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The Charlottetown Guardian

vrmiiliieni Lii-uL-Cnl W (fnrute: 8. lrLurc Vii-o- Prn-itlv-nt J Ii Burnett. LJJ Bum-r ll| "Illllilflllfl llin-vlur .1 It. IJurlu-II l1 J I --- Elf‘) l.l|‘lll tin u a uncut-mun o a. 0 Asst liilv htlilnrb l-‘nnllt “Elihu! and D IL Cllffll '

li-riiiiii. llilll) tiiiumli-u taint 85.00 per you (In ulnar-cl ll-IHI-frrl Ill my sum w-r r-r-r tIn Itlvllwel mulled h

‘riiivt- lfitlflufll tstiinii 1.1.00 pi-r yl-nr lln ndvumn) “It lull l0 (Hllnlllu lllltl rlllllid Slllfl TTIIIRSDAY, JUNE 24. 1937 “Tint Did He Mean?

~-_<,.;.». n. 1h».- ttho lwlicvt- iit total abstin- fttrt {.5 it - Iihitt- in the tiroltilution law while -. .1 ~‘\-.~. rtiiu witcrctl lll fIYVflIi/‘Ifl-UII

Sheik: On The Phone

Bedouin chiefs and sheiks in the 'I‘r.'tnsjoi-il:tn

-* ilcscrt can now sit itt their tents and, if tltcv

ltzive any ittiinc)‘. call up London or New York on the phone.

.\lan_v of the chiefs have had telephones in- stalled in their tents 0n orders from Captain filubb, known in the desert as ".\hu Huneik" t$car~facel, head of the Traitsjivril Desert Patrol The idea is an attempt by psychology- to put an end to wire-shipping and attacks on the Iraq pipe-line.

The main job of Captain Glublfs patrol is to ‘guard the pipeline and the telephone wires.

Finding that the Bedouius had more opportun- itics for cutting the wires than he had for catch-

“ If” “if” 11"" "' H” ‘Me’ tug them at it, he hit upon the plan of installing ' 1 ' W- ~’ W‘ 1""""”-"1‘/T' ‘liwmlfi phones in the chiefs‘ tents, paving thcnt a month- 1* '1l"'l'“"l l" .\"“""‘l"‘-‘ i Twin)". lv allowance t0 protect the wires and Ilipeline. *“1"'Z'l11.L' iinpiniitioii of lupufiffi)’ i .\'ow. if they cttt the wires the-v also cut thcni- »‘~ the |'1'1'1111<'T- "111 '1' Wllrlcfilfl st-lvttx nff. .-\'nd the telqlhnne a-dds t0 a chicfk

. trite ixvtttptctl .\lr-. Xewcottthe!

§chool Consolidation

.\u iilflCllllwllill isstit- which is being revived m stllllt‘ HI Ill! Lflllillllllll provinces at the pres- t-tit lttllt‘ i. [lllll irf rurztl school cottsolidation. I p ilil ‘IIITIF rt-ci-utlt, the plzin of schnoliorgait-

- :'...il out Ill Intuit-iii nearly a century

ltr. IQVFHII liters-tit was itt getteral.

n. .~u. liar. plutt coniiuni-d lucid utttuntinty 41d ti sllpvluhitlll. The ilctiurtiitcitt of .111. »lIl1\'i('(I |t11llc‘_\. 5Il]I]1llt'tI supervision

lfwf [»{“t\'-l\<l “fan.- riininrizil .'l~~l~li'll'ltlfi', hut the i. n. it fit l1 "rt. through their elected

=.":.-:ii-~-it~ii.i.'.; tun-e ui iiuttthcr-tvere chiefly ‘ l: 1- xui- hzisis of our present school '1 s l't‘it\lttt‘C.

~.i_\- llll‘ Yaucoitver Province. was

H.- "wil 1r. tWlllCllltt the pitrettts in ‘i. til ‘elf gt-tcritincitt. Con- -lt‘ cltuttgctl and the three- iiitg a single school has - its. of ;t IIIIHJIIICI‘. in», oi" ctittt-c. l-ut nu tlii- whole it is con»

;iil ihi- llftnlllvts, cuitthvrsottic, cost-

.\ itiil uflftrtivtt. I)l‘]1III‘lIIl\.'lll$ of cdttcatioit '_"1.l‘l_\ ttIu-ri- “tlllill lilu- to rt-lwlzicc it with larger ti. iltzt It-cul utttiiitoiiiy is jcttlotts. The peo- ‘TV do tt<it like to lose direct cutitrul of their. Scitin-is.

.\ IJFIVI‘ ~i;irt till the oruiiitizzititm of education 0i; .i tic-it ,lll1l ||l11l'f' mudvrii hiisis. says the Van- muiit" _ 1ft‘, his ll\‘1‘l] IIIIIIIC in British Colum- ..;._ 'l,i.- t-lquigi- ttu- priictitvilly forced upon itt- l\‘.’11\'.ll(\' h; L'1|ll\llll\1ll\ itt lht: Peace River '--ttict. \\l\\'\'l'. its \'\‘\"k'\\llv\' as futtr-_vears ago, H. iuti-iu \\.is lwftllll to lw iii a hail \v'.t_v l>_v rea- ~:i of lllIIl-lilrlll tinutzigt-ittriit. inexperienced \ Hls .i-.i-l piiuiititi- iIIltl ttllvll quite unsuit- I ‘\-.l‘”ll i-itililiuus. .\tt UXIIFFIIIIPI“ iii elim- .. ti; lill‘ loin] ll'1.'l|'1l.\ illltl orguitiziiig larger .~..: ~i l utiits tuiili-r {III iifficizil tru-tce was tttttde, I iii. m ‘lllll oi slfitllg opposition zit first. tiroverl _~:li\'t'~-|lll. .\l»iri- rcccittly ztn cxpcriittent was i:t.ili'r:;i}.i»ii iii ti tttuft: thickhv-scttlctl HTWI lll the iwi-Mr \.ilic_t. null, iii the fucc of .\l‘l'lftll5 hzindi- aims. thut, too. is priming sitcccssiul.

jxt-w u l.\ uiitiiutttccil thzit IIr. Willizitn A. I'i1'\ltl\lit‘l'il. who \\it.~ in charge of the Peace l\"\'.‘l' i-xpi iiriii-nt ziuil hits l2l\\‘l_t hceu in charge in the l'l'il\1'l' \':illi'_v, hits been liiziltcd to New liiil'l*l\'1lv which is iiucrcstcd in rt-fortitiug its s.I.--~l .\_\~ll'lll Illl zi hzisis siuiiltit‘ l0 that under

t-hiv in Ilruxsh Lttlllllllllil.

lifts lu-uius thc tuovt-titt-ut pretty close to our (TI/id's, ,\iiil it \\1ll ht- iiiterestittg to note the ri-ictiun iii this Province which years ago re- J-KIIVII the Cltllslilltllllltlfl scheme as impractic- tiYr. .\l:iii_t- of our retiilt-rs will recall the estab- lz-iiuit-itt iii the .\l-itntt Ilt-rhcrt central school by >tr \\iilizitti Mztclloitiiltl, to which pupils “err cutivc_vcll iii covcrrtl vans from the stir- roititiliiiu districts. The cost of niziiittainiiig this Milt/Oi. which was borne by Sir \\'illiam for llifet‘ _ ' tirilvt-tl ¢ii11$iil(‘l‘;tl)l_v' l)€_\‘Ull(I that 0f the >I'\'llil schools of which it. was composed. Tiliis, of course. \\'(\\ before the advent of the ulllttllliiinlt‘ and paitcil roads. I-lven at that time, llll1l ll] spite of lticnl opposition, there were ad- v;iiit.it;i_-- to the plan from the efficiency stand- point which erlticzttioitists were loath to see illlélllfltllltVl. Ilzis the time arrived for testing tiuliltc tiputiitit atgititt on this issue with better prospi-vts {or its success? At any rate, the de- velopments in Xi-w Brunstvick will be watched‘ Gilli Ctllhlllfifitlllt‘! interest here.

Aviation Progress

A Canadian Pres; dt-spatch quotes Hon. C. D. llowe, .\liiii.-ter of Thansport. al-stating that ttithin a few weeks he plans making a test flight from .\lIIllll't‘-'ll to Vancouver in one of tlii- trait-port tilaitcs which will be used on the trzmslfiiitzultt service. llc expects to breakfast in .\lr>ntri-:tl fill/l dine in Yamcoitver the same tl;t_v. iitzilcitig the 3.000 mile journey between Fllllfisf‘ Illlll rlurk.

This flight lu- fhc Transport Minister will in- THIQHVIHI’ ;t ilnily tti-ltiiut- rtttssvttgttr and mail l\"\\\l"\‘l\ llicst‘ \\iilt-l_v st-pziratctl centres. to he fiillrutrrl. curly ttt-xt VYPIII". li_\' :1 cnntplctt‘ dailv

con-t l'\-('1t.'l~l \l'l'\ll'f'. :inrl within two years by a ~t'l'\'l(‘f‘ ulticlt \\ill link till the principal Can- Itihiit cities.

(-1Illl1'l'll'lll \vi'h tlii< ili-t-vlopnieiit .\lr_ Ilowe T"l‘1‘\'\~l4 zi cwuplctc ull-Rriti-lt air service tottch- illg vt‘t'r_v country in the limpirc Wllllifl a iCW ylWllW.

It wi-ttlil lit‘ difficult to exaggerate the enor- nritt- iiiip~ri:t1ii~t- of this ;iir traitsptrrtatitiri scliiiiic. .\ll'l'.'l1l_\' utizitioii in Itttnirla has scor- Nl .'i ri~itt;trk:il»li~ ;\\‘lli<‘\f‘l\\l'l\l lll tipcitiitg up the i\'~rtl1-\\c~i 'l‘<-rritoi'ii~~ mid tiroviiliitg quick and .-.'i~_v :i4-.-r~~< ll! the vast uiiiti-nil l‘l‘\‘ltlll't‘l‘< of those II" s. The PIJIIN How tttlllct‘ \v.'t_t' will bring

he ri-ruoti-st parts of the Iimpiro iu-.'iri'r to us l1-'1n our own North \\'t'st was a few years .1140. it will chntttgt- our whole ciinci-yitiuit of lintpirc ‘Plillltllx .\'o loiiygi-r will it hi- pnssilllt‘ to adopt Ill i-i-lntionist zittituilc toward Iiinpire respon- iihilitics.

\\i I \1l to L'.ll'lIL'1' titties. when roads i ..,- put tvllllllllllllCllllUll iliffictilt. Be- ; . c; mi qlitVlti-it u. drilling in tltc three ‘

Tihere are ‘

"it the Ulll titiic plan is proving, itt.

prestige. So far Captain Glubb reports that thi- scheme is working well. for e\'en a Bedouin gctzs no kick out of talking to himself on the icle- phone.

I Editorial Notes r

Midsummer Day. ‘ l I

The British Minister of Health ztttttottttces the appointment of a cotutnission of two inedi-

notes By The Way

Years ago it. was said o! the Eat-t i_ot ivtteatli. to define fits patwtcutar l cittitustmsm, that. he would tem- l dowit atI the buildings In mnqon to .11111R@ own >I1aces for the inhabit- ants. A recollection of that sgyuqg 15 PWYDKEII by a minor bit of legs- Iatioti JLISI. ))‘d.&€d by the 1191159 o; Representatives; the bill provides tot‘ the acquisition of 7,5u0 ggpeg g; prttately otviied land by the United , States and its addition to the Yose- lmttt: National Park. Some 6,700

acres of this tract. is covered with a stand of v rgtu sugar pine, the Lye-g which John Muir called the “largest, tioblest and most beautiful of a.t the “Ycmy W Eitlhfiy species of pine true in the world." Hence the tint.- ural Interest. of conservationists In the bill-New York Sun.

ludupetideiice Is a much mis- understood word; The nations are 01311151 I01‘ 1t all the time and yet none of them can exist without. hen; dcpentlettt. more or lest; on others for some of their food ntanu- factui-Iitg Industries. Independence Iias lost its ittitgic since nations and individuals are dependent. each on

the others.-—Guelph Mercury.

A Communist agitator rode Into Hyde Park, and after leaning his bicycle against the railing. mounted a soap bee; and proceeded to address the crowd. "If your fant ly is hun- gry." he shouted. "raid a shop and take food for them, and don't care what. anybody says. If your wife ltastrft got a-coat. pick the best tui-

cal men and an atlministrative official to visit ma. you u... gm and ignore the

Scandanavia and investigate the successful op-

eration of the compulsory reporting of the treat- ment of venereal diseases there.

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Like rats deserting a sinking ship. financiers

are getting out of the League of Nations. Two

recent resignations from the Finance Commit-

, tee are those of Sir Otto Xieitieyer. President

of the Bank of International fiettlcitients, and

director of the Batik of Ettglantl ; and Sir llt'l1t'_\‘

. Strakosch who represented South Africa on the

l Cotitntittee. l o 0 u l This is ittteresting to our farmers who arc stieciali-ziug in potato growing. The Irish Frei- State Depitrttttettt of Agriculture anuutmccs that hounties at the following rate will he yiayztblc on potatoes exported from the Free State to Great Britain or Northern Ireland. 4 pounds _ ($20) per ton on new potatoes front .\l2t_v 14 to ,_Iuiie :0; t pound 17s. od. ($8.75) pcr tun on iexports of new and early potatoes during Jill) l and August, o u a Our liquor exports under the Can:tila-IT.S. trade agreement for the last five months were l z,ttt,54z gallons. valued at $7,604,510. Since t the Yolstead Act went by the hoard zind cxttorl from Canada acquired a legal status. iz.oo0.o00 gallons have been exported. The 3o per emit. duty reduction under the agreement signed by Prime Minister ‘Mackenzie King at Wztsliiiig- ton is accountable for most of this enormous trade in the product of Canadian ilistilleries. U l‘

They still believe in the efficacy of gravel iii Quebec. Roads Minister Leduc says the first step towards ditstless roads in the proviiict- wnttld he the laying down of larger, and ht-ttcr quality gravel on various dirt roads. .\lr. Lctluc states the gravel would he laid to a depth of to inches to provide a lasting fonndatiott for the bituminous carpets the fjovernment will F-Pflbltfl over Quebec's principal gravel ltigliways in Airg- ust. The minister points ottt 111311)’ Quebec highways will be dusty for a time but that motorists would benefit COIISIIICYHIII)’ in the long run.

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Canada can have any amount of unskilled la- bor from Britain but skilled workers cannot be spared. Sir Alexander Gibb. president of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain, who is attending the semi-centenial meeting of the Engineering Institute of Canada, told a Montreal interviewer. “Definitely improved business conditions havemade the British unem- ployment situation better. This is probably more apparent in the South of England. where new industries are being established, titan elsewhere. It may also be seen about the coal pits where light industries are being set up. All of this has brought about a marked shortage of skillet) men," said Sir Alexander.

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This is a sample of Ashley W. Cooper's “Frank Speaking" in the Montreal Gazette: “Oh, for a Canadian nation! The scral of paper that is the Statute of Westminster is fine for the hustings entertainers to wave around elec- tion times. But does it tell the truth? Are Canadians a nation; or just nine little grumpy boys and girls bound by the tyrannical ties of national debt and deficit that make inhumans of

us all I said the rah-rah lads of election tintr-s wave the Statute. That's all the_v’ve got to wave! A flag? What flag? In B. (1., the

Union Jack. Ori the. Prairies. the red ensign with the Maple Leaf. In Otttario again. the Union jack. Down here in Quebec. all those and the tricolor and perhaps (a little hidden) the Sacred Heart. In the Maritintes. make the choice fit the spot; except that P.F..I. insists on the Union jack and nothing ntore nor less." I i l

Mutual hut unofficial assurances of aid in the evi-nt of war were exchanged at tle second Con- ference on Canadian-Amerfimt Affairs held at Kingston. Ont. The stringent provisions of the Canadian neutrality legislation, prohibiting the exportation of any ntaterials coitvertiltle for war use, would not be invoked against the Linited States if that country became involvctl in a “'37, Professor Norman Mackenzie of the Fm- versity of Toronto said. For example, he ridd- ed. the flow of nickel to the LTuiti-il Nttitcs would in all probability not be stopped. lit re- ply to a question by Professor .\l2\t‘l\'f‘lT7.lC con- cerning the policy of the United States in dr- ferise of the North American continent. I'm- fessor jaiiies T. Shotwell of Columbia I'ni- vt-rsity said: "I never titer any Ami-rictirt who haul the slightest idea that if Cattailat \\'<'l'(' nt- mckeil the Fnited States would not jump in t0 her defense."

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cottseqttetices." After several more nnutttes In this sttaiti, he dlstnount- ed from his soap box" and his next words were: "Where the seoundrel who took my bike?"-—Sa11ta Fe Magazine.

Acting ltlityor Ralph Day. of Tor- onto, welcoming the Belgian Trade kfisston yesterday. said "the tune luts come to cons der seriously nit-tins of extending our purchases, otliertvise CHllfKlH will not be able to hold its own or increase its sales with the bitlattre so ITURYIIY in our fa\oi'." ‘Phat. of cottrse, was the pol- ite thing to say to a delegation seeking to sell more goods In this country. It Is often said, especially In Uotiutttoti elect. on campaigns. that "we must buy if we hope to so‘ " That is not absolutely and tit.- ernllyt the case. however, In regard to any and every country. The rea- son ll is not 100 per cent. true 1s because the buyers of goods are not. governtnettis: they are private Indi- viduals and companies supplying consumer demand. They ptucltase tvtie-rv it is advantageous to do so, and they do not first st down and consult bluebook to ascertain If the DITIDOSPC. country of origin -is a heavy importer of goods from their own tiatIon.-- Woodstock Sentinel Review.

Thus. on paper. there i§n‘t much to show for this Conference. Which dot-sift matter. For the importance of these Cottferences doesn't de- pezltl upon what. they (Irv-On pevper. Thcv are not legislative bodies‘. not executive. ‘Their value lies not in the tkwistitits they take; it lies In the spirit. they ongetider; In their creation of understanding: In the example they set of free and equal dtscttssioti; in what. they bring of co-operatiott. That s value enough. —-Ottnwa Journal.

From the fiTrTsI. Hitler had hls heart set on complettttg his control of Germany. body and soul. by mak-

aliniz all others. The Bolshevlk doc- trine Is that religion Is the done of the ittnsst-s and so tttust be obliter-

wh ch originated m: fl violent re- action ‘to Bolshevlsrti, strangely enough ltarbottrs exactly the same coiucmnt. for religion as ‘its Russian enemy. but recognlzltig the Instinct- ive hold religion has on the minds and hearts of men. It believes by

a fake Church I0 keep them quiet, In this ease a bliisphemotts parody on Christianity based on the Aryan myth.-Derry Journal.

The wholesale slaughter of rer- tairt stieclos of birds Is deplorable, whet. ottn coitslders- the important part they play In keeping Insect penis in choc-k. Naturalists who dab- ble In statistics tell us that. one fam- lly of tittthntches. ditrtng the breed- ing Reason, consumed 24.000 Insects and larvae, bes des an enormous number of Insect. eggs. It has been estimated that a fledgllng, In the first month of his life, will eat 12 times is own uteight of Insects. This becomes more significant when we Tetirn that a young caterpillar. In the same spiice of time, will devour 40.000 times Its own weight of food! Wet-v there no birds. Insects would quickly gain the upper Itattd. dos- pite all man's efforts to control them with nicotine sulphate and lend arscitate-Brockvllle Recorder and Times.

Wireless and meroplanea-Instru- menb". of wnr. but Instruments of peace. too! From Ciiiitoron Hay on Greiit Bear Lake flashes a wireless message to Edmonton. 1.100 miles south. Two trappers are in desper- ate freed of Iinspitat attention. Pilot Sum McMillan tiikcs off "n his plane. lands on a “hnntlrettclticf- stud“ strip of water In tltt- open ice of the hay. loads Shirt-Iv Latte and Tommy Drew. the stricken men. nboittd and flies back to Ed- monton. Peace hits Its tici-s, no less than warV-Witidsor Star.

Tools are appearing to take care of sufficient dispersion to prevent undue ucctttttttlatiott. But. the underyittg and euterttal problem Is the problem of so using our nation- al plant and our resources that the Income of the cotmtry may stead Iy and continuously rise. The Job 1s to level up fur more than to level down. Distribution ls one problem. But If the ultimate goal Is to be reached, there must be a great deal more to rILstrIbttte.—Ex.

Natural scientists nnrw believe that the speed of an aeroplane can never exceed that. of sound. which ts only 70f) miles nn hour. This Is rather d sappoltttfitg to etiglneers who may have. hoped to send a transport. plant: across tltt- cottntry so fast. that It. would tirrfvi- tit Its deslltiittlon fifteen or twenty mlnttles ahead of the nolso of tlir- engfnes-Chrfstfati

Bclenoe Monitor.

ing a subject Church to order as a‘ ~State agency and grattttttlly elimin-

ated. The "Ntttlontil-Stieinlisf” Idea,-

comtiarison in providing them wlth1

' In Defence of Bagot

A raven 1mm mar-tons rm: CANADIAN tnsroiu-

cat. soctcrv ASSOCIA- | rtotv n‘ orrawa

f (By Rev. Wm. Orr Mulligan)

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when Si: Charles Bagot deolded to admit. French-Canadian repre- sentatives into his calmnet for the carrying our 0f proper representa- tives government, he became Im- mediately the object of a 501185 of

bitter criLcisms in Canada and even in England which traduced ,him and his work so much that,

his reputation has suffered most. underservedly and severely ever since. English-speaking Canadians ltave been more disposed to fol- low the rtmcourous. partisan and unjust criticism of Major Richard- son. than the discerning, sympa- thetic andjudtctous appreciations of Dr. Ryerson. The detractors of Bagot. past and present make much of his sympathy with the French Canadians. They consider him 5K1 partial to their ctafms and so indifferent to other Canadian and imperial Interests as to have endangered the British connection. A curious commentary on the ot- tiftide may be seen In the no- ntenelature of the streets of the 01W 0f Montreal; Irt the centre of that great and busy city In [hp Engltsh district there are the frames of Stanley. Peel. flfetealfe. Mansfield. all close together. but no Bagot. Only in the east and and in F. solid French quarter Ls his name to be found. Quebec province has named a country In his honor. The Canadian National Railway has its Bagotvtlle-but Eflrlhsh-speiiking Montrefil and Quebec have Ignored him. The aim of tfus paper Is to cor. rect an obvious misinterpretation of the work of Bagot after re. considering a. number of the fao. tors and some of the material on which he has been judged. Of the five Eflvernors. Durham. Svdenham. Bttzot Metcalfe. and Elgin. whose abilities. Industry. leadership and advocacy. gave us our modem Canada. I hope to show that Bagel; <>¢¢\1I>'°s a more important place than that usually given film. and that our estimate of hltn and hLs work should be reconstructed on a different bnsts. For the present Occasion I shall deal only with ,Ba.got considered as an authority ton American-Canadian boundary lquestlons. Of the five governors nvho came to us he was the best ltriformed on Canadian questlons of itmportarice at his time-tho north east coast. and the north west. coast boundary questions. He was quite famfhnr with American usages and methods. During his mxnlstrv at the Hague he h“ much to do tvlth the difficult Belrtium and Holland division of territory and thus became con. versimt with l-he bearing and im- Dqrtimce of "questions of religion and lanruiaize on political noticles. He thus brought a rteii and varied experienci- to bear tmon thp m,» blems which confronted him as EQVFITIOT-HQTTPTRI of Canada and ln dealing Wlf-ll them he had the POUTIWe- lo do what hp deemed rhrht rather than expedient or potter. But at the time of his tip- ‘pomtment Canadian affairs were seriously compttmrt-(t with Amflp can ones especially In the frequ- Mt occurrence of "border mctd- rifts" pmd the Irigfvts of parue§

‘concerned. In dealing with the is- y

5111's involved In American-Can- Iadrnn bottndary quesvons there lhas been a marked disposition on the part of Canadlrln mum-s to tenure entirety. or at most, w lreat very cursorlly the soetitt amt "oltviit conditions prevafllrtg in "Irlfaln. Europe and the UnlLed Strife-s at the different times these botmdary problems required set- Element. These conditions should have more attention than our own hlsmflafls have been disposed to clve them. because they not only exercised considerable influence‘ on U19 Dmeerlures adorned In rleaL "I? WW1 Avrieiv-ioari-Catmrllnn (thrift-rs flint flmv had also, 5n (‘Ofleeflllenw of these Droct-dtires much to do with the results which followed.