Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 25, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday May 25, 1950 _ _ a o Carson hits criticism Manitoba government Ottawa May 25 up Stuart Garson Justice minister said wednesday in the commons the Manitoba government was derelict in one important respect in the handling of the red River Valley floods it neglected to Tell the people the Job it was doing. Or. Garson former Premier of Manitoba and now the province s representative in the Cabinet said that the provincial government was being seriously misjudged by Many persons who did not know the facts. Ai a private member and not a member of the government he placed on the record things that have not so far been brought in reply to criticism levelled at the Manitoba government by i. A. Rom Alistair Stewart Winnipeg or. Ross said the Only Agency that had tailed and failed in the emergency was the provincial government and Premier. Or. Stewart also criticized the provincial government and said i had been warned Long beforehand of the flood danger but took no action. William Bryce said he thought the Federal govern ment should Send a Grant to Winnipeg immediately to help the flood victims. Or. Garson Tekl that in this Day and age Industrial firms others employed Public re lations officers to Tell their to the people. But his friends in the Manitoba government had worked so hard that they neglected to Tell the people the Job they were doing. The maintenance of Public Confidence was an important consideration. In. View of criticism that had appeared in the press he had expected that at a meeting in Winnipeg last sunday the mayors and Reeve of municipalities would have let a against the Federal and provincial governments. That was not the Case. In fact Reeve Arthur Beaubien St. Jean had stated he had no complaints against the provincial government municipalities had been warned by provincial authorities six months ago to be prepared Lor a flood. Preparations were made but no amount of preparations could have dealt with a flood of the Magni tude. Which developed. The provincial authorities had estimated the flood would be about two feet higher than in 1848. Farmers As a result of experience gained in the "1948 flood made plans to evacuate Stock Grain and equipment. That does t sound like Lack of said or. Garson. Some one had said that no at Tention had been paid to the advice of United states engineers. One . Engineer had to Winnipeg and when he arrived to confessed he did not know Why he Vas called because the Manitoba had a Moix competent Man in its employ. Long before the flood came the a Manitoba government entered into n agreement under which the army could be called in at a moment s notice if the Waters went More than two feet above the 1948 Evel. The flood came up to the predicted level and then for drink Eca shop refreshed Days heavy rain fell o n the red River Valley. The Rains accounted for no less than a four foot Rise in the River and created an emergency on top of an emergency. Or. Stewart said his complaint was that the army was not put in effective control of the situation or. Garson said he had heart similar complaints but at a meet no he had attended in Winnipeg there was no splitting of hairs to was agreed that Brig. R. E. A Forton should take control but be asked other organizations to 5ive their advice. Or. Garson said the Manitoba government had spent in getting pumps sandbags and of Hei equipment to municipalities. Engineering advice was supplied municipalities. In farming areas Hay was provided for stranded cattle and assistance was Given the evacuation and care of head of cattle As a result of the 1948 floods and o the advice Given by the provincial government More Stock was evacuated than was lost. Or. Garson touched Only briefly on the question of Federal financial assistance and that was in reply to questions of John Diefenbaker Lake the minister said he did not be know what the Federal government will contribute. He could not a nether it would be More than o Ess than 75 per cent of the damages. Or. Ross said he hoped the com Mons would be Able to bring pres ure on the provincial go Fernmer o give greater leadership in obtaining assistance for the suffering people. He said that the Only Agency hat had failed and failed Mineral. In the flood emergency had been the provincial government and the provincial Premier. He was one of those who had supported Manitoba s coalition government and he was ashamed at its per Romance. The people of Manitoba had gone through a lot " and they needed encouragement. He had visited Manitoba and seen the evacuation it was reminiscent of the evacuations from the battlefields of Europe when he was there during the first world War. My. Continuing an address begun tuesday evening said the Federal government should make its position Clear on the ques Tion of financial Aid. He too criticized the provincial government. It had been warned the flood danger Long before Waters Rose but took no am he City s mass exodus amazing experts study methods used i v the mass evacuation unique in he history of North America de put in con River flood which had been Cai Section with the was being studied Here thursday by four american tie Alth and army officials. The quartet declared they were and i Mizied by the efficiency with which 1bo.ooo persons had he ii moved nut of inundated from the Pentagon at washing ton d.c., came j. L. Mccrory of the office the Secretary of de Fence and col. F. T. Mildren Coj he g.3 division which is concerned with civil defence of North Ameri Ca. And1 disasters. Or. A. D. Langmuir chief of the epidemiological services Public health service and col. Frank Shaw sanitary Engineer concerned with environmental sanitation made the inspection trip at the invitation of Brig. R. E. A. Mor ton from their Headquarters at Atlanta a. They emphasized the pose of their trip was. To from your experience in ing Large numbers of citizens Are seekers of Mccrory declared. A unique thine about this flood is that you have Hud one of the biggest evacuations in our col. Mildren Mam Pur Benefit evacuate we or. International control of industries urged London May 25 Reuters a far reaching plan for the inter National control of Coal transport a animation for european economic co operation new authorities should be set up to cover transport explained. It comparable to what might he expected in the United states should there be a War ill the future he said. There had never been an evacuation on a scale approaching the Winnipeg exodus in recent years co Mildren stated. Col. Shaw expressed amazement that no Large scale evacuation Camps had to be set up. He was impressed by the wide distribution to private Homes of evacuees. Or. Mccrory declared that the general consensus of opinion was that then1 trip had been very much worthwhile. We be Learned something which will be of. Value in the he said they had discussed the situation with everyone concerned in the evacuation and there was nothing left undone that could have done to assist the Type of evacuation made where most of the flood victims went to private Homes involved no Bolivia hits at reds la Paz Bolivia May 25 sup Bolivia entered a state of siege thursday under a set of decrees empowering the government to crack Down on communists who caused last week s general strike in which 38 persons were killed and 141 wounded. The Cabinet also decided to readjust wages and freeze food prices and rents in response to the strikers com steel and electricity going far Coa beyond the scope of the. Schu Maii plan has been proposed by the economic experts nine steel the or stated. On each of these authorities producer and consumer countries Western european socialist parties in a report published Here wednes Day night. It will be discussed at two inter National socialist conferences next month together with the plan of Robert Schuman of France for a single authority Over the steel and Coal industries of Germany France. Origin the new socialist plan for put Ling Basic should be represented and from i being a typhoid epidemic or each country provision should stated made for representation from the government workers and employ ers whether the employers be nationalized industries or privately owned and industries under inter councillor Evered Lawrence of Morris Man., one of More than Manitoban who volunteered for red Cross duty to Lirine the flood spotted this lonely cat trapped Foi More than a week on top of a flooded greenhouse. Or. Lawrence brought red Cross Relief to the cat by girl Vlnar it its first meal in no Van or eight Days. The cat. Was one of the Many animals evacuated during the emergency. 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Washboard from West end to Mckinnon Provencher to All traffic. Barricaded. To All traffic. Subways viaducts and barricaded. Diked i South end. Assiniboine impassable. Lower passable to All vehicles. To All traffic Early monday. Pumps hemp withdrawn when water blew up through Roadway. Diked. Abl to pedestrians As Well. Water receding. And barricaded. Water receding. To All traffic. And barricaded by pass Clear. And barricaded by pass in Good condition. Lower passable to All vehicles. St. Deteriorating. Open to emergency vehicles Only. Street cars usual. To All to All traffic. Treets avenues Point Clear and open to All traffic. Business and wholesale except East of rorie. And barricaded from Clark to Mam Wolseley Avenue Armstrong s and Westgate dry East Gate still flooded. National control originated with a group which met the Luhr last March. Delegates came from the social St parties of Britain France aus i Finland West Germany the motherland Norway Sweden and Switzerland. Their report drafted by Wilfred Finburgh of the British labor party was issued under the title International control of Basic industries. It declared that socialist and capitalist countries could co operate in this aim but admitted that the prospects immediate Titer nationalization seem transition the socialist experts concluded that the transition to International control must be undertaken in easy stages. Through modification of the existing committees of the or Large sanitation Shaw said. Problem col. 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Other persons to be helped included a Small number who had been in Contact with the american embassy in Prague and were obliged to flee to avoid arrest. On some occasions the Reserve unit stand Down starts Friday greater Winnipeg Reserve army units with a total strength of men will be stood Down by Friday night Brig. R. E. A. Mor ton directing officer of flood control announced thursday. All but i few technical personnel a Riff. Morton said will be permitted to return to their civilian occupations. De mobilization activities wednesday night. Most . Reservists and 3 250 Royal Canadian Navy personnel have already been de mobilized. At the Peak of the flood the three services had men at work in the greater Winnipeg area. By saturday this number will be reduced to about reservists Stii red turning in their equipment and receiving pay wedgies any night. The procedure will be completed by late Friday with the exception of a few essential technical personnel. Men still on Active duly after the demobilization will include from the army 400 and some Reserve personnel from the Navy and 350 from the . By monday the Navy expects to be Down to 200 men releasing a similar number to their civilian jobs. The four men arrived tuesday and will leave Friday morning. Wednesday they flew Over thai Winnipeg flood areas in a helicopter and in their opinion the flood was just All eat Arket two stores to serve you better 622 main new rotary phone 29879 a Complete food Market 494 Portage pm. 33448 a Complete meat Market free delivery orders up picnics smoked the Kinkiest whole or half in. 45 fowl boiling fish killed 3 of 4 29 Blade thick rib roast 45 Bacon ends 35 groceries new rotary number z9 879 Fraser anniversary Vancouver b.c., May 25 bup two years ago wednes Day the disastrous Fraser Valley floods began. British columbian thursday watched the Fraser River As delayed warm weather started a slight Rise in the River. An Esti mated damage was caused in the 194s floods. Raspberry 1 in. Tin Plum 4 in. Tin Gold Coin prices Paris May 25 up the agents Napoleon former French i have penetrated to Prague and in Gold Coin wednesday was quoted at least one instance they Man on the French free Gold Market at aged to Spring a from Pankrac a Large jail on the Southern outskirts of the capital. Francs. The Eagle United Stales Gold Coin was quoted at Corn Cream style 1 5 of. Tins 6 for Tea Orange Pekoe in. Tomato juice 20 of. Tins 6 tins for Chloride of Lime 15 of. Tins 2 for Lysol of. Avex 64 02. Jugs. 78c 59c 73c 45c 57c 27c 35c 59c milk Carnation or Borders 6 for. Margarine Harvest Brand in. Oranges mexican Juicy jumbo Doz. Grapefruit Calif., 3 for new potatoes Calif. 10 in. For celery Florida Crisp in. Tomatoes Texas red. In. 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