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7M CANADIAN STATESMAN, Bu*MANVILLE, ONTARIO Voie As You Wish But do Your Duiy and Vole Year atter year The Statesman bas seught te use the above hcading in a way te arouse citIzens te their responsibilities in civic attairs. Again we are the only town aleng the line that bas let trhings go by detault in municipal elec- tiens. Te result this yean is the same as last. ed a second nomination had te be cailed ta fi the council siate ton the coming year. It is a paer way te uphoid aur boastcd dernecratic way of lite whieh guarantees treedem and has oniy iately been given a new icase et lite through the sacritices et the youth et this country. Thanks te the sense et duty et tive compara- tively yaung men~ an election will be held Mon- day, Dec. 22, te cheese ameng them for the twe council seats iett vacant through public inditten- ence. They are te be cormcended fer giving op- portunity te the electons te: "Get eut and vote and vote as you wish." A week ago The States- man called for nominations that would assure balance te the ceuncil and suggested that yeung men came torward. They have come torwand. It rernains te determine whcther a balanced rcp- resentatien will ensue. Accepting this as a main issue the electors have the tollewing setup as a guide in their de- cisions: Already elected, Mayor, Goodyear wark- er; Reeve, iandscape gardener; Deputy Reeve, Goodyear worker and president o! local union; Council, an accountant, a iawyen, an industrial tieldman and another Goodyear worker. Rcep- resentation therefore is: Workers (3); local ag- riculture (1); protessional men (2); ticîdman et *ndustry (1); commercial business (0). Neminated are: Goodyear workens (3), In- cludin.g the vice president et the local union; commercial business (2). With two te be elec- ted, The Statesman simpiy re-aftirrns its editer- -al of iast week that businessmen should have * adequate representatien on thec cuncil and two naw otter thernselves for lection. With this sate betere thema the electons have a cheice and .1~ duty. We mereiy emphasizc: "oea o wish, but do yeur duty and vote." -À Period of National Seryice Is Suggested for High School Grads Folewing the suggestion et President Sid- ney Smith, University et Teronto, that High School graduates uxdergo one year ef national service, The Financial Post invited a cross-sec- tien ef opinion amang leaders in the sphenes et educatieri, industry, labor, the military and the professior's. It was interesting ta read their comment which was genenaily favorable to, the idea. It was stated that such training was net necessanfly et a military character but it was net dlean whether the plan Wouid apply oniy te beys or that it shouid appiy nationaily. The main support was in accord with the observations et the hcad ef the Boy Scouts Asso- ciation: That the physical and mental attribut- es under directed co-operative association couid ret tail in developing better citizens, for char- acter, seit-reliance, respect for the rights ot oth- crs and ioyaity te cotintry would naturaily ne- suit tram such training. The thoughttul citi- zens et Canada wiil agree with this conclusion. Only labor reperted that the scheme was ot littie rnipdntance at the time. There is an urge among youth for training ot this kind tor it has been shown for years In 1he desine for annuai outings with the Canadian fdiitia. But ta make the niatter cornpulsory lu eomething cisc. It wouid net be favered on a hational basis with any elernent ot conscription ..n It and would be critlcizcd if girls were in- éluded. On the other hand many point eut that .,-,te state having given childrcn security With the tamiily bonus, youth in turn owes a perlod of service te the state which wouid contnibute greatly ti future security. It bas been a use- tul discussion and ne doubt will be given rnuch mon~re thought. Rural Elecirification Increasing DepniteShortiaes Fatablished 18"4 Wlth whleh in [ucoriiorated The BowmanvMfe'Newu, The Newcaatle Independent, and The Orono News 93 Vests Contlnuous Service te Thse Town ef Bewmanvllle and Durham County. Authorimed as Second Clas Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. A1N INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPEIR Member, O Audit Bureau of CIrculations Z~ Weekly Newppr Cekyneadin Association 8ÜB8CRIPTON RATES $2.50 a Year, strictly In advanee. $3.00 a Year In thse United Stater GEO. W. JAMES. Editor Having necently assembied a number et au- thenticated press neleases on the speeches, state- ments and actions ot prominent Secialists bath in England and Canada we pass theni on ta let the reading public try ta make some sense eut o! the rnedley et Vaices rcpnesented. The oniy observation nccessary is ta nepeat the assertion o! lcading members o! the C.C.P. Socialists that thein panty is prccisely the same as the Social- Ists et Britain who now govcrn that country: Foreign Ministen Bevin: "Hope for the ne- cavery of the- devastated countnies et Western Europe rests on the friendship and co-openation of England and Amenica and the generous econ- omic plans they now set in motion." Sir Stafford Cripps: (Announcing a new Imperialism) "We mnust exploit our colonies ta obtain new sources o! foodstutts and raw ma- teniais. We hope to improve aur position by means o! the Manshall plan or any othen way for the next 3 or 4 years, then atter that wark ou.t aur own solution within the sterling area." (Fine selleut.) Emannuel Shinwchl (Former Attlee Minis- ter) "The impudence et the Tories! They seem te terget we are in power. Wc have got the power and will use it. They are the minority. The laborers are aur !iends, ahi athers den't matten a tinker's cuss." (Demecnacy in action; pattern fan the C.C.F.) Herbent Mennison, Deputy te Attlee: "The govennment mnust net frustrate industnialista. 1 amn wonied about the risks e! dcstroying the vigor and scîf-reliance et private enterpnise." Coldwell and Ce.: "We shall use aur pow- er as a government ta take aven finance and - industny and contrai ail the means o! produc- tien. As for the aged and the blind we demand $5000 a month as a minimum living standard." Douglas, C.C.F. Govt. (Sask.) Following the Dominion legisiation incrcasing old age and blind pensions by $5.00 per rnonth the C.C.F., Sask., withdrew its former supplement and at once snatched back trom 17,000 aged and blnd, $375 per month, the only province te do se. It now seems even $30.00 a meonth is tee much unden the only C.C.P. government in existence. Sa wherc do wc go tram here? We suggest taking a quiet weekend te try te figure eut this jig-saw Puzzle now on dispiay in the Socialist circus tent. respect of rural electrificatien to get the rec- ord clea-. Here are some of the figures. When the IAberals were ln power and better supplies available ln 1943, only 44 miles of new rural lunes were built servlng 2,025 new customers. Drew then went in and commenced building against talling supplies of materials and labor. In 1944, no less than 926 miles were added serv- ing 10,292 new rural custorners. In 1946, with turther shortages, 1,397'miles were added bring- ing 18,230 new country cansumers. Few can dispute that this is a great record, the tacts of whlch are weil knawn te ail public pretenders seeking patronage by risrepresentatio- Rule Britannia Britons Neyer To be Slaves That we have corne to a new world erder as foretoid by Prime Minister King is ne more strikingly shown thari in the contemplation et sorne of the aid, nationalistic sangs proudiy chanted betore science srnashed their meaning. Less than three decades ago wc rallied te the reality of the tirnes ta chant: "Rule Britannia, Britannia Ruies the Waves." The late war and tbe atornic bomb has scored this tramn the rec- ord. Less than threc years ago we could stili dlaimi with assurance that: "Britons Neyer Shahl be Slaves." But this, toa, has taken on a dis- cordant note by the voluntary subrnission ta Se- cialist regimentation. Týoday, Lincoln would have to revise his dlaimi that "No nation can re- main half slave and hait free." Deutchland Uber Ailes died in the gas chamber and La Marseillase is now spiashed with red. Sa it appears we shall have ta write some new words ta aid rnusic. The Eagie stili screaxns and with sorne indecision we stili quaver: "O Canada We Stand on Guard For Thee." We have stili ta give more effect ta the wish. But by and large, new order or aid order, there re- mains one all-enduring, ail-time iallying theme, agelesa' and changeiess, that we and ail nations respect,wc'God Save The King." 1 Back to the Bow and Arrow or Forging Ahead in Reverse Just reccntiy Harold Guiiy, Public Relations Director for Silverwood Dainies, spoke at the Bowmanville Rotary Club an the subject quot- cd above. It was net a political discourse save as one ceuld read betwecn the uines. But with sugar-coated humer and ciaquence he set his audience thinking whether in aur jumbled ex- istence taday we are reaiiy making sound pro- gress. He insisted we could benetit much by back-tracking a bit te recapture some et spirit and individuaiisrn ot aur pioncer toretathers. He chose a spectacular titie and gat his message across. Are Nve farging ahcad in reverse? Mn. King's opinion as expnessed in the Speech tram the Thnone was: "Canada continues ta enjoy gener- al prospeity-but, complications, lirnit Canada's capacity te render furthen econornic assistance t' other cauntries-yet, aur future well-being depends on revival a! wanid trade." Mn. Guliy appears net wide et the mark in believing we are indeed making pregrcss crab-tashion and are staggcning considerably in the process. On the home front Dun's Bulletins continm we are jeited into reverse by the government's geanshitt. Dun's, Nov. 29: Months business failunes 1946, (22), 1947 (43). Their repart Dcc. 6: Failures 1946 (21), 1947, (47) and the Dec. 10 report, tailures, 1946 (21) 1947 (39). Making a total et amall business sent te .the wail in threc months: 1946 (64), 1947 (129) or aimest pre- ciseiy 100 pen cent in reverse. We thank Mn. Guliy fer suggesting we look up these reports ta show our "unprecendented pnosperity." Medley of Voices in Socialisi Circus Teni There is se much'controversial discussion today concenning the distribution o! weath in Canada, that many thinkîng people must wonden what the tacts actually are. In a recent book by David Lew- is and Frank Scott, called "Make This Your Canada," the authons say: "Who owns Canada? A tew monopolists and their benchmen- net the eleven and anc-bal! mil- lion Canadians." Their answen is net substantiatcd by pertinent tacts. On the contrary, official statistics and othen neliabie in- formation dctiniteiy indicate that we ail own Canada ta a much greater extent than is generaily recognized. Income Do Canadians, realize that six- sevenths et 'total incarne payments te ail individuals in Canada anc paid' in wages and salaries ta cm- ployccs, in living aliowances and other 1'labon payments, in with- drawais ot farmers, doctors, store- keepers and others working for themselves? The nemaining one- scventh is paid te millions et Can- adians thnough bond interest, stock dividends, rentais, pensions, interest on savings deposits, in- surance policies, and other invest- ment incarne. Do Canadians realize that the aggrcgate et ail individuai in- carnes et $10,000 on more in Can- ada, even before taxes, is less than 6 per cent of total incarne pay- ments ta individuals? Property Do Canadians realize.that aven bai! et ail households in Canada live in homes which thcy them- selves awn, and that mater cars, radies and ail kindq ef personal pnepenty and. cenveniences arc more widely owned Uian any- whene else in the world, with the exception et the United States? Do Canadians realize that own- ens et bonds and stocks are widely distributed thnoughout Canada, and that each et the millions o! Canadian holders et a bank ac- ceunt or an insurance policy is es- sentialiy a "capitalist?" Management Do Canadians realize that lange numbers et exceptionaiiy able and cxperienced men and wemen guide and supervise business op- eratiens in Canada; that they are responsible te ail the people who are customers; that they are also nesponsible ta millions et Cana- dians who are direct and indirect owncns of bonds and stocks in thein companies? Do Canadians realize that the vast majanity ot businesses in Ca- nada have ycars et boss as wel as years ot profit, that their aven- age profits are modenate, and that fair competition is the general practice unden which they open- ate? Living Do Canadians realize that pon housing, malnutrition and pover- ty chantenize sections of the popu- lation in every country ot the wonld; that these conditions exist wherc sociaiism, !ascism and eth- en torms of government regimen- tatian have been tried; that they can best be remedied within Uic basic framework ef aur present system? Do Canadians nealize that social- ismn is net the kind et expenîment thcy can try eut with the idea et cjianging back again if it does net wonk? The expeiment would jeopardize and could cernpletcly nullity the value ot every bank account, every insurance policy, every bond and share, every piece et pnoperty we now own, large and smail aike. With tallure of the experiment, it is conceivable that any ncwly deviscd form o! gavennmcnt could then restene te us what wc now own, whethen it is large on small? opinion Even it Canadians do reahize such tacts, they are net warrant- ed in adopting a compiacent atti- tude towands aur ecanomic future. Ahi thinking citizens know that many existing abuses must be con- rected and that many construc- tive changes must be made ta en- sure truc econemic progress cern- mensurate with humanitanlan and social needs. There is ittie divergence o! op- ien concerning the airns and ob- jectives a! post-war Canada, but thene is real divergence o! opin- ion conccnning thc methods by which they can be sensibiy, prac- ticaliy anu. pcrrnancntly achievcd. Amid the welter et discontent and unrest which is apparent, let us net hase sight ot the tact that we have a common goal. Facts The bookiet cantains factualIin- formation about weaith and its distribution in Canada. It is bas- ed mainly on official statistics and other publishcd matenial which are avaiuable te anyonc. Because et its concise statistical nature, it is like a handbook. As such, it rnay prove usetul te those who have neither the time nor the ta- cilities te seanch eut these tacts for themselves Article 1 Who Owns Canada? We Ail Own Canada. When the C.C.F. Socialiats pub- lished their propagande bookiet, "Make This Yeur Canada," they raised the question "Who Owns Canada?" and seught devieusiy ta prove that this country is control.. led by a small coterie of capital- ists. This challenge was taken up by Alice Wiliard Turner, M.A. Ph.D., one o! Canada's outstanding ecen- omists, who, on hen own initia- tive as a pivate citizen, complete- iy re!uted the C.C.F. dlaim in ber book, "We Ail Own Canada. ' As a matter o! public enlighten- ment The Statesman begins in this issue a senies o! articles which arc taken directly tromn the book "Wc AU Own Canada." Misa Turner bas kindly given us permission te reprint these articles for thc bene- fit o! eur readers. Unfortunately we cannat produce the chants faund in the book. Infroductlpn There can be ne dispyute about this; Uic tacts are right before eveny individual tarmen and wage canner. When'incarne is thus mortgaged and resgrvcs vanishing the clain< a! high pros- penity becomes just s0 much noise. The sarne thing appiies ta twe other sections o! the population, the white coliar class and business and industry. If any white cohiar canner feels pros- perous it would be a surprise ta hear about it. BUSINESS FAIELURES Facts reganding business at the moment arc discloscd in Dun's Reports which show business tailunes 100 per cent greater than hast ycar. And profits tnom industry, like tarmn incarne, anc being plowed right back inta plant and cquipmcnt. At the same time gevennment policies have industry in greater con- fusion than fan a long time past. In these circumstances it can scarcciy be argued that this is a presperous condtiion. LARGER PICTURE Now having stated the general positien'that bears upon tour distinct elementa in aur economy what about the evenal situation in respect et trade which the government dlaims is the blood stneam ef Uic nation? Having made hong-term food contracta ,vith Bnitain and loaned ber a billion and a quarter dollars ta buy tram us at less than world pnices we have !aiied largely in supply and Bitain is eut a! dollars. t . OUT OF DOLLARS At thc same time we have bougbt tram Uic U.S.A. until we arç about $900 million in the hole this year and the goen- ment now gees te New York on bended kncc ta bcg a boan o! $300 millions for wc, tee, are short o! dollars. Today British delegates are in Ottawa seeking te bcg off tram taking mucb food contract- cd ton bd'cause o! shartage et dollars. Hence the biood stneam et trade is flowing more siowly. TRADE HANDICAPPED New agreements rccently made with the U.S.A. open thein markets te Canadian farmers for bec!, wheat and other products but government embargoes still hold against even higher quotas. Increased trade is invitcd but effectiveiy blockcd by Uic govcnnment and tarmers are lctt holding Uic bag. Britain is short o! dollars, Canada is short et dollars, trade is in a stnaight-jacket. Can ahl these cumulative -things be called pros- perity? Ail things whatsoeven ye would 15 te 20 below zero wcathen that men shouid de o tayeuoy presents little difficulty ta modern NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 10 Recent discussion in this colurnn has sought to show that government proppganda is wrong and the Speech from the Throne was wrong in claiming that Canadians are enjoying great prasperity. We have deait with two great sections of the popula- tion, farmers and wage earners, to show their present position to be far from prosperous. Let us go a littie tarther ta get the record clear. INCOME SAPPED Evcryonc admits that tarin incarne, wage incarne and profits tram industry are at record levels. But tarmers them- selves deciare that ail their savings and more will be eaten up before farm ecjuipment and tertility has been restorcd. It has been shown, too, that purchasing power of wages is down 33 per cent today tram pre-war due ta high taxes and living casts. WHITE COLLAR CLASS TRURSDAY, DEC. 101h, 1947 The use of diesel power in regu- lar passenger service was pioncer- ed on the Northi Americari con- tinent by the Canadian National Rallways In 1925. Electric Motors 1/4 h.p. Delco Electric Motors, suitable for woodshop, pumps or home use, each $19-00 1/3 h.p. General Electric Molors $22.35 1/2 h.p. Electric Motors, baîl bearings, $55 Higgon Electric Your General Electrie Applianco Dealer 42 Ring St. ý Phone 438 even se ta them.-Matthcw 7:12. 1 airciaft. _____________________________ SEE. . HEAR.Çfl5PRE THE 'Sec and hear it 'a nd you'll know-whyi the "Harmony" is breakinq ail sales records'i in Westinghouse radio history. A peppy,¶ true-toned . 5-tube , superheterodyne with1 automatic volume control, lightcd lucite' dial, attached antenna ..0. and a moder,1 smartiy-stled plastic cabinet, trimmed in vour choice of four beautiful pastel colore, Turquoise Blue . Cardinal, Red ,eý " Nile Green *. Fawn - A wonderful gift for anyone! Thc perfect 1 personal radide" a Air Borne Immigrante Are Join.d by Familles At thge Red Cross ReceptiQn Centre ln thc Toronto Union Station this mornlng cveryone ofka e Christmas-truc it is still threc wecks avray, but ton the !amiiy groups whe piled ef! trains this morning it was Christ- mas aineady. Ncwcomers - thel wives and babies -had tnavellcd by boat from Britain te. rejoin husbands who came bene montha aga as air benne immigrants. It was the one thought uppermost ini the rninds o! ail that they should be togethen for the great day. Young husbands arnivcd wlth1 the first crack of dawn to meet the seven-titteen train - thcy were gathered in littie groups cxchang- ing stonies about their bright two year oid and cemparing pictures. Most ef the young men bad been nere less than tour months-in aimast every case they had jobs and a place te live and were tickl- cd ta death withCanada and Can-, adians. There was anc lad just a little more anxieus than the rest-he! wasn't oniy waiting ta sec Utce wiae ana his one youngster agcd four-but he hadn't seen the baby who had been born in Engiand just a rnonth atter the father lft ton Canada. The wee tet was bnought in by a Red Cross worken and the proud daddy was lest for wonds. Then thene wcre the Lam- bents who revensed the arriving ini Canada situation-instead of hub- by coming first bis wife made the break. She anived in Octobe- secuned a job and a hoke and everything was feady and waiting when he arrived. She said she cauld neyer thank the Red CrossI ton their assistance. elel eeb 0 R W(estin. Jlouseý 1 PAar TWO