Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Freedom of Trade Liberty of religion Equality of civil rights mud and published Dally except sunday by Winnipeg tree press company limited. 300 Carton Manitoba authorized As second class by the Post of fire Ottawa. I ainu Vij Tom Kent editor Victor Sifton to president publisher Grant we lord associate editor general manager r. S. Malone Vicc presi Derit Winnipeg tuesday september 21, the Flag two articles on this Page the second published to Day have re vie we the use of the. Red Ensign As Canada s National Flag. About the desirability of having a Flag almost everyone Sis agreed indeed occasion has repeatedly demonstrated the necessity of a distinct National Emblem. The prolonged delay since confederation the other autonomous dominions adopted distinctive flags shortly after they were created has been due solely to our inability As a people to agree upon a design. At the outset there was no disagreement. The red Ensign with the Canadian badge in the Flag was generally if unofficially used. It is As certain As anything in this world can be that had it not been for the untimely unauthorized and unfortunate intervention of a civil servant sir Joseph Pope the Ensign would have become the National Flag officially and finally during the first world War when the need for a Flag first began to be acutely Felt. But the ground thus lost has now at length been re covered. Only two remnants of extremism survive the earlier controversy. On the one hand there Are still some extreme loyalists who want the Union Jack alone but to this there Are overwhelming practical objections besides the fact that citizens of the United kingdom understandably show no enthusiasm for having their Flag used by canadians. On the other hand there Are those who want a Flag that does not contain the Union Jack at All. The Canadian Pepple have continually shown by their actions that the majority feels otherwise. Hence the red Ensign has been for All practical purposes our National Flag since confederation. Notwithstanding the Lack of formal authorization it has ousted All competing flags. It has with stood every Effort to discard it. And it surely will withstand any future Effort for this is the Standard under which Canadian soldiers were proud to fight and die in both world wars. It is by consent of parliament in 1946 our National Flag such time As action is taken by parliament for the formal adoption of a National the other Day it was consecrated As such on the altar of Westminster Abbey. In the result it May be said that the Canadian Flag question is now settled finally and irrevocably except for formal recognition by parliament. Surely the time has come for this final step. Parliament at the next session should de Clare the red Ensign to be our National Emblem. The Battle joined National Emblem Ottawa from 1924 to 1930, when the conserva Tive party took office the King administration was Content to leave the Flag question untouched. The red Ensign was Canadian Flag out Side but not within Canada. The imperialists within the conservative party had resisted the 1924 order in coun cil but when or. Bennett be came prime minister they were red Ensign in use by Grant Dexter King government unobtrusively but unfailingly favored the red Ensign. A Canadian Flag was required for the com Mander of the Canadian army overseas. The re d Ensign was the government s Choice. In a Canadian Flag recognized in this country i would like to see the Flag that our Canadian men Are fighting under today. We have a Canadian Flag unfurled in Battle today by our very Brave men in Italy and in France. I think in time the 1943, for the first time the j people of this country orc can. Reel Ensign was declared the Back to bipartisanship the bipartisan foreign policy of the United states has had Many and Downs since it began in the Days of Franklin Roosevelt. Foreigners observing the last presidential election and the heyday of senator Mccarthy which followed it might Well judge bipartisanship dying or dead the two political parties irreconcilable the . Nation fundamentally split in International affairs. More recently however a great gain at Home has been achieved out of a grave diplomatic defeat abroad. Or. Adlai Stevenson As Leader of the democratic party last month joined the government in appealing to France for a favourable vote on the european defence Community. That Appeal failed but in making it jointly the Republican and democratic leaders tacitly repudiated the guerilla warfare which some of their supporters have been conducting about foreign policy. By this co operation the Eisenhower government rejected senator Mccarthy s charge that the democratic party was guilty in office of Twenty years of or. Stevenson by backing the president on the . Issue admitted that in great affairs the government is carrying Forward the policies of its predecessor. Thus the bipartisan foreign policy has been rescued from the irresponsible hands which were ready to destroy it for the purely partisan purposes of Domestic politics. A or. Dulles himself registered this vital change in the climate of Washington with a statement obviously designed 1o keep foreign policy As much As possible out of the current congressional election Campaign. He said that he As the administrator of that policy will take no part in the Campaign. He recalled that just ten years ago a new Era of bipartisanship had its birth when he represented the Republican party in conferences with or. Cordell Hull then the democratic Secretary of state. I would like to or. Dulles added that the bipartisan approach to foreign policy then begun has continued throughout the ensuing decade. During the period of the democratic administration the republicans were available for consultation and gave Loyal support to resultant polities. I feel that the democrats have been similarly co operative during the Eisenhower administration. I myself have maintained close consultation with Congress on a bipartisan we have fully and intimately discussed All phases of foreign policy. We have i believe developed a National policy of stability and continuity such As is needed in these dangerous times Only with that sort of co operation across party lines can the foreign policy of any democratic nation possibly succeed. It cannot be Strong if it is opposed by about half the legislature and electorate. Friendly foreign nations can not rely on it if the existing policy is Likely to be changed overnight by a change in government. Hostile foreign nations vill misjudge its purpose miscalculate its strength and sometimes risk dangerous assaults on it if they see the american people apparently divided. There limits to bipartisanship. The two parties will not always agree on details or emphasis the opposition must be free to criticize the government to act and no party Leader can Ever control the partisan tongues of All his followers. In essentials however a Broad area of co operation is available. The important fact today is that even in the midst of a hard fought and bitter Domestic Campaign some leaders of both . Parties Are occupying that area. Unable to persuade him to haul Canadian for Dis Down the red Ensign in favor of the Union Jack. Then in 1934 the Bennett government acting not from emotional or sentimental Rea sons but under the compulsion of practical necessity declared the red Ensign to be our National the Declara Tion appears in Section 89 of the merchant shipping act of that year and. The purpose of course was to give our ship Ping a distinctive National Flag. For this purpose no British Flag could serve. Then in 193s, or. King once More in office took part in a debate on a National Flag. His speech is important be cause for the first time a Canadian prime minister declared and was not challenged that the Union Jack would not do for Canada. False impression abroad Here Are his i Are would conclude with the observation that the continued use of the Union Jack gives a false impression abroad and particularly in the country immediately adjoining. The use of the Union Jack does not help to emphasize the individuality of this country or its distinct nationality it helps to submerge them in this speech there was none of the caution and cloudiness that marked or. King s treat ment of the Flag Issue from 1924 to 1930. He spoke ardently in favor of a National Flag without it is True recommend ing any particular design. War in 1939 did much to crystallize Public opinion in favor of a National Flag. The play in one area within can Ada. The area was Edmonton and reason was the pre sence there of Large numbers of United states troops. Later in a Canadian Flag was required for the Quebec con Ference Between sir Winston Churchill and or. Roosevelt. The red Ensign was chosen. A month later the red Ensign was officially declared the Flag for the Canadian army and air Force at Home or abroad. Popularly accepted on june 21, 1943 or. King said this in parliament a National Flag is one which normally is used by a single nation Only and which is used to distinguish that nation from others at International gather Ings arid to serve As a Symbol of it. The red Ensign with the Union Jack in the first Quarter next to the staff and the Canadian coat of arms in the Fly has for Over seventy years been very generally used in situations where a Flag specially distinctive of Canada was essential. It was first authorized by the government o f sir John a. Macdonald shortly after confederation for use on Canadian merchant vessels. Its use As a distinctive Emblem on All buildings owned or occupied by the Canadian government and situated outside of Canada was authorized by order in Council on january 26, 1924. It has been popularly accepted As a Flag distinctive of he returned again to the question in the session of 1944 not Only do i wish to see our people recognized As canadians but i also wish to see Ada will say we want to have As a Canadian Flag the Flag they Are carrying in Battle that Flag the red Ensign with the Canadian arms in the Fly. Flown at . Headquarters when the nations met at san Francisco in the Spring of 1945 to. Create the United nations a National Flag was imperative and the Canadian government authorized the red Ensign which a s been flown Ever since at . Headquarters. Most significantly or. St. Laurent went on to quote with unqualified approval the state ment made by or. King to the Canadian legion. A commit British policy towards France anything but snubs by a a. D. M. L Ondon i. Eden last week made a magnificent Effort the Solidar Ity of Western an Effort that is not certain to com Mand Success but deserves it. There Are two objectives to or. Eden s policy. He is determined that German Divi Sions should be integrated into Freedom s front under conditions that the germans will hot reject As humiliating and he wants this to be done in a Way that will not Hurt the Pride France and the amour prop of the present French prime minister. The first of these objectives is crucial but the difficulty of reconciling the second with it is immense. In effect it is Only a slight exaggeration to say that the task now is to push through a system of Western defence that is diametrically opposed to the impossible sys tem that m. Mendes France has and yet to enable m. Mendes France to pretend to his country that the Eden system is in fact based upon French proposals Canada will play its part in trying to fit this Jigsaw together at the coming nine Power Confer tee of parliament was being ence and it is perhaps approx a posted to study the Flag Riate this week for a writer question. Or. St. Laurent from Britain to Welcome can said i would be very much a surprised and i Rufey add disappointed if a majority of that committee did not have the same feeling about it a Canadian that the prime minister. Or. King expressed in his declaration to this Dele gation from the the parliamentary commit tee was set up in due course but after taking much Evi Dence it failed to make a Defi Nite recommendation. The re port was not even debated in the House of commons. Meantime the government Ada with a despairing Grin to the struggle that lies before us. Safeguards when m. Mendes France made it Clear to sir Winston Churchill that he was going to kill the european defence Community he also declared that France would not accept German rearmament within nato without certain Safe guards. The safeguards he demanded were that there should be some Allied vetting of armaments procurement so that Germany would not be passed an order in Council de i More. Heavily or Modernly Claring that the Canadian red in armed than France that there should be Allied Means a French the sign was employed by Cana i maximum t i Dian forces curing the present King said that if j War and that until such time to Western defence and that Britain should commit itself pcs of comm returned to Power the Liberal j As action is taken by Parlia maintain the balance part would resolve mom lne balance greater Heights a Good appointment in the political life of Washington the press officer fulfils a unique role. The Power of presidential secretaries like Steve Early and Charles Ross and James Hagerty is greater that of Many Csc tune member s. Every department of in fact has its own press officer standing in a special position of confidential relations with its senior officials. So Haye the More important embassies. Until now however the Canadian department of sex Tensil affairs has Given Only cursory attention to press re lations in Washington. It has left this task to Able but Junior officials. This defect in policy been remedied by the appointment of or. Robert a. Farquharson. His Eminence in Canadian journalism carries its own credentials and he will also have the distinction and influence which accompany the High rank of counsellor to the Washington embassy. After a career in the parliamentary press gallery in Ottawa or. Farquharson be came managing editor of the Toronto Globe and mail and later the editor of saturday night. He comes to his new duties after having served for the past two years As the chief director of the information division of nato in Paris. His knowledge of Public affairs and Mastery of Piess relations will prove a Welcome reinforcement to the staff which the Canadian ambassador or. Heeney has now organized in Washington. N enterprising merchant in the West end of London has discovered that there is brisk business to be done in Selling elevator shoes. These Are shoes which As the Mer chant puts it provide the wearer with extra height con there would on the face of it seem to be no reason Why a relatively Short Man should be sensitive to the Point of coveting elevator shoes about his relative shortness. He does indeed have to Crane his neck a bit More often than his loft Ier companion. He is certainly not so Well constructed for watching parades traffic Acci dents or similar spectacles usually viewed from curb or gut Ter level. Occasionally when seated in an awkwardly conceived chair or bus seat his feet will Dangle rather foolishly in mid air and a Man does like to Plant his Jeet on solid ground. But these Are minor irritations if indeed they can be dignified with such an fellation at All. In general the amenities of civilization Are tailor made for the Small or medium Small Man. He enjoys ample leg room in buses and head room As Well in certain other modes of transportation and he can undress in an upper bunk. Door lintels never Bruise or even threaten his lowly brow. Hotel Beds accommodate in Comfort at once his weary head and his outstretched and perhaps equally weary feet. He need Seldom stoop and can walk through the world with his head erect his shoulders squared and his entirely Ade quate Frame drawn up to its full proud height. But that precisely is the rub. Height sheer physical Altitude is inextricably bound up in our minds with All that is proud and Noble and Good in human nature. We look up to a Good Man we look Down upon a cad. The distinguished party the Flag question permanently by pro Viding this country with a National Emblem. A few weeks he gave a statement to the Canadian legion As Fol or. King assured the legion officers that so far As he was concerned the new Canadian Flag should certainly contain the Union Jack. It might be debatable whether a single Maple Leaf in the Fly would be preferable to the Canadian coat of arms at pre sent incorporated in the Cana Dian red Ensign but it would be unthinkable to have a Flag for this Dominion that did not contain the Union the importance of this state ment is obvious. It has frequently been quoted in ment and has never been seriously challenged. In 1945 the red Ensign was officially declared the Flag to be flown for Canada to Cele brate Victory in the War. A de Bate in the House of commons followed in november. This debate is notable because one of the main speakers was or. St. Laurent then minister of Justice and now prime min ister. He supported or. King without qualification. Two quotations will show his Posi Tion precious and Good the Union Jack is a Symbol which represents much that is Best in the heritage of All those who derive their traditions and their culture from Western Europe. The three colors of the Union Jack Are the three colors under which the whole of Western Europe marched fought and bled from the Cru Sades Onward and the crosses that Are now part of the Union ment for the formal adoption of a National Flag it is Desir Able to authorize the flying of the Canadian red Ensign on Federal government buildings within As Well As without can Ada and to remove any doubt As to the propriety of flying the Canadian red Ensign wherever place or occasion May make it desirable to Fly a distinctive Canadian in 1953, the red Ensign was the official Canadian Flag at the Coronation of Queen Eliza Beth. A few Days ago As the Flag of Canada it was consecrated on the altar of Westminster Abbey and in the presence of the Canadian High commissioner in London. Second of two articles within Western Power Europe by coming some sort Tion that would be composed of it and the original . Powers. The first two of these Safe today s scripture they shall not hunger nor thirst neither shall the heat nor Sun smite them for he that hath mercy on them shall Lead them even by the Springs water shall he guide guards come near ing discriminatory humiliation of Germany while the. Third is a gesture towards warning Bri Tain for the Edc shambles. It was with this unpromising material that or. Eden forged the latest plan. The basis is a proposed Extension of the Post War Brussels treaty be tween Britain France and. The Benelux countries to bring Germany and Italy into its fold. The idea has three advantages. First the Brussels. Treaty originally took the form of Mutual guarantees against German aggression a proposal to bring Germany into it and to make it merely a system of Mutual guarantees against aggression by any one member of the fraternity against an other is obviously a proposal that would add to Germany s self respect instead of derogating from it. Military co operation secondly the Brussels treaty Laid a framework for military co operation Between the signatories that has never been used because the whole system has been merged into nato the framework might be tightened to make it appear As a Type of successor to . In which Britain had although it would not really be anything of the kind. Thirdly the Brussels treaty included a fifty year guarantee by Britain to the other Signa tories it is a Good thing to re emphasize the Long term Bri Tish guarantee to nervous frenchmen at this time. Of course the whole thing is Sha Dow boxing but everything is in Shadow now. Or. Eden was very careful to visit Brussels Bonn and before Paris. He was therefore Able to Tell m. Mendes France very perhaps too Bri Tain is determined that in one Way or another Germany will be fitted into the framework of european defence and that there was general european support for proposals of this kind. An Opportunity birthdays George Edwin Mccarthy Winnipeg born Jarvis Hal Dir and county ont sep tember 21, 1865. . Mathe son Stonewall Man. Born. Little Britain september 21, 1874. The whole object of the exer Cise can be summed up in 6ns phrase. Stand firm against the French inclination to postpone German rearmament for Ever but give m. Mendes France an Opportunity to Salve his own and his country s Pride by pre tending that whatever now scheme is devised owes some thing to French inspiration. This double approach standing firm against French delaying tactics but not appearing to snub France is important. There is a feeling in Europe that or. Dulles by by passing Paris in his european visit had got the distinction Between standing firm and snubbing a Little muddled up. . Business 11 tit asking ton Vav Are two ways of look prospects for tariffs by Richard h. Fry there Man is eminent he stands As j Jack represent much of what it were upon a Mountain. His Antithesis is the Low fellow sometimes so Low that he is beneath contempt. Ideals worthy of the name Are lofty ideals and no one would think of looking for them at ground level. It is the Snake that clings to the ground and the worm you plumbs the Depths. A Small Man has absolutely no reason to be ashamed of his smallness. But there it is the very language conspires against him. He of course refuse to be Small about it he can be As the saying or alternatively he can Rise to greater Eminence upon a. Pair of confidential wedges. We in Canada from whatever race we Spring All Honor As precious and Good in our Heri again do not believe that any of us in this country at this time regard the Union Jack As being a Symbol of Conquest or a Symbol of subjugation. It is. Under the Union Jack that the institutions of this Canadian nation have grown and developed and have brought us to the Point where now and for a Good Many years now the Dominion is and has been an autonomous state subject in no phase of. Its Domestic or of its external affairs to any other authority than this Canadian Parlia i ing at the record of the re publican administration in the matter of commercial policy. You May be. Disappointed that nothing has been done to implement the Many Liberal statements made presi Dent and other members of the Cabinet let alone the con Crete recommendations of the Randall commission. Indeed or. Eisenhower s approval of higher import duties of watches might be regarded As a distinct lapse. People who take this View predict a growing pressure for higher tariffs if As is pro Bable unemployment should become a More serious prob Lem. They Are perturbed by frequent american state ments that the United states can make no better contribution to a balanced world Trade than to keep her Domestic eco Nomy stable. More cheerful however a More cheerful View seems justified by the facts. When the Republican office it was steeped in isolationism and High Tariff doctrine. It has re turned to see production and. Employment slackening. Some industries Are hard pressed and their voices clamor on the doorsteps of Washington. In the. Circumstances it is re1 Marrable that import barriers have been held at the Middle level to Kwh sen. They had been lowered in Twenty years. Of of persistent democratic fort. Sometimes or. Eisenhower who is not a fighter gives up a position in order to hold the line As a whole. I gathered that this was what happened in the Case of the duty on watches. President s Powers a group of Republican Sena tors warned the president hat they would not remain inactive if he continued to reject every recommendation of the Tariff commission for higher duties. They would then conclude that the present mechanism of the Trade agreements act was ineffective and would move an amendment to narrow the president s Powers when the act came up for renewal next year the White House seems to have decided that the threat serious and the next re commendation was allowed to pass. One of the experts in politics with which Washington abounds pointed out that a perfect Choice. The Swiss could be relied upon to make the greatest possible trouble which would satisfy Congress that a real blow had been struck at free Trade. Yet Swiss watches would come in much As be fore and the president was Able to say. had. Protected the watch Industry Only because flits . Defence. His intentions to liberalize Trade policy were not compromised. Whether this version is Cor rect will be put to the test when the Appeal for a higher duty on British bicycles comes to a head. The president has in fact repeated sino the watch decision that he will ask Congress to pass Tion along he lines of the Randall report. That can hardly happen be fore next Spring if he can prevent any further Dent in the present position and then get Congress to give him fresh Powers under the Trade agreements act for three years he will have done Well. If in addition he can get Cus Toms simplification the raising of the duty free limit for tourists to and Power to re Duce All duties still exceeding 50 per cent the first Battle will have been won. Small instalment even that would be Only a Small instalment of creditor policies for which we have been waiting it is doubtful whether the Best which Washington realists be Lieve to be possible will be enough to balance Trade with out Aid. By the same Token it open question whether the British and other european governments will regard trend of american commercial policy As promising justify the lifting of Exchange and import restrictions publish cd by special Arranjo client with the guardian. Copyright reserved ;