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PAGE TWO TH~ CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE. ONTARIO THURSDAY, OCT. 3rd, 1940 Establlshed 1854 With whlch 18 Incorporated The Bowmanvile N'ews, The Newcastle Judependent, sud Tiiq Orono News M Ycars Continuons Service To The Town of Dowmanville and Durham County. Authorlsed as Second Clan Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa. ,AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Canadian < Weekly Newspaer Association SUBSCRIPTON RATES $200 a Year, strictly lu advance. $2.50 a Year ln the United States GEO. W. JAMES, Editor. National Newspaper Week To Stress Importance Weekly Press National Newspaper Week is being observ- ed this year fromn October 1 to October 8. It has become an annual period during which edi- tors are supposed to say something about the importance of the press and the vital part it plays in preserving freedom amidst ever chang- ing conditions in the march of human progress. The slogan adopted this year is: "A Free Press- Voice of Freedom, Guardian of Liberty." Who- ever thought out this headline most certainly provided a text that should need little elabora- tion for it typifies preciseiy the sphere aimost religiously observed by a responsibie press. None more faithfully adheres to this "headlight" than the Weekiy Press of Canada. Editors of rural weeklies very widely dur- ing the course of the late war have taken on a new and refreshing coilception of their responsi- bilities. While preserving as their first concern that of featuring community interests, they have as weli entered an editorial field embracing national and even international concerns which, by their very nature have a meanîng and an in- fluence on the lives of every last person in the entire country. While spot news of national and world events seldom appear in weeklies, wide awake rural editors have followed and interpreted these editorially as a means of in- forming an intelligent readershîpwhich invites îan informed public opinion. This we affirm as the principal change that has taken place among weeklies in recent years. But the local scene has by no means been ne- glected. Attention in many centres has been dir- ected to continuing labor troubles. The rural editor has been called upon by the public to gather and publish the facts. He has been careful to refrain from being a rabble-rouser. The people themselves have been lef t to judge. They have been at liberty to express their views ln the columns of weeklies. Ahl of which sums up to maintenance of our democratic way of if e; freedom to speak in a free press, guardian of liberty. The remaining fifty-one weeks of the year are dedicated to these principles. The Local Strike Stalemate Due To Stubborn Attitudes The generai public is getting pretty wel fed up with both sides in the Goodyear strike and rightly so for the dispute affects the entîre community. The columns of The, Statesman have been open for free discussion in the hope that the fullest light possible should be given the public. But the sum total appears to be confusion resulting from confiict of views on one hand and too little said on the other. We jelieve we should now say something to ex- press the viewpoint of the people dissociated from both company and union. Brief opinions heard are that stubborn attitudes heigliten the barrier to better understanding; that name caîl- ing by the union and an inarticulate company arepoo sbsttues orfrindycmmn sense. agency set up under the government of Mac- kenzie King. This price was again advanced three cents a quart, effective October lat, after a radio broadcast by Mr. King, announcing the withdrawal of the current federal subsidy on whole milk. The net resuit for the consuming public is an advance of 50 per cent on each quart of milk soid at retail today. Mr. King announced this feature of decontrQl after par- liament defeated removal of the subsidy 69-41 and a score of his followers voted against it. His government was saved* dissolution on a technicality advanced by the Minister of Re- construction. What does ail this mean? There Is only one answer heard from the public; "King's Dictator- ship." Here is the setup. King carried the country on famiiy aliowances costing 300 mil- lions a year, a socialist bîd. Now he drains it off in extra mîlk costs. Next he engineered sa- botage of Dominion-Provincial conferences, re- taining for federai revenues abrocated wartime iits of provincial governments. Now he re- turns to Provincial Miik Boards the task of setting milk prices without relinquishing rights to former provincial revenues. These boards -ihen are required to fix retail prices of milk. Further they are put up against it in determin- ing what producers should receive.1 These King dictums, coming in the facé of widespread strikes, i which the cost of living is the central concern, simply deepens the strikes, angers the general public, and leaves the general impression that a defeat in the House is of no concern to Canada's prime paci- fist, the Rt., Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King. Producers o! millc can take no comfort in the setup if they are permitted advances in production costs. More wili be said on this phase of the picture in later issues of The States- man. In the meantime it appears necessary to indicate who is the main figure responsible for this present burden and the gratuitous saboteur of the incomes and riglits of the common people of Canada. Congratulations, Times-Gazette On Resuming Daily Publication Mere words seem inadequate to express our admiration of the splendid 42 page, 3 section edition of the Oshawa Times-Gazette which marks the return of this influential newspaper to daily publication. In our opinion, it already rates highly among noted provincial dailies across the province. It is evîdent that a vast amount of work and great pains went into this fine production. It marks the executive capacity of the Publisher and Editor, Arthur R. Alloway, Thomas L. Wilson, Advertising Manager and Ford Lindsay, News Editor. But their credit they share in fulî.measure with a splendid staff in ail departments. In a lifetime spent in news- paper work we recail no occasion w.hen we can with more sincerity offer fullest congratulations. Back in July, 1942, The Times-Gazette changed over to tri-weekiy publication largely as a war measure but its news coverage con- tinued effectiveiy to serve its entire field. Now as a daily with world wîre service and capable rural correspondents, its coverage is rounded and complete. WVe offer this comment even as there are contiguity of individuai interests between The Times-Gazette and The Statesman in - the local sphere. Over the long course of years as neighbors we have found mutual relationships and friendly cooperation to be the keynotes in a splendid association. There is also an affinity in the history of the two papers. The late W. R. Climie, of Bow- manville, was the first editor of the Oshawa Reformer back in 1871 and out of it evolved The Times-Gazette. Mr. Climie had formerly founded The Canadian Statesman in 1854., which passed into the hands of the late M. A. James just over seventy years ago. The two papers have, with parallel fidelity, contributed greatly to community interests ail aiong since the early days of Confederation. Among the scores of letters from national, industrial, professionai and legisiatîve figures offering congratulations to The Times-Gazette, we are happy to raise our voîce too for its continued success in carrying out the high standards it has set in its Oct. lst issue which also marks its 75th Anniversary. Dealing -with Zealots When Faced with Communists A week ago The Statesman made brief re- ference to the fact that the editor had just conciuded reading the 733-page report of the R;Yal Commission on Espionage. Our hope was later to bring saient facts in this amazing docu- ment to the attention of readers but time and space are always at a premium in a local paper. The best we can do meantime is to cali attention to current reviews in the matter ap- pearing in such important papers as the Finan- ciai Post and the Montreai Gazette. They are rendering a great service to Canadians for if there is one thing we need today it is vivid reaiism of the facts in the case. Naturally we read editorials on the question and none has impressed us more forcefully than that of Joseph Lisier Rutledge in Liberty Magazine, Oct. 5th, 1946:' "The Strength of the Zealot." We are privileged to quote some of his penetrating observations herewith: "The best defence against a bad idea is a filtrating. many otherwise useful agencies. It is their belief that there is an 'irrepressible confict' developing in the ranks o! habor. They see sober and right-thinking men moving in- telligently toward a better day for the work- ingman aligned against a small but powerful minority, greedy for power, whose ends are achieved when disorganization is achieved." "Many smalI indications support this evi- dence of prejudiced thinking. It is startling to find, for instance, that it is possible to write on almost any subject, matters of poiitics or even religion, and arouse no more than good-tempered debate. It is not possible to voice the faintest criticism of Russia or her leaders or her policies without bitter and angry protests. To these pro- testors Russia is a sacred cow that must not be criticized, must only be worshipped. And this is not in Russia. It is in Canada. And these protestors are Canadians, more impassioned in their defence of Russia and her beliefs than they are of anything Canadian." Mr. Rutiedge quotes Attorney-General Clark of the U.S.A.: "No one but a complete crackpot can be deluded by what we see going on today. We know there is a national and international conspiracy to divide our people, The Bank. The Sparkplug Just a Thought for LABOR UNIONS SHOULD USE THE SECRET BALLOT (Calgary Herald) What is the basis of the wide- spread feeling that labor unions are undemocratic, and that a fair union vote cannot 1'e assured without outside interference? It is that in ail too many instances union meetings have, in fact, been railroaded by highly vocal min- orities. It is that the voting pro- cedures in some unions do, in 11W Town IRail of Any Comm unity National Newspaper Week fact, lend themselves to high- pressure tactics. The standing vote procedure can be used by an unscrupulous leader somewhat ike this: "Our negotiations with the manage- ment have broken down. The only way we can win our rights is to fight for them-to go on strike. Anyone who won't strike is a scab and a traitor to the cause of organized labor. How many of you want to be scabs? Stand up and let's have a look at you."1 Can such a* vote be reported as a to discredit our institutions, to bring about dis- respect for our government. Why should we blind ourselves to obvious facts? There is a deep-seated and vicious plot to destroy our unity. No country, no gevernment can long endure this vicious attack." The Liberty editorial concludes: "We have seen this attack begin in Canada. We have seen it grow in smail if dangerously persistent ways. We must realize that we are dealing. with persens who weigh no evidence and assess no values. We are dealing with zealots. We might as well admit the power that exists in one who wouhd rather destroy a world than recant lis views. I1 Summary of Important Problems For Taxpayers and Council Continuing a series of editoriais conceived solely to attract public attention to municipal problems prior to nominations for the 1947 council, we present herewith a further iist of things that should engage general thought. We have âlready referred to present commitments o! a quarter million dollars on projects that must be proceeded with and paid for. Further cern- mitments are indicated among the score or more of the items mentioned below, ail of which brings into view the ratepayer's query: "How are we going to pay for them?" That question is precisely why we attempt to arouse ratepay- ers from accustomed apathy and choose the strongest business administration possible at this time. WVhat about the following?e A community centre; a 'teen-town; new library; sidewalk re- pairs; land tithe survey; inspection of public works contracts; zoning and building re$tric- tions; enforcement of by-laws; boulevards lead- ing from new highway to town; action on old factory building and unused building on King St.; catering licenses; tourist attractions; de- velopment o! beach and approaches; municipal garbage system; revolving use of McGill fund; refinancing obligations; expert appraisal future tax rate; re-examination of utilities arrange- ment; water supply; salaries o! town employees; pension plan; new industries; housing preblem, and many more added to these compiled at ran- dom. We hope to deai with some of the above at much greater length in future issues. Mean- time the list may be useful for current discus- sions with an eye on what is ahead for council in the formidable task of keeping the tax rate within bounds whihe proceedîng with improve- ments. It is a challenge to everyone and the only drawback envisioned is that in recounting ahi these things many capable o! serving may shrink from an obvious duty. But we are in an era of planning and we must go ahead. We have a guide in the mistakes of the past. Sure- ly we are net bereft of the resolution necessary to meet the problems of the day. Heirs Are Penalized Near Gaît a bachelor farmer willed lis farm. to the county. He explained: "The average farm goes on until someone dies. Then the estate needs money and a coritractor is aihowed to corne into the wood lot. He slashes his way through and leaves a barren area. With the timber gone the farm is ruined. I don't want this to happen to my farm."l A similar situation arises when a non- farmer dies. Succession dues have to be paid, paid in cash, and paid within a limited time. To raise the money a homne may have te be sold, stocks or bonds realized on, perhaps when prices are away below par. That is not fair. It is hiot strictly honest. It does not even make sense when the estate is small and the widow needs ahi she can salvage after meeting medical and funeral expenses. This is the way succession tax laws have operated generally in Canada. They shouid be amended in some way to avoid impesing needless sacrifice on those who inherit what the law sees fit to allow tbem. A man's heirs should not be treated as thougli they were crimninals. -Edmonton Bulletin. The Hoaetown Newspaper m1wuoew Tourist Trade Big Business Mr. Leo Dolan, chie! of Canadian Travel Bureau, Ottawa, who spoke to the weekly ed- itors at a luncheon at Halifax recently quoted some surprising figures of what the tourist business lias been in Canada. About 22,000,000 tourists, most o! them from the United States, visited Canada this, year. That means that number o! visitors in Canada this year was ai- most double the entire population o! the coun- try. This huge number o! visitors spent approx- imately $233,000,000 while here. a sum that almost equals the total value o! Canada's wheat exports. About 35,000,000 person*' have been added to the tourist market in rdcent years because most workers now receive holidays wlth pay. Mr. Dolan urged Canadians to improve their hotels and hîghways in particuhar if we are to hold this tourist business in the future. He suggested that the editors shouid urge their readers to form tourist associations and sel their regions. He declared that Canadians should know Canada better, as weil as the tour- ists. In some sections o! the country we '%re lagging behind in this tourist industry which has grown by leaps and bounds until it is Can- ada's second industry in value. Local Boards o! Trade, Town Councils and other bodies must be impressed with the importance o! this grow- ing business. The hotels, tourist houses, camps anid high- ways must be improved. At present there .is not enough good accommodation to take care o! the potential business. Inflation and High Costs Detriment to Farmn Prosperity In spite of the fact that agreements have been entered into covering the next year or two in which Britain wiii take our major farm surplus at fair prices, the general pic- ture in regard to a griculture ini Canada is none too hopeful. This viewv was expressed by W. R. Reek, Deputy Minister of Agri- culture for Ontario and acting President of the O.A.O., when lie spoke to dairy farmers at Guelphi, last Saturday. Mr. Reek was speaking more as an informed individual ivithi a lifetime of farm interests as a back- ground, rather than as -an officiai whose remarks miglit be interpreted politicaliy. The main point he stressed was that the in- creasing labor-management disputes may lead to deep inroads in farm returns. Here was the thesis: Decrease production by way of strikes and stoppages and goods become scarce. ilence competition in buy- ing, despite controls, raises prices and farm- ers, along with others, pay more for what they buy. On the other hand, meni on strike with Iessened inconie, wiil make one pint of milik do in place of a former quart. Thus production is faced with surplus and farin income fails. It needs no further blueprint to show hew Industrial strife works against the farmer in spite of ail the paternaiism that governments may advance. But in the meantime, while disputes con- tinue, a means of limited sustenance is giv- en labor by ivay of unempicyment iiisurance. They can ive under this means even as they decrease consumption of milk and other farm products. At the same time, whule subsisting and hopeful of increased wage rates, they refuse temporary or permanent work on farms at very higli wages. Thus again production cf food gees down. So the farmer gets it coming or going. Mr. Reek did net go inte ail these intracies in the economic picture. He did flot need te for farmers are ne fools in ferreting eout facts. His final advice was: "Produce to the limit as you can and go on te set up concert- ed marketing schernes, which when normal times corne, will make up in some measure lthe present losses." Woods' Sonate Movez Into New Quarters Woods' Senate will shortly re- assemble ini new quarters at 73 King St. east, opposite Badmin- ton Hall, according to information relayed to the press by Sergt-at- Arms Bill Paterson. The outside of the premises lias been painted red and suitable furniture and heating have been arranged for the formai opefting which will be announced in due course. Since President of the Senate Lew Woods closed out his former IN.CONSISTENCY Inconsistency seems to- mark the course o! public controversy in many directions. It appears most pronounced in the current tàgen- eral reaction to the rise in retail milk prices. Immediately argu- ments are advanced on grounds o! health, the higli cost of living and the need for maintaining nu- tritive standards among children. Ail of which are legitimate pro- tests. But at the same tiiùe we hear no protests about the rise that lias taken place in the prices of soft drinks and of beer and candy bars and other luxury items which are almost as widely souglit and con- sumed as milk. The public, in- cluding chiîdren, buy these pro- ducts with no thouglit of cost. The whole thing seems to add up to an unbalance in logical thinking in which politicians en- ter the picture to make what cap- ital they can in the situation. City mayors must protest where milk consumeirs have so many votes. Provincial premiers must fohiow suit. Miik boycotts arise but peo- ple go on cheerfully paying the price for other bottied products. fair expression of opinion? The solution to this problem lies with labor itseif. It is to make the essentiaily democratic nature of labor unionism so obvious as to be above question and above reproach. In an overwhelmingly democratic country such as Can- ada, that shouid be the wish of al] but the smallest minority of organîzed labor. The most important thing of ahl workers to insist on is a secret ballot and an impartial count in ahl votes on important union de- cisions. This is the very essence of democracy, and has been'uni- versally recognized in ahi demo- cratic countries for scores of years. The adoption of the sec- ret ballot by ail unions in Can- ada would be one effective an- swer to the charge that union votes cannot be trusted. 's- ) CAN WE END LADOR UNREST? I I I I I office, Senate members have held sunimer sessions on the bench un- der the maple tree outside Franlr Jamieson's Tire Shop. But with the advent of early frosts a com- mittee souglit new accommoda- tion for the winter months, and a lease was duly arranged. It is likely the opening cere- monies will be postponed until senior Senator Bull Painton re- covers from his recent accident. A barouche will probably býenm-~ ployed to convey Senator Paiti5 and lis neiglibor Gordie Gilbert, age .94, to the formai opening. Thd premises will be open for îispec- tion prior tp October15 HOUSEHOLD FINANCE Has a Reputation for Prompt, Dependable Loan Service When you need money, you naturally want it quickly. And you oertainly want to do business with a dependable concern. We're proud of our reputation and record. And it la important to you, in case you need money. Because when you borrow, you want to be sure you do it the riglit way. You can arrange your boan of $20 to $1,00 promptly, at our convenient offices. Just indicate the amount you need and how long you want to take to repay. Phone flrst, then corne in. Your money wiil be ready - usuaily, the same day you apply. That's about ail there is to it. Last year alone, more than 160,000 people used Household's friendiy service -a record that speaks for itself. And remember, Household Finance boan rates are the lowest of any SmaII Loans Company in Canada. HOUSEHOLD FINANCE BAOCD UT 68 yu"o"MS XU= Canala'S4gea and oldasi Snull Loa Company wilk 41 ojjoes in 34 effla D. C. Moore, Manager 15 Slmcoe St. South (Over Krsge'm> 'OSHAWA, ONT. à Phon Oshawa 3601 Nomw 9 fo 5 or b>, oppoinfilwed - Locu.a ame foramrand r.altaof nrby lu Labor asks for fair wages, security, bolidays with pay, a shorter work- ing week. Employers seek a fair return on invested funds, tax easements to enable savings against declines in business, and production standards that permit Canadian goods to compare favor- ably for world markets. READ DOTH SI PES 0F THE STORY The Globe and Mail in its news columns gives you ful, factuai reports on both aides of issues in thie news. FEARLESS EDITORIAL POLIOY - Globe and Mail editorials are plain-spoken, fearlessa! Whatever - your personal or politicai opin- ~. j ions, you'll find in each day's I Globe and Mail editorials, food for thougbc . . . views and com- menus worthy of consideration. Give your famnily the advantage of the latest news, editorials, feature Larticles on every subject fron sport to cooking by Canada's *foremost writers. THZ CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVMLIE. ONTAlUO >PAGE TWO THURSDAY, OCT. 3rd, 1946