Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 23, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday july 23, 1968 student scorns press trivialities by Colin Mccullough peking for journalists few things Are More fascinating to talk and read about than newspapers their own and others. Although editors often say the subject in t of much interest to others stories judicial inquiry concludes continued it was the express instruction of or. Bannon to myself to remain silent while this perfectly illegal evidence was presented against or. Malo Ney said. A total of 185 pages of wiretap transcript were submitted As evidence during the six Day in Quiry. The conversations were obtained by Toronto police wire taps of Alexander s Telephone Between March 21 and May 26. Earlier g. Arthur Martin counsel for or. Gardhouse said evidence to Date has failed to show any evidence that reflects on his integrity or he has been completely sex or. Martin said. He said the two conversations Between or. Gardhouse and Al expander contained no evidence of testimony showed that Alex Ander visited or. Gardhouse s Home twice. The first visit ended when Alexander brought up his burglary charge. Later Alexander discussed a charge against him being hear by another magistrate with or. Gardhouse. The magistrate said he told him if what he said was True he would not be convicted under the circumstances. Or. Martin said there might have been some minimal de parture from caution but added that it was understand Able since Alexander came on the pretext of offering his condolences on the death of Gard House s wife. Or. Maloney said or. Justice Grant is fully aware that or. Bannon is a person on whose behalf i could have brought Fel Low magistrates and judges who have known him Over the years As a lawyer for the defence Crown attorney and Magis All would vouch for his integrity and honesty and his Basic humanity As a he said last week s testimony showed Alexander used his acquaintance with the magistrate to impress his associates. Alexander pretended he could influence decisions in court cases and charged a fee for his help or. Maloney said. He said Bannon had Learned a bitter lesson but the evidence was perfectly Cloar that he had never been offered a bribe and indeed would never have accepted about newspapers often find their Way into newspapers. That this happens in China where the press is tightly controlled is some How comforting to a Wes Tern journalist located in peking. The Wen Hui Pao in Shanghai for instance recently gave Over one of its four pages to criticizing president Liu Shao Chi for a revisionist line in journalism and to discussing the role of a newspaper in the. Cultural revolution. The articles were written by older factory workers a commune peasant two army men a journalism student and a writer on the staff of Wen Hui Pao. As might be expected the journalism student from Futan University in Shan Ghai provided More fiery phrases than All the others. The Gist of his piece was that journalists must follow chairman Mao s teachings and become involved in the class struggle where heat and fire prevail. There is no room he said for trivialities such As stories about ancient emperors princes generals or talents and beauties or similar absurd things which Poison the souls of revolutionary people. His most expressive phrases were reserved for his View of the duty of a revolutionary newspaper. It should act As radar and Tell the masses what the enemy is up to in the freshest possible language it should serve As a Shock Force in launching continuous attacks at the enemy with commentaries like glittering daggers and with revolutionary articles like rows of cannons delivering fatal strikes at the enemy. Articles by the commune member and Wen Hui Pao were of same Tenor but less colourful. The factory worker How Ever had specific com plaints involving himself. He said Liu s revisionist advice fort Garry boy s condition reported Good Douglas Martin 16, of 9 Garnet Bay fort Garry was. Reported in fairly Good condition tuesday in Winnipeg general Hospital. He had been transferred from Hospital in Kenora ont Sun Day. He had been injured Early sunday when a car hit a Rock embankment at the Side of the trans Canada Highway 15 Miles West of Kenora. The youth identified As the Driver of the car Michael Paul Ranosky 17, of 30 Victoria Crescent St. Vital was killed. 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One writer argued that newspapers should con plans depend on Walls continued would almost certainly be smaller and More contemporary than the destroyed Basilica. Father Szumski confirmed that the Basilica had been insured for just under a third of its valuation which would mean insurance of uner million. Whatever action is taken i As one member of the administrative staff would feel strongly opposed to rebuilding a Cathedral on the lines of the one we have just lost unless there was big financial assistance from government both provincial and Federal. We just could t afford another million building. Even rebuilding the Cathedral around the present Walls could not be done without some help from outside. We fell the City should be involved in this work. This Cathedral is an important part of the history of this City. Both Are inter related and i feel the City would like be con rite to this great project before archbishop Maurice Baudoux of St. Boniface said us parishioners would probably want to rebuild the Basilica on the present site but added with so Many people starving in the world i feel personally that million could be better b. R. Wolfe former metro councillor suggested that the Basilica Beresto red As much As possible As a Manitoba 1970 project. He Felt the St. Boniface historical society might sponsor the rebuilding and that other sectors of the Manitoba comm Unity might join with it. Asked How Long it might be before St. Boniface had a hew Cathedral father Szumski re plied if a decision is taken favouring the retention of the present site with some changes i would say that we could have a new building within 18 months or a maximum of two years. If it is decided that a Brand new Basilica should be built it might even be sooner possibly three separate meetings were being held at archbishop Baudoux s residence beside the Basilica tuesday. They were attended by diocesan authorities engineers and insurance representatives As Well As representatives of the trustees the administrative Board and groups engaged in diocesan projects. As we still Don t know the full extent of the damage everything is very preliminary at said archbishop Baudoux. We Are just trying to assess what the fire did and take a general consensus As to which is the Best Way to As the meetings were going on Small silent groups of onlookers were still gathering round the Stark Walls and twisted smouldering ashes of the Basilica which Only 24 hours earlier had been a Majestic Monument to tie history of christianity in Western Canada. Postal workers supported the Manitoba federation of labor and the Winnipeg and District labor Council have announced their official moral support for the striking postal workers executive secretaries of the two labor organizations stated in an interview at the Tynion Centre tuesday. The two groups represent about members of affiliated local unions and lodges in the province j. A. Art Coulter executive Secretary of the federation and Harry Munro Council executive Secretary will be among the labor leaders participating in a symbolic picketing from 8 to 10 . Wednesday at the main Post office. The announcement of support for the postal workers comes from the executives because the Winnipeg and District labor Council will not meet until next month. Usually such statements of support Are resolved at Council meetings by the labor Council and at executive meet Ings called by the. Federation. Steal brass Montreal up thieves broke into a Midtown Metal fac tory monday night and drove off in a truck containing Worth of brass police said. Cent rate on political topics. The other Soldier talked about the lengths to which reporters go to attract readers. This fault he described As wonder Hunting and said it was advocated by Liu because it suited the needs of capitalism. China s Khrushchev Liu said newspapers should pub Lish interesting things so Many stories were written about such things As an egg with two Yolks a Snake with two Heads Safe birth of a twelve Pound a woman turning into a Man. A Soldier said that such reporting habits were wide spread and that wonder Hunting often appears in news about the cultural revolution put up on display boards in Shanghai. This he warned Means program of repudiation necessary t o eliminate the Bourgeois influences in chinese news papers. Copyright 1968 the Globe and Hail Canada signs treaty continued the treaty signals no change in Canadian foreign or defence policy a government spokes Man said. Canada had no nuclear weapons of its own and no plans to acquire any. Other signatory countries signed the treaty july 1. The government spokesman attributed the Canadian delay to the Canadian election Campaign was already in Progress when the text of the treaty won United nations endorsement and the Cabinet did not give it full and final consideration until this month. The treaty win come into Force when the three nuclear signatories and 40 countries have ratified it. Nobody has ratified it yet but this is no cause for alarm an external affairs department spokesman said. It could take five to six months before a sufficient number Rati fled it. The spokesman said the treaty has no effect on the bom arc missile bases in Canada which Are under joint Nadian control and Are a part of the North american air defence system. Signing the treaty on behalf of Canada were ambassadors Rob Ert Ford in Moscow and a. E. Ritchie in Washington and High commissioner Charles Ritchie in London. Or. Sharp said in a statement that the Canadian government believes the treaty will help to reduce International tensions and contribute to a More Coop Ergative spirit in International Reg one of the most prominent nations not to sign the non nuclear agreement is West Germany whose government has objected to what it considers soviet Polit ical pressure on it to sign. But West Germany has already renounced production and acquisition of nuclear weapons. Partly to meet objections raised during the negotiations by West Germany a major Industrial and scientific Power the treaty provides for easier Access by non nuclear Powers to the peaceful benefits of nuclear Energy. It also makes provision for Extension of International safeguards Over the peaceful uses of nuclear Energy. The treaty Calls upon All signatories to begin negotiations in Good Faith to bring an end to the nuclear arms race and work out a treaty for general disarmament under International control. Leaders to join pickets comte keep j their weight behind the striking postal workers. Asked if any non Union groups had been requested to Send representatives to the honorary picketing wednesday morning or. Gatehouse said several other people had been invited and it remains to be seen whether they arrive. He said the new democratic party among other parties had been informed and invited to Send people to attend but that he had not yet received replies from everybody. Placards would be provided on request though he said he believed Amany of the Union officials would bring their own. Or. Gatehouse said the strik ing postal workers had two excellent sign painters ready to do the work. The honorary the postal strike he said would not be done by synchronization coast to coast wednesday but simply in Winnipeg though he knows of other similar actions taken by the strikers in other cities. Postal mediation continues alternate business boo Ming continued there was no comment from either Side after the talks were adjourned monday night in an 18th floor room of a downtown hotel. Judge Lippe said the Mere fact that the mediation talks Are continuing is the most hopeful sign. He declined to specify the matters under discussion. The postal clerks and letter carriers walked off the Job last thursday morning after six months of negotiation and a 10-000-word conciliation Board report dealing with working conditions. The unions Are reported to be seeking a 75-cent hourly wage increase Over a 14-month con tract period plus a Long list of improvements in working conditions. A 95-cent increase is being sought for lower paid workers. Last week the government offered 15 cents an hour in two stages and the unions rejected it the Canadian labor Congress issued a statement monday sup porting the strikers and criticizing the government for its Atti tude in the negotiations. Joe Morris vice president of the Csc said the government appears to be delaying action in the dispute to put pressure on the striking workers. This is the country s third postal labor crisis in three years. In 1965 postal workers in Quebec Ontario and British co Lumbia staged an illegal walk out and tied up services for about a week. In 1966 another walkout was averted. Continued similar responses came from Toronto spokesmen for foreign mail Pony express and Pace setters who described volumes As varying from not bad to really terrific to University officials Canada said the strike is delay ing admission procedures even though most universities Are using telephones and telegrams to advise students whether they have been accepted for the fall term. Officials of Bell Canada said there has been an a per cent in crease in the combined total of direct and operator handled Long distance Telephone Calls and further increases Are expected. Calls to Europe have jumped by 25 per cent. Canadian Pacific express officials reported an increase in business of 20 per cent while Canadian National express an increase of 30 per cent. Both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National telecommunications noted a 50-per-cent in crease in business. I an air Canada spokesman said shipments have doubled to from pieces of mail and Canadian Pacific airlines said that 900 pounds of mail a night Are being shipped from Toronto International Airport instead of the usual 80 to 100 pounds. Not Only is the postal strike affecting the flow of information among Canadian businesses but the services provided by Federal government departments and agencies Are also affected. I most seriously affected is the flow of data to and from the do minion Bureau of statistics which has the Job of keeping its Finger on the economic pulse of the country. The pulse is still Strong but the Bureau s ability to feel it is fading fast. Other major departments such As finance Trade and Industry Are not As dependent on the daily flow of routine Mait the strike has certainly Cut Down on the paper work around Here and that s a traumatic experience for any one departmental spokesman said. Meanwhile mediation be tween the Council of postal unions and the Federal Treasury Board is continuing with a Cabi net review of the strike Situa Tion scheduled for wednesday. In Edmonton j. A. Weber president of the Alberta Cham ber of Commerce issued a statement urging the Union and the Treasury Board to Settle the dispute. He reaffirmed the National chamber s policy that and lockouts involving employees of the Public service be prohibited and that unresolved bar gaining issues in those areas be settled by compulsory and bind ing arbitration. Employees involved in work associated with Matt delivery Are being Laid off across. Tie country since the strike started. In Winnipeg about 90 truck Drivers for two companies handling Post office pickup and de livery to mail boxes have been Laid off. Rats drown three Manila three Brothers were drowned sunday when their Small boat was Over turned by thousands of swim Ming rats. Eyewitnesses said the rats covered an area of about 2v4 acres in Waters be tween Masbate province and san Vicente Island in the Cen trial Philippines. The Winnipeg school division no. 1 three week vacation school july 29 August 16 at St. John s High school for Winnipeg students who wish to prepare for Grade Xii August supplemental examinations. 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