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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWWANVILE, ONTARIO PAGE TWO EsA"bllsed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Wth which are Incorporated The Dowmanville Ne"s, The Newcastle Independent, sud The Orono News. 85 eas' Contlnuous Service To The Town eorflowmanville and Durham County. ~ Member Audit Bureau Of circulation$8 Canadian Weekly NewuDDrs clmAWeeklies of Canad" SUBSCRIPTON RATES $2.00 a yeur, strlctly in adace. sue5 a Year in the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, JUTLY 3lst, 1941 What 18 Inflation ? We have been pestered quite a bit lately by people wanting to know what inflation means. These enquiries were engineered? we 'imagine, by certain sophisticated loungers who sit on a bencli under a tree, just off Main Street and, among them, solve the problenis of the universe, but, unconcerfled, let the war drift on. To escape the seorn of the "I-told-you-so 's," we shall attempt, without referring to dictionary or text b~ooks, to put* the matter down on paper. And in so doing we may corne to under- stand something about it ourselves. Infla- tion ivas common in the old days when we. as foothallers, used to strain Iungs when in- flating footballs. But what is meant, no doubt, is mon etary inflation. There have been technical explan- ations by experts, who, after explaining, leave the question more confused than ever. Mariner Eccles, forxnerly of the U.S.A. Fed- eral Reserve, as we remember, answered the question, and so did Reginald MeKenna in England. We shall give what we remember of their suminaries and let it go at that. Said Mr. Eccles: "Inflation 'would corne when the supply of money, bank deposits and currency, in the hands of those who spend that money, is greater than the con.ntry 's ability to produce the goods for the market. .. . a condition where the sup- ply of xoney in the hands of those who spend it is in excess of ability to supply de- mand." And as Mr. MeKenna put it: " Inflation will be due tg the growth of consumption, civil and iitary, beyond our capacity to produce. " In short, inflation cornes as a resuit of havmng more rnoney in circulation than there are goods and services. And go, with this in mind we know that already we have inflation in Canada and that tIiç goy- ernment has admitted it by some recent' orders-in-coulidil, and that fuirther steps are ahinost imniediately in prospect. Pull ernployrnent and high wages, plus the inevitable economie influence of U.S.A. conditions upon Canada has caught us up i the spiral. The only way to avoid it is to do as the agricultural editor, go out and work on farmis sans 1wages, or it under a tree with the Soeratie element. Wîthout means it is impossible to conipete in buying. Thus therc would beno inflation. V_ Scrap Iron Shortage Leading papers of July 25, carry news that steel production is threatened by a shortage of one of the steel industries basic raw materials . .. scrap iron and steel. Ex- perts in the industry do not know just what is likely ýo be done, or what, in fact, can be donc. The Statesman has followed this scrap and salvage business with more than ordinary interest because it wvas one of the haif dozen papers in Canada that suggested policy - and urged action in regard to it nearly a year and a haif ago. As iuany people know, the government finally launched a collection campaign late this spring but enthusiasm already has petered out. Enquiry a few days ago reveals that scrap donations and collection have -eeased in- definitely. Only rarely does a salvage truck pass this way and colletors no longer pester busy farmers. One of the original comîittee said: "The thing neyer was properly organ- ized; we neyer were given prices and had no idea where to ship or how to do it; the resuit vas that truekers -got the stuff on ,.2~'Ii ~eaoflare -open to thie gen- pl g z* invfted to attend ail or .i~hOpNogf&Mnwg the prorinent ro j'u o'ht-day oram, are Hon. Bigh 0cm- ~ 0**.,De Bitish Min- go Drew. K. ýConmular- Control By Compulsion Floyd Chalmers, editor of The Financial Post, was a headline speaker at the Chieago convention of the National Federation of Sales Executives. He pr'edicted severer curbs on civilian buying, much heavier taxation, and stricter priorities. And he went on to say: "Total war cails for total defence ef- fort. You cannot hope to fight such a war and maintain your standard of living un- impaired. TherE must be a general sacrifice and dreams of new homes, new cars and luxuries, cannot be fulfilled. Individual standards of living must be lowered to raise the country's standards of fighting." That, we dlaim, is straight anid simple language from one of Ganada's clear and concise thinkers. Well, as the columns of The Statesman wilI reveal, we have been trying to say the same thing for a long time but could neyer acliieve the same technique of diction. His prediction was made some time ago, and already we find the government experîment- ing with controls, such as gasoline, on the "please" basis. This of courge mnust gîve way to firm-jawed, even strong-arm methods. Why these things are not foreseen or acted upon with resolution is and muàt remain a mystery to mnen of action. But, no matter who is at the helrn, compulsion eventually will be resorted to and because it is the only logical and fair way of "carrying through" it will meet with general approval. What we have lacked here in Canada are voices such as Mr. Chalmers or sorne form of publicity which. would long ago have reached the public in a way that would most certamnly have brought action, for public insistence seems to have had the cf- fect of lcading the leaders on more than oee occasion. This campaign should have been part of the programme of the Director of Public Information. The Statesman today rnerely reiterates what Mr. Chalmers said at Chicago by way of warning to subseribers that it wou 't be long now until the weight of restriction aud rationing is felt in the land. We had better get ready for it. _V Whet Is Your Vlew Point?7 From time to time our readers sec some- thing in The Statesman whieh has either thie approval or disa.pproval of the reader.. It may be a news item, sornetimes not cover- ed completely. It niay be an editorial, which to the reader, seems altogether wrong. It may be a stand that the editor has taken on some pertinent and timely subjeet that ap- peals to the subseriber. In any event, whether we have your ap- proval on the question, or otherwise, we do like to hear from our readers. We value eur opinion. We cau be wroug just like anyone else, and we admit this very hurnbly. flow- Sever, there is another error that we eau * mao, p.d itmay pgç-sibiAy e t_,le greatest ertor of ail, and that ia t£îe errr. of omission. *Lacking the large reporting staff that goes with a bigger paper-not a greater paper by any means-t«hingsamar happening every day i a wide area such as Durham County. Ev- ents whieh do not appear iu any paper, and which should appear. Therefore, we ask every public-minded citizen, male or female, to ]et us know cf auy news which you think is of intereet about the community. This la your local paper. We want you to write the editor on controversial subjects. We want you to feel that there is always a place in the paper for letters covcning im- portant questions. We want you to send us ncws briefs and letters from your soldier boys. We want you to tell us of any charit- able undertakings. It may be that weceau be of service to you in this connection. You, possibly need publicity for some commend- able undertaking. We hope that you will find our staff fiendly and understanding. Are you with usal _V Slow Down The Tempo The world would be a better place in which to live if man had the habit of lying in bed one morning each week. This isn't our own original proneuncement, but the comforting eoucept of a noted' American physician who propounded this thought be- fore the annual meeting of the American Medical Association. The physician, Dr. Ed- gar V. Allen, chief of the famous Mayo Clin- ic, laimed that amnbition is fast becoming 1a main factor in shortening business ty- coon's span of life. -Ambition and the "strenuous life" are Many cf those Who have contributed most to the furtherauce of mankind have left practically nothing in the way of worldly gooda. Yet their names wil ive long after that of the multiPmiIionaire has been for- gotten. These benpfactors invariably led a serene, contentedife, rich in the fulinescf their friends, their happinesa bringing them more than dollars can buy. "O..-OXK.you've passed-you're i the armny, Jensen-PLEASE..." Scraps and Tankage Whcu we were. eut helping on thc f arm the other day, we were told and indeed we saw, that it would be necessary to buy feed te keep the daimy- herd lu production. Dmought has redueed foddcm aud grain crops. The ehoice was thla: cither buy feeda and concentrates for cattle -sud hogs or gel them off to accommodate what the farm raised. The next thing was ta enquire the coat of thèse supplies. It hîd been advertis- ed that the govemumeut had stepped iu oit the milers and had pinned down mill-feeds by $3,00 per ton. But what had they doue in~ regard te the big packcrsanad dealers in couceutrates 1 We weut along te- find eut. We found, firat, that a lot of fanmera blamed the local dealers for aising prices. This was pmovied untrue, aud quiekly. The fact is that retailers have te ait up ucarly evemy night makiug changes in prices that packems mark up every few days. But, wc asked, if the governent stepa on the mil- lers, why net the packems, for their priées are away eut cf sight and going highcr?1 S e wceraued our ueek and ead a few hunes ou the price card: "F'armrnes are getting good prices for everything; they are selling at prices that show thena. a good profit." That, therefome, was justification for uppiug coneentrate prices sud theý,govemrnentsays net a word. And hère are soute of the prices on the card, per ton, F.O.B. Toronto: Meat meal $70.00; Semaps $65.00; Tankage $65.00; Boue Meal $62.50; Blood Meal (less sales tax) $72.50; Qilcake $40.00; Soybean meal $45.00; Hcg coneentrates $54.00 te $58.00,' and se forth. There has been ne recession. It has becu and la today, up and ever up.'It will bc uoted that the above are, largeiy, by- products unsaleable save lu the above form. Most cf it, we eau readily believe, coat th processors nothing at al. . . yet look at the amazing prices. And as te boue meal, they, get the homus free sud on top cf that, charge the fariner (peor sucker) $1.00 per head. Well, the simple tact is that fammers have no0 moneyu or refuse te tap crédit to yicld te. this sort cf hold-up, se they must sacri- fice their herds. This la one "dog-in-the- manger" situation for the Fcdemation's at- tention. _V Food, Vlctory, Peace Under the above heading, John Àtkins, farmer and journalist, diseussea farmn pro- duction lu the June issue, National Home Monthly. His argument la for production bc- cause in the final phase, fo6d will win the war and write the peace. Iu its articles ou WAR, over a year ago, Thé Stateaman pre- sented the samne thesis aud pressed for a National farmi policy. But the gevemument spensored and carried a pclicy of scamcity aud resorted te palliatives such as bonuses and stabilization measures. We are still without a policy aud nothiug bas been heard fmom Hon. J. G. Gardiner since parliarnt adjonmned. dCanada 's chief farmn producta presenting "surplus" problema are, wheat, tebacco and apples and the latter twe eau be solved overnight within the British and Canadian markets alone. And whcat will be the "leader" in writing and maintainiiig peace; se we need net fear a wheat surplus nom means of finaneing it tcday. Today we have discarcity" opemating frein two causes: Firat, it was legislated in the western bonus scheme; and, second, farmn labor was drain- cd off into the ammd services sud industry te an extent that thousands cf acres w'eut out cf production. lndecd hundreda cf acres lie idle within this eue County of Durhamn. Farm leaders sud practical agmi- cultural economista, like John Atkina and Major Strange and H. H. Hannam peint the way but meet the resistance cf aheer iu- décision. Clearcut ideas cf our present needs and even cf cur post-war needs for agriculture, wc believe, are pretty well underteed by Hon. Mr. Gardiner, aud why no encenupas- sing policy bas been developod la a mystcry. Somle saY it la polities and theme may bc truth in that. But if a diagmam la ueeded, ail we can do is peint te the Idwiu-the-peace " agricultumal policy already set up in the U.S. by Hon. Mr. Gardiner's contempomamy, Secretary of Agriculture, Caude Wickamd. That policy involves "control" ail down the liue. The goal is more production, with the five basic cropa ne lon~ger deminating FAEMEE5 AJJYI5LU SEOURE MILLFEEDS AT REDUCTION $3 A TON Farmers in Eastern Canada wouldbe well advised to secure at the reduction of $3 per ton which becamne effective on July lSth, supplies. of millleeds which they may require to maintaili pro- duction of milk and other liv e stock products, states the Domnir- ion Departmerit of Agriculture. The reduced prices are $25 a ton for bran, $26 for shorts and $29 for middlings in canlots to dealers at Montreal rate points, with or without gn accompanying order for flour. Exports are being li- censed so as to insure adeqtiate supplies for Canadian use at -the reýduced prices. If any dealer f inds difficulty in obtaining supplies of millfeeds at the reduced prices he should at once advise the Domnin- ion Departmeiit of Agriculture, Ottawa. This reduction i mllfeed prices has been agreed to by the milllng industry as a necessary measure in dealing with the emner- gency caused by drought condi- tions in Eastern Canada. While the reduction in the Mill.- f eeds prices does flot represent the establishment of a definite floor in the millfeed market, there is no reason to expect further re- ductions i the next few weeks in view of the strong demand for export to the U. S. On page 2 the matter of feeds and concentrates is discussed agrarian eoncm ly. Isfeil lnak nowliaede haoGmmauy canlexilholaotnoa nolongsteaaitarvayaonotatothe lonlg tiueg e do it fedtain nd sttore upreerefo thin thdnngt feritng hodstoate at the brcaking point will burst their bonds to ob'tàin food. Intellecteals ln Governmn eNt A.way baek lu the days we studied An- cient History there was a word that im- pressed itself upen us, but we eau 't reeal it now. It meaut "goverument by intel- lectuals," not uecessamily an oigarchy but susceptible to bureaucratie expansion. And this, we thought, as we read of recent ap- poiutment, la Ganada 's present destiuy. Here are some of the late uews items: June and July appointments by Prime Minister King: Norman A. Robertson, at 19 a Rhodes seholar, au Oxford man, ap- pointed Uuder-Secretary cf State for Ex- terual Affairs. H.L. Keenîcyside, M.A., Ph.D., te be assistant Under-Seeretary. L. B. Pearson, graduate of Teronto and Oxford universities, as assistant Under-Seretary. H. M. Wrong, U. cf T., and Oxford, as Minister-Counselor at Washington. Prof. H. F. Angua, as special assistant in Extemnal Affaim~. Rhodes. Seholar J. T. Tharson as ?Miistèr of W4atiônallfWâr'Sèfvîéâ. - 'The are enly a few picked at randoni. The whole cabinet is around 80 per, cent lawyers and intelleetuals. But the Prime Minister la the peer of them ail lu earued degrees and the man who se].- ecta the select few. Seareh as you wiIl, you wil f id few, if any, hard-headed, horny- hauded, sons cf toil from off the fans within those cloistered precinets and sophia- tieated conclaves. This is aomethiug uot al to the good in wartimàe. Most people would feel more seeure with a number cf "tougher" men i the menage. It would prevent a drift to a gynarehy (we hope thia la the proper term.) and we should emerge into days cf reconstruction with something cf the ruggedness of pioncer detemmination which will be needed f ar more than the sauvenescf diplomacy of those who havp neyer plumbed hardpan. __ How To Use The Union Jack At such a time when the national flag ia being used much more than in normal days, questions concerniiig regulations as te its use corne up much more frequently. Naturai- ly it is the spirit cf loyalty that prompts the display cf the flag that is the important thing, but it ia also vemy important that its use should be dignified by au observance of the correct procedure. The following con- cise instructions as te how te use the flag will becof interest toecitizens in general: 1. The Union Jack la the officiai flag cf 0anada and should be the eue flown i Canada. 2. The Red and Bine Ensigna with the Coat-of-Annis of Canada, in the f ly, ime lu- teuded for use afloat aud on officiai build- ings outside cf Canada. They are net -cor- rectly used on buildings lu Canada. 3. The flag should uot' be hoistcd before aunise, nom allowed te remain up alter sun- set. 4. In hoisting the flag the broad white stripes in the cross cf St. Audmew should be above the mcd stripe cf St. Patrick on the aide of the flag next te the rnasthead; if re- versed it la an indication ef distreas. 5. The flag should always be earied np- right and not allcwed te toueh the gmound. 6. When flown in mnemorial the flag should be raised te the masthead aud then lowered. 7. When naed for indoor decematien the flag should neyer be b'elow a person ait- ting. . S. It hould neyer be used as a cover for table, box or desk, except at a military religions eeremony, and nothiug should b. placed upen it, except the Bible. Iu regard te the National Anthein ("(4ed Save the King") a final clause isaddcd: "Whencver the National Anthem la played ®m sung, ail persoas withiu heaiug ahonld stand at attention, men with heada uncver- cd."% __ An optimist La one whosc glass is halt full; a pelsimist la anc wboae glass is hall empty. About the time one leamns te make the nacat ef lite, the meut cf it la gene. A THURSDAY, JVLY 3lst, 1941 ISeeIMt.1 By Osut.Elmore philpot TOWARS VICTORY Some months ago I set forth i these columiis the reasous why IE thougbt this midsummer would mark the real turning Point in the war. Either Hitler or our- selves would be much further along the raad te decisive victory by August 1. Day by day piles up uew cvi- dence that tais is really se. We are moviiig towards a decisicli in this war by giant strîdes. It is netî only that thc Battle for Russia is going se much better than any- one had a right te expect that it would go. Theîe 'are numereus other indications that the positionà of the Axis gangsters is anc cf increasing desperatieii. And there, arc quite evident signs that one, at least, of thc gangster group i5 getting ready ta say "levery man for himself." The chief reason fer this decid- ed change for the better in the.j general world picture is that the1 Red arinies have won Round 2 i the Battie for Russia even more decisively than the Nazis won Round 1. That is net te say that the Germans rnigbt net yet wi eut in Russia, in thc rounds yet te came. But already the maulixig tbey have received at the paws of the Russiaxi bear bas smashcd te smithereens their whole 1941 tume table. Even if Russiari resistaiicc were te end conîpletcly befere September 1 - which I consider the exact reverse ot what will h a p p e n - Russia would have macle the greatest cf contributionis te tac eventual defeat of Hitler. For while Hitler's attack on Russia remains te me thc prize puzzle of this whole war - the most insane maove ever made by a leader hitherto famous for his fex- like cunning - wc de knew that thc need fer cil was anc cf the most compelling reasons behind it. Hitler now bas the proverbial snowball's chances cf gctting anY cil eut cf Russia this year. Mean- wbile his expenditure cf what cil he dld have iu f jvc weeks i the Battle for Russia probably ex- ceeda that et ail his ether Euro- peau campaigiis put together. BOL» - TIREN HfT sud tam thRed sm iecaetac ineged cfNaivincibihiity himaisl ad stac tirsall ees etthe tightng witbN Rsais Hciille did h ge. Inache itb to eesmucbh itrubletc trrîto ier cuied by tacksovihttoa ypoduto troete catrcf on-gr cssieBu by tac Subeuttha b-rc w ofs the tactigof n-ggassenon tht sin cfhprc-1930 usai tac Nazisk when te ftitkng acsingl objte tive of Iprtance. And sif -heas haves idistabl oesingle lases- bve ofeimpoxtrne.clyndlgifonah sers te ighpting bastaen cus thaceb chrcer cxactly hsultond t a ries erve strng et ta eao- te cad exactly opsited te tac neseda cftac Nazis teRe a lescnclioposile ttais laed totf thaczc ~ies. cncn tMyuetencldushonasfro aother latnatif r tac allaries wiilcbn- inu t bilthacNazsdor ithmere thatnir trais, theaisatill as gthobit ac n ihmr haz arrds eataesssu noe an ta wc w e down te tacoffensiv gessnIBista wnoe a eebae e wo frn wac ctd dw. And tae aeseminebis a spoaets wr euromsea-oer, h cbinAdite, aretholand fos avaisablerebut ne di, ould ei- erbateftively.hJad ore If aaeunoies e coussia'- brack door-iveladvsok-w can opn it. t lseRsi' The whoo ladiotrmotb-nly care et.rp-ewy iln Thd Arhngel, basmenortepos sialres. uoeNrwy iln Sn cu e rl, aer wersat en- sbtaliet rudteIay DESPERATE devices will beceme. He is first sud torcmost a pelitician. He wil undoubtcdly meve beaven and cartb te, make "deals" wiîh ede- ments ln Russia, Britain, the U.S. or anywbere cisc, if by se doing he ceuld save biniscîf. Even cemplele boggiug-dewn in Russis might net prevent him atternpting a celossal air blitz againsl Britain using- everything pieces on the rocks cf uneuding Russian resistance; while Hitler's elite corps bleis itself white on tac scerchcd cartb et tac Russian steppes, wbat is Ibis incrcasing hum and crump noise whicb. makes tac gangster leader lock ever more frowupîgly over bis shoulder? It is tac ever incrcasing rear ef the air-fleets over Gerrnany. Day by day, week by wcek it gets worse aud worsc. There neyer bas been anytaiug likc 1e befere. Let us boe that tacre nqver'wM h ave toe be agori ît is t a dow cf that increas- lng chaud wbleh bas wrltten its own message et deom on tac vcry face cf Hitler, sud lu the hcarts et cvcry oeeoet is men, wbo kuows tac truta. The truta la taat frem tac fac- tories et tac United States, as well as from Britain, planes arc pour- ing at a rate wbieb mounts ia swiftly ascendig curve cacb month. Wbcu tac other fellow begins te falter is tac lime te bit bini with everything yeu bave. That is wby, i Canada as elsewhcrc, we should stcp up our war effort as we neyer yet have. Increased energy uow on the part cf tac democracies may save innumier- able lives, snd shorten thc war by yesrs. Notice of Poli Tax twcnty-oe years sud under slxtY years ot age, aud wbe are net otacrwise asscssed er psy las or taxes elsewbcre lu Ontario, arc requirçd te psy an annual P0li Tax cf $5.00. This tax will be received by tac Collector et Taxes until Sept. lat nexl, af 1er wbicb time col- lection will be made as tac Law provides, witaout further netice. Persons ceming under tac pro- visiens of tais By-Law ýiU gev- cmn theniselvea accordlugly. TewnHall, Fred Pattinsen, July 31. 1941. Tas Collecter. I i BOWMANVILL! LIONS CLUB To The Citizens of Bowmanville and surirounding District Dear Friends: The Officers and niembers of The Bownianville Lions Clubý wish to express their very grateful thanks to you for the splendid way in which you supported our carnival. The results are most gratifying in- deed, and you may rest assured that the money received will bé spent to the best advantage in this comnrunity and for War Services, and comforts for the boys over- se as. Again we say Thanks. Sincerely ypurs, F. VERNON OTT, SecretaxV. j -%É%Md gas. We have every reasoii to feed encouraged at the trend cf events. But the very fact that this ls truc should put us on guard. This mnan, whose whole Philosophy cf life la that he stops at nothing, will do anything that is human0y possible rather thari admit defea- Itideed, it was lu 1923 when he i suffered his worst defeat, that he proved himself the most cunnîng and dangerous. JAPAN BILUFFS The acid test of Japan's inten- tions seems te Me te be if she actually invades Siberia. Rer in- vasion of French Indo-China meafla nothing at ail. It could be, cf course, another move towards an eventual attack on Singapere or the Dutch East Indies. But it also could be-sund I believýe it is -an- attémpt te grab the oniy territory lying louse on the Paci- fie while the grabblug is stili good. In other words, I 6elleve that if the Russiafla continue te hold the German arriies there is net the slightest chance of an attack by Japan on Russia. On the other baud, there is a very good chance 'that Japan. will corne te her senses, get out of China, and agree te a reasouable peace while such ls still open to ber. If she takea the other course, Russian bombing planes wlH, de- vastate ber cities, embargees will stifle and strangle ber, sud a cern- bined U.S.-British-aid-Dutcb fleet Will either blow ber ships dlean eut cf the water or coop tbýem up in port. If Japan maes pence uow she could net only get a more gener- eus agreement than she ever would get after Hitler la knocked out. But she could alse secure bath short and long terni con- rtracts wbicb would go a long way tewards recoýupifig the disastrous cests cf ber crazy attempt te swalew China. v WITH WINGS