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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1942 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREE THE WALLACE SPEECH The speech recently made in New York by Vice-President Wallace was one of the greatest of the war. It was, as a mat- ter of fact, one of the greatest speeches of this generation W en the ratl •unassum- ing understudy to the President arose to address the Free World Association, no- body expected a gr eat oration. But it was not long before at least some of his listeners began to realize that they were listen- ing to an expression which was the very essence of what millions .of people have been yearning to have some great man say. It turned out later, that Mr. Wallace had been getting his best thoughts, bit by bit, in that semi- conscious state half between the unconsciousness of sleep and the consciousness of complete wake- fulness. In other words, as to all of us who write or speak, many of Mr. Wallace's best and clearest thoughts came to him in that state which people describe as "in my sleep." But unlike the rest of us who are conscious enough to know that they are the best thoughts, but not energetic enough to do anything about it, Mr. Wal- lace got out of bed and recorded them on the dictaphone. Those thoughts recorded in the early morning hours of a Wash- ington bedroom are destined to be translated into every great language spoken by human be- ings. They are destined to be- come a sort of a preamble to a people's character for a people's war and of people's peace. BATTLECRY OF FREEDOM There is a deep and broad re- ligious strain burning through the character of Vice-President Wal- lace. That runs like a golden thread through the whole theme of his great speech. "Prophets of the Old Testa- ment were the first to preach social justice," he said near the beginning. "Through the leaders of the Nazi revolution Satan now is trying to lead the common men of the world back into slavery and darkness. For the stark truth is that the violence preached by the Nazis is the devil's own re- ligion of darkness. So also is the doctrine that one race or one class is by heredity superior and that all other races or classes are sup- posed to be slaves. The belief in one Satan-inspired Fuehrer is the last and ultimate darkness." There is nothing impractical or otherworldly in the concrete aims of what Vice-President Wallace calls "this people's revodtion." "Half in fun and half seriously I said the other day to Mme. Lit- vinoff: 'The object of this war is to make sure that everybody in the world has the privilege of drinking a quart of milk a day.' She replied: 'Yes, even a pint.'" Again Mr. Wallace points out that sixty per cent of the people of the world can as yet neither read nor write. There is something reminiscent of the great words of the poet Blake in Mr. Wallace's closing paragraph. Blake put it: "We shall not rest 'till we have built Jerusalem in England's green and pleasant land." Mr. Wallace says: "We shall not rest until all the victims under the Nazi and Jap- anese yoke are free. We shall fight for complete peace, as well as complete victory." DYING MADMAN Mr. Wallace warns there may be attacks on our western coasts. "Convulsive efforts of the dy- ing madman will be so great that some of us may be deceived into thinking 41'f-T'the situation is bad, at a time when it is really get- ting better. But in the case of most of us, the events of the next few months, disturbing though they may be, will only increase our will to bring about a complete victory in this war of liberation. As we nerve ourselves for the sûpreme effort we must not forget the sublime heroism of the op- pressed in Europe and Asia." A great speech by a great man -who may be as much the man for the troubled time of peace which will follow this war as Roosevelt has been the man of the time for this great world war. THIS CHANGING WORLD In his recent historic speech, al ready hailed as one of the greatest of our times, Vice-President Wal- lace called this war part of "a world revolution.' That description was correct. One cannot understand either th.c war in which we are engaged, or the peace which must follow it, unless one does know that this is the time of greatest change in all history of man. Some people have warped ideas about revolutions, as about other . . AsSeeMt.. By Capt. Elmore Philpott advertisements in aur newspapers and magazines are veritahle suns -shedders of light and faith. Many of us are reading adver- tisements today with a new ap- preciation of their value and pur- pose. They are as oxygen to us when we feel faint and suffocat- ed. things. Some people think of the most important revolutions as be- ing those where English puritans chopped off the head of one king, or chased another out of the coun- try. Or they remember some hor- rible movie scene when a blood- thirsty French mob was using the guillotine for the mass production of decapitated corpses. But the importaht revolutions are the invisible ones-the ones. which take place not in a period of weeks, but over years or even decades. Far more important than any political revolution was the indus- trial revolution whch transformed all that part of the world which we somewhat inaccurately ca:l "Christendom" from a rural ta a urban form of life. And the more important part of the industrial revolution was the mechanical revolution; first with steam pow- er, then with its electricity and gasoline. For it was the mechanical rev- olution which really set in motion the great submarine currents which have carried along on the surface of the history of these times, nations, and the leaders of nations. HISTORY HANGS BY A HAIR Probably the greatest revo- lutionary act in all the history of man was when the Chinese people cut off their pigtails. At first that 1 might seem a joke, but it is liter- ally true. The cutting off by the Chinese of the queue was the vis- ible evidence of willingness ta take the first steps along a road of changes, more far-reaching than have ever taken place. We could speculate endlessly on the immensity of these changes and of their importance ta us. But one is of particular importance, coming just after the conquest of Burma by the Japanese. One might say that we lost Burma be- cause we did not have on the spot enough land and air force ta cope with the Japanese invaders. But one might also say with equal truth, that we lost Burma because the native Burmese chose either not ta fight on our side or ta fight actively on the side of the Japan- ese invader. We should ask ourselves why. People who are satisfied with the general form of the government they have been getting, do not fight on the side of the enemy when their country is invaded, unless there is something wrong with their mentality. One needs to be no political Sherlock Holmes to discover the reason for the dissatisfaction of the Burmese. They have been af- fected ta some extent at least, by the Japanese slogan of "Asia for the Asiatic." Writing in "Asia" the noted Chinese philosopher Lin Yutang deals thoughtfully with this whole subject. He quotes Confucius ta warn the West that while the mil- lions of Asia are not taken in by the transparent tricks of the Jap- anese, they have absorbed many of the sentiments which the Nip- ponese are now attempting ta ex- ploit. "Do not ignore a good word be- cause of the bad men who says it," counselled Confucius. "The Asiatics," says Lin Yu- tang, "do not want Asia for Jap- an, but they do want Asia for themselves . . . What can the Western democracies tell the Asiatics that they are fighting for? Is there anything the Asiatics can hope for, live for? Europe is ta be free after the war. What about Asia? Asia for whom? Lin Yutang warns that failure of the so-called white nations ta effect a real brotherhood of na- tions after this war, will inevit- ably lead ta completion of an Asiatic bloc in which he sees in- cluded not only China and India, but also Soviet Russia. The world needs, as much as it needs anything else, a Pacific Charter ta complete what the At- lantic Charter began. If the Pa- cific Charter is written as a prac- tical application of the great prin- ciples enunciated by Vice-Presi- dent Wallace a few weeks ago, the future clash of color, which Lin Yutang fears, need not occur. Henny-Penny Folly You recall Henny-Penny, that foolish young hen on whose head a rose-leaf fell. Off she sped, calling out ta all creatures in the barn-yard, "Let's run. The sky is falling." This she spread panic and terror. The story of Henny-Penny is a fable-a rebuke ta those of us who go about spreading bad-and often false-news. It is a fable bidding ail ai us ai right mind and attitude ta be brave and bright and optimistic in these present times when so many say that the sky is falling-that hea- yen is being successfully chah- lenged by Satan arfil his hasts. Careless, we say, is the Great Avenger, and that Truth is for- ever on the scaffold and that Wrong is forever on the throne, quite ignoring the fact-the glor- hous fact-of history, namely, "Behind the dim unknown standeth God within the shadow, Keeping watch abave his own." What is required from each ai us is that daily we shall go about radiating confidence in the even- tual triumph ai Right over Wrong. If individually we retain aur faith and confidence in the per- manency ai Righteousness in the government ai this world and in aur own integrity, then like Job, we shall be justified. If Hitler turns us into a Henny-Penny, then, so far as we personally are concerned, he has won the war. Magnificent optimists are aur national advertisers. Be very sure ai this: they are having a very difficult time. Even so, they re- fuse ta blackout themselves. Their Sir William Mulock Visits German Prisoners Here (From Newmarket Era) Sir William Mulock's sense of justice did not leave him with his retirement from the position of chief justice of Ontario. Visiting The Era a short time ago, Sir William mentioned a re- cent visit which he made to the German prisoners' camp at Bow- manville. Sir William is chair- man of a Canadian committee of the International Y.M.C.A. which supervises the treatment of enemy prisoners in Canada. After hearing a report about the good treatment of German prisoners from a Y.M.C.A. officer, Sir William asked: "Is that first- hand information from the Ger- man prisoners?" On being told that it had been collected from Canadian prison camp officials, Sir William said: "I wouldn't ac- cept hearsay in a court of law. We must be certain that the German prisoners are well treated. Other- wise, unfavorable reports reach- ing Germany might result in our Canadian prsioners in Germany being badly treated. I would like to visit one of these camps my- self." So Sir William and other mem- bers of the committee went to Bowmanville, where the Training School has been turned into an officers' camp, and talked with some of the prisoners. He ques- tioned several of the prisoners on every detail of their treatment and found not a single complaint. One of the prisoners showed him pictures of his wife and children and home. He noticed that the prisoner had a pack of cards so soiled that it was difficult to tell the black cards from the red ones. He found that the prisoner played bridge, and when he returned home sent the prisoner two packs through the proper Ottawa chan- nels. Sir William received a letter of thanks, the prisoner saying that he had given one pack to another group of bridge players. But Sir William wanted his'new aquain- tance to have two packs for bridge and so he sent two more packs of cards, and washable packs. Red Cross Finance Blood Donor Clinics In blood donor clinies stretch- ing clear across Canada, thous- ands of loyal Canadians are giv- ing their blood to help save the lives of the men in the fighting forces and civilian victims of the blitz. Last year 30,000 donations of blood were given with many don- ors giving regularly every eight weeks. Since that time the war has spread and grown in intensity. More clinics must be opened, and the objective for this year is 5,000 donations a week which will re- quire 75,000 donors. Connaught Laboratories in Toronto where the whole blood is processed has increased its facilities to take care of additional donations. The blood of five donors is needed for one average transfusion, so the need is great. A reserve of serum must be built up for the hazardous days ahead. One of the great medical dis- coveries of this war has been the method of processing whole blood into dried serum, by a freezing and de-watering process which converts the blood plasma into a powdered serum which can be stored on ships, at the scene of battle or in hospitals indefinitely. The development of dried serum has simplified transfusion. Mixed with a little sterilized wa- ter this powdered blood plasma can be transferred into the vein of an injured person regardless of blood type. The procedure of giv- ing a donation is painless, and a man in average good health be- tween the ages of twenty-one and fifty will have practically no pos- sibility of ill effect. Blood is being collected in some twenty-five cities across the Do- minion. Soldiers, sailors and air- men-women and children of the blitz areas, need this restorative whenever disaster strikes. It takes only a few minutes of the donor's time, but it means life itself to a gravely wounded person. Part of the $9,000.000 asked by the Canadian Red Cross is a na- tion wide drive opening May 11, will go to help finance this great humanitarian service. Have you renewed your sub- scription to The Statesman? pleasure is going to be without gasoline shortly." ; The fountain of beauty is the heart, and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.-Quarles. RC14 teo04 TAKEN FROM THE PAGES 0F HANSARD There is only one real way to know just what is going on in this country either in peace or war, in so far as government is concerned and that is to study official records and documents; to read Hansard and study the Canada Gazette which lists Or- ders in Council. New\ s which comes to us "in- terpreted" in the press or over the air may be colored to suit con- venience or occasion, but the words spoken in parliament are cold. stark facts that speak for themselves. For this reason, ver- batim accounts taken direct from Hansard can be nothing but in- structive for taxpayers who sub- scribe to reputable journals to get at facts. Sometimes Hansard can be high- ly entertaining. For instance, lis- ten to some remarks by J. K. Blair, Liberal M.P. for North Wellington, spoken May 19, 1942, in the House: Mr. Blair: (Referring to Hon. C. D. Howe), "I rise to congratu- late him on his wonderful powers of endurance . . . do you think Mr. Chairman that he is helped by the talk we have had during the past three or four days? It is utter nonsense. I do not wish to criticize exclusively hon. mem- bers on the opposition side. There is a section of our own party of which we are heartily ashamed. I admit they are a nuisance . . ." The Chairman: "I am afraid that a remark of that kind may be offensive to hon. members and I would ask the hon. member to refrain from such expressions." Mr. Blair: "I am expressing an honest opinion. A man can say what he has to say in one-quarter of the time which has been spent in this debate. The bane of de- mocracy is too much nonsensical talk." The Chairman: "I do not be- lieve that it is in order for the hon. member to say that speeches of other hon. members are non- sensical." Mr. Blair: "I will withdraw that statement and say that if there is any sense in them I cannot see it. They are appealing to the Minister to get on with his work . . . and detaining him with speches that have no value." After which Mr. Gillis, C.C.F., filled 10 columns of Hansard in questioning the Hon. Mr. Howe, thus "detaining" him a little long- er. * * * Turning to another aspect of the current situation in which the Minister announced restrictions in rubber, gasoline and fuel oil, the New Democracy leader, J. H. Blackmore, directed attention to the plight of farmers who had turned to power machinery and automobiles. Mr. Blackmore: "Twenty years ago, before the coming of the automobile, every farmer had his büggy and his wagon. There were plenty of buggies, plenty of wa- gons . . . now there are no wa- gons or buggies on many farms; there are none in the hands of dealers; men do not know where they are going to buy wagons or buggies. I wonder whether pro- vision has been made for the manufacture of wagons and bug- gies to take the place of automo- biles. This is a most serious situa- tion. It is difficult to get harness; it is difficult to get horse-drawn machinery. When men have put all their working capital into automotive equipment and ma- chinery they have no capital with which to buy horses and horse- drawn vehicles. The result is that farmers in many parts of Canada are faced with a situation which to them appears utterly impos- sible. I wonder whether the Min- ister is taking precautions to see that the situation is met?" Hon. Mr. Howe: "We are tak- ing special precautions to try to give the tires they need to carry on business. As far as the gaso- line situation is concerned in the prairie provinces, we are fairly secure because we have a local source of supply in Alberta. . . " There was no further informa- tion given nor any further insis- tence on an answer. In other words the matter lapsed, prob- ably not to be referred to again until the situation becomes acute. * * * The talk swung to oil develop- ment, wartime housing, power development, and finally, as an afterthought. someone brought up the question of salvage of paper and the Minister gave the Com- mittee his views. Hon. Mr. Howe: "I think there is a misunderstanding as ta why campaigns for the collection ai paper are necessary. This is not done because ai a shortage ai newsprint . .. as a matter af fact there is spare capacity for the production ai newsprint because some ai aur mills are working only 4 or 5 days a week. But there is great need for pulp or rough cardboard . .. for packing shells and finished rounds ai amn- munition. It is really ta save a drain an aur lumber mills and prevent waste that we are collect- ing newspapers and using them for that purpose. At the moment we are able ta fili aur own needs f or newsprint, satisfy the export demand, and still have some sur- plus capacity. I believe the cam- paign ta use bath sides of a sheet of paper is worth. while and will carry on after the war. I see no reason why we should write an onîly one side ai a sheet ai paper." * * * Concluding a hard day. Mr. Howe left this thought: "We are going ta try ta take care ai pea- pie who must go ta war plants. .. producers such as farmers and others wha have real need ai gasoline. But the man who simply drives from here ta there for Bowmanville Branch: F. O. McILVEEN, Manager "A BANK WHERE SMALL ACCOUNTS ARE WELCOME" 17 Have You The Cash To Puy For Next Winter's Cool Now? If not, discuss the question of a personal loan for the purpose with our nearest branch manager. Many patriotic citizens are buying next winter's coal now, following the suggestion of the Coal Administrator, who has urged early ordering of fuel because of the transporta- tion difficulties with which Canada will be faced in the months ahead. Delayed or reduced deliveries may occur if orders for coal are not placed in good time. If you are without the ready cash, our personal loan service, available at any of our branches, may be of real help to you, and our local manager will welcome the opportunity of discussing your requirements in confidence. BANK OF MONTREAL ESTAELISHED 1817 "I've read how Hitler starts training his killers when they're toddlers. So I reckon it's up to me and every other Canadian mother to train our children to realize that they've got to pay for their freedom!" "That's why I see to it that all my children buy War Savings Stamps every week. I tell them what freedom means-what the grown- ups are fighting for-that it's for them! So hey've got to give up something too-and the money-$5.00 back for every $4.00 saved now-will come in mighty handy-when they start out on their own!" Buy War Savinges Samps from banks, post offices, druggists, grocoers and other rtali stores. National War Finance Committee. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1942 THE CANADIAN STATESmAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THREE