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k_“_f"“‘“‘“flw w; m oi m t :-..r,:; poapfy a . s s C on * r} ~Politically the nation is healthy, with three parties, neither of which threatens to radically change our way of life, repreâ€" senting the majority of the people. There is no racial perâ€" secution such as can. be found in many lands, and the Japanâ€" ese question, our nearest approach is gradually returning to normal o m , ' * + In this land of free speech and vried ancestries there is B freedom: of ‘religion and education for all. «There is a blendâ€" Iing of all that is good in the races of the world. ‘Here peoplés of all lands settled, and brought with them their native crafts, : grts, sciences and <culture. Tbey have ‘mixed together, and mough ipter-marrymg, bred: a . virol acive race, that faces e mturew;thhopeaqdwwterminatim that this, their willâ€"not suffer as ot nave, hecause }hey hold the balâ€" ‘ance of mixed emotions that is not given to mass hysteria. : Where is no place téchnawmmtot tmmm the Gérâ€" man peoples hlind rofiewlng of Bmer, Or Italy‘s adoption of w;dqmlnfiop Thgvolceotenm.munhmthatis heard today, bfitaflppleghthefl“rficeqtea;mwatersmat can qrily be whippéed into storm ‘by the thréat of external inâ€" tference with the way of ie that is our heritage. .3 # _ Te Mupint Our Good ' t 32. HEHOHHEHH Â¥7 _ Are we here in Canada free from want? Yes! There are shortages in many fields. A cost of living tpat‘threatens to rise in excess of the average wage earners income, a housâ€" ing shortage that is the biggest blot on our "progress chart‘"‘. But poverty or want . . . . No! Many of our shortages are not because of lack of internal production, but because it is our _ _duty to share with a starving world the abundance that is ours. Much of the housing shortage can be attributed to the same reason. The European Nations, torn by war are clamâ€" ouring for our lumber‘and building materials in order that some shelter may given the thousands that are still homeâ€" less. Food and:manufactured goods are daily being shipped to all parts of the world in quantities undreamed of before. Not just the surplasses, but the goods a nesdy world must have if they are to recover before the remainder is draw‘n into the _ whirlpool of self destruction. There has been labour strife, but at no time has it ever â€"become acute. Last year there were times when many thought a dangerous position had been reached, but it has settled down to the normal heglthy condition, where the voice of labour and. management is hegard, but;there is no signs of even a bloedless revolution such as they had in Britain following the ( CA e q VÂ¥ From Atlantic to Pacific, from the fortyâ€"ninth parallel to _ the icy waves of the Arctic, they travelled to open up this new + country where freedom would abound and man would be able } to live according to the dirtates of his conscience checked A only by the minimum of social laws. * .J This heritage was won by men of vision, by men and women of great courage who suffered hardships unknown toâ€" day, and it is ours now, not only to enjoy but to build even richer in the things that bring happiness, health and wealth to rich and poor alike. For surely the greatest wealth in any land is a happy people. y 6 P sc ds "-£".""_'.‘ fl ' | TIMMINS, ONTARXKIO ‘â€" â€"Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Onurio ~‘ s . Newspaper Association “‘ * Published Every 'l'hll'uluy‘by [ MERTON W, LAKE, Publisher TOM PROUDFOOT . 1 "ow â€" _Greece, Palestine, India, the Dutch East Indies, and Ching are still in the throes of blood, rape and murder, while from Africa we hear of racial discrimination, and from down under‘", New Zealand and Australia, come reports of increasâ€" ing tendency‘ to deprive . man of one of his: most cherished rights . . . . that of his own way of living. © In Canâ€" ade no one is forced into employment, but each one is free to follow his own calling or substitute it for another of his choosing. % Canada $2,00 Per Year, France and her neighbouring countries weakened by inâ€" ternal and external political strife, and a "black market" that geprives the vast majority of their people from the necessities of life stagger under the burden. Even during the war when black markets threatened to destroy our Canadian economy, the people united and forced them out of existence. In Eastern Europe the "red menace" gathers strength daiy. More and more the peoples of these countries slip beâ€" hind the "iron curtain" and the only news that leaks out is of bloodshed, persecution and people going about their daily tasks in fear of the state police. Canada too, has a "red menâ€" S t# «00 9y 4 4 Oour nearest neighbours in the south have, during the two years that have lapsed since the cessation of hostilities, been torn continuously betwten political and labour strife. They have a cancer in the form of racial perjudice that is not in keeping with the democracy they preach. They have a povâ€" erty comparable to the worlds‘ worst. One has only to travel through large sections of the Southern States to see what real poverty can be. In Canada we are free from large secâ€" tions of impoverished countrymen. Across the Atlantic there is not a country where the real joy of living can be seen 11_1 t_;he faces of the people. In Britain s oo . ies t e C EV EnE ioh io i o ho enA * UA QVGV s h â€" OA tChi A11GLL1* ace", but they are like the black flies they come in season, and though iritating for a time, soon are forgotten. Dt C CC oT V _ VAAW F\val\-‘. sls 4 _A# 4 1'0“111 the monotonous diet that has been their lot for eight years, and the austerity imposed upon them has removed the joyous atmosphere and replaced it with one of grim determination to conquer at all costs the danger that threatens them as a leading nation of the world. Daily there are reports of still greater need to curtail the few‘pleasures that remain. Here in Canada our j0ys of living improve daily. 3t ___Are Canadans today, a happy people? The answer must be . ... Yes! One has Only to follow what is happening in other parts of the world now to realize that while a certain amount of grumbling is necessary in a healthy country, our people are happy compared to the rest of mankind. one way in which the human animal differs from the fourâ€"footed, is in his power to envisage a far better state of the . world. To be able to frame a mental picture of better things has aways been a big step up in evolution, and from the first dawnâ€"of intellect, men have indulged this power. ‘Canada‘s first settlers envisioned a great land . . . a better land . .‘ a land that would offer freedom for the persecuted, adventure for the adventurous, riches for the trader and a home for the homeâ€"loving. Through their combined efforts and strength they carved out freedom from primitive land, and handed to succeeding generations, a wealth that others covet. Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, August ‘/th, 1947 ablisher TOM PROUDFOOT, Editor Bubscription Rates: Ts United States: $3.00 Per Year * «P D DL <t What are the chances of this? I confess at the moment they do not appear very clear. It may take anâ€" other depression to make the United States see that point of view. possibly two, of the*" soul seering kind, but sooner or later the American people moving forward with big hearts and generous minds see that future liés with the prosperity of the world and that cne nation no matâ€" ter how great, how powerful and how magnificent it may be, cannot live with happiness and contentment in a world which is tragic with misery, a world or wh.ch America could do so much, if it only would. . The former vicar and his wife deâ€" cided to aend the church social of his old parish..The new vicar greeted his predecessor hesartily. "I‘m very pleased to see you again," he said. "And is ts your most charmâ€" ing wife?" The ‘other vicar fixed his host with an. accusing stare., ~*"This," he said reprovingly, "is my What the world needs now is a nation which is not afraid to exâ€" change gocds with other countries. The world is full of nations trying to exâ€" pand the.r export trade â€" there is only one nation in the world which is in a position to buy and buy freely â€" â€"that is the United States. The free entry of gcods from other countries would reâ€" uce her own cost of production, it would. expand the real earnings of the American people, lift her standard of living â€" act as a febrifuge in the heatâ€" ed veins of labor. True the United States would have to loan capital aâ€" broad but if reasonable care is exerâ€" cised and if<the world can be made free from wars for the next fifty years, + as I hope it can. and the interest rate is a reasonable one and the Americans are prepared to take goods in exâ€" change for goods sent out and as inâ€" terest on loans made, the result would be a rapid rebuilamg of the shattered nations, a general increase in the standards of living. If Russian people could have closer contacts with the rest of the world much of her fear would disappear. If the â€"Russians could see the type of products which we can produce in Canada and inâ€"the United States and which Britain and other countries can proeduce they would realze that after all capitalists were not the imps of inâ€" Â¥juity they have been taught to beâ€" lieve, but only honest people trying to _do a great deal more than they have done beore anddo it in a better way. the expansion of Russian industry and the improvement of the standard of living of the Russian people. I doubt it, Russia is desperately poor, her standard of living incredibly lgw: Why. today does France stand fumbling on the verge of commun.sm, production low, and people hungry. Russia is a communistic â€"nation and communism has an attraction for those who have abandoned hope. If Russia could raise her standard of living, if she could trade freely with the rest of the world then communism would change, it would become, in the long run, something of whi.ch the rest of the world need not be afraid. But isn‘t there one fly in the ointâ€" ment? Wouldn‘t there be a danger to the United States in providing Russia, for instance, with additional capital for Her destiny is that of a great tradâ€" ing nation. Will she accept that role? If, in this, the United Btates faills, I fear that the fate that once before befell her will come again and that with renewed violence. It would be tragic if the nation which should be the most beloved should become the most disi.ked, Equally tragic is it, if cut of perversity, the United States continues to plan for new depressions with all their cursed tendency to pull others down. Prince Edward Island looks cold standâ€" cng out there in the Gulf all by herâ€" self I would like to put an arm arâ€" ound her â€" bring her closer to the rest of us. Pardon this momentary diâ€" gression â€" the intention was good even if it did disrupt the sequence. To the American people the world has given a magnif.cent opportunity. The United States as it stands is the greatest creditor nation of the world. It has the power to exert a tremendous creative influence in human afairs. Still the Americans are pecullar. Once an editor in the near South with whom I discussed national relations and cther problems told me that the CangJdlians wire more homogensous people than the Americans. In startled woader I asked him why. "It is", said he, "quite chvious. What do the people down here know about the people in Kansas, Minnesota. Colorado or Oregon? In your country the wheat crop in the west is a vital factor in the prosâ€" perity of the east but what relationship exists between North Carolina and North Dakota, Your foreign trade, per capitea, is far larger than ours. It is hard to make world citizens out of AmeÂ¥.cans, you are naturally that way. We simply do not give a hoot for the outside world." Though to complete the picture, in the general interest of Canada I would like to bring the Maritime Provinces closer to us. Sometimes I feel that they are glaring, I wouldn‘t trade the Americans, as neighbors, for any other people on earth. I write with restraint for deep down my heart I hold, by inheritance, a strong attachment for the Scots â€" in their own opinion, and :n mine, they are Gcd‘s chosen people, In one respect we are singularly forâ€" tunate. Canadians have the best ncighâ€" bors of any coumntry in the world.. ¢}Ԥ{J Neighbors L 1B Ri IRCLOT 1 DFOEâ€" X the mt but what relationship The between North Carolina and Dakota. Your foreign trade, is far larger than ours. It _to make world citizens out of Nat] ans, you are naturally that __ and trade are the two great needs for peace and happiness in the world. In May of this year Canada‘s sales to Great Britain were more than 73 million dollars greater than her purâ€" chases. While this continues to be spoken of as a "favourable" balance of trade, Ut can only result in trouble for both countries unless the remedy of internaticnal action is effective. While the socialists of the World belittle the importance of world trade and talk endlessly of their "ideologies" and "national planning" it becomes THMus because of currency difficulties Mexicans are deprived of many things they want and people of other lands are leftf without this market for their The most important articles on which import tarifis were increased are: Dried Cod and canned fish; locks and key ‘blanks; animal and vegetable fiâ€" bres; aluminum kitchenware; cigarette paper;‘felt hats; and motorcycles. Inâ€" creased tarifis became effective on July 26, 1947. Heavy. losses of dollar exghange have forced the Mexican Government to prohibit, by emergency decree, the importat.on of mcre than one hunâ€" dred luxury articles, and to impose higher import rates on some thirty other items. The principal prohibited items are: Canned and fresh foods; furs; bags; wallets and purses; wearâ€" ing apparel; furniture; jJewellery; perâ€" fumes; alcoholic beverages; kraft paâ€" per; washing machines; radics and phonographs; panos; watches; autoâ€" mobiles and omnibuses. tions w.ll need a great deal more capital than they now have and â€" most important of all â€" the will to produce and itrade on the part of all peoples of all nations. Necessary for Prosperity Two examples of the great need ifor International banking and currency funds came to light recently. shown by the first loans. The "Bank" started ‘with "a‘long ternr loan of 250 millions to France. The "Fund" began with a.itemporary loan of; 25 millions U. S. gollarsâ€"to Frangce and_12 milâ€" lions, Balt ‘dgllars and half British pounds, to the Nethéerlands. The first fund is designed to keep some balance between the currencies of d.fferent countries so the trade will not be hampered by unfair "devaluâ€" ation" of currency. Such action by one country always leads to retaliaticn by another and the end is chaos \and trade stagnation which can ounly mean a lowering of the standard of living for ‘the people of both countries. International Banking Those who believe that the recovery of ithe world depends upon ndustry and trade rather than upon any soâ€" called ‘"‘ideology" are watching closely the operation of the two international banking instruments designed to proâ€" mote reconstruction and trade. These are ‘the "International Monetary FPund" and the "International Bank". Both were devised at the famous "Bretton Woods" conference of 1945 and both are now in cperation. The International Bank is operated to lend money to backward and damâ€" aged counties for modern machinery and reconstruction. The Pattern for World Recovery The charcterâ€" of their operat.ons is Socialists Embarrassed One of the most noticeable results of Britain‘s trouble is the embarrassment of former socielist supporters. The glowing promises made to the British people by the socialist party are not forgotten. It is difficult to explain why conditicns and the standard of livâ€" ing of the masses of people should beâ€" come progresg.vely worse in spite: of great assistance from the free "Capâ€" italist" countries â€" The United States and Canada. Few can be found who will argue that conditions would be as bad under a government which put the interests of its people ahead of the establishment of the "socialist ideology". sidered a temporary measure military service in time of War. that any cne in a family approaching military age is not allowed to leave and families are faced with leavinz their â€"young men alone or of staying with them. Compulsory military serâ€" vice in peace time birngs many new problems because it cannot be conâ€" sidered a temporary measure as is There is much interest in Canada‘s capital in the ‘‘Orisis" reported in Great Britain. With the threat of a lower and still lower standard of livâ€" ing stated by Britain‘s labour governâ€" ment, kterally millions of Britains, are seeking a way to leave the Old Land. One of the difficulties encountered is Nations Business It is only‘ a ‘beginning." Both instituâ€" TAE FIRST BIG BANQUET IN THE PORCUPINE CAMP J. L. Englehart, chairman of the commission, ‘responded to a * toast to the T. N. O., expressing his faith in this new North. A. A. Cole, mining engineer for the T. N. O. Ry., responded to the toast to the mining industry ; . _ Outstanding «armong. the" addresges: QL,. the avening\ywas=that. of _Ambrose Monell,, président of the Dome Mines ‘Part of his address is well worth repeating now â€" thirtyâ€"five ywears â€"after.= He said, in part: "Speaking of the future of the Porcupine gold camp, there is Porcupine celberated the Opening of tha Fortyâ€"stamp Mill at the Dome in 1912 no reason to believe that the ore bodies are contained in onlyâ€"a few properties. The development which has already taken place puts the camp further ahead in the same space of time, in the possibiliâ€" ties for the future, than any other gold camp I have known . . . .. But do not be too hopeful, and do not be despondent. Such a gold camp requires time for careful development. requires a large exâ€" penditure for the development, and a knowledge that you have ore bodies sufficient to justify the erection of a mill It requirés a large expenditure of money for the installation of individual mills, or the erection of a custom mill. This is essentially what is known as a ‘rich man‘s camp‘. That is to say, it requires large sums of money to be put into the ground before you can expect a.dollar out". All the oldâ€"timers will agree that it was a memorable though some admit that they can remember it better to-day they could the morning after. Great credit was rightly given at the time to the talent of the Board of Trade committee in charge. These included: W. Proctor Smith, chairman; Harold A. Proctor, secretary;.Capt. Blacklock, Cliff Moore, A. C. Brown, C. O. Weston, A. S Fuller, G. S. Harkness and J. D. Tipton. E: J. Marsh, of the Dome; J. H. Black, A C Brown, Milton Carr, F. Campbell, J. Campbell, C. M. Carr, Benny Hollinger, W. S. Edwards, Col. Hay, H. Ostrosser, C. H. Ostrosser, C. H. Poirer, H. C. Scarth, Thos. Torrance, J. D. Tipton, Mr. Whyte. The list of guests at the banguet would run close to two hundred. In addition to those mentioned above reference may be made only to a few: Jack Wilson, Mr. Mein, mining engineer, Mr. Meex, general superintendent, Mr. Hanson, in charge of plant, Mr. Murphy, Mr. An able orchestra, under the leadership of Chas,. Bodley, Toronto. and consisting of Joe Williams, Glen Elliott, Carl Walker and Rusâ€" hell Barre, enlivened the proceedings with an exceptionally highâ€" class programme of music. A group of Toronto entertainers again presented a programme of song and story, as they had done at the smoker, while Major Eddie Holland added to the interest by some of his inimitable stories. Vlctor Ross, of The Toronto Globe, in an address iivened by wit and humour, promised that The Globe would do anything it could to help along the new Porcupine â€" a promise that has been kept by The Globe through the years." Hon. Wallace Nesbitt paid tribute to the pioneering prospector. Mr. Merrill, president of the Merrill Metallurgical Co., the firm installing the forty stamps in the new Dome mill, spoke briefly, but effectively, as did Mayor J. E. Cook, head of the township of Tisdale in 1912. R. T. Shillington, M.L.A., for Temiskaming Riding, responded to the toast to the Provincial Government, touching briefly on the hardships of the pioneers in earlier days in the North. W. Proctor Smith, chairman of the South Porcupine Board of Trade, was the toastmaster at the banguet. The floral decorations of tention. They were supplied exception of the potted plants conservatory at EnglehArt. Newspapers having special representatives atâ€"South Porcupine for the occasion included: The Globe, The Mail and Empire, The Telegram,> The Star, The Canadian Associated Press, the Wilson Publishing Co., The Montreal Star, The London Advertiser, Toronto Saturday Night, The Cobalt Nugget, Toronto News and The Poreuâ€" pine Advanee, ) _ â€".~ 0c 200000 . e iL Eit CA ‘The grand finale of the celebration was the banquet on the Saturday evening. ‘This was what the boys call "some banquet"! The catering was done by Wm. Pritchard of Toronto, who had a group of thirty waiters for the occasion. : The only place large enough for the bangquet was the Majestic theatre, and that was hardly big enough to accommodate all. Guests of honour included Dome officials, members of the firm installing the Dome stamps, T: N. O. Railway Commissioners, heads of railâ€" way departments, members of parliament, and of course the memâ€" bers of the newspaper fraternity present. Visitors to South Porcupine for the celebration included all the members of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Comâ€" mission, heads of railway departments, members of parliament, and other distinguished guests from near and far. The celebration started on Friday, March 1st, with visitors to the Camp, and local people being taken to the Dome Mine to see the fortyâ€"stamp mill, That evening there was a big "smoker" held at the Rex Theatre. The big auditoriyum was packed beyond capacity, and many were unable to get inside. The programme included music and other forms of entertainment, and popular kinds of reâ€" freshments. It ,was before the days of "Seven Up", but no doubt there were others kinds of soft drinks available, And, anyway, there were lots of "smokes", for it wias a smoker! A wellâ€"known firm of Toronto experts had been secured to plan and prepare street decorations, and thanks to them, to the Northern Ontario Power Light Co., and to the people in general, the new town was a blaze of art, light and glory for the two days and nights, and a day or so afterwards. The banquet was held on Saturday evening, March 2nd, 1912, and was the concluding feature of. a twoâ€"day celebration organized and successfully carried through by the South Porcupine Board of Trade. This celebration, and particularly the banquet, give very complete proof of the recovery of South Porcupine from the fire disgaster. There seems to be special significance i nthe very fact that the rebuilt town had a live board of trade, and that the board of trade could organize and carry through so successfully so amâ€" bitious a programme. This was the bangquet given to honour the occasion of the first official dropping of the forty stamps in the new mill of the Dome Mines, replacing the smaller equipment destroyed by the disastrous forest fire of July l1th, 1911, when over 700 square miles were ravaged by fire and the town of South Porcupine wiped out of existence. Like the rest of the North Land, the Porcupine Mining Camp has always been famous for its hospitality, and noted for its banâ€" quets to honour occasions, personages and events. And it is doubtâ€" ful, if, in the whole long list of such events, there was a more successâ€" ful or more outstanding banquet than the first big one held in the Camp. the banquet hall attracted much atâ€" by Dunlop Co., Toronto, with the the latter coming from the T. N. O. event, Joan had been naughty. When her mother was putting her to bed she said: ‘"When you say your prayers, Joan, ask God to make you a good girl tomorrow.""‘ . With an inquiring glance, Joan said: "Why*?: : What‘s on tomorrow?" Russian scientists have dug up a prehistoric monster weighing seven tons and equipped with 2,000 murderâ€" ous teeth. It should settle for all time the jdentity of Stalin‘s successor. Mr. Lewis may be quite justified in many of his demands on behalf of the miners, and he has repeatedly deâ€" clared. that he is in favor of free enterprise and oppoesed to communism. But an extensively organized and dGeâ€" torilal labor unionism will ultimately lead to a communistic state, in which the "workers" take over all industries as they did in Russia. There is a sense in which strikes are essential to a progressive demâ€" ccracy, but when a labor leader achâ€" ieves supreme power over the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers and is able to defy the law and representâ€" ative government, then democracy beâ€" comes a farce and communisin begins. The {mmediate obedience of ~400,000 miners to he command of John L Lewis is a good example of comimunâ€" ism and also of militarism. It would not be true to claim that thase 400,000 men were of one mind on the strike question. A large propcertion of them, since they are human beings, must have had diverse opinions as to the advisab.lity of quitting their jobs and throwing themselves and their famâ€" ilies into financial difficultiesâ€"â€"to say nothing of the effect of the strike on the lives of millions of people who were not concérned in the dispute. But t was not for the ‘miners to decideâ€"â€" "Theirs not to reason why." THURSDAY, AUGUST Tih," 1047 __at.ons Conference in New York must have â€"enjoyed the spectacle of John L. Lewis ordering 400,000 miners around by the raising..of hig digtorial Afinger. As he beheld the industrial and econâ€" omic chaos caused by the big strike, the Soviet Minister probably exclaimed, "So th‘s is* Westeim ‘Deocraty!" To which we could retort, "No, this {s just a little communist interlude." The prospect of living under system where there would be no strikes would probably appeal to a great many people in these days. Mr. Molâ€" otov and his staff attending the United Mr. Weston draws an analogy betâ€" ween a Socialist State and a Mi.litary Force, He says: ‘"The likeness betâ€" ween our New Zealand socialist state to be and a military force is very strong. They both have a central auâ€" thority working to a Plan. Where the likeness ends is that an army‘s auâ€" thority owes its ultimate obedienge to the civil power and is selected by it. Our socialist authority will owe alâ€" legiance to:no one and be selfâ€"selected. Both are alike in that, to be successâ€" ful, they must have implicit obedience from their followers. There can be no criticism, no slacking, no @sobedâ€" lence. Striking or going slow will be treated as criminal offences." of socialism has been attained, socialâ€" ism and free enterprise can no donger exist side ~by side. Free enterprise must then go and socialism take comâ€" plete possession of the field." The secâ€" ond â€"axiom is that "the central and planning authoitty cannot function succesgfully, if it recognizes any auâ€" thority or control but its own. It must be continuous and independent of the people whese lives it plans. Unless abâ€" solute obedience can be obtained, soâ€" clalism simply will not work." By Lewis Milligan A Canadian scldier was sitting musâ€" ing on the steps of a hut in one of our bigâ€" mil.tary training camps during the recent war. Looking around him, watâ€" ching the trucks shuttling to and fro and taking in the entire organâ€" ization of the camp, his thoughts sudâ€" denly crystallized, and he said to hiinself: "Why, this‘ is Communism!" This was not uttered as a crticism of communism, for the young man was rather enjoying his new adventure of soldiering. Like many of his comâ€" panions who had joingd up voluntartly to ifight for thelr country, he had declared, "This is the life!" I was reminded of this young solâ€" dier while reading a pamphlet ent!â€" tled "The Ultimate Socialismi,‘‘ by Claude H. Westcn of Wellington New Zealand. Mr. Weston says that since the Labor Party of New Zealand had described ts aim as "Ultimate Socialâ€" Mr. Weston lays down two axioms, which he thinks must be accepted in studying state sccialsm. The first is in brief, that "once a certain degree ism," he had often been puzzled to forecast what a socialized New Zealand would be like. A Communist Interlude