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President. Inn A. Burnett; Vloe-Preoldent, Win. I. Barnett; Seem-Trans, G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director. J. B. Burnett; Associate. Editor, Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1906

1941 Election?

Premier King having announced that Par- liament is to meet on January 30-—six weeks earlier than it met lost winter-there is consid- erable speculation amongst political groups at Ottawa as to whether this portends plans or at any rate precautions having in view the possi- bility of a general election in l947. The fol- lowing comment by the French language news- paper Le Droit of Ottawa; which is politically

_friendly to the Liberal party, probably expresses the semi-official as well as the general prevail- ing opinion at the capital on the matter:

"Governments cannot hold elections every two or three years if they want to have the sta- bility necessary for governing the country. Gen- eral elections, on the other hand, always carry risks. In present circumstances, the Canadian Government has every reason in the world to de- sire to go before the people as late as possible. That is why, in our view, Premier King should not have elections before i949. But the pali- tical situation in Canada may farce him to hold them sooner. It is, at the moment, vary con- fused. lt can become more so in the opening months of i947. Two factors will weigh heavily on the decision tho Prime Minister might take. The first is the result of the conversations in- dividually being carried on between the Cen- tral power and the Provinces on the subject of. tax distributions. Four Provinces have hitherto refused to accept the Federal proposals in their form.

"These are Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta. These Provinces represent more than 80 per cent of the country's population. lt may well be that British Columbia follows their example. In that event, if the majority of the Canadian Provinces reject the Dominion’s offer, we have difficulty in seeing how the Ottawa Gov- ernment can maintain its present stand without profoundly dividing the country.

"It remains to be seen how the next session will go. The Canadian Government possesses but a feeble majority in the House of Commons. lt has to be every moment on the alert to ward off a surprise attack. lf all the Opposi- tion groups make a keen and closely-pressed at- tack on the Goverhment—ond there is no lack of issues for this to be done-a situation even more unstable for the country will follow.

"lt is not therefore impossible that, if such circumstances should arise, Mr. King might well th’nk to appeal to the people in the summer or fall of 1947. But, for the present, that is only a possibility."

Early Retirements

Dr. Harvey Agnew, secretory of the Can- adian Hospital Council, is convinced that the retirement of businessmen from their life routine is almost certain to prove fatal to those who are without some hobby or other to claim their in- terest. Dr. Agnew elaborated on this thesis in an address which formed part of the programme of the American College of Surgeons at Cleve- land recently. The quickest way to end the life of a hobby-less businessman, he said was to tell him to retire. "Decay sets in mercilessly," he declared, "for those persons who take the good advice to 'slow down,’ too liberally." Stating the case more concretely by way of emphasis, Dr. Agnew went on to say: "What's the surest way to shorten a businessman's life? The ord- inary man, l mean, with no absorbing hobby. Why, tell him to retire. He'll lose the purpose for which he exists. And his mental processes, and soon the way his whole body functions, will deteriorate."

And so, argues an exchange, it is doubtful whether these well-intentioned proponents of social welfare who advocate superannual and pensions at 60 years or earlier, are laying down as humane o proposition as they imagine. Men should toil with the brain and sinew, as long as they can do so, with a reasonable expenditure of energy and with profit fairly commensurate with their effort. "Work while it is called today, for the night aomoth whoroin no man In work.“

The Strike Picture

ln the major strikes in the U. S. which were Instrumental in forcing prices up, approximately 2,500,000 workers were involved. They are 18 par cent of'all organized workers, 5 per cent of tho wholo working force and 2 per cent of the population. Thus 2 per cont of all U. S. citi- zans pushod up the cost of living for 98 per cent. Canada has a population of 12,000,000. Its two chief labor organizations have 800,000 mambors, or 6.6 par cent of population. Can- ada has a working force of 4,500,000 whiclris 38 por cont of population and union membership is 17.7 por cont of tho working force. Thus far tho figures run parallel to those in tho U. S. lat tho strike picture has not been the some lo. that tho coilings have hold prices with- lflaloaoardlo control and tho push for exces- wagaa ran a llttlo short of that in tho U. S. 1:" thooo circumstances tho picture would - the oasis. . ‘- i florist qooss thopotontlol oilgn-- industrial disputes now Johwhoro self-interest

small fraction of eithor tho notion or tho actual working force. Even where demands ara won they benefit the small fraction only temporarily and, in fact, lower living standars for all others. In their ultimate result they do not raise the living standard of anyone.

From now onward, as wage demands aio mode or strikes th-eotened, everyone is going to ask how prices will be affected and what im- pact will it have on him personally.

.- IIDITURIAL NOTES 1

Festival of St. John the Evangelist.

While relating his experiences as a prisoner of war, Capt. Markowitz, M. B. E., M. B., Ph.D., M. S., recently said: "Spoken language isn't accurate. Only by written word can news re- tain truthfulness."

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Charles Lamb, English essayist, died this date i834. He is one of the most lovable char- acters and writers in English literature, his essays written in a unique indescribale style, mingling quaintness and delicacy, humour and pathos; and as a literary critic he ranks with the greatest.

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_The New Year's honors list will be publish- ed li‘I one part January l, the wartime practice of publishing them in two sections having been abolished, it is announced. The second part was known as. "The Little Man's Honors," because it recognized the parts played by hundreds of not-so-well-known people in the drive for vic- tory.

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Constitutional authorities at Ottawa report it is likely the King will consult the Canadian Government before announcing marriage plans for Princess Elizabeth. lt generally is conceded that the Canadian Government would merely ratify any decision already reached by the Brfhsh Government or the King himself on Princess Elizabeth's choice.

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lt is understood the income Tax Depart- ment here will have ten additional staff next year with a view to collecting more taxes from those who have so for successfully evaded mak- ing returns and paying what they owe. The De-

as much as it will have to expend in increased salaries and travelling expenses. ln this, no doubt, they are taking a leaf from Newfound- land's book, which showed that where only 6,000 paid income tax ii: 1940,. 20,000 paid in i945,

Premier Duplessis said at a press conference that the views of his Government on possible re- opening of the Dominion-Provincial Conference were well known to the Federal Government. He was not prepared to comment immediately on the suggestion of Premier Macdonald of Nova Scotia that the conference be resumed. Quebec, he declared, was prepared to co-operat: with all, but co-operation was "not a one-way street."

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British doctors have rejected the Labor Government's plan for free medical service as part of Britain's all-inclusive scheme of "cradle- to-grave" social security. By a vote of 23,000 to 18,972 members of the British Association re- fused to authorize negotiations with the Gov- ernment on the National Health Service Act now before Parliament. This means in effect that the majority of doctors in Britain will re- fuse to co-operate. At the Ministry of Health the first impression was that a new scheme might have to be drawn up to meet the medical pro- fession’: objections‘ to. thf pIesent bill.

There should be no curtailing of domestic butter quotas if stocks continue to increase as they have been doing. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics disclosed that stocks of creamery but- ter in cold storages, dairy factories and in tran- sit ot December l totalled 55,982,083 pounds, showing a seasonal decline of 10,579,094 from November l but an advance of 4,595,551 over December l, i945. Stocks exceeded the i941- 45 average for December l by 5,954,000 pounds. At the same time, the bureau reported that creamery butter production mad: a slight come- back during November, totalling l3,900,000 pounds against 14,300,000 in November i945. The November figures, however, represented a decline of only three per cent against

a decline of nine per cent in Septem- ber. During the ll months ended Nov- ember 30, production totalled 259,857,000

pounds against 283,037,000 in the corresponding period of lost year, a decrease of approximate- ly eight per cent. i I l

Winston Churchill, wartime Prime Minister of Great Britain, today called for the establish- ment of a United States of Europe within tho framework of the United Nations and urged that the United States "not cast away" the atom bomb. ln a signed article in today's issue of CoIIier's Weekly, Churchill asserts that Europe must become a political and economic union of

ous world," and that the United States, by alone controlling the atom bomb, holds the balance of power in a strife-torn world. Tho former British Prime M' " , countering tho charge that a united Europe would be an antl- Soviet bloc, declares that it would be a hono- ficial factor os an adjunct of the United Na- tions in securing world peace. "Europa and the great world around it," ho says in speaking of International Communism‘s opposition, “. . must not let themselves be deterred from what is right and beneficial for thoir own policy and interests, by an arbitrary veto." Churchill as- serts that the United States, as a nation that will not use the atom bomb "except in solf do- fense," gives a "breathing spoco" to a world torn between Communistic and Democratic ideologies. lio calls for tho organization of a. Council of Europe, the reduction of tariffs and customs between European countries, tho croo- tion of a common form of European dofonso, and the ovontual establishment of a uniform sys- tom of currency in Europe. Churchill's article

ing is that strikes for y interests of only a

is tho first ho has writton since i939, when ho completed his last assignment for Colliofs.

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A Cleveland doctor says the in- dividual ls a combination of hopes. ~dlao potntments, ambitions and frmratlone. He left out fallen arches from standing in lime. - Chatham News. '

Tho ' Unvicrotty of Michigan Women's League has decided that. it’: d1 to the professor for oo-ede to knit in the classroom This decision suggests. pertiaps per- vereely, that. the league women can! knit. or are married to pro- faeors. -—-Wlndscr Star.

For opeolal minnow-intelligence work during the war. Australian Intelligence officers were taught 11p reading at Sydney's Deaf and Dumb School. The men trained bo- come experts and practised long distance reading through bino- culars. -11‘mm Australian News.

Each year. when the first cold spell arrives. motorists are warned flflfllnst the dangers of monoxide fumes. Running the ca: motor in a closed Binge can be fatal. Many livg are taken each winter among those who keep garage doors biased until the motor has war-med up. IXUWSUesQ-and aooldozuts -oan be caused by motorists driving ‘with all car windows closed and the heater an. Motorists cannot be ‘too alert against the stealthy mon- oxide fuiries. -—B0ston Post.

Traffic this your through the Sault Ste. Marie canal system, with five locks communicating between the upper and lower St. Mary's River. dropped far below the war- time high level of more than 100.- 000.000 tong annually handled. The Seult Ste. Marie Star reports. This year's totals have not yet been an- 1101l-110Pd. but it seems probable that traflflc will have dropped by at. least 21,000,000 tens from 1945, and even more below the peak your. 1944.

People who grow up into a nor- mal maturity. who attain a mast- ery of the problems and possibilit- ies of llfc. are usually those who have been early imbued with a love of books and the habit. of reading them. The home where books are

partment expects to recover ten times at least Pa" '11’ 1119 common life has credt- °versens smmwu” send“)

ed a. bulwark and a bond which time will not dissolve. The love of books is o treasure beyond price. and o, heritage more to be valued than any c-ther gift. —Tcronlo Globe and Mall.

ikam Malaya, source if much of the natural rubber consumed by the world before the war. comes word that within two years 1r will be turning out an overproduction of this import-emf commodity. Our own synthetic rubber plants have not recanted their forecasts of a. good supply of the synthetic type next year. That would seem to take care of the average motorists tire needs late tn 1947 and 1048. I-Imreverr. it. doesn't relieve him of the necesl-ty and worry of curling for the present automobile shoes for is long time to oo-mc. -Boston t.

Walter Nlerstaemier, sup -' ‘ ri- en-t. of Menard Prison. reveals that William Helrens, the Degnan murderer, receive; fan mail in the security hospital. Most of this fivn mall. Mr. Nierstnemler says. comes tom women. Sometimes we forget that. the ward "fan" is an abbre- viation of “fi-matlc". In. this case. doubt. We suggest that the prison the fans are fanatics, without a. send along all this mail to the I1- ilnols Institute of Nellie-Psychiatry. It might tum up some citizens who are as cracked as Heirem him- self. —Ohlcugo Daily News.

The boy who gets into trouble because he 1s high spirited and restless. or because he is led astray, or because he knows no better. is wauth reclaiming, He should have a second chance or whatever num- ber of chnfnccs he may nccd. and ooclety should see that he gets them. Society is guilty '01’ n. mis- demeanor 1130 reprehensible for words when it. sends a boy who might be reclaimed to a college of crime from which he can only graduate into n career of deflati- atton and misery. -Vancauver- Province.

In spite of tho effort which hos been made 1n some quarters to paint in dumllng bright colors the pros- pect of a return to "free market" conditions, the wheat growers oi the West. give evidence of their liking for the British-Canadian wheat agreement, which give; to thgm o, five-year guarantee such as they have never lanown before. TINY 1 m, pfgpggrgd to ran-ego sortie spec- izlntfve Idvgntgggq obtainable at. the moment. in favor r-l 1011801‘ range certainties. They do rightly pres; for mo eotobllahment of equity in the domestic price. There! are m-ny ground; for the belief that any plug g ‘(Qty high value indeed upon the attainment. of stability ln the export market. —Weetcrn Farm def.

states, if it is to enjoy "tho sunshine of a glori- 1m

"Nature never creates on I181)’ wom-y-u" gvgrg q, Chicago doctor who ls also o university 111"!"- sor, Anal then to escnpfl 111v 0111119"! retort that he can't have traveled much. he adds: “The usiv 0M1 have only themselves to blame!" The doctor phllosophlzes further: "If cosmetics on 011a Womb" 1-‘111 sot o man, ‘cosmetics on another women will let him awly" T1‘- ibgto orwhloh seems beyond r21 preach. Jndeod. the professor‘; whole approach to love and look‘ 1| tnmgulng. ‘Somewhere in zhp world there's o man to odmirp every woman. To catch them. pefy hops the ladies had better was their fades first and rend a go book no they'll have something talk about." Plalnly. tho moral of this professional version of Daro- .thy Dix is that one should riot paint tn; lily nor gild refined gold. lg will be cansfortlna to tho moi-e homely of t jlounteiisnco to fool that soleneo- ' on their std. and that Cupid's onovrs are dipped In suds. Jfoncoavor lun.

Monetary Fund's Values

The International Monetary Piuld set. its stamp of approval uP°11 the foreign exchange values if more than thirty foreign currencies when o press conference we: held by Ollnllle Gutt. mennilfll dlrw-OY- "The fund is reported to have oc-

listed below as the basis upon which it wl-l] buy foreign exchange for dollars. The dollar is to rat/oi 15 5-21 grains of gold 9-l0tli line. llio statutory value. Excluded frmn the 1m u; Savltt. Australian. New Zealanif and Argentine monies, since those countries are not mem- bets of the fund. Dealings ay the Fund ere not scheduled until next March 1. Several of tho Fund's d1- rectors sald Lhcyalues for many currencies were too high The list:

Belgian franc 2.28067 cent.

BDllVlflfl bolivlimo 2.38095 cents.

Brazilian rrruzeiro 5.87634 cents-

Cnnadlan dollar 81.

Chilean peso 3.22581 cents.

Colombian peso 57,1433 cents.

Costa Rlcun colon 17.8094 cents.

Cuban peso $1.

Czecfio-Slovakinn korunn 2 rents.

Danish krone 20.8378 cents.

Ecuadorean sucre 7.40741 cents.

Egyptian pound 84.133.

El Salvadoran colon 40 cents.

Ethic-plan dollar 40.25 cents.

French franc 0.839583 cents.

Guatemalan quetznl t1.

Honduran iemplra 50 cents.

Icelandic krone 15.4111 C"'I'.\.

Indian rupee 30.225 cents.

Iranian rial 3.10078 cents,

Iraqi dinnr $4.03,

Mexican peso 20.5973 cents. Dutch gulider 37.6953 cents. Nicaraguan cordova 20 cents. Norwegian krone 20.150 cents. Panamanian balboa s1, Paraguayan guarani 32.3615 cents. Peruvian s01 15.3846 cents, Philippine dollar 50 cents.

South" African pound 84.08. _ British pound $4.03.

The poi- value of the Canadian dollar in the-States is received wit-h satisfaction.

The Church And Human Welfare

(By Slr Stafford mlpps. Presid- ent to the Board of ‘Prado. BBC

I want to start. by putting two questions to you. Do you regard religion as some- thing concomed only with another world or as a part. and how import- ant a. par-t, of our life here and now? And second: Is Christianity and Christian teaching concerned ex- clusively with the personal salva- tion of our individual souls. or la it intended to be a way of life through which we can order all our social relationships on earth and by which we can achieve human happiness and comfort?’ These are two questions which seem to me to be quite fundamental lo any oonslderation of The Church and Human Welfare, and by the Church I do not mean some vague organization outside ourselves but the community of which we. as Christian people. are members. Those of us who claim to be Christ- ians are a part of that community so that. it is all of us who by our individual conduct make up "the CTAUICWS" actions and attitudes. W116" We lpcik of challenging 1119 Church. Iwe really moan chali- englng ourselves as Otis-lotions 111d all other members of the Church. And let me make this clear, too. by the Church I don't mean any particular denomination. Roman Catholic, Church of England, 3mg. 111ml. Ireland or Wales or Nari- Oorifonnls-t. I mean that body of people who believe in Christ and W110 Shwld be united lri that belief. Christianity ls not some vague and 80119181 @0110 01 800d morals. it. is much more than that. lt is a faith in Christ and in His teach- lngs which have mme down to us Ln the New Testament. It was to give mankind as n. whole the fullest Up- portunit to realise the meaning of His ieac ing that He came and lived on earth as one of us. Nothing could possibly phorlee more strongly than this His insistence that what He taught was. 1n part

It was not merely “pie in the sky by and bye" but n way to ob- taln and to give happiness amt peace here and now to ourselves and our feiiowmen. It ll true that He assured us that, them was a life after death and that the way we lived our lives here would lnflu- ence us 1n after life. just as the way we live when we are young influences our old age. But that only served to reinforce the lmportame of applying His teachings in our present olroiunstances. 1f you will Ned oailn your New Testament you wlll. I know. find that Christ's teachings were mainly concerned with our relationships with our fellflw human beings and with God while we ore living an this earth —tn other words our present rupqn. slbllltles as Hie followers.

The Central Paint

The trot-h ls that nllglm- if it molly means anything at, oll to us ~18 not only a port of life but u the central p0ll1t of our life. w; find in it the standards and the 1,111" o! living without which an 111% hflvoltuiy loot. in this changing and unstable world. The Christian virtues that Ho taught. foo by rwqfd ""11 example are not intended mero- 1Yllna0rt0fp0ttl1taetnpra- Pore no for some othoelife horo- otter. but on ways in which we oon make themootofollrllfomeaym, AI He sold: "I eomo tops-m; 1m and life more l tty". m; m“ ll I 11mm! and lofour one. full of adventure and hloremenc Ind giving results that can ooo saglfeel eoohmdsy thatywo live.