European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 if stars and stripes wednesday september 6, 1967 few favor be of Quebec by Mary Goodfellow Montreal Nana chilean extremely vocal minority group of Young French Cana Dian separatists is threatening to blow up the St. Lawrence Seaway most French speaking canadians Are wondering How they can better their lot and still keep Canada intact. In an exclusive interview Claude Ryan publisher of Montreal s French language daily be Devoir and a key spokesman for French Cana Dian affairs expressed his anxiety Over the acute problem of English French relations in Canada  is indeed the possibility of a separate Quebec he said. Two main Points must be settled to prevent this. First we must have language rights at a National level. Second the status of Quebec within the confederation must be strength ened so As to give us the Spe Cial Powers to which we Are entitled As one of the founding nations of  according to Ryan the main reason for Quebec s sharply growing nationalism is that her representatives in the Federal government have lost touch. Our key French canadians men like Paul mar Eliand Paul Elliott Trudeau and Maurice Sauve should come up with their own con Crete proposals on All matters concerning Quebec. Instead they shy away from them perhaps because of political expediency and Bury them selves in Broad economic an social studies which concern the whole of  the articulate publisher the spoke of the slow Progress of French canadians in the Busi Ness Community. Although their average per capita in come has risen it is still Way below that of the English canadians. We always wind up in a position of inferiority incur own motherland. This is where the nationalists come in. They Are the Only instrument we have to fight against the foreign Powers meaning the United states that control our Economy. We French Are Given Only  Louis Laberge president of Quebec s federation of labor said emphatically that his organization was against any kind of separatism. We Don t want to destroy what we have he said. Ryan summarized the conflict in these words Quebec is a distinct society which As Pires towards greater Liberty. But it wishes As far As pos sible to find this Liberty within Canada rather than take the Road toward political separa  Marcel Faribault president of the Canadian general Trust and coauthor of ten to one a Book about confederation publicly warned English canadians earlier this month that they must be prepared to negotiate w i t h predominantly French speaking Quebec or wit Ness the breakup of the nation. Operation sack time two Ameri can servicemen find a couple of Viet namese hammocks just the thing for catching up on their sack time near Chu Lai South Vietnam. The breather came during a Lull in operation Benton. Up leak developed in paycheck social Security a political football by Patrick j. Sloyan Washington up As apolitical football social Security is developing a leak. The main reason can be found in that Little Box on a paychecks tub. For americans making $6,600or More each in 1967, the Box will show that $290.40 was withheld and placed along with an equal amount paid by employers in social Security Trust funds for present an future Benefit payments. Compare that to the maximum $174 paid in 1965 before the medicare act. In 1959, it was Only $120. The Senate finance commit tee is meanwhile now considering the House passed ver Sion of the administration so Cial Security and welfare pack age. Under the proposal the maximum payment would be made by persons earning $7,600 and More each year. The paycheck stub Box would show in 19 58, $334. 1969, $364. 1970, $395. 1973, $429. 1987, $448. President Johnson wants even larger increases. But even if the Senate goes along with the House there is bound to be another social Security in crease Bill in 1969, providing bigger benefits and Large payroll taxes. While Johnson has varied the practice slightly presidents and Congress like to increase benefits with an election approaching. Elderly americans have responded by becoming More Active As a voting bloc. Past increases have had relatively Little Impact on pay checks. But providing Hospital and medical care for 19 million older americans has increase the bite. The other aspect is what the administration Calls inadequate benefits for the elderly. I would appear impossible for a person to survive on the $50-a-month minimum provided by the House Bill or to make end meet in a big City on the $212 maximum. Currently the average monthly Benefit to the retired worker is $84. So the Johnson administration is becoming torn Between providing adequate benefits and taking More and More from the voters weekly pay checks. With the base for the Maxi mum payroll tax going to $7,600 a year under the House Bill the largest bite will be applied to 85 per cent of the nation payroll workers. Relatively Little will come from jumping the base to $9,000 in 1973 and $10,800 in 1974 the increases Johnson originally asked for. The other alternative is in creasing the rate of the with holding from the base. Right now 4.4 per cent of $6,600 is withheld at the top. Under the House Bill it would increase 4.8 per cent of $7,600 in 1969,5.2 per cent on the same base in 1971 and to a top of 5.9 percent by 1987. The chief criticism of the base rate increase approach is becoming louder every year it s regressive unfair and in adequate. As the Brothers Ken Nedy told the finance commit tee the Pinch draws the mos blood from those who can least afford it. The Kennedy have joined the ranks of other critics de manding that income tax Dol Lars be infused into the Trust fund system. Many experts Inland out of the administration believe it Only a matter of Tim before the historic step is , the United states will still be far behind in general Revenue financing. It s old hat in Europe and other industrialized nations. Perhaps the most important opponent of the move is Wilbur j. Cohen under Secretary of the health education and Wel fare department. An architect of the existing social Security system Cohen contends that itis and should remain wage related a retired worker gets Back what he pays in. Bolstering Cohen s Point of View Are changes in the american worker s Way of  pension funds have expanded at unprecedented and unexpected rates. More than one Large Union has become a Power in the world of private investment with leverage provided by pen Sion funds. As they improve and enlarge future workers May need Only minimum Bene fits from social Security for their Sunset years. Another argument against financing social Security with income tax dollars is the open ing of a political Pandora s Box. It would mean that Bene fits could be increased without immediately socking the pay Roll worker. If you think it s a political football now said one observer just imagine what might happen if benefits would be an open end  the stars and stripes european edition col. James w. Campbell Usa editor in chief it. Col. F. S. Michael jr., Usan Deputy editor in chief Arnold Burnett managing editor Elmer d. Fran production manager Henry s. 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