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b The 4 #f not so paid. pffice. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1938 Russell Leader RUSSELL, ONTARIO. Established 1899 3 The Only Newspaper In Russell County * Published Every Thursday & GARLAND HALL, Manager. Telephone 38. Subscription Rates--$1.00 to any address in Canada, ff paid in advance; address in the United States payable in advance; Advertising Rates on application to this $1.50 if not so paid. $1.50 to any $2.00 me With two "confidential" GOVT. DEPT. JITTERY OVER PUBLISHING MILITARY NEWS. If Canada is not threatened by invasion of unnamed armed forces in the near future--and there is no reason to suppose she is--then the Department of National Defence and its minister, Hon. Ian Alistair Mackenzie, is raising a nice crop of "goose pimples" which may negative any benefit, (when and if such an emergency should arise) they hope to derive from a current campaign of preparedness propaganda. We fully subseribe to a program of mili- tary preparedness and a reasonable re- armament scheme from coast-to-coast--as past articles in these columns indicated-- but we believe that that job can be done quite effectively by the Department and the Government in power without creating : alarm in the minds of all residents. We - also believe that such plans do not need * justification by responsible men to minority - opposition--if there is any concerted "opposition, which we very much doubt. There is no question but that Canada's military machine is a joke of the first water as far as utility value goes. It is 'dated by the Great War--and in the past 20 years a lot of water has run over the "armament bridge and under the keels of the Canadian navy. Canadian men and morale would certainly stem the progress of any invasion that might come by air or water to these shores, but they would be seriously handicapped by having to use the ;antiquated weapons at their disposal. It "is certain that Canada needs a thorough "modernization of its fighting equipment-- :but a sum sufficient for this purpose has already been voted by Parliament--while 'more funds will be forthcoming as needed 'for defensive works and capital equipment. Qur criticism of the present situation has "emanating from the pen of Hon. Mr. Mack- enzie, of recent date. One is directed to editors of weekly newspapers, in which he asks for deletion of all comment on pro- posed Canadian fortifications and specifi- cations. The other is addressed to all Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade and such organizations--asking employers to give co-operation in the matter of grant- ing holidays to non-permanent militiamen for training purposes, without prejudice to their positions. On this latter score there is no room for comment, unless that it was unnecessary. Canadian businessmen, * as a whole, have always been patriotic enough to not interfere in any activities of their employees with regard to army acti- vities. We cannot imagine any of them standing in the way of. their young men who may desire to take part in this duty to their country and healthful discipline to themselves. But on the point of Canadian weekly newspapermen being asked to delete news references to fortification schemes we have much to say, and mostly "Tush." In the first place, if there were any harmful pur- poses being served by such information it should not be put on daily press wires nor issued by the department. And as for using news matter gathered by observing reporters who are free to inspect work of the Department of Defence, we say "Tish." Alien observers have the same opportuni- ties and privileges of inspecting this work as have Canadians, and why it should be withheld from Canadian readers and given any publicity considered worthwhile in foreign countries is beyond our compre- hension. However, perhaps even in this brief com- ment we have served the ends of the De- partment better than we know, for we have a deep conviction that the letters of Mr. Mackenzie are nothing more or less than preparedness propaganda, designed to stimulate interest in the work of the de- partment by creating an atmosphere of apprehension and alarm over the pros- pects of invasion by some mythical foe. We would like to suggest that he stir this imaginary fire very gently--Ilest he blow up a cloud of smoke to attract foreign powers--who have hitherto paid very little attention to the Canadian picture, but who may be invited by the recent utterances to wonder if possibly Canada might be "easy pickings". And, in conclusion, we feel that Canadian weekly editors are quite capable of judging what is in the best in- terests of their country--and quite pre- pared on their own initiative to "kill" any- thing that might be detrimental her wel- fare--but the "blue pencil" is more apt to be wielded on government dispatches than on reporters' observations. broadsides: "FIFTY YEARS AGO" ITEM WRECKS A NEWSPAPER. Among hazardous occupations should be included that of the rural newspaper edi- tor who publishes brief resumes of his town's history. There is dynamite in those little summaries variously entitled 'Fifteen Years Ago' or "Fifty Years Ago." The Printed Word tells of one editor who culled this feature assiduously, omitting all that might offend some subscriber. One bit in particular he studied for a long time. It told that on this day 50 years ago, Miss Irma Clemens received highest standing in her entrance class. The editor would, normally, not have dared to run such a dangerous piece, but he knew for a fact that Irma had been dead for many years. Further, he knew she had no close relatives still living.. In his innocence, the man decided that here was one bit of news that could harm no one. So he ran the piece and it appeared in the paper the following Thursday. Friday morning he had a caller. was white-faced with rage. "How do you do, Miss Crane," the editor said ingratiatingly, clearing 17 exchanges from his chair and a heap of clippings from a corner of his'desk for himself, "will you sit down?" "I will not sit down," said Miss Matilda Crane. "And what's more I want to can- cel my subscription. The gall of you! Printing that piece. about Irma Clemens finishing public school 50 years ago. It's libel, sir." "But poor Miss Irma Clemens is dead and gone," returned the editor, wringing his hands. "It can't injure the deceased to give out that she was in school more than 50 years ago." "Maybe it can't hurt Irma," said the steely-eyed Miss Crane. "But how about the fact that everybody in this town knows I was always in the same class as Irma." She NOTE AND COMMENT How blindly most living people grope through life; only the dead get down to essences. Said oldtime Humorist George Ade on his recent 72nd birthday: "I don't feel a day over 90." No. 23 on a list of items 'desirable for the happiness of man" compiled by Dr. Ed- ward Lee Thorndike, educational research worker: "Something to be angry at and attack." The question of a distinctive Canadian flag has again been introduced in the House of Commons, but this time all signs point to some definite action. Canada is the only Dominion unable to fly a flag of its own, other than the Union Jack. At a time when all the world is complain- ing with justice of the high cost of living, significance attaches to a message found scribbled in pencil on a scrap of paper be- tween the leaves of a cauliflower that was being prepared for the midday meal in a London, Eng. worker's dwelling. It read: "I got an eighth of a penny for this. What did you pay for it?" The answer was, ac- cording to dispatches, "Seven-pence." Here in a nutshell--or in a cauliflower-- is a very important portion of the problem of dear food. Bringing producer and con- sumer together is part of its solution. Rumor has it that for part of the in- creased license fee, CBC will give subseri- bers a new device trade named "Hush Tone," which eliminates objectionable parts of radio programs by reducing the volume 95 per cent., or to a whisper, by simply pressing a switch from any remote distance in the room. Whether the CBC contem- plates this Santa Claus stunt or not to off- set its growing sales of U.S. commercials over its networks, the invention will no doubt prove of popular demand by all air wave addicts who object to long-winded commercial puffs. Told last week was a story about some Washington reporters who tried to outsmart President Roosevelt at a Press Club dinner. One the back of a menu they wrote: I hereby nominate Herb Bratter, (a writer) as Ambassador to the North Pole." Fold- ing the menu so that these words were hidden, they passed it to the President to autograph. When the menu was returned they discovered that Roosevelt had un- folded it, struck out "North," inserted "South," added: "North Pole already occupied." A London daily newspaper recently con- ducted a search for England's typieal aver- age man. Among 5,000 aspirants who panted for this crown of mediocrity, they finally selected a 33-year-old Govt. em- ployee who fitted down to the funniest qualification--rheumatism. His wavy hair is brown, he is 5 ft. 7 1-2 in.; his nine shirts and three suits were bought without his wife's interference. As England's Average Man he earns $18 a week. Adhesions de- veloped after his appendix was removed. He gets up at 7 a.m., cycles to work, smokes no more than 10 cigarettes per day, leaves punctually at 5 p.m. to cycle back again to his six-room, $5-a-week home, which he painted cream color. There he is greeted by his plump, pink wife and only child, Peter, dines lightly, reads a serious book and newspaper, shuffles to bed at 10.30. 4 ¥ gely with private members' ques- | tions, resolutions and hills. Among the most interesting ses- "stated the ~government intended to ing Corporation continue ! Tgtion i : target of criticism from the opposi- The Ottawa Spotlight By Spectator "Ottawa, February 22nd.--As far | 'as the governmental programme of Yegislation is concerned, the present session of parliament canncs be said to have yet got into its stride. The | first two or three weeks after the debate on the speech from -the 'throne is finished are taken up lar- sicnal events of the past week have been the resolution about having a special distinctive flag for Canada, the lively dispute over charges of electoral corruption in Canada, the demands from the social credit mem- bers that the house should discuss the sentence imposed on Mr. Unwin and Mr. Powell in Alberta as a sub- ject of "urgent public importance" ard the resolution wf Mr. Gordon Ross of Moose Jaw that a special coramittee should be appointed to investigate the operation of our cus- toms tariff. It looks as if Mr. Cameron Mac- Intosh of 'Saskatchewan who has | been raising the flag question every session will now, or in the near iu- ture, have his way. = Although the | motion was still being discussed at the close of the day when it was breught up, and therefore dropped | back te the foot of the list of reso-! lutions, the idea was supported by a large number of members, including | leaders. It is therefore probable | that, before the session is ended, ! Canada will have a flag of its own. | In any event it won't be wery long! before the flag appears. In all | likelihood it wiil Incorporate the | Urion Jack with special emblems of Canada. But the character and em- blazoning of the flag will be worked out by a committee. The question of electoral corrup- tion, charged Mr. Bennett in hus speech in the debate on the Throne Speech led to acrimonious debate in which members cast charges and counter charges across the floor of the house. Government spokesmen charges of corruption were general. No specific charge was made of "levies on contractors." I a definite instance was given the | prime minister promised he would sce that a committee was appointed to investigate it. Mr. Dunning, Fi- nance Minister, further stated the tighten up the election act to curb the heavy flow of money in electioneering, und there the matter rests for the time being. The attempt of Mr. Blackmore, so- | cial credit leader, to have parlia-! ment discuss the (Unwin-Powell case. was frustrated by the speaker's rul- ing. Mr. Blackmore, however, [in- sists he is not finished with the! question. He will bring it up again | as this is a matter of "great interest nH importance to the people of 'Canada." But court judgments are 'court judgments and therefore to be Tespected; so it may be that when the question comes up again it may again be squashed by the speaker's ruling. Supporting his request for a com- | mittee to investigate the adminis- | tration of customs tariffs, Mr. Ross said that through successive changes in the Customs Act and the Customs Tariffs the authority of parliament in tariff making had been delegated to a department of the government "do it. and that through rules and regula- tions laid down by the department an importer of goods could not tc- day discover by reading the tariff act what amount of duty he has to] pay on his importations. The pos-| : sine of @a budget had become al "hollow mockery." Even customs: | brokers were befogged by rules and | regulations of the department. Mr. 'Malcolm McLean, of Melfort, se- 'conded the resolution of the member from Moose Jaw in this first out- break of Western members on the 'ariff question. Answering the attack, Mr. llsley, minister of national revenue paid a 'sincere tribute to the officials of his department for their "efficiency, horesty, integrity and boma fides." He explained that since last May an inter-departmental committee had been working on a revision of the Customs Act. When their work was completed they would make a report] to ithe minister. "I shall introduce | the consolidated and revised Cus-| toms Act" "said Mr. Ilsley "at the next session of parliament." American advertising programs carried by the Canadian Broadcast- to be the tion. It may be that the bitter at- tacks in ithe previous parliament cn the former broadcasting company may witill rankle in the memories of those now occupying the opposition benches. Whether that is so or not it appears probable that the house | will hear further on the present corporation during this sitting of parliament. A motion by Mr. Earl Lawson for a copy of all contracts made by phe corporation for com- mercial programmes containing ad- vertising originating in the United States was opposed by [Mr. Howe, minister of transport, on the ground that the broadcasting corporation was an autonomous body. The house divided on the motion, which was defeated by 140 to 52, all IC.C.F. and Social Credit members with the ex- ception of one in each party voting with the Conservatives while the Government opposed in a bloc. It begins to look as if the various parties in the opposition, the Con- servatives, the C.C/F., the Social Crediters and independents will join hands on many issues in their at- tacks on the government. On ac- count of their paucity of members, however, there would be little likeli- hcod of winning on amy division, if the government held its solid front. oo 200%4% 20.6% 20 20.4% 425.4% 425.6% 655.4% 6% 6% 6% 6% +% +00 4% 4% 6% +%0 +% toatvals oade ste alealealealealoateoalecteadeeleestealeealeelesesde WHAT THEY SAY PARLIAMENT HILL alee ledeadeadeadeadedsadealealoaleatesleedeeleelesleeleste ele eleslects Excerpts From Hansard (E. J. Poole--Red Deer) Is the government going to dis- allow a measure brought down in tie Alberta house, a measure which definitely forms part of the mandate given to the Alberta government in 1935, and which they are entitled to carry out, and on the other hand allow Quebec to get away with the padlock law, which deprives sec- tions of Canadian citizens of the right to express themselves? o 3 " X oe bos; x e Posteo ed Ye Too XIX x EX *, TX 02 2, REX 4! ve IX ® " "+ Pos! > °, esd ®, > TX 0. bo ve 2X oo XOEX eo KOEN eels CO) EX * PD 3 In Canada we have heard a cry raised against people who are clas- szd as radicals or communists, May I point out to hon. gentlemen on the nminiterial benches and to the wvriv- | ate members of the house that while "they are in the city of Ottawa they ought to visit the soup kitchens in| tisis vicinity. IGo into the homes of the people who are dependent upcn help. We must conclude that when i these people have no freedom, vil thiz talk about freedom and de- mocracy is stupid. Their freedom is limited by the distances they can walk, because they have no money to go anywhere else. They are de- nied the recreation which men and women should have, and yet they' are just as worthy of consideration as presidents of insurance com- | panies and other big business execu- tives. The first step the government should take should be to abolish all kinds of relief. program of national development. which could be carried out through the use of the credit which the ban- ers have always used. We could use our gown credit and our own na- tional resources. develop the youth of our country to niake their lives happier and richer. If we do that, communism and ra- dicalism will disappear like the mist before the morning sun, Another condition that has Je- veloped during the past six or seven vears is the lack of training of our youth. In the last few years at a four new trades have develop- ed. (Many Liberal members have acd- vocated monetary reform, but they have been very quiet since they have teen in power. Now is the time to They will never be able %o do it in opposition. All they will be able to do then will be to point out what should be done to those in power, as I am doing now. There should be a: We should try to] (Hon. H. A. Stewart,--Leeds) I think the time has arrived when there should be submitted to »arlia- ment a well-considered scheme of immigration. Parochial, provincial and sectional po.icies, if they ever had any value in Canada, have outlived their use=- fulness, and through them we can- not deal with and solve the prob- lems that confront us to-day. As regards unemployment insur- ance,] think it is long overdue. There is in course of construction an international bridge crossing the St. Lawrence through the Thousand Islands at Ivy Lea. [This crossing is Junique in that from one bridg=- hcad to the other, including the con- necting roadways, it traverses a dis- tence of about six miles. 'A request has developed for the establishment vf a national park at the bridgehead in Canada and another at the bridgehead in the United States. If this matter is dealt with properly by the federal government it wiil work to the great advantage of the dominion. I am told that about one third of the population of Canada and about one-fourth that of the United States is within three hun- dred miles of the biidga ' I need not emphasize the value or ™¥ i tourist trade, and I must point out | that we have here an opportunity of attracting to Canada, over this uni- que route, a large volume of the tourist 'traffic from the densely populated areas I have indicated. I do mot propose to develop the mat- ter further than to ask the govern- ment to give it careful consideration (J. S. Taylor,--Nanaimo) {The British American Bank Note Company is probably able to pro- duce as excellent a bank note as any other bank note company in the world. Then why is it, Mr. Speaker that in launching its new bilingual notes in a public issue they should be of such a nature as to cause con- siderable distress and demand cou= tinous acuteness of attention be- cause of their faulty identification? Since coming to the louse this ses- sion I have already from the cash desks of the house received change for a two-dollar tender instead of a five-dollar tender. True, the erorr was immediately corrected, but it indicates that there is something' wrong with the currency when one is liable in the rapid handling of money to make such mistakes. I think greater care should have been taken in the production of these notes, not only as to their colour, but as to their type, and I do hope that in any future printings these same mistakes will not be repeated: In closing, and because I still have an earnest message to deliver, I must advise the government that I intend to vote for the amendment, and to the throne speech debate, not | essentially because of its contents ! but as a definite protest against the continuance of orthdoxy in the treat- ment of the staggering problems of the country to-day. @ Want to surprise the family with a new dinner- time treat? Serve them a tasty dish of Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish. No matter where you live, your dealer can get you such Dried Fish as Cod, Haddock, Hake, Cusk and Pollock, and such Pickled Fish as Herring, Mackerel and Alewives . . . in perfect condition. Interesting recipes can be used for every one of these fine fish. 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