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Mr. Hall outlined the events leading up to the founding of the universal charter of hu- man rights based on "our ex- treme revulsion with the atrocities of Second World War and the fact that all hu- man beings are born equal." The women, delegates to the 20th annual officers' confer- ence, were addressed by Ran- jit S. Hall, regional liaison of. "There seems to be so much inequality around, but if we really believe in human rights for all, we will vigorously press with all our concentra- tion to bring hope to those people who do not have equal rights. Failure to do this at this time, particularly failure by default', will make us liable to a charge of hypocrisy." Mr. Hall urged WI members to "make this year meaning- ful as it has been designated by the United Nations as the year for human rights." All Canadians should dram- atize universal respect for people of all creeds, races and colors, he added. By BERYL VOLLMER of The Free Press GUELPH - A plea to "stimulate people to use the existing machinery to remedy violations of human rights" was made to more than 500 members of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario yesterday. Speaking on "Human rights - hope or hypocrisy", Mr. Hall said "We in Canada often give the impression we don't believe in human rights. ficer of the government citi- zenship branch. tg-THE LONDON FREE PRESS, Friday, Mr. Hall said "We uQéTrfa tstitute members asked'ro practise "Some people find it diffi- cult to know what discrimina- tion and prejudice are all about. We need to move, work and enjoy life equal with out peers." Outlining the break-down of Canadian citizens into ethnic groups, Mr. Hall said 25 per cent of the'population is com- posed of 25 different ethnic minorities. The remainder is chiefly composed of people of English and French extrac- tion. "Rights in Canada are more secure in tradition than in law," he said. "Those in pow- er use them as they see fit, but under stress they soon break down. "There are illustrations in our history that make me enti- Ile my talk 'human rights - hope or hypocrisy'," he added. "We can build one of. the richest cultures in the world, The decision in the last analy- sis has to be made by the poo- ple. Integration does not mean a loss of cultural identity but rather unity and diversity. People have the right to be different as long as it does not cause friction," he said. "The Iroquois thought of the idea of federation of tribes, making them one nation. There is a cultural clime for people to live, worship and play according to their own inclinations." f'Even migratory birds take precedence over the Indian population. It is neéessary for us as Canadians to enshrine ur rights in the constitution." He urged the women "We have to go back to our com- “Enshrinement of the bill of human rights in the British North America Act would make it more. meaningful," he said. He pointed out that even in Canada, the Indians were giv- en the right to vote only in the last few years. global village. We must build a society of free and equal hu- man beings. Rights and re- sponsibility are indivisible." May 3, 1968 human rights" triociar-iFhdrn. The moment 'These people can walk with their heads up, in equality, half of the problem will be solved." Mrs. Everett Small, presi- dent FWIO presided. The convention, which con- cluded yesterday, was held at the University of Guelph. Ses- sions yesterday morning dealt with internal-business and the running of citizenship and edu.. cation groups. Answering a question on looting and rioting in the Unit- ed States, Mr. Hall said "They were the frantic, frustrated at- tempts of people trying to be people. They were a measure of last resort. All other means seemed to have failed. People have to fight for what they want in society. They have to organize and use methods of protest." 1c.ise-tlyPu.thesuirp.aiLaE3jh Aim. They engender a feeling of being less than a human being. It takes a lot for that person to raise his head high again. "We must assist in the eval- uation of people in the demo- cratic society and the worth of that person in our society. We must encourage communities to gather data on evaluation of munities and really feel we want to do something about human rights at your level, my level and the community level to fill the gap of what needs to be done. Prejudice must be combatted and dis- crimination eliminated. We must create an awareness of rights. 'uaaatiLr . 794:1th 11 has human In a questions and answers period, most of the questions dealt with the Indian popula- tion, Mr. Hall said to help build up the Canadian Indian, as much and as many re- sources as are needed must be used, not what can be afford.. ed. "There should be some- thing like the Marshall plan," he said. "It is basically first a "There is a need to review and ratify and bring our con- cerns forward." ' He said the WI could play a major role in participating in the conference of human rights, to be held in Ottawa Dec, 1 and 2, and also in the implementation of the findings of the commission on the sta- tus of women. human rights and injustice. We must assist our own or- ganizations in efforts to,take action."