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\'l xauu--uu. u. 1:. Av|u\.A4u|\.l|, uuu.-n. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere in Canada. $2.00 a year; in United States. $2.50 :1 year, pay- able in ndvan(~v. Single copies, cents. Sub::cril.)(-rs wishing to dis- continue paper at expiration of per- lod paid for are expected to notify this office bx-fore date of vxytiry. \ ll||lIl' vl, this l)nl'I L 10 IOWS all `ombntfl I\l' (I1- I' what UNI ll) ari;:inul 1 ir.l<*.'1:~: I ,\....o l1:u\;(- ~ |hI::- and I .-_ Thu frrllnwinpr `nhv Nvwnmrlu-I lion in il--' mwu, .-.. -... I.l.. 1.. I |ll'Ii|l\'| ii m|"l-rH:4 HUI Wm l'i(-Inlliu-9; Newspaper At All The Week Through l"'llIlIIlll|l IJI-llvr _|n livs HI'|- I llu-in H-.~' II` II. l'HI' ll|hllllH'l', Hl|'l(' lll'(' Il'W ])l'll plv wlm In-ur in miml lhnl. 1: Wm-k- l_v Iuxvspnpu-;~ III'l`(l.': -upy mu l"ri-- mnl Suiunlmys nu wn-ll an on 'l'1|1':;(lzuy2s anml \'Vu-lIw.s'ulu_v.-L l'ru-~.-al `('l`I`I`lXll'i1',`5 um! lIHl('l` u-vmtI'i|mtuI'H. wlm ufta-In miuhl hznvv HlI'il' llHI|I'I`-- inl in n wm-k nlwml uf lmw. wnll I-ml it in on Wt-rllltnwlzny nml vx pm-1 In !~m- il ])lll)H.`]l('4l. Wlwn . - Hun: II n In nmlu-|'i::| i. sum! in l-LAC \'\1\l-` \JLA n\Ll\ . In :1 i~m-em interview. Sir James Woods. }Jl`l`.*`idf.`llt oi` one of the largest dry goods im- pomiiig houses in Canada. declared that the "C0nslllllt`1' has the right to know the country of origzin of the goods he buys." A regulation is '.1I1`(`:l(l_\' in force requiring the marking of a large variety of articles to show in what coun- try they were produced. and there would seem to be no reason why such a requirement should not apply to cotton goods, especially |lI|' \\/Ill) Ill'AIl Ill llllllll IIIIII. il VVl'l'|\- Ba l'ru-~.-a mulz-riul is, xa-nl in lulu-r Hum U p.m. 39' 'I'II-.~ Ihv wriluy |,-ml Inn! in: Mt ` .1. 'iIlI`|H`I::tIl il` H clnvx nut n])|n':|I`. ()uI"`" I Hm ` will In Ha In-Ht In Immllu lulu mm rupy but run (In jlml. 5;. muvh. !"_'T A wm-kly Iwwnpanpu-1' ll`I.`~' :I p:-uk- '(';"` Inml ju:-"I nu l5:n'ri-',~.' llytlm |.|m-1I'i1: F._v*.1-nu Hut.` :1 |w:||(All):uI 'l`hn1 px-nk ` . `r ,-. lulls ull W-ulnvsciuy, wlu-n lhu Em! u .. 0.... II I [)l'I'l III I II ])H|)Il.` l'll. VVHVH .`ll('|I H nut luvs Our` nu VV-ulvn-stiny, \vvI kly':a .~l.'Il'!` Imrs fur hm much In (In. I`: uplu whu In nut lhink uf .'a`('lIl|- mu m Ilu-ir in-ms: ml` nu-w.~; nr Hll'il' mivu-rll.-inn until WI'(IIll'Hlll_y, nyv m.nlri|m1inu_ In that prnk. um! urc- -nultiuu 1;-1.nn`ni:~:u| nu-nuluvllnn 1\l' iIuvI'|II.-nu x-<.nlI'ilm1in 'nnlIinp_ m lhvir wvl-I l i(-ull. Our rluu |nul)Ii`hul ..... . lprinl |'l`|u- by _\'u in _V(2l: l)nn`I In-lit-vv in pmhi|;itim'. <-ili7.-nslxip. (flmslizmily, and ~ Iil`u- :m~ full uf lht-m, "'l'hnu : ....1' lul\V . lllll`. |)|ll l,lll'y Cnlll I)\` lllII\ll" In-h.':v<~ tlu-xm;:lv:-5, 'l`u 1;:l<(- um uulu il)SllY`ll)(`(! nddsl nnun-r (h'nvm,',: u|)li;4uli<)n to D1` fair wilh thv illSllI`;IH(,'L` cnmpzmy. S1r.':m.zu. that many with uth-rwi.'~;L- wmd sun.-a(.- und judgment sewn ['1 furpzr-I. both wht-n driving :1 cm`. Sum:-Ihiml fumlmm-mnllv wrnnui ||H;;l'I. UULII \.`VlH'll (ll'lVllIL', II (.'III'. | Sunnv-thing; fm1tl:nnt-m:Ill_V Wl'[)HL', wh:-n fur l'll1l`l'l.'IiHH1(`!ll. enjoyment | l$lC(E:~`o FUR (fllll.l)lH-IN A dishvw-ll(:(l lmlv mun with `ma (`hilrlrvn wznlkr,-(1 :u'1'u.<.s' 1h:.` uh f.<..n1i;..~ -...,l i..c.. .. ' l`\V ("ll t.~lnl' Ihn-Ix THE BARRIE EXAMINER I --rlmpza l lu-rv :m- Hnu-as whc-n v lc.-wn wt-t-kly ulm-:.` nut livv up our vxpt-1-lzullmnr. l'<`l'Il. I]), llu-aw `v Him`-1 wlwn wv Illlnk Um! Illu- llIllIlllIiI_V wu-4-lxly might (In u Innvh -llvr Jul). llmlnuljlu-x|I_v luwn wm-k- '5 um um wlml. Hu~_y yuluhl bu. If vll` |':-mIII'<-1-.-4 wt-rv lIlt`XlIllll.`a'lHJll'. H1;-ir :r1nl'l'.~a' \w-ru |iI'I'|I')-..`i, Ihvlr I.-~.ul=r:4 v_w-ru ::mI|lI~:m. um! tht-Ir lxu-rH:m`:. wt-rv nvvc-r dim-mu'np._-(I H1 wm-kliv.-4 lmvu ulnnu-(`I-`-;~.:||'y (lif- 1-ullhu: Some lrhinkgbouts Ill!` IUIIIIWIHI-L Wll.`1' WFIIII` - It):-:: for on II Nt-wmnrk--1 app! -znhlu In HuI'rh- Hm! .v 1-lmnn:-:: il Ir Ill'l't'Wll|I r l...l` mu (:.'m'(. muku ])1.`l)])l1' gm 'I`I'Iu'. but 1.h-y (:.'m be vu HI:-n\::-|\/u-'< NEVV INSURANCE INSURANCE IN FORCE ASSETS INCOME CONTINGENCY RESERVE AND S[;'RPI.l `S .-q-null 1-kl) ..:..._. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 `l.'II'!` Ill! VVIIll']' I,('| (l Ill)` `"1 Our Hf Vy ; J uni... . Illnl Ihinl: ..l` unual II) II` III HI lllll (` p_v -m'!_v. MANUFACTURERS LIFE (C(11))/THJIJ U -\_zn\4 |A1\Al1 IA` 1 \Jn\\;n,4 {Including I)eI'rred .4 nnuiries) vv ALVL)\.JI\l`lAV\Al4 (lnrluding I)cf'rr-:1 A nnuities) I?` il vkly" :.|' nu: III |lI4l| II\ II. qlllll i u`nit':|l prmluvllun lI'\V:=|):1]w;- vvry I ..._, . ... I 1'V(`l`_Y lay, '>`|).`I|)vl` mm- r- iv: unnr II1| Payments to living policyholderx in 1939 mnuunrml In 5l. ."l`I.4'7: to _beneficiaries in Death CIm'ms $4.03: .773; a Iurul of .\'I/2.`/.~'... 6(l. .\l-\lKKl.\'(i lI\ll 0R'l`l~II) GOODS '.-I tluily m-w.-sum):-r Wv swl lypv fur wry Inn wn ma-r n work. a ynlll` ll('W.`<||)I])l`I' t In mnkv it In-I.1.v1` mliml in .~:t-mlinu x.. nrv l't-W nun- I Ilml n we-u-|x. .Hl OFFICE BRANCH 0l"l"l(`,l:`-lluuk of 'l`uruntt> Builtlinu, Harrie-. u_y w.ll'illll|])- :1-I II is` |`|. II I3 I wilh an 1'4-pulp I 53rd ANNUAL R'lCl ()R'l` ml by Inudv I l'Vl'II| shultl INSURANCE COM I .-\NY EDITORIAL 'l`ht~ Hllilh mmu: Hunk cal` Nnvn St-u 30. l!).'HJ, .-shows m $34.U()(),UUU in 1111.` UN` lutnl In :m high fi;4ur:- uf $11 p:nl'l.~;vn| with lust ans -1-; shuws. (Iv; . (:01 nAn'1n- I iaI;`|(_.A;f-I_~l(;Jvv<;A$s>:`oAt iaA % Assets $343,491,516; All-Time High Record i|.`s.`i|'l.`i HIIUWSI (H`|)(l` Cunudzl $2l,!M!l.7U2. 220' invt-!4lIllMI1.<. n. ...| 1-0 II 1'l - lHillL`i ill -DU,Jl,|UI .\'I]'l\V Hf $3,lIHl,1M5 thv I'I'(lII('1iI Imm, vqunlly dividml luv lu:m.~4 in (.';mml'I um! I`l.`~Il'\ :|.-':w1.s' tnlnl $.35.(i)H,l)!i nu lutnl li:rl)iliti(->4 tn Ihv pul quc.-.5 nu nth:-r lmnk-4 :u duo from bzmks and (`UN nnlurh. ml` I`..u-..l-. ..u.. Q. (llll' l|'UHl l)iIHK.`i HI u1ILs'i,h,- of (.`un.~uI:: lntul of cash :ns.- I'U|Il|H on 0] HI" Ullill Ul CEIHH {IS 130,106 tn` 21.!!! Ill) lhv pllhliv H I mu: .w21mr.n7 vnn is fnunrl in lives. NEW H()| .l IllN-3 . . From the moment :1 will is tlrnwu up and signed it naturally tentls to go out-ol-(latte. liven though it may be C1U`(:llllly tlexignetl to take t':tre of future eventuulities, new and unforeseen .situ;ttion.s` are likely to arise with the p:ts~.ztge ol time. (ll ll you believe in the Vztlue ol reviewing your will at rt.-gulzlr intervals we sttggest you will liml it wortlm'hile to tlisctiss your plztns with our ollicers. This (Iorporntion mztintztins :1 consultztnt SL`l'\'l(_(.` on estate planning: through this serviee you run :tv;til yourself of the information and experience _'_:ill1L`(l hy the Corpora- tion (luring liy-eiglit years tlemtetl to the pr;tt`tit`;tl management olestzues. You xx ill in(`ut' no obligation by t'onsultin_t; us zuttl we ( tpl'(ll:lll'. invite your inquiries. l`0|H|.\'l`l| |i|*]O\|`]|{\|; |`|{lfS l`S CORPORATION _j_.-._... ' 25, 1940 Assets under ndminisrmriv m listublixlnerl [HI Summary T I I E nun] 4n..I I .~;t.':lu-um-nt nf lhv. in us u1,l)v(:(-min-r; inn:-n-.u.. ..I' ..\....~ 'l`()l{(JN'l`U, (`IA N.-\l)A THE 1 `BR 1039 S S(,l33,640 572,`)! 2,435 The syst.o1n of pzxyingz taxes by i11s1,u11n(ml.s. in uclvuncv. is up;:1in in l`u1'(:v in Barrie this year. By sysl,(`m:1l,i(::11ly making; provi.-4ion for his taxes and taking; '.1dv:mLag e 01` tlmse dis- counts for :1t1v:m('u p:Ly1nr\nLs. the 1`kLL01)I1_V(`.l` not only saves money but, also avoids the strain of having: 1.0 nwvt, the whole 01` his tax- os in one 01' two puy1m\n1..x'. An n(lvert.iscn1onL sowing forth tho dvt`:1i1.~; 1`<~g':11`(1i11gz 1)1'c-p:1y- ments has :111`o:1(ly :1m)v:u`o(1 in The Fxzunint-1`. Any f1u'thor ix1t'n1`1n:m.o11 which may be desir- I Qd may bv ])1'o<'u1'<\d frmn tho '1`own (`/lnrk. .___($._ l67.37l .306 .'H,7U`),73H 6,681,814 Tlmrsday. January '25. 1940 I S`J0.2S`),769 S3%71xxx000 I 77.`408,634 7\'ll|('Hll [ilX..\' ' zlpprnr um rum! and bun]- I'I' shmvs nu! pm m nu~I'~:u.~:v nf $52.- 35 ,06`),`)37 my 1.:.'x.\' musk." Humnris _ when Canada is a large consumer of cotton * material. We are being urged to "Buy Brit- ish. but how are we to know the difference between British and Japanese goods if they are not marked? ` ' 7,709,259 Imm(`nx(`l_V limLrl,viii11p,' to ( i1`v:il. 13ril.uin and her Allivs and :1 sons .~;1m(wk to the mioiny, C.'1imcia`s War Lozin was put ovvr with magni- ficent H\lCt2(`.\`.`s'. bvinp, sixty pm` omit, 0v(2rsub- scributi. Such :1 l`(`.H'])()iih`(` .~ahu\v.s` how wh0io- iie:u'i.od]y C11li:l(1i:i,li.\ urv with Lliv Mol.hm'- land in this war :LL .:liliSl, i1p.',`g`l`(`.\`Si()1i and how confident. and (l(`l'(`1I`1]il1(\(.l Hwy are Lu svv it. through. ~ > ` Ynnxnuxnnn nirnuuln inx I`.\n-uzln .~nnlri|\:r In 1uu\ unu. \1\I[;,II. Jupumrsv :1u`m1l:; in (.!zu1:ul:L :wv1 1.0 con- tract 1'01` wur 111:1Lvri:al.~s :;m.~m Lu bv making` little hmulwny. ()1w n1` Lhv 1nut.m'i:Lls partic- ularly clvsi1'vd by Hw Jnp.s- i<. nmlybtlvmnn, an cssont,i:11 in Lhv m:m11l':u-t.u1'v ml` hmvy (-ull~ bre 1_4'1lH.S' and high .xpvv 1`il'1`.\'. I`l`1().~'.o lmvinp; this n1ino1':1`l for snlv :1pp:1ronl,ly pr(~1'<.-1' (.0 hold 11, 1'01` Grvail, I31'il.:1in, :1l1.lmug'l1 big` p1'iv(\.s' :u`o ufl`e1`o(1 by Lhv .Iu]):uw.s'o. This pmisvw<)rl.hy z11.t.it.u(1o is the unu which should apply to the sale 01` war .~;11pp1iu.s` to any but. the Allies. 4 ._._._ 1 . Established 1864 A weekly newspaper devoted to the interests of the Town of Barrie and the surrounding country, issued at the Post Office Square, Barrie, every Thursday. The Barrie Examiner is :1 member of The Canadian Week- ly N8WS])pOI'S Association and or Class A Weeklies of Canada. J. A. MncLm'on, Editor. .-on-.n.-.--n ..x.. ......n.. This \vv<'=k Kiwanis I1ii,i`I'l1:1H()l\kll is (`.010- bratimz; its Si1V(`1` _i11l)iivv. Sl.:u'I,ing in Dulmoit from smull b(`?,'iI111i11}.1'.\`, Kiwanis has grmvn In :1 great. service ()l'!,'2\l1iZi1l.i()n of iibmit, 105.000 members in thv UliH.(`(i Sinivs and Cunudzi, the l{`i.M.(`i' h'.1.vin;: 76 clubs with :1 1m\inbersliip of over 5000. 1``mm the 1'<~(ror(l 01` 1.110 accom- lplislmients of Lhv H:1i'i'io club, pmpiv 01` this town and (li.~ may in sonw (l~gi'm visu- alize tho (`Xi(`1il. of ilw l)om\l'iL which tho 2100 Kiwanis clubs h:1V(` bovn in ihv (`mnimmiLic.s` I.sm`v<`(l by t.hi~m. A New York jou1'm11 entitled The World of Tomorrow" has gone bankrupt. They say coming events cast their shzlclows before. _. #1.. . ,._ The sale 01' large quantities of Cmmdizm wheat to Sovivt Russia at the present time does :soem like u buck-dual` metlxod of defeat- ing; the Brilmah nn?vy'.; blnckacle of Germany. _.._,40_-__. The E111.m'})1'i:;o-13111lotin .`:})(!:lk.\' of the fine spirit of cu()pe1`:1l.i0n Im1ni1`usl,r2d by the Board 01' Trade and the Town Council in pmmoting the town's inLm'osl,.=;` 'l"mm1 work 01` Lhi.-; kind moans much (.0 :1 vmnmunity. A live B0zu'd of Tmdo, xvnrkimz with 1,110 'l`nwn (jmlncil, could do u lot. fur Iiurriv. Finally yielding); to public opinion Llw Prom- ier and tho Ministm` 01 Municipal Ai'i`:1i1's (le- ciclod to drop their plan to deprive the people of the rigliii oi` zinnuail olociioii of municipal reprosonLutivvs. Froin tho .s`i.:11`i. mo weekly nowspzxpvrs, with :l(2i1I`(`.(`1y an exception. strongly opposed the prop0s:1l wliicli would have irnniplocl upon UH`, rigliis oi` i.h0 munici- p:1lit.ios. The strong xtuncl iukon by the weekly nowspz1poi's was no sin-all 1':1cLor in si,i'oiip,'t.li- ening public opinion zigziiiist; the un(lomo~ l cmtic 1)l`0p()s:1l. _ _____ - ___\- .._._... The fin21n<'i:1l picture of the County of Sim-l (:00 as drawn by the County T1'oasi1i'oi' was the| most pleasing in yours. Not only had tho bank indebtedness boon roclucocl by $130,000. but the position of <'<\rtui1`1 inunicipzilities which lmvo been in (lil`1`imllty lius :,r'1`o:1tly improved. Mr. Coleman cullvcl uttontimi to the exces- the Council quite rightly clociclccl to Iiizikc pro- test to the Govormnont, with rcgzird to this. While the sluto oi thv finzinces inight have the Council wisely (locidml to make the levy the same as lust your. thus leaving :1 margin n pc-rinitlecl :1 xliulit ro(lu(:tion in the tax rate. for C`l1l(`l`g`(`1l(`l(".\` which inight arise due to war 1`0qui1`mncnts. In (`use there should be no ox- tra (l`lllJ.ll(l.\`. the surplus can be used to fur- ther rocluco the bunk llld0bL(`(ll1(S.\:. l `sive" cost 01' the uchninistraition of justice and ` . I Miss Agnes Maephail. Federal Member for v Grey-Brue.e. is to be one oi` the speakers at; the 1 Farmers` Conference in Barrie next Wednes- day and if those attending wish to please the 1 lady M.P.. they will be on time. Miss Macphail ~ is strong` for punctuality as was made very . plain at a recent ineeting of farmers at Peter-|' boro. She told the gathering she was ``furious`' because the meeting was so late in starting. Detailing the inconvenience she experienced !to keep her (`ll`_l:1.."i`lll(`llI she went; on to re-, mark: Will we ever see a time when to farm-` ers eight. o`eloel< means eight and not nine o'clock." And don't imagine this applies only to farmers. Tcwnspeople are just as bad. Tar- diness in meeting` appointments or in attend- ing g`atlierings is a ti1ne-wasting habit. Miss Macphails little outburst may have the effect of focusing more public attention upon it. The $15,000 Twcecl post office. which the village council twice protested as not gi`ez1t_l_y needed and urged that the money be devoted V to w-.11` eft`c1't. will not be built. Announce- i ment to this effect was made by the Prime Minister on Fi'id-uy. says :1 wire from Ottawa. J Apparently from now on. for the duration of the war. no public buildings or public works not essential to war effort, will be built. says the despatcli. There will be no postoffices in next year`s estimates. and no revotes of old estimates. Except in places which expected i to get the buildings. such action on the part i nf Ha.` n....,...-..-..\.\o u-an .unn+ uvuh n.-nun.-nl U sch um Uklukuugn. nu-.1: ..L\.L..:uu uu uuc yuAL. l of the Govemmem will meet with general approval. If these public works are to be car- ried out. the time for their construction is af- ter the war when there will not be anything like as much demand for labor as there is to- 1 d3) . In the meantime. let us not forget that Canada's supreme task is to give all possible S11DD0rt towards prosecuting the war to a suc- cessful conclusion. EDITORIAL NOTES prices I01` lll(`ll` 1)l'()(lll(_',l.N. vvuy. m; .......\.\., should t':u'nit-r.~: be called unpntriotic when they talk ubuut extra income or returns for their })1`n(l11('t.\' .-so that they can do a better job for tiiuir t-mnitiy`? They talked about a price when they tt'ilke(l about the manufac- ture 0|` ]3)"\`ll _v;i:n; they talked about money when t.lic-3' ii- :lil`])1:11l0S train the United Stute.~:: tlivy t.:i.ll~:ecl about money when they built 1lll`(tl'()lllt`.\' and tmining` fields. Millimis nt` (ln1im`s_a1`e being paid by the goveriimt-nt tn the <-ontractors for war equip- ment. and t`urt,u1ies will be made out of the pmt'it..~=., (1`,'x]`.lli(` the geve1'1in1m1t check-up on (`.0s'.t..~; um! tm- 4-.\:cexs-pr0l'it,s tax. It has been shown tluit the oust of living in the cities has lll(`l'(`:1.\`(`(l .~.invv the outbreak of the war, and this i1D}Jlit`.\` tiqnrilly tn the f{1l`lnCl`S, and yet the t'm'1m~i- is t-xpvcteci to carry on and do his extra hit 1m- his (`()1llH.l`y in war-time on 11 ])(`J.(`t`-Illllt` h::.\'i.~4. Y\....:.\..- In. .\...-t rln..,,1,, gh,-. n\,`~.rng~(. f:-n.n]p1.| `II I We all know the fellow who goes around saying: You can't believe anything these days, so I just don't bnther with it." We all know that Anu-ricnn attitude: It's all pro-. pag:mdu!" Well now. just how much truth are we gelling about the wan"? Hcw much of uur news in ceI1.~am'e(l'. l`.. .-0-n-9 uiuhl "I I ` . . . . . .. I ....u ...... , .llSUl'l'U.' Tu start right at hnnu.-, I cam say ihzit in five munths of writing about lhv war I h:ivun`L :~:(.`en or hu:mi M the (,'nnudi:m (_`(. I1S()l`. Nu Hill: has :i.~'ku<.i 1:; .~:<-12 bel`ur(.~linml the manu- vcripl. of tho talks-1 on the war which I have given over the (`.BC'.<. nu- iinp:il hnukup. Nvw.~4p:|pr-I`s, magn- v.im-s nnrl .rvpnr|.~; fmm Britain, F`r:im-i-. S('.'lli([illlVi:l mid Central iC\Il'l;])(' still rvzioli m_v (lvsix quilu pmnipily. Nnr hu-.u~ I iiuiii-mi in siivli uzlsvx us Iho sinking of the "CU\ll`:l;, (`Ull.'x"' and tho Rnynl Onk"_ ml` in H10 llui'u-in-lirzim affair. any ri~t:iii.-' hm-iiig with held from (Innu-. dinn rv:ului's which wvrv ])lll)|i.s`h1`d! in 1hv lill(`l'nHUl'l`(i Aim-riuzin pm-.~'.~'.. ' 'l`h<~ iwsl proof, it .s'c<-rn:~: In mo lhnt (`.nn:ulim1.~; nru uniting, all ihv n('\\'.s' zivnilnblv is that thu /\muri-` run pm-.<.<, tho ni<:si \'Vi(ll`|_Y ini`urim'<| :i1ul !* k(])1i('.'|] in ihu wurld, wilh_ ii.~< illlll(il`(`(l.` (Zr z-u-"rs~::pm1(l(-vii: rt-' imrliiu: frum huih sides nf Ihv. Imtilv linv:<. still i-nlvr.x' this mun- lry i'i`m'ly. Ami in [up (if lhzll H11-rv is lhv /\lhl'i'i('IIll rudiu. 11 is [rm- lhui our L{U\'('|`llllH`Ill mdiu (hu-521'!` r:u'ry /\lI\l`1`i('lll) ])ulili(`nl (:nn\.mmi- 1:\lm'.~4 any nmrv. vxc(`pl un 3'})L'I`i:l!i nu-:i.sinii:4, bu! then it is nmv slmn-I mim: L.`:in:uii.':n (`\1mIn('llll1uI'H. '\r`. r~ run ii lish-n in linwvll 'I`h M` Iialymmul (iraim Sxving frmu /\v`u-r- i(':'.n . if wv wzml l<;_ -ind :\ . . . ..l.l ...I ll'nlll .`lIl|ll)ll.\ II V` finv job um 1.1, h: vv stuppim: us :~1`)|ix\Il In fnrni `(I4 mnnn nnnl H: n. \ l' .\|.\I[I|)|II},' llhl '.ll`llllilll.\ u'.ILl}t,IuI l~i.ninp.-. In I'm`:-i {'1 |;:`n:ulc:\::l'; gd| 1.3 n. mlhs hard 1n1,\u1'. : But thvn. yun may 5:13 . pvr`.mp:~a| lhv n,~\v.-4 which Czmudiun and Arm-rlx-zm pn|)vr,c. p_ivq- ml is mm- .'::r(-(I :1! H10 point of origin, In unv| rm pt-M it all i.\`:1hut is. if llIo(,'nr1'(-s~] pumivnls uffnml lhv 1;'uvn-rnmr~nl. .1{ H10 (-num'y they are in tun '<.".n~n--I l_\'. thxy nrv c-_ju:!1NI_ Yuu m-w hri .~`1xx`pri.s'1`rl 1:) know that umh-r tho! inn rlh-fninl--:| in-4 .`I'l'l|lS illli Ihvu (2111 I Gm'n1:m.s` to gut :l.`-` I l.: the wu .I' II... l'.u\ IUI IIIIIIK III (I hllllllll JLIUBIIIUIII. ] And yet we got. that cuiistmil cryi {ruin the Am(!ricmi.~4_ "It's all pm-I pzigzindzil You can't l)uliv\'c :1ny1him.{| llll`."l` days!" It wns rofroslting tn |('(l!lll` zu-m. this lcttur in last S1111-I (l:i_v'x New York '1`hn0s. Oct.-upy-i ing l,l1i`m~ full ('nlumn:~`. I can unly givv :1 few highlights h(`l`(`Z ` 'l`hi>: l`mpzi;,'-.u'i(l:1 Against l PI`0p{lg(lll(lil I Ihmtius Pilate slill livvs . . . I-l(-I |. th~..- length and brezidtli of` An1vricn_ dinning his immortal pliiln. of noutralityinto our minds and liuarts , . . "Wash youri hzmd.<." he $l_V'S. of this mess, I! (lid (`.llCL`. nnd szivod myself :1 int` "1" wurk and worry." Fur the last 20 years we Ameri-I (`ans have been fooling mirselvos. 215' Pilate tried to dz) . . . We still arc.'| It's not Slll`pi`isim.{. Wv hzzvv bctn deluged with a constant stream 01' lpl`t.pil;,'2ll1d1l about the "Crime of Vm`sz1ill0s, We won the war and `|whzit did we gut out of it`."` The pathetic spectacle of :1 gullible} .`\lT1L1'l(`Z`l caught in the wily intri-l l.r.....~ nr ma xv...-m rh'v\lnn1nr\\' nfl l'|l| I |l.'(l |.)_V .\l'\'('l (ll \..IIlllI\llllII nus", nrv just ubuut tho In-st il wurld and pl'0\'id(` nvarly :1] mzm-riul which is nvnilublo fo farming of in sound judgment. And vni um um Hun! 1-nncinn .`\lT1Ll'lCEl Cilllglll ll] U11` \Vll_) llllll-` rim-.< of Old World diplomacy_ 0f| England expecting every An1c-ricani to do his duty, the Merchants of: Death" <:n`mamont-makers), and the! |"Wall Street bankers" who beguil-1 (ed and forced the American people! [against their will to enter the wari . . x... _....... ,..A._...-_: L- \..,.4 _.__._ e__.. '..,,........ .... .. ..... |\) ....y. H... u.... America entered the last war fol" many reasons. The most. compelling ,wus that Germany continued to` `sink ships without warning with a loss of American lives. Most Amori-i cans did believe that we were fight- |ing to make the world safe for tlcmccracy." We did fight for smwe-I thing worth fighting for . . , M:i_~;n:1: Charla. hnbeas corpus. the common` law. William Shakespeare. the, King James Bible. Bunyan_ Voltaire. ` Lafayette, the Rights of Man. Words- worth and Bobby Burns--they are part of our heritage. They are not Prussian or Nazi or Communist . . .3 Ac 9 Trnnfv Vnrauillnc hnrl im_i K'l\l>>I&H| U1 AVdl.l 0]` K/UIHHIUKHDK As a treaty. Versailles had im-g perfections. having been drawn up? by imperfect men. representing im-N` perfect peoples. But it made one` magnificent attempt for a better wor1d---the League of Nations. Our! President Woodrow Wilson. fought` hard for it. Those awful Europeaiv nations accepted it. America turnedl it down. We wanted to preach, noti work. for a world peace and order-i ed liberty. . , Suffice it to say that; had the Germans won. the l`reat_v' of Versailles. in comparison with the German pence terms. would have seemed like the Sermon on the . Mount . . . Nor did we fight to pull Eng1and`s chestnuts out of the fire. We never have. Observe how these same propagtmdists who say we did. ' scream with rage when England is . at times reluctant to do the hard jobs of civilization which they urge us to Shirk . . . If the Nazi-Commu- nists win this war, brothers and sis- H10 lL`ll.Sl,, (Hll HI |)1'.u:('. Premier ll:-pburn and the opposition lead- er, Colonel Drew, have `.1 perfect. right as cit- izeu.~; or (T:1u:ul:L to criticise. or condemn the I~`0rlo1':1| (lnvvrnment. but, they have uo.1'igl1L to use the l_.(-p,i::l:1l,11re as :1 platform upon which 1.0 (l<~l):Ll,- Llu` udn1lnisL1':1Lion of purely Federzxl :1l'l`:n,irs. much less to pass a vote of censure upon the lwdeml Gove1'nment;. Dur- ing; the 1'm~.vnl. muviueinl election in Quebec. former Preluier 1.)-1u)lossis was sL1'ong`1y con- demned for iul.m(lueing' Fede1'al issues into his munpnigrn, and he was justly defeated on that s('m'(x 9711.,` 11 . . . . . ...~ {`.\\x\u\\r\\\u ui (Hf-aum nnd H10 Willson M IT S ALL PR_O_l?AGA1\_Il)A! -C;1'n '1-':`us; 1JQ.{, `a-n-d` ;\1-`e_ We Getting All of It .7 Woodside's Weekly War Commentary ll IA||\'\/I'll IIIUA` ) gnvrrnnm-nt ...~l (..-n.-.n.- . TEE BARBIE EXAMINER. BARRIE. 0N I'., CANADA I\"|l'l - wuulrl ` [=',u|I\l[], lIlIll\l'.` ll|lIlI.V IIII IIVl'l AI|. ||` l'Ill` ~7.en throw up his hmuls zmcl .-my, Whnt can I bvli(3vv`!" Wvll ynu cnn believe in yuumvlf. yum` u\\'ll cummun :~`:n.~:u-, your mvn (lm-um in- .-=tincls_ you!` own minus and Im- (lilinns which yuu 1-In-H.-ah 1-11-nuzh in fight for .. A .|u llers. we'll huvv In `than preach. nu. :.. n\l This p1'npzI;,{:Iml:i gundn xnnkvs muny : zen l\M|1n1 min I huliU\I|I LIHIL The I-Imnee of Commons at Ottawa and the representzitivos eleetecl by the Dominion as :1 whole will h:1\~'e an opportunity (lurinp; the Session which opened today. of debating the merits ol` the (_`xovern1nent`.x' war effort. In that Pnrlimnmit the pros and cons of the question van he freely and any elmrg'es :1,u;:1insl. the Government can be dealt with (lireetly and in proper order. Whether or not the (`mvermnent lms. been remiss in itsl duty is it m:\I,l.er [er the members of Parlia- ment to (lm-irle, busimr their judgment upon official inlm*m:1tion and all the facts. It` the` Maekr-min King: Government can be shown\ to have been lurking` in vigorous initiative or in efficiency n<~eessary in this time of war, then the electors enn be relied upon to deal with that Government in the regular demo- erntie and <-on.v.tit.11i.io1ml way. ,\ u: uh... .... . . , In Britain, tun. ulllmuull so fur the cun.surship Ims In-vn nmrv clumsy than rignrmIs_ Iln-rv is .- },{l'l.`ill frvetlmn uf .\'p:-c-vh in ;)r*.s`:~a and Pnrljznm-nt nml llu- Ministry nf |ln{m'mnl,iun Inns lml Iwvn 1-muzhi (|vIibuI`ntvl_y lying. tlu-rv i.--: :1 (`Pl - luin nmuum. of 1n~up:u,':nulu u;;uin.~.l pl`()puglIl)(l:l, A new 1-dilinn has jnwl been i.~.s'uwI uf lmwl l nn.-ml_v`.s' li|-- _ I.....l. IIl.`..l.-..\. I i.. uh. UCPH l.Hlll'(I (ll IA [10 lmuk "l"nl.~'vhI Wriltvn mm :1 v( |i.s- an inquest by int-vr inln lhr- rm llzy Hx`iIi- h nml In incite their pm II'n`u in H. I-nu.-I ,,.,,. . 'l`hv cm'p::u- Ln-1m'_v slury ::l i Ml frum an :nulh:~n1i(- :u--nun! G1.-rlnmn C()l`l`t`H))z)I)(ll'l)l (I:-*:<' huw he wvnl pm! :1 Km|u\-u- p<':.~:ul .':Iclur_y on his \\ .'I_\' 1 fruni, An nl'fivi:nl of lhu- I ]pl`U}).'u{.'lll(l:l Inm-;nI 5:1-u-um; In `.--.m1.-wd thv -nluv of lhu- !~`lul'_\ : itho Ru(lrH1i.~(H uml lhv :nn~<-: ml` II... I.` . |.i...\in.r I`l.iu 'llll' I)ll\I|lll|.`l> nIlI(l |IIl' I'lIII'!'2`l|1l`\ ~hippin;z (_fhim~.uv ml` Ihv l`:'|.`~'1, lI':1I)sl:I1' I\'.'ul.'Ivt'r us "r-m']m-` islund uf -.'1x'(':|:;.~'~" ml ml umn I . ll \Vl.`~i n pm-ll._y nnsty |n1.ui1u-.'.-4. am!` all lhv hurrurs lhui \vvr- lp:-lrntud in lhu Ins! war and I |l)('(,n l)(`l`])l`1l`:ll(`(| rim-r, in thv I `Chill (|r|\nI`1.-Minn:-: Hun (I:-rnxun ` ILU Ill\`llL' L lrul.~. in 1!` find Hu- `(Ul`l'.`s` S('l'll lish purl nun: xlil` !'~l||l\V .`ll|l (Ill l|ll`|l lJHlI|.`m I III" iI3rlti:~'h pri.~`un:-r.-: tntzmu-I wxlh Hu- I `.('rmnn c-up-,1:-, llw it-I;-,i:m |mh_v with its hand vul l'I'. lhv 'rIu'Il`iv'vl |(.`:m:u1inn mu], nmsl !':unnun and (Ils- |l'(.])1I1:l|)l(- . ml llw lm.-1 wnr, Hiv- !"(!urp.-4:9 fut-(m'y" in whivlu lhv Hm-lw lbnilt-(1 (Iuwn 1h(- |)u(liv.<. lh:-ii idvml rmlulix-1'3 tn mnku ;;lym-rinv mnl 'mmI:- pig`.-` lhml. ip,;ilI:Il- h_v :1 I:--:4-rihim: I n Raul-n-.m [Ii In..." I... m....o . |I)l'l,]l ])|'I].H'|I|I1l'lI .`|lH'|', Ill tlll` I\lI ivinn llw (in-rnum mn- cunlrutinn (rnmpx zmrl lhv IIl1\`;)I'.`Ik- ublu .Iup:mv.~:c rupinu in ('hin:n, lh<- offu,-c1. of lhv bunk is rnnro inlvn-.-1- {mg than .~:hm'kin1.:. l`n mt` llw nwst i1m)r<.-.~:.~'ivu thing about I` :< account was how at uvvry . thun- wns n Brilishm` tn risv in tho Cum- mcns 10 qm>sl,im1 the truth uf llw. \\'l()I`iL`S and (I:-mum! of mu f}r::-1'x1- mont what fncls may hml tn luwk them up. or to write in 'I'hu- 'I`imv: zm(l uivv tlw pmpnr (:vrm:m Inm- ikL'IHnn Hui Hui nuhliv ur:n\1n:| Ir- :LIl|LI )lV\' UH` |JlU]J|'I \ll`lHli|ll |lrlIl' Hlutiun. But the public \v:m1v(! lnl bl`lil,`V(` 1.hu slurit-s and pvnplv who worn tun S`UH(`H.'Hl.\' nhuu1 British truthfulness nflvn vmnmh vmlwl up lby being called "pm-(:4 'm:m". | '1` . . . . .. 4|... ...|. H... ..:a. \JI lllL' IL4IlEllbll*b)JL'ilK|||g RHIU I`ll'll\'ll' apeaking residents of tht- Pmvint-v of Quebec stand t();:t'ti1(`r in this, conflict oven muru closvly than in 1914. and Qucbov P1`()\'im'v. in mm- mnn with the rvst of Czmndzi. is aiding the cause." --- Prvmivr Ad:--i lard Gcdbonl, 2`: 2 ! 2'2 .._, .,...,_, ,,... I 'I'<:(l.'I_v bnth Ihv : and 1hr'| 'spiril. urv (liff('r(~nl ml nu!` .\'i(1t- l_:11, lvnst, Inslvnd nf lhu ;,mv<-rrnm.-nt |hnving carried the people in war, Ins in 1914, ii is just the u1hv\r vvuyl around, 'I`lu:I'v is no nm-xi M whip up :1 vvngvful spiril mnung uurl pm-r;)nlc: and suldit.-r.<: Huy hnvu :11- |rv:1(ly hnd _Vv:n'_< to think ()\ (`I' `Hwy are fi;.',hling fur, Wu um-rl make propaganda in iis nri;:inul .('11.'~"." whivh nwum .<'prv:ulin;,r `---r|n` Inn` I-nnun nunnnu Hun nmnlrzul IFAIR l Rl(`l".'.s` FOR FARIVI PRODUCTS Speaking; :11 (`Hwlph the other day, Dr. G. I. ()h1`isl,iv. pr<~si(1vn1, of the Ont.a1`io Agricul- tural (`.nl1(-9;:-. n-plivd 1,0 t.hcse who criticised the l':1n-nm-s hm-:nv..~;u they were asking better prices for lhvir pmtliicts. Why, he asked, nhnnlrl r..,~.\....-..- hn r-nllvrl mm-.1LrioLic whonl |I.,`UlI\/ll|L'l.' Illh land really :1 sin. or with * :lI`yim.{ to 0): `Spec-", nftt-x` ' 1:-rv dill hm The two gr:-at Mother Cwunlrir.-s of the English-szpcuking um] Fn~n('h-' Amlnlrinxr I-nqizlnntc nf 1H1: Pmn-inn-n The British Em} n trcmondnus vffm r `r: rnr i i I I `. . ,. "Busim-.<.~` men in C: uC`.SC political pressure ternment in wax`-time by carping and cnplinus lw. McL. Clarke. . ,1 ,1 IDOMINION DIGEST OF THE 1 V777!!!-Ir!!!-I cvvtv-:1-urn I Battleships have settled ali `fore and in n H:...... o.-. 4.. ..., 'LI\ |lIH1L'lH ` iCan:1da Air . g-ruwnv:n1-I g...` I.` |\.uIA;lkl fill LHIIVJ.` ll.` Llll !SOI`\'iCG. we have not been 1 icd by the war."-S. J. Hun sr. 4: an "Both sides are hositating ` aerial warfare as no one knew the possibilities of aerial cm ---Lcrd Marley. 2': E "We do not want in Canada. false `optimism or paralyzing pessimism. but we do want faith, and by faith {I mean the confidence in the fu- ture that leads us to do overytliing; possible to achieve that future." --' Ven. Archdeacon A. P. Gou-ier-Re>es. I (Reproduction Prohibited, 1940, I Educational Feaiiii'es Syndicate! | 'I`ll/\'l` V(I'l`l-I ()l~` (IENSURE Provincial i<~y:ixl-.11,ni-vs in Canada. were con- si.H.ul,r~.(i for purpn. implied in their name. They have In do with provincial affairs and legislation. as (li:;1.in('.i, from Dominion mut- ters which vmm- 1lI1d(`1' the jui'i.~:c1ict,ion of the Federal (:ovurnnwnl,, In View 01` these well known i`:u'i< ni` (:on1'cc1omLion, the action of the ()n1,:u~in 1,:-;~,i. last week in passing :1 1'osolui,ion oi ('(`liSlll`C upon the Federal Gov- ornnivni, i`(`_i4]1'(1il\`, it,.-; war offori, was, to say the 101131,, mil ol pl-.u-.~. n...\.:.... 'lI..\\I\nI-I\ null Ihn nnnnuinh 10nd- \.a\lAVu4 Ivannl ..... "gun: ' The talkative workman was in conversation with an admiring nud- ience in the village store. He was` explaining that even in his job. which people might think dull. there was sometimes quite a lot uf excito- man? menu. I Why, I can remember once a gas explosion tore up a main streei where I was working." "And what did you do'."` Oh, I tore up a side street." "%)i}fE'si'*"i3i c'>1i:" or THE WEEK ICILU llllfll I)!" ~'. Ihv lnsl v ::lm`_y u GONE 'ITll THE \\'I.\'l) ll, VVIIU (lUl'.\'ll L I`('l'l ince his snlrliu-r.< Ihut :zll.'1<-kud gig: or Gm~l)|:l*l.~'. w mg vxpluin why "winning" :1 still had In hv svu .iAMES JTEJARLYLE Ill` .`l(H_)' (II III! l\| ;('l'll di.s~mnlmr|(in;; : n`! in Sl'|)1(`llll)l`l`, Hill llwil` hm: ` nri ullnl-v Iucnuuul J3 all 1 Page Two .l'llUlllI III VVIII wry hiuh It-\'v Ihv |).'I(`ifiSl l'l|m()ll|`H and Hm is th to prose] Y inne n rim! J. mu-my n-uplt-:4 all Hi (In zmuilust pI`up2l- nn znn-r:nm u-ili. - pocy r v ;crVo the II_) 1:11: -14 uml 1 lit-rv -Illlpllfll` wnn F('(`Il1 ublv to tiny Fin- ...a:.. I ) . \ll'llIlIllI l"PH` I lh<- u mt I`nn.\'m1I)_\".\' vvry an in Hun f`nn. [)l'."tl.l'(`-ltllllt` Hlllh. ' During the past (l(`(7ll(l0 the average farmer has been ::t.t-ttggglitig along on a low income and lias l.)(`t`ll unable t.o renew his equipment and stut-t:. t-mtseqt1(~ntly.l1e is not in a posi- UOH 10 Puuw with the demand for greater pro- dut-titvn ttut- to war conditions. Farming is of vital impm't:uu't~ in the maintenance of the Home }"1`HltI. `tlllfl Dr. Christie is only talking sense vt-ht-n he .~:1_vs. If it is proper to spend 11101`-<`.\' 1" Hutip uncl sencl men to the front. Why NY! 11 IWODUI` to spend money to allow 1`armm':--. to not t-qutptnent and necessities for` UN` 111I`t:'<'I' oh" 'I`here is just as much reason for the t';trnu~r to be L}((`l'l care of. to have his 1'=1I`m <` and horses put into con- dition. :t~: ttw ittstiltltlolts to make material or sttpplivs. hlll1Cllll}.`;.\'. V1-CR5 and airplanes." 11` lJI'i<`<`-.\' m` t-mumodities other than those D1`0d"l` `XV :L:'.t`itrttlt1t1`e are to advance. as a result or \\':1l`-Illll(` conditions. it is surely only right. and t`-.ti.r that the farmer should also I`(`(`(`l\'l` an <`.\'tr:1 return for his products. I - .u _._. mada should on the Gov- withholding ....h:nmu " ll.\ Iuuglllul 1.-ulin;,r id '4 thv m.-utrul . .. n pvtv Inn: 1:! H 1,4! mm, `NIH:-(I. HI illlllllalll. .-,im-."` Y:-I upuunluln n... .... Imru plmming r mu '1' A KIL' lldll." L essential L untouch- ungerford. <('l|lHll].; \'v|` lin- lu Hu- .rili.~h Imm- The ru.~:1om.~' dvpurtlnent at a l'(`_L,"ll1`.lIlUll :1 few months ago requiring that (`.(`l`I;1lll ixnportod cotton goods be marked with the llzllllt` ml` the country of their origin. More recently lllt` dep-.1rt.xneut announced that the regulation would not be put into effect until July of next year. This postponement has been c1'it'u`ised by Canadian importers on the ground than it will give an advantage to Ja- pan. which lnxs during` the last few years been talilng` more and more of the Canadlan market in cotton goods from the British man- llfi1Cllll'(`l`S. All tlilnqs being` equal. most Canadians would n~.1tur:\lly prefer to buy British cotton ---- uvxruu l goods rutlwr than those imported from Japan, but it somns that in all cases it is not posslble to d(`l(`l`l'll`.l.l(.` where the goods are made. The proposed system of marking would enable the Cun:uli;m consumer to identify the source of the goods on sale. `In n un.-nut infnvuinny Cir Tnvnnu `x7r\1\pln I Ottawa issued l