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THE CANADIAN STÀTESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1942 wio ai 04m1b1u1 t4ttamu Establlshed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Wlth whlch is Incorporated The Bowianvllle News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News. 86 Year's Continuons Service To The Town of Bowmanville and Durham County. Member SAudit Bureau of Circulations AIL Canadianv Weekly Ncwspaperse Association Class A Weeklies of Canada SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.00 a Year, strlctly in advance. $2.50 a Year i the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. John Bracken THE Man The Conservative party unider hlie present leadership of Rt..Hoii. Arthur Meighien, P.C., meets ini national convention at Wuiii)e, December 9tlî. Its l)urposC is to rebuild the party. rruat m-eans ehioosing both a virile, popular leader and a virile poliey. Tlhese must meet the nieeds of the lour and measure Up to stupendous after-war de- mands. If Canada is to retain responsible, demoeraticgov-erimieiit after the war, she must retain. iin the main, lier traditional two-party system. To he wortlîy of sur- vival, both old parties must repair their fences, and quickly too, for "'isms" are close in the offing. It is a duty of the press at ahl times to take a biand ini shaping events and it seems partieularly the duty of the weekly press ta offer suggestions on the eve of the Conserv- ative convention. This is s0 at the moment largely because Honi. John Bracken's naine is persistently mentioned as successor to Mr. Meiglien. -Hon. Mr. Brackeî ibas been a life-long friend of farmers, and the weekly press bias a vast circulation based preponderantly throughi rural Canada. Whien a man of thie calibre of Mr. Bracken is inentioned for lead- ership, few weeklics eau, logically, oppose lis seleetion. Canada as a whole would hiave benefitted imrnensely hiad John Bracken been permitted a place lu national author- ity once this war broke upon us. Instead, hie remained as, Premier of Manitoba and demi- onstrated that coop)erati\-e government in wartiîne as a practical proposition a tliing whiehi Ottawa pers ýsteintly denies. Mentioned for Ileadership are several other very- worthy men but in our opinion Mr. Brackeni overshadows theni ail. Whiat is bis record? Born at Seelv's Bay, Ontario. some 59 years ago, lie farrned at home and then graduated with high distinction from the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. From thence hie was drafted into the newlv created Saskatchewan government as agricultural statistician. Next hie-%vas choseîi Professor of Field Husbandry at Saskatchîewan Un- iversity. His suecess wvas outstaiiding. So were the text books lie wrote on dry farm- ing. Hie married and raised a family of four stalwart sons. After the war Manitoba Ag- ricultural College elected hlmi President. In 1922 camne a political revulsion that swept the farmers inito power in Manitoba. Thev had fno leader sa tller chose a man who bad neyer been iin polities and lie wvas sworn iin as Premier. His naine was John Bracken. He las heen Premier ever siîiee, a straiglit pei'io( of '21 years. Tliere lias been no political skulduggerv, log,-roillîng. or ini- capaeitN iin bis adiiiistr-atins. AndI lie bias broughti prosperîtY aiîd diversification to Manitoba farinsteads. John Bracken bas smiall use for polities. He is nreitlier Grit iior Tory. He is am-av beyond aIl thiat. He lias trem;endous mental tapacity and tremendous physical vitality and bias developed an eveiîess and firmniess ln publie administration that cannot bc matchied iii Canada, eveni on Capital Hlli. Bracken, at college, made rug-by istory as one of Ontario's grreatest half-hacks. 11e lbas Iust that driviing force today%. Tliat kiîîd of man is iieeded NOW in the national l)ietuul'e, andd ls treinn(ols cap- acities ilîl be du] needed ini the un- certain rear-s iinediately following the, war. If elîoseui at all lie %vill wvrite lus own ticket. Thiere is oly oine spliere unfaniiliar to hîmi. Ilec lias never sat ini oppositioni. As a national leader noio ne ecofld match lim said: "The home preserving sugar allow- ance this year was an adinistrative failure; we 're going to do somethincg about it; some sort of rationing sebeme Il'in not at liberty to tell yet." And li e iet on to point out that farmers' wives, even if thcy couidn'lt go to the corner bakeshop to huy ieed cakes, had the better "breaks" over tbi eitv vo- main becaîîse farmers bave a "'rift of frcsli foods." So sugar would probahlY îîot be available for apple sauce and stewed rbu- barb and so forth for farm families as was tbe case this year. Q uestioiied furtlier about sugar for soft drinuks, lic said that workers iii factories de- elared that soft drîiks made theni feel like doimîg tlieir, workz, 50 'tliey are apparently rcuiuired froîn the standpoint of morale, wve cet niieed a stinmulant in aur war ef- fort", lie said. And -everytliing possible is being done ta expand thee bonue-growmii sugar hucet induustry', lie declared. Whluil is cou- trarc to what we read in ilansard about the iîudustry ili southern Aberta and the losed faetorr ini western Ontario. It 's ail good funu rea(iug about tiiese conflieting opiniaons and pr'og iosticatiouis. But the farmer 's "mor- a le '~vnt be improved with saur rliubarb and( apple sauce. Aind lie eau't reacl.i imtoaa liaîudy cooler for a sugared soft drinik. Snelb us war She Stoops To Conquer "Demoraey'" is a bigli saunding term. Tliere is ldealisnî lu it for ail enligbtened people. Rlule by w'll1 of tlue people; equal rig-lits; ail men created equai; social equal- ity-; free speech; self determiîiation ; four- teeuî points; Atiantie Charter and the four freedouns. The very terni, tanost of us, connuotes deceency anud fair dealiuîg. \Ve eould scareely- conceuve of aur goveriuncints and diplounats stoapiîug ta skulduggery and thc double-cross. But a review- of events over the l)ast tlîree or four vears finds comsider- able tanmsliami the lustre of Democracv.* \Ve saw- Britaiuî sdi ont over Ethiopia and at Munich. We heard the perpetual clamor about Red Russia. Anîd a deal. was sought at the 9th bour with Stalimi but Ribbentrop gat bis signature. We broke off relationîs. But w'ar came amud w-e bave beeuî slapped arounld ever since. We saw Democraey i the U.S.A. do the ostrieb àct; quibble aver the neutrality act, ec*'eep taward ail-ont aid ta lier sister "deunocraey" until yellow-mein snîacked demoeratic smuguîess. W'e liad Canada pussyfooting as a cat 's-paw for Britain iu barboring Vicby's minister.' Thcuu Premier Kiîg- remedied that democratie de- fection. We tbought w-e were becomiuîg respecteble agzain. Tlien came tlîe deal witli Darlan wi-lo wvas Vichy's second Quisling-; wh'o caused nîiiscry aîîd suffernig by outragiing fellow Freuiclinien and by sidiuug witlu Lavýai and Hitler ag-ainst us. Now w-e bave grasped bis bloody luaud ini frieîîdslîip wlîile DeGaulle is igiîored. Veily w~e stoap ta conquer. lili and lau-w-e fiîîc ourseires uîot alx- uniiî- formed but pretty much dîsgusted witli the coutortiomis of Denocracy. We dance witli the "Reds", consort wth Quislings, snub the Free Fremnch, anîd salve aur shuîddering consciences. The idcalismn is gone frain. I)emoeraer. We've simply got ta save aur skiuîs. Use The Mails The war surely brings about some revalu- tiauarx- turus ini the business and social world. The Bell Telephione Companiy of Can- ada is asking the public ta send their Christ- mas Grcetiuîgs by mail this year, instead of by long distance teleplîome-and ta do it early aoît of comsideratiomi for the post office Norkers. The Compauy bhas doubtless spent mnaiy vtlîousands of dollars ini building uip the "Chiristuinas Greetiuîgs by telepliaie" habit, huit apparently it Ls conierned lest vital war businiess may be delayed-for, as it points out,"tlîe war must go on,* eveui at Cbristmas time." It 's the sort of request that mnuy tlîoughtfuml people ivill heed. And of course the Goveruiment eau make good use of the extra revenue tîmat imcrease ini postal traffic wiII briîîg-. Notes and Comment "Thuere seeins ta be some difference be- tweeuî Col. McCormick of tlîe Chicago Tribune amîd aur Wartinie Information Board"', writes onîe commentator. Tlîere's only anc difference we eau see; aur W.I.B. is workinig ta beat. Ilitler amnd win tlîe war! If yo think yaur comimuuity is punîk, be- fore youu say too muclu about it, just sit dowii aud poilder a while oveur the things you have douie ta unake it a better place ln which ta ive. Tiien govprii yauur observa- tionîs by the yardstiek of your performanice. lued wbat Churchuill lias partrayed. On scv- eral occasions Tbe Statesman, editorially, lias said almost exactly wbat Mn. Churchill lias just outlined. After Europe, aur coin- c bined might eau averwlielm tbe Japs. Not t till tlien shah xi'e have victory. It's some, ycars aivay.% By Capt. Elmore Phllpett ENEMY WITHIN The war is going 50 well just now that we must remind aur- selves that peace may possibly burst on a startled warld even more unexpectedly than it did in 1918. Over and over again in these columns, during the past few years, I have tried ta show that the Nazi callapse will likely be un- believably swit - and far-reaching when it finally sets in. Once the j Axis gangsters«* realize that their' eventual defeat is certain each will try ta save.: himself at the expense of the ~ others. Italy is < « clearly getting ready ta do just ~~ that. There have ~. been peace feel- ers even framn some elements withun Germany. It is not in spite of these signs of approaching vctory but be- cause of themn that I thunk the most dangerous peruod of the war still lies ahead. Our warst threats are no longer military - although, even there, Hitler still can and undoubtedly will use poison gas in a last des- perate attempt ta avert defeat, Our worst thrcats are political- that we should lose by foolish political action what the United Nations' armies are winning on- the battlefields. I regard the propaganda pour- ing out of the Chicago Tribune, and fromn isolatianist circles in the United States, as now being an example of the most dangerous thrcat ta aur war cause. The hune which such propaganda takes, sometimes in public print, more insidiously in whispers, is about as foilows: "Invasion of aur country by Gcrmany is no longer possible. Therefare we have no further fear of actual couquest by the Nazis. On the other hand, it will be a tremendously castly undcrtaking for aur forces ta invade Gcrmany itself. More- over, the net result of a suc- cessful invasion of Germany would be ta clear the way for Communism throughout Eu- rope. Therefore we should 1negotiate a peace with what- ever elements in Germany arc able ta secure it." Such is this sinister line of talk. If Hitler were paying these people in hard cash for what they arc saying they could not be doing a more effective job for him than they are doiing. For the hune they suggest taking would lead, nat ta victary, but ta the most calami- tous defeat in aur history. The real feature of thc calamity is that it would be 50 cleverly camouflaged. CORE 0F NAZI MENACE It cannot be too clcarly under- stood in cvcry nook and corner of Canada, and evcry other coun- try of the United Nations, that the core and centre of the German menace is not Hitler, nar the Nazi party, but the German war ma- chine. Hitler is a maniac. The only difference between him and many ather maniacs is that mast of the others are confihed ta mental haspitais. He is in command of a gang which securcd contrai of the mast monstrous war machine ever created for offensive purposes. Hitler could be, and prabably soan wll be, blasted dlean off the face of the earth. Yet as long as the German army, navy and air force remained undestrayed, the world might be no better off. Indeed, a new German goveru- ment, superf!cially mare "respec- table and gentlemanly" might be a greater ultimate world menace. Germany under Hitler is a wolf in wolf's clothing. Hitler neyer prctended ta be anything cisc than what he is-a collossal scaun- drel, who brazenly says man should be more brutal than any beast. But a wolf insbcep's cloth- ing is at lcast as dangerous as anc undisguised. We shall lose the war unless we tatally destroy Germany's power ta plunge the world into new wars; or ta keep the world in the constant state of jitters which leads ta the armament races which lead ta the wars. If the world listens ta the 1942 isolationists, frcedomn will yet face its worst ordeal. WHITHER RUSSIIA? The fear of Communism was a root cause of the tragic course of ievents bctween these two wars. iNow, as we approach victory 1against G&rmany, Uic futur f the Soviet, and aur relationship ta it, us even more importane ta 7it was before. t Victory against Germany willý destray the anc force which con-1 stituted à mortal military menacel ta Russia. From the earlicst days of the Russian revolution tili June 22, 1941, it was the most funda- mental prînciple of Soviet palicy that Russia wouid have ta fight for its very life; that a combina- tion of outside enemies would attack the Soviet ta destray the new systemn before its success was 50 obviaus that the rest of the world would swing Soviet-ward as on the crest of a tidai wavc. The Communists may have been over confident about the coming succcss of their own social and econamic succcss in Russia. But they were anc hundred per cent right about the inevitability of the attack fromn outsîde. The zig-zags in Russia's prc-war policy arc less puzzljng if we put ourseives mentally in the place of the government at Moscaw: An attack is coming. That attack is impossible uniess Germany is the spcarhcad of it. For Germany alone, of ail nations -in the world, has the strength and geographical position to launch against Russia 1a really dangeraus campaign. Sa argued the Soviet ruiers. -Events have demonstrated how rigbt Uiey were. Morcover, al diplomatic and military maves by Russia lu the twcnties and thirties can be explained iu the iight of this rcasoning. With anc uine of policy they attcmpted ta prevent an attack from Gcrmany by cul- tivating fricndly relations with people in Gcrmany. Thcy suc- ceeded wll-tcmpararily. With another uine they uscd diplomacy to upset any possible combination of enemies. But the third, last and real line was miiitary pre- paration. For this they sacrificed social progrcss. and postponed the freedoms which wauld have won them thc wider friendship among democrats. Ail was directed ta beating back the tide of war- which was (I tbink) finally turu- cd at Stalingrad. NEW ERA Once the German war machine is smashed fia power on carth, nor any possible combination of power, wiii have the geographi- cal position and miiitary might ta attempt ta invade and conquer the Soviet. There wili, therefore, be a turning point in histary. It might be for better or warsc. If the Soviet shouid attcmpt ta exploit ber grcatly incrcascd re- lative strength ta over-run other countries by force, as Germany attemptcd ta aver-run Russia, there canceivably could be a World War III-worse than this anc. But there is nothing which in- dicates ta me that Uic Soviet wili dream of doiug any such thing; and there is an overwhelming mass of evidence to indicate why she will not. The Russians have shown Uiem- selves mast interestcd in their own cauntry-only too ankiaus to mind their own business if allow- cd ta do so. It will take them years ta repair the devastation caused by Hitler. It will take a generation ta recaver the human strength expcnded in this war. Moreover, the military factors which will operate ta make it im- possible for any group or power ta attack Russia, work the other way round. The facts of geogra- pby are such that Russia could not-even if she wanted to-at- tcmpt ta conquer any of the re- maining great power democracies. DANGER John Scott, in bis new book, Duel For Europe, points ta what seems ta me a greater danger: That even after this war the ald balance of power theory wili be revived and that Germany might be rcbuilt as a military power "ýas a bulwark against Russia." If after two lessons we persist in asking for the same thing al over again, aur civilization de- serves ta be ovcrthrawvn. We shal prove aurselves too stupid ta sur- vive. But I do not sec that-ra- ther the emergence, fairly soon, of the best world arder man has seen. IN THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST From The Statesman Files TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From The Canadian Statesnian, December 6, 1917 Hon. Newton Roweil, president of the Privy Council of Canada, unanimous nominee of the joint Conservative and Lîberai Con- vention o! the clectors of Durham as Union Goverument candidate, was sccking election. Last month $3,000 was subserib- cd for Bowmanvîiie Hospital. Hampton: Whiie rcturuirrg from Bowmanvilie the horse rau away throwing Mrs. Jas. Clatworthy, Miss Frances Ciatwortby aud Miss Mari anc Cole out of the buggy. Mrs. Ciatworthy sustaiued a broken collar boue and a frac- turcd rnb. The youug ladies es- caped with a shaking up. Enuiskiiien: Mr-. and Mrs. John Onchard with thein daughter, Mm-s. Fred Heddon, Columbus, who is stili quite ill. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Misener, Toronto, at Mr. Har- court Misencr's. Enfieid: Mervin Hobbs, wha has had diphthcria, is impraving. S a i i n a: Morley Bnimacombe visited friends lu Bowmanville.. H. G. Pascoe has lumbago. Ebenezer: Ross Pearce is spcnd- ing the wcek iu Oxford County purchasing a dairy herd, ta re- place that disposed of in the re- cent sale. . .. Gravel drawing has been resumed at B. Courtice's pît, severai teams beiug cugaged. FIFTY YEARS AGO From The Canadian Statesman, November 30, 1892 Tyrone: Mr. ud Mrs. J. Saun- ders are bath sick, Mrs. Saunders with congestion and Mr. Saunders wUh inflammation of the lungs.. . Eddy Hawkey, Port Hope Model Sehool, was home. Hampton: R. H. Blunt fractured two ribs. . . . Fred Murray and Miss B. McCulloch, Tyrone, made a flying visit bere Saturday even- iug. . .. There is some fine skat- ing on the pond. Haydou: R. Snell has been re- cngagcd for 1893. . .. Thos. Good- man (Dad) bas moved north of Enficld ta the Gailagher f arm. Courtice: Pleased ta sec Anson Pickchi around again after bis ill- SOMEBODY PRAYED He crouched in ambush in the night,' The earth was trembling 'neath his feet, His rifle hand was stif f and numb- Better ta die than know defeat! And then he heard a gentie voice: "No man hath greater love than this" Had Someone on his heated brow Laid soothing hands and tender kiss? Bis mother prayed. A Messerschmidt was close be- hind, Its gunf ire whistled an the plane- "0 God" he once began ta pray, And turned ta meet the foc again. He wondered why he did flot fear, When suddenly up there alone He feit another Presence near, A steady Hand upon his own- His wlfe luad prayed. The convoy darkly slid along, He saw a sudden streak of white Driving towards the vessel's prow. Was death approaching through the night? He wondered why he thought of home, The little church, its chiming spire; "Eternal Father, strong ta save," His little brothers in the choir- His Church had prayed. And iu our well-loved Mother Isle A Royal Family was bereaved, A Mother Quecu had bowed her head As she with other mothers grieved. Three years of anxious nights and days 0f fighting against fearful odds Could not destray the courage of A King who placed his hand in God's- .An Empire prayed. -DOROTHY DUMBRILLE, Alexandria, Ont. "Somebody Prayed" is the poem with which C. V. Charters, Man- aging Director of the C.W.N.A., closed his address ta Bowmanville Rotarians Friday. ness. . . . A number of friends were entertained at a birthday party by Miss Tooley, People's Milis. She was presented on the same occasion with a handsome new Dominion organ by her fa- ther. New Haven: Jas. B. Worden is retiring from farming and intends ta locate in Bowmanville. . . . A successful husking bec was- held at Charles Frank's, about 50'pre-, sent, a large pile of corn husked and a sumptuous tea served by 0 OW> Wàr Savings Siampa and Corf ificates at an>, Bell Tlphon. Butine" Office. 1871 e 71 Years of Security ta poIicyowflrs e 1942 in aXNTorld at"War TN a world at war, one of the few tbings ..that men and women may be certain about is their Confedieration Life Insurance. This was praven during the last Great War, and thousands of people who bought lie insurance during that period are nowv enjoying eitber a monthly incarne from it or bave a substantial cash anchor ta windward. What they did then, you can do today, by means of a Confederation Life Policy. Confederatioiu Life Policies may bc had with Monthly Incane Toal Disability Benefits. Be fore You Insure Consuit Coufederation Life HEAD OFFICE Association TORONTO E- Mrs. Frank. Leskard: A case of cansiderable intercst was tried before Judge Ketchum at Newcastle, in which Jna. Kiveil Sr. was the plaintiff and James Bradley, defendant, it being a case of identity of a bcast. Considerable merriment was caus- cd from the fact that bath parties had engaged the services of the Kendall fortune-teller ta discover the beast. Judgmcnt was given for the defendant with costs. Wm. McCuilough, formcrly of the tawn, now of Berlin, has just recovercd from an attack of ty- phaid fever. A paragraph in the Balsam correspondence of the Whitby Chronicle says: Mr. W. A. Bun- ner of Bowmanvillc officiatcd at Zion Sunday cvening. Wc notice a marked improvement since he lef t this circuit, and think he bids fair ta rank among aur most able speakers. J. H. Cryderman of Hampton is a mcm jer of the leading dry goods firm of Couch, Johnstou & Cryderman, Bowmanville. t,~ 4~oe~ eàewy f «a4( FRANK WILLIÂmB Manager. PAGE TWO Doi "I Can't get material to build maore limes. 'So please don't asie me to carry Christmas messages, particularly long-haul cails to the eastern seaboarà1 and the far weiit. "Thank you . . . 1 know you'11 underistand." i. --jr I