CAE NE ESE aes c CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 13, 1981 At Doukhobor Research Symposium Freedomites discuss their past More light on the nature of Freedomite thinking was re- vealed at the May Ssession of the D Doukhbor society — especi- ally that of the USCC — con- tinues to rise in the belief in the Di Symposium where, under questioning, former mniem- bers of the extreniist move- ment volunteered infor- mation relating to their ac- tivities in the past. Peter Swetlishoff, former activist, when pressed by an- other ex-Freedomite, Tom Savinkoff, as to how else the Freedomites could have pro- tested against war and by what other means could the young people have been pre- vented from being drafted other than by destroying the iam factory at Brilliant, re- plied “The most effective way is the Doukhobor way, just refusing to go, without burning or destroying any- thing.” Savinkoff, who presented himself as a “Doukhobor poet,” an authoritative and knowledgeable exponent of Freedomite and general midst shall eventually be outlived. Savinkoff's attempt to keep the old extremist phil- osophy alive, by continued at this meeting to shield hia leader on John Verigin by fabri- f and by comprehension of Michael's from all that in- cation of! variably crop up in reports which question the absent leader's integrity and moti- vations, especially in the light of his known | Fecord, his to the use of scriptural symbolic sayings, and his own inter- pretations of psalms as jus- tification for use of arson was, in the minds of people, a most subtle but powerful means of incitement to fana- tical behavior. de- nounce the Verigins and their leadership status, also to undermine and discredit the Symposium itself. Babakaeff, when chal- lenged in respect of his in- consistent usage of the say- ings of Peter Chistiakoff as y then heard a report of a di to sup" the and the terrorists, who were main witnesses at the trial, indicated significantly that their allegations of similar nature against Peter Chisti- akoff were likewise of a false and spurious nature. William Hrimakin, a Free- domite elder also from Kres- tova, reported on his rela- tions with Michael (the Ar- changel) Verigin, when the latter first came to the Koot- enays in 1940, and again later, in 1948, when he, helped ities amongst the Free- domites at Krestova, Hrima- kin agreed that there were different interpretations of the messages that were con- veyed to the people. He con- firmed that some understood that Mchael did expound ces- sation of bombings, burnings, crowding the jails, and break- ing of laws in general, and that the Sons of Freedom start living a sensible, pro- ductive communal life, while others understood different- ys Hrimakin, not generally to nature: re the Peace Manif- estation at Suffield, Alta. — the 1000-acre site of an ex- perimental station ‘of the de- partment of national secur- ity, where, on July 5, 1984, a nine-hour vigil was main- tained — in pouring rain — by a group of 950 Douk- hobors, Quakers and other pacifists — protesting the use of chemical, biological ‘and D main- ‘tained publicly the position of condoning the use of fire as a cleansing and purifying agent, and although denying ever using fire himself in this matter, upheld the propri- ety of others who did. He insisted that Swetlish- off did the right thing in destroying the jam factory.” To this objections and dis- Pp There - they made speeches and pre- sented a brief, ‘A plea for survival” — to all who work to make weapons of war, to the management of the sta- tion, and copies were sent to the ministry of national de- fence in Ottawa and to the secretary-; -generaly of the - United Nations in New York, The report on the Mani- were heard from the public, Savinkoff was told “by this © unorthodox stand he likened himself to those various re- ligious leaders who proclaim the Gospel of the Prince of Peace but bless people to fight in wars.” To the crowded hall, this intimate exchange between adherents and ex-adherents of the Freedomite philosophy was of particular interest, as it indicated a certain mean- as to the Sy by John Pos- nikoff, a member of the re- search pane! and who per- sonally participated with the Union of Youth of the USCC in organizing and participat- ing in the event. On his request the Sunday meeting honored the many partici- pants and organizers of this worthy cause who have since passed away, by rising and singing an appropriate hymn in their memory. William Babakaeff of the ingful in at least some of the extremists. With the research fe d group (which at an early stage withdrew from icipation in the ch chalking up increasing evi- dence that the above trend is growing, the hope, the trust and the aspiration of the whole orthodox wing of the Committee), taking advan- tage of the equal opportunity rendered all Doukhobors to participate i in the reports and question-answer exchange, Jobless rate fell during last month OTTAWA (CP) — Lower unemployment levels among young people pushed the jobless rate down to seven per cent in April from 7.4 per cent in March, the lowest level since June, 1976, Stat- istics Canada reported Fri- lay. The number of people un- able to find work dropped to 886,000 from 983,000 over the month, However, opposition party critics charged that a seven per cent unemployment rate still is unacceptable. And a Statistics Canada official warned that rate could be misteading. “It’s young people that are causing the big changes so there could be a bit of a timing problem," said Statis- ties Canada official Henry Pold. “We really have to wait and see what it looks like when we start getting the summer student data this month." Also, while uneraployment of struction industry,” said New Democratic Party spokesman Bob Rae. “Take that as an example. The layoffs that are caused by the decisions that are made in April and May not to go ahead with something be- cause of the high credit cost will only take place in the next three, four or even six months. ‘So... they won't show up in the unemployment figures until next September or Oc- tober,” the MP said. “The rates that we're see- ing now are a result of condi- tions in the economy that ex- . isted in the fall and through the winter time.” Harvie Andre, Progressive Conservative spokesman, said, “These figures tell you where you" ve been, not where you're going.” “The trend is in the right direction,” the Calgary Cen- tre MP said. Even seven-per-cent unem- ployment is tragic, he said. A few years ago three-per-cent and interest the health of the economy, there is a time lag before changes in the economy are reflected in the figures, Pold said. Opposition spokesmen warned that the govern- ment's tight-credit policy of high interest rates is weak- ening the economy and in turn will begin to take its toll in jobs. PREDICTS SLOWDOWN “The eredit crunch will have the impact of stopping certain investment decisions and slowing down the con- rates of six per cent were considered unacceptable, he said. Statistics Canada's Pold also said that the latest figures do not necessarily indicate a strong economy and could be due to high inflation. “It could be there are more people going out trying to get asecond or third income for a household,” he said. "Com- panies could be taking on more part-time employees rather than hiring one full- time.” HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues. - Sat. 9:30 - 5:30 China Creek “Drive a Litte to Save a Lot" port his ar; while at the same time, with his associates, totally disclaim- ing Chistiakoff in the most derogatory manner — was somewhat at a loss to give a coherent reply. It was aie underlined that ° the failure on the part of the Reformed to pin the blame for and t the burning of the jam fac- tory at Brilliant in response toa saying he alleged hearing from Michael that “There will be a pillar of fire from earth to the sky at Brilliant.” Hrimakin said he felt he had to bring that saying to ful- filment. When about his Party Pride | jerpre Bars .. Package of 12-75 mL Bars .... SAVE 44° Ice Milk Bars Party Pride Package of 12-75 mt Bars .. SAVE 14 Twin Pops Snow Star Assorted $ Package of 12-75 mL Bars SAVE: Fruit Bars Party Pride Assorted "public, nevertheless a quite willing to share his wealth of information about events in his life as a Free- domite at Krestova.. The meeting was held at the Castlegar Sports Com- plex. 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