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* aug ... I f TI‘H TERLOO CHRONICLE property, his crops, as he sees fit hituself ; the * ,',: Cinonitle: Welettes Cpunty‘s ,,....:?n?nn c oirn Uf opirn of the anterpepe be unt Ceo urD cont! en ..‘2‘1,' ,W'uumauhhemmhanbufltn;mmmh rmammw.mm,mu to be through with any licensing scheme and at 7 Ontario Street, Waterloo, every ~*"®iprice dictation; the individual citizen wants chnukhhn-c-bco!mm'nklyflmb.ck h full' of T free paper Association and of the Ontarioâ€"Quebes Newsâ€", the privileges ree ‘speech, poper Nestelabioh: ons onaii reprensul hn 5n n governeaent } s who represen s DAVID BEAN & SONS LIMITED ‘ There seems little doubt then that the Owners and Publishers reason beg‘i’lndhthe pre;:xt oppo-itign to ttll:e1 mIFTIO |move to abolish municipal elections during the i te ‘::”,cm i# :' ',"?:: :‘,D:,".'_c.,., vaicg War is the fear that this is one of the dangerous States and foreign countries. Single copy, 3 cents. ; thrusts against responsible government which iniie ns arieare en en ie en ie aaeee on c paaenmereeteictess pauaccameicecrmmarse clncccenccnccons i PBR NE DC wfsedtgy mm:p politicians as a â€" foundation for the of government against _ _PrIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 19%° ______ which the British Empire is fighting. . The , Ontario citizen been weighing t vanâ€" wWHAT OF THE ELECTIONS? tages of saving election costs against the possiâ€" T T T o r Aandink § bility of losing his precious hold on the conduct Canadian democracy is finding it hard to of hjs country‘s busitriess, and is apparently keep a good seat on the war horse â€"regimenta~ ready to forget the saving and keep his grip tion. â€" semss s ol Gt ... .‘ on the politicians, Perhaps theâ€"most significant trend of the news in this country during recent days has been the expression of uneasiness, of irritation against the move of the Ontario Government to ban municipal elections for the duration .of the war. s ® When Premier Hepburn first announced his intention, there was a murmur of approval throughout the province on the basis of the Premier‘s argument that he was carrying out war time economy. But as the general public had time to realize that the "duration" might mean three or four years, in which time it would be deprived of the right to check up on its local representatives, a roar of protest has, completely submerged that first murmur of approval. From all sections of the province citizens have been voicing their resistance against the municipal gag, through the medium of the weekly press, the dailies and in council chamâ€" bers. And it has become very evident that .if Mr. Hepburn persists in fAlying against current feeling on the subject, he will lose a gréat deal of the confidence he enjoys and should enjoy in wartime. . The point appears to be that people of Ontario and Canada are quite willing to surrenâ€" der much of their rights and liberties as indiâ€" viduals in a democratic state, only so long as they can visualise such a sacrifice as absolutely necessary for an efficient war against the enemy of democracy. Business men submitted to parâ€" tial government control of their own enterâ€" prises; increased taxes for everybody are acâ€" cepted in the same spirit of sacrifice; freedom of speech has been relinquished partially as a recognized step toward a united front; if, as the War Time Price Board indicates, all grocers and other food purveyors are licensed and thus brought under the direct control of central government bureaux, that move will likely be carried out with little opposition. Yet all the time these departures from democracy and the rights of the individual are taking place, the Canadian populace is on guard against any unwarranted undermining of its hard won freedom, and particularly against any attempt to rflake these changes permanent. When the war is over, the farmer expects to be his own master again, free to develop his COVERNMENTS SHOULD ADOPT A PAYâ€"ASâ€"YOUâ€"GO POLICY Neglect to coâ€"ordinate efforts in public administration so as to get the greatest value possible out of every dollar expended, is a failure in practical patriotism. This is the keynoteâ€"of a timely Toronto Board of Trade article, which advocates a payâ€"asâ€"youâ€"go policy for provincial and municipal government. Pointedly, â€" the article remarks that "Now is the time when we must pay all current costs and as much of capital cost as possible out of current revenue in order to leave the borrowing field open to the Federal Government, which is the authority for the prosecution of the war." The spotlight is thrown on Toâ€"|! ronto for purpose of analysis. For|} the first time in six years the tax rate has been reduced, in spite of a|1 decrease in both general and school}» assessment. This is the third year|f that payments on current account|( exceed the costs properly chargeable | c to the current year. For the fourI preceding years, the current payâ€"| ments were less than the actual) costs. Thus the funding of direct}I unemployment relief beginning in}j 1933 reduced the current payments, and tax rate for that year and the|s next three, but has led to increases| in the expenditure and the tax rates| over what they would otherwise have been for the next three years.‘g There is for 1939 an actual «lerrease’ in tax rate of .8 mills, but, accordâ€" ing to estimate, the tax rate is mon-\ than one mill higher than it would ‘n have been but for the funding of n net â€" direct â€" unemployment | relief ! costs. This experience will be helpâ€" P ful whenever proposals are made in : the future, as they probably will be, p that items of current expense leavâ€" D ing behind no balance sheet asset beat Mayor Stanley Lewis, of Ottawa, president of the Canadian Federaâ€" tion of Mayors and Municipalities, signs the proclamation which was tyswed by omutore in ditiee am| Towns acro«s (Janmh on Remembrance Day under the auspices of the federation. The proclamation called all citizens to honor the men who died in 1914â€"18 hy putting national interest before personal security and personal profit Canadian Mavors Issue Procikamation PRESS COMMENT SOCIALISMâ€"THROUGH "What does this mean? What it meané," starkly, is confiscation. And not merely confiscation for one indusâ€" try â€" alone. _ Certainly _ if â€" gasoline prices can be regulated by the govâ€" funded. From now on, continues the article, Toronto must pay all current costs and as much of capital costs as is feasible out of current revenue if the Federal Government, which is responsible for the proseâ€" cution of the war, is to have free access to borrowing facilities. ernment of a province, then any prices ciamn be tregulated. The whole business of a province can be placed t theâ€" merey of the government, While the estimated cost of genâ€" eral administration in Toronto has again decreased and is at the lowest point since 1931, the estimated exâ€" penditure on education is an allâ€" time high. Moreover, relief debt charges (interest and repayment of principal) have increased every year since 1933 and now exceed $2% million. On the other hand, the amount of direct unemployment reâ€" lief to be funded ($1,400,000 est.) is the lowest since relief funding was begun in 1933. Prescribing for conditions in Toâ€" ronto, the article suggests two remedies. Firstly, that the policy of funding any part of the net cost of direct unemployment relief be canâ€" celled forthwith. Secondly, that the necessity of the greatest economy and efficiency being now more obâ€" vious than ever, a thorough indeâ€" pendent study be made as to the possibili?' of combining related adâ€" ministrative departments and units, setting free personnel for national service. â€" Toronto Board of Trade Circular. Nothing is to be left to chance in the objective of sending fit men to the front from Canada. To guard against tuberculosis and other infectious ailments, all enlisted men. in addition to the regular medical examination, will be Xâ€"rayed and those found defective will probably be sent to sanitariums for treatment. It was regarded as an axiom in the old days that an army travelled on its stomach and at the outset of the last great war, many Canaâ€" dians were rejected because of defective teeth. It was at this juncture, when recruits were badly needed, that the late Dr. Walter Thomnrâ€" son, an eminent dentist of Hamilton, Ontario, placed a proposition before the Government which was speedily acted upon. Equipment was set up at Camp Borden and a large staff of qualified dentists installed. As a result, hunâ€" dreds of men who would otherwise have been rejected, received treatment and went forward to swell Canada‘s forces in Belgium and France. Throughout Ontario, the bicycle rider is becoming regarded as another hazard of the highway.~ The all too frequent fatalities of late have resulted in an agitation to make some proâ€" vision for the individual who pedals his own. A riding strip ow either side of the roadway has been suggested as a means of solving the problem. An Ontario Motor League executive points out that where such strips have been available, the cyclist has refused to use them. But legislation might change that situation. G. A. Dills of the Acton Free Press, after years of investigation and labor, has issued an historical volume, "Acton‘s Early Days". This is something that might usefully be followed by many towns in Ontario. Unfortunately most of the early history of this province is sketchy in the extreme, due largely to the fact that what is everybody‘s business is nobody‘s busiâ€" ness. CONFISCATION ONLY FIT MEN TO GO BICYCLE IS HAZARD EDITORIAL NOTES KiTCHENER.â€"iSettlement of the threeâ€"yearâ€"old dispute between the City of Kitchener and the County of «Waterloo over operation and manâ€" agement of the House of Refuge, Fredorick St., Kitchener, appeared near, following a meeting of the board of management of the instituâ€" tion with A. Gray of the Ontario deâ€" partment of municipal affairs, re cently. which can destroy or increase or do anythig it pleases with its operations. In other words, if this trick of inâ€" direct Socialism and confiscation_can be worked with respect to gasoline, it can Ibe worked with respect to automabiles ard other commodities next year or the year afterwards. a request submitted to the departâ€" ment that the agreement between Kichener and the county on manageâ€" ment of the House of Refuge, be deâ€" termined. "until such time as Mr. Gray has had an opportunity of conâ€" ferring with representatives of each intereated â€" munielpality". Dispute over the institution comâ€" menced almost three years ago when the existing fiveâ€"vear agreement be twoen the cities of Kitchener and Galt and the county of Waterloo terâ€" minated. At that time, both cities contended that the county had made Throughout the three years, Kitchâ€" vmer has adamantly refused to pay her share of ether of these latter exâ€" penditures, although a year ago, Galt ~broke" with Kitchener and reâ€" newed the old agreement and agreed o pay her share. "What‘s wrong with the old agreeâ€" ment?" declared Mr. Gray, addressâ€" ing Kitchener‘s mayor. "So what? Only this. That if the people of this country want Social ism they ought to say so. If they want confiscation, they ought to say so. But if they really want the capiâ€" talist system, if they really belfeve in a reasoably free individualist soâ€" ciety; believe in the sanctity of conâ€" tracts and the rights of property; then they must stand uap for such things. We can‘t Ibe half Socialist and half capitalist. And if we want to remain capitalist, want to give business and industry a fair chance under capitalism, then we cant tolerâ€" ate acts of confiscation.‘â€"Ottawa Following thorough discussion of the matter with Mr. Gray, the board, which includes Mayor George W. Gordon, Kitchener, Mayor W. Macâ€" Kay, Galt, Warden W. D. Brill of Waâ€" terloo County, and Reeve W. Hostetâ€" ter, New Hambung, passed a resoluâ€" tion leaving in abeyance indefinitely criiain capital expenditures without the sanction of efthér city referring Journal in particular to a new $10,000 barn and purchase of a small plece of proâ€" perty at $9,000. Together On House Of Refuge "As far as I know there‘s actually nothing the matter with it if all inâ€" terested municipalities will live up to it." replied Mayor Gordon. "I conâ€" tend. however, that all must have the same agreameni.ifâ€"theâ€"institution to operate harmoniously." X City, County Get Questioned ‘by Mayor Gordon, Mf. Gray dieagreed with f‘ounty Clerk Samue! Cassel that erection of the _ Canadian Navy Keeps Vigilant Patrol of Coastal Waters i Explaining in detail the provisions of the legislation in its draft form, Mr. Cross‘ pointed out that the bill provides for a definite term of two years for all municipal councils and local (boards. It is the intention of the Government to make this uniâ€" form throughout the Province. He |decried the announced intention of some municipalities to hold plebisâ€" ‘cites on the matter as beng a waste _ During the discussion the publishâ€" ers laid before the Minister their views on the proposed legislation, particularly as it affects the smaller municipalities throughout the Proâ€" vince and the weekly press. They were given an attentive hearing and informed in detail of the provisions of the proposed bill. new barn was just a "replacement" and not a "capital" expenditure. 1 would consider it a capital expendiâ€" ture," he stated. In a conference last week with Honorable ‘Eric Cross, Minister of Municipal Affairs. and [Public Welâ€" fare, a delegation of publishers of Ontario weekly â€" newspapers | dis cussed at length provisions of the proposed {ill to suspend municipal elections in Ontario after 1940. The delegation consisted of Mr. C. V. Charters, Brampton, managing diâ€" rector of C.W.N.A., Mayor Harmon Rice, Huntsville, Andrew Hebb, New:â€" market and David, Mclntyre, Dunâ€" dalk. The government representative agreed with Mayor Gordon that a complete statement of business afâ€" fairs of the House of Refuge be drawn up, and that after an agreeâ€" ment is reached, that it be operated on a budget and that each municipaâ€" lity ? required to remit monthly inâ€" stead of annually as at present. "I made the suggestion more than a year ago," concurred Mayor Gorâ€" don. ‘"The way we were before, outr city never knew just exactly what we were billed for." Proposed Twoâ€"Year Plan Subject of Long Discussion ~â€" Emphasizing that the legislation must ‘be considered strictly on its merits as a warâ€"time measure, Mr. Cross revealed that a thorough canâ€" vass of newspaper opinf@n indicated that the proposal will be favorably accepted (by the large majority of citizens of Ontario. In reply to a question, Mr. Cross chserved that voters‘ lists in effect for the 1940 voting will remain valid until such time as new elections take place. _ â€" Weekly Publishers Confer With Cross On Elections "I have studied comments on the measure in the weekly press at great length," he asserted, "and was imâ€" pressed by the fair and able way in which the suggestion was treated. Such criticism as was voiced was well reasoned and through it we have ‘been able to gauge with a good degree of accuracy all the merits and demerits of the proposal." In other words, councils elected within the next few months, will serve twoâ€"year term and If it is deemed advisable to dispense with elections during the War, a further oneâ€"year extension may be made. of money and serving no useful purâ€" pose. In the event that the Organiâ€" zation of Resources Committeo deem it to be in the national interest, the twoâ€"year term may be extended by proclam@tion of the Lieutenant Govâ€" ernor ‘before November 1st, in any year, for a furthor period of one year each. Immediately upon the outâ€" break of war the small but efficient Canadian mavy comâ€" menced its vigilant patrol of Canadian coastal waters. H.M. C.S8. Fundy, ABOVE, is one of the minesweepers . partolling Canada‘s Atlantic coast to keep them clear of enemy mines. Paravanes, RIGHT, are used by the minesweeper to locate the mines. The minesweeper tows one of these paravanes on either side at a constant depth. They spread out, forming a wedge and sweeping a broad path. When they foul the mooring line of a mine, the mooring wire slides along the paravane, where it is severed by a cutter on the head of the paravane. Freed of its mooring the mine rises to the surface and is easily destroyed. THE WORLD‘S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An International Daily Newspaper t records for you the world‘s clean, constructive doings. The Mopitor does not exploft crime or sensation; nefther does it ignore '::mg but deals correctively with them. Peatures for busy men and ail the family. including the Weekly Magazine Section. Please enter my subscription to The Christian Sctence Monitor for The Christian Science Bublishing Society _ 1 year $1206 _ & months $6 00 _# months ,3.@6 _ i month #1 08 Saturday . issue. Including Magatine Sertion: 1 vear #2.00, 6 iasues 28 One. Norway Btreet, arte) CHRONICLE Sample Coby on Request _ council also unanimously voted to ~donate a additional $500 to the Red Cross which is rightfully the properâ€" ty of the city firemen‘s pension fund. _ The latter group have already asâ€" sured council they would not object, â€"council was informed. KITOHENER.â€"City council Monâ€" day night increased a previous grant of $200 to the Red Cross to $500, folâ€" lowing presentation of a letter from Increase Grants To Red Cross W. M. O. Lochead, president of the Kitchener branch of the organizaâ€" tion. According to information given by City Treasurer Louis Dahmer, the $500 is part of a refund supposed to have been return@ble to the firemen more than a year ago after they had sponsored the appearance in Kitchâ€" ener of a circus. "Morally the money belongs to the firemen because it was voted to them by last year‘s council, I wouldn‘t want to shortâ€"circuit this money to the Red Cross without the approval of the firemen," stated Ald. J. G. ‘Brown. . "I am told, however, that the suggestion originally came from the firemen and accordingly, they are entitled to some recognition." Ald. Jos. Meinzinger said he was "definitely in favor" of increasing the grant to the Red Cross, in view of the outbreak of war. He vigorously opposed Ald. H. W. Sturm who asâ€" serted the money belonged to the firemen and that the city had_not provided for increased grants in the 1939 budget. of the taxpayers‘ pockets. While we all agree that it would be nice for us to give $1.000 or more, we must remember that the taxpayers are beâ€" ing "touched" anyway," he stated. Ald. Gordon Honsberger said he was very much in favor of increas Ing the grant. "While I voted that our Red Cross grant be cnt at the last estimates session of council, there was not a war on then," he de clared. "We are now in a war and the objective has been raised from $6,500 to mors than $25,000, I‘m very much in favor of increasing the grant," stated Ald. Honsherger. The motion carried. "You want to buy a $7,000 piece of street cleaning equipment for use in winter for which you don‘t know where to get the money, and yet you object to expenditure of an additionâ€" al $300 for the Red Cross," declared Ald. Meinzinger. "If we can raise an extra $7.000, we can raise $300,.° he stated. "Might 1 suggest to end this that all aldermen agree to turn in their quarterly stipend to make up this amount," commented Ald. S. F. Leaâ€" vine. "We should go easy." cautioned Mayor George W. Gordon. "There is no one in this council that does not want to help the Red Cross, but we must remember that it all comes out "I don‘t think we could be critiâ€" cized if we have a deflicit of $200 when such a worthy purpose is inâ€" volved," asserted Ald. Brown. Ald. Sturm said the, council must take care of the taxpayers‘ money. In addition to the increased grant, KiTOHENERâ€"Following a short dosate, city council Monday night filed a communication from Hon. Kric Cross, minister of Municipal Affairs, regarding the extension of terms of office of members of _ muniâ€" cipal councils and local boards. _ ‘"The bulletin is just for our inforâ€" mation and I move it should be filed," stated Ald. Ivan Shantz. "I think a reply should be sent to Mr. Cross stating that this council is opposed to the whole thing," asâ€" serted Ald. S. F. Leavine. Would Oppose > Govt‘s Stand On Elections â€" Ald. Jos. Meinzinger said that while he was in accord with the senâ€" timentis expressed by Ald. Leavine, the motion of Ald. Shantz "covers everything". MODERATE RATES AND INFORMATION FROM FRED WESSON â€" KITCHENER â€" PHONE 3679 Please sond hectth infeomathom, Gray Coach Lines Muh-hfi“d-‘-u-p somalityâ€"all youre for taking. And every hour an interesting Through Physical Calture the 0| ) oungâ€"the stout get slimâ€" the too thin weightâ€"the sic -h.q-h and Euhl-lvh-#-‘l--lu:‘-‘ilv‘:‘ndu-fl-]oylll&'z-h health restoration are often almost unbelievable. Wholesome foodâ€"restful sleepâ€"sportsâ€"ertertainmentâ€"congenâ€" lal companioneâ€"beantiful scemeryâ€"extremely moderate rates. AB the comforts of a city hotel in a country setting. 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Heinrich Himmler, head of the Nazi secret police, had created a superâ€"gestapo to keep watch on the regular gestapo, the dispatch said. "The new organization is com: posed of 120 secret functionaries,, granted extraordinary powers inâ€" dluding that of assassination," the newspaper said. It said that high Nazi leaders blamed Hitler for "accepting blackmail from Josef Stalin, rather than submit to defeat by the Allies." French sources reported that 20 Munich Nazis, including five wearers of the Nazi party gold medal, had been arrested for plotting to create a separatist Bavarian government in case Germany began to crumble in the war. Nazis May Fee Berlin. If the reports are correct, they may be taken as indication that the Germans expect to begin large, scale bombing operations and expect to be bombed themselves as a result. Hungarian misgivings with regard to German intentions in southeastâ€" ern Europe are increased by news posters pasted in Vienna. They de pict a lean German soldier gnawing on a piece of bread, while a fat Hungarian peasant in costume is standing near him, eating fat, juicy food. The caption on the poster is: "How long is this situation going to endure?" In Toronto Special Woekliy and Monthly Rates Write for Folder. mmieée â€" Hotel _ Maverley Spadina Ave. at College St. A. M. Powell A Modern Hotel 17