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Ml-fi:dooulmbh.w.fllvtz, 1970 x F B â€" ' 25â€" 4 _ S s 2 1; § : } °s ill & ey: * The Wild Ones In a recent issue of Canada‘s soâ€"called national magaâ€" zine, Maciean‘s, writer Walter Stewart has an article try® ing to show that Canadians are not the quiet, sober, gray, decent people they think they are. I could have told him that years ago, and have used it as a theme in this column on some occasions. Perhapsmeuumfiumyfi.ummm that we are sensible, tolerant, respectable, and rather dull, has been fostered by our generally coloriess press and equally coloriess politicians. x ‘The facts, as Stewart pointed out, in describing several brutal and violent strikes, are otherwise. _ enough to remember when such expressions as ‘"Jew him Once upon a time there was a Little Red Rooster who scratched about and uncovered some grains of wheat. He called his bamyard neighbours and said: "If we work together and plant this wheat, we will have some fine bread to eat. Who will help me Ylant the wheat?" "Not}," said the Cow. "Not1," said the Duck. "Not 1," said the Goose. "Then i will," said the Little Red Rooster and he did. After the wheat started ming, the ground turned dry and there was img 6 â€" Waterfoo Chronicle, Wednésday, May 12, 1976 no rain in sight. "Who will help me water the w&?" said the Little Red â€"_ _ "NotI," said the Cow. "I‘d lose my workman‘s compensation," said the Pig. "Equal rights," said the Goose. "Then I will," said the Little Red Rooster and he did. The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden grain. "Who will help me reap the wheat?" asked the Little Red When it came time to grind the flour, "Not I," said the Cow. "I‘d lose my unemployâ€" £ ment insurance," 6. said the Duck. When it came time to bake the bread. T hat‘s Wake up Canada in the wgodpile" "dumb Hunkie"‘ and overtime for me," said the Cow. "I‘m a dropout and never leamed how," said the Duck. "I‘d lose my welfare benefits," said the Pig. "If I‘m the only one helping, that‘s discrimination," said the Goose. _ . _ _ ___ _ __ "Then I will," said the Little Red Rooster and he did. He baked five loaves of fine bread and held them up for his neighbours to see. _ _ _ "I want some," said the Cow. "I want some," said the Duck. "I want some," said the Pig. "I demand my share," said the Goose. _ _ _ "No," said the Little Red Rooster. _ be hafi)go nave aii this ireedaomn. in "I can rest for awhile and eat five other yards, you would have to loaves myself." ive all your loaves to the Farmer. "Excess profits," cried the Cow. aere you give four loaves to your "Capitalist leech," screamed the suffering neighbours." Duck. "Company fink," grunted the And they lived tmily ever after. Pig. "Equal rights," screamed the Including the Little Rooster, who Goose. And tr:‘e! Mrrifieg‘l{ painted smiled and crowed, "I am grateful, l Eicket s;gns and marched around the _ am grateful." ittle Red Rooster, singing, ‘"We shall ut his neighbours wondered overcome." And they did. why he never baked any more bread. For when < e WAKE UP CANADA the Fame @om TA 0 Fact. Unemfil;vyment insurance cametoin & &Y Â¥1}1 & â€" benefits have increased 5 times vestiaqate . _ t t since 1971. For when the Farmer came to inâ€" vestigate the comâ€" # Mwmwfdhhmunmm ulme?uutflmdfiazw.mwg looking for a eye or a fat tqlnnmllmnt s ‘ Ag a result, Capadians have switched their intolerance a bit. We can tell Newfie jokes, because the victims are alouwayofi.'lecantell!’nfljdu.b’,cauehvic- tims are pretty helpless. And if you are too "tolerant"‘ to wnmdm.yflm.hapmdm&e Yanks, and feel like a virtuous nationalist. _ Sober? Canadians are about the worst drinkers in the world, with the possible exception of Scots, who get ugly, Irislimen, who get belligerent, and Poles, who get gloomy. Maybe we are the worst. We get all three. uyoudohappentobeademnt.mible.mudle-ued person,andyoudu‘tbeligvcawordo(thisshlder.top mtoyourlocalhrorbeerparbronnl?ridaynight.‘l'here are scenes that would make Hogarth, chronicler of the 17th century gin places in London. quail in his cravat. I once sat in a beer parlor and watched this scene. Four cammercial fishermen came in. Tough, violent men. They sailed into the beer as though there were going to be a brewery strike within the hour. And within the hour they were drunk and ugly and vicious. One called another a "sonuvabitch," an old Canadian exâ€" pletive often used as a term of affection. The other, in maudlin mood, retorted ‘"Don‘t you talk about my mother like that," cracked his glass in two on the edge of the table, and jammed the ragged edge in the first speaker‘s face. motion, he said, "You must not be Plv‘w.vâ€" on Eo t en o t "Exactly," the wise Farmer said. y 2os. meybodem o nineCoemvantce; system; an in can earn as much as he wants. You should be hag)l{r:o have all this freedom. in other yards, you would have to ive all your loaves to the Farmer. ?lere you give four loaves to your suffering neighbours." _ Ll CANADIAN FEDERATNON â€"OF -A'V\tâ€")fl‘;&\( &gr\lzdm of over 32.000 independent business owners dedicated to the preservation of free competitive enterprise 1 CanadianFederation of Independent Business | £O.Box 35, Don Mills, Ontario M3C 2R6 i Count me in with the "Little Red Roosters"® i Enciosed is $___________ for ______ "Little Red Rooster" | L button(s) and bumpes sticker(s) @ $1.00 per set. o WAKE UP CANADA Fact. Federal and pln:vin&il government spendi increased more tha'r‘\% times over the past 10 years. If you are against the "something for nothing" phitosophy and the gallopâ€" ing growth of government, then send in the coufon below.ézyou would like a Little Red Rooster lapel butâ€" ton and a WAKE UP CANADA bun-%r sticker, then enclose $1.00 along with your coupon. Blood and language flowed freely, but there wasn‘t even a fight. It was just another Saturday night in Canada, and muypuld-muubcrrlc. ‘‘Putting the boots‘‘ to someone who is down is something ‘you might associate with the slums ofâ€"Glasgow or Paris or Hamburg. It is not all that unusual on a Canadian Saturday L > { .guoaahh? Courteous? Canadians? Don‘t make me laugh. Just take a drive on a four or sixâ€"lane highway. Admittedly, most people fit those two adjectives, but there is a large minority who make Canada one of the worst places in the world to drive, as any American will tell you. Just the other day I was driving on a threeâ€"lane, oneâ€"way highway. Solid old Bill was in the middle lane, gauge highway. Solid old Bill was in the middle lane, gauge right on the 60â€"mile per hour limit. Suddenly, a car cut in front of me from the left lane, and, simultaneously, one from the right lane: Both were trying to get into my lane, about 50 feet ahead of me. They almost collided, before veering off like a couple of startled trout. Neither had any reason for passing me. I found myself almost wishing> they had crashed, if it weren‘t for me being the filling in the sandwich. Ask the’cml,e of southern England about the First Briâ€" _ gade of ians in World War II. Find out something about the Halifax riots at the end of that war. Ask your Dad if he was among the Canadian troops who booed their own prime minister at Aldershot, in the same struggle. If 1 were in a tight spot, I‘d just as soon have a Canadian back to back with me as anybody else. We are tough and brave and resourceful. We have a wry gift for not swallowâ€" ing BS, no matter who is dishing it out. â€" But let‘s be honest. We are not a nation of gentle, reasonâ€" able, tolerant, dull, sober, clearâ€"thinking nambie pambies, as so many nations, and so many of our own politicians, think us. ~ © We have too much wild blood in us, from all those imâ€" migrants who have been pouring into this paradise for 200 years: We are intolerant. We are bad drinkers and drivers. We have a propensity for violence that may explain our great reputation in a couple of wars. You can watch it all in the hockey playoffs. More than 150 wom attended the recent annu meeting of St. Agn Catholic Women‘s League. Schnarr, president; Mrs. Peter Dooley, first viceâ€" president; . Mrs. _ James McCauley, second viceâ€" Elected to the CWL exâ€" oi frorher Lersialk. n The First Canadian Bank Bank of Montreal ltalked to Gold Medal Banker Italked to on nmy savings. YOUR SAVINGS STAFF AT KING & ERB BRANCH The First Canadian Bank DTHER WATERLOO LOCATIONS Woeber & University University & Philip Lakeshore Village raises $1,200 president, Mrs. J.J. Byerâ€" ley, third viceâ€"president, cording third viceâ€"president; Mrs. Jake Huschilt, correspondâ€" Edward Motz, treasurer. raised $1,257 .