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. Editorials To Ta Rope ts NR) GN SR Pian Ui ¢ THE DAILY TIMBS-GAEETTE, Priday, March § M88 bea Death of Joseph Stalin : Starts World Speculation \ Joseph Stalin is dead. The dictator who has ruled with an iron hand one-third of the people in the world has succumbed to the final enemy. Four days ago he suffered a stroke, and from that time it was a fore- gone conclusion that he had reached the end of the road. To his own people, he has been a hero. To the free world he has been the living symbol of the dread menace of Com- munism which has held the world in its grip since the end of World War IL ' Everywhere there is speculation as te what will happen in Russia now that Stalin has died. It is surprising to find, in conversa- tion with thee average citizen of Oshawa, that the news of his passing was welcome. They seem to believe that his death will bring the cold war to an end and produce a new atmosphere of peace and goodwill. Nothing could be further from the actuali- ties of the situation. Communism is not a one-man show. While Stalin has been the supreme dictator, and a ruthless .one at that, there are other men of like mind ready to step into his shoes. Indeed; it might be . that his successor would be even more will ing to risk a direct conflict with the west- ern democracies than Stalin has been. The triumvirate of Molotov, Malenkov and Beria, the men mostly likely to succeed him, are capable of being men.of steel to an even greater extent that their dying leader. There is plenty of room for speculation, however, as to what will happen now he has passed away. There is every possibility of an internal struggle for power, with top- ranking Communists fighting each other for the coveted post of premier, There may be divisions among the people, with the pos- sibility that the losely-knit structure of the Soviet Union might fall apart because of internal dissension. Much of that may, of course, be wishful thinking. Nevertheless, it is certain that the leaders of the free world will watch very closely the develop- ments in Russia because what happens there will hold the key to whether we are to have future peace or war, Police Sponsoring Boys' Club It is highly interesting to note that the Oshawa Police Association is giving its active sponsorship to a boys' club in Oshawa, » with headquarters at Simcoe Hall. Everyone can recall a time when young boys were naturally frightened of police officers, when they made themselves scarce when a police- man came around, even if they had done pothing wrong. That stemmed to some ex- tent from parental injunctions that if Junior did not behave, the policeman would get him. Today things are different. Police officials go to great lengths to inculcate in young minds the thought that policemen are their friends, and that the chief job of the police officer is to help boys keep out of trouble, rather than have visited upon them all the penalties of the law forsyouthful escapades. The club which has been organized by the Oshawa Police Association, and to which members of thE police force are giving per- sonal leadership and instruction can be a great source of goodwill towards the police. It can create a spirit of friendship and co- operation which will be a major factor in keeping young lads out of trouble, and in giving them training in what constitutes good citizenship. We will doubtless hear a great deal less about juvenile delinquency ae a result of the operations of this new elub. The members of the Oshawa Police As- sociation are to be commended on the step they have taken, on the interest they are showing in' the welfare of the boys of Osh- awa. The lad who has policemen for friends i ely to go very far wrong in his oonduet. U.S. View of Coronation This year, 1953, is unique in that two great nations of the free world both mark 8 formal change in their leadership. The United States held the inauguration of a new president. The British Commonwealth will hold the coronation of its new sovereign. Inauguration day in the United States eomes regularly every four years. A British coronation, however, has no such set date. That the two ceremonies should be held this year with both the United States, the Commonwealth and free people of the world over looking for outstanding leadership in what is hoped to be a new era for each country makes this year one full of hope and optimism. : A United States view of this significant year is given by the Christian Scien Monitor: | : This year the English-speaking world celebrates an inauguration and a coronation. Xn elected President takes the reins of power; an hereditary Queen receives the Editorial Notes Britain has boosted her defence budget to the biggest figures in peacetime history. The old land has never yet shirked carrying its share of the world's load. Advice on picking a wife is given by a Galt couple married for 60 years. Can it be any better than picking the one who picks you. The Daily Times-Gazette (OSHAWA, WHITBY) The Daily Times-Gazette (Oshawa, Whitby) Oshawa, Times Saatabiished 7 and The Why daily statutory holiday excepted) Member of The Canadiad Press, the Canadian Daily the ri A blisher: News: pers A A Pr As BF ttom, the Ontario P Dailies A and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republicati despatches in lon of all news 2nd 'aiso the local news published therein. All REnts of acne a 1e loc. Wi le despatches herein are also reserved. al A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher. T. L. WILSON, Vice-President Managing Director. M. McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor. Offices, 4 Finig Stiest West, Toronto, Ont, 2% Tower Buliding, Montreal, P.Q. a, Usiverny SUBSCRIPTION RATES, > carriers in Oshawa, Whitby} Brooklin, Port Delivered Perry, Ajax Pickering, not over 30c per week. By mall gutside carrier delivery Ss anywhere in Canada and land, $10.00 per year. US. $5.00 pe your: prada pi DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for FEBRUARY ! 12,004 thy Gasetie symbols of power. One event is clean-cut prose; the other is rich-dyed poetry. One emphasizes the transfer of responsibility to new hands; the other dramatizes the con- tinuing heritage from an ancient past. Yet in both cases the actual source of power lies in the people, acting 'through re- presentative institutions, free elections, democratic procedures established by law under a written or unwritten constitution. In both cases the genius of democracy de- monstrates itself in the adaptation of old " wisdom to new circumstances, in that blend of continuity and change which distin- guishes evolution from revolution. Americans share much of the best of the English heritage. Englishmen will be blessed by many of the finest achievements of the American future. There is little cause for real misunderstanding here--no moreger- haps, than is to be found between those whose preference is for prose and those who prefer poetry. Other Editors' Views WHAT'S NEEDED IN CARS (Milwaukee Journal) We believe it would be smart business for the automombile industry to concentrate on cars that would best meet the conditions under which they have to be used--cars that you park, that use less fuel, that are manoeuvrable in modern traffic, that contain less acréage of expensive sheet steel and don't cost you $300 per bump. A Bit Of Verse VARIETY The changeable weather of the present winter has been the subject of much conversation, but it is noth- ing new. The late W. F. Maclean, M.P., for so many years editor of the Toronto World, contributed a great deal to the gaiety of life in the city. A reader sends in the following items as Mr, Maclean's des- cription of a Toronto winter in the nineties: First it rained and mit Blew, Then it fris and then it snew, Then there came a shower of rain, Then it fris and snew afin. ~ Bible Thought "Giod (is) the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." (Rom. 3:26). "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.' (Rev. 5:12). "God doth justify the believing man, not for the worthiness of his belief, but for the worthiness of Him Who is believed." \ RICHARD HOOKER. "tal OTTAWA REPORT Commons Debate Reveals Brutality of Hangings By PATRICK NICHOLSON Special Correspondent for The Times-Gaszette OTTAWA -- A private mem- ber's bill to abolish capital pun- ishment may, have the unexpected effect not of rescuing a murderer from the fruits of his crime, but of making his death quicket-and slicker. » Moose Jaw's CCF representative Rbss Thatcher introduced a bill into Parliament to abolish capi- punishment and substitute therefore a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. He introduced a similar bill three years ago but it was not approved by parliament. _ The death penalty is prescribed in Canada today for treason, mur- der and rape. Amendments to the Criminal Code now being studied would include the elimination of rape as a capital offence. Mr. Thatcher wants to elim; mur- der; but, in an apparent incon- sistency which washes out the moral argument against the death penalty, he would still classify treason as an offence deserving this greatest punishment. HUGE POPULAR RESPONSE .. An incidental point in the very compelling speech made by this soft - hearted hardware merchant was that hanging is a brutal form of execution. A lingering and pain- ful death, or occasionally an abrupt and messy decapitation, is in Mr. Thatcher's view "a foul practice which has no place in a civilized eountry." Goode Liberal MP for Burnaby - Richmond and a for- mer RCMP constable, confirmed that at Oakalla prison farm in B. C. a hanging is in most instances & most offensive sight. These disclosures have filled Ross Thatcher's office with a fan mail equalling the Christmas post in a contract - placing depart- ment; clergymen, doctors and pri- vate citizens from all parts of would Ci a have written to support criticism of hanging and to men- tion examples of bungling and brutality. I 1937 a parliamentary com- mittee examined the advantages of various methods of execution. Doctors. sheriffs and other witnes- ses described gruesome occur- rences 'at hangings, A doctor, who stood on a step- ladder beneath the gallows, test- ing the murderers' hearts with his stethoscope, reported that in 11 executions death took 10, 12, 12, 12, 15, 15, 15, 15, 17, 17 and 17 minutes respectively from the time of the drop. Another doctor™ sai t/ in 18 executions witnessed by him only three murderers shffered a quick death fro a broken spine or dis- location of the vertebrae; 15 died of strangulation. UNDESERVED BY A DOG -Another witness said that in one extreme bungle by the hangman, he had seen the murderer fall -through the hatch on too long a rope; he was on his knees on the ground and the hangman hung his own weight around his neck to induce death. Mr. Thatcher, whose own cattle suffer a neater death, has focussed wide attention on the possibility of individual Provinces -asking Ot- tawa to revise the Criminal Code's prescribed dea "to be hanged by the neck until he is dead." The gas chamber is said to be the most humane, the ' quickest and, at 90 cents a time, the cheapest form of execution. It does not require a highly quali- fied executioner to drop the sod- ium cyanide eggs into the crock of sulphuric acid and warm water; and the instantaneous unconscious- ness is followed by a 'quick and painless death. If the facts of hangings were reported in the newspapers, this is a reform which public opinion swiftly enforce. . COMMUNISM IN AFRICA Communist Underground Attacking Western Base William L, Ryan, AP foreign news analyst, is a Russian-speak- ing specialist on the news of com- munism. For the last month he has been applying his back- ground knowledge to the situa- tion in East Africa. This is the last of three articles telling of . Communist efforts in all the vast strategic area from Kenya to Cairo, By WILLIAM L. RYAN AP Foreign News Analyst CAIRO (AP)--A vast expanse of , East - Africa stiyring restlessly with the growing 'pains of intense nationalism, is being subjected to underground Communist attack with the apparent aim of nullify- ing its value to the Western world as a base. : ' Trained observers agree that the Communists seek to produce tur- bulence wherever possible in Egypt, the Sudan and Kenya, to drive away Western influence and leave the potentially rich ared helpless for Soviet plans of the to future. Premier Gen. Mohamed Naguib says Egypt "would have been in the hands of the Communists to- day" if his army movement had not taken over the government when it did. "The lowest classes might have been led to destructive aims" had his tightly organized group of of- ficers not overthrown King Farouk, Naguib told me. Naguib's coup may have checked the Communists and given hope to Egypt's under-fed masses, but it's dangerous to think the Communists are beaten. In the next few months the Com- minists may be expected to work with a fever born of desperation to discredit the Naguib regime. I it can be undermined and over- thrown in violence, the organized minority of Communists might be able to bring about turmoil and anarchy and eventually turn Egypt into a Middle East "peoples dem- DeTacY A i b agul s only 52, but the pace of the .last six months has made him look more like 65. He did not appear to be of the stuff from which dictators are made but rather the model of what the army movement says it wants Egyptians be: patriotic, devout, moral, courageous in war and honest and straightforward in peace. Despite hard words spoken in public over negotiations with the British concerning the Suez canal area and the Sudan, he is more ; / pro-Western than any Egyptian MAC'S MUSINGS Death is no respecter Of, persons and all of us, From the highest $0 the Lowest must, when the Time comes, be prepared To cross the bourne from Which no one returns. 80 to the man of steel 'Who from the Kremlin In faraway Moscow, was Able to dictate the way In which all nations Should plan their course, Has reached the end of A tortured, bloody trail, Has found that there is One enemy which even he Cannot overcome, and who Has at long last told Him his days are over, And that no more will Men live in slavery Under his rule. And so the man of steel, Like all others has now Become the man of clay, Subject to. all the ills Of suffering humanity, And no stronger than . His humblest slave when | The hand of death is Placed upon his brow. We wonder if in his Dying hours the man of Steel was able to look Back over the course Of his stormy career, And wondeNif all the Bloodshed and misery, All the executions which He ordered, were worth while, Or whether he felt any Pangs of remorse qr of Bitter regret for all the Chaos and suffering He Inflicted on the world, Man seeks in diverse ways To climb to power, but When the last days come, Perhaps he realises that Power is useless to stay The remorseless hand Which visits all of us, And when that time comes, Conquests and power Are of no value. See Policy Same In Russia OTTAWA (CP)--Dana Wilgress, Canada's last minister to Moscow, doesn't believe a switch in the lea- dership of Soviet Russia will mean any change in Soviet world policy. Mr. Wilgress, gow Canada's un- dersecretary for 'external affairs, expressed the belief last month while testifying before the Com- mons external affairs committee. J. L. MacDougall (L--Vancou- ver-Burrard) noted that press re- ports at that time said Georgi Malenkov might be replacing V.M. Molotov as No. 2 man in thé Soviet regime. He asked if Mr. Wilgress thought such a switch might change Soviet policy. Mr. Wilgress said that from his knowledgé of the Soviet Union, he did not think a change in policy could be expected to result from such a switch. Questions 'Busy' Staff OTTAWA. (CP)--Defence Produc- "n Minister Howe said Thursday "may be good fun' for opposi- 1 members to throw scores of 'stions at the government, but hard-pressed de ent can only go so fast in digging up the replies. The minister made the comment after F. E. Lennard (PC--Went- worth) complained in the Commons about delay in gétting replies to 20 Suestions regarding defence pro- uction d e pa rt ment purchasing which he asked last January. Mr. Howe said the replies require a great deal of research. t who has led the government for a long time. At the lower levels of the popu- lation the devotion to Naguib ap- pears to amount to idglatry. As the scale goes up- {his sentiment tones down admiration, and finally among "a sizable group of pasha beyes. and politicians who have been displaced it is. mere lip ser vice. Among Commu the name of Naguib is . Up to 100 ul are in custody now, rounded up in con- nection with an alleg plot to overthrow the regime, but nobody knows whether the real leaders have been caught. ~The banned newspaper Red Flag is published regularly from under- ground, The strength of Communists in the universities has caused alarm here. They have even infiltrated Al Azhar, biggest and oldest Mos- lem university in the world. The: tenets of the Moslem religion ar: = READERS' VIEWS Objects To CCF Being Linked With Communism The Editor, The Times-Gazette. , Sir, --With the®. federal election /slated for this year, some Con- servative party journals are again trying to smear the CCF with the red brush. | I refer to the latest attempt by the Canadian Statesman of Bow- manville to link the CCF with com- muynism, ® I would appreciate very much Mr. Editor if you would give me space to deal with. this subject. The CCF is considered by the - Communists as their worst enemy. This can easily be substantiated from Communist publications, which consistently ~ hammer the CCF 'for democratic socialist pol- icies. The CCF is at odds with the old-' line parties because it feels they do not in fact represent, nor pro- mote the interests of the people. As a result politicians from both parties are trying to smear the As a candidate of the CCF party in Ontario Riding I have pledged to appear before the voters, on my party platform and not on any at- tempt to get into office by unscrup- ulous attacks at my opponents. I have always held to the view that it.is far better to lose an election in a clean fight than win it by smear tactics and appeals to cer- tain biased groups. The CCF as a people's party is out to improve the lot of all Cana- dians. It believes it can do it by measures other parties reject." We intend to go before the people elec- tion after election until they are convinced we have the answers to ther problems and decide to vote Thanking you for the space in your paper. : + Yours very 'truly, ROY SCOTT. CCF Candidate, Ontario Riding. Seagrave, Mar. 3, 1068 i to Communism, but Al Azhar students include many from the unstable elements of Egyptian society. * . There are 35,000 students in four big government universities. Of these at least' 1,000 are hard-bitten Communists and 7,000 others com- pose a leftist fringe. Many of these students have no future. There are 17,000 law stu- dents now who will compete for extremely few jobs. This is the hotbed - which offers a politica! training ground for the Communist party of Egypt. Possibly 80 per cent of Egypt's population is illiterate, and easily stirred to violence and riot. At the last census the averag: peasant had an income of about $23 a year. He does not own his land, animals or even his miser- able mud hut. The country has 2,000,000 unemployed. . The undernourished, disease-rid den masses offer a happy hunting ground for Communists. The Naguib regime has plans for raising agricultural and indus trial production, for 'improving transportation and power, for more estates among the: peasants. But these plans are long-range and Egypt's needs are immediate. Already, Naguib said, Commun. ists are attacking his proposed land reform, telling the peasants be worse off than ever. | PORTRAITS .. . By JAMES ]. METCALPS | I OFFER YOU 1 do not offer you the world... The moon and all the stars ++ A palace with its servants and «++ 1 do not offer anything .. my great ambition and ... My humble salary'... ++. Its jewels and its oars . That spells oe : Beyond offer yom myself with all... The love I have for you ... And with the vow that I will strive , . . To make your dreams come true , .. And you may laugh at me, my love . . . And you may turn me down ... And find a thousand prospects who . . . Look better in our tor ... And there may be a thousand smiles . .. And fingers that yé\. - touch . .. But you will never know a heart , . half' so much, PF . That loves you Copyright, 1953, Field Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. IN DAYS GONE BY 35 YEARS AGO The Parks Foundry, the Canning Factory and R. W, Dixon sent a petition to Council asking that jam- med ice in the creek be blasted out. : On the motion of Aldermen Hol- land and Knight, ¢ resolution was passed endorsing the Daylight Sav- ing Bill to go into effect April 1. A copy was to be sent ta Sir Robert Borden, > Alderman Trick brought up the question in Council of how near a dwelling a pig could be kept and was told the by-law stated 60 feet. Mrs. Fred Cowan, convener of the Oshawa Branch of the Red Cross, accepted a bronze medal from the Secours Nationale of Paris, on behalf of the local ow ganization. Mr. M. M. Stevenson, org of Simcoe Street Methodist A presented a fine organ recital after church on Sunday evening. Felt Brothers Jewellers adver tised 97-piece English poreelsin dinnerware sets for $19.75. F.C, Davidson and J. B. Sam- ells annoynced that they entered into partnership in the re- tail shoe business. King Street Methodist © Church celebrated its 50th anniversary. Luke Brothers' Furniture Store advertised the new automobile- style baby calriage, complete with side curtains, for $45.00. QUEEN'S PARK Legislature Events Seen DON O'HEARN Special Correspondent To The Times-Gazette TORONTO -- Odds and addenda: It was like opening day when the Toronto bill was presented. The galleries full, and extra chairs on the floor of the house. Smack in the centre of the Speaker's Gallery was Mayor Lamport and entourage, hearing details of the city's fate for the first time. It . In Rapid-Fire Review > huge tracts of land (five mijes by 30 miles). There was some word the section was to be with- drawn. It's been referred to the Mining Committee . . . Hydrp chairman Robert Saunders made a 30-page speech to the munici- pal electric associations. He de- fended the conversion program. But very noticeably he had not = word- to say about the northera mining contracts which have been will be a mad race from here in i with committees in full swing. Education led the race by having its first meeting. last Wednes- day. . . . Ontario is now adver- tising in Quebec--in French. Travel and Publicity have prepared a gilm for showing Quebec theatres. With commentary by Hon. Louis Cecile himself. . . . Contemplated legislation to give Indians the fran- chise fulfills an old dream for Premier Frost. He has said for a long time he would like to see the Indians with full citizenship. The hitch is whether they will take it. Many prefer staying on treaty status. Some because it is easier. Others because they still don't recognize the white man's government, THE ISSUES Toronto. reorganization will be monotonous. No obvious strong op- position yet, except from LPP'er J. B. Salsberg, and many. long hours of explanation. The 15 sec- tions of the bill are to be tackled on each section. . . , The amend- ment to the Mining Act author- izing large leases for magnetic surveys meeting 'strong opposi- tion. The - objection is it might enable large companies to tie up What did you get? How did you make out? It was like the fish pond at the kiddies picnic follow ing the announcement of the new municipal grants. P. C. members hurried to the offices of the Mi- ister of Municipal Affairs and his deputy to find out how much more money their ridings were getting? Then they rushed to get out the news to their local papers. . . . Everybody showed an overall gain. But some, like Port Arthur's George Wargrope ran into several communities where there were com towns where polio¢ and fire sts were rated high and the old grants scecordingly. . . . Quietest man in the House: Johm Fullerton of Algoma - Manitoulin, the "Handsome Harry" of the government back benches. Seldom ably handles yore delegations then ably es more d anyone in- the House. . . . The speech most awaited: that of Jack's riding mate Harry Lyons his entes- taining effort of last session members will the benches when he goes on. wil} Probably speak in the throne del i priority was given to questions asked in the defence expenditures committee and second priority to questions asked in the House. While digging through the files for the required information his busy offi- cials also had to carry on their everyday duties. The earliest. bottles mentioned in literature were made of leather. FISHERMEN ESCAPE DIGBY, N.8. (CP)--Three fish. ermen escaped to safety Thury across wind-lashed rocks their 58-ton Halifax fishing was driven ashore and battered bits on the shoals at nea ring Cove. 'We escaped lives and that's all," said Frank Walsh of the Lena, foot craft. MID-WEEK BARGAI COACH '1 a ue. 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