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TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1933.

LONDON CONFERENCE

The Canadian delegates to the World Economic Conference, head- ed by Premier Bennett and Hon. IL N. Rhodes, Minirer of Durance. are now on the hish R85» 118C118 received a most enthusiastic send- of! at Montreal on Friday. ‘There is a feelinggeneralty that the Con- ference, which opens in London on lung l2, must result in some sub- stantial relief o.’ the present econ- omic situation, and the Canadian Prime lifinister has stated that so far as he is concerned, he is ready to do all in his power to achieve this objective. It is realized on both sides of the Atlantic that much de- pends upon the concessions the Un- lied States Ls prepared to make,

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‘particularly in regard to war-debt

payments falling due on June 15.

-~ Members of the Canadian Gov-

’ ernment believe the major questions

before the conference relate to war

debts, security of nations lake

I- Franco from invasion, tariffs, in-

crease" in commodity prices, and the

creation of some international mon- itary yardstick.

As to war debts, it is felt the

. United States will have to modify its

' position. 'I‘hc debtor countries have

been unable to pay in gold, and

the American Government has re- fused to take goods. Thus, if the

' World Conference is to succeed, it b considered inevitable that the United States will have to agree to

two-‘way trade.

HEARTENING REPORT

Reporting on the general busin- report, the National city Bank of New York has the heartening review of the

ess conditions in its June

situation:

"The business upswing which set in after the banking holiday has continued during May at a very EHCOHIHEiHZ Dace. Business men are accustomed to a tapering ofi‘ of the - -_ ‘Spring rise" at this time, and nat-

urally expect markets to turn quiet

er after such a volume o: forward 0113108. as has been placed during months, but the advance evidently has more than a. seasonal impetus, and so far has

the past two

shown little slackening.

"I" Mal‘, for the first time in "earl? four years, the volume of trade and industrial production has exceeded that of the same month ln the previous year, and such a

comparison heartens all

has been to keep down the

again. Moreover. iirder books

pcricd last year, and

more support to business. "Improvement in

feeling. With the Economic Con- lerence meeting in London on June l2. the nations for the first time

business men. Prices are better, and in a 800d many lines where the struggle red figures, black ink is being used are better filled than in a long time. The industries are assured of a higher rata of operations during the next two months than in the same they will give imre employment and ham.

international relations is a factor in the optimistic

i muck under strained political condl- ‘ tions this is a chanse "mm m“, prqyg of great value in the econ-i

omic situation. uiore favorable. outside of the area in the Southwest where the Th"! crop has railed. Not only have prices o1 farm products advanced sharply. but they have gained relative to other prices, increasing the farmers’ purchasing power over other pro- ducts. Since the first of Avril the farm products group in the De-I partmmt of Labor's weekly price index has advanced l7 per cent and the foods group i0 per cent, these advances comparing with a rue 0f 3 per cent in all other groups com- I biped. This readjustment mu have" to go considerably farther before the balance is rcstored, but any’ turn in that direction is 0f the ut- most value, for the disparity between farm and other prices, which has blocked the normal exchange of goods between the farm and indust- rial populations. and destroyed the‘ purchasing power of both. has been the most stubborn condition prov longing the depression. Economists of ‘all schools of thought agree that a better balance between prices is essential to restore proqaerlty, and that higher prices for the staples that are depressed are needed; their differences of opinion having to do only with the means employed to bring this about.

“In these developments the diver- gent economic schools may both find ground for encouragement and for an optimistic attitude. Those who are impressed by the hazards of the inflationary program which the Congress has empowered the Presi- dent, ln his discretion, to carry out, see rcasolrt to hope that a natural recovery in business and in the price level may render the employment of these measures, in a hazardous degree, unnecessary. The genuine character of the business improve- ment, as revealed in the rise of production, the growth of employ- mentment, and the evidence cf an increased purchasing power, should be recognized. It demonstrates a re- cupcratlve power in business which is derived from the needs’ 0f the population and the efforts of bus- iness men to do business, and from improvement in the supply and de- mand relationship in various mar- kets. It shows that the readjust- mcnts made in the economic system during the depression have not been ineffectual, and that as econ- omlc relationships are improved the pendlum. which always swings too far in either direction, will swing back of its own accord. Now that there is more hope of extending these readjustments into interna- tional affairs, there is correspond- ingly more hope for a continuing trade recovery; and if this comes about prices will continue to recover also. Once business makes a start upward. it will gather impetus as it moves, provided its natural tendency to recover its equilibrium is helped

‘The prospect for the farmer

(110.01!) for new railway familial! in Montreal, it was assailed by oer- tain newwaper in Toronto, Montreal , and other parts of the country. That was in 1900, when had been a year under way. Many o! those who then called for huge

the depression

outlays on public works are now

preaching and insisting upon drssq economies. The-

tic government Prime Minister and his collalsues were the first to apply the brakes. "That? notes the Toronto Mall and lknplre, “was long before Boards of ‘Trade and Chambers of Couune w woke up to the need and took the sawdust trail.

“Mr. Rhodes obviously welcomes the ‘assistance of these converts to economy, though they are only new- comers to ‘the penitent beach. It was

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Who uttered the immortal phrase "Lafayette, we arc here?” ‘Ibo ring- m; asursnce was given by an Aru-

fayette in Picuus Cemetery. France. on July 4, 19l'1. It vvlsmeant to be a reminder that American sold- k5 m going to the help of France were repaying a debt which the yaung Republic owed to the gil- lanky of Infayette. It. has become notable as one of the most felicit- 0115 phrases coined in the course of the war, but the authorship has been m dispute. It has been attrib- uted to President Wilson and more generally to General Pershing, eith- er of whom would have been glad to say it had he thought of it at the right time. Further to complicate the matter, both President Wilson and Marshal Foch attributed it to Pershing. The truth is that the

the new Ottawa Government which in i930 reversed the

policy of the former ministry and‘ began lopping of! needless approgr,

nations-beginning with the huge allotment for the Montreal railway terminals and extending the process throughout the several departments

of government. There was a great:

outcry against the curtailrnents thus enforced, but the Government in- sisbed and persisted in travelling the new road which it had chosen for itself. It introduced a finance control and auditing system, which has saved the treasury a vast amount of money. It stopped mak- ing appointments to the Civil Ser- vice and announced that no vac- ancies occurring through death or retirement will be filled except up- on clear proof that the public service actually requires new appointments. This reform alone, we understand, while it is merciful, reduces the number of civil servants by perhaps four thousand a year.

“Altogether, controllable expendi- ture has been reduced by $81,000,- 900 D61‘ annum in the last three- years, and is now several million dollars less than it was twenty years ago. 1n short, the cost of government on ordinary account per cspita is lower than in 1014. This despite many new services, including Workmens Compensation and enforcement of the eight-hour day on government works. ‘The man on the street should not forget that uncontrollable expenditures arc sixty per cent. of the total and that pensions and other services to re. turned men absorb more than half of the available revenue."

SEES BENEFIT .

Coincident with the announce- ment, made at. Amherst by Dr. W. A. Found, Deputy Minister of Fish- eries, that a market for 660,000 pounds of canned lobsters, at reduc- ed tariff rates, would be available in France as a result of the recent Franco-Canadian trade treaty, came word from Washington that a re- duced express rate on cooked lob- ster meat in unsealed tins had been Hllihorlmd by the Interstate Com- merce C mmlssion. "Both these ar- rangements," notes the St. John Telegraph-Journal in a leading edi- torial, “should prove beneficial to the Maritime Provinces."

SAVE THE ROAD SIGNS

mdneers of the Provincial De- partment of Public Works report the destruction of a large number o; "I4 I181" which have been placed by the Automobile Association for the convenience of the travelling Public. Last year a grant of $350

extravagant ,

and not hindered by the policies of governments and of the individuals

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approaching

in concert‘ the

who make up the economic organi- zatlon."

was elven by the Government m the Association (or this pug-pm; even larger grants have ‘been made on other occasions, and the work

problems of thc currency demoral- ization and trade restrictions which have destroyed trade and depressed prices everywhere: and following President Roosevelt's disarmament

essage to the nations the Confer- ence gathers in a more hopeful atmosphere than had appeared pos-

Etibie. This message was a very itirnely and inspiring stroke. The

' a crisis was approaching between “ Geflnlny and her neighbors over '

European political situation was un- ‘y clouded, and the fear that

the armament question was creating I. considerable tension. The effect of the President's message and its reception abroad was to relieve this

MR. RHODES’ ADDRESS

The demand for further govern- mental economies, made by Boards of Trade and Chambers of Com- merce, formed the subject of an in- teresting address before the Tor- onto Liberal-Conservative Business Men's Association by Hon. E. N. Rhodes, Minister or Finance, prior to his departure for the Economic conference at London.

The Minister pointed out much of his time at Ottawa it de- voted fo hearing on alternate days deputations uking for larger ex- penditures nnd delegations request- , fear and clear the air, and since it ing lower taxation. He recalled that jis unlikely that much progress in|when the prmnt Adtnlnittrstion

that

subsequently carried out has been of great benefit, particularly to vis- iting motorists. with the tourist season reopening, it is most dis- couraging to find that many- of these signs have been eflsced or de-

been notified and will me steps

ution of the public

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stmyed. The Mounted Police have

to prevent further damage in this connection. It is scarcely neces- sary to add that the authorities will expect to receive the full co-oper- in preventing further acts of vandalism on the highways. Doubt-less much of the damage has been caused by thought- less boys, but this 600s not remedy the {net that replacement of the road signs will entail considerable ‘expense out of the provincial

author was colonel Charles E. Stan- ‘ ton, who died recently.

The British Government, after 7much pressure from leading econ- ' omists and churchmen, has revolv- ed to relieve unemployment by s mass attack on the slums. It has.

it will seek the ctr-Operation of local councils and all housing authorities i and those numerous building societ- iies which cover the country and have enormous investments and financial reserves. The benefits of the scheme will be three-fold. Miles lo! slums will be wiped out. New I houses in sanitary surroundings will be built for workmen at low rentals. An army in the building trades will be given work, and the expenditures on materials will stim- ulate many industries. The policy of the Government has been to subsidize private enterprise in the construction of houses for workmen and retain control over the rents.

The very frugal Dutch are now lifting up the bottom of the sea for agricultural extension. The dairy in- dustry or Holland is a. national as- set. Six thousand men are at work on their great reclamation work of reclaiming submerged lands, which also have served to solve the Dutch unemployment problem this win- ter. However, another quarter of a century will have to pass and an- other $315,000,000 be spent. before the work of the reclaiming the su-‘o- merged land of the Zuldcr Zee can be completed.

PQPYIBPS Austria is where the term "taxoline" came from. At any rate, taxes on‘ gasoline, amounting to 24c. 6 081100 Dlus other fees have re- sulted in 16,500 Austrian gutomubjlg owners turning in their license plug. es in three months, says the As- sociated Press. This is a clear page of how the government can kill the goose that coughs Wp the sheckels.

Included in the list of gums“ represented in Hitler's huge bbn. fire the other day of 20,000 "un- German" books was Helen Keller, the famous blind deaf-mute-who had given her German book royul. ties for all time to be expended in aid of German soldiers blinded in the world war.

Dr. Alfred Rosenberg has n. con. siderable reputation in Germany as a subtle and judicious negotiator, In the view of the ordinary Briton Dr. Rosenberg is singularly 111513. droit. Herr Hitler, the German dic. tutor. sent ruin to London last week to combat the accounts of his 3,1.‘ legcd tvrannies. British people have never been in love with dictators. They like still less the dictator who offends them by 1am; at the mot of ltnglandls memorial to her lib- erty lovlnz dead the swastika, em. blem of German tyranny. 'I‘hat was the tacticss act of Dr. Rosenberg

rand h" I111"! flffllllheued P801183 case for union with cer- mlmy by her creation of a purely Polish 9°“ at Gdynm- She can no 10mm claim that mung is 855g‘)- tlal to her economic life, since up; has now another outlet to the s“ which threatens to absorb in time: “It mater part or Datizlg‘; trade Danzig is faced with economic ruin; ‘he has responded with g, grgwjng flsitation for reunion with Gor- mvflv- It l! apparent that - _ ‘Mud m"! hasten ruin if it were m” ‘mmpimfi bi’ some sort of W!!! mwromue with m,“ I, reason ruled the world it should m” b! impossible to reach a com. womlbe. upon the lines which give the Czechs the use cg Hamburg as a free port.

A"""‘"“ h" "Ia rltht attitude Emmi‘ fmlhflfdy and vainglorlous

"l- Thei’ became such a nuisance, Fm"! 1M in the Australian deg. crt and having to be rescued at 8N!“ trouble and Qxpenge, ‘mu "y, ing over the interior of the island has been prohibited. Before issuing "Eh Wfmifilfln. the authorities must M" I Ibaraniee that the plain 1,

ennui soldier at the tomb of m- ‘

evolved a five-year plan for which.

, S. o B) Inna W. Brion. MD. YOU SHOULD KNOW YOURSELF

I A preparatory boarding school of 100 boys of teen age has on its stafi’ an outstanding leader in boy's work. He has brought into actual use the thought in those lines of ‘ “ Bums, "Oh would the power the giftle give u; . To see ourselves as others see us.” Every boy in the school sits down

points, and also his bad points.

or envious” opinion is known.

“outside? self. You can thus see how that boy

"know" himself.

but when he becomes a man.

mental cases.

or working properly.

ple say about him or to him. As Dr.

and labor.

patient.

may again become a useful citizen

THE LAWN-MOWER .

brought, Old Juggernaut; Protesting, till

anolnts Your creaking joints,

the

your duty To verdant beauty.

spears in vain Resist; again

sfreshlng scent Is evident.

ment flowing Of old-time mowing;

that pass Through the long grass.

in your place

Demands no grace;

And, like the cuckoob, your reiter- atlcn

Breeds irritation.

Yet, when I hear you first, there

seems a glamour

About your ciamour.

I listen — ‘Whatplawn-mowers on the wing?

That sounds like spring?“

-Gertrude Pitt, in the Manchester Guardian.

rescue will be borne by the fliers themselves.

The molt obvious evil of unem- ployment is lack of means to obtain the necessarlw oi’ life, just as the main object of employment is to

good in itself, so enforced idleness is bad. idleness is boredom, want of exercise for bodily. mental and spir- itual faculties. "The supreme evil of tmemployment." says Walter Lipp- mann. “in that. it is demoralizing. To provide food to keep men alive is an easy task in a country bug. ferlng from (am-abundance. The

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and writes his opinion, ‘us true opinion of every other w; in the school. l-le puts down all his good

As all the boys of the school write about every other boy, then the gen- eral opinion of the boys and not. the "friendship" opinion, or the “jealous

Thus as this leader teacher inter- views each boy, and the interviews , are long, the boy is actually shown I to himself his “inside" self, his good points and bad points, just as he looks into a mirror and. sees his

knowing in his heart that he is learning the general opinion of the, been much betm; boys and not just that of one ori opinion is that mg pmsent arrange. two or of a few, will immediately

Andi m "my kmw himself mes-m» that the duty into France will not that he is likely to be free from mental ailments not only in boyhood

Now it is this same form of treat- ment, teaching the patient to really know himself that is curing and preventing a considerable number of

After a patient has been thor- oughly examined and no organic cause found for his mental symp- toms, then his troubles are only in his mind, which is not functioning

Accordingly the doctor gets the patient to talk very freely about himself, and to tell what other peo-

A. McAusland, Toronto, ‘points out, these talks with the pat- ient require interest, patience, time When the physician ob- talus such knowledge he is well pre- pared to proceed to the task of making his patients understand and know themselves. He does this by explanations and repeated state- ments o! the real conditions to his

He hopes by this method of treat- ment to remove the patient/s fears and anxieties, and to restore faith, happiness, and efficiency, so that he

"Cut of your dark seclusion you are kindly oil Then forth you trundle, ready for Your blades revolve; green valiant The gardenb coolest, most re- I love the rhythm and the move- The sleepy tune of glittering scythes

Your voice is harsh; to keep you

PUBLIC FORUM_

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LOBSTEBS FOR FRANCE

_Sir,-ln you: issue ‘ . Jime- stn, your Editorial called attention to new treaty between France and Canada and spwifllly meflflilned Canned lobsters stating "n market for 660,000 lbs. will be available." This sounds like s larsfl lil-lmuly and think the wordin! 1s 89% W be misleading ls packers would con- clude n new market was being 00911- ed up. This is not so as France has been n buyer o1 Canned Lob- ston from the bexlnnilw °1 m‘ m’ dustry. What has haDDened is that under the new treaty a provision has been made for the above quan- tity (about 9,000 cases) to go into France under a slightly reduced duty of about 50 cents per case. Any quantity over this pays the regular duty. What benefit this is going to be is extremely doubtful.