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Our Financial Liabilities

There is a tendency general among citizens to ignore the seriousness of the financial situation ln which we find ourselves as a nation, and to

‘let the powers-that-be carry-on as best they can. That way danger lies, for it is only through our facing the difficulties and footing the bill for our liabilities as we go that we may hope t0 avflid financial crisis when the \var is over.

Mr. Graham Towers, Governor of the Bank of Canada, emphasizes this in an address on the Victory Loan in Cobourg, He pointed out that for the past year both outlays borrowings have been rlnniiig at all-time peaks levels. The financial pffiire for the year beginning April 1 is difficult to forecast, because the Bridget for the year has not been brought before Parliament, but it is almost a certainty that the outlay will continue at the prevailing level.

\\'ith the collapse of Germany some war costs will disappaa , but other costs will continue and new costs will enter the picture, such as return of soldiera and their rehabilitation. Also to be reckoned with will be the financial require- ments of the war against Japan. The Govern- ment will have to buy a larger amount of stip- plies to send to other countries, either as a gift or a loan. There also will be increased outlays on other things such as social security measures and interest charges on the public debt, as well as cleaning up the tag ends of the war program.

Money to spend still exceeds the quantity of things available for purchase and, after high wartime taxes, individuals have about one dol- lar of spendable income for every 7o cents of new things to buy at current prices. Savings deposits with the banks and cash in the hands of the public will reach new highs by the open- ing of the loan.

Mr. Towers discussed the savings program along the lines of what is has accomplished to date and what place it will occupy in the future scheme of things. The bitter experience gained during the inflation of the last war and its in- evitable deflation did much in framing a fin- ancial setup which would prevent it happening this time, Mr. Towers said. For that reason as much as possible of the war’s financing is be- ing done’ by taxation and borrowing from the public and as little as possible through borro\v- Eng through the bank system. Since 1939, each S6 of outlay has been financed by $3 through taxation, $2 by public borrowing -and $1 by bor- rowing from the banking system.

The public debt from the start of the war to the end of 1944 increased $10,500 millions and the securities representing this debt are in the hands of individuals to the extent of $4 per $10; business firms $3 and the banking system $3. Asdndividuals had interests in life insurance companies and had bank deposits, it is evident that individuals are direct or indirect owners of the major part of the debt which has been in- curred since 1939. a very healthy state of af- fairs, and which should encourage every one to maintain it through subscriptions to the pre- sent loan.

Pirate Gad

Many strange stories will come out of Ger- many in 21-2 next few weeks, but few will be more weird than the one from Merkers, where U. S. 3rd Army’ engineers found a huge store of gold in an old salt mine. According to Dr. Werner Vieck of the Heichsbank there were at least I00 tons of gold, approximately $100.- ooo,00o. llc said that the hoard represented the cntirc gold reserve of Germany, although this statement could he taken with a grain 0f the salt which, appropriately, was all around. An- other story says the find was 60 per cent of the

‘ total reserve.

The find, says an exchange, recalls old stories of Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor, and Ali llaba —not to mention Captain Kidd and other pirates. For in addition to the gold bullion there were bags of coins and cartons of hank notes, of many lands, and art treasures as well.

Like all pirate hoards the loot was blood- Iained. Every coin was tainted with the blood and tears of unhappy people in Germany as well as in other lands. Even the wealth filclied from less powerful peoples by the high-collared Ind intensely respectable Dr. Hjalniar Schacltt was as much pirate loot as the takings of the cruel conquerors of most of Europe.

What a commentary it was on the futility of There it was—the plun- tler of a world——riotliiug but a few bags and boxes for GJ. Joe to kick disdainfiilly. Was it for this that. Germans fought and bled front 1h: North Cape to El Alamein? What a price for the suffering of millions! Convpare this paltry store of gold with the human agony and physical destruction in the world which the Nazi terror uuloosed.

Of course there are other hoards, not so ob- vious as this. Spain, Sweden, Argentina and the few other countries which remained neutral to the eud, or nearly to the end-as was the case in Afgfllfillflr-Clfflttfleflflfll tremendous expan- lion of their gold reserves. There can be little doubt that much of this represented an attempt by Nazi leaders to lay up treasurers where Al- lied commissions could not reach them. Then there arc the great stores of art treasures WiIiClI are coining on the market in other lands for the purpose of providing funds for Nazis. It will be a big job to track down the smaller hoards. ls well as the big ones, but they must be found,

‘ and lo rrnist the Nazi leaders, if the perils of a

I Iongcantinuing Nul guerrilla under-ground are to be averted. No dbtfltt it was intended that hoards like this should provide the ainews of war for Hitler's were-wolves. -

i-EDITORIAI. NOTES- '

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To be, or not to be, that wasthe question Pre- mier Drew had to decide regarding June r1 as election day for Ontario. So far as Prime Min- ister King was concerned the die was cast, there was no way out.

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London commentators stress that wherever the Germans are surrounded, this is riot because of any tactical plan on the part of the High Com- mand, but simply because they have been un- able to get out in time. The largest example of such ivillynilly hedgehogs is, of course, the Ruhr pocket. '

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The London Times correspondent on the Ita- lian. front puts the situation in a nutshell, and his analysis is likely to hold good for some time -—“Eveutual direction of General McCreery's offensive cannot yet be foreseen. The morale of German troops in North Italy is probably very high at the moment, for they include some of Germany's best fighting soldiers. The offen- sive may well be a prelude to the last phase of» the Italian campaign. However ear the de- feat of the enemy may be, it is ailmost certain that, being virtually trapped within North Italy, he will stand and fight bitterly."

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Ian Hay, pen name of Major John Hay Beith, novelist, born this date 1876; educated and af- terwards master in‘ Feltes College, Edinburgh; author of Pip, The Right Stuff. A Man's Man, A Safety Match, A Knight on Wheels, and the inspiring First Great War grdup, The First Hun- dred Thousand, Carrying On and The Last illillion; served as Captain in the War winning the M.C.; subsequently posted for war-lecture work in, the U.S.A. and was greatly instrumental in bringing the Republic into the war On the side of the Allies; made C.B.E. for these services in the cause of Anglo-American eiitente: “We are an ancient and dignified people, and you can- not teach an old dtog newtricks.”

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The latest Allied casualty list to be made pub- lic is that of Britain and the Doininions, re- ported to the House of Commons by Mr. Chur- chill. It shows 216,287 killed or missing among the British armed forces, 31,439 Canadians and 19,430 Australians, to give only the three largest. Total Empire casualties of killed, missing and wounded are 1,126,802, of whom 306,984 are dead, or presumed to be dead. U. S. A. cas- ualties through April 5 were 892,909, af whom 292,498 are listed as dead or missing. Russia's losses and China’s losses have not been reported in detail but are known to be great. But there should be drawn no national distinctions among the Allied dead and wounded. Only sorrow and pity for them all.

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Amendments to the Saskatchewan Marriage Act, sponsored by Premier T. C. Douglas, miii- ister of health, provide for a compulsory test for syphilis within 3o days before marriage. The act previously provided for a compulsory medi- cal examination within 1o days before marriage, but all doctors were not giving a blood examina- tion, said the Premier. Doctors and local Council of Women had requested the amendments. Said Premier Douglas: “We feel this is an essential step toward eradicating venereal disease in the proyince." Also aimed to help in the fight against V.D. are amendments to the Venereal Diseases Act, which would have the effect of keeping in custody prisoners in jails who are suffering from such diseases, until treatment has rendered them non-infectious.

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Very definite assurance that Canada will have an army of occupation in Germany has been giveiuby Gen. H. D. G. Crcrar, commander of the First Cflllfldlilll Army, to Col. Wilfrid Bovey, Uontrezil, chairman of the Canadian Legion committee of education. At a press mnfercncc prior to the official opening of the Canadian Industrial Conference on Reassiniilation of Ser- vicenien, Col. Bovey revealed the contents of Gen. Crerar's letter, dated Canadian Army Headquarters Overseas, March f1. It also as- sured Col. Bovey that the army of occupation would have every facility for advancing the edu- cation of the troops to better fit them for peace- tinic jobs. The letter-said. iii part: “The educa- tional services have always been. useful and will have a very important part to play in the Cana- dian Army once the ‘cease fire’ has sounded and the formations reach that portion of Germany which they are temporarily, to occupy. Plans for educational courses, on a wide scale, have been worked out in very considerable detail and no time should be lost in executing them when conditions permit them to be put into opera- tion."

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In order to help reduce the heavy toll which is taken every year, the following wartime pledge is urgently submitted tolall cyclists by the Province of Quebec Safety League: (a) To ride safely at all times; (b) To keep well to the right of the roiid and not weave in and out of traffic; (c) To obey all stop signs and traf- fic lights, to slow down at intersections, and at very busy intersections with traffic lights if changing direction to the left, to do so on foot; (d) To always carry a light at. night; (e) To signal distinctly when changing direction and to change direction properly; (f) To keep off side- walks when riding a bicycle and when parking a bicycle to place it so that it will not be 'n_ the way of others or cause accidents; (g) o re- frain from holding on to street cars or other moving vehicles; (h) To refrain from carrying another personon the bicycle; (i) To refrain from riding two or more bicycles abreast: (j) To keep control of the bicycle by holding tlic handlebar while riding. "

"lflE ETOWN GUARDIAN

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One of our po ular restaurants formerly dlsplaye a stun, “Ladies: No Swearlrig, Please." ‘However. alnce ladle; are rapidly obtaining equal status with men. the slgn Is being cha ed to read. "Ladies, No gcwfiarlng, leaseP-Plncher Creek

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Ono of the queereef fhln; that men and women who are or- dlnarll not. interested 1n muslc and w o would not go u town to hear a noted speaker wll keep the radlo going all evening, and read, Write, talk or play cards without paying any attention to the pro- grams. But they "keep the tap drlpplng" all the time-From St. Thomas Times-Journal.

Those who advocate voles for youths of 1B years should reflect upon an observation of Mark Twaln. He sald that. when he was 1n hls teem he thought that hls father was one of the most Ignorant of men, but when Mark had turned twenty he was amazed to 11nd how much wisdom hls parents had ac-

uired In those few years. - Ham- Iton Spectator.

Older people wlll have little dif- ficult ln recalling when tinned toma juice. except for that which was drained from tomatoes. was

ulte unknown. Fifteen years ago t e total Canadian pack did not exceed 6.828 cases with twenty- four zo-ounce tins to the case. If we compare this with the I944 pack of , , cases, an Increase of about. 58.500 per cent over the pro- ductlon of 1930. we can bezln to appreciate how much a part. of our normal consumption tomato juice has become/and what this has meant to the farmers and eunners In dol- lars and cents-From the Brock- vllle Recorder and ‘rlmes.

After some recent pictures of American prisoners of war rescued, emaciated to the polrit of death, from German camps. one cannot. feel too horrified by the thought that some German prtsoners’ let- ters mlght be "defaced" through subjecting them to tests for lnvlsl- ble messages. And yet. It ls undeni- ably moreclvlllzed to provide our guest-enemies with a letter pa er proof against their treacherous n- izenulty than 1t would be to shoot them out of hand. or even to deface thelr communications. The net. sensation 1s‘ one of complete baffle- ment; but a bafflement mingled with an uncomfortable feeling that maybe we are, after all, the world's champion soft1es.-New York Her- ald Tribune.

There ls sound common lame In the order of officials that after April 15 all navy vard employees on heavy work must wear safety shoes. Crushed toes have account- ed for too many hours lost from vltal war production, and there 111 no need for 1t. with safety shoes available. Even women, taklng pro- per pride In their appearance, need not worry about the looks, for safe- ty shoes come 1n a variety of at- tractive styles and patterns. They may have style and safety, too. The order could well be enforced In all plants where there 1s danger of foot. injury-Boston Post

In their haste to get away from General Patton's Third Army. the. Nazis unintentionally made several handsome contributions to the Al- lled food stocks. One of the best enemy donations was at Wlndshelm where they left behind three bulging storehouses. the New York Herald Tribune reports. American troops were pleased to flnd that. the con- tents were not. K-ratton, but: Five thousand pounds of canned beef, 10,000 pounds of noodles, 5.000 pounds sausages, 5,000 pounds of canned soups. 9.000 pounds of cheese and 114.000 pounds of oatmeal

A writer In a national news- paper on Saturday made Jestlng reference to the habit some BBC announcers have of fionouyriclng "combat. and "con erencs as though they were "cumbiit and “cunference? I had noticed It once or twlcc myself, and 1t. had set me idly wondering 1f the an- nouncer mght not be rlgnt. Now at. last I have ttrken the trouble to look It up, and 11nd that, whlle the Pocket. Oxford Dictionary gives "cumbat" as the correct pronuncla- tlon, the large Oxford Dictionary allows both, forms. No provision 1s made by either authority for "eunference." whlch was robably a sllp of the bonfire lfsuc “things are possible wlth ihe precincts of Broadcasting House. In any case 1t 1s all very dlfflcult. Consider,

. ample, such words as ‘com- "comlng." "homln ’ 11nd l)". n 1s not sin-Pris z that the, forel ner finds our pronuncia- tlon dlff cult to master. There Ia an odd-looklng creature called l wombat, but I cannot recall that the zoo man 1n the BBC clilldrenn hour ever spoke of It as a wombat. _Leeds Yorkshire Post

We lclred up The Blllboanl the other a9. and many of the word! and phrases intrigued us. For In- stance we wondered what was meant. by "the crlx" In reference to the season's plays, but further reading enabled us to deduce that the "crtx" were the crltlca. "Info" on a aublect 1| the Informe- tlon, and ‘bps’ refer to“ 109116 hound operators. Then a e k 1s a movle or vaudeville clrcult and m, "haugfrau trade" Is the. listen- ing audience to radlo roerarns In the daytime. The "v1 co Jackpot and "news sags" have us buaaled. althoush "regs" may ‘been ul- menta. One writer stated that a new 111m Is "pubbed" by Bo-and-So; we also noted that someone else "contrtbbed" to a program and that a new tune I» a “aocko". There were eaally figured out,’ but. we came to n "platter jockey , and ar- rived at the doubtful conclllulon that. It. is a studio employs who puts gramophone records on a ma- chine. A "wax" session" turned out to be a nramopnone program. A "bottle" mot 1| a night olu

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Milk l5 fed to I bit-by f0 5151,5111 ‘m6 ‘m! Dromote growth ‘of body "Id mind. and we cannot really compare 1t. to alcohol, which. aw. tors afflnn merely stimulates but 4M not Pwmote growth of body or mind. On the contrary It injure; body. Inlnd and aplrlt. Now f have new!‘ heard of anyone eating any klnd of food (even 1n enormous quantities) who, on acgount, o; "W18. goes out. and 1s a nuisance to hls neighbor or other person; or even Ewes so far as to klll some- One either intentionally or maybe Bwldenifllly by running into them wlbh hls car. Besides, 1f a person- once overeats of any particulat- food, that usually finishes It. Not w 81001101. The more the drinker Gets the more he wants, and the persons who can drink a glass, and leave It at that, are surprisingly scarce. .

Yes. Prince Eldward Island has had the honor of being the only Prohlbftl In Canada, but what Is so wrong with that. seelnc that Prince Edward Island has sent out Into the world men 571d Wmnen of whom she can well be Proud. who, In their student careers, Often parry 91f ygfy high honors. and who can sterp Into very high offices, and flll responsible, positions’). Who first reaches their quota. In Red Cross drives and other praise-worthy projects? Is P.E.I. ever far behlridthe rest of the Dominion? In other words, has the Prohibition law impoverished P.E.I. or injured her In any way?

I am sorry that. "A.K.” compared alcohol to the sea-ring eagle, for I cannot Imagine a person, who tins taken even one glass of 1t, having any particularly eagle-like qualities. He. in many Instances. can scarcely steer himself along the street, let alone hls car.

Now I atlll prefer to take the Good Book as my guide-that same reasoning and wlsdom whlch placed the stars In the heavens and that says: "look not upon the wine when 1t 1s red.—-— for a! the l-ast it bitefh like a serpent and stlngztqq like an adder, also “wine ls a mocker .__ and whosoever ls deceived thereby

ls not wise." I am ,Slr. etc. ANOTHER. TIIETOTALEIZ.

A Study In Cleverness

(M. ‘ Goldie)

When Prime Minister W.L. Mac- kenzie King stated a few days ago that. the diz-te whlcli might be set for the Ontario provincial election would influence him 1n settlng the date for tlhe federal election, more were feiw who suspected how great that Influence would actually be. The federal election date of June 11, whlclh he announced yesterday, ls identical ivlth that which Pre- mlfi!‘ Geflffle Drew had announced on Thursday roi- the election In Ontario.

The motive which prompted Prime Minister King to arrange this coin- cidence ls not. difficult. to uncover.

There was, on- Mr. Kings part, the very ready desire to avoid, on the eve of tlhe federal voting. the conspicuous spectacle of a notable Liberal decline 1n the elections of that province which Includes one third of the population of the coun- try. S0 ll’. 1S that by the unpre- cedentcd manoeuvre of making the two election dates ldentlcal he hopes to cancel the advantages of the opposition, and offset a further deterioration In his own position.