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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1932-06-09, Page 64 Voice of the Press INfril.4.÷4-4-. 4 4-0-(1.4.0-04-00-414.40-40-0-4.-0- Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Steps Forward Again As usual, John Bull has take)), the initiative in showing good faith toward file obligations by a tentative arrange - Ment for payment to the United States �t war debts deferred during the past year. The Hoover moratorium applied to all debtor mations, but none except Britain, so far, has come forward to Snake a ettlement, as she was also first to make the original war -debts Settlement, Her arrangement at that time was the most costly ot all, and the present proposal, rather than bring- ing relief, increases the expense. The interest rate is 4 per cent. instead of 3, and it the pound remains at less than ipar when the money is forwarded the pament in pounds will be that much heavier. The fact that Britain's arrangement is -conditional does not alter the prim Weetminstef hopes a way will be found to wipe out all war debts or iteljust them to prevailing- conditions. raymeut of arrears will depend upon Ole outcome of negotiations at Lau, tanne on the major problem. John. u11 has let it become known that he follow his traditional policy of eetiug obigations, no matter how it urts.----Teronto Mali aud Empire. The New Zealand Treaty Any treaty or trade arrangement that 'gives Canada a preference in a *200,000,000 a year market cannot but lee a good thing for Canada. That is That has happened in the case of the hew treaty entered into with New Zea - and, and the consequences are bound to be beneficial.—Ottawa Journal. 44 -"Holding On To Its It is understood here that United States railways, in order to hold Cana- lan traffic for their lines, are accept - mg payment in Canadian funds. It eans that in these transportation Matters the Canadian people are re- *eiving no compensating advantage from their depreciated dollar. It also demonstrates the determination of :United States carriers not to relite 4nish the Canadian traffic which is tiverted from our own lines and our wn ports.—Halifax Herald. i 1 Sunny Ontario Those who talk al freely in. this buntry of Sunny California do not item to realize that Canada's most outherly point in as far soutit as the borthern boundary -of California, and ihat this point is lit Ontario. Pelee stand, in Lake Erie, about 45 miles iron). Windsor, is the area in question. he Dominion's southernmost point was. father south than 11 of the states ki•f the neighboring republic, and south iof part of eight other states. The kitates farther north than. this part of &nada, are: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, daho, Oregon and Washington, while 'those partly north are Connecticut, Jthode Island, New. York, Pennsyl- ;ante, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska and t Tyoraing. Giving further considera- tion to the physical geography of this 'sntinent, what do we find? Merely ' his—and contrary to what is gen'eral- y believed—that the 49th parallel of latitude is not the southerly boundary f Canada. It separatesonly the four estern Provinces trona the adjacent tates. The most populous sections of putario and Quebec, and the provinces 4 Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia bud New Brunswick are located south .; nt the 49th paraller—Toronto Mail and t mpire. e Lancashire's Change With ruin. staring thent in. the face &f the preseut situation is prolonged, he cotton spinners ot Lancashire have t last taken their courage in their kends and moved to break the dead- lock created by the refusal of the ;workr:Jeep, to stand by the tentative bgreement regardiug more looms and wage limitations reached. towards the 14,nd of March. They have decided to terminate the agreement of 1929 under '1 hich working hours were reduced voile 55tS per week to 48 and a coin- ensating wage scale provided. This Imply means that each individual inill owner will be able to conclude a eparate agreement with his oven em- i0Yees. In fact, a number of firms ave already clone so, introducing more ooms per operator and cutting wages, ud are now working full capaeity lin- er the new •agreement. — Montreal t an What of the "Dole?" • A year or two ago nearly everybody' In. Canada and the 'Gaited States was blaming conditions in. Britain on what they called "the dole" and predicting chat nothing:was so necessary as the nding of this system will& 'was dee- :eribed as paying, a cash, bonus to Idle- timss, In Canada . and the ;ilnited tates, whereunemployment; is wide 'Spread and where "relief" has to be .'kiven to multitudes at people running into •large and :increasing totals, one bears .310 more •ceusitre of the British inethod of dealing with a Problem* kilielf is nowour problem also. •it Is 'more with envy than reproaelf that the ../31.111sh Method Is now being regarded, .---'roroni;o Star. Preparing far the Conference Tlie Wlunipeg Board of Trade has done an excellent piece of work in the brief prepared at the eequest of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in preparation for the Imperial Economic Conference. Its detafl. is exhaustive, and. represents the results Of a very thorough survey of commerce and in- dustry in Mauitoba. The leading re- commendation is that a permanent lu- ter-Empire board shall be formed, to meet at least once a year for the pur- pose of promoting the development of Inter -Empire trade and the fullest pos- sible utilization of the Empire's re- sources'aind man -power. — 'Winnipeg Tribune. The Last Canadian Frontier "The Men of the Last Frontier," by Gray Owl, a Scottish-Indiau trapper who served overseas during the war, gives a vivid picture of Indian life in. the northern Canadian wilds. The book has considerable merit as a Cana- dian product by an aboriginal Cana- dian. It constitutes a real addition to the literature ot the nation. It has been considered worthy of a full-page review in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. The exclusive Cana- dian rights are owned. by the Macmil- lan Company of Canada, Limited, St. Martin's House, Toronto. — Toronto Mail and Empire. THE EMPIRE British Finance The financial typhoon which has de- vastated the whole commercial world hit Great Britain with terrific force. It even. waterlogged the pound sterl- ing. But cool, competent navigation has righted the ship, and it seems like- ly that she will reach quiet waters be- fore any other of the nations have weathered the sterna—Melbourne Aus- tralasian. Violence in India During the past few weeks there has been an epidemic of serious dacoities and murders front which few parts of India have been exempt. It is not necessary to assume that all these crimes are necessarily due to political or terrorist motives. That is not to say that tile Congress d.oes not bear a Lone Aviatrix Rests After Atlantic Flight 'MkSia0 aresil SAWS sse. • eeese,esseameassmasenemsesamwasseeseeseseesirewmt Amelia Earhart. Putnam taken at Londonderry, Ireland, after prov- ing to world that wouten have the stamina to withstand the fatigue and strain of flying the stormy Atlantic. Terence conference at Geneva and Lausanne—futile political tea- parties that end in nothing but strife. distract our statesmen from the Em- pire, and are proving the dearest in- vestment we ever seadee—The London Daily Express. atter Empire Settlement and Ottawa We have got to prove to the Do- minions that it is to their interest to broaden their policy ou a foundation of inter -Empire prefereuee. This does not apply merely to goods and to *o - da.). The Federation. of British In- dustries rightly insists upon the im- portance of people. In 1913 we sent 285,046 emigrants t- .'•e Overseas Em- pire; by 1931 the number had dropped to 27,151. The flow must be started again—to their advantage as muck as ours. There can be no thought of dumping either in people or .iu goods; any arrangement that is likely to be acceptable to the Dominions must be very serious share responsibility. as much to their advantage as to ours. For ten years Congress have consist- The bargain must equally benefit both ently Preached the virtues of breaking sides.—Londou Evering Post. the law and every day in every way have done their utmost to make the • task of the guardians of law and order 'aa difficult as pessible. It Is, however, a well known fact, confirmed by Police records in all parts of India, that econ- omic depressiou is at once reflected hi an. increase of. cognisable crime; that there are more dacoities when the monsoon fails. This year, as if the worldwide economic depression were not serious enough, the winter rains have generally failed in Northern In- t-flee—Calcutta Englishman. This Patriotism Foreigners resident in Egypt often share the opinion of many Egyptians that the British community appear in- different to the pride of their heritage. The truth can be witnessed at least once a year, whn the 24th of May brings round Empire Day. It is essen- tial that if this celebration of a great national occasion must be made, it should be made well. Apart front the necessity of imparting the correct im- pression, itis necessary to remind one- self in au impressive way that one be- longs to a world-wide community of the greatest kinship that history has ever recorded. The children must have the important fact deeply plauted in their growing and impressionable minds if they are to carry on the tra- ditions and work that their parents will one day bequeath to the. The un- dying spirit of Britain is as powerful and virile to -day as it has ever been,— Cairn Sphinx. A'. The Plague of the Roads Every day eighteen people ate dying on the roads, and 550 are being in- jured, many of them for life. Imagine the outcry through the country it some plague spread through the towns and villages of the land and struck down as any victims! How can we fight the plague of the roads? It seems little • use to pile Act of Parliament upon Act or Parliartieut The reckless driver will, still be reckless eveu though he is condemned by a, thousand Acts. The only remedy is the sterner application of the powers to punish the careless man at the wheel. There Is no need for any penal code against the careless pedestrian. He is already punished by deaths—London Daily News. Ottawa Prospects Already Ottawa is becoming the bat- tleground of many diveree commercial interests from every part of the Bri- tish Commonwealth, ar ' the Confer -- epee is threatened. wite "log -rolling" on an unprecedented scale. Already, too, Canadian manufacturers are mak- ing it increasingly plain tht they do not Intend to agree to plans veltich will admit Britistt manufactured goods more freely into Canada. It is extreme- ly doubtful whether a comprehensive scheme of Imperial Preference can be contrived.—London Daily Herald. OTHER OPINIONS The Sentimental English Thereluctance of the English to ac- cept a newcomer can scarcely be ex- aggerated. • It is a formidable fact founded upon a basic, racial character- istic—a complete lack of curiosity. This queer people does not like variety novelty or change. It likes sameness, monotony, repetition. There are two kinds of pleasure—the pleasure of sur- prise, adored by children, and the plea- sure of recognition, cherished by the aged. The English are an old people. They are more mature and less child- ish than any other race on earth save the Chinese. They love "old favour- ites"—old tunes they've heard for years, old singers who can no longer Britain and Europe Great Britain's troubles lie in and proceed from. Europe, which has drain - ea her through the centuries of how any millions of lives and. what unac. countable vrealth, The British people mean to be free of this incubus, They mean to iegaia their liberty of action. and to conduct themselves With friend - hip towards all nations, and to en- gage in entangling alliances and agree - menta with none, And they mean to take their own measure of their ties and to provide against them asthey think flt. The first step to the recov- ery of due political freedom must be • to make an end of tills farce of on. sing, old jokes and old comedians who crack the same old jokes; they will go in their thousands to hear au old wo- mau with a cracked voice sing dread- fully the songs she sang beautifully fifty years ago, and they will enjoy It, They will not hear the pathetic thread- bare screech of the worn-out instru- ment; for something queer bas hap- pened to them, and they will hear again the echo of the old, vanished loveliness. Their memory is strong; it is, for them, the source of all senti- ment. —Mary Borden in the Woman's Journal. Scotland Yard Prepares To Forestall Burglaries London.—Scotland Yard has created a new department whose job it is not afterbeing picked. to catch burglars, but to get ahead of them. The new bureau, which has a staff of three men, is expected to de- vise plans for preventing a class of crimes which have caused London po- lice much trouble recently—the break- ing -and looting of show windows, holdups by bandits with fast auto- mobiles, and burglaries of art objects. The bureau was established by Lord Trenchard, new head of the Yard, as part of a general overhauling. It will be staffed by a former army officer, a civilian who worket. at Scotland Yard and a detective from headquarters. Novel suggestions will be consider- ed, the announcement said, and no counter -crime project, no matter how fantastic, will be ruled out. Engineer's Discovery Offers New Use For Pine Leave The Wild Flowers In Their Natural State A Mlle's- hint end yearning was given.l by Dr. Vernon A. Young of the Dept. of Forest Botany, New York State Col- lege of Forestry, Syracuse University, that, well applies to all peoples. Cana- dians might well take heed of the sad example set forth in the following statement made by Dr. Young. ", flowering dogwood and redbud trees have suffered so severely that many States have been compelled to pass laws in order to protect these flower- ing trees of the forest and in some areas near large community centres policing has been inaugurated. "The destruction of wild flowers will be followed by the destruction of the forests and watersheds," says Dr. Young. "Ages before the trees •of a forest obtain their foothold the pioneer wild flowers prepare the way. Year after year their bodies add to the sol!, thus building up the humas, one of the most valuable constituents of soils for tree growth. With the addition of humus, the raw state of the soil is changed until the physical and chemi- cal properties essential for tree growth have been provided: "Flowering plants are necessary itt order to pioneer the raw soil afeas which later are to be inhabited by for- est communities," explains Dr, Young. "Moreover, the _flowering plants must Stabilize the forest alter it has been established. This is accomplished by firmly binding the soil with their fibrous root systems which mingle with the large roots of the trees. This loot assemblage, in addition to regu- lating the water supply of the soil, pre- vents erosion of the forest floor. If the herbs and. shrubs of the forest floor are destroyed preeervation of the for- est becomes a very- serious problem. In fact there is no way the forest can be saved. except by the introduction of shrubs and herbaceous flora. "So Complete has been the hunt for wild flowers that many species are now practically extinct. It is alarming when we stop to think that the public may be robbed of many inore wild flower species in a few years if the habit of 'sicking wild flowers is not stopped." Dr. Young states that it is almost futile to pick wild flowers because they wilt quickly and few of them retain their fragrance more than 24 hours Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.—After many months of research work, Otto Brauns, technical engineer of the Abitibi Pow- er and Paper Company, announces he has developed a system which elim- inates pitch trouble from the manu- facture of paper from pulpwood. The new syetena now in operation at the local mill, will mean a much greater percentage of balsam and jackpine can be used for paper -Making than formerly, it was said. Toronto.—If the new system dim- irates pitch from jackpine to such an extent that newsprint can be made, it is a great thing for the north country, declares Dr. C. H. Howe, Dean •of Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto. Experiments along this line have been carried on for ten years. 11...1••••11* •••••••••••••••rman•••••••••••••............ New Dirigible Well Under Way With eight of her &trainmen main frames .in place, Akron, Ohio, workmen are busy anplying the first of the outer covering to the new dirigible, Maeone-the latest air queen. Summer Time—Fly Time! No out is physically afraid of a fiy because it can do no actual hurt of itself. It has, however, many bad habits which make it a dangerous bi- sect to the human. race. When a fly eats, it steps into the food and not only eats all it wishes but covers legs, body and wings. :In this way it may collect a few typhoid germs from a yard -toilet, or tubercle bs,cilli from an open cuspidor. It then next alights on some article of food such as the milk pitcher, fruit or vegetables, bread or cake, or the baby's bottle. After that it is only a short time till some individual, old or young, is infected. Once the fly enters the home, it is impossible to provide protection from the germs which may enter with the insect. It is necessary, therefore, to take such measures as will not only keep the flies outside but reduce their number in the neighborhood to a mini- mum. The prevention of fly breeding may be assured by the elimination ot ite breeding places. This requires the proper care of stable manure and the removal or disinfection of other de- composing refuse such as garbage, wet papers and rubbish of all sorts. The treatment of manure and other retuse with chemical disinfectants for the prevention of fly breeding is a develop- ment of recent years and progress has been. rapid. Flies 'love the garbage pail, so this receptacle should always be kept tightly covered. Flies breed in almost any rotting or fermenting matter. They breed in any kind OE thing, whether from horses, cows, pigs, or human beings, Decay- iug grains, rotting fruit or vegetables, waste cotton or woollen garments, sacking and paper—all furnish admir- able breeding places when the ma- terials are moist and warm and especi- ally when mixed with ashes or earth. Flying the Atlantic By Amelia Earhart Putnam. First Woman to Fly the Atlantic Alone, in a Speech Before the In- • stitute of Journalists, London. I came over with, no plans and no special purpose—I felt my trip was just a vacation, and I enjoyed myself very much. About my flight: It was different types of flying than 1 expec- • different types of ging than I expect- ed; there were clouds, storm and fog most of the time. My flight adds no- thing to aviation. It has no signifi- cance at all; it is simply a social visit on my part. You see, I have an aviation point; of view. But if I've helped break through the barriers of tradition that women are helpless, that's something, isn't it? I'd rather have you think of rae just as a 'pilot, an ordinary pilot; it doesn't; matter whether it's Mr. or Miss Earhart. ]3ut what I did was not a great draft on my strength. I have danced all night lots of times, and flying all night isn't very match. In fact, I wasn't very tired when I reached Lon- donderry and only went to bed be- cause 1 knew I ought to be tired. Gold Produced • In Ontario There was an increase or over 13 per cent in the gold production at Ontario in the lira quarter of the present year. This statement le based Oil the March. ,gold bulletin Is- sued. by the Department of Mines of the Province. The mines +at the Province gained in March in quantity of ore milled over the previous month, though the figures were slightly below those of January. On the other hand, the value of gold re- covered In March was considerably In excess of either of the first two months of the year. For the first quarter gold and silver values or the ore milled was $11,133,309 tom - pared with $9,919,492 in the first three months of 1931. Kirkland Lake again led in the value of its. production, while both. Kirkland Lake and Porcupine were higher than in the first quarter of last year. There was also a sharp rise in the prouction of the mines in north-western Ontario. Tlie output of Kirkland Lake for the quarter title year had a value of $5,707,397 cone Pared with $4,974,062 in the first three months of 1931. • The Porcu- pine production this year was $5,- 071,630, -while in the. cold'eseontillig period of last year it Was ..$4.761e 333. Iu north-western ,Ontarld the output for the Best quarter. et 1932 was $354,282 against $184,047 for the first quarter of 1931. Largest Producti'on Lake Shore in the Kirkland Lake field was again the mine with the largest individual production, second ppioareceuphe belil.ig held by Hollinger of After Hollinger in March Teck -Hughes came next in the value of its output, being follow- ed ia order by McIntyre, Dome, Wright -Hargreaves, Howey, Sylvan- ite, Coulartme Kirkland Lake Gold. Vipond, Parkhill, Minto, March and Barry -Hollinger. Ontario is the primary gold field of the Dominion. In 1931 produc- tion from that province accounted for over 75 per cent. of the total gold output of Canada. Gold pro- duction from Ontario last year was 2,035,S1S fine ounces -out of a total output for Canada of 2,695,219 ounces. The other chief gold pro- ducers among the provinces, are Quebec, British Columbia and Mani- toba. The growth in Quebec and Manitoba has been particularly rapid in recent years. 'Vorld production figures for gold are 'net yet available for 1931, but from the information so far published it is evident that Canada has maintained her position as the second. largest producer at the metal. • Bank Messengers Chain Money Bags to Belts London.—Owing to the number of attacks by thieves on persons carry- ing money in the streets of London, city banks have issued instructions that their messengers must revert to the system of chaining their satchels to belts round their waists. This was formerly a regular practice, but in some cases the messengers have com- promised by wearing the chains at- tached to their wrists. The new order is not popular with some of the clerks, who feels that they could give a good account of themselves if attacked. It is pointed out that there is a possibility that desperate thieves would not hesitate to kidnap men suspected of carrying large sums of money to make such an offence appear to be worth while. As the thieves who specialize in this form of crime invariably work ia gangs, the possibility of kidnapping is by no means remote; and in cer- tain cases messengers are now ac- companied by' body -guards. Rail Fares Reduced In Germany' for Summer Berlin—The Reich railways have reduced their fares, effective June 1, in the hope of stimulating travel and halting the decline in revenues. The fare reductions halve the ex- press train surcharges. Commuta- tion and pupils' tickets are reduced from 8 to 31 per tent. For the first time the Germait railways are to offer special sunnier commutation Tates, with a 20 per cent reduction on routid-trip tickets involving a dis- tance of ore than 200 kilometers, or approximately 125 miles. Copenhagen Opens First College For Women Copenhagen.—Although women were admitted to the University of Copen- hagen as early as 60 years ago, only this spring was the first women's rest- dential college opened, affording con- venient and inexpensive housing for women students. The new college, ceremoniously opened by the Queen of Denmarlc and various educational authorities 010. May 15, is near Langebro, It provides accommodation for about 00 students,' It includes among other convertiences,1 a kitchen where the students may cook their own meals. Sliver Lining Sorrow with his pick mines the heirt; but he is a cunning workman, XII deepens the channele wbereby happiness may ente.a, and hollows oath' new chambers for joy to abide in whea. he is gone,