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There is a reawakening interest in civic af- fairs to be welcomed as a healthy sign. The rec- ently formed junior Chamber of Commerce is in a large measure responsible for this, having appointed a Committee under the chairmanship of Mr. M. A. Farmer to study the situation and to take necessary action. The outcome was the delegation waiting upon the City Council Monday evening, atid which received such a cordial welcome from the Councillors. For some time. civic affairs have not attracted the at- tention of citizens as in days past, and it usually follows that a lack of interest on the part of the electorate results in pessimism and discour- agement among the elected representatives. lf the people who pay for the administration do not worry over public affairs, why should their representatives? This situation is largely the outcome of Great \\"ar I which cost us the loss of a generation of public spirited citizens. After I918, the boys who gave their all and returned, found little opportunity of remaining

with us, and drifted elsewhere, leaving us with- out lhe virile manhood so necessary to pursue a progressive yiolicy in citizenship and indus- trial development. Again we are at the break- ing of the ways; before long the gallant voluii— teers who left to defend our shores and defeat Naziism. ivfll be back in otir midst, and what have we to offcr them to remain and seek a (lec- ent livelihood here? .

A City improvement Scheme as outlined by the Recorder, Mr. K. M. Martin. is one to be commended. The City Council should form a Civic improvement Commission of its own for‘ the purpose of submitting plans and estimating costs. together with a definite scheme to be put into effect at the shortest possible notice. If we do not take advantage of the present oppor- tunity to march forward civicly and provin- cially. we will be left at the post, and recov- ery will be practically impossible.

The Junior Chamber of Commerce has set the pace, let all good men and true having our interests at heart, get behind them, and endeavour to have something definite accomplished. There is no use adopting a non-possumus attitude, we must either decide to go forward or Mk6 ti“? consequence of delay and decay.

The B. c. Coalition

British Columbia has a coalition govern- ment, of Liberals and Progressive Conserva- tives. formed under a Liberal Premier when the alternative was a state of administrative confusion because no party in the province had the strength to carry on alone. The C. C. F. is the official opposition. The coalition now has held office for more than three years, and, says the Ottawa Journal, it seems to be doing an excellent job. The groups within it have found that they have more things in common than separate them, and in unity they have been able to give the province sound, progres- live government.

The speech of Hon. R. L. Maitland, Attorney General and himself a Progressive Conserva- tive, given in the opening days of the current session, shows something of the spirit behind the practical co-operation of the two "old" parties. Coalition, he said, was an experiment, but it had proved a success; and because it had the confidence of the people it was a strong government and was able to do things effective- ly for the public interest. Mr. Maitland went on to prove from the records that British Col- umbia, governed by the parties the C. C. F. likes to think are obsolete and moss-covered, in every way is far ahead of the Socialist regime in Saskatchewan, with a better financial standing, more advanced legislation.

Scene Of Desolation

A graphic picture of what Berlin is now like has been given by jerje Franberg. Swedish correspondent, who left there only a few days ago and is back in Stockholm. By his descrip- lion, the huge German centre is s place that is woe-ridden, overcast with gloom, charged with fear and tension, and desolation on all sides. It is being fortified everywhere, from hub to out- skirts, and its area covers many miles. Barri- cades are being erected wherever there is material to build them: mines are being sown, the stouter remains of ruined buildings are being made into fortresses. Prisoners of war and slave labour perform most of this work by util- izing the masonry and bricks of structures blast- ed in air raids, the steel girders so retrieved, of- fice safes, anything that may offer a desperate defence. Army engineers are rushing the coin- pletion of more elaborate fortifications. The Nazi hierarchy thus hopes to make Berlin an- other Stalingrad, but something is lacking, a precious element that is not in evidence among the depressed and bewildered populace who have no place to escape to and ivait ntimbly for the Hid.

The Allied air onslaught of February 3 caus- ed widespread havoc in the city. lylany govern- ment buildings were levelled. Hitler's chancel- lery is damaged, but is not in ruins and still serviceable. The Government is expected soon to quit the capital and it will be under military law. The population is larger than ever as the streams of refugees continue to potir in from

ful scenes of panic at the entrances marked the raid of February 3. The ruins of Be_rlin are the only scanctuary, now and when the city is besieged, Nazis there are credited with believ- ing that it will be some weeks before the Red Army get to Berlin, as there are massive Ger-

uian defences yet to be cracked between the I

city and the Oder River. By that time Himmler plans to have Berlin strong enough to hold out. That he Wlll fail seems almost certain. But the

finale of the dark tragedy of Naziism shows .

every sign of becoming a terrible one. -EDITORIAI. NOTES-

The baby bonus is still a bone of contention in Quebec and Ontario legislatures, but in both instances it is largely shadow boxing.

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British agriculture is at present the most highly mechanized in the world. The tractors in use have increased from 55,000 in I939 to 90,- ooo in 194i, 165,000 in i943 and over 200,000 to date.

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Notwithstanding a loss of revenue and de- crease of profits to the extent of $f,I9'9,5I4 resulting from Federal liquor restrictions, Brit- ish Columbia Coalition Government showed a net surplus of $7,275,887.

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A newly-invented British pipe-cleaning ma- chine was recently used to scrape a 26 mile strip of water main. This work normally took (i5 men I2 days, at a cost of 20c a yard. The machine accomplished the whole in I8 hours (spread ovcr 4 days) occupying 3 melt, at an approximate cost of 2c per yard.

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Although the Germans made preparations for the offensive by Canadian and United Kingdom troops in the Cleve-Goch region, they were apparently not fully prepared for it when it came. The correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph reports seeing scores of trees cut so that they would fall easily, and bored with holes for (lynaniilc; in sonic the dynamite was already in place. The idea was to fii'e the dyna- mite and cause the trees to fall and block the roads. The advancing United Kingdom and (ianadian troops got through before the Nazis fired the charges.

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Rt. Hon. Viscount Simon, G.C.S.l., G.C.V.O., P.C., K.C., British lawyer and statesman, Lord Chancellor, born this date I873; educated at Wadham College, Oxford, called to the Bar in I899, took Silk I908, entered parliament in i900; appointed solicitor-general in I9I3; chair- man of Indian Statutory Commission, i927, Chancellor of the Exchequer in I937, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons until I940, until appointed Lord Chartcellor the same year; noted orator, and authority on international affairs, been council member for Britain in the League of Nations; publications include Comments and Criticisms, and Portrait of My liIot/irr.

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The process of the law is slow in the United States. The Ringling Circus fire disaster at Hartford. Conn, occurred in July costing the loss of 168 lives. Only now have six of the cin- ployees been convicted of “involuntary litan- slaughter,” and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. Again, the Boston Grove fire of two years ago with a loss of nearly 50o lives, has just resulted in the president and treasurer of the ill-fated amusemenf centre, being sent-

enced to two years imprisonmnt for evasion of or

Federal income tax laws to be served concur-

rently with his sentence of I2 to I5 years for

manslaughter in connection with that tragedy. 1f 1K 1|! If‘

There is no disposition in London to specu- late on the trend of operations, but it is pointed out that the British and Canadian advance to- wards the Rhine has outflaiiked the forward sections of the line south of this penetration. The prepared positions which constitute the Siegfried Linc face west, whereas the British are now attacking from the north, that is, in en- filade. Thus the Allied armies arc now once more engaged in that same heavy attritional warfare which previously caused the Germans such unbearable losses that they were forced to stage their unsuccessful Ardennes offensive. The situation is now, however. in many wavs different from what it was before the German offensive: The Germans, having vainly sacri- ficed a large proportion of their best opera- tional reserves, will now be hard put to it to find the forces necessary to fill those breaches in their line which sooner or later the Allied of- fensive will force: Furthermore, as shown above, the Germans are no longer in the relatively coiii- fortsble position of having to repel the Allied frontal attacks alone, they are now being at- tacked on their flank as well.

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The wisdom of a measure to provide for the sale of beer and wine in New Brunswick hotels is being hotly debated behind the scenes in Fred- ericton. Some cabinet ministers, according tn reports, would like to sec this right away, ivhilc others are strongly opposed to the idea. Those who favor it point out that one of New Bruns- wick's best bets for a bright post-\var economy is development of the tourist business. They con- tend that beer and wine legislation would touch off a wave of hotel construction, since it would mean larger hotel profits. They claim that the present hotel facilities of the province are completely inadequate and that unless the sale of beer and wine is legalized they are unlikely to improve vcry much. Opponents hold the view that thetemperance feeling is so strong in New Ilrutiswick that a beer and wine bill would be yiolitical suicide. They also claim that beer and wine would lead people, especially the young people, into tliriftless ways and prove a boom- erang to business. The only point on which there seems to be agreement is that if anything is going to be done about beer and is the session at which it ivill he done. Bill thc

eastern (iermatiy in flight from the Russians. Air-raid shelters are few and inadequate. Aw-l

tit-adlock between the "wets" and "drys" may be unbreakable.

THE CljARUIlTbJfUWN _ guanputn

Notes ‘By The Way

rect their appeals to the emotions rat-her than to bh

in; Germans offer no reason for relaxation of our war efforts. We can see no reason why we shouldn't continue flgh the war to the fullest ex- tant o our power to the m0- inent of victory. If e end comes unexpectedly, we can see no disas- ter in that. In fact we think we can stand the shock very nicely.- Chlcaga Dally News.

There wlll be res nslbllltles for both sides ln the sbliutlon of this housing problem. The home owner who ls afraid of the damage that children wlll cause to his roperty usually ls afraid as a resulf of experience. The parents of children have an obligation and a responsibility ln this matter and they should take every measure possible to prevent wilful or need- ess‘ ldamage [to property which they mav be enabled to rent. —

Fort William Tlmes-Joumal. must be wishing

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toda {but they were back in what the Nazis used to call "the days of shame" - the days of the Welinar Republic, which, though dlsarmed and labouring under difficulties, was still at peace and regaining for Germany an equal place ln the family of nations. Hitler out an end tn the Welmai- Republic, but ln doing so he also put an end to Germany, and made her name an abomination. _ From New York 'I'lmes.

An honest recorder of history, could he have llved all ages would end up lméaressed, not by what the world ha learned ln the passage of mlllennlums, but by what men had learned and forgot- ten-only with suffering and sor- row to be forced to learn again. It: remains for future ages to com- plete the propositions of Euclid. to recapture the wisdom of a Solomon, or even to approach the range and power of the Athenian mlnd. Al!

lstory, so viewed, has been a bat.- tle of education against ignorance, with ignorance qulte often holding the largest stick-Victoria Colonist.

The popular conception that ed- ltors are lg, tough guys who push other people around ls. I'm afraid. something of u legend concocted by Hollywood. Actually, must of

ful of the other person's point of vlew and ust as ‘puzzled over the state of t e worl as their next door neighbors. Since it ls their responsibility us editors to print. public information {and {uncover some of the answers to the prob- lems that confront us all, they make a sincere and diligent effort to get at the facts. The opinions they express are presumably based u on these facts and the theor ls t at; an editorial which prnvo es pub- lic discussion ls of value whether anyone agrees, with 1t. or not. — Chicago Dally News.

Last year's death hill from traf- fic accidents in Vancouver was very nearly a record, and ihls year's bids falr to surpass it. So far, ln 1945. traffic deaths 1n Vnn- couver have averaged more than one n week and with the crux; on the road getting older and less de- pendable there is every probability that the accident tol wlll grow. Then, there are the post-war years to look forward to. Gasoline ra- tions, lt. ls expected. wlll be ln- creased gradually and finally the

market wlll" be free. "' This 'wlll bring back to the road thousands cars now tled up for lack of motor fuel. and the cars wlll be getting older and older and the danger to other cars and to pedes- trlans wlll be greaten-Vancouver Province.

"Women." says an American psychologlst, "are the reallsts and men the sentlmentallsts.” There ls a good deal of truth ln that aphorlsm. Women-as wlves and mothers and lovers-are "close to earth." They do not get: carried. away. as men are a t to be carried away, b the emot on of the mo- ment. e truth ls that, what-

ever the romantlcs may say. it ls ed

the woman ln the home who safe- guards the bread and butter, who sees to the clothlng. feedlng. and educating the children. And lt ls also the wo- man who, lbefore lmarrlsge. en- deavors to see to lt that her man ls nicely dressed. oes not smoke or drink too much, and ls not car- rled away by the enthuslasms n! the moment. Women knows on which side her bread ls buttered.- Guelph Mercury.

nst about over!

So the war wll Of course lt was. aren't. the Ger- mans practically through. bled. white of manpower? Wasn't. Japan

olng to be bombed to helplessness rom Salpan? In_ these past twenty- four hours, optimists olnce more have had their answer: On the Weetem Front. s German counter-offensive on a scale and of is bloodlness sur asslng any since the lNormandy andlngs. In the Orlent, the statement of an Alr Force general, commanding 349's that the Snlpnn based bomb s can not. alone destroy the Jap in ltary potential. ‘We expect that Ja an wlll be on her feet. and flgh lng ln 1946." This ls not the first time reckless cheerfulness has been chlll- ed by events. - Detroit News.

In some laces on fhls continent

i-suusims are shrewd. They rll- ' _ e-tbne."

them are mlld in manner, respect- to

Burns And The Bible

euiont. author of

ts a Day With

. th Generation Hundred Minutes with Glad- Edftor "Stories Prue Aber-

deen." #4:.)

Bums ls re-ernlnea the 9e0- pleu Poet. b» iusonuls that hll genius was fed and nurtured on

m the Blble.

A generation ago few Scottish homes were without l Blble. Bums’ Poems and his use. The more

the morehlvtd 1:11" eala. The first ftve n child's llfe effect more vitally his future than any ls Influence. In Burns’ boyho fly worship and Bible conducted an corn on eve w s m?” ltl d 10R hll stlll a child‘?! Once when his moth- er's washing hung 1n the kitchen on s. rope hung from the rafters. a rat. descended during prayers. Ro- bert wrote:

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"A rat, a rlt. foi- want of stairs Ran down a rope to say lts prayers."

Burns‘ father possessed e remark- able strength of character. A sturdy independent Scot. who wor- shipped God and no other, he would take his Creed ready made from no man.

Crude ldess of predestlnatlon and eternal torture ln I-Iell flre shocked WlllLa Burns. He placed love

ls children as the most Important truth to be taught ln his own family.

Hts teaching proved powerful through the poetry of his son. and liberated Sco land from the blight- lng effect of the doctrine of total depravity so commonly taught, and such a shameful contradiction of the prayer Christ. taught - "Our Father Which art ln Heaven," etc.

Once when a boy was asked how far on he was with the catechism he replied: "Past redemption and on to the Pains of Hell for ever." Burns’ father would have none uf these doctrines. and such was nu care for teaching the love of God to his family that he wrote a cate- chism specially for them.

The Golfer's Saturday Night ex- pressed the loving veneratlon Ro- bert had for his father. gives the Poet's idea of true greatness, and ls a priceless picture of the best type of family llfe ln Scotland.

"From scenes like these. Old Sco- tla's grandeur springs,

That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad.

Princes and Lords are but. the breath of Kings,

An honest man's the noblest work of God."

In youthful manhood. when love r a maid stirred his genius, it was purity, goodness and modesty he prized.

"Her face is fair. her heart ls true. As spotless as she's bonnie O.

The opening govran, wet wl’ dew Nae purer ls than Nannie O."

Ill boyhood Burns attended the school of poverty. Hts father was a broken down man before hls time in a hopeless struggle agalnsl rack rent and poverty. Hts fatal illness left Robert at fifteen prin- clllal labourer on the farm.

practical problems of 31b1,,

Visitors to the farm were rate. Robert records that he ltved ln "the cheerless loom of a hermit wlth the unceas ng moll of a galley slave."

It 1s iww generally adltlltLCd llllii. overstraln in his bot/hood sowed the seeds of the disease that caus- ed hls early death.

The greater the dlfflcultles Burns encountered. the mightier hls ef- forts to overcome them.

"Tlio' losses and croses

Be lessons rlght. severe

'I‘here‘s wlt there, ye'll get there. Ye'll find nae other where."

“The poetic Benltls of my coun- tryfound me as the prophetic Bard Elljflll did Elisha at the plough, and threw tier Inspiring mantle over me. She bade me sing the loves. the joys, the rural segue; and rural pleasures of my natlve soll ln my native tongue."

Burns obeyed the vlslon.

“This llfe has joys for you and I. Andb Joys that riches ne'er could

"Y. And joys the very best."

To perfect hls glft Burns work- wlth extraordinary earnestness. The books he could lay hands 0n were comparatlvely few. but the and Shakespeare were s good foundation. Hts poems show that he knew the Bible thorou hly. The Illustrations of hls tese lng, lke those of from ordlnsry lfe.

"The Twa Dogs." ls a striking example of hls appeal for Brother- hood to secure social happiness ln all ranks.

"But human bodies srs sle fools For n’ their colleges an’ schools, 111st when nae real llls perplex them They rnak enow themsels to vex them." Btu-iuhssbemussdusnc- cuss for drlnklns. ‘rrtie he wrote: "Klntzs may be blest but from was glor us Ower s’ the llLs o' llfe victorious." but lie wrote Mrs. Rlddel: "I vglhe you from the ions of 0 . Amid the horrors of the damned... On account of the impropriety of

A Iilywciindfiiitm l m, l t n n xcue a vl or Mum" in ii | es

architects ellberntely plan houses to trap the sun's rays. They call them "sblar houses." They can be as modern as you like, with whole walls of glass. Or they can lie traditional houses simply with ex- tra. regulation windows 1n the south wall. The are becoming popular because t. e are pleasant places to llve; an for n good, practical reason, too; because they ave on heating bllls. Actual ex- rlence shows that on sunny days