“wy we Pere OG ad vi ty Wa tae a " 4 . elt ee ON ea a ew Me USE CR UM Oe meted we te pe 4 1910 — 0:9.O999.5.0 95, 29S SO55 NI v at SN sv Se ue PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS -— 195 An independent 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 Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited JOHN F. MAGOR President J. R. AYRES Editor Ga. P. WOODSIDE General Manager Authorized as second class mati by the Post Offtce Department, Ottawa i FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1958 - Brotherhood convention truly macle history. PAEMBERS of the Native Brother- hood of British Columbia took several steps towards their goal of equality with the white men at their 26th annual convention this week. In serious deliberation the Native In- dians continued their fight to regain their prestige and also maintain the vights that were taken away from them. There was much humor, some bitterness and a great deal of deter- mination that they as the original in- habitants of Canada, the first true Canadian citizens should be treated as such, . That the Indian Act is far from perfect was brought out many times and the fact that Citizenship and Im- migration Minister Ellen Fairclough has succeeded in having a parliamen- tary committee appointed to review, the whole question of Indians in Can- ada, shows that the flaws are recog- nized in high places. Views expressed by The Daily News many times before on the ques- tion of giving Indians liquor rights equal to those of the white man were in-the Brotherhood's resolu- We also agree that the Native In- ‘dian deserves protection of his abor- iginal rights regarding fishing and hunting and the fisheries department in its wisdom should give priority con- sideration to the Native Indian at all times over closures and restrictions. There can be no rightful cry from white fishermen about discrimination __-as the Indian has been a victim of simi- lir treatment for many years. at the Columbia Cellulose Company Ltd., ~The new level of co-operation friendliness between the Native and through its mill manager John Guth- rie, is going to check on its compensa- tion policy regarding traplines, is a 8 welcome result of several complaints. ° The serious charges against Indian agent R. H. S. Sampson must be shar- ed by B.C. Indian Commissioner W. 8. Arneil and his staff in the south. If, as the commissioner himself admit- ted, the Indian Affairs branch facil- ities in Prince Rupert are too small ‘and the office understaffed, then it is up te the commissioner to ask Ottawe to remedy the matter. If the Skeena agency is too big to “have a man in the field” then study must be given to” dividing it up so that the wide-spread villages are not neglected. The com- missioner, who manfully shouldered much of the blame for an unfortunate situation, must also remember that the present Indian agent followed in the footsteps of Frank E. Anfield, no easy task for even the most efficient . superintendent. Mr. Anfield had been a father, brother, advisor, minister and personal friend to the Native people for many years. All in all, the convention, the ban-. quet, the dinner staged for the Brotherhood executive by City Coun- cil, did, as newly-re-elected president. Robert Clifton said ‘‘make history.” and the whites at the convention should do much to eradicate the memory of the August 2 disturbances. A much brighter future would appear to be ahead for the Natives of British’ Co- lumbia if they themselves face up to their own responsibilities of educa- tion, training, reliability and‘ toler- ance. Face the music gs OV. FRANK CLEMENT of Ten- nessee defended country music with’a counterblast at Billy Rose, who iad labeled it “obscene junk.” Clement said that Rose once wrote a song called “Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Over- piht 2" : That revelation ought to impeach Rose’s standing as an authority on lyrics of delicate sensitivity. The truth is that silly songs have heen with us for a long time. Maybe today’s rock and roll is the worst yet ut it didn’t come utterly without WalPning, Before the “Witch Doctor” there was “Mairzy Doats,” and still further hack there was “The Hut Sut Song” and "Three Little Fishes.” In fact, these belong to the youth af those who are parents of today’s youth. You who scorn ‘‘Ting-tang- walla-walla-bing-bang”’—don’t you re- member crooning “Down in the bot- tom of the itty bitty poo, swam three little fiddies and a mommy _ fiddy too’? Composer Leo McCarey has been surprised to find a song he wrote as a satire on rock ’n’ roll becoming a hit with the rock ‘n’ roll set. | Even this has happened before— songs which had satirical meaning in theiy original setting becoming popu-— lay with the very group satirized. ~Fexamples include “Wunderbar” from “Kiss Me Kate” and “Heart” from “Damn Yankees,” both of which were intended to sativize sentimental- ly but delighted the “cornball” set... Yes, anything goes—anything that docan’t make senee. — Florida Times-Union, INTERPRETING THE NEWS European trade pact only stopgap measure TS DAVID ROWNTREE Canadian Press Btaff Writer An announcement from Brussels Wednesday may have come just in time to forestul serlous ecangnie trouble tn Western Iurope., The six-country EBurepean common market hag agreed beginning Jan. 1 to lower austoms by 10 per cent to all other mombera af the Geheral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, This, Iida hoped, will bridge some of the differences, muidnty between Britain and Franee, on how to amake Huropein trade easter and leas come plleated, J’rnnes is one of the six eamimon markot countries, They lave agreed to aharqe a come mon tariff on goods coming Jn from outalde countries and at the same time lower dutlor ynd inerease the volume of trade betwen theqiselves until in 12 yearn there ara no rere trictions. Yrltain oppoxes this for two yensons: Wer exports to (he Continent would be more expan. sive than uimilar goods made there and If ahe did join, sho would have to atop ativing tariff? advantages to the Commonwealth, Hrithin sugoatod Inatonad a free trade aren. Incthis, member countries would lower duties between themsclves but continue to charge what they wished to outaldera, NeJther side was able to persuade the other to give up Its project. , Last month, Mrance and West ‘Germany rejected the frea trade idea, They did leave room for future tall and this now appensis to have been enlarged by the conecsaion ‘to GATT members, including Canada, Whether the common market will really result din freer trade has been questioned, There have been questions, toa, whether enough attention has been paid to the sound. ness of the alx currencies, West Germany and The Netherlands are probably the most stable in this regard but the French frane is belfoved by some nuthoritios to be overvalued, that fa, nat worth as much og the government anys a, The feeling of somo erities Is that Franco's inflation might spread to the other countelos and cancel out other benefits of economic ¢o- operatfon. The Brussels decision ta strictly a stony measure. Tho baale differences batween thane countries In the common niarket and those- outulda are will) thore, a RR ag KS AE 4 A ae woe eS oe oe . oe SE ee yan ERS pPe EAN S S NN a eee soe ‘ GOVERNOR-GENERAL Viricent Massey has selected this photo- - graph taken at his summer home near Port Hope, Ont., for his 1958 Christmas card. Mr: Massey is scen here with his three grandchildren, left to right, Susan, 7, Evva, 9, and Jane, 10, and pet Duff at Batterwood House. —CP photo. Report from United Nati Shis Is one of a sertes of articles written by Skeena member of pare Unment Frank Howard who was‘ recently delegated to attend the United Nations as a parliamentary observer, He will report his tmpressions of netivities at tha UN from: New-York. By FRANK HOWARD, MP ‘The country which is respected and which carries far more weight in proportion to its population than. any other country at the UN is Canada. This, of course, didn’t happen overnight. It is a situation which has. been developing over the 13 years that the United Nations has been in operation. There is no one, single reason why this is so. But, rather a multiplicity of actions and attitudes that have been expressed by Canada from time -to time have contributed to our stature in.World. Affairs. It may partially, be because we do not have a history of being a nation of absentee landlords exacting a tol from ‘the natural resources of other countries “such as has the United Kingdom and France’ It may also’ be because we are not an aggressive-minded nation such as the USSR. Being rel- atively small in developed wealth and population we. cannot be accused of being a ‘pro-militarist nation éither. - . ‘Regardless of the reasons, .though, .it..is .an -undeniable fact that we do have a stature far. in excess of our size. This is most beneficial in’ world affairs for the things which we propose are listened to carefully. Yet we cannot overplay- our position or we will fall heir to- the natural: reaction against someone who attempts "“to_ run the show.” . ‘There afte a number of instances in years past when: pro- -posals. by Canada have been accepted and have been instru- ‘mental in bringing some sense to world affairs. | kw OO*w ok — There are a number.of-instances in years past when proposals by Canada “have been accepted .and have ‘been in- strumental in bringing some sense to world affairs. Probably the most notable event. in recent history was Canada’s proposal (by former external affairs minister Lester B. Pearson) for a United Nations Force to assist during the Suez crisis. Without this suggestion from Canada there would undoubtedly have been armed conflict far beyond what there was over Nasser’s decision to take over the Suez Canal. It is obvious that neither the United Kingdom nor France, both of whom invaded Egypt, could have made any acceptable proposal. It is equally obvious that any proposal from the Soviet bloc would have been rejected, for the Soviets do not have a record of integrity in international affairs, The United States is also in this unenviable position. . Just recently Canadian-born. multi-millionaire Cyrus Eaton has suggested that Canada use her prestige to bridge the gap between the U.S, and the U.S.S.R. over the Chinese flasco. Mr. Eaton suggested that we should. exert our independence and extend formal recognition to China, This same suggestion AS inferred from remarks by Royal Bank president James Mulr and British Columbin's industrialist H. R. 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Advance What:to do with loafers and troublemakers in high schools is a. problem about which thefe has been a good deal of + talk. At least two local boards : they are. more apt to give ao good. moral young people are taught have. decided that.the matter shouldn’t stop there and they are taking action to oust non- co-operative students. They have’ instructed principals to suspend students who loaf and make trouble, A warning will be given: for the first offence, but after that out they go. It .won’t be. surprising if other high. school boards fol- ‘low suit. Cost of operating our schools is getting to the place where it just isn’t good busi- ness to permit students who just don’t give a hoot to waste he time of teachers and other students who are. making én effort to get along. Such a ruling could have a effect,. too. . if to school apply themselves ‘in good day's work when they get _ into industry or business. 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