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OPINIONS DAI LY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THE oinya ATuES THE WHITBY GAZETTE 22 CHRONICLE Tine Fubishing Gompety of Oss, Lied, Arn B. Allows, COMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED The Times-Gazette is a member of the Canadian Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Buiven of Circulations. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. SERVICE areas, anywhere in Canada for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. U.S. subscriptions $9.00 per year, Net Paid Circulation Maken on 7,663 FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1947 Secretary Marshall Reports ' In his report on the Moscow conference, American Secretary of State Marshall made no attempt to cloak his message in diplomatic niceties. From his emphasis on a refusal to compromise "in order to achieve agreement for 'agreement's sake," it can be seen that Marshall and his staff have determined the broad lines of U.S. policy, lines from which they do not intend to retreat. b Marshall reviewed what he described as the five funda- 'mental German problems: the limits to the powers of a central government; the character of the economic system and its relation to the rest of Europe; the character and extent of reparations; German boundaries and, finally, the 'manner in which allied governments are to be represented in the drafting of the actual German treaty. ? The U.S. Secretary of State stabbed at Soviet policy on all these points, particularly in regard to the dispute over the German economy. He said the British and Amer- ican zones had been forced to merge solely because Russia failed to carry out the Potsdam agreement. Russia, he said, sealed off her zone virtually without regard to the ethers, refusing to disclose what food was on hand and What reparations had been removed. In other words, Russia was flying in the face of a communique from the first wartime conference in Moscow, when the Big Four pledged united action "for the organ- ization and maintenance of peace and security." Marshall's speech certainly did nothing to lift the gloom which has settled over Big Four negotiations, The only major achievement at Moscow seems to have been a nega- tive one, a sharp delineation of great power differences. "@ince such wide gulfs have been exposed, any concessions at next November's London conference will necessarily fmply a withdrawal from basic positions enunciated at Moscow. British Flood Relief In view of the news stories which have appeared in The Times-Gazette in recent weeks it should not be neces- sary to draw further attention to the serious situation in which the people of the British Isles now find themselves. In many cases the hardships are more severe and more complicated than in the days of the Irish famine. Cana- dians accustomed to comfort can hardly realize the true picture of Britain today. The drive for clothing and foodstuffs is being spon- sored by the Ontario Government with Hon. Russell T. Kelley, Minister of Health, as the head of the campaign. During the war we went all-out to stand behind Britain in her fight to maintain freedom. Today her position is if anything even more grave as she has not had time to recover from the wounds inflicted by the war. We believe that it is the duty of every citizen to respond to this appeal and to endeavour, even at considerable sacrifice, to contrib- ute useful clothing and food to be sent to the very worthy people of Britain, whose need is so great. Years Of Development More than ever before interest Is being focussed upon aviation, not only in Canada but throughout the world. Since its infancy when World War I broke out aviation has advanc- ed with leaps and bounds until today planes far beyond the dreams of only a few years ago have been developed which circle the globe with incredible speed. While the emphasis has been on aviation from the standpoint of its value as a weapon in war, the developments and improvements in planes and training techniques during the war years have contributed not a little to the advance of peacetime passenger, mail and freight carrying. In Canada one of the leaders in these fields is Trans Canada Air Lines. on which a report was presented recently to the House of Commons by its president, H. J. Symington, C.M.G., K.C. ' During 1946 daily scheduled miles totalled 45,021, an in- crease of 39 per cent. A total of 15,864,670 miles were flown as compared with 11,546,277, an increase of 4,318,443. Pas- sengers carried increased 67 per cent, air express poundage by 10 per cent, while air mail poundage fell 32 per cent. These figures imply that the public has become air travel 'conscious. At the end of the year T.C.A. had 27 Douglas DC-3 air- craft; 14 Lockheed Lodestars and nine Lockheed 14-08 ajr- craft. Expectations are that 24 DC-3 aircraft of 21-passenger capacity each will be delivered this spring. As these are delivered the Lockheeds will be disposed of. This means that the calibre of service is being improved. During its 10 years of operation T.C.A. has done much to bring the far-flung boundaries of the Dominion closer® pn It has and will play an increasipgly important role In aviagion, ® Readers' Views INCREASED RENTALS Editor, Times-Cazette, Dear Sir: In your leading editorial in to- day's issue you state: "It would have been a mistake at this point to lift too many taxes at a time when the battle against the increas- ed cost of living is still joined." Just how serious is the struggle against the increased cost of living? Wasn't it just recently that land- lords were authorized by Ottawa to increase by 10% the largest factor in the cost of living; namely, rent? This almost blanket authority pa=- tently bears the earmarks- of govv ernmental stupidity, for it was granted without any regard what- soever to conditions under which the individual rent-payer lives. When this legislation was passed it could have hardly occurred to any of our controllers that vast numbers of law-abiding tenement dwellers have been, for a decade or more, living in fire-traps which were erected more than thirty years ago. Nor would our home-owning law- makers be xepected to know that the general practice since 1939 has been that the tenant is obliged to do his own interior decorating and minor repair work. Those who gov- ern our afairs should have at least been cognizant of the fact that in recent years, landlords generally have taken advantage of the short- age of living accommodation, and consequently, have been able to get by without spending a dollar on maintenance work since the begin- ning of World War II. Among the chief reasop advanced for the upping of rentals are the in- creased costs of labour and mater- fals, and decontrol of the price. of coal which went into effect on April 15th, The first of these--labor and materials--of course should not be considered in respect of accommo- dation 'which was built, say, twen- ty years ago. Thus, we come to coal. Le us consider a 30-apart- ment huilding in any Canadian city, in which the average rental per apartment is $45.00 per month, and because of recent legislation, is to be increased to $49.50 per month: Future annual income: 30 apart- ments for 12 months at $49.50--$17,- 820.00; Previous annual income: 30 apartments for 12 months at $45.00 Gross Profit to meet higher fuel costs --$16,200.00; Actual outlay for fuel at hte new price, as calculated by research men: $1.00 per month, per apt.--$360.00; Landlord's net annual profit on fuel--$1,260.00. To be financially squeezed be- tween an efficient Income Tax De- partment and an equally inefficient W.P.T.B. is not only unpleasant for the victim, but is a very effective way to make malcontents of other- wise sane and sober citizens. And remember, Mr, Editor, for malcon- tents, the conversion to Commun- ism is very simple. A word or two more: In order to give the tenant some sort of demo- cratic voice in the matter of in- creased rentals, it would not be ne- cessary to hire an army of WP. TB. investigators to examine into each individual case, It would only be nece to reserve a small space on the landlord's application for rental increase, in which space the tenant would be permitted to state any considered reasons why the ap- plication should be refused. . In two terrible wars nearly two million Canadians fought and bled, and many of them died in order that such rights would be preserved. Yours truly, 'H. R. STEWART. Oshawa, Ontario, April 30, 1947. "How Long, zphtrick in the St. Louis Post Dispatch Uncle Big?" New Asparagus Prices Are Set Toronto, May 2.--(CP)--Growers Ontario factories will receive a minimum price of 22 cents a pound, who deliver Grade 1 asparagus to |to the Ontario Farm Products Mark- eting Board has announced. Other prices are: grade utility A, 16 cents; grade utility B, 13 cents; grade 2, seven cents. "Due to increased labor and fer- tilizing costs, She screige planted asparagus in rio has been steadily decreasing over the last 10 years," the Board said. "The prices unanimously neggtiated for this year by the industry represent an effort to encourage the growers to replant this crop to increase its production for both the processing and the fresh asparagus market." HEMPY ABACA Abaca, 4 banana-like plant, is the | source of Manila hemp fibres. SURE MONEY! Here's a tip on economy for winter-weary mot- orists. Bring your car to us for a complete tune-up. It will save you money in the long run and will real- ly pay dividends in trouble-free driving. Bet« ter gas mileage, more en- gine ' pep, increased driving t and less trouble ® 45 Years Ago * A Bit of Verse J. P. Purdy, staiton agent at the Grand Trunk junction, was trans- ferred to Napanee. Complained the Vindicator: "It seems rather a poor time to change agents now while the double tracking is going on, but we assume the railway people know their business." Two hundred "ardent workers" at a Conservative party reunion heard W. B. Northrop, K.C., ex-M.P. from Belleville. Other notable the meeting, chaired by E. I. Rowse, were Charles. Calder, Dr. Janes Moore, of Brooklin,- and Willlam Smith, ex-M.P.,, of Columbus. Cedar Dale and Oshawa cou cils | of the Canadian Order of Chdsen Friends were amalgamated. Offic- ers elected included: W. C. Wijson, P.CC.; J. F. West, C.C.; H B. Sam- mells, recorder and treasurer; John Hoare, assistané recorder. Miss Jennie Brown, elocutionist, ! and Chrystal Brown, tenor, both of Toronto, were the top stars at a concert sponsored by the Oshawa Baseball Club. "If the concert is a sample of the kind we can ex- pect this year, this will be a ban- ner season for the game," remarked the Vindicator, ® Other Editors SNARLED PLAYOFFS (Windsor Star) As we understand these hockey playoffs, the teams battle until one proves it's the best of the lot, then some other bunch gets a chance to ghow it's a little better than the est. BOMB AND BOOM (Hamilton Spectator) Russians object roaming through their couniry looking for atomic activities, In the Russian language, they ex- plain, it is hard to distinguish between a bomb and a boom, CHILDREN'S STRIKE PAY (Owen Sound Sun-Times) Children who skip school regu- larly don't get family allowances, says Federal Health Minister Martin, He didn't say what atti. tude the department would take in the case of school strikes. May- be arrangements will have to be made for strike pay. BATTERY YOU CAN TRUST HARRISON & KINSMAN 337 Simcoe St. S. Phone 828 STAN BLIGDON Battery Service 35 GIBB STREET PHONE 960 [oes iaintly » sounds half recollected to anyone | LOVE'S ANCIENT OATH When I am old and can no more remember H viler no th a H coldly polue are shadows In And how I 'the bees hold carnival in 1d And pale has grown the flame of sunset skies; I shall recall, with all my old-time wonder, The dark breath-taking beauty of your eyes, When 1 am old, almost too old for SOTTOW, Too weary from the burdens of each ay To dream of id in some remote to- Or OVI, wv. care for work or play; When, chilled A age, I have forsworn a8s| all pi on, All anger, pity, rapture or desire, I still pha id you after the old fas! Stin burn rg you with all my ancient re. --Pauline Dillingham, Herald. in the N.Y. all around come through prevention of failures before they occur. Our Spring Tune-Up Pays Off! 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