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NORTH LEEDS [ANTERN page 16 LOOKING BACK "THE NORE THINGS APPEAR To CHANGE, THE MORE THEv REMAIN THE SAME." [ ALPHONSE KARR 1808_1890] As Ontario celebrates its Bicentennial, perhaps it is a time to look back over issues which seem to recur....again 8: again. Many appear new to each generation yet it is quite humorous to realize (& somewhat frustratmg) that we do seem to go in circles. The quotation from Alphonse Karr puts the matter very succinctly. - . We hope you enjoy the selection of "yesterday's" problems which seem to be With us again today. THE CANADIAN IDENTITY PROBLEM (' \NAIHAN I’A'I'IIIU'I'IS‘M As a national cclchrutlon. the Iirst ofJuly has \'cr\ little Ill it to inspire patriotism or to stir up the popular spirit, In Ihc l‘uiled Stall-s Ihc Declaration of lndcpendcmc uscd Io Itl‘ rczul to I'\'l‘l"picnic pan\ and at all Ihc Icstnc gthcr« lugs \Ahlch assembled to I'elI-lirate the nation's lurthdzn lI Iiei'aluc lashiouahlc to laugh at that sort oI'Ihiug, hot the splrit Infused into the Iistcucrs In the oralors and clocnlionlsts ol the nation to the south ofus saved the rcpuhlic In the hour oI her trial. It would ccrtulnh he lilting II' In I‘nnnda a lIlIIc more attention ucrc panl to the devclopnicnt of pride in our nouutry and the Infusion of II spIrII of hope for u glorious national future. . HI hool children should he taught rccltn- Irons in which the greatness oft'nnmla Is scI sweetly forth. and nothing would so ucld the people together as one great uaIionIIl song whlch could he sung In the Ilshcrmen in the provinces In the sea. h_the "huhitunt" on his liIIlc farm. in the audiences «iftlntiiriuv, and repeated again anal again on the prairies “hich roll “cstward to mountain and coast. .luh INN.“ "â€"35â€" (‘YNH'ISM AIIUI‘T I’l 'IIIJI' Al"l’/\llt< (Inc of the most characterisln features of modern popular oplnlon is a profound nml almost utll\I'l"-III dishclicf III Ihc slnccrih nl' Ihosc \AIIo take a III‘HHIIIII'III part in pnhlic IIITuirs I‘hcu Icancst I'l‘l ortl \\‘Ill not shield un\ man from suspicion of scllrseckiug and n dcslrc Io usc his InIIu cure for personal lltl\ nuccnu-nt. and the InIsIorquc is that Ill llllll' cast-«out oI ten suspicion Is more or lcss well I'ouutlctl "\thI is his little giluu-"" is the I]\ll"slttllu Inch We Instinctn'eli usk oursclxcs uhch listening to soun- ln‘illinnt. IIIIlt and, appurcnth. dc\otcd champion ot’ soIne polilit'ul or social reform, "\thI docs he l“|H'tl to make out of II"“ lhc possilbilih‘ oul\ a slight one perhaps that he mIn' IIe reallx Ill earnest and acting independeth oI all personal ionsiilcrullons does not ofIcn occur to us .Iu/i [XXII .___-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€" ("\NAIHAN NA'I‘IIINAIJSM I‘.\ cn' gcncrntiou of('unudinn nuIionalisI Intrllcclunls seems I‘nIed to |)lll\ Ihc part of Simphus 'l‘hclr permanent task Is to push the nullstonc of (‘anmlian natlonv alisni up II steep mountain. oul\ Io Iind that II rolls hack down again to await the Ialmurs ot‘ the next generation I'his uni-ans that much oft'aumlian intellectual IIIsIoi \ sounds like a hrokcn record I'hc \ on cs chnngc hut Ihc refrain Is the sonic l'rcnch l‘Ininsh relations are in crisis. and I'nniulu is a coloin dominuled Iu‘ turn-III lll‘ltuln or the l'uich States~or lioth Unlv Ihc favoured fcu- ~ the nation- .Ilist Intellectuals lllt'l'lst‘th'vall't' l‘rcc I'Ioui Ihut colonial IncIIInIih which permanently hlinds ('nnudians to their real stalus as u coloni/cd people Il'tunsni ('oolr .4/III/ I970 EVERY”TUESDAY During MARCH and APRIL at 9.00 p.m. TRAINS FOR WILL LEAVE TORONTO With COLONIST SLEEPER ATTACHED < FOR . M AMI o_5_A_ AND THE CANADIAN NORTH-WEST POLITICS & POLITICIANS I’UIIILII‘IANS ANII I‘AII‘lIICIIS II is remarkath how when I'II-(‘IIHII time comes around solicltudc for the farmer is awakened I" the hreast ol the urlmn politician. . He may go along for three or tour \‘cars without giving a thought to the farmer‘s struggles and triumphs. Yet whcn an appcal to the people is made hc suddcnlr arri\cs at the conclusion that agriculture is Ihc lmckhonc of the country's prosperin Ilc realizes and pulvliclv declares that the farmer is the most Imlcpcmlcnt and incorruptilile man on earth. The question as to whether the farmer is gcttiug a fair dcal apparenllv keeps him awake at nights. The farmer, he tells you. is more or less the sport of forlnuc. the plavthing of the forces of nature. and il is the (IUIV of all (iovern- ments to assist him to obtain better rewards for his Ialmurs. For. he adds, does not the prospcrlh of the farmer nil-an the prospcrIIV of Ihc whole columunlt \ '7 \Vho feeds us, he should like In kuou" September IIIII __.â€"â€"_-»--â€" 'I‘ltl'lIlIAI' l'icrrc l'illiol 'l’rudcuu is too good to be true. llc glitters and sparkles nnd purra llkc ll new car in a dealer's showroomâ€"or, Inorc accurately. like an experimental Ilctroit model. A hrnnd~ncw car usually complements the human I‘nlli< hiliI\ of its owner Ivy confessing to bulky cigarette lighters, inIT door hinges. rattles, squeaks or various olhcr imper- fections. I’icrrc l'IllioI Trudeau scch practically hugless, 'l‘he only chink in the armourâ€"plated reputation at the moment seems to he what Douglas Fisher described, a year ago, as "l’icrre'a invinc- ilile arrogance." . . . llul a trace of intel- lectual arrogancc isn't enough at this Htagc to reduce Mr, 'l‘rudeau's reputation to somewhat human proportions. The only thing that concei\ ably could do this, that would show Ihc man as a creature of I'nllilile indgcment after all. that would reveal a human weakness which all ofua could share. would he the desire within this paragon to become Prime Minister of ('aiuulu. I'ch'r I’cshnrnls March I963 YOUR INCOME TAx RETURN INt't)Ml'I 'I‘AX And speaking of tunes, have you ligurcd out your income tax? (Tun you “grow out your income tax? It. does not appcnr that one In It hundred know what the) have to [my on and what they do not huu‘ to pin on. :\s yet I have met. no one with u work. log knowledge of the thing. One gentlev lllllll writes In and nuikcs the [NiHltht' HIIIII‘IIH‘III that he does nothch to pay on an Incouu- derived from (‘uuudmu corporations because the tux has already been punt at the fountainhcud. Has It Iiecn paidâ€"who known? Does anybody know? The gentlemen who write piunphII-La ulHlul Uthl‘h refer to such a thing vaguely, but not. npccllieully. There seems to he but one lhlng to do. Make It NUlll ut the amount, being very curt-fut that you ou-r~pa_y. II‘you under-pay. you go to jail. tlr it. you do not go to jail. you are lined. t)r perhaps you get. both the line and u jail term. Itut then, if one over-pays, is he going In gel that overâ€"payment hack? And II‘ he docs get some hack. how is he to know that it in the proper amount? .4an! I92! WOMEN’S RIGHTS??? l'lt’li/H, I’AY I’llll “’(lMI'IN A FAN'I'AH- 'l‘lt' IIII-IA The statement that the question |ot'equal p.I\ tor Inc" and women for equal “orkl Is a moral onc Is rather fantastic, It might as well he argued IhaI all inequalities of renard are immoral â€" in which case nature iIsI-lf and the whole universe is Immoral. In the days before thc employ- ment of women hccuuic so general there \\ ere many inequalities in the payment of men. and in the callings in which Iucn still exclusivclv liming equal IHI" for equal work II_\ no means prevails , Since Ihc general \‘ll‘\\ ol' “hat cousII» tulcs a moral qncstion is \cr\' nchulous. |l might casilx llt' argued that It is immoral to pay a woman who has nothing to hu_\‘ hut hcr o\\'n food and clothes as much athc man who supports his wife and rain“) and v‘ducaIes thc IaIIcr Into useful and productixc mcmhcrs of the comuiunitv. III-("ember I"! I __....__â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€" WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE Unless the women ofEugland are built on Lines very diflerent to our own. this bauble of universal sufl'rage is hardly worth the bother. As a new thing. with the polish still on it. "votes for women" is for the moment interesting. but in the long run it fails to hold the attention of those for Whom it is designed. The average woman does not care a "whoop" about a vote. Mah Jougg. the social whirl, housekeeping. clothes and babies are more in their line. and it is well that it is so. . . . Our women as a whole are not interested in what Miss Agnes MacPhail. our sole woman M.P.. says in the House of Commons. but they are interested in what she wears. Imagine if you can, a member of the Press Gallery devoting space to Billy King‘s neck wear. . . . Those women who have tried public office real- ize sooner or later that what they have undertaken is better suited to men. whose environmentfrom thebeginningofthings has been such as to fit them more easily into the maelstrom ofpublic endeavour. May 1924 MISS AGNES MACPHAIL. M.P. “'hile nearly everyone familiar with the leading figures in the public life in Canada is aware of the fact that Miss Agnes MacPhail. M.P.. is pert. shallow. and ill-informed, there is no doubt that she has an aptitude for publicity that would have delighted the late P. T, Barnum. We have no prejudice against MISS Mac-Phail because ofher sex. although she might very well stand as a living illustration to prove the arguments of those who are skeptical of the results of permitting women to take an equal share with men in the responsibilities of government. If Miss MacPhail has ever made an enlightened contribution to the discussion of any major issue it is not on record. But it must be admitted that there are plenty of masculine persons in poli- tics who are equally pretentious and shallowâ€"though they do not command publicity to the same extent. April 1927 _..._â€" fl .-._ lhuineu men are solving Ihc prnhlem of d!- lIVI-ring all kinds nl merchandise with the Ford Model T Delivery (‘ar It Is provung the quirkfll and Most Ennomiral lnr all general purposel. â€"_â€"â€"__â€"u AND WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE RADIO WAS THE ANSWER??I! DON’T GET A DIVORCE Few women want to go out because they hate \‘ a.“ their homes. It is be- cause they need a Change. Those wives who are in the home all day find the walls hor- mg at night and they crave a glimpse of the outside world â€" but on the other hand, hus- bands utter a hard day at the office are tired and wish to stay at home. a select 3 Rogers or Majestic radio and Rogers-Majestic have it sent home tomorrow, and from 0 then on bring the a Outside world into your home and enjoy the cothrts Of your easy Chair [00. R. S. Williams Co. F A TRESTRAIL I45 Yonge St. (10 M PROM Isl-L Come to the nearest R. S. Williams store, tumblinle Since 1849 MARRIAGE . . 'I‘hc consensus of opinion among our lcadcrs is that marriage is somewhat on the decline owing to the fact that a greater percentage of disappointmcnts are now met with in malrimouy than in previous gcncrat ions. \Vhilc it seems very much like Hum-hug for us to pass iudgc- meut upon the secret and inm‘rlit'c orpast gcnerat ions. of which. as a maIIcr of fuel. we know acIually uothin ', .inII. I hclievc the general opinion to he true. I am persuaded that matrimony docs yield more disappointIucnts and failures than cvcr het‘ore. I . . Is the hushand of today as "llomclikc" in his tastes and pursuits as was his father or grandfather? Is the wife oftoday as wrapped up in her home lifc as was her mother or graudlnother'.’ IIccidI-dly no . . . with a weakede domesticin and a constantly lessening percentageoffline spent within the home. does it not follow naturth that married happiness should he less general than it once was? April IX!” SMOKERS BEWARE l’ROlllBl'l'ION I)!“ ('.l(l/\lll€'l"l‘|“.S l’rohihition heng the order of the day . . . organizations which make it their busi- ness to look after the motes in other people's eyes are seeking new fields to conquer. No case has ever been made out against cigarettes, exrept that certain people find pleasure in the use of them: but this is an all-sullicieut reason for prohihitinglhcm with certain people who do not smoke. When the campaign gets under way We .shall no doubt get plenty oflitcrature ou the .suhject. showing that cigarettes are the main cause ol'hurglar)’, wife-heating. cholera. infantile paralysis and other social and physical evils. “11- shall he asked to aholish the cigaretle in the interest of the Home. Girls are already being warned against consorting with young men who smoke them. because they are the sign-manual of criminality. February I!!!” â€"â€"