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i THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1942 PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARLO Farm Survey Notice of an iniiniucmut fmuu-iosurîeî- is -comifainuctiin aiîofluer colui iii ntis isstue. The Prov-inciaul -ot-eruiuuieiut. aftcr Consul- tationis îuith Agricuulturi'ohRcîrcscut afiies, other Depurtnîîcuîs anud fauti orgumuuiiztioius, finalli- cioli-et a quicsfiiî<iuiu-e ti-ichuis (o be distributeti anon,, ah t lue fameuîrs iii (i- tario. This is beinug donîc iii Jauiuiury 50 tîat rcsuh(s imay- betabulated, couîmufy by- eounfy, anti plants coorduîut cd f0 give fa-nucm's eveuv assistanîce possible unudor provintcial aus- pices to thluencuthat produictioni uay bc sus- taincti or et-ci enluaiuceti. Thenaffer is one of greaf importanîce andtisîtonît have been untiertakien by- Ottawa oîer a y-car ago. It wilh bc remuemberedt (at Thue Sfa(csnîau anti other weeckly- papers keîti( nsistiuug (lat titis be donc. Iii fae(ttis paper took a census al on ifs oi-,ii. Once thue i-c(urns are ahliii, (lucre is nto doubt (bat thie farîn ielp poblenî îilluec greathi- reieveti becatuse(hue ilephurn gon- erninnut alreaiy- liave hla'ge planis tumîter way f0 iuoblize farm labor for 1942. Tîtose whuo imdicate cearly juust îulaf (lîey îill re- quire by- filiîîg iin tlese forins înuî be as- snredt lîir reqtuieiutcuts NviIl hai-e thue hîsf attenîtionî of regiouial supeirv-isouuistndert Iis plani. Those tuiotioi 't filI iii flue quiestiomu- flaire. of courmse sitl-iidiccîfe thueiî iindif- fereuice andi are uit itheti to iîo comsitlerafiou. Ploiing got anu omexpeteti hoosf Iost fui] owium g (o openu t liueu(Iemamutiassisfiuug -aiis. Coiiseqluemiflyx a cousideu'ubl 'v imcreaseti acreage tiililube uuailalîle foi-,c lugantong tlhose tuho liai-euit aluamfloi ucî tluc iu fuuuius or wio au-e intiiimi iii faefomies. Tlue effort nectieti irleuisprimug reaks us f0 seed ever acre avaiîaîfle andîth le promise is adivancedi by Quecut *s Parku tîat if oacuop is put im. theut nueauus îill lue lrot-itîctifoi' gettiuîg it off. AIl of (lis. thuouugil late iuu gcftinig sfur(- ed, is in hune of piroducetiont andttiitt is îuhît we ui-geuîtl- necti. Again tic strecss. FILL i T SEFORMS. Editing A Weekly It is tioubtful if auy- editor trîthu a forth- rigbf coniscienîce andt a yenu for duiîig oti. in bis purticulai- cornnmitN-. ever felt emi- tirchy- satisfict i tfi s editorial page. Otur tthougbhts au-c couiccimuc, of coiurse, wiifla wecklY- mctuspaper. lui ail tîme -eau-sire have lîetu idemtifiet i tilu(lis ,Jotuuual... we mai- as tu-clcouîfes5 ,to meau-Iy- tio score fromn piimter 's dcvii f0 sîrivel. chair . . . tue cumuuot recumlmu simule tiCesiii tulieut wc coti dsu-a-Nvltu-i laf's a lîundu-etileu-- cnttissuuc«'. We h lai-elit tliluilihuspots lmv being qiiote inii poutificial jouuu-uals ouion.- -casiomuuatd tue liai-elit sonue loinspots irleuu -editorial puuuît hlave sizzI'-d us wtihu their scorn. Btut mostly-, by- andt lar-ge. tre have pursuedte(lic ct-ci cuor of ourtnav andt tuoui the acclairn of those îî- serve. If (bore is any joli î'qoiriiug- dowuright thougbht anti soul seurchiuugan 1 uuîs -.crutiny' as (o aeeuracy- coî'erinu c t -lole range of subjeets unitirtakcui tue lave y-et (o conle across it. Seliorn do tu-clîtther about dictioun andt sty-le. The duudruff amoumîti an edtuor's chair cornes fi-onu urrv-cornbiuîg ideas culleti mosthy- froun the local scelle, coupled wt-i lt(le desiî-e to lie as aeceirute atut as fuir us cao i-casonably blu. Sometimnes tu- :rap kutckle.s somueîu'hat sluauply- amni one of -our maini deliglits is (o puumuefure stuffeti shirts. Lcttcus of apmreeiafiouî Colitle fi-oir far andti îide hut tîme zeuuithu is meaeitnhîcuu a local furmu snbscu-ibeî- actiîalIyltv k tine to îu-iite auîth îoiec ojpueiofioui. OnIy- uce ini a Mlie umoon do ive get a real <titifa'sliîîuî- ed cuhhuîîg doii ttî u'e te iîu l muotiuiî So fuis is open-uîcoufessica ithat seltlou ai-e we safisfied wtihtu-ua ie tî'î liisaî andt only occasionull- do i irem-suuut ftî poste anti scissors (o Catchu thue deaiîiie. Maui-)copile imay fhiuîk. ' clI, ai, euituuu-lias lit pu-cty- £soft' , biut fle îuuîuîuem is tlîey -havîe uet-cu eon(emîilated t-i-Oui- hou' lias tuuiied sui%white andîtivivey tu-c ili t ptjeu'jetiuai for- .away-lohk iii îoui- cyves fluaIt cules fi-oitstair- ing a treekly - ry-îoili] flue fai-u- teau- afteu' year. Ycs, if Cuiufessioui is iii iîm-dci, wtu-cci say tue ari-eee satisfied. muid if ami offcu- -of a Chiange cunue, tu-cshîîîuîlgIldlymuake t --.-wif i souîîe ofliuer itori. vý- ImPatience At Delays Mci-chîaiis ma-eex]ii'u i-ggm-cut di ffi- dise inmugetting ei-i'fuîi laies aifueî'-hîuî- diefmou (cm uutîhe fii-iieis sa rcsotl sonue custouuers have beeu'ie irruitablue muid impatientif uth(le teluys iii dtleiver of heiî' EstabILshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER lVlth whlch are Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 85 Years' Continuons Service To The Towni of Bowmanville and Durham County. - <xtemided leuîe of alîsenii'nExp.lInt'o air îe liic gi veci.TIi upgîvmmliicits anîd lui'ss-iats suvc e .Aftem' ])tkiii-k eaiie thie rmziot-l f li-oîsiîîe amui Gort, îiho but a feu, îreeks biefnne, wetrt- tont d as mqui-d heaters. Anid tîîili esteitlat-Si'r'John i1)1 -as licio d-'( t oveu <rof'Boliiay. Fi'oini tle top eleai- (lirougli (o tlîe bottoun, able mniarc sacifieci lv iitieiicld auth- Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian ' Weekly Newspapers Association Class A Weeklies of Canada SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strictly in advance. $2.50 a Year in thue United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. toxier wvho miay be inconvenienced to give the local mierehant everv eonisideration in the matter of dela ved deliveries, because sieh e sidt-îîtjon will preveiit amî . il- peiîîzof war efforts. Citizeîîs shoiild re- miiibei, flot to 1ma.ke uireasoniable deiîands o ha\eIuxur v- meoeha dise delivered at a ueî* a iniilimie. Ltft lie war Nvere lost tiiere w .ild lie uý treedîni. ilii iiîO Io 0puliase ..iich lîixirie, m i(Iidoîiifoîîs, tîerefore pa- ti i" ii ie mamor oî f deliveries tîceonies ai' î,ib-' hue ie'e Dorothy Thompson Ili lier 1ii'lial îîîaiiîiei'. ilil is thue essece of iai i t1tliiikiiiux I )or»otliy Tioînpson, ve v ' riii lxto iaiiaîliaiis the otiier cday a hulit m *ill- ) it aieffort. She said, iln effet. thl i iîess Caidians a dopted unii- ver'sa I select ive sr itliere iundoub11tedirv w-ould 111)w upin the E-iiited States, a tell- deiîy opetiîl vio eriticise Canada's effort. lîat is strai21li tailk and it is jnst wliat -wîil Ililii reii a îid evervoiue kliomsit. .Stranigely ei il.et ii bef-ore MIiss Tlioiinpson 's'col- 111111 iIii eal'ed. The Statesman liai alreadv- explored this phase iniaan editorial, -Last Wraii'd Thlis Wai' which drew sinîiar eoiiclusioiis. Tiiose whlo wiont face facts lis- iiullv set up loud w-ails abouit inidiingc iesownlbusiness luit tliev wýoii*t disturb Tliev ]et off a fu barrag-e at Beverli Baxteî' îvieii lie "nieedled' the igovernment apolourists. But not mie dareti to bark biis pi'otest w-heu(Chuirchîill referred withi equal fi'aitkîiess, on tlue flooî' of the I-buse in Ottawa, to "dilletantes" etc. Evideîîtly it takes a lot f0 pieî'ce the pachydermi bides of official obstructionists. It is a safe bet that Dorothy Tlioîipsoî neyer agaiî wilî get an official inivitationi or î'eception fî-om Ottaw-a fî'oin present Political Nabobs. It will be re- called that she w-as -%elconiet to Caniada on two occasionis to lauiich important drives foi' war funds. For that reason aloîîe, she lias eariied the right to speak plaiiily to Calladianis . . . anid she lias spoken, with 'god-ieglioî"frankiiess. Ât ]lis Ottawa press conferenice Mr. Clîîreliill. iii referring to conscriptioni, said: - 'Tlioit s a iatter voun must settle for volur- ele aiid lie cotîl*U sas- no otlîeî. But at Wesfiiiiisteî' lue mîacle kiown Lis staiid be- foi-e itai- bioke ouît. lie saiti: - Pîovidcd tîîat nio exueptiîs are allowed, it ( eoiiseîiptioii) tvîll weai- aNa-, diffei-ences betw-ceîî class am i i ss. Aliuosf cveu'vwlîei' we sec liesi- taitiliLz. catîtjis o veriieiis.aîi'i-eso- lite îîeopîos . .. tliis is a tinie wlieîî pt-e- judiop's iliuist le abantfloiictl amîc a tiie coin- madesbl jrestahl islied hetween par-ties aiîd ilasses thiiomgli oît ouri-,oal. aiixious laiîd." Mr. t 'liiiolill diii îîot sa-. itou' eau ve infer that lie ivas tliikiîîg of Caiiadla w-heu hli nmade tlîat speech. But lie andti'Miss Tluoînp- soni are certaiîulv realists. ______V Saving Agriculture Ili this issue appeaî's an article byý D. G. MeiÇezie.of Winniipeg. receîitly ýclioseui Presideimt of tlîe ('anadiami (lamber of Commîierce,. wlîicli sîild bluei-ati liyal fam-ieu-s. Tlîe article appeareti iii Bettem' Bus- iîîess. of "Monti-cal. officiai jourial of tlie Chlanulic i-aîd omie of its key sugge-stioîis is flic utilizat ioiof (leîimgyf o lve 'ob- leins if surîplus. Tlîat is simnplyv the scieii-e of iiigfood îîuotilets îilisfrîallY amid tle possililities are iiiiinieîise. Tlîe For-d Motor Co. Inu ago piuîieeîetliiiîtlis fiild. îisiîîg- so lbais for iîakiîig plastics aîud stee-iîig w-icels foi- tars. Bttl'te field lias oiil.v lieeiu ski-ted. Tîhe aiticle is lîerewvitlî ieîuîiiited as tliotiiglit-pirovoikiig( and for Forumi taI ks. Mi'. MeKeiizie is thie flîst fariner (o lue- coine presideiit of tlie C.C.C. atîd tlîere is îîo doubt tlîat farn probleins will reeeive more tlîaî passimgiîîteî-est during lus iii- cumibency. 'No douht (liere ivill be encour-- agemenît anid close collaboration witli the Natioîîal Reseaî-ch '-onceil with which Mr. IMcKeiizie was forineî-lv identifie d, the work of wliicli. duruîg wartîîne. lias steatiily ex- paîîded. Wliat will be left of tariffs and n'lationial self sufficiency"' after (lus vai is oveix mno onue ean say. Certaiiily thle pi-oblem of suriplus iii aîy post-war ecoionlyiy ust icceive afteîîfioi îîow. and îîo lietter w-aY eaii ble cuei ted ftowa'd stlutionî tluan (lat of domestie îesearclî. imîde- Mir. M eîz eledesllip îi lvit aiti farîîiîs is to exaîîiiiiie thîe iatI ci of fanai juiiee - li'ttY xlii is a p-diik iii tlîe platî- UI LUtme l'oioI gteiet dl bUdl. 1 4 Wiiethler o tîu ufCanadu cau muuch loniger comitiue aîomîg flic lialf-rneasuure roat l she is moî re'adumug."rmust depend upoiu ct-cuts. Tuiere ai-e sOiiamy ivat-s inuhidli tue are mo&t reasuruiîmgtmp that the ativemît of ChuueililI lias becut nigh(tily- refreslîing. Ail abut lis. daiîY-. tue sec "fractiomual" effort uatlîeu- duauîal-out effort. Troops enlisteti lucre for - -actiî-eý" tri)ieau-s agîu, au-e still stjuiaf(iug on gutai-iduti-, net-eu' hiaîiuig sem a muodermu amît mor plauic. Oveu- a fluousuumîtl miem imu tuis distr-ict, flurotun sodeuuly-outf of 'rmk silice Japaui strumck. are îrouîdrimîg irbot if is aIl abotut. Thue Ontario goîcrmî- inlt uîoî sfeps luasfily inito tlie pietutre (o sut-e farîmu productioni. IMeailuile, we get mouuided phrmases huiti-cri- lit(le leatder-ship -f0 inspire and ieutluse. -V lt's Time For Realism The Deiioci-aeies got a rude uuuakeing îuiicu eunliiated iin flucuuirucuIouis ru-af froiuum Iunkiu-k. Et-ciy-tu-bre itfiras vowied tîmen(thuat tue shouilti ueev liebc auglut uap- pin.- uaîlui. Tlhat utas 18 inonfus ago, but it lias uaîpiiedtiaIl oîer ugyaiuu. All of flue strutegie oo(posts iun tle Pacifie have lîccî oî-cu'uu'lclnîed, sut-e Siuîgapoi-e anti if is hîofIy-imuîesfed. Tîme saine technmique wtas cmn- ploy-ed blic tm Japs. Bonibers, tanks, spear- head druives, pincers mox-enieuuts îre-e cmi- pîoycti juist as (bey' tuere by -the Hunîs andt îuitl et-cii miore builiant stuce.ss. Tîme icssoîu of Ci-etc tuas deuclopet oui a gr-andtiseule and w îitlu complefe succcss. '[lucre is a cer- tai g-inauisement inu (le cxcutses and f lie lîcatliiues ; tlîey' play- if dot-m as ustual. T1hîat tue leliete. is oamuistake. Peopule sluulllieb slîukeîî eoiuplctcly anake bî pu'iutîig stam'k tu-uîtl. Ilcmdliues latcly..liav-e play-edtilup flese, fou- inîstance: - -150,000 ums sîu-utuuded, tioomued, "-4- "('luese sI uîuglifi' iý52,00,"" "-Scharnhouurst liunilietl (fou tlie 100thmfinue andt stili afloat ), bîut irhemu Mauila feli lieu-e tt's uul ohî-lui . . . a sileuut anditislaia efaced pipe-doit-m. Ahi of (luis sorut <of (luiuug is uutou'lbusiniess. If arouises false hopes (huit fliectuar i' aî soonu lie <item'. People ai-c led f i go oni a spenutiiig afl-tliumu mu aIemutiug spmee. Tlicue seemis (o lue ueeîî, fleu'efuîue 'of a -'Oi 'I u'of lîemîdiiucs iiiflue daily- îîcuusîuoîe-s fo uiake tlîemuî coufoia (o îealities. As <oie mmîiitau-î- cinuuentmifoi-puits if, - 'TIeru- is mio doilît thiat tuceu-ee shîort of meii uiîliiiies, uand Ijiîtieia- la aneîIois umndt t lii pri'ilmîciuof meiuîformeemumuît is fth- leuu't 'if <miii'troîublmes ii(u uiin. flic'Iieî flic oiu-iu-i u'-unicuts ai-e tî'ufted omt."Oumu esistouici- mt Ilong Konug aumîtheflcPhiilip- inies unîtluulteîiIy- vlitamianeffettin git-iîig img a lji-af hiuug suit-l ; tue muay- havie wito a buttIt' fou- Iiiuue muid deIuy-cd filue'laps fili tu-cecomm get s Th-"Ileu-c you lavifu. 'I'ime (o g-ct set; (o gef riifiuu-eiieut.s ! AIl thîis a vcai' mnd amu lmf oftem- 1unukirk. Ift seeuîms ueusîîmablî' fi supputse 500.000 couuhlhavuîe hîceu lideîîcin iic(lePli]ilippiuies tlummiîug 1940- 41 wtifu ciughi plane<s and it anks <i lhave mi -iided aI I lus uiiseu-oble mmess ut (lie lîuuuds oif littîe yeîloîu- muenttu-li te liai-e luelt iii i'iuuiemupi. \Ve loasted (hiot fhey t-eu-e log- gtid<îî-uiii i Chinma anduti iitially exlîaus(eti. Thiey- havue 80 milionî pcople. We have iin(hie V.S.A. andî Canada, 145 millionîs. If's (iite foru uealism. sons for Canada in these revela- (ions from (the Far East. - M The flrst is that the Canadian S e*M g *O parliament must nover compro- A s .~go. mise on the principle of respon- By Cap<. Elmore Philpott ' sible government. It was a fine ______________________________________________thing to learn direct fromn the lips of Winston Churchill tbat our SURRENDER NOTHING - HONG KONG STORY government has given permission for our fGàrces f0 serve in ane If there is one particular nau-ý Canadians have no reason f0 be theatre of war w-hero they can seous pest in this war it is the ashanued of the part played by be most usoful. That does not so-called officiai spokesnîan. H ourin en in their first consider- nîean, and cannot mean, that they .Hiable land engagermont un this war. are sent (o fight under conditions invariably assures us that every- , We know lîttle about the actual of tvhich the Canadian govern- thing is fine, until the actuai. iiiif ut Hong Kong. But from1 ment is unaware and for which fighting starts. then turns right wý%hat lîffle we do know it is clear if cannot accept responsibilify (o around and tells us that the fali that flue tiny garrison-less than the Canadian people. of such and such a place is inevi- 1 7à00ail told put up a fine fighti Right noir the ABCD powers table. W'hen the place f aIls ho! against overwhelming odds.r are in process of setting up some explains that it nover bad a ghost' But w-hat is by no means s0 sort of supreme w-ar council or of a chance anyway, and (bat al 1 clear is that the general plan of coordinating machinery w-hose military experts knew that from defence was any better devised fonction it \viil be f0 give general the beginning. than ivere the plans îvhuch the direction (o the war. Insofar as W'e had (hese fellows operating Nazis made obsolete when they this body has control nier the in Norw-ay, France, Crete, and ch-ised us out of Norway anîd lives of Canadians if must extend noir latuerly at Hong Kong and Flanders. The failure even to andi fot lessen the principle of the Philippines. Unless all sugns have a reserve supply of ivater- «ot-ernment responsibility. There are false ire may have themn at independent of sources which c'an be no question of accepfing Singapore. coolti not be defended-seems un- Hong Kong procedure as a per- If s oomuc t epec (emconceivable. manent method of carrying on the It i to muh toexpct hem One might forgive the fact (bat w-ar. t0 know- any botter. But (ho re- the heavv guns at Hong Kong all sponsible statesman would do the pointed the wrong way to meet STILL ASLEEP HERE whole free world a real service tht. Ja') attack. They were made bv shotting these chaps Up for for Crimea irar conditions, w-,hen Insofar as the purely military the duration. the enemy was nover sopposed to aspects of Pacifie coast defence Nobody knew that Hong Kong be such a cad as to attack from are concernE61 we are iin fair was going (o faîl as and wben it the o nexpecfed direction. But shape. But as regards the semi- did. Nobody knew that the Philip- îrhat one cannot understand so citilian set-up our lack of proper pines would be in such an ex- easily ivas the mentality of those preparation is astonishing. Months treme pfight less than a month Imperial officials from Hong after the United States set up its aftr war tared.Kong, who used to corne (o these civilian defence organization our afte warstared.parts some montbs ago and tell us: governrnent did get around to ap- Nobody knows w'hether or not "Let the Japs corne fomorrow pointmng Dr. Bob Manion as Air the Japs can keep right on going morning if fbey want to. We are Raid Precaution off icer. dow'vn the Malay Peninsula. But all ready for them." Bot it has given the public no Mr. Churchill's answer, when ask- It was the same kinti of talk reassurance that it has any policy ed if ho thought Singapore could from Air Marshall Sir Robert whatever regarding the Japanese holti out, is the right one: Brooke-Pophamn at S i n g a p o r e population resident on this coast. "I sure do." which so infuriated the Austra- The nearly-one-thousand Japan- hians. Thus: ose fisbing boats have been (led We should concede nothing in "The whole of the East Indues up. The Japanese have been or- advanco. We should figbt for and the Far East are in a high dered f0 register (for the third overything as if we intend (o stato of preparedness." lime un one year). There has beon figbt forever. If we fight for any "We are in a position (o bantile no goneral confiscation of cam- point with the idea that we can't any situation (bat may arise:" eras, radios, and such like, as is win anyîvay we are beaten before "Our preparations are made already carried out south of the we start. If occasionally troops and tested." border. have t0 be assigned to hold posi- On the face of it (here are only The government has neither fions whose only value is to delay tw',ýo possible explanations for the given assurances (o tho public the advance of the enemy (bey grossly over-confident pre-war that if bas reason f0 know there should be told in advance (ho reports from the Far East. Either is no considerable fifth column precuse nature of their job. the spokesmen were (alking to element among the 24,000 people There are numerous instances deceive the Japs, (o deceive their of Japanese origin resident here; in our hisfory-even our particu- 0w-n people at home; or (bey nor that any steps are being con- lar Canadian history-where sol- themselves were (00 downrigbt sidered, mucb less taken to pre- duers or sailors or airmen faith- dumb f0 appreciate the realities v-ent the possibility of the same fully carried out suicide asin f 1941 war. (bing happening here as bappened ment witoutherocs ss-ity- If (bey ho'ped (o deceive (ho in Hawaii, (ho Philippines, at or roproacb of those in cmad Japs t bey gave t ho measure of Hong Kong, and even last week Ever sodierknos tht sch hoîr 0w-n mentalîties. For every at Singapore. JosEresodirt nows asc day piles up fresb evidence (bat In ail the above places Japanese lob ar pat o wathle Japanese bave an intelligence fifth columnists operating under But w-bat shaffers (ho morale service w-hich is second to none. cbvious orders from Tokio ap- of soldiers. and even more of In resoect (o detailed informa- neared at (ho decisiî-e moment f0 their loveti ones at home. is for lion about our strenQth (includ- help Japan obtain certain objec- the authorities f0 give ouf parrof- ing thaf in British Columbia) if. tuves. lîke statements-first (bat such- iu probably botter informedti han If is not a question of w'betber and-sucb a position is impreg- any other nation now at war. "if can happon bore." If most cor- nable: and later thaf if had no T1 RA LSON ainlv will happon bore if "if,' chance îrhateî-er, and all the "in- TORA LSOS 1hapiDons f0 ho part of (ho plans siders" knew it. Threre, tw~- oi ,-,,-andb,, - n,... 'rnkin ppn PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Voice of The People Toronto, Ont. December 30, 1941 Dear Mr. James: Thanks for special copy of The Statesman. 1 have just now re- turnel to the office after the Christmas holiday and I shall read this copy later today. 1 read. of course, sorne days ago in the daily press of the meeting at which you entertained Mr. J. S. McLean and at which the Hon- ourable Arthur Mveighen also spoke. I also knew of your survey of farm conditions and I certainly appreciate the interest which you are taking in rural matters. It is my opinion that the deterioration of rural life is one of our most perplexing and unfortunate prob- lems. Yours very truly, P. M. Dewan, Minister of Agriculture. 28 Duke Street, Toronto, December 27, 1941 Dear Mr. James: Please accept my sincere con- gratulations on the good xvork which is being done by The States- man and by yourself personally, in regard to the farm situation.' I notice in your paper that one of the Radio Forums passed a mo- tion of appreciation. I am sureý that alI the farm people, who are readers of The Statesman, are grateful to you as well. We are grateful to you for giv- ing a column and considerable space to reports from Radio Forums. This is all the more ap- preciated because it is being done by very few papers. I feel that your broadminded attitude on this is bound to win out in the end. Yours very sincerely, H. H. Hannam. President Canadian Federation of Agriculture. 216 Metealfe Street, Ottawa My dear George: I hand it to you--you are the best country editor in Canada. Thank heaven you are not a city editor. cities have plenty-country few-worse luck. First there was the school teacher, then the farm survey-now the banquet. I wish Canada had three hundred of you -No! so many are not needed. Byron was right: 0f the three hundred Grant but three To make a new Thermopylae There wvas one mistake at that banquet-you expected me to say that-I always throw a bit of ice water on these eulogies - xvhy wasn't I there? Sandwiched be- tween Arthur Meighen and Stan- ley McLean I could have made a name for Bowmanville, H.G.N. and liberty of the subjet-or is it the subscriber? But didn't you think this strange? No one knows how much a farmer earns. We know it's not much but there is no record you can put your finger on. We have had investigators on costs of growing grain, raising hogs and bees, producing milk, cream and butter. We have had these be- cause they are no good but what I ,vant is the definite returns on one hundred acre farms -two hundred acre farms, etc. This could be done at no expense or practically none. Let it be done by the agricultural agents-simp- ly guides to the farmers them- selves-say ten in a district with these figures we could then chal- lenge aIl those xvith doubts to, try it themselves. Let Stanley Mc- Lean. the C.M.A.. the Bankers As- sociation, C.P.A., etc.. try it out by buyine farms and showing how it can be done. I find in talk- ine to city people that they do not believe-this would challenge their unhelief. What I am after there are his total costs and receipts. Total ex- penditures on the farm-ditribu- (ion of expense-1 arn not inter- ested in costs of raising a caf- but in the total statement. Such things as farm produce consumed in farm, etc., could be carefully calculated without counting every egg. Think this ýover Gieorge and -J tell me what you think. Large scale farming is coming. The question is what kînd. Is it goîng to bo farming by farmers or by city slîckers exploiting the land and ruîning many farms scattered over wide areas. Read the enclosed. (Article from Har- per's Magazine entitled "Good-by f0 the Hlomestead Farm.") I don't like the look of it, there has to bo lots of sei-ious thinking done s0 far as agriculture is concerned, but we need facts-God knows we need them. To-day I was talking to a chap who used to boy scrap iron and by chance told me about your Oshawa street railway. Hamilton had a street railway once. When it closed down he trîed to get the scrap. To take it up and pave the road would have made his scrap cost him five times market price. I challenged the figures on pre- sent prices of scrap but he said at least three times. So there you are. I could not talk scrap to him, lie used to boy if by the shipload. One of these days I will send you an item from a distinguished Arnerican economist. He supports my contentions. As George Ber- nard Shaw xvould say-"proof of an ample mind." So long and good scoops! -H.G.N. Editor's Note -The above let- ter is hastily written comment by one of Canada's ab]est thinkers, as those who know hlm wil readily admit. Since he graduated from the O.A.C. he bas been one of this country's best known agri- cultural journalists, a practical farmer, a Member of Parliament, a statistical specialist now doing important war work at Ottawa, but who finds time to rcad The Statesman rogularly. His identity we may indicate by the initials, 'HG.N.' and many will recognize these as an unusually well in- formed contributor to farm jour- nals. We may say, too, that ho wa a college mate of Premier John Bracken, dynamic H. R. Mac- Millan, wbo witb James S. Dun- can, President of Massey-Harris, roally got production started at Ottawa. Men like these are the ones we have in mind when we sav. if wo loso some of the present Cabinet talenît Mr. King could f111 their shoes overnight. 0f local interest iq the fact that Jack Baker. Solina. %vas at college with al] the above O.A.C. students- G.W.J. Goodyear Earnings Cover Ali Needs Company Actively Engaged In Extensive War Work Witb a letter to shareholders en- closing quarterly dividend cheque, President A. G. Partridge stated: "I arn pleased to advise1 that4 the thirty-first year of your Co-- pany was completed on a profit- able basis, with our net earnings covering aIl dividend require- ments, including a special divi- dend on Common Shares. ."Due to the recent outbreak of hostilities in the Pacifie, drastie restrictions have been placed on the use of all crude rubber in Canada as well as mn the United States and, consequently, it is very dffîcult (o give you any forecast as to the prospects for the coming year. "However, our Annual Meeting will be hold early in 1942, when youI vill receive a complete audit- ed report for the year and, at that time, we may be able to say more about future prospects. In the meantime, we continue tu be very busy on war work." omiti- ouithe(lueieorv fluat public clainor will demnýaiid a sliakeîup. Seltim if eveu- does flue trîufl commue ouf. If iftldid, tlue pi-obability troulti lie (lat those who tic oi th(lefin cau otîg tfo hav-e it tietl to fluemîselî-cs. Ahi of rhuichu leatis up t(u tli receît "removal"- of Col. J. C. Wluebell as Canmp Comnuadant of Iuufeu-rncmut Camp No. 30, for Gerunan of- ficu- pi-isoueu-s. af Buuwnaiiile. Thereliai-e lîeuu escapes anîd attcuuupted escapes eîeu silice uese Hluns trere inai-clin i. Thuese tiill coniinue nuoimatter wihio m'oms the place. Represeutatives of Tlue Statesrua u srî-eyed tlîe sefuil thue tlay tle first puisoiei-s au-uived. It ira.5 clear (heu tluafflue troreruumîieuîf lud lia stil.v îuipu'cutsed a vionpounid fhirotuglu îuliclu seluooî boys cotid eseape. Ciîiliaîu wîrukuuici ai-c still einployeîl (lieu-e ou ui. u'oipieted tuou-k. Thie chuallenige is open to aîy-ouue (o look (bis plouf oîem andtls ay*-vîî'hetlucu- or uîot it is coimîpeteit (o comîfaiuu fli betfeu- part of a fhuousauutl ueso uufe. skill ful. iiîîuiig.iHumns, withuouuf escape. But that is moftîte whole storv. Tuem'e are gooti grotuuds fou'lcieving- thiaf (lucre lias lîeeu suiit autliorifrv anti jealotîsies, suîb rosa, ini fli Departmuîeît (liat have nuade local atdministr-ationi a hurieiu. Dispositionus of outposts wceet-eli matie but flic fuull planmt lias îlot y-cf bccn takemu over ow-imîgo Departincuital qoeruiousness. Fiffecut officers îiith their miess staff are croîudcd imto tîuarters witlu oiily onue smail lua(luuooi n ud office r-outine is tluos set baek. Courts ofifmquîry- au-cmo w siftimîg on the îafesf escapes. Whîeiu (licy-commue f0 their us- ual deisiouus.ire shîuîuld suîggcst auuoflîci onme: a C'ourut invîestiga(iuîg tIi, w-hoîe se(up bock of fithecisioui to ueliot-e Col. Wluebeil rhuo lis a fime iiilifoi'v- ieî-ou-t anti 18 nuoniflis -' iccess iii luautlimug Gdeuuai lprisonu- Language And Leadership ('aiadiamîs luiadluofth asammulle of language -îîtlIeuilem'shuiuu flic utleu duiy. tuwleu Mu'. C lîuuuîhil <-umuie lîuiefIî- ( Ci amadla (<isar* va fi-tu- ri'ls îof uppi'e-ioioouian d of couurage. Thie-e iras mmaiketi-outiast ini tlicspechluof il oduittiouu andthle main uîluMess. Wcliai-e coic (o kîiow iii ad] îmuîe a grood muanuu « f tlie phuîases uîsetl Iîy soutîe leader-s. For ini- s a i e c-'dee .iiuug iuîfe ideieue," - foi-es or <-til' -' luosfs of fi"ýeduuui. - -' ap- pialliuig uîuîie '--af (lie suile of 131,itaii airmi stockphram'ses (lu ut aet'-omniti x-i foi-maIi(y- stî'îpod l fuse's, wtu-uie pii nidmuid ici cillons is etioniui tt uuîlîlî îîgcdenie. "Ileme i-, mut aî uu u'e ofiispiriation iniithle t lig. 'FIi'ui -aîîmu- (humî'ul itihi, -'Soiule Ilu i-kemi 'soiiue ueek '! "andutii .-isolatiouîist- iiîiimîîedl mose -leem-imîg Bllit if caiîuuof e lue 11 I uuguage. If is liard tii <-<<mi eive <of Otttwa omlitelipuii'u ies lie- iig îlittoguaîlied il) mi zipîîîc-î-îl tedd.--beur suit mmii- of loiuîg aumv -r <iftîîstiuts (liat puî<ase uit <'i-<m- - li-ni. lu Pl>iIi-,Moim's hbook on ('liu'-luilltu-c fîtîti(us: -"liouighimof a licav v- eat eu. Mir.('hum-th il! is ai t-ouîisseuu of g-oouifooiduandd good i times. Ie uijoys a uîuîuî aund sniokes aboîîut 15-m<-gam's o day'. IHe is kt teu'uifiv - îu-îî'ku, îîlîî, d iitafiîmg Ietfcu-s, somiefinies tro<ts ai'ouiuud iii shortms auîudtnder- shîim-t w-î h le stenî<gmaplueu-(luiiliuîg uloug." lus unotto is: "Lu-c dauigcuously, dreati iauuglut, andtial]tuilI be well." iiiuie di u Lwu reai anci Dig ies- j (