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C-HARLUTTETOVVN. THUIISDAY. JAN. 10. 1952

- Taxes And Se.r.vEeE

The tremendous amount of taxation car- ried by motor vehicle owners is revealed in figures recently issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Across Canada the average amount paid in taxes on each motor vehicle was i585, from a low of S56 in Man- itoba to tops of 38125 in Quebec. The grand total is S222,314,000 paid on the 2,600,000' motor vehicles of all kinds owned in Can- sda.

Gigantic as this figure is, it does not tell the whole story. In addition there were such Federal taxes as the 10 per cent sales tax and 25 per cent excise tax on over a third of a million new vehicles sold last year; and several provinces add an extra two or four per cent. Quebec goes one better by allowing municipal sales taxes and many cities and towns take advantage of this. In Montreal, for instance, there are both a municipal and special school tax which add three per cent to the cost of a car.

All these taxes only put a motor vehicle on the road and allow it to operate. Then there comes the actual cost of gasoline, in- surance, depreciation. repairs, garage and all the incidentals which accumulate throughout the year's operation.

Much of the revenue derived fronl tllesc taxes, of course, goes back into highway ex- penditure. Indeed, it has been calculated that the provinces are spending nearly S300 million a. year on highway construction, maintenance and administration. Taken in conjunction with Federal Trans-Canada Highway construction expenditures, it would appear fronl this figure that motor vehicle owners are still not paying their way.

Improved services are so interwoven with tax revenues nowadays, that it is al- most impossible to strike a balance of cre- rlit. and loss. One thing certain is that no consumer can expect there will be a major, permanent decline in either taxes or his cost of living under the continuing flood of government spending. For every penny of this spending must, on the basis of cen- luries of economic experience, end up final- ly in the cost of living.

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Mr. Churchill's Policies

Of great interest in connection with

Prime Minister Churchill's visit to Wash-ibe.

lngton will be the outcome of his discus- sions on economic and military plans in Europe. The economic plan is the Schu- man plan whereby six countries in western Europe hope to pool their iron, steel and soal production. Only France has approv- ed it as yet, and no one can predict when .t will be put into effect, or what the re- :ults will be. The other major plan, known as the Pleven plan, looks forward to the srcation of a common European army for he defence of Western Europe. After nany months of secret discussions, the fountrics of Western Europe have failed as yet to agree on the details of a military plan which can be made public. Premier Plevin himself, it will be noted, has had to resign as head of the coalition French Gov- crnmcnt.

What have been Mr. Churchill's policies with respect to these two projects? The Winnipeg Free Press sums them up as fol- lows:

He criticized the Labor Government for not attending the conference at which the principles for the Schuman plan were form- ulated. But even while Leader of the Op- position he refused to give outright support to the plan or to urge Britain's unqualified membership in the pool. He reserved his position on both points. That remains his essential policy today. He has announced that Britain will be associated with the Schuman plan,-once it is launched, by hav- ing a British observer on its council: but precise membership is a matter for a later

-..day.

On the European Army, Mr. Churchill, it is true, has altered his emphasis. He was more eager in his support a year or two ago than he is now. But is he to blame? is not the reason for his caution to be found in the increasing difficulty of European statesmen and soldiers to agree among themselves on how such an army is to be argnnlzcd and financed within the immed- iate future? It has become increasingly aleardln recent months that the project for l-Juropean unity is still much moi-e,of s gesturethun s policy. 'It is still too vague and uncertain to bcapplied in coming month. i ,' -

It follows, therefore, as the second point, that the immediate defence of . Western Europe must be considered not in relation to European union but in relation to the strengthening of the North Atlantic Treaty. As a supreme realist in world affairs, Mr. Churchill is acting with great wisdom when he places his first emphasis on the North Atlantic community. Nor is this, indeed, any change. He was an advocate of the North Atlantic Treaty long before he ever began to speak of the European army.

Finally, Britain's economic. and financial emergency-the country, after six years of socialist rule, is within sight of national bankruptcy-has compelled him, for the time being, to give primacy in his thinking

to Britain's economic problems. A weak Britain can make little contribution to Europe's strength. Once this crisis is

mastered, Britain will again be in the pos- ition of being a helpful and creative part- ner of Western Europe.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It is a sign of a healthy interest in civic affairs when little difficulty is experienced

in getting citizens to contest for election. 10

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The jet pilots who were killed in the two Maritime fatalities died for their King alld Country no less than those who faced an armed enemy. The development of ad- vanced weapons and training inltheir use

is as essential as actual combat.

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Mr. Churchill is habitually a night owl zso far as work is concerned and Mr. Tru- iman inclined to be early to bed. It is just as well, if close contacts are to be estab- lished, that midnight at Downing Street the White House.

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A scarcity of coal at this time. of the year is a menace which could have been largely prevented by customers' booking their orders with dealers in the Fall. What became of the project to convert George- town into a depot just for the purpose of preventing any such mishap?

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Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, died this date 1778. He did a great deal of work on the classification of plants and published numerous works. The passion for order which he introduced into the science, and his terse descriptions have been of great value. He introduced the system of double names indicating genera

and species.

Justice Minister Stuart Garson's maiden speech to the U. N. General Assembly pro- voked Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky to most uncomplimentary comment. Perhaps it was what Ml'. Churchill once described as, "no maiden speech at all, but a brazen hussy of a speech." In any case it show- led that this country is not disposed to try ,appeasement whoever its spokesman may

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Prince of Wales College and St. Dun- stanls will get S48,800 between them from the proposed University grant by the Fed- eral Government approved by Parliament. That is on a 50c per capita of the popula- tion, but as a Province we are entitled to a higher rate. In an agreement entered into between Sir Robert Borden and Pre- mier J. A. Mathieson it was decided that on all such divisions Prince Edward Island would get a lump sum in addition to the per capita grant on account of our fiscal need. This should be seen to in the present instance.

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It is highly satisfactory to learn that our agricultural cash income should have risen last year from b22,106,000 in 1950 to 325,234,000. This is due not only to the in- creased price obtained for oulxpotatoes, but to the fine market established by Mr. Har- old Clay in bacon pigs, and also in the ex- port of dairy and beef livestock. We have the best opportunity east of Ontario for the development of produce of this kind to be shipped to the other Maritimes, New- foundland, the West, as well as the United States, and it is pleasing to know we are realizing this, and that our leaders are driving the fact home. Last year the av- erage farmer earned S300 per week over and above his keep.

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Reference was made in our columns yesterday to go-ahead Saint John having built an airport ten miles out of town to save them having to go 40 miles distant to another airport. This is how the Tele- graph Journal views it: "The community is now not only a leading national port, a vital railway terminal, but a complete transportation centre -- served by air, sea, railway and highway facilities. The new airport is confidently expected to be a valuable asset to Saint John's economic growth in the years to come-a stimulus to the district's commercial and industrial life and to tourist travel, as well as a great personal convenience to the residents." it is great having live-wire business men at

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Jews In Russia

(Windsor Star)

During the early years of the Communist regime in Russia. much was made of the "tolerant." spirit which prevailed. For cen- turies Jews in Russia had been kicked around. subjected to po- go-oms and compelled to live in gheitos. In the new era all peo- ple were to be equal and. indeed. many Jews held high office In Russia. .

But the ideal evidently was never reached. In um it was an- nounced the Biro-Bldjan area 0! the Soviet Far East was estab- lished as an "autonomous region" for the Jews. This was an ldl'll13' slon that assimilation had failed and now there was to be a poke)” of separation.

In Russia, as in other coun- tries. most Jews are tradesmen. They are not pioneers in the sense of going out to clear the land. Biro-Bldjan is a rugged undevelop- ed area, and the Jews just didn't migrate there. if they sought a "homeland" it would be Israel. not a far-off Siberia. So the Jews autonomous republic of Bi.ro-Bid- jan has remained an empty dream- Latest reports from Russia say the Jews are somewhat. suspect. They haven't sasirnilatcd freelY ttperhaps haven't been allowed to do son, and they have given the cold shoulder to the idell of I separate state for them within the state.

Jews. because they are scot- tercd throughout the world. have an innate intel-nationalism. This doesn't mean they are dlsloyal to the countria of which they are citizens. It is just. it is difficult to work up the same degree of nationalistic spirit in them that prevails among other people.

In no country is there I greater endeavor to create a spirit of na- tionalism than in Russia. The Kremlin looks eskance at any in Russia who might. be tinged with inttcrnationaism.

Soviet Trade Bid A Trojan Horse

(Montreal Gazette)

The ancient ed-monltion urzjns wnriness of Greek) besrlntz lifts could very well be 1'eW1'Men- W suit. modern times. 10 ENG W3!” ing against Russians bcarlnl 011” branches.

The political and diplomatic ap- proaches from Soviet sources to- ward a false and treacherous "peace" have been thoroughly ex- posed. discredited and relected- Having failed in that. p-Otpailndi offensive. Soviet strstegl it: are trying a new tack with

a concerted. syatwnatic, 9'3" paign to extend economic links between the Soviet bloc of

effort is to establish. revive and expand trading countries and the rest. of the world. The obvious relations with non-Cqmmunllt countries - even on a losing bull, if necessary - in order to gain both” an economic foothold and political standing in these areas. The primary goals toward which the Soviet program is apparently being aimed were reported recent- ly from Paris. where both politi- cal and economie- officials of many nations are Icurrently u- semblcd. by Mr. C. L. Bulzberg . New York Time; correspondent. The objectives he cited were to ease the West's coordinated om- bsgo on export of strategic mate- rials to Red areas: to further pro- paganda picturing the Soviet. Un- ion as seeking to promote world peace through freer out-west commerce; and to gain an econo- inlc stake in certain countries, especially in A513.

Persistent efforts are being made to induce representative business and industrial leaders from various count-rles.-including the U.S., to take part in I unde- pl-omotlng out-went conference in Moscow next spring. At the same time, soviet cunts in countries rsnglng from But Germany to Chloe are diligently trying by all possible means to trade channels with non-lull territories. A special ch-lve is being made to persuade upon to resume trade with Russia and Chloe, not only to weaken Japan connections with the West but to restore Red

the head of a city's affairs.

influence in that country. Ef-

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CYRANO DE BERGER-AC

I carry my sdornments on my soul.

I do not dress up like 1. piplnja-y;

But inwardly. I keep my dsint.l- ness.

I do not bear with me. by my chance.

lln insult not yet washed away- I conscience

Yellow with unpurged bile -- In honour frayed

To regs, s set of scruples badly worn.

I go cspurisoned in gems unseen,

Trailing white plumes of freedom,

gsrlanded

With my good name-no figure of a, man,

But I soul clothed in shining armour. hung

with deeds for decorations. twirl-

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A bristling wit. and swinging at. my side

Coursse. and on the stones of this old town

Making the shin) Lwh ring, like golden spurs!

-Edmond Rostsnd.

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For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and mule it; he hath established lt...ho cre- ated It not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord, and there is none else.

forts also are developing to estab- lish exchanges of trade with Malays. Burma, Thailand. India and Iran. p

The very fact. that Russia is so anxious to press this economic program; for both its commercial benefits and its political implica- tions. is reason enough to regard it with caution and stand firm against the inducements held out. The dictates of commonsense and the provcn treachery of Soviet dealings provide ample justifica- tion for the export ban on strategic materiel: end for curtailment rather than expansion of trade with Soviet lands. The United States has made emphatic moves to this end in the past six months. with its cancellation of tariff re- ductions and other trade conces- sions extended to 13 Red nstions, including Russia and China and outright embargoes on imports of certain furs and some other goods. mi???

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(And P. I. I-) TEMPERANCE CRUSADI

"rho inhabitants of the thriving

little town known by the name of Montague Brldge' have at last discovered that the liquor traffic is the bane of that neighborhood. and are msnlully exerting them- selves for its suppression. In so- cordsnce with n numerously signed requisition, addressed to P.' Beers, l:'sq.. senior. Magistrate of the dis- trict, a. public meeting was held at Montague on the 2nd lnst., st which Msnosh Howe, 11311., was sp- polnted chairman. The meeting was sddressed by Rev. E. C. Ford and the Rev. Mr. Colpltts, after which the following resolution was unanimously adopted: " 'Wherea.s the great and increas- ing trsfflc in ardent spirits at Mon- tague Bridge and vicinity tends to ciemoralize and injure the best in- terests of the people; therefore re- solved, that those , cnglaed in the sole of such. and hevlng license. be requested. on the ex- piration of their present term otf license, to desist. And further re- solved, that we pledge ourselves to use our best endeavors to suppress. and bring to justice. those persons engaged in vending ardent. spirits without. license!

"A committee was appointed to wait; upon those parties engaged in vending ardent spirits, and re- quest. a decided answer. as to whe- ther they would give up the truf- fic in compliance with the fore- going resolution. on the follow- ing morning the committee. ec- companled by a. large numb of resident householders, wslted on the liquor dealers of the piece to ascertain their views of the met- ter. The two on the north side of the Bridge wisely consented to give up the traffic. but the one on the south side refused to do so."

-The Islander. Jan. 27, 1871.

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pose of buylns grain from runners at prices which are al- wsys below ihe world market prices. sometimes as much as 50 per cent less. It is not compul- sory to sell to the state agency, but since no individual farmer may export. his crop. aha since wheat and corn production in Ar- gentina is flr beyond the intern- al needs of the country. there is little choice. - Victoria Times. Long Izo Manitoba gave name to the best there is in wheat. Manitoba No. 1 Hard Northern is to wheat. what the 24- ksrnt stamp is to gold and what the sterling hallmark is to silver. Manitoba No. 1 Hard Northern is absolute tops in quality. It was no fluke that the name of Manl- tobo. became associated with the highest standard in wheat. Year sites you this province has pm. duced thousands upon thousands of bushels of bread wheat of un- beatable quality. This province does not grow as much when: as Saskatchewan or Alberta. but. the records show that the average ltllanltobs. farmer year in and year out enjoys ls better prospect of huvestlns a good crop. -Winnl- peg Tribune. '

A philosopher likes to talk. but he does not like to be talked to: 0110. he ddes not marry. A phil- osopher must have long periods of quiet: therefore a philosopher does not surround himself with children. A philosopher tries to govern his life upon a. basis of reason: is it surprising, therefore. that he does not place himself in I position where the will of another is the equal. s'nd perhaps the superior of his own in the household counsels? And lastly, s philosopher must not fall prey to worldly smbltlon, snd is not s wife on lncltemelt. to ambition? Why do philosophers not marry? What u. question! -Peterborough Examiner.

It is unfortunate that so few people bother to read I-lansand. An impression seems to prevail that no little suffering is likely to

its

sundr- unlikely things done." An- excellent example is now on view in Argentina, where In this cue'lt is the farmers who r of President Peron has devised a unique scheme to make a quick labors ,of the grain producers. An organisa- tion has been set: up for the pur- the

human activity in that tropic re:

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of Parliamentary speeches. mm the very reverse may be rm. 1. maseated by I passes from "J address by Mr. . Irvin Etude;-' member for Maple Creek at pgl; 5'12 of the official report. M, Studer. discussing the virtues oi mutton. observed: "It is not gen. orally known but in the olden duys it was used almost exclm. lVell'- Why? Ulcers are well known in these days especially nmong politicians for various rea- sons and others. Mutton 1,; . meat that contains I substanc. that. when you eat it, puts . um” on the stomach and prevents ul. cers." All of which proves um Members of Parliament, for from occupying themselves wholly mu, political matters. embellish their speeches with tips on health ma similar subjects which may nag otherwise be svsllable to the in- tel-outed reader except in u,, pages of old fashioned almallacs, -Winnipeg Free Press.

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Serious Jnqulry is called for hm the cause of the recent flood; along Rlvlere des Prairies so that future floods may be prevented. Ice-jams have evidently caum the waters of this river but till ice-jams were themselves caused by on was ustomed rise in ml. or: upstream that lifted and broke the existing ice. It is unnatural Lhnt such a. rise should occur it this time of year. who know. whether the openlnz of the sluice. gates on tributaries of this river was not a contributing cause? A penetrating inquiry would in. this into account and lend to practical regulation of the. vale" of these tributaries. nnglmm have attributed untimely flood: elsewhere to similar causes - 1,. Patric. ”

From the south American to- public of Colombia comes 3 report of the beating of s mlssonal-y” from Toronto and e. Colomblu lay preacher by policemen and s mob of civilians who l-ssenm their activities. It is also reported that the two churchmen, hsvln; been forced into n. river at pistol Point. narrowly escaped drowning. Colombia is one of those coun. tries still in s more or less prim. ' tlve development. where lllltency is rampant and the art of politic. ts waged with s. gusto which maps the politician's life an un. certain one. At election time, u. successful candidates are Apt 9. end in the cemetery. It is hardly Wfprlslng that the same spirit of violence invades other fields of

result from a steady literary diet.

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