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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 13 Jan 1955, p. 11

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Canadian Club Se Challenge b -C 1112 For Welf are of Cý th se annia menaermanIcs-ste r s doccifyn eted"th plae i thesun ai hos orgns i th Unted a- dating Imealotient and las- thewUnkitedNaton i "syiln"u: ingd «'h cn tnjosWth ap- oftomîc wans coheUnid ba- p, Epne; i ase h ean er ta iaedby he United atios;ci ail otltivedtrough ithe pern- wsiilanly a ee nelan pro-a: iods 1914-18.y Canad pave e gressmain reduof vntiof arma- par ith rsod dsticwotion The met c fauld beinitited po- c Iesina Grmnethadreat t e vided lNationsiwere red tae fre tedo was xtob s. hed by submi ta genine inteationaL foe, diaer clual sinnsp eaec tio.herUntedS on-; t aliew an d tsure. h pr-siin arld no, anco rse, i pawipold dWticton.Th nd sa the Comunits aprd- Thpen th ervictradmo-te ir edaw tsrae lr eds te fraes trieda s etnupin the yshu te"warmng ernatiothl p toncabadyithatlcule outlawin inspection in aheSicoUnt ] lia ndessieareandodirect the a nd. Wy of ce oiet l aiar o h ord rIlnhraatlration-e n. aiwa.Buee t he itoi U nted RusAnse temit the sain- p Sates twitereito pioltiohetian as w al er curiesv one ago atint s Lanunernoldare u wina aep t theg L rorai e emlin arheiridti int carry othats mam otal.a nnetteoutside wldnowis Thgeive rd dcouns els andwhis going y ontbtehSin te hStat ig plies itheilliones Ian urin; tey ae afaide gave littie encouragement ta that if the truth reaches the the democratic movement with- outside wonld it rnay somnehow1 in Germany. The deplorabit. trickle back ta the millions of! social conditions ai Impenial miserable slaves behind the Russia had led ta the overthrow Iran Curtain who are kept in ai the Tsarist Government be- total ignorance. A totalitanian fore the end af the War. and despotism trusts no one, least in the convulsions that ensued ai ail its own people. But even there was generated a new ag- Soviet Russia Is not completely gressive nationalisn that was indifierent ta world opinion« te try ta evict bath freedom and and there are signs af a change religion from the worid. ai vîew about inspection. In Germany the seeds were planted for the birth ai an ob- The Rlght Answer noxiaus racial nationalism far Wbat is ta be donc in the mare dangeraus than anything face ai this grim situation?J Imperialist Germany bad ever Without some general agree-i devised. The Nazi movement in ment, an anms race is inevit- Germany created the mast ser- able; indeed, it bas begun; the iaus challenge ta civilisation se lessan of history is that an anms far encountered, resuiting in race tends ta strain relations. 4 the Second Wonid War witb ail It is noteworthy that the fear its devastating cansequences, of World War III is anc af the worse even than those ai Worid main cards naw being piayed War I. by Soviet Russian propaganda. No one who has had any exper- The New Menace ience ai ither Worid Wan I or Canada once again bore mare II and who realises the possi- than her share of the burden bîlîties ai atomic weapons is and sacrifice. But anothen mis- under any illusion as ta the tra- take had been made. Insistence gic proàpects of another wonid on unconditional surrender war. But it was discavered at meant that, when the war was Munich that appeasement ai won, Germany was virtuaily a tataltanian govennments is liq vacuum in Europe. Mveanwhile preventive ai war. The right there was no change in the for- answer is net appeasement but eign policy af Soviet Russia. firmness and faîrness. By con- And se she set out at once ta structing adequate defences for exploit the dîfficulties ai the Western Union, and at the samne post-war periad and ta expand time making it clear that the her alneady vast empire. Sa purpase is purely defensive, we far the pattern ai satellites bas have the best chance o! avaid- 1absorbed 65,000,000 citizens af ing anothen World War. It is 1f onmerly independent coun- uniikeiy the Soviets will attack tries, and her appetite for ex- if aur strength is really formid- pansion is unparalleled in bis- able; meanwhile the internai tory. strains ai the ramsbackle struc- Moscow naw commands, in ture ai the Soviet Empire wil varying degrees, 750,000,000 take thein toll. buman beings or about anc A Canada Citizen's, Burden third ai the people on this planet. The United Nations is Inaction wouid bring the mest stnuggiing valiantiy ta carry on risks ai catastrophe; any action *wbene the League of Nations involves some nsk; but t seema leit off but its main task, the cicar that ta be stnong, patient, preservation af peace, is bcing and talerant involves the least *sabotaged by Soviet Russia. risk. 1-owevcn the situation de- Meanwhiie the United States velops, Canada is in a pivotai Éand Canada bave been making position, and bas a vital part ta .a gigantic effort ta repaîr the play. The British Common- 9war damage ai thein Allies and wealth and tbe United States ta restore the democracies ai are the joint custodians of the Western Europe. future; Canada wiil steadily as- f Such are highlights of the sume a langer share un the tragic first bh aio this century. Bitish Commonwealth as ber Now the nuiers in the Kremlin partnersbip with the United h ave become the danger ta States becames more intimate. *wonld peace. To be a Canadian citizen in The egay o ~atrîaîsm the second bh aio this century Th*eayo aeils involves grave and bonounable The social injustice, exploita- responsibilities i a time wben -tion. and nascent nationaiisrn the fate ai this civilisation wil -o! the 19th century bore thein be decided. Wc are not a mar- inevitably tragic fruit ini the tial people; but when we reluc- Dfirst half ai the 2th century. tantly accept the arbitrament *And there was something much ai arms we do se with stern mare seiaus bequeathed by determination. Wbile carefuiiy the l9th century,-the creed abstaining from aIl provoca- ofa undiiuted matenîaiism, which tion. we shall maintain, in f found expression not oniy in comradeship with aur kinfolk 1 the doctrine o! Kani Marx but and friends, the means ade- *aiso in the commercial 9pirit ofqaefo rtcio n,5 causeai th troules a the erectrapngtectoa ndc, un- ting af the virile spirit ai the Canada's Dimensions advancc guard that transform- In any event, apant, of course, ed a forbidding wilderness inta from defeat in war, the futurel what was ta become in a iew af Canada is demnonstrably generations the third trading brighter than that ai any other nation ai the worid. If we ac- country. Our territary-3,695,- cept the challenge ai destiny in 000 square miles, with 13,000 the next similar peniod I amn miles ai coastiine an the seas sure we shaîl relieve the> Unit- and Great Lakes-is about thp cd Kingdomn of the main bur- same size as the Continent o! den o! the British Empire and Europe, somewhat larger than Commonwealth. That the Com- the United States, equal ta monwealth shouid remain thirty United Kingdomàs, eight- strong and harmoniaus is indis- cen Germanys, or twa Indias. pensable alike ta us, ta the Un- Canada extends aven the twen- ited States, and ta the UnitedI ty degrees of latitude in wvbichs Nations. men attain the greatest energy In these times of tribulation ai mmnd and body. Of arable the British Commonwealth la ]and there are thnee hundred the oniy tried, tested and en- million acres, about balf o! duning iink between the Con- which is cultivated. Of vast tinents,-it is the base and mo- minerai resources, only the sur- del for the United Nations. face bas been scnatched. In the Whilc, thenefore, we rightiy ex- past seventy-three years, the uit in the attainment ai nation- grass annual value ai manuise- hood, let us treasure the free turing has grown from a few association which stili blesses a millions ta more than five bil- lange part of humanity with the lion dollars. Pax Britannica. Thse Need of Population The United Nations A new period of develoo- The United Nations does ment is apen ta us. Huge areas much useful wark despite thel ai the north and west, notably iveto abuse lty Soviet Rusa butt the Peace River country, cai 14, isowrdANvll.l.F4. wil be available everywhere. In reviewing the tragedy and Then there really can begin the frustration o! the first balf of steady ascent of humanity, an this Century, I diagnosed the ascent duning which every task fundamental trouble to be the from agriculture to medicine supremacy o! materialism ini- will be revolutionised. heri<ted from the previous era. Leadership For Canada A renaissance ai spiritual per- If tis s t cae tueancception is overdue. The Chris- If tis s t coe tueonetian ethic has been avowed for condition must be fui! illed. many. centuries, but it bas yet There must be no monopoiy, ta be really applied. To deal either public or private, af the successfully with the tremen- fostering ai nuclear industry. dous prablems ai the new age, Every dollar spent by Govern- na purely materiaîistic doc- ments in encauraging industry trine will suffice. The issue is ta enter this new field will be anc af necessity, not af chaice. worth at least ten dollars spent ieasprtloinain by Governments trying unefiec- oGîven a zespirital rientatin tually ta do the job themselves.tai aur coictnship, ser un i- Passessing in abundance the ternkalecoTh ctsbesomeuen minerai resources upon which tikbe h ise ewe atomic energy is based, Canada town and country, between la- should exercise world leader- bour and management, between ship in this field, different parts oi Canada - issues that toa ai ten in the past The Market-Eeonomy have embittered relations" and The reference ta the avaid- impeded progress-can be re- ance ai monopoly, cithen public solved anly in an atmosphere or private, in the develapment ai tolerance and magnanimity ai atomic energy for industrial warthy of aur citizenship. purpases raises the problem of There can be no dodging the how we are going ta handie the consciaus acceptance ai the re- '55 PLYMOUTH Biggest of the low-priced 3 ... excitingly new with'Motion-Design styling for The Forward Lookc ... powerful new V-8 and 6 engines! 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Holds Opening Meeting 0f the New Year )rovide satisfaction to many housands af the right kind of ;ttlers. The industrial possibil- ties of Alberta are only now )eing understood. British Col- imbia too is on the march. But, [n relation to her capacity, 1ere is hardly anybody living à Canada! The problem. o! population should be tackled xith vision and courage. This àalf Continent contains about 15 million people. At the pres- nt rate of increase, both nat- urai and by immigration, the population wili have reached 9,000,000 by 1981. In view of *ur responsibilities, external and internai, tht. is inadequate. vforeover, in view of the new conception of limited saver- eignty required to make the United Nations effective, the problem. of our population is no onger aur exclusive concern. It is clearly desirabie to take a boid initiative on our own >efore we have to yieid to the pressure of world opinion. By the end of the Century aur pop- ulation should flot be less than :hirty millions. Incidentally, a population o! this magnitude, Wivel placed, and creatively en- gaged, will provide the steady- .ng influence of a more sub- stantial home-market to coun- ter-balance some of the vicissi- tudes o! external trade. The Atomlc Age At Hand This half-century should see the beginning of changes in aur rnaterial surroundings far greater than in any previous Century. flot excluding the per- iod beginning of the Industrial Era. The age of atomnic power is at hand. Ail previaus inventions are relatively insignificant - the wheel, the printing press, the steam engine, the aero- plane,-all are trivial compar- ed with the application of atomic energy. Here we have 1jwrinrei-n n maitt.pr which 1 rest of our affairs. Recent ex- periments in Socialismn leave no doubt that citizens are better off when they keep most of their affairs in their own hands. The prudently. regulat- ed market-ecanomny is indis- pensable ta a free. happy and prosperous society.. Ail elements of saciety should be subject ta prudent regula- tion in the general interest. But this is not at ail the same thmng as absorption by the State thraugh Government o! the actual control and manage- ment of most of the affaira of citizens,-the regimentation of Soviet Russia, which is the stock example of applied Sa- cialism, or the partial Social- ismn that Sa wantonly harassed the long-suffering British peo- ple in their struggle to recaver framn the cansequences of wars in which they made unprece- dented sacrifices. New Standards The new era will demand new standards and conceptions of citizenship. Real advance will be marked by increasing emphasis upon the voluntary disciplines. To retain and strengthen individual freedom, it is nat enough to resist the blandishments of those who would make us slaves of a To- talitarian State-disguised as a Welfare State. Positive mea- sures are essential. The key- note is personal. responsibility. 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SEE YOUR CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-FARGO DEALER FOR THE BEST VALUES 0F THE VEARI Motor Bowm anville PA of life af the disciples and later. of the Church was to discover Christ and then spread the dis- covery through their Mission. Next the president off ered a beautiful New Year prayer and closed the devotional period by singing "Lord of Light". The business perlod opened with the installation and dedi- cation of the 1955 officers. This ceremony was very impressive- ly conducted by the Rev. Mr. Kitchen and closed by an Up- , lifting prayer. The various secretaries and ~ the treasurer were then called upon to give their annual re- ports and nearly ail responàed and were accepted. Tihe min- utes of the December meeting were read by Mrs. Wm. Cob- bledick, recording secretary and declared adopted. Thse pre- sident, Mrs. Drummond. tools the roll callinii groups and the variaus annuai reports were read, moved and adopted. The meeting was ciosed b3' singing "Jesus Shall Reign" and the Mizpah Benediction. The mnembers were then free to view or choose books fromn an attractive display over which Mrs. N. Porter graciously pre- sided. Thirty-two new booksa wvere added last year to the list of excellent Missionary li- brary books, through the gen- erosity of the literature seqe- taries. Mrs. Porter and Miss Gilfillan. A hearty vote of ap- preciation wvas extended ta i these ladies for their outstand- ing service. sponsibilities o! Christian fel- lowship. And there is no limit ta human achievement when spiritual dedication is domin- ant. The speaker was introduced by Gordon Elliott and thanked by D. R. Morrisan for his very fine address. President Frank Dorland presided. -In "the Sunday School Audit - orium, on Tuesday afternoon, January 4th the Women's Mis- sionary Society held their New Year's meeting with Mrs. A. A Drummond presiding. The meeting was opened by singing a New Year hymn "Sing to the Great Jehovah's Praise," with Mrs. M. Staples at the pi- ano. Then a beautiful poem was read and an inspiring New Year Message delivered by the president, Mrs. A. Drummond, thus introducing the devotional period, with its theme t i "Discovery (Of God) and qvls- sion (Its resuit) ." The president and members then read respon- sively Psaim '714. Following the scripture reading, Mrs. C. Wood exemplified the topic by scripture readings mainly from Acts 2, 5 and 11 depictimg the discovery of God by early Christians and their consequent formation into a band o! Mis- sionaries. Foliowing this Mns. Drummond gave an interesting biography of a Hîndo who dis- covered Christ under Bishop Azariah. This Hindo afterward became an ardent Missianary. Mrs. Drummond and Mrs. Wood thus showed that the purpose 1 r The world's first electriecocok- ing range was developed in Canada in 1893. Marconi periected wireless telegraphy in Nova Scotia, at the turn of the century. Canada gave, him an $80,000 grant to help with his experiments. ..... .... .. ... ....... ..... .......... . ....... ..... .. . .. .........

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