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LIBERAD COMMENT

e Winnipeg Ree Press (Liberal)

giresentstive and that the chair-

flsn. Sir Thomas White, was Can-

aan, finance minister during the . It refers to the still unimnle- ted recommendat‘ - cf the

v an Commission for a readjust-

_ ‘ " payments and sayli

ifThere have been many M11050-

flnts and increases in the subsidies anted t9 the different provinces uydor the confederation sot. The film of the provino have been heed on changing conditions, but there has been criticism 9i the wsy

{i which the increases have been

‘finnted. Federal administrations it

Ottawa are said to have sometimes

increased the subsidies to certain

provinces in order to cultivate the food-will oi those sections of the country. But until some carefully planned system oi dealing with all subsidy claims in a ‘judicial and strictly impartial way is adopted. the plan adopted in regard to the

Maritime claims is reasonably fair.

The Maritime Provinces are well

represented on the commission and

the two other members are from

§her parts of the country. An im-

partial report may be expected."

“fffrhe first meeting oi the Oom-

aiinrion takes place at Ottawa next

jfuesday, when methods or proced- fie and other preliminary details

Q11 be considered.

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‘l JAPANESE MENACE

JLfAmerlcs has protected itself

aggression from the Orient

by establishing a new Mason and bixonlinesorosstbePscliicJaysMr.

Hcnrdfk Van Loon. recently 1'9-

turned from a trip around the

world, in the November Cosmopoli- hnflrhislinecxtendsfiomtbsPan- ama Canal to sinsapors, throusll

Honolulu and the Philippines and

makes Canada, United Btafcs and

lustralis ‘forbidden territory" for the people or the Orient. He points out that by blocking the roads to

(Knoerica and Australia, this barrier

has influenced the Japanese to

advance toward Manchuria, Mongo-

lia and northern Siberia, and div-

erted the trouble that not 1on8

on. menaced this country from the Orient.

‘writing of the fortifications along the line Van Ioon says!

-'-'_"Thc vast sums of money that

have been sunk into these piles of

irmcr would never have been passed through Congress, which after all holds the purse strings, iith such speed and lack oi debate 1g; our rep ‘ tives themselves lid not recoqnlze the urgent need or this terrific expenditure for the like of our national safety. ‘Nor fir. it be said that England ‘today is in such a position of abundance that it would waste millions oi pounds upon the base at Singapore.

i! the vast majority oi the lmglish

people were not convinced that

qithcut this ‘insurance’ their lives iouid not be worth twopence."

3711c mentiom also, the elaborate fortifications the United States has provided in Hawaii, Manila. and at

‘the Canal zone. Ths canal depends

for its efliciency upon its locks.

{Hawaii guards with hidden guns

Diamond Head, the volcanic pro-

montory forming the entrance to

Honolulu. '

"The military authorities in the Hawaiian Islands," he says, ‘take no chances, and only the men who‘ are actuali detailed to this parti- fllai- job an allowed access to the Qitorior of the crater where the guns are kept, well out oi sight oi 159th enemy and friend.

; ‘Today, Manila is once more back heroldPlLOnoemoreitisa wark against Oriental aggrflion

Jr, rather, it is one in the long

liain of fortified points we are

drawing across our little insp.

i '.'It will be mother twenty or

y years." and Van Inon con-

Qludes, "before Japan will be able

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Psvorsbic comment on the per- i of the commission recently pointed to msks flnnl inquiry unitirnl claims aspen-r in

Pros Pres notes that Chit! tioe Ml-thieson is the Maritime

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an _ scum. r; I. ._ uni-um. til.

year and.

OI par (ll advance) dsllv , canoes as ominous. ‘

B. Bennett attended church service on Sunday. He worshipped in his- toric Wesley 01151301.

The BOI-rd of Trade meeting t0- nighg promises to be unusually in- tel-eating, s discussion, to be inho- duced by Mr. Hamming, to take place on possible new industries.

The most gigantic loan in our history is going over with a bang. 1t is not only a matter for patriotic pride, but busineu satisfaction, a: it forecasts a reduction in tion due to the saving in interest.

Mr. Otto Baird will have the deepest sympathy of his numerous friends and the public generally in the double bereavement he has sustained-with him and his Thanksgiving tin-lied into traflc mourning.

Weather like we have been hav- ing recentiy will enable the new road and street work to be pro- ceeded with expeditiously. It will be observed the cost of the new pave- ment is restricted to 811,000 per mile-some reduction from the $27,000 per mile, the cost of the Mclntyre highway.

Nova Bcotia is becoming notorious for auto accidents. According to newspgpet fports no fewer titan 80 such casualties occurred between I and J I “ others not publicly x rded. After all it is more pie able and prof- itable to spend s. holiday at home than on the mainland these days.

The calling oii of the Glace Bay miners’ strike is welcome news, for the prosperity of this farming pro- vince is largely dependent upon the industrial development of our neighbours. To us it seemed the height of foolishness that ‘Upper Canadian coal trade should be sac- rifioed by a dispute between ‘two competing operators’ unions.

We are told that over the border, the American Federation of Labour adopted with enthusiasm and without a dissenting voice, a resolution pledg- ingtheimiontodoallinitspower to establish a 80 hour week for a so hour psy. Well, why shouidn‘t they be enthusiastic over that? The farmers would be equally enthus- iastic were such s. scheme practic- able; only an All-Wise Providence has ordained for them "six days shalt thou labour," and no union has ever yet been able successfully to evade for long the decrees of Pro- vidence.

People who have income tax problems to solve are complaining about the inadequacy of the acco- modation for privately discussing these with the Dominion authorities here. 1t seems that the office is so limited that taxpayers are forced to take all and sundry who may be present into their confidence when discussing grievances, real or imag- inary, with officialdom. This should not be. Income tax matters are absolutely confidential, and ample provision should be made for tax- payers transscting their business without being overheard.

Lindbergh, it will be recalled, went on an airplane photographic survey to Alaska. and thence by the northern route to Europe. His report to army headquarters indi- cates that in the event oi war, air- plane photography and poison bombs would be the most effective means of "laying out the adver- sary" Referringto this the Border City Bter declares: "A hostile air fleet could snapshoot the whole of Prince Edward Island's 2184 square miles before breakfast, develop the plates before lunch and clean up her inhabitants before bedtime." Not a very pleasing prospect, to say the ieMt of it.

At the World ‘hide Dinner of the National lioreigii‘ ‘Trade Conven- tion, which meek this year at the i-lotel Connnodors, New York, on

she was to be met by Professor

human brain is the greatest tool

lllniilon maku-l so not Incre- ly make munitions:

parent as facts bccomp

Congress are laying bars the facts that American manufacturers are closely linked with those of Europa who, for the sake of big gains. D10‘ vide arms and munitions with which their own countrymen are killed and stir up international conflicts that wholesale may be more wide-spread and so call for a more extensive sale oi more munitions. The facts are only clearer. The? are not new. Many of them were developed years ago.

The trouble is that Northern Iro- landhasncg 1 ‘ againsta deficit in any future year. 811d. l! her Government is allowed to cs- tablish a precedent of making up its deficits by a levy on local auth- orities, thc situation will become intolerable. obviously, a new ar- rangement with Great Britain must be made whereby the North can build up a reserve against expen- slvo years. If the Government could assure the people that nego- tiations with thc British Treasury are in progress to this end, it would deprive the local authorities oi their chief argunnnt. We hope that open war between Government and local bodies will no " ‘ the North as it has disfigured the South. Nothing will be gained by a ‘victoi-y" to either side. The real need is that there shall be no fut- ure occasion for hostility, and that result can be achieved only by the establishment of the North's finan- cial relations with England on a new and sounder basis.—Irish Times, Dublin.

tell of a London who "has renounced civilization to live among the nativm of the Ba- hama Islands." It is added that she owns a private island where she has built a large house, laid outroadsandbwidlepaths and es- t ’ a stable. All in all, it does not look as though she were in- tending to renounce much of civ- ilization.

Andre ltfanrois has declared that the inventor of the horse collar should be honored along with the inventors oi the rudder, of the sail and or the compass. as four of the world's greatest benefactors. He makes some suggestion about placing their statues in Central Park, but unfortunately for his purpose the identity oi each of them is veiled in prehistoric fogs, if indeed there ever were such in- ventors. It would appeal, for ex- ample, that the sail and the rud- der gradually evolved, a. paddle be- ing actually the first rudder. As the bright thought of a single individ- ual built upon his keen observa- tion the invention of the compass seems the most promising.

Much interest was taken at Car- difl.‘ recently in the visit of a va- sel. the French steame Tuniaie, which has been equipped with plant for making ice in tropical seas, by utilizing the difference between the surface temperature and that a. depth oi 700 metres. The vessel was on voyage from Dunkirk to Rio do Janeiro, where

Georges Claude. and is about to try the system out on a commer- cial scale. The object oi the call at Cardiff was to obtain welsh coal for bunkers-Engineering.

Victor H1130 wrote a _ in “Les lviiserablev-with nothing more than a quill pen. Some of the greatest of inventions were first modelled with nothing more than s, file and hammer. Watt used his two eyes as tools-and discovered steam. it is sat-i. by watching it from his mother's tea kettle‘ The

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that has ever been vouchsafed to man. With it has resulted every advancement in human knowledge, invention and science. The humb- 1980 human being is endowed with this tool-to him is rived the lcey to its possibilities-and achieve. merits through it are limited only b? his own will or desire.

As usual the Week-end M“ I5 for the most part review and com. merit of previous happening; with some forecast of things to come. Most interesting is Mr. Roosevelt's observations on Great Britain and British methods. l-ie is not misled, 35 "e 8° 1119-111’. by the apparent PlB-cldlty of these methods. He realizes that under the easy-going surface of British public affairs there is determination, courage and hard work. The absence of baiiy- hoo and the assumption cf an in- different manner are oftap pumling to foreigners: but m. Roosevelt

flee. and that they hide that which has saved and will save British in- stitutions from the revolutionary 01111199! lfierved for others. One of the 0117898 of democracies is the tendency of governments to legvg -- n y well alone long aim- it has ceased to be well. The British government seems to indulge in this as much as others. but in actual fact it does not.

More than forn- millicn Ga-nans voted against the Hitler regime. Practically everywhere, gummy; plebiscite marks a let. , ion as "MPH-fed with the one which rat- lflfld his nomination to the post of Chancellor. 7111s, in spite oi a prop- wands which, without Juggern- tion might be called terrorism. Pres ic vote as they pleased and expnm their whole thought. the German people would perhaps have vohd Istinst Hitler. A dict who finds

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they make wars. This becomes increasingly sp- known. The investigations by a committee of

lldyqn

knows that these are superficlali- ‘

~lnmf.li.l'l M051‘ OASIS. OI‘ IIIUHATIBH warn on nurnovln

In industry now a close check is kentonmtxpclsdusvaengfthevaricusiu- nesses employggbo

atthsir work. While slmpiscciu: may outnumber any other U10 iii- nsssitisknowntbatrheinnatisnr- inflammation of the Joints-causes nyistcitbeprolcngedahssncufrcm in GrcatBritain the loss cf time from employment due to rheuma- tism is sokreat that special efforts tclearnthecausesandtouse - odsoftrsatmsnttocursthspst-

country.

No sinalc cause such as an organ- ism or germisielttobetoblame for most cases of rheumatism. As men- tioned once before it is believed that Just as pollen from ragweed causes 10to15 ofalithe oitizensin cer- tain districts to develop hay fever, sodocertainconditionsoithcbody cause rheumatism in a certain per- centage of-the population.

Further it is known that organ- isms fiom infected tccthntonsils and intestine, " changes in the weather, too much starchy food, are also causes of i” tism. However the causes are now ‘be- coming known and many cases can be prevented by prompt attention to infections, the wearing of woolen undergarments, acquiring regular intestinal habits and cutting down food.

In Great Britain‘ there are or- ganisations whose sole duty is to prevent and cure rheumatism and rheumatism clinics have been es- tablished in a number of places. Despite the difliculty of finding the cause in many cases, and des- pite the fact that by the time tbs rheumatism aw the condition causing it has been present for months if not years, great progress is being made in curing rheumatism. Dr.W.B.C.Ccpeman hashadan extensive experience in the Clinic for Rheumatism in various Iondcn hospitals and has written a book on the Treatment oi Rheumatism. He reports that nearly one-sixth. of the time lost by factory or industrial workers is due to rheumatism. He states that 78 per cent oi all pat- ients treated were cured or improv- ed. The ‘ ‘ consisted of all the various methods now known — removal of infections, less starchy foods, hot baths, electricity, massage

and others.

. 's report shows dc- firiitely that rheumatism may now be treated with a good prospect of success.

Solving ‘Crossword Puzzles

(Exchange) Sir Josi stamp, eminent econ- omist and c irman of the L. M. S. writes to the London Times that ha solved one of that newspaper's recent crossword pumles in 50 minutes. But sir Austen Cham- berlain- countered with the claim to having done it in 41 minutes. lord Russell of Lillowen claimed he once did one in 12 minutes 09 4-5 seconds he says, but perhaps his stop watch was not working accurately. The official record to date seems to be i0 minutes, but frankly we have no faith in the claim. The unoffkial record is that of the Provost of Eton. who is said to time the boiling of his morning 988 by the time it takes to coin- hlete the morning puzzle. (Possibly he likes hard-boiled eggs.) Some people boasted of the leth- argy of their minds when working on Jsu puzzles. P. G. Wode- house and E. V. Lucas admitted their hurnbieness and Lord Moyni- him Wrote lsarnedly and ironically 0n the "quality or mind" required for rapid solution. But his irony was as nothing WRGDB-red to that in a letter which rec :

‘Bin-Sir Josiah Stamp will he interested to 198-111 that on a re- cent occasion I solved The Times crossword puzzle while travelling between two consecutive stations on the L.,M. S. the journey be- tween which takes I10nii8lly'0nly 3 1-2 minutes."

505M184: people, these Britong, comments an exchange. what m“. WBY chairman, what political lead- " in Ganeda would admit that he did CPWWOM Puzzles in his leisure moments. _____i

.1- >ro_

isnts and get them back to work, arc ' being studied throimhout the entire- mo!“ “d

over the low level of the first eight

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' 4i’ . r. i l. > Canada's Economic Gains (Dfillfllllfill Bill?“ ‘(if 8880180108)

p.c. The gross overstlna ma!“ °1 ins Canadian National on Camille" by lines gained 18.4 p.c. at 890.001.0013 compared with 010,054,000. ‘rho cross revenue from railway OWNW" °‘ the Canadian Pacific at $109099“- s, qainfltfltionoonw. WW1 ‘i gain . p.c.

External trade made an excellent record in this comparison. mp0s" rt uosgzoppoo showed p. saln 0! $2.0 p.c., while imports at 905.043.-

1988. _ 000 recorded an increase oi 88.2 '.l'be index or the physical volume p.c. The favourabisrbslance or trade

d business a 99.0 in the was $70,001,000 compared with 808.-

flrlt eight months o! 1934. I» Still BNJJM, the gain being 11.3 17-0-

of 28.6 p.c. over 75.7, the standing Bunk debits were $20.744-000-00°

intbessmepericdoflufi ycanThe in the first eight months 0i 1094

business index is on i8 fsc- compared with‘ 919.973.009.909 m

the ssms months of last year. The, gain was there!’ 81.013.000.090 01‘ 7.1 p.c. Each of the iive economic areas except the Prairie Provinces “ * increases in this comparison- Ths general index oi employment averaged 17.5 p.c. greater in the iimtninemontimoilwithsnin the same period of i038. The aver-

7 com- pared with 90.8. manufacturing, practically unaf- fecbed by unemployment relief, ‘ ‘ a gain of 18.1 p.c., the aver- no being 00.4 compared with v0.0. The index of mining plovinont was 107.5 compared with 94.0, a gain or 14.4 p.c. The gain in the index of retail and wholesale trade was up 5.8 p.c.

The gain in note circulation was his feature oi the and mon- etary situation at the end oi A118- closing of the gap between farm ust. The bank and Dominion notes and general prices. in the hands of the public lnvrw-

The index ofths cost of living ad- ed more than $10,000,000 during vanced from v1.0 to v0.0, showing August. machine a high point o! the very modest gain of 1.1 p.c. The nearly $162.000,000. This ‘ is gains were mostly recorded in food exclusive of notes held by the 6nd clothing asiuel, rent and sund- banks and in the central gold re- ries reached slightly lower levels, serves. Even after seasonal adjust- The index of common stock prices ment. n" Dubiic circulation of notes averaged 86.0 in the first eight

showed a gain oi 5.5 p.c. such cir- months of 1984. This compares with culationhpiter- seasonal adjustin ‘, 64.6, the low level during the same leached on the date under review periodcflsstyeainThogainintbis s higher point than in any month comparison was consequently 88.1 since November 1980. p.c. Mining stock prices averaged The Dominion note issue increas- 49.8 p.c. higher, the index being ed greatly during July and August. 129.4 compared with 80.7. the total at the end of the latter Bond prices computed from yields month beink 9198300000 00111118100 on Ontario government bond; with $172,700,000 at the end 0i react ’ an extremely high level in June, the gain being 886.700.000- August. the index averaging 113,6 Mainly due to the gain in the two in the first eight months of the months, the amount of outstanding year. The gain over 101.8, the nver- Dominion notes at the end of last B-se for the same period of the month was greater after seasonal sdhistment than a1; any time since October 1880. 0f the l‘ note isue, the chartered banks held

. marked- higher level of this index during _ present year indicates the ex- tent oi the acceleration in business and productive ions. ‘

The index of wholesale prices based on 567 commodities averaged 71.7 in the first eight months of 1984 pared with 88.4 in the same period of last W)". the gain being 9 p.c. The indcnes of crop and animal products gained 123 p.c. and 14.7 p.c., respectively, in this comparison. The increase in Cau- sdian farm products was no less than 10 p.c., implying the partial