“ON THE OTHER HAND

Where are the. boys of the old
‘Brigade? — Words of nostalgic

military song.

JUDGING FROM the
craven attitude of the Royal

Canadian Legion’s |

Dominion Command in the

turban matter, the Boys of
“the oid Brigade have surren-

_dered to the enemy without a. 7

ai ght. -

- They have told all Legion
: branches that the Sikh-screaming
and pressure from the media are too
much for.them and that a quiet life

is preferable to dodging reports in 7

‘the front lines. -
What were these guys during the
wars, I wonder? Were they cooks, _

ottlewashers and rear echelon offi-’
Cers’ servants? Have they joined the’

Royal: Wimpland Warriors? -
Tt is difficult to believe that’ they
anded on the beaches at Dieppe or -
on D-Day? But if they did, was it to
make the country safe for turbans.

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they ashamed of themselves?

The terms of surrender are con
tained ina recent issue of the
Legion magazine.

“Brinch bylaws or house cules
‘shall fiichiide’d provision for the”
wearing of headdress inthe premise
es and whea dofag so must provede
that religious headdress of the
Jewish and Sikh faiths is net con-

_ sidered to constitute hei idilress ta

the traditional sense.”

This was followed by the kind of '

statement (hat Lord Halifas onight
have written after Dunkirk to justify
capitulating to Hitler ~ if there
hadn’t been a Churchill,

“We learn that the Canadian
Human Rights Commission has
confirmed that the turban, has the
status of a religious symbol and
there is no point in attempting to
avaid the issue... .”

(In 1940, Halifax believed that

6 Like so many
Wimplanders, the Legion
leaders run for cover at
the mere whisper of the

word ‘ racist.’ 99

because Hitler.controlled the whole

.of Europe there was no point in try-
‘ing to avoid THAT issue.)

. The Dominion Command docu-

"ment of surrender was followed by

more weasel words on the advan-

_, tages of capitulation. -

“The Legion'depends upon pub-
lic support for everything from the

Annual Poppy Campaign to attract-,.

ing new members: Other organiza-'

' tions and individuals, including .”
‘ school boards, gave notice that they

would no longer support the Poppy
Campaign.” - a

a

; Legion

No “fight tea on the beaches”
stuff there. They won't even fight
tem in the schootrooms, But they
know how to blaw Retreat

Like sg many Winaplanders, die
adees rin for cover at the
ere Whisper of the word “racist.”
But no ane has said that Sikhs can’t
join the Legion, They.can if they
take off their hei sdgear when they
enter Legion premises.

Ifall it takes to be a racist is that
Canadians must adjust to the cus-
toms of Sikhism or any other ism,
then the sooner everyone becomes sa
racist the better.

Let's look at some of the
assuniptions put forward by these
General Percivals of the 1990s,

The turban controversy wus hot
Jong before last Nov. 11, yet the
poppy campaign was more success-
ful than ever,

After the major media and Sikh
groups had conspired to arrange the”
Remembrance Day fuss in Newtaii,
knowing that anyone wearing tur-
bans would not be admitied,
Vancouver's U-TV conducted a
poll in which more than 3,000 peo-
pie participated. 11 showed over
three to one in favor of the Newton
Legion’s action. Zé

Ina related issue, over 200,000
people signed a petition to
Parliament opposing the wearing of
turbans by Sikhs in the RCMP. The
Reform party, dlso opposed it.

The Legion leaders should wise
up. Media opinion is not necessari-
ly public opinion. oe

As for school boards, don’t .
make ‘me laugh. If, in pursuit of
political correctness, they want to

' be counted as traitors to the memo-
“ry of the dead, so be it.

The Canadian Human Rights
Commission? It is a travesty and
should be fought and abolished.

It is against freedom of speech,
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and lesbiaus. A pox on the
Canadian Human Riphts
Contnission.

Then there's this Sikh “retigious
symbol” propaganda, Bulan Asian
studies professor says the turban is
nora teligious symbol,

{na full-page article: in the
Globe & Mail “hahn Spellman
declared it is more a political sym-
bol than a religious ane and that
“there is a strong, religious argue
ment in Sikhism against Sikhs
being required to wear the turban”

KEN BAXTER

LAWYER
2d Years
Erperienca

However that oy be, tie turban
is being ted as a political weapon
inthe fight tr reduce this country to
a multicultural mess of pottage.

Fortunately; there my be an
impediment to the Legion leaders”
plan to surrender,

A vote is to be held on the issue
this weekend in Calgary in which
delegates will have the chance to
speuk for Canada and show that the
boys of the old Brigade haven't
deserted their posts after all, Go to
il, lads, Lusses, tac.

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