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PAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESl~&~. BOWMANVTLLE. ONTARTO THURS., JANUARY 27th, 1944 Estahl"sed 1854 AN INDEPENDENT NEW&PAPEER Wl tiiwhlch in Incorporated The BOWManVMel News, The Newcastle ludependent, ana The Orono News. 89 Year's Continuous Service To The Town. Of fBOwmanvifle and Durham County. Member le__ <~> Audit Bureau et Circulations uiL Weeky NewsPapers ABsociatlon SUBSCRIMTOpN RATES $2.00 a Tear, strictly ln advance. $2.50 a Year ln the United States. GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. THE STATESMAN HONOR ROLL - On Active Service - Capt. John M. lames Capt. W. G. James (Wounded In Action> W.O. Donald Cameron Sergt. George Graham f Cpi. A. Living (Killed in Action In Italy) Voluntary Co-ODeration A summary of th-e address of President A. N. Mitchell at the 97thi Animal Meet- ing of the Canada Life Assurance Compaiiv appears in this issue. It is the most effec- tive answer we have so far seen to the So- cialist doctrine of state control. Mr. Mit- chell gets right down to fundamentals in these general observations: "Voluntary co-operation is the master- key to our progress, well-being and bappi- ness - the surest pathway to a better and fuller life for al." The opposite, of course, is involuntary co-operation through state socialism which proposes to take over life insurance companies that are buiilt on1 the co-operation of individual initiative, safe- guarded by sound governmental supervi- sion. "Men and women are bon equal only in respect to their fundamental rights; not in regard to their natural enidowments." "The problem of dealing with iemploy- ablels can be solved but the difficulties created by those sluggards w-ho intention- ally depend on others for sustenance will neyer be fully overcome." "Whatever form of organization human society may eventually adopt, the main- spring to human enterprise. so long as ln- man nature remains what it is, will always be a just reward for a job wlldoiie." Re- gimiented, planned and bureauceratie con- trol by a few individuals, of al f lhe political and economie activity within the nation, would produce resuits as disastrous as they would be astonishing. Commenting on socializing insurance com- panies, Mr. Mitchell said: " The net premium outlay bas been kept as low as human minds have been able f0 devise, consistent with safety; government ownership could, rnost likely would, destroy many present factor.- advantageous to policyholders. " Since 192-7 Canada Life policyholders had received 95 per cent of profits. This resuits in stimulat- ing shareholders ini producing maximîum earnings and the greateqt possible distribu- tiôn of surplus f0 policyhiolders ail withini complete safety for the future. Coîtinuance of the present voluntary co-operation can- flot bie consistently assailed in the fifld of life insurance. The Meaning of Human Rights Professor Grube, a CCF leader iii Toronto, used.to sit on the Toronto Board of Educa- tion, l>ut -,vas defeated in the Ncîv Year 's election. Professor Grube kiîowvs w-hv lie was defeated. lie said it ivas because peo- pie think more of property riglits than hu- man rights. Now, it does îîot matter very much t0 us kow people think in Toronto. We do know how people think in this smaller conîmunity. In this town, and in thle countryside around it, there live a large numiiber of quiet people, none of whom are rich. and many of whom have had a very liard time in the years before the w-ar. Almost ail of thenî have some sort of prio- perty. They owni farrns, and bouses, and stores. and little businesses, and tools, and small saving-s accounits in flhc bank, and in- surance policies, and -overninent bonds. These are their property riglits. Most of flngenioradPre, o tiekeir , or ven b wealth of the world more cvenly. *We are in favor of making- sure that wihat a mnat bas saved he can keep. We are interested in eeeing that farmers are not dispossessed from their farm~s. or home owners from their homes, and that store keepers do not go bankrupt. That is what we mean by Social Sù.curify. That le what we mean b>' umn igCs Oblectives for Ai!riculture Last October, John Bracken, leader of the Progressive Conservativ-e Party announced bis a,-rieiilttiral prograin for Canada. If w-lul bcar repetition 110w' flit politicians are faking fo flhc hustings ini anticipation of an clection. Mr. Brackien 's objectives for agri- culture ivere threc ili nunuber : 1. Equalify for farniers ini fli Candian economv. 2. The maximum contribution of agriculture f0 the welfare of the Canadian people. 3. The conservation and development of our great- est heritage-the store-house of wealth iin flic uppet- 12"' of the niationi's soul. I-is 30- point programn deaitf wifh the first of these: "If is our first and primary objective to corr~ect Caîîada's greatcst social inequity- the inferior economic position into which agriculture lias been allow-cd to fal, and for aIl too long, excepf for a fcw-cyars of the lasf war, f0o remaini. Wc are settin2 ouf to rcmoî-c the fear of a post w-ar collapse of ag-ricuilfural income sucb as occurrcd -within fwo years affer flic lasf w-ar, aud sncb as manifesfed ifself so dîsnsfrously in the 10 ycars preceding. this war; and f0 secure for fliosc enIga'-e(liniagriculture a lposition of econonii(' equalit- wifh others (Yivinc a coin- parable service ini the Canadia n ecoionmvý "MWienî I speak of ag-riculture I do iîof mnean faris anud nînferial considerations alone. I mean farniers and farmers' îvives and clilidren and alliose bofh ini urbaîî and rural arcas w~ho are(lepcildeilf upon flic prosperity of farming for tîteir material wel- fare. Therc are uearly flîrce quarfers of a milîlion farîns lu Canada and over flîrce mil- lion farmi folk living on flîemn. I our ap- proach fow'ard equalit3- for ag-riciîlfiii\ we shahl enlist flic co-operaf ion of the organized farniers of C'anada and of other represenfa- five mnuin the industry and af ail times consuif wifh representafive agricultural groiips in flic formulation of agricultural This is the democraf le approach to Can- ada 's prime problemn by a practical farmer wif b 21 3-cars of undispufed administrative sucecess. WiII They be Pushed Aside? The Socialisfs charge fliat old Iine parties cannot be expecfcd f0 serve the interesfs of flic masses because fhey allege, the "vested inferesfs" supply their campaigu funds. On the other baud, funds of flic Socialisfs corne from voiuntary subscripfions of the "rank and file" and those fhey would serve. The w-hole theory, flien, is one of mioney confrol of parties. If s0 if rmust hear examination. In the late Provincial eleef ion, if eau scarcel3- be denied that of the cen- tral fund of $30,000 raised by the Socialists for election expenses, some $20,000 of if was contribufed fhrough the C.I.O. Unions, much of if arbifrnrily. Leading Communises are also leaders in many leading C.I.O. Unions. Iu Hamilton they- demanded and gof a snw-off where C. 1.0. representatives became CCF candidates îvbo w-ere elecfed f0 the Legislature. One meniber publiely fbanked the C.I.O. for supplying election fiuids. Iu the firsf eau- eus of the CCP. the C.I.O. demanded n cam- paigui for anu early session of the Legislafure f0 press their Labor Bill. Mr. Jolliffe, eounsel for flic C.I.O. Sfeeclworkers, necepf- cd their demands and called for an early sessioni. The suppl3- of mouey therefore, apparenflv made itsclf feit. Despitee flicte thaf the COF bas refused publicly f0 deal wifh flic Progressive-Labor Party-, Tim Buck's renamed Commniisfs, ifs adhercnfs are alread3- making their in- fluence feit wifbin the Socialist's caucus. Mai13 observers are coming f0 believe fliat the idealist.s îiho lead the C.GF w'îli bc per- rniffed f0 carry the bail and if refurîîed f0 piower wîili be simply pusbcd aside by flic more experienced and rutliless elemeuts of the ('.I.O. Sifting ahl the information gafbered coneerning the activifies of the Communîsts, fiere is rnueh reason for be- lieving flic3 plan eventuai domination of the Socialists. -Y My Brother's Keeper Lewis Milligan tells recenfly of having beard a preacher discourse on the "Soeial G-,ospel," fnking as lus tcxf the w'ords of St. Pauil,"No mani livefli unto lîimsclf."Ililus- trationîs were drnwn show'iug civie garbage collectioni as an example of Socialisrn: if everyone had f0 dispose of bis owu garbage, fliat would be individualisrn. He cifed tlhe case of a farmer wvho wouldn 't eut weeds aud this lack of co-operafion eiidangered flic ]and of adjoining farmers. Hle remaiued au inidivîdualisf. But he spoilcd flic effect of bis argument b3- deelariug îno man could say, "'I arn my brofher's keeper." So bis henrer pondered the case of Cain and Abel. The fwo brothers were farmers. Abel raised sheep and Cala filied the soi]. Abel prospercd and Cain cotild flot sec why he should mot slîare. He w'as not going f0 let Abel f0 "mile over hlm" and he demnnded lus "rights" by fair menus or fouIi. The dix'inely nppoiufcd order of fhings Ivas al wrong. So lie slew Abel. As the firsf So- cialisf, Caini asked, "Arn 1 my broflîer's keepcr?" Abel ivas iîow in full possession. He* l'ad killed the cnpifalist and likevise had killed flic whole business. Wifl Albel gone the farm became barmen and îînprofif- able. Ahel w'as an enterprising and suecssful mati but diii notfive unfo himself for Cain bimself îwas hcîîefifed by fltcecliferprise of Abel. The stom ,v is a parable applyimr to fariiers and communities as well as ntaions. (leinamiy is the Cain of flic modemn world. Ilifler lookcd at Britaiii and complained abont flic 'lialves and bave îîofs"aînd rose Up in wmnfli like Cain. So g-oes the liiisfory- long sfmuggle agaimîsf privafe enferpri.se and iniitiative. Even as Germaii- is gasping iii lier lasf efforts toward donmination, n new movernent sets lu demanding "righfs" and a shrn wt reats of force and domination. MUTUAL AÏD FOR AUSTRALIIA A salufe from Canadian ship- the sister Dominion under the yard workers f0 merchant seamenMuulAd ct Pcur wa of Australia was this symbol ualAd ct Piur ws painted on the bow of the flrst made af the launching in St. John cargo vessel buit in Canada for1 recently of the S S Taronga Park. What The CCF Plans Te Do With Canada (New Series) The CCF Cannot Escape the ]Record ARTICLE NO. 2 Continuîng our revîew of the CCF's latest book, "Make This Your Canada," we now proceed to deal with those aspects of the book that relate to the greatest calamity that has ever befallen the people of the world, namely, this war. As indicated in the previous series of articles, the CCF must wîsh devoutly thaf certain of their statements before the war and since, had neyer been made. But they were made and they are part of the record of history. One of the aims and purposes of "Make This Your Canada" is, we firmly believe, f0 distract attention from the record. But we do not intend that our readers should forget. If they had neyer heard of the CCF before, readers of "Make This Your Canada" would be justified in assuming that the Socialist leaders, if not the only patriots in the country, are at least the super-patriots. Let us summarize some of their statements from this book. We find in Mr. Coldwell's introduction that "Canada has made a great contribution to the cause of democracy in the present struggle," due, of course, says he, to the application of some CCF ideas. Mr. Coldwell also says that vicfory "stili requires al our devofion and effort." Take a look at Hansard about the time of the outbrcak of war, where Mr. Coldwell complained that Canada has been committed to a war policy before Parliament has had oppor- tunity f0 declare its will. And he condemned the measures by which the government had put the country on a war footing. He insisted thaf Canada should not send any men overseas and that her assistance should be "limited to economnic aid." He also said: "We believe, as I have said, that the sending of expeditionary forces is unntcessary and unwise." If that policy had been followed, there would be no Cana- dian airmen bombing Berlin, no Canadian army fighting in Italy and, it may be presumed, the Canadian Navy would be limited to the three-mile safcty beit around our coasts, instead of convoying the men and munitions on which our future safety and liberty depend. As we said in our previous series of articles, the CCF thought that wc could retain our freedom without fighting for it. If Great Britain and the United States had feit that way and kept their men at home, Mr. Çoldwell and his cohorts in the CCF, in common with all the rest of us, would have been under the iron heel o! Hitler and Mussolini long ere now. But f0 rcturn to the other war statements in "Make This Your Canada," we find on page 2 that "There is still a failure to implement or even fully to understand. the democratic objec- tives of this war." And at page 18 we find "There has been a complete failure to define cven in words the aims for which Canada as a country is fighting." Well, we remember that Pro- fessor Scott in the previous book which we reviewed,. defined the cause as "British imperialism" in the case of Europe, and "American imperialism" in the case of Japan. It smacks of downright hypocrisy to read in this latest CCF book by Scott and Lewis that "Every Canadian democrat sup- ports these Governmenf war expenditures, for victory over the fascisf axis is the paramount need foday," and other state- ments such as this: "War organization presented Canada with an unprecedented opportunity to cali the common people info intimate participation in the national undertaking." (These same men would have given Britain only "economic aid"). They complain that things have been done in such a way as to "duil the devotion" o! "the people's great faith in their country's cause." Who were the "devoted" people who would send only "economic aid"? They say at page 61 that any Cana- dian who, presumably, opposes the CCF, is a reactionary "who denies the very cause for which we are fighting." And these are the same people who said that the cause was British and American imperialism. Long before the CCF aw.akened to the fact, aIl the rest of Canadians had reached the conviction that this war was and is a war for existence, with extinction as the only alterna- tive. Let us flot forget that these newly proclaimed super- patriots among us, who now sce the aims of the war s0 very clear]y, still adhere f0o their 1933 Regina Manifesto. They actually reproduce if in this latesf book. It is the very founda- tion and cornersfone of the CCF political plafform and here we quote from if. Under Item lO-Externai Relations-at page 204 of 'Make This Your Canada": "We stand resolutely against ail participation in imperialigt wars" .Canada must maintain her autonomy" .. We must resist ail attempts f0 buid up a new economic British Empire" ..Canada must refuse f0 be entangled in any more wars foughf f0 make the world safe for capitalism." There indeed "defined in words" is the CCF concept of whaf was involved in the war they foresaw and which now has come to pass. We were going f0 be embroiled in a war for British imperialism and "f0 make the world safe for capitalism." Frank Scott embroidered that somewhat in "Social Plan- ning for Canada." He included "American imperialism"ý-and made it plain that he saw the war coming. This is whaf he said: "The plain facf is that a big war is more than iikely now and that a policy of neutrality seems just as possible for us as if does for the United States . . . if will certainly cost us icss f0 stay ouf than f0 go in . .. We should serve notice now that we intend f0 remain neutrai . . . The Canadian people as a whole have no more interest in this American imperialism than fhey have in British imperialism and we must try f0 keep from being entangled in ifs operations." The CCF Socialist leaders profess great inferesf in the post-war position of "our sons" overseas, but in their absence would tear up this counfry's constitution in favor o! regimented Socialism. We are sure that our readers will allow the editor just this one personal reference: As one man with direct interest in "sons overseas, " we rise to remark to the CCF leaders, that the people they caîl "our sons" will want f0 return f0 their Canada and f0 the freedom they foughf for, and their fathers are looking forward f0 that day. CLARIFY METHOD BORDER mately the same size, be full-faced CROSSIING without a hat and must not be on In an effort f0 clarify new unglazed paper. When this has regulations about Canadian citi- been secured and affixed properly zens crossîng into the United if must be stamped by an immi- States, The Statesman explains gration or civic official. in simple language just what an When that has been arranged ordinary person wili have f0 do that part of the Canadian public f0 obtain entry into the U.S. born in Canada may enter the According f0 the authorities the United *States for from one f0 29 lafcsf regulafions are that a native days but unless the business is born Canadian may obtain entry urgent they may fake only $5 in f0 the United States if he can pro- Canadian moncy. duce his birfh certficate with a These new regulat ions appîy photo attached. This photo must only f0 Canadian cifizens born in be atfached in such a way as to Canada and flot to any others. exclude the substitution of an- Border crossing cards are requir- other and must be like a passport cd by residents o! the Dominion photo in thaf if rmust be approfxi- flot born in Canada. 4> M To Our Policyholders Our ninety-seventh annual report'ontaifls evidence of another very satisfactory year of progress ini 1943. As a resuit of improved mortality exper- ience, a stabilized interest rate and decreased operational costs, the security behind Canada Life contracts bas been stili further strengthened. The funds which have been accumulated on your behaif are being employed largely in your country's war financing. At the same time, great numbers have again been helped through distressing circumstances because of their co-operation with the mnany thousands of others who constitute the Canada Life. A complete annual report is available at any of our offices. CThe Assurance. Company Esîablisbed 1847 S. R. JAKES - Representative .4. THURS., JANUARY 27th, 1944 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO