HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-06-13, Page 2HOOVER SEES WORLD GETTING FAMINE RELIEF
FROM THESE _"HAVES
UNITED
KINGDOM
200,000
TONS
OTHER WESTERN
HEMISPHERE
STATES
40,000 TONS
TOTAL
10,897,000 TONS
TO THESE "HAVE NOTS"
MIDDLE EAST
100,000 TONS
Pacific Ocean
PACIFIC OCEAN
AREA
1,910,000 TONS
. f INDIAAN OCEAN
2,886,000 TONS
Indian
Ocean
LATIN
AMERICA - -
1,000,000
TONS
Indian i
Ocean 1
SOUTH AFRICA
AND
NEW ZEALAND
198,000 TONS
TOTAL
14,484,000 TONS
Maps above show, top, possible supplies of cereal foods available for distribution to the famine -threat-
ened areas shown below, as described by HerbertHoover in his recent report to President Truman
after a 35,000 -mile tour which took him to 22 food -deficient countries and to five which have sur-
pluses. Figures on lower map show his estimate of the food import needs of these nations as from
May 1 to September 1. Hoover points out that cereals, particularly wheat and rice, are the primary
need, as they can furnish 85 per cent of emergency diet. Note that there is h deficit of 3,587,000 tons
between food available and total amount needed.
PAID IN CASH
When Ulric J. ("Spud") Arsenault, veteran prospector, recently
sold six mining claims in Canada's Yellowknife gold rush area for
$100,000, he insisted on payment in cash. Above, he's pictured in To-
ronto with his money—and an understandable grin.
37,000 B. C. LUMBERWORKERS STRIKE
Strike of 37,000 British Columbia logging and sawmill workers went
into effect May 15. As well as the lumbermen, the strike affects
80,000 workers in other industries. The strike follows breakdown
of negotiations between the International Woodworkers of America
and the B. C. lumber operators. Lumberjacks like these men mov-
ings logs down a rushing stream reduced their demands and offered
to go to work for an %18 -cent hourly wage increase and a 40 -hour
Operators offered a 12% -cent hourly increas, for three y`•
if other demands were dropped. Workers refused.
The automotive industry is cel-
ebrating its 50th anniversary this
year.
Highlights of
e News
On The Strike Front
Newspapers in Western Caitada,
and United States face newsprint
shortage as 50,000 numbers of In-
ternational Woodworkers of Am-
erica (C. LO.) threaten to strike
for 12% -cents -an -)tour increase.
About.,37,000 members in British
Columbia continued :their strike
which has forced a redaction •in
size of many western papers.
5,000 miners in Lake Superior
district returned to work this week
as settlement- of wage demands ef-
fected on basis of 18t/z cents -an-'.
hour wage 'increases.
:Strike threatened for June 15 by,
seven C I 0 and independent un-
ions in the maritime .and longshore
industries may affect 161,000 wor-
kers. The National. Maritime Un-
ion, C I 0, is demanding a 30 per
cent wage increase in new con'
tract: The International Long-
shoremen's a,nd Warehousemen's
Union, C I 0, has wage case before
Presidential fact-finding' board.
Hard Blow for Britons
More belt -tightening for the
people of the United Kingdon was
the prospect when I.erbert -dor.
rison, Britain's Lord President of
the Council, concluded an agree-
ment with President 'Truman
whereby another 200,000 tons of
British cereals stocks will be di- '
verted to the world pool to avert
fanzine.
Mr Morrison told a press con-
ference in Washington that he was
not sure whether the contribution'
of another 200,000 tons of cereals
front British stocks would mean
bread rationing in the United
I_ingdont.
But he said it would be a "hard
blow" and one he was sorry to
have to impose on a people who
had suffered war shortages so
many years.
Only a few weeks ago the Brit-
ish Government to help out the at -
temp toavert fanzine abroad, per-
mitted the diversion to other count-
ries' of 200,000 tons of cereals des-
tined for Britain, on the Under-
standing the deficiency would be
madeup hater by, Canada and the
United States, . `No : similar eondit-
ions-were attached to the present
]offer :to divert another 200,000
tons.
Gandhi Approves
lIohandas K. Gandhi, spiritual
leader of millions of Hindus and
elder statesman of the All -India
Congress Party commended to the
people of his country the British
Czbinet -Mission's proposal for a
union of India.
Gandhi's approval of the plan,
culmination of seven weeks' negot-
iations, was voiced at a prayer
meeting at which be said
"There are some who said the
English were incapable of doing
tiie right thing. I do not agree
with them. The mission and Vic-
eroy are as .God-fearing as we our-
selves claim to be.
"Recess" at Paris
Last week for the fifth time in
eight months, a major effort to
SUCCESS FOR A PARTY)
is assured by serving Max-
well House. This su-
premely fine coffee de-
. lights guests because its
blend contains all the
stimulating goodness of
choice Latin-American
coffees.
write the first peace treaties oi'.
World 'War II ended in failure •
'Phe Foreign Ministers of the 13in„'
Four, meeting in Paris 'Since April
25, had agreed on certain surface
questions. But they had found i
impossible to agree on fundament-
als, to lirir'ge the gulf between the
Russian colossus' and the Western.
world.
At Paris the Ministers were con-
fronted with the ' supe problems.
that the previous efforts had failed
to solve: the writing of drafts of
treaties with Italy, the ex -Axis
'Balkan countries and Finland. The
meetings opened in a niood of
cordiality.. As 'deadlock piled, on
deadlock the feeling 'of optimism
dissolved in gloom.
When it•beearne obvious that no.
real progress was being made the
Big Fe -1r agreed to recess until
June 15.
WE WALK THE
We are a fortunate people. We walk the middle road.
Through our Government's wise measures of control, we have,
by resisting the temptation to rush after luxuries, been able to
enjoy them in moderation. We have, by keeping
necessities at the top of our buying lists, kept the
prices of both necessities 'and luxuries at the bottom.
Hardly another nation iii the world today can point to so fine a record.
Yes, we are a fortunate people because we walk the middle road—
the road of moderation in all things—in our thinking,
in our actions and in our pleasures.
In the years of greater abundance, which are so surely
ahead, The House of Seagram believesthat moderation, as always,
will continue to be a quality essential to the welfare of the
nation—and the individual.
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