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Morning Daily (Founded In I881)

President: Lieut. Col. W. Chester 8. MoLuro Vice-President: J. R. Burnett. I. J. I. Secretary. Lieut. Col. D. A. Muclllnnon. 13.8.0. Idltor nnd Managing Director: J. R. Burnett. F..I.I. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Lleut. Ian A. Burnett. R. R. (On Active Service)

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of" ' Naval Story

In "Canada's War At Sea", a book still in proof’ form to be published in the fall, tribute is jiaid to Catiadas sea-fining men who have won gIOry in this Second \\'orld War. A two- part book, the joint effort of the late Stephen Leacock and Leslie Roberts, this exciting ac- count of Canada's'carl_v history‘ and her mag- nificent naval war record will open the eyes of tnany Canadians to thing's llarititncrs have kYIOWH 0r guessed all zilong.

On the other hand. this will fill in the gaps for those who know only half the story. .\lari- timerli have seen the convoys go out. They have seen them come back, war-battered. Thev have known ilCllflll off their shores. 'l'hev have seen mine-sweepers in the St. l._:i\vrence. They know what the navy was before the war. They" have a fairly good idea of what it is non‘. \\'hat hap- pened "in between" makes a thrilling story.

.\lr. Roberts has spent weeks on the Can- ldian ships. lie has talkcd to Canadian sail- ors. He has spent time with the old sea-dogs in the "Croi < Nest" in llalifax. l-le had gov- lrtnnent a.. dance on the (lctails and he has made a thrilling, factual story of it which sliotild make any Catiatliznfs heart beat a little faster, with pride.

.»\s Canadians we should thrill with pride—- pride titictured with shame that as a nation we permitted this gallant handful of heroes to face such risks-solely because we had failed t0 give them the ships they needed.

\\'hen war started there were six destroy- ers, the Saguenayg the Skcena, the St. Laurent (Sally Randi, the Fraser, Ottawa and Resti- gotiche. There were five mine-sweepers, 21 motor vessel on the west coast. the training schooner Venture in lslalifax, two gate vessels. the Ypres and the Fcstubert, and in Montreal l ketch. the Glencairn.

Decision to make Canada's navy a “small ship" navy set the stage for the drama in which this country, never considered a naval power, was to acquit herself so ltonorably and bravely.

In neglecting her navy during the years be- tween the wars. Canada was betraying her great llilarititne tradition, and this is remarkably brought out in the historical part of the hook written by the late Stephen Leacock. He goes into the far roaches of history-—back to the Norsemen to trace Canada's relationship with the sea.' He tells of the early French explorers, the first Canadian ship building, the latmchitig of the first steam-boat and similar exploits which are part of Canada's story. lle tells too of the unawai'encss of both the people and the government which let the navy sink to its weak- est point between the wars.

lts redemption is Roberts story, a story of grim routine and dazzling heroics, of tragedy and humor, but above all a success story. The convovs got through. and the little-ship navy is still doing a big job.

Deadly Weapon

The umbrella has Zl])]l(‘¢'.l'(!(l again as a sym- bol of importance in the world. fiencral Mont- gomery is photographctl in the battlefields of Normandy and clutched tightly in his hand, against the rain, is an tunbrella of antique de- sign. tnuch—suggests the \\'innipeg Free Press -—like that carried hv the immortal Mrs. Cramp.

Thus the umbrella emerges from a long per- iod of mlipse. ln .\lr. Neville Chamberlain's time the umbrella was the emblem of appease- ment; .\lr. thambcrl-aiii waved his flimsy pro- tection of black silk and tried to shelter liurope from the downpour of a world ivar. The um- brella failed and, with its unhappy’ owner, was discarded.

Now it returns in the hands of a warrior. Apparently it can be either a symbol of sur- render or a iveapon oi conquest. lt all depends on who holds it.

Post-War Economics

Next to winning tho war and ensuring a stable and enduring peace. no subject is of more engrossing interest or importance than the (le- velopment of world cconotnics iii the post-war years. A recent study of this subject, published by the international Labour Office, presents some significant features. Starting with the ideal of “freedom from want" for “all men in all lands" propounded in the Atlantic Charter, the study is an attempt to discover how this ideal may be realized. 'l'liough it is admitted that freedom from want is "a very elastic goal" since new wants are discovered as the standard of living rises, it is nevertheless tnaintained that It least the following are required under modern conditions: “enough food of the right kind to maintain vigorous health. adequate clothing for comfort and cleanliness, houses safe and pleas- lflt to live in, health care, and at least element- lry education for all. The only way in which this minimum can be achiever] is through vast- ly increased production, for though it may ap- pear to those living in the wealthier economies that all that is required is more distribution of the fruits of existent production, vet that docs not take into account the enormous unfilled material wants of the great majority of the world's people.

Production can be illCYPilSCd sufficiently only by the large-scale economic development 0f new areas, and this can be realized best by co-opera- tion between the areas which are. iudustrializctl Ind the zit-present unile\'eloperl countries. Large- scale itivestmcnt by the wealthy countries in the undeveloped areas will be tnutually beneficial. 1o q» latter it will groan more rapid economic

progress than would otherwise be possible. To

the former it will provide an outlet for the tendency towards excess saving which is al- most bound to develop and which, without an outlet, will produce economic depression. More- over, progress in the undeveloped countries will mean increased markets for the industrial areas. The danger to the wealthy areas will arise.

it is believed, when the new economic areas havc reached the point where they can compete suc- cessfully in lilies of production which are at present the preserve of the existing industrial countries. The remedy, however, is not for these countries to attempt to protect their in- dustries by cutting off investments in the un- developed tircas and by imposing high tariffs. Such a policy will only retard and will not pre- vent the development of new areas and, by limiting world production and world trade, it will have the effect of limiting wealth not mere- ly in the new countries but in the wealthy countries themselves. The International Labour Office considers that the true solution lies in a policy of intelligent adaptation. As, under changing conditions, one line of production be-

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Notes By Thu Way

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Dfllillfl Ilrlfll Milne surveillance Riff-Y out 0! 200 cases o! Jamaica 1'11"! 573F911 to Halifax have dis- appear . Evaporation? — Wind- sor Star.

As it turns out, the modernizing 0! ‘Pilrkey was an uneven lob. took the veils off the girls. and le fem on the foreign policy. - Stratford Beacon-Herald.

Brltk‘; soldiers on the Burma. frontier vouch for the existence of a flshthat walks, but there's noth- lnR in the rule book as to whether the tmiler must throw one the“ critter back if it's bow- legged-Wln Stu.

A Illlh W110 “In: n thriving to- bw-‘o shop and newsstand tells us that more than 60 per cent of his sales are to women. About the 0111 Place left to the men for their exc uslve use l; the poolroom —- and no doubt it will be taken over too

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comes economically unsound in a particular country, resources should be shifted system- atically to lilies in which a competitive advant- age can he tnaintaincd. Such a policy’, if adopt- ed in all countries in conjunction with multi- lateral international trade, would result in world-ivide economic specialization, and this would mean tnaximtim production and thus maximum material wealth in all countries.

EDIIURIAL NUIILS ..

From now on all thoughts will be concen- trated on Old Home \Veek with memories of the past, joys of the present and hopes for the future.

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Sir Granville Bannock, English composer, born this date, 1868; his best known works arc Omar Khayyam, Atlanta in' Calydon, and I-Iebridcan Symphony; was one of the oiitstand- ing conductors in the nineteenth century. and travelled round the world with the famous George Edwards Opera Company; he suc- ceeded Elgar as professor of music at Birming- ham University.

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Writing to The Pioneer, i\lr. _]'. B. Thomas, Cascumpec, says: “I would like to point out that the dissatisfaction shoivti the old parties is largely due to the needs of the people being emphasized prior to election and then follow- ing election being ignored; and thereby encour- aging new factories. If the people cannot sec- ure the action they wish under our present reg- ime they will certainly try something else. Farmers are no longer willing to accept a lower standard of living than other classes. They work longer hours and have been obliged to assume a gamblers chance as t0 returns and now the)" are asking for somesecurityn So what about it?"

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There are 1,900,430 electors on the provin- cial, lists for Quebec's elections. In i930 the number of electors on the lists was 753.310 of whom 370,631 cast their ballots. The big jump in the electoral lists this election is, of course, due to the fact that women in the prov- incc will vote for the first time in a general election, but it will be noted that even this does not account for the 1,900,430. Increase in population is one cause explaining the some 40o,- ooo extra votes, allowing for the women's fran- chise. doubling the 753,3l0 figure. but probably a still more importatit reason is that the I944 lists are made up on the enumeration system, whereas previously the lists were made up once each two years and tnany thousands of people were not registered and could not get registered as elec- tions approached. Of the 1,000,430 electors this election the cities of Montreal and Quebec alone account for 685,674 voters. This means close to 4o per cent of the total.

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.\l. l'.'s are more or less playboyxs at heart and in action. Progressive Conservative mem- bers of the Commons applauded Dr. H. A. Bruce (PC-Toronto Parkdale) w zen he entered the Commons chamber after he had been suspend- ed from part of the previous day's sitting when hc refused l0 withdraw the term “bribe” ap- plied to family allowances. Dr. iruce dramatic- ally entcrcd the Commons chamber by the main door after the morning session had started and walked half the length of the chamber to his desk. llis party colleagues pounded their desks drowning out the voice of Prime Klinister Mac- kenzie King who was reacting a statement on northern air development. Liberal members on their feet laughed as Dr. Bruce bowed first to the speaker and then to the prime minister.

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The appointment of Federal election offici- als is taken for granted to be preliminary to an early election, and Mr. llsley seems to confirm this in his claim that, election or no election, the new loan campaign in October will go ahead. Indeed, it is presumed that the loan will be raised in October to be followed with the elec- tion in November or early in December. As to the‘ prospects, The Printed \\'0rd summarizes them thus: The Progressive Conservatives may win 57 seats, of which 35 would he in OntariO, and the Liberals 50, of \VlllCll l6 would be in Quebec, l5 in Ontario. The C. C. F.'s would have 85 or 90 seats. 30 of which would be in Ontario. The remainder \VOlll(l consist of Blocs, Social Creditors, and other Itidepend- cnts. If it turns out something like this, the only possible coalition would be between the C. C. F. and the Liberals. These two would have a. majority over all. We hardly fancy the Brackcnites joining the C. C. F., and the Pro- Cons and Liberals between tlfdm would not have enough. “It would be a strange parliament. It is doubted if it could function-unless the Liberals (or Pro-Cons) find unexpected sup- port in Quebec, or among Quebec members, and are thus able to carry on. If, as seems |ll'0l)Ell)ll', a second election is soon necessary, the obvious cntirsc will be the formation of a Unionist party. it is becoming clearer every day that the issue in this countrv is the issue of C. C. il".-isin rwcrux Capitalism. The two old parties must merge. Divided they Wlll meet the fate of

The Norwegian; are said to have reached the definite conclusion that, after what. happened in 1940, they will never again be caught. without an efficient and well-equip- ped alr force of their own. They now have the nucleus of such s. force in the squadrons. trained largely in Canada, which are ren- dering such courageous and use- ful service overseas. - Brockville Recorder and Times.

Because of relaxed travel regula- tions. the beautiful Rainbow Bridge at. Niagara Falls again ls serving its purpose and presents an animated picture of increased traffic back and forth. The neighborly spirit of the river res- Dolldfid illslflnlly to easier com- munication regulations. No doubt all international bridges present similar scenes of renewed activ- tty.——Toront.o Globe and Mull.

Horror Films aro believed to have a harmful effect on young minds, and it is interesting to observe that; New South Wales has enacted leg- islation which will prevent chil- dren from seeing these offerings. The crusade against this public entertainment springs from no narrow fanaticism: it has dis- turbing statistics ln juvenile de- linquency to support its case. and the movement is becoming general. -Hamllton Spectator.

Everyone knows from experi- enoe that lt is more difficult. to- dBY to obtain a com’ of Pride and

gin. The causes behind this book famine (and new books are as scarce a; old) are revealed by a. memorandum issued by the Pub- lishers’ Association this week. Stocks are being very rapidly used up; the number of books disposed of in 1943 exceeded by almost 50 per cent, the number of books prlnt/ed-Jsondon New Statesman.

Goebbels invented the Nazi slo- gan Festung Europa - the Fortress of Europe. Lately he has spoken only of the “fortress o! Germany." The old themg has been transposed from the higher key of Europe to the lower key of Germany. One may hope that after Festung Deut- schlimd a Festung Preussen will sprint!‘ in due time from the fertile brain of Dr. Goebbels. and after that. a Festung Berlin, nnd th:n a Festung Wllhelmstrasse. That will e the end. - Ottawa Citizen. Twenty - live thousand Lenin- grad children are spending the Summer tn camps on the shores of Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland. and in other and beautiful spots. Older chil- dren yvill assist in agricultural work, attending special lectures on soil cultivation. cattle-breeding and poultry-farming. Several thousand are working in victory gardens. The children's camps are equipped with libraries. games and playgrounds. Doctors and teachers supervise the health of the youngsters, and hose who have not: fully recover- ed from their experience during the blockade will be cared for in special sanatorlums. ‘All the camps are regularly visited by Heroes of the Patriotic War. actors, scientists and outstanding workers. — USSR Bulletin.

If you want to make an unex- pected tzuest comfortable at the dinner table. this is a good story not to tell him, says Bennett Cerf in The Saturday Review of Litera- ture. A man who lived three miles from the main road outside of Nyack left: his house one afternoon at two, walked until he caught a bus, and rode on it. tn the Nyack ferry station. l-ler took a ferry to Osslnlng. another bus to the rall- road station. and a local train to Grand Central. There he trans- ferred to a. subway train for the end of the line at. New Lots ave- nue. Brooklyn. where another bus carried him nine or ten miles farther. A brisk twenty-minute walk brought him to s solitazy apartment house, where he climb- ed six flights of stairs and rang the bell of his friends, the Helmer- dlngers, just as they were sit.- tlng down to dinner. "For good- ness sake," said Mrs. Helmer- dlnger, “what brings you here at this hour of the night?" "Oh,' he replied vaguely, "I Just. happened to be in the neighborhood."

From Loo An I61, fabulous city of Southern Calfornla, comes a story of money, European aristo- cracy and an American heiress which should stand as required read- ing for students of the American scene. Or. for that. matter the Canadian scene, for we alw have similar conditions though on I- smaller scale. Barbara. Hutton Grant, heiress to dime store mil- llon-H. is suing her former husband, the Danish nobleman. Count Han;- Reventlow. for custody of their nlne-year-old son. They were dl- vorced aome years ago. In her claim the heiress declared that when she married the count. she transferred to his own private bank- ing account the sum of $l,477.8Vl —n sort of n wedding gift on n gen- erous scale. subsequently "as the price for his consent. to s divorce." she established a trust for him for the same amount. Thus the noble- man came lnw possess n

fe’: fortune tn- from her father, a dime store magnate. There ls a word in the English lan unge lng nn- rlerstatement. t. is lltotes. We think it applies to Mrs. Grant's con- tention that the count in not a fit custodian for the boy because, for- sooth. "the desire for money and the accumulation of wealth with-

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of vessel Wlll be built in the shortest

as soon as the girls think of it. D0 B .

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calls this measure bribery he is

P. E. I. Ferry

(Saint John Tamra Journal)

The Turkeon ¢ on n- conswuctt-lon and re-estalbllshment. 1n a report. to llament. recom- mended:

Ixmniovement-r destined to make communications bet-ween Prince Edward Island and the maanland constant, reliable and adequate.

Now it has been announced that.

ea Marine Industries Limited n. contract tor construction of a new ‘LOOO-ton in bre which P. hi. I N Sh.

ts kind 1n service in any waters." We hope 1t ls, and we also hope the

possible time. for it. is badly needed.

Prince Edward Island's whole ec- onomy ea on having a steady and efficient means of access to the mainland of this Dominion. It. was the promise this which brought. the smallest. province into the Corlfederatton in 1873. ‘File C of ommgns . . e- tween the island mamland of the million. winter and summer. thus placing t-ne Island tn continuous communication with the Intercol- onlnl Railway." Prince Edward Is- landers know that the spirit and letter of this solemn pledge has not been kept-know that down through the years they have been penalized by lack of the sort of ser- vice which was their due. Thpnew terry may help improve conultlons, particularly if Ottawa agrees to demands tor a sharp downward revision of wares and freight rates on the Borden-Cape Toimentlne run. But. the fact; that this ferry ls to be provided should not. lnduoe us to overlok the prac- ticability of a tunnel. Because of engineer problems a tunnel under Norchuniuerland Strait may be out. of the uestion, but the pro- position shoul certainly be exam- ined carefully. As we sec it. even a 4,750,000 lcebretvklng ierrv is fre- quently lzolmz to flncl Northumber- lflnd Straits impassable during" the winter months.

Points Of Order

(Official Report o? the House of Commons of July 3!, i944; Dr. I-l. A. Bruce (Parkclale): I am not intimidated by the threat the Prime Minister has made. and I now declare that this measure ls a bribe of the most brazen char- BCWI‘. made chiefly to one province $515‘: Pflld for by the taxes of the

Mr. Mackenzie King: Mr. Chair-

man. I ask that the statement of

the hon. member be withdrawn,

as contrary to the rules of this se.

The Acting Chairman (Mr. Gol - "181: I think that statement ls oiit of order, and I hope the hon. mem. ber will withdraw it.

Mr. MacKenzle (Vancouver Cen- tre): On a point of order, I desire to call the attention of the com. mittee to what occurred ln this House the other day. This mggguye alas Z-lub d i

e ouse, an unan

House voted in favorniafusilfi that? we have the hon. member‘ for Parkclale. who was conveniently ab- sent on that occasion, accusing this ggflillre of heme nothing but brib-

Mr. l-Iomuth (Waterloo South): Walt; a minute. Mr. Chairman, I Yhslshtosp iéolnt 3f order.

. ‘ay on: n a olnt. of - e1‘. Mr. Chalrman- p 0rd Mr. MacKenzle: Mr. Chairman, I am on my feet. l have the floor. Mr. Hornuth: I am on n point of order. I have the floor. Mr. Graydon: I have a point, o! order, too. Mr. MacKenzle: I am speaking on}; point of order. and I do not e .

Mr. Graydon: Let. the hon. mem- ber sit down until I have stated the point of order. Mr. Chairman, are we all to sit down?