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The~ Canadian tatenman, newnmnvllm, Mar. U, lest EDITORUAL COMMENT Difficuit to Understand *Seldam have we seen residents af ~izcommunity as upset as they were loât week over the two years suspended Sntence given the former Clerk-Treas- urer of the town. He had pleaded guilty and been found guilty of the t#ieft tci over $U8,000 from the town's *The reaction of citizens, with a few exceptions, was one of combined dis- gust, dishelief and "I told you s0." Sanie dII that feeling is expressed in two let- ters froin readers wbo have put their tdoughts into writing. *This man of mature age had rabbed the community aver an extensive fieriod, nlot because hie needed the ifioney te take care of an infirmed mother who desperately required an « erton, or because bis family was without proper clothing or food, but for bis own purposes, a yacht, a skiddoo, « new car, entertainment in the grand style, etc. There would have been much iliore sympatby for bun and under- standing among the general population had it been otherwise, but flot wben the money was used for these purposes. He had been a trusted employee af the town wbose genial personality, ap- Parent efficiency and energy had mes- merized members of council, fellow eznployees, the auditors and, in fact, almost everyone with whom he had corne in contact. He made a dreadful rhistake and was caught. In bis favor is the fact that be co-operated after- wards in every way possible with authorities, with the court, and with the bonding company. No matter what sentence bad been imposed, be bas ruined bis lufe and bis family's. Any A Lifetime of Public It is difficult ta realize that W. Ross Strike, Q.C., one of Bowmanville's most distinguisbed and active citizens wilI be 70 this June. This startling news camne in tbe announcement last week tbat he would be retiring at the end of the month as Chairman ai the On- tario Hydro Commission and wauld probably return ta practice law in his adopted home town of Bowmanville. 1His ie bas been an interesting and productive one that bas seen bim advance froni a small town lawyer ta one ai the higbest pocitions in the province. As be climbed eacb ai the steps' his native ability, bis winning per.sonality, bis tborougbness, bis de- votion to duty and his integrity played an important part in bis successful ha ofnga new tasks that conironted himL. AChairnian ai Ontaria Hydro throughout one ai its most difficuit periods of expansion, ane ai bis great- est assets was bis understanding ai the problems encountered by municipally owped utilities commissions. Wbile ~--eeingth ptv~eia-sstéihe wag accepted by the municipalities as a mnan with whoni they could work in close ce-operation. The relationsbip he buît Up in this field flot only brougbt bim recognition and appréecition fromn the municipal bodies, but also estab- Iished a working arrangement that was ideal for the entire hydro systeni. In this editarial we pay glowing tribute ta Mr. Strike not so mucb for bis business success as for bis unselfish contributions ai lime, energy and per- temporal pleasures the stolen money bought must now seem terribly hollow compared ta the suffering and anguish that bas and wilI iollaw as a resl of his actions. The general public does flot know of course that until all of the money is repaid ta the bondmng company, they will have at least partial control of his future earnings. The public also cannai realize the many embarrassments he and bis family will suffer throughout the years ahead. Neyer again will ho be accepted witbout reservation for a posi- tion ai trust. His record will follow him througbout bis lifetime and for the next two years, be will report regularly ta the probation officer and be a prime suspect if anything ai a questionable nature occurs in or near the place where be is working. Not knowing these things, and camparing bis. sentence with others wbo bave appeared in courts on pas- sibly lesser charges, and been sent ta jail for varying periads, many people cannot understand how he avoided at least a* minimum jail terni. They are not seeking vengeance, they just fail ta see that there is any deterrent tao thers in tbe sentence that was imposed. How do you explain sucb a sentence ta children and teen agers? Possibly, the Magist rate or tbe Crown Attorney can belp ta dispel their confusion at sanie future sitting. At the moment, unless some effort is made ta clarify the situa- tion, many people bere and in other cammunities nearby will continue ta wonder how a man can steal $38,000 and not spend even one night in jail for bis crime. Service sonal sacrifice. IHe bas always been a willing workborse for bis cburcb and Sunday Scbool, bis service club, bis community and bis province. Witb very littie fanfare, througbaut bis lufe he bas given unstintingly of biniscîf in a wide range ai activîties. As Chairman ai Ontario Hydro, he was on the go all the tume, at the beck and cal ai organi- zations ahl over the province wbo needed a speaker, wbo lhad problenis connected with bydro and 50 an. Tbrougb it aIl, be bas retained bis wenderful sense ai bumor and bis down-to-eartb approach. The respect and genuine affection be bas built up tbrougbout the entire Hydro organiza- lion at ahl levels bas not only gained birn the title ai "Mr. Ontario Hydro" but also bas establisbed a measure ai goodwill that should live long aiter bis retirement. We in Bowmanville will be bappy ta bave bum back with us, mare or less fulli tue althougb we doubt if bis Hydro associates tbrougbout the prov- ince will, in fact, permit bimn ta relax as be sa ricbly deserves. Unless we are mîstaken, lbey will still be calling upon bum for various duties Ibat be will accept, as usual, witb good nature. We are pleased ta pay himn the higbest tribute we can as an illustriaus citizen wbo bas made bis mark, and bas made this world a better place. May be bave many years abead af good bealtb witb bis wife, bis family and bis hast ai friends. Boomerang Do cynicism - and disillusionment endanger aur Parliamentary institu- tions? If so, an whose shouldens does responsibility lie? Prime Minister Pearson appears ta think the answer ta the f irst question is yes. The iswer ta the second,. Mn. Pearson would appear ta say, is The Press. The Prime Minisben's comments were made sanie lime ago ta the National Press Club in Ottawa, in bis first public speech lollowing last iall's election. What brougbt them ta niind wai a mare recent statement by the well- known TV news commentator Walter Cronkite. "The political lie," he is quobed as saying, "bas becanie a way of lile in the United States capital." Ho blames Ibis for increasing cyni- cisni towand public affairs ai Amenican citizens. Returning ta Mr. Pearson, be said: "If I have anv citicism at ail . .. it is that toanimany reporters are becoming reviewers. A story becomes an analysis rather than an account. Ail rîght, let's agnee that cynicism and disillusionnient endanger aur Par- liamentary institutions. Is the press responsibie? In a way il may be, since it was a newspapen reporter wbo found the notoriaus labor leader Hal Banks in the U.S. aiten the forces ai justice in Canada appeaned unabie ta do so. And the same aient reporter who lound Gerda Munsînger alive. It was also the press who pointed out the spring like temperatures wbicb pnevailed the nigbt Lucien Rivard escaped fnorn jail while "f looding" an ice rink. He is frec ta change the press fon reporting these events. A few dis- cerning observers bowcver, could not be blamed for suggcsting the cause lies in another direction. Il the demo- cratic institutians ai Canada are the subject of ridicule and disillusionnient, the politicians wbo are cbanged with niaking theni work surely must admit ta sanie pgrt ai the biame. -Uxbridge Tumes-Journal Il V -thne Need Was (INird 0f A Series> Iy WALT MeDAYTER Canada wus created a nation ln 1867more Ofiiecesty tiian Of désire. it wus noither patrlotlc seul nor natlonaliatlc aspirations Ijiat chlefly drew tie Fathers of Con- federation ta Uic conference ta- ble at Charlottetown and Quebec ln 186. lhir motivation wus fear more prbctical, baud on the realization tiat only through union could the British North. American colonies solve their economic, political and defense problenis. The 33 delegates who met fer 17 days at the Cool ederation Conferene in Quebec kaew only tue. eli hhat many opposed lb. proposed federatlon. Politiciens, being a cautlous breed, decided to carry on their discussions be- hlnd closed doors. Once their 72 resolutions huit been drawn up. .utlinlng the terms of union, the delegates thoughtit lwould b. expedient te keep the document a secret until an opportune lime. They nover had the chance ta decide on an "opportune" time. An enterprising newspaper in Prince Edward Island somehow acquired a copy of the docu- ment, and published it ... and across the. colonies came an out- cry ai alarm! COMpdlng nswick the colonies, new railways pproval -would have to b. built, and lt emnbar. was this promise wht!-h was March, -llkely the atrongeat of il inm- 1*very tives ta unite. attend- là addition,3mre, saw nation- ice, ln- hood as mandatory for defense. L. TII. Durlng the. U.S. Civil War, Can- ada and Britain had almoat be- ers of corne embroiled into a war with devas- the Northern Army over the .I al ele. abama Incident and the Trent voted Affair, and it was feared thie i. pro- Yanks might yet march Into a te S. Canada. appear- As well, the Fenians, mcm- 8ppear- bers of an Irish-American mili- federa- tant Society Intent on conquer- rmers, ing Canada ta spite Britain, of the wero lncreasing hostilities on teessi- aur borders. 1 offset Only by combining forces Britain eould the colonies hope t. de- timber fend themseives against any th re major U.S. assault. 1846. It Thore were ther reasons urg- ;tabilsh ing fodoratian as well: to pro. te oteet the Canadian west from reia to being annoxed by Americans; ta ýeuit or prevent US. infringement of the cîproci- Maritimes' fishingrihts; and of this It was aIl these reasons corn- Sb'bined that convinccd four colo. ies into nies of British North Arnerica ta (viial colonialisai, and to stand on their own feet as a nation. Taeonte Telegram News Service etween - OYLIP AND SAVE - FATHERS 0F CONFEDElRAT ION ... benind closea aoors. 25 YEARS AGO (March 27, 1941) Mr. and Mrs. Lea Ramn- met of Kingsway Flowcr Shop attended the Toronto Spning Flower' Show this wcek wherc thcy won con- siderable praminence as exhibitons, winning three prizes in four entnies. One of the new police cars which arc taking the place of Highway Traffic Officer motoncycles, is ex- pected ta arrive in this dis- tnict next week. Three sutrveys have been made for the proposed new four-lane highway ta run from Oshawa ta Kingston. It is expected«the route will be laid along the aid base- line road or between thene and the C.N.R. tracks. Under the most favorable con- ditions the highway cannot be completed for many, many months, bath on- ac- couint of the immensity ai the undertaking and the shontage of labour. Many friends of Pilot Officer Clifford Hall heard him spcak aven the short wave radio on Monday night. Cliff, who spent many yeans in Bowm 'anville, told a veny intenesting story ai bis expeniences in the air figitting with the R.A.F. Mr. Leslie Jackson, Tem- perance Street, joined the ranks of the unfortunates who this winter slipped an the ice suffering more or less seriaus injuries. Un- fartunatcly Mn. Jackson sus- tained a broken leg, badly fracturcd jugt above the ankie. Messrs. J. H. H. Jury, Len Elliott, T. H. Knight, W. F. Wand and N. J. Scott were in attendance at Mapie Leaf Gardens, Toronto, an Mon- day evcning ta hear Wcndell Willkie. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell, Toronto, spent Sunday with Mr. and Ms.. Fred Mitchell. Mn. Murray Hutson, Tor- onto, visited his sister, Miss Ida Hut.son, Bowman House. Mrs. Chas. Carter and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oke were in Kingston visiting Mn. and Mrs. George Kreg. Mrs. Oke remained for a fort- night. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Free- man and son Glenn, St. Catharines, spent the week- end with Miss C. G. Frcc- man. Mrs. Norman Hamiey, of Peterborough, is visiting ber sister, Miss Margaret Trebil- cock. Miss Louise Cox spent tbe weekend wlth Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Greville, Toronto. Starkville: Mr. George Smith is spoting a fine new car. Orono: Gordon Winters hasecured a job in Bow- muaneb. In the Dim and Distant Past Froyi1 the Statesman Files (March 29, 1917) Miss Annie Anderson, Secnctary of the Y.W.C.A., Toronto, spent the weekcnd wîth ber aunt, Mrs. W. H. Williams, Liberty St. Mr. C. H. Otto, Kingston British Whig officer, form- eriy of Dariington, was re- cent guest of Mn. J. Lake Morden, MacKay Milling Co. Mrs. W. H. Pearn was called ta Ottawa on Fniday awing ta hier cousin, Miss V. Bridgman having fallen, fractuninR anc leg. Mn. and Mrs. C. A. Boni- steel and son Gerald, Belle- ville, are visiting hen mather, Mns. Jas. Knight and other relatives. Mn. William Tre\vin repre- sented Bowmanville Lodge A.0.U.W. at Grand Lodge iu Toronto last week. Mrs. B. M. Warnica is visîting Mrs. (Rev.) Fred W. Langfond, and other friends in Toronto. Councillor Thos. S. Hol- gate has neturned from a business visit ta Buffalo, N.Y, While in the Bison City lie attended the great evangelistic meetings being conducted there by Rev. W. A. Sunday. Mrs. R. Cherry neceived a cable Manch 19, annaunc- ing the safe arrivai in Eng- ]and of lher daughter, Nurs- ing Sister Carnie L. Cherry and party of nurses who went tram Toronto ta do thein bit. Mr. and Mns. Rd. Snowden recently attended a wedding celebration at the home af Mn. and Mrs. R. M. Saxby, Toronto. Mn. R. J. McLaughlin, K.C., and Mrs. McLaughlin, Toron ta, have been guests af Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Down, Kingston Road. Miss Frances E. Conley recently visited Miss Annie Mountjoy, National Train- ing Schoal, Toronto. Miss Gladys Jackson, M.E., Newcastle, was weekend guest of hier aunt, Mrs. Jas. Courtice. F. C. Pcthick bas taken out the agcncy for the Ray- cycle. Miss Vesta Manning and Miss Sharp werc in Toronto recently. Pte. Harold Guliy was home over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mutton visited on Sunday their son Norman at Oshawa. Mr. W. B. Pollard spent Sunday with relatives in Brockville. Mrs. Isaac Tabb rcccntly vîsited friends in Osbawa and Whitby. Miss Gladys Westaway, Oshawa, spent Sunday at borne. Lieut-Cal. R. J. Stuart re'- turned on. Thursday ta his home ut Orano. T)ESTROYS FAITH Dearn Mr. James: I wish ta dissect the state- ments uttered by Magistrate Baxter concerning his reas- oning that led ta the de- cision of suspended sentence in the case of ex-Town Clerk Re id. I Say nt the outset that I amrn ot questioning the final decision. We place men in authority ta make major decisians like this anc and therefore we should accept the verdict. But I do want ta say that his reasoning turned my stomach. The way he whined on and on de- fending his decision made me wonder if HE was sure he had made the right anc. In the words of Shake- speare, "Methinks he pro- tests taa much". It see.ms fram the repart that Reid has two men roat- ing for him, Bonnycastie and Kelly. How Iucky can you get The fact that Reid spent the money and did flot "stash it away" scems to have soi-ne merit in the mmnd of Bonnycastie. How ridiculaus! The f act re- mains he stole it. That is the issue. Also the fact that the tawn is ta be repaid seems ta cancel out the original crime. This is an over-tolerant attitude. Of course pay the town back. Then two cases are cited, Ihat have nothing ta do with Reid, conccrning what others have donc in the line of stealing. What lins this gat ta do with the case and how can you determine a verdict from somneone else's case? Then, 'Mr. Reid re- mained in the area". This is a weak point indeed. I-owever, ta get back ta Baxter, the statement that riled me enough ta write this letter was when he said. "Remnember the Stony in the Bihie: "1Which of you would cast the first stone" Isn't that something? Sup- pose every judge of every mut-der case. rape case, child beating case. etc., used this argument in arriving at their verdict. Where wouid we draw the line? Sure, man is prane ta sin. That is why we have judges ta sec that these sins are deait with. If every lawbreaker were ex- cuscd on the precept that "'other people do wrang, too" the measure of safcty we naw have would hc extinet. This statement reminds me of an over-protective moth- er defcnding her anly son. This statement af Baxter's suggcsts a biased opinion, nat an opinion bascd on the fact af the crime that was committed. He gocs on to say that times arc changing but daes he suggcst we go along with the times, relaxing our Iaw enfncement? He pro- ceeds with a long account of what he dîd 15 ycars ago in a similar case and wond- ers what that man would do if he werc faccd with the deciaion in the. Reid case. CANADA'S CENTURY A n»ws background opecal on the Centennial of Confederation Sugar and s pic e By Bill Smiley PITY FOR A PRINCIPAL This is a tume ai year - one of a very few - when I ledl deeply sorry for bigb scbool principals. Its the tume wben they bave ta start bidding an livestock, in the fan aio teachers, for next f aIl. Let's put yau, gentie reader, into the boots ai ane ai Ibese sterling chaps for a iew minutes. And let's say you bave a staff ai 60 at the moment. And let's say you don't know wbetber you're going ta bave 1,200 or 1,400 students next September. Oh, well, s0 far, anly twa people have ail icially resigned. Any clod could bire twa teachers. Unless, ai course, those extra 200 kids show.uk, wbich means two or three more yen so, nothing ta it. Ah, but tarry a moment. You know porfectly well that one, possibly two of your touchers, proferably from among tbe rnarried ladies on the staff, wil become pregnant. You are fully aware that Madem- oiselle Tartuffe, ai the French depart- ment, bad an unfortunate aifair witb young Jablonski, the basketball coach, and that one ai thern will be leaving. The grapevine bas informed you that Mrs. Billings, the aid faitbful ini the History department, bas been bit- ting the grape pretty regularly since her husband ran off with the waitress. Everyone knows the Englisb de- partment is rife with strife. Since the unfortunate demise ai Mn. Wiley, the department bead, in February, ai cmr- rhosis of the liven, four ai the Englisb teachers, aIl equally qualified, bave been gunning for the position. No mat- ter which gets it, ail the others will quit in dudgeon. You bave just heard that your Home Economics teachen, the one in charge ai teacbing girls ta cook, plan- ined the menu for the mnnthly meeting ai the Unfulfilled Wives Club. And everybody camne down with fond pois- aning. One of your junior science teach- ers bas just blown up $850 worth of Weil, h'. not. Baxter iu. This is irrelevant. The statement that time passes and people forget il another sick argument whicb was offered. Is this wby it taok so much time ta get a decision in tuis case; thbt if il was deluyed long enough tue people would forget wbut R.eid had donc in the first place? Thon the two sans af Reid are brought in and this really tugs ut the heart-* strings. May I suggest tint if Reid himself had thought ai them, perhaps b. would not be In bhe present situa- tion. witb Mr. Baxter joining ranks with the other two supporters, it appears thut Reid now ha lre. MMi experiniont wbich completely justifieà your opinion (if bis' knowledge' ai thèt'. subject. Little Miss Muffett,the geography teacher just out ai college, is baving discipline problenis. You discovered Ibis wben you walked past ber room and saw two boys banging out the window. Investigation revealed Miss Mufiett banging upside down, a boy holding eacb leg. They were testing the wind velocity, tbey explained, using ber bair as a weatber-vane. Monday niorning, you heard that the director ai your Technical depart- ment was in bospital, witb tbind-degree burns, aiter trying ta change a fuse at home. The head ai your Maths depart- met, aid Gwillinibuny, refuses ta teach the New Matheniaties, or bave anytbing ta do with it, because "It's a lot ai nonsense." And an top ai Ibis, there are four teachers you'd dearly love ta lire be- cause ai incompetence, emotionalism, idealism, being too fat or plain laziness. *So you bave two resignations, but you migbt wind up witb 42. What to do? If you louve it ton late, all the other principals, like so many dogs ultor a banc, are in there lirst, and you wind Up with a collection cf dlots. If you jump in too early, and start hiing teachers right and leit, nobady wili resign and you'll wînd up witb 12 more teachers than the Board will pay for. And no job yaurself. As a resuit, quite a few principals these days are treading the thin uine ci lunacy. Tbey start at sbadows. They quail when they see a teacher looking suriy. They stare witb unconcealed bar- or at Mrs. McGillicuddy's swelling waist-line. They i lincb when a teacher knocks at their door. They -pour aik on trubled waters, turn their bacifd find that somebody has tossed a match int the mixture. Hard luck, chaps; and ggod hunt- rooting for hlm from here an in. Raxter proceeda ta cite other cases, - deallng with wbat other mon bave chosen for tbeir sentences, wbat huppened ta them, etc. AU of -whlch detracts our attention Ira jiathe main Issue. Anotbcr sentence that made me dust off my violin was this, "It is a lonely task ta sit ber. knowlng that I have the. lest word ho niake or break a mon". Sa -it'u lonely-maybc that'u an oc- cupational hazard, but no need ta cry about Ih. If the strain is Ina much, perhap be could arrive ut a remcdy. (If you can't stand the ight of blond, don't be a doctor). The nest i. a mixture of back-patting and nuge ad- monishment ta the peple oi Bowmanvile. To Jack Reid b. speaki with sucb pliteness tkiat it makes yau wonder If b. lu Ibis swect bt th comman drunk or rafil vialator. It seems ta me that Magis- brute Baxter gives Reid a aligiit sap on the wrlst and tells hlm to go home and b. a good boy. Weil, ho hum "deatroyed rny iaitb" in maglmtrates, to coin hlm awn phrase. I tbought tbey were men wltb guta. un- pologetlc in handing down decisions. Let me suy aguin that I don't question the de cislon Itseif, but rather the ick logic inaMrving ah that decision. M. Bartlett. When I was a nipper, Chinese men, in Canada, wore their long haîr hanging down their respective backs, in a single braid known is a queue, or pigtail. W e thought it an odd custom, and poked fun at them for whicb I naw apologize. At least, they were dlean, law-abiding, neat, industriaus, and courteous which is in inarked contrast to some other, present day, ethnie bouts with their greasy, unkempt locks, and slovenly habits. In those days, we youngsters were brain-wasbed into donating our candy allowance ta sustain missionaries, in China wba were there for the express purpose of converting the natives to a Western form of Christianity. Why didn't they leave them in peace with their own brand of religion? Tt bas al- ways seemed presumptuous ta this scribbler that we, of a new civilization, had the gaîl ta force entry into a coun- try wbose inhabitants had developed a higb degree of culture when aur ances- tors were running around in loin cloths, and try ta induce thernita practice aur type of religion. Just as the Chinese worshipped their gods, so do we, in Canada, worship strange gods -- the most powerful being the almighty dollar - sa bow different are the two races? Doesn't it seem queer that aur elected representatives won't allow the elected representatives of seven bund- red and fifty million Chinese to have a seat in the United Nations, yet, bypo- critically, seIl thase same people aur unwanted, surplus wbeat? If aur Cana- dian Legislators bad been smart, they would have made friends with the new, officiaI regime of China, and through the resulting good will, been in a pre- ferred position ta sell tbem everytbing that we could produce; instead af which, sanie of our politicians were too busy gadding àround, while others blew the whistle - probably througb jealousy. Boys will be boys! In 1905, I'read an article, warning the population of North America of a possible "Yellow peril." meaning, of course, that Asiatie immigration should be restricted, or the bligbters would over i'un us because thiey were such prolifie breeders. Right naw, if the dark skinned peoples of the World amalga- mated they could smotber us like a feather tick. 8dYoungfman 's-Colurn 'lic p.Qple c0( <.w Bru d.monstrated their disapf of Cool ederation wlie raauing clarity! u ic h 186 electiona they voted single delegate who badl ed the. Quebec Cotiferec cludlng Premier Samuel1 Iey, out of office. The wrath af the volq Nova Scotia was equailyi tating. lu Uic firat natbona tion, Nova Sctians against ail but one of th, Confederation c a n d i dj But contrar>'te o me al ances. net everysue lu 189 opposed te the Idea of tion. Businessmen and fai for exaniple, uaw union colonies as an eeonomlc M ty. Such a union would the lost of trude with1 due te her lowerlng of1 preferences ln 1842 andt peal of the Corn Laws lu was necessary ais.0hoe et an alternative trude ar compensate for the. antic loss of UUS. traite as a re the. abrogation of thc Rec ty Trealy lu 1866. It was hoped the lossi trade cauld be alleviat knitting Uic BNA colonie an economie unit, al goods ta cross interpro borders tariff-free. To carry tbis trade 1i nIt %an4bn Durham Counfy's Great Fmuly Journal &0e. ia hed 112 years aqo in 1854 T Aima Incorpomating e - The. Bowmanville News O W Th. Newcastle Independont The. Orano Nes AUbOEId me Seconld Closs a Mi bY the. Fast Office Dept., Ottawa, and fer PaYmOnl 01 pestage in cash Ero4w.d .very Wednesday by THE YAMF PUELISHING COMPANY LIMITED P.O. Box 190 62-66 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontaria JOHN M. IAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM GEO. P. MORRIS grnIo-P»uusaAnmT. MaNA&GEa BusmiNSSMua. 'Copyright eud/or prepeity tightm subsist in the image appecuing en tis prool. Parmlmioa te roproduca in whole or in part and in aai loru whatmo.ver. partlcularly by photographie or offset 0 , - _- je publicationi. muet b. eblained trou the. publimber and the. priater. Amy uneutberized oproduetea wtl1 bo ubct te mreurse.l la1w." SUISCRIPON BATES aYm, sulctly in advwsc. $650 a Yeur lu the. United States -&%mna" "ff Vnugm swil ho takes te uveid errer Theo mudian ateumu acmpe adve nu.s ~ th uadautadia tht fi wtDnetb. Hblefer cmay rm in amy mdvertleat uuhn a et uch .dvestimmenat ta roquàs" i l the adiortimer inwrittaq thereeu, Mmd ila t o esif matm rWr s ne" la MMt t~ita u Utate u a ilibIty ocho net .xcoed auue.abo prUsaet the entire Cao es the space o=cpled bv' the ot e rer hemr te the miiele space ecctroled --il%ý . Some folks think that Chinese writing is stili done vertically, instead of which, it is done horizontally, from lef t to right, same as English, except the hieroglyphics are of different shape. We think local real estate vailles are sky high, but compared to Toro Ô, they are pean uts. where Chinese pec 0 hold titie to land worth a haif milli ~3 dollars per acre - how's that for smart business acumen? Tbrough the years, much of our thinking has been warped by stories of police raids on Chinese ambling clubs, just because they were having a flutter on the bang-tails, or a game of fan-tan. How else can the poor devils have fun when most of polite society's doors have been closed to them f ar too long? We don't see their names on relief rolîs, and seldomn on police blot- ters for serious crimes. They are num- bered among our best citizens, in my book. Recently, I was permitted to read a letter from Eva Jew to ber Aunt, and Uncle of this town. The letter was written in excellent English, and Eva apologized for not writing in Chinese because she could express berseif better in English, yet this sixteen year old girl who has just graduated from high school, eigbth in a class of three hund- red and seventy, and expects to attend U.C.L.A. next autumn, emigrated from Hong Kong to the U.S.A. only seven years ago. Her younger sister, Florence, is quite a gai, too - vice president of ber high school class; member of the National Forensic League; and Cali- fornia Scbolarship Foundation, besides being a talented artist wbo illustrates and beautifies her Poetry -note bck wbich is now on display in the Library Building in El Centra, California. These young ladies are proof of the Chinese ability ta integrate easily, and naturally into a different society. If I were young, I'd try to learn Chinese as well as my native language, because it is possible that, some day, it might be the World's language of commerce, and replace the present language which is English. Eight hundred million people, of one race, are not always going ta be denied a place in the- sun, so if we can 't fight them successfully, we had better join theni. Ï"tt#=u