Awakening Giant “Latin America Is Awakening Today to Find Itself in a Strange, New, Exciting World,” Said Hugh N

Lamontagne, La Marsh Coming On Monday, November 23, the Arts The Hon. Maurice Lamontagne, Secre Faculty Association will present the Hon. tary of State for Canada, will address Judy LaMarsh, Minister of Health and students and faculty at 1 p.m. in Birks Welfare for Canada, in the third lecture of Hall, on Friday, November 20. This is the a series presented by the Association. She second in a series of lectures presented will address students and faculty at 1 p.m. by the Arts Faculty Association. in Birks Hall. Before his entry into politics, Mr. La When Miss LaMarsh was asked to montagne was a teacher of Economics and accept a Cabinet post by the Prime Min Social Sciences. In 1963, he was elected ister, she knew that she was only one of M.P. for Outremont-St. Jean. In April of a select few who have ever held such posts. the same year, he was asked by the Prime Miss LaMarsh burst into national prom Minister to become a member of the Cabi inence a few years ago during the elections, net and was subsequently sworn in as when she was a member of the famous President of the Queen’s Privy Council for “Truth Squad” that followed the opposi Canada. tion around on its whistlestops and would In February, 1964, Mr. Lamontagne was address the people as soon as the opposition appointed Secretary of State and Registrar Hon. Judy LaMarsh, Minister had left. General for Canada. Apart from his de- Hon. Maurice Lamontagne, of Health and Welfare. (Continued on page 9 1 (Continued on page 9) Secretary of State. Volume XXVIII NOVEMBER 17th, 1964 No. 9 Latin America — Awakening Giant “Latin America is awakening today to find itself in a strange, new, exciting world,” said Hugh N. Wilson. The Manager of the International Department of the Toronto Dominion Bank, spoke Thursday to eighty dele gates at a seminar banquet. Wilson traced the reasons for the “static and poor” conditions of Latin America as compared Battlefield to the phenomenal development of the United States. — “The North American settler Berle had energy, a continual ques by Jay Bacharier tioning of authority and a burn ing desire for self-improvement,” “Latin America is one of said the speaker. The Indians the great battlefields of were either exterminated or power politics.” driven away by the settlers. In contrast, Latin American This was the opinion ex Indians were “almost overnight pressed by the former U.S. the subjugated and generally do Ambassador to Brazil, and cile labour force required for the present Professor of Law at smooth working of the newly- Columbia University, Mr. established Hacienda System.” It is the lack of a “militant Adolf A. Berle, last Wed middle-class that today res nesday evening. trains the development of Latin The former Assistant Secretary America,” said Wilson. of State said in his address to Wilson has only recently re delegates participating in the turned from a seven-week tour Sixth Annual Seminar of Inter of the South American nations. national Affairs at Sir George, “Poverty is everywhere. Living that “evolutionary democracy” is conditions for the masses, as seen the dominant trend in Latin from our eyes, are horribly sub America. He also maintained standard and yet Latin America that, for the most part, Latin is a continent of paradoxes. In Panelists at Wednesday’s Seminar programme were from left to right, M. Launer LaPierre, America was not incorporating Buenos Aires I saw in shop Dr. Marcel Roussin, Roy Mathews, Moderator, Dr. Isaac Barlewaw, and Prof. E.E. McCullough. the Marxist revolutionary ideals windows the latest Paris styles any more. and designs in women’s clothes. ization in reference to the copper I also saw children on the streets industry,” is a natural conse Mr. Berle went on to stress the at midnight in Bogota begging quence. Recognize Cuba economic and social improve for a few pennies.” Classical quantitative theory ments being realized in Latin “Brazil has a colour problem,” rules monetary policy in Latin America through evolutionary continued Wilson, “much like the America and “rash or ill — Harbron democracy. As an example, he one currently being experienced thought-out fiscal policies can pointed out that in Venezuela the in the southern United States. bring a flash flood of imports, By a comeback in Cuba despite the per capital income is up 15% The Venezuelan speaks with dis and exports of sorely required JOHN SAKELLAROPOULOS wishes and prayer? of the Cuban since 1959, and education prob dain of the Indian. Uraguay, on domestic capital.” exiles. lems are rapidly being met with In an interview before speak the other hand, has almost no Some of the positive aspects ing to delegates in the opening He added that Cuba is facing enough instructors to successfully of Latin American economy are: problem in this respect. Within banquet of the Seminar, John tremendous difficulties that fill the positions in the school a steel industry that within the the last 50 years the government D. Harbron, Canadian author render its future quite unpre systems. last three years has produced six has paid a bounty on Indian and authority on Latin American dictable. From the present un million tons of ingots per year, The Chairman of President e ars.” affairs, expressed the opinion stable conditions something po Kennedy’s 1961 Task Force on After presenting this backdrop an auto industry of 40 m anufac sitive will emerge only after a turing plants in five countries, that a rapprochement with Cas Latin America then stressed the to free enterprise in Latin tro’s Cuba must be one of the decade. lack of administration in Latin America, Wilson said that petro and quick construction of private homes, schools, hospitals, and prime tasks of the new U.S. The biggest difficulty for Cub America as a major bottleneck to leum and sugar are owned by administration. Communist take-over. He stated foreigners. Despite improve health centers. ans today is that they no long that in order to maintain Com ments in the behavior of these In addition, Wilson pointed to He said: “It is time the U.S. er are able to obtain replace munism, one must have strong, foreign - controlled companies, the Central American common recognized the facts of life of ment part for the U.S. machin responsible leaders. The evident their interests are “not always market, LAFTA, as “remarkable the Cuban Revolution — that it ery now used there, when it lack of this type of leaders was identical to the interests of their evidence of how the Latin Ameri has been a permanent fixture in breaks down. This is despite the one of the main points for the re host country.” can is integrating with his neigh international affairs.” fact that good equipment is jection of M arxism in Latin Nationalization, “or, in Eduar bour and at the same time pro- It is doubtful, if not certain, pouring in from Russia and America. do Frei’s words, “the Chilean- (Continued on page 2) that the old order will make other Communist countries. Diversify Production S US After Book Store The last SUS Council by John Sakellarapoulos Store in the areas of profit, price* Agrarianism is a very compli About 50 Sir George stu meeting was held in the of books, and other articles, in dents heard Carleton Beals, cated principle in Latin America The President of the SUS ventories with respect to periodi because the old system of large Hobby Room of the YMCA directed Mr. Suga to speak with U.S. author of a number of cals and to have a complete re “hacienda” estates is not cap instead of in the Student’s the Chairman of the Chib's Com port submitted to Council by books on Latin America, de able of improving itself for the Council Room as the SCR mission in connection with Mr. March 1, 1965. clare that the money being simple reason that the proprie Suga’s request for an investiga The Research Board of the tors “cannot afford new equip was turned into the infor tion into the Pre-Law Society’s put in the southern hemi mation center for Seminar. Council is also going to look into ment for efficient agricultural President, who is said to be an the question of the constant sphere is less that the production.” Carried unanimously was a evening student. money taken out despite the change of textbooks and report to Mr. Beale said that “what is motion for reconsideration of the A special request of the Presi Council by December 15, 1964. aid programs. “Latin Amer needed most is a diversification question of the Harvard Glee dent of the Arts Faculty Associa A progress report of the Winter ica has always been a of production rather than stim Club performing at Sir George tion was - carried unanimously. Carnival was submitted by the capital-exporting area,” he ulating the great commercial next February. The only acknowl Mr. Beloff requested that the Winter Carnival Committee and a corps.” He remarked that the edged hindrance is a monetary said. Council's research board to look motion for its acceptance was great inbalance in trade was one. Students should know that if into the operations of the Book carried unanimously. the result of the drawing-out of this group of 80 singers does come The The Georgian, November 17, 1964 Latin America of $1.5 billion come to Montreal after its ap annually in profits and debts. pearance in Quebec City, the stu More If the income per individual dents will be requested to pro in Latin America was to be rais vide individual members with Latin America...............from P.

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