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In the international sphere, the new Polish "provisional government of national unity‘"‘ was given the blessing of the Angloâ€"Saxon powers, who promised to turn over to it all the property of whatever form" of the London government which supplied Britain with such doughty fighting forces in the dark days when Hitler was triumphant, and throughout the war. That Poland is now a satellite of Moscow was demonstrated by the provisions that the Soviet would attend to her claims for reparation. There was a promise that there should be a free election under the watchâ€" ful eye of the Allied press, whatever guarantee that may afford. There are to be peace treaties with Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary and Romania, with a view to admission to membership in the United Nations, which will add to Russia‘s inâ€" fiuence in the Assembly, and to some extent offset the Panâ€"American bloc. Spain, however, was given formal notice that as long as Franco is in office she "does not possess the qualifications necessary to justify such membership." This doubtless to give effect to the principle that nations are to be free to choose their own form of government! It is, however, a step that will give great satisâ€" faction to the individuals in the democracies who The Potsdam Conferene was clearly an atâ€" tempt to come to an understanding with Russia as to her European aims and policies, As it turnâ€" ed out, it proved to be largely an affirmation of Soviet terms. The eastern boundaries of Gerâ€" many were determined in accordance with Soviet ideas, while the western boundaries were left for the Angloâ€"Saxon nations to negotiate with France Holland and Belgium. This means that the Sovâ€" iet has already sliced off, to be divided between herself and Poland, 40,000 square miles of Gerâ€" man territory, which is 22 per cent of Germany‘s preâ€"war 180,000 square miles. The 9,000,000 Gerâ€" mans within this area, together with 4,000,000 from Poland and Czecoslovakia, are to be transâ€" ferred to the reduced Reich ‘"in an orderly and humane manner."‘ France and Holland are still to have their territorial requirements satisfied on Germany‘s western side. Pretty good for a war in which there were to be no territorial asâ€" pirations! Russia was left with a free hand to exact reparations in the form of machinery and materials within the zone of Germany which she is to administer, and was also given a claim to 15 per cent. of the usable industrial capital equipâ€" ment in the western area for an equivalent value of food, coal and other products and 10 per cent as reparations without payment of any kind. Canada $2.00 Per Year Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, Aug. 16, 1945 PHONE 26 TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebec Newspaper Association Published Every Thursday by judge all British and American statesmen and policies by the Spanish yardstick of their attitude to Francoâ€"though, to be sure, they are a hopeless minority in Canada, since Roman Catholic opinâ€" ion was widely influenced by the fact that Franco had the Papal blessing, and the majority of Proâ€" testants had no decided opinions amid the conâ€" tradictory stories at the time of the Spanish revâ€" olution though it is now pretty widely agreed that the nonâ€"intervention that deprived the Rupublican forces of arms was an unjust mistake. However, whether by his own choice or Hitler‘s, Franco did not open the back door to Gibraltar, which would have constituted a serious menace to the vital Alâ€" lied Mediterranean campaigns. Stalin also mage a proposal that the provisional government he has set ‘1p in Vienna should be given jurisdiction over the whole of Austria. But the other two Allies seem to have backed at this, and the quesâ€" tion was held over for examination till the British and American forces enter Vienna. Russia also ,W"""“ «tP" lt Che Vormtpine Aduvaner PAGE FOUR Canada‘s recent Victoria Cross winner, Major Fred A. Tilston, reâ€" ceives the acclaim of his home town, Windsor, Ont.. at a public reâ€" seption following his arrival last week. Maj. Tilston was awarded the V. C. for his outstanding heroism in the battle for Hochwald Forest last March, as a result of which he lost both legs. He is shown arriving at the ceremony with his two sisters, both of Toronto, Josephine tleft). and Mary.. (Caniddian Army Photo), POTSDAM CONFERENCE Victoria Cross Winner Welcomed Home GEO, LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: United States: $3.00 Per Year made some proposals for "improving the working of the Allied Control Commissions in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. These proposals evidently are to be put into effect, since it was agreed that the Commissions should "take into account the interests and responsiblities of the three governâ€" ments"â€"which is a euphemistic way of saying that the Soviet government is to have its own way in these satellite countries. The fact that the thorny question of Poland‘s boundaries and government will no longer be a dangerous source of friction is to the good, whatâ€" ever may be one‘s opinions as to the justice of the settlement. There is also satisfaction that an understanding was reached as to the principles on which Germany is to be administered, and as to the measures to be taken "to assure that Gerâ€" many never again will threaten her neighbours or the peace of the world." So far as is practical there is to be uniformity of treatment of the German population throughout Germany. It is to be hoped that it will be found "practical" to avoid the differences in the Russian and the Britâ€" ish and American spheres that correspondents have been dilating upon. It has been noteworthy that the same voices that were loudest in demandâ€" ing that the Germans should be made to realize that they were a conquered nation have been most voluble in praising the Russian policy of making friends in their zone in contrast with the sterner attitude in British and American zones. Herein lay the potentiality of much â€" trouble. According to the agreement, while each of the Allied commanders is to have supreme authority in his own zone, they are to act jointly, as memâ€" bers of a control council, "in matters affectng Germany as a whole." It is specifically provided that in economic matters Germany shall be treated as a single unit, though in applying the policies agreed upon, "account shall be taken where apâ€" propriate, of varying local conditions." A good deal will depend on how this "joint control" and "varying local conditions"‘ are interpreted and worked out. Altogether, however, there is room for satisâ€" faction that the first stage of the postâ€"war settleâ€" ment of Europe has been successfully negotiated. The decks are now cleared for the treaties of peace, which are to be arafted by a Council of Foreign Ministers that is to have its hneadquarters in London, and is to be provided with a permanâ€" ent secretariat. The first treaty to be tackled by the Council is to be that with Italy, which in â€" volves the ticklish question of the qaisposition of Italian colonies in North Africa. The Ssoviet govâ€" ernment had some views here also, but apparently the other two Allies were not prepared to accept them off hand, and they were referred to the Council for consideration. But ment had a friendly tone to It said, "has freed herself from the Fascist regime and is making good progress towardas the reâ€"esâ€" tablishment of a democratic government and inâ€" stitutions." Interest will now centre in the first meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, to be held in London in September. the offical stateâ€" aly, which, it was Altogether, however, there faction that the first stage of ment of Europe has been suC The decks are now cleared peace, which are to be aratf Foreign Ministers that is to h NEW GOVERNORâ€"GENERAL River Claims Another Life The Mattagami river claimed anâ€" octher life last Sunday when George Dauphin, of Bannerman Avenue, died of a heart attack while attempting to rescue a woman who was in apDarâ€" ent difficulties while swimming near Craft Creek. The man, one of a party, was abou‘ 65 years of age and went to the asâ€" sistance of the woman when she cal led for he‘p. He started to wade into the water but collapsed befere he reached her. Two other men affected the rescue. #4 # *# # . .* #4 .“.“ # # *s 4* t# * % natuete«? ## € Do you realize that to use your car or truck without insurance proâ€" tection exposes you to serious loss? One small accident may mrean a claim against you of several thousand dollars We will quote you lowest rates without obligation. Insurance of all kinds, Real Estate, National Housing Act Loans AUTOMOBILE and TRUCK OWNERS SULLIVAN NEWTON THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Phone 104 (From Orillia Packet Times) Plight Lieut. A. H. Murphy, who was prisoner of war for 14 monthis, and whose parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Murphy, now live in Falconbridge, near Sudbury revisited Orillia this week in company with his sisters, Misses Marguerite and Bernadine Murphy. Their parents formerly lived in Orillia. FIt. Lt, H. Murphy Spert Fourteen Months Prison Camp Flight Lieut, Murphy was shot down over ~Belgium in April 1944. For six or seven months after he was shot down, he was in Stalag Luft near Sagan. When the Russians began their drive in December, 1944, the Germans forceâ€"marched the ppsoncrs ahead of the Russians. At the end of seven days march, they stopped at Lukenwalde about 20 miles southwest of Berlin. They were liberated by the Russians on April 21, 1945, the day after Hitler‘s birthday. After several unofficial attempts by the Americans to get them out of the camp, hey were evacuated by the Russians. The camp was under Russian control for about a month. The Russians gave them German rations which they had captured from the enemy. They got more food than they had had under the Germans but there was no break in the monotony The food was as good as the Russians had themselves, the Russians being accustomed to subâ€" sist largely on bread and soup. The Americans sent 150 trucks three different times to transport the Canaâ€" dian, American and British prisonetrs out from the Russian zone but the Russians sent the trucks back, threatâ€" ening the last time, it was reported, to intern the drivers and trucks if they did not leave at once. The reason for the Russians doing this, Flight Lieut. Murphy says was the supersensitiveâ€" ness of the Russians. According to the terms of the alta agreement each of the Allies was to evacuate all prisâ€" oners in its liberated territory. Luftâ€" Murphy says was the supersensitiveâ€" ness of the Russians. According to the terms of the alta agreement each of the Allies was to evacuate all prisâ€" oners in its liberated territory. Luftâ€" enwalde prison was in the Russian zone and their sensitivity was slighted by the unofficial attempts of the Amâ€" erican forces to hurry up the evacuaâ€" tion of their nationals. At the end of the month, the Russsians took them in trucks as far as the Elbe River on the border of the Russian zone and the American trucks met them there and took them to the city of Halle. From Halle they were flown in Dougâ€" las Câ€"3‘s to Brussels, and from Brusâ€" sels to England in Lancasters. Flight Lieut, Murphy arrived back in Canada cn July 14. He was in England several weeks where he rested and gained weight with better rations. On the forced march the Germans gave them only half a loaf of bread a week. The German soldiers stole the prisoners rations and sold them Ciâ€" ther to German civilians or to the Canadian, British or American prisâ€" oners for cigarettes. Lieut. Murphy wWas On the staff of The Advance as Reportetr, just before enlisting in the air force. At Stalag Luft III, the prisoners had been nine or ten thousand Briâ€" tish, American and Canadian airâ€" force officers. At Lukenwalde, there were 20,000 prisoners of ties. Golfers Hold Successful Events Winners of the first low net secore wereâ€"Mrs. J. M. Douglas and Mr. G°r ry Lynch with a score of96 less 22â€"72 net. Tied in the second low Ggr05S score were E. N. Ward and Mr. W. Rinn with a score of 105 less 30â€"75 net and Mrs. Gladys Hepburn and Mr. Charlie Kemsley with a score of 103 less 28â€"75 net. Cards were cut after dinner to decide the winners in this event with the award going to Mrs. wWard and W. Rinn. The four extra men took part in aA foursome for the lowest net score for nine holes, Mr. Alex McDonald WASs the winner with a score of 51 less 13â€" 38 net. Following the competition about 96 members and guests had dinner in the club house, after which the prizes were presented by Mr. E. L. Longmore president of the club. All the prizes consisted of golf balls and were donaâ€" ted by Mr. W. H. Pritchard. Dancing and pridge cccupied the reâ€" mainder of the evening until 1.30 a.m. Members of the Timmins Ci0lI WGIiUD held a four ball mixed foursome last week. Fifty two contestants took part, 24 ladies and 28 men. Life is cruel to men .When they are born, their mothers got the compliâ€" ments and flowers When they married,. their brides get the presents and publicity. And when they â€" aie, their wives get the insurance and winters in Florida. An orchestra, consisting of serviceâ€" men from the camp at Monteith, supâ€" plied the music for the evening. _# w w# *# Timmins, Ontario all nationaliâ€" Sservice Golf Club The need of housing and the resultâ€" ing public disturbances are such that nothing can now be considered excep. positive, explicit action that will imâ€" mediately bring about construction of homes in all parts of Canada. These homes must first of all be for returnâ€" ing veterans and then for the public generally. So far as is possibly conâ€" sistent with the demand for speed, the houses built must be of various types suitable to the needs and the tastes of those who will pay for them through buying or renting. 2. The absolute shortage of manâ€" power both for actual construction and for the making of materials. This feature is made more strlous by the fact that the Canadian lumber inâ€" dustry is largely geared to export trade rather than to domestic reâ€" quirements. It is generally stated that of the roughly 60,000 men in the army who have never been overseas, ten or twelve thousand have had experignce in the building trades either as "onâ€" srte‘"‘ or ‘"offâ€"site" workmen. Th~se experiencsed men should be released immediately but they should not be discharged. They must be ouly on leave of absence. They must be subâ€" ject to recaal at any moment and they must positively be recalled if they enâ€" gage in any employment other than that to which they would be assigned in the building trades. This principal has already been applied in other ways. For instance, a couple of thousand army personnel are doing ordinary and necessary work on railâ€" roads: but they are not discharged. They do not secure seniority in labour union ranks. The same condition must apply to men releasca temporâ€" arily for home construction work. But the release must be made imm»dâ€" iately. These men must be uscefu‘ly employed in the making of homes, espscially for overseas veterans. There are several outstanding feaâ€" tures of the housing situation and consequent discussion. 1. The dreadful scarcity of hoimes which besides the ordinary nced creâ€" ates a tragic situation for veterans coming back after years of service oversmras. 3. The insistent, evidently (organâ€" ized and high pressured demand that the national government become the landlord of what is calledâ€"with apâ€" parent willingness for permanent acâ€" ceptance of the conditionâ€"the "Jowâ€" income" group. 4. The absolute lack of both legal and financial power of municipal auâ€" thorities to take action in this or any other crisis no matter how intimately the crisis may affect the people who live in municipalities. The tragedy of the situation is reâ€" cognized. The Federal Ministers of Finance, Reconstruction and have just issued a statement saying definitely that the providing of homes ranks in importance with the producâ€" tion of munitions for the war. Manâ€" power must therefore be secured withâ€" out fail. But we must make deadly certain that the releasing of manâ€" power does not interfere with the unâ€" doubted and now generally accepted right of overseas veterans to priority and seniority in industrial occupaâ€" tions. The effort to have ths Federal Government become the landlord for "lowâ€"income‘" groups should be bitâ€" terly resisted by every labour union in Canada. The acceptance of this soâ€" calied remedy for "lowâ€"income" is a Summary of Articles August 3rd, 1945, by Grey Turgeon, Chairman of the House of Commons Comâ€" mittee on Reconstruction and Reâ€"establishment Parliamentary Sessions of 1942, 1943 and 1944. Lo mouve Lo No person may move to and rent or occupy family quarters in any of these congested areas without a permit from the Administrator of Emergency Shelter. Every person who rents or occupies family quarters in any of these districts contrary to the order, commits an offence and, in addition to other penalties, will be required to vacate the shelter and the district at his own expense. VICTORIA VANCOUVER NEW WESTMINSTER WINNIPEG Assued under the authority of the Emergency Before making arrangements to vacate your present home have other accommodation and a permit to occupy it. Appl: should be addressed to the Administrator of Emergency Sh which you plan to move. megation of all the basic traditions of labuor organizations. If this proposed policy were accepted by the people of Canada, then the general taxpayers would be paying a part of the proper wages of industry. An industrial magâ€" nats who wished to defraud his emâ€" ployees would have his profits maâ€" terially increased; workmen would lose their independence, and the foundaâ€" tion spirit of labor organizations would be destroyed. The House of Commons Committee on Reconstruction and Reâ€"establishment some time ago reâ€" commeonded thatâ€"‘"in the matter of housing the objective of Government and Parliament should be the compâ€" lete" oradication of any industrial condition which creates a â€" "lowâ€"inâ€" come" group of people who work and render service to the community but whose remuneration for such work is so small as to make it impossible for them to have decent, healthy home conditions without government asâ€" sistance." This should be the guiding spirit especially of our long range policy with respect to people in "lowâ€"income" groups. Two other thoughts present themâ€" selves on this subject. 1. Taxation on low incomes, 2. The position of municipalities in in the constitutional scheme of things Canadian. The Federal Government should imâ€" ®% You can send money remittances through any of our branches by cable transfer or by air or ordinâ€" ary mail, depending on the speed required. Our long experience in handling such transactions and our vast network of foreign correspondents enable us to ensure you responsible and efficient service. THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE nergency Shelter Regulahons, Orderâ€"inCouncil P.C. 9439 Decembsq 19, 1944). Timmins Branch, H. J. Fuke, Manager Sending Money Abroad resent home, be sure that you upy it. Applications for permits nergency Shelter in the area to HAMILTON TORONTO OTTAW A HULL meédiately stop imposing income tax on incomes, say, $1000 to $1200. This would dgeprive the government of a cerâ€" tain amount orf revenue, but the net renumeration of "owâ€"income" group would be increased direcctly by the same amount. Municipalities will probably not be represented officially at the Pederalâ€" Provincial conferences, but the housing problem affects municipalities very strongly. Housing and many other reâ€" construction problems will be discussed and decided at these conferences. Proâ€" vincial representatives must have muniâ€" cipal authorities present as advisers, or in some other way must take every possible step to see that municipai views receive consideration. Meatless Tuesdays and Fridays are expected to save one million pounds of meat a week in Canada. Municipalitites must be put into posi«â€" ion where they can deal adequately with housing and particularly with that part of the housing controversy that surgoes around the question of help to "owâ€" income" groups. CS .APJ 38|