The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1942 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREE By Capt. Elmore Phllpott WAR CLIMAX SOON It is now ncarly five years since Ibegan writing these rambling commentaries for Canadian news- papers. There wiil, therefore, be at lcast some readers who wili flot accuse me of being a Poliyanna optimist. Tbese will remember -how, for ycars before the war, I -~ied to warn of its certain com- ri~~g. Àen when it came, that it wouqe a long, terrible ordeai. It is my studied conclusion that there is a good chance that Hit- ..... 1er migbt be de- « fcatcd within the next f ew months. In any event the stage is set for this war. Insofar as its reai centre i s i n Gcrmany there are excel- k l e n t prospects that the begining of the end will î come this ycar. From at le ast ii a score of sourc- es there come evidence of grow- ing tension, if flot an imminent quarrel, bctween Hitler and some of bis fceliow -gangsters. But these are the resuit and not the cause of the incrcasing difficulty of the gencral German situation in this war. .As a matter of fact, this war against Hitler aggression is but a modern exampie of the timeworn struggles between land power and sea power. Four times within the past four centuries Britain has led a coal- ition of nations wbich defeated evcry attempt at world suprem- acy by any one power. The Span- ish Empire, the French Empire, thc French Republic and the Kais- er's Germany, ail made their bids -and ail werc frustrated. In every case British scapower was the key factor in forcing this re- suit. Each struggle was different in detail from ail the others. But in ail these struggies as in this one, seapowcr enabied Britain first to confine her enemy within a sort of box; then to weaken hem enemy flot oniy by blockading by sea, but as time went on by invasion or invasions of the territory of ber enemy. HITLER IN A BOX Hitier's war has been no differ- ent than tac previous wars in principle. His territorial conqucsts approximate those of Napoleon in extent. But his predicament is ap- proximately the same as was that of bis predecessor. He bas run wiid witbin the limits of contin- ental Europe, west of Russia. But within Europe itseif be is, as it were, in a box. On tbree sides that box is bounded by the seas, wbich are eff ~t' ely dominated by tac nav- les U~ Britain and the United Sta s. And on the fourth side he s up Xainst Soviet Russia- whosc power must be like a hor- rible nightmare to him. Hitler has been totaliy unabie to break Britain's control of the sca. Hitler has dcfinitely iost that supremacy in the air which made bis carly biitzkrcigs such simple undertakings for bim. And above ail, Hitler bas (in my opinion) dcfiniteiy lost bis suprcmnacy on land. At this time iast ycar the Ger- man army was tac strongest army in the wold-tbe strongest army ever crcatcd in the history of the world. But aftcr elev,. montbs of war with Soviet Russia it is probabiy not even as strong as tbe army of that gigantic pow- cr, whicb bas a potentiai army strcngth of some 18 or 19 millions of men. And from the four corners of the world in spite of Japan's fran- tic attcmpts to sidc-track tbem fromn their purpose, there begin to close in on Hitler, armies whosc strcngth wili gmow by leaps and bounds from month to month. DOOM IS SEALED It is fot these reasons that I think Hitler's doom is seaied and that the climax of this war will come at any time now. Hitier's Gemmany may stili make the most desperate attcmpt of tbis war to break out of the box in wbicbho finds bimself. On the other banci he may not even be able to launcb an attempt. For the R uss ia n strcngtb moves against hlmi with the impersonaiity of a glacier. It may crush hlm or at ieast freeze him before lie is able to make bis last move. And behind hlm from the home front come cqualiy ominous rum- bics. Thcy are tbe first rumbies of the peopie's revoît which wili certainiy sooner or later sweep over ail Europe. Wbat the effcct of this revoit wiil be, no human being can foreteli. but one tbing is certain, it wiii sweep away that horrible buman scum wbicb gath- ered on the surface of pre-war Germany and polsoned a whoic generation. ENEMY NO. i It does not necessarily follow that. a successful revoit within Germany wouid mean the end of the war. It might even be that the army genemais migbtlilquidate Hitler and some of tbe more yul- gar gangsters in the hope that aristocratic elements in Britain might be wiiiing to come to termis with tbem. Such a hope wouid prove as vain a delusion as in- spired the pilgrimage of Rudoîf Hess to Britain. We therefore migbt sec tbe dis- appearance of Hitler, and the pro- longation of the war against Gem- many, operating under whatever German group would be able to seize the power in that country. The numerous unofficiai peace overtures that have been made in the past few weeks are plain evi- dence that there are such groups in Germany which might attempt to fool the people of the Engiisb Phone 681 Bowmanville TOKYO VIA ALASKA On paper the 1,200-mile road now being blasted through wilderness to Alaska, stops at Fairbanks, but to the American soldiers doing the job it points straight at the heart of Tokyo-tbey've put up road signs to prove it. Here a U.S. Army jeep is shown during a brief hait in camp beside one of the Tokyo signs. Two regiments of men were sent in by rail to Dawson Creek with tons of heavy road- building equipmcnt. Now they've beaten the thaw into Fort Nelson and are ready to tackie the U.S. Army's biggest job to date on this continent. speaking worid by sucb a trick. Staiin's May Day speech shouid be intcrpretcd in this ligbt. It was obviousiy designed to offset the arguments of those conscious or unconscious enemy agents wbo whispcr 'that wc must keep a strong German army as a buffer against Soviet domination of Eur- ope. What our part of the worid must constantiy remember is that Hitler is Worid Encmny No. 1. He is World Enemny No. 1 because be bas the miiitary power in the geographical position from which be migbt domainate most of the civilized worid if he were victori- ous. It is truc that even aftcr we get rid of Hitler, and get Germany out of the war, the subjugation of Japan migbt be a long and bard task. But it wouid be a task oniy doubtful as to time and exact ways and means of conducting it. With Germany out of the war the defeat of Japan is a foregonc con- clusion. T he United Na ti on s would be able to marshafl in the Pacific area ail of the sea, air and land power now iined up against Hitler and bis siave-states, in Europe and the Middle East. Japan can oàly win her part of tais world-war as a by-product of an Axis victory. The Japanese are weil aware of that fact and their only alternative hope is in rego- tiated peace whereby they would be able to trade back conquered land in return for certain guaran- teed priviieges on the mainland of East Asia. Ail of wbicb means that we must stick to our main job of knocking Hitler and Gcrmany out of the war at the cariiest possible moment. For tbat purpose no ef- fort is too great, and fcw risks are too reckless. Wars do not wait to be won or lost according to the timetables of statisticians or text book strate- gists. Generals have to move, not according to text book ruies, but according to tbe circumstances of the times. Undoubtedly the more cautious scbooi of miiitary leader- ship in the British Isies wouid prefer not to take the offensive by land until 1943. But in my opinion it will not work out that way. It wiil not work out that way partiy because tac additional conqucsts which Japan would meanwhiie be able to make, might make the 1943 task even more formidable than taat of this year. If the Russians hoid Hitler on tbe eastern front for another six weeks; or better stili, if the Russians continue their infiltra- tion advances during tbat time- there la every reason to expect that British and American forces will be able to make successfui in- vasions of Hitler-beid tcrritomy in~ one or more spots around that. vast perimeter of coast uine from northern Finland to the shores of the Mediterrancan and Adriatic Seas. And there -is reai hope when those invasions arc made they wil mark.the bcginning of the end of this second worid war. TRANSFER 0F MINISTERS The foiiowing transfers of min- isters of the United Church of Canada, into and'froma the Bay of Quinte Conference, bave been approved by the transfer commit- tee. Those ieaving the conference are Rev. W. H. Boomhour and Rev. W. H. Truscott into Montreal and Ottawa Conference, Rev. T. M. Wesley into Hamilton Confer- ence, Rev. Coyne Gifford into London Conference. Those com- ing into the conference are Rev. A. W. Seaton and Rev. George Stafford from the Montreai and Ottawa Conference, Rev. J. W. Shier from the Toronto Confer- ence and Rcv. H. W. Treffry from the Sasktchcwan Co n f e r e n c e. Kenneth Playfair Juil is an or- dinand into the Saskatchewan Conference from the Bay af Quinte Conference. 188,356 articles of comforts and clothing were disýributed at Eas- tern Canadian Ports to men of the Canadian and British Navy and Merchant Marine last year by the Canadian Red Cross. Children's Aid Society Work Greatly Increased Due to War Annual meeting of Cbildmen's Aid Society of Northumbemland and Durham was heid May 6tb at Port Hope. President Fred Rose- vear, in bis address, said in part: A number of changes have tak- en place during the year. We realized some time ago that the ever-increasing amount of work required larger office accommo- dation, and in ou.r searcb for suit- able quarters we had in mind as well a location that would be more convenient to the public. In December we moved into our new office at 12 John Street at the rear of the Royal Bank where we bave ample accommodation and most convenient of access to the public. I don't know whether Mr. Thompson, the treasurer, intcnds to comment on the increasing dif- ficulty we are baving to make reccipts equal expenditures, but it is causing us real concern. Our present staff is unable to handle the increasing volume of work, to which the war is adding material- ly, with the despatch it warrants, but witb the increased cost of food, clotbing, building mainten- ance, office rent, etc., we do not see as yet wbere the money can be raised to pay for additional staff. A committee has been form- cd to investigate ways and meanis of raising additional revenue. Mrs. Hodgert bas requested several times to be relieved of ber duties, but we were unable to secure a trained social worker to take over ber work, and she con- sented to carry on. That, of course, wouid not solve our prob- lem as we need an additionai worker to the present staff. In the County of Hastings, just to the east of us, wbich bas a population sligbtiy greater than Durbam and Northumberland combined, tbey have a superintendent, two field workcrs. two stenograpbers and three cars as against our staff of a superintendent, one f ield work- er, one stenographer and one car. Peterborougb and Victoria-Hall- burton counties, both of wbicb have considerably smaiicr popula- tion than our two counties, have the same size staff as we have. but have two cars instead of one. HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR RADIO LICENSE for 1942-43? If you haven't you liait bet- ter attend to this matter at once as your license explred March 3lst. Radio Inspectors and Mounted Police aecept no excuse for flot having a license. GET YOURS TODAY from W. C. CAVERLY Official Radio Licenser Opposite Royal Theatre Bowmanvillie Shows Deficit Brodie Thompson ead the treasurer's report. Total receipts sbowed $17,072.41; expenditures, $17,087.02; leaving a deficit of $14.61. Mrs. Hodgert's report was a most interesting report on the Came of the Chiidren in Foster Homes, which is Mrs. Hodgert's division as social worker of the socicty. Supeintendent K. J. Hodgert gave a most interesting outiine of bis work and the details invoived. Slate of Officers Fred Rosevear, Port Hope, pre- aident; Mrs. A. W. George, Mrs. Charles Roberts, Mm. F. W. Gai- braith, Mm. D. G. White, ail of Port Hope, vice-president; Gor- don C. Garnett, Port Hope, secre- tary; Brodie Thompson, Port Hope, treasurer; Rev. J. M. Cri- sali, Rev. T. P. Crosthwait, Rev. Dr. N. S. McKechnie, Rev. George Rowland, Rev. J. W. Gordon, Rev. J. J. Guiry, Dr. S. S. Dickinson, aIl of Port Hope; Rev. R. L. Sca- born and Rev. P. J. Kelly, Co- bourg, Mrs. C. A. Bamtlett, Bow- manvilie, Mrs. Fred Smith, Mil- brook, Mrs. Percy Hare, Newcas- tic, Mrs. S. S. Lockhart, R. R. 3 Newcastle, Mrs. Harry Goss, Bewdley, directors. Reeve J. Box introduccd the guest speaker, Magistrate Ronald B. Baxter, whose addrcss xvas centred on a magistratc's view of the Cbiidren's Aid Society. He Doesn't Give a Hoot for Churchill (Who is that Individual? Answer is given by the War Worker, orga3l of the Canadian Federa- tion of Labor.) Winston Churchill is biueblood. Hes one of those lucky fellows- aiways bas been-with enough cash to live on in enjoyment, and enough braina to enjoy life. He needn't have donc a tap. Yet be's the world's greatest war worker-and producer. Why? Because he's got eye, mind, Iheart and soul fixed on one goal- v:etory. There's nothing he won't do. no sacrifice he won't make, to get theme. Which moins he's nian cnough to put country before self. He's proved that, many tiines. Who wanted to quit as head of tho Admiralty so that he could tigait with a naval brigade in Belgium during the iast wam? Who stepped down from the Bi 'tish Cabinet when bis Prime Mnister told hlm public opinion deinandcd it? Who warncd that Hitler was in earnest while Britain siept, and risked being boycotted for ever by the appeasers wbo were running the country? Who reached over the heads of al] the Tories to shake the band of Ernest Bevin and give hlm a Cabinet seat? Who took upon himseif, with- out consulting Parliament, to tel the world "RuIssia is our ally" a fexv boums after Hitler turned the blitz eastward? Who bas tumncd out unpopular Cabinet coileagues, shifted gen- erals, kicked overboard deep- rooted Army and Navy tradition? Churchill. Look at bis record. Neyer bas hie refused to fade out when bis country's interest dcmanded il; and neyer bas he tried ta snatch a Cabinet job whcn bis personal interest might have cashed in. Churchill? Say, there's anc mndi- vidual wba docsn't give a hoot for Churchill. That's the man himself. Contrary to what most of us were brought up to think, the boiiing point is the boiling point anid the temperature of your dish wili be the same whether its been boiled furiously or siowly. THE RESERVE ARMY 0F CANADA (Instalment 2) This is the second in a series of short articles on the above subject. The first stated the ole of the Reserve Army to be:- (a) To produce partly traincd personnel for the Active Army, which was discussed in our last issue. (b) To train for the defence of Canada. (c> To provide a force to act in Aid to the Civil Power. It la proposed, in this install- ment, to discuss ole (b) in s0 far as mnay properly be donc. The strength of the Canadian Ammy Reserve is, probably, as well known in Germany and Ja- pan as it is in Canada so it is not divulging any military secrets to state that each Active Unit bas a Reserve 2nd counterpart. There are, in addition, some Reserve Units which have not, as yet, pro- vided an Active Unit. Ail Units are authorized to train at compiete War Establish- ment. A minimum of 30 days' training has been completed ini the fiscal year ending March 31, 1942. Many men in ail ranks have trained greatly in excess of the! minimum, having attended camp for 21 days and drills at lcast one night per week during the ycar.1 Regimental schools have been1 conducted for the qualificationi of Officers and N.C.O.'s. The training syllabus la most comprehensive and includes ahl subjects taught to Active Units. Sufficient drill is given to com- pel the habit of obedience and to enable bodies of troops to be formed up and moved rapidly and without confusion. The men are taught and prac- ticed in the use of ail weapons with which they are armed. They arc, also, instructed in the tacti- cal empioymcnt of other arms. Map-reading is a subject in which ahl ranks must become pro- ficient. It embraces the use of the compass, nigbt-marching, map sketch jng and other interesting studies. Military iaw is taught and en- forced. St. John's Ambulance courses in First Aid to the injured are conducted and are of inestimable value. Ail ranks must pass tests in eiementary training before pass- ing on to more advanced training which includes drill in larger formations and tactics of ahl ikinds. +0 Local Industrial Dispute Settled Satisfactory To All The Labor Department at Ot- tawa announced last week the recent settlement of six industrial disputes which resuited in appli- cations for establishment of boards of conciliation and inves- tigation under provisions of the Industriai Disputes Investigation Act. Louis Fine, chief conciliation officer of the Ontario Department of Labor, who was authorized as industrial disputes inquiry com- missioner to investigate a dispute between Goodyear Tire and Rub- ber Co. of Canada Ltd., Bowman- ville, Ont., and its employecs, members of Local 189, United Rubber Workcrs of America, me- portcd a "mutually satisfactory settiement" of the dispute. The employees have witbdrawn ap- plication for a board of concilia- tion. 80,000 food parceis a wcek for British prisoners of wam in Nazi- hcld termitory is the objective of the Canadian Red Cross this year. The Canadian Red Cross is ask- cd for help of ail kinds. Christo- pher Williams, a seven-year aid Briton, asked themn to find hisi ginger coiored abbit named "Ru- pert." Tbey did. FA R mE R S.3aYou CAN BORRiOW If you need money to improve your production of food and other essential supplies to help Canada's war effort, you are invited to discuss your needs with our nearest branch manager, who wiIl treat your business as strictly confidential. Supplying credit to farmers for constructive purposes is traditional with the Bank of Montreal, which since 1817 has co-operated with ail Canadian industry, including agri culture. Our branch managers understand the banking needs of farmers engaged in every branch of production. DANK OF MONTREAL "A BANK'WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOME' Modern, Bxperienced Bankia5 Service..... the Ouccomie ot 124 Ycars'Succefsful Operation IWARSAVINGSCRIIGTE Bowmanville Branch: F. O. McILVEEN, Manager 1 Garton Service YOUR ASSURANCE THAT YOUR CAR WILL LAST THE DURATUON It's really a simple and inexpensive job to keep your car in perfect shape for the duration. But it's a job that should be handied by an expert. No matter what car trouble you may have. you can always depend on us for the very best in workmanship. You'Il flnd that our prices are weil within your wartime budget. GARTON'S GARAGE Bus Station Ituperial 011 Phone 2666 'I Up.m YOU can 't board the train after it has left the station, neither can you get insurance on your home after it burxxs down. Before it is too late, check up the amount' of insurance you carry on your property with this agency NOW! J, J, MASON & SON INSURANCE AGENTS DRYCLEANING IS THRIFTY! MAE N'S S UITS 4 ...hold their amart tailored lines and wear longer ... when cleaned and pressed regularly Oshawa Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company, Limiteol PHIONE 419 1 TRURSDAY, MAY 14,1942 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREE