Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 30, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 Winnipeg free november 1981 Winnipeg free press of md6 Equality of civil rights Liberty of religion published six Days a week at 300 Carlton Winnipeg r3c act by Canadian newspapers company limited Telephone 9438331 Winnipeg free prets 1872 Tribune 1890 Donald Nicol publisher John Dafoe editorial Page editor Murray Burt managing editor Rudy Redekop controller saudi peace plan nothing could have defined More sharply the importance 91 v6 arabian eight Point peace plan to the current Middle East debate than the dramatic collapse of the Arab Teague Summit in Morocco after Only five hours of discus the Summit was to have lasted three Days but the limousines were suddenly called to take the notables to the Airport to Fly Home because the entire meeting broke Down in a welter of acrimonious argument Over the peace proposals of Crown Prince fahd of saudi Arab disunity is nothing new but there usually is a better Effort at papering Over disagreement so that the outside world will not know has really in this everybody knows it was impossible for All those present to concur on a formula that implies the right of Israel to exist As a Middle East state within its pre1967 this was a meeting for which saudi Arabia had most carefully talks had been held with leaders of All the Arab explaining the reasoning behind the which was first made Public in where allusion had been made to the substantial petrodollars that saudi Arabia spreads around the Les fortunate Arab coun among the Lucky beneficiaries is but this did not encourage president Hafez Assad to overcome his opposition to any thought of peace with Israel and he refused to attend the Summit in also absent were Moa mar a Qaddafi of and Saddam Hussein of who have their own Oil revenues and who share assays antipathy to even discussing israels right to in their violent opposition to Prince fads plan they Are joined by their israeli Premier Menachem he has denounced it As a plan to destroy Israel by the most important implication of the Summit collapse is that it shows that the Hartline Arab states believe what begin says is that article 7 of the plan implies israels right to a generally accepted version of the article is that states in the Middle East Region should have the right to live in some doubt exists because of accusations of faulty translations from the original a language that often lends itself to begin rejects the phrase because it does not mention his country by at the current stage of Ara israeli Given that this is a first draft of a possible and Given the oblique style of Arab naming of was politically what matters is that the Hartline Arab countries do draw the implication that the saudis wished to Plo Leader Yasser Arafat did the Large annual subsidies paid to his organization by saudi Arabia undoubtedly affected his he have concluded that the plan is Worth discussing As a possible Way opposition to Panaras the plan surfaced at the preparatory meeting of Arab league foreign minis ters just before the the foreign ministers of Libya and Iraq made a vituperative attack on what they called a treasonous plot to recognize Les extreme Arab states expressed willingness to talk about the this suggests that there is a Chance that some form of Prince fads plan May eventually gain general Arab although the task of neutralizing the extremists will begins opposition is not Likely to besides article he to unable to countenance other parts of the for it Calls for israeli withdrawal from the occupied dismantlement of post1967 jewish settlements built on Arab the right of palestinians to return to their Homes and to compensation if they waive that in control of the West Bank and the Gaza strip during the transition from israeli withdrawal of Israel from East Jerusalem and the establishment of a palestinian state with East Jerusalem As its a striking feature of the plan is its no mention of the Camp David agreement Between Egypt and this reflects general Ara opposition to that agreement and makes it difficult for Western countries to do More than note the saudi plan As a useful contribution to the Middle East at a future some blend of the two might become whatever the future of the saudi it has historic importance because it represents the first serious Effort by an Arab state outside Egypt to suggest publicly a regional solution that does not include the liquidation of Israel the vanishing fund no one should be surprised a few years from the Federal government proudly announces that it kept its Promise to establish a Western development and that the Money has been if it turns out that the expenditures were made on projects that Are normally paid for by or if emergency funds that could be expected As a result of circumstances beyond reasonable control suddenly were listed As coming from the development the Surprise should not be there Are indications that this pattern is beginning to take and that the much publicized fund will not be used As seed Money for development in Western but will simply comprise Money that had to be spent in any to Start the expenditures from the fund Are much lower than had been for the original target was to spend million of forecast expenditure has been identified As coming from me of the million will go to Farmers As compensation for losses caused by Canadas participation in the Grain embargo against the soviet Union imposed by the United states in retaliation for the soviet invasion of while identified As part of the Western development the same million had been set aside under the supplementary estimates for the department of an other million has been identified As coming from the but is really part of an existing tax break available to railways which buy rolling the remaining million from the first years fund spending will go to help the development of rapid transit in a plan that also helps the Eastern Developer of the equipment to be of the million to be spent from the fund in and the million to be spent in will involve tax Breaks already in the Western sceptics fear that the bulk of the development fund will be used to offset losses incurred by the railways in the transportation of Western Grain at fixed the argument against such a move is that the Crow rate problem existed Long before the Western development fund was Ever and that the financing of Grain Active Community insults transportation should be dealt As a separate although most Western canadians were sceptical about the establishment of a development and More sceptical about the process by which the size of the fund had been it did have some potential if the Money were put to work to improve the Western production if it were to be used to improve the Means of getting raw materials and finished products from one location to it would help the if the Money were to be used in the manner of seed financing for new it would help the it will not help the West to squander the Money on and it will help less to identify previously existing tax or emergency As part of the so called Western development no recounts although the election Law will provide for an automatic recount in the constituency of River where conserva Tive hopeful Harold Piercy lost by 39 votes to the nip candidate Phil two conservative Cabinet Ken Macmaster and Don have indicated they Are not Likely to seek recounts in Thompson and neither will the losing nip Leonard seek to have a recount in Swan where conservative Doug Gourlay received Only 245 More i the decisions not to seek recounts Are based on two the first is that the nip government was elected by a healthy one Large enough to withstand the upset of several seats and still remain in the second is in the Case of the Defeated Cabinet the Prospect of spending time in the opposition after being in Power is less attractive than returning to the offices they once the narrow and equally narrow will be trotted out four years from now As indicative of the need for extra Effort in particular had the Overall totals been there would have been much Keener interest in having the votes counted a second editorials Why the pm is in trouble by Frank Walker special to the free press Montreal trouble with Good government is that it is Dull a matter of rigid attention to Small no glory in just hard work for which the rewards Are nothing Here for the television Cam eras and if to raise a cheer from a responsive better to wave a Flag and blow a Bugle and talk dreams All of which accounts in part for the difficulties in which the parti quebecois finds itself in exactitude attention to Small details is what we have the Public accounts should to quote the auditor Gener be distorted by omissions and we should not As we did in the fiscal year nearly billion improperly accounted we should know exactly where the Money the Public accounts committee should meet frequently and work at its yet ours did not meet for five four of them under the parti the financial commitments which met is not a substitute for there Are other Hallmarks of Good Good government involves Sharp distinctions Between pub Lic and private when it does you have the abuse of government in this by a Gross overuse of government facile like planes and limousines Small matters but definite warning Good government involves close at Tention to what government servants Are up when that attention is not in reference to your election review on flin free november 14 a number of Points Are certainly not based on but the most glaring error is your statement there is a Lack of recreational programs in the As a member of the flin flon recreation commission and the flin flon arts i wish to inform you under the capable direction of recreation director Randy we have varied and excellent recreation programs operating the people of this Northern Community Are indeed fortunate in having pro Grams and facilities such As Are Avail this coverage is another example of your inaccurate and uninformed our Active Community is made up of thinking people and not people As you say controlled by the Hudson Bay mining and smelting Lois Callander past president flin flon arts Council flin in election free press november 14 the writer covering the flin flon Riding goes too far in some of the statements made about flin flon and the Hudson Bay mining and smelt ing company while i agree a huge smoke stack dominates this Northern Manitoba mining does not control or hold any Power Over the lives of the people who make flin flon their As the major Hudson Bay mining and smelting have a responsibility to this Community to provide Only through pay Roll and taxes funds and assistance for local cultural activities and recreational certainly this responsibility As a corporate Citi zen cannot be considered to be a form of control or the writer has also insulted the intelligence of the people who live in flin these individuals think and act on their to suggest that Hudson Bay mining and smelting has letters the Winnipeg free press welcomes letters from writers must give their name and names will be used and letters Are subject to any Power Over the people of flin flon is the company has been Here for Al most 55 years and in this time has an excellent employment with proven Ore reserves and ongoing exploration and Hudson Bay mining and smelting will be around for a Long time to Wayne Telfer Public relations supervisor flin Flo Snow Lake operations Hudson Bay mining and smelting flin we done the Trout festival one of flin flows Many last Spring i attended a meeting called by John president of the United Bulman asked de chairman of this years Cam to outline his i was most impressed with the risk taking stance adopted by he announced a goal per cent in excess of last years the economic climate at that time seemed to suggest that a More cautious approach might have been More the Success of the Campaign reflects most eloquently on the Quality of Orga the dedication of the Volun the inspiration of the leadership and the generosity of employee and corporate i am sure i speak for the leadership of All agencies on behalf of the i offer my congratulations and thanks for a Job extremely Well Donald Phalen general manager Myca Winnipeg misleading article recently i received a clipping of the article trappers get set to snare first full Market by Bob Lowery free november 1 was amazed at the article As it is very misleading to All the fur trappers across where Lowery received this information i do not the Price comparisons quoted Are and the so called midd Lemen namely the Hudson Bay company and Dominion Sudack fur auction of Winnipeg Are reputable firms that realize top dollars for their these two great companies Are competitors of mine and in fairness to them 1 believe they should get More credit for their Selling ability than this article gives before any such misleading information is printed in the the information should be checked through other companies that Are involved in the fur As i am fully posted on the fur Market from month to month throughout the i can honestly say that the above two companies realized As much if not More than the Ontario trappers association for their ship with reference to the 20percent interest charge mentioned the Arti this is interest at Bank charged on advances to All shippers until their goods Are it is difficult to believe that the association in Ontario charges Only two per this interest charge might be closer to two per cent per rather than 20 per cent As they also must calculate their interest at the Bank i do not get riled this article made me As no forthcoming you have Public equip and even Public being which is what happened in the squalid matter of the porno movies made with government owned equip involving government personnel and done on Public Good government Means also a Clear distinction Between politics and admin when that line is you get the kind of abuse represented by the distribution of highly partisan Polit ical material in the As happened when minute a pamphlet dealing with Quebec constitutional was sent out to High together with a copy of a speech by Premier Rene teachers were asked to use the Materi Al in Basic integrity there is a lot More to Good govern there must be a Basic integrity in the when that integrity is lacking you get a disaster like the fete nationals a mess which it almost beyond Plain carelessness to something far More we hear now that people working for the 1981 fete organizing committee were involved in drug tray a proper attention to detail would not allow the Justice minister of the province to answer that he was unaware of a police and that it would be a pleasure to answer once he communicated with the ministry his believe it or ethical standards properly enforced would not have permitted the troubles which now infect the Quebec housing corporation and which seem to involve attempted bribery and patronage on a Large none of this is Good gov it at careless govern doubt you Are aware that the fur business is very Large in Canada and things Are rough enough without some one quoting ridiculous prices which will build up the trappers expectations when they Market their they will be in for a big disappoint in i would suggest that before writing such articles you get a Little More Ted president Western Canadian raw fur auction sales illegal Hunters gun accidents but there is no excuse for aiming a gun at a Man and shooting the three deaths of Hunt ers so far this fall in Manitoba were associated with illegal i think it significant that a few irresponsible people should be both illegal and dangerous these Are the same people who Jack Deer out of who shoot up Road signs and who drive Over Farmers responsible Hunters deplore these i Hope As a we Hunters can do More toward regulation of these turkeys who endanger our lives and Freedom to Harold Buster Welch Winnipeg eyeopener congratulations to crust for being honest in the letter free press november 16 in stating the dangers of pollution with regard to the proposed Alcan smelter for Mani the letter will certainly help Manitoban to open their Julie Kopytko Winnipeg the fete and the housing Corpora Tion Are under the Public accounts committee is minute Ottawa has been the police Are looking into the porno Busi the use of government planes and limousines is being expense accounts Are being demanded More quickly and in greater but the damage is the White knights of separatism have been tarnished whatever the results of the various they will never be seen cleaner than clean a lesson it is not a matter for regardless of ones but there is a lesson in it for there is much to government than Public postures and fancy political it is not a Good Omen for an Independent or a recommendation for the parti quebecois deserved for it had about it in its beginnings much of the genuine Quality of a Reform nor is what is happen ing unique to similar exam Ples can be found in government for which the Public can Only blame what we do not we can hardly expect to a Lack of standards in private conduct can too easily be reflected in Public it would be wrong to tar a whole administration for what is and such corruption As May have taken place is it is not the corrupt which is it is these myriads of Small failures in the conduct of Public business which Are the the Drudgery of govern ment is what it is All that Drudgery does not Resh easily with the politics of la looking for a place in the Sun can be journalistic Hay your article United minister fined for liar third shoplifting free november 21 appalled if you must publish court news surely you can use some discretion As to where and How you present you have made journalistic Hay out of a human and have added Public Pillory to an already troubled surely there Are Many cases of Sho but the Only one deemed news worthy seems to have been this where Ordinary decency demands As Little publicity As the free once one of the most respected newspapers in is becoming a byword in the province for All that is poor and mean in journal May Dalton minor error a minor misinterpretation contained within a free press article of november 18 May Lead some people to believe that the Manitoba government employees association is non partisan during an election Campaign and partisan and opportunistic the Day the article on the civil service states that the Meas president was pleased with the election results when in fact it was stated that the Mega would a positive and constructive approach to the new in fairness to the free the other Mega aspects of the article dealing with membership possible cutbacks and the prediction that we do not expect undue difficulties with the new government were consistent with our statements on these mat doer president Mega Winnipeg k ;