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PAGE FOUR THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ON<TARIO THURS., SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 Canadian Institute on Public Affairs Conference SPeciaJ.Y Written for World Affairs" was dîscussed by The Canadian Statesman Rose Maunbn, editor and author by Norma Hooey, Burketon of New York, wbo bas spent con- sidenable time in Russia. Miss Instalment Two Maunen, the only woman speaker While not believing that on the pnognam, pnedicted that Japan's entny into the war was the opening of Russia's Arctic caused by pUreîy economic rea- negions will be carried on by ne- sons, Sir George Sansom, Minis- tunning Soviet vetenans of this ter Advising on Far Eastern Af.. war. Russia bas become Arctic- fairs of the British Embassy, minded, she stated, as evidenced Washington, is convinced that the in ber art and poetry, and in bier Permanent agicultural depres- commercial aviation plans. sion and tbe impoverishment of Referring ta the religious and peasant workers were contribu- cultural life in the U.S.S.R. Miss tory factors ta ber reasons for Maurer disclosed that religion aggression. Sir George, wbo was bas played a more important part addressing the conference of the in the 111e of bier people than bas' Canadian Institute on Public Af- been realized by the rest of the faims at Geneva Park, Lake world. Over 8,000 synagogues Couchiching, late in August, de- and churches are functioning; clared that Japan had accumulat- and althougb nursery schools are ed capital for the advancement of cantributîng a great deal ta the ber industries from the high taxes training and cane of the cbildren, paid iby bier peasant workers. The equal Parental respansibility is use of Western capital would in stressed. We will gain scientifi- future, he believed, eliminate this cally as well as culturally from dangerous factor. the Russians, Miss Maurer be- Sir George believes that na- lieves. "Just as their culture bas tionalistic governments will be been enriched by Dickens and formed tbroughout the Fan East, Poe, sa aur culture will gain from and wbihe the Western world mnay. the works of Russian witers and influence the course of industrial- artists," she declaned. ization, it is doubtful if methods Describing the Russians as of government will be greatly in- "technical," Miss Maurer believes fluenced. Promising that Bni- that Russia will be toa cancern- tain will be willing ta give adfor ed withlber own plans for ne- Chinese reconstruction, he isug- babiittion ta be an aggressive gested that the natural nesources nation after the war. "The et the East will be developed after Soviets wil find it best to keep the war through industrialization. other great nations as solvent as "The U.S.S.R. - Rer Place in possible. Tbey need peace for j ~ ~ d.C.I' i. the EWIMoe.d Wad. nk la CAnada or Pp-oaCot ompm amn, tC.aad.Llzi t D8077MD DY Cold Spring Beverages, Bowmanville, Ont. ~ 1 Lhde,' stecal t oim*"W the transformation of a Socialist State to a Communist Society," Miss Maurer declared. Returning to the Canadian Front, Eugene Forsey, Research Director, Canadian Congress of Labour, Ottawa; and J. L. Me- Dougali, Professor of Economics, Queen's University, discussed measures to prevent unemploy- ment. Mr. Forsey beld the belief that only socialismn could make full employment mean "useful work at decent wages." Professor MeDougall, on the contrary, stat- ed that as long as a nation ran its economic affairs on the prin- ciple of a high and inflexible wage polic3ý for some sections of the population, that low wages and unemployment would be ex- perienced by others. Declaring that under Socialism the "concen- tration camp and firing squad" would be necessary, Prof. Mc- Dougaîl expressed his belief that only under capitalism can we have liberty and prosperity. "Ail classes he declared, "should co-operate in order that greater scientific re- search may be carried on to build new Canadian industries. This will result in new wealth and prosperity for Canada." L Mr. Forsey described busines confidence as the "shyest of nymphs." Referring to the state- 1ment of a witness before the Re- construction Committee of the House of Commons that the de- pression of the 1930's had been caused by fright on the part of business, Mr. Forsey suggested: "It is of course possible, that the post-war business man will be rather tougher-fibred than his predecessor of the 1920's and 1930's and will not take fright so easily. Whether we like At or flot, Canadians just are not going to stop talking about fundamental social and economic changes, and a considerable number of them are going ta go on working for them." "The Government will have to undertake very large public in- vestment. But the mere size of the investment may frighten pri- vate enterprise out of investment on an even larger scale, more particularly because the Govern- ment, in order ta spend enougb, may have to invade fields hither- to reserved for private enterprise. The more the Governmnent spends and the more it poaches, the more frightened business will get, and so on and so on, tili we end willy-nilly, in somethîng like socialism. If full employment involves socialism in the end, why go througb a series of painful and costly attempts to escape the in- evitable?" he demanded. "Why flot get about a deliberate and planned change from capitalism to socialism?" George W. Brown, Professor of History, University of Toronto, in an address on Canada and the Commonwealth, declared that the survival of the Commonwealth may be a crucial factor in main- tainmng world peace. "The Bri- tish Empire," he reminded bis audience, "bas developed the best races and nationalities. An enlarged attendance at the Handicraft classes under the di- rection af Miss Margaret Seymnour and the keen interest displayed by the students indicated the pop- ularity of this department. The early afternoon discussions under the direction of Miss C. Chappell were arranged on the principle that nothing is more interesting 'than people and that it is most worthwbile to meet and technique by which politically backward peoples can be brought tbrough an evolution of self-gov- ernment." W. M. Mackenzie, former War- time Prices and Trade Board deputy chairman fonesaw a con- tinuation of the Govennmnent's policy of price control. after the war. Removal of controls would lead ta inflation, the speaker de- clared. "It seems to me that the desir- able course is ta maintain the overaîl ceiling policy until thene is a general easing in the man- power situation, and a reasonable flow of most goods ta the mar- ket," Mr. Mackenzie stated. "If necessary, there can be substitut- ed for the overail ceiling a few selective price controls such as we had during the fînst two years of the war." The policy at present whereby the direct exporter obtains the going price in a foreign market, even though hie has the benefit of ceiling prices in bis costs, will have to be continued for some time, declared Mr. Mackenzie. ProposaIs for Healtb Insurance were followed with interest when George F. Davidson, Executive Director, Canadian Welfare Coun- cil, addressed the Conference on Thursday evening. Mn. Davidson declared that the medical pro- fession in both Britain and the United States favor bealth insur- ance of a compulsory and con- tributory nature, but are opposed to State medicine. The British White Paper, he declared, in- cludes measures which go near to establishing State medicine. "Adoption of health insurance in Canada does not, therefore, mean that we will neyer arrive at the ultimate goal of tax-supported medical care, or a State medical service. It means, rather, that we shail be proceeding step by step --dallying a little along the way, perhaps evolving aur programi by stages, but none the less pro- ceeding towand the goal of a na- tional health and medical care service, as a tax-supported social utility." The program of the C.I.P.A. also included films of unusual in- terest, sbown by Mrs. Irene Baird of the National Film Board, Ot- tawa. Lest the readers of this article conclude that lectures and round tables compnised the diet of Institute members, I hasten ta add that the excellent recreation- al facilities of the Park were very adequately used. Swimming, boating, tennis and badminton were popular, wbile shuffleboard and quaits gained their quota of enthusiasts. Music and Folk Dancing were under the very able direction of -Mr. Q. McKinney of Peterboro Normal School. (ta be continued) SCHOOL FOR LEADERS 0F THE W.M.S. HELD SESSIONS O.L.C., WHITBY By Cona Nll Ten years ago the Scbool forj Leaders of the W.M.S. of the Bayj of Quinte Conference Branch o f the United Church of Canada was organized. The annlversary wasl particularly nef erred ta at thef Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby when the School opened for it tenth session, with upwards of 140 delegates registered-women from all parts of the Conference interested in the missionary pro- gram of the cburch. The College has always been an ideal place for the school, ahl facilities being placed at the disposal of the dele- gates. One of the highlights of the school was a series of three lec- tures delivered by Rev. C. G. Park, M.A., Wbitby. Mr. Park's subject was "The Cburch and Post-War Problems," undeq tbree beadings: "The Churcb Shahl Live," "The Artisans of Peace," and "Tbe Clash of Race." Start- ling facts were revealed, and solu- tions offered for many problems that a post-war world will face. There must be a co-aperating Churcb, the artisans, or common toilers of the world must have a part in building the edifice of peace and the realization that true Christian consciousness con- stitutes a bond of unity wbich transcends ail the barriers of race and class and culture were points deait with in detail. Canada with bier 70 nationali- ties bas a unique apportunity ta build a truly cosmopolitan Chris- tian nation. Let us be done with racial discrimination and animas- ity in thîs fair land. Let us build What Does inf lation Mean to You and Me ? bear directly from tbem of other countries and races. Therefore, to ber discussion groups as special guests of the Scbool came Miss Clare Sloane Seale of Trin- idad, and two Canadians of Japanese ancestry,. Miss Nora Fujita and Miss Muijo <Peggy) Goromaru, from the evacuation area in British Columbia. Even a condensed story of the school would not be complete witbout mention of the features of the lOtb anniversary. Tuesday night at dinner the festivities were launcbed wben a tbree- story birthday cake, complete with candies graced the head table. This was followed by an evening of gay and bilariaus en- tertainment arranged and con- ducted by Mrs. Seymour, a specialist in this department. In- cidentally, ahi received a piece of birthday cake as a fitting con- clusion. More serious features were a candle-ligbting service presented on opening nigbt writ- ten by Mrs. E. J. Wagar and ber daugbter, Constance, and directed by the former, portraying the educational value and higb ideals of the School down tbrough its ten years of life, and on Thurs- day night a dramatization «'A Pageant of the Years" by the same authors. The interesting narrative was unfolded by the five ladies taking part, Miss Wagar, Mrs. F. Banister, Mrs. S. W. Spafford, Mrs. Gardon Adams, and Mrs. R. M. Seymour. Mrs. Crawford acted as soloist and sang as a fitting finale "The Whole World for Jesus." On Wednesday night Rev. Jesse H. Arnup, D.D., and Miss Caro-1 line Wellwood, Reg.N., presented ligbts and sbadows on -the foreign missions depentment. Hampton Signalman Roy Prescott bas re- turned to Vimy Camp aften spending a very enjoyable two weeks' furlougb witb bis mother, Mrs. Chas. Prescott, Hampton, and many other relatives. Mrs. A. Trenoutb's sale of household furniture was quite successful Saturday afternoon. Young Peaple's Society held a social evening on Friday night. This was the opening meeting of the Faîl tenm, games wene enjoy- ed aften which pie and ice creamn were senved. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Burns and daughter, Barbara, witb Mr. and Mrs. S. Kersey. Miss Naomi Horn, Dutton, with Mn. and Mrs. E. C. Horn and Acy, and other relatives. Mrs. W. Doidge and Miss Norah Horn with Toronto friends. VIPublished bkda4 e7I TEBEWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) to reveal the dangers whlch in&taion cao man o ail the people of Canada. a But be of good heurt. Living costs have risen LESS in Canada than anywhere else. Canada teads the S a et l worW in the fight against inflation. S a e ti HERE'S HOW VnS DONE- Pledge Today!1 In 1941, Canada determined to 1 PROMISE ta give -y support contmri tbe cost of living. Price to keeping the cost of living ceilings were established on wages, down. 1 will buy only what 1 rentais and commodities; subsidies need-I wilI observe the ceii- werepai onessntil fods;goos i shrt ng whether buying or seiling supwere r sea ond s; o so vrtneoods or services, l'Il pay off cul geterfshre ar a price. so tbey coul old debts, save for the future, ffud gt pi airy!ea riete ol invest in Victory Bonds and aford opy War Savings Certificates-nd f~~.But control of prices is a two-way lwil supporttxes liing.l Sresponsibility. It needs your support oethcstoling if it is to continue working effectively. YOD CAN HELP SAV.E 4CANADIAN LIVES -SPEED VICTORY Thousands Of patriotic Canadians 'Vis% are now helping to fil shells at the Ajax soeils C tOrli plant at Pickering. 0 '0 01%And yet, few Bowmanvile people have Xp-14f ever visited the Ajax cOmmunity or been 0 v0 ~t4 0 inside the plant. Alq - At the Orono Fair a part of the Ajax srvce . t Sheil Filling Plant is brought to you - to th0ýfae1 let you see what these patriotic workers Sele ic make, the ideal conditions under which they work and how they live. THE MORE SHELLS BOWMANVILLE PEOPLE FILL THE QUICKER OUR BOYS IN THE OSHAWA REGIMENT WILL COME MARCHING H9ME