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WEDNESDAY, uovmou u. ms Flaws In The Trade Treaty

Although the newly elected King adminis- tration hails with acclaim the‘ reciprocity agree- ment, it is viewed, says the Montreal S tar, from a much different angle by the Conservatives. It is true ‘that fonner Premier BENNETT, approv- ing the principles of fair trade, initiated the ne- gotiations, but he was not prepared to go so far as Mr. KING went in giving concessions.

Although Mr. BENNETT is in Calgary and could not be reached for personal comment in- quiry in Opposition quarters which were busy studying and analyzing the treaty left no room for doubting that it was considered broadly de- ficient from the standpoint of being an equable agreement between the two countries. The Con- servative objection to the treaty could be reduced generally to the proposition that it obtains too little for Canada, while giving too much to the United States.

With minor exceptions-—and with those ex- ccptions held to be prepondcrantly to the disad- vantage of the Dominion—the pact which the Liberal Government has published is declared in Conservative Party quarters tolie the same pact which Mr. BENNETT ;efused to entertain a couple of months ago on the grounds that, con- trary to promoting Canadian interests, it would be highly detrimental to them.

The glaring omissions which the Opposition see in the treaty are: Its failure to secure any concession for the cod and haddock fishing in- dustries of the Maritimes, its failure to secure a market for food potatoes for all the provinces of Eastern Canada, its failure to secure con- cessions for the dairying industry other than a quota on cream, its failure to do anything to as-

' sist the marketing of Canadian wheat and other

grains or flour.

On the other hand, the treaty is regarded as extending to United States interests conces- sions in the Canadian market which are of high- est possible value. In this connection it is free- ly conceded that the pact, ‘in the language of Mr, KING, represents a widening of markets, but it is contended that it is a. widening of Un- ited States markets, not of Canadian, that will result. _ _ _

Another Conservative objection is to the in- stability of the treaty. While purporting to be a three year agreement, suFficient qtialifying con- tingencies are provided, any one of _wluch the United States Government might raise- to ter- minate the pact upon _thirty days IIOUFC. Wllh consequent demoralization to Canadian interests which had come to depend upon the rhlleflw" market. That such a possibility must berec- ognized as actual and not merely theoretic, is

_ demonstrated by the plight in which the Cfltflfi

breeders of the West and the dairying and p0- tato growing interests of the Eastfound them- selves when th Smoot-Hawley duties destroyed their markets virtually overnight. _ _

The offer which the Roosevelt administra- tion made to Mr. BENNETT earlier this fall is on record in the Government fyles and will doubt- less figure in the Parliamentary debate: It i5 declared by the Conservatives that it will show that Mr. BENNETT refused to accept from the United States concessions which did not extend to the cod and haddock fishing industries of the Maritimes, the dairying industries, including, cheese and butter, and wheat. Of all these things the only one which IMr. KING has securedis a quota on cream which will be far from satisfy“ ing the dairy man's economic problem.

Yet, in spite of his failure to secure any- thing more than Mr. BENNETT askejnwltll ‘he minor exception of cream, Mr. KiNG l5 viewed 15 having given greater concessions than the Roosevelt administration SHEEQSIQd whde the Conservative administration was in power. These include the revision of the countrys Custom laws, the cancellation of a lengthy list of valu- ations for duty purpOScS. fllld ti“ fight °f Cm‘ adian tourists to bring goods duty free from ll“! States. -

In his negotiations, furthermore, Mr. Ben. Nl-ZTT emphasized the intermediate tariff and most-favored-nation treaty for ' the valllabl? boons to American exporters which they HIT- boons considered so valuable that nothing less than the granting of Canadian requests upon a reasonable scale could justify their exlcllsllill-

.11“; Legon's Tenth Anniversary

Ten years ago on November 25. 1925, a na- tional conference ‘of Canadian ex-service men opened at Winnipeg. At that time there were ten or more soldier organizations with a com- nioii purpose but characterized by the keenest rivalry" Obviously. unity of effort was desirable. After ten days of deliberation they formed a new body, the Canadian Legion of the BlfySh Empire Service League. The November iss e of the Legionary, official national publication of the Canadian Legion, pays tribute to the services rendered to the new and united orEaflmlw" b? Field Marshal Earl Haig. _

Upon his retirement from the army m r919, Lord. Hcig discovered among ‘fitlflfvla mm l" crest Britain an condition yery similar that which he found in Canada m 1on5. He immed- iately set to work to try and bring about unity amonggthe British cit-service men. After a 8"" deal of ver£hcrd work he accomplished his pur- ‘ rlti" on was the result; llqt _ |,. he conceived- the 1d“ dotted body ‘of exam-vice men embrscingihe

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ed organizations present, andthus Canada was represented in the Empire organization from the outset. Earl Haig had not yet visited Canada. but he knew of the conditions which existed, and so, in 1925, he announced that the principal object he hoped to achieve while in Canada was the uni- fication of Canadian ex-service men into a. D0- minion body which could command the respect of all classes and truly represent Canada in the British Empire Service League.

10rd HAIG did not rest-with the formation of the Canadian Legion at Winnipeg but trav- elled all over the Dominion, meeting groups of ex-service men at the various points and deliv- ering his message of Unity. He, of course, could not remain until the consummation of his great plan and, therefore, appointed Sir RICHARD TURNER to represent him in the future negotia- tions, and to organize the various unity groups in the different provinces, The amazing amount of work done by the Canadian Legion since its inception ten years ago is noted in the Legionary, by the general secretary, Mr. J. R. Bowman, l\f.B.E. At least 38 major legislative and co-re- lated achievements are recorded without taking into consideration minor matters which constant- ly require the Lcgion's aifirition.

liditgrial Notes

Hart House Quartet tonight. 51E h’: 9K

About the only people pleased with the

Treaty are the whisky interests. 5K 5K 9K

Another likely candidate in the Mayoralty contest in the coming civic election is Councillor Reardon. ~

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If. Rt. Hon. Ramsay MACDONALD be raised to the peerage, will it be possible for him and Lord SNOWDEN to sit in the Red Chamber?

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There should be compulsory insurance on all cars. Why does not the Government devise a $10 per annum scheme, which would net $60,000 per annum?

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Quebec nominations having ‘taken place, only two Liberals have received acclamation. There will be hot» work from no\v on, as feeling is running high.

It was more in sorrow than in anger that Rt. Hon. R. B. BENNETT told- the Winnipeg Free Pres: reporters that he despised journalists who utilized their abilities to misrepresent the truth.

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It seems evident the LEA Government plans letting up on the Prohibition law. To begin with, it is suggested, the Attorney-General might give permits for beer and wine, say at a Legion, or other patriotic re-union. Similar permits might be granted for banquets at hotels.

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What is sauce for the goose is not necessar- ily sauce for the gander as Dr. GASTON Jczrz, professor of Financial Law in the University of Paris riiefiilly realizes. At Geneva he won plaudits for his masterful presentation of the Ethiopian point of view before the League of Nations. “lhen he returned to the University his students greeted him with a barrage of boos and catcalls as a_ protest against his work in sup- port of Italy's foe. Police were summoned and took several of the students into custody but later released them.

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It has been widely broadcast that the Philip. pines_ has returned to self-goveniment after nearly 40o years subjection first to Spain and then to the United States, the U. S. Governor

- Mr. FRANK MURPHY having demitted office in

favour of popularly elected MANUEL QUEZON. \Ve are told the Filippinos “hailed the day with delight," as it heralded the beginning of a 1o- year march to complete independence, How- ever it is interesting to note that the “indepen- dence” is strictly limited, Quezon and all other officers of the new commonwealth being required to take an oath-declaring among other things they recognize and accept “the supreme authority of and will maintain true faith and allegiance to the

United States." ' l! I!

Onlookers see most of the game we are told. Reviewing the international picture, Col. LEONARD P. Avnizs, Cleveland economist assert- ed Canada not only had a “more serious problem of unemployment," but has handled it more suc- cessfully than had the United States. He said figures “show that in Canada the (employment) recovery so far has made up 48 per cent. of the depression losses, while that in this country has regained 37 per cent. of theml’, “The still more impressive facts are that Canada has taken care of her depression‘ problem without incurring great additions to her public debt, without accus- toming large numbers of her people to rely on national relief payments, and with much less soc- ial unrest than - we have experienced," Ayres observed. Thanks once more to Rt. Hon. R, B.

BENNETT. ll! it ilt

According to Quebec advices die-hard stand-pat Conservatives in town and country are muttering under their breath about the election eve embrace of MAURICE Durcirssis, K.C., Con- servative leader, and PAUL Goum, chief of the rebel Action Liberate Nationale. Pr mier L. A. TASCHEIlI-AU is capitalizing it heavily in the hope of shocking Old Guard Blues into keeping away from the polls on November :5, It's good strat- egy with CAIILLIIN Houna as the driving fol-u in the l”: provincial vote in 193i, Conscr- vatives rolled up 44 per cent. of the total vote cast, even if they did get only 1t of the 9o seats in the Legislature. One thing certain ls that Mr. Durcassrsis ‘having plenty of trouble right now with the younger ‘Conservative element; threats of young leaders to quit the organization‘ have been heard. Inside the ranks of ‘Conscrvltlve candidates; even, there are rumbles-idspclslly .1?“ nebulae hat-hangi- Rouge; am-uilomttliliiwm lam-m-

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Notes By '1 he Way

According to a moat-ht, m 5h»- planc traveling 250 mllel an hour night and day would reach tho sun in s: yearn. so the Wlllblllty of such a jaunt will only about to those with lots of time on their hands. '

A flory o! lb; discovery on the Cape mats at Capo Town of an old Abyssinian stonebreaker, who claims t0 be the long-lost. son of Menellk II and the rightful Em- peror of Abyiislnln. was told to a representative of the Star recently by a Cape Town business man. It 1s stated that a highly-cultured Eth- iopian, who was introduced as the Crown Prince of Abysalnla, recent- ly arrived 1n Capo Town in search of the man and that the Royal pair were photographed 1n a Hanover street studio. The Crown Prlnoe is stated to have returned to Abyssin- la on board an Italian liner. The business man stated that he had sold goods to the Crown Prince, who told hlm that he had found

the man whom he believed to be

the king-an old Abyssinian nam- ¢d Vkmffa Zaranl. working as a stonebreaker on the Cape Flats. This man appears still to be llvlng in Cape Town. There are people 1n Cape Tbwn who believe that the stonebreaker should be wearing the Ctrzrwn of Abysslnla-Johannesburg S .

Count Clallo explains that only bombs weighing less than ten pounds each have been dropped on Ethio- plan towns and villages; for two reasons. “In the first place, we are anxious to do nothing to lrfltate the peaceful population." The Eth-

' loplan villagers, we areto take ft,

do not mind having bombs weigh- ing less than ten pounds each dropped through their roofs and 011 their streets, perhaps even enjoy the excitement. "In the second place, our reconnalsanoes permitted us to determine that the Ethio- Dlan troops invariably move ln open country and camp outside the vll- lages. They don't take refuge within the walls." Then why am the towns and villages bombed? Explanation that the bombs are small ones only shows that mianclal prudence ls playing its part 1n the operation; it ls cheaper to klll women and chlld- ren with small bombs than big ones. And they are just. as dead when the business is over. War cannot be “softened downfl-Ed- monton Bulletin.

News collecting arrangements in Ethiopia and along the Italian front are reporteq to be costing more than their counterpart 1h the World War. It might. also be said that so for they have been lnnnlte- ly poorer in results, perhaps because the‘ enthusiastic correspondents have had little tzo write about but their own actions.

Looking back over what we haw read in the history books, and what we have also observed, we don't remember anywar that. was actual- ly instigated by the people of any nation. Few ordinary people ever want to go b0 war with their neigh- bors. They are fed into wars by governments and rulers who have ambitions and purposes which are seldom fully disclosed to the gen- eral run of commonfolk. We are talking, of course, of the way wars start. Everybody, practically, ts ready to jump to_ the defence of his country when the other fellow starts to invade 1t. How to end war? We don't know-and we don't. think anyone else does. A good way might be for nations to stop try- ing to take advantage of each other.-Wlngham Advance-Times.

There are two things Canada re- quires to do to promote wheat sales abroad: First, to familiarize the people with the quality of bread made largely from Canadian flour, and secondly to remove mental pre- judlcesbased on the repeated as- sertions that Canada has been en- deavorlng to gouge the consumer. These are important tasks. What the graln trade can do in these directions should be done, and the Government should support their efforts to the llmlta-wlnnlpeg Tri- bune.

The orderly progress of business melon ln the Unified States 15 1n striking contrast to the confus- lon at Washington. But New Deal confusion promises to be harmful to business. A typical example of the prevailing uncertainty 1s seen 1n the news that firms operating under NJLA. codes are being 1n- vostlgatied by the Federal Trade Gemini-as‘ for possible indictment under the anti-trust laws.--Flnsn- cfnl Post.

Mlilnllnl has reduced the lunch hour to half an hour for Italian ofloq workers. It would be no hard-

ou this continent where the quick-lunch system ,- " . but. 1n a country where the mid-day siesta 1s equally established ll: will be a revolutionary change in habits. HWQWP. the price of "clvlllzlng" Ethiopia must be paid 1n much greater prlvationc than this.

Japan ts iutag tho alleged murder of one of her blue-Jackets 1n Shanghai ll an excuse for strength- ening bar grip on Northern china. Ber nolsun of mnchirrla bean with a similar incident, fugue of Notions report showed that the lnoldent was deliberately timed and, manufactured. m the

t lostmoq murder may have

committed, but histloe could be vfndlnhd peacefully ll Jliplll lo dutnd -

Skill-clued Catriona misin- this 1n Canada have rebuked lith- or Conchita of Detroit for llll Anjlqihobfo and point out tout ll doll not spook for the ruin-tan OI- lltollo church. A United Itch! cardinal publicly mowed blm for abusive lznuilu on mortar‘ Mt 10w s 7w" m»

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ovanwafcm‘ not mnnalran in iuosr oases

It. ls known that the body pro- cesses of some lndlvlduals work nt; a faster rate than that which ls eon- sldered normal, and that thebody proc es of others work at a slower rate t an the normal. This means that the one with the fast rate will be thln and underweight because all the food is used or burned, whilst the one with the slow rate 1s likely to be overweight.

Thus we 11nd many overwelgtits taking extract of thyroid gland to make their body processes work faster and thus reduce their weight. ’.l‘heir excuse is that one or other of their parents are overweight and itlierefore overweight ls "ln the fain-

That a tendency t0 overweight ex- ists 1n some families 1s quite true, but Just because a parent ls over- Weight does not mean that the over- Wtlxht of tho sou or daughter ls ln- herlted.

Research men have been working 0n a number of cases where it was thought or claimed by the over- weight that the tendency to over- weight was lnherltied from one or other of the parents. What they found was that the habits, the likes, the dislike for vigorous exercise was simply acquired in the home. If one or other of the parent-s llked rich or fat. forming foods then these would be the foods with which the household was supplied.

for fruit ‘and leafy vegehbles with very little butmr, potatoes, crmm, meat or other foods with high food values. The members of these house- holds are apt to be thin, perhaps qulte wiry. but there ls no tendency to fatness or overweight.

Similarly 1n another household there is a liking for big “meat. and potato" meals with plea and past- ries regularly for dessert. In addi- tion to these meals with foods of high food value. the members of the household are likely to indulge 1n rich foods such as candy, lee cream and nuts between meals because eating ls one of their chief hobbfea or pleasures. When it 1s remember- ed that‘. the ordinary serving of lee cream, candy, nuts or cakes would be more than the usual serving of any ordinary foodstuff at meal. times. it ls easly understood why fat accumulates so quickly.

It 1s not; then so much heredity but Just acquiring the habits and llklng for rlch foods of the over- ivelsht Dlirellli. that. puts on the weight. .

_y Cheers 1 For King Callllti

(Toronto Globe) Like Queen Dido, King cmnte ls dead. King Canute has been dead, ln fact, nine hundred years today- So, in London recently a distinguished company of English- men wlll gather to honor the memory and celebrate the fame of their country's Danish conqueror.

The English are queer tharway. Germany holds no festivals tn honor of Napoleon. France lets the anniversaries of Aglncourt. go by without celebration of the name of Harry of England. Scotland ex- pends small praise upon the mem- ory of Edward Longshanks. Ire- land manages, with moderate sue- oess; to disguise her admiration for Oilver Cromwell. Only England taking her successful invaders captive, make them, from Camille the Dane to William the Dutch- man, the heroes of her history books.

Oanute came to ltngland with the Danish invaders. He came and he came again. He drove the English Aethelred out of his country. I-Ie defeated the Erlgllah Edmund 1n battle. He did, beyond question. all the ungentlemimly things that: Danish invaders were in the habit: of doing. He reduced the whole of England to submis- sion. and used the country there- after as a supply depot and Jump- lng-off place for other wars of conquest. These thing are historic facts: enough, if Canute had been an English Klng invading Soot- land or an English vleeroy ad- ministering Ireland, to have taught the very babies 1n their Scottish or Irlah cradles to curse his name, not. for nlne hundred years, but for nine thousand.

Are English children taught to remember the thlnu against Ccnuto the Dane? Th an not. ‘Iticiy mo taught, 1m . some old wives’ tale about Cnnute getting his feet wet on Southhamptou sands and making tides a text for a moral lecture on the little power of lungs.

The English are taught that and forget; the rest. Today, being the nine hundredth anniversary of ‘hlsdeat-lnflanutctliobanowlllbc celebrated in Iipndon u the res- tore: of the old Saxon laws to England and the man who first conceived the idea of a. British Elliptic. Celebrated. 1h short, as the typo and forerunner of the

It io-uk any Soot. Irishman. Henchman or German 1f 1t isn't.- onopmm that the" ltngllcb

In some homes-there is a llklng 95l-