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‘ As C01. Mulock pointed out on a North York plat- form the other night the chief lieutenants of Duplessis in his Quebec fight against Canadian unity are now sup- porters and candidates of Dr. Manion and his so-called National‘ Government Party. Canadian electors must judge Dr. Manion’s sincerity for Canada’s war effort by his Duplessis associates in the province of Quebec. Citizens of Canada, we ask you, whether Liberals, Conservatives or nonâ€"partisan voters, would it be wise, would it be just, would it be in the interests of our future as a nation, to tear down the pillars of national unity by at this time dismissing from office the men who coura- geously fought when hard fighting had to be done, to maintain the joint heritage of British and French tradi- tion in the Province of Quebec which has made Canada a great nation. When that battle was over, Ontario loudly proclaimed its gratitude in generous words of praise. Shall it now by its votes eject these men from office, along With men like King, Ralston, Euler, Howe, Rogers. and their associates, to replace them with a shadow govern- ment, call it by any name you wish, composed of men of whom we know not, but led by those who in a time when the unity of our whole war effort was gravely imperilled, had no leadership to give, but, only contemplated in silence the political advantage that might come from the suc- 'cess of the Duplessis group in Quebec. Fully endorsed by Mackenzie King, Lapointe, Cardin, Power, and all the Federal Liberal members from Quebec were in the forefront of the battle, but Where was Dr. Manion and that solid. bloc of Conservative supporters from the Province of Quebec to whom, on the authority of the Toronto Evening Telegram, he owes his position as leader of the Conservative party today? Those supr porters were out on the hustings fighting in the ranks of Duplessis, and Dr. Manion was ,on the sidelines wait- ing to chart his political future on the result. Duplessis, with his huge majority, was deeply en- trenched, but the handful of Liberals in the Legislature took up the challenge, and to his eternal credit that glori- ous figure of modern Canadian history, the Right Hon- ourable Ernest Lapointe, along with his Cabinet colleagues from the Province of Quebec, made common cause with them. Each one of them plunged heroically into the cam- paign to fight for British tradition and the British cause. Not only did they fight, but on the result they staked their political futures. Each one of them pledged himself to resign if the people of Quebec decided in favour of Duplessis and against Great Britain. But Duplessis did not win! The forces of Liberalism that have always stood for a United Canada as a full member of the British Comâ€" monwealth of Nations, whether in peace or in war, emerg- ed triumphantly victorious, and Naziism got its answer. Canada was not disunited in her war effort. Out over the Nazi wireless went the news â€" Canada, the senior dominion of the British Commonwealth of Naâ€" tions, was disunited in its support of Great Britain; a humiliating blow to British prestige at home and abroad. The first threat to a united effort by Canada in this war at the side of Great Britain came on September 24th, just fourteen days after the declaration of war. The threat was in the province of Quebec by the then leader of the government Maurice Duplessis. He appealed to the electors of the province in a general election and his chief appeal was a denunciation of the war effort planned by the federal government. His battle cry was “a vote for the Liberals is a vote for participation and assimilaâ€" tion.” ‘ i In North York the personal qualities of Col. W. P. Mulock and his record of service ensure his re-election apart altogether from other issues in the campaign. Irâ€" respective of former political affiliations the people of North York recognize in C01. W. P. Mulock a man who is a credit to this riding and one who is destined to take an increasingly important part in the public life of this coun- try. The fact that opposition to his candidature had to be imported from far-off 'I‘ruro, Nova Scotia, is convinc- ing evidence that North York is well satisfied with Mu- lock representatiOn at Ottawa. Next Tuesday North York should return W. P. Mulock with a decisive majority. The question for the electors to decide is whether or not the important duties of government shall be taken out of the experienced hands of the present administration and placed in charge of a group of men so far unknown to the electorate and untried in public service. Canada in common with the other parts of the Empire faces the greatest crisis in her history and the people of this coun- try are too well aware of the seriousness of world con- ditions to take a chance on a change of administration at this time. The absurdity of the campaign to discredit Canada’s war effort would be amusing if it were not that this coun- try is at war, a fact which some campaigners appear to forget. The prize hokum of the campaign is the attempt to mislead the electors by changing the name of the Con- servative party to “National Government” party. Of course this is fooling noâ€"one except those who are pinning their hopes of securing office on this bit of camouflage which to say the least is not even clever. MULOCK MERI'I‘S A DECISIVE MAJORITY IN NORTH YORK The weakness of the campaign of Dr. Manion and his so-called National Government party and the lack of any constructive platform on the part of those who op- pose the return of the present government has featured the election campaign which closes with the voting next Tuesday. Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO.,~LTD. J. Eachem Smith, Manager Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year '~â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Beet Suburban District Advertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 PAGE TWO THURSDAY, MARCH let, 1940. A UNITED CANADA “THE LIBERAL” The third and last theory is the most interesting. Known by the im- posing name of Theory of Photoper- iodism it favours the idea, recently experimented on, that migration is due to a combination of tight strength and sexual periods. Rough- ly this theory seems to have proven that as days lengthen and thirds be- come more active their sexual or- gans increase in size after lying dormant ali winter and the necess- ary physical impetus to migration is given. Experiments with migratory birds who were caged iin Canada during the winter (they appeared comfortable indicently in tempera- tures as low as -44 degrees as long as the food supply lasted) showed that by using artificial light and ‘lengthening the daylight period it was possible to stimulate the birds to an attempt at breeding in mid an hereditary characteristic. The up- posing theory is somewhat simpler, it is the theory of a Southern Anâ€" cestral Home and suggests that the ancestral home of all birds wars in the tropics and) that as the popula- tion Ibecame overcrowded there was a constant urge to seek breeding grounds on which the competition would be Lessened. Species that worked North would he kept in check by the ice zone and. forced to re- turn to their original homes by the winter season. Both theories assume that migration» is an ina‘rafnedl halbit but neither have sufficient ‘biologi- cal proof to make them completely acceptable. There are 'three theories regard~ ing the causes of migration that are plausible to-day,' if we exclude the essay of a learnedI cleric in England who stated quite definitely that birds migrate, not to the tropics in winâ€" ter, {but to the moon! The first of these theories is that of a Northern- Ancestrarl Home. According to this explanation all birds were equally distributed over the surface of the earth in prehistoric times and hiird‘s in the North found abundant food all year round. Then came the ice age forcing the bird population South until the already populated! tropics {become crowded. As the ice shield retreated the Birds followed, being forced to return S-Outh‘ each year when winter camre. Eventually when the ice cap reached its pre- sent proportions the habits of miâ€" gration hadJ become ingrained and The history of man’s interest in Migration dates back 3000 years to the time of Hesiovdl, Heroddtus and Aristotle. There are records of bird banding in Egypt as far back as 800 BC. Aristotle and the elder Pliny wrote many treatises on mri- gratio-n andI many of their observa- tions were surprisingly accurate, however Anistotle is responsible for one of the most bizarre and persis- tent theories about birds. He: main- tained that birds hibernated in the manner of bears and frogs. Accordi- irug to his theory birds such as srwal- lows spent the winter in the mud at the bottom of marshes or cllu‘sh tered together in: hollow logs. Samuel J ohn-son agreed with this theory cenâ€" turies later and- even went so far as to describe a flock of swallows diJv- ing head first into the mud where they spent the winter. Johnson does not say so, ‘but we presume that in the spring the swallows emerged with their beauty rejuvenated lb'y sev- eral months of mudI packs. The theory of hibernation did) not die scientifically until the last century and even to-dlay credulous people he- ldeve in hibernation of chimney swifts. Many of these problems in migraâ€" tion have been solved, due largely to the formation of a special bureau to investigate migration and srumrmcn- edlbyboththe Canadian and United States governments. Of the methods used in obtaining evidence, the banding of \birds with numfbered, aluminum (bands has proven the most valuable. In all, some thousands of handing co-operatorsa in the United States and Canada have banded over two million birds to date and the re- turns from these birds, totalling hundreds of thousands, have revealed many unex‘pl'icalble mysteries of bird life and particularly migration. Until a century ago there were many unanswered questions in the science of ornithology, that dealt with the annual phenomena of migra- tion. Today many people still won- der where birds go in the fall, will the same ones come back next spring, what prompts birds that nested on neighbouring hills and! in familiar woods to make the long- and dangerous journey South? These and a hundred other questions inter- est the farmer, who profits by the unceasinig war against insects waged by 'birds; the bird student; and the sportsman who depends on a steady supply of birds for his huntiin‘g'. THE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS ywh'at simlpler; ‘ Last Saturday afternoon the Mis- Southern Anâ€" sion Band held‘ their regular meet- gests that the ing in the 8.8. room of the United birds was in Church. The president, Reta Hurd, LS t’he poIpula-l was in the chair. ’Dhe devotional ied’ there was worship service on “Jesus’ Trium- seek breeding phal Entry” was conducted by Joan e competition Hewett, Joan Taylor and Georgina Species that Plain. Mrs. Samson reviewed! the i kept in check study book chapter. Elsie Cook told forced to are- an interesting- story of “Adventures homes by the in Africa." A new poster which reories assume Mrs. Hallhert made of pictures of unarmed halbit world children was an attraction to icient ‘biologi- all the memlbers. Fortyâ€"nine were am completely present at the meeting. Practise for the Easter Pageant followed the theory is the meeting. (BY Farley Mowat) The death of Mr. Allan VViltshire occurred at Wellesley Hospital, To- ronto last Friday evening. Mr. Wilt- shire, who was only 28 years of age had not been in good health for some time. The funeral took place 'from Consul’s Funeral Home last ‘Monday afternoon to a public ser- Despite the icy condition of the street and! the sleet storm last Monâ€" day evening there was a. splendid attendance at the Young Peeple’s Union. The talk on “Etiquette” by Reg. Hewett, the Christian Culture convenor, was very practical and helpful and very much enjoyaci by all. The W.M.‘S. ladies will hold a quilting meeting next Thursday, March 28th at 10 am. at the United Church Sunday School Hall in pre paration for the missionary *bale. . The Mission Band‘ will present an Easter Pageant in the United Church next Tuesday evening, Mar. 26th at 8 o'clock. The Pageant is entitled “A World! Wide Easter”. This will be followedv ’by an address by Mrs. J. ‘S. MacKay dressed in the native costume of India. She will tell of her experiences as a mis- sionary in India and will- bfing a number of curiOs which will be on exhibit. Plan to- come and! enjoy a happy evening. Silver collection. Special Easter services wilb be held in Newtonnbrook Unitmi Church next Sunday at 11 am. and '7 p.m. conducted by the pastor with bright Easter music (by the choir. Come and: worship with us. Alfl are wel- come. The sixteenth annual Good Friday union service will be held in New- tonlbrook United‘ Church on March 22nd) at 11 a.m. Local clergy will assist in bhe service. The special preacher will be Rev. -C. H. Dick- inson, B.A., B.D., of Toronto. Wil- *lowdale United Ohunch choir will lead) in the worship of song.‘ A hearty welcome to all. The actual distance of migraflonr varies greatly. Bird's that migrate do not necessarily migrate to the tropics. For instance there is what is known as vertical migration. Sup- pose a Chickadee breeds on a moun- tain slope at an altitude of 20,000 feet. As winter approaches the Chickadee migrates, not South but down: into the warmer valleys be- tween: the mountain‘s. January. There are of course some objections to this theory but at pre- sent it seems to be the one most acceptable to science. NEVVTONBROOK Dated at Richmond Hill this 7th day of March, 1940. All persons having claims against the Estate of William Deisman, late of the Townshirp of Vaughan, in the County of York, Farmer, who died on or about the 2nd day of Janu- ary, 1939, are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the under- signed on or before the 23rd day of March, 1940, after which date the Estate will be distributed having re- gard only to the claims of which the undersigned shall then have notice and the undersigned will not [be liable to any person of Whose claim they shall .not then have notice. Mrs. Edith Ethel Murray and Roy Bowen, administrators, c/o Campbell Line, their solicitor, Richmond Hill, Ontario. vine in Newtonbrook United‘ 'Church 'and ‘was very largely attended. Rev. A. H. Hallbe'rt officiated; Interment was made in York Mills Anglican Cemetery. He leaves to mourn. his loss a widow and two children, Alice and Robert. To the bereaved family we extend heartfelt sympathy. The Auxiliary of the W.M.S. met at the home of Mrs. C. O. Bales; at Lansing last Tuesday afternoon with the president, Mrs. A. W. Galbraith, presiding. The Easter worship ser- vice was conducted: by Mrs. A. H. Halbert. The! study book ch'alpter was in charge of Mrs. James Mur- ray who arrangedl a dialogue with three ladies taking part, Mrs. C. O. Bales taking the part of a. doctor, Mrs. A. W. Stephenson a nurse, and Mrs. W. E. Hick dressed in: a sari imrpersonatedl a woman from India. Mrs. Gallbraith read! an interesting article taken from the Missionary Monthly on, the Saudd‘er Fannin who have contributed so much to India by serving as missionaries. During the meeting a Life Membership cer- tificate was presented! to Mrs. ‘W. T. New with Mrs. Hallbert reading the address and Mrs. Murray mak- ing the presentation. Lovely reâ€" freshments were served by Mrs. B'ales. IN THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM 9 Clothing Nééds 9:0] DELSMAN, Deceased. Notice to Creditors Phone 12 Yonge and Richmond Streets u=o=o=omor Our store is well stocked with quality merchandise to meet the clothing requirements of men of this dis- trict. We also carry a full line of men’s, boys’ and children’s boots and shoes, rubbers, galoshos, etc. We handle quality goods backed up by the established reputation of well known manufacturers. You can buy here with confidence, and we invite your patronage. 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