of British troops in Geecc.

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iah forces first came to our country in Nov- ""5". 194°. in fulfilment cf an wbligation pre- viously undertaken by Bflffllfl. They came at the request of the Greek Government, not in

Morning Daily Wounded In I887) Althnrlaed n Second Claaa Mill. POII 0"“! Department, Ottawa Preatdent: Llent. Col. W. Cheater i. lloLuro Vico-Proaident: J. l. Burnett. I".J.L Secretary: Llout. Col. D. A. Mnclilnuon, D.I.O.

lditor and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett, 9.1.1.

Aaaocieto Editors: Frank Walter and Ian A. Burnett.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than

the Wealwfll Ink."

MONDAY, FEBRUARY l, 194$

order to unilernnine oui national independence, but to figli: for that independence,

"At the time of the liberation. British forces again lelldCd in Greece, not of their 0W" KWOFJ. bill at the reiltiest of tlie Greek Government. and as the result of an agreement concluded :11 lruly and signed hy all political

parties without exception, including those of the extreme left. “No one can fail to appreciate the com-

pelling need that then existed for the presence of British forcis in Greece, if he remembers that the Grcek State was at that moment in a condition of utier dislocation and deprived of

The Population Drift

A 111"; at‘l'l\.lll$ (CUlllllllC rcstilt of

dilslrizll centres iihicli, nccii-(liiyg m offigialg of

the l)t‘]l2ll'l‘l‘.'\'l1‘ ill l.'il)t>l' who have compiled a booklet on 1hr siibicci, z- Quint! to continue ilidetiilitcllf. "liu- voluliiu it post-war shift 0f population ln-livr-tu the pr-riiices will be sub-

stantially less titan that of ‘he iwr period," the prciiou lTiltlr. "The important feature is the lacl tlin: the wiirliiui: ll'(‘ll(l will continue. 'l‘l1crc set-ins 11-‘ ll.k‘l‘lll|l'(l of any reversal of the chziiiucs \\lliCll lnizc tnkcli place lo date."

What Ill-es this illCilll for an agricultural province such as Prince lliyvard Island? Here are the waitlnie figurt- Tilnl population, lune i941, $15.08: Noun-til increase 1941-1944, 3,- 293. Total inoulaiion 1.1 filiril 1, r944, 90,999. Net migration loss, l94l-4-l 7.349

Other agricultural provinces suffered in the same wav. "There is evident, fOr the first time," says the report, "an absolute shrinkage iii the total pupillztlioii of counnes which are prcdoitiiiiantlv agricultural. 'l'l1ese counties con- tributed not only their WllWlC natural increase to the urbanized area-r, but also gave up part 0f their pre-war population"

The analysis shows that Ont.-irio and Brit- ish Columbia. both possessing low rates of nat- ural increase, have benefited more than other provinces bv migration between the vari- ous parts oi the country, Quebec. with its high rate of natural iticrezise, has COllfYlblllEd slight- ly to this migration from one province to an- other. Saskatchewan, with a moderately low rate of natural increase, has been the chief con- ributor of migrants. Of the drift of popula- tion groups among the provinces, four-fifths has been from the Prairie Provinces, and more than half of the total has been from Saskatchewan.

Employment in war manufacturing has been notably concentrated in Quobec, Ontario and British Liolumbia. Thi-se provinces had, in January, 1944, 89 per cent of the country's war manufacturing. The Prairie Provinces and the Maritinies, with 3o per cen‘ of the total population, accounted for Uflly If per cent of employment in war manufacturing Of the total employment of this sort, 40 per cent was found in Ontario, although that province has only 33 per cent of lhe country’s population.

The population inflow into these war manu- facturing areas is regarded by the compilers of the Government bulletin as a matter of course. "Such movements are part and parcel of a. c011- tinuoiis trend toward urbanization. The war has lPC-Qded a process that has been under way for decades.” In the Maritinies, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick have contribut- od to the population of Nova Scotia. The Prairies have added to the population of Brit- ish Columbia, and Ontario. Quebec, however, because of a high rate of natural increase, has managed to provide workers for a heavy pro- gram of war manufacturing and to export work- ers to neighboring provinces.

It is a gloomy picture. so far as rural population prospects are concerned. All through this official report one reads the hand-l writing on the wall. “The evidence points to a continued concentration of population in metro- politan areas. The farm counties will utilize a progressively smaller fraction of the total population. . . The current patterns of popu- lation movement may be modified but are liard- ly likely to be reversed." And herein lies the

-rub: "One oulstnudinq fen/urn of such move- ments 1': tho! t1 qi-zimz province bears the tort of raising mid rdI-ralirlq ilvrllildrelt, but a differ- ent province utilises the labor of f-‘tnre children."

It is to be hoped that this vitally import- ant consideration has been given due emphasis a: the Dominio1.-l'rnviiicial Coiifrzrencc. If not, our provincial delegates might as well have stayed home, for our ivliole future depends on obtain- ing a readjustment that will offset this and other evil C()ll5Cf|tI.‘l"lCC\ 0f the DODIIlBllOII (lflfl-

\\'lilil wt- l'1t'C(l, of course. is a loiig-term agricultural pol1c_v, such as Great Britain and other countries have inaugurated. and Hon. john Bracken has been urgmg for Canada ever since he ass-timed the leadership of the Pro- gressive Conservative Party. The defeat of the Bracken |)0lii‘v in the election campaign last year was bad business for our farmers, what- ever other interests may have been served by the return cf the King Government.

The‘ Creek Situation

The i y- Forcigti Affairs Committee, comprising 1... those statesmen who have held posts of l‘r~_-r.iiii or Foreign Minister, met in Athens, on the 26th of lanuary to discuss the Russian coniplrmit 1o the United Nations Sec- urity Cnuiicl about the DYESCIITC of British troops in (irrt-ee. The (Tozimittee adopted the text of the rlillflllflll which was submitted on the 23th‘ of liil ilarv liy tlii- Greek Ambassador In London lo the Fxeciitiye Secretary of the

{Security C-ioncii It .s emphasized in London that this suiteuieut, voicini: the views, as its Iignatorics observe. of the leading representa- fzves of all parties which have hitherto gov- erned Greecf. constitutes an irrefutable iusti- [kllimi from the Greek standpoint of the pres-

After rxtmssing sincere regret that dis- fecment should have RIIMTI between Britain

tlic war liils bat-ii lllt‘ poluilatn t. drilt to large in-

any-

armed forces, police and 1Cllflllll$lf3llV8 macli- inery, as also cf the indispensable ineaiis for organizing the services. For that reason, the landing of ‘he British Forces was truly a most fortunate event.

"Since that time, the liritisli forces remain in this country iii accordance with the desire alid free colz-eni of all the successive Govern- ments, yvliicli have realized that the presence of these troops has been and is indispensable for the restoratiin of true equality of rights, for the safeguarding of the rights of the people and for llie prevention of reuirrinig interuecine lfifc."

The stiiltiiirnt concludes: “Greece- stulllls in need of all rue Great Powew and makes no dis- tinciioii between them. She appeals to them that, by avoiding misunderstandings and in a spirit of nlutnal goodwill, they may avert di- vergencies o1 opinion bctivceii them and devote themselves wholeheartedly to ill" task of re- habilitating humanity and more particularly of restoring the sniall, weak nations from the suf- fering of war."

ll is pointed out in London that this declar- ation, at once spontaneous and unanimous. of a distinguished body of Greek statesmen, puts‘ in a nutshell the rejoinder to the Russian criti- cism.

-EDITORIAL NOTES-

_ A begin-ting will be made tonight in the Brighton district by a_ladles' volunteer organ- ‘Zalwll l0 PYBPP-re families for “X"-raying for T. B. Enlightenment is necessary. as 50 mam.

have but the faintest notion of what the plan involves. a- u n-

Saskatchewan does not seem to be making Drogress in butter-making under its Socialist. Government, which showed 3 i5 pgr cent dc.

U635: in I945 Qvg i944 ' q ‘ --' _ again“ 48,230,905 In“. viz 409,, 444 lbs n- a

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_ A‘ reader wants to know why there is notli. mg being done to inaugurate a building scheme within the _c;ty. l-Ie gays they-e are plenty 10,5. especially in Brighton district, where in cer. tairi sections lanu 1S being held up at $1,000 per

acre. Perhaps a Brighton land boom may be under way.

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‘ The Ottawa Conference has Journed until April'25, the Thursday afiel- Easter. Presumably Parliament will have re- sumed before then, and adjourned for the Easter recess‘. ‘It _1vas not decided to accept Prelnicr Joness invitation to resume the Conference in the Confederation Chamber here; on the other‘

been ad-

than the average poet of his day. _liis principal W°Yk bflflfi Th! Grave, which was illustrated by the famous p0et,_art1st and mystic, \'Villiaiii Blake, who alSO illustrated Dante’s poems, and Grays poems: Here all the mighty troublers of the earth, Who swam in sov reign rule through Sea; of blood;

Til QPPTQSSIYC,‘ sturdy, man-destroying villains, Who ravag d kingdoms, and laid empires waste. . . .

Now, like a storm that's spent, lie hush’d.

l i I I

whim H8"! HOPkins and Gen. George C. Marshall visited London in April, i942, to dis- cuss war plans with Prime Minister Churchill arid_his military subordinates. they had great difficulty iri adjusting themselves to Mr. Chur- chill’s fondness for working far into the wee small hours. After several clays of this Mr, Hopkins was invilctl to a private luncheon at the Houses of Parliament wliicli was attended b)’ mill)’ members of the Commons. When he was called upon to speak, Mr. Hopkins began with the tolloiving admonition: “The greatest obligation or the House of Commons is to p335 l°i£l5l3ll°l1 f§qttiring your Prime Minister to go to bod at riiflit." . e a a e The Progressive Conservative party favors an international commodity agreement, Mr. E. C. Hopeiof Ottawa, economic adviser, told a party officials meeting in Moose Jaw. At the opening of a two-day school fcr Progressive Conservative lefldfisllll) students, lie outlined the basic agricultural policy of the party. He said‘ the party was in favor of a policy of parity income for farmers combined with individual price floors for specific tnrm products; that the Board of Livestock Commissioners regulate the marketing of livestock. and that marketing legislation lie based on the principles 0f the Natural Products Marketing Act. i OI fi l!

Prime Minister Eamon De Valera, now that the war is over, and the Allies victorious, declares: "When we wrlc klrtiggling against Britain it was always suggested that our actions were prompted by hatred of that country. l have never known in my_heart. even at the hardest time: when we should naturally feel the most bitter sentiments against rltain, such a thing as hattcd, but 1 hat". instead love wliicli I believe is still a much greater force. All we

hand it was not turned down. lth n- a- iti a b0 ROM" Blall‘. Scottish poet an divine, m “"5 dam 1599; llls Dvetry IS iii e quoted

since When Ian And clouds

He gave ‘than wft to learn New way; and _ ineana to auppia-

mutt ( Fr com t ) arise?" ...":...'*.,'-‘-’.§1ir 1'"

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Notes By The Way

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Hon. l‘. Kelley offera $5M to anyone who will write a natlonal son: to replace "0 Canada." e didn't know that piece tied wor a, but It'| a cinch of a tune for hu - min: at iervlce clubs. - Ottei a Citizen.

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The average British inan'a wiiIst lliie lli an inch narrower tharLlt was tn 1009, and men's suit styles are being adapted to a new range of wider shoulder: and allmm r waists, report: ‘Iffle London Duly Mail. But wornen'| figure measure- ments show r0 difference from those of prewar. 1

Venerable Archdeacon Thomas Dobson has achieved the remark- able record of having been elect- ed chairman of the Public School Board of Tllbur for the 43nd con- secutive term. {his is certainly no em ty honor. Archdeacon Dobsun -un oubtedly is enjoying the unique experience of having under his care grandchildren of pupils who were In the primary grades when g? first took office, __ Windsor

er.

These homesick aoldlnra womb expect Utopia when they cum back. But It ls their right m m. that home has at least some sem- blance to their dreams and expec tatfons. Until every last one o them is safely back the nbllgntloni iii not written off on the 1.0m‘ front to "hold the fort." -Reginlz Leader-Post.

The thugs who use the butt end of a revolver on their victims. ei- who shoot to klll citizens defend- ing their property, do not hesitate, to impose physical torture, but they are the first to dread any return of the kind. They fear the lush and if every magistrate !n the country promised to impose this penalty ln all cases of armed as- sault, there would be a quick re-I ductlon of this form of brutal and ciawnrdly crime. - Calgary Her-l a d.

Too many wurds in the lngllsh langwige are spelled diffruntly from the way they are pronuwris- ed. There huv bin sum falnthart- ed attempts to lmproov the sltuay- shun but thay don't get very far. 1t isn't only the spelling; it's also the way wurds are uzed. If you say "freez" and “froz", why shuldn't you say "skweez" and "skolvz"? And if it's “mowse" and "mlse". why not say "hows" and “hlse"? A wtird such as "cough" reely oi-t to be spelled "koff", and lf ther‘s eny- thlng to the ider that usage gives athoraty, then "government" should long have becum "guvvermiint." Speaking in general terms, we ac ln fayvor of a spelling sistem that rnaches the ufonlstic elements of our mlither tung. - Wnll Street Journal.

A correspondent deplored the number of sparrows in the dmvn- town area of Winnipeg. The widter urges that the civic authrlritica take steps to rid the area of the birds on the grounds that they tire a nuisance and even a menace tn public health. Obviously from the depth of feeling displayed by our correspondent he or she set-ms to have had an encounter of some sort with the sparrows with unhappy results. However, while sympathiz- lng with the writer, we cannot stand by ln silence while he advo- cates cutting down the grand trees In the neighborhood in the hope that removing the birds’ favorite roost will also remove the birds.

We are not even sure we wanl the sparrows removed. -- Winnipeg Tribune.

The first complete study on the relationship of Income . id educa- tlori to the birth rate of the United States has just been completed by e Bureau of Census, The Winni- peg Free Press reports. The pres- ent study shows that the native white American woman with four years or more of college education has en average of less than 1 1-4 children. Her family falls to repro- duce itself by 4.5 percent. Women who have only high school educa- tion bear an average of 1 3-4 chil- dren und fall to replace their fa- milies by ZLpercent. But women who have only one to four years of grade school education have 4 1-3 children and over-replace themselves by 95 percent. The ed11- cated classes are thus declining 1n favor nf the less-educated and un- educated. -

Echoes of the United Status con- troversy over the traditional sall- or’: costume are heard on this side of the line. Men ln our Navy are reported to favor a change from the familiar bell-bottom trousers. A canvass would probably show that dissatisfaction is caused not only by these archaic nether gar- ments. Thg rest of the uniform could do with a bit of moderniza- tion, Having on one memorable occasion had to force our fairly conllderable bulk into one of these suits we have been filled with won er alnce as to how any sailor ever manages to get dressed ivlth- out nulrtance. The effort .| com- parable to that of struggling into e combination slruiltjacket and fo- male girdle. Then, once the thing is on, there la no place to put even

the -

Not one pocket ls provided, so fat‘ la we could find. It. really ls about time our Naval authorities rmlized we have pro eased somewhat iilnco the day: of elson. --Wlndeor Star.

74.» i?

A number of the DIOR!“ Yawn‘ veysym. programs remain

my vlew the most rndlcalchanllfl ere likely to occur tn houa n8. P"- cisely because plans for post-war houalnz were moat new wartime coalition. of position and llrgstlfl mu effect In turning conservative even former flrebranrle. Ae disillusioned aiiDDOtWr of the Labor Government laid l0

“d 9g the effect _of n good 61ml! and a fine clzflh’

why the socialist direction has no been embraced. qmremmu or quick ioconverstonl preceded by ll" W"! °l mm lng, lierdah

genditure 0! o

mnle lawman}!-

quick pull! we Bndlmf. We: eucceaa n er

houses ere built by the did 11f M! summer. still be for evefyvhifll? one Dllf-Tv 98¢ months

Inborltea m “we” techniques that are more likely to

wit; eae techniques are not

exanwle has bee

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' (This is the rim of aovon a-rticlea by Loo ci-ome. brilliant iwima American economist and executive secretary cf the Research Insti- tute of America, whom the Overaeaa Nowa AIQMY Ind The Guard- 181i sent to Brita-m w utiiey how me labor Government u meet-

ing the pIOblBIIII I161’

l Report On ‘England 1. England ‘Is Not Socialist By m ca»... ' ~

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the

ltwlll nature lta oelglnal color.

economy and ‘ conditions).

. Britain may lie led by a Labor ‘Government, but it. is not a Boc- lnllst one. , .

Interviews the Writ-B! h"! 001V fgcenfly tn Britain with officials. member; Q1 Parliament. newe- papermen, trade iJnlonaf-B. bust- negsmen and polincai economists all support the cnxicluslon that. the Attlee government is not "Social- 1st."

It must be conceded. on the other hand. that tn domestic pol- icy Etngland 1s a few paces to the left of the New Deal today. In the domain of foreiltn b01105’. Brllfllfl now ls a cons clerable distance to the right of even traditional Am- erican practice and at the same time well to the left of Russia.

The England of today both sup- poi-ts an ultimate World Parlia- ment of Man-that is to say, a world 5OVeITllII€llbI and practices some pretty old-fashioned Irrilperial- 15m.

Here is an example of the foro- 80ml? .

1 had the privilege o! attend rig various sessions of the House Commons. There Foreign Secretary Emest Bevin made the revolution- ary proposal of n World Parlia- ment of Man. a. proposal one might suppose would indrce Plemlll! 0H9‘ cries of protest. from the Con- servative Party, which numbers among its top leaders die-thud supporters of British imperialism.

But Anthony Eden who. next. to Churchill. ls Britain's moat prom- inent Tory had actually broken the same ground in a Comma s session I attended iust the day be fore, 'I‘hnl: proposal. when and 1f brought to realization. may mean the 10$ to England of most of her vast empire oversees.

The nntlonelizatlmi of the Bank of England and the words of left- wlng Harold Laakl have both given the British Labor Partybs present activity an appearance outside of England that doesn't stand up in a visit to the British Isles. It l5 hard to say that Harold Laskl Ls any more popular ln the Labor Government than he is In most American circles. It should be borne in mind that he ls not. a member of the Government. and has been careful to say so re- pestedly. Party oolleacuw, weak of hm with respect but little af- fection, and their party BYOB!!!“ 1n action reflects little of either the respect or affection.

The program ‘of nationalization will be “lscussed in detail 1n an- other article of tnLs series. but. in general. It 's not as world-stinking as it appears to many People l" the United Stetef.

There are three major reasons for the fact that British Labor is not moving in the socialist direc- tion. First. the ‘Trade Union Council, the political heart of the British Labor Party s basically conservative. In 1531818116, B! 1Y1 other capitalist countries. the trade unions are in no fluffy l0 confiscate private property. The)’ are in much more of a hurry l0 time i1 generous share of private profits for themselves Second. in many Ways, lodays Hamil-mi l8 still a-coalltlon government rather

than a Social at. Party Bflvelll‘ rnent. Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, a holdover from the

Ch hill government can't net out- oif llrtiia coalition way of tnlnklnlf-

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