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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1932-04-14, Page 3Plan For British Community Settlements in Canada Hon. W. A. Gorden, Minister of Labor, has intimated that a policy of immigration must soon be started again in Canada beeause of the rail - :way debt. "Whether we like it or not," he said, "if we aro going to pay 'off that huge debt we must get over to the positive side of immigration as soon as possible. That opens up ra serious problem as to where we are to get people who will be acceptable to this country, and who will be.easily assimilated into our national life." Among those who have given thought to the resumption of immi- gration is Brigadier -General M. L. Hornby, of the Hornby Farms, Leth- bridge, Alberta. After 30 years of Empire service he came to Canada in 1924 to farm, develop and settle his properties. But he has found that the majority of those around him are not British. In Southern Alberta, where some of his properties lie, Central Europeans have constituted the bulk of the immigrants. New British set- tlers have been comparatively few. "Let me make it quite clear," he says, g1that I am not out to knock the `for- ieign' settlers. Far from it—I admire them as workers and colonizers; I can see how much they are doing to de - e _lop this Western country. Nor have X anything against the Government of Canada for admitting them, for I know that the Government has alwat s 'offered every possible inducement and advantage to British migrants from England to come in and settle on her vacant lands. But the cold fact is that England has been too slow to take ad- vantage of Canada's invitation and offers, whereas `foreigners' have been quick to step in, and have eagerly ac- qired the good lands open to then." General Hornby puts forward the following scheme of immigration: (a) The settlement of new British immi- grants in Canada should be confined to the already developed and proven mixed -farm districts. (b) Any de- scription of settlement by contract is a mistake. England has a direct re- sponsibility for the settlement of her migrants in new homes overseas. She must shoulder this responsibility di- rectly. (e) Migration and settlement should be carried out by Old Country communities --counties and towns with the object of bringing into play the very strong county and town spirit, which exists through the Un- ited Kingdom—the "team spirit," which has stood us in good stead in important national and Empire causes in former days, and which is exactly what is needed to help new settlers over the first and most difficult yea':s of their new life. (d) The communi- ties, or the community organizations, sending out new settlers should be. also responsible for establishing them o the land and for their "after-care' —that is to say for their agricultural supervision and financial support, if necessary, for the first two or three years, until they are thoroughly on their feet: (e) The new settlers should b established by their Old Country communities on these farms and shnall holdings, as tenants, not as owners. After having made good as tenants, the new settlers should be encouraged and assisted to move off and acquire farms of their own thus making room for further relays of new set- tlers from the same Old Country com- munity to occupy the vacated,tenents- farms. In this way a continuous and automatic flow of new. settleye will take place. (f) New settlers who fail to "make good" must be returned to the Old Country county or town which sent them out. It will there . - fore be in the interests of the Old Country town or county. to send out to Canada only those who are likely to succeed. General Hornby thinks that the ap- proach of the Imperial Economic Con- ference is an appropriate"time to in- vite- attention to the unsatisfactory state of British settlement in Canada and to urge an imrovement in it.—The Mail & Empire, Toroato. Sunday School Lesson April 17. Lesson III—The Cali of Abram—Genesis 12: 1-9. Golden Text—Thou shalt be a blessing.— Genesis lessing—Genesis 12: 2. ANALYSIS. I. THE CALL, Vs. 1-3. If. THE CALL OBEYED, vs. 4-6. M. WANDERING AND WORSHIPPING, vs. 6-9. INTRODUCTION—The book of Genesis opens' with stories of the beginnings of mankind as a whole, but quickly narrows its interest to the family springing from Noah's son, Shem, of whom Abrani was regarded as a lineal descendant. It treats history geneal- here was one willing to pioneer. Such ogically. When Aram is reached, the faith is infectious; it draws others story expands to considerable length into its company. It is not surpris- because he was regarded not only as big, therefore, that a considerable the firs': patriarch of the nation, but number, chiefly of relatives, followed as the ideal Israelite. His faith in Abram out of Ur. Nothing is told us God, his ready obedience to God's will, of the long and hazardous journey his generosity, his love of peace and across the desert which stretches be - —"I will shew thee." It required great faith to obey so difficult a call. Now faith is never aimless; it does not operate in a vacuum. It serves a par - pose, and the greater the faith the loftier the purpose. God's purpose with Abram was to isolate hien from his old, idolatrous environment in order, through him, to found a new order—a nation great, because it would be the bearer of the divine reve- lation. This sounds like national ego- tism, but its offensive feature is off- set by a wide universalism. Through Abram and his descendants the bless- ing of God would flow out to all the nations of the earth. At any rate, the severity of God's command is more than compensated for by the promise of rich ward for the obedience of faith. II. THE. CALL OBEYED, vs. 4-6. Without question or complaint Abram responded to God's call. At the age of seventy-five most men would wish to settle down comfortably, but Latest addition to the Bronx Zoo. A nice pet for the children! Threepence A Buunch._. All the tradition of old London and Springtime is embodied in this delight -1 ful sketch and is particularly appropri- ate and will have special appeal now when Canadian fields are again feeling the touch of the sun's warmth. At the crossroads of two busy ar- teries—one running down to the City, the other racing towards the heart of Kent—I waited for a friend who had invited me to share the stillness of the country with her for twenty-four hours. Under the arohway of an unfrequent- ed door sat a rosy -faced old lady on a eanip stool, at her feet a large, rough basket, still partially filled with daffo- dils. "Daffodils, threepence a bunch. Fresh daffodils." She need not have told us they were fresh, for the whole air was pungent with that spring fragrance which fresh daffodils always bring with them. "Threepence a bunch!" I said to my- self. "Fancy getting all that gold for threepence!" And, even.though I was actually on my way to the land of daf- fodils, I edged over to the archway and bought two bunches. 'While she was wrapping them up a shrill -voice behind piped: "Daffodils! I wonder how much!" "Threepence a bunch," came the voice from the camp stool. "Oh, Freddie! You buy a bunoh for Mummy and I'll get a bunch for Dad." In a moment one felt that • spring had met spring! They seemed to be dancing with the daffodils and sun- beams! Two diminutive pocket -books flashed out and pennies were counted; then off up the street frolicked the daffodils. A workman passed with his bag of tools; passed, butturned and came back. "How much are they, Missus?" "Threepence a bunch." He laid down his tools gently, fumb- led for his threepence, found it, and smilingly took his sheaf of gold. "Daffodils, threepence a bunch. Fresh daffodils," sang the rosy -faced old lady. A couple wandered over to the arch- way, the young man taking a bunch 17) but it was not yet his. His life in Canaan was well-rounded. In v. 8 we learn that he pitched his tent, thus. setting up family life; he .had Bethel on the west and Hai on the east, and so entered into social relations; he builded an altar, nurturing his regi•• gious life. The family, the commun- ity and the Church were all benefited by him. "The danger in going away into a. strange life does not have to do with geography. It is not that a man is in danger in a different land. It is that he is in danger of becoming a differ- ent man. A good Ileal which we con- sider a part of our deepest life is just the reflection of our surroundings. When we change our surroundings it is startling and disconcerting to watch the change in ourselves. We can be stronger than any strange environ- ment if we build an altar to God wherever the sun rise in the morning and wherever the sun sets at night" —Lynn Harold Hough. his noble bearing under trying cir- cumstances—all this fitted him to be- come a bright and shining light to re- . Fen Babylonia and the land of Can- aan, but in estimating Abram's obe- dience this should not be forgotten. note generations. He has been canes On the way to Canaan a stopseems "the ether of the Faithful." A pion- to have been made for some time at eer in the exercise of faith, he taught Haran, in the north-west of Mesopo•- nmen by living example how to practice taenia, which probably formed a regu- it. There are many New Testament, lar restineeplace for earavans on the references to Abram. He is honored great trade route. by Jews, Mohammedans and Chris- III. WANDERING ANI)tiaras, vs. 6-9. I. TUE CALL, VS. 1-3. Abram: did not eotne to an unoccu- At the outset of his career Abram pied country. It had long been in- lived among people who neither knew habited by a people known as Canaan - nor worshipped the true God, and he ites, who had attained a fairly high was himself, perhaps, little better civilization, but were, of course, wor- than his neighbors. How God's call shippers of strange gods. Abram tra- eame to him we do not know, but come versed the country, remaining Eor it did with a heavy demand, He was some time in the two important towns, required to leave his native Ur (1;e: Shechem and Bethel. He had not left 7) in southern Babylonia, withite his home in Ur for worldly gain, and sure prosperity and advanced civili•.a- hence he did not seek it in Canaan. tion, and to break the ties that heldWhat he sought was the opportunity him to his kindred, We, in our order-' to worship God. This opportunity he ed society, can scarcely realize what seized at Shechem and Bethel, both of this meant for him. In his turbulent which had long been shrines for Can - age, to separate oneself from ones aanitie worship. The higher faith of clan was to expose oneself to hostile • Abrani was thus to displace eventually tribes and to be without protection i;, the lower faith of the Canaanites at a war -like world. Further, God canoe laces which from ancient times had hint away from home without tnclr pad sacred associations.Not until he woRsu IPPINt , `DeBore called en you last even- ing! I suppose you didn't get .a chance to open your mouth." "Oh, yes I did, 1 yawned several tines." out of the basket. I reit as he gaze* at them that he was seeing much more than a handful of daffodils, He asked the price. "Threepence a bunch." "Oh, Ernest!" protested his sweet little helpmeet, "dont spend money: O unnecessary things. We must save it we want to have it home of our own." "I feel that they are necessary," he replied quietly, and picked out two lovely bunches which oho took reluot• aptly. How I longed to tell her that he was building their home by buying those daffodils! Then a girl came along, .who might have been considered smart. Her hat looked like Paris, and everything else was in keeping with her hat, "How much are the daffodils?" she said In a voice which sounded like pent-up streams let loose. "And how many'bunohes have you got?" The old lady counted her remaining treasures slowly: "Threepence a bunch, and there are seven bunches," she said, smiling. "I always take a bunch home on Saturday myself," she added. "I'll take all that you can let me have," said the smart girl. The old lady had come to the end of her 'wrapping paper, so the girl held the daffodils on her arm. I had no idea until that moment how becom- ing daffodils could be! And now the old lady was folding her camp stool, and picking up her basket with its one solitary bunch of daffodils. I should like to have spoken to her, for I felt in a vague way that she was doing her bit for humanity -- and had helped me to go ahead and do mine—but at that moment a cheery voice rang out. It was my friend call- ing from her car, so I turned and scrambled iu beside her. As we drove away, I looked back. The old lady was starting, too. Over her arm was the rough basket and camp stool, but in her other hand she clasped her bunoh of daffodils. Our eyes met and we smiled to one an- other.. I felt she understood, for she stood there smiling and waving her bunch of daffodils till we were out of sight.—S. F. C. Experiments With Cancer Promising, Says Anatomist London. — Experiments being con- ducted here by a young man may 'lead ultimately to control of cancer, Sir Arthtr Keith, famous anatomist, revealed recently. "This young man really has got hold of something big towards con- trol of growth," Sir Arthur said. "He is working with parathyroid extract, with which he experiments on ani- mals and can develop or retard the growth as he wishes." Sir Arthur did not reveal the man's name, but sai he was working secret- ly in specially constructed labora- tories on top of the Royal College of Surgeons. Fiddlesticks It was at an orchestral concert, and after gazing for some time at the, bass fiddle player a plan in the stalls mut- sed, "He'll never do it; he'll never de it." At length the title of the first num- ber was announced, whereupon the mutterer continued 'lis remark, louder each time. This was too much for a plan in 'the row in front, and eventually he of the Toronto -Detroit air mail sery turned and said, angrily, "Confound ice has been decided by the post of you and your mutterings, sir." fice department, and instructions t "Well,he can't do it I tell you. I'll this effect have been issued. Th bet you he can't!" was the reply. Winnipeg -Edmonton route has bee. c1t- "Can't do what?" cut off, but'It Is anticipated the oth tion. Ile had v tin." service will not be touched. "U.S. Air Manoeuvers Face Economy Cut Washington. --This year's manoeu- vres of the Army Air Corps may be canceled to save money. War Department officials said they had been discussing manoeuvre plans, but had not reached a decision. Indi- cations. point, they added, either to cancellation or great curtailment. News Oddities Man Commits Suicide By Swallowing Savings Lyons, France.—lean Coiifier, 42, at- tempted to commit suicide and take his money with him. Be succeeded in killing himself by swalowing his life savings which con- sisted of several 1,000, 100, 10 and 5 franc notes. An autopsy was performed and the notes were recovered. Fox Farm Started in Chile Magallanes, Chile.—A valuable con- signment of 14 silver foxes has arriv- ed here from Hamburg. The import- er, Herr Gustav Icken, who intends to start the first experimental fox farm in Chilean Patagonia, has select- ed for the site "Los Robles," in the neighborhood of Rio Seco. Denmark to Banish Solid: Tired Vehicles Copenhagen. — Solid rubber -tired motor vehicles are to be prohibited on the roads of Denmark after 1934 by a law which has been passed here fol- lowing experiments with different kinds of wheels coverings and road materials. Toronto -Detroit Air Mail To Continue Service Ottawa. --Temporary continuation • 0 e n er lug at first his destine had aerrved in Canaan did he knew <Put that big fiddle under hls cl merely the promise of divine guidance that this was the promised land ( v. MU11 AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER THAT'S 0's BRD CASE o `WKER''S THUMB rye. Mo0CiAeD So MANN ¶CDES -n-ttS SUmme.'R.-^ - TH ' M`( THOM' Poti iT ' V4 C5' W AE.N) ° T8 Um e E,D 1"^`l \Aim FRom EoAsi To coAs'� Lonely Heath Hen Bachelor To Be Provided With Mate Oak Bluffs, Mass.—The last health hen in the world, after four years of presumably carefree bachelorhood on quaint Martha's Vineyard, is to be pro- vided with a mate. His bride will be a Wisconsin prairie chicken, the finest ornithologists can find in their effort to preserve as many covered peaks of Germany's loftiest of his characteristics as possible. mountain. Dr. Alfred 0. Cross of Bowdoin 001- lege, foremost authority on the heath hen, has consented to supervise the r nuptials, -which necessarily will be hur- ried because the mating season al- ready has begun. The heath hen—rte is called a hen although a male—is the last of his once plentiful species wick inhabited the eastern coast from Maine to Vir- ginia. The guns of hunters reduced his numbers to a small flock whiolt found refuge on Martha s Vineyard. . Forest fires there further destroyed the species until only three could be found on the island in 1917. Two of these died and since 1928 there has been but one heath hen left in the ,world. Natives have reported seeing him within the last week. Only an ornithologist can tell the difference between a heath hen and a prairie chicken.. Deaf In Gotham Plug-in and Hear at Theatre New York.—A row of seats for the deaf, wired from microphones hidden ou the stage, has been installed at a local theatre. The play -goer may plug-in his own instrument or rent one at the box of- fice, adjust the ear -pieces and hear everything, the League for the Hard of Hearing, Inc., have announced. Voting On 'Mountain Top Of the thousands and thousands of polling booths which were used throughout the German Reich during the presidential election, there was one which occupied a unique position because of its altitude. This was the booth which had been established on the top of the Zugspitz Mountain, near the terminus of the recently construct- ed cog railway from Garmisch-Parten- kirchen, at a height of over 8600 feet above sea level. Undoubtedly there were a number of people who, in order to make the ascent of the Zugspitz on the day of the presidential election (which like all election days in Ger- many, er many, was on a Sunday) left Munich too early in the morning to go to the poll in the Bavarian capital, but who were thus afforded as opportunity of recording their vote amid the snow - "How long have they been mar- ried?" "About five years." "Did she make him a good wife'?" "No, but she made him an awful, ly good husband." FAITH. The union of profound kuowledge with divine faith, and the recognitioa and perception of their unity, is the mind's first step within' the domatmi of truth, and of the consciousness of it; or, rather, the first step la that gradation by whioh the mind and consciousness advance towards verity. When is a pie like a Moet :'---Whee it's browning. The Conductor Never Takes Up this Ticket, AND 1 STIL&. GOT TICKET -AND BACk AGAihi. GootJ OLD Ti-IOMB. 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