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DAI OPINIONS Y TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE OSHAWA WHITBY THE OSHAWA TIMES * (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE . (Established 1863) pie independent newspaper published dally except Sundsy Anes Publishing Company of Oshawa, Limited, Arthur R. Alloway, President and Managing Director. - * COMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE The. Jymes-(iazette 1s a member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincia) Dailies Association, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. ; : SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port Perry, Ajax or Pickering, 24c per week, $12.00 per year, By mall, outside carrier delivery areas, anywhere in Canada and Englana $7.00 per year, $3.50 for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. U.S. subscriptions $9.00 per year. Net Paid Circulation Aver Per Issue 7 : 7 1 4 JANUARY, 1947 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1947 Postscript On Poland Flooding in as an aftermath of the Polish elections has come a wave of conjecture regarding the country and the course of her Communist-dominated government bloc. On-the-spot reports suggest two conclusions. First of all, the present Polish government, which received a rather tarnished mandate in a patently rigged election, is Com- munist-directed with a policy as radical as circumstances permit. Secondly, the government, faced with widespread destruction, dislocation and human misery, has made an undeniably strong effort to recoup Poland's resources. There is no doubt that Poli#h Communists pull the main . strings in Warsaw today. President Boleslaw Beirut, Eco- nomics Minister Hilary Minc, secretary of the cabinet Jacob Berman and Minister of Public Security Rddkiewicz are all Communist party members. So is Minister of National Defence, Rola Zymierski. Socialist representatives play a secondary role with only Prime Minister Edward Osubka- Morawski in the foreground. A manifesto hailing Polish freedom of speech, freedom of the press and the right of public assembly was issued shortly after the recent election. This pronouncement, produced by the government as an assurance of democracy in action, was greeted coolly by the American State Department. The State Department accused Poland's new regime of "widespread measures of coercion and intimidation against democratic elements." Continuing, the declaration, approved by Secretary of State Marshall, stated: "The United States Government considers that the Polish Provisional Govern- ment has failed to carry out its solemn pledges." Against this background of political oppression, there is some evidence of governmental energy directed toward a full-scale rehabilitation of the battered country. Dorothy Thompson, writing from Warsaw, pointed out that even the government's worst enemies have admitted its great administrative ability. An idea of the vigorous efforts being made to put the country back on its feet was given by UNRRA mission chief in Poland, Brig. Charles M. Drury, of Montreal. He said in a Canadian Press interview that he thought the government was doing "an extremely good job of reconstruction con- sidering the conditions." UNRRA chief Drury described the people as showing "incredible initiative and industry in getting things going again." : Having acquired slices of industrialized western Ger- many, Poland has launched a three-year reconstruction scheme coupled with nationalization of all heavy industries. She still looks to the western powers for capital in order to feed the reconstruction machinery and has applied to the International Bank for a $600,000,000 loan. Emerging from the stream of accusations and counter- accusations, it would appear that Poland, well within range of the powerful Soviet influence, has adopted the Soviet style of repressing political opposition, using a heavy- handed secret police system. Combined with this program, which the government claims is necessary because of a pro-fascist underground menace, is an across-the-board "planning scheme, designed to usher in a collective economy for the "new" Poland. ' National Health Week Should Canadians consider the possibility of Canada " becoming a leader among the great nations of the world? Is it presumption or wild fancy ever to dream of such a possibility? Or should we pause in our hectic life long enough to examine the possibilities of Canada's being forced into that position in spite of herself. Some facts suggest themgelves in our endeavor to answer these questions. For example, the area of Canada --the third largest country in the world; our natural re- sources--among the greatest of the great countries; our achievements--in navigation, commerce and applied science; our contribution to medicine, particularly through insulin; our high standards of education; our high standards of living. : Also, it is quite possible Canada will become the centre of world air travel, Thus, if we should be forced right out fnto the middle of the stage, what are we going to do about ft? Let the story of Canada in 1914-18 and 1939-45 help to answer the question, We faced world situations in a great way. Can anyone suppose we should not face this possible new situation in as great a way? But what is this supposition about Canada as a great nation to do with health and National Health Week, ob- "served throughout the Dominion this year from February 2 to 8. Simply this. To face a great situation in a great way demands a people as great as they can possibly be in body, mind and spirit. And, body, mind and spirit are indissolubly sound together. Granted that Canada enjoyed not only health, but optimum health, in body, mind and spirit, Canadians could do anything that mortals could be expected to do. ' eo Other Editors Pandit Nehru claims a lithe free- doms for the people of India, and few will deny his right to do so. But a sovereign people need unity as well as freedom and of the first principles of unity the Indians seem to have not the foggiest rotion. MINES PRODUCTION (Sydney Post-Record) The production value of the mines of Ontario has been esti- mated at $215,000,000 for 1946, a $5,000,000 increase over 1945. This is quite a substantial recovery from earth's hidden treasure for one province in a single year. And there is believed to be much more where that came from. A record number of new gold mining claims is re- ported from the wide spaces of Northern Ontario. JAIL THE TAX-CHEATERS ' (Brockville Recorder-Times) We hope it will be possible for the enforcement officials to unmask all these fakirs and frauds (tax- cheaters) all over Canada so that their fellow-citizens may recognize them and know whom they can trust. Some of these individuals have already discovered that cheat- ing the government, and thus their friends and neighbors, does not pay. There remain a great many more awaiting the same bitter knowledge. HE MAY BE A WISER MAN (Hamilton Spectator) The secretary of a mutual fire in- surance company in Pennsylvania declined to accept an increase in salary granted to him by company policy holders. He took this un- usual action on the grounds that neither prices nor wages should go any higher. In the eyes of many persons he is an eccentric indivi- dual. But insurance company exe- cutives are usually sound students of economics, trained to take the long-range view of trends. He may be a much wiser man than his de- riders give him credit for being. IDEAL CHILD (T.D.F., in Ottawa Citizen) The ideal type of child, as de- scribed by an idealist who hasn't got a child: "When he is free for the rest of tle day after school session, he goes directly home, changes his clothes, which he brushes carefully and puts on hang- ers ready for the morning. He even brushes his shoes and puts trees in them. Then he asks his mother if she needs any errands done . .."" Whereupon Mother phones Father and says, "Come home quick, Henry; there's something wrong with Willie." KURT MEYER (Halifax Herald) Kurt Meyer is in Dorchester be- cause Canadians prisoners of war, were shot by thelr Nazi captors. He is there because he is one of a group of arrogant, wicked men who were ready enough to forego basic decencies and plunge the world into a waste of bloodshed such as it had never seen before. To many people the very pres- ence of Meyer in this country is an affront. They felt, and still feel, that he should have been put to death. They are in no mood to have him become a legend, a colorful char- acter, and eventually, an object of sympathy to be "lionized." COST OF DEFENCE (Ottawa Journal) In any event this country, if it is to increase in population and pros- perity, can't afford a higher tax rate than the United States, nor a higher cost of living. The border between the two countries is too long, facilities for crossing it too easy. Somehow or other we haye got to cut our financial cloth, and get over grandiose notions and ad- ventures, in extravagance. For+de- fence, for all that is necessary to play our part as a member of the United Nations, we should be pre- pared to pay, we should not be pre- pared to pay a cent for frills or fads or vanities, ® 25 Years Ago The Oshawa Hospital Board ask- ed County Council for a $500 in- crease in the annual grant bringing it to $1,500. The deputation, which presented the request, was compos- ed of the following: Dr. FP. L. Hen- ry, secretary of the board; H. 8. Langford, Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, Mrs. Woodruff and Mrs. Williams. Captain John McIntosh, well- known huntsman, was entertained at a banquet given by the Oshawa Hunt Club. With President W. A. Coad presiding, members of the club presented Walter Stacey, -captain of the hunt for the previous year, with a Remington shotgun. School grounds in Oshawa were promised some attention when the annual meeting of the Horticultur- al Society decided to encourage joint effort on the part of the Board of Education, Home and School Clubs and local horticulturists, to beautify school property. An Advisory Council on Agricul- ture was appointed by County Council. Designed to assist the agricultural representative in his work, the new counci] included: John Nesbitt, R. J. Fleming, H. 8, Pugh, Ernest Humphrey and R. H. Doble, all for one-year terms; Thomas Hare, Ryerson Beare, Frank Harrison, Malcom Calder and D. ©. McKinnon, al] for two-year terms. Oshawa Intermediates were elim- inated by Port Hope, 4-1. With the Port, Hope goaltender, Micks, in rare form, the visitors advanced to the first round of the semi-finals. Row- den scored Oshawa's only goal on a pass from Fair, : ® A Bible Thought We are experts in judging others, but very backward in judging our- selves. "Therefore thou are inex- cusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou jud- | gest another, thou condemnest thy- | self; for thou that judgest does the | same things." (Rom. 2:1). Leopold's Abdication Is Expected Brussels, Feb. 5. -- (CP) -- Bel- gium's prolonged monarchist con- troversy seems to be slowly moving towards a solution with many Bel- glans expecting this year will see the abdication of King Leopold III, and arrangements made for his young son, Prince Budouin, to suc- ceed him when he comes of age in two years, For more than 1% years this is- sue has hung fire. The King has lived in exile in Switzerland and his brother, Prince Charles, has asten compently as regent in Brus- sels. The powerful, right-wing Chris- tian Socialists have backed the King all along but are opposed by a coali- tion of Socialists, Liberals and Com- munists, which holds uneasy office by a slim margin. The difference over the King is the oaly major issue dividing the Christian Socialists and the Social- ists, however, and there are signs now that both sides ar of un- certainty and are seeking a way out oy mpromise. probably would in volve a careful examination of the King's case and -the charges that he collaborated with the Germdns in varying degrees during the oc- cupation. One conclusion might be that while Leopold was not a trait- or did he make mistakes which pre- vent his return to the throne. The King's name would be clear- ed of the more serious allegations by this method but it it is felt ab- dication would be inevitable, Op- A commission set up by Leopold to inquire into the question has completed its report which has not yet been made public. But which obviously will seek to vindicate him. Even the Christian Socialists urge the government to refrain from re- leasing the report because it would carry no weight. This situation 'may result in the Christian Socialists entering the government in order to share in a completely objective survey. With this right-wing party in the government, Belgian politics would have the stability they need to keep pase with the nation's economic ve. BOLIVIA'S TIN One-quarter of the world's supply of tin is mined in Bolivia. Education Of First Offenders In Ontario Brampton; Feb. 5. --(CP) -- An experiment of education instead of jail for first offenders is getting a tryout in the new Ontario reforma- tory here where prisoners get the same chance as students attending a rehabilitation school. The experiment, in a new type of reformatory, where wide open spac- es and neat barrackrooms take the place of old gray walls and dark cell blocks, was disclosed yesterday by Hon. Geo. Dunbar, Ontario Min- ister of Reform Institutions, as the met result of a system of classifica- tion and segregation, "the twin pil- lars of successful penology." Mr Dunbar visited the reforma- tory to welcome the first youths from Guelph. Here youthful of- fenders wil] learn trades such as ra- dio repair work, sheet meta] work and welding. A machine shop is also being prepared. Equipment used formerly at the Veterans' Rehabilitation School at London, Ont., was purchased by the Ontario government and has been set up in the school. Instructors formerly taught at Veterans' schools. offenders go to Guelph Re- formatory right after they receive their sentences. There they move into a reception wing where tests determine which reformatory they are headed for. Boys 16 and 17 years y of age will be transferred to Bow- manville and others under 21 years who are found suitable wil] come here, "Education instead of incarcera- tion of first offenders is the ex- making," said de- offenders will be ° prevented from being mixed with repeaters so that they will not gain the philos- ophy that society is against them." Sports will play an important part in the rehabilitation of first offenders and a former drill] hall will be used for physical training and .indoor games. A two-week sampling of each trade available will enable students to decide which they wish to fol- low, said J. A. Graham, superin- tendent of the reformatory, A for- Proving Satisfactory mer school teacher in Ottawa be- fore the war, Mr. Graham served 4% years in the R.CAF, : approach to make the chap see mistake, If he is co-operative will receive a good training by the time he leaves and wil] be able take his place in society." Blue working uniforms are worn during the stay at the school. makes me wonder when -day wil} roll around." ay OSHAWA NATIVE DIES Windsor, Feb. 5--(CP)--Edward Kerr, 67, who died here 'recently afters long illness, was a native of Oshawa, Ont. He was a retired cus- toms officer. Surviving are his widow, Daisy; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Kewley, Toronto, and three grandchildren, SAVE! 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