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Thursday, January 10th, IMM
EDITORIAL NOTES
The trouble In the council seems to
ha that there are nut enough "big"
comtattteer to go around.
• • •
The Provincial Legislature meets
!'ebruary 5th and the Federal Parlia-
ment February 2001. An uutbreek of
politics is tudicatel.
• • •
More titan 300,11011 owners of radio'
receiving sets In Canada laud the un-
gual license fee of one dollar the
past year. About one-half of the num-
ber are residents of Ontario.
• • •
Ez-Mayor McBride of Toronto wa)
put down as among the causes of his
defeat his lack of Judgment in ttae
treatment of the Communist agitators.'t
There must be many people in the
Provincial eropital who regard fres-
dem of opt•eth above the merit- of
eny particular town -planning st•heu.e.
• • •
Civic conditions in Chicago are in
stab a state that the corporation
cannot rage money to pay the city
employees. the achool teachers have
bad no pay for some time, and the
closing of the schools Io in prospect.
Qdcsg'o is a great and wealthy city,
and Its present condition, due to the
Incompetence and probably the die-
Ilioneety of its civic ■uthorltles, is u
rebuke -'to the treat body of its c1tI-
who lave allowed the city gov-
erment to tall Into the hands of the
sinreckers. Surely the lesson of the
esiatlag situation will not be lost upon
the rlgbt-minded people of America's
setowd greatest city.
• • •
Speculation continues as to the au-
thorship of the Highland Boetaung
Kith wbkt tbe names of John Galt.
Or Walter Stott, Dr. (Tiger) Dun-
lop. Lord Egllntr. and othere have
from time to time been associated.
In the last issue of Toroato Saturday
Night .1. C. Iioylen discuses velloui
surmises, without coming to any con-
clusion. The hoer of the poem best
known are:
"From the lone shleling on the misty
Leland
Mountains divide us, and the waste
of aeaa-
ge null the Mood is strung, the heart
is Highland.
And we in dreams behold the Hebrl-
ghee a vote electing another to a
port iu the municipal council be
Is doing that man a personal fav-
or. The revenge is the care. The
man who consents to take a seat
at the civic council table and
transact the business of the mun-
icipality fur a year Is the one who
confers a favor. In it town like
Clinton, where no remuneration
fa glveu mayor or councillors, a
man undertakes a lot of work
and worry and will probably be
rewarded by a lot of abUse by tak-
ing a post ou the council. Instead
of feeling that they are conferring
a bon on a man by electing Wm
to the couucll citizens might
serve themselves better If they
would Intelligently choose the wen
who, are best fitted to transact
public affairs, elect them to pub-
lic positions, retina behind them
during their term of office' and
make them feel that they appre-
ciate their public spirit to being
willing to speed time and effort
in managing tlw affairs of the clt-
ILena in general. The wan best
fitted to do the town's business
as a rule will not spend time
canvassing for votes; he may to
willing to give his time to the
transnetlou of bossiness but he
will not waste It hunting votes. If
the citizens want him to serve
them they will elect him, or he
can stay at home nud Mind his
own affairs.
The Fount of Wisdom
(Chesley Enterprise)
In Hoderlch the member* of the
own council are very much divided
whether the cement walks on a cer-
gin street should be built inside or
mtside the trees and have submitted
Ile matter to the county Judge to de -
Ade. Instead of the judge they ehuubd
have called on Timothy Hay. a Wing -
ham citizen, who writes to the papier
in his town In the real Irish brogue.
Tim's derision would likely be: "One
ride is as good as the other and a
flamed sight jietter."
Canadian and U.S. Cabinela
(London Advertiser)
I)ur local tontemp,nry complains
iscause Canada has more Federal
Cabinet Webster* than the United
States. But members of the Washing-
ton Government have no legislative
duties; they do not have to spend an
hour in Congress; and in the United
States the Federal jurlsdition is
very much more restricted than In
Camels. Here the powers not ex-
pressly given to the Prosiness reside
in the Fe9eral authority. There the
system eversed. In (Swede. mors -
over, Provincial representation In the
Dominion Cabinet is a prescriptive
right. There are so many States lu
the Union that the President can ig-
nore State boundaries in choosing
the executive.
• • •
People (and newspapers) who talk
about the "balance of trade" should
realise that tine figure% of Imports
and exports do not cover all that
must be considered In arriving at the
true balance. AN The Loudon Adver-
tiser points out, the Department of
Rnttonal Revenue estimates that
4,000000 tourists entered Canada
last year and spent $300.000.000. AI-1lowing for tbe offset of expenditures
by Canadian tourists In the United
State•, the tourist traffic almost cor-
rects the babaoce of Imports and ex-
ports between the two cotmtriee. The
money sprat by United States tour -
lets In Canada baa identically the
game effect as If we exported a eor-
zesponding amount of commo:11tle4
Us that ....unity. The tourists con -
'hunted the ,;nods en this nide of the
line Instead of at home.
. • •
'Isle Clinton ,News-Ite•ord quotes s
citizen of that town who resents be -
log canvassed for his vote. and gees
on to say :
The idea seems to be pret t y
prevalent that when a citizen
THE SIGNAL, - GODERICH, ONT.
CRERAR'S SPEECH
OF 1919 DECLARES
FIRM CONVICTI NS.
Left Borden Government Because
He Could Not Subscribe
to Protection Policy
By R..1. Deachmnu
OTTAWA, Jan. 11. -The Hou.
Thomas. Alexander ('roar has recent
1y taken a plane In the Cabinet of Mr.
Mackenzie Ring. The advent of a tuns'
to o[flee is an excellent time to re-
view bis peat. Men change with the
times. Some bctome better -some be-
ome worse. But the only Way In
,which we curt form any Iden as to the
future conduct of a public man is by
examining the record of hie past.
Mr. Crerar Joined the- Cation Gov-
ernment of Sir Robert Bordeu in
1917. Ile remulued with it two years.
There were many Where who went
over at that time, but their anchor-
age was never firmly fazed. so while
they entered the Government osten-
sibly for the purpose of helping to
carry on the war the new associations
proved tow strong fur them and they
remained where they were. ascribing
duction of the stuff you hope to
produce. from your farm pay to
the state twenty per cent. of the
value of the equlpmeut you get.
What doer that mean? If a re-
turned aoldler or sin iwmtgreut
has 82,000 and wishes to go on
the loud to develop lt, he first
uuys bis syu,pweue. .lf be could
buy 1t tax free, so far as costume
ethics are cun.erued. he euuld
buy it for $b,ilea) and he would
have 4i00 as u working cupitul to
siert upon, to .0try on his opera-
tfous."
One irritate of ikow.ului develop
meat duriug flee last few yeurr be-
lieve the' expansion of our tinning in-
dustry. 'the imposition of a lush,
since increases the cost of produc-
tion lowers the pet yield from the
unties and resir.ets development. The
mauing busiuoss ulways dots carry
situ it a cert tau amount of riot'. The
ui.u.utiaaiiuu 01 that risk it a means
of increasing developuttut. Mr. Cre-
rar said:
'It ie sound policy to provide
as cheaply as possible the eyuip-
meut required by the people who
ure going to dig the wealth out
of the earth where, after nit. it
must come front. Therefore any
tical policy that imposes handi-
caps ou that, that throws disabil-
ities around 1t, retards in uty
Judgment to Just to that extent
the development of the country."
Mr. Crerar was equally clear in de.
fining the purpose of protection. Ile
said :
their change of life to change of con -
"Why is the duty imposed It it
a fiction• Is tot to keep other goods out.
No erlticistu can be made of this. because they are cheaper? Cou-
Surely a mus' has a right to change his sequently If we are going to
viewpoint. There have been many strike at the high Cern[ of living
Iingulahwl gentlemen who have done we can do It effectively In this
so. leu! life would be poorer, not wway. and 1 know of tau ether
Aches,er, If men had remainedhat they way at present in whiell ft C.n,
always wweresail had steaa dfastly re- be dune.
fusel to see the light -or to eceuwe
ta
from the light lute an u.eurlty which
latter fitted their moods and feelings.
Mr. Crerar Was Different
However, Mr. Crerar was of a dif-
ferent type. He had firm convictions.
Ills cot.victions were the result of ex-
perience. environment and long years
of study. Ile entered the Cabinet for
the purpose of westving as a represed-
tative of Western seutitnent in the
war. When the war WAS over. when
the Government of Sir Robert Borden
continued to adopt In peace some of
these thinge which It had adopted as
war measures. then Mr. Crerar sow
fit to part company and quietly left
the job. Dropping out of a Cabinet is
a sufficiently rare occurrence to be
worthy of note.
Fortunately we have Mr. Crerar'r
reroute..pe
delivered In aq ees•h in the
Huse
oof Commons on June 11. 1919.
An examination of that speech gives
the explanatloua for leaving the ('sb-
fu,4 and some Idea of the convictionswhich he would carry forward when
he re-entered It under different are-
ata the Ward 8enatrrsa ekes m
and different circustances.
(London Advertiser) His Resignation
It may seem to be a matter of min- In explaining and defending his
or importance, but we trust nobody resignation he said, fisc
will tali a lady Senator a Senattes'. "When it came to a considers -
One of the ezeellent features of the tion of what the al policy of
English language is Its comparative this country should be in the
freedom from Inflections. An Iskngllsh future I found myself In sharp
Issue with the Government. and
bolding the views that I did. and
rcpreeenling in the Cabinet, In a
measure, the opinion of the farm-
ers of Canada -although 1 quite
recognised that I was not a rep-
resentative there of any speciallass, I want to make that clear
and knowing tbe opinion of the
farmers of Western Canada on the
fiscal question. and believing ab-
solutely 1n 1t myself, there was.
I telt, only one course for me to
follow when I found myself nt
beue with my colleagues, and that
was to tender my resignation tothe Prime Minister, which I did."
'Phe reasi,tts are clear he did not
accept the doctrines of high pewee-
thato'emtoeuting tan the problems of
the Government he said.
"Che atnount of money that n
country raises for Its pithily neer.
is of importance, but the manner
to which that money 18 raised Isa
of
vastly greater importance. and
'here is where 1 take issue nil,
the present proposals of the 1'fu•
/lime Minister."
word Is not tortured tato tnanifol
forms, as In Greek and letin andeta
se modern tonjues. A foreigner.
with a hundred nouns. verbs and ad-
jectives practically unchanged In
Corm, can make himself fairly well
understood, and if he happens to use
a singular form instead of a plural
no harm is done.
We have got out of the way of
saying "authoress" and "poetess,"
though 'actress" unhappily survives.
No one calls Miss MadPhall a mem-
bream of Parliament. and any attempt
to Introduce the evil habit into the
Seuate should he sternly resisted..
An Egaeting Position
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
A member of the rural community
who occupies an important and exact-
ing position Is the township clerk. He
must 'br well posted in township at•
tains, municipal law and procedure ss'
as to be equipped to carry out his
duties effick•ntly and at the same time
to aet as guile, philosopher anti friend
to uninformed reeves. find eouoi911ors.
His dutieswhich have already been
considerable, have incre•asel [row I Mr. Crerar was quite clenr on the
year to year ,owing to the growing In-) economies of protection and free trade.
trleaey of t.ur municipal system and Fie did not labor under the hnlne the exacting requlr•nu•nts of I'ro>vn
mod'
thing that l could give more employ-
ttt
clal deptrtents In the filling out of meat to psopte In 'Canada by keeping
various rep,rta Ills Job requires In- out the goods we need. He was n ,t
o0elsw,el by the Idea that s-arcity
thea prosperity. He had lived In a
country in which the bounty of nature
always added to wealth. He could not
be Convinced that by denying nc
crss
to uec,e.ury materials we became bet-
ter off. We have title statement:
telligence. training and a lot of work.
Unfortunately In some Instars es the
township clerk is not rewarded With
u
salary commensurate with his ser-
vices. It is a serious reflection 09.o0
either the intelligence or the sense of
fairness of township council," where
they expect the duties of clerk to be "But it you build your tariff
efficiently performed for a mere pit -1 wall so high that no goods can
tante. come in, then no goods go out. be-
cause goons are bought with
AN iTALIAN Vi1MWPOiNT
(1MAwatad Phrases: -War Is not a good thing for anyone." -M.
Dilated. Franc. -.
I'AICMW "The Mapleton 1" -11 420, Florence.
i
That is,a se•trnte which should lulu is' an appendix which hi dlvfd-
be displayed in the council chamber ed into twu ports, the first tracing
of Liberalism.
The l onatrvetive End
But this might be termed the ele-
structive and critical end of Mr.
Crerur's speech. That is, he was
wiping away SOME. of the rubbish
which Amid fu the way of what he
really wanted to say.
Naturally the ,challenge to a man
who proposes u reduction in the tar-
iff is the old. old question -where
is the revenue to come from? Mr.
Crerar was not without answer to
this. 111s suggestions can tin summed
up briefly. They were as tollowtt t
1. increase In the Ineuwe tax.
This will probably be a *hock to
those who have contended that by re-
lieving the burdens of the very
wealthy we can greatly increase the
prosperity of the country.
2. His next proposal wee a grad-
uated Inheritance tax or death duty.
That is, be favored In Canada
the application of a policy which has
been one of the main sources of rev-
enue In Great Britain and which has
been meed In the United States dur-
ing the war period and for some
years later as a means of fncrearing
tete Pederal revenue.
3. Ilia third suggeetlon was even
more startling. He advocated ■ tax
upon unimproved land values. This
of course is clearly a position that
has been taken from time to time by
the farmers' organization of Western
Canada. They have been faced with
the problem of unimproved lands ly-
ing Idle, delaying tete development
of [be country, and the suggestion
has frequently been trade for a spe-
cial tax upon unimproved land val-.
uea.
• The Faith of a Liberal
Mr. Creme's final criticism of the
Government of tbe day can be
gemmed up in this Paragraph:
"1 repeat. Mr. Speaker. that
in levying our taxes they should
be made tf, bear as lightly as pos-
slble on the necessities of life.
Bouts, shoes, and t e clothing
of the people should be made free
as possible. I have uo objection
to taxing luxuries, none what-
ever; but 1n my judgement the
budget falls In this respect,
Gaut It does not prervide for re-
ducing the costs of the necessary
machinery to develop our natural
resources In Canada. It does not
do away with, and only very in-
adequately reduces, the duties on
&agricultural Implements and oth-
er farm machinery, and does not
maki; any real effort at solving
the high coat of living by reduc-
ing the taxes on the neeessaries
of life that enter into the home's
of all our people."
Reviewing the speech of 1919 in the
light of recent happenings, one
might say that perhaps circumstances
have to tome extent altered. That Is,
there breve been material reductions
In the duty on such products as ag-
ricultural implements, bats, shoes,
clothing, etc.. Mode that time. But
one cannot read It with any con'ep-
tlon of the idea that Mr. Crerar fol-! X
lowing that speech, clearly i•nunelat- I
ed and well stated as It was. can �►�,�,
take a poaltlon today that tariff
ought to be raised, or that, we ought X
to retrace our steps and go back to
the policy agninet which he entered
an well reasoned and (dear cut a pro-
test on June 11, 1919. Nor is Mr.
Crerar the type of man who is like-
ly to make the movement. Ills con-
vlctloos are mortised and tenoned in
experience and knowledge. Ile knows
the evil restrictive Influence of high
tariff In the upbn11(11 p of Canada.
He is not likely to shift his position
now when he reacher+ the Mage
where he may make ifs Impress felt
upon the national life of the Domin-
ion.
"CANADA 1930"
"Canada IMO" 1a the title of a new
publication jut issued by the Dom-
inion 'Bureau of Slatistitw, the nat-
ure and purpose of which are de-
scribed in a foreivord by tbe Honor-
able Mr. Malcolm, the Milliliter of
Trade and Comoteree. The need has
peen felt for &tome time for a concise
and up -to -late annual review, cow
prehensive In scope and popular in
form, of the current economic sit-
uatiou In Canada, which would serve
as- a precis and compendium of the
more voluminous statistical publica-
tions already available.
'Die handbook has been prepared
with special care itwk[ng to the
above requirements. In an "fntro
Auction" to the whole, n general sur-
vey of the year Just passed Is given,
sualyslug Its goversing influences
and the Inter -relation of the more im-
tortant economic developmenttikwhirh
it las witnessed. This la followed by
nineteen brief chapters devoted in
turn to the History and Institutions
of the Dominion, Its Natural Re-
sources, the National Wealth and
Income, Population, Agriculture, For-
estry. Mining, Fisheries, Water -pow-
ers, Construction, Trade, Transporta-
tion, .EYuanee, Labor Conditions, Ed-
ucation, ete. In each of these. 01rtu-
the-minute luformatlon la presented,
with a descriptive review of the
more important past conditions out
of whit -it the present has developed.
Statistical tables appear in the
goods. If we export goods from
Canada, whether agricultural
producis, mneufacturel goods, tar
whatever they may he. those ex-
ports must be paid for by im-
ports."
Things have not changed since that
time. Exports •re still paid for by lot -
porta. Imports are paid for by ex-
ports. V.'e do not Increase employ-
ment by keeping out Imports. We de-
crease employment. (►n his problem.
the major Issue between the two part-
ies In the Dominion of C • vela today.
11r t'rernr wins nt that Jaw sbaol-
utely sound, he remains In the same
p,,1,1011 leday. A few years in the
grain business has hot blotted nut the
light of Knowledge
The Problems of 1119
A gnat problem at that tune was
the development of our vacant lands.
the opening up of our natural re -
swims... and ell threw things which
hove goer on in Canada with great
force since 1921.
Mr. Crerar put the case very clear-
ly when speaking In regard to re-
turned aeldlers, he said:
"But when we place it returned
solder rpm the land, we have to
alert him out with equipment. It
Is uselr'-s to amt him down on •
hnme ,1 n,1 ay ' Now here
you are'. He cannot grow grain
OMs- Moe cattle wlti, his Lands
else,* ,• repnbres espnlptnent,
agr :I! urst machinery. horses
and barnaw to put en those horses.
lint when we leek him to do that
wie it., iiim 1 1 •ly say to him,
on she other hand. 'You moat,
hover rr h. cls• Istrrhsse of the
eqn: .men• that groves Into the pro -
1
• .,„„„
i •
the progress of the Ilomfnlon in its
various manifestations atnre 1900.
and the second giving the more Im-
portant economic barometers from
month to mouth during the year
Just passed.
To quote from the Mlnlster's fore-
word:
"The bandboik has two immediate
practical objects. Outside of Can-
ada It will pre -sent a balanced pdc-
ture of Canadian conditions, with
sutfktent bitstock -al and cleerriptisse
background to render them latel-
bigible and interesting to a broad
way, at a time when Canada is much
In the eye of the world as a field for
new enterprise. In Canada itself, ap-
pearing
s'pearing as it doer immediately after
the New Year, and taking the battle
form of 'a review and Interpretation
of the years just passel, it will assist
in that general discussion and up
pralsemeut of the situation usual to
the season of stocktaking, [hue help-
ing. It Is hopes, to hey fuuudatluus
for still further national progress In
1930."
The handbook 1e profusely illus-
trated with rotogravures and dia-
grams, and while popular in form
omits no crucial analysis of the exist-
ing situation. In brief. It is a eteieutlf
k•ally conceived but easily assimilable
presentation of the data essential to
the forming of a measured Judgment
as to current Canadian progress. A
copy may be secured nt. applieatiou
to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
Pratt Line Trends
"Gracious" said the doctor, "how
did you tet those awful bruises on
your shins? Are you a hockey player?"
"Oh no, 1 Just led back my %We'e
weak cult."-Detrolt News.
TU: RHYMING
OF" I'I I11I‘T
-Ise Aline Mvi.•,••t,s
LIVING NTTII ('HIIDREN
There lin nothing like living with
children t0 show
How little the wisest of wise mea
may know
Of the actual values of things upon
earth.
Of the worth of shrill singing or In-
nocent mirth.
There is nothing tike living with
children to gain
A Bente of the wonder of swift -
filling rain.
Of the magic of rainbows that bridge
earth and sky,
Of the Iaauty that calls with a bright
butterfly.
there 1+ nothing tite living with
children to yield
A glimpse of the glory by childhood
revealed,
To which all the lore men have har-
vested seems '
But the fabric of folly, the shadow
of dreams.
Children's
COUGHS
Motben•1 Give rows •bildre• •
he Peps tablets to ,uck every day.
Iiresthiag the rgrersblc medicinal
fumes given off b. Peps is like
breathing ievigorattbc iorsgrac forest
der. Peps coo tbco the
delicate air tubes, strew g
chest end kers' coughs. gelds sod
bromobial troubles es bee. 25c box
EPS
The Breathe ab/e 7ablel
TOOTHACHE
Bathe face with ifivard's.
Fill cavities with cotton
soaked in Minard's. Sure
and quick relief. ri
TheGreat White Liniment
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Talking Saved
The Advantage of a Handicap
(Montreal Standard)
Lord Inchcape gave his sharehold
ere a fragment of autobiography.
Leaving school• be recalled. at four-
teen, he spent the -text three years as
1 clerk •t the progressive salary of
111, 110 and 115 per annum. "i would
have, been better off with the dole,
hitt. to all likelihood. having no in-
centive. 1 would never have learned
to wort and scald probably be draw-
ing the old see pension to -day."
Is not that tete trashing of univers-
al experience? Would the preteevrt Mad-
e» of the tabor party wbo had to
rough it es boys and to overcome oh -
'Melo after obataMe by Innate grit
and /Msll igoes F -would they he the
min they are t0 -day Mit fer that early
,eating appwentkeshtp to hard work
and poverty?
Her
Once there was a queen who was going to have her
head chopped off at daylight. So what did she do but
keep the king awake all night telling him the most inter-
esting story, and when the sun began to peep over the
hills the story seemed to be at the most exciting part.
The king had to get some sleep, and he didn't want
to miss the story, so he postponed the execution until
the next day.
Well, the queen got some sleep, too, and that night she
was all nice and refreshed, so she continued the story,
and as day was breaking she had reached another ex-
citing point in her narrative.
The execution was postponed again, and that thing
went on for a thousand and one nights, and finally the
king got to like the queen so well because of the interest-
ing stories she told him that he wouldn t let her be exe-
cuted at all.
Which goes to show ---doesn't it? ---that the plan used
by the queen can stave off calamity under certain con-
ditions.
There is a close analogy between the predicament of
the queen and that .of the business which faces extinc-
tion, or even depression. Any legitimate business, sell-
ing a useful commodity or service, can employ words to
carry favor and win prosperity.
The most successful and economical manner of mul-
tiplying words yet devised is the printed page. Decide
on the story most likelyto interest your public,- put it
into earnest words, and resources are at your service
in broadcasting it.
I THE SIGNAL
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