The Exeter Advocate, 1923-10-18, Page 7CLEAR DUTY OF U.S. TO JOIN LEAGUE
OF NATIONS, DECLARES LLOYD GEORGE
A despatch from Hamilton says:--
Vibrant
ays:-Vibrant with Cymric fire, and his
heart full of the purpose of peace on
earth, Right Hon. Mr. Lloyd George,
In an interview, with the pressmen
while en route to Niagara Falls, reth-
er frankly reminded rthe United States
of its European obligations,
Lloyd George said he did not like to
impose his views on the United States
regarding its foreign . relationships,
but since he had been asked to give
these he. would state them as frankly
as possible.
In a word, he held, there could be
no peace -.-no enduring peace -until
the United States joins the League of
Nations. He felt that the United
States ought to become a signatory to
the League, and believed that it would
do so in the near future.
Prefacing his answers by pointing
out that by the Treaty of Versailles.
the United States had the same obli=
gation as .any of the other 'allies in
the fixing of reparations, Lloyd
George emphasized that when the Un-
ited States failed to ratify this treaty
the whole fabric of •reparations was
necessarily altered.
The plan of Mr. Hughes, American
Secretary of State, he said, was simply
a restoration of the body that conven-
ed on reparations before the United
States disapproved of the Treaty of
Versailles.
This treaty, he added, brought the
such a judicial body as the committee
that convened to fix reparations, The
United States would thus have been
the most valuable member of that
body,
"It would have been the biggest
achievement in the history of the
human race if the United States had
allied itself with the other English-
speaking nations in the League of
Nations," he declared, ardently.
"Britain and the United States, of
course, are already in agreement to
impose peace on the world, but there
can never be peace until the United
States joins the .League of Nations.
It will have to come. It ought to
come. The moment you get it there
will be peace. The little nations of
Europe are frightened to death. Let
Britain and the United States be de-
termined to. have peace -and there
shall be peace. These two great na-
tions in themselves could impose peace.
They would be quite enough. Not a
gun would have to be fired; no nation
would dare to stand up against this
combination -the combination of Great
Britain and the United States insist-
ing on a rational peace."
Lloyd George was asked at this
point, if such a combination did exist
and war was threatened, would Great
Britain and the United States have
to enforce any form of economic pres-
sure to ensure peace. He replied that
they would not. It would not be neces-
United States into adjudication on sary, For this reason he ardently
European affairs. It made the United hoped that the United States would
States the only disinterested party. soon become a signatory to the
Therefore its presence was vital inLeague of Nations.
EMPIRE LEADERS •
MEET IN CONFERENCE
Developments Arising From
Italo-Greek Dispute Ex-
plained by Cecil.
A despatch from London says:=
The Imperial Conference met on
Thursday in the morning and after-
noon. The Marquis of Curzon, For-
eign Secretary, opened the session
with a statement of the political de-
velopments as a result of the Janina
murders which brought on the recent
Italo-Grecian crisis.
Lord Robert Cecil followed with an
address on the League of Nations,
dwelling in detail on the developments
arising from the dispute between Italy
and Greece. There was some criticism
expressed in the subsequent discussion,
it is understood, but the general tenor
of the proceedings was an indication
of the strongest desire on the part of
each of the Governments .represented
at the Imperial Conference to give the
fullest support to the League.
The Canadian viewpoint expressed
was that as regards European affairs,
the League was the best agency for
whatever mediation might be neces-
sary. Sir Lomer Gouin warmly thank-
ed Lord Robert Cecil for his assistance
at the Geneva assembly in regard to
the Canadian objections to Article 10
of the League covenant. Sir Lomer
outlined the history of the Canadian
opposition to the article in its orig-
inal form, remarking that the Right
Hon. C. J. Doherty, former Minister
• of Justice, had originally only accept-
ed the article under reserve. He added
that the interpretative clause, meeting
the Canadian objections to the original
article and submitted to the recent as-
sembly of the League, might be con-
sidered as having been accepted by
the various nations in view of the fact
that only Persia had voted against it.
When the Imperial Conference
meets again on Monday the Marquis
of Salisbury, Lord President of the
Council, will initiate the discussion on.
Empire defence. ` Lord Salisbury's
statemeht will deal, it is expected,
with defence generally. Colonel L. _C.
Amery, First Lord of the Admiralty,
'will subsequently deal with the prob-
lem of naval defence.
First Consignment of Niagara
Peaches Well Received
A despatch from Landon says :-In-
terest has been aroused in the fruit
trade here by the first experimental
consignment of Ontario peaches to the
country by Niagara Peninsula grow-
ers. About 1,400 cases of peaches have
arrived at Southampton in good con-
dition, and London, Liverpool, Man-,
Ahestee and Glasgow have become the
centres of distribution for the fruit.
The office of the Agent -General for
Ontario informs the Canadian Press
t'aat the experiment of shipping
peaches to Great Britain has been fair -
le successful and worth continuing.
Another consignment . of Niagara
;leninsula peaches is expected in a
few days.
Yong List of Duties
Await Return of Prince
A despatch from 'London says: -
The Prince of. Wales, whose Canadian
tour is being followed with great in-
terest'here despite his incognita, will
iieda heavy program of official en-•
gegements awaiting hien on his return.
He will be able to spend only two
nights in London before going to Ed-
in:burgh to unveil a memorial.
Canada will harvest . 470,328,000
litishels of wheat from the 1923 crop
according to the latest estimate of the
Dominion Government. 'The oat crop
is fixed at 535,124,000 bushels, and
that of barley 80,048,000 bushels.
The Awakening of South Africa,
Premier Smuts of South Africa, who
is attending the Imperial Conference
in London, tells of the renaissance of
South Africa after passing through a
time of trouble socially and politically.
He predicts a great future for his
country in the production of cotton.
Promptness.
What is there to be admired in the
conduct of that man or woman who
habitually keeps other people waiting?
It is an unlovely feature of a certain
temperament -that affects to despise
the simple, homely virtue of being on
time. Yet why is it smart to be late?
It requires no brains, no skill, no tal-
ent of any sort, to put in an appear-
ance after others have assembled and
business is begun.
Recipes for success are numerous
and advice to young people on the
gentle art of getting ahead is abun-
dant. But a commencement speaker
or any other uplifter would rather
talk about patriotism, or honesty, or
thrift, or any other resounding moral
topic, than deal with such a prosaic,
homely, mechanical matter as keeping
one's appointments to the minute.
If we haven't time, as we are for-
ever telling one another, it is because
we waste so much time -our own time
and other people's time -in being late.
We argue that other procrastinate,
and so why shouldn't we delay? Every
man whoohas served on a committee -
and who hasn't? -knows what it
means to come promptly to an engage-
ment and be punished for it by having
to wait till others come. Usually those
who are late seem to think they can
make up far it by all talking at once.
but that does not help the position of
the clock hands.
Let those fond of figuring sit down
and calculate the immense losses due
to the want of promptness. We cannot
afford to let this besetting sin become
our national vice. Nationally and in-
dividually, we have too much to do.,
Those who would end an undertaking
in due season must . begin on time..
Lateness, ' first or' last, has ruined
many a man and a good deal of busi-
ness.
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Premiers Sworn::in
at Buckingham Palace
A despatch from London says:-
Before
ays:-.Before King. George at Buckingham
Palace on Thursday, ;the, Premiers of
Canada and Australia, W. L. Mac,-
kenzie King and S. M. Bruce, respec-
tively, were sworn in as members of
the Imperial Privy Council They
afterwards attended a meeting of the
Privy Council over which His Majesty
personally presided.
LLOYD GEORGE PRESENTED WITH KEY TO CITY OF MONTREAL
Britain's famous war premier was almost mobbed, time and time again,
by enthusiastic Montrealers during his visit -to the Metropolis. In the plc -
'tare he is seen with Mayor Mederic Martin, during the presentation of a Key
to the City of Montreal, and a civic address. At the right is Dame Margaret
Lloyd :George.
The Singing Leaves.
There's music in the woods these. days
The gay, frost -painted trees,
Thrilled by the wind -harp, play the
sweet
Wild Autumn melodies.
And all the singing leaves intone
A mighty paeon of their own.
Who says this autumn song is sad?
Listen with me and hear
The message of good hope it brings,
Of life -in -death each year
Of early twilights veiled in haze,
The richer charm of shortening days,
It tells of meadows warm and snug
Beneath the winter's' snow,
Of wild flowers which shall come next
spring
To radiant life. Ah, no!
Who hears aright the singing leaves
Knows. that the forest never grieves.
-Mazie V. Caruthers,
A Plain Talk.
We all know that if a friend whom
we love very dearly should begin to
drop in on us many times a day, come
so often that heinterfered with our
work, we should soon grog- weary of
him.
He would be abusing the privileges
of friendship, and it would break un-
der the strain.
It is something like this in marriage.
Many marred couples• aro hardly evert
.separated, and this is one reason why .
, the bloom wears off their union and
they become bored with one another,
grow quarrelsome, and sometimes end
up in disaster.
A splendid wife and soother tells us
that she would be driven into an asy-
lum ,if her husband should stay at
home all the. time. Yet she loves him
as much as he loves her, and they are
very happy; but she knows well that
having a pian around the house all the
time would be intolerable.
She also knows that, in case inhar-
mony should by any chance develop,•
a few days' complete separation would
tend to restore normal relations.
"When away from one another," she
said, "we forget our little differences,
prejudices, and annoyances, and re-
member only the best things-"
Another thing: Mother needs an oc-
casional holiday from the kiddies and
home just as much as Father does!
The farm of Craigiclinn, near Pais-
ley, Scotland, was formally opened re-
cently by Dr. Cossar as a training
centre:. for city boys who desire to go i
on the land in the.overseas dorninions.
Since last autumn 90 boys have gone,
from the farm to Canada.
Natural Resources
Bulletin.
The Natural Resources Intel-
ligence Service of the Depart-
ment of the Interior at Ottawa
says:
A large increase in the fruit
export business between Can-
ada and Great Britain is ex-
pected as the result of a sub-
stantial reduction in the ocean
freight rate on apples, moving
between Atlantic port and ports
in Great Britain, word of which
was received by the Canadian
Horticultural Council here. Ap-
ples will now be carried in
ordinary stowage at a rate of
90 cents per barrel and 30 cents
per box as compared with a
former charge of $1.25 and 45
cents respectively. The refrig-
erated stowage rate will now be
$1.40 per barrel and 50 cents
per box which represents a
similar drop in prices to that
of the ordinary stowage.
W. D. Holliday, of Magrath,
threshed a wheat crop of 53
bushels to the acre on 65 acres.
It weighed 66 pounds to the
bushel, and graded No. 1 North-
ern. The elevator man at Ma-
grath who handled it states that
it is the best wheat ever handl-
ed at that point.
The record for high yields in
1923 is now held jointly by Ma-
grath and Raymond.
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Armistice Day to be
Observed on Sunday, Nov. 11
A despatch from London says: -
The great silence which annually com-
memorates Armistice Day here is to
be observed on Sunday, November 11,
though the national observance may
be fixed for the preceding Saturday.
It is expected that same of the Em-
pire Premiers may be able to take
part in this year's observance.
It's sound advice to keep your bal-
ance -personally and financially.
S5
REENL'AND
NEWFOUNDLAND'S CLAIMS IN CANADA
An 'area of 520,000 square miles in Quebec and Labrador is under dis-
pute between Canada aucl Newfoundland, and the negotiations are drawing,
near to a conclusion after almost twenty. years' preparation. After the con-
cluest in Canada. by Wolfe, Newfoundland was granted the "coast of Labra -
:lova" and now, claims the lands drained from the rivers. of Labrador, Rich
forest lands, mineral areas and fisheries have brought the dispute to a head.
The:map shows the area claimed. 1
Canada from Coast to Coast
Charlottetown, P.E.Z.-Plans are
well in hand for the export of 180,000
bushels of certified seed potatoes from
this point to the Southern States, Five
steamers loaded during October, C.
W. Banks, of the Southern Produce
Association, Norfolk, Virginia, in the
course of his "annual visit to the prov-
ince, stressed the importance of in-
creased acreage for r ertifled seed po-
tatoes. lie has contracted for all the
stock available and stated that island
seed is the best his organization knows
Halifax, N.S.-The oyster beds in(
of.
the Bras d'Or lakes in Cape Breton,
are now so far developed as to attract
attention both at home and abroad. A `
sample shipment of five barrels was
recently made to Liverpool in response
to an inquiry as to the quality and
quantity these beds can supply to the
English market. These oysters have
been going to Montreal markets in
bulk, but the Liverpool lot goes in the
shell. The annual output is about
1,000 barrels, with good prospects for
further increasing in the near future,'
Bathurst, N.B.-The new ground
wood mill of the Bathurst Co, is now
in •operation, producing newsprint
from the groundwood pulp. This
marks a new stage in the development
of this company, which formerly
manufactured only sulphite and sul-1
phate pulp for export to American
and European markets. i
Montreal, Que.-Federal and Pro -1
vincial Departments of Agriculture co -I
operated in the purchase in the British
Isles of a large stock of horses, swine
and sheep, including sheep owned by
His Majesty the King, which arrived
here recently, Thia is the second ship
meant of .cattle to Canada Through t
co-operation' of the agricultural del
partments with sheep and swing
breeder -n throughout the Dominion,
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. -Sir Rome*
Fane, a Holstein bull, belonging to Ws
J. Elsie, of this district, which hu
carried off prizes at nearly all live;
stock shows .in Canada this summetal
has been purchased by the Japanese
Government to be used for the im.
provement of stock in Japan.
Winnipeg, Man. --The movement of
Western grain .to the market has iii
general been about three weeks later,
this year than last but is now cominai
forward with a rush that puts the
high records of last year in the shade)
One day 2,868 cars of grain were load'
ed in the prairie, provinces, that is to
say, a car was loaded every 18 seconds
during the 12 -hour work day.
Saskatoon, Sask.-A, ten -foot binder
driven by a shaft from the tractor
which pulls it is being demonstrated,
on a farm near Sutherland. The ma-
chine cuts a swath 10 feet wide and:
no matter at what speed the outfit is
operated the tractor operates the bind-
ing at an uniform rate. The machine
averages from 8 to $% acres an hour
and the knotter ties about 46 sheaves
a minute.
Vancouver, B.C.-It is estimated
that one million tourists visited Van-
couver in the course of the past sum%
mer season, remaining in the province:
an average of four days, and each
spending an average of $10 a day. In
round figures 100,000 automobiles vise
ited the province during the sum;rnefi
months.
New Italian Consul -General
Signor Pio Margotti, of Rome, newly
appointed Consul -General for Italy,
who has taken up his residence in
Montreal.
Government of Turkey
Established at Angora
A despatch front Constantinople
says In a long party meeting at
Angora, Ismet Pasha proposed to in-
sert a new constitutional charter
clause, declaring Angora the capital
of Turkey. This was accepted. It is
expected that the great powers' Em-
bassies will be transferred. Contact
will probably be maintained through
delegates being detached afterwards.
BIG FAMINE OF FISH
IN THE NORTH SEA
May Foster Profitable Trade
in Canadian Fresh Fish
With Britain.
A despatch from London says:--•
There has been such an extraordinary
famine of fish, particularly whitefish
and haddock, in the North Sea in the
past week that many fishermen have
temporarily abandoned fishing for po-
tato harvesting. Pries have risen
enormously.
Although this extreme scarcity is
probably due to temporary causes it
has been recognised here for some
time that the North Sea is almost fish-
ed out. British trawlers have been
forced to go further afield, a circum-
stance which has led recently to
trouble between the trawlers and Russ
sian gunboats in the White Sea.
It is predicted that in a few years
these conditions may foster a profit-
able trade in Canadian fresh fish
brought to the English market in
chilled space. Canada's Atlantic fish-`
ing grounds are not much farther
from England than the White Sea.
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Although usually regarded chiefly
as an agricultural province, Alberta iso
making excellent strides in her manu-
facturing activities. No less than
$60,000,000 is now officially reported
as being invested in this way in the
province; while, for the last year re-!
ported, the value of products was
placed at $98,244,000.
Weekly Market Report
TORONTO.
Man. wheat -No. 1 Northern, $1.09.
Man. oats -No, 2 CW, 51eic; No.
3 CW, 4844c.
Manitoba barley -Nominal.
-All the above, track, bay ports.
Am. corn -Track, Toronto, No. 8
yellow, $1.20.
Barley -Nominal.
Buckwheat --No. 2, nominal.
Rye -No. 2, nominal.
Peas -No. 2, nominal.
Milifeed-Del. Montreal freights,
bags include: Bran, per ton; $28.25;
shorts, per ton, $81.25; middlings,
$88.25; good feed' flour, $2.10.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, 95c to
$1, outside.
Ontario No. 2 white oats -40 to 44c.
Ontario corn -Nominal.
Ontario flour -Ninety per cent. pat.,
in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship-
ment, $4.70; Toronto basis, $4.60;
bulk, seaboard, $4.50.
Manitoba flour-lst pats., in jute
sacks, $6.50 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $6.
Hay: Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton,
track, Toronto, $15; No. 2, $14.50; No.
3, $13.50; mixed, $12.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $9.
Cheese -New, large, 26 to 26%c;
twins, 27 to 271/2e; triplets, 28 . to
281,4c; Stiltons, 28 to 29c. Old, large,
33c; twins, 331,E to 34c.
Butter -Finest creamery prints, 39
to 41c; ordinarycreamery, 37 to 38c;
No. 2, 36 to 37c.
Eggs -Extras in cartons, 44 to 45c;
extras, 42 to 43c;•`firsts, 38 to 89c;
seconds, 31 to 32c.
Live poultry -Spring chickens, 4
lbs. and over, 25c; chlekens,. 3 to 4
lbs., 22c; hens, over 5 lbs., 240; do,'4
to 5 lbs., 22c; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 17c;.
roosters, 15c; ducklings, over 5 lbs.,
22c; do; 4 to 5 lbs., 20c; turkeys,
young, 10 lbs., and up, 25c.
Dressed poultry -Spring chickens,
4 lbs. and over, 33c; chickens, 3 to 4
Is,. 30c; hens, over, 5 lbs., 30c.; do, 4
to 5 lbs., 23c;- do. 3 to 4 lbs., 20c;
roosters; 18c; ducklings, over 5 lbs.,
28c; do, 4 to -5 lbs., 25c; turkeys,
young, 10 lbs, end up, 30c.
Beans -Canadian, hand-picked, lb.,
7c: primes, 61i c•
Maple products -Syrup, per Imp.
gal.,
$2.50; -per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per
gal.;. maple sugar; lb.. 25c.
Honev-60-Ib. tins, 11 ,to 12c per lb.;
10-1b. tins. 11 to 120; 5 -ib. tins, .12 to
13c; 2% -lb. tins, 13 to 14c; comb
honey, per doz., $3.75 to $4; No. 2,
$3.25 to $3.50.
Smoked meats Hams, med., 27 to
29c; cooked hams, 40 to 42c; smoked
rolls, 22 to 24c; cottage rolls, 28 to
27c; breakfast bacon, 30 to 34c; spe-
eial brand breakfast bacon, 34 to 38c;•
backs, boneless, 34 to 40c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 50
to 70 lbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs., $17.50;
90 lbs. and up, $16.50; lightweight
rolls, in bbls., $36; heavyweight rolls,
$33. ,
Lard -Pure tierces, 1714 to 18e;
tubs, 18 to 18%c; pails, 181/ to 19c;
prints, 20 to 21c; shortening tierces,
1544 to 15s/4c; tubs, 154 to 16c; pails,
16 to 16%c; prints, 1811 to 1834c.
Heavy steers, choice, $7.25 to $7.50;
butcher steers, choice, $6.50 to $7; do,
good, $5.50 to $6.25; do, med., $4.50 to,
$5.50 • do, com., $3 to $4; butcher heif-
ers, choice, $6.25 to $6.75; do, medium,
$4.50 to $5.25; do; com., $3 to $4; buta
cher cows, choice, $4.25 to $5; do, med.
$3 to $4; canners and cutters, $1.50,
to $2.50; butcher bulls, good, $4 to•
$5; do, com., $2.50 to $3,50; feeding
steers, good, $5 to $6; do, fair, $4.50
to $5; stockers, good, $4.50 to $5; do,
fair, $3.50 to $4; milkers and spring-
ers, $80 to $1.20; calves, choice, $11 to
$12.50; do, rued., $8 to $10; do, com.,
$4 to $7; do, grassers, $3.50 to $4.50;
lambs, choice, $12 to $12.50; do, bucks,
10.50 to $11; do, com., $8 to $8.50;
sheep, light ewes, good, $6.50' to $7.25;
do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; do, culls, $2 to
$2.50; hogs, thick, smooth, F.W.,
$8.85; do, f.o.b., $8.25; do, country
points, $8; do, selects, $9.75.
MONTREAL.
Oats -Can. West. No. 2, 5844c to
59c; CW No. 3, 57 to 57%c; extra, No.
1 feed, 56 to 56%c; No. 2 local white,
55 to 551/ c. Flour, -Man spring *heat
pats., lsts, $6.50; 2nds, $6; strong
bakers, $5.80; winter pats., choice,
$5.75 to $5.85. Rolled oats, bag 90
lbs., $3.05. Bran, $28.25:' Shorts,
$3.1.25. Midlings, $38.25. Hay, No.
2, per ton, car lots, $15.
Ceese, finest easterns, 19% to 20c.
Rut er,choicest creamy, 35%c. Eggs,
selected, 40c. Potatoes, per bag, car-
load lots, $1.10.
Canners, ' $10; cutters, $1.50 to
$2.25;, bulls, ,.$2 to .$2.50.; good veals,
$10 to $12; grassers, $3 to $3.50; hogs,.
thick san.o4oths:j and straight lots un-
eradede$9 to '$9.15; select bacon hogs
10' sows $6.75 to $7.50,,