WEL? RUSSIANS To WITHDRAW THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1956 | CASTLEGAR, NEWS. ' Published: ‘Every ‘Thursday By THE CASTLE NEWS: LIMITED ane Castlegar: _ B.C. L. Vv. CAMPBELL, Publisher Ls a. CLASSEN, Editor 1 A ath “BC. Weekly *Aavertsine Bureau Borner Associa! . ah reason is the. existence: of: political parties, each of iich represents a sector. of public opinion’ in’ -the - legislature. To. set: up. taxpayers’ association”. in Mietoria oF Ottawa,’ wittr'the aim of making: the: citi- zens’. demands: ‘Known to’ the: Legislative Assem « ~ nonsense, shadow parliament, whose existence éoutd only con- fuse and. hinder’ the functions | of the real on a “In our. Villages, whe there are no- parties and where can dates for 2.afl too often represent no one but themselves, the aming, of the ‘unorganized’ :- populace for a yoice in Village . affairs between élec- tions: finds few: outlets, aside from the, occasional, beer .; parlor argument or ‘Co-op. ‘bus. brawl; and; ;the: Rate- payers’ Association in Kinnaird” was rebvit an up -shot of. this -situation. Well-n eaning » thou: it Could . not” but” find that in the long run it did in- fringe upon the functions of the Village Commission. Mr. Rust, who Was the gujding. spirit,of the. graup,. must have’ felt “this, disturbing contradiction most “keenly, and after due deliberation’ he oppal the: only logical step and exchanged. shad stance. Mr. Rust’s move thoy. “well lead to- the quiet dé-. mise of the ‘Association; but this in itself: would not bad: thing : at all, ical ‘provided that the or- <.,_,|- ion of the overaburidance of :public curiosi “If the fusion of the Ratepayers “Association and ithe: Kinnaird °Village Corimissian,' i whic ay .be © said to have occurred: .with. Gerald Rust’s. election — should actually. lead ‘to the first tender, beginnings of representative government ‘on the Village level, we ; would certainly have. token a.very, big, step forward. (From The Washington Post. and Times Herald): "In the wake ‘of the ugly repression: in aaseens it is difficult.to. think about ways ‘to help Russia save ° face in. the satellites. Yet this: is ‘precisely’ the time’ wwtien the: course of statesmanship isto: éxamine the root.caus¢s if. new bloodsheds are. to be: avoided. : : There is a particular urgency tor d anew. approach. “to this problem: because of the: perilous: situation ‘in East. Germany.::Russia. has a bear by the: ‘tail in’ East Germany, and there have been'a number of indications Sthatsshe would! Tike ito? be tid of it. Moreover; so'long as 22 Soviet divisions remain: in’ East,.Germany, they: ©. :awill have: an: inhibiting effect on Polish. independence - .. and the pull for‘more freedom. inthe satellites. Obviously, the: West will h “thing. What. it might ‘well give uy "ship in “NATO,-.in return for. Soviet concessions. Re- specting East. Germany," “surely. the ‘Ulbricht govern- ment in: Pankow. would have to go. But the West might”. “envisage some sort of loose confedération: in Germany: i + recognizing, ‘the two areas, east.and’ west, with’ free elections: but with a minimal central government. The. question of the disputed: eastern -territories: might:. be’ resolved: for’ the” time’ béing ‘by placing ithem ‘under: international superyision, 2 4°" A militarily neutral ‘Germany would not’ be-cul=- : | injured. ‘He’ claimed: that hee lost} ment: a turally or economically neutral. The: links with West-- : em Europe forged. by Chancellor ‘Adenauer would ten main.“