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M TWO THE CANADIAN STATEMiA1q. BOWMANVMLE. OfNTARTfl Estsblilhed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Witb wblcb are Incorporsted The BowmsnviUle News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 85 Yesrs' Continuons Service To The Town of Dowmanviile and Durham County. ~> Member Audit Bureau We:kly Newusîpers Association0 Clam A Weeklies of Canada SU3SCRIMTON RATES $2.00 a Year, stricti7 lu advance. $2.50 a Year In thse United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941 The Editors Tour It was the good fortune of the editor of The Statesman to be chosen as une of three editors of the weekly pres§ of Ontario tc accompany 45 other editors drawn from i> the various and important publications across Canada, ou the 8-day tour of Eastern Canada arranged by the D>epartmenit of Na- e7 tional Defence. Il ivas a strenuous trip. We werc told at the out.set that we were free to sec, ask questions, learui, and then we could inter interpret our impressions for o.. oireaders. -That is precisely what the r weely peslias wanted; a first hand view. î. In this issue, therefore, is the first of a i, series of articles detailing just what ive saw. It is written by Bruce M. Pearce, editor of the Simcoe Reformer, a keen observer and brilliant journalistic craftsman. His series follows immediateiy upon that of Hugli 5. Templin, editor of the Fergus News-Record, * who explored the whole Air Force setup in Ontario aud wîrote ini such an informative way for the weekiy uewspapers. We of the weekiy press, g enie r a11y throughout Canada, are thus happy to carry authentic uews dîrectly tu that great sud *~important part of Canada 's rural popula- tion which has littie access to day by day events. And it may bc uoted, too, that this service rendered by the weeklies is carried in columns by nu means subsidized as are those of the more pretentious press. Ac- compauying uews of the tour will be edit- * orials which mai- be citical, iauqitory, or interpretive., We saw enough to make us proud of Can- ada's present effort, but we were aiso im- prcssed that we have nul yet reached what JCanada really can do. We saw Iudustry, f Trade Schools, Troop Training, Air Train- * Ing, sud even wenb out into tbc Atlantic on a destroyer. We saw ail that could bc seen within the limit of eigbt days ini the areas ohtlined aud plancd. We wcrc entcrtaincd by sud assoiated with a score or more men of the armed services sud publie relations branches wbo were of the intelligentsia iu the goverument service at headquarters Ot- tawa, men of wide experience sud' high coin- peteuce. They held uothing back. They werc î coinpanions par excellence. But there was une thing we were not Shown; a war industry second to noue, sud that was Agriculture. We heard notbing of the vast sud patient labors of those who provide that most vital of ail war's neces- sities . . . food. And in our opinion it is about tiine that a sponsored tour of respon- « ible journalj:ts sbould be arranged to get first-hand facts aioug the back concessions. .And another une bu search out truth ini the vast Western Provinces. This eight day tour of the Industrial and Miitary East was a good begiuning. The Statcsmau's suggestion is that it sbould be extended sud brosndened. _V Apple Agreement * Late news fromt Ottawa promises that conditions obtainiug in former ycars in the rwsy of unfair price competition to unpro- teeted Outario apples, have been overcome. An agreement bas been reaebed betweeu the Ontario Advisory Apple Commibtee sud Federal aulhQrities. Restrictions have been *placed upon the entry of subsidized apples from Nova Seotia sud British C~olumbia. Nova. Scotia apples are beld dowu to .100,- 000 barrells witb a floor for miscellaneous of $2.75 per barrel. Western apples have sim- ilar restrictions witbout quanbily limits. i~Shipments, if any, will be regulated by the SOntario Advisory Commiftte. Outario grow- .ers have neyer had guarantees as have coast- Sal provinces. Only a few months ago The Statesman oalied attention to the fact that British l-Iumbia boxed apples werc on sale ini »ý:owmanville, while Ontario apples lay in 'çold storage, unsalable, ouly a few miles to 0 easat. The Dominion goverument, anticip- ang lower yiclds, has made separate agree- ýýcffta9 guaranteeing minimum ret urus to B. (C. and N.8. growers ou their entire output, ýÎut Ontario lias foregone these favors. ÀAnd su hgs Quebec, which 's grouped wilh O.0atario in apple negotiations. With these 4,egu1ations and agreementq in effeet, plus *the tact that processing of various sorts bas Svýstly iucreased, Ontario should have little iý'oùble with marketing probleinîs asd the priee should hold vcry well. Report lias it that there will l>e nenewal, w 'th some modification, of thc former Oic- tario-Dominion agreement, whcreby Ottawva wil guaranbee a schedule of minimum ne- turus on a quanbity of packcd culiuary vani- eties, usuaily exporbed, if unsold in storage Durham Central Fail Fair Next Wednesday, Sept. 17th, marks the date of Durham Central Agricultural Soc- îety 's annual faîl fair at Orono. Due to its central location, its continuons growth and popular appeal, this exhibition lias earned the reputation of being the County Fair for,. Durhamî. Such exhibitions have pla.'Ved an imp)ortant part ini the development of ag- riculture ini this section, and at this time when Canada is the food production centre for the Allies, these faîl fairs take on an added importance. The local fair should be better patronized thail ever before. Fsrming is a business that demsnds a wide knowledge and the best of farmers tell you there's ai- wayÉ something more to learn. The Fair presents an opportunity to sec and hear w-bat others are doing, fo learn of the latest labour ssving devices and agnicultural ad- vances. To urban folk the Fair provides the opportunity of learniug something of the problems the farmers have to face, and at this time the sympathy of urban people w~as neNger s0 important. So make it a point tu visit Orono uext Wcdnesdsy. The oht- standing programme arrauged by the dir- ectors will make it iveli worth your while. _V Let's Face The Facts Iu July 1940, the Director of Public In- formation inauguratcd a series of broad- casts lu the meu snd women of Canada. Let 's Face The Facts' was popularly ac- elimed. People galhered around radios punctually lu bear what these selected broadcaslers bad lu say. Dorotby Thompson led off aud Alexander Woollcott closed the series December 29, 1940. Both were citizens of tbe U.S.A. Cbecking back we find that of the twenty-six people taking part, only eight werc Canadians. Thirteen were from bhc U.S.A. sud five were British boru. Il would semt that some fonni of public ackuowled- ment is lu order for the manner in wbich, at tbe invitation of Canlada, citizens of the U.S.A. have rallied lu upbold Mn. Roose- velt's pledge. He affirmed that the U.S.A. wouid nul stand idly by should ever the sccurity of Canada be lhreatened. In mauy ways lb is being amply fulfilled. Occasioually T1he Statesman rcflects upon the forbbnighb sud spontancous respouse of people like Wendell Willkie and Dorothy Thompsou sud a score of others froîn across tbhu ie who have corne bu enthuse Canadiaus or lauucb some wortby pro ject. To Ibis may be added bhc cuniÔus fact that thcv predominatcd iu 'Lct's Face The Facts.' How will the historian deai wibh tbis panadox? Certain il is that Canada bas dispiayed an inferioriîy complex. Ouly one Canadian, so fan, bas been uncovered whose matchiess eloqueuce commands great en- thusiasin alI o,'cr Amenica. His name is Leonard Brockington, K.C. 0f tbc eigbt Canadians- lu 'Face The Facbs,' only two wcrc of tbc Dominion gov- erument, Mn. King sud Mr. Gardiner. Prem- ier Godbout of Quebec was the uniy prov- incial leader lu bake tbc rostrum. Trhe re- mainderý were newapaper men or castrai guesbs. There was also tbe programme 'Carry ou Canada,'- but 'Face The Facbs' caugbt public faucy. It is. lime bu revive virile exposition, over thc air, of just wbat Canada is doing and how fan advanced. Let us bav-c Ganadians wbo arc actuaiiy doing thc job; bbc coutrollers, the miiitary leaders, ycs, even shop furemau'and farmers. B3' 50 doing wc shahl accomplisb lîeo thiugs: We shall have brubh stnipped of political color- ing sud shaîl discuver native talent. It is higb lime we guI id of unr inferiority gouse-pimples. _V On The Altar 0f liard Work Witbin teir minutes drive, ini any direction from Bowmanvillc may be found farm after fanm whose owuer on bis wife, or botb, have been broken on bbc sitar of liard work. Tbey fought sud skiinped tbrougb bbc depression. Now tbe war is fiuishing bbem off. Here is the picture of today. Mn. King adhered te conscription for home defence. Mr. Gardiner set up a registration of cvcryoue. Then he ýcalled bbecocnsoipts for 30 days. Thene couid be shdrt postpouements but no ex- emptions. He laid dowu inexorable ruies. Then be duckcd. Mn. Thorson took over. A ukase clsimed'bbc 30 day men for 3 more înonths. Next tbey were sbaugbaied for tbc dunation, reckoned lu ycans. "Farmers first" was bbc dictnm iu Ibis district. Look around sud yeu will sec that tuwn and faetory 30-day boys bave net yet been called. Farm sous, on appéal, wcre grantcd tlui Dec. lsI., bu gel apples pickcd sud nuots in. Then bhey must go, sud for bbc duratioz,. Here are lefI, alune, a couple wbo havre iived biree-scure years, bbc wifc s graudmother who bas "slugged" manure, pilched sheaves, boed turnips, this .year of grace 1941 bu bbc giory of wiuuing bbc wan. Whab is bbc net resuit? The son, coerced, bias joiucd bbc air force. The old folks eau 't get help eveir wbcu wsges have gone up 200 per cent wibhin the yesr. The fanm must go back tu graBsssud weeds. Tbe msnpuwcr is cxhausted. Sncb is bbc Agricultural pul- icy of wisebeimer politiciaus. If ever there was a warbime industry ucg- ]ecled sud nnprotected, ib is tbat of Agricul- bure. Let bbc poliiciaus isten bu Ibis: Dur- ing bbc summer of 1941 bbc local Agricul- lui-c Rprescnbalive and associale editor of Ibis papel- lnicd bu gel a surve3- cf acreage tbnow-n out cf production for wanb of hiellp, ici Durham County alone. Witb tbc returus incomplete, over 3000 acres had gone back bu wîeeds. Noîv Mr. Gardincx-'s gcsbapo sctup, iu tbc fortm of boards, is denuding bbc countryside of its rernaining sinews sud ad- ding lu idle acres. And back froni bbc wcst cornes bbc Minister of Agriculture wibb Ibis: "Tbcre's -ev indication that farmiens arc iu for guod limes icn 1942. Hooray!" Wbilc this ecnpty platitude is stili esoiinding over diiapidated fanînsbeads weicivite the Minis- ter bu Durham Counly lu lest lice briblof wbat w~e say. AIl-ouI sciective service wuuld provide replacements for farm sons thus dragoocîed. "At the crucial moment of this manoeuvre ... besasys 'Pass the sugar!'"e îeet. more Philpott MR. KING'S GREAT SPEECH world when he said as plainly as Events will show whether or could be said that thc fate of our not Mr. King's prediction about world sud our generation de- the birth of widcn joint defence pends un how soon sud 10 wbat arrangements was an announce- lextent thc United States stepa in- ment of somcthlug already beig lu this struggle. If il 's with ail pncpared, or just an expression ber hcarl, sud al ber soul, sud of bis personal hope. But hisal ber strength, the outlook bas London speech was truly a mo- anc aspect. If il 's haltingly, hesi- mentons declaration. It was, I 1atingly, half-bcarbedly, Uic out- lhink, lhe finest speech he bas lokîs quite different. ever made. He said cxactly wbat GERMAN ARMY ENEmy thc vast majunity of Canadianis would have wanted hlm 10 say. There neyer bas been s more He said il exactiy at bbc rigbt dangerous deception than that tme sud in lhe right place. spnead for moulin past that lb In al bis long career Mn. King made nu difference in fact whc- bas been noted for his caution. ther or not tic United States de- He 's a life-iong fricnd of Uic claned ail-ont war ou Nazi Ger- United States. He 's Uic last many. It makes ail the diffen- statesman in lhe worid to over- ence in the world. step thc bounds of propriety in re- Tie mere deciaration of war by gard 10 tbc policies of other thc United States would have in- peuples. stanlaneous moral consequences Il was therefore a fine job that which wouid nol; only reach to Mr. King did for ail thc froc cvery nook sud corner of the. Less Artificial Feminine Faces Paul Gallico, a well-known magazine writcr, makes a pics for less artifiçiial feminine faces. Gailico, ivbo declares be is "a gent wbo has been around for a cousiderabie time, says he would swap al bbc sophistication for one toucb of dainbiness and a cheerful ex- pression. But iet Gailico speak. He sounds conviucing: "I1 like make-up if it is done witb an eyc îveil-made-up face is a job bo behold sud a pleasure bu taste. The thing l.bat bothens me is bbc pebulant, dissatisfied, buo tigbt, too small, bard sud bitter expression of bbc moubs-so like the faces painted ou tbc dummies in bbc shop-wiudows, wbich when bbey are flot gotten up bu resembie corpsca or vampire%~ are 50 lired sud boned sud ultra sud unbappy. Wbat I miss on those perfect- ly groomed sud compictely exprcssionlcss pans is what cornes from wibin: freshness, sympathy, bumor, understanding." And Gallico, in bis Rcader's Digest article, might have added a paragrapli or two un women 's bauds. 0f al tbe grotesque, ugly barbaric practices-the painting of finger- nails sud tuenails with gaudy hues ôf sbeliac is une of bbc most repuisive sud un3desire- able ever imposed by commercial stylisbs ou womankind. Th.e Indians in bbc eariy days îvibb their gobs of face paint bad uotbiug on bbc modemn female generation ail dolled up in ber war paint. Street Reni lu a western town diot su long ago, bbc Towu Council divided upon bbc suggestion that motoista who park cars day after day on bbc main street ougbt bu be cbarged rental or business tax for bbc space su oc- cupied. The debate centuned around tbc case of one man altbougb ueanly' al bhc mercbaubs lu bown were in the saine cale- guryv. Thcy drove down bowu, parked their ears in front of thein premises sud ieft bhem theme ahi day save for meal limes. Here was bbc argument: "Murphy is in business: he pays a fluor space tax on bis premîses." "Yes." "But lie uccupies also about 32 sq. fI. out ou bbc street, day afler day." "Yes, that is trc." "Pedestnians cancrut use bhab space tbougb tbey psy taxes toc; tbey are forced bu wahk aruund Ibat car if they wisb lu cross bbc sbrce." These wene only part of tbe arguments. The case was su simplified that the whoie ('ouncil were unaminous. The in witb bbc car su parked was condemcned as'a road- lcog suad ouigbb bu psy for bhc space. Il bit a good man3-, eîcn among couceillors. Bût tb-ey sol ved bbc situation by passing aby-law of "'one boum parking on penalty of a fine on impoucîded car." Then lhcy took up bbc malter cf a habit molonistis had tgotten inb cf iuaking a "U" un, 1<)thie dêtnirnt of pedestrians, opposite une cf flic busiest chain stores icn bown. Tbey sloppcd thal buù, under penalty. And lbey made bhc Police Colimission enfonce bbe law. Iu une session alone tbey soived sud sebbled bbc wliole malter. And it worked. This meeting took place shortly THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941 globe, but into the very hearts of every human being. Since the German armies were slowed down ln their drive against the Soviet, and since évi- dence began to pile up beyoiid aIl shadow of doubt of tic immensi- ty of their louses, the whole wes- tern world has figurativaly hcav- ed a sigh of relief. By September 1 it was obvious to everyonc that the Nazis could not now even attempt an invasion of Britain this year. People cvcrywhere be- gan to make thc most dangerous of mistakes: Because the danger of outright conquest of Britain was pust Uic incrcasing assumption was that the war was won. Mr. King has helped to shatter tfis illusion. As he says: "The war wiil be far longer, fer harder, far mnore desperate, if al free men do rqot rally to your side while you are at Uic fulness of your strength. Resistance alone will not bring victory. Uniess the whole resources, thc total cnergy of thc free world is Uirown into thc struggle thc war may drag on for years carrying i its train famine, pestilence and hor- rors yet undrcamed of." WE MUJST ATTACK There 's no foily quite so fool- ish as Uic current sud widcspread idea that this war wiil win itself -that the Nazis will somchow or other blow up, sud that thé German war lord caste-which is a combination secret society and trade union-will thereupon sur- render Uic grcatest armament ever assembled-and let us walk in sud dictate ternis of peace. I expcct Uic Nazi regime to blow up eventually. The Russian 1campaigu has brought that even- 1luality ycars dloser. But there 's nu reason whatever to blieve that we will ever be able to im- pose actual defeat on Germany unless and until wc have arinies ready and available tu fight their way to German soil sud so con- trol as much of it. as necessary to impose peace. If the United States armies now actually available were poised be- side those of Britain ready to strike in through France, right at thi~ moment, the whole war might wcil be over by Christmas. And lhe altemnate fact -well worth thinking over - is this: That un- less Uic free wonld 's ready sud williug 10 carry the fight right in- to the heart of Germany, if nec- essary, what is iikely lu corne out of tuis war 's cither years of stale- mate or a bruce, sud not real peace, however disguised. TEST 0F CHARACTER What the demnocratic world facing in these years of stres realiy a test of character. ThE is hardly an individuai and CE tainiy flot a nation which does i recognize the embodiment of el er 1'i afler installation of lraffic liglits aI bbc ,main intersection. This may have forced the issue because double parking sud modern traffic ligbts just don 't hitcb. Whcn this information came bu The Statcsman, it was obscrved tbab conditions almost identical obtaiucd lu Bowmauvillc until the parking sigus were erected lasb wcck. There wcrc the parking, tbe "U". buru sud the uew lights. The coincidence was remarkabie. - -V - By Way 0f Suggestion Occasionaliy some one rises to say, "Give us something constructive." Alright, here is Ia thought: Let us get away froni Dukes and IPremiers and Toreh Bearers and Big Bugs Iand give the common man an inning. The thing to do is to' tell the conunon people of Britain just what Canada is doing, and at the same time, tell the com.mon people of Canada just what Britain 18 facing, how she is sticking it, and tell both sides in language both understand. This can best be done, not by a caste, but by conlmon men and women who habitually' work with their hands, and therefore know what it 's ail about. The Duùke and Mr. King are rendering good services. Let them continue, but neither can sit around tap-room and fireside and tell the Story. If we really want interpretation that gets rignht down to grass-ru ots, then let 's get it, and here is our suggestion: Send twelve men and women from Canada to Britain. Bring twenty Britishers over here and turn them loose to see, hear, talk and interpret. Through personal contacts, through inter- views, and taiks and correspondence, let themt tell the whole story to the common people, and keep telling it tili the war is won. But they, themselves must be "of the people" and chosen for high intelligence. Alternate, if desired. . certainly. The ex- pense! It would be but a fraction of the retinue that accompanies Importance. Many would bc glad to go at the overdone "dollar per year, " and expenses. We challenge anyone to deny the dlaim that what we here propose is infinitely more effective than anything we have here- tofore conceived. There would be little cheering, no booing, no guards of hionor and if banquets were in order, they could be a "spot" with cheese and crackers. We hope this suggestion will get prompter consideration than our "scrap iron" sug- gestion m.ade ini May 1940 and our "gasoline conservation" suggestio#p, urgcd in June 1940. Editorial Note Selticîé an exanîpie lu ail cîben mnuuicip- alîics ici Ontario wbichî bave bevemage roins opemating withiiu them, St. Catbarines' dily eouncil reecîbly passed a byiaw rcqucslin1g thie Liquor Control Board of Qntanlo bu or- dci- bcierage ruorns lu Ibat ciby bu close aI 10 p.nr. iusbead of il p.m. each day on wbieb lbey arc aliowed lu opemate. Il is long past due that tbc liquor question wibb ils attend- ant bevenage muoms sbuuld become a resînict- cd or pmoibitcd ivar measure. Maybe bhuja wiIl corne about wben Osuadians lake the war more seriously than bhey do at preseut. is 's re Br- lot vil ti si I c c c z a ai fE hi w rE w Y4 it tû si su ai eic te: ou tei wi be on ac, an fr4, de] sor wil wa ma pot and ci- ivit PLAN NOW TO ATTEND ORONO FAIR Under auspices of Durham Central Agriou1tural Society TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAy vuiJm. lu U il This is recognlzed as one of' the best Agriou1tural Pairs in Central Ontario. Durham County lias a' reputation for its fine pure bred live stock. Corne and see themn in the competitive ring. WRITE FOR PRIZE LIS T M- . .STAPLE sSecretary, R.R. i, Newoaaîîe. loi hil Nazllsm, and Hitler's proposc4 New Order. Yet in cvery westeri country, including our own, onl, a minority of people was willinî to take positive action to figh and beat bock that menace, unti action was forced by actual Hit 1er aggrcssion. The Most damning indictmen ever made of a great nation wa that whc asdthc lips o Franklin Roosevelt hirnscif wher he rccntly said that what thc United States does about the wai depends more on Hitler than or anybody or anythings cisc. Tha& is an appalling admission becausi it is s0 obvîously a plain fact Not one honest aud intelligen citizen in the wholc United Statee fails to recognize Uic truc naturE of the Nazi threat, and what il will mean to Uiis continent if il conquers eisewhere. Yet thc U. S. now- exaétlY likc us before 1939 -ho p es against shrivclling hope that somehow, somewhere, somcbody cisc will stop or dcstroy thc men- ace te ail mankind. WHEN TIDE WILL TURN I cannot guess when Armistice II wfll come, as Armistice I camne, or when the church bells of Bri- tain will peal forth again, not as a warning of invasion, but as a joyful notification of peace. But more and more, day by day, I think I sec evidence that the froc world will nieyer get anywhcre until it faces th-e plain f acts of life, drops the wait-and-see hope- to-escape philosophy and decides on positive action-attack flot only in this war* ut in Uic larger sense on the whole worid scene. The free world must develop ,and apply a program not only as positive as that of the Nazis, or of our allies, Uic Communists, but s0 clear cut that everybody in cvery country knows what' it means. Only when we decide to appiy such a progrsm wiil we get rid of the hesitations and indecisions which rob us of our peace of mind. TORN BY DOUBTS The people of the United States are ahnost despcrately unhappy these days-as snyone can feel after visiting with any consîder- able number of them. Thcy are ,rying to make up their nunds as .o what they shouid do. One fact that we in the British Empire should note is that a real cause of this hesitation and in- lecision 's that a large percentage of intelligent United States citi- ens do not accept our premises about the basic background of the val'. They have 'a deep-scated suspicion of British "împerialism" and consciously or unconsciousiy sar that if they do plunge in and hep to end this war the outcome ill be no better than .the last Ume. What the United States fails to ralize 's symbolic of what the whoie democratic worid has as yet failed to realize - that what 1has to do is to "write its own .cket." I cannot conceive of the United States 'beig willing to give Bni- :n the guarantee that Mr. King ;ggests that it should give - iaely by pledging its aid in ad- rance to repel sny future attempt iinvasion of the British Isles, mcpt on carefuily prc-arranged erms. But it may well be that it of the nccd for Uiat guaran-- ee. and the need for such ternis, vill come a formula which could Sapplied later to ail nations- inc by one. The great need is that wet hould ail know that we have to r t-not doubt, hesitate, quibible t id wait. .enny Bank Deposits t A Litti. Lower The last two monthiy reports roffi the Penny Bank show that eposits of school children locailyn ce slipping a bit. Severai rea- c )ns might be advanced for this t thout giving a satisfactory cx- t lanation. The influence of the e' ar primariiy affects it with iny children investing their t vings clsewhcre. t In this district the percentage ti Spupiis making monthiy de- t sits 's: Maple Grove 32, Central ,hool 21, South Ward 21. The ai amnount on deposit at the id of June from. these three hoois was $2,944.24. Compared li ith the figure of a year ago si 3,327-37) there is a decrease. fi d g Voice of The 'People it -To the Editor: " The cause of freedom will neyer die as long as a British citi- zen lives on earth,' Premier Hep- burn declared yesterday at the Directors' luncheon at the Cana- edian National Exhibition."--Globe rand Mail, Aug. 23. a Just so, and henc~e this letter as to the St. Catharines beverage room. There appcar to be two tvital points in this episode affect- s ing free institutions, neither of Bwhich has been given sufficlent tprominence. The first is Mr. Gor- tdon's setting the opinion of his inspectors as to the needs of the people of St. Catharines above the definitely expressed opinions tof the city authorities and of the *elected representative in -the Le- gisiature. Here is bureaucracy in an aduit form, a poor subatitute for the deniocratic way of lite the British people have preferred. The second point is the Pre- mier's own statement that the seat vacated by Mr. Haines need inot be filled at once. This maises Lthrce questions: For how long does the Premier intend 'to keep the seat vacant? How many other tseats are there vacant i the Pro- vince, and since when in cach case? What are the powers of the Premier in the matter under our laws, or, if there is no definite law as to time, under our constitution- ai practice? In recent decades there has bena tendency in Canada for Prime Ministers and Cabinets to assume the duties proper to Legis- latures; but to deny representa- tion in Parliament to any body of brings us perilously near to a form of government thoroughiy un-British but ail too common on the Continent of Europe. 1 $uggcst that the. Premier ap- ply his noble words to the St. Catharines situation, having re- flected on the significance of the birth of municipal institutions in Upper Canada an even century ago. C. B. Sissons. Newcastle. Prof essor Sissons, of Victoria College, who is aiso a Durham County farmer and member of the Federation of Agriculture, says something every time he puts pen to paper. The Statesman supports Professor Sissons ini this as weli as several other matters he sponsors and which wilsoon appear in the press. Dear Mr. Editor: A man stopped me on the street the other day to inquire where he could find a fortune-teller. After being as obliging as possible, he button-holed me to further i- quire what 1 thought of the whole occuit business. This incident combined with several others has led me to write you about it. I find, to my sorrow, that ignorance and super- stition are stili rampant i this year of grace. The individuaIs who practise fortune-tefling and other forms of witchcraft are per- haps not as much to blame as those who believe in it and 'con- lone it. The former are just mak- ing a living but the latter wil- fully violate the most precious prerogative of mankind-intellec- tual integrity. In larger centres the police do not allow such medieval practice to continue. It is an indictable ffence under the criminal code with a one year prison term at- tached as penalty. But penalties yull not stop it. As long as people celieve that these charlatans can :now the future their business viii thrive-illegally. Here is an urgent educational natter that teachers and the iergy ought to deal with. It is ;eir responsibiiity and their fauît ;hat such a widcspread belief ýxists. But then again, how can the blind iead the blind." Often eachers themselves go to the for- une telier. Perhaps after ail tic tuation should be cleaned up by he police. Adam Fakir. The quickest way to reach the Lrgest number of readers at the nallest cost is through a classi- ied ad iu The Statesman. %4 i ý /ý 1