Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 17, 1960, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page it Frbnk pbb88, Tutt Joat. Hat ii in professor protests business platitudes prof. J. D. Mundie of the uni vanity of Manitoba school of com monday attacked the fed end government Trade Assoc a twos and members of better bus i my bureaus for paying lip service Only to the free Enterprise system he told the annual meeting of Winnipeg better business Bureau he is getting tired of by to critical speeches of members of various associations who profess to be very Strong advocates of the free Enterprise system and whose very actions indicate that they really want to maintain the status quo and restrict Competition to what they would say is a reason Able level " he said Canada May be heading for a period of maintaining competitors instead of Competition. The United states had gone through such a period and was engaged in a grim struggle to free itself from it no redress sought prof. Mundie mid government commissions have puzzled about Why no firms or interested groups have sought redress in cases of i misleading advertising under the 1 criminal code. Instead of this they claimed retail Price main ten i would protect the Public from misleading advertising. I i wonder if Many of the bust Moses who Are members of such organizations As the better Busi Ness Bureau engage in such practices and the Only time they will complain is when someone who is lot a member engages in such a be said. Prof. Mundie said proposed amendments to the Federal com Bines investigation act strikes a note of political patronage. They seemed to be based on complaints from Small merchants that loss Leader Selling was unfair and Detri mental to their business. Mental dullness this is a chronic complaint of the Small businessman who is inefficient and unwilling to adapt to a growing he declared. Many of our Small merchants Are in a state of mental he noted that under the com Bines amendment a manufacturer would be Able to cease delivery products used As tvs Teader. But the government had not adequately defined what a loss Leader was. It seems As though the manufacturer is the one to decide who is or is not toss Lea Dering what might the manufacturer de Fine As a loss Leader Many a define it As Selling below my Sug Gesod list Price this is contrary to the concept of the Public s interests and could. Lead to the establishing of resale Price main ten Saskatchewan act prof. Mundie criticized also Saskatchewan s retailers act 1960 which has yet to be proclaimed. On the advisory Board to recommend who should receive a re Ailer s licence were representatives of the retail merchants association Canadian association of Consumers chamber of com Merce Saskatchewan federation of labor Saskatchewan banners Union and the cooperative Union of Saskatchewan. None of these is in a position o judge whether a retailer should have a he declared All Are biased and will press for restrictions in favor of their own concept of what is a free enter Irise the government should establish the following criteria As the Frame work for its legislation on workable Competition several alternative sources of Supply. No barriers to another entry. Actual entry of firm is less important than the possibility of such entry which leads to a Price policy framed with potential com petition in mind. Evidence of technological pro Gress new products new process. Evidence that the advantages of technological Progress have been wised on to the Public reasonably Loon. Prof. Pundit said Trade associations should educate their Mem Den As to the True meaning free Enterprise. They should pro vide them with information which will enable members to adjust to changing conditions. Instead of Many fast sat Bank collected membership few and delivered postcards Bro Chures and platitudes. Nato officers to visit air bases flight training experts from seven nato countries will arrive in Winnipeg this to inspect Prairie of Leaf stations. The group including officers from Canadian american. British French greek. Italian and nether lands air forces will report their findings to joint command Bead quarters in Paris. They win a we Geraed to Winni Peg by air Commodore . Mar ten and will Vidt air stations at Winnipeg Portage la and Moon jaw. Why Are personnel association e. E. Litt of Leamington. Out., first National president of the federation of Canadian personnel associations will speak at a spar meeting of the greater Winni Peg personnel association at a. Tuesday in the Marlborough hotel a bad hiding place Regina Nat eth 6, is in fair condition in Hospital suffering injuries received Satur Day when he hid under a Large piece of cardboard on the Road. Police said be escaped serious injury when a car driven by David Terr ran Over the cardboard. The first or. Kerr knew of the Acci Dent was when the child s Mother old Hini poor facilities hit Vancouver ;