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?WO TBtCAMADLIAN8,TATROMA#. EOWULtXV1T.T& ,c'Arin -- ~THURSDAY. O=MWMW \"-,,Public Indifference Proves A CosilyIndulgence Looking back aven the old files cf The Statesman wc have become impressed with the great change that has taken place during recent ycars la public appreciatien af municipal gov- crnment. Back la the days when the mea anound the council table wore whiakers they Fwere feund iavariably weil vensed la municipal procedure and pcrsonally scbooled la aound fin- ance as leaders la the business if e of the cern- munity. Sound administrations werc chosea simpyecause ratepayers teck a keen interest i wh was essentially their firat cencernanad the n ins chief buiwark, able and construc- tive e, f-government. he press always teck a ieading part la pla ing issues before the electorate and very fn uently backed its own siate on menit alone. Ken and olten bitter contesta were waged at c ' j poils. But almost invaria*biy streng ceun- wene elected. Naw thc picture bas radical- ly changed. The press still carnies on its cam- paiga te arouse public interest before nomina- tions but its advice la met with a progressive de- grec cf public indifference. Many attribute this te Uic growing paternalism fostened by the sen- ior governinents during recent ycara. But this la proving a costiy Indulgence for znany municipalities. Tallc flhc case of Bowman- ville. A year ago Tic Statesman published cer- tain facts about public contractsanad warned tiat ratepayers ought te, enquire into them et the annual nominations, before supporting ceuncillors who had approved them. Wîth what -, resuit? Hall thc old council was returned by acclamation and a new flomiaatiag meeting had ta be held to, secure candidates for the other half. Te 1946 contracte let reaulted in a $40,- * 000 deficit and Uic old rump council continues h deficit spendlng. ,'-%nhltia¶4etng for the 1948 town council. Under asearing tax rate the qualificd voters profess kýgrcat concern at the moment. Some advocate hlring a town manager at a goed ualary or a commission such as Public Utilities which has rolled up a local surplus cf around $100,000. People appear te, have corne to the vlcw that personal ambition la a poor substitute for know- ledge and ability in municipal government. W. hope this will be kept in mmnd on nomination night. b"-Bg iominion Surplus Forecasi For Current Year r Govcnnment propagande Io now being dir- eted to, make Canadiens ledl contented and ev- en expansive ¶ith the news that the surplus an- ticipated for th cumret fiscal year may ex- thec total will ie Iipressive enougli to lay thc framework aI the usuel spuieus appeal te the electopte la thc next election. No metter how effectua1ly figures riaay be essembled te prove 'C1e hollowness cf this surplus, the mere fact of fts size wili overshedow ail criticism, particular- - y when almostceveryone Îs busy. , tsr plus ai the above sort cornes from excessive taxation and certain achemes cf financiel jug- gling rather thon from sound managemnent and rctrcnchmen't. Ia lact excessive spending bas been the order riglit along. An ingenious way cf adding te, the surplus position is ahown la thc recent removal of the subsidy peid millens on wheat, which sent the pnice of liread up 30 Per cent. Te move edded some $45,000,000 te thec curent surplus. Te people pey the shot bath ways, their taxes arc not lightened and they pay the extra coat for bread. Here's how It works: Miliens paid 77c for wheat under gevernment subsidy. Hence the offleur was held down te permit 10c ead. Using 80 million bushelîs of wbeat meant Pko~~vernment autlay cf 45 million dollars. Re- >.qva1 of the subsidy naiscd miliing whcat te - $1.S5, or double. Hence thic gevenment peck- ete thc 45 millions te lie added te its surplus. Tue govemament budgeted with the subaidy stilI effective and with Its removal la view. lnsteed of lowerlng taxes It steais thia huge sum for surplus account. The Royal Winler Fair Broadens Ils Basic Objective Two recent announcernents liy W. A. Dry- dcn, general manager of The Royal Agricultural Wlnter Faim, will be wclcemned by fermera gen- *rally for they broaden considerebîy the basic objective cf its constitution which waa laid dewn pior te Ite originel apening twenty-six years ae. These announcements wcre that the Royal will naw invite exhibite fnom aIl thee w-orld's leading grain growing nations and will cfflcially confer Worid Championahîpa; cao that the'Royal will sponsor annuel Youth Days et the FPair. Both are important, fan-reeching de- chins k Bringing the leading worid producers cf grains te the Royal shouid go fer la creating bet- tcr' understanding of world problemui in suppiy tr --- wa- 01- aw u Eutblhd18"4 Wihwhioiile Imomoated Ise D.wuaavileNOiW1 The Neweastic 151BOdetaMd The. Orso .News m Tests Comilasou ervi"ce t.The.Town et Uswamauvll. and Durham Count. Aut&rbed as Seonmd Clam Mail, Po"ffice Deiartmeut. Ottawa. AN EPNDNTNEWBSPAPEZ Member * Audit Bureau et Ccultilons WekyNewsqmpen Auoclatioa SUESCEIPTON RATES I.50 a Teut, strlctly in adysce.' $3.00 a Test la the United States GRO. W. JAMES. Editor Canada la a land of great wealth and grea potential strength. Our vast natural reseurce are the eavy cf cvery other country and the lux unies common te al aur people can be onl dreams te poverty-ridEen nations of Europe ari But if we are a country cf material weaith, even more have we riches cf greaten value to a nation, Ia an age cf immenality and material- ism, we have managed te keep at least à sem- blance cf those vintues cf an carlier age and as a result we are building in Canada a Democratic and Christian land which shines as a beacon throughcut the worid. Aside from this, we have growing up today, a gencration of young citizens, unscarred by the horrors cf war or the ravages cf materiai athe- -isrn which is se rampant tcday. Here is Cen- ada's greatest asset and on which we must build our hopes for future national greatness. Te accemplish this wili be no simple task for the paganism which is the characterism cf our age bas se impregnatcd society thet te es- cape its clutches we must ever be on our guerd. More important, we must constaatiy endeavor te preteet cur yeuth and younger generations lrom the dialectic materialism which has been the off- shoot cf wars, ciass struggle and almost con- stant industriel strife - al cf which have abouaded ia this troubied age. Today's youth will be the citizens and rul- ers cf tomorrcw. If we wish them to be cap- able cf developing Canada as we plan-and as our forefathers pianned-thea it is esseatial that they receive the preper training which must bce desirably Christian and Democractic la char- acter. This la the best guarantee we have that the Communism and paganisrn cf other coun- tries wiil not spread into Canada. MO-" There la one probiemn which has normal,'so- cial and eccncrnic lacets te which we here la rich North Arnerica are net facing up, and that la the pneblem of maklng it possible for our young peopl~e ta marry at a tine when they have the beat chance te make a success of the marriage relation and establish a family. Te other day wc studied a chart ahowing the increase la home building costa la Canada. Increases ranged up te more than 190 per cent. The $4,000 pre-war home ceats today close te $8,000. What chance bas the young man te mer- ry at the ideal age befere 25 whcn lie is faced with the problem cf provlding a home at te- day'a ceats of building or rent? Time was la Canada's history when the girls cf 18 te 20 and the young men littie eider married at those eges as a matter cf course. Those were the pioncer days, we should re- member, whcn people expected less, and when early mearriage was enccureged s0 that the ycung people together could set about building their future. Today the brakes are on. Young John ia told lie shouidn't memry until he "gets a start" or u ntil lie bas finished bis education and established himacif. Mary is told she must wait until John 11gets a bank acceunt," or gets his feet firmly estabiished on the laddcr te success. Te resuit la that today there are more mar- niages la the 25 te 30 brackets than la the cari- ien yeens, and those who have studicd these mat- ters say that two lied resulta are sternring fnom the enfonced deiay. One la a tendency te de- linquency la sex menais, and the other lsaa great increese in divorce because many couples mamry so lete la 111e that they cennot adjuat thcmselves ta the manniage relation. What are we geing te do about it? It is net a subject to lie brushed off llghtly because it la affecting the whoie cf family 111e which la the veny foundetion cf the nation. This isa't a matter cf concera only for Uic sociologists. It shouid lie a matten for the moat senicus consideration by fathers and mothers and people la thein own homes, the enly people whe cen step into the breach te remedy a it- uetion which la giving incncasing concernaaIl over this continent-Lethbridge Hereld. Desiro ying Initiafive Discussing Cenada's- domestic probiems, et the Victoria, B.C., annual meeting cf weekly ncwsapers, Senator Turgeon warned that we must free Canadiens of the fean of social inac- curity and suggested that one of the moit es- sentiai factors la creating a better lielanced Cen- edian ecenemy la a largely incneased population. "W. telk about lireaking down the concentra- tion of secendary industry la Ontario and Que- bec," he seid, "but this la impossible without immigration particuianîy te Britishi Columibia, the Prairies and the Maritime Provinces." The Senaton expnessed has firm conviction that Caneda's domestic probiems could lie aolv- ed beat under a systeai of pivate enterpnise. "The truc interest cf capitalism la neccssarily identicai with public weitare," lie said, and add- cd that "if you have a system of socialistie, plan- ned cconomy la whîch the stete owns and ad- mnnstens cvenything, then you must sulimit te a acheme of governmental reguietion that cannot lic cen-led out except thnough a nigid, bureau- cnatic system of stete ceatrol that must necessar- ly bring about both the abolition of the sound effecta cf cempetition and Uic destruction cf private initiative." 1 WHAT OTHERS SAY1 N The Bracebrldge Heneld bas been digging up some statistica ne- lating te the new riding cf Penny Sound-Muskoka. Some intereat- iag compenisons have been made with othen ridinga ia easternnOn- tarie. The record la wcrth kecp- ing. Here it ia: "Penny Sound and Muakoka to- gether form a riding cf enormous ares, cf about twe thousend square. miles, la comparison with a numnber cf tiny ridinga, of eround four hundred square mil- es, at the eastcrn tip of the Prov- ince cf Ontario. There arc other compenisons which indicate how unbaianccd the prescat riding la. For instance, Muskoka and Parry Sound together have sixty-live townships, sevea villages and ciglit towns. Glenganry riding containa sevea townships, anc vil- lage and two towns. Prescott bas eight townships, two villages and twe towna, and Russel bas four townships ad two urban ereas. Muskoka and Parry Sound have together a population cf 52,000. Glenganny bas 18,000. Prescett bas 25,000. Russell bas 27,000.'l (St. Catharines Standard) The Canadien Weekly Editor Trophy bas beca achieved this year by George James, editor of The Canadian Statesman, publiah- cd et Bowmanville, Durharn Coun- tY. It wes e winning editoriai which stncssed the need for na- tional unity and the celling with frequency Dominion - Provincial conferences. The editonial aise pleded for wiping eut cf all ne- ligieus and racial prejudices. The part that Cenadian week- ly newsapers play la Canadien 111e lsa ematter cf widespread and apprecietive recognition. The Ca- nadien Statesma at Bowmanville is a first rate newspaper which wouid do credit te aay city envin- cnment. Typogrephicaîîy it la par excellence and its views are ai- weys vigorously exprcsscd. One might easiiy sense that in Durham County, which la goed soil for po- liticel batties cf the close kind, that teere would lie a percentage of reedera who - would disagnee with the editorial viewpoint on occasion. There could lie ne dise- greement ever flic fect, howcvem, thet there ila dean expression cf view et all times; the readen knows, la The Statesman, exactly wbet the editon Intenda te convcy and, la this case, editor George James doca no fence sittiag. The paper la very well and honorebly named "The Canadien States- man." And ad long as sucli week- iy editions are going concernsaend are prospenous, which the great, majanity of them arc, theme need lie ne worry about the destiny f Canada. They have a pewerful influence on a great many Cana- dien people, and perticuiariy those close to the soul. LABOR AND FREE (San Francisco Daily News) In a recent editoriel, th-t news- papen Labor seid: "If 'free enter- prise' feuls la the United States and Canada, it's 'genie with the1 msad.' This mwappes woud nam like to sec that. Labor beieves la the American system. 'Free en- terprise' bas been guilty of many crimes and Labor hasa'f hcsitated te say so, but, after ail, it's better than any forrn cf totaiitarianisrn." This îs a very mild statement cf the case. Free labor bas neyer ex- isted exccpt where free enterprise has existed. In every country where total goverament has been catablished, the workers have been ameng Uic firat te, be en- aiavcd. The riglit to strike, te make demanda for higlier wages and better conditions, te organize, aad to change jebs, has been bru- tally abrogated. Labor dees what it la told. The newspeper Labor states that free enterprise bas been guil- ty of many crimes. So, of course, bas crganized labor. But in a de- mocratic society, these crimes can be corrected without destnoying our econornic systern, or lnfringing on the basic liberties cf the peo- pie. The crimes cf dictatorship can lie conrected caly through re- volution and war. The welfare cf laber la insepar- able frorn the welfare cf industry under Uic free enterprise system. Whatever the differeaces between them, they should preseat a united front againat the ruinous doctrines cf stetisim. NOT INTERESTED IN SECURITY (The Financial Post) Less than thee monthsaego UAW-CIO workers for the Ford Motor Corp., cf Detroit, werc threatening te strike if they did net get a pension plan. Henry Focrd II, anxious te show bis sin- cerity for fulleat ccoperetion with labor, more than met them half wey. He agreed te a pension plan thet would coat bis ccmpany a- round $200 millions. By labor and Industry alike the move was heraided as a new aad revoiutionary step la better labor relations, as a pattera for al ether autemnakers te foiiow. Ia a Series cf votes werkers have ncw turned the plan down fiat. Instead, they are expected te press for an immediate wage increase. What happened? Around Detroit communists and radicais are given full credit for changing the minds cf the werk- ers. Se long as they thought Henry Ford would not agnee te the pension plan, these elemente were for it. Whcn Ford signed, they turncd against it. It's net sccurity for the wonk- crs teet this kind cf labor leader is interested la, but just the op- pOsite. Its net Industriel peace but revalution. Long ega most sene people could sec where Uic stnategy of the meda was leeding. It's te lie hoped that union lebor wiil still sec also, befone it le toc late. NOSE BREATHING Air breethed through the nose reaches Uic lunga filtered. and pur- ified, se, if you went ta stey heai- thy, breathe thmough the nase. Mouth-bfeathing permuta dust and gemma direct acceas to the throat. AnY condition which makes nose breathing difficuit, or fa- veurs mouth breathing, shou]d bl! discussed with the famiiy physi - cien, se that thé. trouble may lie 01»»nd UP. &eday Thr1sn ii ewa g',-0o If you have ever beezi faced with an emergency, you know how important it la for party lime "part- acre" to give ecd other right-of-way on urgent caii.. Please clear the linc immediately. PARTY LIME COIRTESY US CATCHINO... Puttlng Lt into practice on every caUl you mak. in your best guarante. that others wiil de the. smre for you - JL Km.p CC&s brief. 2. SPac yOop ois. GI3 Givergl*..-woy #e uVgel* colis. and distribution of the world's prhmary source of food. A moveinent of this kind will do much to promote the obJectives of the Food andAg- ricultural Organization* and other agencies set up under the. United Nations. This proposed World Grain Show sponsored by the Royal han, therefore, a distinct element of world peace la Ita conception. The Idea takes on a broader aspect the more we view it. Tien at the domestic level, the plan of wel- coniing farmn youth for a day specialiy set aside for them at the Royal, projects a similar theme, a better understanding and a deeper apprecia- tion of Canadian agriculture. One sure way of encouraging youth te stay with the farm is to show them actual exhibits of what others have produced and all the modern implements and convenlences that can be employed to make farm 1i1e more attractive and productive. This tac, broadens the more you view it. Se we say thic Royal is on thec right track and la good hands la keeping abreant cf movlng, events. rem II..W $;ri #o## s- i Ontario profitsamucuS as Every turit dollar lu much from the turiut shared thia way . . . business as from the 1. Hotes; 2. Stores; gald mining induatry. It'a 3. Restaurante; 4. 'Faxes, up to un te keep this etc.; 5. Amusements; business grawing. 6. Garage. 0 TRIHE II TIPIIONE COUPART OF CANADA PUBUISHED IN THE PUBLIC INTÉIEST Dy JOHN LAIIATI LIMIT&O -i ;~ I am'. 4vffl -1 - NEW ERIE8. AITICLE 3 Now that Canadians are belng persuaded through gov- ernment propaganda that -this country bas reached new heights of prosperity, wlth the clear lnference that tis ' has been brought about by virtue of the prescience and wlne leadership of the party ln power, this colunin wlU attempt ta develop the general picture of the past decade as background ta arrive at a fair esti- mate of the claims made. PATII TO WAR [t will be shown that poicien of pacifismn and appease- ment led ta war, that aroused free peoples had to reach new heightn cf production as a means of salvation, and that as the resuit cf war's devastatioin, levels of production have to remain high if we ire 'to win a seund peace. But this does flot necessar- ily mean a high level cf prosperity an we are led to believe. In fact rnany held ta the contrary. ,PACIFST LEADERS Tte defeated Germany of warld war 1. got a new lease on belligerency when.Ramsay MacDonald's socialist government introduced pacifism by cutting down thic British army and navy. Baldwin muddled through te hand ta Chamberlain his eppor. tunity to add appeasement to pacifism. Munich gave Hitler his chance to turn Peace in Our Time inte the greatest war of al time. Churchill's warnings went unheeded. Governments in the democracies lacked strong leaders. BLIGRT IN CANADA Canadians were lulled into the same complacency. Hit- ler persuaded Prime Minister King in a personal talk that he had no thought of war. Having advised Canadians to accept this spurious declaration, Mr. King joined in the wave of appease. ment in the case of Japan which country, already reducing China by imperial conquest, was clearly preparing for war against the democracies. JAPAN APPEASED Whlle at war against Hitler, and needing every scrap of salvage, the government permitted large shipments of scrap iron te Japan. When Progressive Conservatives demanded a cern- plete embargo, Mr. King publicly reprimanded them for giving offence te a "friendly" power. This appeasement again led Oaa- adians into a sense cf false security which was rudely shattered, soon after, at Pearl Harbor. LEADERSHIP RESTORED That is the general background behind which the pre- datory dictators builtup their war machines. It remained for a realist like Cýiurchill to take the lead ia rallying the democra- dies in winning through te victory. Credit for Canada's share in the victory rests almost wholly with its people who met the danger with unptecedented effort in spite cf repeated vacillating government policies. Then a rescued people threw eut Church- ill and Roosevelt died. HISTORY REPEATS Now the cycle cornes full circle. Socialists la Britain are again in the saddle sapping the Empire and appeasing a new and more formidable dictator. We retain the same regime in Canada, Mr. King made one brief appearance in Paris, spoke his piece, came home to remain in almost complete silence while we plunged unheedingly into our present trade and dollar crisis. [t is leadership voters will have to consider in the coming elec- tien. Are You a Communist? Sixth ln a serles cf short essaya in support cf aur free way of 111e, the Canadien Chember of Commerce bringa tueph turc down ta the simple question.; Are You a Communist? The text follows:' Mathematlcally, It le extremely probable that you are net. Few CanadiaÉjs are. Tiat vaut major- lty want ne part of Comniuniam. ien why worry about it? Be- cause Communism is an active and dangerous force la Canada. Its adherents, though a small min- erity. are fanatics. They go ta any lengthe te premote it. Their present aim la Uic destruction cf our free enterprise sodiety. Such destructive work can be cerried on by a very saal group. It takes many workmea months te build a large bridge, but anc man can blow it up in a matter of seconde. Communiste arc active every day. They capitalized on the squatter's activities last year They had a hand la large part of the industrial upsets. A Cern- munist la always ep.:!r te pro- mote a strike, because hle knews that ne matter who wins, the re- suit will be 11-feeling, disergani- zatica and industrial loss. The Royal Commission inquiry left ne deubt that there are Canadians- sometimes ia responsible positions -whose ailegiance te an allen! power cernes before thel - duty te their ewa country. Communists carry ne identify- ing signs. They cancel their real, airs. They pose as friends f the1 working man, friends cf the home- less. They spread mistrust in free enterprise. They encourage gev- ernment speading, especialiy fer ccstiy social services. They forrn so-called "study grcups" not enlyj te influence peeple's thiaking, but te recruit converts te their cause. Their ultimate goal has been plain- Iy stated by Marx, author cf the Communist Manifeste, who wrote:* "There is only one means cf short- ening, simplifying and concentrat- ing the death agonies of society.- just one means: revoluticnary ter- rorisn." Oaa they be right? Could Cern- munisrn be a good thing? Well, it was tried la an Arn- enican community f about 1,200, peope-the Amana Society-up until 1932. Ia that year the Se- ciety voluntarily switched te Cap- italism. Irnrediateiy their living standards improved, production iacreased tenfoid, educational st- andards advan-ced and waste vir- tuaiiy disappeared. Today in Russia only officiais owa such luxunies as cars and re- frigerators. And net evea offi- ciaIs may breathe a word of criti- cisrn about the governmçnt. AU publications and broadcasts are strictly censored. 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