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Zurich Herald, 1940-11-21, Page 2veiled by Norse from 'Vangouver to New York Mary Bosanquet and her horse Jonty are shown in New York at the end of a 4,000 miles horseback ride that started in 'Vancouver, Canada, in May, 1939. She eschewed the highways for the most part and stuck to the dusty backroads and byways. 'ti' H E WAR -WEE K—Commentary on Current Events 'Quake, It Ilan Defeats Queer Germany's Plans Bad news came to Adolf Hitler's ears last week, some of the most discouraging since he failed in his plans to subjugate Britain by mass air attack. The reported collapse of a full-fledged Italian offensive against Greece, the sinking by the British fleet air arm of half of Italy's capital ships, the earthquake In. Rumania, meant that the big Axis drive to gain control of the eastern Mediterranean was stalling and that, in the meantime with German -conquered peoples growing restive and U. S. aid to Britain in- creasing daily, a hundred things could happen to spoil forever any chances of Axis dreams coming true. Balance In the Balance Although. the military situation all over the world remained com- paratively stable during the week, diplomatic activity on all fronts reached the frenzied stage. No one knew what might come out of the German -Soviet talks in Berlin; anx- ious was the kibitzing done by other powers (Britain, v. S., China, Turkey) who feared that Russia might join the Axis' "new world order" and upset the balance against them. Japan Awaits Outcome In the Far East Japan awaited the outcome of the Hitler -Molotov conversations before launching a new push into Indo-China. (Shang- hai dispatches said there were in- dications that the Japs were pre- paring for a new adventure, pos- sibly an attempt to take the Neth- erlands East Indies), Commenting editorially on Molotov's visit to Berlin, the Tokyo newspaper 'Yo- minri said that further "Russian - German co-operation inevitably would weaken the British -dominat- ed "old order," and that Japan was driving for the same goal in the Orient. Can Depend On U. S. Embattled Britain fought on bravely. The Ministry of Home Se- curity announced that 6334 civil - tuns had been killed and 3656 in- jured in October air raids on Britain. E'ven us this news became public it was admitted in London that the submarine was definitely replacing the bombing plane as a primary menace, and that Toss of shipping, loss of lives in the mer- chant marine might soon constitute the war's greatest problem. But Britons knew by last week that they could rely absolutely on the United States of America. Half the Malted States' war material output was already pledged in be- 5talf of Britain --- Mr. Roosevelt had lost not a minute after the elections In making hirnself clear. Britain could expect ships next, than credits, it was believed,. The sed -hot question in the U.` S. was corning to be: Shall we get into the war, or stay out? But in many toasters the view was held that America was. really in already .. . without knowing it. . War had only to be declared! Canada's Decisive Roue In the Dominion, Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the people of Canada of the staggering cost they must pay for the war -- ,our share 'Was running at the rate of one billion dollars a year in October, he said * and informed the coun- try bluntly these were darker days ahead. The Dominion ot Canada, he declared, would one day pray the decisive role in the British F,•m- pire's war against aggression. * * Sidelights On Main Issues BRITAIN: Last week Britain sent all available troops to the Near East ... the Government advanc- ed $25,000,000 to the Greeks .. - reports indicated the Government of Eire had refused to give Britain the use of naval bases on the Irish coast .. , the London News Chron- icle said. that Lord Halifax, British foreign secretary, might soon re- sign and be succeeded by Anthony Eden, secretaryaof war * e * FRANCE: Rumors' leed Gener.l Maxime Weygand deletting that Vichy Government and helping to unite French colonial forces against the home government . . . Mean- time General DeGau!le's "Free Frenchmen" captured Libreville, chief port oi: Gabon in French equa- torial .Africa . , , Vice -Premier Pierre Laval announced to the French nation that peace negotia- tions between defeated France and victorious Germany would be post- poned ostponed until the end of the war . , * * * RUSSIA: Moscow district Soviet declared for continued Russian neu- trality and armed vigilance, senti- ments endorsed by President Mich- ael Kalinin of the Supreme Soviet Presidium , , . Defense Commissar Timoshenko told the Red Army to display the "maximum vigilance in an exceptionally alarming inter- national situation" . a source close to the Soviet embassy in London intimated that Premier Molotov's visit to Berlin might re- sult in new Russian -German under- standings "safeguarding Russia's neutrality" , , . During the week Russia withdrew large number of troops from the Turkish -Soviet (Oan.ces!an) border , . , •* * * * CIIINA: Recapture ot Yaanchow, strategic ICwangtung city, and Pingloehiao, directly to the north, was claimed in Chinese reports from Hong Kong ... further with- drawals of Japanese forces in South Chinn took plate.. * * * UNITED STATES: A sensation- al shift of American diplomats to which could be attributed the ut- most tmost importance was predicted in Washington last week, It was re- ported that President Roosevelt might send no less a personage that his Under-Secretary of State, Sumner Welles, to Great Britain Saving Ontario's Natural Resources G. C. TONER, Ontario Federation of Anglers. (NO, 17) ONE TREE PER ACRE The Royal Society of Canada has set up a committee to survey the resources of the country, and as I wrote last week, the first re- port of the .committee has been made by Dr. 3. 3. O'Neill of Mc- Gill University, Dr. O'Neill took for his subject the exhaus- tion of our minerals and the ne- cessity of providing jobs for the people who will be thrown out out of work by this eventuality, suggesting that a comprehensive plan be adopted to deal with this, after study of the resources has shown tie best methods. The Clay Belt Ag'r'iculture cannot replace mining in our northern areas for much of the soil is useless and the severe climate is a handicap. The Clay Belt of the central north is about 700 miles long and about 60 miles wider. This is good agricultural land but new crops that will not be harmed by early and late frosts must be found and introduced. Even so, con- sidering the whole north it must be realized that the Clay Belt is just a small section of a great sterile desert as far as agricul- ture is concerned. It has been estimated that nearly one quarter of Canada is covered by forest growth and that one quarter of this (150,- 000,000 acres) bears saw timber; the balance being young growth or trees only suitable for wood pulp or firewook. Two .thirds of the saw timber is in British Col- umbia so that the rest of Canada has, on the average, one tree per acre suitable for timber. Over most of the mining district pulp wood is the only forest product. Lake Fisheries Canada has 186,000 square miles of fresh water lakes, other than the Great Lakes, in its in- terior. Means should be found to utilize the fisheries of these lakes. Fish grow more slowly in the north and it is an easy mat- ter to delete such waters. Be- fore exploitation goes too far we should know how many fish can be taken from a lake in a given period without harming the stock. These are only a few ideas ()ilia vital subject. Dr. O'Neill Q✓,,ts,;,, sspeaking to the geologists Irut- his address should be known to " every conservationist. A divorce was granted in New York State to a woman because her husband chewed glass and razor -blades to upset her. He had been a "circus freak," as his next einbassador ... Con- versations continued during the week between the governments of Gerat Britain, the U, S., and Aus- tralia with regard to co-operation in the Pacific , .. Secretary of the U. S. Navy Prank Knox told an Armistice Day audience that the duty of the United States was to defend the whole western hemi- sphere.,. * * * CANADA: A re -vamped public finance system for Canada loomed as one of the major prospects of the new session of Parliament just begun ... Prom the country, from within the government's own ranks pressure had been growing that ac- tion be taken, along the lines of the monumental S i r o is report, to straighten out and streamline fin- ancial relatinnships between the Dominion and the provinces . Last week Prime Minister King de- clared the government's intention to act on the recommendations of the report now that the co-opera- tion of the provinses had been ob. tamed, and announced that a Do- minion -provincial conference had been called for mid-January , Thorough -going social, economic and financial adjustments would be made in order to prepare for the post -War period ... Premier Hep- burn of Ontario intimated his in- tention of attending the confer- ence; but would he co-operate in the adoption of the recommenda- tions of this report? F.EG'LAR FELLERS — Shy PEOPLE WHO POSE FOR PHOTYGRATTS TMAK FE 8KC MONEY! LOTS of THEM ARB. .� MILLYUNAIRES, CERITAN CY I SMOKE, Tr'`lj CIOAREITS SAYS SOCIETY LEADER, READ WHERE A FELLER MALE A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HAVIN' HIS PICTURE TOOK WITH A CERTAIN BRAND OF TOOTHPASTE . Make Two Pounds Butter From One '1'o each quartet pound of but- ter allow a quarter pint of milk (the creamier the better). Warm a large mixing bowl, cut up the butter and allow it to get soft, but not "runny." Now warm the. milk slightly (don't make it hor) and with a whisk beat the butter until it is quite smooth and creamy and free from lumps. Gradually beat in the milk, creaming each lot in before add- ing more. Lastly add a little ex- tra salt. Pour the mixture into a dish and leave in as cold a place as possible, until quite set. This butter is just a little softer than ordinary butter, so keep it as cold as you can. You will not be able to distinguish It from ordinary butter by taste. VOICE OE THE PRESS SUNDAY IN CANADA If all the automobiles in Can- ada were placed end to end, it would be Sunday afternoon. —Kingston Whig -Standard EVERYBODY BUT HIM ,. Another who feels that he must be the forgotten man is the one who has never been asked for his views about anything in a public opinion poll. —Buffalo Evening News. CENSORSHIP "JOKE" One of the biggest jokes of the year is the way in which United States newspapermen who recent - ]y toured Eastern Canada are telling their readers all about Halifax and what goes on there, whereas newspapers in Canada, by order of the censor., can only refer to it as an "Eastern Can- adian port." —Brockville Recorder and Times. MIDWAY NOT NEEDED The International Plowing Match at St. Thomas not only demonstrated the prowess of plowmen but it proved to a great many men who are interested in rural fairs that you can have competition without amusements. In recent years fair boards have had the idea that it was necessary to provide midways and other paid amusements for the patrons. Yet the plowing matches attract- ed. some of the greatest crowds to attend any competitive event in the province and there was not .one game of chance, no fancy rides and no barkers or sideshows in evidence. Amherstburg Echo. Consumption of meats in Can- ada during 1939 is estimated at 118.9 pounds per capita, an in- crease of slightly more than 2 pounds over the preceding year. C O ISTI ■ G 1 1 • During his recent official visit to Quebec City His Excel- lency, the Governor-General, as Chief Scout for Canada, reviewed the local Boy Scouts, French and English speaking, and attended a campfire sing -song. A feature was the singing of some 300 Freneh-Canadian Scouts. * * ,* Small flags of two countries were exchanged by Canadian and American Boy Scouts at the fourth annual Peace Arch cele- bration at Blaine, on the British Columbia - Washington border. Some 10,000 children and adults took part in the ceremonies, and joined in the singing of the two national anthems. * * * "Big Chief Blanket Pin" is the naive earned by one young Lon- don Boy Scout from the simple but thoughtful service rendered by him in a certain big sleeping shelter during German air raids. Carrying a Scout haversack full of big blanket pins, he makes a nightly round of one of the Lon- don tube shelters, tucking in and pinning sleeping children's blank- ets Scout camp fashion, "See Canada Now" New Slogan Idea "See Canada Now," is the slo- gan proposed for Canada's 1941 tourist promotion campaign in the United States by Howard A. Fox, of Niagara Falls, president. of the Ontario Hotel Association, If Canadian travel agencies, railways, oil companies, hotels and resorts got behind such a campaign, a tourist trade of $500,000,000 could be developed for 1941, Mr. Fox said last week. That was equivalent to one- third of the nation's war budget. Insects which live, in desert areas do not have wings. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher enIIIIIIIII 0\\\1\\- ��� . was Santa Claus "Say, Pop . , re-elected this year?" CANADIAN MEN, WOMEN JOIN FORCES IN MUNITIONS' PR O a UCTION Precision is essential in the manufacture of muni`ions which is being carried on in Canada on a large scale. Draughtsmen of the gauge division of a largo munitions plant are shown, LEFT, discuss- ing a problem in connection with gauge design for anti-aircraft shells. Working side by side with men in the large job of seeing that the hundreds of thousands of parts involved in Canada's output of war ma- terial fit snugly together when they roll off the assembly line, this talented young woman, RIGHT, is a "tracer" in the draughtirlg room. OH, 130Y, HERE'S A G,UY WHAT iDIDN' EVEN WAIT TO COLLECT 1412' MONEY/ THEY Re ADVERTISIN` FOR ANTO ECTdITir. By GENE BYRNES • !' '