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PAGI FOUR TIIE DIIARLDTTETDYIII GUARDIAN

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the provinces to sell their products co-operative-

SATURDAY, JULY 9, I938

A Slight Change

It is amusing t0 nutc the shricks of protest in Liberal nc-u-pzrpcrs against the Conservative ex- pression of loyalty to Great Britain in her pres- ent hour of uccd. “Flag-nagging Imperialism" is a crime. it would seem, when manifested at a political convention.

It docs not take a. long memory (says the Hamilton Spectator) t0 recall that six years ago Right llou. R. B. Bennett was condemned for straining the Empire link by driving a "hard bargain” with Britain in the Ottawa trade pacts.

His most vociferous critics were .\lr. Niac- Irenzie King and members of the Liberal party. The agreements, ran the cry, has caused “ten- sion", and endangered a noble relationship. All manner of injury was alleged to have been done to the feelings of the .\Iother Country. The Union jack had been sullied; co-operation had been damaged. “Canada First" Mr. Bennett was the culprit: "flag-wagging" Mr. King the hero In shining arrnous. - - ,

Tig marches on. ‘

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ly. There were 57 associations with 28o places of business which reported a membership of 34,- 868 members. Sales for the year amguntgd g0 $3,282,693. _ Practically all the wool marketed co-opcra- tlvely 1n Capada 1s handled by the Canadian Co- operative __V\ ool Growers Limited. The Company operates 1n each province through the medium °f_ 18 5h°°P'll"@d¢f5' find wool-growers’ associ- ations. The co-operatlve stores grade and mar- ket the wool received from its 8,000 patrons. The)’ halldlefl-IDOQOOO pounds during the year.

Reference is also made in the report to the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders’ Asso- Clflllfill. find to smaller farm co-operativcs func- tioning 1n individual provinces,

In the purchasing of farm supplies 515 co- operatives participated. These consumer asso- ciations. of which nearly one-half are established 1n Saskatchewan, have a combined mctnbcrship 0f Q8J67- _In five of the provinces co-operativc bllYlllll Soflcflcs purchase goods for their share- holder associations.

Detailed figures by provinces are given. Primr- Edward Island is credited with ten farmers‘ business organizations. with 61 places of busi- YWSS. Wpffififllling 8.760 shareholders. 0.24;, pa- trons. and total assets of $71688. Total busi- ness for the year 1936-37 amounted to $1.490.-

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Doubtless the statistics for 1037-38. when available,_ will show a still further increase in co-opcrative enterprise. which now embraces practically all lines of agriculture.

z Editorial Notes 1

Henry Hallan bom this date, 1777. l! i Ii 1

Tomorrow is the 4th Sunday after Trinity, besides being the anniversary of the birth of Calvin in 1509.

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A Barren Record . f"!

- When the history of these times comes to be written, says the Ottawa Journal, the session of Parliament which closed last week will, we fear greatly, get precious little space in it. Begin- ning with great promise, and with more than the usual promises, it trailed through five months In a minimum of accomplishment. The Speech from the Throne forecast national unemploy- ment insurance, a new reciprocal trade agree- ment with the United States, legislation regard- ing vvhcat marketing, a. number of other things. [They are still in the Speech from the Throne.

National unemployment insurance, headlined Into vast prominence six months ago, has not materialized.

A new trade treaty with the United States, headlined into even vastcr prominence, is still in some pigcon-hole in Washington.

No action was taken on the costly Turgeon Royal Commission report on wheat marketing.

No action came from the equally costly Tur- geon Royal Commission report on the textiles industry.

Eleventh-hour, half-hearted legislation on the costly Royal Commission report on penitentiaries was thrown out-mud rightly~by the Senate.

A measure proposing to control election ex- penditures, introduced with a great fanfare of trumpets in the middle of the session, was drop- ped toward the end.

The budget. brought down two and a half inonths after the close of the fiscal year, altered no tariff, changed no tax (except certain ex- etnptions from thc Sales Tax), produced noth- kig but a, deficit, though fortunately one re- lduced. i l Actually‘, the entire five months of the session ‘More spent in voting more than $5oo.ooo.orx) 0 public monies (most of it voted in the final few weeks); in providing for certain left-handed Wpump priming"; in devising loans tn municipal- ‘ltics for self-liquidating works; in voting more ‘flnoncy for housing. True, a transport bill was ' asscd and certain amendments to the Criminal i%ode; but the transport bill was a hang-over ‘lfrom last session, while the Criminal Codi‘ ‘amendments were thrown at thc Senate two Bays before prorogation.

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l- farmers’ Co-Operativcs

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1 ‘Ylestetfdayk animal mcctiug of the Livestock Llarkcting Board i» a rr-miutlcr of the stczitly progress marlc by farmcrs‘ (‘u-opcrativr: business prgatiizalious iu rccml years. The currcut issue of the licontimic .\unali.~t, a miblicaliou of lb’: Federal Dcpartmcnt of Agriculture. givcs soul:- interesting ligurt-s in this conucctitm, based on returns rcccivcd (luring the yvar 1937. For livestock shipping and marketing zissociations alone, thc rccords showctl a combined tucmhcr- ' ship of .1(i.7l1;. tho busiucss accomutorlatctl being

in thc vicinity of sixtccn million (lollars. Altogether, returns were received from 1,024 farmers’ co-opcrativc organizations, representing 2.963 brauchvs which combinctl niadc a total of .987 places of business cngagcd in the nmrkct- g of farm products and the purchase of sup-

With Quebec lining up with the rest of Can- ada. as demanding retention within the Empire, Prime Minister Mackenzie King must be sorry he made so much of his rebel grandfather. a

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Ancnt the demonstration of loyalty at the Conservative Convention our local contemporary says, quoting Johnson: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrcl." Our contemporary, we note, still calls itself “The Patriot"! I i i l

Hon. Dr. Thane Campbell is beginning to think of facing the electors and loosening the purse strings still farther for the benefit of “deserving democrats". But the expenditure is strictly confined to road contractors, who havc the hiring and firing of the faithful.

w a at a No opposition party in Canadian history has had such a wealth of talent at its head as has the National Conservatives today. Men like Bcnnctt, Meighen. White in the capacity of eld- cr Statesmcn, and a plethora of active statesmen with Manion at their head, besides a host of ris- ing hopes. bodes well for the future of Con- servatives in the Federal field. a a a a

The Coliseum Ottawa, where the Conservative convention took place, is about three miles from the Parliament Buildings, and restaurant, rest rooms, a telegraph office and a press room with a battery of telephones for the convenience of the sixty members of the Dominion press who covcrctl the proceedings, were a r r a n g e d for. The Exhibition Grounds for the time be- ing ivere in reality a miniature town, complete with all modern conveniences. The seats for delegates radiated out from the central speakers’ platform, which was equipped with loud speakers and smothered in flags. The name of cach pro- vince was painted onabig sign hanging from an iron truss and the nine provincial delegations were seated beneath their own particular vine and fig tree. ln addition. there were 4.500 extra seats for visitors and sight-st-ers. To ensure pcrfr-ct audition. the wholc. floor of the huge building had been covcrcrl with tan-bark and overlaid with canvas. liven the press tables, right in front of the speakers stand. had a thick mat tn dcadr-n any sound. There was evena spe- cial post office in the building for the conveni- ence of press and delegates. a w a a

Price cutting in the grocery ficld has bccn go- iug on now for scvcral months and thcrc doesn't sccm to be any abatement, stutcs Czmadiatl (iroccr in its current issue and unw it has hit rlrug lines. lt adds that in thc food field thcrc arc not many pricc-maititainctl liucs, but that it is diffcrctit with drugs. \\'ithiu tht‘ last-couple of wccks, retail druggists in 'l‘orou\o have thrown the gate wide upon and price cutting is

IIDTES II_Y_IIIE YlAY

The Emperor of Japan has 5g- stuweo um umer or me Chrysan- uiemunr upon Mussolini. when auwcrauc rulers commence ._,__ Lamas with flowers the true sym- Douam 0t such gifts become warped-Brannon: mpoumr,

At a moment. when the country h witnessing the disgraceful spectacle of rellef funds being freely us“ 1m- narrowly partisan purpose; news from the Mormons are rnaklng a new campalgn to keep then- gym people of! the government relle! rolls comes as a welcome breath of clear mountaln aIr. -—Nevl York Herald TrIbune.

The raclkl and polltlqgl In. pllcatlons of the flght last week We" flDParently too much for a lot. of people In Harlem. Comlng down from the Stadium. rldlng along Lenox avenue we saw one young colored glrl sternly bearing a sign whlch sold. "I-IItIer, keep your hands off EthIopla!"-The New Yorker.

J. C. Ponsford, St. Thomas, was warden of Kingston penitentiary for 19 years and never had a rlot. Bdt he used the strap on incorrigi- bles and was strlct and severe. He submits that when a warden starts to toady to prisoners he ls lost. a thought whlch was not contained In the recent Royal Commission report. -St. Catharlnes Standard.

Nearly $450,000 Is to be

spent In Palestine ln constructing a. barbed-wire wall along the frontier where Lebanon, Byrla

and Trans-Jordan impinge upon Palestine In the hope that. Tegarfs wall, named after Slr Charles Tegart, Its prlme advocate, may be effectIve In keeping smugglers, agitators, gun runners, terror-tau and fugltlvea from justlce from uslng the border zone as l. base of operations. Ac despatch to the London 'I‘lmes from Jerusalem says that. speclflcatlons of the plan call for fIfty mlles of barb- ed-wlre fence. varying In construc- tlon accordlng to local condltlons. The standard barrier apparently will conslst of two parallel fences slx feet hlgh and five feet apart. Each of the fences wlll have meshed wire at. the bottom and barbed-wire above, and the space between the two fences will be with barbed-wire and filled wlth loose masses of wire. Where local conditions call for an even more formidable barrier than this there wIll be tshree parallel fences. ~New York un. I

One of the flneet lessons In real Amerlcanlsm that we've heard about lately was taught by Eugene W. Casey. 32-year-old Negro cab driver. Recently he was slck and In the hospital. and hls famlly re- ceived $49.10 In cIty relief. The other day Eugene Casey wrote thIs letter to the Clty ‘Treasurer: "Dear Sir-Just. to let you know me and my wlfc have no fur- ther need for the rellef as I am putting my cab on the street. and would like to be cut. off on our own will. Please. slr. tell me how I can repay back. Thanks you ever so much slncerelv- Eugene W

Casey. Cora L. Casey." A man who wants to "repay hack” his re- Ilef money ls unusual enough. so that the newspapers sent: reporters tn ask Eugene Casey why. He told them: "It's Just the way I was raised up, back In South Carollna. It's the way I'm ralsln’ my kld."—- New York World-Telegram.

In an effort to alleviate the ex- lstlng shortage of domestic help In New Zealand. girls from Sweden and Denmark may be brought to the Dominion. Miss E. M. "arklns. of ‘Nnoler. has left for England and the Continent, and may en- deavour, If sufficient Binllsh girls are not available, to bring Scandl- navlans to the Dominion. Mlss Darklns sald she could place 500 girls In domestlc employment In Hawker Bay alone end would brlng several hundred glrls out to New Zealand If possible. Speaking to a deputation the Prime Mlnlst- er, the Right Hon. M. J. Savage. Indicated that some actlon would be taken to meet the present dIf- flcultles wlth respect to the train- ing and status of domestic serv- ants. f-le hoped there would be l - Islatlori soon to deal with the whole situation. If further facilit- Ies were needed for tralnlng do- mestlcs they would have to be provided, Mr. Savage added. Ha would see that the conditions In the home were made as attractive as In other occupations. - New Zealane Letter

We drove forty mllee one mornlnrz to see lf there were any trout In a certain creek In the north. sitting at the front door of a log shack. across the road from the creek. was n. sleepy-looking settler. We asked hlm If there were mv fish In the creek and he sold. "I have llved here nluzh on to forty veers and I never flshed that. crlck vet." We tr~l< a young man flshlna hr n. canola of rl-"Ys an!‘ It. was In the fl" sr-"son “than the deer r-M-w to the water to ref. a blt 0'

rampant cveu in many of thcsc luzntitaiucd liucs. \Vho started it all nobody knows, but it is stat- ed that one large retail chain hcartl of premiums being given away by retailers, matlc enquiries and found that they applied to fixed-price lines as well as others. This sccuicd to light the spark that sct off thc conflagration and now, as far as Toronto at any ratc is concerned, competi-

lics for farmers. Shareholders and members financially iutercstcd numbered 3f)().l)l8 and pa- trons wcrc cslimzitcrl to number 451,231. The equity of the members in thcsc organizations amounted to over $51.ooo,ooo. representing a considerable iucrcasc over the preceding year. Total asscts after deducting provision for bad debts and dcprccinlion amounted to $87,933,453. Sales of farm products through the co-opcra- tives ffilflllvrl $157,o31.4o5.

“lilhin the marketing group the grain and seed co-opcrativcswhich include the wheat pools of \Vcstcru Canada havc. of course, the largest membership and investment, and exceed all other commodity groups in volume of business. But the figures for other farm organizations are Impressive. For cxamulc:

_ One bundrwl and forty-six dairy co-opera- fives with 428 rlvnnts in Canada reported a mem- berghip of 40,706 with asst-ts valued at $5.077.- Y. t . “A 19,-...- nm-v nf me fruit and vegetable crop tllfntjprlr 12o CO-OpSfIIIlVC agencies ‘m, n convhlfl"ll qm-nnsershin of 12.170 fruit totalled $3,-

tion is kcencr than it has hccn for a number of years. lu the grocery fir-ld in Ontario thcrc is not much of a lot-up. It scents that when manu- facturers get their lines straightened out as far as cutting is concerned, retailers break out in a price-cutting rash elsewhere. Bread. for in- stance, has hccn made a price football in rcccnt weeks. There is a rumor that the activities on the part nf one large chain in this regard have been outlined to Premier llenbttrn of Ontario and that he expressed himself in fairly strong language against it. In many proprietary lines we continue to sec prices that are pretty close to cost. There are some that provide the large retail distributor with only about 2% gross mar- galn which ls, of course, away below operating costs. From Vancouver comes the news that a large department store there is fighting the loss- leader legislation recently put through in British Columbia. The price-cutting orgy starting in Toronto among the drug stores may spread as there are chain companies there with units In other parts of the provinces. If it does, retailers in many smaller centres will be affected. We may, therefore see both grocers and druggists in strong competition for the consumer's dollar the

producers have organised in each of

rollof. Tn two "M's we "v" ten He", often at. r"=‘~nres r" but I. h-w fect. but when we wturned Home. the voumr man when asked how he liked hls trln sald. “Oh. we saw a few deer. but nothlng lnleresf'ng."—- Trenton Courler- Advocate.

(‘w-rd test" ls not Instinctive Imf. ecflulrerl. A" not-Ive tastes are pa’: The, teat,» M “to rmnno In venslc ls abomlneble, In llternture evecrohle flood oste crows aim-n" tln-otvvh the effcrt- to rtnderstflnd what Is beyond us.‘ n» enrlwtvfll’ In aonreclete what. we Mnnot wet. understand. It- de- pends on our wllllngnovs f0

‘ml-MI with Whit. I! 000d l" Mil" that. we rvwv become bored III-h what. I: Iml and en demand amne- tH-w “ett-r. Tn Ihcrt. It- ln born P’ 011th 011g filth that. the Mp0- dnm M be-irty can neither ‘be min-lowed lw duller! nor taken bv storm. but must, he aunroaoh- ed h" n process of trIaI mil error. a wllllnwvwel to learn and the hu-

md the Iudgemmt o! other! whet It cannot vet M" h

rug. _ ClIARLOTTi-ffttWNi ‘qpgrupmy

HOW BRITISH IS CANADA ‘l

clans with thelr ears no the around fur to volce unmistakable aIllIlh sentlulenfe Is a meme to our gen- eration. What. has Brtaln dcne to make us eool and SIISDICI-Ill? f. Ia

on pi‘ pa-rtgcl tag g1 a common d;-

ocrac . m“ geek away 113:: res ynslblllty pre er to be noncomm . Wm porlze an sidestep

Right. Hon Arthur MEI Ell 0n Tuesday wlll rlng down the ears as a brllllpnt exception, In. t. eme and IOIOBJIIIIPL! u em ash-ed the contrast of honest. s tesmanshtp with average lltlcs. The attitude

Itlcs on the mbkcl

e. The Prune Minister's explanation

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(Globe and Mall) I Periodical ewdence that polItI-.

that the Government will not op- al Afr

HIs ry can for precedents, but the elemental’! truth Is that. the Federal Goya-n-

Ions that some sumln wlthln confederation: the

right assert autonomy. resard- less of a common purpose. b FOUR MILLION

WORDS

(Ottawa Journal) The House of Commons l-lansard for the recent sesalou runs almost ate l-lansard

a prodigious volume of some 4,- 000,000 words. and th n a work of something more than half a nulllon words. The wordage of this one session of Parllament, If printed and bouna as the avemlfl P°I7lllhr novel Is primed and bound, would make a shel. of 35 to 40 volume-s. Nobody, when a session ls over, the Irmldable

Ion. A city edltor could go through these pages with his traditional blue pencl and cut out great. mass- es of worduse as Irrelevant Incon- sequentlal, faoetlous, wo the add nothing no the lntelllgent. study of national problems. l-le would find endless cases of te

ahlp. But be would come upon also, and not infrequently. wise and elo- gllmpses of high statesmanshlp, pictures of devotion to the nation and to democracy. Redue Hansard to Its essen- tlals, mak unpo tut of survival, would greatly reduce Its bulk-and even more greatly re- duce Its interest. Bee ilmlltl‘ °‘ od a mu p... y repr uc on durlfi the sessIon-conslsts In Its trlvI tles, the mpa-rtee, the soft; answers that. stlr up wrath and the answers tha cause scenes. the play of passions and embltlons Vand Idea-ls on thIs natlonal forum.

sence of altruism-or else of the " for puzallng out- It ls; the As- Gmeral draws while the actual Pay- GeneraYs post. Is among those that. are certlfled as "un- paIdP-Manchester Guardlan.

Ens ' r slders. But there slstant Paymaster

The Japanes ‘h- uoucombat- ant ones. at least-remain a great. little people. This was borne In on us recently when we read the Instruction sheet. that came wIth anlnexpenslve made-In-Toklo out- fIt for developln and prlntlng fIlm. The opening sentence would have done credlt. to a Faulkner or a Wolfe. It sold. “Take the de- velo to the glommlest place pouble." -New Yorker.

lard aweedsmulr says the beet answer to the folly of dlctatorshlp Is laughter. As Ions as you re- member to laugh before you get your dictator. -Vancouver Prov- nce. .

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