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OPINONS is FEATURES The Daily Times-Gazette OBHAWA WHITBY * THE OSHAWA TIMES (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE & CHRONICLE (Established 1863) azette member of The Canadian Press The Times-G bib Association, the Ame:- ies Association and, the uals Buses 9 The Canadian Press is exclusively el ton republication of all news despatches in {| She paper credited to it or to The Associated Press or Reuters, and also the local news published therein. All 1 rights of special herein are ilso reserved. A. R. ALLOWAY, President and Publisher. T. L. WILSON, Vice-Preaidsat and Managing Dirsctor. M. MCINTYRE HOOD, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Port : Bore vf and Pickering, 30c per week. By mail out- | side carrier delivery areas anywhere in Canada 284 | England, $7.00 per year; U.S, $9.00 per year, Authori ; Ss Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. DAILY AVERAGE CIRCULATION for JULY 10,284 THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1951 | Impose Severer Penalties According te a news dispatch an Ohio | motorist, driving his car while, police say, "he was under the influence of liquor, killed ' two girls who were walking along an open * highway. And if we needed any more proof of the ! adage that gasoline and alcohol do not mix, ! here it is--in tragic, terrible form. | An automobile driver who is under the "influence of liquor is a direct menace to life | on the public highways, and should be so * eonsidered. ; While every one is not in sympathy with the policy of the Ontario temperance or- | ganization, a resolution adopted at one of its conventions might go a long way toward | solving, in some manner at least, the vexa- tious problem. The recommendation referred to read: "In addition to the penalties now imposed, there should a cancellation of the driver's license for a period of one year for first | offenders; and in addition to the penalty ' row imposed on second offenders, ther€ should be cancellation of driver's license for a period of not less than three years." As it stands the regulations with respect {to drunken drivers are not having the de- | sired effect. Daily there appear in the press all over the country reports of police court | cases in which the intoxicated motorist fi- gures. A few days in jail and a brief absen- tation from behind the wheel and he again becomes a menace to the safety of traffic on the highways. J The drunken driver is one of the greatest problems with which the authorities have to deal. There is no doubt that were the hands of the latter strengthened by enactment of severer penalties it would have the effect of curbing a vicious practice that is becoming altogether too common, and of giving the man in charge of a motor vehicle who may be inclined to over-indulge in the "cup that cheers"'--and leads to motor accidents--rea- son to pause and think before he risks dul- ling his wits and becoming involved in an offense that may get him into serious trou- ble and lead to cancellation of his driver's license for a protracted period. If we are going to have the open and legal sale of intoxicants, we must simply find some way of keep these intoxicants out of people who are driving automobiles. Perhaps we need to increase the size of our traffic patrol forces. Perhaps we need to make our traffic code a good deal stricter than it is now. Perhaps we need to submit to more stringent infringements on our per- sonal liberty in connection with the use of autos than we ever have before. Certain it is that we need some thing drastic to put an end to these tragedies that daily take toll of human life--tragedies that are the direct result of over-indulgence in alcoholic liquors by motorists who are un- able to control their appetite. A Greater Canada In times of stress ideals are ofttimes cast to the winds. After the Great War, it was frequently said that Canada was destined to become a nation of magnificent propor- tions and an immense population. Whenever the imagination soared to think of figures we spoke easily of some time having a popu- lation of from eighty to a hundred millions. What mattered if that at the time Canada could count less than eleven millions of a population. We had been measuring our great country. We had taken an inventory of its natural wealth. Explorers had been scattered to its uttermost boundaries. Mineral and timber limits had been prospected, agricul- tural areas computed, and we were stagger- ed at the immensity of our growing natural resources. And in fancy we drew a picture of teeming millions scattered from coast to coast, a chain of cities making great manufacturing centres and forming distributing and out- fitting points to the regions beyond. We saw nothing but peace, prosperity and plenty. As a Christian people we had become pos- sessed of the thought that war was a bar- barous practice, a relic of antiquity, which would never again convulse the nations. We fancied that the sign of the Cross had sub- dued the passions of men and nations, and that the doctrine of the brotherhood of man had become an iccomplished fact. But again, we found a cultured nation, a leader in commerce and industry, with utter abandon and almost super-human cunning, attempting to overthrow the things wherein we boasted, liberty, justice, truth and honor. The ideals which we harbored, are they shattered beyond repair? Has hope of love and virtue ceased to live? Has our faith in the future of the empire of Canada been shaken by these lapses of barbarism? Never. The ideals which we cherished in other days still live. Today Canada is confronted with a prob- lem requiring the greatest statesmanship. Such a flood of immigrants from every land under the sun will seek here a home where tyranny and oppression and the rule of the overlord will be unknown. A cosmopolitan population of not the hundred million dreamed of, but of twenty or twenty-five millions in the next fifty years. These will no doubt bring with them ideals of civilization entirely in conflict with those of Canada. Continental customs that might differ from our standards of good citizenship would have to be corrected. It will take wise men to direct and educate these so that the greatest good will result. We do not want merely to transport colon- ies from the many nations of Europe, and permit them to continue languages and prac- tices inimical to the British ideals of civiliza- ton. Our language only should be taught all these. To preserve the languages would des- troy all chance of assimilating them, would perpetuate lines of racial cleavage and tend to foster distrust and discontent. Our ideals are not shattered. Our hope of Canada being the greatest nation under the sun stirs us to renewed activities. We must prepare at once to plan for the floodtide of immigration, and anticipate its needs in a new land where a man's individual worth must count above all else. New ideals will have to be instilled into vast hordes as they land on the free shores. of this Dominion. Ideals of life, religion, education, and politics must all be new. A great nation, a populous nation, with noble ideals of right and trith is the destiny of the Greater Canada that will be in the future. Editorial Notes A sociologist declares that civilization as we know it will last for 40,000 more years. That's a heck of a long time for the cold war to continue. + * * The United Nations organization is pledg- ed to curb aggression wherever it- occurs in the world. Such places as Tibet, however, are apparently regarded as being out of the world. + M + "The most tragic thing about world condi- tions, from the Russian standpoint, is that the minute Moscow starts talking about peace and improving relations with other countries, everyone immediately becomes suspicious of a hidden and ulterior motive. e Other Editors' Views e PARENTS KNOW BETTER (Sudbury Star) Guelph police are engaged in an active drive against children using air guns and slingshots in that city, with the result that several children have been char- ged in the juvenile ccurt, fined and the weapons con- fiscated. As the law is enforced in Guelph, it is also requir- ed that the parents attend the court with their chil. dren, and we can see a great deal of merit in this requirement. It is much easier for parents to see that their ohil- dren do not possess air guns than it is for the police to go running around to answer complaints of their 'use. If the parents are neglectful, then it seems proper for them ite' appear in court with their off- spring. . e A Bit of Verse ® AUTUMN"S BEAUTY Russet is touching the birches And amber the i~ "w--! tree, Maroon the ivy that reaches And droops from the old belfry. The orchards of pear anl ple Their wealth and color unfold, As slyly the artists dapple In scarlet and bronnse and gold. The pink and green of the clover Reach out for the cedar hedge, And graceful trees stoo- over, To sport in the water's edge. ® A Bible Thought e Our outward attitude towards God's Day isan In- dication of our inward attitude towards God Himself. His commandment--"Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord the God." (Ex, 20:8-10). f f 1 pill It! : iim --Marcus, in the New York Times INSIDE QUEEN'S PARK Toronto -- For the first time this space is going along with an election, Until now we haven't been able to give much credence to the gos- sip that has been circulating for more than a year. It has had the evidence of wishful thinking rather than substance. But at last, we would say, there is something con- crete behind it. The pressure that has been be- hind the election talk is well known by now. It has stemmed mainly from the "professional" group in P.C. circles who have felt that the government would be much better in tackling Mr. Thom- son as early as possible. With it, of course, there has been the su- spicion they might like to get their hands on an election pot. It has been assumed all along, however, that Mr. Frost was ac- cepting this pressure with his ton- gue in his cheek and taking en- tirely his own counsel. He had no obvious reason for going to the country and by nature wouldn't go except at the normal time which would be next year. However now apparently he has Fall Election ? been persuaded that an election might be a good idea. From those close to party leaders we hear that though he positively hasn't made up -his mind he is finally thinking in terms of a vote this fall. According to the reports he has been spending some time recently going over the political prospects and the word is he is getting into a frame of mind where he will take to the hustings if the circumstances seem right. The major obstacle, of course, is an issue. The experience of 1948 when Mr. Drew went without any logical excuse was strong enough to ensure that no leader will in- vite a vote without properly pre- paring the ground. At this time one can't see what issue the premier can find. The opposition in the house hasn't been in a mood to stir up much con- troversy and there is no dominant question of popular appeal in the provincial field. However If Mr, Frost sincerely wants to go to the country he un- doubtedly will be able to find an excuse. As has been pointed out freely in the past Mr. Thomson undoubtedly will give him one from practically any speech he makes. Pity the Poor Census Taker He Just Can't Ever Be Right By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer Ottawa (CP) -- Stick around, folks, and we'll tell you about the battle of the census-takers and the municipalities. It's been going on for years. This y...- the battle shapes up as one hotter than any in a decade be- cause it's the year the census was Ftaken, On the other hand, there. are some municipalities virtually tell- ing the bureau of statistics that as far 'as figures go, their census- takers are all wet. On the other hand, you've got the bureau taking a pot-shot at civic pride and intimating that as- ses ment figures of some munici- palities may have been *embel- lished with the use of imagination. The bureau had already conced- ed that one city's population was 29,851 compared with 25,794 in 1941. Now it has informed the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie that the total should be 32,247. Sault Ste. Marie had informed the bureau that its local assess- ment check in 1950 gave a total of 31,534. On investigating, the bureau found that a clerk had failed to in- clude two lists of perccas in its preliminary census count. DON'T ALL AGREE Then there's the case of St. Thomas, whose assessment com- missioner William Vidler indicated he was none too happy with the city's population figure as disclos- ed in the initial report of the 1951 decennial Canadian census. .The preliminary census report, which is by no means complete, gave St. Thomas a population of 17,942, up slightly from 17,132 in 1941. Mr. Vidler said figures com- piled by his own department show- ed the city's population as 19,907, which is 1965 higher than the cen- sus figure. Pondering the situation', the bu- reau said in a polite statement that St. Thomas' figures will be in- vestigated. The preliminary census figures are always subject to re- vision; one of the reasons for issu- ing them is to try to locate persons who may have been omitted in the June census count. ° But the bureau defends its 18,000 census-takers to the hilt. In its St. Thomas statement the bureau re- called that in previous counts mu- nicipal authorities have brought forward totals diff: t to those obtained by the cehsus enumer- ators. "Some municipalities produced lists: of people who believe they were missed," it said. "All such cases were investigated. In almost all instances, the persons on a list as having been missed, were found included in the census records." CHECK MANY LISTS What's the reason for such dif- ferences? Well, said one census official, some municipalities, tak- ing pride in their growth, are in- clined to embellish the figures slightly. Mind you, the bureau is not say- ing that about St. Thomas. But it emphasized that before any totals are issued "even on a preliminary basis," they are compared with "many existing records." In each enumerated area, for example, the totals are checked against the list of voters compiled in 1949, "'which represents an actu- al listing of names." "The total number of voters is in- créased by 50 per cent to cover others in the area of a non-voting age. This total is compared with the census total. "On this basis,' said the bureau, "the estir ated total for St. Thomas was 18,303 and the census total was 17,942." The census figure likely will move even closer to the 18,303 figure when the final figures are released next November or Decem- ber, the bureau said. The final es- timate likely will jump 'by pos- sibly a few hundred" to include those away from their homes at the time the original census was made. INCREASED PRODYCE Output of farm products in the United States has increased more than two-thirds since 1942. DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE AUSTRALIA ALSO SUFFERS INFLATION Sydney, Australia (CP)--Infla- tion is the most serious of . the problems confronting the Austra- lian commonwealth, placing at least some members of every poli- tical party on the horns of a dilema. Inflation swept every other topic off the front page here with the announcement that the basic wage in August would rise by 13 shillings a week to a new high of nine pounds and 13 shillings. The Australian pound currently is around $2.37 Canadian, Phe increase was automatic, re- flecting the rise in the official cost-of-living index. has known for months that living costs were rising. In the second quarter this year the rise was seven per cent. Since 1039, the Australian index has more than doubled. On the official basis of 100 for the period 1925-1927, the index now has reached 187, com- pared with 93 in June, 1939. The official view of the govern- ment parties is that inflation which in turn stems from a Com- munist grip on key unions whose members produce such basic goods as coal and steel, and who load and man ships.' ANTI-RED. MEASURES In efforts to eliminate Commu- nists from top posts in principal labor unions the government ma- jority in both houses carried two measures in the first sitting of the new parliament recently. The first was an act proposing a constitutional amendment, sub- ject. to a referendum to be held Sept. 22, to give the common- wealth power to control Commu- nists and to ratify the earlier which had been ruled unconstitu- tional by the high court. The second measure provided for compulsory secret ballots of union members for election of of- ficers and on strike issues. Labor opposed both acts on the direction of its policy-making body, the Australian Labor pary's central executive. But some labor are needed to control communism, and three Labor members ab- staited from voting on the Com- munist referendum bill. TRY OTHER MEANS While officially the government pins its faith on smashing com- munism as a cure for inflation, it is taking more direct action. Prime Minister Robert Menzies put through a "Defence Prepara- tions Act" with wide powers to make regulations for defence preparations, The commonwealth has powers to legislate on all matters relating to defence, and by linking its re- strictions - with defence prepara- get around the tendency of the high court to interpret the gov- ernment's pow® in & more re- stricted fashion. Mr. Menzies said the regulations would be aimed at controlling the flow of labor and materials into non-essential channels. The news- papers attacked the act as a re- turn to the controlled economy which was a large factor in de- feat of the last Labor government. It was attacked by Labor in parliament on two -grounds; that it meant development was to be dropped in favor of re-armament, and that it was merely a subter- fuge to enable the government to impose anti-inflationary regula- tions. Even among the coalition gov- ernment members the act caused Everyone |ed ITS By James J. Metcalfe Public Service ; HAT is the weight of wealth * true . against . . . That public service . « The President or someone else . . . Decides to ask of you? . .. You may decline ard go your way . . . To build a fort une great . . . And silently you may ignore . ... The welfare of the state . . , But how mic nobler is the one . . . Who makes the sacrifice . . . However long and weary and . . . However high the price! . . . He strives to serve his country in +++ The hour of its need . . . A patriot who never walks . .. In selfishness or greed . .. A citizen who does not ask... What glory there may be... Bue who supports his government . . . With faith and loyalty. Cor. 1951, Field Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved / misgivings and it was criticized in the government caucus room as disguised socialism. Some mem- bers felt, along with Labor, that controls ordered under® the act would in fact be intended as anti- inflationary. But in the vote only one government members abstain- Tied in with the whole problem is the immigration question. Some members feel that an estimated influx of 200,000 immigrants a year is placing too great a strain on the country's economy. But their dilemma is that both the government and Labor parties are committed to a full immigration policy. There is little prospect of the Labor party agreeing to rigid wage-pegging in return for price- fixing and other controls. The party, John A. Ferguson, speaking as a union official, said recently: "Mr, Menzies was elected to gov- ern, If he 'can't govern he should get out." BOUGHT COLONY The British colony of Sierra Le- one in West Africa was bought from a native king in 1788. ® 30 Years Ago A petition asking for government control of liquor and establishment of liquor stores was circulated in Oshawa by the Citizen's Liberty League. Sir Sam Hughes, Canada's forme er Minister of Militia and Defence, passed away at Lindsay. Water Commission "approved of extensive additions to the water mains in the south-east section of the town. Town Council has ordered clean- ing up of former Pedlar Property on Simcoe Street with a view to using it as a park site. Town Council is appealing to the Railway Board to have the Oshawa Street Railway tracks removed from King Street West. FORMER MODERATOR ILL Montreal (CP)-- Condition of Dr. Thomas W. 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