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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, I983

STICKING TO IT

There is a story concerning Hon. Hubert Weir, Federal Minister oi Agriculture, fivm wh ch sundry mor- ale are being drawn by newspaper commentators. Not long ago, while driving his car in the vicinity of his farm near afr-lfort, Sask, Mr.‘ Weir saw a largo pelican plodd ngi resolutely soutliuartl on the road ahead of hzm. As the car aimrOiICh- ed it, the pelican ddnt fly, but kept on nullzlrr; 'I"i‘.lll rhc minister noticed that, i: had a broken wing.

The pcTcan touched the minist‘

admiration. Here 1t was migration time. The pciiczin shrmid really be winging lzs'i0_vf11l way to thesunny slopes about the Gulf of Mexico. But it couldn't. fly be-‘uuse of ItS wing. Did it spend its time mulling over its cozzitinii and vronderiflg what to do? Did it apply to the gov- arrnment. for Bfhmilulfe? Did it try to bcat, its only or, a freight train? Not a bit of it. Drzqrd, native-born Canadian that it was, when it found it couldn't fly as it had done in other years, it took w the mu and started to walk.

And so the p-‘lican ls being held up as an example :0 other Canarl lane, and paztzcuivrly’ to those members of the federal opposit on who decry the Ottawa agrecntenié mg sea no posisxbility of gain in taking advantage cf them. The Afnll and Empire pLlIS it. this null’:

"The Canadian people have befli wourdcn in their pockets, but theyl have not lost their morale, audthey rcrtaniy are n01 20mg i0 1-9 dim“ m the job, or c1111: on thc road to a greater xwlliiixie of imra-ir-nperial trade fix-at. is their pTcseni 8931-"

Better than the pelican as a Sym" bul of our country", l1onvcycr, suggests the Vancouvcr Prwincr. is our Old friend the beaver. lie belongs with as and mmains with us. Summer‘ and winter he is on the job. lie is more busy, more zndustrious, more mpabie, more sclfrcliant. and W911i‘ bit as courageous as the pelican. He 1| gccuetoured 1.0 seem: thins! through. and if conditions are not ma; u to meet his approval, he bends them to his Wfii.

INFLATION PITFALLS

n; ottgw; correspondent of the Financial Post thus sets forth the Iicdc-rul Government's attitude to- wards inflation of currency, the panacea suggested by OPDO-liiim nqnbcra in Parliament recently.

The Government ls opposed to in- llatton for the reason that never h ms history of the world has the policy assisted those who DrMi-i-‘ivii y’ on the qontrary, inflation in- variably has been attended by m5‘ “tram results. An example which readily occurs to mind is the French yxperlence with asslgnats during the Revolution. Anolhcr of more recent flute, 1s the Osman OXPQTWBW with the mark.

Mr. Rhodes stated that if the government were to inflate to the “tent of forcing the dollar down to the level of the British pound- say to 50 cents-the result would be

In the view of the Government». the very basis of the inflationin agitation is a confidence in the value of the dollar. Those who urge inflation cannot, imagne a dollar that is not "sound" money. Yet if their wishes were met the result. almost certainly would be that con- fidence in our currency would van- ish with its "soundness."

A farmer might easily get a. thousand dollars a bushel for his wheat, but he might be in the position of the German during the time the mark was on the toboggan slide, and have to pay 40,000 dollars for a necktie. ‘Theme is the other case of the American who bought a l0 cent cigar in Berlin in 1923, and received En change for his gold mark (24 cents) 500,000,000 marks of the inflated currency.

The Government, notes the Fin- ancial Post correspondent, is thor- oughly seized of the present plight of agriculture and other primary industries. The weight of debt has increased, capital obligations have been doubled and trebled. The safest remedy. it 1s felt. is a deflation of these burdens, rather than an in- flation of currency.

This is not to say that if the dol- la: tends to fall in the immediate future. the Government will exert great effortto prevent. the decline. The tendency would be to nraintain exist ng protective qneasurcs but apart. therefrom, to let the dollar find its own level. But as for em- barking upon a policy of hammering the dollar down, of shoving out flat money, s. policy of deliberate in- flatten-the present Government would regard such a course with abhorrence.

BELLS OLD AND NEW

Chrlsmas is associated with the rlncurg of church bells. In tlfs connection it is interesting w note that bells for the new carillon in Hamilton cathedral, Ontario, are now being cast at the ancient bell foundry m Whitechapel, London, where the craft of casting has been handed down from father to Ion for generations. The men there can cast any knd of s. bell, They cast the chimes for Big Ben. And they will take orders from muffin men. or make bells for cattle.

The coru-tyard of the foundry dates back to the fifteenth century. Bells that Queen Elizabeth must. have heard, and the great. cathedral bells of Canterbury, Winchester. Durham, and St. Paul's were all cast at Whitechapel. The craftsmen can calculate the note 0f a. bell to a hair's brudth. even on ac large a one as the greatest in the Hamli- ton carillon set, which is six feet, 4 inches across.

TROUBLE WITH PERSIA?

The Brit/sh Government has an- other serious problem upon its hands owing to the tense situation which has developed in the Persian oil fields where the concwion held by the Anglo-Persian company lies. For some reason or other the Persian Government has taken upon itself

to increase the interest charges on our debt owing in the U11 ted Slates

by $150,000,000. This figure wore-l

aenis all debt, as nearly as the gov- ernment can figure it. Unfortunately, l1ors'evr'f'. would be no assurance that by the time the Canadian dollar reflfihfid this lcvcl the Bsit sh pound would remain at its prscnt value. It. is wit; possible that. tile pound would have gone lower, that other f0r938ii zurrcncles would have gone likewise.‘ ("he ycgut would be a further need 'on The rl':l'nr wud be fills

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iurrr cy would be vfluflliy "m9 less, It wculd be of no use lo either

farmer or manufacturer.

to cancel the terms of the agree- lment affecting" the holdngs of this British enterprise in which the .British Government itself owns more than half the shares, and the Shah has intimated to the Downing Street authorities that this decision is w.thin the right of Persia and is final. Trouble has been brewing in this quarter for the’ past ten years and the recent interchange of notes between the two governments has brough the dispute to a point. The British holders express themselves as willing to settle in friendly fash- ion and in a way consistent w th the duty of prc erving an cqutsble bai- atlas between the Persian Govern- ment. and their own legitimate in- terests and claims. It f5 t0 be hoped this mild overture will have effect-

MnC‘ ‘ " boidaoutti prospect of "further considerable e ‘ " as a result of the con nftte work of the past few month But his remark that "our cuts bar been very unpopular things" has 1 slightly ominous sound. The lm mediate popularity o! what is na- tionally vital is not to be measured against its ‘.8 in furthering the restoration of general prosperity.

Should American exports in Great Britain be largely stopped as a. re- sult of the forced payment of war debts, the benefit to Canadian pro- ducers and exporters is likely to be consid able. The United States horn-rally exports hundreds of mil- lons of dollars worth of food stuffs to the British Isles. In case such exports are shut off much of the business will undoubtedly be trans- ferred to ths country under the preferential trade arrangement with the United Kingdom signed at 0t- tawa. last August.

An Incident occurred recently in Arbor-g, a sparsely settled rural community. In protest against a tax sale by the municipal authorities. a. mob five hundred strong invaded the municpal offices, terrorized the of- ficials, destroyed the office records, overpowered the police and intimi- dated the whole area. The Winni- peg Tribune calls for action. It 1n- dlcates that the Arborg outbreak resembles a recent demonstration at Chatfield. It suggests that both were organized by the same profes- sional agtators from outside, The catchwords and pietexts for both demonstrations urcre the same. It seems clear that enemies of the state are stirring 11p the ignorant and excitable sections of the popu- lation t0 take "direct action.“

The new Govemor-General of Ire- land will not permit Efflglish to be spoken in his presence. We are loyal subjectsfas all the world knows but really we cannot congratulate the King on ths appointment.

Berlin dcspalches announcing the commimionu-lg or General Kurt. von Schleicher, as Chancellor of Gor- many, describe the new leader as "a man without nerves." Indeed, that is the descrlpmn he gives himself. General von Schlelcher is forturr ate in hs possession of a calm-tem- perament. We would not. want to wager, however that he will still be "without, nerves" aftor completing his term of office, no matter . how long nor how short it. proves to be, for lhg job of trying to administer the affairs of modern Germany is one calculated to try the patience of a Job and to drive ordinarily strong men to despair.

While Great Britain has presented what is described as an imanstvcr- able argument in favor of her D108 for postponement of the $95.500.000 war debt, payment due the United States on the 15th of the present month, and Fkance has also offered a renewed plea to the same end, Vlce-Presfient-elect John N. Garn- er, at p 6 ‘nt Speaker of the House of Roprc Irtativa, declares flatly that. there W111 be no Diisillilfiemem- And Mr. Garner should know some- thing about it.

"These inter-governmental debts are radically different from com- mercial loans raised by foreign gOV- ernmenta on the market for 91'0- ductlve purposes. Such commercial loans are normally self-liquidating. The market loans thus raised dur- ing the inst hundred- years have converted whole territories from des- olate swamps or uninhabited Pill-i!“ w nourishing provinces teemlnz with human lfe and produdni; Emil mdditions to the wealth '0! the world. Such productive loans dlr~ ectly afford means whereby the bor- rower can repay them with interest and at the same time become more prosperous. But reparations and WM’ loans represent expenditure 0n d6‘ structlon. Irertile fields were render- cd barren and populous cities a. shat- tered ruin. Such expenclture. in- sma or producing a. slow and steady accumulation of wealth. d6" stroys in a few hours stored-up rich- es of the past. Like the shells on which they were mrseiv spent. their loans were blown t0 019695- '11"? have 1m behind nothin8 but fresh complications and perplcxitiefif- British note to U. S.

"A fitlloo-Amcrlcan corlfrere has told us of a campagn now goln; on in the Unit-ed States in favor 0i the returning to public Mimi!» °1 all children who should be there. and the dividing between nduii unemployed of the number of jobs now held by those children in Ameri- can industries. It ls estimated that there are upwards of 3,000,000 chil- dren ;f school-age now holdns down remunerative jobs in the Un- ited States. In the face of such a large number of employed children, we have the vision of eleven or twelve thousand jobless adults vain- ly hunting for work. O11»: must con- clude, therefore, that our present "iliifimil? regime has carried ua in the drection of flb".li'dliy, and that the famous policy of obligatory edu-

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Bl loan W HELPING THE DHDDLI LGBD T0 LIVE LQNGIB

So anxious have physicians been to preserve the lives of babies and young children that it would seem that they have forgotten that a grown man or woman who has reached middle age is likely worth more to his family and to the com- munity than the small child.

However this matter of preserv- ing the lives of the middle aged. is now receiving a great deal of atten- tion.

Why do so many middle aged in- dlviduals die just at the height of their physical and mental perfec- tion.

Because a chain is cnlyas strong as its weakest link, and a weakness in any one of the vital organs- heart, lungs, bloodvessels, kidneys or brain-may cause collapse and death.

Can the middle aged individual by giving thought to his physical condition do anything to preserve his health? Your doctor will tell you that cure and thought at this time will be the best investment in life, and that this care and thought does not mean hard and fast rules to take the joy out of life.

Naturally, the first thought is about food, and where the indivi- dual is overweight or there is a. tendency toward overweight, cut- ting down on the entire food intake is the first precaution that must be taken. Overweight puts a strain on heart, bloodvessels and kidneys.

If there is no tendency to over- weight, where underweight fs well marked, and blood thin, real nour- ishing meuls should. be eaten to keep up the strength of the body. Cream, butter, and leafy vegetables added to the ordinary diet are ab- solutely necessary. '

All physicians are agreed that meat, salt and condiments help to “age” the bloodvessels and kidneys,

so that these must be greatly cut

down. Fresh air and exercise are ab- solutely essential but. tennis, and badminton are too strenuous at this age, imless they have been played regularly during the stage from young manhood to middle age. Golf, swimming, and walking are idea! forms o fcxercisc at this time.

Rest is c§e11tlal—complete relax- ation of mind and body. Mental strain does more damage than phy- sical strain or work.

So if middle aged, take hold of yourself. Don't worry about what you should or should not do. Let your physician and dentist examine you, and then try to observe the above simple suggestions.

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CALENDAR

The heart has never logic, though the cold

Sobers its beat and vanquishes un- reason;

The year becomes a glamorous legend told

Of banners stricken by a silver sea- son.

And snow and sleet are allies of the brain,

Subdulng the valiant breast, filling the wild

Veins with ice, until in the melting rain

Of spring the heart again becomes a child,

Happy, unwary, leaving once more behind '

The wiser, wintry, and ironic mind.

—1"rances Iikost in the New Yorker.

(Montreal Gazette)

n“, M; been celebrating tiifi completion of a decade of F ' ‘m; “up; stock of the nccon manta since Benito Mussolini made his famous march on Raine in I922- 1119 conclusion reached is that the Fascist. Government has PY°V°d i“ worth, I. fact which is declared tn be accepted by m wnuieiiw i" '- wbclo. It is believed that Racism huemuatostcy and that even i! Mussolini passed away his we” would be continued by the machine he has created. The Italians are convinced that the corporate state born of the extraordinary revolution will prove to be civillzatlonuoniy safeguard against the triumph of bolshevism. Whether this ls an ex- aggerated view cu- not, it is certain that Italy has been progressing along modern lines and with n. not- able absence of serious dissatisfac- tion among the population. If ii; be true that the best government is that which most satisfies a people, then Fascism has justified itself in the Italian kingdom. '

Writing in The Empire Review

Mr. Charles Petrie summarizes the events of the past ten years of ad- ministration by Mussolini and makes some favorable observations. Fascism, he points out, is not mere- 1y a. form of government; it is a vary definite political philosophy, and its principles would have been readily accepted by English Tories of an earlier day. Nothing is alien to the State, but so long as all goes well and the best interest of the na- tion as a whole is not adversely aflected, the State will not inter- vene. It retains the right to do so, however, in case of necessity, and it is s. flrm believer, in discipline. This la the spirit in which the ad- ministration of the country has been remodelled by Mussolini, who has preserved the old forms as much as possible. The Constitution and the laws are supreme, and Italy proceeds in her course with a king. a Senate and a Chamber of Depu- ties. There is a Fascist Grand Council, which keeps the Cabinet in touch with the party, which pre- pares the electoral lists and which must be consulted before a. war or peace can be declared. There is a Fascist militia of about 190,000 men, and they are volunteers. They are only paid when on actual duty and provide a voluntary police force upon which the Government can rely implicitly. This keeps the army out. of internal disputes and thus avoids clashes betwee 1 civilians and soldiers, a. very desirable state of affairs. Mussolini heads all and it is to his credit that in his ten yearsof office he has terminated the strife between capital and labor and brought Church and State into agreement. In an industrial way there are local syndicates of em- ployera and workers, the various local bodies being federated into na- tional syndlcates, which in tum are grouped into thirteen great confed- erations of production, six of the thirteen representing capital, six labor, and one the professions. On top of the structure is the Ministry of Corporations. Strikes and lock- outa are forbidden, all putes being settled by the machinery of government. So far the system has prdved aucccssfuland Italy is at peace at home, which is a tribute to the administration in this cis- turbed age.

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A War Story

“Red Patch" in the Legionary

Back in the days when the 1st Division was establishing home- stead rlghtaon Villers aux Bois, and points east, the duration of the war looked like a century. more or lea. ‘At all events, firmly resolved that the Division had settled down there for good. the dear old Padre-Ca- non Scott-decided to have a church built. You member that

cation is far from bearing fruit. We are living 1n a strange era!"

Scannln the recent Labor dia- turbances in England from a dis- tance, a few important facts are ev- ident to the far observer. One is that the protection of public order has been left to the police; the army is not involved. Another is that the police are armed only w'th trun- cheons; there is no shooting, no flour-fairing of revolvers. and the pol- ice try to avoid any provocation. To prevent biockadea, to protect prop- erty, to keep the crowd out of cer- tain prohibited regent-these are the only aims of the police. Except one-and that is to protect any or- ator, no matter how fiery he may be, no matter what he may say against the consttuted government: to protect him against violence on the part of any outraged opponent. S0 it looks as if the distal‘ noes in London are not reafy formidable. Perhaps the most significant. feature of the troubles is the indication that the Labour party has lost ifs power

over a large section of the workers.

little “ , ‘ down near be Pendu. The divisional engineers made a beautiful jdb of it, and no one was prouder than Sir Archibald himself.

“Padre? he said one day. "there's Wur church. Isn't it a lovely struc- ture?" _

The Padre agreed, but shook his heed dubiousiy.

fimsrrt got a bell, sir," he said.

The general lpologiaeri and turn- ing to Colonel Macphail, the C. R. IL, he instructed him to "do his duty."

Nothing was simpler. The place was alive with gas-alarm bells, and f-hq engineers were good rustlers. By and by, a sonorous bell graced the church to the anguish of the troops who never quite decided whether its ringing was a call to prayer or a. signal to don respira-

Bui. was the Padre content? Ho accosted the general once mom.