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Letters to the editor How dare Epp Epp accuses writers disagree with party? â€" of ‘smear‘ campaign Think about ‘ominous‘ Islamic connections To the Editor He favours close ties with the OPEC (and Islamic) naâ€" tions. Yet many of these same nations have jeopardized our economy and have threatened us with further consequences if both our internal and foreign policies don‘t meet with their approval! * ie t and, ./ &A Frank Epp is an enthusiastic booster and noted apologist for democracies‘ opponents in the Middleâ€"East. _ _ â€"For this reason alone, Frank Epp is the last person one should want in government office. _ . Te oo mokl _ Voters in the Waterloo riding should think carefully about this ominous connection before marking their ballot. | disagree with Mr. Trudeau about boycotting the Olympics. Although he seems to advocate team spirit and national pride for our athietes, he is not able to respond in kind for his own Liberal party. I am left wondering if he is indeed a Liberal representative or just a straight opportunist, out to toot his own horn? To the Editor: I am greatly concerned how Mr. Frank Epp sees fit to So we have a choice between a party that practicalâ€" ly put us into eternal bankruptcy, the Liberals, and a party that showed an incredible naivete in its first chance to govern in more than a decade, the Tories.. My gut instinct about this election is disgust, and I‘m sure it is widely shaged. _ » 7 There‘s something desperately wrong with our sysâ€" tem when we have two choices only : the mediocre and the mediocre. But it‘s the only system we have, at the moment, and a man can‘t just lie down on his face, cry, and kick his heels in frustration, as he would love to do. As I write, the Liberals, after being soundly rejectâ€" ed by the voters last spring, a‘ré 20 points ahead of the Tories in the polis. What an mcredibl/e electorate we have! ; ~ Canadians tend to think of themselves as rather dour, solid, gray people, fairly unemotional, quite staâ€" It‘s a wonder there aren‘t more people in politics. All it requires basically is a strong stomach, a thick hide, and an absolute lack of scruples about giving away other people‘s money. 4 After eight months of nonâ€"government, they have to pay 60â€"65â€"million dollars for the privilege of choosing between‘two flocks of turkeys: â€" : Let‘s start with an a priori. Ed Broadbent and the NDP don‘t have a hope of forming a government. All they can play is the role of spoilers. There will be only one realâ€"loser in this midâ€"winter election â€" the Canadian people. Sir Winston Churchili gave him his code name when he appointeéd him director of British security coâ€"orâ€" dination in the Western Hemisphere in 1940. He held the post for six years. Canada was the only Allied country which had negiâ€" ected to honor its legendary spy master who was born in Winnipeg; became a First World War flying ace Stephenson, better known by the code name Inâ€" trepid, was made a Companion of the Orderâ€"of Canada by Governorâ€"General Edward Schryer at a private ceremony at Stephenson‘s Bermuda home because his nearly 13 years after the Order of Canada was inâ€" stigated, Canada has finally seen fit to honor Sir Wilâ€" failing health doesn‘t permit him to travel. Ci. WNinotan Phunahil maun him his anda n Thirtyâ€"five years after the Second World War. and â€"Stewart Sutheriand Philip Goliden, Kitchener Leslie Wright, M.S.W., Kitchener, Ontario To the Editor: j * Canada has gained the free world‘s respect by providing safety for those six Americans fortunate enough to avoid the tyranical grasp of the Ayatollah‘s henchmen. President Epp doesn‘t servé best interests I am disturbed about recent letters to the editors of area papers and find that I must reply. _ [ o e _There is an organized smear campaign underway to disâ€" tort my position on the Middle East. I categorically reject all theallegations. . . s _ â€"<18.". 2l is ol .20 ue Human rights are indivisible. In the Middle East, security and justice for the Jews and the Palestinians are indivisible. The whole purpose of my repeated going to the Middle East, beginning 12 years ago was to eliminate conflict and violence. I resolved to hear out both sides and, in fact, have written two books, The Israelis and The Palestinians, both published by McClelland and Stewart. These books stand as a tangible public record of my views. I wish my critics would understand that I am really workâ€" ing for their best longâ€"term interests and that in the end they will find me to be their most understanding friend when I am elected Member of Parliament for Waterloo Ridâ€" ing. There was nowhere to go but down, so we happily went back to a nonentity, a fellow whom most of his own party did not want, a scrambling, ambitious,â€"and colorless man. We‘d had enough of that color and charisma. We wanted someone like Mackenzie King, only not so crafty. Joe. As I write, we are witnessing the Second Coming of Pierre and the Second Chance of Joe. His Brilliance and His ordinariness. And you can‘t tell them apart. The first is trying to hide all his faults by acting like a Rapidly becoming uncomfortable with this, we backed right up to a good, solid Canadian, who liked sports, had an infectious chuckle, and didn‘t know how to chop off the hands of his friends when they got them into the till. Mike Pearson. § government, they‘d try to get him recognized: Last week that promise was kept. _ a It‘s one of the few promises the Tories have kept. They may have accomplished it just in the nick of time, and I‘m not referring to Stephenson‘s failing health, but the not too distant election* Soured on him, we clasped to our breasts a brilliant, arrogant man with a flower in his buttonâ€"hole and a flowerchild in his kitchen. It was as disastrous as an honest, homely man who had never made the team marrying the chief cheerâ€"leader. We became envious, and finally embarrassed. We listened to his maunderings and his ponderings. We were at first proud, then baffled, then suspicious. He seemed to have the knack of saying the wrong thing at the right time. °_ bie. The truth is that we are more volatile, politically, than the Balkans. f ; t After several decades of good, gray prime minisâ€" ters, whom we could count on to never let the left hand know what the right hand was doing, we emâ€" braced, with an almost religious fervour, a fiery, flaming, evangelical prophet out of the midâ€"west, who had a Vision â€" and not much else. with 35 kills to his credit; was a confidant of Churchill and Roosevelt and who set up a sophisticated counterâ€" ionage netâ€"work that stymied the Nazi war effort. a&m‘ the 1970‘s, first the Stanfield and then the Joe Clark Tories promised if they ever formed a At least Schryer had the decency to tell Stephenson that "it‘s a little late in coming but that shouldn‘t deâ€" tract from the honor‘‘ as he praised his extraordinary achievements in both war and peace. Why does it always take Canadians such a long time Bill Smiley Wa Given Mr. Epp‘s leanings I do not feel confident that he would stand firm against any further terrorism that might occur in the volatile Middle East. Why in the world would Frank Epp support the P.L.O.? Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but does the votâ€" ing public realize where his support lies? I really do not think he has Canada‘s best interests at heart. If he gets into office, he is going to be a source of embarrassment for Canada, to say nothing of his views which do not reflect the needs of Canada and the rest of the Western world. I am writing to express my concern about the views held by Frank Epp, the Liberal candidate in the Waterloo riding. At a time when we Canadians are taking pride in our Country‘s stand against the terroristn in the Middle East we must be careful to elect political representatives who will continue to support Canadas‘ position against terrorism. Can we trust Mr. Epp, to do this when he has expressed sympathy towards the P.L.O., one of the most frightening terrorist groups in the Middle East? , Carter has unequivocally stated the P.L.O.‘had a significant role in the hostage taking of the fortyâ€"nine American emâ€" bassy staff unfortunate enough to be in the Embassy at the time it was over run. Does Epp lean towards PLO7? To the Editor: : Take note Syd Brown. Waterloo Regional Police Chief Harold Basse is always on the job â€"~ even if it is after hours. f . A couple of poachers shooting game â€" a disgusting habit to begin with â€" got a major surprise lately when they were arrested by a shadowy figure in the bush. Basse, who lives near St. Clements, produced his identification and that was the end of the hunting exâ€" ‘pedition. * If you‘re partaking in an illegal activity, better keep glancing over your shoulder. The long arm of Harold Basse stretches well beyond the city limits! to get around to recognizinig those who deserve it? Maybe it‘s the cold Canadian weathéer. It tends to slow down the thought process! * The Tories were on the right track, with their tough budget. But they went too far on their soâ€"called energy policy, in a land of long distances, and eight months of cold weather. Canadians will give up their mistresses before they‘ll give up their oil and gas. But that couldn‘t happen. We‘re too sincere, too earâ€" nest. We still believe in the soâ€"called democratic sysâ€" tem, which gives you a vote for one of two or three guys, none of whom you think should lead the country. So we go into the polling booth, start to write an X, shake our heads, start to write an X in another place, shake our heads, and wind up feeling as though we‘d like to kick the sides out of the booth, and go off and get drunk. . And that‘s about the way the vote will go, regarâ€" diess of polls. We might vote for the local candidate, if he/she seems a good person, regardless of our party affiliations. We might cast a negative vote, against one party rather than for the other. Personally, I hope the Liberals lose, for several reaâ€" sons. They are in complete disarray. They did little to attack inflation, except steal Bob Stanfield‘s prices and wage controls. They let the national debt become infamous. They showed little political conscience in forcing an election. _ â€" Prediction? Another minority government, worse than the last one. : clam. The second is multiplying his faults by opening his mouth. Both are promising the moon, with our money. They have cancelled each other out. What I‘d realy like to see is a massive rejection of both by the Canadian voter. Everybody staying home on election day. Three hundred votes cast in the whole of Canada. All of them for the Rhinoceros Party. Gary Dennison, M.S.W., Kitchener Karen Bailey Kitchener, Ontario Sincerely,