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THE:.LUgKNOW SENTINE., ,LUCKNQWt,-ONTARIO . •
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1949
WHAT IS BEHIND: IT?
the., i
The amnminent
• l��Peot . of ,,.
lifting of the Berlin: blockade and
:the possibility' o' a. reasorigble•
settlesrmnt of the prblem of the
• establishment of a ,government
for•:Germa?t',.are giving rise ..to
conjecturre as to • subsequent. , de;
vel pxnents `'in the field're.la
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.'tions • between 'Russia and 'herr Sat-
ellite
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e .a',
e lit .states on the one -'and,' api••
l e - �, h ,
a . other:
• .the: 'W'estern powers n she
Most • infori ted observers ap-
pear do believe that theresold.:.,
tion of the :difficulties in Ger-.
'inahy Will open the way to the
lifting..of ;at :least some of the
trade -barriers now existing be-
' tweert East and West, and. hence,
,eventually to the_.betterment. of:
mutual:understanding :'understanding . and . the
brightening of chances for ,Pasting
peace.' ,•
There :should. be noon whe , do
not wholeheartedly'' .wish • for the
tuLfillment • of • these • hopes, blit
many of • us ' •will' wonder how ,
deep the: source , of the, apparent,
change of Russian viewpoint may
be. Does it spring•'from •a,.'better
• understanding . iif , ',the • necessitty
• for real: freedom in human. rela
,tions and • gavtierninent?, ,C . is it a
:
superficial. Change . • .of.attitude
adopted as a :Pose to- ifacilitate• the
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moral ' and •'material• . disarirament !
of the :opponen•ts 'of Communism
and thus render rworld•domination
•an ;abject more, easily •attained?,
• • It .could be a change of heart' for
;the better or a news:;tactical var-
Y;
set of''psY ',psychological warfare:
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• We 'shall not -knovv . theanswer
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to •:o rquestions o some years.
The record of communistic mat
' eralism; is
not such that we
Should mistake, at this stage, any
alleviation : of ' S tons for ' : a
Y�•P .
pernyanent : cure the
disease, •
. Therefore, the. Western •democrat-
ies shouldnot take any precipi-
tate, : action to. dissipate:.: t h e
strength beiind the Atlantic
Pact not the' moral sttrength, • the
economic strength, nor the oculi.
tart' strength.. " r
o---
1Vfianyr district towns' are' •: ob
sexving, � bhe:Ma'Y'. 24th_' :holiday on
da :, :Ma .: 23 d.' :Ther `:is: ,;a
iV.ton y, r e
smove•.onof :to h" a this change
fIa av g
adopted locally. 'arid sedaris`'like'.
the sensible thing to do, There :is
less disruption to business 9 and
'industry with a Monday holiday,
and the' long week -end is :more
generally •appreciated: Asa Mat -
ler. of Basel there Might be. wisdom,
'in a u.niversaa 'Policy :of f holding
all such".. holidays on . Monday,
with the eicception' of religious'
holidays; .
as its' heme, `'`lin Every I•fanze.
Jesus:tChrist"'
M; Wilfredo I}renn!ari, Sunday.
School. supers tendent, , led in the
opening devotions `The scripture
reading w(as taken: by, kirs,. 'Or-
land ;Richards: Mr • S;' C. Rath -r!
'Well led hi 1cr. . er. The story of
:... old by
l3a id .Liv • sten was told y.
y , ing ,,,�.';.
Mr,- ',NIA . L. •• MacKenzie .Stuart
•lcoesslye
rAAn laYR
Idreo1pivnearteed :M tho
etheard's
,d'_
duet . 'as:•s byDoris. T
Uz?�'
ler' and -Margaret. Rae.
The evening service Was, yvith
.drawn . on account sof the Presby-
terian Church ;anniversary,..
.Meeting Tonight .
A ` meeting of • the Lueknow
- • ricultural ,SovietY will be held
tonight, Thursday,, May 12th to
appoint judges and transact other:
business in:"connection with' the
1949 Fall Fair, %' •
'One thing is certain—the': ex-
cessive drinking. arid .:rowdyism . PAISLEY'S HOTEL :is to be clos-
that :1is common, at many dances ed it •seems follOviring. the defeat
ean't' be blaun"ed on, the :',teenagers: ') 'of the • by-law epprove -the
Tiere was proof of thin,last :week etablishing,of a beverage' room..
•
;when two dances were:. • held by
the Ran ers • arid : by the High
gangers Hydro- Interruption `' ,.• .: ;
Sehoal students.Bath, ' were .quite: • •A :grourid'wire shorn •circuit set
orderly,. and Minus *i uoh`.of the 'fire to' a: hydro pole at•the north='
ern outskirts of the : village on : on FridaY afternoon and gave a
nocturnal noise that rends the air
with the :