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TWO Premier Pangalos of Greece has given a further explanation of his purposes and motives in assuming the office of a dictator. Greece is in the position of a sick man, and the dictatorship is in the nature of a poultice applied for a short time to effect a cure. An invalid is not expected to wear a poultice all his life. He discards it when he is cured. So will it be with Greece. It will not be necessary for Greece to remain under a dictatorship after she has been healed. Pangalos goes on to point out that in several countries: in Europe the people have lost someâ€" thing of their confidence in parliamentary govâ€" ernment. This has been due, in his opinion, to the development of a class of professional poliâ€" ticians who have rendered government inefficient and weak quarrels. There is an element of truth in all this, so far as the failure or partial failure of parliament: ary government is concerned. A number of the peoples of Europe have shown their unfitness for making a success of parliamentary government in an‘ émergency. They allowed their representaâ€" tive bodies, to become paralyzed by divisions, jealousies and hatreds, so that strong and effecâ€" tive government. became impossible. â€" The urgent needs of the country were ignored or allowed to suffer while the representatives devoted their time to wrangles, disputes and divisions.> Thus the way was prepared for the strong man, who showed his capacity for doing things. The promise, however, that the poultice will be removed when the patient is healed must not be taken too literally. It is notoriously hard for a man who has once enjoyed the exercise of power to give it up.. He will be slow to recogâ€" nize that the patient has been healed. At first there will be a disposition on the part of the dictator to use his power for the country‘s good. As he grows more accustomed, however, to the exercise of power he will become more and more inclined to use it for its own sake. s M-__.‘. e ""Co are mmaimmit+ lgneso "ConAfEredâ€".nat <ys;;Canrl zltinue %hé't?n the exe%Se of power without \)eing corrupted by it. How long the poultice will remain in Greece will depend largely in the recuperative power of the people of the country, The year that is‘ gone was in many respects a very good year. Reports from various parts of the world, and especially from Great Britain and the United States, indicate that the coming year will, so far at least as prosperity is concerned, be even better. Europe is giving signs of a reâ€" turn to normal conditions, and the results of the improvement there will be felt throughout the world. Reports from the United States are all optimistic.. Secretary Hoover, U. S. Secretary of commerce,: has declared that both his own country and the rest of the world face a more favorable outlook at the turn of the year than for a long time past. He advises, however, the necessity of tempering optimism with a sprinkâ€" ling of caution. Â¥A . N and at the present moment the outlook is not very encouraging. : _â€"_â€" Canadian predictions are more optimistic than they have been for years. â€" Bankers and leaders in commerce, trade and industry are all agreed that the outlook in this country for the confing year and the immediate future is most encouraging. Courage ,determination and comâ€" mon sense on the part of the people are all that are needed, we are told, for the realization of the promise of better things. The miners and the operators in the anthraâ€" cite fields have failed to reach an agreement, and it is said that both are looking forward anxiously for government interference. The strike has been in progress now since last September, and both sides are probably heartily tired of it ; but reports from Washington indicate that the government has no intention of interfering, at the present stage at least. â€"It is said to be the opinion of the governâ€" ment at Washington that it will make for peace in the long run and discourage periodic interâ€" ruptions, if the contending parties are allowed to fight it out between themselves until a state of mind is reached which will make an agreement possible. It is said, too, that the government is encouraged to persevere in a policy of nonâ€" interference by the fact that the consuming public is not suffering greatly as a result of the scarcity of anthracite. So many have succeeded in finding satisfactory substitutes that anthraâ€" cite is no longer the necessity it used to be, even among those accustomed to its use. A Toronto police magistrate has decided that it is not unlawful for Canadian manufacturâ€" ers of native wines to solicit orders by supplying price lists through the mails. The decision has evoked a protest from certain quarters on the ground that it will injuriously affect the enforceâ€" ment of the O.T.A. â€" W. F TOBEY, Publisher and Proprietor 2 Established 1885 Issued every Wedné‘sday from the office of publication, Main and Oak streets, Grimsby Member Selected Town Weeklies of Ontario TELEPHONESâ€"Business Office 36 Editorial Office 23 ; T HE INDEPE NDE N T SOMETHING PUT OVER? It is one of the mysteries of the O.T.A. moveâ€" GREECE‘S POULTICE A BRIGHT OUTLOOK Te 8 oke, Ni s1 i: 0 e gny n Et eP NeA U C 1 8.A t % 6. because of their unceasing partisan FIGHT IT OUT ment that the mianufacture and sale of n. TUXIGL NEW»S wines with alcoholic contents ranging as h of the as 18 per cent or over were permitted whilel, C.S.E.T. Programme _ was restricted to 4.4. } M esd The grapes from which wine is made are «y Rangers, Thunsday, Jan. 14.â€" native product, it is true; but so are the graina The imeeting commenced : with the from which beer is made. The only explanati0N}) "juxis opening ceremony, followed by that has ever been offered is that the people Of| me Lord‘s Prayer in umison. ; The Canada were not given to the drinking of wing}| sgeriptures were read by the Practor whileâ€"a‘good many of them ‘liked their beerl| mre Mannell and were taken from Such an explanation, however,, would indicatd| psaim 26. the recognition of class distinctions. It see Two of the ‘boys and the Mentor ‘to be that something was put over on the prO‘‘ then led the group in prayer. ' hibitionists while they were not looking. f The minutes weré read and declared A certain American motor company has del clared a 900 per cent stock dividend. It does not appear to be in much danger of being ruine,. by the British control of crude rubber. ] According to the Ontario fuel controlle there is likely to be much less hard coal fro the United States used in this province in th future. The labor troubles in the * anthracit fields have caused many Ontario people to loo for substitutes, and in a good many cases t»® search has been so successful that the scarc} of anthracite is no longer felt. There are alre% a good many people in both the United Stat , and Canada who prefer some of the substi-tut$ to anthracite at its present price. 4 4 Government of the people, for the peopl! l It certainly was a great surprise for and by the people must be regarded as a te all the members and the Mentor. porary failure in Canada while it is necessary fo, After the supper Mr. Richards the any party undertaking to carry on the busine pastor of the Bdptist church, gave a of government to depend for its existencé on t *alk in which he voiced his appreciaâ€" will of a few representatives of any particu. , ;tion of the work being done by the section of the country. There are 245 represen} | Mentor of the Sky Rangers. \ tatives of the people in the Canadian house 0 Mr. Mannell also spoke the appreâ€" commons, yet the power of dictating who sha ciation of himself and Mrs. Mannell, govern belongs to a small minority of 28 who | and hoped that the class was successâ€" belong to neither of the old parties. It isa | ful in its ventures. He referred to the curious kind of popular government that is thus | camp at eBamsville which was conâ€" indicated. "~CM | ducted by the Mentor, Bert Phipps, in In a recent issue of the Well Street Journal some very interesting observations re Canada‘s railway probâ€" lems are made by P. A. O‘Farrell, described as being an acute and wellâ€"informed observer ofâ€" Dominion railway affairs. Mr. O‘Farrell declares that the chief troubles from which our railways are suffering today are owing to low grain rates, and he puts up a very strong case in favor of this contention. And while doâ€" ing so makes a comparison ibetween American and Canadian railway rates on grain greatly to the dis= advantage of the latter. * j rs cppaspwearhe "actadh"WDsts of oper 10np>tnaimntenagnée and interest, and asserts that it is patent that anytffing less than the American rate of a tent a !ton per mile does not pay. From last season‘s harvest some 12 million tons of grain will be\shipped over Canadian rails to tidewater. . If Canadian railroads were mié the same rates as American roads, the Canadian lines would earn nearly 120 millions. But as it is they will receive only $60,000,000. 7 The Interstate Commerce Commission, however, has emphaticaMy asserted that the American railroads charge of 98 cents a ton per mile is the minimum charge that will give a living wage to the railroads. ‘Accordâ€" ing Ito this estimate, our National Railways are being cheated out of a total sum of $30,000,000 by ‘being comâ€" pelled to ‘haul the grain of the western farmers to market during the current year at existing rates, and the deficits of our National Railways would be $30,â€" 000,000 a year less than they are, were Canadian 'rgil- ways paid the same rates as the American roads receive. More than that, present grain rates compel our Canadian railways to turn over about 8,000,000 tons of grain business to American ships, rails and merchants. If our grain rates were equalized with American, half the grain now exported through New York would naturally find its way to the markets of the world through Vancouver or Halifax, and in the latter plage there are grain elevators and terminals which ha cost millions, but never get ‘a chance to handle a sh load of grain. Western agitators argue that no har is done ‘by robbing the C.P.R. of $30,000,000, claimi that it has plenty of other resources to offset the favo shown thegrain growers. i Â¥ t It is, however, doubtful whether any other railroa in America, or in the world, could have escaped ban ruptcy were it treated as the Canadian Pacific is bein treated by the government and parliament of t Dominion. * They are practically confiscating $20,000, or $30,000,000 yearly of the revenues honestly due t the Canadian Pacific Railway. Such, at all events, i the honestly expressed opinion of Mr. P. A. O‘Farrel backed up by a statement of facts v&ry hard to gainsa The Scottish Independent Labor party seem last to have fully identified themselves with the Soviet in Russia, since at a party conference, held at Edi burgh recently, they decided by a ~large majority against any compensation being given under the naâ€" tionalization of land and capital sgleme. James Maxâ€" ton, Labor member of the House of Commons for Bridgetown, said it was their duty "to develop public opinion so as to enable the next Socialist Premier to take over the land and capital without compensation. Every penny of compensation they had to ipay would be considered a measure of failure of their Socialist propaganda. Wherein does this doctrine differ from Communism or Sovietism? ¢ It would appear that in a country so large and so rich in natural resources and in inventive genius as is the United States, that it is a dangerous way to do business on the theory that your present customers will be yours forever. For if a monopoly of either capital or labor, or of both combined, either raise prices too high or cut off the supply, new sources of the latter, or suitable substitutes wnll.be developed, and the }iast state of the monopolists will be worse than the rst. § » I see that it has been quite properly decided to tax the Hydro at Ottawa on the same basis as the private company with which it competes. But the Ottawa Citizen objects on the ground that this is "merely taking money from one pocket and putting it in another." Even so, it appears to be good bookâ€" keeping to keep track of what public ownership is really costing the community. And it ought to be plain to all reasonable people that it is unfair to tax one company in order to help pay the way for another company with which the first company must compete. Mathematical ~Schoolboy Howlers: "Geometr; teaches us to ‘bisex angels." "An oxygen has 8 sides." "A circle is a rounded straight line bent so that the ends meet." Another youthful humorist,. when asked how many times nineteen could be subtracted from a miilion, replied that he could do it as often as he was asked to. Editorial Notes N utenagde? 2 anyt'hinx:.] per mile some 12 Canadian paid the |â€" es would 11 receive a\ The minutes were read and declared corect on a motion by Glen Gilmore and Donald McGregor, and the weekly dues collected., Final ararngements were made to go to Vineland on Saturday to play the Jordan team, which played here a week ago. We went down but only half of the opposing team made an apâ€" pearance and we had our trip for nothing. We are very grateful to Reggie Farrell and Eric Mannell for the use of their cars, ; * Arrangements were also made to take some scrap iron to the foundry. the latter part of the business riod we received a great surprise. e doors opened and in walked the mothers of all present and some of the fathers. After the requirements for the team badge were read the"paren-ts took change and set tables for a lunch. It certainly was a great surprise for all the members and the Mentor. Gained 10 Pounds In 22 Days That‘s going someâ€"but skinny men, women and children just can‘t help putting on good healthy flesh when they take McCoy‘s Cod Liver Extract Tablets. + R Ned . 8. J auUicls. * Chock full of vitaminesâ€"the kind that are extracted from the livers of the codâ€"the kind that are a real help to frail, rundown, anaemic, skinny men and women. F â€""’fn'rv these sugar «coated tasteless tablets for 30 daysâ€"if they don‘t help greatly get your money back. _ _ One woman gained ten pounds in twentyâ€"two days. Sixty tablets, sixty cents, and money back if not satisfied. Ask any druggist for McCoy‘s Cod Liver Extract Tablets. Directions and formula on each box. _â€""Get:. McCoy‘s the original and genuine." Mn ... c ... oomiiimime . PA Mmss oocctin dn c AUTO ELECTRIC & BATTERY ~SERVICE 1 52 Main Street West â€" _ Grimsby Phone â€" 362 STATIONERS James â€" Street and Market Square HAMILTON Phone Regent 909 i t e e WeA n d idns iiy _TUXIS NEWS The important third volume of the famous Walter H. Page Letters is now ready. It‘s quite as fascinating as the earlier volumes. ATWATER Tent RADIO PAGE LETTERS May we send you a copy ? don‘t claim half as much as you will after you have owned Third NVolume G. E. HEATHCOTE AUTHORIZED DEALER THE the summer of 1924, and the camp near Winona in the summer of 1925. He hoped that ‘we would be @bhle to go camping again some place during the coming: summer gnd hoped that wherever we went it would ibe as sucâ€" cessful as the trip to Beamsville. Mr. Gilmore also voiced his and Mrs. Gilâ€" more‘s appreciation of the work done in the class and wished us every sucâ€" cegss, and assured us of their hearty support. In reply to these the Mentor explainâ€" ed that it was his aim and amibition to help the young fellows to stear clear of thes nagsa in their early life, and to do only those things for which they would never have any regrets in later years, and above all this to bring each one to Christ The parents sang "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows‘"‘ to which the boys responded with "For They Are Jolly Good Parents". ~Evéeryone thoroughly enjoyed themâ€" selves and we look forward to the next time our parents meet with us. The Mentor wishes to take this opâ€" portunity to thank all the parents for their kind consideration for him and their appreciation of his efforts. He hopes he may always merit their reâ€" spects and good wishes. After a good long fun period the class was dismissâ€" ed with prayer. Those present were: Eric Mannell, Russell Wilcox, Glen and Lyle Gilmore, Donald McGregor, Frank Hurst, Douglas Farrell, Tedd Crabbe, Bert Phipps, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Mannell, Mr. and Mrs._H. Gilmore, Mrs. L. Wilcox, Mrs. Hurst, Mrr. M. Crabbe, Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. A.â€" E. Phipps, and Mr. and Mrs. and Lloyd Richards. Anti Cants, January, 6th. 1926â€" The meeting opened with the Trail Rangers opening ceremony. A hymn was sungâ€"after which the Mentor Mr. Harold Whewell, led in Bible Study. The topic for discussion was the "Rarly Life of Paul". There was a prayer by all, the Twentythird Psalm. The minutes were read and adopted in a motion ‘by Wilfred Camps, secondâ€" ed ‘by Rupert Wills. The announceâ€" ments for the week were given. ~The Cach was absent and his report was not given. The remainder of the meeting was spent in games. ing last Thursday night. Aftof a brief skirmish the Rangers were put to flight and in a very few minutes a banquet was spread, which proved to be all that it looked,. After the repast short addresses were given (by Reeve Mannell, H. L. Gilmore and the Rev. T. E. Richards, in appreciation of the work and influence of the Mentor of the class, Bert Phipps. SKY RANGERS ‘ GET SURPRISE Wine Makers Are Exempt From O.T.A. Toronto, Jan. 12.â€"Magistrate T. H. Brunton, in county police court toâ€" day, rendered the decision that manuâ€" facturers of native wine in Ontario do not come under the jurisdiction of section 42 of the Ontario Temperance Act, which forbids canvassing or soâ€" liciting orders for liquor. The charge laid against the Ontariow,Wine Comâ€" pany of New Toronto, under that section last week was dismissed toâ€" day. In dismissing the charge Magisâ€" trate Brunton declared: "I ‘fully realize the seriousness a conviction would mean, when I reâ€" manded this cabe last week, and yet the law jhas to ‘be upheld. After giving this case the deepest considerâ€" ation I have decided that section 42 does not apply to wine manufacturers and so dismiss the charge. "House of Commons sgitting on a volcano", reads a headin‘g in the Globe today. May the same do some vesuâ€" viating soon. Michigan seems to be the permanent center of silver fox farming. "If I had been compelled to register a convicticn there is no doubt but that the wine manufacturers might just as well© shut up shopâ€"it would have been the death knell for them." STAON Wednesday, January 20, 1926 ~Know where to apply the soft pedal. 9:30 to 12 a.m.; Gas administered DR. D. CLARK * Dentist Officeâ€"Cor. Main and Mountain Sts. Office hoursâ€"9 to 12, 1:30 to 5:30 Phone 127 Grimsby, Ontario A. L. PHELPS L.D.S. D.D.S. Dentist Officeâ€"Farrell Block, â€" Main Street Office Hoursâ€"9 to 12, 1:30 to 5:30 Phone 28 _ _ Residence 43 ORTH BLOCK ~BEAMSVILLE HENRY CARPENTER > Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public 45 Federal Life Building Hamilton ‘__A s w# P en â€" ROY C. CALDER Barrister, Solicitor, Notary. Etc. 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