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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette Y AWA OSH THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Establshed 1863) Press, The Times-Gazette is & member of the a the Canadian Daily "Newspapers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau ions. Ly 4 Press is exclusively entitled to the use for ited plication of all news despatches in this paper cred: to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters and also ihe Jocal news published therein. All rights of spec! despatches herein are also reserved. A, R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher T. L, WILSON, Vice-P and Mi i M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES io. vols by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Broo! y ig po Pickering, 24c per week. By mall, Juiside carrier delivery areas, anywhere in Canada and England, ear, U.8., $0.00 per year rt Second Class Matter, Post Office Depariment, Ottawa, Canada, DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for SEPTEMBER 8,592 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1948 D They Fear The People It is significant that the Russian author- ities in charge of the administration of their zone in Berlin are opposed to the holding of free elections in that city, for the choosing of a city administration. The Western democracies are ready and will- ing to have elections in their zones, but the Russians are dead against anything which would enable the people of Berlin to give free expression to their opinions on civic government. Perhaps the Soviet leaders realize that they would have little chance of success in a free election in the present conditions in Berlin. Therefore they will not give the people there the right to elect their own civic authorities. This policy, of course, is following = the line which is adopted in Russia by the Soviet government. The people there are not allowed to have free elections. When they do have an election at all, the only candidates permitted are those of the of- ficial Communist party, and these are hand-picked by its leaders. No opposition is allowed. Perhaps if the Russian people were allowed the privilege of having a free election by secret ballot, as the people do in democratic countries, Stalin's rule would come to a sudden and untimely end. Quality Products Canada during the war earned a great reputation for the huge production of the farms of this country. In these days when quantity was the paramount consideration, the question of quality temporarily receded into the background. Today, however, the emphasis is on quality in all of Canada's farm production. The results of this are seen in the many awards won by Canadians at the British Dairy Farmers' Show in London, England. Canadian packing companies won first, second and third places for quality of bacon, and the judges were full of praise for the high quality of this Canadian pro- duct. ~ An Ontario cheese factory won first prize in the cheese contest, and four other cheese making concerns in this coun- try won special commendation. Eggs from Canada also took first prize in that sec- tion of the show, and this is not surprising, for studies made in Great Britain a year ago by Hon. T. L: Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture at that time, revealed that Canadian eggs were larger and of finer quality than any others being sold on the British market. When the time comes for open com- petition for export markets for farm pro- | ducts, quality of product will be one of the main considerations in deciding which countries will secure the lion's share of the available markets. Canada is aiming in the right direction in stresssing quality, and the long string of successes at the Lon- don show indicates that satisfactory pro- gress is being made. ™ Dangerous Talk In a recent issue of The Times-Ga- tette, in a commentary by Georgia Bria, Associated Press News Analyst, there ap- oeared a plain suggestion that the re- irmament of Western Germany is being ronsidered. The story ended with the 'ollowing sentences: "The question of rearming the Germans never is mentioned publicly, but it is in the background of everyone's thoughts. It is difficult to conceive of rebuilding western Germany economically without also providing the Germans with the means of defending their gains." This is dangerous talk. It ignores the 1ssons which were learned at bitter cost etween 1939 and 1945, when keeause f the weakness of the allied nations of the 'irst World War in allowing Germany 0 rearm the world was plunged into the econd World War. History has a sad story to tell of the i treachery of the German people under Hit- ler. History shows that three times now, in 1870, in 1914 and in 1939, Germany has been the aggressor nation in making war on its neighbours. So far as Germany is concerned, we. cannot believe that "the Ethiopian will change his skin or the leo- pard his spots." We have a thorough dis- trust of the German mind, and we can be sure that if Germany is allowed to rearm again, the consequences may not be what the western democracies desire them to be. This talk of rearming Germany is so unrealistic in its assessment of what his- tory teaches that it is to be hoped that it never gets beyond the stage of talk. A Posthumous Tribute The Kingsville Reporter calls attention to a belated honour which has been con- ferred on one of its best known former citizens, the late Jack Miner. This honour takes the form of a section of ten pages, devoted to his life and his conservation work at his Kingsville sanctuary, in "Prose and Poetry", a text book used in the schools of the United States. The story of his life as it appears in this book, incidentally, is a reprint of an article which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in March, 1944, entitled "A Duck's Best Friend." This recognition of the late Jack Miner by the pn authorities of the Uni- ted States can be considered in the light of a memorial to his life work. In this school text book, he takes his place among many of the immortals of history, for among those whose biographies also ap: pear in it are Orville and Wilbur Wright, | Robert Browning, Henry W. Longfellow, Mark Twain, James Whitcomb Riley, Charles Dickens and many other notables. It is significant that such importance should be attached to the work of conser- vation carried on by the late Jack Miner, and perhaps we Canadians 'have been somewhat slow in giving it the recognition which it merits. Editorial Notes Now the sixteen organizations which are partners in the Greater Oshawa Com- munity Chest can go ahead with their plans for another year of activities of great value to this community. " * k k *¥ In spite of their expressed desire to be free of their British Empire connection, it is significant that India, Pakistan and South Africa are most anxious to remain within the Commonwealth defence sys- tem. They need the Mother Country. to protect them in the event of war, ® Other Editors' Views eo THE OTHER FOOT (Windsor Star) If George A. Drew finds himself prime minister of a Canada at war, we wonder what he'll say if a pro- vincial premier insists on telling him how to run it. ¥* kk x AS WE WANT IT (Calgary Albertan) The Puritan complex is just as much to be avoid- ed as the wide-open Sunday one, and we hope it will never be permitted to replace the reasonably free customs we now enjoy. But the continuous pursuit of pleasure through every hour of every day of the seven, inevitably will cause a reaction sooner or later, People get just as tired of con- pecially when the former leads to abuses which are destructive alike to morals and healthful family life, LEN PERMANENT PLATES FOR CARS (Sault Ste. Marie Star) It is estimated in New York State that retention of the old license plates will save 2,300 tons of steel during the coming year. In Ontario, with its far less numerous motor vehicles, the steel saving would not of course be as great, but there are other arguments in favor of the measure, A permanent license number would simplify things for the motorist who often has trouble remembering a new one. It is possible that it would also reduce the difficulties of checking up on manipulation of license plates in stolen car or black market opera- tions. * ok ok ok PUT DOWN THUGS (Hamilton Spectator) , Canadians have been so long bulldozed dy senti- mentalists and professional agitators trying to break down all respect for law and authority that they were almost ready to accept the tenet that our laws were framed only for protection of the lawbreaker. Ram- pant lawlessness, crowned by shocking murders, is.| bringing back an old-fashioned but fairly sound | principle that if the public can't' be protected from | gunmen then there is law in name alone. This should knock out for keeps the preposterous | outeries that so often follow apprehension of criminals | by policemen, using methods that exceed in roughness | a slap on thé' wrist. ® A Bible Thought e "We have a lot of problems, but we have a God with a 10t of 'answers."---Arnold Grunigar, Jr. God says, "He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him ees" (Psa, 91:15.) i tinuous unremitted pleasure as of grim toil, es- | : \ Xe) (dN | «All Over But The Running?" PST Aw ~ 2 NA Pea SR Xs Barrow, in The Jacksonville Times-Union Looking Around The World By RUSSELL BRINES (FOR DEWITT MACKENZIE) Associated Press News Analyst Tokyo, Nov. 1--(AP)--Japan has| { not yet reached stability, but it ap- | pears almost rock-ribbed by com- | parison with China. The differences between the two countries are even greater now than they were a year ago. In Japan the ideological war is continuous and so are the batties | for political power. But under the occupation they are being fought | {in the bloodless arenas of argument | and politicial manoeuvring. | Even in Shanghai and Hong | Kong, far from China's civil war | fronts, it is impossible to escape the | violence of China's struggle. The fall of Tsinan, Capital of Shantung Province, increased the tension and apprehension in South China. | The Japanese preface their dis- i putes with a recapitulation of their | new civil rights, even though they | still do not appear to understand them fully. Even the communists talk about these rights. But in Shanghai the people are in fear of the secret police and the retroactive laws which are design- ed to enforce the new economic pro- gram of austerity and stability. The Japanese at times appear restless under the occupation. But none except the communists show any marked anti-foreign feeling or betray any attitude which might jeopardize United States aid. For- eign business men are impatiently confident of a future without gov- ernment controls. In Shanghai the hostility toward foreigners seems to be part of the atmosphere. American business mea in China are extremely pessimistic. They say Chinese policies are crip- pling them, even though the Chinese themselves admit they need both | Looking Ahead In Ottawa By the Ottawa Staff of the Canadian Press Ottawa, Oct. 31 -- (CP) -- Lib- eral Members of Parliament from Quebec will get together at a cau- cus here Tuesday to discuss plans for improving party organization in Quebec. The caucus will be held in cam- era under the chairmanship of So- licitor General Jean, who recently was named federal Liberal organ- izer. Mr, Jean has said that the cau- cus was called "for general organi- zation" purposes, but he has de- clined to go into detail. Election Acting Prime Minister St. Laur- ent, who represents Quebec East in the Commons, is expected to at- tend. Some believe that he may drop some hint as to when the next | general election will be held. The life of parliament does not expire until 1950, but Agriculture Minister Gardiner said in Regina Thursday that the next federal elec- tion might be "much sooner" than anyone expects. 'The government will be able to test its strength in Quebec within the next few months. Mr. St. Laur- ent announced Friday that a by- election will be held in the con- stituency of Laval-Two Mountains in time for that riding to be rep- resented at the next session. The seat was held until last July by Liguori Lacombe, an Independ- ent who was appointed a Quebec magistrate. The seat is due to dis- appear at the next federal election under the provisions of the redis- tribution act which changed the boundaries of many existing con- stituencies. United Nations Political sources look for an early return to Canada of Transport Minister Chevrier, now in Paris. Mr. Chevrier. has been heading the Canadian delegation to the foreign business and foreign heip. The Japanese have just been | \shocked by a bribery scandal amounting to $10,000,000. This is considerable, but it appears minute | alongside the corruption of many | Chinese officials. As for. inflation, prices of essen- | tials remain fairly stable in Japan. | Everyone knows what happened in China before the government took steps to check run-away inflation. | Now there are signs the new gold yuan, issued as a stabilizer, is be- ginning to skip. | 15 Years Ago | Crown Attorney Alex C. Hall] | elected the first president of the Oshawa Branch of the Victoria Or- der of Nurses. Hundreds of citizens attended the funeral service of the late J. W. |Creren? in Simcoe Street United | Church, : | Westmount Pavilion destroyed by | fire which Fire Chief Elliott be- | lieves to be of incendiary origin. | Name of the old Martin Theatre changed to "Marks Theatre" on completion of extensive alterations. | An additiodal programme of dredging at the Oshawa Harbour is | authorized by the federal Depart- ment of Public Works. Jail Celebrant After Shooting Kenogami, Ont, Nov. 1 (CP)-- Provincial Police locked up a post- Hallowe'en celebrant who started blasting daylights out of the ozone in front of a hotel here late Sunday. The man is listed as John McCau- ley of this Northern Ontario town. Armed with a high-powered rifle, believed to be a 44-40, McCauley stopped traffic and brought a crowd | of startled residents to the area as he fired round after deafening round into the air, The hotel management, alarmed at the possibility that the man's aim would not 'continue reliable, contacted Provincial Police and the rootin' tootin' Hallowe'en celebrant was disarmed and hustled off to police cells' He will be confined to jail for observation, police said, and will probably face a charge of drupken- ness at least. He could also be charged, it was stated, with dis- charging a firearm "to the alarm of thep ublic " KING 'WATCHDOG' London, Nov. 1 -- (CP) -- The Daily Express in a Southampton dispatch today quotes Prime Min- ister Mackenzie King as saying be- fore he sailed for Canada that he now has a new title and a new job--"Watchdog of the Empire." "That's just what I am," the Ex- press quotes the Prime Minister as saying when he boarded the Queen Elizabeth. "That's what I sha! ol- ways be." ~~ United Nations meetings since mid- September. However, External Af- fairs Minister Pearson flew to Paris during the week-end to take over that leadership and it is felt here Mr, Chevrier might well re- turn. . With Mr. Chevrier's return, Trade Minister Howe will surrender the title of Acting Minister of Trans port which he has held since Mr. Chevrier left Ottawa. Business Spotlight By The Canadian Press Two recent government an- nouncements underline the gteady improvement in Canada's exchange position, the Bureau of Statistics says in its September review. The $300,000,000 loan negotiated last fall with the Export-Import Bank of Washington has be®n ter- minated, the $140000,000 that was drawn from March to June has keen repaid out of the proceeds of the $150,000,000 Bond issue sold by the Canadian Government in the United States this summer. Also, the imports restrictions on fresh fruits and vegetables and the import quotas on citrus fruits and juices are being relaxed, effective Nov. 1. Ceiling prices for - these fruits and vegetables were an- nounced Thursday by the Prices Board. The adverse trade balance with the United States, as reported in the Bureau's review, shows a de- cline .in August amounting to $20,- 300,000, compared with $28,600,000 in July and $71,600,000 in August, 47. For the eight months ending Aug. 31, the trade deficit with the Uni- ted States totalled $277,100,000-- more than 57 per' cent lower than the deficit of $644,500,000 in the same period last year. With the United Kingdom, the Review says, "The favorable bal- ance to the end of August has been reduced from $372,100,000 a year ago to $276,000,000, but the over-all favorable balance with all coun- tries has shown an increase of more than 62 per cent--from $121,600,000 in 1947 to ° $197,200,000 this year. Lower Production The Bureau says that a decline in farm milk production has been evi- dent since the beginning of the year, due mainly to inadequate sup- plies of feed during the winter and early spring, followed by the late spring and slow pasture in many parts of the Prairie provinces. "Other important factors con- tributing to the reduction both in the milk-cow population and the percentage of cows being milked are the continued short supply and increasing price of farm labor, and the highly favorable condition in other types of agricultural produc- tion , . . "The. decline in cheese produc- tion is pepticularly marked; to the end of September, with the period of peak production over, this year's "I'When driving through a fog, Mac's Musings It pays to take The greatest care Like that we had Last Thursday night. We know, because we tried S To drive uptown From near the lake, And found the task A slow, laborious trek, With peril pressing clc On every hand. That was a fog Such as we used to know On London's streets, Or on the Brighton road, When driving with our guns On exercises In the dead of night; A night made grim by fog Impenetrable, dense Until there came a doubt That any world Lay beyond, That pall of ashen white, "T'was just like that The other night On Oshawa's streets; We groped our way Into the shroud Scarce knowing where we, went. At intervals a light Appeared, as other cars, Like spectres with two ghostly eyes, | Came down the road, Feeling their way, gingerly, As if in search of signs Tc show how far away There lay the curb. Yet in that murky fog We heard of none Who carelessly Ignored the risks of gloomy night; And so for Oshawa The record sheet was clear Of accidents Which goes to show [ That in a fog like that | Of Thursday night | Even drivers who | Are ofttimes foolhardy, Take heed and drive Like gentlemen Who value life and limb Of themselves and others. Archivist's Files Go Back 150 Years Montreal--(CP)--When did Nel- | son come to Quebec? What was the name of the ship that brought the King and Queen to Canada? Were negro slaves ever imported from Missouri to Montreal? Who carved the Maisonneuve monument? This isn't a quiz contest, folks. The questions were picked at ran- dom from the hundreds .Conrad Archambault, city archivist, re- ceives weekly--and answer's. It is the privilege of every Mon- treal citizen to come up with any question he wants answered, pro- viding it deals directly or indi- rectly with the city's history. Questions from outsiders are also frequently received and answered with the same courteous efficiency. The voluminous archive records date back to 1796. Financial man- dates alone contain 740,000 docu=- ments; administrative records, 95,- 000. There are also 40,000 clip- pings of newspaper articles and reports and a library of 4,000 vol- umes dealing with Montreal's his- tory. Some precious records were lost in a fire in "1923, Now all records | are kept in fire-proof vaults and the most valuable papers are repro- duced in microfilm. output has dropped to 76,000,000 | pounds, compared with 104,000,000 pounds a year ago--a decline of more than 26 per cent. In the month of September alone, produc- tion was nearly a third lower. The Lifters And The Leaners (Quoted by Hon. Russell Kelley in his address of Oshawa Rotary Club on Monday.) There are two kinds of people on earth today Just two kinds, no more I say, Not the good or the bad, for 'tis well understood The good are half bad, and the bad half good. Not the rich or the poor for to know a man's wealth, You must first know the state of his conscience and \ * health. Not the happy or sad, for the swift flying years Bring to each man his gladness and to each man his tears. No, the two kinds of people on earth I mean Are the people who lift and the people who lean. And where'er you go you will find the world's masses Are always divided into just these two classes. And oddly enough you will know too, I wean There is only one lifter for twenty who lean. In which class are you? Are you sharing the load Of the toilsome toiler who toils down the road? Or are you a leaner who makes others bear Your share of the labour and worry and care? d ¥ Government Aid Sought By ISS Toronto, Nov. 1 (CP)--Interna- tional Student Service voted Sun- day to seek aid from the Federal Government and Canadian univer- sities to bring needy European students to Canada to study. The conference, attended by dele- gates from 19 Canadian universi- ties, voted also to set up a student hostel in Bombay as part of a relief program, send 400 pairs of shoes to Hungarian students, send books to Paris and aid to Greek students at the universities of Athens and Sa- lonika. The organization plans to bring approximately 35 European students to Canada -- a ration of one fo every 2,000 Canadian students. Their stay in Canada would be financed by 1.8.8, with each visitor receiving $1,000 and his tuition fees. DIETITIAN DEAD | Toronto, Nov. 1--(CP)~--Kathleen Lorena Jeffs, for the last 25 years head dietitian with a Montreal de- partment store (Eaton's), died Sun- day in hospital. During the Second World War, she served' as chief messing officer of the 'RCAF with the rank of Wing on PAPER AUTHO DIES Toronto, Nov. 1-/(CP)-- George Herbert Allen, 71, ¥ice-president of the Buntin Reid' Paper Company, died Saturday. He was considered an authority 'on the manufacture and distribution of fine paper. 79 LLOYD STREET 27 Melinda Street We take pleasure in announcing FRANK A. 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