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Become* General Manager J. J. Gibbon* Limited : L HAKRY M. TEOMAN newly appointed General Manager of J. J. ciir-ons Limited, Adver- tising Agency. Mr. Tedman was a life-long associate of the late John J. Gibbons, founder of the business. Mrs. J. ,1. Gibbons become* Presi- dent, and Italph A. Barford and R. B. I'iitiiuson, Toronto, become directors. Other Officer! and Dir- ectors are: Harry M. Tedman and R. A. Stapells, vice-presidents, To- ronto; Walter H. Hoare, secretary- treasurer and director, Toronto; Harold M. Reid, vice-president, Montreal; Gordon E. Hunter, vice- president, Winnipeg; Ewart 0. Macpherson, vice-president, He- gina; Reg. U. Smith, vice-president, Calgary; I). X. Crawford, vice- president, Vancouver. VOICE OF 1 H E PRE^SS ONCE HOOTED DUKE OF WELLINGTON Lrftpdon despatches telling that tore* month* may see Prime Min- ister Churchill supplanted by Sir Stafford Crtpps should porhap* be accepted with caution. The odd thing, nevertheless, 1* that such tale* should come at all, with their Indication that Churchill's pres- tige, at its zenith a (ew short months ago, has begun to wan*. Th* public U like that. Fickl* u it* loyalties and It* worship- ping, U 1* all too apt to turn upon It* heroes and stone them. Thu* It wa* that the Duke of Wellington, th* man who broke Napoleon, wu hooted by the mob on an annivers- ary of Waterloo, bad to bar* iron shutter* placed upon his London home. Churchill did a mighty thing for Britain atid liberty after the tall of Dunkirk. But It may be there wa* too much of pur* emotion In th* terrific build-up that wa* given him after that; a build-up which brought expectation* of thing* beyond th* power of any man. Ottawa Journal. o OLD HANDS AT IT To say that the Japanese *r* mere Imitators of Hitler's treach- ery 1* to flatter Hitler and libel Japan. The Japanese didn't hare to imitate anyone. They were ma*- t*r* of betrayal when Hitler was painting barn*. We owe th* Japan- He an apology. Vancouver Sun. FASHION NOTE Canada will use more w^men In war work to fill the breach** mad* hi Industry and on the (arm* when men are called to service. And when the ladles don ilackvs, as many of them do In wr work, they will alto be filling th* breeches." St. Thomas Times-Journal. o LIVING DANGEROUSLY New restrictions i/n the use of metals In Canada make wooden bathtub* a potBibilily. To th* danger of ntppiug on the soap this would add another hazard e-plln- t*r*. Windsor Star. WHILE IT LASTS Jut to the matter of rubber the old-time pedeutriau may rofleat that after all theru'n nothing Ilk* leather a* long a we've got leather. Vancouver Province. o WHAT OPINION? Dr. Uoebbelt nay* that Uit> re- cent R. A. F. raid* on Prance are n Irrltatiug tu Uermau public opinion. We didn't know that th* Oermau public liad an opinion. Peterborough tixaiuiner. o WEAK STUFF Next to having th doorknob tome off In the baud, tho emptiest fueling is leaning on moral support when you need guua. -si. Qatuariueu Standard, TOO LIBERAL Too often we get what we Htk tor. Tbiu, there Is the Toronto i.'nl- reraity Htudeut who wrote tin folk* for money to buy a study is/mi They sent the lamp. Stratford Bearnn-Hei'Hld, OR CAN YOU? Belug an A. K. P. warden UM ;u advantages You can stay out M late as you like at utght and 'All H a military lecret. Ottawa WAKE UP, AMERICA - ITS LATE ! The following editorial trom the New York World-Telegram might well apply to Canada: The nation needs to awaken' to the full gravity of the peril (hat confronts It It uet-iia to appreciate how badly we have ben defeated In three month* of war. It neede to understand that It il poeilbl* for ili United Nation* and the United States to lose thi* war and suffer the tate of France and that thli possibility may be- come a probability If the present tide doe* not change. It needs to realize that there 1* grave chance of the Japanese push- ing through India and the Germans driving through the Near K.-IJU, to Join their armie* and resources In an almost unbeatable combination. It needi to 'get away, ouce and for all, trom the comforting feeling that while we may lose at th* start we are bound to win in the end. Only when fully aware of existing peril* will the United States do it* utmost. Pray God that awareness will not come too late, a* it did in France! Production Director Donald Nel- son appeals for vastly increased Industrial output on a 24-hour, seven-day baals 168 hours a week. Maximum production, in short. Can we get It? Not on the present basis not under the psychology of recent year*. . Not until we quit thinking In term* of less work for more money. Not while there 1* greater con- cern about overtime pay than over- time production. Not while farmer politicians are more Interested in higher price* than raising more essentials. Not while government bureaus created to meet a depression emer- gency that 1* ended continue to grab for themselves money needed for armaments. Not while an army of federal presB agents clamors to promote and perpetuate activities that have no present need or value. Not while Congressmen try to put over useless canals and riv*r schemes and take up tlie time of defence officials clamoring for fac- tories and contracts as'U war were a great gravy train. Not while WPA, .despite a short- age of labor, Becks' t<> carry on pro- jects which it doesn't have the men to perform or the need of performing. Not while CCC and NYA stretch greedy bands for funds to pamper young men who ought to be In the armed forces or the war plants. Not while strikes hamper war production, despite * solemn prom- ise that they would stop. INDIVIDUAL^ Itizeirs MAIIKICE Al /) IfUVIN J*U A Weekly Column About Thi* and That in The Canadian Army "Form fours, right 1" Wrong. They don't form fours any mor*. But you knew that, didn't you? You has* *e*n column* of *ol- dien marching in three*. You hav* **en mechanized troop* rumbling along the ro*d* in a variety of khaki coloured vehicle* of strange shape* and size*. But you still wonder what th* Individual Citizen'* Army does in pUce of the old parade-ground tuff of: "Form fours"; "At th* halt, on th* left "5 "Pick up that step in th* rear rank, there"; , "Fix bayonet*"; you know the sort of thing. Well *v*n though they don't "form four*" any mor* ther* to till a certain amount of parad* ground work to be done. It'* something Ilk* crawling before you walk. And in thi* Army of our*, by th* time you walk you really walk. Let'* take it in tages from civilian cloth** to *pecializ*d sol- dier. There are four phases of train- ing for th* mechanized specialist. Phas* On* Is basic training which 1* common to ail arms and ser- vices. This tenches th* new *ol- dier to accuBtom himself to Army life, train* him in marching and discipline and the use of a num- ger of weapon*. Phase Two, to which men are posted if their test* fthow them to have possi- bilities a* mechanical specialist*, i* carried out in Technical School* and prepare* them for Phase Three, specialized advanced courie* carried out at the Cana- dian Army Trades School, from which higniy competent wood and metal workers, machinist*, black- smiths, welders and a dosoa other types of craftsmen are gra- duated. i'rom Phase Three many mJn are posted direct to units to be repair and maintenance .o*n, driver-niochauic*, etc. l./ai in the ladder of training i* Phase Four, th* finishing tchool for top-notch mechanic* *uui a* Armament artificers, iiutrument-inaker* and men in sucn bracket* whose high- ly technical qualification* fit them ior th* work of the Uoyal Canadian Ordnance Corps. W* have discussed Ordnance be- fore in the** column* out Ord- nance ha* so many ramuicauon* that we will prooaoty discus* it again many tune* oeior* th* pio- tur* ot tae individual Citiz*n't Army i* compUte. In addition to procurement and torage of practically everything the Army needs the Royal Cana- dian Ordnance Corp* operates re- pair and replacement unit* of varying types and sizes according to where the work has to be don*. On* unit makes repairs under fir*, carrying it* workshop, forge*, welding sets, etc., right up to th* damaged vehicle* or gun* that have to be fixed up. You'd be surprised to see what can be don* by thoroughly trained men with th* proper equipment right out in th* middle of a field. Other unit*, larger and mor* fully equipped, are ready to handle job* that require more time. These, of course, are based at greater distances from th* front to permit full-scale repair and recovery jobs to be carried out efficiently. "Do you mean to say they mak* mechanics out of ordinary re- cruit*?" You might say. Well th* answer to that one is ye*. It Isn't a* atrang* a* it sound*. You're not forgetting, are you, that most, youngsters nowaday* can take the engine of thair fath- er'* car down, overhaul it and set It up again. Or that many a boy of High School age know* mor* about radio than Marconi opera- tor* did few years ago. Out of material like that you can turn out a finished mechanic in a f*w month*' time. Just a* you can with former motor me- chanics, garage-men and automo- bil* factory machinists, many of whom have already joined the Royal Canadian Oxdnanc* Corp*. in it* various pna*e* tne trauu* training programme teacne* near- ly 1UU trade*. Xhi* i* what you. rnigni call a douoie-oarrelied job. Kignt now the** *chool* and train- ing centre* ar* lupplymg special- ist* for war. uut wneu the war it success- fully concluded ther* will oome Ui* question of rehabilitation. That'* th* other barrel 1 'in* yuuug i u v u wuo are now being U'umeu lor wr iu, actu- ally, ueiug paid wnile Uiey tratn lor peau*. im* Army i* not 40- Ulg M lousy U1OUSMUU* Ol uu uaiud youiiy men upun inuu*U> wiieu rvace u vigneu n i* guiu*; te ma*e avaiiaum *tfiiiuu u-<*ue- mea wuo can eouitueiiuy ta&e umii' plate* at 0Ucu Hnu iauie ana UK.* up in eivuiau me uie JOA 01 mco.Mi'y, ana impair Uiy iearna la tne inutvtuuw Army. Not while the life-and-.ieatb need for uninterrupted production is used as a weapon to put over the closed shop. Not while double time is demand- ed for Sunday work which Is only part of a 40-hour week. Not while- a man can't be em- ployed on an army project or in a war plant until he pays {20 to |50 or more to a labor racketeer. Not while criminal gangs control employment and allocation of men to work on the Normandie and the other ships along New York's vast waterfront. Not while fifth columnists are puuipeibd and enemy aliens move freely in defence areas. Not while the grim job of prepar- ing our home communities against air raids and sabotage is guiuined up witn a lot of highlalutin, boon- doggling, social service activity. Not while pre-sdure blocks clamor for higaer benefits, bounties and pensions. We will not get maximum pro- duction, in short, unless, lirst, we fully realize our awful peril; and, second, get over the gioimos of recent years. Gimnio snorter hours, gimme 'highor wages, gimme bigger prof- Its, gimme more overtime, gimme less work, gimme more pensions, giiiime greater crop benefits, gimme more appropriations and patron- age, gimme 'plants for my Congres- sional district, gimme fees and dues to work for Uncle Sam, gimme ham 'n' eggs, gimme share-the- wealth, gimme {30 every Thurs- day. France had the gimme* too uad them till the Germans were close to Paris. Then everybody went frantically to work too late. France has no gimmes today except gimme food for my baby, gimme a place to lay my head, gimme death. SCOUTING . . . t.uy ^cuut Lcauci* v,ommended The value to Canada of the training of the Dominion's Boy Scouts by their 8,000 volunteer leaders, and an appeal to older persons to fill the place* of the many Scouters who have enlisted, were emphasized in the radio ad- dress of the Hon. J. T. Thorson, Minister of National War Serv- ices, during February Boy Scout Week. Speaking over a national hook- up, as a representative of th* Dominion Government, Mr. Thor- *on referred to the important home defense service* rendered by the Scout* of Britain, and th* similarly valuable work being done by the Scouts of Canada. He continued j* "A* Minister of National War Services 1 should like to say to every Scout and Cub leader in Canada that I look upon his work a* a matter of national import- ance. His status ia similar to that of an officer in charge of a train- ing unit or organization. U* n doing national service of a high order." 900,000 Boy* Trained Mr. Thorson described as re- markable th* record of more than ',"111,0110 boy* trained in good citizenship by the Boy ScouU As- sociation of Canada since it* in- ception in 1908. He spoke of the high percentage of leaders and older Scout* who had enlisted, and paid a tribute to the known 'J-i who already had paid the .supreme sacrifice of patriotism. To help make up this loss Mr. Thorson appealed to "oluer perions unable to enlist" to offer their help to local .-.cuut organizations. Mr. Thorson paid a tribute U> th* practical naiure of boy Scout training, and declared tnat the test* ior th* various bcout baugus were genuine test*. "lim 1111*1 teat lor in* iaiiK of First Class bcout," he said, "was the 24-hour journey to prove th* lad'* ability to mid his way by compas* and map, to bivouac, to camp, to cook, and generally to liv* on hi* own resources." IMC i, In bay ocouu .LllUiauil IVie.iMU to UM i-rvaiutmt i'1'iuiivMi U. \>aa uoiiuiui^ A I'vviUvut 01 uitt inum inuii a minion ttoy dcuuut 01 Aiiicuika. lie i^uuleu iiiu, i i ccc ill, ittulO bl'UHucttSl Ol um i tcoiuuiu, UU law OCCiiaum Ol .1...1:. H..11 UVf KlCUUC ..Ctiv, Wlleil aitv* coumii.iiuiiig ui* vaiuauie mu'viv* leiiuoittu. by Ameficau ucoui*, inu x icaiiucui, uuciai'eu ni* iueiicti mat iiu:y wuulu con- THE WAR - WEEK Commentary on Current Events Second Phase Of Far East War Opens With Threat To Australia Tha fiiot phase of the Far Eastern conflict ended with the fall of Java, the "citadel island," of the Kaat Indies. In estimating Japan's gains, the population in the conquered countries numbers roughly 115,000,000 and the ter- ritory acquired more than 1,000,- 000 square miles. They have cap- tured a treasure-house of essent.al war supplies and raw materials: rubber, tin, quinine, hemp, oil- fields, 1'oodstuffSi iron, wohram, manganese :ind copper deposits which will go a long way toward ma!;ini; Japan self-sufficient. The subjugation of Java ha* re- leased Japanese forces for an at- tack mi Australia and a heavier thrust acrosa the Burma barrier to India. Allies Stand in Burma General Sir Archibald VVavell, British commander in India and Burma stated that the loss of Rangoon., and a large part of lower Burma was, in some res- pects, a more serious blow than the loss of Singapore. It brings the war much closer to India and threatens our communications with China, There appears to be little doubt that the Japanese will en- deavor to push their advance into upper Burma and to obtain bases from which to attack India. United Nations' air superiority in Burma permits continuous at- tack on Japanese communication lines that will slow and, it i* hoped, halt the advance of the Mikado's army. In the jungle swamps the British troops are fighting- a delaying action with a two-fold purpose: (1) to hold their position for a few more weeks until the forces of nature in the form of torrential rains make all jangle warfare impos- sible and (2) to check the Japan- ese advance until the Chines* army marching southward can join them. Naval Disaster It must be admitted that in the Battle of the Java Sea the United Nations suffered a r-reat naval defeat. The Allied fleet was hope- lessly outnumbered and lacked air support. It is becoming clear now that Japanese equipment was far greater in volume and higher in quality than Allied authorities had calculated. At the beginning of the European war the Japanese merchant marine was one of the finest in the world. It is known that it is comparatively simple to convert merchant vessel* into air- craft carriers. It follows that the Allies have greatly under-esti- mated the number of plane car- riers in the Japanese navy and explains the extent to which the Japanese have been able to com- bine sea power and air power and to hold control of the air in all their campaign*. Race Against Time Japan'* sea superiority in the South Pacific has been increased by her naval victory at Java. She has destroyed the only fleet which .could menace her lines of com- munication and is free now to convoy her landing force* to Aus- tralia. The battle will be another race against time, a race between the enemy's advance and th landing of reinforcements in Aus- tralia. tielp For Australia Premier Curtin of Australia, in a broadcast to America, made a plea for full co-opurauon and warned that "Australia" i* u. last bastion bet..een the west coast of America and the Japan- ese if Australia goes the Ameri- cas are wide open." Almost co.n- cident with Premier Cartin's ap- peal came the annoan.jcir.ent that General Dy..glas iviac Arthur, the heroic defender of the r'hiiipp.nes^ had been appointed to the 6u- reii.e Command of the Allied Forces in the South Western Pacific witli headquarters in Au- tral.a, and that heavy reinforce- ments of men and planes had reached the island. Tough Job for Japs Australia may prove to be the toughest job the' Japs have tackled yet, even though they are un- doubtedly prepared to attack with all their power. Ever since the first Gcat War, Australian lead- ers have been conscious of the Japanese menace and have been planning the defence of their country. The opening of hostili- ties three months ago emphasized the necessity for speed and the government in Canberra, the Commonwealth's modern capital, worked feverishly to mobilize the country's 7,000,000 people for a maximum effort in the face of the emergency. The enemy i* striving desper- ately to establish air bases north of Australia, ao far with litite success. Presure on Japanese bases to the northeast in New Guinea and New Britain has in- creased noticeably, indicating Australian reinforcement* of bombing planes. Japanese Strategy The Japanese plan may be to conquer the country port by port, occupying strategic points and leaving the vast interior to the future. Distance iy Australia i* enormous. The country is almost the size of the United States. If the Japanese effect hind- ings, they will encounter in Aus- tralia more fighting equipment than in any territory which they have succeeded so far in over- running. Man for man, they will meet better fighters than them- selves and the army of defender! i* much larger than any encoun- tered in Malaya or Java. White Man's Land Thus far, in their unchecked march of conquest, the Japanese have invaded countries with over- whelming Asiatic population* which for centuries have been dominated by Europeans. It wa* proved in Malaya and Burma that these natives were in great mea- sure sympathetic to the invader. Australia i* different. It i* ft white man'* land with no subject races. The Japanese will have to fight a white man'* army, fighfe ing for a white man'* country to the lat ditch. The Japs won't like it. tmue to eiisciiveiy pitty their part "in the American programme to pieHerv* our liueny and uring peace on earth througn complete victory over our enemies." 6aid Mr. 'ihoi'oun: "1 expreu on uuiiall of tne uoveiaiiiuiil Ol canaua the *anie confidence and truit in the Boy Scout* 01 can- aua, and i know tnai each anu every iacout in thi* country will o* proud of th* part that he has to play a* a member of Canada'* team to help win th. war." >-r aervtce c.(ioris A* uu mun.li, ion 01 ui purpose ol me OCUUL urguiiuauon to m- creune u pomiuie iw couiriuimwu to iiiu uuimuKJii s all-out war ei- io, -HI. inorson announced the umauon 01 two new scout oauge* uy toe buy bcuuu Association, me** wer* a "Be prepared oauge," to b* awarded scouts wuo cumpittie a spuciiied tram- ing caicuiaied to prepare them iw uiiy emergency tnv war may orm, and a "Yar service liaise," to ue granted (scouts who nave i-auuerea tuu Hour* or mor* ox aexmite war service. 1 w ooaen aoldiert ocare icana.ii More than 56,000 bli made of discarded paper machiM felt have been *ent to Britain. REG'LAR FELLERS Th Inventor By GENE BYRNES A Jiritian omcer jut return** from laoya said 00 Italian artil- lerymen nau captureu u,Z46 Ital- ian* m UiM oiiuui Axrican de*ert w an uie aid ot i dummy oiaira aruieu with, wooden gun*. iiiu aunuui* were putced u> poMiuun* to uraw tae u.u.nu lu* wnue tue ariiiieryii-eu advanced xroui auouier uirecuon, declared UU V U i . U. im-tilU. 'ine xtaiiaus, uuiuting Unay were being ouuiiaiiitea oy a auperior lorct, uc saiu, reu:t)ttid 10 mu* aou laiu uowu mou- arm* wnea me bmisu purauea. "Cafelite", th* invention of * United State* chemist, will t> utilized in transforming 3'i,uuU bag* of coii** into plastic* Uui year at a new plant at 6ao t'aulo, Brazil.