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BRITAIN'S BUDGET

Following the example 0! 11111 Dominion Government the Bflti-Bh

NOTE BY THE WAY

Whether Japan's measures on the mainland are in or out of proport- ion to the provocation she had, says the Herald Tribune it certainly can- not be maintained. that the nine- power treaty makes it impossible forever for China to forfeit her in- dependence, sovereignty and integ- rity. Such a suggestion as a state- ment of American doctrine would stand clumsily in the way of in- ternational inter ention in China's

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THE DENTAL PROFESSION ADVERTISES

Government has made practically no radical changes in it; tariff or taxation arrangements in the Bud- gt just submitted. It is true the old-time tea tax of 8c a pound h“, been restored, but the Isa-wit 101' this is obvious. In view of the forth- coming Conference at Ottawa con- dlticms must be s0 arranged for the British Government to be 111 l-

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large centres. would do much 10 attract favourable attention. A! Col. Bovey well says, however, there is more to the movement than 1110 prospect of mere monetlfy 8010- 5 vigorous handicraft llidli-itfi- 4"?‘ rooted in native tradition, has a cultural value which cannot be computed in dduars and cents. but which makes richer the community

own interest if responsible govern- ment were to be all together sub- merged by a wave of communistic. or militaristic or hysteria. The existing machine y

with a dispute between two powers one of which is lacking in effective authority and responsibility. The alternative must be either inter- national intervention through the

anti-foreign

of space.’ ‘seems inadequate to deal

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position to offer preference to other parts of the Empire on a l0 percent basis. Apart altogether, therefore, from the $18,000.00 additional revenue to he derived from such a tax the BritLsh Government re- Breton, did a good service to sari- quires to be in a. position to offer culture in bringing a motion before to the tea, growing parts of the the senate calling 1190B the 60V- Empire, including British man, a ernment to place before the mum preference of i0 percent over all necessary infmmatifln Wlibhllil chm and other foreign grown teas. upon the 1111981111 E°°11°m1° 0°11‘ The Budget introduced by Sir ference. The Smator had in VIEW Neville Chamberlain indicates a the development of trade in cattle surplus 0f some $3,600,000, but this and bacon with the Old Country. is subject to increase or decrease in In years past both thus export-B accordance with the arrangements 111W“ 1118111? P11111131)“ m cum‘ w be finally arrived at in ottdwa i110“ lwmnmflm- 1"“ 1mm‘ in July. The outstanding thing a- 0H0 1w“ °1' m" 111° mm“ h” bout the Britsh Budget is that it W11 #111111“! @011“ “l1 1°’ m‘

in which it nourishes.

FARM MARKETS

Senator J. S. Momma-u. C070

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accentuates British determination to “keep at it" until the turn has been made on the road from de- premion to prosperity. To-day Great {Britain is in a very much better position than many of her com- , gpetitors. better one hundred per- l cent than Germany, better, not- withstanding its gold reserve, than France, and better very consider- ably than the United States, where unemployment i5 reaching a critical stage and where the Government is at its wits end to raise money to balance its budget. At the present time Canada and Great Britain are the most favored nations in the world, thanks in a large measure to the capable hands into which the respective governments have fallen {wjthln recent years.

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,' WORTH ENCOURAGING

Not least among the useful activ- ftles of the Women's itnstitutes in this Province has been the revival of a native handicraft industry. The value of this industry was em-

- phasized recently in an addrea de- livered in Montreal by Col. Wilfred Bovey, president of thd Clmldiii-n Handicrafts Guild. Col. Bowl"! lecture was designed to show the place of handicrafts in the nation- al economy and their cultural and spiritual value. As an instance of economic value the lecturer pointed to the fact that since 1928 raw wool has dropped in price from 20 cents a pound to five cents, and he ask- ed if it would not be possible for the farmers to manufacture more of the wool into cloth, rather than at- tempt to sell 1t in an unproductive

market.

Native handicrafts, however need 111610 bubllcity. In Canada. people worship too much of anything that came from abroad when we have things equally as good at home; handicrafts would be better served

past ten or fifteen years it has been negligible. It was pointed out dur- ing the discussion that Denmark and qyen New Zeaisnd were ursurp- ing the bacon market of Great Britain, while Ireland had preferen- tial advantages in the cattle mar- ket. The int. Hon. Arthur Meighm. on behalf of the Gove- ‘ said that the question under discussion

would be drawn to the at- tention of the chairman of the committee in ehsrge of the

Conference arrangements, which no doubt means that particular atten- tion will be given to the interests of sgriculturisfs at the forthoomlnl Conference. ‘

STRANGE AFTERMATH

The seizure of bootlegged Prince Edward Island potatoes by United States Customs officials has had a strange aftermath, according to the Fredericton Gleaner, from whose editorial columns we quote the fol- lowing comment:

"What strange situations the en- forcement of law, and of course previous evasion of that same law. produces! One of the latest forms of rackets, revealed in New York and vicinity, was the importation of high class and high priced Can- adian potatoes on which there is a considerable duty imposed by the U. S. Customs, and the substitu- tion of inferior native stock, the customs being cheated out of the import duty.

"The lnw took its course. The seized spuds, 0334 bags of I50 pounds each and 6B8 bags of 00 pounds each, which had been found at Fort Newark, N. J., by sleuths of the U. S. Customs were ordered sold by the court. Then the howls were raised! Clear from Aroostook County, Maine, they came. The Arocstook potato-grow- er hastened to explain that the

League or direct action by the aggrieved state, but under the spon- sorship of the League and with accountability to.’ "

."fnever did think aMaritinie Tory was just quite as bad as an Ontario Tory, but what am I to think now?" askes Mr. Motherwell after the Hon. E. N. Rholes had spoken on a bill. To this Mr. Rhodes retorted: “May I pay my respects to myhonorable friend from Melville (Mr. Motherweil), who, per- haps unwittingly, paid me a. very great compliment when he suggest- ed that I might reply to his argu- ment. Although my honorable friend treats the most serious sub- jects with levity, and sometimes in a most entertaining fashion, I know of ’no honorable gentlemen who asserts his views with greater vehe- mence. "In fact, when the honor- able member for Melville says a thing on his ipse dixit he rather leaves the impression with the House that the last word has been said. May I also say to my honor- able friend-and I do so not un- kindly-that he paid me a compli- ment when he said he was dis- appointed in the Minister of Fin- ance. “If my honorable friend had not been dtsappo‘ lied in me, I would have been disappointed in myself, because had it been other- wise I would have been afraid some- thing was wrong with my course of action. You can always count on my honorable friend from Melville to be against the Government."

even Finnish Communists have been sentenced to penal servitude, after having admitted that they were directed and paid by the U. S. S. R. secret police. It would seem from this that the Moscow

Finland's recent troubles. Perhaps the convictions will arrest the Russ- ian movement there; at least it should be more difficult now to secure Finns to do destructive work for an unscrupulous foreign master.

Strange indeed are the mascots to be found in a new department of the Imperial War Museum in Eng- land. A case contains about two score different things that were carried by soldiers as charms against ill luck. Loose buttons were a common mascot. Cavalrymen often pinned their faith on a horse's tooth. Lucky farthings found great favor with many. Men from Devonshire seemed to take kindly to small per- forated stones. Fuzzy black cats of wool, or pigs or bunnies or other things were frequently taken along. Some men liked to have a small bit of coal, others a fragment of shell. Many a Canadian carried a rifle cartridge and a piece of rawhide shoelace in his pocket when in or near the line. The purpose of this combination was not a mascot. In- stead, it was merely to be handy for a tourniquet in case an artery was severed by a. bullet or bit of shell.

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reds were sGSPOIISIDIO for some of‘

i! they Could be 501111001 11D by B market was terribly depressed as it

orvpsgsn ‘s after the Gandhi was, and the duty was intended to fashion, but perhaps more reason- protect the grower. If the court- able.

order for sale of the spuds was ob- served the market would be de- pressed just that much more, and that was not what Uncle Sam in- tended at all. Justice in this case, however, remained blind. The Unit- ed States marshal entrusted with the saie proceeded, and held it in the City of New York, and the pur-

As examples of Canadian handi- craft skill Co] Bovey pointed to Murray Bay blankets, hooked rugs, picture rugs, homespuns, jerseys made by British Columbus Indians, pottery and sculpture, and he show- ed many examples on the screen. These handicrafts should be sup- ported, ho declared, not only be- chasers reaped the benefit of some cause they are unique, but because Bllperior Canadiln‘ Wtflfoes at a they typify the Canadian spirit ahdspeciai low price. genius. "Now the growers on this side of

During the past few years fine the line are eagerly coming to the cxamiplcs of handicraft work have 110119 111d 0111111111118 11159 1110? We" been on display at the Publicity "not in on the deal." As the United Association Office m Charlottetown 81ml 10st some 0800.000 in duties. and tourists have shown an in- 11115 "b00115" 11118111000111 Canadian creasing interest in these products. 90mm must have been coins on Ilcre is an industry which, in con- 1°? ""111 "I11" flunctl -.. with the tourist traffic. is It" an ill wind that blows ho-

capabie of greater development. 11°11? "1! i1°°<1. 11114 11 18 M50119. Nowhere in Canada are there more 11°" 111° I50" wmmcnt. that Mr.

In Scotland, according to the Thomas Times-Joumai, there is only one convict prison where criminals are sent to serve long terms for serious offences. This prison is at Peterhead, on the north

east coast of Aberdeenshirc, and, according to this account, was

bor might be built by convict labor. "The prison has accommodation for 300 convicts" says the Times- Journal. "The number of inmates has steadily decreased in recent years, and at present time there are only 130 residents-less than half capacity. There is only one ‘lifer’ in the community." Considering the fact that the population of Scotland is around five million, residents north of the Tweed can justly claim to be a law-abiding people with an exceptionally favorable record.

I fair way of being fulfilled that the exposure of the “racket" in Prince Edward Island potatoes across the border will tend further to enhance

originally established so that B. her-i

Convention held at Memphis, Tenn. last year, decided to advertise.

it is also the " advertise.

either of them.

what has changed the minds of the members of the dental profes- sion?

As a body they have arrived at the uODCIUBIOD that as the health of the teeth and 'gums h of such importance to the "general health of the body, that everybody should know this. and hence much suffer- ing, loss of time, and even death itself may be prevented.

Further, as the public reads the different advertisements of the manufacturers of tooth paste, tooth powder, tooth brushes, pyorrhoea remedies, mouth washes and other remedies for the mouth, many may be frightened into the use of some particular article for the mouth and teeth while others may come to the conclusion that all this advertising is too extravagant in its language, and not worth their consideration.

that the dental profession, as one single body representing all den- tists, came forward and instructed

the teeth and gums, and tell the ex- act facts regarding the use of the various mouth necessities. .

As the names of individual den- tists will not be used in these ad.- vertisements or the names of the various articles now so widely ad- vertised, every statement made in these advertisements written by the dental professionals should carry great weight in the minds of the readers.

The Dental Association will thus keep the public informed on the care of their teeth, mouth hygiene, proper diet, and prevention of den- tal troubles. The main thought in

the lines of prevention. Now this does not mean that the

tooth pastes, tooth powders, and mouth washes, because every den- tist advises the use of these meth- ods of cleaning the teeth and pre- venting decay.

What they have in mind is that the public should realize that the teeth should be thorougldy exam- ined, and the X ray used frequently to locate root troubles, and the dangers of neglect pointed out, by those best fitted to give this in- formation.

U. S. Economizes

(Ottawa Journal) Having provided for more than a

bill, the United States has now launched a drive to cut its federal expense bill by hundreds of mil- lions of dollars. some months ago President Hoover declared himself against salary reductions for Gov- 'emment employes, but a steady de. lciine in revenues, with increased v prospects of a heavy deficit, has ev- ‘idently changed his mind. He has now come out for salary reductions for himself and his Cabinet, this undoubtedly being the forerunner of decreases for civil servnats, plus ‘consolidations of Govemment ,de"- Dartments and agencies with in- evitable reductions of staffs. In all, ‘it is hoped. to effect a saving of ,more than $300,000,000.

I I It is an extraordinary thing, this

lchange that has come over the United States. Five years ago it was riding the crest of the wave of prosperity“ Revenues came in in such volume the Government hard- ly knew what to do with them. Billions were cut off the public debt, taxes were slashed, ambition; schemes of all sorts embarked up- on. So rich and confident had the

1t may come as a shock to many people to learn that The American Dental Association in its National

As you know it is against the ethics of the dental profession as 1 profemion to Ever since these pro- fessions have been really organized there has been no advertising by

You can thus see that it is time

the public on the need of caring for‘

the advertisements will be along-

dental profession is not in favor of

billion dollar addition to its tax"

Radios-Public or Private ? min-am no‘ m»

ed at Ottawa, 11411119 $111919 01111 very easily grasped There is a

“d the handin ovu- of the radia- guppqrting public of Canada f0 the “dig slles of the United States. All the pleas Plit forth on behalf of private control of radio in Canada, no matter how piauslbb presented nor how strongly backed by eminent figum in the world of finance, are in support of a systun which in its practical working out will make Canada a sibordinate annex of United States radio-land and give the final (if concealed) voice in the decision of how radio is to be operated in Canada to purely mmercial interests, Ameri- can in character. The day of the small detached and supposedly in- dependent radio station is about over in Canada. If the field is left to private enterprise, therewiil be rapid consolidation of these stations into a combination. We shall have a prlntelyowned monopoly of the air, and this monopoly will operate in harmony with the great radio monopoly of the United States-the harmony that always eidsts between the boa that gives orders and the dependent simordinslte who obeys them.

This confluent of North America hasbeenmappedoutasamrivslte ownership" area for radio by the great United States business inter- ests that see profit, kudos, influence in control of the air; and they do not propose. if they can help it. to let the heretical idea of public ownership of radio, which has al- ready taken possession of most of the countries of the world, make headway in Canada. The ex- ample, they fear with reason, might prove oontagio . It is apparent that avery powerful lobby isat work at Ottawa in an attemptto dissuade the special committee, now considering the radio question, from giving its approval to the principle of public ownership embodied in the Alrd report. All the interests represented in geh lobby are‘, of course, nominally Canadian; in fact, they are just about as Can- adian as was the telephone com- pany that inst Dece ‘ made it impossible to carry out the pro-

in order, and to become rich. New everything has mashed. Possessed of nearly one-half of the world's gold, the United States yet finds itself in the position where its foreign trade has fallen to noth- ing, with at least 0,000,000 of its people unemployed, with bread- lines in all of its cities, with its federal treasury empty, with large municipalities bankrupt, and with men actually talking of the depre- ciation of the dollar. There has been nothing like it in the history of the United States.

Tho baffling thing about all of this is that nobody appears to have any clear or satisfying knowledge of its causes, of the things that brought it about, or of the things that may cure it. The great bank- ers, the economists. the giants of industry-ail are as much at sea as the man in the street, their theories and prognostications utter- ly discredited. What Mr. Morgan says, or Mr. Schwab, or Mr. Henry Ford is of no more help or value ‘than the explanations of Mr. Wiii ' Rogers, or Mr. Eddie Cantor, or Mr.

Walter Winchell.

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About Marrying

(Tm-onto Star)

The other day the Bill‘ lfllbmhed mgr-liege statistics for Ontario show- ing the ages at which most P801111? married in mo. The nonunion statistics for 192s have Juli been 1" sued at Ottawa, and these makfl possible a comparison with 0th" provinces. It was, oi 0011119. B W" in which prospects were M8119. 81111 in which, as a 0008001191109. 111°"

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choice between a National systun

posed linpird broadcast on Christ- mas Day. The refusal to co- operate was announced in 00118410. but the policy, of which the reflllll m the u.- ‘on. w" mm 1" L31 YOIL The incident stands out as a warning against Prflflm- ing private control of 0111' T011111 opportunities-

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of widely diffused ‘ ' 111' fluences, Canadian public opinifiii would be all but unanimous for pubiie ownership and control of radio; the case for it is so plain. w conclusive, so obviously in the P1111" lic interest. The case mlsht W911 rear, upon the simple proposition that it is not in the public interest that the air should be commercia- iised. What commercial control of the air means is within the know- ledge of all who own rfldlN- A" we really content that this oppor- tunity to equip ourselves with a radio service comparable to that which is furnished to the people of Great Britain by the British Bmad~ casting company should be rejected —lbeycnd recovery, because any decision reeiched at the present time at Ottawa will necessarily b0 final-in favor of dirplicatinr upon this side of the boundary line the system upon the people of the United Statesil If we want, commercial- ized programmes, we can get them by turning the knob; why not supply ourselves with something better and different, from Canadian stations? The only system which offers us something different and better is one that makes radio a public ser- vice divorced from the urge of business prdfit. A decision in favor of pubiio ownership will not lin itself solve the problem of pro- viding a high-disses service. There are difficulties that can be seen and others, not foreseen, that will emerge. But by keeping control-in ‘the hands 0f the public. we shall ‘retain power to experiment and to I revise and modify our plans until a lsatisfactory service is developed; ibut if we give the priceless asset of lthe air away, we shall got the con- ‘sideration that commercial mon- opolies can always be relied upon to extend to the customers from whom they extract tribute.