TIIE GIIAIILOTTETOWII Glllllllllll

Morning Dally (Founded In 1087) Authorized as Second Clam Mall. PHI o"!!! Department, Ottawa ‘resident: Lieut. CoL W. Cheater S. MeLura Vice-President: J. R. Burnett. F..I.l. Secretary: Lleut. Col. D. A. MacKlnnon, 0.8.0. Idiuir and Managing? Director: .I. R. Burnett, F. J. l.

j Associate Editors: Frank Waliier and " his A. Burnett.

“The Strongest dlemory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1946

An Islander Predicts

Lufiii) ll)sil.l]l1<ltkr(,).\lr.)li. l’ Weeks, i\l..*\., B. i .,- . ll. xon. , hcud cf Foreign licori- omics Section, lfeference l)i\ sioii of the Min- \ lillélv of tllliUflllglllOil, delivered an informative 3" 111115 cry a rcss on "Canada and Post- gVar RCCOIISACTUCIlOIl,” recently before the Royal _ociety 5f .1.]r:~;. hilndon. dealing \\‘lill his sub- yect un er lie 0 owing hcails: Canada Be- , "We" I116 Wv-‘IFS. Czi-izuld and the War, Can- j Ida and lntematioiizil Reconstruction. An g.- Cerpt reprost-octs for wheat export: i I "Aside from tariff levels. future European 1 1111l10fl5 \}'1l1 llc Qflvcriied t.» llo small extent by the felllllffilllCllfw of (icrinani- We may as- sume that the kicrniznis will lose, east of the UdBPNICHB Ill-Q. about 1F nirr cent of total wheat produztaii, and about a quarter of the _ rye——both bread grains. But. on the other \ ' . _; hand, the future population of this area, which will include not only the refugees from the Pol- 151} 31:695. but also the Siideten Germans and \ i» ttiiinoritifi fnpm south-casti ILUTZDC, is likely to e rougiy Le same as >e ore t e war—70 mil- lions. On the basis of ore-war levels of both conguliailipfonc and produpéioln (neither entirely pro a e , crmany wou iave to import each year some 3 i-J million tons of ivheet, as com- pared ivith an average of 600,000 tons 1934-38. a, Ithsleeriis lunliltely that \\'cstern Europe as a . w oe wil be able to dlraw aiiv considerable supplies from Fastern and South-Eastern Eur- ope for some years to come. Thus, even with- out any alteration in agricultural tariffs, West- . crn Europe, including Germany, will need out- " Side supplies of 5o per cent above the 1934-38 l level. But, a return to less protective trading _ policies ivould create a. dtmand I30 pet- cent 3 higher."

The M utual Life

In this issue appears the zuiiiual report of the Mutual Life of Canada which i5 worth peruaing by everyone interested in the pro- iZfNl and dcvifilopment of our vast Domin- l°"- APlff altogether from the highly credit- alble rwort which he had to submit, the Presi- dent, Mr. Louis L. Lang, tirade a stirring 3D- peel to Canadians to get behind all constructive efforts for the good of the greater and more influential Canada that has emerged out of the war.

Turning to the confidence displayed in the Mutual Life of Canada as revealed by the very large inomas¢ iii life insurance sales in i945, Mr. Lang expressed the opinion that factors responsible inclndlcd the emphasis given to the uncertainty of life by the World War and the increased tendency to make life insurance a vehicle for increased personal savings. He pointed out that the Company's strength and stability as shown by the quality of its assets and its earnings, had kept in step with its coii- struotive progress. 56.7% of the total assets are comprised of Victory and other Dominion of Canada bonills.

Mr. Lang also referred to the strengthen- ing of the (fonipany’s contingency reserves as sound policy iii the interests of the policy- holders, to the favourable mortality which the Company had experienced, and added: “It is most gratifying to report that this Company has

~come through the strenuous war years with as- sets lli1llll]l¥lll‘(.‘(l and is now financially stronger than at any time in its history." llc concluded: "We can face the future with courage and with faith, confident that by whole-hearted use of our invincible spiritual and miverial resources we shall pzlrlicipitr- in a ili0l‘c wonderful age thzui any which l‘.l'r‘il?l\'lllll ills yct known."

Wealth Abounding

As Canada settles down to pczicc, there are many cncotirriging feziturcs about its economic life, says lhc Ftbrmiry issu" ot the Royal Bank 0f Canada klonthly Letter, which warns: “Some features iiicetl to be coiisizlcrt-il with discretion because unwise decisions would carry with them the danger of upsetting reconstruction plans. In this class falls the amount oPmmicy available for srcnding. What once appeared a noniial total now seems ridiculously small; at the end of the war there ivas in existence a much larger amount of liquid assets than ever was dreamed of, amounting, in bank deposits

have got to realize that the modern soldier to- day demands his newspaper, and it is up to us

tioiis."

ing replaced, as fast as they are lost, to the ex- tent of 50,000 a month. This takes 33o clerks m, at Ottawa. als and prisoners of \Var have been able to ob- tain fake certificates without question indicate that this is: illfifli‘ viaste of effort. ll

was novelist and historian as well as statesman; served wi'th distinction as an administrator in \\'ar I, and as a member of Parlamciit for the Scottish Universities; among his best known works are John Biiriict of Barnes, Prcrtcr John, Grecnnianlle, T/it’ illariluir of ilforilrorc, The Thirty-nine Steps, Th..- Kiiig’: Grace, llfvmory 1101114" the Door, Augustus. 1'! ill 1K 1U

‘in? _=.-'”3—* piled from thebtatistieal Summary of the Bank 0f Canada. Wh1<l1 zivtstlie inciease in the num- ber and amount of deposits in various groups between 1940 and i944:

Increase in Increase in

Number ol Accounts Amount f-‘rwii Millloua in Dolllll $1.000 or less 163,000 $1.1 $1.000 to $5.000 . 185,600 342.0 $5.000 to 325.000 12,700 - 100.0 $35,000 to 3100.000 .. 408 16.3 Over $100,000 ...... .. 100 132.0

The total increase up to $5.000 was $634 million, compared with $254.3 million above $5,000. -

“To meet the changed face of economics today, three needs are mentioned by the econ- omist, Stuart Chase: encourage private invest- ment; encourage public investment, especially in low-cost housing and conservation; and see that frozen savings do not aggregrve more than Io or I2 per cent of the national income-in other words, keep money moving as a factor in the production of commodities, so that a large sup- ply of goods iiiwing to the market shall act as a safeguard against inflation. The banks are encouraging credit for constructive business building iviiich will promote the expansion of production? lt is through such new enterprise that prosperity must come. because one of the chief ways to get money into working circula- tion is through wide employment. “Termination of the war has brought changes not only to the financial needs of the government, but to all the rest of the economy. Government deficits should shrink; business will be able to find uses for the funds available to it, with the release of hitherto scarce material. It is of paramount importance that policies should be so framed as to give enterprise the greatest freedom commensurate with civer-all economic success in the transition." "

r-EDITORIAL NOTES-

Haveyou been “X-rayed" yet? why not?

If not,

iii‘

Canvassing is_now the order of the day, but it is not possible for candidates to inter- view every elector in the short time at their

disposal. a a- n a

According to Field Marshal Alexander, Governor-General designate of Canada, “We

to provide it as much as ammunition and ra- m m u in

National Registration Certificates are be-

The cases in which wanted criniin-

would

John Buchaii, Lord Twecdsiiiuir, Gover- iior-General of Canada, died this date i940;

Qoutli Africa, director of information in Great

Wm:

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The Way

A peat Ifll el larelgu pulley now reaolvaa itself into everybody‘: M111: 1n raver-es something being done and nearly e body’: being in favor of acme else doing lL-Vancouver Province.

Daft be too humble, contemporary. The crln is kicked around, but purniac- llml M11100! "Wives kind words and cautious puts on the Btrutford Beacon-Kernel.

Yo" mm: Ilaat wiui u.» mu 171111-1181‘. baker or candlestick mak- er helps to make a bigger local milk“. increases the amount of labor needed locally and allows for the building o! a bigger and bet. tar community.

Individual aaaiatllioe to returning veterans is not, enouuh. The great need la for a co-ordlnated effort by the entire community, The job e ould not be half dang in many

11m. but well III-IQIIGNIII one place.

adviaea a in; hound o

aeifi lfiiilamli‘ Retail ‘mm’ mi“ , OTII Association. D” m‘

laaruiqiiotdadonotwluliw expose themselves to , ‘iicity by lflyl-Ilk charter, says The Winnipeg Frag Press. However, in the Unit- ed tutu hotels have banded to- kether and circulate the names of Ruesttn fiéoitn ‘when; lroomah articles are oun o amssn w entire check out. _ g y

The United Shires Shh Depart- ment is advised by one of its own consultants to seek an internat- ional agreement "outlawing politi- cal propaganda" by fore] n ov-

niformutlon agenc es. ut, Practically. nronluaiiau is only somebody else’: ‘political opinion with which you disagree, _..vqn. couver Province.

‘Hie Inn llorae la on the way lo join the buffalo he chased of! the Great Plains. The annual re- fit of the Association of American

lirouds shows that the roads now hays on order 3'13 Diesel locomo- tives. and only w steume u. Last year they put in service 5M Diesels and only 100 steamers and in 1944, U8 Diesels and fl w r how many of the steamer. we ordered by railroads whole grincipal traffic la coal. ’I'he Iron

orse will make s lust stand there. - Chicago Daily News-

0f all the nations which took part in the Second Great War on he side of the Axis, it is doubt- ful if any have shown the nerve and effrontery displayed by the Italians, whose general attitude appears to be that of a victorious power rather than of u badly and gnomlnlourly defeated nation. The latest outburst of the Italian lead- ers is reported from Rome. They demand that the Italian colonies be returned to Italian sovereignty, or at the worst, that an Italian t. steeship be established for the Ifllllrlé possessions. - Slierbrooke

co .

Earl Browder, the Kansas City boy who made good in the biiz city of Moscow, ls in u new line of business. Trading us Distribu- tors’ Guide, Inc., Earl and his brother Bill will publish a month- ly directory advising retailers where to obtain iiurd-to-get; goods. says The Chicago News, Bomc will say that it's a long jump from Boio

Babbitt. But Earl always did have u yen for distributing things. He used to advise the Have-Nuts to take them, now he advises the Haves where to buy them. Yes,

Figures released by the Dominion Bureau

of Statistics show that during the past year there has been a. reriiarkahle growth in business be- tween Célildd’?! and Latin America. Exports to those countries have much more than doubled, the total for the calendar year I945 helm! $64.- ooo,o0o as Compared with $3o,oooooo for i944. Still another interesting feature trade relations with Latin America is that al- ready about Sn per cent of countries in that area are on a most favored nation basis with the Dominion. which really means that in any trade they are on the same footing as the United States.

of Canada's

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Mr. J. G. lliggart, former hlinister of

Agriculture 0f Saskatchewan, now Chairman of the Heat Board, recently made two important

statements. One was in coirivlel! 5119001‘! of the theory that the West should concentrate on llic production oi ivlicat rrnlicr than of meat for export at pfqgrnt, In fact that has also been

borne out by other statements from Ottawa, des-

pite the fact that until a few months 3K0. M1‘- Gardiner was trying to drive the Western farm- ers in the other direction. Mr. 1310211113 °lll°f statement shows that the bit-at Board has handled $725 tnilllOIi of meat. Of thifi, $50 mll‘ lion went to the packing companies, for all that they did in connection with this business. The transportation companies 0bl81i1ed_$57 11111‘ lion. Marketing agencies E0! $5 m1ll1°1l~ Th‘: farmers got $603 trillion,’ m; 83% of the total.

\V0inCi1'5 nylon stockings will lie sold at prices as low. and in some cases lower, than those in eifeq tn 194i, the Prices Board ‘an- nounces in i. statement outlining the various

1st goods.

f‘

and currency alone, to $458 per capital, coni- ,pared witlr$2z4 in iggoaiid $184 in 1926." ‘After describing the mistaken ideas about ‘money, and the confusion they cause} the article .co_zitinvues in part: "lf money is hotirdcd it is V "fulfilling its function, since by its nature _ ‘Qpccted to circulate and keep up the inter- ‘ » Had it not been for the in- aa-icunt of trade carried on by chequing "‘ Zghe halts, the Dominion would have heed with a great problem during i _‘ s. _A.s it wiu, the coining division of qcllfllidldll Mint operated 24 hours a ' dinziSnitdsye, for the major part of t‘ tliircountry supplied. Even in ' _ themes! coins

gradings of nylon stockings being manufactured and their cnrresporfrllnit 01h?"- F°ur quilt?’ grades have been established for the hosiery! Special quality; first quality: second quality.‘ described-as substandards, irrczulilrfl. "@0011" and thirds. Thesejrudes are iii turn classed according to gauge, and the stockinll! Pffwd °_" the basis of. u» quality and nun 15nd in their manufacture. Prices for the stockings will be the same iu all retail stores in Camdi- All “nylons" must be stamped with tiiet word "m" 1°11" grid tho gauge. If the stockings are. not of the first or eptoiil uni-iv the word m1»; standard’, "irregular", “seconds” o} "third! as the case mu be, must also be _ stamped "on m. stocking. lrfilximum ma‘! prim for nylon ‘e are as own: - 1 ry ' - _ Substandard:

First! - Irregular » quality 2nd Si-so 8M9

the

issued

that's a somersaultl But only an acrobat can stay on the Commie party line and for 14 years Earl did those flip-flops like the dar- giz young man on the flying tra- eze.

- Thq into famed dodo bird dievl of stupidity sometime in the 17th Century. A clumsy, pigeon-like ground inu, larger than u turkey, the dodo lived on the Indian Oc- ean island of Mauritius. Life in that restricted world was so safe and so euiiy that the dodo became defenceless. With the arrival of settlers on Mauritius, the birds were slaughtered by man and _ beuat. -'I'he dodo's flesh was tough I and tasteless and it might have " survived in spite of its dlm-wltted clilmsiness-but pigs smashed the ' egg; and monkeys ate the young. Last week Washington's Smithson- ian Institution proudly announced completion of n post-war prolcct: u new reconstruction of the dodo, a rare Item museums. Smithsonian curators were sure that their newest version, made in almost equal parts of old bones. guttn-perclia, historical data and imagination, is the most coinpir-ic and accurate reconstruction in the S, — Time Magazine.

A certain-stage producer had u highly intelligent Olllnesc mrvant, u sort of combined cook-valet.- butler who made it a point to learn in advance o! cacti party the names of llll employer's guests so that he might offer to each of them some appropriate remark. One eve- ning . Somerset Maugham Wm! a guest, along with several pi-n- mlnent publishers. When the Ohi- nese served him at dinner he re- marked pleasantly "Good evening, Mr. Maugham, I dldn’t cure much foi- your last book." And then ha-

saed on to the next. uueiit be-

ore Maugham could Sever- al hours later the Brits author disappeared from the ‘party, and when a search was ma e for him he was discovered in fir, kitchen discuaslng the various details of hla book with the Chinese cook. -Em- pire Diueat.

lleetion of Mrs. I. W. Porter to the office of mayor of Kantville in a landmark of no mean signifi- ounce in the role of women tn ubilc affairs in Canada today. us: woman-shim? bcmaccepiid 0 ma o equ y men a the shore of public ldvltlllllllflllflll and pe tics l: axiomatic. liar toe er, quite lilo ce toward women i lace, in public lifa hal

Nil cal

deter many wile

q uit Several years

and through

steamers. We tl-i

iii-adequate, and volves the constant 4 break down of the lest remaining means of rail communication be- tween the Island and the mainland. bust, still under construc- tion, cannot be got into commission too soon.

The new

volume of tra

year.

this be

Cll-lgilflus I IILILYVN GQQRQIAQ

Oil tdated In Mariti mes (Bydneym

Services

Record) . The heaviest handicap to llari-

tlui mansion Grrrllolllllptlfi tcrvicea.

la the lack of mod- These Pro-

vinces along the Atlantic seaboard, important and indeed vital as they

are us the Eastern ocean

worse today, relatively considered,

than it has ever been,

because

such transport equipment as they possess has never been maintain- ed on the standards our two great

railway systems

have established

in Quebec and Ontario, and in the

Western Provinces.

To the west

of New Brunswick Canada's ruli- wsy services have at least not been

allowed to deteriorate, and

in

many cases have been improved at the cost of heavy outlay on main- tenunce and equipment. But the Maritime services, never compar-

able with those of the rest

of

Cunum, have been allowed to fail into u deplorable condition of dis- repair, and have become u broken

and dilapidated segment of national railway organization.

the

The urgent need of a bridge serous the three-querter-mllc wat- er strip of the Strait of Ciinso, and of the rebuilding of the rail lines between Sydney and Ti-uro, has been so frequently stressed that it has become a threadbare topic of discussion. ,But the point has now

been finally reached where

the

necessity of remedial measures is urgent and acute. For Chg safety

of the lives and

rorpertiee of Nova

Scotiuns is at eta e, to say nothing of the economic problem, in which all Canada is interested, of salvag- lng the great coal and steel Indus tries of this Province from being

stymied and wrecked, for want of

access to their natural and only

markets of Central Canada. I O t

Prince Edward Island's wretchedly

that rich

ugo the

inadequate transportation facilities present u problem which means e as much to the people of agricultural Province. newest,

best and largest of the cury ferry bouts operating between Borden

Tormen-tlne

COO

we; wrecked inefficiency and gross negligence, and for four seasons, e only water link between the Island and mainland rail systems has been the oldest and smallest ferry bout on the route. now 90 years in service, is absurdly its very nge ln- enuce of u

This boat,

With so many causes for critic-

commerce

ism of the Federal authorities, it Ls 113M to give the Dominion Gov- ernment credit for the establish- ment of the ferry service for mo- tor curs and passengers between Caribou in Pictou County,‘ Nova Scotla and Wood Islands, P. E. Is- land, now in operation for several years. But experience has proven the inadequacy of the one ferry boat which serves this route, to cure for the large_and growing fflc between Nova Scotlu and the Eastern communities of Prince Edward Island. 0nd bout should be placed on this route when navigation opens this If this were done, and the harbor approaches dredged, straight- ened and widened by dredrdng. the Caribou-Wood Islands would lessen appreciably the con- izestlon over the Tormentliic-Bor- denroute, and would add greatly to iiiterprovlnclal tween Nova Bcotia and Prince Ed- ward Island. The Maritime ‘Boards of Trude have enough in common to take concerted action to press these urgent requirements the authorities at Ottawa. done, more valuable time

A SEC-

ferry

be-

UDOII Urles:

my yet be lost before the Marl-

ll. if’ MABON

OPTOMETRIST Fitting and uimnivlnu Glance Ele.

Montague P E. l. Office llniiru: In to l! A. M I to 6 l‘ M. Holidays +1.0. by appointment IDRUGQTDRI

Ofllee (‘annreted with

m times obtain what is their clear right and most nresslnz need in the mutter of modern transporta- tion services.

2-5-12-19-26.

MATS llAlll IIESTOIIER

A delicately perfumed pro paration which ens beautlliea the halt.