Douglas Views Effect of Automation by BRIAN MALCOLM “The First Prerequisite to Being an MP Is a Cast Iron Bottom.” So Said NDP Leader T
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------ See You SieorgiQaiirD Invigilator Later SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY Volume XXVIII \ DECEMBER 8, 1964 No. 12 Discloses MIP's Deep-Seated Need Douglas Views Effect Of Automation By BRIAN MALCOLM “The first prerequisite to being an MP is a cast iron bottom.” So said NDP leader T. C. Douglas in an address to Johnson the Arts Faculty Association last Friday. In addition to cast iron posteriors, Mr. Douglas discussed automation and its effect on the economy. Outlines advocated solid bottoms A t Queen Elizabeth for the weary hours of endless parliamentary debate on such minor issues as Canada's new Lectures flag. When asked if he would By GIL BLOCK Xmas Bail support a motion of closure should Prime Minister Pearson At a Press Conference The University’s annual resort to this technique in ful held last Monday (Novem Christmas Ball will be held filling his promise of a “flag by ber 30) prior to his three day this year on Friday, Decem Christmas", Mr. Douglas said that lie would definitely not sup lecture series, Dr. Harry ber 11, at 9 p.m. port such a motion. Gordon Johnson, a leading “Due to the overwhelming suc economist, briefly outlined cess ot the Christm as Ball in “Closure.” he said, “is a pow past years, it has become both erful parliamentary weapon and each of the texts to be necessary and feasible for the should only be used for vital delivered. issues: we have been waiting 97 Students Undergraduate Society Dr. Johnson stated that each to obtain Galleries I, II, and III years for a flag, surely we can wait another 97 days ?” lecture would center upon a spe at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel,” cific institution, the theme for Mr. Douglas said that he be said Chuck Baranowski, Social each being that the world has lieves in a distinctive flag for Chairm an of the SUS. more or less by-passed them. He Canada, but not in closure as a Tickets for the event are now said he would explain their ori means of acquiring it. on sale at the'Accounts Office, in gins and then discuss exactly “Automation,” said the New the Main Lobby, from the Stud what has happened to them. ent Receptionst, or in Room A-220 Democrat, “is replacing man as at $5.00 per couple. Dress is semi- a producer; man is becoming The first lecture involved the formal. more and more a minder of establishment, processes, and consequences of the IMF (Inter Music this year will be supplied machines”. In the United States national Monetary Fund) which by Dean Morgan and his Orches alone, machines wipe out 40,000 tra, supplemented by J.B. and jobs a week, two million jobs a was formed to secure stable cur rency levels. Dr. Johnson be the Playboys. year and stimulate a general Hon. T. C . Douglas addressing students in Birks Hall lieves that this fund was “pushed The highlight of the Ball will productivity increase of 3.5%; aside” by the post-war dollar be the crowning of the Evening (i.e.. each year a worker can whole year — five billion light equal distribution of income.” In shortage problem. Student Queen for 1964-65. Nomi produce 3.5% more per hour bulbs. 3.395,000 more auto Canada the top 25% of the po nees for this position are Karen than he could the year before. mobiles were produced last year pulation accounts for 45% of the This, he feels, was a “problem Bolotan, Judy Murdoch and Each year a quarter of a mil than in 1947, using 67,000 fewer national income (after taxes), of confidence.” He said that this Carol Wardman. lion new jobs must be found to men. whereas the bottom 12% of the dilemma of liquidation was de absorb the influx of teenagers nied until a year ago when a Mr. Lowell Gifford, Evening “The problem with automa population accounts for only 12% into an already saturated labour “subterranean conflict” arose. Student Administrator; Mr. Mag tion,” said Mr. Douglas, “and of the national income. In the market. Mr. Douglas warned Europe, he stressed, believed nus Flynn, Dean of Students; Mr. the consequent displacement of United States, 40% of the popula that if machines continue this that the U.S. had “sinned with Bob Gillies of CKGM; Miss Mari workers is that if we displace tion lives in, or on the borders gradual takeover, by the year liquidity,” while the U.S. said lyn Clish, fashion expert for Bar men as producers, do we not of, poverty and deprivation. 2000 AD 2% of the labour force they had need for this currency. ton and Taylor; Miss Sandee also displace them as con With minority groups control will be sufficient to produce all Barrer, EWA President; Miss sumers ? If we take away from ling the investment of a majority The subject of the second lec our consumer goods. Heather Jones, 1962-63 Queen; men the opportunity to work, of the wealth, the best interests ture in the series was GATT Imperial Oil, for example, has (General Agreement on Trades and Mr. Eric J. Templeton, rep then we also take away from of society may not be served. opened a new refinery in the and Tariffs). resentative of the SUS Social them the purchasing power so Where capital is invested, indus United Kingdom capable of pro Committee, will judge the com vital to the economy. If the try flourishes. The idea should Then Dr. Johnson briefly dis ducing 5 million gallons of petition. ',2 masses lack the money to buy, be to invest money in the deve cussed the third lecture, which petroleum each day with a crew The judges will base their de then industry lacks the demand lopment of industry in depressed was a talk on the problems of of 18 men working on one six- cision on intelligence, personality, to produce, and the economy areas, thus employing otherwise underdeveloped countries and the beauty, poise, walk, and dress. hour shift each per day. One collapses. idle men, increasing the supply World Bank, an institution which “Once again the Ball promises company, with a staff of 25, and demand of the area, and was abandoned because of big to be a grand success,” said Mr. could produce all the light bulbs “What decreases this purchas ger needs of capital involved in Baranowski. used by the United States for one ing power.” he said, “is the un (Continued on page 3) developing these new and grow ing nations. The effects of this were that demands for aid increased, and Council Okays Final Budget these countries became inter ested iu trade as well. This, lie b.v KRYSIA STRAWCZINSKI (Sus Rei>orteii believes, reflects the change in their view of things — “from self At the SUS Council meet vided by the SUS or such decided that his proposal, Council accepted the Final Bud growth to a world view.” “This ing held last Wednesday in programmes and/or ser named the Collegiate Club, get. change,” he concluded, “is a the Student Conference vices which the SUS is not i did not fulfill the condi Doug Ackhurst, Publicity change for realism.” Chairman, won in a Council Room, a report on Student prepared to provide bv tions established by the i vote, over Jawaid Khan, Inter Free Enterprise on campus organs or bodies under the newly accepted policy. nal Vice-president, for the posi one of SGWU's most active stu dents and a former winner of was given. jurisdiction of the SUS. The Council did decide tion SUS member on the Over The recommendations in Such programmes and/or seas Advisory Committee of the the Junior Award. however, that the Social Student Affairs Office. The motion which read “that cluded in this report were services provided must be I Chairman, Chuck Baranow approved according to the John Watson, who ran for In the External Vice-President be unanimously accepted as ski, be requested to consider ternal Vice President last year, requested to prepare a brief Council policy. These rec policies and agreements the rental of equipment and was appointed by the Council to stating our present position in ommendations were; established between the hiring of a band from the the position of Cultural Chair respect to the operational grant decrease," to be presented to the “Any organ operating on University administration Collegiate Club for two man. He was unanimously man campus shall operate only and the SUS.” dated by the Council to assume Education Ministry, and that lie dances on January 15th and the responsibilities for execut also be requested concurrently with the express consent This report was the result 22nd. ing the program which will be to prepare a letter to the MPP and approval of the SUS of a proposal brought be Norman Beauregard, Treasur associated with the Harvard of Westmount-St. George con Council. Any organ receiv fore Council a few weeks er, presented the final budgets Glee Club’s appearance here stituency on this matter, for pre ing remuneration as a re ago by Fred McLean. on behalf of the Treasury on February 20th. sentation to Council on Wednes- sult of providing pro Fred McLean wanted to Board, According to the Final The Council unanimously ac dey, D ecem ber 9, 1964, was ac cepted. grammes and/or services hold dances every week Budget, $57,505.00 have been cepted the recommendations of allocated among the various stu the Awards Committee that the Council meetings are held on campus must provide in Birks Hall, on which dent activities.