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It has been claimed that Britain, having a certain monetary investment in Greece. 88““ to place the Royalists in power for this reason alone. We can’t believe this to be the reason. Britain is merely trying to preserve the condi. In spite of the statements of Prime Minister ('hurchill of Britain that every liberated Eu- ropean country will have a say as to what kind of government it wants to live under after the war. there seems to be quite a lot of complaint of her stand in Greece, where leftists are tryimr to oust the Royalist government and take over the country. now that it has been liberated from the German yoke. Britain's Grecian Stand Seems Satisfactory. um 2U we m th L'I’Hll! we are. told. an than intvrest ?1 waned. Surely. p10 think the w the top every time. Yet there are people right in and around Durham who have as yet not in- vested one cent for victory. They are coasting along with the hope that George will do it and that. somehow or over we shall come out all right. We have citizens who back our cam- paigns for War Services such as the Red Cross, the Legion. the Knights of Columbus, the Sal- vation Army and others. All these campaigns have gone M'er the top, too, ‘iut we have far too many whose donations for liberty, victory, de- mocracy. and the sending of aid to wounded soldiers amounts to a “gift” of anything from a quarter to the enormous sum of five dollars. And. mind you. we are not referring to those who have not got it. Despite our wartime pros- perity. we have many poor people. people whose sacrifice of one dollar is a real sacrifice; but we have others who can afford it who pulling their share of the load. 0111' Mood donor clinics are getting smaller are not we are told. and for no morx apparem reason When one thinks the matter over, it is to wonder what conditions would pertain in this great cradle of democracy it' we had for four or five years back been ground under the heel of an invading force, been run over by quislings and collaborators with the enemy, suspicious of everybody, half-starved and with no future outlook in life. despite the fact the Allied army had finally rescued us from enemy hands. but could not yet do very much in the way of sup- plying food, or clothing now that the winter is here! What would we be under these condi- tions? Judging from what we are now, we might be almost anything. We are quihbling over every little thing that comes up. Some of us favor conscription. some of [H don't. Some back the government's Victory Loan campaign, and it has gone over A research for bickerings and petty politics would reveal that Canada is not too “hot” her- self. Here we are, part of the British Com- monwealth of Nations, boasting of our love of democracy. vellim,r our heads off for “the flag that braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze.” and our politicians at Ottawa quibbling over whether or not, or how, we should back up the soldiers overseas. We had a man in our office the other day who said, in speaking of the war in Europe, and the fighting and bickerings going on in the liberated countries, that he doubted very much if EurOpe was worth saving. Would it not be better to let them go ahead and butcher themselves off, this Western Hemisphere of ours arming for self-protection! We thought so, too. And then we started to think! Why Europe? Why go so far afield in our search for “bickerings and unrest”? Why not analyse ourselves right at home? PAGE 4 Is Eumpe Worth Saving? Whosnevrr is afraid of question, «’22! or religious, to discu.93i,rm as more in love with than with the truthâ€"Watson. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1944 ----- “P” Pt Ontario-Quebe; Newspaper; Asso‘ IRAN]! IRWIN. m m Publisher ll n this necess 31‘ X (l N ull m cannot bt 0t 10!] ”Vt’l' the ' "'0“ What nditim ll )l'C as pt ll 12 o’cloc}: Noon; 1 to 5.30 PM. -_.I- â€"A eligious, to the test 5f fre; in lave with his own opinion :rIun 2U W ll )CL‘H U “'2! l' 1d WE Newspapers Association. St’l'VlL‘e the D90 he \V H it 2H] \uuuun s new Mlmster of J A. G. L. McNaughton, former Canada‘s overseas army in Brit Liberal candidate in Grey Nor. January. He succeeds the 1 for mg One of the most convincng argume us that we are winning the war is the 1' once in a while we learn that our II‘OOps had a harder battle, or have failed to a( on some front. An army that can admi‘ occasional defeat or hold-hank i- q dolrlr {H Sum has with the big buy if elected we predict he Warden. A lonesome pup looking for his missing fa- mily in New Orleans. stW'd on a bllsy intersec- tion for :18 hours, and “made" the newspapers by standing on his hind legs to View occupants of passing cars. In Toronto a short time ago we saw a policeman on busy Yonge street hold up the traffic while he rescued a kernel of cor the right-of-way which ly trying to salvage. It is peculiar that most of these stories come from the cities, but perhaps there is a reason. We saw another pigeon on Bloor street ’walking along the sidewalk between the rows of traffic, apparently uncml(_‘erne(l. Nor need he have been, for nobody molested him. The thought ran in our mind that had this incident occurred in a small town somebody would have had to take a swat at him. There are towns wher: pheasants are n from a pig-min had been vain- a common sight, black and gray squirrels play in the parks. And there are towns where there is nothing tame. Perhaps it is the humans who are wild. and where these wild i'tllows live there is little friendliness from the wild life of the country. Canada's new Minister in that busy city while the frat‘t'iv liirhts f three times from red to are W. The rease little white cat was lapping? his fill of spilled from a 30- gallon «z and trailit held up until he had been Mllul and l‘etl] the sidewalk to lick his paws. Another feline to get nc-'-..".-:paper spac watching letters falling dmm a hotel m Chute, and trying: to swat them as they we when it announces This excellent Bust/W newspaper then tell~ 0f the New York policem:..: \x'hn held Up traffic Editors do have. h *arts. despite a]! assertions to the cont ‘ary by reporting gentlemen of the press, says a current issue of Christian Scivnro Monitor. The Monitor admits that editors, “cut” and “kill” without (-ompunctitm, but the milk of human kindness flows when a good “human interest” story comes along. Editors Hard -hearted? Listen To This. , While the United States was one of the Al- lies to complain, we believe she acted a bit too hastily, and will not press her objections. Bri- tain wants to get the Grecian argument settled in order that the war can be gone ahead with. It has been mooted before that Germany's only hope for a stalemated peace is to get the Allies quarreling among themselves, and she seems to be succeeding rather well. As an old saying has it: “A house divided against itself must fall.” The Germans must feel better now that the Allies seem not to know exactly what they want, or how to go about it to get it. It is regrettable at. the present time that such bickerings seem necessary, but we suppose this is democracy. xenora, who has resigned. Will Mr. be in line for a seat in the Senate for way for General McNaughton? It is natural that at the present ti Allied liberators have too much to do t< ble over temporary governments, and case of Greece have had to resort to am flict to clear the air. tions that existed before the war, and which the parliamentarians would refer to as th(3 status quo ante bellum. To us this seems over we have no doubt Greece will have the 0p- portunity of deciding what she wants to be -â€" Royalist, Communist or Democratic. It is as simple as that. Unfortunately, France cannot be treated in the same way, because she has none of her pre-war government to fall back on, and as the champion of French freedom all through the war, it seemed natural that Gen. de Gaulle would be selected, although he, too, has been not too easy to deal with now that the Germans have been replaced in most of France and will soon be ousted from the country. ‘IA e in Grey North some time in succeeds the former member army in Britain, is. C(uu uuu UUl‘ [FOODS have 01' have failed to advance army that can admit the hold-back is seldom ly- 28 a victory. ed to fire W. Thu rmson? A as lappimr his fill of milk. t' Defence, General er commander of 211' is the fact that THE DURHAM, ONTARIO, CHRONICLE the present time the much to do to squab- puper space was a hotel mailing us they went by. his missing fat- 1 hllsy intersec- IH‘HHH‘ was and retirml to to run as ants to and in thp J armed con- flashml Delegates devoted considerable dis- cussion to the question of a desirable acreage for wheat. and it was thght out that while there was evidence of i In oponing tho (‘0!‘1f(‘l‘(*n('t:‘. Agricul- {turn Minister Gardiner said that mn- itraots with the United Kingdom for ‘ the export of hoof and bacon had been ioxtondod a yvar to includv 19-16. Hills immblim,r livvstovk produvers to ,thoir production programs years ahead. Contracts cheese and eggs for 194:3 are in effect. plan for two covering airvady 3 Agriculture (‘onferenee ' Deliberations of delegates tn the §12th I)umi[lion-Provincial C(mferom-e Iof Agrieulture, held in Ottawa, \x'ere significant in that the agriculture program suggested for 1945 was gear- l'ed t0 assured markets. Conservatives calling for total eon- scription, and C. C. F. members mov- ing that all distinction between draft- ees and volunteers be eliminated. The Progressive Conservative amendment to the eonfidenee motion was d :uuithe C.(1 F.1nofion deel of order. 0 tented ared out The submissit‘m by Col. Ralstnn of his rccmnmcndation that draftces be made available for overseas service brought about a vigorous public con- troversy regarding the pros and cons of conscription ,with Progressive Con- Conservatives calling for total con- scription, and C. C. F. members mov: ing,r that all distinction between draft- nnn‘ ------ II()\-',0\'m‘ on Nm. 2‘2 apprmod an mder-in- -cm izing the dofmue minis! mmsoas 16,000 men u} callod for compulsory n vice. voluntary enlistments "um. em. ruuston's recommenda- tion for overseas conscription was turned down by the cabinet he resign- ed Nov. 1 and was succeeded by Gen. A.G.I.. McNaughton, who upon taking office stated he. believed the need for "emf“WWmOHts could be met. through \‘nlllnlnrv nnl:u6.“n._4.. When C01. Ralston’s 1 tion for overseas conso turned down by the cabin 0d Nov. 1 and was succec A.G.I.. McNaughton, who o in iigh fantry re mauame tor overseas servic of the need for additional in inforcements. ‘1 _- an.» .JyCL‘lal hllllng stemmed from the suggestion made by Col. J. L. Ralston, former defence min- ister, 000. 19 after his return from an available for overseas service in light Of U10 need for additinnnl mph-.-” the Windsor Station at Montreal, have a record of 22 years of sen’ice and wounds from seven actions in. two wars. Left to right the four who have the bond of a common experience with the woundmi Mr. King had said earlier that un- less he had adequate support from his y on. Divisions Show that enough government members backed the administration to exceed any combined opposition. ous war effort", and, too, the dispatch overseas of 16,000 home defence army draftees under an order-in-council authorizing Defence Minister Mc- Naughton to send them ' Specially written for The Chronicle Canadian Press Staff Writer By DOUGLAS GREEN of the mandate sought by Prime Min- ister MacKenzie King through a vote of confidence which the House of Commons passed last week by 143 ro- tes to 70 climaxed a 13-day special house sitting which began Nov. 22 and because of its tension was dub-‘ bed the “crisis session." 1 The qalling of The Week in Ottawa -r, on Nov. 22 the cabinet an order-in-council author- dofence minister to send 16,000 men who had been compulsory military sor- Wounded Veterans Staff C.P.R the special sitting In. __A_ ..°0.0l.oo.oo.o: wounded It will pay you to Advertise m the Chronicle. Future Father-in-law: “You can't edge in on my family on that theory, young man. I‘m willing to keep sup- porting my daughter, but you'll have 10 pay boardfi’ Young Man: “I think two can live as cheap as one." .‘oo.oo.o 0.0... Proaucts tor which increases in output are sought include oil-bearing crops such as flax, sunflower, rape- seed and soybeans, and tobacco, corn beans and many of the seed crops. 9 The conference agreed generally, however, that agriculture now was approaching maximum output because of the rapid increase in production in recent years, and recommended that production of most farm products in 1945 be maintained. ! a “fair demand" for wheat in the next Almost everything is DOSsihle, m ! year, the ease with which output may SUPG- "All children ShOUld be “015 7be increased in European countries gravely remarks Bernard Shaw, 8, .‘made it necessary to emphasize that ' he had found some. Who won-pm i production be curtailed in Canada. [Ryan m 30510" Herald. It was accordingly recommended : Postwar Perils: Henry Ford that wheat acreage be cut from a pre- expects 40,000,000 mot m‘car liminary estimate of 23,284,000 acres' in 1944 to 21,500,000 acres in 1945. In seed crops an increase of 500 per cent in alsike clover seed over the 1944 output of 1,400,000 pounds was re- commended. N‘N‘ ht? ”\Vnmx after the war. Fancy meeting 361"“ .L 000 of these on the highway (m ' _ it Nice Sunday afternoonâ€"Grit. A Chicago citizen, retiring an“). __-_--_ -.. 4|-.. 3.1. _.I‘ . W . Q3“ ; Sam Morgan, Verduxi, veteran of this wa r and the last one, wounded at Second anes and Dianna "I don' t know, " replied Mm m» . “thex “eie a pair of yours.” “I have lost an eara'ing," said Mu) jorie. “That is too bad, dear‘ War» In. . good ones?" inquired her mmm A little boy’s life was saved in a. alert mothei, and he lived to bumm ., great liberator and leader But 29,: happened in Bible times. why did you marry such a honwixfflj‘fi; dividual?” ' Wife: “How can we estimatv cost of lving?" Husband: “That's simple. 'I‘ukp income and add 30 per cent." A Chicago citizen, retiring urm- 9;; years on the job, plans to catch Up on her reading. It sounded periectly 1,1 sible until we discovered she ha working in the Public Library, H u. d bin-n 'S and Dieppe Jane: “He asked me." Frank Friend: “Tell me. Jane, jun Thursday, December 14, 19“ "WW-Ono". 094 “‘0 0“ ”Ul' our I T!!! W Mission Circle and L. address RIP". 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