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“The Strongest Memory) is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.‘

THURSDAY, JUNE 13. 1945 The Veterans’ Land Act

Despite the fzicl that the terms of the Vet- erans’ Land Act have been fully discussed in the Legislature and reported in the press, it has been suggested that many prospective ap- plicants in this Province are still unaware of the opportunities held out under this legisla- tion. There is no rl-utiht, at any rate, that it is essential to ‘our agricultural industry t0 rc- tain younger people on our farms, and that the best settlers we can obtain are our own war veterans. Premier Jones’ advice in this connection is \\'()l'll‘l recalling. Speaking in the Legislature last March, he said: “There is 1i good reward today in farming if you are not afraid of good old-fashioned work. The possession of a piece of land and improv‘ ing it is the reward that a farmer gets, and I am surprised that veterans do not see the ad- vantage of tranquility and a quiet life and the satisfaction of seeing their families growing up around them 0n the farm. \Vhat is happening now in the middle west is that there is a tre- mendous rise in land values. \Vhen that comes here, I hope then that anybody who has any be- lated thoughts of going into farming will keep out of it. Now is the chance, when land values are down, of getting into farming.”

The Veterans’ Land Act is administered by a director under the Minister of Veterans’ Af- fairs, and it is intended to give a new meaning to the term land settlement in the rehabilita- tion of ex-servicemen. It provides three dis- tinct types of establishment, towards each of which the state bears a substantial part of the cost by means of conditional grants.

Th¢ Act provides a maximum of $6,000 to cover 00st of land, improvements, livestock and equipment, including fishing equipment. The maximum for land and improvements is $4,800; for livestock and equipment or fishing equip- ment ll: l: $1,200. At the time he makes applica- tion to purchase the cur-service man must de- posit in cash I0 per cent of the cost 0f land and improvements, namely $480. He then signs

' acontract to repay ‘only two-thirds of the cost

of land and buildings, or $3,200 over a period of twenty-five years with interest at 3 1-2 per cent amortized. The annual payment including principal and interest is $194.14. The entire $1,200 cost of stock and equipment, plus $1,120 —t‘he difference between the cost of land and buildings and what the veteran pays-is borne by the slate. In this case the state conditional grant is $2,320, or 33 per cent of the total cost of the farm establishment. .

The Act forbids the sale, assignment or other disposition of the property by the vet- eran within a- period of ten years following the date ofi his establishment unless the full 00st of the land, improvements and chattels is paid. In other words, the conditional Govern- ment grant may bekrfllizccl by the veteran only after ten years pei i‘ ancc in meeting settle- ment conditions and terms of contract. There is nothing, however, to prevent a veteran sec- uring a farm or small holding of greater value than $4,800 provided he is in a position to pay the excess cost in cash at time of establishment. The veteran mav select his own farm or small

holding in any location, hut the farm must be

such that. in the opinion of the director of the Act, it offers a reasonable opportunity for suc- cessful rehabilitation. This last provision is most important, and on it depends the whole success of the scheme.

Provision is made for the granting of loans at 3 1-2 pcr cent interest to veterans who own‘ farm land and may require funds to re-

- sum‘: ‘farming operations. Advances not ex- - cetding 60 pcr cent of the value of the land or _, rtnaximum of $4.400 mav be made to pav off -a'll10rtgag‘€. effect improvements 0r buy stock

grid equipment. _ There is noquestion but liat this Act pre-

"i Quilts one of the best opportunities under any legislation for returning veterans, provided. of i course that they have the ambition to make farmers and are safeguarded against the .- dither Of being placed on run-down farms,

too frequently happened after the First World w.i-._

Mr.‘ King's Many Worries

he‘ fine compromising hand of Mr. King, e Montreal Gazette, will have to be ex- extricete his party from the difficul- _‘ 134th; launching of the Canada Day It tailed through the House with fly- :,_ butjt wasn't until i: reached the {an that Parliament, pres: and peo- inf: the mystery lhip it seems tmakeuoitimre troublesome i: of the Government in - " - was,launclied_ by a this, iifininiatratlon 1i,» when in the " believers-deter valiant

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own llIfliiZc readiness to Rand behind a flighty private member enterprise.

The same applies to Altehdistinctive flag problem. which has been diliberately put away in cold storage awaiting the return of Mr. King. The jOint House and Senate committee has eliminated all but two deligus-the Red En- sign with the Union jack and the Drapcau Can- adien without the Union Jack. There, too. it is said, a compromise might be achieved by in- serting a white patch, regarded as distinct- ively French, on the base of the Ensign.

Next comes the controversial redistribu- tion measure. The resolution before the House, in the name of the Prime Minister, calls for a joint address from both Houses of Parliament to the British Parliament calling for approval of extensive changes in the B. N. A. Act, where it determines Federal representation. These are really revolutionary for they provide for a complete alteration of the method of determ- ining total membership in the House. Previ- ously Quebec's population was the pivotal fig- ure; now it is proposed to be the population of the entire country.

More than one cause for controversy will flow from this measure, predicts the Gos- ettc. Premier Maurice Du-plessis of Que- bec has spoken strongly‘ for a. recognition of Provincial rights in determining representation in the House of Commons, while Govern- ment and even CCF members contend that House representation is none of the Provinces’ business.

Even after t-he British Parliament meets the wish of the Canadian Parliament there re- mains the licklish iob of adjusting constitu- ency boundaries to remove territorial and pop- ulatioginjiistices. This has always been the worst feature of the decennial legislation, and has too often provoked bitter party fights, made the redistribution committee sound or look ton much like a donnybrook fair. A former Lib- eral cabinet ministcr at one such meeting poked his walking cane through a constituency map to protest against proposed changes to the boundaries of his own riding. It may be the Prime Minister will, to save time and trouble cause this contentious business to be defer- red until next session.

>- EDITORIAL NOTES —i

At last ‘there is a reasonable prospect of a

housing scheme for Charlottetown. a n- v i-

the corporation tax and another 16 per cent re- duction in the personal income tax will be con- tained in the Budget. a a a a These c001 (kys are appreciated by no" one, but less so by the residents at “Maple Hills" who are without household warmth due to the shutting down of the central heating plant there. ' i 1 i I William Butler Yeats, Irish poet and play- right, born this date I865; was the outstanding figure in the Irish literary revival of fifty years ago; his writings, whi_cl_i_ include poetry, drama and prose, are tnarkéd ‘by individuality of thought and vision, and subtlety and delicacy of expression, his poetry perhaps making the greatest appeal: But I, being ppor, have only my dreams, I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly, becfuss you tread on my dreams.

The world is very small even without the help of airplanes. When Corporal loan Chris- tian from Norfolk Island, a descendant of Fletcher Christian of the Bounty. joined the WAAAF, and went to New South Wales to train, she met an American Air Force lieuten- ant whose name was Christian and who was also a_descendant of Fletcher Christian. And the resenvblance was remarkable.

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It takes all sorts of people to make a. Christian world, but according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, whatever Dr. Toyohiko Kagawa, so-called Christian educator, may be in the eyes of his followers in Japan, and in those of his friends in this c0untrv, he is persona non grata s0 far as Allied headquarters is con- cerned and from our point of view, with good reason. Kagawefs brand of Christianity won him many friends in U. S. A. and he played

early Japanese expansion plannings and under- takings. When, however, the United States was attacl-xd, he became an open exponent of Iap- anese aggression and a propagandist of the most

again don the cloak 0f a "Christian" leader and of an Ameritan "friend." In this, alas,_ he is

not singular. e a a e

The Letter-Reviarv), there is growing discus- siOn of Dominion election possibiliies. The Prime Minister keeps his intentions a’ dark secret, but those who claim to be able to pre- dict the unpredictable say that he i1 definitely determined to get out of ‘active public life; to retire in great glory, at a time when, unques- lionably, a majority of the Canadian people feel that he has not been too bed a notional leaner, and a minority believe that he has been an inspired one; to take no step back into the cockpit of party politics, where his remaining years could scarcely be either comfortable ‘or glorious. In such a spirit, he may, at any mo- ment. retire, especially if he i: convinced that it will be increasingly difficult for the present Government to keep easy control of public op- inion.‘ A transfer of the Prime Minister's post would almost certainly mean, en election. No ‘issues are available on country can beatempededbytlie- _, t/Llbmll‘ trouble provides ‘no safe‘ lilltforni for m, op- portunist eoalltlorsfwliicli. fair description of the Liberal Parry after i King’: long leadership.‘ The Progreatlvt

l! ulna etfllro nodule

It is fairly certain that a 10 per cent cut in by

subtly on their sympathy to win support for of

dangerous type. Once Japan was defeated his m“ “mm chamcleonlike "spirituality" enabled him to i;

At Ottawa, chiefly in Liberal circles (say: I110

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Notes By The Way

8w nflolan: don't et what Not ln-a law-abldlnl f:

Dpportnnitlel might be more recvdnlaed if they dlckrt. come dis- gfid as hard work. -saitmmon

Phoenix. _

I wiifid mm: ‘hi? utiggdmiifndii trained nurses, it's all time our taxpayers got some loiremlgn help

financing oirr expensive 001s. - Toronto Telegram.

hurling heating-‘xigolmm tdto n equ en ue oll ls "aggravntln ruel oil su ly situation erh we had

start to work on e climate Wlllih atomic bombs. -Ottaws Journ- a .

Maxnne Weygaud, who om mended the illrmch immla ml; the

portedly 111. It is b0 be e recovers and 1e soon nible to give his skie of s. tr 1c story. He 1s under suspicion an, Indeed, accusation, but. in falmess he should not be condemned unheard. — Brantford Expositor.

There seems In be some doubt about Caledon Ont, having been named after the place 1n County ‘Pymne, Ireland, where the family of Viscount Ale originated. The best authorities hold that the Canadian townslu was so named as n contraction - "Caledonia" and certainly a good many Scots settled there ln the early da . —Bmck- vllle Recorder and es.

Every Se t. 1 our neighbor slate of Iowa. pr nts a volume containing the name and address of ev eni- ployee of every department, ard

merit. The salary of each 1s listed, also expense allowances. The boot-i has 360 pages. It ls for free distri- bution on request. —-Ohicsgo Daily News.

The recognition of excellence In literature and science 1s to a Bream extent the privilege of posterity, says The ‘Iioronto Globe ancLMal . The collective judgment of mankind c lied continuously over a period oimtlme, wlnnows the when; from the chaff. and establishes the stun- dard of achievement, which remains the herltalle of civilization.

There are many examples o1’ hts wit’. and humor. Just before the Pre- sidential election u! 1944 the Ambus- sador was 1n the State of Washing- ton and Republicans were watohln hopefully for an" chance remai- o British 59015111821 that was favorable to the re-electton of Pre-

swtng many votes to thelr ticket. A reporter a . Halifax whom he would vote 1o lf he had a vote. "Make me a. citizen" he answered "and I wlll tell cu". Qt the quest- lori of India c once remarked. The charm of the problem is that the further you get away from it the easier 1t seems. -From N. Y. Times.

Economic can”; is what comes

the courage to put its house in 01‘- der. What 1t means to the ordin- arv man Ls that lils salary or his wage-s won't ouy enough to keep him living decennly or, in extreme cases, 1o kee him from starving 1a mcans ma. his savings. howevsi lnfuilv amassed lcse much helr value and that the same thing happens to his mail-mime. It means that tnose with products to sell hold vhem 01f the market. ‘It means the piling {gear zwds ~11 warehouses and 6011581109 ll shutting dovim cf iwwrlea 1i means unemployment. Unemploy- ment means desperation. It may ‘mean revolution -—Baitlmore Sun

The whole world is badly clothed. some articles o1 apparel are mum more smroe than ever before 1n the mentor-y of living mortals. Yet m. this time s-cme oninlpotent belngln o'er-scarred Paris removes the pins from his or her mouth and proclaims that skirts sl-iail be lengthened. In former days. sum a command frcin on high was lrrefusable. To quest- ‘lon was heresy. But today 1t 1s d11- erent. To buy clothes slmplL 10'1- style rather than for need a.l right 1n the piping days of prosper- ity, so long as the lquidsct lsnt frac- tured. But to llUV them needlessiy when men's suits. shzrts and chem are scarce as pearls in 0' stars is an- other miitter. Calgary Ibertan.

mo]; Qlnphlll! is placed dnrlnz the month of Jui e on brides dress- es. One demure early Vtctorlsn dress ln the collections of the Rnyi-i Ontario Museum is 0f delicate whit“; sllk. The neck 1:. 10w. with an 0L the sitoulder line, and the sleeves full below the elbow. in an

mt ely different mode ls the dress an American bride 0f 1816. the exhibit lnclrinllng her bridesmaids dress and her ping-away wstumii. lit this time t e styles were still mlrly elaborate, the wide crlnoilne elm-l. having given place to the

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time of the French collapse, ls re- and hoped h

or commission ol’ the state govemv

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Imperial met at the Boimnn

and taken on a tour o1’ the town. m8 midloltkrlt jligflzbl prfiuct e e e siwwlne tors from abroad the after this most Channel seaport that we wen taken to two special railway cars and treated to what, by almost any standard was e sinnptuous limeli- ‘eon. Hers rlkleuvru. oousonurie, mast lamb. fresh vegetables loo cream and coffee, coupled with sherry, burgundy and uenm f.»- t-hose o! the party no lnclned pm- vlded a welcome contrast to the monotony of ship's (are. English restaurant cars surpass tar. diners both in oomil ., and a int-

dlvldual es set for two spot- less linen and perfect service. M 3.30 our were were attached to the regular boat train for London. The ugly rows of shabby t-irlek that mark the outskirts o1 Southampton were quickly replaced by the beo/uty of the Brig countryside. The sweep of green fields, lookl almost. manicured, so intense an careful la the cultivation. inver- spereed with stretches o1 wood- land of beech and oak ln the New Forest, almost unchanged from the

with an occasional quaint old

ward Iondon. Rhododen- rons 1n full bloom and other flowering shrubs provided a color-

ooun side.

Surrey town at ' toast,

and by the time we reached Wimbledon the rows and r0311; of

t. dwelling‘; toppe by chimney pots stre endlessly every dlrecton, ln cated that we were nearing our destination Passing Clapham Junction, busiest railway lniktS-Balilbi; lnwtha wfirld‘. we s pped by 0c a r on 0 bomb-scarred, shattered ruins -

tshed warehouses that still beni- testimony to Lennon's ordeal dur- lng the blitz-rind then finally Waterloo Station, terminus for most boat. trains from the Channel ports. O I I

Canadian Army headquarters 1n London provided transport for the arty, and we were lckly driven o our respective riot via stntlon wagon, our luggage following ln an army truck. the rear gloomy expanse of atcrloo the mean

outlook ls not inspiring, but as one emerges u n the m lfleont new Waterloo ridge and ivwee of the Thames Embankment im..olds. the never-to-be-forgolten thrill of seeln London for the l time can experienced again.

To the r ght iles Somerset House loo-lain. dingy but dignified an beynn , the great dome of St. Pours lo0mln% against the of the city. ‘o the loft t!!! Em-

hanlarlent curves awn . revealing the clean outlines the Bavoyd

misses to e .te headquarters untll the moves to Orosvenor House ln gr 9. where the Imperial eta 00n- ferenee 1a to b_e ‘acid.

London has always been a dingy- looklw city as aeen mm Oan- adlan eyes. oday iooka dliigler end more down at heo than m

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(Australian News Letter)

One o! uia lmmeet , eiullrm ever complied 1s 0t trallon

an us- Board

under Slr William Webb, later appointed dialrman of tribunal or the trial of major

crknlnnle. s... to "i" *- ment. nr too hon-m prln in

whm" Japan he wi beatenaimfiln he . and

The report ootilne: an animal. 1n- gredlble “manual of torture? de-

etch

witnesses of the frag tiff

12.000 to 14.000 Australian prison-

ers-of-war has became more or less ‘a

vlvors and the general conclusions

ts- ‘mchaire, -‘ mm room u m jurist-s, headed by one dbl- lshed

The Rates: difficult to find ln any country at any worse than the J - aneee conduct towards their pr - oners u! war. It wile 1n the inter- ests of slave omrit to keg-p their