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The Wingham Advance Times, 1935-08-15, Page 3'Thursday, August 15th, 1935. WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES PAGE THREE Tea at s lb � TSA 9 o®oanw,ww..wm♦r World Wide News In Brief Form ... . ,t�worlsa�wrr- Irmn*s.+>ws000.. Revolt in Siarn Stopped Soldiers, patrolled 1 the streets of Siam's capitol, after a widespread plot to overthrow the Government techni- cally headed by little 11 -year. -old King Anada was; smashed. This sub. versive movement. thethird in less than two years, began among non-' commissioned officersof the regular army. $500,000 Donated to Institutions Frank P. O'Connor, Toronto busi- ness man contributed $500,000 to char- itable organizations in th•e Province. The cheque was presented to his Grace Most Rev. J. C. McGuigan, Ro- man Catholic Archibshop of Toronto. London Station Contract Let The general contract for the con- struction of the new quarter of a mil- lion dollar Canadian National Railway station at London has been awarded to the Pigott Construction Company, Liimted, of Hamilton, it is announced. Japan May Supply Ethiopian Arms Addis Ababa -A former Foreign Office official left for Japan, presum- ably to secure credits for the purchase of war supplies, another indication of the developing bonds between the two countries. Liberal Leader Again Candidate in Prince Albert Rt, Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, • Liberal leader in the House of Com- mons, was nominated by acclamation to contest Prince Albert Federal con- stituency in the forthcoming general elections at a nominating convention there. National Party Announce Platform Toronto—Policy of the new nation- al party was ; announced in Toronto with the following planks in its plat- form. The announcement was made by David Ross, Saskatchewan business man, who stated that in that province the party has ,attracted a big follow- ing, both in aural and urban areas:. The platform includes (1) Housing and land settlement to end unemploy- ment. .(2) Reduction of taxation by MY MODERN FIREPROOF ► HOTELS 'LOCATED * EASY FAOUAIES getting rid of Provincial Governments, (3) Provision for lasting prosperity by "Agriculture First" policies' of mo- derate expansion of currency and free trade, (4) Agricultural immigration. (5) Reforestation and afforestation. (6) Irrigation for intensive mixed farming, (7) Railway unification. Salt to be Made Radioactive Denver, Colo -Two scientists car- ried two bags of common table salt to the top of Mount Evans in the hope of making a discovery which may re- sult in the replacement of radiiirn in many medical treatments. After ex- posing the salt to the cosmic rays, it must be taken to a place where the rays cannot penetrate. The salt will be taken deep into the granite chasms of Argo tunnel at Idaho Springs, Col- orado. There, in a compartment sur- rotinded by lead, they will carry on an ionization experiment to determine whether the salt has taken onradoi- active properties. Sikhs to Guard British Borders London—Strengthening of patrols along the frontiers between Ethiopia, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Kenya Col- ony and British Somaliland were re- ported under considerationby the British Cabinet as further safeguards against the possibility of trouble ev= entuating . from Italo-Ethiopian hos- tilities. It was reported a large body of Sikhs from India, famous fighting troops, would be sent to border points. Foreign Writers Kidnapped Peipin—Because . they obtained a knowledge of .Japanese plans for an invasion of Charhar, Gareth Jones and Dr. Herbert Mueller, correspondents, respectively, far the Manchester Guardian and the German official news bureau, were kidnapped by ban- dits under orders frons. Japanese mili- tary authorities, Dr. Mueller charged here. Government Hopes to Collect $500,000 London, Ont.—Government counsel in charge of the probe into the tang- led Spencer affairs hope to collect al- most half a million dollars for the Provincial treasury, they disclosed. They baser their calculations on ap- proximately $2,066,000 in assets they claimed were not disclosed when in- heritance taxes were paid on three of the seven Spencer estates. Appealed for Public Order Paris—Appealing for public order while its recovery program is placed in effect, the French Government is- sued a new series of decrees which aim at ending the economic depres- Hydro Range Campaign 20% Off Regular Prices SMALL DOWN. PAYMENT. 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE PAYMENT Also Range Wiring financed under above plan. New Low Prices on all reliable makes of Electric Ranges. CALL AT YOUR HYDRO SHOP FOR PULL INFO :.. MATIQNi Utilities. Wingham Cornmiss*on sion, . The Royalists,Fascia and other n Rightist parties in France were blam- ed by the Leftist press for the disor- ders which; swept France for three days, leaving in their wake three dead, two critically wounded, and scores suffering minor injuries or in jail. May Close Suez Canal London—Closing of the Suez Canal to Italian Army transports, and ap- plication of both military and econ- omic penalties against Italy, under Article XVI of the League of Na- tions Covenant, were prominent in discussion, as there. appeared a grow- ing feeling that nothing can come of the three -power conference on the It- alo-Ethiopian dispute, Manitoba Horses Affected Winnipeg—An epidemic of enceph- alomyelitis among horses was spread- ing rapidly to most parts of Manitoba as supplies of serum to combat the disease were rushed to the affected areas, Nazis Attack Masons Berlin—Dissolution of major Mas- onic lodges and Steel Helmet war vet- erans was ordered. Arrest of two priests, accused of encouraging their followers to tear down Nazi posters against "political Catholicism," and Catholic youths constituted latest moves in the anti -religious campaign. Will Appoint Massey , Kingston—Reappointment of Hon. Vincent Massey to a high post in the diplomatic service, should the Liberal Party win the election, was foreshad- owed by Liberal Leader Mackenzie King. Mr. Massey was Canada's first Minister to the United States, and was chosen by Mr. King as High Commissioner in London just before the Liberal Party lost power in 1930. Seven Italians Die in Aeroplane Crash Rome—Seven Italians, including a Cabinet minister and. a famous ex- plorer, were killed in an aeroplane crash on the Egyptian desert, while on an inspection flight to Eritrea, E. Africa. Communists Would Be Allies of German Churchmen Moscow—The unusual proposal that Communists ally themselves with the churchmen for a fight to overthrow the Nazi regime, was presented to the seventh congress of the Third Inter- national, F. Walter, the German :dele- gate, said Communists are prepared to unite with Catholics in a fight against fascism in Germany. NEWS of the DISTRICT Contractor Injured Exeter—When working at the con- struction of a new residence for Rus- sell Simpson, near Mooresville, Wm. A. Balkwill, well-known Exeter build- er and contractor, had the misfortune to fall from a gang plank., He was found to have fractured three ribs in addition to receiving .a very bad shak- ing up. Hogs Scattered Along Street There was considerable excitement along the north end of St. Andrew street, Fergus, recently. When Geo. Ternplin was supplying gas to a car in front of his garage, he noticed Mr. Moir's truck approaching. Seeing pigs falling from it along the road, he signalled Mr. Moir to stop. The door on the back of the truck had become. loose and a number of the hogs from the !oad'had been scattered along the main street. Strange to say, none of diem seemed the worse of their un- usual experience and with some dif- ficulty were reloaded into the truck, which proceeded on its way,—Fergus News -Record. Old Emblem Flies Again The emblem flown by the School of Commerce during the Veterans' Re- union was one of the real war relics. The emblem had a red border sur- rounding a white field, on which were forty maple leaves, one for each stu- dent who enlisted, This flag was flown at the School during the war years.—Clinton News -Record, Bird Loses Its Bearings' A chimney swallow that investigat- ed'a little too far,in a chimney found itself in a -difficult position. It was at the home of Albert Taylor, Keays St. The swallow apparently entered the chimney mouth and dropped to the bottom, It then was unable to fly out. again, so headed. along the way of least resistance—along the pipe to the kitchen stove, But it was stopped in,,. that direction by the damper. The trapped. bird fluttered itt the pipe, Cheeping plaintively, until the occu- pants of the hoose realaed the source Ju�6:u.uutiuJ,eulic::lwie�- 14411111111111 U 44101111111111111441l1111,411111411111111,111411141111114111014411141111111111114411111414444111/111/1111111 I1111111I11111111II!!!$1111411111111114441110,,111111144111111111441111//111!mum iiii1It1„111IY11111IIt111111 t11IItt14411tYY11111,1l1 111111', ItrilAli Yt"II,111,11"1 An Open Letter to Denton Massey Dear Mr. Massey, You ` are speaking ' at Wingham, at an early date, and 1 venture . to suggest that you might, on that occasr;on, clear up some of the obscurities left by your previous addresses. Your position in the Con- servative party is one of prominence, For that rea- son unusual importance attaches to your utteranc- es. In the circumstances, responsibility for fairness rests upon you, strict ac- curacy is absolutely essen- tial, TRADE BALANCES You credit Conserative policies with bringing about favorable trade 'bal- ances — strange conten- tion indeed! The three largest tinfav- R. orable balances in Canad- %. Deachman ian history were in 1912 - Liberal Candidate for North Huron 13-14. These were. years of Conservative rule. The three largest favorable balances were under the Liberals administration of Mr. Mackenzie King in 1925-26-27 The favorable balances in the years 1923 to 1929 — again under Liberal policy — exceeded three times over the entire favorable balances in all the years of Conservative administration between 1880 and 1935, leaving out, of course; war years and early post-war years (1915-20 inclusive) when other factors prevailed. Total mercantile trade balances under the two parties in the year 1880 to 1935, but again leaving out the war years, have been as follows: Favorable Unfavorable Liberals $1,602,505,561 $634,024,838 Conservatives 435,363,583 948,932,013 (The figures here given are compiled from reports of the Dominion ,Bureau of Statistics.) Apparently, if we had always had Conservative gov- ernments, the net balance would have been unfavorable. What have you to say further, in regard to trade balances? THE HOME .MARKET Mr. Bennett promised in 1930 to develop the home market. He killed it. Have protectionist policies ever done anything else? The home market for industrial products is easily meas- ured. If we take Canadian production, add the imports and subtract the exports, we have the amount available for home consumption. The figures would be modified, to a slight ex- tent, by variation in the amount of stocks on hand at the end of each peroid. Here is a comparison for 1930 — the last year of Liberal policies, and 1933 the .last year for which complete figures are available; (Figures from Dominion Bureau of Statistics) 1930 1933 Canadian production Manufactured products $3,428,900,000 $2,086,800,000 Imports Manufactured products 959,900,000 287,600,000 Total, imported and domestic manufactured products Less exports of Canadian manufactured products $4,358,800,000 $2,874,400,000 690,900,000 269,400,000 Net tofal, available for consumption $3,697,900,000 $2,105,000,000 The facts are clear. There was in Canada in 1930, a consumptive demand for manufactured products valued at almost $3,700,000,000 — that was our estimated capacity to consume. Three years later, Canadian consumption had fal- len to $2,100,000,000. The hone market is the first casualty of tariff increases, it always is — in the nature of things it must be so. But why does Mr. Massey, or any other person, support such a suicidal policy? UNEMPLOYMENT Mr. Bennett in 1930 promised to cure unemployment by increased tariffs. This was to be accomplished by an in- crease in industrial production in Canada. In 1930 production in Canada totalled $3,428,900,000 -- in 1933 only $2,086,800,000. The figures of manufactur- ed goods for 1934 will be slightly higher but far below the level of 1930. In Brantford, the city in which Mr. Bennett made some of his most famous promises, production fell, in three years, from $29,000,000 to $14,200,000; the wage bill dropped from $7,400,000 to $4,100,000. Here are the figures for the production of manufactured goods for three Huron towns: 1930 1983 Goderich $4,829,488 $2,351,103 Wingham 924,228 580,196 Clinton 643,147 876,013 Mr. Bennett failed. His contention was that low tar- iffs were the cause of unemployment. Mr. Bennett's state- ment that $500,000;000 has been spent on relief, since he came into power, must prove to you the failure of the Ben- nett remedy. How complete would the failure need to be, before you would admit that the Bennett plan was hopeless? *11111114,41X0144 r_ THE BASIS OF TRADE Mr. 13enndtt proposed, in 1990, to slant out $500,000,- 000 worth of foreign made goods. You are aware that im- ports are payments received for exports. Mr. Bennett at the same time, proposed to expand our export trade. Will you extilain how these results, diametrically opposed to each oili- er, could possibly be accomplished? Was there in economic fact a rational basis for Mr. Bennett's suggested action? Can you giveus an example of one nation which has, over a period of years, performed this miracle without setting in motion the forces which led to its own destruction? TRADE EXPANSION How do you explain the expansion of Canadian trade under Liberalism? Has it been purely accidental., or was it the direct result of definite policy? Here is a record of exports. Conservative policies were in force during the fiscal year of 1922 — 1930 was the last year of the King Government 1935 the past fiscal year, was of course, under Conservative rule. Canadian. Exports To Empire countries To Foreign countries 1922 $345,800,000 $394,400,000 1930 379,600,000 740,600,000 1935 341,300,000 318,100,000 The claim of the Conservative party is that trade within the Empire has increased. It has - it has increased. from the low levels established under Conservative rule in 1932. Then lowering tariffs increased Canadian exports. If lowering tariffs against the Empire increased Canadian ex- ports, is not the same result possible with other countries? We almost held our own between 1930 and 1935, in trade with Empire countries — this is your own contention. Then inferentially, if you built up trade with Empire countries by lowering tariffs, the ghastly increases against foreign countries must have restricted trade. Do you agree? If not what explanation do you offer? Or do you really want trade with foreign countries? TARIFFS AND THE FARMER High tariffs have always restricted agricultural devel- opment. Canadian agriculture has never prospered under high tariffs, aside from the brief period of the war. The last four years are an excellent illustration of this fact. Here are the figures giving the net agricultural rev- enue of the Dominion over, the last four years, and • the comparison with 1930: 1930 1931 1932 $817,976,000 543,764,000 489,341,000 1933 510,410,000 1934 569,015,000 If the tariff fought for the Canadian farmer, as Mr. Bennett promised it would, wasn't it a rather feeble effort? Didn't it turn its guns against those it was intended to de- fend? Can you find a justification for raising tariffs on commodities the farmer uses, during a period when farm revenues were falling? If so, what is it? How did these tariff changes help the farmer? Liberal Rate Bennett Rate Binders 6% 25% Plows .......... ._ 10% 25% Cream Separators Free 25% Barb Wire Free 10% BIankets 21% 45% Overcoatings 25% 48% Meanwhile the government, which makes these chang- es in products the farmer 'uses, lowers duties on the raw material of Canadian manufacturers, proof positive, of its own recognition of the fact that a tariff, on industrial pro- ducts, naturally raises prices. Really, Mr. Massey, are not these tariff changes a shining example of the cold-blooded exploitation of those who were the main victims of the de- pression, for the 'benefit of others who have always been the spoiled children of protectionist policy? There is in this hard, cruel doctrine of extreme pro- tection, nothing for the Canadian people. It has killed the home market, checked the development of export trade, in- creased taxes, reduced revenues and piled incalculable bur- dens on the farmer and basic producer. It is the last word in intensive nationalism. It post- ulates, as the basis of its existence, the idea that prosperity to ourselves must come from injury to others. There is in it the essence of petty parochialism. Perhaps humanity might stand the economic loss, but can it survive the spirit- ual confusion arising from the national cultivation of the doctritle of perverted selfishness. The hope of Canada rests on something widely different. How is it possible for you or any other' ni.an of vision to appeal to youth with a mess- age so tawdry — so false — so fatal to the progress of the country and the happiness of the world? Respectfully yours, Liberal Candidate for North Huron. ;.11111I„,,.t,tIt..,.,I11t,111111....t11111111111111111 ........... 44 ...... ,,t,t tltlt11,t111111111111t,t11111111111hI„ltltlt,,,,Ia,tf111Illlltll,ltilltIl11t11I till ..... 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Girl Admits Theft of Car The mystery of the identity of the pretty blonde who stole Royal Lloyd's car on the night of June 29 was clear- ed up when Evelyn Wightrnan, 18, of Blyth, pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Hawkshaw at God- erich. Her companion on that night, Nelson Naylor, 19, of l;`31yth, pleaded guilty to two charges, of taking the car and of drunk driving, Suspended sentence kr one year was imposed out the girl and Naylor, who was on suspended ,sentence imposed ott a fraud charge on rune 2'I, was sentenc- ed to 30 days in jail, concurrent on each charge, Honored on Golden Wedding Day Surrounded by a host of friends who presented them with a purse of gold and an address, Mr. and Mrs. William Johnston marked their golden wed- ding anniversary at their home in. Ashfield Township. The presentation was made by Duncan McIntyre and the address was read by Charles Stew- art, Tax Rate Lowered in Lucknow and Brussels The tax rate at' Brussels was low- ered. 1 3110 mills to 29 mills for 1935. Lucknow tax rate was reduced 1 mill being set at 42 mills, Won Free Trip to C.N.E. Eleanor Wilson and Ruth Straugh- an of the Clothing Club in connection with the Auburn branch of the Wo- men's Institute, with Mrs. William Craig, as coach, attended the achieve- ment dayheld t geld at Stratford and judg- ing took place at the agricultural of- fice in Clinton Thursday, As this was the only club of its kind in Huron county, it was decided to take it to there with four other competing teams, Both girls took part in rterrrorrstra- tions . on "Cottons May Be Smart,” and were the lucky winners in Huron County of a free trip to Toronto Ex. sponsored by the Women's Institute of Ontario, and while there will com- pete in the judging competition. Used Match to Test Gasoline Exeter—It was another case of us- ing a lighted match to ascertain if a stalled car was out of gasoline. A lo- cal youth found out that his car was not short of gasoline --at least not short until things cleared up a bit. As lighted matches have done before, this one ignited the gasoline and there was a blast of fire which completely des- troyed the machine and along with it the 'young man's coat which he had thrown aver the flames with • the idea of checking the flames, In a pocket of the coat was the car driver's cash, The cash went along with the car and the coat. Nearby were some coal sheds and a large gasoline tank. The youth, seeing the danger of an explo- sion, -pluckily shoved his machine, an old model, as far as he was able from the danger point, WILL BRITAIN BLOCK ,ITALY? 444444414.444.444414 Will Great Britain seek to stop, It- aly from sending tnetr and guns ,and, anirn tinition against Ethiopia by way wax* ItadTyye tole, gtriciln Ford. odls� nelori ocean of `he Suez Canal? The answer to tha question, raised anew in London overnight, may come when the Lea-: gle of Nations Council convenes next:. month at Geneva. This map shows. the route I1¥ussolini's transports 'rave been following to the Italian bases; itt Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. "Solitude is sometimes b iety.". -Milton.