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WEDNESDAY, MAY ZI, 1947 L] 'YHE DAILY TIMES-GAZEIYE Devonshire Ram-Roasting GetsGovernment Red Light London, May 21--(Reuters)-- The government has ruled that no ram will be roasted on the village green in Kingsteighton, Devon- shire, on Whit Tuesday this year. Food Minister Strachey has announced that the 13th-century tradition, = theaks-offering for & clear, cold stream which flows through the village, would have to wait at least another year before it could be restored in pre-war style. But the villagers of King- steighton, only village to perpet- uate the tradition of a burnt of- fering in England, are one up cn the Food Minister, Although Stra- . chey denied it in the House of Commons, the villagers had thelr ram last year through a "misap prehension" at the local food of- fice, They are determined to have it again, Through six yeas of war, the ram roasting, centre attraction of an annual fair, had to be ab- andoned but the villagers are con- vinced that Strachey will bring them bad luck if he bans the festi- val in peacetime, There are several theories about the origin of the custom, said to date back to 1245. The rural district guide associ- ates it with this legend: "There was no water to drink, not even enough to baptize a babe. For as much as the habe needed baptism, there wag no water, they went down into the dry bed of the stream, where the stones stood bare, and there they offered up as a sacrifice a ram lamb and the water sprang up and the babe was baptizel." Build New World (Continued from Page 3) hunger and envy of the Hohenzol- lern War Lords of Germany. By a margin that was uncomfortably small, this challenge to freedom and civilization was at last over- come. Then, indeed, an effort was made to bring some order into in- ternational relations, to sublimate the crude tribalism that masquer- aded as independent sovereignty. But the absence of the United States doomed the League of Nations to failure, Nevertheless a real beginning was made. At least the language of international co- operation was defined, if the habit was not firmly established. The distress, dislocation, bitterness, and dissension that invariably follow war provided fertile soil for the germs of Fascist and Communist revolt, The free world relaxed; it was overcome by a sort of miasma. Then came the second great challenge to freedom in this cen- tury. And once again we emerged, victorious it ig true, but gravely weakened to face a desolation and a mass of misery incomparably more formidable than after the first challenge. The United Nations This time the United States is in the United Nations; that is a tremendous and possibly decisive fact. We have now the machin- ery for maintaining some supervis- ion over world affairs. The rate of increase of effectiveness of this achine will be regulated precise- by the rate of increase of a con- sciousness of world citizenship among the people of most of the countries that have joined the Un- ited Nations, ' But to change the traditional habits of thought of a few hund- red leaders who represent the member-states of the United Na- tions is in itself obviously not an easy task. How much harder to influence the traditional habits of thought of the billions of ordinary citizens of the world? Hard enough, in all conscience, even if there were no new factors of urg- . ency. And, alas, there are two new factors of such urgency that the fate of civilization, and of Canada in particular, now depends on a desperate race with time. The Machine Gets Ahead Before the end of the 19th Cen- tury, technological development was getting ahead of us; there were then clear signs of the dan- ger of man's subjugation to the Frankenstein monsters he had created. But that danger was trifling compared with the poss- ible consequences of the mis-use of atomic energy. It is doubtful if the real significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has sunk into the public consciousness. If the an- archy of international relations is not soon replaced by orderly regu- lation through international co-op- eration, we shall walk straight in- to a Auprems tragedy, in which Canada certain to be the first victim, That is one of the two new factors of urgency. The New Kind of War ~The second factor is the new kind of war, already declared, which is steadily reducing the area of freedom as we know it. In ap- preciating this factor it is import- ant to be hime in thinking. The creed of desperation and frustra- tion which got its start a century ago, owing chiefly to the early shortcomings of the industrial sys- tem, is now nourished by unex- ampled distress in a great part of the world. It so happens that the present rulers of Russia, the Com- munist Commissars, are the spear- head of the new kind of war; but it is a mistake to regard these Commissars as representative of the aggregati of peoples they have suborned and terrorized into temporary submission. deed, their very insecurity at home which makes these despots espec- ially dangerous to the free world. The New Imperialism No imperialism chronicled in the long annals of history can compare in ruthless ambition with the im- perialism of the Communist world conspiracy. After the present re- gime in Soviet Russia was rescued by the free world from what other- wise would have been certain de- feat by the Nazi-Germans, there It is, in New Commander New Commanding Officer of the 9,000-ton cruiser, HM.C.8. "Ontar- io" which will be commissioned late this summer, is Captain James C. Hibbard, D.S.C. and Bar, R.C. N. of 1527 Shasta Place, Victoria, B.C. The 39-year-old native of Hemison, P.Q. saw extensive ware time service with R.C.N. destroyers in the Atlantic and is at present Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel in Ottawa, He assumes his command on June 30. were hopes that a policy of "live and let live" would prevail; what- ever mistakes were made in the past, there was certainly no inten- tion anywhere in the free world to interfere with the internal affairs of Russia, or indeed with the af- fairs of any other country whose people decided, voluntarily and without outside pressure, to adopt the Communist system of Totali- tarian Government. .But the over- lords of the Kremlin, deciding that the rest of the world must be forc- ed to become satellites of Moscow, --literally slaves of the Commis- sars,--proceeded to undermine and sabotage free society everywhere. Even before the shooting with the Germans was over -- as we recent- ly learned from Mr. - Winston Churchill -- the new war of inter- nal conspiracy, under central out- side direction, had been declared. Conspiracy At Work The clique of Communist Com- missars who hold "All the Rus- sians" in adject slavery and who, taking advantage of the war, have abolished the freedom of 25,000,- 000 inhabitants of small countries on their borders, are aware o. the danger of the first new factor, atomic energy; they are not am- bitious to inherit universal desola- tion, so they have decided to try to secure their objectiv of world do- mination without shooting. Hence they are making every element of disaffection, discoritent, and un- rest an active ally, In Canada the 23,000 declared members of the La- bor-Progressive Party, the present "front" for the "~ Communists, are the devoted agents of the Kremlin, Their instructions are to weaken, disrupt, and destroy all our free institutions, and, in particular, to get control of Trade Union organ- izations. The Socialists too have an important place in the Moscow plan, Actually the Communists hate the Socialists more than they hate anyone else; but this does not deter them from trying to use the Socialists to advance the sinister dsign . , . . Por the Socialists are intent upon having government agencies absorb most of the busi- ness and affairs of citizens. Once vidual initiative and enterprise yield to vast government monopo- lies, the Communists can move in with comparative ease. The reason is simple. All experience proves that although you may establish constitutional Soclalism by the will of the majority of voters, you can- not administer and maintain Soc- ialism by constitutional means; you are forced to apply totalitarian and tyrannous methods, which means that applied Socialism, even without prodding, will drift into Communism inevitably. And in our state of affairs there would be lots of prodding. Canada a Strategic Objective Canada is obviously a strategic objective for the General Staff of GENERAL MOTORS DELCO-HEAT AUTOMATIC HEATING EQUIPMENT OIL BURNERS -- COAL STOKERS May be financed out of Income by the Convenient G.M.A.C, Payment Plan FINE QUALITY COAL - COKE - FUEL OIL ol THE ROBERT DIXON COMPANY LIMITED 313 ALBERT ST. TELEPHONE 262 World Revolution, If only they can blot out our freedom we would become a base for a powerful ideological invasion of the United States, then still more isolatde than she is to-day as the bastion of freedom. It is the hope of the Commissars that, with Canada as a base, tac- tics of "boring from within" would s0 enfeeble the United 'States that the Americans too would submit without fighting. If that is a cor- rect appraisal of what will happen then we are living in the twilight of free and gracious and decent civilizations In such circumstances there would be even less chance of the survival of a nucleus of free- dom than in the event of the ca- tastrophe of another shooting war. But the latter alternative keeps us still in the twilight. It would take a century to recover. Hope Still Exists What about this bleak prospect? Is there no hope, no way out? I believe that, although the odds are now against a favorable outcome, there is still a way out, there is still reason for Rope. The First Necessity Three things are necessary, And by far the most important of these three things is the return to relig- ious faith, No crisis either in the affairs of an individual or of a community can be satisfactorily re- solved by ignoring the spiritual side. The root of the evil of all the brands of Marxism, both Soc- ialist and Communist, as indeed the root of the deficiencies of the capitalist-enterprise system, is the fatal fallacy that mar lives by bread alone. Unsatisfied squl-hun- ger corrodes character, breeds dis- trust and hatred, yielding a bitter harvest of frustration and discon- tent. It is told of a well-known Trade Union leader of Britain that he made it an invariable rule to pray alone for a few minutes be- fore entering any conference with the representatives of Managemnt. Th record shows that the workers for whom he spoke had every rea- son to be thankful; likewise those with whom he bargained: to regain or to strengthen this spiritual sen- sibility is not a matter of complex , theology. The outlet of prayer | that is sincere Nfts burdens that are otherwise insupportable; the practice of such personal commun- ion dissolves arrogance and re- stores the wholesome humility es- sential to the art of harmonious living, I give absolute priority, therefore, to the power of faith and prayer. The Second Necessity With the practical application of the precépt of the Golden Rule, the other things are made easier. The first is a new spirit of co-op- operation between Labor and Man- agement. And the initiative rests squarely on the shoulders of Man- agement, One reason, of course, is that Management alone can take the initiative. , Another reason is also simple and true. 'The blame for the wall between Labor and Management today is not all on one side; it ig shared. The in- heritance too is mixed; but we should never forget that what went wrong in the beginning was the re- sult of the selfishness, short-sight- edness, and inhumanity of an un- due proportion of Management. An evil consequence of the suffering that was caused on this account was the provision of fertile soil for the teachings of Karl Marx. An- other consequence, inevitable of course, and on the whole benefic- ial to society as well as to wage- earners, was the Trade Union Movement, An Initia; For Management Enligh Management has done much to meke up for the sins of ruthless Management. By no means all reforms have been forc. ed from Management; although some certainly - have been forced. There is to-day one field of tre- mendous opportunity, a field in which Management can take posi- tive action. A recent Roper opin- fon poll discovered that fifty , per cent of the industrial workers on this Continent hate their jobs. The same poll recorded that of white- collar and executive workers ninety per cent were reasonably satisfied C.1.O. Chief Wins Reward of War Robert P. Patterson, left, presented the Medal for Merit to C.LO. head Philip Murray, right, for the latter's services "in con- nection with the mobilizatien and leacership of American workers throughout the industrial emergency existing during the second world ashington. war." Ceremony took place in W with their work; and that eighty per cent of farm wage-earners were interested in their tasks. The chief trouble with the fifty per cent of joh-bored industrial workers is mental frustration from the feel- ing of the triviality of what they do in the assembly-line in order to make a living. They do not "be- long" in the scheme of things; they are hardly more than an append- age to the inanimate machines they help to keep turning, This is the central psychological problem of Labour-Management relations to- day; it is indeed a problem in Communist Russia as well as in Capitalist United States or Canada. Community In Work To replace boredom and frustra- tion by satisfaction and interest calls for the best brains and the wise leadership of both Manage- ment and Unions. What is need- ed is a new sense of community in work. As no plant exists in a soc- ial vacuum, a good deal depends upon the outside envirpnment. It is observed, for example, that where there is an active and well- spread civic responsibility, there is correspondingly better spirit in the factories. If owners, managers, of- fice staffs, foremen, superintend- ents, shop stewards, and the rank- and-file have the chance to get to- gether in projects such as com- munity councils, improved hous- ing, education, and better recrea- tional facilities, they are all engeg- ed in making - their town one of which they can be really proud and in which they are glad to bring up their children. With this back- ground, much can be done to lift the feeling of deadly boredom that is apt to be imposed by repetition work. Successful efforts to create good human relations in a plant or office always eflist the support and the help of the right kind of Trade Union leaders; such efforts are opposed and obstructed only by those who wish to take away our freedom and also destroy honest Trade Unions. The Third Necessity In addition to the application of spiritual standards, and the en- couragement of community in work or "togetherness", there is a third essential. I mean the sense of world citizenship without which the United Nations will where, Certainly in the British Commonwealth there is no con- flict between patriotism and world citizenship. The British Common- wealth of free and equal nations is the experiment upon* which the world association and fellowship is being built. Memories are notor- iously short.. Let us therefore do because th coverings, JAPALA( aints COLOR HARMONY An yont kome . Color, freely and tastefully used, makes any home more inviting and liveable. Today's decorating standards make color the key to friendly, attractive rooms. 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Dawn Not Twilight If it is somehow contrived that | spiritual values, that co-operation and team- work become normal. in industry, and that the United Nations is given the public support to enable it to outlaw war and introduce rea- son into the handling of world af- fairs, I entertain real hope that in our generation what now looks like be transformed into and most glorious | are thwarted by itual power in their endeavour to destroy freedom '| the directive impulse, by "boring from within", if they al- so observe the whole free world (united not for aggression or gain but for the good of all, they will accept, albeit with some reluctance, the working principle of "live and let live." Nor should one deny an- other possibility. Once the free world demonstrates . beyond the shadow of a doubt that it is really applying the Golden Rule, then. it is building the good society on the foundations of eternal truth, the change of heart may prove irresist- ible; at least some of those who | now seek to destroy freedom and | religion may join in the common effort to create and strengthen a real brotherhood of mankind; al- ternatively, their victims may be encouraged to emerge from bond- age. * Canada's Opportunity As Canada is destined to be the first victim if we are now in a twi- light shortly to become a long and tragic night, so Canada can give if the twi- light is to be changed into a dawn leading to a glorious day. By vol- untarily putting our affairs in ord- er, reconciling differences, racial, religious, and industrial, we can provide a model for the rest of the world. Let's get on with the big job, resting with confidence on Di- vine guidance to help us to carry the beacon that may lead the mul- titudes of mankind out of the wilderness of . ignorance," tyranny, and misery. Mental Hospital Facilities Rapped London, Ont., May 21 (CP).--D. M. LeBourdais, journalist and mem- ber of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, yesterday criti- cized conditions in Canadian mens tal hospitals and scored the lack of trained doctors, nurses, social workers and the employment of un- trained attendants recruited from the ranks of labor, He addressed the Canadian Club of London. He said the solution to the prob- lem on mental hospitals rested with the federal government and criti- cized the system that gave mental | hospital jurisdiction to individual provincial governments. 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