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@ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, March 9, 1054 ditorial The Daily Times-Gaseite (Oshawa, Whitby), 87 Simcoe Street S South, Times-Gasette Publishers, Limited No Depression in Vision Of General Motors Chief Following closely on the comments which we made on the Montreal speech of Rhys M. Sale, President of the Ford Motor Car Company of Canada the other day, we note a significant observation made by Harlow H. Curtice, president of the General Motors Corporation. Speak- ing at the opening of the GM Motorama in New York, and again in Los Angeles, he made the emphatic statement, "There is no depression in my vision." Coupled with this he gave a significant warning when he said: "The principal danger we face is psychological. Fear cramps busi- ness investment and consumer spending", he pointed out. » This type of thinking on the part of the chief executive of the great General Motors Corporation 'is borne out by the confidence on which the company is em- barking on preparations for even greater business in the future. It has started out on a billion-dollar expansion program, covering many divisions of the corpora- tion's activities, and is planning for 1954 a sales year just as good as was 1953, Postage Increase There is no denying that the unhappy identity between April 1 and April Fool's day, when the Post Office Department boosts postage rates by one cent, is giving an added incentive to the considerable number of ordinary citizens who are being far from silent in their eriticism of the move. Only a few weeks ago, the Postmaster- General was more or less forced, by Op- . position tactics, to table In the House of Commons a confidential report by a firm of management experts on the operation . of the Post Office Department. The report suggested numerous economies. But even before this incident, Mr. Cote had made known the Government's intention to in- orease local postage rates from three cents to four, and out-of-town rates from fo cents to five. . 4 It is true that a move is afoot in Washington to increase postage rates which was a record-breaking year in which business reached $10 billion. This kind of thing is not done without very careful thought and study. It shows the manner in which a firm like General Motors, by elear business thinking, ap- praises its market carefully, retools to meet the needs of consumers, goes out to sell consumer goods, and has no place in its thinking for fear. This type of confi- dence is not a blind guess or gamble. It is predicated on sound business principles, because it is based on knowing to a re- markable degree of exactitude the capac ity of the market to absorb products of the industry. Thus it is encouraging to hear from two of the great leaders of the automobile industry, Mr. Sale and Mr. Courtice, whithin a few days of each other, the firm conviction that there are days of great &xpansion ahead of the automobile industry, a conviction which is bringing, without fear or hesitation, the invest ment of huge sums of money in order to meet the demand they see ahead. Hits Everyone across the border as well, but nothing definite has been done. Meantime, the Postmaster-General has been moved to anticipate an economy device that might be improvised in border cities such as Sarnia and Windsor -- "bootlegging" quantities of mail addressed to other Can- adian points across the border, and thus having it delivered at the cheaper Ameri- can rate. Mr. Cote says, in effect, that Canadians just mustn't do this; it is il- legal, the Customs people will catch them. We have a good deal of sympathy for the ordinary citizen in this matter of in- creased postage. Even poor people write letters -- but poor people don't write cheques. Yet the government has abol- ished the three-cent tax on .cheques and instead is now taxing the poor as well as their more affluent fellow-citizens who boast of bank accounts. The man-in-the-street ean hardly be blamed for grumbling, Guard Canada's Security Quietly " The federal government's refusal #o make public its security screening of gov- ernment workers on grounds that the dis- elosure could lead to McCarthyism, un- doubtedly will be supported by the ma- jority of Canadians. Acting Prime Minister Howe echoed the sentiments voiced by many Canadians in recent months when he said: "We all abhor McCarthyism, but so far we have been able to do a security job here without resorting to the kind of -situation that arises in other countries." Before making his observation, Mr. Howe declined to answer two Commons questions about government steps to weed out security risks. Members of the secur- ity panel, he added, should remain anony- mous. : The government could have released the information quite gracefully, if it had chosen, without hurting its political posi- Editorial Notes Can we breathe more freely and truly have hopes that we are going to have a continued spell of spring weather? tion. Names of employees involved and circumstances of the weeding-out process might have made interesting reading, but what would have been accomplished? The government has achieved satisfoctory re- sults without resorting to the publicity spotlight and placing thousands of civil servants and other officials in an embar- rassing position. Fortunately, the government has been able to sit on the sidelines and watch how McCarthyism works in the United States. It has seen careers jeopardized and a spirit of unrest bordering on fear pervade among people whose only desire was to serve their country well. Mr. Howe's inference that Canada can do her own weeding quietly and without fuss or fanfare, will meet with general favor. The government does not need TV and other publicity pyrotechnics to find out whether a man or woman is not fit to remain in the country's service. Other Editors' Views TOUGH SKIN ON SOUR FRUIT (Toronto Saturday Night) The fine bloom has now rubbed off the plum of The Daily Times-Gazette Published By TIMES-GAZETTE PUBLISHERS LIMITED 57 Simcoe Street South Oshawa The Dally Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) combining Oshawa (established 1871) and the Whitby Chi « bi sh 1863) is published daily rf 1) Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily and the Ontarte Provincial Dailies The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa Whitby) Pe simon Sireet South Osha. mimi. DAILY AVERAGE NET PAID CIRCULATION FOR FEBRUARY 12,986 Russian trade, revealing a pretty tough skin around a sour fruit. British businessmen reported from Moscow, for example, that the Russians would buy, but only at prices that prevailed four years ago; some trade missions from Sweden and Finland ap- parently were prepared to cut their bids to suit the Soviet pattern." Only low-cost producers, it seems, have much chance to do business in Moscow; there may be back in the Red trade, but not very much. Bible Thoughts There is no use in keeping Sunday religiously if we spend the other six days in dishonest deal ings and defrauding. "Saying, 'When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balance by de- ceit? That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?' "The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jac- ob, 'Surely I will never forget any of their works'." (Amos 8:57.) LITTLE BOY GET LOST (i 24 3 Md sh GALLUP POLL OF CANADA Farm Life Better Than City Financially, Majority Say By CANADIAN INSTITUTE Of PUBLIC OPINION cial security of the man on the farm is felt on the Prairies where "Down on the Farm" is the best it's more than three to one in favor place to be -- financially -- think of the wide open spaces. Least well on to three-fifths of the Cana- convinced of the farm's financial dian people. This belief, says the benefits are Maritimes, where the Gallop Poll, may be in spite of vote is fairly close -- with 41 in a or because of, the recent great hundred saying "city"; 49 "farm" trek from the farm to the city all across Canada.. The high cost of living, with food 4 steadily, may make the average and 10 "no opinion". In Quebec, it's 34 per cent for ices climbing the financial ease to be found in 1, cities, and 59 per cent for the person think finances are easier farm, ntario has just about the on the farm. This assessment of the economic ease of farm life is revealed in an- same point of view. But what do farmers and their wives think about the matter? swers to this question, put to a They are very well content in be- sample of the public by interview- lieving that their lot, financially, ers for the Canadian Institute of is a happier one than city folks. Public Opinion. Those who live in the biggest cities In general, which do you think think just about the same way as is better off financially today, the farmers themselves do. But most man who lives in the city or the convinced of all are the men and man who lives on the farm' women who live in Canada's small Man in the city x and medium-sized population cen- Man on the farm ...58 tres. No opinion 10 Who is better off financially ac- . ---- cording to these three segments of Greatest conviction of the finan- national life Manin Manon No the City the Farm Opiuion Small and medium centres... 65% 8% Big cities 53% 11% Younger Canadians are more in- If the cost of living continues to clined to think economic ease lies rise, and this is the conviction of in the cities, while older ones think the farm is best. For intance, 36 2 large proportion of the people, per cent of Canadians in their With electric or gas ranges. 32,000 twenties name the city, as com- says the Gallup Poll -- will there pared to only 28 per cent of those be a return trek to the farm? Or who are fifty and over. In the do Canadians still prefer city life same way, only 54 per cent of in spite of the fact that they think those in their twenties name the their farm relatives are better off farm as compared to 62 per cent of the older generation. i financially World Copyright Reserved QUEEN'S PARK Hospitals Need More Assistance By DON O'HEARN ial Correspondent the Times-Gazette TORONTO -- One of the disap- pointments of the present session as been the failure of the govern- ment to do anything about hospital maintenance assistance. It is true it did give the special capital grants on the same basis as last year. But it is a one-time gift for capital purposes and it has not give any assistance which will help out towards operating costs on a long term basis. It has given some relief to mun- icipalities on indigent costs, but this is only permissive legislation which doesn't entail any contribu- tion from the government. Prior to the session there was over assurance that there would be some assistance coming to our hospitals. But this hasn't been followed through. There is still the possibility that a select committee may be set up to investigate their problems. And it is to be hoped that this is done, for our hospitals, SALES TAX A Opposition leader Farquhar Oliver was showing political cour- age the other day when he pro- posed a sales tax. Mr. Oliver, of course, was pro- posing the tax for a very. worth- while objective -- both politically and humanely. He wanted it to be applied towards increases in old age pensions. However, any mention of new tax is generally re- garded as political dynamite here of course. It has been Mr. Frost's boast ever since he took over as treasurer, that he has imposed no new taxes. FUSEL OIL One of the much awaited state- ments of the session is that of Dr. Phillips on fusel oil. The aggressive health minister in an early speech critidizing to- day's liquor for containing so much fusel o a limb. Not only liquor interests but also his own colleagues in the govern- ment have said that he was talking through his hat. Mr. Frost saying that he had been having trouble with his bifocals and had read a figure wrong and would be making a correction, The statement, when it comes, should be one of the great disserta- apparently went out on MAC'S MUSINGS The present state of World affairs makes us Reflect on how short re the memories of men And how easily they Forget the pledges made of stress and times 8s Difficulty and turn back To the ways which they Had sworn to forsake. So it is that although Less than nine years ago Amidst the turmoil of war Men of many nations Gathered at San Francisco To construct a charter Which they hoped would Ensure the future peace Of the entire world, That assured peace is Still far away. There was then a strong Conviction that never again Would nations seek war, And yet today less than Nine years later there Is far more talk of war Throughout the world, Than there is of peace; Far more preparation for War than effort for peace. The world has forsaken The ge of co-operation As roadway to In favor of building up Trememndous armaments to Prevent war by makin, Possible enemies afrail Of just retribution. It is that approach to The maint; of peace Which is disturbing fe Minds of all people, And the only alternative Is to talk more of peace, Worker harder for peace Through co-operation and Goodwill between nations. TURNIP EXPORTS UP LONDON, Ont. (CP) -- Nearly 403,000 bushels of turnips have been exported to the United States this season from Lucan, Centralia, Exeter and Bly it was an- nounced by J. J. Johnson, inspec- tor for the federal department of agriculture. He said price is about 40 cents a bushel for Canada No. 1. Total exports is expected to reach 450,000 bushels; an in- crease of 150,000 bushels over any previous season. VIRUS WINS TERRY HOLLYWOOD (AP)--Movie ac- tress Terry Moore collapsed in her home Monddy and her physician ordered her to stay in bed for two weeks. Dr. Leland Hawkins said Miss Moore is suffering from a virus infection. tions on fusel oil of all time--if it comes. CLOSED MEETINGS It was notable that at the re- cent national meeting of the PC party, the session at which the * leadership was discussed, was a elosed- one. A practice which doesn't give one reassurance about _ the present and future health of the party. Closed sessions of political as- sociations are hard to explain in a democracy. The only other ones we can recal were with the CCF in the early '40's. Particularly in 1945 when it discussed the future status of Mr. Jolliffe as leader. At that time it met behind closed doors, but was subject to consider- able criticism for doing so and since has dropped the practice. FIRE LOSS $25,000 ST. CATHARINES (CP)--Dam- age estimated at $25,000 was caused Monday night by fire which broke out in the office of Barnes Wines Limited. The fire gutted a basement office, damaged a wine testing laboratory and destroyed equipment, but did not damage wine in sealed oasks. . ¥ SHIP RAISED HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) Salvage ships raised the 1,740-ton Russian steamer Ligovo from the Kiel canal Sunday and towed it into harbor. The Ligovo sank last Jan. 22 after colliding with a Dan- ish vessel. Divers had removed the Ship cargo of 1,600 tons of pig Sir Pierson Dixon, 49 British ambassador to the U.N. beth on his arrival at New York to take up his duties. Sir Dixon replaces Sir Gladwyn Jebb who has been named ambassador to France. Press Canadien. new IN DAYS GONE BY 25 YEARS AGO Announcement was made that the Williams Piano Co. had begun production on "sea flea" motor A new $16,000 garage was under construction at 145 King Street West for the firm of Ross, Ames and Gartshore. The Local Board of Health ar- fanged for a tuberculosis clinic to be held at the Oshawa General Hospital. Dr. J. F. Finigan, local physi- cian and sports-enthusiast, died at his home on Simcoe Street North in his 45th year. : Ivan M. Law, near Bowmanville, began his spring ploughing on March 20. The A. and P. Store opened a branch at 22 King Street West, for- merly occupied by "Mike's Place". Mr. and Mrs. John Stacey, Sim- coe Street, returned home from a Mediterranean cruise. Tuxis Square of Unit- ed Church, was master of cere- monies at a father and son ban- quet held jn that church. Others e program were Me Moffat, B: Switzer, George Brown, Jack Chamberlain, aber, Lloyd Wood, Albert and Rev. C. E. Cragg. George W. McLaughlin was re - elected president of the Chamber of Commerce. ' C. H, Millard, president of the alker The New York Stock Exchange was in a state of crisis; Marshall Foch was buried in Paris, France, amid solemn splendor; a civil war was raging in China and Okeh Bevin JSlemped Le first non - airplane t from Los Angeles to New York. OTTAWA REPORT Is Embarrassing Strasser's Story By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent to the ! Times-Gazette OTTAWA--A book entitled The Prisoner of Ottawa, written by the well-known British author, Douglas Reed, has made government faces as as its own scarlet dust cover. The prisoner is Dr. Otto Stras- ser, the only leading German pol- iticlan who actively fought Hitler and lived to carry on the fight. This book describes how he was admitted to Canada as a welcome political refugee early in the war, and has been detained here un- willingly ever since. From 1933, when his anti-Hitler Black Front in Germany was broken up by the Gestapo, Stras- ser carried from outside German his one-man war to re-establis Christianity and democracy in his native land. Through six years of peace he outwitted the Gestapo in his cloak and dagger life of operat- ing secret radio transmitters, es- caping by midnight flights and liv- ing under nommes de guerre. In Austria, Czechoslovakia and even hiding in a Spanish monastery he found himself unsafe from the Gestapo's attempts to kidnap and P murder him. In those days the idea of secret police operating outside their own country was a novel in- solence to other countries' sover- eignty; but in today's changed world conditions we meekly accept such insults. SANCTUARY IN CANADA In 1941 Strasser sought sanc- tuary in the New World. American Joverumen officials told him that y had received protests against his admission from both left-wing and Jewish organizations. But Can- ada offered to admit him, and as this country, unlike the States, was then at war against Hitler, he pre- ferred to come here. With official encouragement he carried on his war with his pen and his tongue, laying the foundations on which he i | to build a German Freedom Legion from among the German communities in North and South America and from among German prisoners of war. He preached against all dictatorships, whether Nazi or Communist, The Germany attacked Russia and the West willy-nilly accepted that country as a noble ally. Com- munist agents twice approached Strasser; they demanded that he abandon his opposition to commun- ism and they offered him support in his campaign to recruit a Free German_ Legion on condition that he would establish his headquarters in Moscow. Then, says Author Reed, he was "warned b Unt that if he refused to work with the Communists, the Canadian government would ban his political activity and see that he never returned to Germany." LONG ARM OF WER Nevertheless Strasser did refuse, fortified by his belief that these threats could not be enforced. But shortly after, by a minister. ial order issued under the authority of the War Measures Act, he was forbidden to 'speak, write, tele- phone or telegraph any orma- tion, comment or opinion with re- gard ta any political social or re- igious matter, or to publish any book or article." As Strasser was then earning his daily bread by his speeches and writings, this government order de- prived him of his livelihood. He suffered this restriction of his lib. erties while living in a little Nova Scotia village cynically named aradise. Through the past nine years of ace, the Canadian government as refused to issue to Strasser either a' passport or an interna- tional certificate of identity, With out such papers, he d not legally enter any other country; he therefore could not leave Canada. In making Strasser a prisoner of Ottawa, the Canadian government was slavishly obeying the wish of some other country. Prodded by the publication of this unanswerable book no doubt, Ottawa has at last issued the necessary travel papers to Stras- ser. Now he hopes to journey to Switzerland to join the family from Yehom he has been separ. since Strasser may or may not be a good thing. The moral of his ex- riences is that under our crum. ling democracy the government has, and uses, dictatorial powers limiting the individual's personal and economic freedoms even though such individual has never been charged with an offence and convicted by the due processes of the law. EXPORT SHARE Eight of every 100 motor vehicles shipped by Canadian factories last year were for export. NOW AT Wi Ag I w 12 Nig I/ AT EASTER Convenient rail services throughout Canada, with connections to United States. Your local agent will be pleased to assist in planning your spring vacation, and making reservations. 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