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TRVRSDAY, JUNE 28, 1941 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, EOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREE fl7 Capt. Elmore Philpoti Unit. or Periah On the last wonklag day aI this :Session of Uic Canadian Parla- mient Uic OttawaCitizen addrcss- -ecd ta the dcpanting membens anc e f Uic moat aobcing editorial articles even written la a Can- -adian iiewapapen. .1*%'It set forth the fact, wiich inust ho apparent ta anyene who faces the harsi nealitios cf tic Prescat world criais, that the des- tiny ai mankmd is igit now lit- -enally trombling in Uic haiancp. It rrntinds the Membena that bo- fane Uiey are scheduled te neet again Canada nay have a part ta play which may affect tic wholc course af iistony. "Tis tino may be at hand for the statesmea af the British Com- mennwealth and Uic United States ta make an even mare impantant -decision"l says tic Citizen cf June 13. "Union of Uic free states of thc English-speakinîg world may liave ta came saon 'ta save the lances cf fneedom on this planet." Tic Citizon's exhortation la im- partant, not oniy Ion wiat it ac- tuaily says, but because it typifies Uic dcpth and degréeecf cianging public opinion la this country. Tic Citizen, a few monUis- aga, waa -anc of tic fcw ncwspapens la al Canada which was indlincd ta be inibdly citical of Clarence Streit's "Union Now" plan. It was in- clined ta rebuke thase in Canada and cisowhenc who wcre pushing for a stateme nt ai democnatic War aima, on tic gnouad tiat it was necessary firat ta demonstrate Our ability ta, survive this war hefane wc began making plans fan Uic _past-war world. But what Uic ,Citizen now secs is that union between Uic Englisi speaking na- tiens la Uic sureat way-indecd perhapa Uic oaly way - ta enablo. freedon te survive anywienc la Uic world. It la this apathy sihak i ng theugit wiici makes Clarence Streit's books ("Union Now" and "Union Naw WiUi Bitain") 50 diffeent Inom ordinary pltical treatisea. Fan Uic rumble af bat- Ile and disaston cames oven dloser .and dloser. One country alter an- othen, wioaecocmplacent peo-ple said "lIt can't happen herc," weat down ta slavery. eti l h Today thene arc el aaiIi wenld only two great peaples wio retain Uic power af frcé decisien -thc British Conmonwealth and tic United States. They nepres- ont tic last hope cf iumanity la this generation. It. la as if Uic giant iand of fate, on providence, or Almigity God, had pushcd tieni toward tic Valley aI Dcci- sica: "Unite or perlis, stand to- getier lirat fan your own secunity and tien Ion theeliberty of ahl mon cverywhcrc. Stand togethen loreven, on vanisi singly now."1 Froc Union or Slave? Tic fate cf France should ccot- stitute Ion us a warning as ta tic deadline$s of tic ponils wc face. Exactiy one ycar belore publica- tion aI Uic Cîtizen's cail for lead- ership hy Canada tic French cabinet nejected by two votes Uic aller cf union witi Bitain. It la no idie exaggenation ta say that iad tic vote been Uic othen way Uic war would have heca oven ai- rcady. It la only necesaary ta ne- member what a hoilow sheil the Italian wan effort turncd out ta ho, and iow nearby we came ta knocklag Italy dlean out cf Uic war at tic turnn aIUic yeân. It la evon marc amenaus ta face the fact that because two French- mon made Uic wrong decision al Frencimca today are siackled ta Hitlcr's war machine. Non is Uic traggedy icssencd because - mil- lions aI French people were firat blindfolded, gaggcd, and deafen- cd heooe Uiey were siacklcd inta slavcry. That i Uink, la Uic neal political ciaico Ion tic fre world today: Unito yourselves on a frcc-wil basis; or he unitcd ta Hitler's machine after you suffer deleat singly. Up ta the U.S. and Us It goca witiout saying that ticre cmi he ne union as bctween Britain and Uic United States un- besa Uic latter la as willing as Uic foamer Ion Uic change. A wholo hast af British lcaders have made plain wicnc Bitain la likcly te stand on this proposal. if and when it comes. But it must corne from Anierica or it wiil not came at ail. That is Uic reason why Mn. Chur- chil as nefraincd fromn answcr- ing a question wiich bas stoad for nantis on Uic ordor paper aI tic British House ai Cannions An ImportantMessage" To Every Ilouseholder: We sincerely advlse you ta make arrangements now ta get your next winter',s fuel supplY. There is plentyr of cpal available at the present Urne and prices are definitely at their low. No ane can pro- didt what the situation will be next flU, but we are certain prices cannot be lower than thcy are now anid the posibility la they might lBe considerably hlgher.' You have npthing ta bacs and everything ta, gain, bY ordering at this time. You'll save money: youII have your coal in your bin and you'U be sale in an emergency. It la also a decidcd advantage ta order "'blue coal,"l be- cause this trademarked anthracite assures you of getting what you asked for-the world's fiiest anthracite. These days, with s0 many fuel problenis, substitution or nuxmng may of necessity be more prevalent than before and tlis means inlerior heat and more cost ta you. But with. "Iblue coal," the blue colour that you cai sec at a glance, guarantees the quality--and guarantees delivery of the coal you ordered. Why flot get in touch with us by phone to-day-and we are sure you will thank us next flU for the suggestion we are making ta, you now, because we sincerely be-, lieve that what wc say la true: you'U b. bctter off in niany ways by getting "Iblue coal" and arderlng it right now. Sheppard & Gi Lumbor Co. Linited. Phone 715 DOwmanvlUe *Insure q~our car todaxj it May be stolen or *wrecked tomor row Je Je MASON & SON INSURANCE AGENTS Phone 68 1 Bowmanvllo -DIRECTOR GENERAL1 Colonel D. E. Dewar Director General of Arsenals Div- ision, Departnient of Munitions and Supply asklng if Britain will take the in- itiative towards union. But as the Ottawa Citizen points out Canada occupies what it perhaps Uic most advantagcous position in ail the world ta do this vory thing. "From nowhere botter than Parliament Hill in Ottawa could a niovement of democracy be ini- itiated for federal union ta main- tain freedam," it says. I believe that Uic time will corne, and very quickly, when Canada can spcak on this matter pcrhaps with decisive effect. The United States la stili hop- ing against hope that hor prea- ent dcgreo of support for Britain will be sufficiont tao nablo the latter ta defeat Hitler. There is nathing that I can sec in thc worid situation to make it seeni incroaaingly doubtful. In other words I boliove that thc basic dioemma of the. demac-1 racies is precieely the same now: as it was when Hitler began his1 long march cf gobbling them up anc at a tinie. The democracica must stand ta- gether with ail their strength or continue ta go down onc by anc. Perhaps Japan toa will have ta takre Uic final plunge before wc ail realize Uiat we rcaily arc in the same boat. The Time Is Naw The greatest obstacle in North Arnerica which stands in Uic way af imniediate 'ail-out war effort, and more basic moves towards permanent Anglo-American Un- ion la the ignorant assuniption that Britain cai b. dcfcatcd in titis war--and 111e thereafter pro- ceed much Uic sanie as usual on this continent.* Even anc magnillcent speech by Winston Churchili made a year ago, la rnisused by thc isolationista ini tic United States ta suggest that Uic Nazis might over-run' Britain but Uiat Uic Navy and Air Force af Britain would there- fore retire ta Canada, and this continent have Uic protection of those forces in any subsequent struggle. The late Lord Lothian did ail that any human being could do ta stampp an that failacy. He show- cd :that if Britain were ta go down Uic navy wauld certainly go down with hcr. If the Rayal Navy Joat ten ships in the unsuc- cessful attempt ta hold Crete how many.ships wauld be likely ta survivc a lest battie for Britain in which the navy was fighting ta save Uic very homes of the wivcs and children af Uic men an Uic ahips? If the battie af Britain were lost this continent would face its own fate without the protection of the British Navy, or any oUier force now averseas. Tliere can be no Trans-Atlantic Dunkirk. That la anc reason among manY, why I believe that even yet thc whqle American people will prove Uiat they realiz~ i truth af what thc Ottawa Citizene says: "The British Island fortresa la Uicelast outer rampart of Amn- erican frecdom." Loses Big Traler Drives Happily On Luck ai ten seenis ta play a surp rsiýn a rt in the actîvîtie a B o w m n v i elc P o lic ey e p a r t- Chief S. Ventan and Canstable1 Walter Hall wcre dniving east in- ta town about 8.30 chasing a rck te anted t top n but just astey started dow Van- stones hii1 it was stopped for Uiem. A transport truck, going up Uic hili suddeniy dropped its elght- ton traller which swcnved ta Uic north striking an electric pale a few.feet off the road. After wip-1 lng a few bcads of perspiration, thankful that no anc had been kiled in Uic mishap, Uic con- stables wcrc about ta speak ta Uihe driver Uicy had been chasing when they became aware that Uic business end of the wreck was stiil drlving up the road. Just past Maple Grave Uic big truck was stapped by the police. Out linibcd Uic driver and dcmanded: "What's the matter? I haven't donc anything.1 Then naticing a strange look about the rear cf his vehicle: «'Oh my gosh! Wherc did I loac that trailer?" "Right in Bownianville,"1 was the reply. Sa returning ta Uic scene cf the leas a tow-truck was callcd Satunday, June 14, 1941: "On motion of Mr. Lapointe, the House adjourncd at 4.10 p.m. until- Mon- day, Novemben 3, 1941, at Uiree o'clock."1 Tlius went Into eclipse the ne- cent session follawing Royal as- sent ta misceilaneous bils, in- cluding 27 Acta pivately spon- sorod; 49 apecial Acta grantilîg divorces ta 49 individuals, and variaus special grants, viz: "Speaker cf the Sonate, ailow- ance in lieu of residence, $3,000.00. "Speaker of the Hause of Cam- mons, allowance in lieu cf rosi- donce, $3,000.00. "Deputy Speaker, alaowance in lieu cf apartments, $1,500.00. "Subacriptians ta publications. . ta be distributed ta members of the House af Commans, $p,000.00. 'Pension ta tho unmarricd sis- ton cf a late M. P. $70000., "Annuity ta the daughter cf the late Sir MacKenzie Bowefl dur- ing hor lifetime, $1,000.00. "Ailowancc of $15.00 per day, living exponses, aven and above the $4,000 sessional indemnity, fan M.Pà's(24 la ail) who constitute the Special Committce on «War Expenditures and who may ait during receas, $25,000.00. "'No. 484 and 485 - ta provide. for full sessional indemnity ta M.P.s who were absent tlirough iîlneas, beroavement or officiai business, etc.; and ta provido for the payment cf ecd member . . of an amount representing Uic actual moving or transportation expensos and roasonable living expensos cf, such member wh.ile on tic journoy bctween Ottawa and his place of residence, etc., and on the return journoy, etc. a total af $17,000. Thus cloaed, with fingers in the pork-barrol, a session which ho- yond those cf recent mcmory, was productive in tic minda cf coni- petont observes af anc groat and inoscapable conclusion; that elec- ted reprosentatives af Uic day, save possibly a acant two-scare, could serve tic country better la wartimc by staymng at home and porforming their peacetime pwr- suits. Hansard la claquent of tis fact. On June liti, came announce- ment cf an addition to tic Cabinet and two quotationà fnom Hansard are necessary for public informa- tion. The firat, July 8, 1940, state- ment by tic Prime Minister: "Mr. Gardiner wiil became, when ho- assumes tic office cf Minister cf National War Services, a member cf tic War Committe cf thc Cabi- net. That his undivided energies and time may ho given te Uic work af Uic new departnient, ho will shortly vacate uis present position as Minister of Agricul- ture." Thc second, June il, 1941 (noar- ly a year baten), statement by the Prime Minister: "«Mr. Speaker ... I wish ta state that Uic Hon. Mn. Gardiner has neslgned as Mlinisten of National War Services in order that ho may give hla tume exclu- slvely te the work of tic Dopart- ment of Agriculture, of whici, for some ycars past ho has alsa been the head ." Whercupon, Mr. Joseph T. Tharson, lawyer, cf Winnipeg, took over the portfolio wiici Mr. Gardiner resîgned. In tic above la te ho found anc cf thc scores af exarnples af con- fusion cf thought and purpose witiin the present adnministration and ta which an inlormcd press cannot nenaunice coninient. Thero bas heen retreat and confusion in the natter of necruiting; ini tic natter aI demanda made by bath Mr. Hepburn and varlous influ- ences outaide af parliament. Hero arc a few instances: In recent speeches as reportcd in thc press we have had confu- sions cf f igures as ta aur present army establishmenits that leavo even c;perts conlounded. We are told that wc have '70,000 overseas, and la thc next breath, 80,000, and that ail told we have an arrniy Of a quarter of a million; that tiere are 170,000 full y traincd for homo defenco; that thero have beeri 32,000 demnobilized since war tatd, as bcing' unfit ta serve; that ail told, ta date, our lasses in killed and maissing, arc 342, or thereahouts. And even tic ?&n ister seema confused. Mr. Ralston: "My hon. friend spake af demobilizatiafi. ..- I told thc House that I considered thc 10,000 had been discharged as ex-,a cessive, etc." « Mr. Green: "How many have been disciargod fron the active army since the war began?" Mr. Ralston: "Since Septembor 1939, 14,000V" Mr. Green: "Not only those hy medical -boards but aise on athor placod on record two copies af lettors ho wrotc ta Minister Rai- sten. In thc firat one he says: "«Eloven months aga, the Prime Minister pointod out te me that In doing voluntary recruiting for tic doience cf Canada I might ho makîng thc grcatèst mistake pas- sible with respect to thc national lnterest," Ia tic second letter ho quotes a statement made in tic House by thc Prime Minister, June 19, 1940, which refercd te Mr. Pouliot: "An hon. member on this side ai 'thc House made tic statement publicly this monning tiat ho foît he could go into his canstituency . . and in a very short time enliat men, ail prepared immodiately ta join the Canadian forces, etc., and that this could be dorie in caastitucncy aiter con- stituency." AUl of whici would ho designed ta prevent invasion af Canada. To this Mn. King neplied: "I pointed out te iim that la deing that ho might be makig the greatest mistake possible with respect ta tho national inteneat; that ta wia titis wan we miglît. wish ta koep at wonk in the for- cats tic men who arc naw werk- ing in the foreats . . . that the mon who are naw working in the factorios may be a thousaad tumes - more usoful te the goverament af this country . . . than they could passibly ho in presoating them- selves ion military service; oqual- ly on thc fanms . .. we shaîl need ail the production that can chec- tivoly and rapidly ho carried eut an the farma ai aur country." Mr. Pouliot concluded, "ihi spite ai tic rebuke I roceived . . . cvi- dently inspirod hy the brasa-hats ai the war departmont . . . I did my best ta asalat ail . . . who ex- pressed ta me a desine te enliat into the militia, thc navy on tic air fance." On Jun'e 13, Tommy Churci said: "As ta the point raisod about homo defence, there is no such thing as home defence la this The IIUCiK CI Liansard Dominion Stores Engage Expert In Public Relations Marking a funthen stop in its palicy aI actively cuitivating re- lations with its gnower-producers, Dominion Stores Limitod, tic larg- est Canadian chain store argani- zatian, has appointcd a permanent contact with larmera la tic per- son ai Mr. Brani Deca, wio jcîncd Dominion Stores' staff a fcw nantis ago. Mn. Doos has spent a lifetime in tic merchandising aI homo-grown fruits and vogetables. Having ho- gun as a growor, he knows tic grower's prohlems ffom intimate sexperience. Devcloping a succesa- ful produco business for himacl, ho has acquired a knowledge ai retail marketing of fruits and vegetables wiici qualify iim as an autiority in tuis field. In announcing Mr. Deca' ap- pointmcnt, J. W. Horsey, Presi- dont ai Dominion Stores Limited, emphaaized tic Company's con- viction that la cultivating tic in- tercsts of the growen it was alsa serving tic intoresta of tic con- sumer and, evcntualiy, of tic Company siareholdens. "Tic idea tiat anc section ai tic populatian can pcmmancntly prasper at tic expense ai anotier section bolonga ta tic unregrcttcd past," said Mr. Horscy. "We have gat ta nealize thât Canada cannat pragresa unîcas. tic cultivator prospons hand in iand witi tic consumer." This is the opportunity you have been wanting - the chance to talk to the Hun ini the only language he understands. S. join up NOW for ACTION Overseas in pld England, or whereve the enemy rears hie head. The Canadian Active Anxny requires mon for A rtillery, Engineers, Signale, Armour- cd Cars, Tank<s, Infantry, Transport and Supply, Medical and Cndnance and other branches of the Ser- vice. The Army is prepared to teach many trades, and to train you to efficiently handle Canada's weapons of war. Go to your neamet District Recruiting Office. Flnd out about theme Unit$; how they work, what they do. See juist where yoî'lfit in. See where any particular alil you pommeucan bout be utilized. Thon join up for ACTIONY. Apply to'nearcat District Recruiting Office er'any local Armoury country. The defence af this coun- try as I have pointed out befone is flot going ta be decided at Hali- fax or Vancouven or St. John. or Montreal. It is going ta be de- cided in the primary theatre af war, in Britain and on Uic Mcdi- terrancan and on the Atlantic." With this as a clasing note for this issue, you have yaur choice cf canflicting vicwpaints which may inspire within your mind the elements af confusion, campla- cency, frustration, contentmcnt, or just plain, downright angcr and dîsgust. The main considoration la: "Are you content ta let Hitlen rulo and brutalize your family or shall you do somcthing about it?" 1871 e 70 Yaera'of S.curit y to Policyownm *1941 Ho,w iong wou1d it take you to save $5,000? UPPOINGyou wanted ta leave Syour estate $5,000 m *cash, how long would it take you to save it-- Five years or Fifty? Do you realize tiat for a amali, regu- lar savng you can create an Immediate cash estate. of $5,000 for the use of your fatigy when you pass on? Neww 01s6 cauli YOD guarantos thom $5,0001 Bq'f r ouin.ure Consuit Confederain.Lfe HA OFIEAssociation OOT I. RATES 0F PAY IN THE RANK8 $1.30 per Day with Board, Lodg- ing, Clothing, Medical and Dental care pravided. EXTRA: (1) Rate. varyinq from 250 ta 750 per day for uskilled tradeunien while cm- pleyed. (2) Dependent Allowances in Cash: $35 to wife, $12 each per nionth fer 2 children - only 3 dependents per soldior. DEPARTMENT 0F NATIONAL DEFENCE CANADA 'THMISDAY, JMR 26,1941 THE CANAPIAN STATESMAN,.».OWMANVIILLE, ONTARIO PAGE 'r 1