; Dear Editor

The’ views” ‘expressed by
Ernest -Edwards in” Queen
‘Safeguards Democracy”

(Mailbox,’ March 27) are both
orant and offensive co!

“According -

a’Canadian Citizen, because

they refuse to. swear an oath ©."
of. allegiance -to the. ‘English: -

‘Queen -: should. “emigrate

‘again to a country that knows.
democracy. ** So,

othing | Ce)

to “Edwards :
anyone who does not become .

a

clearly in his opinion. only

‘monarchies are, democratic.

It must, therefore, be very

* depressing for him to see this

form of government in such
rapid decline., In fact, ever
since the Ist. World . War,

‘crowns fave been toppling’

like . skittles in a bowling
alley. The most recent casual-
ty being the Shah of Iran.
Edwards further suggests.
that. ‘Oath. Dissenters’

should relocate to the Soviet -

Union. Why? When they on-
ly have to cross over the |

* Carrying ‘things a bit too far,
but’ you‘indicated that’ that.

was the smallest of the che- ~,
- ques. One can’t help but ask’ “th

how * many: more were

here? — What were some of
“the other amounts?

¥ worked in a-bank for

almost 10. years, . and no, 1
wasn’t as you kindly put it, a
fool, an rrogant nerd, a new:

‘bitchy.loans offi icer — in, 1 fact
“le

at “alle”,

American border, some 30
miles from here? 1 would like.
to remind Edwards, that in
order to become an American
Citizen, one is not required to
swear an oath of allegiance to
a Monarch. Js he then sug-
gesting that our great
neighbour to the south is not,
in. fact, a democracy?
(Heaven forbid!) ;

How the English Queen

' safeguards’? our democracy

is hard to imagine and im-
’ possible for even her most ar-’
dent followers to define ine. Ed-,

mployee, to: ‘have worked in

- their branch at Jeast:10 years,’:
have a full’ dosier on each’)
- customier’s . financial -‘situa- -

_ Sweet & Sour Pork
” Boe! Chop Suey

. Barb-B-0 Pork Fried Rice

~ Chicken Chow Mein.

wards and his ilk are always
inferring (without ever ac-
tually spelling ‘it out) that
there are wild-eyed potential
dictators lurking in the
wings. They wouldn't dare
make a move against us right
now, because they’re afraid
of the Queen, (who would,
presumably, «zoom (to our
rescue like WonderWoman
and. zap them with her

_ crown.) However, if we make

her redundant these
Machiaveilian monsters will
turn us into: a banana

“fon, and, incredible but true,

have.a crystal ball to deter-
mine if that. customer can
over extend him: or- herself

‘and to what degree. ‘Dream’:
ton! I’m sure ‘your -former..- J
Jeans _ officer ls “giving 3 a
: cheers. of

R.E. Ehers

North Vancouver §:

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within 3 miles

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republic overnight! While in
reality, when Canada finally
cuts the colonial apron-
strings, life will simply go on
as before. The monarchy jis
merely a superflous bauble,

colorful, but totally useless in.

a practical sense,

Finally, how can a system .

that boasts an ‘‘ultimate be-

April 15.
May 15.

Plus

_a spin on our’
wheel of fortune for.
fabulous prizes.’

ing’ (Edwards? term) be call-
ed democratic? Can anyone
seriously deny that hereditary
privilege i is a direct contradic-’
tion of the most fundamental
principles | of democracy.
Surely, it is self-evident that
“(All men are created equal.”
M. Taylor (Mrs.) 7

‘North Vancorver

WELCOME WAGON
CORDIALLY INVITES ALL
"1985 BRIDES TO BE,