Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 2, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free april 1983 Winnipeg free press Freedom of Trade Equality of civil rights Liberty of religion published six Days a week at 300 Carlton Winnipeg r3c 3c1 by Canadian newspapers company limited Telephone 9439331 Winnipeg free press 1872 Winnipeg Tribune 1890 Donald Nicol publisher John Dafoe editorial Page editor Murray Burt managing editor Rudy Redekop controller realism on arms control editorial a sensible realism marked president Ronald Rea Gans decision this week to Amend his country negotiating posture in Geneva talks about intermediate Range nuclear by acknowledging that his original Zero option proposal cannot Fly for the moment and offering to talk about establishing equal numbers of launchers to be deployed in Central Europe by nato and the Warsaw he has put the Ball Back in the russian the who spurned his imaginative Zero option and then kicked dust in his face by putting Forward an irrelevant and unworkable now must say in Geneva what they Are prepared to do to meet reagans this chess game Over theatre nuclear weapons is happen ing in parallel with the longer running superpower negotiations about intercontinental ballistic the strategic arms reduction theatre nuclear weaponry exists largely because of the soviet led Warsaw pacts immense preponderance in military manpower and conventional this mighty standing army represents the threat to Western Europe and then other Western countries that caused the formation of the North Atlantic treaty Organiza Tion and keeps it in existence european countries made the political decision Long ago not to commit the Large resources needed to face this soviet threat by maintaining Large they opted for modest standing armies that could not withstand a soviet full scale attack but that could be quickly backed up by Battlefield nuclear weapons that would redress the Warsaw pact theatre nuclear weapons also were de about 200 of known As ss4 and ss5 Are there the balance was sharply upset by the Kremlin decision to gain military advantage by deploying in the european soviet Union a bran new missile of frightening with such greater Range than ss4 or ss5 that it could hit Paris or and having three atomic the ss20 so shocked nato that it asked the United states to develop Matching modern theatre nuclear the pershing2 rocket and the slow moving cruise Canada strongly backed this decision and one to begin deployment of 108 pershing2 and 464 cruise missiles late this it is logical for Canada to assist in developing this deterrent by permitting testing of unarmed cruise missile guidance systems in Northern Canada and nato had no thought of seeking military advantage but of redressing the balance destabilized by soviet ss20 in addition to the 200 single warhead ss4s and 243 three warhead or 729 new nuclear Are aimed at with full european Reagan offered his Zero option in 1981 under which nato would abstain from deploying any pershing2 and cruise missiles if the russians would destroy every one of their internet mediate Range this proposal was attacked by european peace groups As a feint to avoid the real need for unilateral nato nuclear the russians rejected it out of hand and joined the Battle to Sway european Public opinion against As part of that the wily Yuri Andropov celebrated his Rise to absolute Power by proposing reduction but not destruction of ss20s deployed in Central Europe to to match strategic nuclear missiles held by France and no Pershing or cruise deployment would be this aimed at sowing dissension Between nato was turned Down because Washington does not control French and British nuclear defences and because it was designed to avoid the real reagans proposal takes account of european leaders disenchantment with the of the requirement of european Public opinion for More of the rus sians tactical political manoeuvres and of his own Domestic it May produce no agreement but it is the Best that can be tried just now in the kind of negotiation that rarely produces Swift i understand they All Breed like tories ready for democracy some cultural fundraisers by Christopher Dafoe Vertener risen inc of Loarino o 11 after the first week of Delegate selection for the Progress Ive conservative leadership one question looms above All others is the conservative party ready for democracy the party Constitution certainly is not As events at Ridings in Eastern Canada have it permits glaring excesses in the Choice of convention delegates which could turn the leadership race into a children who have not achieved let alone the age of have been allowed to vote at some constituency derelicts have been ushered in to cast their ballots and enjoy free Beer at in scores of huge numbers of instant tories have had the decisive voice in selecting delegates totally committed to one candidate or All of those strange events have taken place because the party Constitution has established very few rules to prevent the was that All concerned would act like but democracy is not always Given the there Are always those who will take advantage of every when one everyone else is tempted to get into the act if Only to stay that is exactly what has been going on in the tory party during the past those who have virtuously stayed away from the dirty tricks Are those who lacked the resources to play them it is too late now to change the Large numbers of delegates have already been selected under the rules As they it can be that some Sharp words from party president Peter Elzinga will be enough the persuade organizers in the Camps of Joe Clark and Brian the chief that a tainted Victory at the june convention will not be Worth the rules and regulations should not attempt to take All the tactics and manoeuvring out of the leadership that is part of the political process and it belongs in the process of choosing a neither should they seek to Stop the massive recruiting drives which take place in some Ridings just before constituency that mass recruiting does introduce new members to the some of them will stick Long after the convention is but acceptable tactics do not include the kind of trickery that has been too evident Over the past whoever is chosen As Leader in june will have Little credibility if his Victory is seen to be the result of the manipulation of Large numbers of political to their the partisans of All candidates now appear to have recognized that Potash revives for others the government of Manitoba continues to argue that the Potash mine which was one of the conservatives so called Meg projects was dropped because of a general downturn in the Economy and a weakening of the interest in Potash mines the opposition argues that the mine was dropped because the company International minerals found it too difficult to Deal with the new nip administration in both agree that the mine with its potential of 500 is a dead Potash like most involved in often put new mines in place during periods of weak so that they will be ready to and to make when interest in the product in the provincial Potash despite a negative attitude on the part of the new provincial government towards govern ment ownership in to develop a mine at More if one accepts the argument that the Potash Industry is is the report in the financial pos Issue of March 12 that the fastest growing Industry in new Brunswick is and that Potash is playing a big in that the Potash company of which was one of the targets of the former Saskatchewan governments Potash is spending million for a mine and a concentrator near also in new Denison mines with its West German and French is pushing ahead with a much Potash development to begin production by late the mine near Sussex is due to begin production late this the attitude of government has been a significant Factor influencing mining activity in this when a former nip administration put into place a Law which compelled any Developer to sell up to 50 per cent of any promising venture to the and coupled that with High Royalty private exploration dried when the Law was and when More realistic taxation rates were the Industry it would appear that new Brunswick has managed to overcome whatever state of depression exists in the Potash Industry in by Christopher Dafoe special to the free press will Canadian culture survive the eighties the recent report of the Federal cultural policy review committee called for substantial increases in Cul Tural funding by As every artist to ask is not always to governments at every level Are strapped for funds these cultural funding has never been even in flush and it seems Likely that this old Canadian tradition will be maintained in the years in spite of Applebaum Hebert and All the other attempts to draw attention to the importance of the arts in our National Winnipeg councillor Alan Wade does not want cultural organizations to get it probably wont come to but for the foreseeable future cultural organizations May have to keep on discovering curious and innovative Means of making the extra Money they require in order to sur the Golden age of Art seems to be As far off As Ever while we wait for that Silver arts organizations Are finding that self help is an important Factor in gambling events and Money spinning concerts by cult figures such As the pan flute virtuoso Zamfir Are All very but in hard times even greater efforts must be made to haul in the author of keeping the fabulous invalid offers a few modest suggestions for self help projects for theatre opera groups and symphony Volpone reminds us of the consid Erable Success enjoyed by sing along Messiah performances and suggests that there May Well be Money to be made by allowing the general Public to get into the he suggests the following programs be your own Maestro every concertgoers dreams of leading a great orchestra in the Stokowski regional orchestras Are in a position to make such dreams come True for a once or twice during a some Rich fool could be Given the Opportunity of buying 20 minutes at the let him conduct something noisy and spectacular and put his name in the less Well heeled Mem Bers of the audience could obtain a Chance to conduct by Means of a Raf a Star a Star is born in this audience members who fancy them selves soloists Are Given a Chance to bid for the Opportunity of playing a Brief Solo with the orchestra on such instruments As zither or extra fees could be charged for such Perks As a standing applause from the orchestra and a handshake from the concert a similar program has been suggested to raise Money for impoverished theatre scratch a Stock broker and you might find a Ham yearning to play Cyrano or give him that Chance for a this sort of thing was done All the time in Shakespeare Day and the custom of Selling roles to eager amateurs flourished until Well into the 19th gift people actually pay to see an overweight tycoon play Hamlet they will if his performance is bad really bad acting is always far More fun to watch than moderately compe tent especially if the play is a serious extra Money can be raised through the Sale of Rotten vegetables and eggs at the Volpone has another suggestion for theatres struggling to make ends Why not dispense with the play All together he Volpone has noticed that Many audience members seem to enjoy the intermissions and the curtain Calls Best of during the actual play they shift restlessly in their nod off and give every indication that they would rather be out in the lobby having a smoke and a the Money saving plan works As follows the performance is announced for 8 but Doest actually begin until giving the audience plenty of time to have Chat with friends and stare at at the Gong is sounded and the audience files into the the lights at the curtain rises revealing a handsome actors appear in wonderful at the curtain Falls and everyone files out for a a smoke and a Chance to discuss the set and at nine the Gong goes arid everybody files into the the cur Tain rises and the actors take their curtain a standing ovation is Given and everybody files out tithe lobby for the Tion at which the Stillin cos mingle with the at mid everybody goes Well later they Tell their friends that they actually chatted with Goldie Richard Ouzounian and lome How was the play wonder Ful for operatic Volpone suggests that a Large Bathtub or Shower stall be included with the these could be rented at considerable to would be divas and Budd Jug Carusos who could sing along with the a Subtle arrangement of sound proof Glass would spare the audience the worst aspects of this arrangement and the Bathtub tenors could shriek and warble at full Throat without actually disrupting the councillor Wade might even be tempted to part Civ to some of this sort of thing will be demeaning in the extreme As Long As people like councillor Wade and those of similar mind preside Over the subsidy there May be no practical the growing threat of dutch Elm disease Winnipeg May be entering the stage where there will be an explosive spread of dutch Elm unless More Money and greater Public cooperation is mobilized in the fight against there is no doubt that thousands of elms will one prediction is under the present Winnipeg will lose elms Over the next 10 years and by the year about will remain of the original if that it will be a devastating blow to the character and Beauty of Elm Trees Combine Shade and Beauty in Winnipeg for no other City in Canada has so favored the the losses Are predicted in a study by Jonathan who is completing his masters degree in resource manage ment at the University of his claim is largely based on the experience of Minneapolis and is sup ported by David head of the department of Plant pathology at the University of a recognized authority on it is also backed by Don a Minneapolis lawyer with wide experience in the who is chairman of the Minne Sota Shade tree Minneapolis had a similar program to that of Winnipeg before the Inci Dence of ded Rose As in the disease spread slowly in the initial years and then Rose dramatic Scarth and the Minneapolis authorities maintain that Winnipeg is now entering this phase of escalation unless great control measures Are the elms will be the incidence in Winnipeg has risen from 74 in 1976 to in 1982 most of it not in residential it is ominous that now the disease is scattered Over the the characteristic of the involving an initial phase of Low has tended to create a false sense of Scarth ded is spread by beetles and it is essential to remove immediately the dead and dying and dead branches in healthy which constitute their Breeding Willeke and Scarth say win Val Werier Nipes must embark on an intensive program of earlier detection and prompt removal of diseased in Trees Are checked every two weeks in summer for signs of they Are checked twice during the although areas of greater infestation Are inspected More diseased Trees Are promptly removed in depending on their diseased Trees detected in Winnipeg May be Cut immediately or As late As april of the next John former City forester and now manager of regional agrees that a lot More can be done to fight ded and he recognizes there is a potential explosion of the How he disagrees with the projection of losses cited by he notes that thousands of dead Trees Are being removed on the outskirts of the City to Stop the Advance of the budget has been increased 50 per cent Over 1981 to for this the budget is weve geared our forestry program to fight ded at the expense of other says Willeke on the other hand says Winnipeg fight must be far More intensive and he warns that any insistence that the Trees will not be Deci mated under the present program will prove they said the same thing in Minne Duluth and says my answer is to quote George Santayana the american philosopher that those who dont know their history Are doomed to repeat one critical deficiency in Winnipeg program is that private Trees Are not pruned by the As in it makes no sense whatsoever to exclude private Trees for they constitute More than half the elms in the it is important to prune the dead which can serve As Breeding grounds for As for Public Winnipeg prunes them Only on a seven year com pared to three in Minne with fewer spends More than four times As much on Public cooperation is also organized on a much wider scale in where citizens Volunteer in an Elm watch Allan father of reports an Elm watch is being organized in the segment of fort Garry East of Point volunteers will be As signed to districts where they will inspect elms every two and make certain no dead Elm Wood is being remove Willeke says it is most important to remove any Elm Wood left around houses for firewood or other for they Are the greatest habitat for it is against the Tow in Manitoba to store or transport Elm Wood for this there is not the vigilance there is in Minneapolis where several truckloads Are picked up an we walk Down says and ask to look at any Wood youve got to have a lot of Public Scarth has produced a graph to show How Many of Winnipeg elms will be lost under present controls in in 1985 in 1986 and on to the Peak mortality of in under an intensive he Winnipeg will lose elms instead of the projected if there is no agreement of the sever Ity of there is unanimity that it is far More economical to embark on a More intensive at an Esti mate of to remove an Elm which be Scarth calculates it would Cost million to remove elms that would die under the present pro compared to million under a More intensified in an intensive program the loss will be reduced to about says the Lack of at adequate control program would thus Cost the City Over million in remove Al and replacement costs and the stakes Are no one disputes the Merit of spending More Money now in programs intensive in labor save greater costs later above there is the danger of losing one of the cites most Beautiful our Miles of magnificent Shade ;