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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, NOV. 4th, 1943 Mbe %aabian 94teaWna Established 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Wlth wblch Is Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 88 Years' Continuons Service To The Town of Bowm anville and Durham County. Member ~ Audit Bureau of Circulations lUiL Weekly Newspaperse Association Class A Weeklles of Canada SUBSCRIPTI14 RATES $2.00 a Year, strlctly in advance. $2.50 a Year ln the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THE STATESMAN HONOR ROLL - On Active Service - Capt. John M. James Capt. Win. G. James Warrant Officer Donald Cameron Sergt. George Graham t Cpi. Arthur Living Leaders Announce Plans lIn tlis issue of Thue Statesmauu will be fouuud au outlinc of Primne Minister Kiug 's pronounecemeiut on ueconstructionu and also a more deeplY considered programme au- nouuuced by John Brackcîî. Farmners every- where shîould study tluesc stateinents of poliey for thuey deal priiauily n'itli the prob- lemns of ouîr basic coucerai, agriculture. Bothu these statesun subseribe to the eco- nomie doctrinue of "progrressively lon'ered tariffs-' and it is iuterestinig to note that Mr. Kin.g lias corne aroiuud to Mr. Brackeui's phrase, "Progressive" ii the matter of ap- proacling post w'ar probleuns of the. first order. The Statesman was a few w'eeks in ad- vance of thie statenients of these leaders ini calliuîg for immediate pronouniceinents by leaders on agnicultural policy. Mr. Kiuug'.s response is not detailed *but Mr. Bracken 's us, anid at great ieuîgtb. There will be no at- ternpt here at the moment to discuss the merits of eitber proniounceunent. Mucli study is required 'of bothi to do them justice. Let readers theinselves take time for study, poiunt by point, for no more serionus uor vital questions have cone before us for a gencra- tioii. Tliere 's one suggestionî thuat iu-lt be înost timely: That is, non' that Farm Forumus are about to bc revived for the ninter, aund we have a uen' and aggressive president of the Durham Federation of Agriculture, wlîo oughît to be suîpported to the lirnit... these Foruums could do nîo hetter than take Up for close study, iîîdeed uirniited stuid .v the matters these two leaders have just put on record. The Statesman lias during al these wvar years donc its best to support agriculture. Non' it is apparent n-eare to get somewhere ini the matter of a geneu'al advance anîd better deal or knon' the rea- son wby' . It would hbe uise to save ail your Statesmians with these priîited platforrns. Halifax Forgets Canada Rigbt ini the uuidst of ('aiada 's 5thî Vie- tory lioan, back cornes \'iscount Halifax, British AAmbassador to the 1..A., fî'oin a trip to England, aîud soîîuîds off to the pr'ess as flulows: "It is perfectly logical to bc- lieve today that an iuter'îah crackuîp iun Ger- manyiv uîay coune aiiv tiune." And Cauada 's dailies screauuu, 'Germauiy ray crack any- tirne,"iii flaring headlines. It's the sanie old gaine . .- lllin- people iîto unvaî'rauited complaceiucy just w~hen a vital \'ictory Loanl is bein-g calîed for. The w'eekly press, geuîerally, lias not beeuu guilty of this sort of bunk. The English Lord goes on to say: "But you canuiot tell . . . one part of your mind shouîd prepare for a lonîg anid tougli strug- gle, but with the other part you eau legi- timatelv wvatch for auîything to happen" . and ie likfened Nazi Germany to a juggîer tossing several balis in the air . . . and s0 on. Our advice to Cauuadiauus is to close their cars to ail this "hîalf-andc-balf-uiuuid" clapti'ap and kçeep tlueir eyes on thue bail with iuiiuîds not divided by- aIl tluis law%-de- daw wislifuluuess of peripatetie, political trad it iuua] ists wiîo condition thenselves to the belief of "rule by divine rilt" and souiu(loff on false keys at wrouîg umomuents. Cauadians liad rnuch better rend the crs ucatlt'e etkl *v pa'p tloe gioul imuited]ut uuuuihcu' i ake a daily paper, n'as thue view otf thue groîup, (farm commiittee), and as stituu as ventr'al office can afford it, brief artieles ,lefling igu-tli policy shouuîd be <'an- rie inii thue weekly press. Farmers Beware Rceîube the fi story of Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad w'olf 7 It miglit bc a g-ood idea't() read it again - and ther look elosely about you today. Let us put the' case this way: ' sapro h ae An "'lndividualist" saprowhmke blis own ivay. earns lus living and the res- peet of îîeighibors, pulls bis share ini comn muniiity effort, asks no charity in good tines or bad, puts aside some hard-won dol- lars for old ag-e and the eilîdren. A "Rug- ged lnidividutalist' is a fariner witIi ail the al)ove qualities - and then some - a mai w'ho blas won bis land by tbe sweat of his lrow and(lwbo will defend it to hiis last gasp. If you've got a better definition, tiei trot it ouit. Inaftle dailyý press of Oct. 27, 1943, we find tbesc reînarks in ftbe report of a speech of E. B. elolliffe, Ontario leader of tlie Socialist C'.I.0., C.C.L., C.C.F., before the Electrical Appliance Dealers' Association ini Toronto: -Today tile rugged individualist is mnost likely to enud as a ragg-ed individualist" - and lie called farmers to, unite with his, left- ist laborites. Mr. Jolliffe \vas a Rhodes Sebiolar, is now a labor-lawN er quite un- fa miliar wvth whiffletrees, stifles, spavinies roup, pip, garget, Bang's disease and horny' handed biard work. His propheey for farm- ers, "raggedy farmers," is the most arnaz- ing confession ever made by a public man, for, NOTE THIS: lie plans to form the next governuiient ini the Province of On- tario, and will deal with " Ragged Indi- vidnalists." lu lis confession lie mnight bave added tbese facts: "From 1926 through 1940, labor aiid farmers combined, took 74.2 per cent of Canada's total national ineomne Ieaving 25.8 per cent for ail other groups." Natural partners youi say? But wait! "Of tbe 74.2 per cent labor got 62.3 per cent and farmers just 11.9 per cent. Look it up for yourselves ia Government releases. Will the C.C.F. eut labor to the farmers' level? \Vill labor stand for that ra.ggedy treatmnent? Get hep! "Oh Grandma, how sharp your te'eth are!" -V Bacon Business Done For It looks as thougli all this tallk of after- %var bacon markets is just so mucli eye- washi, or, on the other hand it might be plain stupidity of big shots and politicians wbo set policy, carry on-negotiations, f ix ceilings, delineate quality, cr'eate boards, set up propaganda booklets, boodwink farm- ers, play, along with processors and neyer ]et a dirt fariner on the inside at ail. Let us go back a bit and see how tbings were rigged. First we liad the deînand from Britain and farmers were called upon to coule to the aid of their country at a fixed price. They were told ideal bacon hog, weights were around 180 lbs. They were urg-ed to pro- duce and at the samne time to improve breeds too, and were guaranteed an after-war, per- manent, inside, Britisbi bacon market. Deni- mark wvas ont of it. We were now on the inside and would stay there. So faruners ivent at it and did the job. iniereasing out- put year after year. >~en weights were a.dvanced ; first to 200 lbs.. thien up to 220 lbs. or more as "id eal'- weights for prime bacon hogs. It al seemned like "booev" to tbe busy fariner, and so it wvas. Britain didn't much care SO Jlng as shie got hog products and fats. And our1 miîiister of agriculture dlida 't much care so long as tbere n'as feed to feed liogs. Then luis policy of scarcity caught uip with birn. Feed became so scarce sows luad to bc slaugbltered. Pig-s eouldn 't be fed. So a inew~ overseas, 2-year contract -was rigged like a red-herriuig to confuse the real situation. Then someone in Britain radioed tlic Danles: "We'll be riglit with you for buacon when the war is over" V How Farmers Can Get Rich This headline ouglit to get attention from tbose who hiate to, read editorialIs. Most people want to get ricb, save, maybe tbose w'bio belon,- to the C.C.P. \hen Utopia cornes, tbe thrifty, the workers will bave to carry tlie poor, the weak anîd the "uvon 't wýýorks.' Meantime liere's an ex- pericncee told to us the past \veek by a local citizen: It al started at breakfast w'ben we wvent to a cafe for a glass of milk. We got it at V). a glass. rflîe11milk biad one frorn A t f (imner we asked for poatelied egsand a sie or(ler of plain,. fielId ii nuips. Wc fouiud eirgs cosi l10v a picue or $1.20 a dozen anîd miasbied tuî'nips atl 10( a disb. ('o-4t us $28 a busiel. So wc weiit home broke and dis- coiiragced. Then wve read Braeken 's plan foir cutting out the niddlc mni's excessiv'e profits. And we got to s]eep at last. GOOD AND BAD IN ITALIAN SWITCH If Italy Can Swltch Sides lI this war, why not Gerrnany? Why not Japan? These are the questions which we can be sure are being asked in every Axis country follow-.......... ing the décara- tion of war~~ against G e r many by theV Badoglio gev ernment of King::ý-': Victor Emman-ý:ý::: uel. There us no-t:ý::ý thing new about a nation switch-- ing sides durîng '* old European. custom. Most of Napoleon's army. which made the, disastrous in - vasion of Russia was cornposed of people like the Prussians wlo lad previously surrendered. Yet it was the Prussians - after their national liberation movement - who lelped the British administer the final knockout to Napoleon at Waterloo. The Italians, too, lave been adept at clanging sides in other wars. That habit was not alto- gether pleasing te the great Nel- son, whose description of the Italian kings of lis day is good for a smile even new. For wlat botlered Nelson was the possibil- ity that the Italians migît switch back again if the fortunes of war clanged again. The Possible Advantages of Italian participation in this war against Germany are obvious. But the indirect dangers are also real, and equally evident. There are a large number of Italian units still under arms - available for service by land or by sea. The task of driving the Germans eut of Italy is a big one -and the Italians migît be of censiderable lelp in it. But it is in the indirect effect that the acceptance by the Allies ef the switchover is likely te lave the greatest effect. Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary have all seen wlat lap- pens te a junior Axis gangster na- tion wlen it tries to pull away from the Big Criminal. Tley lave seen wlat lappened in Italy. Tley know now that tley have to fight their way eut of the clutches of their present Ally if they want to quit. The Allied attitude teward Italy is certainly not one which will discouirage sudh a trend. Yet its dangers almost literally slriek te the heavens. if A War Criminal Like King Victor Emmanuel can regain his respectability by the simple act of switching sides when it las be- cerne apparent that the crirninals are geing te get caugît - tIen what is war guilt anyway? If Mussolini is te be considered the one lone war criminal in the wbole Italian nation, then is Hitler also te be considered the only gangster in Germany? If King Victor Emmanuel las ne personal respensibility for lis war declaration whicl stabbed France and Britain in the back in June, 1940, las the Japanese Emperer ne nersonai responsi- bility for Peanl Harbor? Is le, too, to le allowed to joiru the win- ning AIlied side as soon as his armies see they cannot win on that on which they now are? The plain fact is that thc Allies lave made the political confusion worse confounded by accepting Mussolini's royal accomplice even as a ternporary partner. They have estabiisled a political pre- cedent so bad that it is bound te contribute towards chaos ratIer than clarification especially in Germany. There Have Always Been stauncl Italian Demecrats wlo lave neyer bowed the knee te Fascism-wle neyer gave it even the consent of silent acceptance. Among such people is Arturo Tes- cannini, wle chose long exile rather tlan play the Fascist antlem. His cenduct makes an interesting centrast with that of the cunning little King, who weuld agree te anything se long as le kept lis job and got lis cut. Perhaps the mest notable Italian democrat is Ceunt CarIe Sforza. In al l is 16 years of exile le neyer once stepped de- nouncing Fascism for the evil thing it was and is. Just prier to his return te Italy le suid: "The greatest mistake of Allied pelicy is te support the discredited House of Savoy. An attempt by the Allies te force the rnenarcly on the nation, OR TO REPAIR ISPRESTIGE, will cause re- sentment and future trouble." That is a warning from the great Italian wle las been the friend of Demecracy ail tîrougl the years, and at great cost te hirnself. MOSCOW CAN WIN IN TWO WAYS The Moscow Couference la 110w about te begin. In one sense it is the mest important of the entire war. For it will tlrow mucl ligît on the chances osf winning the peace, as contrasted with the war itself. Everybody now knows tIat the European end of the Axis will5 seon be beaten. Wlat is now the issue is wletler Germany's New Order is to be oiYerthrown by twoE rival forces-operating from two 1 sides without any sincere team- Play between tlem-or by united force witl a co-ordinated plan. On the eve of the conference, the officiai ergan of fhe Com- munist party, Pravda, las made several important declarations. These cannot be considered separ- ately-for fleir very significancet is that tley are ail parts of the1 same wlole. Pravda states: 1 1. That the Soviet wen't quit thisI war when she reacles 1er de-1 sired western berders.r 2. That the Soviet las ne desire te beat the Allies te Berlin, so as te be in a position te dictate the Peace terms te Germany. 3. That the Soviet dees net intend te argue about the future of Russia's western borders; and that tley are ne more a proper subject for discussion now than are the future borders of the United- States of fhe British Empire. The Russians Have Always Been about the smartest of dipiemats. Going Communist las net made Russians any less astute in this field. Tley know full well that the western democracies are rnost eager te get an understanding with Russia on ahl borders in eastern Europe. On the efler land tley lave neyer disguised tleir belief tlat the Allied failure te open a Second Front is a clear breach of the agreements of May 26, 1942. This seerns te me te be just a confirmation from Moscow of the very danger tlat I lave been writing about fer mentIs past: That is, if we wait tee long te fulfil our two-front war pledge Russia will go alead alone and end the war in 1er own way; and that we shaîl tIen lave eitler te like or lump wîat tIen cornes eut of Europe-and Asia. There la Now Little Doubt That the Red armies are streng eneugl te sweep igît tîrougl te Berlin in anotler year or twe at the most. There is even less doubt tlat if sle lad fo do se alone - witlout any help from a western front-Russia would apply to Germany exactly the same formula as we are now applying to Italy. That is, wlatever ar- rangements wcre made wouid actual]y le at the point of the Soviet bayonet-just as tley lave been at the point of British- Amenican bayonets in Italy. If we keep that cold, lard fact clearly in mind we are likely te avoid some nasty diplomatie tumbles. In our relations witl the Soviet we have enly twe kinds of influence available - physical force or persuasion. The SIUtLOLD Prevent excessive lueafJIbs by clos- ind windows 4iid doors promptly. Draw shades or drapes over wi n- dows all evening and night. .Save uptfelO%onyour fuel this way. persuasion might take either the moral or material kind. We could not use physical force against the Soviet even if we wished-which the overwhelm. ing mass of our people do not. We could not, because the facts of geography and of force are both against us, **1 The Unchanglng Foundation of Soviet foreign policy is this: The U.S.S.R. always meets the other party as the other party meets her. If she wants to fight-Russia fîghts. If shq wants to be friends Russia will meet her halfway. If the Munich deal of 1938 says tc the German gangster "go east' the consequent Soviet-Gçrmar deal of 1939 will say "go west.' If Japan wants undeclared war Russia gives it to her. If Japan says "let's sign flot to.attack eacli other" Russia says "certainly." My reading of these times is that if the western democracies are really sincere in wanting tc set up a genuine world order Rus- sia will meet them halfway; but unless and until she is shown by action and flot just words she will continue to look after herseif in the world as is. She knows it is far from sure that the U.S. wil] flot return to isolationism. In either event the borders of eastern Europe can only be drawn where the Soviet is willing to draw them-either single handed or in agreement. "HAT DOES THE NAVY LEAGUE DO? In this fourth of the series of articles regarding the work being done by the Navy League of Can- ada we should like to tell you sornething regarding knitted comn- forts, fur, leather and feit jerkins, and special immersion socks which are being supplied by the League for our sailors. There is always a heavy de- mand for knitted woollen comn- forts especially during the long winter rnonths. Many- sailors find that they haven't sufficient heavy clothing to keep warm on the long convoy runs, especially in the North Atlantic. The Navy League attempts to provide ad- ditional woollen comforts, sucli as turtie neck, long sleeve sweat- ers, square neck sleeveless sweat- ers, helmets, socks, sea boot stock- ungs, mitts, scarves and tuck-ins, to these sailors« free of charge. Scores of thousands of these articles were supplied in 1942 and many more are required for this year. Wool is available through the Navy League and the Bowrnan- ville Committee has undertaken to supply wool free of charge to individuals who wish to knit for the sailors. Knitting« books are available on request. To date the local committee has received 75 knitted garments for shipment to headquarters. Won't you help us to swell this total? Aýt present a special appeal is being made for volunteers to knit immersion socks. The Navy Department has requested the Navy League to supply 5000 pair. These s.ocks are spiral-knitted from the best grade of natural wool and are then sent in to head- quarters where arrangements are made to have them impregnated with vaseline - petroleum-treated. When cornpleted the socks are shipped to ocean ports and placed in the lifeboats of the outbound slips. Immersion socks were de- vised and the processing perfect- ed by Surgeon-Commander Best and his colleagues. When avail- able at the proper time they have been proven to successfully com- bat that dread disease of slip- wrecked sailors called "Immer- sion Foot." For those sailors who are called upon to face the rnost severe weather, the Navy League at- tempts to provide fur, felt or leather jerkins which are es- pecially prized by the men. Leather and felt jerkins are made by the ladies of the various corn- mittees from pieces of leather and Bowmanville Branch: F. O. McILVEEN, Manager aid felt lats and are lined with duvetyn or leavy flannelette. Fur jerkins are made free of charge by professionai furriers from furs collected by fhe Navy League cornmittees. To date the Bowmanville Cern- mittee las collected and shipped ever 50 lbs. of furs for jerkîns. Approximately 100 feit lats lave also been collected. Won't you Ielp us further by bringing in your eld furs and felt hats te our leadquarters? You will find tIe leadquarters (formerly JoIns- ton's Bookstore) open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day except Wednes- day, witl one of the ladies of the Committee in charge. AND HOW! A fortune teller is suppesed te be Hitler's weakness. One being near Hitler's quarters was told the Fuehrer wanted a reading. "You will die on a Jewisî holi- day," tIe seeress said. "Wly a Jewisl holiday?" in- quired Hitler. "Because wlenever you die if wili le a Jewisl holiday." Coal is the b.acldhone of our rVUPROPL/ entire war effort. Every ton Studp Me is precious and is needed to help speed victory. You can do your part to mneet the emnergency by budgeting your coal pile ...- by practisirig the conserva. tion methods outliried ini the free bookiet illustrated at the right. Sa"e ~ç tén ~Wk~ie Get yeur FREE copy from yeur local dealer. This booklet show. YOLE how f0 avoid having a chiily home this win fer. MIGINSCENTQE M-AS EXCEEDÊD ITS VICTORY LOAN QUOTA!1 By Capt. Elmore Phllpott S.TOP COAL WASTE To Raise.More Food Farmers raising war foods, supplyung ail kinds of praducts for export ta the fighting fronts, niay find it necessary ta borrow at the Bank to caver their extra requirements. It is the policy of the Bank of Mantreal, at ail of its branches, ta co-operate at ail times with farmers, and especially at the present time when their wark is 80 essential ta the war effort. Do not hesitate ta talk in confidence with aur pearest branch manager regarding your need for credit. IRAINMKX0IF BMON TR]E L "A Bauuik Where Small Accounts Are Welcome' MODERN, EXPERIENCED BANKING SERVICE ..the Outcome of 125 Years? Successful Operation THE DEPARTMENT 0 F MUNITIONS AND SUPPLY 1 HONOURABLE C. D. HOWE, Minister PAGE TWO ý TI-IURSDAY, NOV. 4th, 1943 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO