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- WASHINGTON CP - The Carter ad- ministration is moving with extreme

Northern Ireland issue.

With the prodding of several influential Irish-American U.S. congressman, the White House is considering some specified move aimed at encouraging a

violence. . But Carter aides are doing their best to miminize concerning the coming action. Press secretary Jody Powell went out of his way at a recent White House press briefing to play down the importance of the steps the United States might take. After referring to newspaper reports that the ‘United States was considering a major policy initiative on Northern Ireland, Powell said any U. S, .action would be of ‘‘minimal,”’ effect and could inno way be classed as a major initiative, He indicated that Cater might approve some form of modest economic

eaution into the emotionally-charged

peaceful settlement of the age-old Ulster

Interpreting The News

assistance, but refused to specify any details of the options under consideration.

Powell’s caution was wholly: un- derstandable in view of the mixed feelings of the U'S.. Lrish-American community and the fact that Jimmy Carter has already been burned once on the issue. Pittqburgh last November, Carter discussed the Irish problem briefly with several churchman. A‘ pool reported

wrote an ambigous report on the ~

discussion for the rest of the reporters and a British correspondent apparently misread the pool |

Whatever the cause Carter was erroneously quoted as calling for the Irish republic to absorb the British territory of Northern Ireland and create‘a united

and.

That wrong report-repeated in a

Washington Star columnist’s: reference

report, +

U.S. plays down N.Ireland influence

Monday-created a one-day sensation in -

Britain, sparking strong criticism of Carter before the correction caught up with the report.

With that lessén engraved on their

' minds, Carter’s aides have been stepping

delicately for reasons of: both domestic and international politics. .

At his briefing, Powell carefully noted that U. S. diplomats do not want to in- terfere in British affairs and have been consulting British officals on what the United States should do. The consultation came even before Carter was briefed on the U.S. options, a sequence that ef- fecively shielded the president form any political fallout from the act of presenting the options to the British.

’ But, like it or not, Carter has to do

~ gomething-in spite of Britsh sensitivities,

of the problem. For one thing, the members of Congress pushing him include Senater Edward

._ eriticize British anti-terrorist measuréa in

Kennedy Dem. Mass.,Senator Daniel Moynihan Dem.N. Y. and Thomas O'Neill, speaker the House of Representatives. Also associatin himself with their position is New Yor! Gev. Hugh Carey. . The four have been speaking out, at some political risk to themselves, against the anti-British bitterness of some parts of the Irish-American community and saying that opportunities, will never be better for a U.S. peace initiative. ._ But beyond the political clout those men wield there may be a more far-reaching - peason for Carter to act: the credibility of his global drive for human rights.

International organizations continue to

Northern Ireland. If Cater does not un-

dertake some Initiative to defuse the Irish

situation, he and lesser U. S. spokeamaen - may not be able to avold some criticism of Britain, thus offending a close ally.

us well informed on the suffering, proverty and injustice . at home and in all parts of the world. In recent years we have had so much of this that many of us now suffer from what has been called ‘compassion fatique”. Our hearts are touched and our minds prodded so frequently that they become wearied preventing continued attention to

the suffering of others.

Some of us go in for the detached academic or study- group kind of interest in the plight of others. This sometimes leads to constructive action - but generally it is a subtle exercise in evasion. We use pious chatter and the drafting of impressive resolutions as an excuse for not rolling up our sleeves and trying to do helpful things -

even such a helpful thing as reaching for ac

ave-book.

Compassion fatigue can encourage us to cultivate convenient ignorance: if we donot let outselves know too much about the suffering of others we will not feel called upon to do anything about it.

Many comfortable Canadians do cultivate a convenient ignorance - ignorance of the malnutrition from which the majority of the world’s people suffer, ignorance of the injustices inflicted on so many people everywhere, and of

. the deprivation neighborhoods.

in our own nation. Even in our own

The complexity and confusion of life today, with the compassion fatigue it-engenders and the convenient ignorance it encourages, causes Indifference to settle rather easily on our hearts. Perhaps indifference is the

great sin of our time.

_ = United Church

Elitist to remove rent controls

Emery 0. Barnes, New Democrat: M.L.A. for ‘Vancouver Centre today described moves of the Social Credit government to abolish rent control as part of a concerted program of elitism which descriminates against certain classes of taxpayers.

“Tt looks like we are returning to pre-1973, before the NDP government in- troduced rent controls, and recognized tenants rights instead of property as lord and master,” said Mr.

Barnes.

“Not only does the new Social Credit Residential Tenancy Act fail to uphold the seven percent maximum tent ceiling,” Mr. Barnes said, “Tt removes

_ categorically certain rental premises previously covered under the old Landlord and Tenant Act from controls altogether.

“The objective is to remove rent controls, despite a promise during the last election that this would not happen if Social Credit was elected,” he said.

Mr. Barnes said; "The problem of protecting tenants who live as per- manent residents in hotels remains the same. They are still subject to the whims of unscrupulous landlords and must dance to their tune. The rentalsman has been

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ven power to rule on in- ividual cases .but . this

.process has‘ proven un- satisfactory ‘in the past.

Greater power is vested in landlords to evict tenants whom they may dislike or who may fall a few days in rent payments, ex- tenuating circumstances notwithstanding.” “Although not new, the rights of landlords to give notice to a tenant, because

he wants the premises for.

himself, have been retained and indicates that ‘tenants are still looked upon without respect and as objects of exploitation.

“Although some im- provements regarding the management of security deposits and the right of privacy of tenants have been won, these are miniscule when weighted

against the disasterous —

economic consequences of this bill for those tenants who reside in hotels, in certain smaller rental units or in certain districts of the province where rent con- trols will cease to be in ef-

fect.

“The Residential Tenancy Act, like the Independent Schools Support Act, will further the cause of ‘elassism andelitism. Under Social Credit all citizens are not seen as havi equal ‘rights or opportunities.’

Burdock and cobwebs provide a picturesqite study In

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still-life photography as the traditional Terrace

TEULON, MAN CP-+The switch to using herbicides instead of ducks and geese by U.S. cotton-growers will brighten prospects for the

Business Spotlight

ey a

skyline provides its grey hazy background behind the Herald offices.

_Employees are paid

| Voice of the readers

- Portal policy

I read with interest the

our paper by John L. Fryer, General Secretary, B.C. Government Em- ployees Union.

_ Mr. Fryer infers that “portal to portal” paid time applies only to instances where employees are called out after normal hours. should probably be called “home ta home” paid time as I believe un these circumstances the em- ployee is paid from the time leaves his home to the

--time he returns home.

The “portal to portal’ paid time I was refering to is the section of the agreement that says that Highways for all, time including travel time

Highways yard in the m t to the work site of the orad and from the work site back to the Highways end of the day. Previous to

this the Highway employees -

were only.paid travel time from the yard to the work site in the morning and as a matter of fact amny em- ployees travelled directly to

- the work site each day when

down, which has yet to be rivalled » synthetically as insulation in clothing and bedding.

Industry featherbeds off unemployed geese and ducks

Goose opened its plant, the birds were slaughtered and processed primarily in the United States,” said Manitoba Agriculture Minister Sam

Manitoba goose-processing’ in- dustry, says the owner and manager of Northern Goose Processing Ltd.

Donald Salkeld thinks the new $125,000 expansion of his plant will help his company capture more or the market for water-fowl products- meats and down-that used to be supplied. by sounthern U.S. cotton

The waterfowl weeders have given way to chemical herbicides in recent years, but the‘taste for goose and the demand for down have survived.

_Salkeld thinks Northern Goose may. have a bright future fulfilling these demands, He opened his plant last September in this small farming’

community 35 miles north of Win-

_ months next year.

Uskiw at the opening ceremony.

Although business is seasonal, about 40 persons were employed last year. even more are expected to

added because of the expansion, and the company hopes to be able to extend its fall season by several

plantations.

which ate the weed: cotton planfs alone.

At one time, the cotton fields were ‘weeded by flocks of geese and ducks and left the

The birds

were also a source of meat and

nipeg. ; The new addition offici Saturday, nearly doubling the plant to 11,5000 square feet. “Manitoba raises 90 percent of the geese in Canada, but until Northern

opened e size of

‘regional

The provincial department of industry and commerce provided technical assistance to Northern Goose and the federal department of

provided grants totalling $66,584.

economic expansion |

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“Did she tell you | got a job down at the fish market?”

People concerned about

energy conservation should .

technology as an ally and not an enemy, according to B.C. Hydro chairman Robert W. Bonner.

The availability of energy is closely related to the hig standard of living enjoyed in the developed countries of

, the world today, Mr. Bonner

said, and further im- provements in technology will be needed to maintain that standard. ‘ The Hydro chairman was addressing a recent con- ference at the University of B.C. in Vancouver of the

- Canadian Association of

Business Education Teachers. He noted that some peopie

oppose technology itself instead of identifying the real problems, which result from tmis-application of technology or from un-

it was not necessary to report to the yard.

This change in travel time avisions has resulted in

‘loss of considerable work

time for each employee every day...

;While I agree with Mr. Fryer that. Highways em- ployees generally| have a good relationship with the

general public, it concerns |

me that some terms in the Union Contract, detract

from the productivity of

these employees. .

Cyril Shelford, MLA Fishing I would | like to take this express my thought about the fishing closure on the Skeena River. First of all, [think some of the blame for this closure lies with the local Chamber of Commerce for: their -advertiging of the wonderiul fishing there is in the area. There are so few areas available for fishing at the present time, where boats can be launched, that it all seems to be centered inone small area. The tourists . tome with their motor homes, campers etc., and stay for weeks canning dozens of quarts of fish to take home, I have seen them keep fish that were in a poor state, nearly ready to

spawn. va th ye ews ae,

I don’t see’ why;we the local people who live in this area because we like fishing, should have to. suffer because of the tourists who come for a few weeks a year. these

you can bet there will be a

lot more people moving ‘out of the north. Can we afford to have this happen. I suggest more money should be charged the tourists for — their licences, and a quoto set for the number of fish they are allowed to catch. Perhaps they could punch cards similar: to the‘ dlicenses. — Yours Truly = _ Alocal Fisherman. —

aoe: sy Y National debt In the seven seconds it takes to read this sentence, the. government of Canada went $1,6000 into debt.

In the $13,700.

past minute, the national debt-has grown by. It is $820,000 large than it was an hour ago and

nearly An million larger than it was at this time

yesterday. Z

meet is what it means 0 budget for 2 deficit of more : -a e 80 huge that the ordinar

citizen simply cannot conceive how big it is. ,

From regard, the official

Party of Canada.

HYDRO DEFENDS TECHNOLOGY

Critics fall silent when lights burn out

foreseen effects.

Some __ technological developments _. reduced energy waste, Mr. Bonner said, citing the following examples:

- The modern transistor- powered radio: using tiny

cells instead of the old Si

- The microwave oven instead of the old electrical stove;

- The modern diesel engine in with the original gasoline-fired in- ternal combustion engine;

«The modern computer as

contrasted with the original |

mechanical calculator,

“It seems obvious that e to allow our oj]. to run out with time. and prepare thereafter to return to a simple state of nature, that technology of an_ in- creasingly high order must be relied upon as the savior

not the enemy of mankind,” Mr. Bonner said.

“Tf photovoltaic cells converting light into energy can be cheaply produced on a mass scale by applied technology, every rooftop in the country will be a plen- tiful source of household electricity and an effective substitute for oil.

\“Tf a lightweight and highly efficient battery could be produced where electricity is not produced by hydrocarbon fuel" but rather by water. power or photovoltaic light con- version, the electric automobile will surely succeed the internal com- bustion engine for automobile applications.

“When conventional heat ° collectors are refined in their efficiency . and on a mass scale, as appears about to be the case, rooftop

water heaters will become

common,” Mr, Bonner said. -

He said if every home in Canada were insulated, the country could. reduce its petroleum dependence by

‘perhaps ‘more than 50

million barrels of oil a-year, - the equivalent of a billion dollars a year in import. cost. ; . The Hydro “chairman chided | critics of energy. development for being sometimes arrogant arid often unrealistic. Unspoken in many of thelr arguments, he said, is the notion that people should seek a return to a more simple state of nature and life. 7 “What is absent in this’ longing to go back is the realization that very few people could go back to

_ whatever age is thought to

be most desirable. It is a fact, in today's world,’ that

present levels of population are ly only by the

most arduous application of -

the {echnology which now

“A retreat from an significant portion at

ay’s technology in the:

case of agriculture would be immediately, accornpanied by periodic, unrelieved famine,’ Mr. Bonner said,

Similarly, he said, turning the technological clock back in other areas would result in clothing shortages slower travel and reduc international trade.

The Hydro chairman said electrical utilities are ac-

, cused of doing too much, too fast, at too great an expense’

in environmental or financial terms - “until the lights go out.” ,

“In the dark, it becomes

clear that utilities should have been dolng much

organ of the Social Credit

more,” he said. an Mr. Bonner said some people freely criticize the technology of hydro, oil, coal and nuclear generation -indeed, all the conventional ‘sources which at present are the only ones capable of producing energy on a commercial scale. . “Only those esoteric alternatives of solar, wind and tidel generation of electricity appear to enjoy — favor, largely I suspect because they are nowhere employed for major . pur- poses and their problems are unknown,” he said. . . He said he finds it curious “that those who scorn s0 openly hydro technology, coal technology and nuclear technology can. 50 ‘readily place their faith. in technologies which have yet to be devised on a com-.. mercial seale.”’ oe

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