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Morning Dally (Founded in 1181) ntherfaed u Second Clan tgfnll. Poet Office Department. Ottawa

Plnllflent- Lllsut. Col. W. Cheater S. MoLnre Vice-President: J. B. urnett, FJJ.

' Ieentary: llent Col. D. A. MacKtnnon, 0.5.0.

1 and Managing Director: i B. Burnett, IJJ. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and

Ian A. Burnett

a Guardian ma;- be obtained at: l Hub Tobacco Shop, Monnton, N. It The News Shop, Moncton, N. B. George McLean, Pit-ton N. S.

Walker's White Spot. ll Salter St., Halifax, N.S. Iiotropolitan News Agency, 1248 Peel Sh, Montreal. ‘United Cigar Stores, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa Ont.

B. Aitltea, l-ord lllgln's Hotel Ottawa, Ont.

J. Fine. 354 Bay Sh, Toronto, Ont. Wolfefia News Stand. Sutibury, Ont.

Old South News. Cor. lvfilk and Washington Sta,

Boston aflillllfs News Agency, Times Building, New York.

“The Strongest Memory 1's Weaker Than-

the Weakest Ink."

VSA'T_ILT‘I_IP§_¥.__E_‘I_II1I_ZUARY 16. 1m

A Mighty Movement - K811 iutctcst centres 1.11 the llov 5601i‘ Girl (ittitlc ;11'-~¢;1':t111111=: nctti ircelt, \\‘l1i(h “my.

cities with 1'12‘ htrtlttlzty zttniit-crsaries, Fcb. :2. if“.1Ti)rfl‘llgltiilll-Tyfmtgtltls 1111.1 111ovfe1l11ct1t,_ tl1e L- 1 n <1 m...“ . ' I‘ ‘:°° ° . l‘s.“'“l“?“"

cllyn a cu ntll, \\ho ls \\ orltl Chtct Guide. . -111“ h?“ I'm-l 5W1" lwons were started "l (Wade In 1908, the saut- ycar as the move.

‘mcnt got nntkt Wily i11 tireat Britain. Today there are aptztoxtntatelv 100,000 Woif cubs’ Boy _5e<»\1l>", Sea Fronts, Rover Scouts and Leaders 111 Lattzttln, and the number i5 growing from year 1t_1 year. Churches in Canada sponsoring Bufhwul rsrvttps llllillltl: .107 Anglican, 63 Baptist, 16 tirbretv, 1o Laltcr Day Saints, 11 Lutheran, '17 lwesbvteriatt. 26:) Roman Cath- olic, 21nd 317 buitctl (ltutclt-a truly remark- able illustration of the appeal which the organ- ization mztkr-s ‘to all classes. During the war, liver 120.00!) torntrr Scrottts responded to the tall to service and they include two V.C.'s as well as winners of ‘other decorations.

The ISrswnzcs, (luidcs and Rattgers in the Girl (iuitlc hsociation in tjanatla number 64,- 000. 'l'ltc training units number 2,747. S0 yxrpulztr is the ntovemcttt that one thousand lcadcrs are neerictl now for Canadian girls who are waiting to become Girl Guides. Like the Scuttts, this orgzntizatititi has a magnificent war record. 12.000 members of the \\'omcn's- Serv- ices during the war being members of the Can- nd-iatt Girl (ittitics Association.

Purposes of the Buy Scout-Girl Guide ~Weck will ztrpeal to all our citizens. They in- elude extcttsitj-it of the benefits of the organ- izations to :1 g~eatcr number of boys and girls, the ptthlici. :11 of the citizinship building pro- gramme of the two tnovemmls, the securing o. t Active ro-operatlon on the cart of more adults, and thc i111p1'cs<111g upon Scout and Guide lead- ers of the intportztnce of the work they lmve undertaken.

New—foundland Situation

Th“ “llhllltiTollfililutitnal t-xpcritncnt of Gorcrttntcttt by Ctittttnissim. i; coming to i“ “Milli! llvlllt 111 Newfoundland. Herc is the lililfllloll. as sunmtetl 11p it1 Atlantic Guardian

- . . . t magazine of hmvfoungllnnd published Mum rcal: lntroducctl twelve years ago as the cott- ' ditiott under wltich Great liritaitt would assume A the ovctwvltclnting financial obligations of the * island- [lie SUM!) 0f a non-elective. sevcu-tttati commission apoottttcd in England ltas always been ‘regard-sci as a temporary arfangelngnt, Soon 110w the Newfoundland people, to be Itlprcsentctl at a National Convention, in Ill Probability h} some few of the “old politic- ians" but will‘ what is believed will be a mai- ority of mcn new to statescraft, and a sprink. hug of representatives from a newly-formed Labor Party, will decide 1f Commission of Gov- ernment shall go or stay. Chances are that it will go. _ Hztrtl-tvurlvttg, ltutiest, careful (some have laud rtvcr-carcfttl‘) of public opinion —- a Competent, unimaginative atlministratio11”_th¢ Commission has been ltatiriicappcd from the Start by lack oi real power. 1t has to apply to England f01 permission to hi“ a innit“,- for a public ltutltltng if his salary has not bee" . Plfivlflllslv tllotted 111 a budget approved year- 1 l)’ by} ilreoccttptetl Domitian Office. l‘a1r-1ni1~tlr-.l Ncwfoundandcrs, casting the

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i ' balance sheet of the last tlvclve years, note to

the credit side of the system of Government by Commission adtvattces in social services and ~ Idlmtiort. a clean. graft-free administration, and '1 competent civil service reasonably free from . "patronage" ztppointtncnts. ’ On the debit side they note almost com- ’. i plete failure to do anything constructive about l the unsound salt-fish economy of the island. Recent moves to tnodernize this industry and p oduce fresh and filleted fish in greater vat-- itiealare generally credited to th quasi-inde- pendent Ncwfcttndland Fisheries Bbard under Ittive-bortt Raymond Gushue and t0 a few far-

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form of government ntidtway between Commie- siou and full responsibility. They might even consider Confederation with Canada. Only a few believe they will retain Commission of Government in its Pfewlt form.

—EDITORIAL NOTE$-

A fair exchange is no robbery. An Ox- fordsltire woman who found her 24 chickens had been stolen also discovered"; wallet; Con. raining $540 11.1 been. dropped it. "the chicken coop. _ u w a 1a

‘ What may be the oldest horse in the Brit- tsh Empire i: a 51-year-old coal-black carthqrsc in Melbourne, Australia. The owner says he feeds the horse, “Nipper”, daily with four gal- lons of bran, once every two weeks adding a cup of ground charcoal which “keeps his blood pure, his teeth white and gives him energy."

v t- w- t- government-assistetl pro- gram to promote Manitoba's tourist industry. and suggested creation of a new provincial taortfolio of industry and commerce are i11- cltttled in a list of 71 recommendations it1 the final rcport to Premier Garsott by a civilian committee on co-ordinatiot: of post-war plan- ning.

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l-low (lictatt-rs fare. A special tributtztl 11f civil and "ttlttii-Fistrative responsibility of Vene- zuela, sitting at Caracas, has ruled that the t3,- 2_=,o,ooo bolivarcs ($3,975,010) fortune of (ion. Vinccnzio Perez Soto, former president of Zulia State, shall he forfeited to the nation. The tri- bttnal, investigating charges that Pcrcz Soto pil- fered treasury funds, found that during the whole of hts Lemur; of public office his legal income totalled only 909,924 bolivares. It‘ ‘t! ltl Ii

LieuL-Col. J. E. Crolten, who ltas just passed to his reward, was at a retiring disposi- tion, so much so that he would not even use in connection with his professmn, his military title as ntost other ex-officers delight to do, In hear; and soul he was a vetericariatt, and filled a very intportattt place in that capacity it1 our ntidst. Besides the Government and the City, many private citizens, who had recourse to him with their animal troubles, for a long time, are going to miss his kindly efficient help and advice. n- u n-

_ John A. Charlton (P.C_ Brant, Ont.) pre- dicted in a luncheon address recently that Pro- gresstve-Conservative representation in the House of Commons would be tlotthlcd in thel next Federal election. Speaking before members

of the \Vi'.1r1ir\~°g Progressive Conservative As-

sociation h: said there was some uncertainty

among Ontario voters dot-mg the last election

as to whether Mr. Bracken could form a strong

government. “That 1s all changed now," he

said. "Thcy ate fully aware of the v1alue of

Mr. Brackerrs work in the House." . x m

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Th6 Mayor and City Council ltaving now got under tray the first inb they will ltavc to ltaudle to the sattsfactiott of those who put their trust in them is the footpaths and crossings. It is no use for them cavalierly to “pass the buck" to the individual occupiers. that only tends to mob law, for occttvters do just as they PR3“ $0 1°11? as there is no actual prcssttre placed ttpon them. The Council could try the experiment of sending-men to clean the fool- paths and mitlie them collect the expense direct from the individuals concerned, 0r at least e11- deavottr to see that the occupiers themselves comply with the. law. lil C Q i

Li Hung Chang, Chinese statesman, horn this date 1823; early imbibed the tenets of Christianity and led a progressive ntovctneut in the forties and fifties of last century; in 1863 he associated himself with General Gordon in suppressing the Taiping rebellion; laterhe held many intportant offices and vice-royalties, ending up as Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he held for many years during which China prospered and made progress; no soon- er did he retire than Japan made inroads on China, the outcome of which was Formosa, oth- er parts of the Liaotuttg, and Korea were wrest- ed from hcr and put under Japanese dominance. The fruits were reaped in the war just con-

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Presenting a complete ltistory of the lat- est discussions between the Federal and Pro- vincial authorities on the subject of taxation, Mr. Grattatt OLeary told ‘he McGill Uttivers- ity Club that the character of the newest pro- posals made by the Dominion was known only

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“but: “rt Y en. s owe Mackenzie King" UNI ‘Waco:

SH Th Kl l’. Thil ' ‘ andelf Iiie corinel baekmyqlrr‘ "he; will do it again. —OthIn

w“ 11:“... .... P... sutn e au or songgfltittle White Idea" for” 5,009 in back income tax. Ivlden. it lakes a darker view of my; hm bled does. -St.ratford Beacon-Ber- l . 4‘

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A new coal area eonhlalng y": reserves of virgin coal hag been opened up in Nottingham, England, says The Yorkshire Post. The shaft which is to be sunk at a colt of about 87.500000 constitutes one of the most important of the recent developments in the United King- dom coal mining industry. The plant when completed will include the most modern machtnery 1n the world. It is estimated that the area conltalns 125,tI)0.000 tons of proved coa.

One of the nation's giant cor- porations proposes to produce new varieties of alarm clocks in 1946 that will awaken people "grud- nally and enticlngly." The idea should be put in cold storage to await the next Era of Good Feel- ing. This year the citizenry, both public and private, needs alarm clocks which clung with a loud. snarling note, irritating one and all into leaping from bed into full days of working and thinking hard. —Chicago Sun.

Many people I am sure wlll agree with Leonard W. Bmckington, a prominent Ottawa lawyer and lec- turer in a statement he mad-z re- cently in p11 address delivered i:1 New York. Mr. Brockington sug- gested that the average person's best contribution to peace would be to stop talking about inevitabil- ity of war-with Russia or with anybody else. Why do people go around talking about war anyhow? Haven't we had enough of it. dur- ing the last six years? - Sack- ville Post,

Some of our more enterprising architects have begun ‘to heat houses by warming floors and walls, thus producing n very unl- form effect with a minimum of dirt and draught in the rooms. Two hot air flues from a similar system are on exhibition 1n the Royal Ontario Museum; they come from a Roman villa in Britain and date from the second century A. D. The principle was invented by a noted epicure, C. Serglus Orata. who lived about 100 B. C. --Royal Ontario Museum.

Longevity ie a fascinating sub-

ject for those still seeking it. but there are times when the less ma- ture observer questions the valid- ity of the reasons given by some of these ancient persons. We are still waiting to hear one of them admit frankly that the reason he is 5o worthy and venerable a wight is simply and solely because his parents and grandparents were ltesithy, long-lived people, and that he came by his miraculous age congenitally. The moral background of our civilization has given us the notion that old age 1s the reward of a good life whereas In all probability, it. is the result of robust and healthy parcntatze- and a bit of luck. -London Free Press. Out of evil cometh good. ‘Next time titers is a slumn in rutlway bus‘ css the lint-s will simply ad- VOPtlSf‘, implorlng the citizenry to keep off the trains. 'I‘hut will fetch 'eml —Peterborough Examiner.

The hublt people have of ‘art-nich- in: their initials in ndri plat-cs has put Canadian Pat-ifit- steamship d- ficlals in a quandary. It seems that some 10.000 servicemen and women have carved their tinny-s or initials in the teakwood lntnd- rails of the Empress of Scotland. during the six year the former Pacific liner has hem trodpscfllflv- ing around the world, Thr- question is what to do about it. Shrdl the rails be replaced, or shall they be retained in this unforeseen but highly distinctive state? - Victoria Colonist.

There in still little prospect of tobacco pipescomtntz bat-k to the shops in any quantity. Mr. Alfred Dunhill reckons that even it the plpe-mukinr: industry could return to full production this yen? it would take two or three years to satisfy the existing demand from pipe-smokers who have been short of brlars for so long. The lacl: of pipes ls due to two cattses-short- aur- of labor in the industry here and lark of hriar wood cnmlntz from abroad. London has ‘tvovld- wide fame for ploe-makintz. but the wood from which brlrtr nlpes are made comes from the Mediter- ranean countries -Nortl1 Africa. Corsica, Albania. Italy. Greer» and Southern France, Hundreds of oth- er woods have been tried, hut no attenuate suhstltttte has been dis- covered. -Manchester Guardian.

to a few. The proposals which stimulated the greater interest and discussion, were those which had been nubmitted by Ptemier George Drew, of Ontario, in which he expressed a reluctance to yield further ground to Ottawa, Mr. O’Leary said. He expressed the opinion that a surrender of further ground would leave the provinces "wards of the Dominion financially.” Central- ization of taxation authority’ would "inevitably" result in the public taking ‘less interest in gov- ernment, he thought, and he urged students to study the subject wit}: cit-c.’

According to a despatch frotn Boston a

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VOYAGE

Nothing of departure ls as Anal as the scab rd’s cry, Mewtng i-n tthe cold chorus to the cold note‘ of ship's bell; Nothlna of winter evening sky la chill as are their graywhite wings

Weaving and we the ultimate forlorn farewe .

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The Bible As The Word of God

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We often call the Bible the "Word of God," but we use the hrttn ioolely without always ltav n: a clear idea of what we mean b‘ it or what we ought to mean. O1 diver ent or even incom table mean gs seems to be attac en to it. But ff the Bible la in any some the word of God, we dare not use the phrase lightly. It’; fnr too im- portant.

It would be unfair of me to u- aume that you are a student of the Bible. The most I can suppose that you read lt-perhapa occas- ionally, perhaps regularly, There is n difference etween reading the Bible and being a student of Of course, anyone who reads it st all earnestly ponders over what he finds ln it, studies it: mean- ing, compares different passages and tries to understand it in the light of knowledge he has gained from other sources. Countless peo- ple have rend the Bible in this way and have found as a mutter of practical experience that it brings unfailing inspiration and guidance in the conduct of their lives, and that lt satisfies the deepest needs of the human spit-it. Throtttzn it they get into touch with God. If we rcad the Bible, tltereforc, we can get from it. something of su- preme value that no other litera- ture offers and that we perhaps cannot get lrt ‘any other way.

The student of the Bible does more than road it; hp reads about it as well. He tries to find out all he can about its- history, how. it has come to us in its present form, how its various hooks were first written, who wrote them and what was in the authors’ minds, what were the circumstances with which they dealt, how far we can be sure we have the original words. I-le asks every question h: can think of that may throw light on this most precious possession and he tries to find the ‘answers.

The Bible ls fascinating whether we study it as history, as drama or literature, as law giver, as cause or product of the early Christian Church, and so on, in all its tiar- ious nspects. An incredible amount of Blblt- study of this klnd has been dent: in the lust hundred and fifty years and every source of modern knowledge, including ul- trs-violet rays to test the ancient manuscripts, has been brought to bear on getting the fullest pos- slble knowledge about the Bible and the story it tells. Perhaps you have heard of "Lower Criticism" and “Higher Criticism" 1f the Bible, That's what. this kind of re- search was sometimes called, What- ever the name we give it, the re- sult has been to enhance its‘ value for us many times over.

Perhaps my own experience is typical. I was brought up with the idea that the Bible is a holy. sacrossnct book, never to be ques- tioned. The first time I heard someone suggest that not every- thing in it was’ true I was struck with horror and in my boy en 1m- agination I almost expected the blusphemer to be destroyed on the spot. But the criticism penetrated a little, all the same and tnade me read the Bible with more alt-rt- ncss, and, I think, more intelli- gence. I had been encouraged be- fore to read it. I now begun to think about it, In spite of this, however, the Old Testament. weigh- ed very heavily upon mo. It seemed in so many ways to con- tradict the New Testament. 1 was only a reader of the Bible. Its power and somethin: of its mes- sage laid old of mo. I felt it really was declaring the worrl of God, but that word was contest-d to n10 just as if I t-ould hear only n blur of sound from which n sentence here and there stood out lntelligibly. The idea that the whole Bible has full divine authority still gripped rue.’

{tater I became a student of the Bible and began to learn about how it was put together and all‘ the other things which devoted scholars have been finding out about it. The various parts of the Bible fell into their proper places. It was llkp a fog ciesrlnz from my brain so that the confused clamour gave way to a clear voice speaking a language I could at. last understand. A new world opened to me and filled me with exhilara- tion, Now I could hear the word of God through the whole of the Bible and no lon er in n few isolat- ed texts nd stor es here and there. Anti the essuge that. came to me was much fuller and, in a vmv I find hard to describe, more liv- ing. God now came to me through the Bible as a very present Cvod. no longer second hand, but enter- ing direct into my experience. l’ had felt His authority before, but. He seemed to speak from long ago and far away.

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Briefly what happened to mo was this. I sow that titt- Bible came to us not only through human hands but through human minds, so I ceased to look ln it for final. and unaltcrabic pronouncements from God, forever unquestionable. We htive good reason to believe that many of the sayings of Jesus in the New Testament are accur- ately reported. Yet even the words of Jesus come to us throuvn hu- man Intermediaries who rcpnrtt-d what they could remember nf llll sayings and doings. Their mem- ory, like ours; was partly govern- ed by what they could understand, so that they recorded their inter- pretations of Jesus. Human mem- ory snd, to n greater degree, hu- man understanding is limited, and we can see in the Gospels metw instances of the disciples millin- derstandlng Jesus, as well as con- flicting accounts of the some in- cidents or stories. This only means however, that Moses and tho pr ‘ ‘ in the Old Testament and" the evangelist: in the New were not atenographarl taking down dictation front God or Jelul. They were men writing about something

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“Illfill JONES WAS RIGHT’

,, slfw-Why all this furore about Jena and matrimony?" June; t. flihtl His advice to young men of any "occupation sound, mun.