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RN SE Ta 'PACE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1940 e Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every week- day afternoun except Saturday at Oshawa, Can- ada, by The Times Publishing Co. of Oshawa, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, Pres.; A. R. Alloway. Managing Director The Oshawa Dally Times is a member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association the On- tario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES "Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby and suburbs 10 cents per week: $2.60 tor six months, or $5.20 per year if paid in advance. By mail anywhere in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $1.25 for three months, $2.25 for six months, or $4.00 per year it paid in advance. + By mail to U.S. subscribers, $6.00 per year. payable Lie: strictly in advance. PLE 3 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1940 "Twelve O'Clock And All's Well" (Atlanta, Ga., Constitution) There must be today, millions of spirits that walk, bravely, across the length and ~ breadth of beleaguered Britain. The spirits of those men of the ancient race who gave ~~ to her the greatness that is knowing mir- ';aculous resurgence as, once more, the fate of human liberty is laid upon her hands and "hearts and courage. It is good to think that, among those * spirits, walked the ancient watchmen of the «night, carrying their lanterns to light the dark hours and crying, as they walk, "Twelve o'clock and all's well." . All's well with Britain, as her sons and daughters . stand, undaunted, a final rampart to the "ruthless foe. All's well because the tongue of Chaucer, of Shakespeare, of Milton, of Keats, of Shelley, of Kipling, of Tennyson, of Barrie, of the late King James translation of the # Scriptures can never be the tongue of an - enslaved race. All's well because the blood of Frobisher, of Drake, of Raleigh, of Cromwell, of :. Wellington, of Nelson, of the millions of "fighting men who have died to keep Britain . free can never course through the veins of an enslaved people. All's well because the passion for human "liberty and human rights that inspired the "men of Runnymede, that set aflame the hearts of men who dared their all that * tyranny should be crushed, that forced British democracy ever to march on, side -«by side and step by step with the growth "of Empire, can never be quenched under f ¥ I i | | ! bi the oppression of any master. All's well in Britain because the common "people are aroused, because from the ordinary, average people, from whom Eng- land's greatest have ever come, there still arises that determination, that bulldog stubbornness, that unconquerable spirit which cannot live enslaved. The wisest seers among men cannot say "what yet is to come. But this all men may know: There is a very lovely heart of civilization and of freedom threatened by an obscene force, an indecent return to savagery sparked by unmoral ambition. The shadow today lies over an ancient and a noble land. It darkens the graves of poets and philosophers and martyrs. It hangs, threatening, over the very birth- place of human liberty and human prog- © Tess. The vultures soar over England's green fields and stately homes, they swoop upon the humble cots and quiet hills. We on this side can know little of the one factor that must, in the final accounting, ~ decide the issue. That is, the spirit of a people awakened and determined. There must be a marvellous story, being told on the pages of history, in Britain today. The spectacle of a people arising as one, to defend to death the land they hold so dear, must be a tremendous thing to watch. Even Hitler has been awed. What other "interpretation can be put upon his petulant and ridiculous complaint that "home guards" can be only violators of the code of war, to be shot against a wall when captured? The world has never witnessed such absurd effrontery as an appeal, by 'this man, to any code of war. He, and : Germany, of all races, have most ruthless- ly and heartlessly scorned the codes of war, of honor, of humanity, of human decency, wherever it served their foul purpose. Hitler cannot conquer Britain. We who know the history and. the spirit and the meaning of British civilization, we who know the courage that arms her people, we who know the love of country that fills their souls, know that no invader can stay alive on English soil so long as one Eglish- man remains alive to strike a blow for freedom. ; There can be but one outcome when the 'British people have arisen, moved by a single impulse, to defend This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise; This fortress, built by Nature for nerself, Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house-- Against the envy of less happier lands-- This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, "This England. - The vultures gather, but still the spirit of the ancient watchman walks in England and still his brave voice reassures: "Twelve o'clock, and all's well!" Shametul Situation There is today in Canada a situation so shameful in all its respects, that attention must be called to it without delay. And that is the situation goncerning certain Japanese imports into this country. In the following table comparisons are made over the nine-month period (Jan. to Sept.) of each of the past three years: Canadian Cotton-Goods Imports from Japan (In Pounds) 1937 9,622 1938 931 1939 Grey Fabrics 235,566 Bleached Fabrics Colored Fabrics Velveteens Wash Cloths, Bath Mats, Ete. Handkerchiefs Quilts Sheets and Pillow cases . 267 29,634 299,853 Towels 42,509 173,609 318,988 This shows that in every item listed but one (wash cloths, etc.) there have been increased importations since 1937; and in most instances the increases have been substantial. In grey and bleached fabrics, in sheets and pillow cases and towels, the increases have been phenomenal. Of course, these increases have been at some one else's expense, for Canadians are not using in their homes the extra Japa- nese importations. And do you know who has been getting the short end of the cot- ton-goods bales? None other than Great Britain. Take the single item of cotton sheets and pillow cases, for illustrative purposes. The following figures show Japan's increases and Great Britain's decreases in pounds for the comparative nine-month period: 1937 1938 150,219 121,815 267 29,634 299.853 The figures in that table speak for them- selves in ones loud enough w make the average citizen squirm. And the fact that they are representative of many other articles only makes the situation that much more shameful.--Winnipeg Free Press. 17,085 4,804 327,522 63,522 55,819 42,776 54,492 69,250 67,461 33,824 107,145 4,680 73,5658 311,852 18,625 100,564 1,336 1939 Britain Editorial Notes It may be rather profitable now for the country to pick up titose who did not regis- ter, as the fine runs $200 per head. It costs sixpence to watch an air raid from Wembley stadium Britain's largest football ground. Cheap enough; but of course there is no regular schedule. Western farmers are being asked to make a 5,000,000 pounds gift of butter to the British Isles. Someone should remind them not to put salt in it else the British- ers won't like it so much. This war has yet to reveal that the sub- marine is anything like the powerful weapon it became during the Great War. This is primarily due to the efficiency of the defences against its use which have been devised in the interval. Not that it makes any difference, just as a matter of idle curiosity we've been won- dering how many cigars a day Winston Churchill smokes. Or are the cigars just window-dressing? In every photographs we've seen he appears to have a new one. A Moscow newspaper says that the Soviet-German partnership announced a year ago remains firm and has been of much service to both countries. Neverthe- less, it is reliably estimated that whereas the economic treaty provided for an "ex- change of goods worth 1,000,000,000 marks during the year, the actual trade has totalled only 300,000,000 marks. A Bible Thought for Today IT WORKED OUT THAT WAY IN THE PAST: For the nation and kingdom that will no serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.--Isaiah 60: 12. | frained from mak | But usually reli able | that they were likely to | the President | able impression regarding Brita.n' | three of four weeks, | short | winds and rough s Grocer Becomes Mechanic "More than 150 young men are leaving the War Emergency Summer School at Oshawa Collegiate and Vocav.onal .. .. weeks of intensive training to fit them for jobs in 'industry to help | along Canada's war work, Roy Fleming, an Oshawa grocer, hopes to become an expert lathe hand as the result of his training. He is shown here operating a metal lathe, U.S. "Blitzkrieg" Observers Think Nazis Wasting Time Find British Defense Solid a -- Military Experts Prepare to! Go Home -- See No Need London, Sept. 3.--A United Stat: military mission under Rear- miral Robert L. Ghormley, sent by President Roosevelt to observe German blitzkrieg on Britain, is completing its task and plans to leave for home in «bout 10 days, 1t was understood today. Members of the mission have re- ing any state sources convey if an exceedingly favor- defenses and the rapid progr British armament, and that tl lieved Britain's preparedness had reached a stage where successful re- pluse of any attempted Gere: vasion seemed assured. Members of the mis ported to have the impression that after Sept. 15 there would be only & hazardously period, for an invasion by sea 15 contrevy would make an invasion impracticable. The mission had a taste of real warfare Wednesday when it acc panied Prime Minister Churchill to Dover. While Churchill was aboard a ship. Ghormley and 'his aides stood on a hilltop, with only steel helmets as cover, watcl sion were re- and that after Oct 'lpg an aerial dogfight and saw two German planes shot down. Infommation believed to be reliable expressed belief that the mission in | its report to the President would emphasize that rocks and swamp rendered about two-thirds of the British coast unsuitable for German landing operations and that the re- maining one-third had been ren- dered almost impregnable since mid-August. WLARTY HAILS LABORS EFFORT Industrial Friction at Mini- mum, Says Minister -- War Contribution Halifax, Sept. 3. This Labor Day "witnesses less of industrial fric- tion than any other in the recen! history of our country," Labor Min- ister McLarty declared in a Labor Day message' issued here over the week-end. ° At the outbreak of war, the Min- ister sald, labor had offered its whole - hearted co-operation in speeding up production and main- taining industrial peace. It was a matter for congratulation that co- operative measures «5 between labor and governments were bearing fruit. Mr. McLarty, who has been dis- cussing labor problems with union and industrial leaders in Nova Sco- tia during the last week, left for Ottawa Sciurday. "As we approach another Labor Day, we realize that the storm of war has broken and an enemy is arrayed against us which would crush all the tenets which labor holds dear and utteriy destroy those rights which labor has gradu- ally built up over the last hundred years," he said. "Shortly after the war broke out lehor, as was naturally to be ex- pected, offered its whole-hearted co-operation in the matter of speed- ing up industrial production maintained peace. Since that time while there have been instances of sporadic or spontaneous strikes, as far as I know nol one hi; oc- curred which has been authorized or approved by an organized unin "The Goveriunent ol endeavored a in- | { Investig For Further Observation | Insurance Act | much to remo | fear of une | me- | Winsto: and | to avoid the possibility of friction by, at the request of labor, widely extending the Industrial Disputes ation Act; by passing @n Order-in-Council on June 20 last giving recognition to the rights of bor and providing that any sus- mn of labor cohditions estab- ed by law should be understood applying to the period of emer- gency only; and by passing within the last month the Unemployment from labor ment which has heretofore exist TWO-BARRELLED PROBE ORDERED ON INTERNMENT Ralston Names Three-Man Board to Examine Whole Set-Up Ottawa, Sept. 3. -- As a double- barrelled investigation was ordered into organization and administra- tion of Canadian internment camps, search continued today for two more German war prisoners who escaped from an internment camp in the Muskoka district. Acting swiftly after the escape of the two latest prisoners, which brought the total in the last two weeks to six, Defense Minister Red- ston announced the appointment of a three-man board to investigate the internment camp set-up. In addition he ile a court of in- quiry to investigate ewcapes. Col. P. A. Piuze of Montreal, new- ly-appointed officer commanding the Canadiem provost corps, will head the board appointed to inves- tigate organization and administra- tion of internment camps. Assoclat- ed with him will be T. Dann, of Ot- tawa, former deputy commissioner of the Royse! Canadian - Mounted Police and Warden Goad of Dor- chester Penitentiary in New Bruns- wick. i [ Mr. Ralston said he was determin- ed to "leave no stone unturned to see these people are held in safe keeping." Ashton, Chairman It was a difficult problem to hold in custody in - quickly organized camps "thousends of men who have 24 hours a day in which to plan their escape," he said. Maj-Gen. E. C. Ashton, former in- spector-general for Central Canada, will bg ehairman of the court of in- quiry investigate tha escape of Pletschigid Naumann. Mr. Ralston said the rt would convene at the earliest ssible moment. Other members of the court are Col. C. M. Edwards, of Ottawa, and Col. R. Marshall, Toronto. They will go to the | | the Gravenhurst area today. Meanwhile, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, aided by. police dogs, and Ontario provincial police, scoured the countryside for Pietsch and Naumann, In addition search continued - in Northern Ontario for Hans Kibart, also German war pris- oner, who escaped from a Sudbury district camp last Tuesday. Theodor Steyrer, who escaped with Kibart was recaptured. NAZI PRISONERS ALL REGAPTURED Somewhere in Muskoka, Sept. 3-- With the capture Sunday of 23- year-old Rons Kempe, German warrant officer, the last of the four prisoners of war who escaped last week is now back in internment, making the roundup complete, The work of civilions featured the capture of Kempe and another Nazi, Joseph Haubs, 23-year-old U-boat sailor, who was taken into custody at Bala, Saturday. Kempe, a slight and somewhat surly individual, was captured at Huntsville when a To- ronto, newspaper reporter found him walking along the Ferguson Highway and gave him a ride as a hitchhiker. Haubs and Kempe escaped from a camp in this area. Theodor Stey- rer, 20, naval petty officer, and Hans Kibart, 25, an airman, who escaped from a camp in the Sud- bury district were recaptured Sat- urday. There are now no German prison- ers of war at large, Guenther Lor- entz the first to escape, having been caught several days later at ! Montreal. TORONTO MAN DIES IN CRASH AT CURVE Belleville, Sept. 3.--Robert Stroud, 210 Glenview Avenue, Toronto, was killed and Charles Schwinger, To- ronto, seriously injured when the automobile in which they were travelling overturned when it failed to negotiate a curve lest night near Bannockburn, 40 miles north of Belleville, Schwinger was admitted to Belle- ville Hospital suffering from a fractured wrist, braken collarbone and internal injuries. The men were returning from a fishing trip north of Bancroft. Schwinger, driver of the car, failed to make the curve and both men were pinned beneath the car. Hold- ing of an inquest has not yet been determined. know Havana tobacco enjoy the extra flavour of fines PERFECTOS or PANETELAS 10¢ LILIES 15¢ In these fateful days, we must hold fast to all our cherished i love of democracy and liberty -- and our firm foith i in Caneda. This is | time for cool heads, for resolute courage, for unity ror ath time 2 1 in the fight for freedom. 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