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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-05-04, Page 3- 'CCA's tours Cbina Cana aa, •t The principal of Huron Mission to'Pekingin the People's County's first college, Centralia Republic of China. The mission College o f Agr1c.it1tura1 ° provided me an opportunity to O Technology, Jim MacDonald travel in China and then to recently returned from a trip to .. continue on to the Phillipines, China as a member of an Ontario Taiwan, Korea, Japan and. gover,,nm,pnt mission, • Honolulu. The mission included In the following article he gives representatives of 'different some of° his irlupressions of the Ontario industries who met with country. Chinese trading officials to • + + -#- ° familiarize them with Ontario _ • In March I was privileged. to industry and products and to participate ,in an Ontario Trade i n y e s t i ga*e future 't r a d e JainaysS.S"Ieft.. him in bad light" - gives opinions on issues In an interview this week with the Signal -Star, °forrner Goderich Labour Council President ' Ed. • Bain said that he felt last week's story in the Signal.dealin with his removal from that post -41)y the council, aleft him in a bad light." * a "I realize you have to cover the newsas you see fit," Mr...Bain said. ' •but there are a few points that might be made clearer." The Goderich labour council announced that they were removing Mr. Bain from the • President's seat because he had 'used his position as president of the council, and the name of the council, to further ' his own political views, without the consent of the council." Mr. Bain had previously published, an article pointing out• what, in his • opinion, were matters of importance regarding the New Democratic Party and signed the article "Ed Bain, President of the Goderic,h and 1'�istrict Labour Council." •••I do apologize to ttie Labour , Council for using this title," Mr. e Bain. said, •'I didnot intend it to seem that the comments were those of the council.". • In the publication Mr. Bain criticized both David and Stephen. Lewis.• "I don't consider the • Lewis's good political leaders." the ousted president noted. "They _both show a weakness for power and rnoney, " • In the "publication that resulted , • in his falling into disfavour Mr. Bain charged that 'David Lewis helped carry 'out "a McCarthyite a ' witch 'hunt in the old C.C.F. thus helping to destroy it." He also charged that Michael Lewis "proved a capable enemy of the working class by joining with the•. Steelworkers Union wrecking, crew to break up the Mine Mill Union." • Healsosaid the Lewis's were a "gang of ..money hungry' powew seekers who would stoop to -any kind of dirty work to ,make a buck, or.to gain political power." Other charges in the flyer published by Mr. Bain sugg,este e "that the N1D,P. was under' thel ' "gnfluence of Yankee Unions" and.' ;.,„ xwthat the "N.D.P.,, Social 'Democrats, and Social Credit would never create a real planned socialist economy for Canada." In the fall of 1971 Mr. Bain was suspended from the Huron, New Democratic Association and -then.., expelled in November of that A year. The action` came after he lost the nomination for the gre a and China are friends possibilities. Earlier.in 1971 the • Chinese had indicated an interest in specific Canadian Om and this mission • included appropriate representatives. In recent years China has indicated in- interest-- in expanding her - animal agriculture ...find my responsibility was to exchange technical information and provide information on Canadian livestock production and management systems. • China recognizes Canada, as one of her close friends—this friendship dates back to the contribution -made to Etrina by -Dr. Norinan Bethune in the field of medicine. Inthe years 1937 to 1939 -Dr. 'Bethune,' a native of Gravenhurst, Ontario, trained medical technicians and treated hundreds of wounded Chinese soldiers during the Sino Japanese war. Memorials have been erected and the "Bethune" building in Canton tells of : the many heroic deeds performed by ca.n:Iidacy in*1ast year's Bethune• • provincial. election to Paul The Chinese policy is to make `Carroll, their country as self sufficient as "Had the nomination .meeting possible. Imports arg restricted been held in Gode-rich fmight.have to domestic products that are in been successful,'' Mr. Bain said, short supply and to other high "but cet;ain party factions , priority items required intheir wanted it held in Hensall, ignoring • development and expansion plans. the largest centrejn the riding. They rely on export earnings • to As a result an agreement wasp -pay for imports and hence China finally made •on Clinton." carries no foreign debts. Canada "It may have been felt'at the is China's 'sixth most important time that Paul Carroll, being the trading partner and in 1971 total Reeve and a teacher, would draw trade to China exceeded $200 More votes," he added, "but - m•illion. In turn; however, Canada' many N.D.P.•' party members imported approximately $20 should be Liberals and not million of goods from China. socialists," • Wheat accounts for most of the h . • When'speaking with the Signal - Star on Tuesday Mr. Bain upheld an earlier announcement by saying that if the local N.D.P. did not come up with a candidate in the anticipated Federal Election that he could support, be himself would seek election as a Socialist. • With regard to his removal from the president's position on the Goderich Labour Council, Mr, Bain termed, the move "the , typical action of a Yankee controlled union to squash independence." „ The attack against him was led by Carpenter and Joiners, Union delegate Jacque' Pirie, he said. "There was no chance for fair play or freedom of speech, the . whole affair was completely snouted under." Mr. Bain, who was elected . to the ,president's position ' on February 24, remains a delegate to -the Labour Council. He was ousted by virtue of a 9to 3 vote by secret ballot. , • , • The labour representative said that he was also very much 'concerned about the 'lack of autonomy'that exists in the union set up at Gpderich Manufacturing Ltd. and six other industries in the area whose bargaining rights are held by the Carpenters and. Joiners Union through local 2222 in London. "As far as I can determine these places have no local • officers, no lucal-fnnris, none of their members attend seminars of any kind or conventions of the orC•L,C.," he said. "This is something I -intend to look into in the future." Canadian exports received in China. Since the revolution in 1949. China has placed a high priority on • improving agricultural production . in an attempt to achieve self sufficiency in food production. With less than 10 per cent of her land arable and with, a population of over 800 million people—a quarter of the world's - population—it is doubtful if they can achieve complete sell sufficiency but theif improvement in recent years" is . dramatic. This has been accomplished by improved land, water, and fertility management. A gigantic land, levelling prograrr has produced huge tracts of level farm land in the areas we visited around Peking. This program is still in progress and new areas are being prepared for'agricultural production.„ This has been a colossal task and practically all of the improvements have been made by hand labour. The land levelling program has provided them with a more effective water control sjrstem—this combined with increased 4 use of 'chemical fertilizers and :,good production, practices has resulted in considerably higher yields of feed' and food crops. The farms in,China are ' organized on the large`°corrimune basis. The commune I visited comprised 9,000 acres of land and included extensive livestock, poultry, fish, and fruit enterprises. The livestock operation included 2,200 head of Holstein cows, a breeding herd of 500 sows as well as a large broiler and Peking duck enterprise. -In._ addition to supporting the 3,600 households and the 29,000 people associated with this commune, the workers have an annual commitment to produce required quotas of meat, milk, fish and fruit for the State. Although several tractors ,are used on this 'commune—many, of them two wheeled hand operated, most of the field. work is performed Manually, Over 80 per cent of China's 800 million people live in the rural areas and although much•of their landwould adapt to mechanization it , .,is difficult to imagine an industrial expansion that would' provide enough employment for the peasants should they mechanize their agriculture. We hada an opportunity to visit primary •and • middle schools at the commuire where 8,000 ..stuidents attended. Also located. on this commune was • a hospital and suppotting health centres and clinics. China has had a very colorful and turbulent history and it, was equally interesting to see many of the famous historical sites „located near Peking the capital city Of China. Majestic Tien An Men (Gate .of Heavenly .Peace) faces Tien An Men square in the central part of the city. More than half a,million people gather here annually when Chairman Mao Tse Tung and Premier Chou' En -Lai address the people and view the • . members of the Peoples ,Liberation Army in their march. past. ,Surrounding Tien An Men square are museums, the Monument of the People's Heroes and the very impressive Great Hall of the People—the large hall where President Nixon was recently entertained. It was pointed out that this hall was designed by the students of architecture at Peking -University and was then built by the students and their professors.. This application of teaching to real life situations appears to be an • important part of Cbina's total„, educational system, The Palace'MeSeum called (the Forbidden C'ty) is the former palace of the Ming (1368-1644) and Ching (1644-1911) courts. The buildings, representing the most " completeensenible of traditiotlal--, Chinese- architecture, were completed over 550 years ago. In total 8,000 rooms make up the Forbidden City which is surrounded by 'walls 10 metres high and by a. wide. moat. The Forbidden City includes two parts—the outer area whey'e the emperors exercised 'their political rule and the inner" area where the imperial families lived in extreme opulence. Outside of Peking the Summer Palace provided the rulers Of successive dynasties a beautiful • summer home consisting once again of magnificently designed buildings set in a beautiful garden on the edge ,of Kunming ,Lal e. Over the centuries the Summer Palace has on occasions been damaged by invading forces—but it has been restored and is nein a beautiful location for the Chinese people to visit and enjoy. - Much has been written about the Great Wall of China --in fact it has been said that it is the only man made structure on" earth that could be seen by telescope from the moon, The Great Wall is built in an extremely mountainous area in., the northern provinces and extends over 6,000 kilometers in a winding haphazard manner'. The ,wall is at least 20 feet high,attid on yh• ti f > It takes millions to finance the fight against cancer. New labora= tories have to be, bqilt and equip- ped., FuII-time scientists, labora- tory technieips, assistants have. to be paid. • Rats arc some of- •our most useful friends and cost $2i to S9 each. Maintenance for the 25,000 mice that a lab may have at any one time runs to $ 75 a, day., 4An electron microscope costs from $45;000 to S68,000. Cell counters are $6,500. An ultra- centrifuge is $18,000. The costs • go on and on. But they're paying off. Nowadays thousands and thousands of.. cancer patients are cured. anter can be beaten. For further 'information, contact, your local Cancer Unit. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY AINSLIE'S Home. Dressed Select Meat SAVE 20c GROUND CI1U� ibRK CHOPS. 1f0UN� -TENDER •, �S-PA.R E R IBS Ib■ WHOLE OR HALF Ham Roasts of Pork 21bs. LET US . WITH OUR •5 YOUR FREEZER WHOLESALE ` PRICES We Buy Direct Prom The Producer, « Save — The " Cost Of' y •a1 The Middle M,n - All Cour Meat n Is Government Inspected Ib. • .1 the top approximately 16 feet chop sticks. Considerable wide. The wall was built over publicity was given to mao tai by 2,000 years ago by forced the Nixon party, on their return labour --it was built in parts by from Peking. Mao4.ai is a clear the different.. provincial, rulers liquor (130 proof) made from and was later joined to form the one continuous wall. The tombs of 13 Ming emperors are located in a natural amphitheatre formed by a backdrop of mountains. •The entrance to the tomb areas is guarded by large carved figures gf many animals and soldiers. We Although the meals we were visited the Underground Palaccof served contained a great var`ety -the Ming Emperor Wan Li, who of food this is not generally the ruledfrom 1573.to 1620. The tomb case in China: Fresh pork is Consisted orhuge marble lined -perhaps -one-of--the-main--sources halls and rooms that provided of animal protein but the diet of burial space for the emperor, his the people generally is restricted many treasures, his wives and his to rice and bean curd --a protein concubines. drink made from soybeans:`The The Chinese are excellent combination of these foods is hosts and have an established neverthelessisery.nutritious and reputation for their excellent in our travel in China we saw no cuisine. The menus of the many evidence • of •starvation or lunchvnsand dinners we malnutrition because ofy the attehOr t' `ral•lyi included' a apparent 2dequate supply of these range of fish, pork, poultry— protein and energy foods. often the Peking Duck—and Although their system of vegetable dishes. Provided also government may have its faults ,it were the traditional dishes of rice has achieved one important and different kinds of soup• thing—a general distribution of Normally dessert included a the country's wealth among the 'variety of fresh fruit. After our masses of its population and eight day visit in China I must say - provided adequate clothing that I became quite proficient with food for the people sorghum and it is used in the many toasts that are proposed throughout the seven -and eight course meals. We were entertained on two occasions at the wo,rld famous Peking Duck restaurant and in the dining room at theaPeking hotel. • • has. and U 09DERICII.SIONA STA 'HURSDAY, MAT'' 4. 3lit $. • rt EFFECTIVE MAY 1, FOR TOUR CONVENIENCE ,THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA WILL BE OPEN:' MONDAY - 1 0 -- ro 3 TUESDAY -D lOa.m.to 3 WEDNESDAY - 9 't. 1 THURSDAY - 1 0.—. to B FRIDAY — 1 0 .- ,o 6 mm. 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