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()1 supm`1m' 11n!L:I1ul11'/.vu unu-.\ mm u.u\..u.... In View 01' Lhul. trugiv oxperiexwo. Cun1(ln.'s cont1'lbut.1un in thv war should be one of con- cmxtmunn upon thv training` 01` mechanics. and tlmsv should D0 rvcmimd from the rank and file of thv army as wvll us from the civil- bm popul'.1t,1mL I`hm'v must bv complete cu- r.perut.mn hv1.wm\n n1'11ihu*_v and 'n1(lust,x`h1l or- gumzntiohs. sxxwv Lhvy urv now both working` for the onv end. The 1neCl1'.n1'u`, who is m1gug- ed in war 1mh1.x'Lry ls us ossontml to victory as the` mechamiv in -.1 miliuxry unit or the air 1`m'co. which dvpvml for Lhmr oquipnwnt, upon the l`u'tm"w.~: :1! HM` hmno buso. ___..__ .A 1 \ ulnvnnnrnu -v - Ira . ...----... Cunaulu now has :1 population of approxi- mately 11.390300 pooplt`, according to 9. pre- llminury vstfnmxtv ut` the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Moro -.u:c.u1'aLe figures will be available next ye-.u' whom the regular decen- nial cen.x'us will be taken. A .. '. . -..........\.\ .\O' o\\.. ...~.n.-nu tninlu fnr `QR! `llal Ct`n.\'us wlu uv uuu-u. A conlpnrison 01' the (`t`llS\lS totals for 1931. 1921 and 1911 slmws (halt the percentage rate of population lm-.1-ease since 1931 has been; only about huh` thv rates for the two previous decades. Thu` fi_x:\11`es are as follows: Inc` 1| -mn -mn 1.`.-rim.nn\ 0 R nm- man! in- CleC8.(lL`S. nu` u_t;un.'.N ulr an Iuuuwo. 19-ll-A 11.:xsm.n0n (as-tixn~.1te) 9.8 per cent. in- crease. ' 1 1931 ~10.3'I0.000_ 18 per cent. increase. 1921---8.788.000. 2:! pm` cent. increase. 191l--7.207.U00. 1 This decline in the rate of increase is said` to have been due to the depression which be- gun in 1930 during which ixninigration from Great Britain and other countries fell off oonsiderably. The actual increase therefore was due to natural growth, that is. to the normal excess of births over deaths. ll\'hn IOQI nnnuuc ehnumd that nenrlv '18 net $111131 exccss UL unruna uvcl ucuuua. The 1931 census showed that nearly '18 per cent. of the people of Canada at. that tune` bad man loom m the Domxmon. as against THE BARRIE ExAr//\iNER 1?`uhahl Iuhnll `RG4 THURSDAY, 0C l`OT-JER 1 (`:\N:\I).-\`S |`()l Ul.t\'l`lON Ei5ITORIAL )I'\I\l\ I I. I..I\I u Fditrnbllshetl 1864 _. .n......o...) on oh. `mm In lalubh n vv u.-mun .u u. . .......... .. ~SUBSCRlP'I`lON RA'l`F.S '_`Anywherc in Canada. $2.00 in your; . In United States, .$2.5() u ya-nr, uny- j"nble In advance. Slnglc cnpha.-a, 5 ......A- 11.4 per cent. born In Brlhlsh (30unl.l'l(eS, and 10.8 pm` cc/-nt.. born In I'm-~,lgn (e(nnnl.1'ies. Ow- ing. to the summquenl, rI(-r-/lino In lznxnlgrmlon It may be unl.l<:n'ml.r-(I mm. Lho 1941 nren.~su.~: |wlll show tho ( 3:u`uulhm burn to be In I'X(t!'HS IHH LU hill? .`ilIl)m:L uuun. tn -auu u. ........ ..-...., I n cre|1.s`lI'.-4 wlll 01' 78 per cent. II. would lw llll.('l'`,S|.lll[.',` In It-.m'n whul, pm- p(:rl.lon 01' Lhu prusunl. Cfl.l'lfl.(HlLll l m'(-.e.~; Im- Cunudlun born. Thu pl-1-lzunlngle nmst. be a0ns'.l(l(-ml)ly gm-ul.(-r than ln l.h0 lusl. wnr, re.s'p(-(tlully nnmnp; l.lu- ymum:;m' ITWII. A Wnltmm of u Vzmcnuvur Imu-I (l`frl`1zLll(||'(! u ruitu-, in pay lw('.nu.~u- they haul Ln climb it long fllghl. of slxeps from l.h(- kH.(-,h(-.n Ln Lhc clinmp; mum, whi(~.h Lhvy 1-sl.hmLL(-(.l was t-quivulc-nl. 1.0 scullm: Mount. Ev(I't'Sl. such month. Pm-| bubly mm 1.1;: were not. Lon gum! lw<:zun.~u- l.h- smm) went. 1-old in t.runsll.. W0 are l'lp;lll.lup; u mu.l(m Lhlll. has fur yx-nrs M mol)lll'/.L-cl ll..~s (!llHI'l' humun lmd mulerlul ru- n'0lll`()(?.`~2 for war, and w(-, mm only nwel. 1L and tlefont it by doing" the sumne, lmwovm` dlst.asl.e- lul l.lw.L may be. In Ll'u- muunllmu Llw moch- uulcul L1'u.lnlm.-; ml` our _vuul.h wlll reduce l.h- numbur of wl\ll.e cnllur" workers and pro- purc fur the rt-(-nnsl.ru(rLlon purlncl whlch wlll be one of lnl.-nslflncl mN:lmnl'/.ul.lm1 um-r l,h<- I Huurty (:on_grutuiul.ions are in ordvr to " Mr. and Mrs. Cu-o. Constable-, (thurchill, who ` won third pluoo in Onturio in th(- 1940 F`iu'm : and Home Improve-nwnt 1-.oni.ost. 1.4131. your , tho propm'ty oi Mr. and Mrs. Robe-.)'t Sinclair, ; but it short. (ii.~;l.un(:-. south oi the C()l'lSl.iLl)ii` I homo, stood sm: in the whole province. ' To win .~'.e-von(i umi i.hh'(l place in two yozm: . in 11 spionciici zuxhie-Vt-mt-nt oi whit-.h tho (-.om- 4 munity oi` (thuruhiil, um! tiw township of In- nisfii, si'\oui(i be proud. Grunt. (.-.1'odit is (luv ` tho Womon's Institutes oi` Gilforci und (;hur(-.hill, who .~;ponsorv(l the (-oni.-..;t uguin. ` uml i.o the c-ip.`i1t-<-n mrrnurs who t-11t.m'0d this (~onto. um! went through with it, in spitv oi` sho1'i.ugo oi` i'urm labor and other conditions V which mu(i- tiw .`l`il.S()Il u sonwwhul. (iii'i'i(-.u|l. OIH`. Hg. ) l Al-Hug upon :1 )wl.ll.lon Sl[.'jll('(l by (l(.)('.l.()l'H 1 and clergy. Llw Pt-m-l.zLnguishuno town (souncll I has pu:a.~::cl :1 resolution asking the Llquor Control Board to slmrtmn tho hours for bever- ugv rooms, so Lhul. Lluey will close 111. 11 o'clock excl-pl, on Slll.lll`(llly and publlc Ilolldays whon the closlnu hour would bu '1 pm. Unless tho Board has ('.hlll1. ,"(`.(l its pollcy. unnoum-.o(l quite :1 while ago, this 1'cq\m.sl.wlll be com- piled with. A .~:hnlh1r course 13 opvn to Bar- vlc Town (flounoil. We doubt ll` any m~mbm' of that, body will (ll-ny that l)ov(-.r1g(~ rooms uro mulnly l'(`.`i})()ll.\`ll)l(` for (-,on(llt.lon.~`. ('.ull.`~'.- lnp; Lhv p1'esvnt. policlng` problem. And the late hours of Lhv nlghl. are sold to be .l,lw period most pro(lucl.lvv ol' trouble. If a potl- Llon ls clmsnmcl neco.~`.sury he-re before the Council l.:1kus notion, ll. should not. be diffi- cult. to .H`(`.(`.lll'l` the 1'oqul1'('(l signatures, ll` one can judge from tho oplnlons frnqmmtly u.......,a ...,.\...m..m| I 5 I l I L"ll' nun _;uu,L AI heard uxpwssocl. -~.--\v_.'? \ . M0`sL`o`r"th'0 urban councils already heard` from have pussml the 1m(:e.~;sz1l'y bylaw Lu nrovlcle for a vote of the vloctors as to who- Lher or not, the n1un`u'.lpul rep1'esenLat,ivcs for 1041 shall hold office for Lwo years. Very low township councils svmn to have signi- flod their inLenLlon.~'. wlth respect, to this! leglslullon. The main rc-..~:ponsibilh,y in this Izluttur nuw rests with the municipal coun- clls. Ll10ug'h provision is made for :1 vote upon the (lmnun(l ol` :1 five per cent pt-Lition. Failure, on the purl of the <-.uun(`.ils. to pro- viclv for n vote is tantamount to telling thvl olecLc.1's that l.he*y czmnot have` `.1 say as to] who shall ropros.-nl them in 1942 l'egu'clless . . ...\...u..... um .-0...-A no` Hm 1041 hmlv nwPt.s W110 snuu l't'pn.'.\t',uL Ll|l'llL lu A014. ...5..u..\..... (.1 Wht`Ul(`l` the x'ecor 01' the 1941 body meets with the approval of the ratepayers or not. It should also be borne in mind that this two- year legislation applies Lo all municipal elec- Llve 1'op1'ese11tut/lves. such as school trustees. ..:n.\..... 0|-nunuc noilitine I-m1nnissinnm`S, (`1.(`.. LIVC I'(`pl't'5Q`llL1llzlV!`.b. llllu us n\.l|u\.u un uuu-..~.u. village trustees, utilities commissioners, etc. If any ratepayers wish to give their represen- tatives the benefit, of their opinion on this} two-yeur plan. they have not much time to` lose. i ....__g_. .. 1*2.`imn11sneu mu`: A weekly newspnpvr devoted to the Interests of the Town of Barrie and the surrounding country, Issued at `the Post Office Squure, Barrie, every Thursday morning by THE BARBIE EXAMINER LIMITED. Wlth it is incm'pm'21trerl 'l'h(` Barrie Advance_ estab- l|shed if) 1847. The Bnrric Exmnlm.-r Is a member 31! The Cnmxdinn W(`l`k1_v N(.'WSpnpt"!`6 Association "and of Class `A Wmelclivs nt Cunudu. nvvnonn rnvlurxm I ) A q-sq ---'\s--- .. Filling the Legislature vacancy in Centre l: bimcoe without a contest. undoubtedly meets with general approval. The Liberals were `, early in the field and their choice oi` Hon. Dr. , McArthur. the new Minister of Education. as .~ successor to the late Hon. Dr. Simpson, was v the logical one for them to make. Had an |` gopposing candidate been named it would f have necessitated a wartime election. some- 5 thing no one wants, and in view of pllbliC~I. feeling -.1 contest would have meant sure I` defeat for the person responsible for it. C0n- '- servatives contend. and rightly so, that i`ail- ; are to nominate a candidate at this time I cannot be regarded as an endorsation of the it I` policies of the Hepburn Government. When - a general election is called. they will be in a 1 i better position than it they had contested : E the riding now. Hon. Dr. McArthur. we be- , 3 have. will make an able representative, who i B will look after the interests of Centre Simcoe well. The fact that he has been given his r seat without opposition will cause him to be 8 still more diligent and attentive to the needs it 01` all the people 0:` ms constituency. EDITORIICKL-NOTES Sn rapidly is lhr- wnr widening H mm in wurld conflict that l.hLs week ll llwro urn nu loss than four I|1r-um`.-a n In Irvnl: the Unllmns. Egypt, lhn I-`nr v I-In.-;l, and the air war hnlwt-on Bri- tnm hlnl Ch`-rnmny. The lmm- in ( ::Ii|l the muin war. hnwever, and ' wu .-zhnuld not allow the now-My M Hulknn (low-lnpmt-nls or the glunu-I sf Hurnm In dislrm-I. us lnn much I`nLm iI.. l`hr~ war in W<~..l.rrn Eu- rup7- will dnr-idn nll lhn mhm's. Nu Ila!` I`--r llnllr-r In pI'o.~'.s ull In Pain;- linu hr P=.r.-1-in if Ihr- l)nsis.- of his mI|il;al`_V pnvvm'. In ("-6-rmuny, is hw- mp, gmundori In ruin. And fur mun`!- . Illl|)n|`II)|` for us. Ln pl`:-2::-rvI~ Hm I Ihwn.-;h halt-:1 than in huld lgypl, hr r;:n\'o~ CI`:-I-(-c-, '|'III`lu-_y or (`hinzy 1 In Ih- air we urn guinn Ihrmngh n ,u-rim! uI' hard. uhI'r-millihxg ' p-unuhng. I! ll >'.u|m~Iin1c-rm .`il`I`l1\S 1' .`xHll.`~1(`I1'Sri, Slmln-[;~ hunts` nf tho lum- _ dun Snr'(.'l.uInI' I'v- _ miml.-a us Ihnl in ` n c-vu-ry Imlllrl Ihr-rr ('ulHt`h` an p-'.rind :11 hard und upmar- c-nl,|_v .-H-um-l:~s.~~. pmm(lin[., hut lhul :1 is Ihv rairln`. whit-I1 hr-nI'.~; up in 1 this In-sl, whit-In V , V ullmmlrI_y wnn. .1 WIH.-mu Wnml.-:uhu_,.,, H... ,_l.`,, ""T""'_'unllnrnuul,r-ly W(m(I.`:Hlu .,w lmm (H-rmzuny lump lhiri up ! Wil III'W I lrili.~;h plum-.-a und rn-cw vn-um whit-h hnvu hm-n .~:u Lcnllu-(I ml" In-I]: In In-ul. it nf1".` |l(.A.l". huI'lim.', (`:I'I`|T|-`IH.V H: |.....-..|.,-- wrr-Iy I Wr mighl zn; _w:-ll mnkv up mu gmml.~, In 11,. lhv Cc`-l`m`un.~; with lln-ir llllgv mr !`urm- auul imnmwr.'I|:l~- Ims 0.`-.(`lc1.`~lt' nl hum], mun In-c-p cm ;mun(l- my. lmmlun ;m(l ulhvl` l3ril,i.-4|: mi.-.~. he-uvily fur numy Irumlha Ir mrnr-. u-vnn if Ihcgy 1-.'m'l quiur mzainlnin l.h-- pm-v uf c-nrly SI-plmnbnr or mir!~ t\..:.v.|....- w.. ummlrl nm n-VI)!-(`I "Vl`ll ll I ()('L')l)I-r. IniI'm-lc-:~: l.|1I- nl (*m`l_V .\I'pH~||1um' nr nuu~ Wu rihulllrl not vxpr-cl ul` lh- m-w BI'ili.~'.h fighla-I` plzun-:1 nr smtrvl lrnpr; `um! (I4-vu--.~; |"n.s'1n-r l'ighl.-r plum-5 nughl In In-In rm-la lhv G1-rmun lnylighl. rmrlc-I`.-'. nuw nllnusl -xtelu.~1iv<-Ly llw twin- --ug,inmI Me-ass-xwurhnxill. I10 fight:-r fix-~(l In r-nrry n 550-nunnd humh un- (lI`l' um-h wing and lIlI(I(`l` In run fur humr as mun: 1:.-s l.lw.-er 2I|'t' rlmmu-(1. 'l`ln`:.- rnidra M'- 1: nni~ .~.';nu-:-, 14:1 Hw Me-:-1.-u-1'.~:<-lnmin. IN) 1.- ns fax"! ns uur Spilfirosx and about 30 m.p.h. hnslc-r than uur llurrit-xnm-.~: Iml lhc-y will nul win tho wnr I'm llnllu-1', and nrv in in ,*iv1|.`i1- n ('nIIf(-.`s- :.|nn that his uir fhl'(`I- mm ! fxwv ulll'." in I>|nI'Il fxghl. ll 1: lhv mghl .lm|n|im.; whirl: i" :`-rrmn.~., and I fund :1 h':u'l In Iwlil-V1` Lhul. Ihrrv Is: any (I4-vim` whivh will rt-nlly pr:-vt-nl lhv Ct-rnmm. frum 1-unung nvvr I4-mdun m Hw dark or lh<- Tug and munpinp_4 Ilwir lmmh:-. l)~liv-r;un-- WI nuu'e~ like`-ly NIH!" Lhl'nll',',h mu uirvnvu :'.lrikiIu.=, hnralrr and nmrv ut~('urulz- bluw.-: '11 CH- muny. In Ihi:-. mum-(-lmn mu ['1- :--nx 1':-purL uf lh4- Au" Min__i;`.lI`y, lalr l:nHo-(I from nwulrul ub.~wY'v-I`:`. I-I lhn c-xlrm In wlnvh WI are (|;mmt{- mg (in-rmzm Wm M-nl.I'c-H, :2`. xn.,1 we vm1I'up_1nu. 'l`h- gmunuliun uf lh` mun whu haw. (IH`('('lo~d the-..(~ bluw.-= Sn` (`Imrln~.~-. Farm}. in br- hmd nf lhv whulv IL/\.l". 1:`. nlsau u .*'.i.,'nilu- vzml sign lhnl Uril,mh :'Ir.'nl:-nay I: 4-.....u ..um~ m Hw uffu-In `V0. rluullly, nvrl \ our : no .. l.. H .-ugh lnm urn.n.m ;`u.--- 1;: -- 1HiII;.', nvnr tn llw uffI'|l!~'.iV`. I In lhv l mll(un.~; llntlvr and M|1:::ra- . Inn uppuaur ubum Lu pull :1 (IuuhlI~- |)l:|_V :uy,uin.-:1, lmlgznu and G1`:-H-:~ |m|;;:-rm 1:; qmtv at. Ge-rnumy`.~: mr~rv ` ry 'l`lu- lb-ivh n-`|d.L. |n':u'IiunIl_y Hu- whulu llI1l1.':`u'|;m furvip_'_n lmdv in il' I n:nul~. A (5:-rmzm army now :1:mrI: n... ....- h mu fr-:n!.i-I`. in Ruwl 3" . }`**'tt #1: ...u. ,,,. vrptuvwv uf rmun prolI\L:lfmn. ` 'l`hou;;h Lh(- (`unnnnn pa.-uplv lo-.-an` ,.mnn- Lu |{us.~:1u. having had I-nuugh 1 of the Gnrm::ns`. in lh+- l;n.i`.1 war, mm Kmg B`m.~'. nw:m.~`. Ihr hr-:41 fur hr: vmnntry. lhn hmwn Mom! of Nu7.ii.s`n`. haw :ulr-mly .~.:~u-pod mm the bass mom mu! 1 n-aw l.'Im>inn :-round th I D Willson WoodJdo'n Wuiiyiwar Commentary `mg, urv muxung mu .\.mu,- mun (1un;md.~'. on Grvmsu. Hnr p().\`,iLi0!I LN .-mmnvhau diff:-rent from Bulgxm iu's. 4|. shr has :1 military a1l1.mLl wnlh Turkc-y and tlw support M 121-` l'3l'Hl':`h Nuvy ull uruund lwr (`u.3st.< i|).\`lt`Id uf being :nLir4>ly ulonv and - .. . ,,,\.:\. .|...\ f`.~.-.r.lru. l)IHI.II nuv; .... ...- om h--lplvss. But. wh Imighl ngm uff nu |fmm Aab.'.l\i:1_ me. muvv int- Bulgaria itzlrily lust pusitio army whnch H`if'(i lhv narrow strip 0 ...........J.. Jninnillw \ whnch Il`lf`(| 10 move ur|u.~..~i ot Gr:-ok Thrace inwards Salnnikn would be cum-l mining suicide; the place for it ml slay is on 1119 Asiatic sido of lhrl Dardanvlles. Thv British Navy r`.'1n`1 pron-ct Greecn from Invasion a(`m. her land fmmiers. and it is vxlromn l_v dmxbtful if we have troops mi plzmes to spare in Egypt, or would; .l .\n\ ma vimn to move these n~r.';:.~[ `planes to spare In I'.g3}n., m -...u..., }...vv tho iimv to IHOVP n`r-'n=.~l to give the Greeks _`.ff(".'1n\'( mili- mry support, What we can do far Hm G11-aka Is In n:.p them mow the govornnwmfs army to Crete, gnve them naval and aerial protec- tion here. and maintain a cent. nf .xec= Cl`('Pk Info from wh{cn am`. whnlv country may latrr be regain 1 . A I FOUR WARS GOING NOW .____._.__.... ...__.. Ld While Hxtlrr npparnntly prepnrn for a drive against the other side of Suez. Mussol'mi's sea offensive from 'Libya has remained stalled far a. `month. Though its sea commur.im- 1.. ...:u. H-an home base in Italy! 1`~"u;`u.n as 1n.'~.c`-cure as (`V(l'. nu.-.n Izav-2 been 5` mr signs that the m we 7\\'.1r`;-7 Au-x:.ndria--so near and yet fax`-may be renewed soon. The German press has boasted that Nazi shock hoops have been maved dawn. and there have been pe.'..ns:- .. nf nm-man air anvznr. and mire nave nee-n pen .-13.-I en- um-.rs of German air ,mw-=r being shifted to this front. But Lhe British around Matruh have` been reinforced too. and a cor- respondent of the New York Time: \vri .0s of the high quality or me Lroops and equipment and the gen- eral feeling of condence that they can handle awthinz 111 Wine! : ENNIS. I uul.-. 'l`ht' omh_ Though us commumm-E ..., Ar ..-.u-..~nr.= :1: ovvr. 1!`.-2 ms with the home base llalyl THE BARR! EXAMINER. BARRIE. 0N i`.. CANAi).`~\ |', NIH NH.` ".`|lI Ix-nu.- in. Thu l:t.l,le- mm! (:m'm:.m .".(I1t`.`~`l1N'll nr:-Ily lruiumtl N; -A Ix: Hf am- 1'-mm H'|)Iu m u. .. dt`ll1:|Hd3;. for :- ~ "fru-n(||y" Lu Lhn ll`:Ada- nmnnpoly, ..r r:. \1al| ll:Ili:nn.\'. wilh (`.m'm:m burla- wv nmking lhv snrne Sort of I .... f`.m-urn `lnr h():;i[](| .. "ullimnl.F-Iy `lluw 1-nu Will Illu- nvs und .~n-on-t (lu- V- mm-In o 1: lhv us m-~ ` ll`l|l\.II'I. Ill <-mml.ry s:w:u'm.~ `.~'Inm1 and mur- .,. m. ..: ........x- LII` lV|llI_|.`}ll`y, Im- xl nh.\``iV'I`:7, ` w- Il.l'c-R, unnmliun pf Ird of ..n....|..u\ 1. nu. ...... I N;-'/.i ugy-nl; ` the mun] (`.:-r gnvm'I:1n~nl In RI-wh. .A CM`- y, ;md- tlw ur- n pI'OlI`(:l.iu!I."} 1 m It-an inn hull Pl1nlH"1| dents. " J. A. MHCLAREN. I rc.~1ldnnt mud '.`_.\/Innnglng I-Editor; W. K. WALLS, .Vlce-President und HlIHhIf`:lH Mun- . unnu- their way. 'l`hr-.y urn .~:lm1`.|i`=.-, ..n the ground nf Ilwir -awn .-nur-~ mu! run. in Sir /\r(-hihnld Wmwll um I vl -h(' n|)lP.H`| [.{l'I|('l`iIlh Ill llw |h`llI:~.L \I'Iny- in (net, nu-mnnlnm In It Ilu>r" U('lH`l`1ll Kvilrl, l|Ic- only zu|:l~ urmn ill in lhu l'lI'llI.~ih /\I'Iu_y! 'l'h:. .u._..au.n|nu ..I` II... Il|n'|n:n Unite.-cl aml Resolved" The British Empire stands invincible . . . . Our people are united and resolved as they have never been before . . . . with the conviction ol linal victory burning unguenchable in our hearts. ln these ringing words ol confidence, Prime Minister Winston Churchill has expressed the fighting spirit of the British people-their grim determination to prosecute this war until tyranny is ended and lreedom linally triumphs. United and resolved" symbolizes the spirit ot nearly four million Canadians banded together lor mutual protection through the great co-operative enterprise of life insurance. These good citizens know that lite insurance has weathered every storm in the past 100 years--and that it promotes national security and stability. It is good citizenship to own THIS MESSAGE IS Fifty Y(-,:|r.s` A529 I-`rum llw |*`lI.~4 M l`|w Nm'l.|u-rn Advxmmi. SPONSORED BY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES OPEIAHNG I"|`Ulll'2I( T53. H190 Ilhlric-I IN-I-ls -`:',- null! .11 Ulzull -A '1-|.. 'I`IuIrmIu_\`. Uumlu-1 `M. NH . V 190': - uger` IN CANADA by -u u-141.5 is unwil- ...~ m Iuriu-1 l4l\..l LT come sen-e0ii.~:eio1i:+. blue" are now to he seen niin|.':iing` with the 'onisition oi` ve.~<:iel.'~: '(leHtr0yers end (3 /\ni(!l`l(!1tYl-'-~hi1.`% in total of `The mun-nower oi the Navy has been in- ci`e.seLi from 1.'lil() nt the start Oi` the Wm` ` to 12.0% new, illill within 18 months it will 1 ~ reach :1. total oi` 2:l,(i(iii in order that all the v But the suit wus in their veins, end when they _ heard the ln'ie.e..<:Lrui euii oi` the see they eouiti .. .(.\,. -.,.. CANADA HAS A It-`l(ill'l`lNG NAVY Canada's Nuvy hie; in i.he past been the butt oi` _|o\1rnniisi.ie [H)(.*.`i, and it must be confessed that it was nothing; to boast about. We once hmi u cruiser eulir-(I the Nlobe, anti the name wus iLppi`0pi'iul.(- i'or she appeared to be always in some sort oi` grief, like her cimmicol nume--.~:uke who mourned over the loss of her ehiI(lren. lint the itoxni Czmucliun Navy is no ionpger in the Niobe stage, for it DOW has on uiert fleet oi` .~:iiip.~: which are not only uctinp; hr; wuteh~(lo;z.s~ ill. om' .- ways, but are .~:ei'vim.-; u.-; r-envoys to merehunt ships. Severui oi` then: have ulreudy (thal- iengetl the enemy in l.he huttie line, and one oi` them, 1.he ii`rnser, went (iown in the Me(i- lterrimeun with her tiny; i`i_vin(4'. Speukinrz.` nt i'ort Artinir lust week, I-ion. Angus. I... Mxunionnirl. Mini.~'.l.er oi` National Defence and Novel Serviees. stated that the Navy had only 13 .H|ii|).`s' ut the outbreak oi` the Will`. end now, as n result oi` building and no- -ineiuding two Brii;i.~:h 130, with 100 more eruit in process of bnii(iinp;. vessels shall he mitnneci udeqiintely. The men oi` the (iunudiun Nuvy have been voluntarily recruited i'rom the i'u.rms of East- orn Cnnudu unrl iron: the Prairies, us well ms from the cities. Mo::t oi` the.m had never seen suit water before, intving led un inland ili'e. Ininnd (lunntlu inns` lit lust be- The "lively lu.(|.~: in navy not resi:4t it. throngs oi` our city .~:treets. winging with f them the i're.-in i)i'enth oi` the ocean and the vision of n (.-,`i'eiiter l'ni.ure I`or (tluuuiii us is. maritime power. Sl{ll.I.l1l) Ml-IN WAN'l`I~2l) War is llut0l'lulis i`ur L-,luun4'inp,' the order of thimzs pzeneruiiy. 'I`iu- nmst (1i.~'.t1'csslng prob- lem of the yours ml` ])l`ll('.c pn-c.vLli1lg the war was that of um.-inplnynmnt. Cunudu then had u .~zorlmls ::urpiu.-: of lunar, and now tlw Ontario Lubnr l)l-pnrtniunt is wurlllng mun ufacturvrs that in serious Sh()l'Lllg`(` of skilled labor is in pl'uspm'.l, llllll`SF. they train their own help. Mlll1lll'll(TLlll'(`l'S huvo suggvsted that skilled nwn mip;ht bu ruieulsed from thv nrmv. but thv_v urn 1-vlnlmleci that the army itself rcquirvs murv skilled men than in tin- pust. It is l.`.H`Lllll1lLI.`(l that tiwrc are some 80,- U00 employublo mun .-;tili on tho relioi` rolls. but these iur tin` ll`l().*it purl. nrv not in tho skilled cutup.`m'y, and many oi` thvm vnuld travel` be lnudv lnio .-:kiliud lli`Li'l.l1llH. Bncmnsc ul` thv lncriliy ximullulllzecl nature 0:` the }.)l`L`.H`(`llt wur. thv skilled labor problem is 11 mini one and ims resolve-.d itself into :1 competition lwtwce-n the army amd industry. During the i`ir::l, months oi` the war the army absorbed tliuusumh; ni` skilled men who werv unenlulcycd. and tllvro must be many men in the infantry wlm ltl'{` :;klllcd workers or who could be trumcd for the mechanical units. 80 {air `thv war operations, intlvod it would seeln that ll superubund;uic- oi` inilmtry hampered the` mnbiiitv of Allied operations in F`rance during the G(`l`lllllll lne~clmlii'/.v(i drive`. The ll2t`.(`.S- :s.. an... o|..\ .un..-nullnn nf nvnu` t.hl`np hundred lnt'untr_v has plu\v81..l!.!-tie pam. 11). . the Gernmn mm-.nnm'/.vu urlvt-. Lxur ut:L;(`.n- sitv fur tho v\".u-.uul,1un 01' ovvr t.hreo hundred thousand men from Dunkirk und the nasty retreat of the great, Frmxch army showed the helplesslloss of nmsses of ixmmtry in the face 01' supm'im' n1eclmn'1'/.od units and uix'(:1`u1`L. Yn nh\u' ..r mm n-mrir nxmarimlco. Canada's