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EE OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES -- nt m-- The: Daily Times-Gazette OSHAWA THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established rig THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Establshed 1863) The Times-Gasette is & member of the Canadian Press, the Canadian Dally wspapers Association, the Ontario en les Association and tne Audie Buresu of Circulations. exclusively entitled to the use for The Canadian Press is EO are dived ters and also the it or to ™ Associated Press & Rou a despatches herein are also reserved. A: R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher T, %., WILSON, Vice-F and M.'McINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION BATES Brogan, Port in Oshawa, RE 1d a, Suisse DAILY "AVERAGE CIRCULATION for NOVEMBER 9,138 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1948 Recognition For Israel The recognition of the new state of Is- rael by 'the government of Canada, although a little belated, will give general satisfac- tion to the majority of Canadians. Having some time ago advocated that this recogni- tion should be accorded to the state of Is- rael, The Times-Gazette welcomes this step by the government, because it seems absurd that any government should try to remain unaware, officially, that the new state ex- isted. Israel is an actuality, and has shown that it can take care of the problems of gov- ernment within its own area. There are some reservations, however, to the recognition of Israel. While the new state is welcomed into the family of nations, Hon. L. B. Pearson, Canada's Minister for External Affairs, is careful to point out that the boundaries of the new state have not yet been definitely fixed, and will be the subject of future consideration. This prob- lem is still before the United Nations Organ- ization, and is one of the difficult tasks which it has before it, since the conflicting claims of Jews and Arabs have to be recon- ciled before there can be any peaceful settle- ment of the protracted and bloody dispute between the two rival groups. One of the gratifying features about the state of Israel is that it is planned as a de- mocratic state, with plans being made for its people to have their first opportunity to vote in a general election. This" election should be watched with considerable inter- est, since it will indicate whether the mod- erate group now in power in Israel, or the extremists who have been guilty of past acts of violence, has the support of the peo- 'ple as a whole. The election will also give some indication of the extent, if any, to which Communism has penetrated into Is- rael, The recognition of Israel by Canada in itself does not do much to solve the greatest problem of the new nation, that of delin- eating the boundary lines between the Jew- ish and the Arab state, but it does place Is- rael on the same status as the other nations of the world, and gives it a diplomatic status which should tend to create harmonious re- lations between it and this country. A Good Farm Year The year 1948 which is now nearing a close has been a good year for the farmers of Canada, and partigglarly of Ontario. With production reaching a high level in the broad range of Canadian farm products, the cash income of farmers has reached a total of over $2,000,000, the highest in the nation's history, and a substantial contribution to the healthy national economy which Canada enjoys, A number of circumstances combined to make 1948 a banner year for Canadian far- mers. Weather conditions, often a major hazard to successful farm operations, were highly favourable for crop production, and with the exception of a few isolated prod- ucts, such as potatoes and apples, markets were ample to take care of production, and prices were maintained at a fairly stable level. One of the more significant developments in 1948, from a long term standpoint, was the more ready acceptance by farmers of scientific principles and methods of agricul- ture, and the progressive increase of mech- anization on the farms of the Dominion. These are factors on which the future of the industry depends. The efforts of agricultur- al science are being directed primarily at the reduction of the costs of production on Canadian farms, and, with an era of com- petition between agricultural nations loom- ing up in the not too distant future, that is of great importance to continuing prosper- ity in agriculture. Canada's farmers have done well in 1948. They have provided the people of this coun- try with an abundance of wholesome and ' Drinking." nutritious food, and have at the same time produced large surpluses which have gone a long way towards feeding the people of Bri-| tain and Europe, who are still suffering from food shortages. May Defeat Labour Most people on this side of the Atlantic are paying little attention to the inquiry which is being held in Great Britain into al- leged bribery and corruption of ministers of the crown and highly-placed public officials. From one who has just arrived from Brit- ain as an immigrant, and from British newspapers, however, it is learned that this inquiry, which has already resulted in the resignation of one of the minor ministers, may have terrific political repercussions. The British people are rightly jealous of the high ethical standards which are placed upon public men in that country, and public opinion has been violently shaken by the disclosures which have been made in the inquiry. Gifts to government officials, whe- ther they are made in return for favours received or in the hope of securing 'future favours, are always suspect, and the man in the street, who is an important individual in British elections, is thoroughly aroused by the nature of the evidence given at the inquiry. Such things have a powerful influence on the results of elections, and in spite of the fact that the Attlee Government was res- ponsible for calling the inquiry, the revela- tions made will be hard to live down when the time comes for a general election. The opposition has been provided with plenty of ammunition for an attack on the admini- stration, and this may well spell the differ- ence between victory and defeat for the Labour party when it goes to the polls. Editorial Notes There is one piece of advice that can be given in advance of the New Year's celebra- tion, but if heeded it may save many lives. It is in four words, "Don't Drive After * % x % Now there are only twelve months to do your Christmas shopping for 1949. We won- der how many people have made a resolu- tion that next year they really will do it earlier. * % % % Pope. Pius, in a Christmas message, says the two opposing forces of the world, both desiring peace, are both placing it in danger. But if there is a genuine desire for peace on both sides, there can be no danger. * x % Even if Christmms is over for the major- ity of us, there are some thousands of Osh- awa people who still have to celebrate it. For them, Christmas day will be on January 7, with their celebrations on the evening of January 6. ® Other Editors' Views eo A COMPARISON (By R. M. Harrison in the Windsor Star) An emaciated figure in a gray cap and crumpled overcoat stood just inside the door of a polling sub- division on the outskirts of Windsor Wednesday eve- ning--and wept. In halting English he explained his tears. They were shed at the sight of citizens walking in and casting. their ballots without let or hindrance. In the war-shattered land from which he had recently arrived as a D. P., this spectacle would have been fantastic, unthinkable. During the last two "election" campaigns held over there, troops patrolled the streets in armored cars. Every poll was guarded by goons armed with tommy-guns. You voted for one slate of candidates--the slate sponsored by the ruling power. If you balked, you were roughed up, perhaps hustled off to jail: If you still balked, there was nobody at home when you got out. Wife, children, all had van- ished. We weep with our new citizen--weep for the 50 per cent of Windsor's eligible voters who on Wed- nesday were "too busy" or just "didn't bother" to exercise a democratic privilege of which so much of the world has been ruthlessly deprived. eo A Bit of Verse eo ENGLISH NOCTURNE It was in England in the summer-time; It was the hour of dim, enchanting light, 'Which lies between the day and falling night, * - For England has a fair and pleasant clime. A tense, expectant. silence held the air; A golden glow still lit the western sky; A silver, sickle moon was riding high, And Venus in her glory glittered there. As daylight waned, I knew the time was near, And listened for a sound I hoped to hear. Soon from the leafy bower of an oak A measured, dulcet note of music broke; Then sweet, ethereal music filled the dale; It was the love-song of the nightingale! In Montreal Star. --T. A. Bowman. eo A Bible Thought e Chirst took our nature on Him, not that He "Bove all things loved it, for the purity; No, but He dressed Him with our human trim, Because our flesh stood mos# in need of Him, --Robert Herrick. "For verily He took not on Him the nature of an- gels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham . . . that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest . . . to make reconciliation for the sins of the people." (Heb, 2:16,17). Russia: "Bah! Nothing But Capitalistic' Propoganda!" di he 'New. York Times Looking Around The World By DEWITT MACKENZIE Associated Press News Analyst 'The Netherlands finally has ac- ceded to the United Nations demand that she end hostilities in Indonesia and release the captured members of -the Republican cabinet. However, the compliance is-quali- |, fied. The cease-fire will be given in Java at midnight Friday, but not until a few days later in the neigh- |' boring island of Sumatra. Since the U.N. Security Council ordered cessation of fighting Christ- mas Eve, eight days will have elapsed before the cease-fire is met in part. Why did the Netherlands government thus lay itself open to a charge of defying the UN.? T swer is in rot clf-evident. The government "got its" Dutch up" and decided at all hazards to bring the hostile Indonesian Republic into line for inclusion in the projected United States of Indonesia. Pertinent Question Is it passible that there. is any ulterior motive behind this defiance of the peace organization? Qne war veteran, who obviously does a Jot of thinking, puts it like this in refer- ring to the Dutch explanations: "I object to a picturization' that the Dutch might not be, after all, merely throwing a monkey. wrench into the entire scheme for a com- monwealth of nations." In short, is the Netherlands real- ly bent on establishing a common- wealth of sovereign states or is she | trying to hold her rich empire to- gether from selfish motives? Well, human nature being what it is I think we are safe in saying that the Netherlands. must be mighty sorry to see her empire breaking up. Moreover, as I pointed out in a previous column, the evi- dence. at hand would indicate that she intends to safeguard the in- terests she has built up during 300 years of rule in Indonesia. She also has a responsibility towards the natives, some of whom are primitive people. No Intention? But having said that, I believe the evidence indicates the Nether- lands really does intend to turn her empire into a commonwealth of free states. Naturally she hopes that such a commonwealth will be one of mutual benefit, but. she' has read the writing on the wall. That writing says clearly that the days of empires are rapidly draw- ing 'to a close. Self-determination is a matter of common sense. The time is past when a "mother coun other races. She isn't their "mother" any more than an elephant be- longing to other races. It's sgaing nature, e 35 Years 50 [) Oshawa Town - Council finished the year 1913 with a ~~ficit of $10,~ 997 in its finances. we Oshawa © Horticultural - Society helq its -annual meeting and elec ted Chief Alfred Hind as president, and L. N, Germond as secretary. 'The Ernie Marks Stock Company filled "a week's engagement 'at the O'Leary Opera House, presenting |. "The Canadian Gentleman." The Oshawa Fire Brigade held its annual supper and dance .in the town hall. Oshawa's junior hockey team has been grouped with Belleville, Cobourg, Whitby, Bowmanville and Peterboro for the 1913-14 season, Portraits By James J. Metcalfe Running Away The nightly dream that | endure ..Is not my only one...For I have many others while... walk beneath the sun... Indeed some- times they interfere... With what I ought to do...And very likely that ig why...So few of them come true.. .But | am constently in- tent...On reaching for a ster.. And running from the things of li¥e...The way they really are .1 do not like a morbid mood ..0r any sign of wrath...And | am always miserable. . When sha dows cross my path... And so I on dreaming and. ..Pretending 1 have fun. Although of course 1 know that I. .Am getting nothing done. " can impose her authority | on civilized peoples belonging to | . for Britain's' 'hospitals and said 'the Business Spotlight By ' FORBES RHUDE Canadian Press Business Editor Canadians carry about $13,000,- 000,000 'in life insurarice and are the best insured people in the world, 'other ~than. 'the . United States. eR only . one in . three 'has "life insurance of any sort, and those who'do, have. an average of less" than "$3,000 each. These figures are given in a year-end review by W. M. Ander- son, president of the Canadian Life Insurance © Officers Association, who adds: : "It follows that 1940 should be another good year for life insur- ance." New insurance this year will to- tal 'about $1,500,000,000, approxima- ting the record set last year, and some $190,000000 was paid out in valley benefits, setting a new rec- or Far fewer people are surrender- ing their policies than before the war, though a slight post-war up- ward trend 'was continued in 1948. In-line with present-day tenden- cles: towards: higher rates for' mon- ey, the. Review. envisages a halt to the Hiovmward trend of the last 20 yéars 'in the . which insur ance com es h been getting from their. investments. . It. also' deals, with qualifying cau- 'tion, with the possibility of a wid- er 'field for investment -of insur- anée . company funds, which are limited by law in the manner in which they may be used. 'For . years," : Mr. Anderson - says, "The assets of the companies have been growing more rapidly than the field of eligible investment, apart. from government bonds. This has meant that since the end of the war the companies have 'ex< perienced increasing difficulty in finding ' investment outlets which combine legality, safety and satis- factory yield." Markets Wednesday New York Stock Exchange prices, which slipped badly Tues- day, recovered their losses Wednes- day. Canadian exchanges, . which had taken little note of Tuesday's decline, also largely ignored.. the upswing, ending up 'in: about the same place without the gyrations. Western oils advanced in. Toronto, Chicago grains idled and: Winnipeg was firm, : Whitehall : Notebook By JAMES McCOOK 'Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Dec. 30 -- (CP) -- Baron Crook of Carshalton,- 47, a former labor organizer,' should know now that all hospital matrons are not tyrants. / Lord Crook in' the Lords. raised the problem of a shortage of nurses treatment of | trainee nurses .was partly to blame for limjted recruit- ment of new staffs. Matrons - and sisters "who were brought up in the old tradition, the hard: way, seem in many cases to make' it one of their duties to see that new. girls who come in: today Se Jopeht up the hard 'way: as well" He cited :a nurse who. returned to the nurses' home 10 minutes late one evening and was "reprimanded like a child with.the result that she | resigned"; a matron who tried to discipline two nurses who spoke to male nurses on the 'same staff; a London matron who imposes a color bar at a dance in respect of one of her staff, a colonial girl. There = were, he added, grosser examples. » Lord' Crook's statements caused Matron E. O. Jackson, University College Hospital, London, to speak for her colleagues by writing to the newspapers. "If Lord Crook were unfortunate enough 'to fall ill, would he not be the first to demand good, capable nurses to 'look after him?" she wrote. "Does he think these women are provided 'out 'of a hat?' Does he imagine they. could be trained to be the efficient, responsible women they are with no routine of discip- line at all in their training years?" Matron Jackson safd she was sure that unless unmerited criticism of the nursing profession. was stopped "even "only.the hard and tyrannical iid of man would be left. Mac's Musings As the year end Comes nearer And we look back Over what has happened During 1948, In our own lives, We think not Of things done, But of the many things We might have done But have failed to do. These omissions In our lives, And all of us Are guilty of them, Have helped to make 'The Pear less full And Jess complete, Than it might have been. What kind words Were left unsaid, That might have brightened A gloomy day For some friend Or neighbour? What kind deeds 'Were left undone 'That might have lit Fires in cold rooms For less fortunate Fellow-citizens? What duties to our kin, To our community And our country, Have we failed To accept and carry out, In the year that now Is drawing to a close? Yes, we have regrets For things left undone That might have made The world > A brighter place For others and enriched Our own lives. But a8 in retrospect 'We look back over 1948, Let us take courage - And fresh hope From the fact that we Can have another chance In 1949 to do Those things we left undone, And in'so doing Justify our existence Upon the earth. e Readers Views NEED FOR Y.M.CA. To the Editor, The Times-Gazette. Dear Sir: Still no YMCA. in Oshawa--nothing but pool rooms or shows for young men, including the returned men, living and boarding here, to go to in the evenings. Most cities of this size have a YM.CA,, with swimming pool and recreation rooms, a pleasant place to spend a cold evening. Why is there not one here? If the city cannot afford to provide one, is there not some public-spirited citizen who will start a subscription fund towards a Y.M.C.A. for the young men of the city and suburbs of Oshawa. I am sure manv citizens would help. EGG. Dec. 28, 1948. THANKS TO RED CROSS The Editor, Oshawa Times-Gazette. Dear Sir: May I request you to.be. so kind as to publish the following letter in your excellent paper. Having been chairman of the Health Committee of East Whitby Welfare Association - for the past year, I wish publicly to thank the Oshawa Red Cross for their very kind help in eétablishing Immuniza- tion Clinics in all sections of the township by providing-the necessary equipment. Just recently we have received a large amount of further equipment which will be used in setting up "Well Baby Conferences" for the benefit of babies and their mothers in our township. We of the Welfare Association are fully appreciative of this very great assistance and therefore wish to take this method of publicly thanking the officers and members of the Oshawa Red Cross Society. Yours very truly, JOHN W. POWERS, Chairman, East Whitby: Welfare Health Committee. Oshawa, Dec. 30, 1948. NEED RADIO EXPERTS Ottawa, Dec. 30--¢CP)--Problems which' might arise in finding an adequate supply of skilled radio en- gineers in the event of a: national emergency were discussed' 'Wednes- day night by the Canadian Council of the Institute of Radio! 'Engineers. Written For The Coniston Press By GEORGE ABRAHAMSON London, Dec. 30--(OP) -- Brit- ain's industrial production contin- ued to increase 'in 1948 though the man-power - needs of essential in- dustries were not fully met and of= ficial indicesindicated a "flatten- ing out" of the production curve in late summer and fall, ] As labor reserves have been vir- tually exhausted, further gains in output depend on higher produc- tivity throug! improved organiza- tion and the increase in mechapi- zation. With this end in view, the rate of capital investment is being stepped up to £2,000,000,000 ($8,- 000,000,000) a year, or 20 per cent of the gross national product. Rationing and controls: were eas- ed only slightly in 1948 but the supply of consumer goods improv- ed appreciably and in many fields caught up with the effective de- mand at present prices.: The adverse balance of external payments, Britain's chief financial problem at the beginning of the year, was narrowed down from £630,000,000 in 1947 to £140,000,000 improved further since. 'Wages and prices were kept fair- ly stable,.but the sight decline in wholesale. prices failed to re- verse the rising trend of the cost of living, though a further substan- tial rise was avoided. There was the Treasury's avowed aim, apart from: a slowing-down of business in less essential trades. Higher inventories and plant re- placement costs forced many com- mercial firms 'to ask for bigger bank loans. Bankers' advances and other banking figures therefore id- creased. To keep consumer spending down and counter inflationary -tenden- cies, the Treasury budgeted for 1948-49 with - a = surplus exceeding £300,000,000. Expect Budget Surplus Though food subsidies, the new National Health Service, defence and other items of government ex- penditure may cost more than an- ticipated, a substantial budget sur- plus is. still expected for the cur- rent year. Together with European Recovery Plan receipts, it enables the government to cover a growing part of the capital investment pro- gram out .of public funds and pre- vent further growth of the national debt. Private saving, on the other hand was disappointing because of -high taxation, high cost of living and high replacement costs in industry Only = "institutional" saving -- through insurance companies, buil- ding societies, and so on -- is still holding up well. Increased - confidence in the ec- onomic outlook was reflected by a slight but . steady advance-in the quotations of gilt-edged - securities which helped to make the conver- sion of shares in nationalized in- in the first half of 1948 and has|- Lack of Manpower Still Handicaps British Industry dustries into 8 :per cent govern. ment stock a success. -Compensa- tion stock' which was: not kept by the 'original- recipients' found will- ing 'buyers among gthe- big -banks and institutions. Part of | the compensation pay- . ments and disbursements to holders of redeemed bonds found its way into other industrial issues and generally provided "support for the stock markets which after earlier hesitation recovered ground in the latter part of 1948. The large trans- actions involved "in the transfer of nationdlized industries, in financ- ing the housing and in- dustrial investment were carried out smoothly. 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