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Ereeldent: Lleni. Col. W. Chalice B. Mel-III Vlee-fiealdenl: .l. it. Burnetirl‘. J. l. Secretary: Lieut. Col. D. A. Maelinnoa. 0.5.0. Miter and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett. IJ-l. lleooiate Editors: Frank Walker and I-ieni. Ian A. Burnett. R.C.N.V.R. iOn Active Service]

‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thai the Weakest Ink."

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER l5, i934

"Mr. ls Right"

Bracken Under the above heading the lViimipeg rice Pres: (Liberal) says:

"Mr. Bracken has introduced into the prac- tical politics of Canada a highly constructive suggestion. In brief, he proposes that Canada end its present system of dual income taxation on corporation profits and follow in general the British practice.

“In llritain, before the war made other methods unavoidable, no corporation was taxed on its profits. instead, when the profits \\'ere distributed to shareholdcrs their personal in- come \\'as taxed, according to their ability to pay. In Canada. under ii system of gross iii- eqiiity", the profits are taxed first when they are iii the hands of the corporation and then taxed tigaiii when the remainder is handed over to the. shareholders. Thus a shareholder is taxed twice where other income recipients are taxed oiicc; Zllltl, equally bad, the small share- holder, through the original corporation tax, pays the same high tax rate as the millionaire shareholder. Mr. Bracken would abolish the tax on corporations entirely and also on co- operatives. and (luubtless this is his method of solving the very rcal political difficulty iti- volved in taxing co-operatives at all.

“The I-"rvu Pruss long ago advocated the policy which .\lr. liraclven now accepts and advocates. llis tliinlting here is sound. The reform he suggests, (lotibtless with variations suitable to a very complicated tax structure, should be considered by the government, not at some remote time but in the next budget.

“Before the war ends Canada should be moving to repeal tllc gross injustices of its tax system —— and they arc many in addition t0 the double tax on profits. It should also be pre- pariii to ease excessive tax burdens which woul make it almost impossible for private initiative to function or expand in the post- war world."

New Election Tactics

From the mass of campaign material in the recent lfiiitcd States electoral battle the Ottawa Journal nominates one candidate, Republican Ray G. Jones, of Fairfield, Idaho, for a special place of honor. Mr. Jones ran for the post of Probate Judge of Camas county, and his opponent \\'.’li \\'. J. Packliam. Mr. Jones’ ad- vertisement in the local Canias County Courier reads as follows:

"If elected I will fulfill the duties of that office to the very best of my ability. However, my opponent, Mr. W. J. Packham, is a good re- liable man and I highly recommend him for the post I am also running for. Your vote for him is 'a vote well spent."

"This inan." says the Journal, "blazes a new trail. admits there may be something to be said for his political adversary. It is the tart of thing that appeals t0 us strongly. Other things being equal and were we voters in Canias county, Idaho, we could scarcely resist marking our ballot for .\lr. Jones."

Hands Across The Sea

Indicatiie of the friendly type of publicity nhich (Tanada and the limpire are receiving in some of the .\nicric:ni papers is the following editorial comment from the pages of the Charleston, S. C., Xi'an: iiiid Coilrier:

llands extended four ivziys across the seas at the ceremony transferring the cruiser Uganda from the Royal .\'avy to Canada. The ship is to retain the name of the African territory for which it originally \‘.'.".s named, aiul which liad contributed to the outfitting of His Mai- esty's Ship. .\'ow she is known as llis Maj- eslws Canadkm Ship and she flies the Jack wifli the (illlllltllilll (loziiiiiioii device.

In addition to Britain, Canada and Uganda. a party to the transaction was the United States, whose navy refitted the cruiser after she ivas damaged in protecting the Allied landing in Salerno. 'l‘lie ship, modern in every I'(.‘\])(‘Ci, is ont- of two being given by Britain to the Dominion in recognition of the growth 0f the Canadian navy and its courageous share ir. \Vorld ‘viii’ Il. Ileretofore that share has been principally in convoy work, but now H. M. C. S. Uganda will carry the Canadian Jack into the from lines of naval combat.

She is a proud ship, with a distinguished history despite her youth. I-Icr future, we pre- dict, will be cvcii more illustrious in the hands of the gallant Captain R. Maiiffllly- l?“ bearing, though full of friendly warmth, in- dicates the capacity that goes with his reputa- tion as one of Canada's outstanding officers.

.-\s a parting salute, the southern newspa- per says the ship cannot help but enhance the cousinly esteem among us English-speaking people. _

Western Land Settlemeht

There has been great diversity of opinion about the amount of good land still available for settlement in the West. Possible immigra- tion depends on that, as does the future of the cities and towns, and the easing of the over- head cost of government. Of the land that has my agricultural value, there are 213,250,000 acres, of which 124,000,000 are occupied and 39,000,000 unoccupied, according to the Can- ada Year Book. llnt some responsible people think that ltiust of the unoccupied land i: o

little value, and some say that there is room for only 20,000 to 30,000 settlers.

A contrary and more hopeful opinion, based on an extensive survey, is expressed by Mr. E. H. Gurton, western superintendent of the C. N. R. Colonization Department. In a recent ad- dress in the Manitoba University series, he said that the results of the survey by his department indicated that there were 25,500,000 acres of good farm land still unoccupied in the four west- ern provinces, and at least 25,000,000 acres more that had some agricultural value — for grazing, wood lots 0r other purposes. His conclusion was that:

“Western Canada can easily double its farm- ing population and its agricultural production. With the inevitable increase in scientific kn0\vl- edge and improvement in laud use it should even be conservative to plan for a farming population" three times as large as we have at present."

Supporting this opinion he states that, for certain reasons, there will be smaller farms on the land now unoccupied, which will therefore have a larger population. And it is a serious mistake, he says, t0 assume that all land classed as occupied, is really occupied. All land that is privately owned is so classified, though much of it is not actually brought into use. The siir- vey, made over three years, was based on re- ports oii 56,000,000 acres, and 0n a general knowledge of conditions in other parts.

The country needs all the settlers who can be well established, but they‘ should not be allowed to locate where they cannot make a living. The way to prevent this, it is suggest- ed, is with complete soil surveys 0f the land in all the western provinces.

EDI IURIAL NUI 1:8

It was generally anticipated that Prime Min- ister lung would ivait the result of the Presi- dential elections before springing one of his

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Automobiles manufactured in travel twenty-two miles on a gallon of gasoline, and the I949 models will go as far as tiventy- five miles, predicts Albert J. McIntosh, ‘econ- omist for the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company. Trucks, buses and tractors will use more gas- oline than they did prior to I941, but it is doubt- ful that the consumption of aviation fuels will increase more than 30 per cent by I950, he added.

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The women of Britain have won a partial victory ‘in their battle to get equal rights under the Government's social security plan. Mr. Richard Austen Butler, Minister 0f Education, announced in the House of Commons that the Government had decided that family allow- atices should be paid to either wife or husband. The name of the father and mother, he said, would be put on the allowance order book and either would be entitled to get the cash.

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Statementsby responsible officials do not encourage hopes for the ending of price con- tr0ls—either ceilings or floors. This means a planned economy and continued extensive regi- mentation, all talk of democratic free enterprise notwithstanding. Addressing a meeting of re- tailers recently an OPA administrator pointed out that a “colossal volume‘ of surplus food, clothing and housing materials would have to be disposed of at \var's end. He argued that the law of supply and demand could not be al- lowed to function until surpluses and shortages no longer existed. That could mean foreverl

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. per, poet and letter ivriter, born this date, I731; he collaborated with Rev. John Newton in writing the Oliiey Hymns, named after the village in Buckingliamshire where he spent much of a sheltered life; went to London at the age of forty-eight where he wrote The Task and the ballad 0f Joliii GiI/iin; his poetry is considered the transition stage between that of Pope and Wordsworth, and probably more quoted than any other, except the classics; his published letters make enjoyable reading even in the present prosaic days: .

The poor, iuurcd to drudgery and distress,

And ivitliotit aim, think little. and feel less, And nowhere, but in feigned Arcadian scenes, Taste happiness, 0r know what pleasure means.

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Plans for the early release from civilian war work of women desiring to train for teaching were announced by Mr. R. A. Butler, British Minister of Education. Women would now be eligible, without restriction 0f age, to enter on a training course for the teaching profes- sion if they were not immediately required for employment essential to the war effort. Though release could not be guaranteed to any par- ticular applicant, because essential work liad t0 go, on, any woman in civilian national service could now apply for admission, either to a ouc- year course of training under the emergency scheme, or to a two-year course at an Ordin- ary training college, or to start on a univeritv course if that was appropriate.

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Mr. T. S. Eliot, president of the British section of Books Across the Sea, speaking at the annual meeting, said that the activities of the organization in the juvenile world in the past year had been conspicuous. This was a very important part of the work in which they were taking along view towards the future. People sometimes asked why there should be any new children's books when there were so many estab- lished children's classics. But children, as much as anybody else, needed contemporary books as well as classics, and particularly was this so in the case of English and American children read- ing books from the other country. The early impressions children got of another country were very largely from the books they read for pleasure. The notions that English chil- dren formed of the life of American children, and vice versa, were tlie foundation for the ideas which they would have later. To con- cern ourselves with childrcifs books, therefore,

was simply to plan e long way ahead.

PUBLIC FORUM

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COBREBPONDENTS WANTED

Sin-Some years ago you were good to publish in your columns a letter of mine written on behalf of a group of young geople (and others) here in Greet.

ritnin, anxious to have en- frienda in other countries. Tiere was a. very gratifying response, and I was able to pass on all the addresses, with the result flint several lasting friendships were

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1 found it necessary to curtail the activities of the Club after the outbreak of war because of the necessity for paper-saving here and the need for conserving shipping space. As I write, how- ever, lt seems as if in the not tar distant future it will once again be possible to indulge in such peace-time hobbies, and I would like to make a start now to re- vive lnterest. in corresponding. for it seems to me that international friendship and understanding is one of the surest foundations on which to build a better world.

So if any of your readers are interested, I would be very glad if they would write to me. Age docs not matter, though I have in the past found the young people the most enthusiastic. Perhaps I should mention that I run the Club as a hobby, the postagcs being met from nominal sub- scriptious paid by members in this country. Before the war the membership throughout the ivorui was in the neighbourhood of .400.

I am, Sir. etc..

(MISS) MARY GORDON

44 Ross-side Road,

Shawlands, '

GLASGOW, 3.1., Scotland. ___________

ISLANDERS AT OTTAWA Sin-This last summer my daughter, Miss Georgie, who is on the staff of the Warren Public Library and myself spent a dc- lightful holiday in Ottawa. While there we were guests of my sister, Miss Dorothy, who works on Pat'- llament Hill in the Department. of Trade and Commerce. To make our visit even iriore enjoyable an- other of my sisters, ivlrs. John Currie and tier young son, David Allan were there on a visit. also. Her husband is an engineer in the gold mines at Bourlaniaque, Que-

c. I visited Senator John E. Sin- clair 1n his office at the Senate Chambers and was very court- eously received. As the Senate was

Potato’ Jlelegation

(Sn-int John Telegram Journal) A 1818a demotion rap-recon potato growers o! the five eastern

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Canada to the U ted States to remove a surplus from tllg domestic market. As a. result, bile expiry dutc- of export permit; issued but. still unused has been changed from November l5 b0 Decem , and consideration will be given appli- cations foir additional permits. Summing up, Mr. Taylor said he thought the elegation had accom-

hope so.

As we understand it, from those most, familiar with the potato tn- dustxy, restrict-ions on exports should never have been applied in the first place, and would not have been had officials studied the, siip- ply situation mcrg carefully. The action was taken by the wartime

nude board. with the idea of protecting Oanadlwn con- sumers from a pcssllble ttiortnge later on, but it. was taken at a time ivhcn there were too many pctatoes in Canada and when the only large market. for our New Brunswick potatoes was across the border. Apparently the prices board has seen the error of its ways. Certainly we have no quarrel with that: body for tryin to protect conswrers. That is i job. But ii; is not its job to ignore the rights cf agri- ciultural producers and arbitrarily act in such a way as to threaten than with h-ezivv financial lzsses.

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Wit-h the export, question seem- ingly cleared up. m‘ nearly so, the potato trade faces another pressing problem —- the shortage 0f cars, which has never been more press- ing. This is blamed 0n the fact that so many cars have been moved west; m carry huge 51111311181114; of flour and ivheat for European re- lief, but, a5 we Se; it urgent, reipre- seiitations to the railways would not, b. amiss. All th-e freight cars in the country can't be carrying European relief ___

"Try and get it!" Now we have reached the point where Canada realizes there is no other alter- native. Wc have to have con- scription to movide rc-inforee- inputs for our Army. Let us shoulder our responsibility and sec that the Government carries out the will of the people. We, the people, have spoken. If the pres- ent. Government will not do .15 we demand, then they must. get out. and we will put in a Govern- ment that will do as we tell them. It's time Mr. King stepped out and made room for a younger lIIflII.

The Government. is supposed to be the servant of the people. For

in session during that afternoon I also sat; in the gallery and listen. ed to some of the debates. A neph- ew of Dr. John MacNelll of Sum- merside spoke that afternoon on the legal aspects of some of the bills before the Senate. The Is- land has reason to be proud of its sons.

I met many others cllalm the Island

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cc. One delightful day was spent in a visit to Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Irvine and daughter Mary Jean- ette at. their summer cottage on the St. Lawrence, near the town where they reside. Williamstown. They are well and happy in their work. Being especially clear friends the day was all too short. We have mutual friends on the Is- land especially around Kenslngton and Clifton, Clinton and Long River. The trip down to their home was lovely. The country was beautiful, the canal the rapids and the river tnaking it more in- teresting. We stopped to look more closely at the monument erected to the men who fought at. Chrys- 1er‘s Farm in the war of 1812. Ottawa is a very beautiful city. Of course the Parliament Build- ings are the dominant feature but there are so many other note- worthy buildings that time and space will not. permit mentioning Two places of special interest were the Victoria Museum and the Archives.

I am, Sir, MRS. CHAS. Warren, Ohio,

Nov. 9, 1944.

.;_________ THE CONSCRIPTION ISSUE

Sin-There is a fa “Their sins shall find This sums up the present situa- tion in Canada very aptly. Mr. King and his government have played politics in a time of nat- ional crisis. They played politics even when Canada vras in gravest peril of her whole his- tory. They have placed their poll- tical careers, and their own scl- fish interests above the welfare and security of the country. Now their sins have found them out.

I do not place the whole blame upon the Liberal Government. It is the people of Canada who are to blame for the situation we find ourselves in today. We have shift- ed the onus of our responsibility of government onto the shoulders of the politicians. We have shirk- ed our duty. Now our sins have found us out! Merely casting our vote and buying Victory Bonds at three per cent interest is not good enough. Had Canada had the backbone and the courage to enforce the Conscription Act 1n 1939 we would not be in this mess today: W at is wrong with the older generations of Canadians? Have we lost all spirit, backbone and courage of our pioneer forebears? Are we afraid to assert ourselves? We cull our- selves a free people. Are we act- ing like a free people? We took a vote on whether we wished to have conscription. The majority voted for conscription. Oh yes, the Government tricked the pen- ple. The ballot was worded in such a way as to give the Gov- ernment a loophole to escape en- forcing consort tion. The Gov- ernment had a olutely no inten- tion of doing so unless it came to an absolute showdown and the pimple forced them to do so.

0st Canadians were either too dumb to see this at the time, or else they didn't want to see it. The Government was hoping and praying either the war would be over before conscription became necessary, or else they hoped they could talk the people out of it ns they are trying to do at present. There is no need to say why the Government of Canada does not “Quip conscription. We all know

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the past thirty years or more the people have been the servant of the governments, and their dupes and stooges as well. Arc we going to lie down and let a handful of politicians tell us what we shall do or shall not do? It's time we had a showdown as to who is rul- lug this country. Is Canada a democracy? Is it ruled by the people or have we got a one man dictatorship?

This is no time to play politics. This is no time for personal um- biiions. Our brave boys over- seas are looking to iis for support to help shorten the war and bring them back home again. It's up to us to back the attack and see they get the support they nsk for. Mcn who will play politics at a. critical time like this when the very lives of our Canadian boys are being sacrificed are not worth the powder to blow them up with. Canadians overseas have prov- ed to the world that they have p!enty of backbone and courage. They look to us for help. In this their hour of greatest need we simply cannot full whom! We cannot let them down! Surely we are not so spineless that we will let a. handful of political vultures who seek to further their own in- terests even at the expena of the very lives of our own boys, tell us and dictate to us what we must do?

Canadians should woken up and stop being “Ye-s" men! We have let the politicians bamboozle us too long. Now we have got to act! This ls a matter of life and death! What are we going to do about it?