"T1 St THE LETTER BOX .Prime Rupert Daily News As I See It r Friday, May 1, 1953 IT by I could mention a few more items in order to save the taxpayers money: A volunteer city council, less travelling by city officials at $17 50 plus per day on useless trips. FI.Y TIIF. I LAOS The Editor, The Daily News: A.S .secretary of the Ladies' Orange Benevolent Association, I have been instructed to write V till hold forth 0WN... them to come in tJ.;'- Something tha m ls this: Certain Plained, and r..a3e ' ,, the Northern BC vlf electricity to JL tw is independent anlly newsper aeoted to the upbuilding of Prlno Bupn Hid Northern nd Central Brltlsn Columbl. Member or Cfcuadimi Vnes Auuit Bureau of ClrcuU'-ton Canadlun Dally Nerspaper Association. Published by -"he Prince Rupert Dally Newa IJmlteO I. F. MAOOK. PreplUent H. O. PERRY. Vlce-tTMldgnt fm ore To conclude Mr. Editor, it Ls to your paper We as a patriotic organization; j,it,n time the taxpayers look to ' if .. a city manager form of admlnls Subscription Rates: Sj oarrler Pr wwk, a5c; per month 1.K,: per year, 10.00 aw mull nmith l.'So. rwr vear ah 00 ' 10 an eme,-,.,, tration and retire the bundling councils we always seem to elect. 'UtBoruTwi as -icond class mall M th' Port OfRo Department, Ottawa the aldermen ' Whv Doukhobor Delay - tiir kp 'h' . hope there is a much larger display of flags throughout the city during the coronation celebrations, than there were when Her Majesty's i preventative the Governor General--visited the city. in ih business section ol THOMA9 ELLIOTT Member of Board 15h; question mark u'i mean? b,j the Northern B.C. Po2 '!. UUK'lt. U I f Ana now that lhp , B.C. Power Co. u ,Jn, ' ill fin l.i l..,. " 1 I ,t l " "mull t,i j ONE of the worst consequences of the past year of political confusion in B.C. is that the Douk-hobor problem has been allowed to go from bad to worse. Prince Rupert there were only! The Kditor, six flags in evidence, those over ; The Dally Ni w.: the two government bull(lins,i 'Micre must 'be many people the Canadian Lein, the Nor-jj,, Hrlnce Rupert who rcfiard wcgwn and Swedish Consulates ; the Power niiestlon us I do, and and Wool worth's Store. j wonder. "Where are wo in re- generating unit. tht h(J; A it i f V ,-'5 I, lor one. have well satktir-d jth deal U'd V.H1A ' 1 1 M--f Thrmioh tne medium of your! eurd.s to this question, and what - - gcua,. paper all citb.ens were requested i now?" to fllryjlny f lr if (xxs-sibie. At It .sei-nis to me that If the uic iu.iv u.n years tlM. w,.. we have been incur,,,.,; thw lime, when there are .so' commission wants to come In Now the non-Doukhobors in. tlic Kiiotcnay country are form- , ing vigilante snuads and threatening to take the law into their ojl pui;i e.iurUil- u nature made htUy a!;,; many new ikm'Ic eoniing into land supply our power, they our city from other lands, hop-! should be ready and willing to ing to make their homes here'; take a stand and give us defin- the coldest viiitf-- rccord. Eve tl't !, we f. and become Canadian cUto'ius, it u- answers to the questions they own hands. It seems like a good time to remind ourselves of certain facts: That the vast majority of the Russians of Doukhobor have been asked. They will not recommend 'hat the new diesel be installed, neither will they opium? Us installation. They ! i i let Us Be United...' HAZELTON, a villa.ee steeped in pioneer AT history, the largest and most important convention of B.C. Indians ever to he held is drawing to a close. Attending the 2hd convention of the Nathe Brotherhood of B.C. are native delegates from across the province, many of whom are seeing this part of the country for the first time. There are also many who are. seeing their organization in action for the first time. ? At Hazelton, where the last Indian uprising was downed in 1NR1, 17 years after the first white man arrived, the keynote today is unity. Let us he united, in our efforts and let us unite with our white brothers in one cause, leaders of the Brotherhood are saying time .and again. Chief crusader for unity is William Scow of Alert Bay, Brotherhood president. Chief Scow has .-eminded delegates that since formation of their Denization in VX',0, Indians in the province are coming into their own. As examples, he listed such accomplishments as securing the provincial fran-cJuse'and achieving a better understanding than fever before with their white brethren. A significant feature of the convention is the presence of politicians. Now that the Indian has a j'ote,, he is expected to have an important part in determining the results of the coming provincial DAG 1IAMMARSKJOI.U left), newly-appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations, discusses his new work with his predecessor, Trygve Lie, the first UN. Secretary-General. Mr. Hammarskjold. who lived in Stockholm, was formerly Minister of State of Sweden. suffer too badly, and our ? wa-sn't the only Diiiv. n;, If the Council think.-, w. : the frying pan mWi ,:fj. the Coiiimissliin lab.; 0u think we'll all find (:!, -. the fire! rt'zz: - wouJd not.coinmit themselves as seems to u.s that we, as good Canadians should .set them, and our own children, an example of respect and loyalty to the great country which is our heritage. K1.IZABKTH EVANS, Secretary, Ladies Orange Benevolent Association. to what our rutilie rates miyhl be, under this .system. thing about the Commission Ia a big question mark, and yet, we i origin who came nere m muo land their descendants have contributed greatly to the gen- . eral progress of Canada. There has been no special ; Doukhobor "problem" in Saskatchewan for many years. What , trouble there is in B.C. centres in a diminishing minority of the Doukhobor here. : AFTER the last big outburst of OTTAWA DIARY LACK Ol' KNOW I.I IX. V. By Norman M. MacLeoa -tuc Editor, nolo , ihnn vm r. mid nrovinclal Bovemments T'' Dally New.s: A 111, 1.1V. tnuiv viinii " J r the Federal government ' should loan the other 49 per cent ago Your report on the council meeting held last Monday tends to demonstrate to the citizens, the lack of knowledge of some of the aldermen whom they elect acted jointly with the govern-Jon terms of repayment over a ment of Newfoundland to name 20-year period. But a condition cripr-inl committee to invest!- of the loan would be that re- NEW STOCK . . . LOW - LOW Pffi Ml:"S JACKETS. Popular MvIm, f'T71 Jk tr"m:- U "-ij0J l50VS' J-t'KCTS, new dniem, ttm SB: ljiJy See the Boys' Health Jacket bj tip The sports shop" the council. Payment should be made, not by to tl of the B gate all economic aspects :the private interests managing. ln , , . , vt r fishing Industry of. Newfound- (he jut by the workers ln the fir.st place, a chairman an arbitration- board is noi appointed by either party to a dispute, but by the elected representatives of, both .sides. j trouble in the Doukhobor country the government of B.C. 'took one of the few constructive steps to deal with the . "problem" on a scientific, basis. It appointed a large Consultative Committee on Doukhobor ; matters. But this was. in fact, , a "front" for the smaller group ; of professors and scientists wlio j w?i-e retained to do the real job. j The latter Research Commit-j tee issued its printed 342-page report on March 29, 1952. That report contained most concrete and clear recommendations for j dealing with the B C. Doukho-bor "problem." This report and the othrr ! work of the two committees on ec iliiil. JAN a ViIi.M?'Lli-n.t:, tanuniaicD ai c ju.-ji lana. n and the fishermen supplying; It was a conscientious commit- J it. They would end up Joint tee which considered thorough-1 owners of the Newfoundland fish ness rather than haste to be the packing industry to the extent essence of its instructions. As mot 49 per cent, result it has only now laid Its 1 Tne plan js interesting as well report on the respective door-lS novei. it is also more than steps or the two authorities con-) j;,tntiy tinged with the principles cerned. 0j socialism. But the feature From the standpoint of the j that chiefly worries the federal ' government here, this is consid- authorities is the precedent it ered to be excellent strategic might be rerrarded as setting. ith handshaking and other amenities. The impres sion they make could decide the ballot count in three, and perhaps four, ridings in North Central fl.C. namely Atlin, Prince Rupert, Skeena and WATER If a chairman cannot be agreed upon, the Labor Relation i Board is notified, and they an-1 point a chairman. Such was the! case with the city liremen. I Mr. Scott McLaren submitted' to me a list of names which had ; been given him by city oUiclaLs.'j any one of whom would lie ac-; ceptable to the city. Impartial?. Maybe. I refused to consider any; of them, and suggested an ou'.r; side man having no interest lnj cne city whatever, such a, man' could be nothing but impartial.1 ' since he would have to rely on the evidence presented at the bearings before , . funning un t II.a nn.ia.nmaitt ll. ...aI.i.d l.-t n1 liAf neias ..L.b... nossiblv Omineca rcvdnls' wlnsk i wi vnc Eu.viiiiiiviv WUI ntL.l 111 . ., ,, , , , i.i, tlllllllK nuu U ;t"L?rkfh0Rb0pr r"?'1! here. If the report had arrived than Newfoundland fishing be ys V L'a wint'U Vm- To nr.nt Vtof Vrir mI-!!-! ainna rW ' Jljy imorTev. But over a war after the I V sooner, . there might have -entitled todemand that the gw- true flavour PHingr When the week-long common Over, many new friends will have been made on the V recommendations--it --made- nai- Hament. And that might have ownership Interest in the Indus-shores of the Skeena. But what. is more, a furthers even been aueniptedmuch ies think that AMI . ... i i " . i ' . 1 icarri ' its recommendations, the report . ernment wants to one could be a political hot potato. over very carefully before it acts But as the situation stands, 'upon the Newfoundland reeofn-the session is too far advanced mendation. It's really relieved, firm step will have been takten by. these first ; , .f " v:..2 Cia'nadians who, by their united effort,, are wirniinjr l the main ' rccbmmerrflAtlons ! i '. i i -L iUi ! i ' were as follows: r opinion. ,: , Therefore Mr.. Hewitt caunot '-r'Vi'' ' i.l.i.,-T - fnr'hnv nrrlnn In he taken UDOfl therefore, that the committee s 0. blamed If the city's brief was the a, nauie Ol nnnority ami inisunuei Maiming. ( j That as mxurlof report has come too late for im- n,iHinhnr (.,!, Mac a rU rfiiL. ! Hie re Ml I oeiore aci IOUI IIII1CI 11 ,k. . fi-ornecononUc-auassU-'That gives the government here mediate action leual tansies surroundine own-? the recess for a breather in lishin nf land nccunied hii which it can consult with the the: INDIAN'S CASE THE - - By I DW'AKD GKFKN Ttie Indian isn't free, the native son is yoked ... Do you really blame him, for being so provoked?. Put Seagram'i "8J" to h water test Vfaicr, plain or sparkling, . reveals a wliiskjr't true, iuiur.il Javmif and bouquet. ! Bennett Blames - - Dotikhobors be cleared up: ancf- Newfoundland authorities that lands now hetd-'in trust ori decide , Just how much of the f vtry weak-one In cruttKirl-o() I with the firemen s. , - - I ! Twice during the hearings Mr.' .Hewitt tried .to get the both sides I to come tr) an agreement wiilioul the board, but failed. Regarding Mr." Long's .state-i ment that comments by Mr. ; i Hewitt at the start of the. hear- ings indicated ' that the city's! i arguments were useless,'' I fail " to find any rea.son for such a. f lien land was free and white man none 300-pages-plus document should be implemented. Ottawa liberals ' The recommendation in the . n r it report which has aroused the I k-f)f liptPrit 83 Seagrams sold to, Doukhobor on fai terms, individually. .'ls t 1. That .specially'--. qualified teachers be employed fpr Douk hobor districts; and special means (which are outlihedi txj employed to attract tTiem to school rather than drive them there. 3. That Doukhobor marriage ceremonies be recognized as legal. . 4. That Doukhobors be given the vote, the same as everybody ei'e. They already have it in greatest initial Federal misgiv- j Ings is a novel proposal 'lor re-! financing the Newfoundland fish ' packing industry. The principle l.-. laid down that present methods of sun-curing and hand . packing, still practised in many fishing communities of the pro Canadian VICTORIA P Premier W. A. ! C. Bennett charged Wednesday ' night that his minority Social , Credit government was defeated i on orders of the federal cabinet ministers. The Premier, it. an unschedul- ! statement, fcut would say tha! Mr. Long had some "useless arguments" and is trying to cover up his weakness with the city 'Council. The threat of a volunteer Fire Department did not impress He roamed the land from sun to sun. '' $ ' - He isn't just a child the white man is to rule And if a white man thinks so, I call him just a fool. God gave the Indian freedom same as me and thee And God will have an accounting with those who don't agree. The native son has no vote, no enfranchisement as we Politicians don't consider him, they just let him be. Coil in all His graeiousness gave liberty to men And God in all His righteousness will certainly consider them. Years upon years have rolled along The white man said it won't be long Years upon years have passed us by Could it be a great white lie? God is displeased I know right well For the Indian lives in a white man's hell From sun to sun and dark to dark Seagrams vince, are obsolete, iney lake ppech at a meeting of tlie time which the fisherman should be spending in the pursuit of , Victoria Social Credit candidates. Saskatchewan. . . . ; fish and conseouentlv ower his revieweu uie mirav ui u Bu either the chairman or myself, and I commend the city council for their action (wisely or other-j wise' in trying to save money for, the city. j Thi, odvBrliiemenl it not published or displayed by M floor of the s. That tne criminal code ne . , . .. ., ., ernment on the ... on rnlncra Mtice nrnrlllct inn tinr-lf. Cllllll. llv Uli nil- Comrol Board or by the Government of Bri.iU, U ! iTirndi-d to make it less less . 1 harsa . ' . .. when the six-member siny tiy tnings iiimgs like hkc nuaist, iiuui.st pai par- i " t : , . . . with i hit , - uiwal Broun teamed, uo the Vest of thP opposition:' Their cry goes up to its mark. . . - i GoiilU aswer, Jimt you se( J H M And from bondage set them free. Cdes but that administration of Fjuua.uLuvc. . , v.- i;, iv law, be made more harsh for ' Since the cost of such plants real crimes of vi61enre: that 'will be more than private cnter-Doukhobors ' convicted of crime pris.oute may. rare to pro- I "Everybody knows that three cabinet .ministers flew in here from Ottawa and told the Lib lose their legal exemption from i vide, the report suggests that eralsthat little group that ...... ..V.r..,l lu ...... , military service 1 , , , rlpimed to have the balance or . ' " ' ed to supply only 51 per cent , ,. Scr'ipltire faSMifje for Joday "No man romcth unto the Father, but by me." St. John 14:6. of the cost, and that the federal power - that the government nan to be defeated," the Premier said. About 40 Wells 6. That police protection in trouble areas be strengthened. 7. That the Sons of Freedom either be assisted to emigrate from Canada, to re-locate in B.C., or "failing the location cf such a site be assisted to rehabilitate In the areas they now occupy." REFLECTS and REMINISCES (f Jl To Be Drilled In Peace River NEW YORK fl Charles F. ! Shock, general manager of Can- IT IS by no means beyond dis-- pute that the latest wave of F.xiiert A person who can take something you already knew and make it sound publish something for everyone, and some folks are always looking for mistakes." Isabella (Mich.) Republican. arson in the Sons of Freedom ! districts arc the work of that : anin pin tine. Producers Ltd sect. It seems more likely fires says oij companies in Canada's! were set by some groups anxious Peace River district have pro-to get rid of some or all of the , grams for ArMing about 40 wells ! The Ottawa Citizen takes pleasure in announcing Its 110th birthday anniversary. Few citizens decided to locate there earlier. t i, !. '! L, I cons, oui oi course n, cuuiu nave Jn tne nex(. tw0 or tnree It must be a fact that never lif-fore ln the history of photography can it be said so many of the same persons have faced cameras,, within certain restricted time. years . come irom an internal ngni. The point is that the rewards offered by the Attorney General KNUTSON'S OLD RF.D, tVHITE AND BLUE Spotless in her tri-color dress, the steamer Prince Rupert resumed her duties Wednesday. Plying for a life time, north and NONE NF.r.I.ECTFO "In case you find a mistake and if the United States approves the Importation of natural gas to the Pacific Northwest, these programs will be augmented. Schock said Wednesday at an informal luncheon for financial writers that he had no estimate of the total cost of various companies' programs but some wells will cost as much as $400,000. do not get to the heart of the trouble. What was the sense of spending all the public money jour taxes) on the report of the Research Committee if not one of in this paper, please consider it was put there for a purpose. We south, her real history would make a yarn Indeed. The num WE SALES & SER0 its recommendations is even to be attempted? ber of miles this ship has sailed would represent a very considerable number of times around the globe. ill Featuring . . Retired Officers Kill Police Chief TEHRAN, Iran Iran's government today blamed a group of retired army officers and gov GENERAL TIRE DEALER . . r-APPlNG South Africa has "a whale of : i .v i i VULCANIZING KC1V': always Insist on.. a racial dispute, but you hear precious little about the 325,000 Indians whose forebearers from India settled ln Natal ln 1860. He is as good, If not superior, FLATS And SECTIONAL i"- 'TRUCK TIRES A SPECIALTY II ernment opponents for the murder of national police chief Brlg.-Gen. Mahmood Afshartus, For a limited time THIS BF.ACTII CI. Jnqllk WASIIF.R Regular $179.50 NOW $130-00 Terms Available in trading to the white man, and is a figure of Increasing IF TOWN OROFKS GIVEN IMMI DIATI AtX WORK GUARANTEED concern. He's no Zulu. And this i is Just another of the Union's thorny racial problems. PRICE LIST ON APH.tCAlK"" ,5" found strangled in a roadside grave last Sunday. A communique Issued by Colonel Hosseigholi Ashrafi, military governor of Tehran, said investigation and confessions of those responsible led to the discovery of Afshartus body, six days after his mysterious disappearance in tire heart of Tehran. n n T 1 811 Froscr Sr. . .-foremost in frozen f Dods r.J. DDI fUl Prince Rupert, B.C. It's a light docket at Prince Rupert's spring assize next Monday. There will be two cases one murder charge, and one breaking and entering charge. RUPERT RADIO AND ELECTRIC