. ¢ \ ‘ unweleome: ‘memories. ‘as tyranhical as. his predecessor... fet Ry AYRES” Editor ts. meee “RAs gg nee rey “Ainthorlzed as ‘ggcond ‘class ‘mail| by the Port Office | Department Ottawa ceechone “An tnaependent newspaper. devoted. to the ‘upbuilding - of Prince Rupert: and Northern and: Central. British Columbia. *. A member of .The Canadian -Press—Audit? Bureau of Circulation: " Canadian ‘Daily Newspaper Publishers Association . . a ; Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited. = °° Pee Pea eet JOHN’ ‘. MAGOR Be ‘Pe me President , o ~ &, P. WOODSIDE. General. Manager a WEDNESDAY, "FEBRUARY, 17, "1960" Be ge oS hele aes Ra to have explained: to: them the meaning. | af the term4nijh iovements” as applied’ tp property, taxes.a Where t.is used in- that Connection it is probably. the most. thisunder stood word in the’ language. 7 t Every | year, in all ‘municipalities, - Homeowners s go to. the appeal boards’ tio protest. indignantly that. they have - vottade’ any. improvements ‘recently tb their. proper ties—so why should ©. there be an: increase. in the. improve-.. “ment assessment? | With such patience - - as ‘they. ¢an. muster, members: of the . appeal ‘boards then: have to. try. to. ex- _ Hain what. he legislators had in mind — | “the” : relevent y keep: his promise to. the Allies to ‘dispose’ - will’ “be” ‘regarded: with Suspicion on. both, “sides” Fe the: Iron Curtain... ts Krupp: is ay ‘convicted ” ‘war “eriminal, freed Franco-Prussian. “War::: break: Of. swastika : sickness : in West « ‘Germany, , . the’ ‘reprieve: “for= the. “Krupp - works: provoke of Cuba: Its leader appears. +o’ be. “fervently and emotionally ‘Supported his countrymen. : In any summary” ‘of: ‘the first: ‘year of’ ‘this: turbulent revolution; you can. find’ both plus. and minus signs. “Most. observers agree the Castro regime ‘has ' brought an.-unusual degree of honesty to the Cuban federal government. : The old system | of graft. _and. pay-offs, long entrenched in- Cuba ahd = many other : Latin American lands, seems to have been wiped out. The Cuban people, by and large, also give the impression of being more content under Castro. Such a statement presumably would not apply to. those whose property. has. been taken from. them. But:it’ would appear to cover : millions of poorer fndividuals. . .°; Castré remains: a dictator—in many ways absolutely, without a parliament - ‘and ‘with no prospect of elections, Through the National Institute of Agrarian. Reform, he exercises cone © trol over. private property. Land | or industries may be selzed at wilh... : The government vise slowly closing. on private enterprise—plus Castro’s constant anti- American propaganda—has shaken the Cuban: economy... Unemployment has mounted to 700,000 in a nation of 6% million, despite an ambitious public works program, Tourist: trade has declined to practically nothing; - Two specters of the revolution particularly disturb Americans: the apparently important . leftist influence and the re sumption, of military ee time, “property” eR WHS” appered * ‘before: the” als essment, appeal board last week had: . “Shades © of. Big. ‘Bertha, °*’ sof the: ‘winged: ‘hordes ‘of the . revolutionary . government: retains firm’ ‘control * by. a majority of He rules © pean burned, and government advertising can- Perennial ilsunderatanding “The c cannon- amaker Krupp has” ‘been granted | another oS with of. hi hhuge- steel: ‘and coal interests. This news) « land. Many of the things loosely “catalogued as such for the purposes of. raising taxes could not by the wildest stretch of the imagination be described’. “as improvements in. reality; they. are. in far too many instances blots on the landscape. But leaving that comment aside, the main objection lies in the fact that no word capable of misunder- ~standing—in- ‘this case: inviting it— “should. be employed. in the laws of the country. MEN thes oh - Hundr ‘eds, possibly thousands, ‘of, small proper ty owners are ‘worried | cand upset. ‘every time there is an‘in-. crease in» assessments,.in the belief ~that there has © been ~ some mistake, ‘since’ they. have not - made . any. im-. _ provements.’ ‘There must be a. ‘better - - word to cover what i is, intended. Why not “structur es? oo eae 2 —The Victoria Colonist. ‘its. ‘ugly. overtonés ‘of Krupp’s., cannon - works and swastika. swabbing, As. Viewed, with” : misgivings? fees To. many. thoughtful ‘people, ‘piesent. frends: cin’ ‘Germany are grim. reminders of 1932, Would. " alter ‘serving only : three. years. ofa: ‘12- -year- term. He. was: allowed’ to. return ‘to: head « ‘the. vast - industrial, empire. ‘that: has. provided. ‘the a Germany beset. with the economic’ :difficul- ties of” those dread: days ‘still hearken to. the: “strident voice: from’ -the.. beer garden? Sinews | “Of” German . military, might since the i Krupp, | ‘born in. 1907—he year. the - family. “Coming. on: the-h eels” OF ‘the recent: out. fim. built.its. 50,000th cannon and launched | “its first. U-boat—has no intention -of * giving a ‘up: his. - power voluntarily. | ‘But. the. breakup wis “of his. empire: would go. far to: strengthen’. - onfidence ‘in. Germany both” east: and west | justice, with ‘its quick, executions. Cubans ‘pro: test, ‘that. the present. swing. to the left is not * communistic, but ‘simply “humanistic.” ” - Direct Communist: activities are hard to “people in the Castro. regime. ' developments of the revolution have been om- inously similar to the ‘pattern followed by . Communists: in other. countries. Carlb- © bean .enilse ships have abandoned Havana, . The government now has -to support luxury | hatels once jammed with foreign visitors, « ‘appear. ‘strong enough to defy all : Obsession’ with counterrevolutionists has’ become so extreme in Cuba that even mild. ‘expressions of disapproval of the government bring vitriolic denunciation. You ‘might guess that some of the supposed “counterrevolution- ists” executed or sentenced to lengthy prison - terms have not been bona fide enemies of the... _ government, A few newspapers that . cour- ageously speak against the Castro excesses have been castigated by the dictator and his as~: sociates, In some cases, bundles of papers have celed, . The year of Hberation, as Cubans call 1959, has: seen two presidents, cabinet: shake-ups, an attempted Invasion of Cuba. from the Do- minican,.Republic, Nor does Castro's position restraint, The, Roman Catholic church remains’ a‘ force that could turn against him, should Commun- ist influence mount further. And labor, while supporting him, remains largely independent. of the government and, as of now, if not anti- Communist, at least largely non-Communist, “In the year ahead, Cuba will probably see additional turmoil, more command shifts in personnel, further economic “reform” and con- Unuing opposition, —The Kansns City Times, Is it any wonder that , Gerniany’ S. resurgence . -, pin. down, But at, east strong Communist. sym- =) pathies are attributed to ‘some of: the key — Step. by step © VICTORY. CAMPA be known. hands. The doors'to of- : fices’ Of. ‘the various: external’: . affairs officers: sare kept: ‘closed "so. that no. :“World:War™ called: . 1 Selamat atl “is. usually considered to:-be a” field : _ which: secrecy ‘and confiden- “tialness. abound::Documents in: ° the. External. Affairs. Depart-. ment are ‘mostly. classified “as inkling of the nature: of “the. draft’ material gets into cun- visitor walking along - the: corridor. nfay. peek into; ‘the offices. ‘This: air of secrecy. into the. House. of. Commons during debates on external af- fairs also. Ministers in the past have invariably ‘statements about foreign pol- read © their “. jey :from texts carefully pre- * minor countersCastro plots and a report of. INTERPRETING THE: NEWS Mr. K's India speeches. aimed further afield . co Lon. Nikita Khru shehev's porformaries ‘in Indla. indicates ‘that he alma to. bring, the business of inter-continental table- “hopping | to a. now ' artistry, «. Khrushchev weed the Indian Pariiamont As. a platform to blast: off about the. plight of. neoples—not In Indin—but In Africn and South. America, °" Ever ‘alnce Khrushchev loft . Moscow the Communist propaganda machine has -almed .. Sts material. not only at India and: Indonesta-—... the area ‘of the Russian promier's | yislt—but. more algnificantly’ at African and Latin Amerien, ‘The over-all plan fs ovident In Khrushchev's . roforence in his.speoch before the Indian’ Par- Mamont to Cuba, where his Noutenant, Anastaa Mikoyan, opened ‘a Ruusian trade show. ” Pete Khrushchev apparently. feels that hia prose’ ence In the newly-independent. . Asintic coun. trios can be an opportunity. for rallying-hround' - hy the peoples of ‘seething 'Afrien and Latin Amorica,. .Ha.. plotures. ‘the Soviet Union as. tha Hborator while’ Western nations BOOK | to ensinva underdeveloped: countries, IKhrushchov ‘is already armed with an. Ine vitation from Gulnen,: nowlyyindopondent. from , France, for a vistt,.Observors any they suspoat ho will not only. Re ota £0, Malt Guinea but... will ate: manage’ "to tf Ghana, nowlys” ~ By. JOSEPIL MacSWEEN ‘Canadian: Press Staff Writer a Me, independence day colebrationa yuy- 1, ‘The Russian premier received a smallor wol- - gems of thought - _ come in India than: that accorded Prealdont - ' Tisenhowor. of the U.S, on his recent. 1-country tour that took him deop into. Aaln, But Khrushchev, not one to. he nbashed | by. comparison or analysis, has shown sharp savvy and a differenced in ‘tochnique from his. ' previous visit. to India Joan than five yenrs oy ae pod i eo, re Thon, Accompanied by. formor promlor Bil: oe ‘ganin, he pliyed at times almost a buffoon ‘part, Those wore the days when People forred to. tha Khrushy-Bulgy team, Dynamite ts imbedded in’ the statements’ , Of the now Khrushchey, The Communiat chief) ‘Was looking far over tho honds of ns Indian | hearers when he declared: .* "It has to' be borne In. mind: “that: dt a, | ‘preclacly through oppresaing and robbing col- Onlal peoplos that the cconomia proaparity and high. Hving standarda . havo been Achieved by _ Some of the advanced nations, : ' “Romo of: tha Weatern countries are’ ad. vanced just because those of Asia, Africa and . Latin America are underdeveloped, Yt would | tt only fair for the..Woatorn: nations :to. repay": leant Q » portion of the lootad, wonlth, " tee ot - disarmament, Howard Green, was careful to _ point out that it would not ‘be "wise for Canada, as a. member pared by officials within the Department. _ We had a so-called ‘foreign affairs debate this week with one of the main topics being The minister, of the disarmament. commis- sion, to disclose what our true feelings are. We should do nothing which could. possibly. be construed by the U.S.S.R, as _ representing a difference of opinion among the Western Nations, This attitude was, of course, criticized by opposition speakers, Our attitude was that Can- ada should show the lead in this regard, ». Canada’ is not a major power, - Canada Is looked upon by many other countries with respect and regard, Wo should pxplolt this respect for altru- istic purposes by Indicating to the world that we are _torested In disarmament. and by taking unilateral action if. nocossary, Howard Groen atuck by his gins throughout the debate by ‘continuing to maintain that Canada’s. role ‘Bhould« ba a ‘ale i it i ‘Tf woe did but know how’ lit- “the fomoe enjoy of the gront things that they possesa, there would: not. bea much envy in : fhe. world.—Edward Young, The | moat common diagulso “of anvy is in the pralae of what. is subordinate, |. a Washington. Allaton, Thore - is n time: In ovory man's: education whon he f'« rivos: at the conviction that: ‘onvy. ia ignordnee, "ooRalph, Waldo . Bmorson. "TY you ‘wish to travel far and thal, travel light. Tako off nll your enyvies, joalousios, © une: forgivenoss, | solfishnons » and. (font enCenn, Clark, —. “Davy always. Jmplios ‘one “ madous nforlarity’ ‘whdrovor It Me » ToAldoA—Pliny, os “hilters” patible: truly ine . “The. Victory. Campaign” has" been "placed. ‘on sale to. ‘the’ public’ by.- ‘The a .-., Quéen’s. Printer, This volume depicts. the’ fighting: in. North® West. ‘Europe - from. June 6, 1944". - +? mntil the end - of the: war, It:.covers’ the invas:on .of France,. top. left, the advance: to: Caen, : ‘ top: Tight, ‘the break- out: from Falaise, . centre left, the winter fighting, centre right, the ‘Cros lent. on: “insofar ‘as. ‘public an-_ -nouncements ‘were concerned. * But'then came Prime. Minis- “ter. ‘Diefenbaker’s. ‘comments. said practically the same. -'This-isn’t.the first, time the” Prime Minister: has openly dis- ‘agreed. with his ministry. It |- occurred when Sydney. Smith was secretary: of state for ex- ternal: affairs. It has occurred also in the field of the Defence Department. It is a’ most un- ‘wise practice, It:leaves the im- pression that’ ministers | are not speaking government pol- ‘icy, or that there is no gov- -ernment policy. Lo Headline grabbing is incom- with the former. A diet. of news- paper articles will lead to indi- Bestion not to disarmament. Letterbox NO CRITI CIs Me The Editor,:* The Dally News: When ‘the missed sewer con-~ nection was discussed in City Council I stated that some of the Inspection work: was done by Mr, Henry Arney, then in charge of city sewer mainten= ance and part of it by Mr. Don: Stewart who was Superintend- ent. of Works and who did the: final Inspection for the elty. Twas associated With> Mr, Arnoy, both on tho, contract montioned ana as a member of the Board of Works of the City Councl] and-was familar: with much of his work, . ‘There was no thought on’ my. ‘part. of criticizing, Mr, Arney, whose ability and dovotion to | duty): Was Always nove, aniti- ‘clam o sMuch of he work. done. by Mr. Arney is. still-sorving the eelty and will continue to do so. ‘ong aftor many of. the vont of us. are. forgotten, oT trust, that the foregoing. owill’make clear that. I always had tho grontest: of oe | jand IWking for Mr, “Arrigy, . oN T, Norton Yount a wv (Alderman) “Pyinco. Ruport - —National’ Defence ‘photo. - School days. are the happiest days of your life—if your child- In Ft ot “of the states to the south, it is illegal for. two ‘large trucks. or heavy. vehicles. speed one behind the. other on ordinary. double lune » high- ‘ways. In ‘sttch procession, they form too difficult an obstacle for other’ vehicles: _ to pass. safely. “ es In migny parts of. Canada, it i not at all infre “quent ‘to © come “upon as many as three .or four o these whoppe tractor traller: § travelling al’ high § speed, one on the @ tail of the other. AL dssay ve they aire. travelling at the full legal speed limit, and. there- tore feel justified in. that. no one can Iegally pass’ them. But. as a pale, much of the traffic is - travelling “slightly, and cess of the legal. limit: And’ , these trains, as they might be. --ealed, of two or three. giants - rl result. in a long - back- -up, of’ - olraffic, behind ‘them, with im-.— patient: souls weaving: ineand outs hoping ° for cls. the makings of disaster. » Canada “is: in: the ‘throes. of. phyaical expansion, Not only. _ heavy * transport « vehicles | but: NOE: vy s Own ‘Tablers are, ‘nor’ ‘a cold: “Tiel constipated bowels’ of dhe-wastes that ‘| often cause, freculness and feverishness