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THURSDAY, nacnmm, :2, sass.

“The Sun Still Shines"

The Fortnightly Law Journal has this con- soling reflection to make on a subject causing so much political perturbation:

“Someone said that all signs of Canadian un- ity had not completely disappeared, as everyone was agreed on the desirability of Canadian unity. That is one of the troubles. First that every- one agrees its desirability and does nothing to promote it, and secondly that the unity which they agree is desirable differs to such an extent that the agreement on desirability is in fact the strongest evidence of disagreement and total lack of llllll)’. In fact the real agreement lies in the universality of disagreement and Canada is com- pletely united in disunion. The Provinces are more or less united in opposition to Ottawa and the federal politicians are unitedly alt loggerheads with their provincial brethren, and all are united in the scramble for the apple of discord. Agree- ment to disagree is agreement of course, and is fundamentally the basis of democracy. But suc- cessful democracy is the constant balancing of disagreement. It is only when disagreement gets out of balance that democracy becomes the source

of disnnion that is evident in Canada today. Con-

federation was an experiment in the nature of the compound pendulum. Two forms of dis- agreement had to be held in balance and the truth is plain that the double balance is more than proportionately difficult to obtain. But we do not despair. Usually things have to get worse before they get better. After all Christ- mas is with us, the football championship has re- mained in the East, George Drew leads the On- tario Conservatives, the sun still shines occa- sionally, the fall has been very mild and the coal dealers gnash their teeth, peace is still with us, all’s well with the world. We can look back and enjoy Christmas in the light of things that are in sharp contrast to the might have been. At least in Christmas Canada is united.”

_._______________ A Damning Indictment

me first woman to hold cabinet rank in Great Britain, Rt. Hon. Margaret Bondfield, has just completed a tour of Western Canada and the United States. During the tour, she states that she has found a tragic difference in the treat- ment accorded the unemployed youth of the two countries.

Speaking of the youth in the United States, Miss Bondfield said: “Young men are made to feel that their country is looking after them."

Referring to Canada, she said: "It appears that no one takes the slightest responsibility for the Canadian youth once he is unemployed."

This is perhaps the most damning indictment ever levelled at a. government in this country. It cannot be dismissed as a superficial or par- tisan indictment. In every province there is evi- dence of the fact that Miss Bondfield's state- ment of conditions in this country is only too

true.

Who ls responsible? Unquestionably the Do- minion Government. The present Prime Min- ister and his colleagues assumed responsibility for "this problem in their election platform of I935, ‘in which the promise to appoint a National Employment Commission was accompanied by assurance: that this Commission would be ef- fective in solving unemployment. They did ap- point a Commission, but deprived it of the pow- ers necessary for action and subsequently neg- lected to implement many of the Commission's most important recommendations.

Significant in-this connection was the first Itatement of policy made by Hon. Dr. Manion, National Conservative party leader, in his speech accepting the party leadership. That statement was a pledge that when elected ‘to power he would appoint a Minister of Youth and Welfare. Not mother futile Commission, but a separate department of government in dmrge of s respon- ‘pible Minister of the Crown.

__._________._____ ~“Hfghly Displeasfng"-

Far from being satisfactory to Maritime fish- ‘ery interests, it seems that the more closely the new U.S.-Canada trade treaty is studied the more disadvantageous it appears. The Maritime Mer- chant confesses that it previously misinterpreted expressions of opinion by prominent men in the trade, when it stated that all associated with the dried fislrindustry were pleased with the new provisions. In its current issue it publishes a letter from an authority on the subject, namely, Mr. F_ Homer Zwicker, secretary-treasurer of a well-known Luncnburg fish firm who was one of the two Federal commissioners appointed by the King Government last year to visit southern countries to__ investigate fish markets. Mr. Zwic- ker writes that his firm is not “well pleased" but "highly displeased, in that the same rate of duty on not named for fish both over and under the

per cent moisture content.” In respect to g seiof the question he adds: “It is my ‘ on tthose in the export business of dried

_ _ ve every reason to be keenly disap-

. ' ed completely discouraged." = Tltoﬂcriticlsm of the treaty. in its relation tn

the dried ma. {T660 is levelled l! the provision

oreby the duty on dried fishwith frioisture tent over 43 p.c. will be 3/30- per ll», against under the r935 agreement, whllson. dried owl’, moisture content not moreythsn 43 pt. 18c; per lb. against: r-seents per lb. ,a:r'emtnt. Whats!» exporters l, ratcon both kinds offlsh.

, tjnotwlrnsnnding-the fact that A Between. thejitwo duties i: reduc-

defys-ae.) the oom-

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petition of Newfoundland Labrador fish is worse than ever on orders booked for export after the turn of the year.

Al Level Crossings

The level crossing, with its bilities of crashes between railroad trains and highway vehicles, is well recognized as one o the most important traffic problems in Canada and in the United States. In some other coun- tries, such as Great Britain, due to the different conditions under which the different media of communication and transport developed, and the older and more established countryside through which even the first rails ran, the level or “grade" crossing is practically unknown.

On this continent, there has been considerable

attendant possi- W!“

thsmowon giulln some dlroctlonor other. tollelegram.

Tlmoil$tollhcTurlserVallﬂi bellmltedtocoussrﬂv:

ty, the time may come when Canada wlll be thankful ft has a reserve. - Brantford Expositor.

“Aooorvllng to a new idea adopt» qq by the State Legislature per- sons convicted

progress made, of course, in the gradual elimina- wlll

tion of these crossings. Such elimination is the only sure and certain safeguard. In the mean- time, such devices as warning and protection must be employed—and observed.

Evidence that even protection may not be enough is given in recent word from_The Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada. Notes a publication from that source: “The Canadian National Railway lines from May I, I938, to October 3r, 1938, show r64 cases where there was danger at protected crossings due to the negligence of those using the crossings. The Can- adian Pacific Railway from April I, I938, to September 3o, 1938, shows a total of I81 cases. The Essex Terminal Railways reports one case."

.r Editorial Notes 1

The shortest day. i‘ y‘ s

Have you forgot anything-that cordial, friendly reminder, for instance, that may make the other fellow feel there's something in this

Christmas racket after all? s t w a

You need not be your brother's keeper in jail to make him realize that at Christmas he is as good as those who escaped detection and con- viction.

e s- : a

George Eliot died this date, 1880,

O may I join the choir invisible

Of those immortal dead who live again

In minds made better by their presence.

u s n- s-

Memel in Lithuania, for which no nation seems to care a hoot whether it be Nazified or not, has an area of 1,099 square miles and had been German until it was surrendered under the Treaty of Versailles. It was held under man- date by the principal allied powers until I923, when Lithuanians occupied the territory. The Allies recognized this bloodless conquest by the May 8, 1924 convention (or statute) signed at Paris and ratified in August, r925. Britain and France are signatories of this con- vention, pect them to do more than protest if Chancellor Hitler should “permit" the Memel Germans to come back to the Reich, as did the Sudetens in somewhat similar circumstances.

a w s s

-T he fear of the Latin American republics which prevented them accepting the U.S.A. resolution in favour of joint peace policy and defensive meas- ures was that Washington with the big stick want- ed from them an exclusive loyalty to the doc- trine of Pan-Americanism; that it wished them to turn their backs on the Old World, think only of the New, and sever the ties of trade and cul- ture and traditions which bind them to the dem- ocracies of Europe. It was to allay this fear that Brazilintroducod the resolution ultimately

Although MW“

no informed observers in London ex- m

suggested that where ln the hav n5 its reper-

‘llnus it ls ln-

Oﬂen we have nothing happens world without cusslons elsewhere.

trsl heating in Great Britain and the United States ls reducing the demand for woollen clothing. Now- ods. a, people are using central hea g Instead of Australian wool themselves warm, and Aus-

flnd lt more difficult to

ctr wool. -Nlsgara Falls Re-

llere 1a an lilac that comes from Den-oft, Mfcln, and on the face of nsfble: If an electric

trolt ft

ls tak ft. ls replaced free of that bulbs may be pur-

Wilh one o! the finest samples of hard spring wheat ever seen by judges at. the International Grain and Hay Show at Chicago, F. Lloyd Rdahy of Wembley, Alberta has carried off world honors for Canada. Once more lit has been demonstrated that the Canadlan

one world's reser- agnfflcent ty e o!

wlll be, ln fest mfllers and akers Fort wflllam ‘limes-Journal.

--- z Many individuals, lwllhln Enl- land and wftho t, have voiced their opinions o Prlme Minister Chamberlain's pact with Hitler at . The vofoo of Brltlsb ey is s eakfng more clearly, ly than an other on can tel ls flee- ‘lhe wealthy and the Mr. Chamber- tlhe teacups at

which he repre- sented. Brtlah capital, ln whose interests that alliance was made. has no more faith ln ft than Brit- ish labor. --New-York Post.

adopted providing that in the event of the peace ul of the American republids being menaced, the l

signatories declare themselves ready to defend the American continent against plans of other powers and to combine for com- mon defence. This leaves each country free to ranain republics or become totalitarian states as they so decide, so long as aid from Europe or Asia is not sought 2r gives. ‘l i

Mr. Arthur Bryan in his new “Life of Samuel Pepys, The Saviour of the Navy", while sor- rowfully admitting that the Revolution may have been necessary, goes on to say that had it not taken place the exploitation of the poor in the next century might have been mitigated. But that battle had already been lost, when Straf- ford's head fell, for Marston Moor was but an inevitable sequel to that crushing defeat of the monarchy by the money power. tion of the Bank of England by William Pater- son only clinched the matter; and the usury be-

‘came, not only sinless as it had been for some I

centuries, not only a thing a gentleman could indulge in, as had been recognized for some gen- erations, but a postively patriotic action. Motives are always mixed; the glorious victories of his- tory often tum out to be sad tragedies for the conquerors themselves, and progress if it exists at all, is so slow as to be scarcely perceptible, and in every age men are faced by the same kind of moral choice. , s s

This is the sort of heartening news which be- speaks the spirit of the true pioneer, and usual- ly the successful farmer. Mr. C. L. Dietz, a dele- gate from Central Nebraska to the National Grange convention at Portland, Ore., said the farmers in his country had suffered a success- ion of scourges, dust, grasshoppers, hot winds, hail and prices that fell as fast as the hailstones when they managed to get a crop. “Most of us

expansionist fn

The founda- m

average man etermfne the exact

f the word, so the def- inition ven by J. Reuben Clark of Salt e city may offer a way out for the average man. He says: “Ibo powers evll battle throughout the world to setup the

to as god.

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Slnoo Edgar Hoover was [Ivem the lob of directing the criminal Investigation bureau at washing- fon, e ectlve work has been done

and punlshfng

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ﬁlFi-Ollr D0110 in absorb misfit costs of limo has la a ‘all? ﬁnhttﬁfwt-Tﬂe? Qllh thousand (8.000) tons o!

puceneucial effect on the will!

that they are not this won- iiiigpiiiiﬁi will‘ loiiilo slpsﬂm" fall m one win-fer wiis '

ls the scoop and must l yfng . wh-ofiffd 33th.. law“ "y. rs get o ether and unm a mud d er, get 0 GUS 0Y1 lhﬂ I00 N-l-Sl 5 or alltfggl’ of mrud rnilay or is . some will! initiative andae y su 13:3 to enable him to but‘: a some e1 ‘ mtg“ Mwellowugfifhy of rghe consid- would strongl urge . m e tn takesf-lw matifiizitilpuhenyd ﬁst ﬁn advice-they will not regret

W , sl . QDEARMQT I‘ AGRICULTURE rmsonulvs cnnfsmas TREE .—“‘I was fn Prison um y,

visited m8." The)’ sold "When Saw We The,

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‘Ihe dazfe o'er the head,

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l-‘F-‘wl- look for pleasure. Their search ls for work. They desire lo occupy jobs for which there ts already a was 11$ of 2.000.000 of our own c m. e un ed.—-Lo a

Sunlay Express. mp 0y n on

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raom l

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sentences of fm

reduced. This ls a fonn of compl- racy ass-inst the luv that has not made much headway ln Canada though occasionally an effort ls made to obtain unjustified parole. On the whole. however, are people

co

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all that the genuinely law - abid- fns clement have come to regard ft so a permanent handicap against vmlch nothing can be done. — Gait Reporter.

stayed on our own land in our own country be- u

cause we had a pride and confidence in it," he said. "I look at it this way: Every district has its advantages and disadvantages and when you list them all and strike a balance one lace is as good as another, It would be simple i n farmer could pull up stakes. go to another district and intmedistely settle down on a, grep-notch fann; but be can't do that. The good ones are taken. The refugee has tosettle on the border-line land. where he probably isn't any better off than he was back borne. ,1 don't want to go to one of those ‘lands of plenty’ we hear about and settle on left-over land. I'd ‘have to‘ lﬂrn all over quire-learn new crops, new peiFcontrol, new

assess";

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