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| EDITORIAL ||

The Year of the Child may be over and
almost forgotten now but some groups

are still concerned about the well being
of the future generation.

The Canada Safety Council has
declared the week of May 1 to 7 as Child
Safety Week.

More than 1,200
accidently each year in Canada. Traffic
accidents alone account for nearly half

the death and injuries to. youngsters. -

Many of the other fatalities occur in the
home.

If you have children or even If there
are only youngsters In the neighborhood,

take a moment to look around and see.

what potential hazards exist
home. | s
~ Make It a point to check behind your
car before you drive out of the driveway.

Take special care when driving:
through school zones. _

Remember, your tittle. bit of. extra
caution could prevent a tragedy.

In your

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| DON SCHAFFER dA. _—

A protest was certainly in order. The decision of the
Canadian Olympic Committee to boycott the Moscow
Games was arguably the right one.

". ‘There certainly was'a danger that the Soviets, while: °

running reugh-shod over the people of Afghanistan,
would use the games to promote the illusion that there
- is no discontent in the USSR. mors

The presence of thousands of journalists and
tourists: in carefully controlled conditions would offer
the country’s leaders the opportunity to totally
manipulate the coverage of the games and their.
setting. - mo

‘This, as I understood it, was the basis for the
boycott. More of.4 protest against the prospect of
manipulation than against the Soviet athletes. «

Now, though, anti-Soviet zealots have seized the
chance to make their own protests. They are leading

‘that portion of the public and the athletes that would
have been most subject to the Russians’ propaganda
by the hand, They are suggesting that: every sporting
event held in the world that involves Soviet athletes be
cancelled as well.: . So

Let's face it, there Is nothing to be gained by running
and hiding from Russian hockey players in the Canada

Cup series scheduled for September, In my humble
opinion, Alan Eagleson is scared that his charges are ©
Boing to get their clocks cleaned by a first-rate,

Russian squad:

The group that was sent to the last Canada Cup was
made up mostly of a second-string international
players, rather than the team that so convincingly
trounced the NHL- Allstars last year.

Compared to the team that skated the NHL Allstars
into the ice last year, the team the Russians sent to the
last Canada Cup series was just a collection of rookies
and inexperienced 20-year-olds.

" I don't think that the Soviets are going to use the |

Canada Cup for propaganda purposes, unless we
make them stay home. I don’t think, given the cir-
cumstances, that it will matter a tinker's cuss whether
or not wé go to the Olympics, either, although the
protest ja worth making.

To provide the Russians with the pretext of saying,
“look, they won’t play us, they’re'scared to jose,
Afghanistan is just an excuse," is silly, As long as we
aren’t going to the games, thereby taking away that
opportunity for a media event, it makes no difference
if the Russians come here to play or- not.

Idon't think that polltics is uppermost in Eagleson's
mind anyway. He just doesn't want toget beaten.

The Moscow Games are the point, not the Russians -

themselves.

Rather than letting the Russian-haters dominate the
scene, why not be reasonable for once? We should
host the Canada Cup, and the Russians should be in-
vited.

Unless, of course, the folks in charge are scared that
all those Army men in red uniforms are going to do an
Afghanistan on the Canadian hockey team.

Seem GT, . toe -

children are killed.

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‘by JIMFULTON, ©

This week's so-called “financial statement”. from

the minister-of Finance has demonstrated to us all the
direction.‘of the “new” Liberal administration.
Without advance notice and without opportunity for a
proper budget. debate, the Liberals re-introduced

major portions of the Conservative budget that:
brought” . . about

out . the
The Liberals voted »
against the budget but
have now. re-introduced
many of the tax measures
that they rejected in}
December.’. The con-j
troversial excise tax on
fuelis not there, but taxes
on alcghoj, tobacco, #
business, (5 per cent
surtax). are. What is}
really missing is badly
needed action to counter
high interest rates. |
Although there are signs 7
that increases are Hie
moderating, and in some
cases dropping slightly, a
general, - policy is B®
required. °°: . , oo. : -
The Liberals made much of the interest rate in-

February election.

creases during the Clark term and during the election’
and I had hoped some serious solutions would be forth-

coming. Homeowners, consumers, young families
attempting to get into their first. homes, farmers,

fishermen, and small business are all feeling the ef-

fects of these rates. So I had hoped the government's
mini-budget would give us some new directions there
but apparently the cabinet will continue to.rely upon

Comment from Parlament

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Preset ato at a tit elaine Bares

the interest rates set in the.United States, This is
unacceptable to me and most Canadians, |

.. The Western Premiers’ conference has- again

‘illustrated the extent of regional discontent in B.C.

and the prairie provinces. The message taken to.

- Quebec and Ontario by NDP Premier Allan Blakeney
of Saskatchewan is a message that1 think many of us
can relate closely to. To citizeris'in both of those

- central provinces, Premier Blakeney has outliried the.

need to get new industrial development into the west,
to get power out of Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal...

In this light, Blakeney told industrial Ontario to
prepare for “painful re-adjustment” if federalism. is
to work for all regions. While expressing someé sym-

- pathy for the discontent of Quebecers with the current’

state of federalism, Blakeney said westerners will not
support special economic¢ links with.an independent
Quebec. As a party we want to see Quebec remain in

Confederation as a wart of a federal system much’

more sensitive to all regions. To-date, the Liberals and
particularly the attitude! of Prime Minister Trudeau
on this question do not demonstrate any real un-

S derstanding of how changes must bé made in order to

address the west and Quebec. ns
‘T recently met with Transport Minister Pepin to

™ discuss the Prince Rupert port. Mr. Pepin indicated to -
m me that-he expects an agreement soon with the grain
consortium and thet a May start on site preparation is .

still to be expected. I view this as critical; not just for
‘Prince Rupert and the Northwest,.‘but for all of
Western Canada. | intend to stay closely in touch with’

the Minister on this to ensure final:approval, .
I remind all Terrace residents.that:my represen-

_ tative can be reached. at 638-1618 in order to get in-

formation or to get assistance. Or, you can write to me
directly care of the House of Commons, Ottawa,
Ontario KIA 0X2. {no postage required).

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OTTAWA (UPC): = The federal government's move

‘towards increased spending and a larger deficitis a ‘matter .

of considerable concern,” the Canadian Chamber. of Com-
“merce sald, in a brief given.to Finarice Minister Allan
MacEachen recently. ;

The chamber reminded MacEachen of Prime Minister
. Pierre‘ Trudeau's election campaign promise that govern-
ment spending ‘‘would grow less fast than the rate of growth
of the econgmy” and that the deficit would be kept under
control. _

The businessmen strongly warned that the government
should-be wary of increased spending, even though it was

difficult ta make a ‘‘definitive assessment” of MacEachen’s .

finanelal statement last week.

The findnce minister emphasized last Monday that his
economic paper was not a budget and would be updated later
in the year.

Inflation is still the “most significant economic problem

“The general thrust towards increased expenditures and a

wider deficit is a source of considerable concern to the |
chamber,” said A.D. Amery, chairman of the chamber’s . q
. _ Move to reintroduce tax breaks for salaries paid to spouses

economic policy committee. :

The. brief. referred to MacEachen's prediction that
government spending would increase by 13.5 per cent in the
coming year to $60.4 billion, which is a 16.5 per cent jump
over estimated spending last, year. ‘ ,

‘The yate of increase in expenditures is greatly in excess of
the rate of growth of the economy, which your own forecast

ee GOV'T SPENDING a
Business lobby is concerned

places atabout10percent,"thebriefsaid, = | |

The businessmen were also disturbed" by estimates that
the deficit, which was $10.4 billion for-the year just finished,
would significantly" increase even after the Liberal’s oil

. pricing policy is implemented. - .

“An increased deficit, particularly when viewed against a
commitment to a major effort to contro] expenditures, could
undermine the government's. credibility regarding fiscal
discipline." ! me, —

Control of government spending and reducing the deficit
are necessary for achieving the priority objective of reducing
inflationary pressures, the brief said. = ;

The chamber urged the government to boost domestic oil
prices more quickly to U.S. or world levels, :

The delegation also told MacEachen they “regretted” the
government's move to impose a two-year, 5 per cent cor-
porate surtax to fund the Guaranteed Income Supplement
that will boost income of needy sénior citizens by $35 a

* month.
facing €anada” and has to be controlled, the chamber brief"
said. oo

There is a “clear need to reinforce new investment — not
deter it through additional taxation," the brief said. The
‘government should have found the funds by reducing other
programs, not taxing the. . business’ community.

Despite the criticism, the chamber praised MacEachen's

owning an unincorporated business;~ the small business

‘development bond program and relief for temporary over-

seas employment. mo, .

The government also won support for resisting pressure to
bring in a wide-senle and expensive acsisiance program for
homeowners facing -high mortgage payments.

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‘For those who struggle to ‘comprehend ‘the: bewlldering
. peychology and politics. of thé Ayatollah: Khomeini thes
from the Koran may prove iWuminating: +7:

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- “Wherefore persevere with patience; for Ged pufferetit not at
‘the reward’of the righteous to perish," (From the Chapter‘of ‘s3

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Hud, revealed to Mohammed at Mecca).

vNitill the idolatora Wherever. ye shall find them, and

irntuunity, revealed to Mohammed at Medina.) . -

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them prisoners, and besiege theni,-and lay, wait for.them in goq'
every convenient place.” (The Chapter of the declaration of eo) .

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‘The Koran Is the Bible of the Moslem religion. Moslems +. jz.

- ‘are followers of'a prophet, Mohammed, ‘)\.
Mohammed fled from.

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the city of Mecoa in what.is now ; :s3 -

Saudi Arabia and reached safety in the clty.of Medina, about | - ert

200 miles away. This was considered a lengthy.trip at that
time - ‘the year was 622. A.D. .. eBags | Meet

, During and after'the trip

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‘constantly preaching and proclaiming that there.wag only oz) -

one god - Allah, He was successful in gathering around him a

small, loyal and hard-fighting band of followers. Thus, eight ==

years later he was able to return to Mecca as a conqueror.
“The Koran was allegedly ‘revealed’.to Mohammed in‘bits
and pieces by theangel Gabriel, Theologians can trace many

of the ideas contained in this holy book to Old Testament and

Hebrew sources:

Those who are familiar with the Old Testament will recall if)

that ‘an eye for: an eye’ Is an underlying philosophy : and
contrasts drastically with the love-bused.New Testament
which springs from the teachings of Christ. 0 *”

Islam -.a name for both the religion.and that part'of the ©

- world which follows Mohammed's teachings -.is a word

which rheans submission:to the will of God: Mohammed not.
only accepted the Old Testamient, he alao considered hilmaelf eres.)

a successor to’ Moses. While he recognized Jesus asa

‘ genuine prophet he did not. accept. him as God.»
The ethical standards offered inv the Koran are very high, ~ ‘ua

Like Orthodox Judaism, it is a religion meant to be taken

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literally and lived literally, No Moslem hag any doubt as to '. *

how. he should. carry, out his dally activitles.
Overall, he has five duties: one, to ensure that once in his
life he says with absolute conviction that There is no God

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but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet"; two, he must pray - eb
five times each day-- sunrise, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset ©

and before retiring - his face turned towards Mecca;-three,
he must give generously to the poor; four; during the feast of _

Ramadam he‘must neither eat, drink nor‘enjoy other at-
tivities between sunrise and sunset; five, ‘once in his life he
must make:a pilgrimage'to Mecca. a Go"

Some of the social rules ‘make interestitig reading in our
permissive society. Drinking:‘alcohol and gambling are

forbiddenss4 man mgyihave-hbrd than ‘one wife: though this °° T

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practice is decreasing, Sexual relations outsidé‘éf marriage = +9
are strictly disallowed - the punishment can be as severeas = Se
stoning to death, Marriage is only allowed with the wife's 234
consent, and divorce proceedings may be started by either
wife of husband.:. ” ; Cote
’ While there is ttle racial prejudice within Islam - a factor
which has helped its. worldwide spread ~ the followers of
Mohammed share with Hitler an absolute hatred of Jews.
The Koran is liberally sprinkled with a carte blanche per-
mission for‘ Moslems to caputre, kill and otherwise an- = jog
nihiliate the Jewish race. . ; 08
Furthermore, ithe term ‘idolators’ includes ripe oie anhett
Secetulles ihot worship: - ‘are, to ted AuskestSy cn)
umsel rmed, EAST eee EARNER HESS cle
oT the Jésus San‘ekl? ihe pliner group trom Catholicism - er
are alleged to believe that given a child for his first seven gags
years they will be able to ensure his adherance for Ilfe tothe — ynai
Catholic faith. Soit is with Islam. Its followers are brought up 3
up from birth in a spiritual, straightjacket - a world in which tesfnut
there is but one path: that laid down by Mohammed 1300 jini
years ago. a . . ab

‘Those who suggest the Ayahtollah is irrational are arguing =,
from a wester, democratic, Christian viewpoint, One might said
just as well judge football by the rules of ping-pong. 4
_ As regards his present intransigence over thereleaseaf the sq
hostage it. would seem he is ‘persevering with patience’ -
secure in the knowledge that ‘God suffereth not the reward of :
the righteous to perish.’ ~,

Unfortunately, if he does not get his way in the matter of
the Shah it is quite likely that, having taken prisoners he will
‘kill “the idolaters wherever ye shall find them.’

For even though the Koran rules that prisoners must be 42
accorded certain rights, such is the way of Islam. - wed

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Dear Sirs & provision for sub-groups. yen
An Open Letter to the --drawn from al). Suet
Regional District Board municipalities and electoral S°5L
_ The board members of the districts. This could provide {7/4
Regional District of Kitimat- a moat important "0
Stikine has approved, a mechanism. for ‘grassroots’ ae
bylaw establishing an participation in the com. * sb
economic development mission. Conversely, it may aun
commission. The com- also be used to merely re-
mission is composed of all inforee the ‘development at “*
directors and has been given . any cost’ méntality of some = “#'94_
a. broad mandate. . individuals. ie nm ob
’ Apparently, it will be an Broad. community ‘ints
active body as this summer,: « representation is a necessity iin
the regional district board to ensure that there is a "leq
intends to hire one full-time democratic approach. If  “*182
planner and a number of names were requested from ~ ied
students to do-a resource broadly-based groups from  *°!
inventory for the northern labor, women, ‘en- mail
- portion of this district, It vironmentalists, churches, 99.
should be recalled that such native. institutions and the
a aurvey was called for by farming community, the
the labor candidates for directors would be ap- |
Terrace city council in 1978. plauded for their sensitivity —

Now that this has been to local concerns. — ine
done,. It becomes the . Twenty-flye years ago in éIU)
reaponsibility of the citizens “an edition of the ‘Northwest -dvo19
ofthigareatoensure thatthe Digest', two prominent w« .%4
results are more reasonable Terracites made statements  yaboi
than the work une that could now be aplied to = + bisa
previously on the Kitimat. the entire region. One’ is iA

- Terrace corridor. quoted aa saying: deliud
-Evidentiy, the regional. ““We don't want a boom = jifinod
district board will wantsome town ... we would rather  ysbet
direction on its task. ‘If one “grow surely and $teadily.” -radat
has been listening to various The other remarked: isy
grassroots organizations in '...with a boom atmosphere —_—‘{aloit
the past few years, this you wake up one morning 13°°
direction should be self- and find that the boom has. i -@isax
evident. Both questions and busted," ' i oogkF
concepishavebeenraisedon — These observations made . ,#yKb
many occasions. Primary by L.E. Pruden and E.T. ETB
amongst these is a full Kennéy are still valid,.The © 37love
assessment of our future in logic of their comments ~ toeqena
the foresizy industry and any leads us now to suggest that isc’
analysis of potential non- the only way to ensure or- syltat
destructive energy derly growth and a high — sjieng
developments. Recognition future quality of life is to + (gif
of native land. claims also begin with input by broad uesyib

must be included in dny

atudy. .
. Thebylaw thal establishes

the commission also includes

community groups. It is a
challenge that the regional
district must not ignore. .

_ ” Pail Johnston

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