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PAGE TWO TEE CANADIAN STATE8MAN. BOWMANVILLE. THURSDAY. F'EBRUARY 7th 1935 Me %au~nbîan tditeumn Established 1854 A Weekly Newspaper devoted ta the intereste of the town of Bawmanville and surraunding country, IssuOd at King citreet, Bowmanville, every Thursdlay, by M. A. James & Sons. awners and publishers. The Canadian Stateaman la a member of the Canadian Weekly Newpapers Association, asa the Class ',A" Weeklies of Canada. SL'BSCRIPTION RATES Anywherc in Canada, $200 a year; In the United States, $2.50 a year, payable in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th. 1935 The Weekly Newspaper and Party Politics The foilowing editoriai, written by the editor of The Statesman. and appearing in February issue of "The Fourth Estate," the officiai organ of the Can- adian Weekly Newspapers Association, was originally written for consumption only of editors of weekly newspapers. But as saime 0f our readers seem to be bal fled over the intiepentient attitude we take in party politics in recent years we are passing these thoughts on for their consideration.-Etiitor's Note. It is flot many years since practically every weekly newspaper in Canada supporteti one or other of the major political parties. Totiay the great bulk of weekly newspapers are independent politically. while a few still retain the old order of hings believing they are serving a useful purpose to their commun- ity. There are several aspects to this subject. Taking it f i-st as a pureiy business topic the publishers will agree that for the coiumns upon columns of f ree pub- licity given te their favorite political party there is very ittle return in business. and the samne propor- tion in appreciation. On the contrary the editor risks alienating himself from many who wouid pro- vide him wvith business if he trod the intiepentient path. I have seen this happen not only in the olden days when The Statesman was rightly classeti as a notorious politicai organ. but to numerous other newspapers that have been anti still are hide bounti party sheets year in anti year out. True the editor has a right to his own convictions, but if he is Lo make his newspaper a party organ, then he loses much o! his individuality, anti must be sorely tempteti to support his party irrespective of what it is tioing for the province or dominion. The consequence is that he is not playing the game with his readers or the community he is supposeti to re- present. The independent newspaper is not bound in any way f rom criticism or commentiation of a politicai party. Those of us who follow this course are not neutral but indepentient. We tion't sit on the f ence anti tangle oui- legs on both sides, but rather deal with public questions f rom the witier sphere of the country's greatest gooti for the greatest number. ra- ther than from the angle o! giving a political party f i-st consideration regardless of the menit of the question. There was a ime when the weekly newspaper was considereti a second rate mediium with no particular influence. Totiay that is changed because most of these publishers now through their greatly improveti editorial columns are giving leadership to the com- munity they serve anti are exerting a wider influ- ence, backeti by a sincere cesire to interpret the views of the better thinkng anti informed people, by not being tethereci to or brandeti as a tool (or fooli of any politicai party. Only a few weeks ago we receiveti a letter from Floyd Chalmers, Editor o! the Financial Post, in which he iemarked: "In recent years. many influ- ences have comb'ned to weaken the editorial power of the great metropolitan dailies. Among these in- fluences are extreme partisan pol'tics. pressure f rom the box office, sensationalism, aiming for mass circulation, etc. The-country week.ies are a safe- guard for the country against these influences. To change the metaphore, they are an anchor te wind- ward for the country in the formation of an honest anti well informeti public opinion." This noteti editor also says the reason the Post likes te exchange with weekly newspapers. "Is baseti on our belief that these community newspapers throughout Canada are an important anti influential factor in the creation o! public opinion. What the editors of the country weeklies are saying is usually what the country shoulti be doing." At a recent. gathering of newspaper men antiati- verti.sing executives in Toronto, a speaker stateti that the Ontario Qovernment was extremely anxious to peruse copies of the weekly press be-cause their edi- tonial coluinns, written f rom an unbiased political angle, offered valuable suggestions that even Prem- iers anti Cabinet Ministers were not above digesting. The weekly newspaper holds an important place in the community. It can serve best by trying to be representative o! the community as a whole, anti not representative of one sect.on. Even those who are realiy ardent pol'icians have admitteti under pressure that political parties make appointments anti advocate policies on a political basis too often rather than by promotion or on a basis o! menit. ta inquire about him have seltiom failedt t comment on the lrony o!ftiestiny which matie him Lhe inventai- of dynamite, most deatily instrument of destruction- anti at the same time Vie founder o! prizes designed to prornote universal peace ant i ntellecLual broLher- hood arng the people o! ahl nations-Marianne oppegaard.1 Belittling the Office of Lieut.-Governor For the first ime in history the Lieutenant- Governor 0f the Province of Ontario has cancelleti the state dinner following the opening of the Legis- lature, and his reason is that the Prime Minister and members of his Cabinet have declined the invitation te attend the function. There are many opinions circulating as to the right and m-rong of what has happened, but we feel sure that the majority of peo- pie, who are not thinking in a strictly party political manner, will agree that Premier Hepburn's act is an affront to His Majesty King George V. Coming this year, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of His Majestys accession to the throne, this latest wise- crack 0f Premier Hepburn in belittling the office of Lieutenant-Governor. is more noticeable and thus of greater magnitude. Whatever may be the pros and cons 0f the situa- tion regarding the occupancy of Chorley Park. the Premier and his cabinet acted somewhat premature- ly as the legislature has flot had an opportunity as yet to pass the proposed legisiation te abolish 00v- ernment House. In any event the whole aff air coulti have been handleti with infinitely more tact and less baliyhoo. If the expense of the upkeep 0f Govern- ment House is not warranteti, then Dr. Bruce woulti be the last man to stand in the way of its abolition. If it has to go, it will go, but it can be abolished with tiignity, and without insulting the representative of the Crown in this province. As we have said before the gavernment at Queen's Park has accomplished many needed reforms which were long overdue and has done much to reduce ex- penses, but its record is being spoileti by the crutie manner and circus tactics in which many of these reforms have been brought about. Perhaps the sob- ering influence of a few years in office will brin.- to the present youthful government that neetied dig- nity anti culture that has been characteristic of the 1Liberal party in Canadta andi which we hope will al- ways be characteristic of British ideals and tradi- tions. Citizens Not Consistent in Demnands Sentiment runs rampant with some f olks. We ai-e not suggesting that sentiment shoulti not enter into business, but when iL enters into business anti fails to hehp that business. then iL is ime ta be a little more reasonable. For Loo many years sentiment has entereti into the business o! operating local railway lines. IL has been suggesteti officially that the lines running from Port Hope to Peterboro, Whitby to Port Perry, anti the Qi-ana Une, are ta be discontinueti, anti immetiiately there is a storm of protest. Town, Towtnship anti Counties Counc.ls holti ernergencir anti indignation meetings and foi-ward wordy resolutions in opposition ta the move Lo the Rallway Board. This country has been crying out untier the bur- tien o! extremeiy heavy taxation, ta which the Can- adian National Railways have played no small part. The present directors o! the systemn are anxious Lo cuL down wherever cutting is possib:e. anti one of the moves is ta abolish aIl i-asts that are not paying their way. The above mentioneti roads apparently came under this category. If those who are so strongly opposedt t the clos- ing 'o! these branch L.nes examineti the cause anti the facts, perhaps Lhey too woulti hehp te reduce axes, by not attempting ta prevent the railways f romn cutting down expense. There is some sentiment in connection with these problems, anti perhaps a ter- ritoi-y serveti for many years by a rail-oat dishikes to see the ti'acks Loi-n up anti the lines abantioneti. The chie! things howevei- are. does the railway psy iLs way. anti is iL a service te the community? Let those who are iaising such a rumpus examine themselves anti see how much they have contributeti towards their closing tiown. Furet. how o! en do they use the railway themselves for transportation The auto has taken the place o! the train anti very few travel on them now except for long distances. NexL let them ask themselves how much they have con- tributeti to railway incarne by freight or express, anti they wihl find that they have been shipping via truck anti transport instead o! the railways which they now support with belateti wails o! enthusîasm-but little business. The directors o! the railways are not Lo blarne for the situation. Those citizens who shoulti have sup- porteti themn anti have not are the ones on whorn blame must be laid. IL will be very unfair ta blame this or any other government for high taxation if citizens continue La thwart every effort o! the rail- ways ta economize anti thus bring about a reduction in taxes through lesseniet railway debt anti expendi- Lui-e. Too Serious a Problem to Trust to Party Politics The atidress o! C. H. Carlisle, presient o! the Dominion Bank, delivereti at the aninual meeting o! the bank. containeti a very t:me'y warning ta the people anti the gavernments o! Canada with refer- ence Lo the problem arising out o! the huge public debts o! this country. The ever-increa.sing tiebt o! Canada, in the vlew o! Mr-. Carlisle, is having the seriaus e! fect o! keeplng out o! Canada capital which might come here for investment, ant iIs also causlng Canadian owners o! large pivate f untis ta hoard them, rather than release Lhem for lnvestment in business ant ilntustry. Mn. Carlisle points ta the fact that in the. next four years governrnental, pro- vincial, municipal anti other bonds to the amount of $1,181,950,000 wlll be maturlng andt this, in vlew of the annual deficits incurreti tuning the last few years. causes hlm La make the followlng comment: 'No investor will continue ta place his money where the tiebt is exceFs:ve, where management is not glving a gooti account o! itself, where lasses have been accumulating over a penli o!o yeans. anti where no remedies are tie!initehy in the making. If we continue much longer along the Enes o! the past, it means reputilation or confiscation. There is no reason why we should repeat what has been done in the past. If the people o! this country woulti only resolve to eliminate unnecessary expens-s. we coulti have bahanceti budgets, but we can hipe for littIe relief as long as we maintain a multiplicity o! un- necessal'y governments anti a dual transoortation system which has this year atiteti another $82.000.020 ta oui- national debt Is IL not a situation that demanda instant soluL;on, is iL not tao seriaus a pi'oblem ta trust ta psrty politics? Would we not be well ativisedti t appoint a non-political commis- sion, such as Britain createti in 1931 to investigate oui- financial affairs anti offer a soluVon for them? No warning coulti be more timehy than this mes- sage f rom Mi-. Carlisle. He ativocates what bas on many occasions been ativocatet Iin these columns, the removal o! economic problems f rom the sphere o! politics, anti the handllng o! them fi-rn aunly economic stantipoint, by men who aré not taintet with political paî'tisanship, Mi-. Carlisle has Lauch- eti the great weakness In Canadian governmental lite, that of an unnecessary multiplicity of goverrnents, ahl of which tend to increase the burdens the people have to bear. Some day, perhaps, a statesman will arise who Is not a politician, a statesman who will follow the advice given by Mr. Carlisle anti many other competent authorities. and will deal with Can- ada's financial anti economic problems without con- sideration of the political after-effects. Splendid Reports of Community Ser vices Annual reports are always interesting, but few re- ports are of such widespread interest to the com- munity as those contained in this issue of The States- man, the reports of the Chief of Police and of the Public Health Nurse for 1934. One hears plenty of criticism of the police depart- ment. which has its origin in ignorance of the truc f acts. The police department of Bowmanville is bath efficient anti hardworking. Perhaps the public ig,- norance of the work that is being continually carrieti out by the department is partly due to The States- man policy of not publshing police court news in general. We have our reasons for taking this atti- tude, andi we are supporteti by the large majority of our readers. However, the annual report gives us an opportunity to pay a deserveti tribute to the police. 1Citizens in general do not know how much time is given to police work. For instance a recent robbery in town kept the Chief of Police out ail night for several nights, with the resut that a part of the gootis were found and arrests madle in this connec- ion. Unless one reatis the detailed report they know littie about the, operation of the department. Per- haps the best tribute one coulti pay is that it is about the cheapest service that the tawn operates. As far as the Pubi'c Health Nursing Service is con- cerneti, the public is constantly in touch with the work being accomplished by this department. The tact that no serious ep'demic has occurred, that the general health of the community is better, are prov- en results of the health service. Both the Police Department and the Public Health Nurse are to be commended on the f ine work theY are accomplishing in the cominun*ty. Both are in- dispensable. andi both should receive the hearty sup- port of every citizen in the cornmunîty. Bowmanville Druggists Are Effectively Meeting Outsîde Competition One night this week a large Taoronta store useti a whole page in the evening newspapers Lo ativertise special features in their drug department. We took the opportunity o! checking up on this advt. wiLh oui- local tiiuggists. anti we founti that in every in- stance they were as cneap, if not cheaper, than the Toronto departmental store. There are few merchants in Bowmanvi.lle who. geL so thorough s community wide support as the tirug stores. Bowmanville is fortunate in having thr-e drug stores which keep their premises. their mer- chandise anti their prices right. They also have overcome outside competition by leLLlng the people o! the community know these facts. Ail three use newspaper ativertising anti ail three geL gooti results. In this way they have not hurt each ather, but have stappeti outside competition because through adver- tising Lhey have educatedti he local publ.c that Lhey can buy as cheaply, have the selection, anti get a far superior s&filvt~han city stores can o! fer. Other Bawmanville merchants who are bemoaning outsitie competition anti doing nothing about iL might Lake a les! fi-rn the books o! oui- local tirug- gists. Herein Lhey will learn the basic fact that if you carry the gootis at the right price, anti let the people knoiv about it, you'll geL the business. Prom investigations we have matie we find that the price aî.gle is usually right, but often the meth- otis are wrang. For Instance. some merchant.s stilI mark their gootsis n the aId f azhioned catie like s Chinese laund'ry check which arouses suspicion. No retail price appears an the gootis, anti consequently quite often the customer rnlght ask the price on the article at different imes anti geL two different prices. Some merchants have this La learn, that people are not mind reatiers, they want ta know the price o! your gootis, they want to know that the price is right in comparison wlLh other stores, anti they look for this information in their community newspaper. The Other Side of the Enquiry In iLs usual horough delving anti unbiaseti atti- tude the Fînancial Post has toucheti on an angle o! the Stevens Investigation which deserves Lhought- ful consitieration when iL says: The people who are stage-managing the business practices enquiry at Ottawa have gi-est f aith in the Canadian educational system. When a boy cornes out o! achool. they seem ta think he knows ahi there is ta know about businessz; he requires no apprentice- ship, no training. He is reatiy te take on an execu- ive job at a big salai-y, Many o! the outstanding business leaders o! Can- ada starteti their business ives in jobs that paiti them $1 s wcek or litihe more. They were glati Lo geL an opportunity ta become associatet i wth an es- tablisheti business; to start in on the grounti floor anti learn a tratie or profession; ta go La school un- dier capable anti expenienceti men anti gradually work their way upward. learning as Lhey climbeti. But those tisys have passeti. If a concemn Lakes in a bright, Young lad, gives him a chance Lo learn something about business, pays him a rnotest wage dunlng the perioti when he is o! littie value but is slmply learning a trade, iL us Laklng a large chance o! being sumxnarlly exposet Inh the public prints as an exploiter. The men who gave thein first Jobs ta. let us say. Sir Charles Cordon, Sir Herbent Hoît, Thomas Bradshaw, Timothy Eston anti othen Can- adian business executives o! this anti other genera- ions, who stai-teti at the bottom anti reacheti the top, probably titi not realize that they were chisel- Ici-s. The ambitious young lads who starteti out with being put aven them, that they shoulti have receiveti fi-rn the !irst day the same salaries belng paidti L expenienceti men. The business pract'ces enquiny has reveaheti some instances o! f uily experienceti warkers being exploit- ed anti pait i mserably low wages. But as one pores through the evitience ta Isolate these examples for stutiy anti discussion one observes that the commis- sion anti iLs counsel are hopelessly confuseti between really important evidence o! this kinti. whlch de- serves Lo be blazonct iun the public pnints un onder that publiclty may brlng remedy, anti evitience con- cenning Young lads just out o! school getting their start in life, apprentices, entirely inexpenlenced work- ers, anti men for whomn ternporany jobs have been createti to give Lhem a chance to earn a few dollars In a imne of stress. High Type of Talking Pictures A Bowmanville lady, whose name, if we mentioneti it, would immediately be synononlous wvith culture, education anti clear thinking, told us this week she believed that Bowmanville was very fortunate ins the type of entertainment shov,ýn at our local theatl'e. She hati witnessed several extremely fine pictures in recent. weeks, pictures that only a few weeks ago were playing the better theatres of the large cities. pictures that were dlean and taught morals very wotwie One has not to look back very far to recaîl such pictures as Anne of Green Gables, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, The Little Minister. and Bright Eyes. to realize just how fine a type of picture Bow- manville has been given in reccnt weeks. Every one of these pictures is highly recý:inrnended by church Publications. anti cveiy one showed lite in reality, and lif e mith a high purpo-e. Mr. Ross is to be commendeti on the splendid ser- vice he is thus rendering the town in high class en- tertainment. Motion pictures nay have a good or evil influence on people in general, and youth in particular, but so long as the local theatre carnies out its present policy, it is deserving of the support of the entire community, because in a subtle and entertaining way it is teaching the community the worthwhile things of life. Church Shows Two Trends Annual reports f rom churche.s for the past year seem Lao indicate the same trendti twartis a feeling of gi-eater secunity, by improveti financial positions, while the effeet o! the tiepression is indicateti in a dloser approach of many ta the church in its vai-ious activities, comments the Belleville Intelligencer. One can understanti that an improvement in the position of a church may nDt be due ta an improveti condition generally outside of the church but ns- ther ta the inspir~ation of an active minister or gi-oup of persons within the congregation, but the fact that not oniy one church but other churches report sim- ilai- conditions would appear ta substantiate the be- lief that the improvement is due not only ta the work wîthin the church but also ta the easier Lone iin the worlti without. Churches anti other orgaîiizations can flot have passeti through the depres-sion without a change in the outlook of the people. Hard imes shoulti work to the creation anti inculcatîcn of a sense of thrift of greater intere.st in others. That such influences have been at, work within the churches seems clear. That such influences shoulti be at work shoulti not be unreasonable. for the pul- pit is a reflection of the highest thought of the ime anti every individual has been thinking more or less on the probiemrs with a greater intensity than ever before. That the churches may continue to report greater givings. deeper interests in the welfare o! human brotherhood, larger attentiance at services, anti grow- ing interest in welfare is Lhe hope o! those who have the gooti of aIl at heart. Observations and Opinions The Perth Expositor heatis an editorial "No Time for Party Politics," anti then proceetis ta tell its reati- ers why Lhey shoulti ah ralhy ta the support of the Conservative party. IL almost makes one feel that in the most serious anti realhy perilous perioti in the history of Canada, there are too many who woulti sooner see their country perish than their pai-ty de- feateti. Canada is about reatiy fhi a -National G0v- ernment." Upwartis of 4000 farmers, some o! themn in the county of Durham, have already taken ativantage o! the Farmers' Creditors' Arrangement Act anti in many cases have reacheti, without atiditional cost, a satisfactory settlement. When crediters anti debt- ors sit tiown together in a friend.iy spirit, each f intis the other more reasonable than he looketi for anti arrangements are matie which enables tiebtors ta make a fresh start. It was ta promote such settle- ments that the act was pasçseti by the Bennett gov- erninent. In this busy worid o! ours it is easy ta forget ta do the thoughtful things which make living so much richer, anti to say the simple wortis 0f appreciation which may make someone feel that his effort has not gone unnoticeti. IL is equalhy easy ta get the notion that you are not appreciateti. Generally. you'll find that somebody, perhaps the one You'ti ieast expeet. has noticeti after ail. Why not be a bit more mintiful o! the gooti other folk are doing anti at the same ime try te do gooti yourself without the expectation o! reward or praise. Ontario mayors in conclave at Londion hast week were a unit in asklng the legislature to amenti the qualification clause o! candidates running for muni- cipal offices. The absurtiity o! the pr-esenit system is grossly unf air as shown by the followîng example given by one of the speakers. "If I were to own two houses, living in one and renting.the other." he saiti, "this coulti happen. If I hati a bati tenant who would not or coulti not psy his rent, anti I founti it impos- sible to psy my taxes. I would be tisqualifieti anti unable to run for mayor or alderman. But the ten- ant havlng no taxes to pay andi with no property qualification woulti be able to run anti being eiect.eti he coulti tell me what I had to do with my own pro- perty."1 Dearborn, Mich., records Henry Ford as tieclaring in a recent message that his "peace shlp" venLure in 1915 aught him that war is a prof it-rnaking busi- ness. The "peace ship" failedti o "geL the boys out o! the trenches by Christmas," but the untiertaking openeti his eyes to the fact that there are men in the world who stir up wars for proflt. "IL is a ter- rible thing ta thlnk of. War is a man-made afair, iL is not natural." Andti t this Mr-. Ford aticls the utterly condemning truth about war-"It neyer set- ties anything." We join with scores o! other newspapers in ex- tending cordial congratulations anti continueti suc- cess ta the Cornwall Stantiarti-Freeholder upon iLs progressiveness in opening a splendid new building in that prosperous industrial town. The Standard- Freeholder is among the foremost semi-weekly news- papers in Canada, belng noteti for ILs constructive leadiership anti thought-provoklng editorlals, an un- surpasseti news service anti an ativertising medium o! outstanding menit. The openlng o! this modern building equippeti wiLh an up to date publlshing plant Is a tribute to the enterprise anti abillLy of ILs YOUR WORLD and MINE By JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) Young men and young women, increasing numbers, are choosjîp farming as their vocation. some have neyer left the f arm, yet they have weighed the attractions and opportunities of other kinds 0f work. and have deliberately chosen f arm- ing as their occupation. Some are prodigal sons and daughters - they are returning to Parental farms af- ter city experiences and disappoint- ments. Some. town or city born and reared. have found city life a delusion and cruel, and they are turning to that patient and kindly mother. the earth. to become her affectionate and loyal children. -JC K I have seen letters from a number of young men who have chosen farming as a way of 111e. They were invited to make observations on this proposition. namely: f arming has become in recent years much more interesting as an occupation, and has now a greater appeal to the young man of intelligence; and, for this reason. the ambitlous farmer boy is staying on the f arm. Some of the observations of these young f armers are as follow: I feel that I arn an integral part of the national 111e. I arn helping to meet the f irst need of mankind. I believe in farmlng because it provicles mae with a better op- portunity to express my com- plete personality than any other vocation. I have room to grow. I arn not overwhelmed by the madness of the crowd. I arn not enslaved by the machine. Whatever impressions or ideals or ideas or lures vwhich take hold jof me either fromn experience. or from books. or f rom urban contacts. can be taken.out into the clear air of the fields and examined rationally and syrn- pathetically. Thus I may think and feel keenly, but I arn not subjeet to the emotional and intellectual extrernes of my city brethren. The greatest appeal of aIl is the cha.lenge of the difficulties and unsolved problems which f arming presents. The oppor- tunities for improvement in live stock andi poultry were enormn- ous, and few farmers were tack- ling the problems systernatical- ly, in my estimation. Farmn life appealed to me be- cause of the opportunities for home and family life. There were also wore ideas about community leadership, but these have had a severe bump. Only a superman can farmn well. and do a large amount of commun- ity work at the same time. The Junior Farmer movement. our agricultural colleges, and our agricultural press have helpeti us to have a greater ap- preciation of our calling. I love and understand all an- rimals and birds. and have an- appreciation of ail beauty in nature. I have the satisfaction of seeing things grow and de- velop. I would much rather work in the glorious setting that nature has provided than worlc in an office or factory. I would much rather work wlth living things than with machines. When farming, I can live life to the fullest, and what little the city has to offer me I can eas- ily get, thanks to good roads. Farming neyer grows monoton- ous. Each day there is some- thing different-a new experi- ence or ativenture a s t he months and semsons pass. I like the out-of-doors. I like to go through a barn at night and see cattie lying in their straw beds chewing their cud in contentment-the pigs ail stret- ched out in their pens. I like to drive a tractor in a f ield, when you get the fresh breeze and oc- casionally see a flock of quail pass over Your head. 1 amn especially interested In live stock. A few years ago 1 was a member of an Ayrshlre jHeifer club, and we became 80 interested that now we have a herd of thirty head of purebred Accredited Ayrshires. There is not the drudgery in mod i-n farming, with the num- erous improvements in ail kinds wnen storms are destructive, and drought scorches fileldis andi orch- ards and i-es Up weils andi streams. Yet through the years Nature is more kinti than cruel, anti always the soul is willlng to responti gener- Ously to lis cultivation - in the forms of Pasturage, fotider, grain, fruits anti vegetables. Contlnued on Page 3 TRE CANADIAN STATEMAN, BOWMANVILLE, TRURSDAY, FTBRUARY 7th, 1935 PAGE TWO