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Tuesday, March 19, 1946
Rumpus In Canada
An example of anti-Sovieteering in official
circles came from Canada a few weeks ago, in
the now-famous spy scare.
If all our newspapers stuck to objective re
porting and to verifiable facts, the Canadian
episode would, it has been pointed out, have
produced the following immediately:
1. No international spy ring of any kind exist
ed in Canada. The Royal Commission of the Ot
tawa government itself admits in a preliminary
report on February 23rd that eleven men and
two women detained for questioning were all
Canadians.
2. As far back as a year ago—according to
Pravda on February 22nd,—the Soviet govern
ment discovered instances where Canadians
volunteered allegedly secret information to one
or two members of the Soviet embassy in Ot
tawa. Whether these “secrets” were volunteer
ed in good faith or with a provocative motive is
unclear; in any case, the Soviet Union itself
considered any such activities by its own na
tionals as “impermissable;’’ the offending aides
of the military attache in Ottawa were with
drawn by the Soviet government. Neither the
Soviet ambassador nor the chief military at
tache was aware of what one or two of their i
subordinates were doing.
3. The Canadian government never took the
matter up with the U. S. S. R. through ordinary
diplomatic channels. On the contrary, though
discussing the details with the head of another
government (President Truman) as long ago as
last October, the Canadian government with
held all knowledge of these matters and “broke”
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the spy scare immediately after the U. hi. u.
session, and possibly to set the props under
Churchill for his recent speech.
One sober journalist, Stephen White, of the
New York Herald Tribune, observed on Feb
ruary 21st:
“With no information available from officials
connected with the -the•£*oria<Ji^s‘p?<HSJhisA3!i''
fallen back on ‘autnoriicd' or ■‘‘rjfjbiy-pizcjit'&’r”
‘unimpeachable sources’ for copy to fill half
its front pages. Some of the effect is lost by the
fact that each source contradicts most of the
others ... it has been suggested that the Prime
Minister may not be averse to the rumor factory
he has started and that the entire spy scare is
a matter of high politics rather than security.”
Not only was the Soviet note to Canada the
only real source of information, but the U. S.
S. R., also supplied the motive for King’s ac
tion. Quite simply, the spy scare was “broken”
at this time to offset the impression which the
Soviet defense of democracy had made upon the
world at the U. N. O. sessions.
The Strength of Freedom
By Ruth Taylor
The first time I heard that phrase it came
from the lips of one of the truly great elder
statesmen. There was a lifetime of experience
in his tone when he said, “We underestimate the
strength of freedom.”
What he had learned in his years of struggle
to improve the conditions of his fellow Ameri
cans, is the secret of the power of democracy.
It is the vital spark of reserve power of our
republic.
There is a hidden strength to freedom, an in
nate power which is invincible. Fearful souls
have spoken and written much of the might of
totalitarian nations—of the speed with which
they can act, of their cohesive power. But all
of these are as nothing beside the strength of
freedom. Freedom has powers beside which the
powers of dictators—either of the left or right—
crumble into their native nothingness.
There is a balance of power in freedom be
cause it is applicable to all without regard to
class, color or creed. Without equal rights for
all there is no freedom for any—no liberty, just
license to oppress for the favored few.
Freedom means the possession of self initia
tive and the exercise of the powers of delibera
tion. It takes courage to be free, because it de
mands the acceptance of duties as well as of
rights.
A man who is free is a strong man. He is free
from the chains of hate or prejudice, from fear,
selfishness and despair. The man who is free
has learned to walk alone, to think and decide
for himself. He does not lean on others. He
stands firm by himself.
We have underestimated the strength of our
freedom. It is like the education of a child. If
a child has been properly trained, he can be
trusted as an adult to make correct decisions.
Those who have been trained to freedom have
the strength to use it wisely. This is our salva
tion as a nation. This is the cohesive quality of
democracy.
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Extension horticulturist at State Col
lege, who said that farmers received
only about $6,500,000 from a business
worth potentially $17,000,000.
North Carolina, which normally
ranks first in the nation in sweet po
tato production, slid to second last
year behind Louisiana when bad
weather conditions reduced acreages
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; by 12.000 and production by 2.000,oou ;
bushels. Some progress was made In
1845, however, in that the quality of
th# crop improved sufficiently to
stop the importation of potatoes from
1 other states. Prospects are that th#
state will exceed the government-set
goal of 74,000 acres this year, more
than 10,000 acres above the crop har
' vi.st.od last year.
r Th ■ ih Cm elina Crop Improve*
i ment Association has announced that
since 1929 less than two and a half
percent of the sweet potato crop in
the state has been planted from cer
tified seed, which, according to Las
siter, is the principal cause for losses
and low grower returns.
James J. Edwards of Route 2, Ay
den, received upwards of $2,000 net
Poultry Truck
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each week buying POULTRY and EGGS.
THURSDAY
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Roberson Poultry Company
ROBERSONVILLE, N. C.
train »we«t potatoes grown cm two
acrae in 1945. Hi* yield from thic
plot included 751 bushel* of No. l’a,
80 bushels of No. 2’s and 100 bushels
of strings, the latter being fed to
hogs. Edwards still has 100 bushels
of certified potatoes for seed from
this crop after sales. He says that
“the use of good seed, close spacing
and proper fertilization” are re- j
sponsil’e.
Laalftor recommends between 1,
000 and 1,400 pound* ox a i-V-9 imr
tllizer with 10 pound* of borax add
ed per acre for sweet potatoes in this
state, plus the use of certified seed
and close spacing.
“Chick” Parrish, Extension poul
tryman at State College, is urging
poultrymen to start “usual” numbers
fcf pullet chicks in 1948 to forestall
and eggs later unis year.
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