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PAGE TWO TEE CANADIAN STA*SMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTAR!O THURSDAY. MARCE 4ti~. 1941 Etablishod 1854 with which is incorport.d The Bowmnvi News, The Newcastle Independent and The Orono News 93 Yecrs' Confinuous Service to the Town 01 Bowmanville and Durham County Authaniz.d as Second Closs Mail. Post Office Deportment, Ottawa ANV INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Member Audit Bureau ci Circultions Conodion Weekly Newapopers Assocititon SUBSCRIPTION RATES $2.50 a Year' strictly in advance $3.00 a year in the United States pubtîshed by THE JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Bowmanville, Ontario GEO. W. JAMES, Editor New Challenges Faced by United Nations Three events last week have added ta the f ear of the cammon man that the United Nations is beinq forced down the same path os the oid Lectgue that blundered ia existence after the first world war. First, the United States beqan the retreat from Palestine and bas token a new tack on the question af partition since force was nat provided for the Security Council ta bock up the decirion. Second, the Communists have tak- en comrolete control af Czechoslovakia. Finally, Stalin, in his own harndwriting, has served notice an Finland ta cither stcrve or submit ta totali- tarian contrai. These are the resuits of a woefui speil of inaction and drif t quite in common with Hitler appecteement. In the case ai Czechoslovakia where the ma- jarity of the people stili cherish the democracy of Masaryk and Benes, the rattie ai Russfian bayanets forced the latter ta bow ta the com- munist minarity. Observers did flot failta no- tice that a weighty section ai the Socialist Pcarty joined the Communiste in this blackout ai free- dam. Now armed guards at key points force the edict that a free press and free radio are finished and the Hitler pattern ai educating childrcn ta embrace cammunismn takes the form af mounting a picture ai Stalin in every school. What free peopies need ta learn is that Rus- sia uses the United Nations setup ta further her plans for communist imperialism. Every weak- ness af the democracies ie seized upon ta ad- vance her aime. Inaction an the Marshall Plan, ineffective wordy proteste, retreats from stated positions. have simply invited Russia ta procesd with confidence and she gets away with it. What free peoples iack is the development ai individual consciausaes as ta where this trend definitely leads. The stage is being set for a universal war ai liberatian. But demacratic lead- ers cannat act firrnly or effectively on peaceful lines without the farce ai an informed and resa- lute public opinion. The Press Commended By Supreme Court Justice "A frec press is the greateet instrument available for defending freedom in ibis world; il pute wl4thin the rcach o! everyone the inepir- Ing principles ai holy writ and bas a terlihfc res- ponsibility which is generally prudently and wiseiy discharged." These words were credited ta Justice J. K. Mackay when ha addretsed a jury in o Supreme Court case in Cornwall lasi week. It is refresbing and encouraging ta mcm- bers af the 'fourtb estate" ta read ibis opinion cf an eminent member ai the Canadian Judiciary. We commend it ta public attention at ibis ime whEn the freedom ai the press te subjected toaa blookout in many countries alling under total- itarian rule. Mr. Justice Mackay had bebore him in Corn- wal o case in which the Cornwall Daily Stan- dard Freeholder was being sued for S5,000 dam- ages far alieged deiamotion ai character aris- ing irom o newe repart of a court case in which the defendant was convicted an two charges ai ossouit. In hie address ta the jury Justice Mac- kay obeerved that the article was a justifiable repart ai a judiciai proceeding and nol anc iota af malice was indicated. Then aller tating hie conception af the ireedom of the press the jury d ismissed the case in short order. It will not be amies once again la caîl at- tention ta the duties devolving*upon o publieber and editor. The public te entitled 'ta and ex- pecte loir press reporte ai the news rom day ta day. Trained reporters generally adbere bo traight facte which came under review ai Ihe editor before publication. Hie job is ta check againet any unfoir represenlatiDn and toaovoid libel or lander. On the other bond he reserves the right ai editoriai comment on any quùcstion with carefiul observance thal comment shoUl be frce from libel or lander. As Justice Mackcy observes, this course is 'generally prudently a nd wisely discharged."' The legilimate press al- waye adheres ta these rules. Farmers Protest Action Of Milk Distributors Recent press reports disclose Ihat some 300 doiry formers in the Landon area have regietered strong prateet againet the alleged action ai milk distributars in sending oui December choques minus the 30c per cwt. increase author- ized by the Milk Cantrol Board when il granled an increase n the whole milk price to milk pro- duccirs. The formera dlaim that tbey arc an- titted ta, the authorized price ai $3.90 par cwl. and their cheques pald off at only $3.60. The distributars an the other bond claim that they didnt sign the bargaining agreemient and therefore do nat fbcd bound by ils provisions. It appears that a test will be mode ai the legality ai the Boards order. Whetber this is an isoloted case bas yet ta be disclosed. But it indicates that there are still difilculties ta bc mcl and overcame in the milk business which con and should be overcome at the eorliest passible maoment. nations ai the world ai the United Nations cannai jucceed in making a peaceful world unlese tbey have the understanding, tbe guidance and the sunport ai every mon and woman in the world. Observations and Opinions The man who counte-It le not the Critic who counte: not the mon who points out bow the stronq mon stumbles, or wbere the doer ai deeds could have donc better. The credit belongs ta the mon who ls actually in the rena- whose face is marred by dust and sweat and býqod: who surives valiantly, who erre and cames short aqoin and again because there is no effort witb- out error and shortcaming: who does actually strive ta do the deede: who knows the greal en- thusiasim, the great devotions, spends himseelfi n a worthy cause.-Teodore Roosevelt. Save These Children. Action Needed Now to Assist Tourist Trade According to informed sources the annual expenditures ai tourists in Canada now rate as the second largeet source ai ready cash in the national income. This money. mostly irom the U.S.A., is said ta range around 300 million dol- lars a year. Subtracting what is spent by Can- adians as touris in the U.S.A., the balance te a buge sum af U.S.A. dollars in favor ai Can- ada. The motter con be checked pretty accuir- ately through the records at ports ai entry. This increment ta the national income has been ac- cepted s0 casually that there bas been too littie public appreciation ai its incidence and its po- tentiais. Henice too little bas been donc con- certedly ta expand the trade. Climate. ecenary. hunting and fishing. are the basic attractions that win these needed dol- lars. They are sold over and over agoin and still remain the continuing lure. Governments spend moderate sums ta advertise these features ini American magazines. But the touriste them- selves are the effective advertisers for they re- turn again and again and bring new friende with them. But no motter what gavernmente do. il is still up to Canadians as individuole ta encourage this great movement. We are judged. objectively. in the way we extend friendship and services. And it is in the motter ai services where we bave shown the greatesi failure. Food and lodging are the important considerations among tourists wiîh ready moncy ta spend. For 100 pmony establishments in Iis field need ta be jacked up ta provide the standards that prevail acrcss the line. Inattention in this respDect is the prime cause ai the adverse opinions ai Canadian bospitality heard among U.S.A. touriste. It s bad business and poor maraIs ta seek qaick profits with poor service. Sa with spring ap- proacbing and State licence plates alrcadv ap- pearing on aur higbways. it us time for service establisbments ta brighten up bath their prem- isas and policies. Liberal Federation Off ers Peculiar Programme There bas heen much unfavorable comment amonq people who bave received copies ai the formai resolutions passed by the Advisory Council ai the National Liberal Federation at ite recent session in Ottowa. As the -recognized agency ai the Liberal Porty in Canata which recommends policy for Liberal leaders, the Ad- visory Council appears ta be away off the beam. Page aiter page and point by point it touches on matters assumed ta be in the national intereet, but bas compietely forgotten agriculture. the ish- ing industry and the probieme ai labor. The document starts with a resolution ai loyalty ta Prime Minister King, wbo several times bas announced bis intention not ta run again. Then il deals with ioreign policy. na- tional defence, immigration, national unity, 'fiscal policy, taxation, veterans' pensions. social secur- ity and so forth. But bar tbree quartere ai the population comprised ai armers, fishermen and laoa. there is o curiaus silence. This gap te so glaring that it leade ta the conclusion that the part71y and the qavernment are little interasted in the welfcrre ai these great contributors ta the national income. It is said that the Advisory Council deliher- ated far three weeks over ils proposais and il con only be assumed that its members did not include a single representative from the ranks ai agriculture. fisheries or labor. An even more amazing lapse was evidenced un Point 1l. which incorporated the astoundinq declaration that: "The proposition that governiment or bureaucra- tic contrai may hecome neceesary ta correct in- justice. abolish abuse or overcome o crisis." To mosi Liberals this te rank heresy and indicts the present regime as pure socialiste. This autbenticated document bas undoubt- ediy turned mnany eyes ta read once again the basic policies proclaimed by John Bracken, na- tional leader ai the Progressive Conservative Party. He said: "Our first task will be ta rescue agriculture irom ils inferior position in the na- tional econamy and restore equity toalal prim- ary producere.' whicb include fisheries and lobor. And in challenging bureaucracy, he said: "The state muet become the servant of the people, not their mo.ster." Sa il would oppear that the obviaus gaps in the Liberai piatform have directed attention ta the comprehensive Dear Editor: What's happening in this towv When the town councit passes a b * -law wic orders that ail dngs be tied up fromn April 1 ta Octo- bcr 15, it w.ould appear that they might have something better ta do with their time. Perhaps the worthy members havent known the joy ai owning a dog. And pex-hape they haven't expexienced or. at ieast, dont ap- preciate the companionship of "man's bast friend." Would they banish the picture of a -barefoot boy walking down the strcet ta hie favorite swimming hale with his 'test friend running by hie side? Have they no heart for the love af a friendly animai? Surely, in the twentieth cen- tury,, with wars and rumors ai war ringing in aur ears, we COUld be allawed this simple concession that biiîe joy toalal loyers of dags. Tu tie a dog, especially during the heat of summer, and at the height ai hie simple life w'hen every day te play day, je nothing short of inhuman crueity. It would be interesting ta note if those proposing and supporting such a rnaya have ever had the opportunity ai experiencing what the friendly companionship af a dog can do for a boy. If you tic up bis dog in the summertime, .Nou tic uip the hoy's heart with ihim.' Lcgislation ai this nature ec- liocs wiih the sound af totalitar- ianismi. Surely the intelligent ria- ture-loving citizens ai aur town wviil not stand idiy by and sec such simple privileges bcing usurped by the seiiish and unthinking te%\. If such a b'-lIaw is ta stand. the voices af disapproval will Sounid ini unison. and most assur- edlv a, the next election. I appeal ta the dog-lovcrs ai Bowmanville ta raise their voices n( w, and repeal this ridiculous legisilation which the members ai i aur town çunin have put iarth. j A dog lover and taxpaý er Letter Carriers Now Deliver Mail in Port Hope Taking a lead from Cobourg which has pressed the need for carrier mail delivery for some time, the town of Port Hope started ite carrier system on Mon- day. Classes have been carried on recently ta qualify the 6 menj ta be employed. Meantime, house- hoiders have been warned ta se- cure numbers for their homes which may be readily seen fram the sidewalk. It ie understood that there will be delivery bath mornings and afternoons while the wickets will remain open at the Post Office for general delivery and' other postal business. Bowmanville, having already taken the expense of numbering homes and has a much lese hillY terrain than Port Hope, is expected ta investigate the scheme as it formerl.N investi- gated Port Hopes experience with parking meters. Ofail the staple foods, rnilk has sbown almost the least increase in co-t. According to govern- ment figures the index for rnilk on January 2nd, stood at 1i 5.1 against an average of 182.2 for ail foods. The price of milk is established b), negotiation and consideration is TIME FOR DECISION NEW SERIES, ARTICLE 21 Manitoba, under Premier John Bracken, became a proving graund for a new conception of public responsibilities by a vig- araus leader endowed with unusual abilities. Drafted as Premier by Manitoba farmers called ta form a gavernment ai ter obtaining a plurality ai seats in the Legisiature, he taok office on August 8, 1922. and remained undefeated untîl he resigned, voluntarily, on January 14, 1943. MINORITY POSITION Whot the Canadian public bas not been told, in a way ta emphasize its significance, is that at no time, during this 21 years ai undebeated administration, did Bracken have a single- party majority in the House. This was quite a cantrast ta the Do- minion governrnent where the Prime Minister commands a large, sulent array ai back-benchers sworn ta allegiance ta bock every meosure ta retoin power. PUBLIC CONFIDENCE Haw was it possible for a single leader, always at the head ai a minority. ta hold public confidence for so long? This question should be ai great interest ta the Canadian electarate naw that Bracken is the national leader ai the Progressive Con- servative Party which will contend oqainst the present Liberal regime in the approaching Dominion electian. How did Bracken manage Manitaba's affaire ta the satisfaction ai generai public opinion? PERSONAL CHARACTER It must be accepted at once that he was endowed with unusual capocities. Sterling character, personal driving force, unusual capacity ta compromise, sirict honesty, complete fair- nese, refusai ta say ane thing and mean onother and forthriqht adherence ta tpam-work: theze were the key characteristice ihat beld the allegiance af the people and other parties in the Legis- lature ta Brackens Progressive palicies. NEW SETTLERS Wbat was the general setup in Manitoba when Bracken became Premier? The province entered Confederation in 1870 and subsequent immigration brought in large sections ai foreign- born settlers. Bath in Winnipeg, then the third largest city in Canad.as well as in rural'districts, the Dosition becaime one that invited the risc ai other parties. Eventuolly ihey elected represen- tatives ta the legislature. MANY PARTIES In time the representation in the House includod Liber- ais, Conservatives. Farmers, C.C.F.. Social Credit, Communisis and Independents af variaus shcdes. It is readily seen, there- fore, how Bracken came bock ta the legisiature iallawing general elections in. a minority position. But bis leadership os Premier was seldomn challenged. Out ai this mediey he effected bv sound compromjse a continuing, Progressive administration fox aimost 21 years. SOUND COMPROMISE The position he taok may be'described as iollows: Caîl- ing oa conference ai the various leaders he suggested ta them that each member of the House was elected ta promote the best intereste of the province. The uniform resuit was an effective agreement or coalition which carried the legislation cither devised or endorsed by the Premier. That is generally the kind ai leader- ship Bracken gave ta sound goverfiment in the province ai Man- itoba. Rae J,îrven to the producer, distribu- tor and the consumer. T'hus it j, also a stable price that does not fluctuate frorn da), to day. Miik is nature's most nearly per. fect food. Today, it je the most economical food you can buy. PHONE 444 FOR DELIVERY King gSi.W. Bowmanville Headquarîera Carter Family Tea Rooms, 25 King St. E. Phone 855 HEAR "Queen's Park Report No. 7" by PREMIER GEORGE DREW "THE DEPARTMENT 0F LABOUR LOOKS AHEAD" FRIDAY, NARCH 51h CFRB 860 8:00P.iu. TABLE OF FOOD COSTS BASED -ON FIGURES SUPPLIED BY DOMINION BUREAU 0F STATISTICS Index Number Index Number lAuq. lt, 1939 Jcsn.2nd,1949 Sirloin Beef 110.7 202.1 iloon97.4 190.6 Grade A Eggs 91.5 170.8 7ototoes 126.4 232.0 oanned Tomotoes 91.3 233.3 _ugor ____ 101.6 151.6 Averog e Food Prices 99.3 182.2- 100.0 154.1 C4. ~ Da iry Bowmanville -g Bi?û Crss Sprt à-es incide: BlImd TraÎnsfusion, Olpot JHom- pulai. Aid Io Sjck and Disabled Veterans, 'Ireaiment for Cripplcd Children, Disasutc Relief, Nutrition Services, Home Nursing Courses, .Swinming and Wate Sa! ety, etc. The ircork uof iii i e flrq. ends ... Give fenerouslg te the CANADL4N RED CRON8 1 THE CANADIAN STA*SMAN, BOWMANVMLE, ONTAPJO PAGE TWO TRURSDAY. MARCH 4th. 1948 - 1 Glen