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BY G. Miel.EOQ BOSS
• Your correspondent- makes
,ta4 claim to second sight, or ESP,
yet, over the past feyv years
chance seems to have steered
him geographically near the
scene of noteworthy events
whenever occasion has moved
him out of Goderich. There was
that highly guarded arrival of
Marshal Tito in New York; the
inurder of Martin Luther King
and the initial campus riots. This
year was no exception for not
only did we follow Pierre
Trudeau. 'on his initial visit to
president Ni, n one week, but
• General Eishower died the
following week on the very day
of our arrival in Washington.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Having read something of
what both the Canadian and
American press said about
Trudeau's visit and having heard
• his address to the National Press
Club, the impression gained was
that both countries were equally
.bemused by the subtle
personality which had been
loosed upon the world.
To most • men however
eminent, however sophisticated,
to be the guest speaker at a
National Press Club gathering is
something of an ordeal. For here
you confront a body of men,
many with -the memories- of
elephants, anyone of whom is
capable of putting, the most
astute politician on the spot. •
On the other hand, short of
an address before the Members
of Congress there can be few
' better opportunii;ies for a
Canadian Prime Minister to
explain his government's
philosophy to the elephant
whose bed he shares. in this
particular instance the challenge
was enhanced because of , the
political ineptitude. of his two
immediate predecessors. The
foimer, a pompous
procrastinator who appeared to
an audience'soutli of the,,border
• like a stranded` whale to which
• they must be mutely polite. The
latter a misfitting idealist, a
master . vacillator, a chameleon
sans pareil, whose perorations
failed to lock in • on the
American wave length.
It .must have come as
something , of a surprise when
Pierre Trudeau stood up and in
20 short Minutes explained
Canadagin terms which were
'unequivocal. -Over the
succeeding 40 minutes , of
question and answer the termites
- of the press. were allowed full
rein to bore into all the
controversial natters which have
never before been ' explained to
an American audience.
It was positively. fascinating
to hear an intelligent and highly
articulate young roan present
such an instructive, appealing,
uncomplicated, and
understandable picture of his
country. Its differences and its
Likenesses to its southern
neighbour; its vast, if -still latent,
potential; its aspirations; its
natural handicaps; all with such
sweet reasonableness, such
eminent goodwill and such
unemotional logic. The benefits
or
c lose association were
acknowledged without ever
losing sight of the ,sovereign
status. of Canada. No hint of
servility, rather a delineation of
Canada's true position and
responsibilities in world affairs.
In many ways it was an
unassailable thesis, strongly
interwoven with 'Gallic logic and
reasoning; almost shyly devoid
of emotional ebullience.
Question: What are you going to
do about this and that? Answer:
"The way is to be tried:" It will
be subjected to calm appraisal,
unfettered by the past, in an
endeavour' to discover a lasting
reconciliation of the many
conflicting forces which stalk
the world today.
There was wit interspersed
with flashes of humour to
command attention, so that
when the end came one felt:
Here is a man whose unbiassed
surveillance and honesty of
motive will command a hearing
for the vpice of Canada in the
council's of the world.
Reference was made to
Two proponents of harmony
Trudeau's Gallic logic. • It was
accompanied by something else.
Something which comes through
whenever he speaks; a nuance
which bears that innate strain of
the Scots' in his• - make-up;
something of an undertone of,
the proud •motto of his
alma -mater: "Nemo me .impune
laecessit." He will not be put
upon. Here was an example of
what character can do; the
character, of one man.
Dwight David Eisenhower
The immediate reaction of
the American press on
Eisenhower's death' tended to
relate to him as President, rather
than as soldier. For an,,American
this was understandable, but for
an European it was impossible to
surrender pride of tribute to
anything other than his amazing
faculty of welding the _fighting
forces of such a variety of Allies
into the instrument' of victory.
His •deep sense of
responsibility was well
exemplified when, after taking
the fearsome decision to attack
across the Channel in the face of
doubtful climatic conditions, he
insisted on recording his decision
in writing before the armada was
unleashed.
Polyglot America throws :up,
some - amazing varieties • of
character. • There are the
explosive, compulsive Pattons
whose god is action; any action;,
the conservative intellectual
Bradleys; the supercilious
Custers"; the self-centred Kings
and the pontifical McArthurs.
Each in his own way a superb
accessory in the national
armoury, yet none quite devoid
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of some kind of bias; none
sufficiently endowed to knit the
ingredients into a single force.
But then too., there was the wise,
dedicated, calm Marshall, whose
undying_claini to fame must be
his • choice of Eisenhower as
Supreme Commander of the
Allied Forces. Finally there was
the instrument of Marshall's
choice, who proved that he
possessed the a breadth of
c h ar a cter to become the
amalgam, the coordinator; the
commander, ,The man who could
assemble a } staff comprising
representatives of all the Allies
to lead the several staff divisions
of Operations,.Intelligence, Navy
and Air. A leader who coulde
harmonize a combiped staff in a
combined . o_peration • of
monumental proportions.
No specific example of the
continuing magnanimity with
which he dealt with his 'Allies
came my way, but the spirit is
well exemplified by the response
of another very able American
gene Jacob L. Devers. At a
oritit moment, before any
American troops had left the
U.S.A., Devers was commanding
the " Armored Force Centre, at
Fort Knox, Ky. He was asked:
"Should the British be given
tanks then in the hands of U.S.
troops in training?" Devers
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replied: "I. --am just a boy from was Eisenhower's insistence that
the farm, but speaking as all Allies should be equally" well
• General Pratt (the British armed. And since America was
General immediately involved in the Arsenal of Democracy, this
the request) the answer is YES meant that Allied troops would
and speaking for myself the be armed with American
answer is again YES." weapons if and when their own
Instances such as this; proved inferior.
instances of playing for the And so, in -one of the simplest
team, were typical of the ceremonies for such a
broad-minded insistence that the. distinguished soldier and.
Allied Forces formed one statesman, Dwight Eisenhower
composite ,whole. A minor was laid to rest in, Abilene,
example" in support of this"credo Kansas, in the ,standard G. S.
Youth awards presented
The Wesley Memorial Free
Methodist. •Church, recently held
a service that will long be
remembered by those present.
The largest congregation for
some time saw the Christian
Youth Crusaders in their Honour
Council service presented with
awards wonduring the past year.
The Fairbairn award;for those
Completing three years of cadet
work was presented to Cindy
Cornish by Rev. A. Harley and
to Doug Nicholls by Rev. R.
McCallum.
The Todd award for Herald
work- -was presented to Sandra
Searls by Rev. A. Harley and to -
Karen Rodges by Rev. R.
Nicholls.
Special awards for this year's'
a c hievements, 'presented-- by
C.Y.C. director Mrs. R. Cornish,
went to Debbie Searis, Hank
Helinga, Elizabeth Helinga and
Brad Chase.
Vera Cloak presented the
_award sash to each Herald
present, Mrs. R. Nicholls to each
cadet and Rev. R. Nicholls to
each Crusader.
Special musical numbers were
presented by the C.Y.C. group.
Following these presentations
a very interested congregation
Watched and listened with deep
interest to Mr. Lorne Overholt, a
very talented magician.
soldiers' coffin which was as he
had requested.
It requires no great stretch of
the imagination to discover some
association between the
philosophies of these two men:
Eisenhower and Trudeau. The
latter young, starting out on a
self-imposed mission' to. unify
the disparate elements of his
Country by sheer . force ' of
character: The former, aged, his.
niche•in history assured; his race
well • run and with his greatest
claim to fame based on a selfless,
simple character, which could
inspire so many different
nationalities to combine to save
the Old World from the ravages
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