CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday

June 5, 1958

An Orthodox Viewpoint

“We pledge our wholehearted support
to any sound endeavor to solve this problem
without delay.”

These words are from a telegram sent to
Premier Bennett Sunday by representatives of
the 8,000-member Union of Spiritual Com-
munity of Christ. In the telegram the mem-
bers protested (just as many group in this
area have}, the acts of terrorism and bomb-
ing carried out by the Sons of Freedom,

In sending the telegram the orthodox
Doukhobors have given emphasis to state-
ments made last week by local residents. The
problem must be recognized as being one
with the Sons of Freedom and all Doukhobors
mustn't suffer in the eyes of the public be-
cause of the actions of that fanatical sect.

Summer Safety Precautions

The All Canada Insurance Federation
says 99 per cent of all holiday accidents can
be avoided and offers the following precau-
tions for summer travel. ?

1, Don't overcrowd the car with people
or baggage. .

2. Split long trips into easy stages to
avoid fatigue.

3. Never drive when over-tired, Stop for
coffee or a short rest. ‘

4. Where traffic is heavy drive slowly
‘and keep well to the right. :

5. Always carry a flashlight or flares for
use in night-time emergencies, If you pull off
the road for repairs make sure your car’s
Position is well marked by lights.

6. When in doubt yield the right-of-way
to the other driver.

On tong trips take plenty of games

and picture books to keep children safely oc-
cupied,

8. On arrival at cottages clear away any
debris from the immediate area and have
chimneys, heaters and lamps checked to sce
that they are in safe working condition.

9. Never leave lamps or stoves burning
when cottage is not occupied,

10, If weather permits swimming make
sure children are accompanied at all times;
never swim alone,

11. Make sure all boats are in good con-
dition; never use your boat with an excess of
motor power.

12. Do not overload your boat.

13. In poor weather or unfamiliar waters
stay close to shore.

14. Make sure each boat is equipped
with approved life preservers. Power boats
should be equipped with fire extinguishers.

15. 1f your boat overturns stay with it.
Never attempt to swim ashore.

16. Keep speed down. Speeding in motor
boats can be just as dangerous as speeding in
cars.

17. It is dangerous to swim in cold water
for long periods.

18, Learn how to administer artificial
respiration, .

19. Keep a well-stocked first-aid kit in
the car, at the cottage and on larger boats.
Find out where a doctor may be reached if
necessary.

20. Don't mix drinking with driving,
swimming or boating,

1. If you are using small firearms for
target practice make sure you have a safe
backdrop. Don't fire at water or into the air,

A DISTINCTIVE

By BARRIE ZWICKER

‘What 1 want to know is this. Has anyone
else noticed the increasing number of ultra-
Canadian advertisements to which we are
being treated?

Here is what t mean by an ultra-Cana-
dian advertisement: you turn on your wire-
less one day and the satin-smooth voice. of
Blurb May is assuring you through a nicotine-
stained microphone that he has been smoking
‘@ particular brand of cigaret for nigh onto a
‘long time. He continues: “Here is what Mr.
John Canuka, a high rigger on Alcan’s wes-
‘tern Canadian multi-million dollar tunnel
iproject has to say about Lucky Beaver cig-
‘orets,”’

(At this point the listener gets the im-
Pression a big rigger has been flown at great
expense from the all-Canadian project in wes-
tern Canada to a paneled Studio in the heart
of downtown Toronto.) Pars

The tigger ‘says: “I like ‘Lucky Beavers
because they are truly harsh and never sat-
isfy. That is what we high riggers look for in
a cigaret when working on an all-Canadian
project such as the Alcan multi-million dollar
aluminum project in western Canada. We
high riggers want a cigaret that will stand up:
to being lit with a blow torch too. Lucky Bea-
vers sure do stand up. That's because the fil-

CANADIANISM .

garages, insurance agencies, drive taxis, buses
and spend weekends in deep snow. A recent
poll showed four out of five Moose Jaw
people, who are called “Moose Jaws”, have
been quoted.

But the west is not the exclusive center
of paid talkers. There seems to be a depen-
dable group of sick women living in Montreal,
P.Q., who are all but hospitalized, They are
run-down, tired, had headaches, dizzy spells,
and lack pep. Their blood is tired. They need
Tedd’s Little Bitty Silver Pills. Todd's Little
Bitty Silver Pills will make them feel like new
women-and they will sleep better,

There are a few Canadians, however,
who have gained’ fame in little three-color
pictures of themselves sponsored by Everdeady
Batteries. To these people we owe our very
lives. They are at hand whenever rockslides,
cloudbursts or assorted wrecks occur,

One of’ these two-cell:‘dramas typically
runs thus: “My name is Ben Dinbumper. I’m
@ mechanic from Moose Jaw. | was in the
Canadian Rockies on my holidays with my
little wife and two big kids when we. noticed
the wreck of a car between the highway and
the railroad tracks. There were abouta dozen
injured Canadians lying around in the semi-
darkness and | knew there was a First Aid
station a mile down the road,

(continued from page 1)
ing what duties were offered me
by the . police ‘through thefry
agents, and about the nature of
the problem before the Consul-
tative Committee took over. But
Gulley's chief interest in the
Committee, was, it. seemed, to
pit one faction of ihe Doutho-
bors against the other. He train-
ed Verigin for that too.

2

Reformers Split
The experts split the Refor-
med ranks by returning Lebedeft
to Krestova. With Bonner’s per-
mission Gulley instructed Lebed-
eff to form a membership list of
those desiring to relocate, They

lured the people to a highway,

He in
an, visited various Doukhobor
groups, including the progress-
ives, His main theme was in dis-
crediting Sorokin.

Finally, he even managed to
get the ministerial association of
the Kootenays against me. Again,
all this, only for the feathery
(soft) position in the Doukhobor
problem.

Exporis Present

Before I left for South Amer-
ica, on the strength of your ad-
vice I visited Mr. Bonner, How-
ever, I was unable to. impart
anything in the presence of some
of the experts.

From . the first few - words
that he spoke re the Doukhobors,
I knew that he was deceived, I
had no alternative than to as-
sume that because Gulley had
already spent some two weeks in
Victoria himself, and had’ Veri-
gin there, too. I- was presented
last when all was said, even on
my behalf — Mr. Bonner was
convinced that only by police

can order be achi yi
ie. arrest a score or so of the
most radical, the ones with the
most resistance, the rest will be
easy.

When I suggested that not a
score but the entire 3,000 dis-
agreed with the government's
school program and all seek re-
location, the experts practically
drowned me out,

And so the program started,
After my departure for South
America, people were offered
Costa Rica as a suitable site for
relocation; both Gulley and Bon-
ner recommended it. Immediately

the tent village and
informed the public through the
Press that Lebedeff, not Sorokin,
ds the leader now,

When Gulley discovered,
however, that the people stood
firm by Sorokin, he cruelly ad-
vised Bonner to order the ar-
rest of the entire group, as was
charted earlier.

One hundred and forty-four
People were arrested, allegedly
for being in the nude, although
very few of them were so. But
on the evidence of one police of-
ficer the entire group was so
charged and incarcerated,

Neither the government, nor
the laws of the country limited
the powers of the police while
tthe Doukhobor people did nor
even have the right of defence,
En masse were they charged
and imprisoned on the strength
of the evidence of one policeman,

Mr. Mead, knowing all that,
do you think that was right? For
many, many years, you know,
the procedure was the. same,
Children were abducted (Polat-
kas) under the pretense that
they didn’t have homes or par-
ents,

s .
‘Kidnapping’ Starts

Here the experts really got
angry at the Doukhobors for dis-
rupting their tactics and preven-
ting them from delivering the
goods to the government as prom-
ised. And as an overall revenge
the infamous campaign of kid-
napping the Doukhobor children
was instituted. And, our “brother
iu Christ", the representative of
the Quaker Church.as he intro-
duced himself, became the chief
police agent ordering the entry

homes began to burn,

into Doukhobor: homes and the

Sorokin Outlines Sons Stand

taking away of children,

Many times ,Mr. Mead you
told me to: “As a christian you
must do this and that for the
Doukhobors,” but recently you
asked me to plead with them to
be obedient, :

Mr, Mead, I wish to remind
you that I suffered a lot for
Christian freedom and human
rights. And I can see now that
the manner in which the Cana-
dian authorities and their agents
treat the Doukhobors, differ con-
siderably with the pri

my reunion with the Doukhobors,
you are’ intimidating ‘me, 'insist-
ing that I resign from leadership
of the Doukhobors,

Such conduct on your part
truly exposes your aims. And
the most surprising is when you
see the strongest thing imagin-
eable under democratic laws
when the police are allowed to
interfere with the religion of a
group of people, or when a Pro-
posal is given a bishop to aband-
on his church,

Functions of Leader

Emmett Gulley wrote me:
“Either you should disassoclate

r)
democratic and Christian free-
doms,

Surely, you must realize that
you brought the Doukhobor issue
to the situation that it is in: in-
humanly mistreating the Douk-
hobor people for several years,
and disgracing your country in
the eyes of the wholeworld, for
personal gains.

Or will you try to assure me
that you was not.a participant
in all the above but will pass
everything unto Bonner and Ben-
nett? If so, then you must know
that Gulley did the same thing.
He used to whisper to my peoples
that he was not to blame but
Bonner. «

No Protest

If, on the other hand you
were not involved, then why did
you not protest so the people
would be awate of your stand?

Tf this was not your plan, if
you were against it, I am sure
Gulley was.-in position to throw
the whole weight of the entire
Quaker Church against such a
campaign, And with you, repre:
senting Ottawa, you two would
have been the staunchest oppon-
ents to these methods,

Bui no protest came from
you. Nor did you curb Gulley
from working with the police,
kidnapping children.

And after five years in
South America, instead of sup-

porting me and making possible

f! yourself

from them,
with appropriate notice to the
Sons of Freedom and the public
or you should assume the func-
tions, responsibilities and prerog-
atives of their leader, with all
that this involves."

A similar proposal was ex-
tended by. the Quaker Service
Committee with the words: “the
fact that many of the Sons of
Freedom regard you as their
leader means that complete with-
drawal from that leadership is
the only alternative to your re-
turning to Canada.” Truly a case
for a biblical command: “He who
hath ears, let him hear.”

Professor Andrew also wrote,
castigating me because the Douk-
hobors gave me a title or some-
thing. I told him not to worry
because while they are in such a
frame of mind I could do a lot
to help them and the government
because the Doukhobors were re-
jecting all others who tried to
get in as experts,

An Invilation
‘Yes, personally, you did in-

vite me to Canada, Only not be--

cause you realized that you were
getting nowhere and needed my
assistance, You demanded that I
appear and give an accounting
of the money given me,

For awhile, it seems that you
forgot that these were Perosnal
gifts and not meant for the Douk-
hobor problem. Had it been
otherwise, you would have been

(continued on page 5)

DISCOVER

BEAUTIFUL B.C. THIS CENTENNIAL YEAR

Vacation “in Vancouver and

- tour the Fraser Valley, too!

Isn't it strange — People travel the world over,
outside their doors. How fortunate for us in
land is so close to us, Take Vancouver,

often overlooking the beauty that lies
B.C. that so much of nature’s wonder- .
for instance. Here is one of the world’s ‘most

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday June 5, 1958

McNeese

KIWANIS CENTENNIAL

beautiful harbours. Visitors call it North America’s Rio de Janiero and no nicer
compliment can be paid. How recently have you visited your Province’s Gateway to’ .
the Orient, Canade’s third largest city? Fy

There’s no other city like it in all Canada — with beautiful beaches, parks and
playgrounds, with fishing and sailing just off-shore, its “Theatre Under the Stars”,
its colorful Chinatown, intriguing shops, chair lifts to mountain tops and a thousand
other’ attractions. Golf, tennis, riding, hiking, bowling, sailing — all sports are here
for you and your family, and every type of accommodation too, from deluxe hotels to
modest motels. ‘ ‘ . :

Yes, ion in Vs this G year — and for added fun, see the
shows and plays and movies, see the special Centennial events and attractions that
are making Vancouver the mecca for tourists from thousands of miles away,

: You'll want to tour the Fraser Valley, too. Enjoy the hot springs in
Harrison, the Fair at Chilliwack, see the Dominion Day Festival at
Mission, see Fort Langley rebuilt as it was in the pioneer days. Plan
now. = go soon. Contact this newspaper for the newest programme
of Centennial events scheduled for the Lower Mainland. Here is your
opportunity for your best holiday ever — don’t let it pass you by!

' jumped in my car and raced along until
| saw the train which had hit the car, [ skid-
ded to a stop and flagged down the train.
The headlight on the engine was broken from
the force of the impact. We replaced that
headlight with the Everdeady flashlight and it
gave all the light the big Passenger diesel
needed on the trip to Vancouver. The life-of
every passener on that train depended on the
quick-power, long-lasting Everdeady batter-
ies,

ter tips are made of lead. Try Lucky Beavers
today,”

Highly rampant these days is the adver-
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bamite Tire. In this ad an insurance sales-
man, usually, is quoted as saying, “My work
takes me to all kinds of homes in all kinds
of weather. Mostly | have to drive through
snow drifts anywhere up to six feet deep, My
Superbamite Tires take me right through
where the snow plow can’t even go.”

Part of the reason for all these ads seems
to be the fact there is an abundant source of
quotable people. Nearly all these people live
in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, They work in

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