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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-02-23, Page 6Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large 1 CANADA HOPEFUL. It seems a hard thing to believe, but from 'many sources there is evi, denee of returning prosperity. In keeping .with the age, it is coming in installments, and so far the install- ments are not much felt, But it is ;a good thing to keep a stiff upper lip and _a hopeful heart:— (Petrolia Ad- vertiser Topic.) BREVITY IN SPEECH. Much may be said for the statement made by Judge Hawley Mott when questioned by a reporter recently in Bowmanville as to the reason that he only spoke for 30 minutes at the Wo- men's Canadian Club. Judge Mott said .that any pian should be able to express all he has to say in 30 min- utes, and if he could not then he should not rise to speak. Some men are notoriously long-winded in an ad- dress, so long-winded in fact, that by the time they have concluded their talk the chances are ten to one that the audience have completely forgot- ten the first part of his remarks.— (Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville.) ECONOMY AT SEA. So rapidly has post-war ship design developed that a modern 40,000 -ton liner costs less to run to Montreal than a 20,000 -ton 30 -year-old rival. --(London Saturday Review.) WOMEN IN INDUSTRY. To want to establish an inflexible rule and to deny women the right to earn their daily bread is a lot of non- sense; to pretend that replacing wo- men. by men in industry would allow the men to support their homes is an- other of those utopian theories which will not hold water, just as it is un- true to say that the majority of wo- men seek employment as a hobby, to satisfy their taste for luxury and to be independent of men. The reverse in fact is true, for, in the majority of cases, the woman works because she needs to, of necessity, becae.se the con- ditions of modern existence compel her to do so.—(Le Monde Ouvrier, Mon- treal.) LEARNING A NEW TRICK. Just when farm boys are adept at adjusting carburetors, the old horse stages a comeback and you've got to learn to knot a halter.—(Winnipeg Tribune.) IT HAD TO COME. There's a gal in old Kentucky who is deserving of a general vote of thanks, if not a public memtial. She is suing for $10,000 a vaudeville per- former, who left the stage during the performance, ambled along the aisle and crooned to her. In her statement of claim she declares she was humili- atcl and embarrassed and that her health was affected as a result, (Hamilton Spectator.) THE UNFINISHED WORLD. In 1834, a current magazine article reveals, an official of the United States patent office resigned because `Everything possible had been in- vented." Since this gentleman left his post it. the smug belief that the world was a finished product, the world's brains have invented the sewing machine, the typewriter, the electric locomotive, the air brake, wireless telgraphy, internal combustion engines, aeroplanes, cash registers, incandescent lamps, motion pictures and about a million and a half other devices which we now eon- sider commonplace. — (Vancouver Sun.) WITH BARED HEADS, Frons time to time there are pic- tures in Toronto papers showing scenes .at the funerals of prominent people, or again it may he some pub- lic function outdoor;; such as the open- ing of a new building. The people appear to be well and comfortably dressed as a rule, that is if there is any comfort in a silk hat for a man. Often, though, it is no- ticed that many stand with bared heads in cold weather. They do so as a mark of respect. The same thing is done in nearly every other. place. Whether all these people can do so safely is something we do not know; in fact we have doubts. We do not believe the person to whom the honor is being paid, were he able to make his wishes known, would suggest that heads be bared by elderly people in cold weather. In many cases it is a sure way to invite a cold and possible serious illness. ---(Stratford Beacon- Herald,l THE EMPIFIS IDLE HANDS. Atter every great war the spread of crime: is attributed to the restless- ness and the recklessness of the re- turned soldiers. We heard the same stoty after the Creat War. It can- not he said now. According to Ed- ward Mulrooncy, New Yerk Police —Commissioner, the criminal of today has no skill, it, utterly ruthless, and his average age is only eighteen years. These law-breakere are not :nen who have found it hard to settle down to work after war. Because of wide- spread unemployment they have never been in halm::si,---- (London Daily Bx- pres ,) GOLD AND THE CONFERENCE. The report of the experts on the agenda for the World Economic Con- ference confirms all the worst expec- tations. If the experts have their way, it is not to be a Conference to devise ways' and means of emerging from the economic depression. It is to be a Conference to devise ways and means of forcing the whole world baste upon the gold standard. From first to last these experts have approached the problems, not from the point of view of the workers, not from' the point of view of the industrialists, but from that of the financiers --of the money -lenders. Unless there is quick and effective protest, the World Econ- omic Conference is going to be little more than a new and international "bankers' ramp."—(London Daily Herald.) LORD WILLINGDON'S RULE. The law-abiding section of the com- munity, Indian and European, owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to Lord Wiilingdon for the manner in which he has succeeded in restoring the sym- bols of law and order that had become so dreadfully defaced during the rule of his predecessor.—(Calcutta Eng- lishman.) BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER. The cordiality that should exist be- tween these two English-speaking na- tions—Great Britain and America— should be sponsored as much as pos- sible, but cordiality must be promoted by correct information, and both sides must work to disseminate such infor- mation. The best agents, of course, will be the leading statesmen of both countries. Will Mr. Roosevelt take the initiative in this. work in America? —(Kingston (Jamaica) Gleaner.) BRITISH FILMS IN TRINIDAD. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are eager buyers of British pictures. Canada, as a film distribu- tion centre, has hitherto seethed vir- tually identical with the United States, but British films are triumphing here too. The significance of Trinidad's acceptance of British films is thus seen. The distributing organization responsible for winning the co-opera- tion of our local cinema owners are on the threshold of entering the entire West Indian market. This, we under- stand, will be the greatest colonial conquest made by the British indus- try. It mast be the beginning of one more step in encircling the entire British -speaking areas of the Empire to cater for the major portion of their requirements in cinema entertainment, —(Trinidad Guardian). HOARDING IN INDIA. Those; who persist in believing that all India still "hoards" precious metals and does not put them to any prac- ticel use have proof of their mistake right under their eyes. As Sir George Schuster mentioned, the improvement in sales of Post Office Cash Certifi- cstes indicates that some part of the proceeds of gold sales is being convert- ed into other forms of investment even by the smallest class of investor. Then, too, the maintenance of the im- port trade is only explained by the fact that some part of the profits from gold sales is being used for current expenditure. As a large profit has been, and is being, made en sales of gold, it cannot be said that the util- ization of that profit for current needs is equivalent to eating up the savings or capital of the people; the capital value of the original invest- ment remains intact, --(Bombay Times of India.) GOLD AND WAR DEBTS. The inevitable return to some form of gold standard foe all countries has come appreciably nearer in the last few weeks; but it is equally clear that no stabilization of currencies can be achieved while the war debts remain, with the implied necessity for the periodical transfer of huge amounts of gold from one country to another. --(The Melbourne Argus.) Sinclair Lewis Advocates Cancellation of War Debt London.=Sinclair Lewis, the writ - et', arriving here from the continent, proclaimed that Anglo-American friendship could save the world from. a new war. Lewis, professing a news -found af- fection for Great Britain, declared his belief that "modern civilization is a heritage worth keeping," and a con- tention ontention that "the only countries which have a chance of retaining it are Am- erica and. Great Britain." Lewis, in an interview with the Daily Express, advocated outright cancellation of the war debts as "simply a matter of goad business•- not sentiment." Air Shuttle Service Planned Chicago,-•—:Air-travoling visitors to the Century, of Progress Exposition here this summer may bo ":set down"• right at the, fair's front door if they wish. A fleet of amphibian planes— ten-passenger, twin -motor ships—has been ordered to provide a shuttle ser- vice between the municipal airport and a special ramp o11 the short: (11' t a.ke Michigan. British Air Fleet ManeQuvres Just after taking off from the British aircraft carrier Furious, during annual exercises orf the north coast of Africa en route to Malta. An unusual view of the giant carrier, while she is speeding ahead under full steam. Campbell Says Speed Contests Develop Auto British Racer States Valuable Lessons Learned Are Most Useful in Improving Models of Future Daytona Beach, Fla.-111ctor speed contests develop the automobile just as horse .racing improves the breed, in the opinion of Sir Malcolm Camp- bell. "I have often been asked," the Brit- ish racer said, "what is the use of attempting these high speeds, but the answer is easy. Unless we progress we shall soon come to a standstill, and when this occurs we would imme- diately go backward. "The lessons learn are most valu- able, and, although the man in the street has no wish to travel at a speed of 200 miles an hour, yet in the -course c " time he benefits by information that is compiled, since a great deal of knowledge can be utilized in the tour- ing car of tomorrow. "We should never have possessed the powerful four-wheel brakes of to- day had not the racing car of yester- day developed this most impotant factor, and undoubtedly tie tires of today owe a lot of lessons learnA in the past by strains and stresses Wheels; racing has imposed en them." Y Tui ning to a discussion of automo- bile record attempts, Sir Malcolm, ex- plained the governing factors at pres- ent are tires and condition of the eourse. "Regarding tires," he said,. "as we progress, so will they become more efficient and will be made to stand ter- rific strains and stresses to which they are subjected when these high speeds are attempted. And, natur- ally, it is only possible to achieve high speed under the most favorable con- ditions of the course." An auto trip across the United States from Jersey City of Oakland was made 'in 86 hours and 20 min- utee elapsed time. O.A.C. Short Courses Packed With Practical Usefulness! Amazed at the 'amount of practical information which she has picked up in the ten-day short course in Farm Power, a woman who is operating a 150 -acre farm In Norfolk County has has decided to return next week to attend two or three other short courses in which she is confident that s,he can get many practical ideas which will be helpful to her in the management of her home farm, "I am glad that there are so many people taking advantage of these short courses, but after going through one of them and thus realizing its practical -value, I am surprised that there' are not live times as many people in attendance." She is just one of many who are having similar experience at the On- tario Agricultuinl College this win- ter. In all, there are 218 men and wo- men, young and old, taking advant- age of the various short courses which are under way at the present time. Two or three other courses of different kinds will open in the near future and these will undoubt- edly bring a number more to take ad- vantage of what is being offered by the College in these special winter cones es. World Conference, • Debts, Trade Whether the Conference meets or not, this monstrosity of the Great War is now clearly at an end, writes George Glasgow in the Contemporary Review. No political force can longer keep it going. No more political debt payments will be made. If the poli titian of the world cannot agree :'to lower tariffs and thus to remove a gi- gantic barrier to trade; if the United States and France cannot agree to. unloosen their hoard's of gold which: make the working of the gold stand- ard impossible; then the wit of man and his innate resource for acclimatiz- ing himself to any conditions will force hint to resume his normal work in spite of the politicians .and their tar- iffs and without the help of the gold standard; and experience suggests that he will succeed in doing so. Off To French Indo China Fielett Boucher, pretty 1 reneh girl; about to celebrate ben 21 birthday, decided to celebrate in a proper manner. Ina few clays tate Highly mfsw pops aft for•I`rench ludo, China. Flying Across Cont,inents As Described By 1 A. Mollison Famous British Aviator Recounts Mental Experiences of His Adventures in the Air Two essential things we want to learn when a famous flyer enters the confessional of autobiography; his thoughts and .feelings .in moments of crisis, and, the mental outlook which sustains him in his life of hazard and adventure, oThe facts .of .his achieve- ments most of us already know; they have become flying history. Mr. J. A. Mollison's "`Death Cometh Soon -or Late" is an illuminating as well as thrilling narrative because it reveals the mind and•emotions of the courageous •record -beaten who flew from Australia to England, from Eng- land to the Cape, across the Atlantic from east to, west, and from England to Brazil, apart from War service in Waziristan and general test -pilot work which involved grave if loss spectacu- lar risks. To -day's the Day First, then, his outlook on life. It is, he confesses, "lamentablyhedonis tic," taking little or no thought for 'the morrow; but one which takes cogniz- ance ofthe present and the near fu- ture, and finds the years to come be- yond its range, Is, 1 believe, irrlea11y adapted to anyone who takes ads:tn- ture for his goal ... my outlook on life in fact is fairly adequately sum- med up in the words of a yecently popular song, "To -morrow the skies may be grey, I dare say, but not to- day," This lone flyer can also truly say of himself: I am never more happy than when in a crowd. My own companionship quickly begins to pall. . . . On my long flights I have to drive continually on my nerves, singing, muttering and reciting poetry to myself to vary the monotony of loneliness. Not for me is the ideal contemplation: of the true philosopher: my feelings can never pursue a level coulee. When I am left alone to think •I only know the moods of ecstasy and depression. The airman who takes risks with his life is frightened to give free rein to meditations on•the future. . Because of an elet:nent of laziness within him, he adds, which whispers of the joys of aacurity, in routine, one day his nerves wit? cease to rule him and his imagination' will forsake him. Then "I shall become a contented fere. All •that I think worth while Will die that day," The Ship At Night It is deeply interesting, psychologi- cally, to watt!\ thiscast of mind in actiou during themostcrucial phases of his flights. We see grim courage and resource, but no Olympian indif- ference, no easy fatalism. Mollison lives to the utmost Every successive. moment, whether it be of trial or trium ,h,, Everything that is happen- ing within and without his cabin im- pinges on his mind with instant force. When, on the flight "'from Australia, for instance, - he espied a brilliantly lighted ship about 120 mild out from Batavia, I somehow felt I must not leave it. i circled round it two or three times, while the passengers on deck gazed at me. The night was very dark, and it was a wrench to leave the only link with existence I saw that night. I pressed on, grateful for the clear weather, but beginning to feel the need of sleep, • 1 eontinually, shifted my position, adopting the most uncomfortable postures to kec .t myself awake. My ears began to play me tricks. ..I would fancy an interruption in the regular beat of the engine and 'start with sudden terror only 'o relax a moment later as I realized it was merely the fancy of my semi -dormant brain: Making for Singapore he found that the ,petrol in his main reserve tianil had completely run out:— started talking to my engine- . "etane along,. that's it; come along, damn good; come along, theta it; come along damn good"; my eyelids were aching and sore and 1 repeated the monotonous refrain of my coax, Ings as my head nodded to and fro. On the Atlantic flight of August Iasi yeas• he had to fly blind through the worst of Newfoundland fogs, for he could not see even the tips of Ibis wings :— I could only press on, straining my eyes in vain, hoping against hope that all would be well. My head ached, and I began to feel physically sick. The length of the crossing was telling on me, and ' d feltthe drowsy numbn_ ess that I had experienced so often in my earlier flights beginning to attack me with ever-increasing force. Thus I flew -on, philosophically resigned to the worst, but still hopng faintly that. a miracle might happen that .would see me through. Scotch Economy The miracle did happen, and he eom pleted the flight at a cost, it i$ esti mated, of only 210 6s. 3d. for petrol and 15s. for engine oil—a fact which induced an American editor to re mark; "Took a Scotchman like Molls• son to do it economcally. Wait, now, till Harry Lauder flies from Edinburgh to New York for sixpence!" Mr. Mollison does not pretend that his outlook enables him to take seri ous defeat philosophically, At his first attempt to fly from Australia to England his machine failed to cieaz telegraph poles bordering his taking - off ground and was wrecked. Next morning I awoke in black despair, 11 was the worst day of my life. Oaths that I never suspected I knew came crowding to niy lips as I lay thinking of the disaster, ... I lay for hours and culled myself for my bravado In taking off with a full complement of petrol.... I blamed the mechanic, I blamed everything and every body, but in my heart I knew that I had only myself to blame. Mr. Mollison traces the spirit of ad venture in hmsulf to his grandfather,' a Glasgow man who. became an ofifcet in the Turkish navy. It was nest aroused in the direction of aviaton, he says, by Claude Grahame -White's. cat' ly book, "With the Airmen, and his Machine was the. first young Mollison ever saw- in flight. When the Great War came he realized his ambition by joining the R.A.F., and bombing work on. the Indian frontier laid the founds tions of a distinguished areer. "Death Cometh 'Soon or Late." But, luckily, not sufficiently soon to prevent Mr. Mollison writing a book which it a superb gesti of defiance in the face of danger and a beckoning to achievement and adventure. Ford Sees Bright Future. Nearing Magnate Says Machine Age Has Barely Started as Yet New York.—The New York Times recently published under a Detroit dateline a copyrighted interview with Henry Ford in which the automobile manufacturer declared that these are not bad times but good ones, and that we are on the threshold of an incon- ceivably bright future. He said that it is the development of machines which will bring the bright new era and he smilingly dis- missed technocracy. "Technocracy sems to be misnam- ed," he said. I see little evidence of technical experience in it. Its diag- nosis of present conditions is partly correct, but when it assumes that pre- sent conditions are permanent, when it forgets the fluid and progressive elements in life, it simply goes on the rocks. "The machine age is barely started now. In the real machine age which is to conn the: dirt and ugliness and confusion and noise and disregard of human rights which are all about us today will be done away with. This is'only the ox cart stage of the ma- chine age. RECOVERY GOING ON. t Although he declared no one knows just when industry will ,pick up, he said: "This period that we are going through right now is the recovery. The had times were back in 1929 and before. That was the real panic --- that so-called prosperous period. Bust - floss, at bottom, never was so bad as it was inwhatwe called boom times. The managers were oft the job. People weren't really working . or really thinking. Now they are. We are see- ing new thepassing of an old era and the beginning of a new one better than anything the world has known before." Ford talked enthusiastically about his program to restore prosperity to the farmer by teaching him to. pro. duce other commodities besides food. stuffs and of a system of decentral- ized industry, in which small, self- contained communities scattered over the country will be the units. Postal Savings Popular • Buenos Aires.—The Argentine Pos. tals Savings Bank continues to ht popular, especially among school chit dren in the country districts for whom special facilities were provided when the bank wasestablished in 1905. To- day the bank has 1,523,506 depositor: with average deposits of 60 peso: ($12). • Slightly more than half tht amount now on deposit, 90,793,381 pesos, is interest that has accrued oz the savings. There are 5,145 branches of the bank, of which 3,713 are in schools and 1,432 in post offices. Scottish Business Plans Second Trade Trip Hers Glasgow, Scotland.—+Scottish busi tress men, it is reported have begun steps to organize a second trade mis•. Sion to Canada to follow up success attained last year through the visit to eastern Canadian porta of the Boating industrial exhibition :;board the steamer Letitia. Business circles said the visit of the Letitia resulted in a,;:'consider able increase' in trade between the Clyde district and the Dominion, They anticipated a second mission,. probably headed again by the Duke of Montrose, would build up more business, Makes Release Easier Releasing the, hand, or parking, brake on some 'can which have 'a single brake system with two means of operation involves a trick that all drivers should know. The task of releasing the ratchet is simplified it the brake pedal is d eprossed at the same time.