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PAGE Two THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, MARCH 7th, 1946 ~ijt %&nuian Jtomn Established 1854 IAN INDEPIENDENT NEWSPAPER With which is Incorporated The Bowmanville News, The Newcastle Independent, and The Orono News 92 Years Continuns Service To The Town of flowmanville and Durham County. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.OO a Year, strictly in advanc e. $2.50 a Year in the United States GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. Boys Training Sehool Gets Unfair Criticism Leading officiais at Lindsay, including the Crown Attorney have recently made headlijes ini daily papers by attacking the Boys Training Sehool at Bowmanville. Their discussion, according to reports, took place at a meeting of the Victoria County Child- ren's Aid Society, during which the case o f a ward of the BTS came under review. Un- der the policy presently and unavoidably employed at the school, the lad had been placed on a farm, but left the place and was picked up by police for coi'nmitting a minor crime. According to the Magistrate, hie had no0 other course but to send him back to the Sehool. The age of the lad wvas niot given. In the recriminations that developed, statements were made by speakers who by the nature of their positions sliould be well informed, that amounted to simple poppy- cock. They held that at the BTS the boys received no discipline, no training and no provision was made to learn a trade; that they were farmed ont into districts without notifying local police. There wvas niot one word of praise for officials and teachers who have made the BTS one of the finest insti- tutions in the worid, nor a single indication was given of awareness of the present con- ditions under which the School operates. It was a singulariy blanket indictmnent. The facts are that discipline and trainin g are very deflnitely carried on under trained, experienced officiais. It is the primaigy ob- jective of the Sehool. What w'as not told is that the Dominion government stiil holds the BTS fromn whichi German prisoners were evacuated a year ago. The School stil car- ries on in a eonverted house accomînodating only 25 boys where their original quarters could accommodate miore than 200. There is no0 recourse but to farm tliem ont. These crities should condemn the Dominion offi- ciais, not the BTS staff.. The Lindsay blast is just another case of wrongiy directed smear arising froîn lack of knowledge. Their attitude is i no way heipful to underpriv- ileged chiidren. Weeklies Render Public Service In Interpreting Local Speakers Our attention lias been directed receutiy to a function of the weekiy press which, we confess, had not formerly engageci our thouglit to any great degree. Our iiiform- ant, for years a constant reader, said this:' "Do you realize that ini your colinns each week yoti are rendering a public service that few publications outside the %veekly field are attempting or eau match?"P' He went on to explain and in s0 doing weut back over our files during, recent weeks. 11e laid before us the reports of. the addresses of six different speakers who addressed aud- iences at Rotary and Lions Clubs. the Men 's and Women's Caniadiani Clubs anti a cliurcli gatliering for retturned soidiers. Ini fact, lie included the report of one political meet- ing1. He pointed ont that every one of these six speeches deiivered by authoritative nmen, most of them specialists ini their field, were of a cliaracter preciseiy suited to thiese times. They emibraced re-estabiishmeut of returnied meni; training for youth leader- ship; the fact.s on UNO ; friendship with Russia; an appreciationi of the Euglii tongue; the ineans of seekitng export'mai- kets and so forthË Ail practicai, eacli highly constructive. Observing thle necessitv of hrevity ail these were iinterpreted iii a way to invite readersliip and ini many cases were supported by accomipanying- editorials. to people in cities. ean anything be more hopeful? it is indeed with pride that the ,weekly press is honored Po share so construe- tively in the common good. 4 Exporta and Immigration Basie' to Canadian Economy ,James S. Duncan, President, Massey- Harris Company, put the Canadian situation of today squarely before representative business and prof essional men wlien he spoke before a district gatliering of Rotarians in Oshawa last week. His observations were widely quoted ini the press and in this issue of The Statesman ivill be found, ail too briefiy, a report of bis very timely and striking address. This editorial note, in fact, is written in the hope tliat readers wili turn at once to read what lie had to say. Seidom of late have w-e beard a morE con- structive and optimistic message and at a time most needed, for our attention lias been too mucli distracted with news of con- flict ratber than to things brouglit out by Mr. Duncan. 11e told with clear directniess of thie pos- ition in wvhich Britain now flnds berseif and wby lber poiicy is now sliaped for lier re- covery. That policy Canada must accept as a duty arising from a common cause. W must therefore, to sbo*e up our own econ- omyý, turn to widened export markets. And bo capture these, w-e must train and send al)road youlng men as goodwviii trade am- bassadors, leariied iu the language and eus- toms of the peopies to whorn tley are accred- ited.. It was explainied in terms of simple, common, business sense and ineluded the factor that we miust -et down to cases of iow production costs anid competitive prices. Our very great asset is the finie naine Can- ada bas wvon in world opinion. Mr. Duncan then turned to bis second --ugestion, that we must shape a poiicy of selective, immigration. This was beld to be a developnîent that would not oniy increase production but would deflnitely expand our domestie nmarket and function progressively to raise our total national income andi sus- tain the niewiy acquired markets abroad. These matteis were explaiiued witb a clar- ity and effectiveness comînon to the few, who, like Mr. Duncan are personally famil- iar with counitries througliout the globe and occupy lîigh places ini the industrial life of Canada. We were heartened to biear reiter- ated the uecessity for eînploying trade amn- bassa dors, a theme frequently mentioned in The Statesman diiring the past four vears. Mr. Duncan's message wvas the kinti of ned- icine Canadians need riglit now. What Sort of Patriotism Are We Teaching Canadians? Looking back over twenty years, it is niot lard to flnd the reasons for the spy case at Ottawa, whieli is the worst tieasoîi case of the Eniglishi-speaking world. Never, in al the history of Britain, or of the IUited States, or df any other -Englishi-speakinog na- tion, have so inany public servants beeni cauglit ini aiieged betrayal of thieir own couil- try to a foreigu Power. It is tbis, and not the wickedness of the Russians in organizing a spy system which should bc the chief cause of concerii. It is quite customary for every nation to maintain spy services in the capitals of other nations. It may be a bad system, but it is an accepted one. What inatters is tbat iu this particular case the spy service of another nation bas scored the gîeatest suc- cess in the history of the English-speaking, woiid. That is somethingY which miglit give Can- adians some concerui. There is something, definitely wrong wvheli so many public ser- vants eau be appaiently, so easiy corîupted by the agents of a foreigui country. The reason is not bard to seek. It lies ini the fact that well iintentioned believers ini Leftist doctrines iu Canada have aiiowed themselves to be used to disseminate the No Room for Politics in Chambers of Commerce In uccent couteuporaiy reports dealing with both the formation and tbc activibies of district Boards of Trade we flnd disbinîct cvi- dence of a'n atteîîpt to direct blil course in a manuter that sunacks of polibical manocu- vering. If it l)ecomes necessary, a more direct refereuice unay be made lu the case as a matter of public information, particuiarly if furtlicu instances corne to oui notice. Mveantimc we are conttenît, catcgorically to sav that auiy system of this cliaracter iih uliiunately wreck any organization of this kind and cause recriminations that ycars canutot heai. Ment conributing money, time anîd euttbusiasuu to purely comntunity pro- jects promoted by a Board of Trade %iIlutot be long lu debecting objectives promoted with other intercsts ini view. / lb is learned bliat a regioui conference of Boards of Trade and Chiambers of Commerce, whicli differ only ini name, is to be heid at 'Cobourg on Marcb 12-13. lb would not be ont of thc way bo suggest that delegabes go on record in bbc matter above refcrrcd to. But tbe main conceun will be discussion of functions properly wibhin the purvicw of these organizations: Adequate membership sud finance, community beterment, invita- tions to industries, beter business, tourist attracetions, co-operation with agriculture, in short the varions concerns that fail within the scope of a Biat'd of Trade as distinct Agrieultural spokesmen in the capital of the United States re- eently predicted that the three years of 1946, 1947 and 1948 would be "a farmer's paradise." This forecast was based on three assumptions: 1. An assureci market for ev- erything that United States farm- ers can produce during the next three years; 2. Goverument intention to keep farm prices up; 3. No shortage of farm help. More recently, Presideut Tru- man expressed alarm at "what uow appears to be a world-wide. shortage of wheat." He urged Canada, Australia and Argeutina to join with his country in step- ping up production this year. The President's statement helps to coufirm the first assumption. What is sauce for the United States is not always sauce for Canada. But of late it has been iuteresting to listen to off icial and semi-official comment in Canada. Because it projects a picture of Canadian farmiug dur- ing the uext two or three years which bears a strong resemblance to the Washington idea. Stroug beliefs are held by sev- eral goverument observers that it will take fully three years for most of the war-strickeu coun- tries to produce livestock, grains and fruits in any quantity. Dur- ing that time there will be an ur- gent demand for ail the products that can be shipped from Cana- dian faims. It will be a seller's market, in which the seller has the strongest voice in setting prices. And as the people of the eountry gradually become îead- justed to normal living after ser- vice overseas and the heavy pro- gram of war production in larger centres, it is eonfideutly held that a fair supply of farm labor will be available in all provinces. Noue in Canada has yet styled such a prospect "a paradise" for the farmer, but at least it would be looked upon as somethiug bet- ter than a state of overdue mort- gage paymeuts, patched machin- ery, cbogged elevators and an ex- odus of tisgusted folk from the open fields to soot-laden cîty streets. Be that as it may, ail of us, us- ing just plain common seuse, can make some accurate predîctions of oui own, no matter what hea- vy curtains of uncertaiuty conceal the future of agriculture in Can- ada. We could list themn this way: 1. Canadian farmers wiil meet their quota of production for ex- port in wheat or any other comn- modity; 2. Even though times be partie- ularly "good" for two, three or four seasons, the majority of faim owuers in the Dominion wîll con- tinue to set aside a portion of pro- fits as protection against future peniods of adversity; 3. Farmers as a whole will be striving to maintain qualit3N dur- ing the boom years so as to keep as mueh of the expoît trade as possible when the demand from other nations drops and these eus- tomers begin to shop around for what they need. Why can we be confident about these predietions? Because al that has happeued to us in the past is a lanitein supplying the best light we can get to examine the outlines of the future. Iu the testing tîme of war, far- mers neveu let Canada down. Faced with a staggering job, and laeking adequate manpower, they kept foodstufls flowing aeross the seas in almost incredible volume. And that spirit is not iaeking now. Secondly, men of agriculture learned a few trieks on their own while producing for war. They retired mortgages, paid up other back debts. They salted away Victory Bonds-whieh they stîli hold. And rural Canada does not foîget such learning in a hurry. Finaily, ambition has been nursed on Canadian faims. If- anyone doubts that, let him. but cheek up on the birthplaces of severai bank presidents and chair- men of boards of directors throughout the country. And if it's quality that is going to keep up the level of Canadian expoîts throughout the years to come, we eau depend upon it that the men of the soil will produce thaît quality. Canadian Weekly Newspapers have often been termed "the backbone of the Nation." Most of the 700 publishers of these pa- pers would agîce that such a com- pliment is really meant to apply to citizens of rural Canada gen- erally-the readers of their pa- pers. 0f one thing we eau be certain. It will be the farmers who will keep Canada sitting up stîaight duîing the difficult days of world reconstruction. froin any other bodN. Here again, for the iumipteenth tiîne w-e Det back to the theine that J3 owmnanviiie is the only toîvu east of Toxlbîto witliout a Board of,Trade. Yet w-e flud ini the report of the District Conference,. that Bowmian- ville Chamber of Commerce wili be repre- sented. We also flnd ini a receîît Directory that R. M. Cotton is the secretaiy. Unf or- tuîîately Mr. Cotton bas long since passed away and so lias the Board. Now, witli a lot of new businessmen lu town, nîany of tiîem retuined nmen, as wvas Mr. Cotton, we bave hopes. Ail we need is a sligbt pusb. Bowmanvilie should be represented at Co- bourg. Can not we get at least a smali dele- gation to make the trip ? It wouid give the impetus nceded to joit us ont of our present letliaigy and get lu step with' the towns along the line. Decline in Ilog Production Factor in British Ration Cut The decrease lu Canadian Bacon Hog, production during 1945 is ieckoîîed at over 3,00,006 carcasses below the higli of 8,766,- 000 estalished lu 1944. This is a factor in the receuit, drastie rationing cuts imposed on the British population. It is a distress- fui, unfortunate situation. Shoîtage of faim help is given as one of the ucasons for decline lu hog production, but the main cause lias been goveruiment poiicy equaliz- ing payments on coarse grains. Farmers could market grain witlî less work rather than feeding it and break even ini cash re- tirns. This again brings into view xvbat Canada attempted under the Ottawa Agree- ments ini 1932. We aie now reversing, what wvas aclîieved at that tinte. The year prior to tbe Agreemnents_ Can- ada 's expoits of cured poik produets feil b 11,000,000 pounds. At the same tinte Deni- mark shipped to Britain over 822,000,000 lbs. and other continental countries a fui- ther 370,000,000 Ibs. Tîhe Quota under the a greements reduced continental shipments and set Canada's at 280,000,000 lbs. In- crease of ho g productionî steadily grcw but it wvas not until 1940 that tbc Quota was pass- ed. Prices rose, live weiglit, front a iow of '31/-c to an average of 8e and more than dou- bled during the war. The general return to farmers incrcased by over $42,000,000 up to the third x-car of w'aî. Many stili cuiti- cize tbe policy then conceivcd, but figures tell the story. The fact is that this policy was a gîcat factor lu winning btbe war. NO country iin the w'orld is better suited to raising liogs than Canada. Vast fîtrm lands are second to none for~,productiouî of feed grains and climate bas proved most adaptable for raising hogs. We have learn- cd tbc advantages of better breeding. We hiave created an overseas market and have an expanded domestie outiet. But the drop iu production of such immense proportions simply- means we are faliing down on tlie job.e Shortly we shail leaun of Minister Gardiner 's recent negotiations with Britain. The situation at tbe moment is causing con- cern not oniy among farmers but thie gen- erai public. People 110w looking back on the Empire Agreements are becoming con- vineed that what we gained under them is now deteriorating in a manner that will bake sbrong measures to repair. CRUISING THROUGH THE NEWS IBY WILFRED B. GOODMAN Government Playing for Votes Leads to Intolerable Condition Mr. Justice Rand is a highly respected jurist, but that docs not change the fact bliat neither exuployers nor woukers are going to like the principles laid down lunlis report on tbc Ford strike, that unions shonld have bargaining powers, and that empioyces do not nced to belong to the unions, whule tbey are forced to pay union dues. lb seems bo be one more case of the pues- cnt bcndency of thc power of the govein- ment being uscd to place unions in a posi- tion which wonld not be conceded to any other orgaîtization. One case ini the United States is worth rementbering. The Truckers Union in New York laid down a ruie that farmers enter- ing bbc city front Ncw Jersey on trucks with pioduce must permit a unibul member to mount their trucks, and at the expense of the fariner, accompany the truck bhrougli- out thte city. When farmeis puotestcd, violenîce was uscd, and to no sutall extent. In order to cure this, the Congrcss in- poscd penalties on anyone wbo mightitnuter- feue with interstatc tuade, by thrcat or vio- lence. The flrst case was appealcd to the Supuemie Couit of the United States which laid down that this law must not be applied to activities of unions, since these. were li- teuîded to obtain better wagcs for the mcmn- bers and activities of that sort sbouid mot be preveuîted by iaw. That decision. eau justly be rcgarded as a charter of unions- to use force for illegal p urpo ses. The plain fact is that constant cateriîîg to thc labour vote by governtents bas led, to an intoierable conidition, hnd public opin- ion lu botit the United StRtes and Canada is becomnîg quite flxed to the effeet, that tiiere mnust be curbs attaclfed to the growung- pow- crs of unions. Serions believers ini collective bargaining, and the rigliht of workeis to ouganuze are shocked by this condition. Tbey realize that labour bas ovei-piayed its hand iin only too nîany cases. Livestock Industry is Basic Inextricably bound up with the Canadian live-stock industry are developmeuts in mar- keting, meat packing and puocessing, trans- portation, aud storage. Carcass grading,' already the officiai system in the case of hogs, and also proving successful for lambs, nîay be found equaily practicable for beef. Procefssing sund merchandising of nueab pro- duets are constantly being improved, and stoimage an~d tra;nsporiýation facilibies ex- tended. Research in animal breeding sud nutrition is moving forward. After a period of unpreeedented Wartime expansion, the Canadian live-stock industry should not be allowed to deteriorate, for it is just as basic to agriculturai economy as agriculture is to the welfare of the nation.-H. K. Leckie in the Economic Annalist. Little Likelîhuod of Tax Reductions in Forecast of Estimates F. C. Mearns, Mon treal Gazette resident correspondent at Ottawa, in a dispatch to his paper makes this forecast regarding federal tax' reductions, which we pass on to our readers for meditation: The present prospects for sub- stantial tax relief are flot exceed- iugly bright. They won't be, in fact, unless or until the federai government shows rhuch more enthusiasm f o r administrative economies than has been evident in recent months. Aside entirely from the De- feuce Department* requiremeuts for the next fiscal year the main estimates for the year 1946-47 eau- flot be less than $1,000,000,000, and the cash needs for the retuin- ed forces, on many counts, will be at least $500,000,000. Then there are the interest charges on the public debt which will consider- ably exceed $350,000,000. When there are added to these figures the annual cost of family allowances, likely to exceed $250,- 000,000 in the next fiscal year, and the mouey that must be found to make a substantial loan to the United Kingdom, along with some of the export credits to other na- tions to be charged against the next year, the grand total of cash needs for the next year won't, be far short of the $4,000,000,000 mark. The money to be ioaned to Bni- tain, obviously, is repayable not only in the amount but also in the stimulus to Canadian business through the supplying of large quantities of foodstuffs and other commodities. The money to be disbursed to the returned forces is an honorable and inescapable ob- ligation, and the debt interest charges are also uncontrollable. But there are controllable it- ems aplenty in the nation's bus- iness and even though a drastic cut in these may not add up to a total comparable with some of the large sums that have to be spent yet such savings are readîly un- derstood by the taxpayers who would be enormously pieased with at least a serions show of economy ou the part of the na- tional government. The crimes that are now being committed by man against man cry aloud flot for vengeance, but for a complete change in oui re- lationship one with another.- George Lansbury. A new type of spray gun used by the çirmed forces contains an insecticide and a liquid mixture that forms a "cold smoke" as it escapes through a special nozzle and does not settle for hours. Sa J. HART WIG Ring St., E. Bowmanville j Happy the heart that keeps its twilight hour, And, in the depths of heavenly peace reclined, Loves to commune with thoughts of tender poser, Thoughts that ascend, like angels beautiful, A shining Jacob's-ladder of the mind! -Paul Hamilton Hayne CHURCHES TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Rev. J. E. Griffith, B.A., Minister Sunrday, March lOth, 1946 il a.m.-Lenten Meditations No. 2-A word for the Pentent "Today with me in Paradise." 7 p.m.-Community Evangelism (Youth for Christ) '.Which of you intending to build doth not count the cost?" Let us ail be at church during Lent ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH Rector: Rev. J. dePencier Wright First Sunday in Lent il a.m.-"The Victorlous Road." 7 p.m.-Subject: 1 Believe in God. Wed., March 13, 7:30 p.m. Venerable Archdeaco n W. P. Robertson, of Peterboro. Ail Cordially Invited - .3 THE TIME Windstom to get your Insurance isa NOW! - before you have a loss. 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