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~AETWECLYE THE TOP SERLF (By Benjamin Beveridge) Thie Great Experiment We hang up garlands every- If i wer posiblefor s ~ where, If i wee pssibe fr u toAnd bid the tapers twinkle fair, look inta each ather's hearts at And feast and frolic-and then Christmas time we would prob- eg ably see ail the friendly emo a- Wto tes50od ie tions and frustrated gaodwiil of Bak ate ai adle human kind, because there la noa again.oldg time like Christmas ta remind Bt -SeeryuareCooli us that we are ail involved in wnBu whesn ever yo tt this great experiment of civil- dondr es~, whateve you hnk emr ization, and that we ail need doewhatver yl ou thek, riset each other. Everyone bas bis onibeCrbaitas kee the Cris thaughts. however, and In hitawntyu thaught that an the very ege af this Christmas it might be inter- T ' esting ta investigate the philoso- The nussian Engmna phy of the occasion and recali same of the things the great yLwsMlia minds of the world have said By Loewiass illigan v abou it.country has the kind of goverfi- Although Christmas is per- ment it deserves. That is toa haps fia less sacred than it once sweeping and taa cruel a state- was, it has become a dreadful ment. But, generally speaking, rush, a conglameration of sales it is quite true that the people girls with tired feet, a frantic of mast civilized countries event- rush ta meet the postal dead- uaily get the kind of goverfi- lines, a time when many of us ment best suited ta their tradi- bemoan deflated packet books, tional characteristies. Russia is when we look forward to.gaing a striking exampie, for although home for the family reunion, a that country has had a revalu- time oi church services and car- tionary change af gavernment ols, ai Bing Crosby and Silent in the last thirty years, the Niglit, when the spirit af char- change bas been more nominal ity leaves a flush 4on Tiny Tim than real. This was pointed out and Ebenezer Scraoge alike. three years ago by Edward "The chief charm ai Christ- Crankshaw in a B.B.C. braad- mas," wrate Arthur Reed Kimi- cast an "The Meaning ai Rus- baIl, "is its simplicity. It is a sian Absolutism," which has festival that appeais ta every- been reproduced in a symposium one, because everyone under- on "Living Opinion." Mr. Crapk- stands it." Dickens caught the shaw is a well known autharity spirit when he said:- "I will on Russia, having lived there honar Chri.stmas in my heart1 before the revolution and under and try ta keep it ail the year. the present regime. ,And Washington Irving spoke LftohmeteRusa for mast ai us when he said: "I -"Left tanainis, the lRsa lave this day weii kept by rlch 12 on nrhs,"dcae and poor: it is a great thing ta Mr. Crankshaw. "He detests al haveonedayin he ear, at government and everything ta baestowenayoun are srey do with it. And yet in the past feeling welcome wherever yau with the Tsar and today with go, and of having, as it were', Stalin he invariably finds him- the world ail tlirown opnt self landed with the mast rigid, yoP. centralized and repressive gov- you.ernentin te wrld Wehave A Religions Festival ta ask ourselves why, when wes- The occasion la first ai aIl a tern Europe was thrawing off religiaus festival, and as such the feudal system, Russia was cannot be eut out ai the calen- hugging it mare closely than dar or out af the beart of the ever . .. And why, aiter a suc- world. The winter air rings with cessful revolution, the Russian happy sangs: the Welsh "Deck people, for ail their Socialist the Hall ". Phihips Brooks' "O' achieve ment, today find them- Little Town af Bethlehem", selves living beneath an auto- Wesley's "Hark! The Herald cracy even mare severe than the ~,Angels Sing", and the Luther- one they overthrew." -an's "Sulent Night". But even That reminds one ai Sir Win- Os much as this, it is a cbidren'S stan ChurchillYs description ai lime, with jingle belis and hear- oitRsi sa ncual Sty Nick. iekens again. re- riddle "wrapped up ini an enig- Sait Nck.Dicensagan. e-ma." But Mr. Crankshaw dlaims minds us that it is neyer betterf ta have unwrapped the efligma ta be children than at Christ-, and read the riddie. He says it mas, since it was at Christmas is nat because the Russian peo- that Christ was a child Himself. pie do nat love freedom that they Ciement Moore 'strikes the have last it, but because they iirst chard for the children 'love it tao mucb, ta the point With his: Chit f bloady-mindedness. It is pre- "'Twas the night before hrt-cisely because he (the Russian mas when ail ti" tugh the, peasarit) detests ail government bouse t'ïo a reaurewas ~ 1ot and is an archist, an individual- f;oh ceamue wa ist of the deepest dye, that he Î'hesto.kigs wre -lýtheas a servant ai the State." SmI\ey,With carùk E $ps ~at t. ichb,%aoo The desire for freedom on the ýÏczus.l betherà."one hand, and an the ather the t '~.Brock Chisholm, tbe Can- 'necessity for some sort ai gov- adian who became famnous bath ernment, is nat a dilemma pe- as the director ai the World1 culiar ta the Russians; but it Health Organization and as "the isini the solution ai the dilemma man wbo killed Santa Claus", that the Russians differ from us. once said: "A child who believes Our solution is based an com- in Santa Claus, who really and promise, but the Russians do not literally believes. because his see it that way. They are, says daddy toid him sa, that Santa Mr. Crankshaw, "whole-hog- cames down all the chimneys in gers, absolutists ta a man. And the world on the same night bas anarchy is absolute freedom." had bis thinking ability perman- Since they can't have absolute ently impaired if nat destroy- freedam, they swing ta the atherj ed." extreme and accept absalute Before this, however, Marion control and dictatorship from Harland had written: "Neyer above. "Anq ail this is the rig- denyv the babies their Christmas! idity ai a naturally spontaneaus It is the shining seal set upon a and fluid people who have ta rrca r ai happiness. Let themn be- forge haops ai iran round them- Leve in Santa Claus, or St. Ni- selves or disintegrate altoge- I cholap or Kriss Kringle, gr ther." Wh a eer name the joily Dutch Admittin$taths ayb Saint bears in your religion." an over-simplification ai one And it does seem that this la the aspect ai the Russian nature, spirit in which parents will go Mr. Crankshaw contends that it on hanging up the baby's stock- is an important one in "1trying ing, and for aider youngsters ta make sense ai certain aspects who pretend ta believe in San- ai Russian behavior which bath- ta Claus long aiter they don't. er us a good deal. We are in- Keep Christ i Christmas clined ta put it down ta the gov- The Queen will celebrate ernment or ta the system. And Christmas in New Zealand this up ta a point we may be right." year, but it wiil be a British But he warns that it is wrang Christmas for her, neverthe- ta assume that with a change ai less. It might be prodigiaus for government or a modification ai her ta remember that her fore- the system, or even an apparent fathers were neyer mare irritat- understanding with Soviet lead- eci over a government bill than ers, al aur difficulties would be theywer vr one ssu --bynt n nd. "At haine the C2hristmnas Day is StatHlanDogsJoe breaking wan,aitVarity ll ageDouTaonae They will drink our health atofVrey ilaTrntre dinner, ýhome for Christmas holidays., Those who tell us they love us Mr. and Mrs. Russell Spins Andtoretus nti aothr yarPurpie Hill; Roy and Donald, AndlogetLi utilanthe yarHenry, Oshawa; Mr. and Mrs.' be ganie!" M. McMillan, Rev. Rabt. Wvlie,' And these Christmas thoughts Port Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Ray: bave *their own expianations: Gilbank and children, Black- ,..To me it seems a crime- stock, were guests ai Mr. and Giving folks the lovely presents' J. Wilson. That I got last Christmas tîme Mr. and Mrs. H. Perfect. Mr. --Strickland Gîllilan A. Perfect, Cobourg, visited Mr. "Forget, forgive, for who ma. ln r. .Gbs say i Miss Gladys Maynard. s- ThatChristijias Day may ever 1aw:Mr. T.Gibbs. Osh-lkr a o ; gan"~and iamilv. Bowmanville, withý Hos orguet aain-' Mr. and Mrs. H. Hall. -W. Henry Har . r. and Mrs. J. Gibbs and -We ring the belis and wc Mchal i sited 'Mr. and Mrs. N. the suaaa b Ikel4 Bowmanviile. I~ CA~ADIA1I ~'AT~MAN Mr~wua a mwvw .w . w~u~a -- - -.3 -- .. --a. y w-. aW j Across Canadà With The Weeklies il., Canadiana: Bert Mullen af Walkertan, Ont., bas just receiv- ed a letter written by bis late brother, dated March 13, 1928; point af origin and destination were eight miles apart . . . ta try and stop waves ai vandalism, the chief ai police ai Val d'Or, Que. announces they are gaing ta enforce the curfew law, mak- ing sure hbldren are off the streets aiter eight o'clock li the evening... Michele Pete, Indian guide at Little Fort, B.C., had ta tussie for bis lufe with a wounded buck deer, and was only saved, near ta complete exhaustion, when bis hunting partner arrived and shot the animal . . . The Webtas- kiwin, Alta. Times, points toaa sign forbidding smoking or lai- tering on the post office prem- ises, yet "Neyer bas a rule been ignored s0 widely and consist- ently" . . . At Lachute, Que., three lemons, -ail exceeding one pound in weight bave been cut from a small lemon tree plant- cd by Lem W. Hammond about twa years and a haif ago. The Prince George (BC) Ci- tizens thinks that despite and apart altagether from religiaus sentiments "Christmas" ta des- cnîbe the coming season is - "phoneticaily harsb, crude and meaningless" . . . How aid was in production. Once more with revert gratefully to Iearned to treasure the approach of Christmas, our thoughts those whose goodwill and confidence we have throughout the years. *It is ta these old f riends and customers and our many new ones that we wish to extend our warmest wishes for a cheerful and joyous Christmas. We, the management and staff of the Oshawa Wood Products Ltd., cherish the spirit of Christmas and our fond hope is that your home may be f il led with joy and good cheer and may it abide with you and yours through ail the doys and months to come. OSHAWA WOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED Uptown office 84 Simnca. S., Dim1 5-4442 - Plant Cou rtice, Diol 3-4661 !HUP.SDAY, DEC. -24, 1958 t'ýie duck asks Clarence Scott of dian: "Great size of Canada, Tompkia, Sask.. who shot a plus smail population, makes it banded dtack, the band being impossible for Canada ta have 16 years aid -... On two occa- "perfect Independence" 'from sions at Perth, Ont., the Courier U.S. But Canadians can came a notes, the truck eollecting gar- lot closer ta it by steppmng up bage in one week was set afire inimigration." - by hat ashes . . . at Waterloo, Wingbam, Onf A d va n ce Ont., schaol board meeting, H. Times: "Perbaps there la aniy W. Wagner suggested that some anc answer ta the problem af thought should be given ta the American lady whose hus-" bamb shelters in the schools, band doesn't make enough mon- should do samething more for ey. Whose husband does? . . . civil defence "even if -only for anc could bardiy say that the the psycholaigical eifect af mak- average Canadian suifers inor- ing the peaple aware af the- dinate bardsbips. We may nat danger.". . .,~New Liskeard, Ont., ail have TV and wîde-screened councîl învoked a bal-century movies, but nat tao many of aur aid by-law ta curb destruction marriages are breaking up be- ai the lighting systemn by air cause of it." rifles . . . running wild on the Caiedonia (Ont.) Grand River farm af Herb Illerbrun, conces- Sachem: "The Oxford Dictign- sion 12, Carrick Township, Ont. ary defines weliare as 'satisiac- a boar attacked two horses, bas tory state, health and prasper- now been shipped ta Toronto ity, weil being.' Those wha talk for slaughter. . . ., about the 'Welfare State' are as- At Gananoque, Ont., cod liver suming that the well being oi ail capsules (same'60,000 costs people can best be bandled by a $396) will again be given Link- benevoient government - that later public scbaol students this praviding people with health term, board ai education decid- services, gavernment jobs, hand- ed, but only an written consent outs, is the best way ta look out ai parents . . . At Penticton, B. for their well being. They cauld C., fallowing judgment against be wrang. Is a cbild's weli be-., William Iode for about $24,000 ing best served by making things on a ranch near Oliver, when he easy for him? Or is such a prac- appeared before Judge Calqu- tice more likely ta spoil the haun, acting for himself made child, take the mnetal out ai his reference ta "thieving racke- backbone and make him a weak- teers" took off his coat and hatý ling?" saying "take them too" leit them Kamloops, B.C. Sentinel: "We on the desk and walked out. do not minimize the danger of Carleton Place (Ont.) Cana- Cammunism in Canada. Far .4 .5 "t * .5 .5 il k St w .5 'i. 4 e' y, '5 's e' t. r', I. 'I You and Yours . .... ~. i f 'f k I BILL HENRY, Vice-President ond Gen'I Mgr W. E.. LYMER, Plant Superintendent 4j. &it Greetings to Leff ta R1ght~, Bock Row: W. Found, F. Fowler, C. Adom 9, A. Thompson, N . Yellowlees, P. Slluch, M. Osborne, R. Wlkicns, R. Found. Left ta Rl9ht, Centre Row: A. Munra, J. Venning, R. Fowler, A. Taylor, H. Nichais, W. Brown, C. Goodwin, K. Coùrtice. Front Row, Sected, Left ta Right: H. Wil- liams, E. Cheetham, B. Jenkins, F. Landeen, J. More. Missing from Picturez W. Patter, D. White, W. Coates. J. C. FOUND, Presidank from It. Ânythlng that in donc ta stress that danger we favar. But we are unalterably oppased ta any MeCarthyism in this Dominion-an adjective so0 far as we're concerned-that defines a state af acreaming hysteria, ballyhoo, namc-callng and wholesale cantroversy that wauid ili-behoove a nation such as ours wbich daily presents such a happy cantrast to the country bebind the Iran Cur- tain." Hartland (N.B.) Observer: "Canadians pay federal sales tax af 10 per cent without ap- parent resentment. This tax bears heavyily an low income groupa. But none has been able ta make politîcal capital of it. Canadian experience, topped by August 10 electian, suggests that the population li general, and wage earners in particular, en- joy paying large hîdden taxes. Sa long as this remains truc, they are not gaing ta have the pleasure taken away irom them." Little Current (ont.) Mà«'i- toulin Expositor: "Same people seem ta absorb the hurts ai lufe. Absorb them as if they neyer existed, and in time, forget they ever did. It takes a bit ai. doing, but still la. the best answer ta the littie barbs and thorns we ail meet along aur path." Canadian Welder: "lWe are al for rest and adequate time for relaxation for bath manual and mental workers, but wonder, No Check-off In England Bastion of. Unionism (J. S. Vanderploeg in The Rural Scene> There is no mandatory pro- vision ini the law requiring an employer ta confer any.form of "ýunion security."r This phrase is lnterpreted several ways, but first and foremost in the minds (and pockets!) of union officiais it means that they expect the employer to collect the-union dues of employees. and remit them ta the union treasury. I feel, however, that employers should flot agree even ta the so- c ail1 e d voluntary revocable checkoff. In business we get our own orders and collect aur own ac- counts or perish; na one guar- antees aur security. Likewise, unions worth their salt houlri get their own members and col- lect their own dues. It is ridicu- what the cost of production of goods wîll be under a 30-hour week. The effect of 40 hour weeks are evident in this period of inflation. It is easy for any product ta be priced out af the market, even in this machine age with its cost cutting calait lous ta expect employers, by collectlng dues, ta guarantee the continuous salary security of paid union officiais. The Rand formula requires even non-union members ta make contributions toward the dominant union, and is a form of compulsion to which I arn op- pased. A recommendation af any form of checkoff made by a conciliation board should gen- erally flot be acceded to, partie- ulariy when unions are tied up with a political party. The COF is the officiai poli- tical arm of the CCL, and some other union organizations, and there is na reasan why Cana- dian employers should be asked ta assist, through collecting dues, in bringing about a Sa- cialist forin of government which aims at the State Contrai af in- ., dustry and business. In fact I think that unions with political affiliations should be legally dis- qualified 'f rom checkoff privil- eges. Once an employer helps ta collect. union dues, they will be expended to some extent in a political campaign against pri- vate enterprise. The financing of political enemies should be .out". Let me remind you that there is nothing ta prevent ex- penditure af union funds in pal- itical campaigns. Incidentally, there is no check- off in England, that bastion ai trade unianism. T2m CANADRAN VrATZURAN. nowm&Alqvnun- CRqýTAIUM