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dated: "Papers like the Financial Pod: and " ‘ 1 Gazette. which bitterly assailed the Premier's first statement of his policy, are now eating humble pie."

The Financial Post replies um

there are ‘itwo ‘emen-ta here. The Post did not bitterly assail Mr.

'1 LZLTBQIIIIEbVS reform DwQra-lruue. And

we are not eating humble pie. What we have done is to draw attention to the fact that Mr. Bennett's’

' January 2 speech and the Speech

hum the Throne were two differ- ,ent things. The first was Facisln,

....whlch no liberty-loving citizen

-would accept. The second was so- cial reform, which every good citi-

V ' ren wants."

0i’ course the Premier's broad- cast and the Throne Speech were “two different things." One con- sisted chiefly of an analysis of the abuses of the capitalistic system. The other was an outline of legis- lation which the Government pur- gaosed introducing to remedy such

i abuses. The Post, if it chooses, may

call the one Facism and the other Reform, but. when it speaks about “liberty-loving citizens" not accept- ing Mr. Bennett's first statement on this ground, it is obvously speak- ing, without reference to rm. ‘The fact is that the Prime Min- isierb utterances were greeted by ti! fink and file of the people of Canada with whclehearted ap- proval. That the opposition from certain, vested interests petered out when Parliament opened and the reforms were introduced, merely goes to show the force of puiblic opin- ion, even upon such stalwart cap- italistic champions of the old school as the Financial Post.

In its comment the Post says it is a non-political newspaper and is not concerned with the effect of Mr. Bennett's programme on the fortunes of his or any other party. “Bu; we are concerned," it adds, “with the effect on the fortunes of the country."

We miglht point out ‘that, it is neither the "fortunes" nor the for- -tune owners of the country that the Bennett reform pciicim have chief- ly in rnrind. It is the people without fortunes, who are dependent on their daily labour. Tile Prime Minister has declared that the interests of these people must. come first. If

"nib be Facism, the Financial Post H is welcome to make the most of it.

which, indeed, it endeavours to do. In another editorial in the same issue. the T010Il120 paper protests against any change in taxation fthat will further redistribute wealth." According to the Post's theory, if a. wealthy man's income

“u taxed more, he will have less w

‘spend and consequently will employ lfewer workmen. It relpudiates the theory that the state, in that case, will spend more money and that this will go into pay envelopes more quickly and more generously than if people of means spent or invested it. “Dividing the world's accumulated wealth," it says, “cannot make everyone rich." That is true, but hark to this: "There is not enough wealth in Canada to give every- body a reasonable standard of liv- ing. Dividing up the wealth we now have would really be a shar- ing of comparative poverty." And again: "our psinlury job is to increase the world's wealth, .

, We must find rccm to maintain the ' profit motive." That, apparently, is

the be-ali and end-all of states- manship. Is it surprising that the Post. with such views, is perturbed about Mr. Bennett's policies? The wonder is that it could bring itself

" to say anything good about the re-

forms as enunciated in the Throne Speech.

' ma: LIBERAL FALLACY

To the constitutional objections

‘ . raised by Mr. Mackenzie King and

his Liberal oollengurs against the adoption in Parliament of unem-

"ployment in. rance legislation, a

convincing answer was given by Mr. w. A. Banyan. Conservative

Jliomber for Moose Jaw. livery word V, p! Liberal criticism, ha said, was

panama on the assumption that. Immediately the statute is passed.

" ,'pe,opleofthiscountryarego-

stems to me that the mem- af this house ought in repre- Mgeiltt-pretbwell the views of the and when every party is tiiqfiodeilrgo! having fath-

11. “WW. ' set-enema lliillltion, u u n strange

set out to destroy it. Why, the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre and the hon. member for Wetnskl- win (Mr. Irvine) were almost vying with encirotber u to who origin- ated tllis scheme, and we have no fault in find. with that. But it must seem strange to the people of this country that all parties in this I-[oum of Commons should vle with each other in commending this leg- islation, in suppflrting the very prin- ciple behind it and declaring that if it is to be effective it must be national and not provincial. ‘Phat is the one point upon which all

told that the people whoas views hon. members of this house are

‘ to represent are going to set out to destroy this measure. And it is not merely this particular mess- ure, with any faults the opposition may think it has; if they destroy it they destroy the whole principle. If they attack its conatituti lity they make the enactment of any statute cf the kind utterly impossible. I do not believe the‘ people of Canada will tolerate that attitude on the pert of any political party or group. I believe they will insist that hon. members who have supported the measlne. their followers and their rieutenan‘ in the provinces. con- urlue u» use the same stand, name- ly that this legislation is for the benefit of the Canadian people, and I believe the Canadian people will not tolerate any attempt to destroy it." .

EDITORIAL zvoras

An Ontarian, Dr. Isaiah Bow- man. has been elected the fif-th president of Johns Hoplrlnls Uni- versity, Baltimore.

Quebec is to tax gas tanks and pumps and soft drinlm. She already collects a license for the sale of these luxuries.

Premier Bennett's appeal to Wuth. seconded by Mr. Denim Massey, the far-famed leader of York Bible Claslflhas been an in. splration and had immediate re- sponse.

Lloyd George's ovarian-es to enter the National Government hs/ving met with a cold reception, he has turned the viols of his wrath upon Premier Ramsay Macdonald and Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain whom he holds re- sponsible for his rejection.

France has graciously decided to re-imlburse Canada for the addi- tional land she found necessary for the erection of the Canadian memorial at Vimy Bridge. France originally presented a plot. for the purpose, but when this was found foo small the Canadian Govern- ment-, purchased land from adjoin- ing owners.

Mayor Houde, Montreal, predicts that owing to the many new taxes proposed to be inllpcoed 0n that city, it will not be long before the whole Island of Montreal, .nclud- ing the city and independent mun- icipalities, be merged into one for administrative purposes. He told this to the Private Bills Commit‘ of the Quebec legislatlire. saying a new form government was urgent- ly required. This has received the approval of the Montreal Gazette which says editorially that the new government should not be an amal- gamation but a Confederation.

The Government has been given a free hand to negotiate the items for reciprocity with the United States. Opposing "any muddy-h‘ of the waters in advance," denying that the attitude of the Conserva- tives toward such a project was any different from that of the Liberals. and resenting the suggestion that there had en a ” on the part of the present Govern- ment, Hon. E. N. Rhodes. Minister of Finance. urged the House not to proceed with debate on. the reachi- tion ‘ofwllliarn Duff (Liberal, An- tigonish-Guysbwo) calling ‘for the free entry into Canada of equip- ment used in the fishing industry. His advice was accepted after an- other brief speech in support of the resolution from Olaf Hanson (Lib- eral. Skeens, 3.0.)

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Notes By I71

To a world saddened by political pazoxyslns Britain contributes the Football Association Cup competi- tion. By linking these ilwo things together we, no, not demanding from the sublime to the ridiculous,

eWqy

normal Demo» would not exchange Austria. Abialnia, and the Saar for an hour's clean sport. in which the so-called fight-bx instincts of men} are put. to pleasurable use? We would; anditis” gtothink that. the British NOD10 do. Ki!!- lini‘: "muddled oaf" is to us a more slbhmo figure than Goerlng with his exeoutionerb axe, or even the great Gandhi in hie loin-cloth.

If capitalism hr this country in to be preserved, and some other things, the preservation ‘won't re- sult from suppression of Comnmul- ist speech. Preservation will come only from capitalism and those other things justifying themselves in action, through being able to in discussion and in opera- tion that theyare best for the common weal. People who think otherwise-and there are some of them among lie-have learned noth- ing from history, not even from some very recent history-Ottawa Journal.

The poalibility of monnrchist restoration in France is lessened probably by the fact that the Flrenoh have two competing var- ieties from which to choose. There are the Bourborls. descendants of the old royal family. Now the twenty-one year old scion of the House of Bonaparte has issued a manifesto addrescd to "my people."

Newfoundland has found the solution of her railway difllculties. The "condition precedent" was more buulnem. So the new govern- ing commission lowered the tariffs. encouraged foreign trade, and the. state-owned railway now shows a surplus.

The capitalist is not the only sinner who broke the moral laws in th: years of universal dissipation which followed the war: the industrialist who overcapltallsed his entenprise, feeling sure that the golden era would last for ever, was no nlore responsible. for the crisis than the salaried father of a family who, after earning as much as tell dol- lars a day during the war, had nothing to show for it, at the arm- istice but a car and a player-piano. and who is now living on direct re- lief. Bvut our good press stresses the misdeeds of capitalism and, says little of the improviderlce of all classes of society indiscriminate- ly.—Ex.

There will be a universal round of applause for Betty Gow, who planted her fist in the face of a woman termentor. This Scottish nursemaid has had to stand in a pitiless blaze of publicity for weeks and suffer rellplessl while I-laupt- menu's lawyer accused her of con- spiring to kidnap the baby whom she had tended with loving devo- tion. So when a crowd followed her on the steamer that was to take her home, and a nosey woman grabbed her by the arm and de- manded. “Let's have a look at‘ you," Betty's pent-up emotions found a natural outlet."

Many a man has been financial- ly crippled by being arraigned. tried, though found not guilty, having had to bear himself the whole cost, of his fight to sustain his innocense. That has always seemed an unfair proceeding and there is considerable merit ‘in a resolution approved by the Essex County council by which the Crown would pay the costs of defence where the charge has been laid by the Crown Atwmey.—Niagal~a Fall Review.

The Soviet is evidently convinc- ed that the next war will be de- clded irl the air. It has the largest air force in the world. and, accord- ing to M. Paul Codos, a French trans-Atlantic flyer, is manufac- turing aeroplanes at the rate of one every forty-eight hours. The Sov- let's civil aeroplanes are readily ccnlvel-tilble into anmy planes, so that Russia as a foe grows yearly more formidable-Hamilton Spec- tator.

Dublin Independent: The vast malorlty of democratic States, large and small, onarchical and repub- lican. have found from generations of experience that a second cham- ber is an indispensable institution. Mr. de Valera himself has found- apart from amendments which he reluctantly accepted rather than delay a Bill-that the S -‘

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ANGINA MAY BI

So many middle-aged apparently hea thy individuals died of angina pectorls during the past few years that very intense investigation" is belrlg made us to its cause.

You perhaps know of the symp- toms-a tight gripping sensation in the region o! the breast bone, a feel- ing of impending death, the need of stopping suddenly as further _ _ seems . ._.

It was this need for immediate stopping of anything that was beinll clone, walking for instance. that gave research physicians the idea that it was lack of oxyBfinin the blood supplying the muscles of the heart that caused the "tight" feel- ing and often collapse.

And as we remember our younger days when we ran a certain distance

~ we got a “tight" feeling in the

chest. By running more slowly or walking for a while we got what we called our “second wind" and were then able to continue at, the old pace. This was because we got our breathing adjusted to the needs of our blood for oxygen.

Thus we find Marathon runners and long distance swimmers adJust their breathing to a certain number of steps or strokes so that the lungs can supply the blood with the neo- essary amount of oxygen to keep the muscles of the heart and all the other muscles of the body also, pro- perly supplied. When they find themselves getting slightly out of breath they lessen their‘ speed slightly until the blood gets enough oxygen into it again.

The point then regarding those with angina pectoris is that they should not exercise beyond the oxy- gen needs of the heart. Similarly it is felt that large meals should not be eaten as they require a large amount of oxygen to burn them up in the body, thus lessening the amount in the blood itself. Further, the pressure from the large meal in the stomach, sometimes with con- siderable gas formation, also inter- feres with the small vessels that cal~ry'blood to the heart muscle.

It would seem then that with cas- es of angina pectorls and also with cases of actual disease of the heart muscle or its valves, lessening the amount of exercise and eating small amounts of food at one time would lessen the amount of oxygen the heart muscle needs, and so prevent these “grlppirlg" symptoms in the chest. .

A Jury ‘On Tour (Ottawa Journal)

Members of the jury that con- victed Haupomarur of murder are going "on the stage," following the example of those other celebrated artists, Mr. luld Mrs. Oliva Dionne. The foreman says their alppearance behind the footligllts will be “very dignified," and if anybody pre- sumes to bc critical the answer is that the jurors “need the money." Surely exploitation of the figures in this trial should not stop with the jury. The State of New Jer- sey must have spent large sums on the Lindbergh case. It is well known that all states llced money, so why shouldn't New Jersey ex‘ Hauptmann in the theatres to help pay the cost of his own conviction? The judge himself apparently did what he could to maintain some ozder and dignity in the proceed- ings at Flemlngton, no doubt would decline to join a, theatllical troupe. but it should be possible to enlist the co-cperation of the learned COUIISIEI who prosecuted and de- fended. There are great possibilities in the sch-cure. Hauptmann. in fact. might be mad-e to earn a nice profit for the state. especially if his trium- phant tour were to culminate in his public electrocution in Madison Square Garden, for which, of course, a high fee would be charg- ed.

"It isn't done," as a working principle. seems to have been sup- erseded by “We need tho money." Perhaps it is andmprovement. this being. as we are told so often, a practical age. In any event if it is proper for the Haupt iunn jury to be so coldly practicalwllere should be no objection to other branches of the Flemingion court parading themselves before the paying pub- lic for a cash consideration.

(Senate) has been able to improve measures by mores of useful amend merits which he gladly accepted. The power of delay over the decl- slcns of a popular amembly, even for a short spell. is often invaluable t0 -’ '“. “ “ , in the nat- ure cf things, a second chamber will be dominated by members of ripe experience and judgment, with special qualifications that might not appeal to the average voter. We! do not say that the present Seanad is the most desirable; it is capable cf reform; we said so years before there was any whisper of its aboli-

tion. Both the Government and the Opposition are, we hope, broad- mllnded enough to discuss the subjco of a reformed second cham- ber with oandmlr and with credit to the nation.

lt is very improbable that more meteors are falling these days than usually. but certainly more reports come of them. All Londoners cm see me for themselves. Southern Rhodcola has presented the forty- elght pound meteorite which re- cently fell in a native reserve to the Natural History Museum at South Kensingwn. When the met-

things. Even if the courts declared the Prime Ministers reform legis- lation beyond the powers of the Dominion Parliament, there could be no going back: the stream of history could not be made to run uphill. Therewouldbeamoveto change the] powers of Parliament. One thing tile Prime Minister had done was to rnakethe people real- in that the modern capi eye- um‘ was not the, same u that of two or than generations ago; enm- pefltlon. it in clear, hu disappear- ‘cd and" ihuiepcly is holding the An

field. other wlainlllskeitrelpeetebletofht

corite fell, the sound could be heard for fifty miles and the alarmed natives told the whites who im- medlnteiy came to lhvestigetethat the sun came rushing from the sky and buried itself in the ground.

An lap-stale gentleman ha: Int us a “re note. After- the first srww of~the season, he says. a grey squirrel began to come to hi: win- dow for food. ‘rho gentleman got in some nuts and fed them to him. One day, though, he was out

nuts, and in hiaestrerrlity mar-er

peanut butter The squirrel III~

ged on it at first, bit after tbnvc- ondtrylenrnedtoeetitsivfily. Now he won't eat nuts at all; Show‘ case of Yorker.‘

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No ir ~ sydem without the payment of prenllunl-I- Benefits amounting to 150.000.0013 per- year, as omtemplated by i111! measure, cannot be paid to unem- ployed workem without substantial contributions from all who are in a. position to pay into the neces- sary fund. To attempt to got an unemployment inslrrarwe enact- ment without levies on workers,

‘ and the state, is to seek the destruction of the measure be- fore it becomes law.

In Great Britain, where unionism flourishes as nowhere else in the world, and where unemployment insurance has been in operation for a quarter of a century, the contributory features of the system are precisely similar to those em- bodied in Premier Bennett's bill. In point of fact, those features estab- lish a scheme of group inslulance, embracing 1.500.000 prospective beneficiaries in the wage-earning classes, whose premiums will be paid t9 the extent of over 50 per cent by people who can never be- come claimants under its operation. Mr. Garlands proposal is that these others,—the outside contributors who can never become clalmants,— shall pay the entire shot, raising their ante to 100 per cent. His de- mind is not insurance but a free dole. as unfair to everyone as it would be demoralizing to the recip- lents.

In the Spirit of Ottawa

(United Empire for Febnlary)

When in May and June the Do- minion Prime Ministers are in Lon- don for the celebration of the King's Silver Jubilee, there will, lViZr. MacDonald has sa!d, be no formal Imperial conference, but the opportunity will be seized for meet- ings most valuable in promoting understanding on Empire affairs. Some way, we hope, will be found of disposing of the difficulties which beset the smooth wanking of the Ottawa agreements. The bene- fits Ottawa has brought to the whole Empire are indisputable. No good end is to be served by magni- fying the points on which their working is not to the general satis- faction. Australia has happily seen her way, temporarily at. least._ to meet the British Government's views in the matter of meat imports. In the “unseemly and even perilous game at cross purposes." H8 The Adelaide Observer calls it. lies a danger which Australians them- gegveg recognize. Talk of reprisals is mere folly and darkens counsel. We have frequently urged that if these problems are approached 1n the spirit of accommodation a solu- tion will present itself. Southern Ireland affords an example of the extent to which both sides must suf- fer from any policy of retaliation. and an “informal understanding" by which the quota for Irish cattle ad- mitted t0 the British mnrlket is to be increased in return for the purchase of British coal by the Free State. has been hailed with a satisfaction which speaks for itself. There is something more than obvious plat- itude in the statement of Sir Tho- mas Alnscough, H. M. Senior ‘Prado c mmissio m male. that ‘H spirit of good will and co-operation is the only sound basis on' which permanently satisfactory trade re- lations can be built." Sir Thomas. m m5 report for 1933-34, indicates the extent to which British trade with India has taken a distinct turn for the better, following on 01W" and the visit of the Lancaahire dele- gation which did so much to "ban- ish the feellrigs of mistrust and sus- picion that had poisoned relations for nearly half a centutll- ‘Th9 Tr- e Agreement which was signed during January-has its critics both in Lanceshire and India. but 611N168 with it a promise of substantial ben- efits to both sides.