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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1930-04-30, Page 6"Pessimism Greatly Overdone" 'There are Features in the Sit- uation," Says the "Econo- mist," "Which Entitle England to Take a Rationally Optimistic View of the Fu- ture" We are glad to quote a note of real good cheer this week. The "Econo- mist," noted for its sobriety of ex- pression, gives good reasons for a healthy industrial outlook, ft is an early sprlug tunic: "There can be little doubt. that Bri- tish trade has experlehced an appreci• able sethacic, whose effects are to be found not only in additions to the numbers unel plowed, short. time in Mayo branches of manufacture and depleted order -books, but in less obvi- ous, though equally significant, symp- toms of depression such as declining cable tariffs and a striking tall in the volume of general advertising clatter carried by the daily Bross," says the Economist. "The trade cycle, in fact, has clear- ly learly taken a downward turn; but the most casual mbserver of the sitnaifon could not fail to be impressed by the depth of the psychological depression into which the country seems already to have fallen, without nniclh regard either to the causes of the material reaction or its probable duration. The Popular Scapegoat "In business circles the popular scapegoat is the forthcoming Budget; aPprellensiols of 1111r000o1 taxation are cited as a prime facto' in retard- ing trade and stilling enterprise, More generally, doubts with regard to the effects of the Coal Alines 13111 and un- certainty as to the alignment, of the Government's whole future polley are held responsible for the absence of the requisite confidence in our indus- trial progress. "In addition, there Is the calculated pessimism of interests bot on justi- fying claims to protection by tariff; and the dismal chorus is swelled by a largso chain of newspapers whmvc noble proprietors dei111uid that. Lug- land shombi slitreern In her imminent bankyliptcy and downfall the necessity ss"'ferMswallowing their particular pana- cea, Discounting, however, all fore- bodings w•hicll aro not disinterested in motive, the impression remains that the conntry as a whole is set In a frame of mind almost, one might say, deliberately 'bearish' of our pros- pects. "Emphasis Is laid on every un- favorable factor 111 our position—the growth of competing industries in hitherto non -industrialized couutries overseas, and our handicaps in the shape of much antiquated plant, dear cost of living and high 'sheltered' wages—while not only is the extent of our recovery Educe the war Instil, tled, but the possibilities of renewed expansion, based on a forward policy of constructive rationalization, are tendin gto be viewed in a spirit of apathy and discouragement. It is as though England, having long ago lost' faith in Samuel Smiles, had ceased, as a result of the present set -back, to be- lieve 1n herself. "This being so, it is pertinent to consider carefully whether the pre- sent lack of confidence has any war- rant. Let us state at once that in our view pessimism is being quite un- justifiably overdone. We have no do - sire to minimize the gravity of rho nm•' employment problem; and the trade reaction, coming not as the aftermath. of a boom In this couuity, but as the sequel to nine years of hardly -won and very moderate recovery, is a serious disappointment to ]lopes already long deferred, At the same time, there are features in the situation, as we see It, which 011111le this country—on one condition—to take a rationally opti- mistic view of the futnr0... . "The central fact is that last aut- umn a surplus of supply over recent average demand reached simultane- ously over a wide range of foodstuffs and raw materials a point at which lower prices were inevitable. The fall'01 prices, curtailing the pucbasing powo sof producers of such important commodities a5 wheat, sugar, coffee, rubber, wool and tin—to manse only a few of the 'distressed products'e-was bound to have e rapid effect, on the volume of Intonational trade; ' and though the r115-egtdlibrimn between demand and supply is a passing phase (1)101onged rather than mitigated by artificially withholding 010010s from sale), its indirect repercussions , on highly industrialized areas havo been already serious. Our misfortunes, as witness the rapid hlcrea00 of lnlem- ploymeut 111 the United States, Ger. many and other lualinfacturtllg conn - tries, are by no means unique. Facts That Should Cheer "Far, indeed, from its being the case that our competitive power 110- teriorated during the past twelve u1001115, the weight of evidence favors the conclusion that British industry, after losing ground relatively to Its competitors between 1923 and 1028, last year progressed to an extent greater than that achieved hy most 0auntriee. 'England's imperative need today 1053' he 01(01tned up in three \verdo— courage, vision and determination. We have endeavored to direct atten- tion to 011811 elements of comfort and assurance in the situation as we can discern. in 00 doing we have had in Iniad that rational optimism does de- pend as we have said, on one tion--h;nglnnd's ability to throw ori the malaise of 00011011110 defeatism evlims0 symptoms are _disconetingly visible. It Is a distemper which fakes various forms. a "There are those whose mistrust, in our industrial untrue, coupled with de• sire to cheat lila tax collector, is be- ing expressed in a 11(11(1 'flight from the pound'; some evince their disbe- lief in our capacity' by proposing that we should secure a tiny 'sheltered' home market at the cost of throwing sip the sponge in the foreign trade es- sential to our preeeut population's otandard of life; others --and in their ranks one may fairly include the ma- jority of the Privy Council, of the bankers and industrialists, and of the trade union leathers throughout Alta country—are defeatists in the 'sense that the courage is Ise''tiug to push forwttr l 'even' at a risk:, bold and en - ',Uprising Mails. "Safety Fist"—Despah- "111 our present situation, 'safety first' Is counsel of despair; there is no salvation is caution which 'looks' until senescent. legs can no longer 'leap' at all. Traditionalism is a heavy brake on the progress of every effort to modernize and reconstruct our In - Mistrial and commercial organization. But. the greater .the severity of the present trade recession, the greater becomes the need for enterprise In carrying reconstruction through, how- ever painful the process of rationali- zation may he in its immediate and direct results on interests affected. And the heavier the prospective bur- den of direct taxation, the less reason have those possessed of wealth, either In capital or brains, to draw back from the risks of the arena. "Defeatism in the form of manual workers"'ca' canny Is not the worst danger to our future national achieve- ment, Those who profess that their 'enterprise' is deadened because re- ward is so heavily mulcted by the 1150 would do well to bear 111 mind that taxation becomes a burden greater or less onerous to a nation in proportion as the national productivity dimin- ishes or expands. There is little need to point the moral for the individual, whother he considers the Reticule( In- terest or his own." Sunday School Lessors April 27, Lesson IV—Giving Up All For the Kingdom, Matthew 19: 16. 26. Golden Text—Lay up for your. selves treasures in heave. --Mat thew 6: 20. ANA LYSIS I. VIE RICH rum; num:, t 16..22. ill, mons AND THE IOlN000II, 10• 23.26. iNT,1OIUCTION--here Neo come to a subject which occupies an important place in the teaching of Jesus, Ile fre- quently discussed -the nature of wealth —its use and abuse. The lesson eon - tains an actual example of the way' in which the love of money keeps back. a elan from reaching; the true goal of life. I. 811E RIC 11 YOUNG 081.05 vs. 16-22. V. 16, 1t is from Lillie that we learn that this young `man was a raker, which probably mean. a ruler of tile synagogue, This class 081,0 chosen from the 411511 of leisure and wealth, and their services were given freely. All the gospels lay stress upon his wealth; V; 17. The duestion here is probably, "Why asked: thou ale what is good," but in Mark the form is, "Why tallest thou me good." Vie are not to sup - colds -pose that Jesus is intending to confess any personal- faults, or to say that he 1100 failed. Iie is not disclaiming goxlness on his part; buhe 001h fact that.t this yoisuth's000810)80ous sI of gotode- ness are very conventional and defi- cient, and he desires to correct this fault. The first coalition of attaining t goodness is the faithful observance of Ole commandments. V. 18, When the mal ask; 110 to the kind of Commandments, Jesus selects four, which lie sets forth 00 examples of his meaning. V. 20. Evidently hi; youth had lived a good life, had kept the pro- prieties. Like Paul he had sought after righteousness. Maris adds a fine touch when he says, "and Jesus be• holding hint loved him," 111arh-IP:• 218 V. 21. Jesus recognizes that there is z-wealtreca ln`his character which can be corrected only by e severe method. This young elan was deeply attached to the comfort and honor which wealth brings. These worldly connection were taking up much of lis thought, and •Jesus sees that it is only as he makes 5 complete break from these outward bonds that he can enter upon the real purposes of the kingdom. Accordingly Jesus bids him sell all that Le has, and give to the poo'. Three things are to be noted in this. condition laid down by Jesus. (I) This 1 advice is meant for this individual case, and is not to Le applied as a general rule for all followers. It would be impossible for this ruler to follow Jesus in his roaming mission if Ile were involved in business interests which made his presence in certain places needful. His mind would be divided and lie could not seek the king- dom first. - (2) This abaldonitent- of wealth was a stage in the following of Jesus: Ile was to get a new occupation, here was something better than that which he was called to give up. The new life would be the true riches. Jesus never asked a person to give up any- thing nything except for a greater good. (8) This story illustrates the cost of perfection. Jesus says that if the youth wishes to be perfect then he must snake the necessary sacrifice. No moral or spiritual gain is possible without effort and self-denial. V, 22. The departure with • sorrow presents us with one who saw the highest, and had not the moral cour- age to accept it, He wished to serve God, but he also loved the world, and one cannot serve both God and Mam- mon, II. It 181108 AND 8110 101NGD001, 8,. 23.26, V. 23. These incidents naturally fol- low upon what has just happened. Jesus draws from this actual ease the conclusion that it is difficult for a rich mal to accept the kingdom. V. 24, He uses a familiar saying which was meant to give point to his remark, The eastern mind loves such extremes in language. The purpose o4 Jesus is to insist upon the impossi- bility of loving wealth, and of being also a1 earnest member of the king- dom. V. 25. The disciples are astonished, because they had been accustomed to suppose that rich men were the hap- piest, and most favored of God. This was,'and for many still is, the common estimate of good fortune, Itis there- fore, natural that they should, ask, Who, then, can be saved? if it is so difficult for the rich met to be saved. What chance is there for the poor? In considering the teaching of Jesus on wealth we may observe that there is no subject to which 11e returned more frequently, and if we could have the principles of the gospels applied to 0 d Stager: "1 hear you have 11 e part represealing young GlddyboY open km your new play. 1 hove I'm not too late for the 1)100;0 1" Maeager: "Sorry, but you look about forty yearn too late." our modern life, how changed every- thing would be! (1) Jesus does 1101 say that wealth is an end in itself, nor does he lay down any rule of c nn- pu100ry poverty as was done by the m100501ic orders, (2) Neitherdoes he teach that riches is a good in itself. Life does not consist in the abundance of the things that we possess. Wealth cannot save us in our time of great emes01ty, neither is it the needf'.1i con- dition of ail happiness, (S) Even thing depends on the way In .which num use the wealth they 1' 0.:8x,. Dara we may uotice the two parables of the Unrighteous Steward and Dives and Lazarus Wealth is a trust, a talent which Ire aro to employ for noble ends. (4) The dangers of wealth are very many. There is a• deceitfulness about riches which it is hard to escape. It i5 apt to take the first .place in the thoughts of those ,who desire to be rich, It thus inon0polizes the place Hist God sho:id have The love of 11100ey lessens the spiritual zeal, It often worps our moral judgment, makes people selfish, avaricious and unscrupulous. 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Enclose 20e in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St,, Toronto. Serious When sunny spring so softly smiles I feel inclined to shirk. I seed 1;o be impelled to play And loaf about the place all day Then die of overwork. Greatest Fight of Science of Hope for the Via ancer is Just About n," Says Our Con- , Who Describes the erful Work Done by Men of Science in Fo. ng a Weaopn to Fight thi*Dre-id Disease. Nears, twenty years age a doctor, who died recently, told me that he be- lieved that at last a real weapon againstcancer had been discovered. "Radium," he said, "kills cancer." IIe was compelled to add, however, that it was so difficult to use radium, even when it was possible to obtain any of this Most precious substance, that the outlook, though hopeful, was 1101, bright. Patience Wins That note of caution was more than justified. P0811ty years ago, radiun1, In spite of the fact that 11 chid kill can- cel', was nearly, if not quite, useless In the treatment of this terrible d10• ease. indeed, the oftener it was used the deeper grew the disappointment. This strange and fearfully potent ele- ment showed itself capable of 11h11101 - tug grave injuries and, in some cases, even of snaking worse the disease it was designed to cure. But 115111511 patience is as great as human courage. The workers with radium, in spite of their (VeaPPolnt- ment, could not forget that the sub- stance did kill cancer. Por long and diligent years they strove to perfect the only weapon, except the knife, which doctors have eve' possessed against that disease. • And they succeeded. Sorting Out the Rays Tbg1)i'st step tOm darkness to light was taken when it was discovered that of the three separate and dis- tinct rays which radium gives forth only one is of any use to medicine. These rays bear the Greek names Al- pha, Beta, and Gamma. The Alpha Ray le of no account: it Is neither beneficial no' harmful. But the Beta Ray is in 'quite a different class. It can inflict grave injury, and it may help rather than hinder the cancer. It is the Gamma Ray, and the Gam- ma Ray. alone, which cures. Was it possible to obtain pure Gam- ma Rays— that is to say, Gamma Rays entirely separated from the harmful Beta Rays? After long and anxious work the desired end was achieved, It was discovered that if radium Is encased in a shell of plati- num the Beta Rays are coctpletelY shut off. 'I'lley cannot pass through the platinum. This was the first step in the dh'ec• Hon of hope, At lust doctors could work with a ray which killed cancer, unhampered by other rays which might cause it to grow more quickly, "Bomb" That Blesses To -day all the radium in use for the cure of cancer is encased in platinum shells, Nothing but the Gamma Rays is employed. The result of this really great dis- covery was soon apparent, Hopeless- ness gave place to a sense of achievement, and within a very few yea's 11 was possible to say that rad- ium had taken its place as a real and powerful weapon against cancer. To -day we can go further than that. The latest available figures show that, in certain parts of the body, ralium is to be preferred to the knife as a treatment of cancer and that, when treatment by radium is begun early, the rate of recovery may bo as high as forty Per telt. By "recovery," it sm10t. be explained, is meant that the patient has remain- ed free of the disease for five years. Experience has shown tbat those who remain free indefinitely. Cancer of the tongue is it good ex- ample of a type of cancer which is specially well suited to radium treat. meat. Operations in this organ are apt to be very severe and 1101 very successful, Radium causes the can- cer to disappear with great rapidity, and this without operation and with - Ont nllltllatlon. The tongue becomes normal again. If the ease is treated at an early stage the chance of recovery lo very good indeed. Only a doctor who has seen the re- sults of surgery in cases of this kind can form any idea of the blessing which the new treatment confers. It is beyond description. And we aro only at the very begin- uing. Until this present year radium treatment consisted in surrounding the tumour with a large number of platinum shells each containing' rad- ium. These shells were shaped like needles, and could be thrust into the body of the tumour if need be, The trouble was that It was not always possible to bring every part of tlle tumour under the influence of the rays Some snlali part ill 10h1 escape the rays and go ou growing'. Buying More Radium hh the present year a new method has been introduced, It is knows as "1110bomb" 0101 cousists 111 using a large quantity of radium in a big plata• num shell which is kept some distance away from the patient, The Gantme Rays pass through the skin into the patient's body and so reach every part of the tumour at the sante time, after 1110 fashion of the beam of '5 search. light. Treating by the bomb entails no cut• ling operation, and since the Galante Ray of radium is Invisibie the patient 1s unaware that he is being treated at all. I1 is possible by this means to reach such organs as the stomach, which could not be reached by the older means. There is, unhappily, only one bomb. a small one at that, at work at the present time in this 000)10y—for our national stock of radium is very small. Consequently radium treatment le not, as yet, generally available, But a charge will soon 15110 dace A stun of money exceeding £250,000 Is now at the disposal of the National Radium 'Trustees for the purchase of radium, and it has been calculated that this sum should be enough to meet all requirements. In Use Day and Night The radium, when bought, will be kept in use day and night, so that not a m511101 t of its precious activity will be lost. P10511ihent lasts only a few hours, after which the cancer gradually dis- appears, Patients treated by the bomb frequently go to sleep while re- ceiving their dose of rays. The radium itself Is almost ever- lasting, It gives forth its wonderful healing ray day and night without any loss of strength. Indeed, It has been calculated that more than a thousand years hence it will shit be 01111081 as strong and potent as It is at this pre- sent moment, So the new weapon will far outlast the generation which has forged it. 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