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Zurich Herald, 1930-04-17, Page 3Farmers Not So Empire Crusade Badly Off, Says Is Being Renewed Wheat Pool Head With Fresh Vigor iready Received $1 a Bushel, Beaverbrook Returns to Cain. on 1929 Crop, and Got paign for Imperial Free Very Fair Price in Trade 1928 Loudon, dreg a More or less quiet S�Tiatulpeg.--l3efures members of the period following former Premier Ba1d- x{1wanls Club leers, Colin IL Burnell, ~t'in's pronouncement on tine food tax and with respect to a referendum ou President of the Manitoba 'Wheat this vital question, Iacrtl IleaverUroolc Pool, declared emphatically that when and his uewsPapers aro resuming the Provincial Governments gave a guar- rehupire Crusade campaign with fresh untee to the banks on behalf of the gori Pool, they did not girl: a dollar of the vFrom the standpoint of the Domin- people's money. ions there is special interest in Lord The Pool has resources of $30,000,- Beaveh'brook's definition of what the 000 in the wheat trade, and is pre- crusade, slogan means when applied to pared to back its conutiit'meuts with the Anglo-1Uet11it1i0n laltase, this amount. Imperial Free Trade It is inconceivable that all Lhi t money can be lost on the year's trans- In a peblie address Lord- Beaver - actions ,leaving the deficiency to be grook declared: "By Empire. Free Made good by the governments, he Trade I mean unrestricted free trade said. Natural and artificial conditions between Great Britain and the Crown last year put, the Pool in a difficult Colonies and between the Dominions position, declared Mr. Burnell. and the. Crown -Colonies with a tariff Importing countries, finch as Ger- wall against the foreigner. many, France;.and •hely,. had unusual- . 'Between the Dominions. and Great fy heav y crops. . And t'hesJ countries Britain I propose a system of limited levied a ;tax on foreign wheat of 77 partnerships with the largest measure cents, 53 cents and -731A cents, re- of free trade possible, but I do not sug- .spectively.gest- the abolition of tariffs imposed An unusually large crop gave Euro- for revenue purposes 1101' do T propose •peau buyers power to postpone their That the Dominions remove those purchases. "During the exporting, sea- duties which protect their economic Sou of 1929,' said Mr, Burnell, "the industries. • . Trice of Argentine wheat was at times "The realization of our policy de - 34 cents lower than. that of No. 3 mends not ouly an entire freedom to Northern, though in. milling value it impose taxes on foreign manufactured pas only about three cents less.. •goods, but also on foreign foodstuffs, I A small group of exporters now con- because without this we have no bar- trol the Argentine market in much the gaining power With the Dominions, saute way, as he claimed, three come and no means of restoring prosperity pauies controlled the Winnipeg mar- to the various branches of agriculture ket before the formation of the Pool. in England; and the whole fabric of This enables wheat to be thrown on Empire Free Trade falls to the the market at low price. ground." The Pool steadfastly -pursued its Lord Beaverbrook says that the re - policy of selling when it has custom- fereudum may be accepted as a great ers, instead of forcing quantities on to advance over anything previously oh - the option market, said Mr. Burnell. tained, And because in the general "It is not the inteution of the Pool to election preceeding the referendum gamble with the farmers' wheat. the main battle will be fought on the "The Pool has entered the option issue as to whether the referendum is market only four times since its for- to be applied, he inferentially 'in- itiation. mases that propaganda will be main - "Even if the worst comes to the tainecl with redoubled energY- ;worst, the farmer has hacl a very fair To Placate Dominions price for his 1925 crop, and for last year's crop, he has already received e1 a bushel," concluded IIr. Burnell. Canada's Exports To France Gaining French Taking More Interest in Dominion and Plan Holidays Here Although Canada's export trade with France reached gratifying proportions during the past year, 1930, it is be- ieved, will see a new record establish - pd, according to 3?. G. Dastous, presi- ileut of the Canadian section of the British Chamber of Commerce at Faris, who is in. Montreal visiting vari- pus industrial concerns. Mr. Dastous, a native of Montreal, istated that never in her trade rela- tions with Prance had Canada con - 'chided so successful a year. In .the 1.2 Months cominencing January 1, 1.929, exports to France totalled $33,- 540,8157, whereas in 1928 the figure was 024,t;u6,958. "The percentage of gain in the ton - page of eitiiorts to• France in 1929,. as comupared with the previous year, is 3ttf11 greater," Mr. Dastous said. "From 357,112 tons in 1928 we have reached 591,385 tons in 1929, au in - Crease of 65 per cent. In the last de - Ode t.lhe nearest approach to these figures was in 1927, when the tonnage was 398,333. "Undoubtedly 1929 has been a re- cord year and we are justified in thinking that 1930 exports to France will reach. the'billion mark in francs." ' In reviewing these figures, Mr. Das- tous said It was gratifying to note that tate increase in Canadian exports is not only creditable''to defeats, but also the number of other commodities. "If exports to France have of late pears been on the upgrade and With such encouraging Prospects prevailing to -clay, it is partly Clue to the favorable Propaganda, not only from official '}ivarters, but from the Canadian Na- tional and Canadian 'Pacific Railways and Canadian banks which are in. Lord Beaverbrook's explicit declare ` graphers Association of America to discover the most attractive child u lion against any attempt to remove America and in Ontario, respectively. The little princess recently discov- The Most Popular Bake the Empire re Autoists Declare Chains Not Needed Royal Auto Club Told of Ex- periments on Streets in Winter In order to ascertain tite value of drain; in winter driving, the Royal Explorer to Seek Trace of Fawcett Capt. A. H, Morris to Head Party Into Jungles of Brazil London --The phantom trail of Col. P. H. I"awcett, noted 33i'itislt explorer, will be taken up in April by Capt. A. A.utelziobile Club et Canada asked H. Morn is, who said on the eve of his departure for Brazil's jungles, he hopes to prove conclusively whether Fawcett is alive at' dead. "I shall sail for Rio de Janeiro' shortly and there enlist a handful of natives who risked their lives with me before," Capt. Morris said, "I intend then to make for Paraguay. My last message to civilization will be from Black Horse Camp. "From there 1 .expect to pick up traces of Fawcett. The stories of his fate seem unsatisfactory. I have travelled so much in Brazil, the na- tives know me. We will, I hope, glean something from them." Cpl. Fawcett., experienced in South THE LITTLE PRINCESS WHO MADE THE GUARDSMAN DIZZY Marcus Adams, the great English photographer of children, sent this lovely study of Princess Elizabeth to lir. Charles Ashley, president of the Ontario Photographers' Association, in response to a trans-Atlantic telephone conversation in which Mr. Ashley asked for the loan of some portraits of royal children to arouse interest in the contests being run by the Photo= • their nietnbers 10 give opinions and many took advantage of the request. to relate their experiences. In gen- eral the lettere 'received showed that motorists did not see the necessity for chains and found that safe driving was quitet possible without their use. ExCerpte from three typical lettere follow; ' , "During this winter I have driven Without chains It is the first time in 15 years I have done so, and ex- cept fcr a few occasions when nego- tiating hills I have bad 210 more trea- dle than with chains. I approached corners with care, and never follow- ed anrti:her car too closely, if toe road was icy I reduced any speed, I used American jungle exploration after 18 years spent in expeditions there, dis- appeared in the summer of 1925 in the strange fastnesses of the ILulteue River region of Brazil. He was ac- companied by his sou, Jack, a youth of 21 at the time, andanother young Englishman named .Raleigh Riruell. Fawcett was seeking to prove South America the "cradle of civilization." Fascinating Trail Capt, Morris, who is one of several who have sought to find the end of l+'awcett's elusive, fascinating trail, referred to the reports the explorer had been killed by hostile tribes. "Col. Fawcett may have been kill- ed," he said. "In that case we ex- pect to find some traces of him—at least his bones. Ile more probably was overtaken by fever and deserted by his followers. "There is a possibility of his 'being alive and searching for the lost Con- tinent of Atlantis. "Also, it is possible he underwent hardships so terrible that his reason was temporarily affected. I believe he may still be lost in the wilds of the interior." Captain Morris said he had receiv- ed. a letter from a spiritualist elaim- iug to have had a "spirit message" from Fawcett saying he had died of fever. Morris anticipates he will be gone at least six months after he leaves Black Horse camp on the way to the interior near the border of Paraguay. protection of industries so far as the Dominions are concerned, should re- duce some elements of suspicion over- seas. In sharp contrast to this' declaration is Lord Salisbury's letter to The Times, Wherein he bestows his bless- ing on Empire Free Trade as a won- derful ideal, but as too distant of ac- complishment to sive British indus- try, which, he holds, demands immedi- ate rationalization and modernization. The weakness of Lord Salisbury's ar- gument is that it will probably re- quire as much time to achieve the lat- ter as to obtain the former and if the British situation is so urgent, nothing can prevent both being attempted con- currently. The Daily Express carries a feature which includes illuminating figures re- garding the proportion of Empire and foreign products imported into Great Britain; and iu collection therewith has, pointed comment. It asks why this should not be changed to "all Bri- tish.." For instance Britaiu imports annually 430;000,000 worth of foreign wheat, whereas the Dominions and the British agri€ulturalist have a sur- plus .sufficient to supply that -amount. "'Tourist trafc'''from Fiance to Can- , ,pit is increasing, and several Hundred 'have already taken bookings to spend ' their holidays in Canada titis:'s`twamer. This activity at Monte is supported by leading Frencluuelt svh o•by meaals . of nrticles iu the' press, lentimee,' have • done much to spread the fame of the Dominions through France." ered, in Buckingham Palace yard, that every tints she passed the guardsman on sentry -go, he presented arms to iter. • Aud before the nursemaid discov- ered the situation, the little princess, by trotting back and forwards in front of the sentry, bad. run the poor fellow nearly ragged. This Age of False Values "The 4.12,000 paid to the victor of the Scott -Sharkey fight for a compara- tively brief appearance in the prize ring serves to illustrate the utterly false values which the modern world places on its workers,' says the Sun- • London Stilt Leads Auckland Zir'eelrly News: Although the bank rate in London is the same as it was a year ago, the prospects ate vastly different. The maelstrom of speculation iu the United States has been quelled, New fork no long- er offers' hitt rates for the world's money, and Loudon has regained its position as the financial centre o f gravity. instead of stringency and apprehension, there are now ease and tranquiilty, with substantial reasons for expecting a period of stability. "Vulgarity, not r'ust'icity, is the *op- posite of good manners."—Dean Inge: r/ ",hist as the war increased the wealth of tine United States, so it mul- tiplied their weaknesses."—Andre Tar- . Government .Rail ways Capetown Argus: That the p'inicipal , bllisiness of a iMiniister. of Railways .;;r>rsoneists in .-refusing applications for !:increased, pay is a lesson. which• Mv. 1. W. Malan took a long tune to learn. :..Evett to -day the mantle of Mr. Jagger Sits tnneasty ou his shouders. But • Ire really does appear to understand • ; et last—though wild horses 100;ald not drag from hint 'all admission in se •'' many words -that. the:requests •whieb ,.''hour in from all 'sides, pathetic, aniutat.ol'Y, or. pseudo -economic, have to 'be dealt• with firmly unless he is p.oltarecl to see the whole railway fiystelu reduced to anan.krttpteee my brakes against ray motor to slack- en speed and it I had a tendency Le skid I declutched and did not apply the brakes. I carry a pair of chains in case I get caught it deep snow or have to pull myself over a very icy place. Driving Witheut chains is a Matter for the individual driver." In Rare Cases "1 do not think chains necessary except in rare cases as a help in driv- ing through deep snow or mud. I do not think that the use of chains pro- motes' safety for I believe they give in many cases a false sense of secur- ity. I have only t•sed chains a few tinier Wiring seven or eight years of driving aud I have conte to the con- clusion that as long as ono drives carefully taking into consideration the condition of the ,treets, it is not nec- essary to use chains." Tread Gives Traction "For five winters I have experi- mented with and without chains be- cause I live on the Upper. Level, in Montreal, and ani obliged to des- cend or ascend fairly steep' inclines. If the tires are not worn smooth I believe that the tread offers better traction than chains " Brake Theory Changes Unbeknown to many motor car buyers, there has been a tendency re- cently to divide the braking force be- tween front and rear wheels in such a way that the former take the great- er portion of it, in some instances 1 the percentage being 60-40. The rea- Quebec to Widen valuable to the community as those employed on a score of big farms who keep a town fed by their united ef- forts? Yet the reviare is the same. it was Disraeli who said, 'Britain can never begin again.' Probably not, but if she and other nations ever do this question of false values will be the big problem. "There are not likely to be ;£30,000 a year miners or 3x5,000 a year farm laborers in the new Dream State any day News, London. more than there are likely to be £3 "A man who by natural gift and in- a week boxers or film stars, but there dustrious training can be made para- mount in the bruising game can amass a fortune in a few years. The man who as Prime Minister has to should- er the cares of au Empire, or as Lord Privy Seal has to find some solution of one of the most ghastly problems which confront the human mind. must lie content with a mere five thousand a year, out of which he must pay large sums to maintain the dignity of his office. Sharkey received about £1,300 a minute. Mr. J. IT, Thomas's salary works out at 214 cl. a minute. "Most boxers leave the ring the richer. Most statesmen leave oilice the poorer. That is the stark fact. "Not that one -would try to value the brains of those who strive to bring peace, order' and good government by the pound sterling. That would be fatal, and it would also be futile be- cause statecraft is only one of the few directions in which this glaring in- equality of false valves is apparent. "One does not need to be a Bolshe- vik, or even a Socialist to realize that there is something wrong with the social economy of the nation that pays £30,000 a year to the comedian who might bethat sense of proportion which would save the future com- munity'front some of the odium and ridicule which our present social sys- tent invites by its fatuous lack of that most priceless of gifts—perspec- tive" son given for the change should be clear to most car owners. It is that in deceleration more of the weight of the car is thrown in the front wheels with the result that they can take more braking skidding. Lost Opportunities Singapore Free Press: (A Dutch air- men has been opened between Singa- pore and the Dutch. East Indies). Our Dutch neighgors have now begun the establishment of one of those feeder lines which are the inevitable and necessary adjuncts of the great imper- ial line from London to Sydney. That feeder line should have been estab- lished by British enterprise and it is a matter for genuine regret that the opportunity has been lost. As it is the Dutch Company is already talking of extending the line to Rangoon, and that line also is one which. legitimate- ly is'within our sphere if only our merchants and our Government had the courage and foresight to under- take it. . Thus we shall have the melancholy spectacle of tit Imperial liners arriving at the greatest British force without "Four quarts used to make one gal- lant—now they make a dozen rough." –r. . The Better World Cairo Sphinx: The theory that since the 'War there has been a sud- den moral uplife and faith in batter things is difficult to reconcile with growing patronage of night clubs and the falling off of church congrega- tions, to say nothing of the pauperism of those who run hospitals and the affluence of those who run places of pleasure.makes it laugh and the same sum to 'iu the Far East and finding the entire staff of a coal mine who junction daily flirt with death to keep the home that all .the feeder lines to and from "But, my clear, whatever do you fires burning, • that junction are in the hands of for- want with another new coat?" A new i alga companies. hat, darling." "Is the film star of Hollywood. as Electricity's Use Quebec --A plan to promote the greater use of electricity in rural Que- bec is embodied in a bill introduced into the Legislature by the provincial Premier, L. A. Lasehereau. The chief difficulty in the way of farmers obtaining electrical energy has been the cost of establishing transmission lines. The Government and the hydro power •companies have been working out a scheme to widen the circl eof those far in the country, able to enjoy benefit:, accruing from the numerates water powers of the province. The Government bill provides that municipalities may without a refer- endum borrow 50 per cent. of the mousy required to extend transmit,. sion lines into neer territory. As business develops the power com- panies will absorb the cost of these lines, The electrical companies have been sending demonstration ears through. the rural areas to show stow electrical aids make life easier for .the farmer and the housewife. They 'have found the farmers so interested that they Propose to carry on a 10 years' came paign to extend the use of electricity in rural parts. HONOR In the estimate of honor, we should learn to value, the gifts of nature above that of fortune; to esteem is our ancestors the qualities of society: anti to pronounce the descendant of a king less truly noble than the. off- spring of a man of genius, whose writ- ings will instruct or delight the latest posterity.--Gibpou. MIRTH Man without mirth is like a wag- gon without springs, in which one it caused disagreeably to jolt by every jezzyl ultb ever which it runs.— Heary Ward Beecher. ;•Siae'yv. ., :. :.`.'wv ti,tix... <: lI,bi. cle tro)eji W tplyigic create, ofteetivp Alpha Aeroou during Combined British fleet manoeuvres irl 1• fediterra1teaprAgglikit,