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THE BHARLUTTETDWN GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded l!) 1887)

President: Licut. Col. W. Chester S. M0511" Vice Presidrlil: J. H. Hume“. F-J-l. Secretary": Licul. Col. l), A. blacklnnon, 11.8.0. Editor unll Jlnnaglng Director, J. Au. Burnett, F..I.l. Associate l-Idiiurs: l-‘runk Walker and lill A. “"55"

S l'l!.\‘('l{lI"l'l0N RATES

By Mail in l'.l-..i., $1.00 per year; $2.50 fur 0 monthl.

5132.3 fur 3 nronths; 50c for one month City Deliwry 5.100 per year; $3.00 for 6 month]

5L1} Int‘ J month“; 60c for one Month

By “all lo utliir Piinuicrs and U.S.t\. $5.00 p?!’ year

saturrlay Weekly; sum per year; $1.00 for 6 months,

.3 for 1f months

The (‘hair-lotu-ttniivvitunriiian may be Obi/BIB“! It llutulling-‘s Inns .\,'L\‘1u'y, Times Square, New York;

Old 51min l‘\\> lgrlicy. Corner Milk and Washington

Ilunltili; .\l .vil\»ll-.\1l News Agency, 1248 Peel Sh.

biotin-rut. 111.4‘ ' lily 5L, Toronto: News 513ml.

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"TligStioizjwist ifiicmory is Weaker ffldn IIIO

Weakest Ink." wt l~1~l‘\\, OCTOBER l. 1942

‘ii-Ti ,. 7 T} I! "fill fMlHIIICIIlOUS Hour from an "Ode \\'riiteu with lloitaparte in l - . ' ‘v1; Surtbtjv, is (iuoterl in ‘_\r.t‘llllil"l\' applicable to i; rd» striking evidence . lii ih tongue in thc ».»~~pi"i;ite to the occasion:

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‘y. ' . _-t d. r ; . _ ~tt had he been nurst. ~ J11 \erte1~ tyrant curst.

ill of fraud and lies. and with perjuriea,

all human ties, ..al charities.

. We same Ode ls also not . "IllU and might well have jnriioit of victory by the - iwtrztd of by his pre-

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wt at this momentous hour, . deltverartce to the 0p-

' . lli'.\\\‘€'l‘? \‘.".1cu vengeance like a

~ now to be repressd;

of the world cries out tic-cursed head; 1T1’ holy banner spread . . >\v in one Just cause 1i one subline accord

the \'\ ' abhorrd. . ii i .cient Laws s21 0rd!

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cs which perfectly fit the ..;c \\'.'tr between llitlcr and ~ tn r whom "Freedom hath r xi" and the whole stanza . l timeliness when lfitlcr . 1' ywptcc, as he will once he .1 5.51 tor world power has failed.

‘S. .1 l little Controls

' "s of Canada's wartime eco- t €‘-"3il the experts are finding ~ oil for the trees. It is be-

re difficult to keep the

.1 sight-winch is that of

iwucc the value of such ad-

" '1 >I\XTI'~)A1 ye-‘tertlay at the Car:-

- .5 (Wmuicrcc by Mr. Donald ‘ - =3 \\'. time Prices and Trade

zuintl us why we are be-

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, ‘._V many of our demo- cr. . . . . uhiiis, which in normal riuzt s v Ml yetnotisiy, must now take sec-

W's wartime economy policy l points, namely: A price .l.'lil services; “fage and sal- :"I_v, allocation and rationing nmtl income controls (in the

r "f. pmgraiunie of taxation and »'. lliupovvcr controls. This pol- ill, is a dircct challenge to lliirflflfy’ influences relcascd

-‘ r t: ceiling succeeded ln check- ‘i e l-twafll :\pril 1, 1941 to

~t living increased 7.1 per

~- 1, 1941 to .\ug. 1, 1942, per ccnt. That in itsclf, >.'lli~'f2lCfl)l'y comparison ‘.1 Slt)l'_\'. An inflationary i. ‘llll :1; it travels, and if ii l.t-t llcccnibcr had not i‘ v would by now be Witbotit the ovcr- sh-nvn an increase

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liC ‘t ‘.1 Miqttsi (if this year of ~ lil the United States the ct -' . . 'Iv r~~c (luring the saute p ~ ‘ - i though the rise, there n~- v ' Fit i. by the adoption of a par- t» 1 -_-,' lzi<t $pring. lt- c~=t of living adds $35.- o-"o-r i ' r vi to llir- l1oti~e\vives' an- lt‘|.l ' ‘_ r ~ ~ ".v :1 airing of [7 per cent in w." i . ' int-e moans the saving to tin‘ ~ wt w. d c-u families of from $350.- notv... . i. .._»r~t,~,~<~.t) in fut-l, food, clothing int m .\lr_ M‘: -.'1 d‘ Ju~~<d also the task of allo- calin: ii‘ z" zurl uvtl>ri.'tl= to the mOSt effec- tive war‘ u: . \‘.§iilt~ full details of the curtail- mcnl pit. m Citlliil not yet be made public, the (pr .: v.2 invtrfvcil would include: l. Din" ' " or e?=t‘n‘lal goods. 'I"he Government vvoirid l » . ' it in this problem by local ration- -.-. twin-g organized in municipalities

vi‘. '= and policy to be decided by 711d to specific commodities. .1 =11 of products, prohibition of .~ and elimination of waste in vari- ~ mu- crises existing brands and virtinucrl in the interest of - t HIHHHV t:l' effort and more efficient use V" in fvililivs. a of qualify, through use of aub- wottld “cause many diffi-

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gfi‘|1'e in . . 'I‘it1:; write; 1H I 't"1'i to osfabllshflfl prices."

4_ 011'»: . tit lion vssr-ntial industries in hvor of r~ : w ll “Olk. Essentially must b0 mated "in l/unt; cl ‘wlntt, will win the war."

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So far u manpower ls concerned we have now reached full employment. Any further ex- pansion of our war effort must come through transfers from civilian occupations and activi- ties, and steps must now be taken to ensure

beyond all doubt that our labor force is used in u

the most effective manner. Such a programme involves dislocation and disruption of the civ- ilian economy. The job of government adminis- trations will be to make the transition period endurable and to make the necessary transfers “at a. speed commensurate with the urgent need, and yet manage so as to prevent the risk of any breakdown in the supply and distribution of essential goods and services,"

This involves a. master plan of action. Is there such a plan at Ottawa? Mr. Gordon doe: not say so. He does say that there rims! be such a plain if we are to succeed. The manpower de- ninttds of the armed forces and our war produc- tion program “must be met." Industry and Government "cannot be left to fight out con- flicting claims. ~ ;. Unsupervised or unguided transfers between conflicting claimants for our labor force would cause disagreements between civilian and war industry, growing chaos among civilian firms and improper elimination of sortie more essential civilian goods and services, and nutintvunnce of sortie less essential." That spells the cud of our tradition of individualism. But it is part of the price we must be [ircpztrcd to pay for \'ictory_

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4- EDITORIAL NDTES-e

There has been no British mail for

sometime n- m a a In a lctter from England an Island officer writes, "Don't forget t0 say a good word for the '\" and the ‘Sally Auusfl their canteens are a veritable God-send ltcrc." n: w- w m Prettiier Campbell, who thinks so much of Dr. Blzicllillan that he keeps a record of the good things the Dr. says about him, tnust have rejoiced exceedingly reading his criticism of Mackenzie King. w m w- w What is \\'01'i'_\'ing storckeepers and their as- siuants is not the reduction of hours of busi- ness, but ivhat they are to do with, or iu, the reduced hours throughout the winter. Of course both Madam “fife and Satan have their res-

pective tiscs for idle hands. at 4- * a llrre is irony for you. lhganized labor in Pliilztrlclpliia rushed to the aid of the poor mil- lionaire. Union members strbntitted essays in a coittcst sponsored by the Dairy Farmers Un- ion. telling “llow to live on $25,000 a year." First prize was $25. w- Tbe best way to keep the Conservative party together and active, is for its leaders and fol- lowers to rcftise to be bribed by offers of office and emolnineiit from its arch-eitcitiy. It is a bad thing for party morale and discipline for the leaders to be falling over one another in search of safety-first jobs. Let us have a Coalition War Government, and then “all these

other things may be added unto us.” . i- =o< a 1k

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Benjamin Iowctt, English educator, essay- ist and translator, died this date, 1893; educated for the Church, became tutor at Balliol Col- loge, and sirbsequently Master; looked upon with stispicion by the orthodox because of his liberal views in theology; wielded enormous in- fluence in Oxford, and was adored by the seri- ouslyi-mindcd under-graduates; contributed to “Essays and Reviews"; bcst known otherwise for his translations of Plato, Aristotle and Thu- cytlirlcs: “Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing they idealize love too much.”

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While latest reports show that 117,879 wo- men in the 20-24 age group have already regis- tered under National Selective Service regula- tions, authorities announcc a fortnighfs exten- sion of the registration deadline, to enable wo- men in rural areas to complete their registra- tion. Complcte reports have not yet been receiv- ed from all the 195 registration points but of the total now received. 2t pcr cent were from women without dependents and willing to un- dertake any kind of full-time employment, while 6 1-2 per cent reported they are available

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The National Dcbt will be tremendous, writes Herbert N. Cassou in the Efficiency Magazine, “but a nation cannot be ruined by a debt it owes mostly to itself. The pendulum will swing from concentration of power to decentraliza- tion, 1f a man thinks about that, it will help him to plan his future. \\'e'll have many new indintries. \\'c'll have new synthetic products. \\'c‘ll create a system of motor-roads. We'll develop aviation. \Ve'll travel. We'll search for lllfll'l\‘t"l5. \Ve'll organize new adventurous companies." l\laybe.-—\vith slave labor.

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Discussing Prime hlinister King's shilly-shal- lying on the conscription issue, Mr. Bruce llutcheson writes in the Victoria Times :-- “The final step remains to be taken, the step of overseas conscription, and it must be taken at sortie. time if (fanadian armies go into large- Scale battle. When the need arises Mr. King will have to announce that men conscripted for service in the army at home can be sent any- where. The home defence army will become an army without geographical restriction. It will not be a problem of conscripting men into the army for service overseas. It will be merely a change in the position of existing armies, Que- bec will take much more willingly than it would ltnve taken a policy of drafting men for im- mediate overseas service. Ur so it is thought at Ottawa. it is even conceivable that the whole crisis which almost ruined l\lr. King at one stage has passed, that the final step of total conscription can be taken ivillrout smashing his Government and without smashing the country. Some time next year, perhaps, we should know. blcanwliilc it is apparent that while Mr. King's progress, though not an inspiring spectacle. is nnc of the most remarkable on record. lle, like Jonah. has lived for several years in the holly of a whale, but no whale seems tough enotqfi to digest him."

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NOTES BY TllE WAY

While acceptance of .lllCl’llltlVC work 1s voluntary, one 5pc mar: ggéd, it. was antictigaled that 1 ame necessary approach professional anxieties willingly do what, considered most. helpful to Canada. But availability of employment: per- mits fails to clear up one angle of the hocke picture for next Winter - w ether pass ts will be issued to players o military w. That was a tangled phage

N. H. L. operations last. yea: and the iegulotiom causing the tangle haven't been changed. -.Ex- change.

Analysis of Income tux shows that a. $5,000 a. year man

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with two children now has b0 pay 1

$1,662, or more than 14 times as much as the $118 he paid in 1938. The ICLOOO-a-year man, aft/er pay- ing his 1942 tax, \vll1 have only $572 more net. income than the , - a-yeai‘ man had after paying his 193B tax. -(Victoria, Times).

Eleven Canadian social workers arrived in this countuy to help in ivelfare activities under the Min- lstr of Health evacuation scheme. During the next few wtfiks they are to attend a. course of lectures and visits in order to get expert- ence of English conditions, and will live in settlements in Itondon.

This will be followed by several m,

months practical vrork with wel- fare ivorkers in the reception area. At. the end of this period it is ex- pected that they Will take up op- rpointments as evacuation welfare wvcrkcrs with local authorities, — London Times‘.

Since the war began haphazard met-bod; have been in operation. Some wages are controlled; omers are regulated by supply and de- mend. Scme xvorkerrs have done well because they belong to a strong union; others have suffered. because they are unorganized. This is a serious weakness in what. is virtually a controlled economy, and it is high time the Government 1n- troduced a proper wages policy. That they recognize the need is shown by their warning of last; summer that wage increases should depend upon increased production. Such a principle is erfectly fair. Skill and energg: shomd be reward. ed according to their contributions to the war effort. But the ones should not be thrown back on to industty or the unicns. It is t-he Government's joib.—(I.)ondcn Dally Mail.)

Just as the front line soldier

must. have good generalship and a. ed

careful plan of battle if he is to do his job. so does the performance of the front line worker depend upon enterprising its-ridership and an ef- ficient» lan of production. The prindraa preoccupation of the pub- llc today, says Mr. Lyttleton, is whether we are producing the right» weapons. “To do that." he said, ‘we have to show a great deal of foresight) and vision" Floresight; and vision must not only be up. lied to strategy and the design of weapons. They must be applied more keenly than ever before to organization in t-he workshops and in the Government Departments. Too many eyes that might be visionary are blindfolded by red tppe today -(Lc.ndcn Dally Her- a d).

A new klnd of stretcher for wounded Commandos which can be carried by one man is now being turned out in London. It 1s made of leather, vvcbbing and cane and it straps on to a man's back. On it a Ccmmando can carry a wound- ed comrade and still leave hLr. hands free for a rifle of a Stcn gun. Another novelty from this work shop is a petrol tank, Hung on ‘the wings of a plane these tanks can be jettisoned in an emergency. The workers here can also tum webbing into Army anklets at, the rate of 20.000 a week and they are making scabbaxds for the machete knife used for cutting a path through jungfp undergrowth. A quieter effort in one corner of the workshop is the manufacture of a. few baseball gloves for the Can. adian troops now in Britain. — British Industries Bulletin.

A few minutes ago we stopped at Baniff and 50 soldiers went. fOr a little route march to get. exercise, Tlhey went half a. mile down the road when the train was ready to start. and, while the HIITUClOX‘ fussed, a mam who miashes baggage at the station volunteered to save the clay. Rush- ing into the crisis, he thrust. his fingers into his mouth and emitted a whistle that would curdle your blood. The soldiers came back on the double "Why." taid the baggage man, "that's nothin.‘ Once I could raise the dead with my whistle and did it in many a ceme. tery. But not now." he said sadly. “It's my false teeth. They do play hell wtih n, man's talents!" Bruce Hutchlson in Victoria Times.

Before the war notices were hung in all Italian churches forbidding wcme-n to enter un. covered, wearing low-cut blouses. or with their limbs exposed Verg- cns strictly enforced the owy-r. The authorities of St. Peter's Rome, have now taken t-he init-ia. tlvo in displaying a new notice that. because ol‘ war conditions, ea- peclallv in the summer. wcmeri are allowed to enter even without stockings, since it has become cus- tomary all cvr- Italy for women

to go unstccklnged. —(I..ondon Times). Al] that ha: appeared In the

Press about. the collection of scrap iron. and (hp complacent interest. bestowed on the disappearance of other people's gates and railings, does not. lesson the shock when it. happens to ymrr garden You leave home one morning. clicking the front. gate behind you and making a mental note that the privetr Hedge T10R15 clipping and you arrive hcme at night. to find no gave to click you go comfortably into your own little world and the privel. hedge swaying in bewilderment at the removal of the siruport. it, has had for the last. twenty or thirty years. Everything looks a little dig. ordered and there is a frantic cut- ting down of (he hedge b0 a height at. vhich lt~ will stand un bravely on its ovm. and a searching in the cellar for wood with which, if you can supply it (because he cannot). the local joiner will make you thin. symbol of m-lvacv, it garden gate. —beeds Yorkshire Poet.

According to n recent report in. sued hv the Fmropean Oorrespovn. dents the Gem-ran families in Bo- hemia. especially in Prague are beglnnlfll! lo sell hmues which they bought. last. year. They are preparing to return home. many

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“8- drafted. "Why, he’; only 1a," ehe

Dre Nazis ddllbt now that Ger’: victory in postal hrthq.

Fighlin AeJust Hasmt ixe Rules

Bqui e was terribly upset

Mn. at the idea at her boy might be

(Sydney Post-Record)

In his announcement or a nation- al Conservative convention to cuu leadership and policy Mr. Melsben nu aaain revealed nu de- sire w make time interests of libe Oonntfl-ypuemounl. "I'm time bu ' OPDOI;

whlmpered, "just a freshman in college." Well. Adm. rtrrmn Ill nine when he entered the Navy. Lord Nelson began his naval career at. the age of l2 and Wu a oom- mander at 30. l-Imnnlbal was only nine when be was taken on a campaign by his father, Hamilcar. and before an altar In Spain vow-

better about. ‘This invitation ll in keeping ed eternal vengeance (m Home. with the w ev oed by Hre ya; 1g wtikrfn 1:11p took command fiflfglgvgagagtgigdgkltprhenk o! e nov- gpaln? Tr lg m “m” m eminent to the fullest. extent.

Julius Occur. already g, tum‘. yMr. Melghenb offer. comments

scarred veteran. wu campaigning T“ T°f°nw “l Wm 1n Asia at n. Napoleon Bonaparte mica‘ figrfi“ sumlmly tank l

wins a lieutenant of artillery of.

Akbar. greatest of the M08111 ‘ball: emperors was only l6 when he aa- and 10m a Dam, wmch lmdoubwdly i3ii“.{'.'i‘..€“§t m“ “w m“ 122' ti?’ 2Li“°"“.;‘..°‘°“l.“i2§

Another “fiveslimai-l" Wu o. 310m cm r uy-ffi w

y 5W0 use Mr. Melghens words. 0n this point The Telegram in skeptical. The Liberals, it 5W5. belnlf in ofltoe themselves, have drown no desire for a nation- al government. Indeed it is their in- slatenoe that party lines be talned which now compels the Con. servatlves to so their own way and take counsel on matters ielatuig to lflfldflflhlll 011d Dolley in a national convention.

Scottish lad named John Poul Jones. who at. the age of l1 chi - ped as mate on a clever and ma e several voyages to America.

Caesar Borgia, a. lad greatly ad- mired by Machiavelli, was a 80n- eral off cer by the time he was 20, with a notable list of w. quests behind hlm.

A young Frenchman named Mot- iei- (better known as the Marquis de Lafayette) was only 20 when joined General Washington and the Continental Army. He had already served with distinc- tion under the Due de Noailiea.

Another fledgling-Alexander of M”‘°.i°i‘.;“‘? r’ r- "- sume a er‘; seep re. I-Io dole m, w died at 33, having conquered the IQIOW‘: in meTpfr-svogafirprmkhig

(rslgéibudi ma commanded ships b‘.‘é€l°‘b‘°?"l=°“l5°°3. G” '

I. - - -. Q and fought m: the liberation of and 1mm- "am 1mm‘ South America before he had s. whose last minute entry at reached the age when the young SGconventionInOtnwQ, dame man of today is Just leaving the Very near defeating B. J, Mimic“ sOphQmOre class, ‘The repent round

Darius I, greatest of the Per- "we °! lllymen" Bl‘ P011 H090 1n- slan Kings, was conquering Asia. filial“! m" m9 WIIRIVB-tlvo party at an age when American boys I m" lung 1" PM" 8-1141 Dlmks are casting their first ballot. °' ‘l “m” Plll-"Ym- In addition