROM INDUCHIN. { | Quebec accepts refugees By CRAIG TOOMEY of the additional .3.00). Once the refugees have been in Quebec for a year, he nated, they are no longer subsidized by Ottawa, and the province will have lo pay millions of dollars lo support them. . “But we are proud to do it, we are can do il and we must do it," he said, adding he was confident Quebecers supporl that policy. Couture also announced the province will set up a new collective spon- sorship program to help church groups and other ussociations bring 900 additional Soulheast Asian refugees, inte Canada tinder the program. Quebec will give grants of $400 to 300 groups willing to sponsor three or more refugees for one year. As in exisiting private | sponsorship and family re-unification programs. . made up of the sponsors would be required to feed, house. clothe and assist the ref -ugees in finding jobs during a 12-month period. Coulure said . Quebec groups who ‘felt: more comfortable” through (itawa's spon sorship program wauld he : free to so, but nated they *would not qualify for the special . provincial —sub- _sidy. “We haveo transcend all political von siderations in this case," the minister said. “Whal counts is helping the refugees." A special committee deputy ministers from the im- tigration departments of the federal and Quebec governments will be sel up to coordinate efforts to deal. with the refugee problem. Couture says the two governments ‘are making 4 maximum ‘applying . effort’ to deal with a problem that is “unimaginabie in scope.‘ Some reports say Canada will admit up to 12,000) refugees fram Indochina this year, nearly half of them are already in the country. In addition to the 8.000 entering on government sponsorship, another 24MK) are entering via private sponsorships and 24MK) through a family re- .nifieation program. Last month, 1316 refugees from) Vielnam, - tambodia and ~— Laos arrived in Quebec. Cout- ure tioted Quebec is still Irving to arrange for the transport oof 4K) Cam- bodian refugees who have | fled to Thatland. Meanwhile, Couture stid cAlkey appeared faverable {to a Quebec propel ‘hat a repre- sentat. - from the provines juin the Cunadiat. - egation to a special i+ v1 Nations conferences ofigees in Genovia dates ches month. “LETTERS TO ~ THE EDITOR | Dear Sir: : It is with pleasure indeed that we report the success of the Red Cross campaign for funds in Terrace-Hazelton. The residents must be congratulate] for their generosity. They donated, to date, $1,625.00 and we, the Canadian Red Cross Society are deeply appreciative of ‘their financial support. a tremendous job in cane vassing the area. oo Residents of Terrace, Hazelton and surroun your efforts in h ! Canadian Red Cross Society in ita tasks of alleviating human suffering, here at home and around the world. Yours sincerely, Low Reum, campaign Zarine Daya chairman, along with Kay - Director, Financial Parker, co-chairman, and Read urces their team of canvassers did B.C, Yukon Division Letters welcome The Herald welcomes its readers com- ments. Ail letiers to the editor of general public Interest will be printed. We do,” however, retalh the right to refuse te print letters on grounds of possible tibet or bad taste, We may also edit letters for style and dength. All letters to be considered for Publication must be signed. areas, we deaply apnrecis _