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WAGE TWO TEE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANYILIZ, ONTAIUO THUHSDAT, WII SUs, 184, '~- Wth whists lfi ncorporated The Eowmanflis News. The Newcastle Indevendent, snd The Orone News 93 Veaus Continueus Service te The Town et Dowmanville and Durham Couaty. Authorisel am Second Clamu Mal, pont Office Depatment, Ottawa. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER- lember Audit Bureau ef Circulations Canadian * ~Weekly Newspapers SUBSCUMONRATES $2.50 a Tear, strictly la advauce. 83.00 a Tear la the-United States GEO. W. JAMES. Editor Two-Party System Basis of True Democracy Spcaking at a Rotary meeting ln London, Ont., recently, Campbell Calder said that one af the three national political parties -will be elim- inated either in the next electian or the ane following, and this will be brought about not by fusion but by the eletorate. That is ta say the people are becoming educated through ex- p erience that a multiple-party system runs counter to true democracy. Such a setup ai. most always produces minority governments which are pressured intoe encroaching an free- dom of the individual and opens the door to con- fusion and subversive propaganda. Which par- ty is likely to be eliminated, Mr. Calder, a Lib- eral, did not say. France is a striking example of how minor- ities sabotaged freedom. 'On the other hand the process mentioned by Mr. Calder, almnost eliminatcd the Liberal party in Britain. The main contcst for power thus rested between the Conservatives and Labor. It was cffected dem- ocratically but here again under socialism, no ane can say how long freedom will survive as the keystonc of a free democracy. So if the thesis ai Mr. Calder is true, then Canadians will have to choose with the example of Britain before them. And in many ways Enitons are losing freedom under the socialist regime. If the chaice rcsts upon educating the publie then The Statesman is an firm ground in pre- senting its present series, Time for Decision. Plainly the old-line parties must mend their ways. Speaking for the Progressive Conserva- tive party, national leader John Bracken has repeatedly warned that the old parties must re- xnovc the cause that Invites the rise af leftist parties and progressively eliminate past inequal- ities. We are in agreement that this is precise- ly what must be donc to retain a responsible two-party systcm. We shall continue to believe and insist that the coming elections rest between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, thus restoring the two-party system. Organize Co-operative to Hlep Solye Farm Labor Problem A new mavement evidently. dcsigned to assist in solving the farmhelp problem has corne ta our notice in the May issue of the Ontario Ga- zette. In this Issue appéar four notices publish- cd as formai procedure in applying for letters patent under the Compan ies Act tg set up Ca.. apci'atives the objects of which are: "To act as agents in emplayîng persons ln agriculture and for other purposes set forth." The four appli- cations include co-operatives at Grimsby, at lHolland Marsh, at St. Catharines and Hutton- vile, Peel Caunty. Each bas a capital structure af $10,000 with 200 shares at $50 each. Applica- tions are made to the Provincial Secretary, Queen's Park. It is now believcd that the farm help prob- Imm in Ontario Is even more acute than ever. rhie case in Durhamn county may be illustrated by telling of the experience of anc of the leading farmers of this district. In conversation with the editar ast week he said he had applied ta Selective Service, the Agricultural Representa- tive, had advertised lacally and in city papers for Among thern they are currently rcceiving $3,- 780,749 per month ini unemployment insurance benefits, in other words mere subsistence, which af course taday Includea cnaugh ta take in mavies and scoat here and there in inotor cars. Meantimne hundreds of farmers after siaving al day are scooting around in spare trne looking for f arm help with na takers. And wages tauch- kng $100 a month with everything faund. Meantime the Premier af Ontario has beexi ov'erseas trying to arrange passage of same of thc 300,000 in Britain who want ta corne ta Canada and at the same trne the Dominion government has leased its immigration obligations to private firms ta recruit labor In displaced labor. camps. In Europe and many af them are being flown out. It is certainly anc fine rixup aiter war bas been over two years. In the Ottawa shuffie industry is getting the rail Position and farm- ers, as usual, are left holding the bag. It will ail add up at the next election. SLxty Years of 'Service Great Record ln Publlshing PIeId Just slxty years ago a young maxi of vision with high falh in fhe détiny af Canada directed his u'nusual talents as a journalist itt a sphere oi Uiec publisbing field tbraugh whicb, in Uic six decades following, bis work tagether with many local associates bas vasthy influcnced Canada's pragress la domestic, and world- affairs and bas brigIftened the homes la this fortunate land litextlly froM coast ta caast enrd year mlter year. John Baynç Maclean set out ta do a great Job for Canada ansd now after sixty years, as -'Cbiai r man oi the Board5 ai Maclean-Hunter Pub- lishing Company Limitd, Toronto, stJhi animated wlth bis crusading genius be can look back wlth just pride ta an ideal fulftlllcd. Part ai this great story was told by Presi- dent Horace T. Hunter la bis annual addncss May 22,.l94ý7, wbicli marked Uic 60th anniver- sary ai Uic *faunding ai the company. It was with -personal prida that ' the editor ai The Statesman read this report for bis late father, M. A. James, was long privileged with the friend- ship. ai Col. John Bayne Maclean, a friendsbip that bas been coninued with grcatly valued advicc ta Uic present editor. Thousands ai Can- adians in ahi walks ai lii e share that pride at Uic Diamond Jubile ai Macleans. Just imagine that alter 60, years Col Mac- lean still pursues Uic vision captured as a youth. Slxty ycars aga thene was anc publication, anc editor, anc manager, a few hundred subscribcrs,' maybe a score. ai adverti$crs. Today there are 35 publications, a staff aif'1,186, many part-time correspandents, aver 900,000 subscribers w hich means.sarne three and ?tbalf million readers, and aven 6,000 advertisers. To bave earned this confidence oi the Caniadian public in sucb mca- sure must be the'.crowning pride ai Col Macleaxi. It is a great efiapterin i the history ai Canada. The mattnial! 'aspects whîch are quite ln- cidental were ehowtL n therepart. Total revenue for 1946 amotÏntedl' t $7,373;037, an increase ai $1,094,321. And out ai every $100 ai revenue, $8285 was expended in .wagcs ta the staff and allied trades,,and the outlay lor*taxes and pen- sians,'. etc., .tok nather: $6.33. 'After provision ion depreciation, 'bon d interest and divideads, the surplus Was plpWed:back into improvements which include.a. new unit plant with 200,000 sq. it. ai iloor'Space. We:arcé aw are-that aour smahl tibute ta the genlus ai Cal. Maclean is but one ai tbousaads ai mare important voices ektending bim acclaimn at this 6th mihestone. We have tnied ta say something in the way ai pensanal feeling but we fail ai words in giving eniphasis ta aur thaughts. With a great Canadian public wc wisb many mare happy years ta Col. Marlean ta pursue the vision he conceivcd as a youth, Liberàls Exploit Misery States CCF Leader CoIdwelI Speaking outside the House ai Commons at a CCF party conierence'ai wamen supporters, M. J. Cahdwcll, national leader ai the CCF, charged that-L. Dionne, Liberal M.P., was ex- p]oiting the miser.y ai 100 Polish girls for 'bis own profit in bis Queber spinning milîs. Wlth that charge Mr. Coldwelhases ail hope ai cap- turing votes la Queber, for whea the dlaim is exarnined it appears ta be a veihcd attack on Cathahirs as well as the integrity ai a nespectcd Queber businessman 'and a member ai the House. People la ather'parts ai Canada wil want ta know the farts in the case. Mr. Dianne rented part ai the govennment's immigration pahic.y ta go ta Europe and secure fnom camps ai Displared Persans, a number ai girls wbom be brought ta Canada under con- tract ta work in bis milîs. Happy ta leave be- hind ycars ai misery ta rame ta a free country they agreed ta pay bark out ai carnings at standard wages the cast ai their passage. Mn. Dionne arranged for tbem tbe best ai living cdnditions- la a canvent supervised by nuns ai their- iaith. The girls are reported very bappy under the arrangement. But not sa Mr. Cohd- .well.1 1 When the clièrge is made that arrepting standard wagcs is exploitation and wbea it is inierred that the girls are reduced ta misery when under rare ai Catholir nuns, it appears ta be little short ai a ralculated insult ta a fine people and an bonored reigiaus institution. In this case Mn. Coldwell bas agaîn gone off the bcam. We expert he binisehi will expenience a thcy paid $18,500,000 la incarne taxes. This looks like quite an important contribution ta bath the n4tional incarne and the govcrnment spcndîng departments. It also looks like in-' viting marnicd women ta go back ta the kitchen ta avaid being la, the way ai maie aspirants ta their jobs. But tbey are subjected ta futher discrimination. A marnied waman gets an exemption ai only $750 whihe ber husband gets $1500. And aIl she caras aven that gaes ta reduee that ai ber busband. It smacks ai the aId door-mat treatment pan~icularly ia vicw ai the immense contribution made by womcn duning war years. We are beglnning ta hear the first ai it but we hAven't heard the ast ai it. With wamen repre- senting some 53 percent aifUiceectorate and being pushcd around in this llvay by Uic gav- crnment It lu high time thcv took a more active interest la poltical affairs and how thcy should vote in thc coming ehection. Immigration PoUcy Worklng* In Reverse Today When Progressive Conservative leader John Brackexi described the gOvernmet's Immigra- tion proposais as putting the -cart before the hdrse so far. as gett4g sound and lraie ne* settiers Inta Canada was concerned, ho apoke ini a metaphor which later events have anply uub- stantiated, For instead af hastenlng ta get the type afiImmigrants wanted li thîs country, the government ls hastening ta factitate the depart- ure oi large nurnberg tram .Canada Io . %ùrope. The story was.told by the Minister af External Affairs ln the House oi Cornmoni, May 23. ýThe main tact& in the case appear to b. these «Sorne 1,500 Canadians ai Yugoslav extrac- tion and other Yugoslavs resident here for same time, applied for visas ta go back ta Yugosîavla. They were granted permission t'a do so0 with these further concessions. They are permltted ta take np ta $2,000,000 back wlth them, with li- cividuals permitted ta take a linuitoai f25,000, plus goods and effects and further ta purchase Canadian manufactures up ta $345,918 ta take back and set up in business la Uic homeland. They are on thein way' having sccured theii own passage. They celebrated this benign Canadian ges- turc by holding a dinner li Montreal where thcy sang the Red Flag and rase ta give the comn- munist salute wlth chosed fists. They wvere galng home, as they said-,ta enjay the great social and security benefits mode possible. sinceà the advcnt oi the Russo-Yugo Communist regime to thein wartarn homeland. Enough af Canada, but those wlth Canadian visas were careful ta have them in order. People are bcginning ta won- den if this is another communist acheme ta cdu- cate the convents abroad and later have themn infiltrate back ta Canada and punsue revised propaganda. At any rate the present policy is emigration. not immigration. Deaths Prom m ncr IItl la th e perlod 1925-199>5' he nuniber ai Can- adians dyàng from camexr reach.d -thc amazing total of 232,M8. The number dying li 1925 was 7,153 and i 1945 it was 14,439 or more than double lI twe decadea. This ls only anc ai Uic increasingly fatal Illnesses that' are decim#ting our population.- These deatha. alone are far outstrippixig aur morlbund immigration policy if It -cmxi be'. calléd a policy. . ut more amazing stil is Uic govèrnnient's indifferecéceta Uic ques- tion 4f the contrai and cure af cancer.. On May 291;;147, in Uic Hause of Commons, the Minister qfiNatiqail Health and Welf are was asked what sun» a had' beétiapptoprlated ta assiat Uic Na- libnal Reséarets Council ta combat this disease. It was discloséïd that ince 1935, in sevexi ai the ftollowing years not one dollar had been 6voted. In tact Uic total spent lan.over 10 years was $4,346.50, ranglng tram a 10w ai $342 for "942 ta $2,072.50- li 1945. That was Uic record ai Uic governrncnt whlch *as constantly lm- plored by an M.P. 'who 'has since dled ai can- çer, to- do, something ta attack this scourge. Pressed by Uic Opposition ta follow Uirougbi, a conierenc e was ealied'li January, 1947, which resulted la establishment-oi Uic Cancer Institute of Canada. It will deal with Uic prabiens ai coordlnatlng research on à national scale. Hence It wilI be seen that.constant pressure. has ta be exerted an the government' ta get action. The next Uiing was' ta get funds. Sa the leader ofitUic'apposition, John Bnacken, joined wlth Prime Minlser King la a motion ta aîppeal ta theX.ing George V Cancer Fund for assistance. The result vas a grant ai $450,000 on a tbree-year basis ta bèlp finance the In- stitute. Sa at long last the people of Canada will be happy ta leara -that a way bas been tound to take the first steps la. relief ai Uic growing numbers under sentence irom this .dread disease. It is a beginning but still short ai millions needed for this work. ARTICLE il Continuing the debate on immigration, John Bracken, leader of the officiai opposition, brought the question down to the simple proposition ai whether Canada should continue ex- portlng faod on credit ta millions abroador adopt a polcy aif brlnging la acceptable immigrants ta expand production and markets at home. For at present three Canadiens out of cvery eight depend on warld trade for a llvelihood. TRADE AND HUMANITT We arc a thinly populated land, rich in resaurces and' food production possibilities, while thlckly papulated lands out- side arc short ai food. We are trylng ta feed 'a hungry world outslde and doing practically nothing ta weloome fine, potentiai citizens tao ur shores and the government secms fearful ai taking a lead in this matter. It is nat onhy a matter af trade but ai humanity. NATIONAL POLICY Mr. Bracken went on: "What we need is a national palicy' setting a goal for steady admission ai selccted people in- a way not ta conflict with domestic employment., We thus wauld not be.s0 dependent on outside markets and would better serve bath ourselves and the, outside worid." He uigcd the government' wlthout dehay toa accept the principle as stated and work ota, detailed policy. STANDING STILL Other speakers ai the officiai opposition pointed aut other important factors in this question before P~rime Minister King made his carefully worded statement. It was shown that ln the two years following war the Canadian government was fail- ing away behind other cauntries ln the matter. of selecting Immi- grants from Britain and Europe. In tact we are practically stand- ing still whilc other commonwealth countries and South America are extremely active. . OVERN'MENT POLIOT Announcing the government's l'nmngration policy on May 1, 1946, Prime Minister King agreed wlth the Bracken thesis and suggested a two-phase approach ta the question: (a) a short tcrmn plan ta bring in as rnany as can be absorbcd immcdiately, (b) a long-term plan on a selective basis, But he set no figure in either case. Even immediate entry was llilited ta wives and relatives and this taxed the limited inspection service overseas. LACK SHIPPING SPACE Mr. King declarcd that lack of sbipplng space was the cantinuing handicap ln effecting his policy. ,Sa the whale m~at- ter was left at that for the tume being. It was poor consolation for Canadian farmers iaced with the most seriaus labor short- age in history and tens ai thousands overseas axious ta corne aut here ta work on the land. It willi be told later how Industry is enterlng into immigration ln the absence of goverament ac- tion. GAIN FOR OTHERS Lack of shipping was challenged by the opposition. It was pointed out that other dominions, particularly Australla, were chartering whale ships and are rlght now getting the creara oi the immigrants in Britain and Europe. It in begnling toa p- pear that this excuse oi lack ai shipping ls Just another Instance. ai goverament apathy. Sa it appears ta averworked f armera almost at the limit of their physical endurance. The story wvill be continued next week. N THE DIM ANODDISTANT PASI TWENTT-FIVE YEAIS AGO May 25, 1922 Sans oi England Ladgc uxider Worthy President W. J. Berry march ta Disciple Church and en- jay a service by Rev. L. E. Za- vltz, and salas by Mns. J. B. Neale. White Shicld Club had a suc- cesaful meeting with musical num- bers by Mr&. T. W. Cawker, Mns. J. B. Neale, Miss Leona Quinn and Reid Peara. Mns. H. W. Burke and W. B. Tapsan played for dancing. Young meni had charge ai Meth- odiat. League pro gram, with John L. Brooks chairmaa. Russell Bragg, R. Evans, A. McKesaock and Wallace Bragg pravided thc program. Miss Hilda Curtis and Mns. W. J. Morrison sang solos at Metho- dst Church service. Weddings include Miss Marion Hicks and Erneit Bruce Gamble, Miss Ilazel Wlcax and Chas. E. Wise. Mrs. J. 'Lake Morden and Mrs. John Spencer ici t for a three- moaths' trip ta Europe. Mn. and Mrs. Thou. Tod attend- cd a reunian ai 35 membens of the Tod farnily la Toronto. Kendal-Frlends of John Mc- Cutcheon, who is not lxi good bealtb, beld a bec and planted bis sprlng's crop. Newtonville - Memoriai tablet was unveiied by Lelut. Col. L. T. McLaughhin. Mr&. T. W. Cawker and Mr. and Mrs. George Camp- bellý sang. at the service. Newcastle-.;-Thou. Allan, Chica- go, Ill., la revisiting the scenes ai his boybood-Miss Eva Grieve la convalescing at the home ai her parents.-Misa Campbell, mission.- ry from Japan, la vlsltiag hon aiter, Mrs. Geo. Hoaey. Solina - Aaniversary services icatured violan music by Norman axid Jesse Van Nat ad choruses by the children trained by 1Mrs. John Baker and Miss Axnle Wil- liamsu, argaxilat. Sales-Miss Ef i.e Rutledge dîr- ected Uiceprograini at Uicanaiver- saIry and £:eille Collucott was or-- gaxiut. Over $75 was doxiated for Sunday Sehool requirementa. Zion-Dr. Wesley Langmaid re- celves congratulations en receiv- ixig his degree at Dental College, Taronta. Part Granby-Mrs. Lucy Wil- son returns for a visît wth Mr. and Mns. Thou. Brown. Cartwnight-Mias L,îlîiPearl Strong becomnes the 'bride aiOs-to" car Melville Grahami. TIhe atten- dants were MissJçssie Hunter and Clarence Graham and Mrs. Leslic Graham phayed the wedding mu- sic. !IFTY YEARS AGO june 2, 1897 Guy Pethick *won a fine bicycle donated by the Massey Harris Bicycle Co. for May 24 cehebra- tion and A. Thompson won a rat- tan rocker for 2-mile race. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Williams Ici t on an extended trip ta Man- itoba. Miss Lottie Brimacombe returns irom a trip ta New Orleans, La. Rev. A. J. Harvey Stnike accu- pied the pulpit at Methodist Church for special services duir- ing Canference Week. Dr. M. J. A. James compheted successfulhy bis course in aentis- try at University oi Peansylvan- ia. R. D. Davidsan and Carl Kent arc in charge ai a bicycle parade open toalah citizens owning bicy- --7. +oý find out how many own bicycles. ,uiman Scott, 75, and Hugh Simpson, 94 died. SP. C. Trebilcock, J.. M. Joncss,, T. E. Higglnbotham and Rev. Cal- eb Parker were a billeting com- rnittee for conference delegates. Hampton-Dr. Jabez H. Elliott wins the Faculty Gold Medal in the graduating class at Toronto University, also the George Brown Memnorial>Scholarship In Medical Science. Orono-S. B. Dobson accepts a position at Niagara Fals and Ro- bert Cooper wlth' a Toronto whalesahc grocery firm.-George Armstrong is lnjured on a meat block scraper ia Rowe's butcher shop. 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