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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,1940 Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER WIth which are Incorporatd Thie Bowmanvllle Ne"s, The ýNewca9tle Independent, and The Orono News.' 85 years' continueus service to the Town of Bowmanville and Durham Cousity. Canadian Weekly Newspapers. Association and Clas A Weekles of Canada. SUBSCRIPTON RATES $2.00 a Year, strlctb i advance. 32.50 a Vear in thse United States. GRO. W. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940 Canadian Clubs llelp War Loan Siace the Canadian Club idea Mas found- cd over thirty years ago by a Bowmanviiie boy, Col. Cýhas. R. MeCuùllougli, now of Hamilton, the movement has accoînplisled many things, informing Canadians on im- portant public matters aù'd by making this Dominion a better place in whicl ta ive and work. Il was therefore no surprise ta learn that the Federation of Ganadian Clubs is ca- operating witli the Government in laiinching.- the new Dominion War Ljoan. Acrose Canada thswcck will bchý1d a series of Canadian Club meetings whidh will bc addressed by the Cabinet ministers. This je goad business. In a wat o! tle people, in a fight for de- mocracy, it is essential that tle ministers should keep thc people mnformed. This is one value -o! Parliament kceping in session as much as possible. The ministers are busy and they are in danger of becoming sort of re- luses at Ottawa. - The main objective is to lelp put over thc new -tar boan, annauncement o! whicl ap- pears iii this issue. The loan je ta provide sum o! between $250,000,000 and $300,000,- 000 in new money, plus $75,000,000 of bonds whicl wiil be made available for conversion of o!he Dôminion of Canada four and a hlai per cent. bonds, maturing September 1. This money must corne out of the savinge of the people in every part af the Dominion. The exact terme o! thé boan have not yet been made public, but if we assume a total issue o! new bonds of $275,000,000, il means that on an average eve ry citizen o! Canada over 20 ycare of age muet buy $43 worth o! second War Loan bonde. Finances are the einewe o! war and if we are ta retain that individual liberty which means so mudli ta us as Canadians, then we must be prepared ta support the ncw lban. Al we are aeked to do is to invest a !ew dollars in a prime security, which lias ail the amets o! thc Dominion of Canaida behind it. They Inspire Confidence One of the marvels o! the wa.r is the won- derful inspiration whidh thc peopleo! lime Britishi Empire receive every day froin their *majesties, King George and Queen Eliza- be'th. Surely no country bas ever had such magnificent royal leadership iu an liaur- o! crisis. In every way possible tliey are doing al tIat they can ta, keep up the morale of the Britisli people wvlo are unable ta send them out of île country. We sec pictures *in tle press and on the ecreen every day of the Kin.- and Queen, iher togetler or separately, visiting some industry or group *ta encourage tlem in tle task tley are do- ing. Sometimes their visite are ta offer sym- patly, as in tffe case o! visite ta people whose homes have been damaged by Nazi bombe. They walk unafraid about Britiýin. Wlat a contrasi this is ta the movements o! Hitler or Mussolini accompanied by 2forces o! armed guards. That gracions emile o! aur beioved Queca, île quiet and sincere manner o! aur most graciaus King witli his kindiy intereet in the people of lis Em- pire, and tle beautiful family life they cx- hibit ta ilie world are gaing to be almost as important factors in thc wining of tle war as the plamnes, tanks and guns. Servlng Without Remuneration! A press release from Ottawa reade: "Thomas Arnold, Montreal, appointed ma- ehine-tool controlier; H. J. Symington, Montreal, appointcd electrie power con- troller. Bath serve witlout remunertion." We have full confidence that these ap- pointments are necessary and highly meit- ed. Tlcy are able men and needed in the complcaled hierarchy a! Civl Service, ever! growing, ever expanding, aI Ottawa. There lias been nothing like il in thme history o! 1he universe.' With a population o! lese ilan twelve. million, wc have buiit up an inverted pamd within the year, by way o! a civil =eviewhicl oversladowe that a! Britain and even ehades thal of île U.S.A. And lIatisl goiiig some! "Bath serve wilhout remunration." This wneans that they are "dollar a year" men. For the toil worn, the machine smeared, the overalied soldier, the bowed and be- wildered farmer, lt us hasten Wo explain that, as rcvealed i recent parliamentary effquiry, these "dollar a' year" men recceive only $1.00 a year; but. generaliy, they gel day by day, their expenses, ranging fram $ 10.00 ta $20.00 per day, paid out a! the publie treasury - out o! your tax money. madmen of to-day who hoid the world aquiver, shuffle off this mortal coil by way of suicide or St. Helena. To-day, we know; we must believe that these "dollar-a-year" men are înaking real personai sacrifices and rendering xnost vital services under our amazing governmental setup. But let us ever keep in mmmd, too, that our soidiers and sailors, and airmen, and farm- ers and machanies make even greater sac- rifices while serving their country; but the Chateau and the perquisites are beyond their range and comprehiension. "Benevolent Neutrality" The terni "Benevolent Neutrality" was used by James Cromwell, former United States Minîster to C«nada, in his address on Press Day at the directors' luncheon Can- adian National Exhibition which we had the- privilege of attending. What does 'Benevolent Neutrality' mean? We must search beyond the terminoiogy of dictionaries for its true meaning. There lias been scant aloofness ini the inatter of Neutýality as between the U.S.A. and Can- ada ini the year of warfare which has just conciuded. WXe enter upon the second year of war under the "benevoiet" partnership of the U.S.A., while the term "Neutrality" has gone, cioudward, into. the flame and flare of exploding bombs. Hitler shattered Neutrality throughout the worid when hie marched, unheraided, through Denmark, Norway, Holland, Luxen- bourg. By his action Neutrality was shatter- ed through ail the world, but the pretense was stili maintained within the U.S.A. Now that has ail been changed. Remains onlly the action of Congress to bury the corpse.. Cromwell, seeking his first political of- fice within an informed and elective State, has lad courage enough to state the case and point the way. We shahl keenly awai t the outeome.of his race for a Senatorship jn the state of NeÎv Jersey. In marked contrast to the last war we can look backward ta a full year wherein iiot. one word of fulsome propaganda bas enianated from Britain ta influence public opinion withfn the U.S.A.--Indeed, Britain lias leaned backward in observing the tenets of Neutrality in the Western Hemisphere. And Canada bas followed suit, save for sporadic utterances o! a few ,Aspirants for kudos, new ta public office. Neutrality, stained and smeared by the soiled vegetables hurled front the "gods" by a revolted public opinion in the U.S.A. has hastened out of the stage door. Benevo- lence will continue ta beamn from the flood- lights upon a stage whereon the U.S.A. and Canada march side by side. Cool lteads and Stout lIearts The Life fnsMrnce Campanies operating in Canada art sponsoring a series o! a&- vertisements endorse the statement recently that sanity, failli and courage muet prevail if victory is to be attained. In facit the ad- vertisenients endorse the statement recently made by Hon. J. L. Raîston, that " cool heads are just as necessary as stout hearts ta win this war, and win it we miust and shal. " The life insurance companies are doing their part toward.s winning the war by sub- scribing millions o! insurance money to the national war boans. This act on the part of the Canadian conipanies helps finance the variaus undertakings of the government and at the same time helps sustain the nat- ional morale. Manpower and resources must be mobil- ized, it is pointed out, and the lifet insurance companies are doing something about it. Their subscriptions are helping sustain the war effort at a maximum speed and effici- ency-highly desirable at this stage in the war. They have money. ta inveat and by subscribing large blocks ta the war boan they are showing their faith in Canada, *in the Empire and going about their business in the usuai busineas-like way. Lack of Skilled Workers One of the very vital omissions in oui' internal economy, prior ta this war, is now beginning to be understood. We are to-day aware that aur great in- dustrial handicap is a laek of skiiled work- ers. We know that this ie causing a lag in aur war endeavour. We know, further, that needs. Sucli Dominion funds could properly be dhargeable ta necessary war expenditures. The whole seheme ought to be studied at once and put into effeet at the carlilet pas- sible mqment and not be stalled off as an after-thé-war measure. THE UNBREAKABLE OBSTAC17E Canada in ýSepte"mber September tlis year promises ta be anc o! île fineet holiday maritmeo! the season. To those wlo lave so care!ully hoarded tîcir vacation period unlil noW, we caîl attention to the almost unlimited variety o! vacotional opportunities o! thc twa provinces o! On- tario and Quebcc. Thc roade 'and thc accommodation arc at tîcir best. Thc traffie is not toa lieavy and ahl the bustie and hurry o! the mid-vacation period have gone. Fishing, hiking, sight- sceing, ouldoor games, etc., con be enjoyed os ai no otlcr.time in tIc ycor. Canada ie aI war. More than fIat, sIc is engaged. as a vital part of île great Britishi Empire in a wîolelearted effort ta arnest and ovcrpowcr the forces whicl aim ta des-- troy tIc freedom o! thé. individual ta, even think as he likes. Hlowever, ta Ihose who ,ook for reet and recreatian, change o! environment and a larger vision* o! îhe continent of Americo, Canada offers even greater attractions thon in peacetime witl notling ta prevenl aonc from enjoying a real holiday. To aur friende acrose the line, let us add tlot île United Sl3les dollar is at a baud- some prcmium in Canada. German Prisoners In Canada Ai île rate Ilese arrogant prisoners are escaping it should ual surprise us ta sec île main body o! tlemn walk out and bock their guards an thc inide. The simplicity witli whidli these escapes have been ef!ected slows clearly îlot fîcre las been lack o! even ordinary precautions; fthaflic guards lave not been properly, trained and îlot île officers in charge lack foresiglit and initiative. There las been fao muel o! tle "lholiday" spirit. among units guarding ihese danger- ous infernees. Allhougl reports have been few as fa eQudutt, we are informed flot these Germons lave ohl along clown on arrogant, swaggening, snecring attitude, openly, ta ilose who guard t1cm. Tlcy are thc youthe of the Hitler breed who lave rcadlicd tîcir mid-iwenties, imbued wiil the overlord ideology. An enquiry Ils been ordered ta f ix re- swonibiity and devise a dloser contrai. Thc whole mafler ie anc of great difficulty so long os British prisoners o! war are ta- day in German lande. 'They are post mas- ters at reprisais. A slakeup and shakedown is imminent. We believe tliat guards should le eompoeed entirely o! Veterons o! Warld War No. 1, under officere of widc experience. Arrogance and diseseet"would be seat- ched flecouse Veterans on guard wouid ual woit for ordera as ta wlalta do. Prognostications Lately ilere las appearcd consideroble editoriai comment on fhe "accurate" pre- dictiona of wriîers iin cenlunies gone.by ne- garding air botles andz evenie of îhe pre- sent war. Il seems îlot !rom thie proplefs o! aid, Up ta the lime o! Tennyson and marc recent authors men ofien wrote o! ilinge whicl are coming la pans to-day. Yet people seem ta be amozed lIaI these sources should have been able ta forsee thc future and speak (even if indefinitely) o! evente wlicl are now happening. However in o fit o! pcrversity wc lake tIc opposite vicw. Il. is surprieing fhat Ilirough the course o! Iistory there lave nat been more writcrs witl enongl vision of tle future ta lit tle mark in thecm predie- týons. When one- considers tle volume o! nonsense whicl las came from the pene o! variaus writers and neyer o bit o! it !ouad ils verification in faet, it le a W'ondcr îlot bley cauldu 't lave lit tle bull 's eyc a little oftener. The only kind o! prophesy wortl a f ig is the kind based on knowledge. It may le Iliat îhe seeei and sothsayere wh6d aim ta b. able, intuitively, ta forecast the future might do btter to sell tîcir talents ta thc government inslead of pactising ilem in dark litile roons or (if mare literate) en- slrining 11cm in incompreliensible poetry. The lappiet meni are blase who, are tlakful for life 's reepoasibilities, notfor its prises and'possessions. WAR Why Thé Tanks?! There is something of gt'eat significance going on in the U.S.A. to-day and it is time this celumn brings it to the attention ofread- ers of The Statesman. Britain has orders under way in the U.S.A. for production of 4000 tanks. Outaide o! that, ord- ers for other war materials in the U.S.A. total more -than two bil- lions of dollars. Beside and beyond, ail this la the accelerated output of tanks in the United Kingdom and the pro- duction of tanks ini Canada and elsewhere within the Common- wealth. Ail for Britain! We may well asIc "Why the tanks?" NoW that air warfare predominates and apparently is to be the decisive factor in the Battlé o! Britain, we can beieve with veritable oertainty that there can be no Battle of the Channel - no crossing. If so, there will be no need o! tanks thraughout the British countryside. Where, therefore, are they destined? The significance of this inten- sive àrive te provide tanks be- cornes clear. froma a close perusal o! Churchill's various speeches. Hle has maintained, and stili main- tains, that Britain will be ready ta assume the offensive by 1942-3 Conscientious Oblectors As yet there las been littie heard in thie country about conecientiaus. objectors. One reason xnay be that lees men have been eaul- cd here for military service thah, in Eng- land. Be îlot as it may the impression re- mains that we have heard little about them, because Canadians are lese toicrant in tîcir attitude in ibis respect than tle Engliel. Anyone speaking their mind on île subjeet here at once mus afoul of île Defense of Canada Regulations. Ae well as ah plhysically un! it, aiea judges, clergymen, fîremen, prison wardere, Men- nonites, Doukliobors may not be called. Others are exempt provided tley belong ta secte which forbid the bearing o! arme. The law-makee no provision for those who have an onti-war conscience yet do not be- long -ta these rccognized badies. Sa il will. be very intreeting ta sece wat happens to tIc few - and there .certainly will be some -wîo when cailed upon ta bear arme offer conscicntiaûs abjections. If lIeu' conscience las ual found concrete exp ression in relig- ion lhcy will certainly be in a tough ipot. Since the Dawn of Time No produet o! -thc machine age is ibis "iworry," nor arc men o! thc 20th Century unique with qualm-kail brows amid a world boiling witl conflict and confused thinkiug. Simîce the dawn o! time worry las torment- cd and plagued mankind, declares James Truslow Adamis in tle Rotarian Magazine, suggesling tIat we needed worry, because eomcbow man bas made progres despile il. There is no yardstick ta measu.re worry, Historian Adams admits, but dia-covers from "wlat I ýhave read in history. biograply, memoire, and ictters" that.man.todoy wor- ries more tlan hie oncestors and the on- cients. Why? We are sofler, he soye, sug- gesting that we no0 longer occept suffering as thec order o! Nature, and lIaI persans &1m relief today demond thinge unatloinoble to the ricli a few generations ago. 011cr factors conduclive ta warry are an upset of baianced nervous systeme tîrough nonuse o! centres controlling phygical emo- tion and overuse o! inteliectual nerve cen-, tres, fearfulnese "because we are self re- liant, " unbalanced in newspapers and radios playing up tliý "horror angle," and "tle change a! emplasis on values and tle bock o! self-expression." A Lesmon to be Learned There muet be a considerable amaunt o! worrying among fan fomilies -over fIe ratIer serions position o! agriculture with respect ta thc sale o! ils producte. Thme out- look does ual seem bright, witl Canada carrying a 300 million bushel corryover from the 1939 crop, and île prospect pon for large sales and exporte. But there is anc thiug sure. If île former cannaI gel olong every business and profes- sion in fIe country will suffer. Merdhants, professional men, distributore., industrial- iste, artisans and laborers wili have slim piekinge. And thc fàrmer cail oiways, at least, gel a living fgr himeel! and !amily from lie gardea, lis dairy aad lis paultry flock. Il le agriculture îltha-makes thc wheels go around, but many people living ini towns and cities, secm ta lave forgollen tînt trulli. Il may be brought home ta them witl a joli before very long. Ih las been the con- stant streani o! money coming in for wheal, coarse grains, livcstock, dairy and poultry products and sa on, that las kept aur busi- nesses and iaduetry going. Aimosl evcry ciase las some combinolion ta prevent wagcs, salarie« and caste o! -ser- vices bcing rednccd, but la île long rua mast of these came !mom agriculture. Wlen drastie circumetances cuntail agnicuiture 's incomne and il sîninks tb a thin etream, île rosI are bound la suffer. This ig a facItIal might well be laugît in sclools. TIc bnightlet ides, in years is tle anc ilat membere o! île "Four Cournens Gang" couid dispense witl their daily gatherings ond look up a frmer badly in ned o! elp. If lightc'r work could le fouud for 11cm-at emaller wages a! course. and continue on ta complete vic- tory. It must be a long war and Britain la betting her billions up- on that basis. Sa, in case there may be doubts and debates among the somnolent thraughout this placid and devout countryside, concerning Uic length of this war - and there are - we suggest that thcy face the facts; consider the why and whercfore o! these tanks. It wili be a year before the firat of this huge U.S.A. output can raill from the assembly Uine. By 1942, therefore, they can rumble upon their way. There is but one place for them apid that ia upon thc terrain o! Western Europe. As bomba main upon London, the British, under Churchill, con- tinue with uriruffled assurance upon this tank programme, plan- ning an attack which, probabiy, will commence on thc continent in 1942 and continue tili - when? Let us hope that by 1947 it wiil be ail over. And when it is ail over we shall be merely at the bèginning - with probleme equal ta those o! to-day. With ail this in mind, the pros- pect of a long war shouid inspire us to adjust our indîvidual think- ing and individuai cconomy to accommadate a long qrawn-out struggle. Before these tanks are rcady ta rail, we shall have assembled a m&isive array o! planes, soaring in toward the centre o! con! hict fromn the specdcd-up plants of the whole Anglo-Saxon race. Prcced- ing them and.accompanying thcmn go the trained and matchless air- meri o! that samne race; men from South Africa, New Zealand, Aus- tralia, Canada - and !rom thc U.S.A. Wîthin Uic past few weeks, trained airmen from the U.S.A. have begged and sought and fought for the chance to joîn with Canadals famed formations ta biast thc Huns from the skies. They shail be accommodated! "Neutrality"' has gone thc way of Uic Dodo. The ncw Congrcss wîll provide the hemp ta hang its emaciated corpse. Canadian, airmen to-day arc in Uic news with a series o! remark- able successes and some are des- tined, as in Uic last war, ta iead the' field in dash and accomplish- ment. Thc war in Uic ale continues. The only diversion ta report is Uic flare-up in the Balkans which has been settied, temporariiy, by thc Axis, using gangster methods, and Russia scauting -thc fringe as usual, awaiting Uicennfoment ta <livide Rumania ns Uiey did Po- land. Stalin gives promise of emerg- ing as the bloodicas beneficar o! the wholecocnflict and i b. hard ta shake him from his gains in Uic final readjustmcnt. Under stress o! war, Britain ta- day is atriving toward, a broad and comprehensive commercial and economic accord with-Russia but is meeting with little success. Ih may be that recognmition a! Sta- lin's conqucats in the Baltic wiil be thc price o! this accord. A sub- mergence of principie would save many lives and shorten thc war. It is probable that final decision wiil rest upon policies now shap- ing in the U.S.A. The final Uiing of significance in recent <laya is thc defiection o! Francc's outlying possessions to the flag o! Britain. They are lin- ing up with thc Empire and thîs presages the actions which we may con! idcntly expect amo'ng thc Conqucred o! Europe just as soon as Uic tide turns definitely in favor of their Liberation. 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