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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-04-06, Page 12I • o v The Qotleri'4h Signal,Star, '�Y,'41.4rit,(3, 1007 Nue Thumb er L i (X3y G. MacLeod Ross) Mention has already been made of 'thinkers', those who cogitate and delve .into a r<risis; an ifh- 4passe oar a problem and -come up With a simplification of a complex formula. 'Such a man is Arthur Bryant, the historian. Every two weeks he takes another look at the .situation In Rhodesia, Grad- ually, like a judge summing' up, s, pointing . °up the -key issues on which a' jury must decide, he develops a rationale. Here, com. pounded,eare some of the .argu- meits and observations 'he has made recently, Mercifully the downward slope, on which the protagonists of the Rhodesian dispute' stand; "has not yet reached the fateful edge where the slope , becomes a cliff, To those who clamour for a sol. ution by sword, bullet or bomb; for those who demand their pound of flesh, it is as well to recall that the flesh they demand is that of British men and women; who have made their homes and founded a near -nation and civil- ization in ' the heart of Africa. This has been part of a his- torical process, to which every British Government has been a party for nearly a century.lthod. esia has been a self.governing state, with a parliament which has long acquired the de facto right to legislate independently of the British Parliament. Like the American colonists, 200 ressed years before, Rhodesia remote electors are not and never.have been represented• in the British Parliament, The Rhodesian Case The Rhodesia!) case is simply this: they are convinced that over. hasty application— of the p6litical formula of one man, one vote, to a multi -racial, peaceful biut fast developing country, will re. sult inthe destruction of that country's civilization and pro- sperity az' well as the loss of their own liveiiho.od,....homes, liberty, and prof ably lives. It is hardly surprising that Rhodesian deter• urination has been strengthened by events In countries .north of. the Zambesi and in the Congo, where the formula, one man, .one vote, has been applied. There can be little doubt that in Britain, 'be U.S., Canada, France, Germany or Russia, were suchv a situation to arise, the electors of these countries would hesitate to extend thefran- chise to a numerical minority of a different race and a lower level of education and civilization if, by exercise of their numer- ical superiority at the ballotbox, they would be deprived (4 home, property and liberty. The Rhodesians have accepted *Britain's "Six Principles", the chief of which is to ensure -steady, unimpeded pogress towards an African majority rule -within 1 L 9 � • By years, according to. H.arold Wil. son, Why then is the elected gov. ernment of Rhodesia treated as outlawk Accu, ed'of treason, while the United Nations Ras been invited to, and has underwritten this stigma? More especially . why, when the Unfted'Nations is constitutionally prohibited from' interference an tee, anternal arr, airs of a member state? Tne sole reason for the pre• sent impasse appears to be due 'o Harold `Wilson's insistence that the admittedly illegal breach. of proclaiming„ UDI, i.e. rode). ,endence, must '-be mended: Yet once again, the proclamation of UDI was made with,the approval of the Rhodesian "elected parlia- ment which, while owing allege lance to the Crown, felt, as did the Axnerican` rebels, they oved none to the ,British .parliament, to which they had. never been re. sponsible. To expect such an abject sur. render of their accustomedrights is to expect them to act con" trary to their nature, and t0 ours. And so •the ..Pharisees turn, away, beating their breasts. evil. son - refusing to. "swallow his amour propre. Washington leak.' ing no protest when the Congolese by expropriating the Union Min, sere, copper mining industry and forcibly detaining ,,its Belgian technicians, jeopardises ten per•, Clinton Groups: Enjoy Hayridc' AUBURN -The March'ineeting of the Clinton Junior Farmers and Junior Institute was r held in 'the form of a hay -ride at the home•of Barbara Watkins on the Base Line, HullettTownship, The team of horses ,, had a work out that night as 40 members took part in the rude. After •a lunch served 'by -.Mrs: Watkins, the members held their joint, meet. ing at the Clinton Town hall. The new pre,ident; Jamieson Ribey was in the chair and con. ducted the meeting. The deleg- ates to the Guelph conference, Joanne Cook and Don McNeill gave a full report. Plans were completed to have a lune booth for now thr ugh summer at the Clinton Swine club and 'also to present their play at Li` towel. Anyone wishing to com. pete at the bowling tournament at London on April 1st was in. vited to attend. Plans were also made to pre. sent their play- on. April' 15th in the Auburn Community Mem. orial hall. ''Tlle Rruee County win- ning play from Walkerton will also be presented that same night and musical . numbers will be given by the girls' trio of Sharon Strong, Christine Pryce and Liz Smale of Seaforth. These girls won high honors at Toronto for Huron oounty; A dance is planned after the program. cent of the free world's copper supply and the chief source of strategic cobalt. Canada, for her contribution, seeing, for once, that it. is safe ter join the big battalions, surreptitiously rubs her hands inglee, because she has .got did of a tobacco -growing competitor and is obtaining the highest prices ever, for her oVvn product. Meanwhile Hellyer lash» - ions his integrated Uniforce to `defend the faith'. '• , When a controversy similar to that between Britain and Rhodesia arose with the rebellious and Study Wild- Foods Of Area And "The British 11OLMESVILLE-, The Centen, nial Susies held their third meet- ing at Goderich township " hall; Saturday. March 25. The discuss. ions were on "Wild Foods found 'n our community's'. and, "The British Traditions". Theleaders . Mrs. Eldon teo and Mrs. Frank Yeo demonstrated the making of W elsh,Drabbit and English trifle. The next meeting will be held April 8-th in the hall. PERSONALS Holiday visitors with Mr.and Mrs. E. Potter were "Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ashton and Don. ald of London and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Potter of Listowel. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Angus and family of Stratford visitedwith Mr. and Mrs. J. Angus over the weekend. Traditions' Jim McCullough of Dresden spent the weekend with his par. -encs vir. and Mrs. Frank Mc.; Cullough. Mrs. Stock and Gordon spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs,.. Earl Williams, GoderIch. Obitu�ry � The death occurred Maio 26 at St. Joseph's hospital, -London of Margaret Ruby Nash of Lon- don in her 56th year. Mrs; .Nash ,was' a daughter ' of Mrs. Ada Ashtonand the late George Ashton' of'Goderich. Sur. viving, besides her husband, John Joseph, Nash, are her mother, of Goderich; two sisters; Violet, Mrs. Seldon Ross of Brucefield; Florence, Mrs, Gilbert O'Neil, London; five brothers, Rod, James, Harold and Robert of God•' .erich ,and Lorne of Windsor. ' humanity, reason and justice tell treasonable American colonists, Some usei'ui end and then 1 am con. Burke said; "It is not what slaw• - tent to allow it what dignity you yer tells me I may do, but'what please". 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