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Morning Daily (Founded In IF

F ‘dent: Lleut. Col. W. Chester l. McLIre Vlce-Yreeldent: J. IL Burnett, I‘. J. l. Secretary: Lieut. Col. D. A. Maolilnlon, D.S.O. ldltor end Director: J. B. Burnett. PJJ. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Lieot. Ian A. Burnett, B..C-N.V.B.. (On Active Service)

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Tluul the Weakest Ink.‘

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER l. I924

Progressive Cons. vs. Liberals

It is unquestionably the case that Honest J01... Bracken i. making strong body” e‘ ti“ only possible leader to H111“ {ind dlrect ca‘? adian affairs after next CIECIIOII.‘ The V§YY abuse heaped upon him by Prinieddttiister K1112 and his cohorts is evidence of this. l\_Ir. Brack- en is no novice in successful leadershiplhfi “'35 called to power i“ ylnnitnha, a position un- sought b‘. 1mm in 193.2, when the affairs of tiiat province wcrc in an almost hopeless cou- dgtgon, 31111051 as tlcplnrllhle as all Luufldai today. lle ran four clcctionspthcrc, never W119 defuted, and left thc Provincial field after 2o Wars in office only because he was sought by the l'l't\gl't‘\si\'c (‘onscrvzitivcs to reprgari- gig and lend that great Party in the Iicderal flaky 111.15 afptin, ht- did not‘ seek the position. he was called to it. The impression he 1121.5 already made throughout the 1101111111011‘ l5 ma, h; i, i llQ;1\'t'11-5(‘ll{ administrator, specially raised up m lead Canada out of its present sea of troubles. _

Nzttnrzillv, .\lr. King and many of his de- voted licelers are clingiitied at this tum 0t “mug 3,1,1 5...]; 31.1 lll-ucltcifs political blood. Like assassins, these politicians who have been wallowing in the political mire and feeding at the public trough, hesitate at nothing to at- tain their end. are plotting and manocuveritig to Stat, the new I10.“ in [he back, before the peo- ple have an opportuiiii_v to benefit from his leadership. llcnce it is that all sorts of 11115- chievous propaganda is issuing from Govern- ment and C. C. F. headquarters to belittle Mr. Bracken and to sectire his defeat. .

A; Quebec necessarily plays a vital part in the sticcess or otherwise of political particfi. and as .\lr. King, by his treacherous 0011C)’ over conscription has forfeited the confidence of the voters there, as well as in the rest of Canada, he is now resorting to despicablepro- pagantla to make out that there is a split ni the Progressive Conservative Party Over the attitude of Premier Drew in Ontario. There is no such split, the Progressive Conservative policy with regard to Quebec is now as evcf. fair play to each and every province and prefer- ential treatment for none. In his recent state- nient denying disunity in his party, Mr. Brack- en “carries the war into Africa (i.e. Mr. King’s own territory):

“The Liberal party (livided at this moment in its innermost councils on the really urgent question of providing reinforcements for our boys overseas and still playing politics with it, is sadly in need of other issues-and also some able apologists. Its policy of co-operation with the communists needs considerable explaining as well.

"There is no lack of unity in the Progres- live-Conservative Party and everyone knows that. \Vhat all fair-minded people are anxious about right now is where does the Liberal party stand on their home conscript army and Com-

munist co-operation P"

Hog Prroduciion Survey

Every year since 1938, with the exception of I942 when a temporary lapse occurred, hog production in Canada has shown steady and strong increases. Inspected slaughterings for 1943 were 2.25 pcr cent of the 1938 slaughter and bacon exports rose from 171,000,000 lbs. in 1938 to 563,000,000 lbs. in 1943. The June I, I944 hog survey, recently released by the Dominion Department of Agriculture, indicates however, that ihis tipward trend in hog pro- duction may be over. While for Iizistern Can- ada total pigs oit farms at lune I, I944 were 101.6 per cent of the prcviotis year, Western Canada's total pigs wcrc down to 90.9 per cent of the year previous. The combined figures for all Canada were [)5 pcr ccnt of the 1943 1111111‘ bers.

But more significant girobaljy, are the figures for pigs farrowctl i:i the spring of 1944. The survey indicates that in Iiastern (janad; 91.2 pcr ccnt and in the \\'est 81.8 per cent as many pigs were fzirrovxctl as in lhc saiiic

eriod of 1943, with the overall figure for the

ominion being 85.5 per cent. Included in the survey were estimates of sows bred to farrow during the present fall season and the per- centages of decrease indicated, as compared to I943, were startling. Those ran from 52.3 per cent for Manitoba, 48.8 per cent for Saskatche- wan and 38 per cent for Alberta to 21.3 per cent in Quebec. Ontario alone appeared to remain about steady with a decrease of only 4.2 per cent. Across Canada the prospective de- crease averaged 31.0 pcr cent.

The release of these figures has caused some pessimistic discussion as to the future of Can- ada's hog and bacon industry, and the fear was expressed that Canada's farmers were on the point of scrambling out of hog production. But a further comparison of the farrowings during the present year with those of the previous four years would hardly justify that conclusion.

The figures indicate that the Maritime Prov- inces were slow in starting increased war pro- duction of hogs and while their fall farrow- ings of i942 showed an increase over 1940, their spring farrow of i943 was still consider- ably below the base period. Quebec farmers seem to have been headed for greater produc- tion by the summer of i942, while the rest of Canada definitely accepted the challenge of the

duction which took place in the last two years. But there were very strong economic factors operating at the same time. In the fall of i942, with tremendous crops, (although grain was fairly high in price) transportation and stor- age facilities were so tied up that Western farmers could not cash their grain. This decid- ed many thousands of farmers to go into the production of hogs who formerly had sold all or most of their grain through the elevators.

Since that time wheat has risen in price from 90 cents to $1.25 per bushel and bonuses are being paid on barley and oats. Grain is now moving much more freely and many farm- ers, not normally inclined to“ or equipped for the production of hogs, are going back into the sale of cash grain. 'l‘lris is evidenced by the estimated heavy decreases in sow breedings in the West while Eastern Canada is maintain- ing almost steady production. The history of hog production in Canada shows many such periodical surges but the net result after each such period has been a gain.

Producers are advised not to be thinking i:i terms of volume alone. \\'e niust first have quality, regularity of production ‘and shipments and then a volume large enough to maintain a flung position in the market.

EDI IURIAL NUI l1)

All Souls Day.

v a n- a No European war with three or more nat- ions involved has ever lasted under ten years ——except the last, and it was not finished.

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\Vhat the Nazis‘ hope is that they can hold out long enough for the Allies to quarrel among themselves. e- e n e Hon. Mr. Ralston will in all probability retire at the coming election and resume his practice of the law in Montreal. l! I Ii Quebec newly formed Independents auti- cipate winning 25 or 30 seats in the province with the connivance of the Union Nationale, who as a party, will not enter the Federal field. e a a n- The explanation of the alleged alliance be- tween the Tim Buck Communists and the Lib- erals is simply this, that the Communists de- sire the status quo in Government until they are strong enough themselves to overthrow it. a s- 11 a

It is expected Hon. Dr. Cyrus MacMilliffl will not seek renoininatioii, but devote all his time to his duties in l\IcGill University, whicn is facing problems of its own in connection with the demobilization plans for rc-flducatlou- x a m s Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano singer, died this date 1887; born in Sweden, she studied un- der Garcia at Paris; after a great success 0n the continent she visited London in 1847 arid America in i850; retired from the operatic stage and became a concert singer, ultimately becoming professor of vocal music at the Royal College, London, a position she held for a per- iod of six years till her death; in the Eighties, her name was a household \vord, synonymous with the ideal in soprano singing. 1e it 4 t

Possibly for the first time in British parlia- mentary history, a figure in highland uniform this week conveyed a message from the King to the House of Commons. The messenger was A. S. L. Young. Conservative member for Patrick, Glasgow, who is Vice-Chamberlain of the Royal Household, and his uriiformnvas that of a major of the Scottish Rifles, with knee breeches of the Douglas tartan. In peace- time the King’; messengers to Commons usu- ally are clad in traditional court dress with black knee brecohes, black silk stockings and court shoes with silver buckles. In wartime this is replaced by service dress. The message from the King concerned administrative changes in Britain's colony of Aden.

i- =0: n- n- "Thc night of that May 10 was s. great one for the cheering people of Aachen (writes a correspondent). In the magnificent Quellen- hof Hotel generals and gauleiters toasted the coming victory with many heils and hochs. In the dark of that midnight most of the laeoplc of Aachen were on the roadways singing and liciling as armor rumbled into position for the great offensive. These spearheads reached far ~—ri1{ht through Europe and across Africa to the threshold of the Nile delta at El Alamcin. The people of Aachen were proud that their city was the launching point of the greatest victories in German history. Hitler had chosen Aachen as a symbol of German resistance. To the peo- pie, Aachen is now a symbol of what iiitist hap- pen everywhere in the Reich. It presents the grimmcst warning of the whole war; its brood-

become reality." The U. S. Army did its work well. i- e e e

Travelling between Montreal and the Mari- times has never been very good, but it must have been at zero when General Wolscley was

duties took him to Riviere du Loup, alias Fras- crville, there to make arrangements for the one-night housing of troops (the Grenadier Guards and the Scots Fusilier Guards) who were coming overland by sleigh from St. john, New Brunswick. (the railway was not com- pleted east of Riviere du Loup). His journey took 36 hours from Montreal and was "the most uncomfortable 1 ever had. The carriages were dirty and stuffy, and the food to be ob- tained at the stations was simply garbage." As a measure of compensation he tirade the ac- quaintance of the local Seigneur at Riviere du Loup, “a man of Scottish descent who, though

larger bacon contracts during the breeding sea- lon of 1940 as reflected by the increases of far- rowinga in i941. ./~~~ .

. . . . . tkethl df ihbfon wan- ing ruins are a shrieking nightmare suddenly dial-s wliyr ‘$5M oégedg ‘in tibia to n

spring all the stores had bnckililcs

growing would seem o be t e spring. To permit popn

in Catiada in i870. The future Field Marshal's spring and then to launch n enm- paign against them ln the 181i fm- presses-us as the hard WHY 0f d0- lriga. rather simple lolm-Wlnnillltl Free Press.

THE CHARIXYITETOWN GUARDIAN

HJBLIC FORUM

FOOD FOR WAR TIME

Sin-I was interested ln that l- teni on British BLZHCUIUIIL‘ in the Guardian of October 21, indicating 1111.1» ‘Perhaps me niiuzest. problem that British agriculture lies had to ggeet qprinaz the war ls that of lab-

On the other hand. I am told that there are now more tnun 00.- 000 tractors at work in those an- cient. fields. and obviously this Dower fact has had a KOOG deal to

W th a-m R achievements 01 trip Brl’ h tanner. 1n Retillii, the food moductlvlty of “the tight little Isl." up from a ure-ivnr golf-utilize pig 40 per cent of the

a on’ nee to l t7 todafls us 0 Der cent

However. as uolnted out by a writer on this uttrlouitilral tliemt: in the current issue of your Mont- Pnfll t-‘Outci-uborary ("Fllltlliflal Times") the above increased uro- dufllvltv in Britain's fnrnis 1'.].)l‘E-

sents ‘food for a wartime uict. mostlv wheat, potatoes and 0.1m vegetables and altogether it is u

V910’ dull diet." In this inattzr of J.B’5 approach to self-sufiiciencv in terms of a wartime SUIJSISLEIICC~ dict. I notlcv one aspect 1n dealing with tliu mg. lilem which is common to most 0t‘ the articles and stories-few re r ends are made to the cost. ol LlllS flgrlmiltu-ral effort. to the British Treasury.’ I cannot understand this ause the sum involved ls not a eat deal less than the entire cosh iicpme of the Canadian farmers in 10111. For the information of busy" uiorm react rs. who have neither e time nor the inclination to hunt. in: the figures, perhaps they may be considered tlmelv and 5|- lurninatinz: The forincr cost inst ?‘.’?.“.i°°é’.‘?l’.°*..§‘.%l...“l° ‘émi. “l” r a I I l - 091,000,000. ‘ m‘ a’ s‘ am not awa , fll d, . distribution oero-rienttiigcslainor °ll§§§ British agricultural subsidies a. cross t.he various farm commodities; but the flirure for "home-grown Brain would be substantial, with the Brice-lac on a bushel of native wheat 50 1101f cent above the Can- adian valuation at Winnipeg.

I am, sir. etc “GLASGOW LAD",

Notes [EL The Way

N“ One _Wunts the Normantlie. Ate!" “Wilding more than 1,000,000 bounds on salvaging the Cflpsizgd liner in New York harbor, zhe

. SNNavy has abandoned platjg to refit her as a troop transport. The NEW tried to D855 tier over to the Maritime Commission, which runs America's express merchant marine, but without suc_ cess- So she may end up on the Junk pile-London Express.

The housewife who works in the ltltchgn of the new prefabricated unit houses at Burnt Oak -will never have tired feet. Concrete, blown full of air bubbles, makes the 510011115’. and when ivalkcd on like treading on turf. This aerated concrete has a sponge-Elke texture with very smooth surface, 15 Sound. fire and heat proof, and only one-third the weight of ordi- nurl’ coneretc.—l..ondon News.

Every car should have flares to set out: when a tire goes flat or the gas tank runs empty at night. Yet, the lesson ls more than thrill A driver must be prepared for dozens of emergencies. He must practice extra caution now that darkness comes earlier. He must make allowances for other peo- ple's carelessness. He must take no chances. - Minneapolis Star- Journal.

Few salesmen in the last vic- tory Loan exceeded the fortitude and ingenuity-of Mrs. Jean John. son. Wife of a rancher in the Morley district of Alberta. She went t0 a nearby Indian reserve to ln- troduoe the trlbesmen to Victory Bonds. The Indians knew horses and they knew treaty money. s0 Mrs. Johnson combined the two to illustrate her sales talk. She de- scribed a bond n5 a never-dying more which had two foals a year —t.he semi-annual interest cou- ons. These, she said. were like rsaty money. Nothing had to be clone to earn them. —- Macleanlr. Magazine.

In the Toronto urea the sumachs are now at. their loveliest with their red leaves and fruitage. There are 150 species. 15 in North erlca. says the Toronto Star. Species grown in Europe are used for tannin and dyeing leather and ln medicine as an astringent. North Amprlcim Indians sometimes smoked sumach leaves as n sub- stitute for tobacco. In Japan the trees which provide lacquer and wax are sumachs. And polsCn ivy ls a sumach-not. One of the most popular.

The bolt-Irom-the-blle edict of the mounted police to local flower growers-that they should lm- mediately dii; up and destroy their poppy beds——sccms to be a rather abrupt awakening on somcboilys part. If the poppies constitute a narcotic menace. and l! the nar- cotics brsnch says they do We will

gardeners the first place. The seed catalogues all

them for their beauty. and last of poppy seeds for sale. The time warn people osplnst

be advertLsed and sol in the

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he could not speak English, maintained the credit of his Scottish forebears by a decided predilection for whisky."

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same CZI 115E.

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By well, groomed field of new mown . av.

0ft trodcicn bath to well-house. sieu.

Bare; island soil of deepest red.

Ribbon-like you silvery stream That. wends its way through mead-

zIIGCLQDVI-Iiegiilclflbhof u Q fly

through the realms ‘if Ibeee w From iihitmi coll, the bounteous That

It’: wealth of irolden harvest strain. Stands

rain. And there by stream and wooded Rlade

wwmmentl 8e1- burdened barn now tottering. W95 Wide swtnizlng door where hlnece CIGB . And vgppdbtle hlirh. whose welcome wiii cheer. from chill of wintry BY . I-Iay-biirrnck. llIO. orchard too. Present a typical Isla From mmestfiad wisps o1 smoke

I‘ l T t ue our peed; iTiengihool-fiduse small. ‘noon

Brutus memories that linger still. Of childhood days. the golden rule, From borescrm books to swimming D00. Near stunted spruce end nine tree ramwcini. browse by moldulng The littleichurvh where loved ones

Beemshtov-ltke from our plane on

Imtrancini scenea, our thoughts must. stray a‘ “,‘(NA('|I'I( ~ Back to that childhood yesterday.

Prince ‘Edward Isle. DOIOVIII ter- fll I‘l. . ' We feel the thrill of home again.

I Taxation of Co-operatfves And Corporations

By Ron. John Bracken

Leader of the Proireeelve Cen- lervntlve Pl!!! From a Recent Address

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What we should be after ls fair taxation. The fair way 1B the British way. one tax on income earned, apt two. This Goverpf ment. hasnt given it. It has three - med ctr-operatives but has not’. forced their hands, and all the while it has mride other corpora- tions pay unfairly and without credit to the shareholders.

I do not know what the differ- ence in revenue would be, but I 3m told by quite competent titu- uents of this subject that in Peace- tlme it Ls probable that the abol- ition of taxation on corporations and letting the tax fall on the dividends of such corporations, lit- ter they have been distributed would result in no great. loss in the auiuuni. of tax collected. In war time it. no doubt would mean much less. However that. may be, the main features of British pol- icy would result. in greater fairness in taxation than me system that now prevails in Canada.

1 say, again, that [lie proper merhou to rax the lncom of the people of Canada-ls after tie fash- ion of the British method. Tax it only once, and tax lt then in tw- curctaiiue with the principle that the smaller the income the less rate 0f taxation which it. pays. Get a tax from the corporation, if ticsirc-d, as Britain docs, but. credit 1i. on the tax payment due by each individual.

I have spoken of distributed profits. In the case of undistrlbut- ed profits, provisions should be made to see that. corporations holding them bear their fair bur- C11

The Government. has dragged into the discussion the question of the taxation of the savings of consumer CO-OPEIIIIIVBS. That. red herring will fool nobody. I made no reference to taxation of con- sumer co-operatlves. That ques- tlon is not at issue. 0f course, consumer eta-operatives should not pay either before or after distri- bution of their savings because these represent over-payments made. That attempt to divert the public from the Governmentfis vaclllritlng policy will not. help tt escape the consequences of the policy ol’ pretending to be on both sides of this question and letting cnacs and inequity develop on both sides. 'I‘lie question ln which the Government. ls getting its finger burned is that of Producer Co-operati. s not Consumer C0- operatives. And for the position l1i ivlilcli it finds itself, and tn which it has placed many co-op- cratives, ll: ls wholly and without any justification ‘to blame. I I

And it over the past two or three years SIJIQIIOIGCIS of corporations have paid two income taxes

once on the corporation earnings and once on the dividends re- celved-v:hlle members of co-op. eratlves liavc paid only one. such shareholders have 1.0 one else to b me but the zernment. No (118 can Justify unfair taxation in this country and it ls unfair to corporations to tax their share- holders twice while the members of co-opcratlves are taxed but riice. The chaotic conditions ln uhich l... these groups of tax. buyers find themselves ls marge- ffb“ “T101151 to the Government's; Jifclllfltivln. and the inequitable burden paid by shareholders of. corporations is due wholly to the‘