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!7 ÿteaar.1 â- ;:i,'r,"rlffr“",.irr,i.,rrrrr-,r.-ttt:.: | News In Review j Canada’s Defense Program VANCOUVER.â€"Hon. Ian Macken- zie, Minister of National Defense, said .in an address here this week that Canada could not expect to see ‘'very definite results” from her program of augmented national defense for at least two years. But, he told his audience of busi- ness men that the program was not a fortuitous or haphazard one, for “it has been carefully thought out in all its details.” He said the three-fold aim was protection of strategic trade routes, the country’s ports and coast- line and of the nation’s neutrality. Provincial Police "hake-Up TORONTO.â€"Re-organ,zation of the Ontario Provincial Police force, so as to effect the maximum of efficiency in all fields of law enforcement â€" criminal investigation, highway traffic Violations, and general policing ad- ministrationâ€"is reported as planned by the Hepburn Government for the Very near future. Anniversary Outbreak JERUSALEM.â€"A bomb explosion in Hie centre of this city last week, (rounding several Jewish pedestrians, marked the second anniversary of the outbreak of terrorism in Palestine. It (vas Jerusalem’s second such blast in 14 hours. More Planes For France PARIS.â€"Guy Laehambre, Minister [or Air, has completed plans to add [rom 1,500 to 2,000 airplanes to the (Ur Force and to call up reserve pilots to man them, it was reported this Iveek. Princess Twelve Years Old WINDSOR, Eng; â€" An Easter egg hunt was staged by Lady Astor in the spacious gardens at nearby Clive- den in honor of Princess Elizabeth, heiress to the Throne, who celebrated her twelfth birthday Thursday. Princess Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret Rose, first had tea. with Lady Astor in the com- pany of Queen Mother Mary. A Tenth Promise PEACE RIVER, Alta. â€" Separation of the Peace River block of Alberta and British Columbia from their re- spective Provinces to form with the Yukon Territory a separate Province or autonomous area was urged in a brief adopted here last week by the Peace River Chamber of Commerce. Tragic Mining Accident BEARDMORE, Outâ€"One man was killed and six injured when a cage at the Northern Empire Mine, near here, plunged from the 600-foot level to the 1,400-foot level. Beardmore is 125 miles northeast of Port Arthur. Quakes in Turkey ANKARA, Turkey.â€"Three hundred persons were killed and 20 villages shaken to the ground by violent earthquakes in Central Anatolia last week. The quakes were felt at Ankara, the capital, and at Konia, Kirsehir and Kayseri. Mouse Now soft as dust beneath the bed The gray mouse, ears and tail and head, Pries the air with its pointed face. The mouse, anticipating chase, Moves as light as fur or feather, Draws its gentle feet together And. crouches, delicate and sly, Behind the candle of its eye. â€"Robert Wistrand -nâ€"THEâ€"-------------------------- T NEWS INTERPRETED A Commentary On the More Important Events of the Week. By ELIZABETH EEDY NOW THEY’RE ALL COMING; The little Anglican church at Herb Lake, SO miles northeast of The Pas, Manitoba, was crowded last Sunday as evening services began. Sunday be- fore, you could have counted the con- gregation on the fingers of two hands. Reason; the hour of service was set back sixty minutes in order to permit the people of the district to listen to Charlie McCarthy at seven o’clock and come to church at eight. Said Rev. Percy, the clergyman: “Our people just weren’t coming to church. Now, Charlie McCarthy is a blockhead, but he does give whole- some entertainment, and that kind of entertainment is too sadly lacking in many a settlement of this kind â€" he was worthy considering.” A LONG SESSION: Reconvening af- ter the Easter recess, the House of Commons at Ottawa is facing a huge amount of work which means a long, long session. Some of the things to come up: the Budget, Canada-U. S. trade agreement, Transport Bill, re- ports of Commissions including the National Employment Commission, re- port on the penetentiary probe. These with others are all matters of mom- ent. REASON FOR HASTE: Now that Italy has concluded her conversations with Britain and the new pact has been signed, Mussolini is turning very quickly to France in the hope of set- tling Franco-Italian differences before Hitler comes to ma’ e his visit in Italy On May 3rd. He isn’t even asking that France first restore fuT diplomatic re- lations between the two countries (by sending an Ambassad' - to Rome). Because when Hitler comes to Rome next month ready to lord it over Mus- solini and force him to fall in with his wishes, the Duce will have two trump Cards in his handâ€"the agreements with Britain and France, Nice work there. THEY DON’T AGREE: Grant Dex- ter, correspondent in Great Britain for the Globe and Mail and the Winni- peg Free Press, declares that the two large political groups in England are Questioning Prime Minister Chamber- lain’s foreign policy, in particular, the new agreement with Italy. The centre Wing Conservative sentiment, as typi- fied by the Yorkshire Post, he says, views the settlement coldly, pointing put that while the pact may be good tin the surface, it is doubtful if it can penetrate the depths. The Post sug- gests that the terms of the pact are too broad and too vague, leaving so many loopholes that little can be hop- ed for from the agreement. This school of opinion, in other words, just doesn’t trust Mussolini. Then in quarters where faith Is still placed in the value of the Lea- gue and of collective security, Mr. Dexter says the cry is that the agree- ment is built on a betrayal of Ethio- pia and the collapse of all principle save that of expediency. DANGEROUS GROUND: None of the Quintuplets could have minded very much when their favorite doctor, Allan Roy Dafoe, last week declared that Yvonne is the brightest of the five. Intellectual competition among females never is very fierce, but when comes to the question of who’s the best-looking â€" oh, boy! We’re afraid Doc Dafoe has started something by saying that he thinks Annette’s the prettiest! REALISTIC FRIENDSHIP: That Canada and the United States should enter Into a treaty for mutual defense â€" an agreement that one nation would go to the aid of the other in case of emergency â€" is urged editor- ially by a prominent American news- paper, the New York News. “We know that we’re already friends,” the ar- ticle declares ; “what is needed is that our friendship should take on a more realistic form." Coming down to the particular, it advocates that the United States agree to use some of its fighting ships for Canadian defense by sea, while Canada should see to it that the St. Lawrence is adequately equipped with naval bases. Such an agreement would prove in- valuable to us in Canada, should the British navy be engaged in defending Great Britain or Britain’s Mediterran- ean or South African sea routes, and not be able to come to our aid in case of attack. STALEMATE. Japan, drawn further and further into Chinese territory, and spending terrific sums in an attempt to consolidate her gains, is coming to admit that the campaign in China has reached a stalemate. Reverses that past couple of weeks in , Southern Shantung Province, Southwestern ICiangsu have been unprecedented for the Japanese. The real facts of the shattering defeats they have suffered are just now beginning to leak out The turning-point of the war appears to be at hand, while at home, the mili- tarists wlio threw Japan into the war are facing bitter criticism and denun- ciation. Grave unrest is making itself felt throughout the country. Here You See Oxford Do It Again mum â- â-  ,< >> MSï'ïïi...;7: V> . v.ty ’W'-V-’W.- ,mf •ty, , J . lililliiliü ,/v &J,Ny â- yvy,z -ov. '*• -jXXy/v ' â-  ' - ,,tvjK - f* jV .v*-; f vÿ-'1 â-  Ml x. < llffiiüi ftmmm - -W/X/sws WëïSSMi I # " v, ; 0mm mwmm â- - Despite slightly ragged oarsmanship, the Dark Blue boat of Oxford, left, defeats Cambridge in their 90th crew race on the Thames, in London, England, for a second c onsecutive victory. The BOOK SHELF By ELIZABETH EEDY Ï “INTERMISSION IN EUROPE" BY VERNON BARTLETT “Intermission in Europe” tells you first hand of exciting events -f the German Revolution; of war in the Po- lish Corridor; of the nerve-shattering night when the votes were counted in the Saar Plebiscite; how Mussolini snubbed Hitler publicly during the historic meeting in Venice; of the March on Rome; of Haile Selassie in Geneva; of Dollfuss’ assassination and funeral; of experiences in war-torn Spain; of tense, smoke-filled rooms be- hind the scenes at Genoa, Stresa and Geneva. Mr. Bartlett has been present at a great many history-making scenes, and remembers them well. From personal knowledge Vernon Bartlett, can, in a sentence, provide the key to the personalities of Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, Attaturk, Schus- chnigg, Mussolini, Eden, Litvinoff, Dr. Salazer and others. “Intermission In Europe” â€" by Ver- non Bartlett. Oxford University Press, Toronto, $2.75. “KING GEORGE VI” BY HECTOR BOLITHO No hard feelings will be engendered by Hector Bolitho’s account of the life of the present occupant of Bucking- ham Palace. “England does not ask for a scholarly king or a witty king, or one who lives in glamour,” the nar- rative affirms. “We are a domesticat- ed people, and when we pass Bucking- ham Palace we are happy, and we feel safe when we know that within there is a married couple joined together in unanimity and peace.” Mr. Bolitho’s dignified chapters co- ver the childhood and education of King George VI, his war experiences, his marriage and his coronation. The conclusion : “He is king because he satisfies the twentieth-century concep- tion of monarchy.” “king George VI” by Hector Bolitho â€" 257 pp â€" J. B. Lippincott Company, Toronto, $2.00. Urges United Front Against Dictators LIMA, Peru. â€" United States Am- bassador Laurence Steinhardt this week urged that American nations present a united front against old world “predatory forces” seeking “new or lost fields to conquer.” In a broadcast to Latin America on the occasion of Pan-American Day he asked that public opinion of the Western hemisphere be marshalled against those who believe “the law of the jungle is man’s destiny.” He warned that propaganda for forms of government “all akin in destroying liberty and 'freedom of thought,” might pave the way to “ul- timate subjection” and declared Amer- ican nations would not submit to the prospect of conquest and the loss of human liberties. (Propaganda by Germany and Italy in South America has caused con- cern in Washington, where officials have watched it closely. German, Ital- ian and Japanese immigration and commercial interests in South Amer- ica also have been under, scrutiny.) Bâ€"D World Commerce Sharply Declines An unusually sharp decline in the value of world trade and a continued decline in industrial shares was re- eled last week in the League of Na- tions monthly bulletin of statistics. Whereas the value of trade, calcul- ated in millions of old gold dollars, fell by four from January to February last year, the drop this year was 100 â€"from 2,305,000,000 to 2,205,000,000. Both imports and exports fell in the same month in 14 countries," including s United States, Great Britain, Ger- many, Canada and Argentina. Peak of Crime Wave It is said that rural crime is on the increase at the present time. We thought skulduggery reached its peak in the country each year about the time the harvest apples ripen.â€"Peter- borough Examiner. The Other Extreme Ontario’s automobile markers are to be yellow and black for 1939. Now listen to those fellows who have been criticizing the 1938 markers say the new ones look like smallpox placards. â€"St. Thomas Times-Journal. Going After Tourists Although it lies a bit off the beaten path, Prince Edward Island is begin- ning to share in the proceeds from the tourist traffic and when the Pro- vincial Legislature met recently, it was declared in the Speech from the Throne that the tourist business of “The Island” had shown a rapid de- velopment.â€"Brockville Recorder and Times. Living Without Working Can anyone doubt the point that It would be better to spend even more money and get something in return rather than spend what is being spent today without anything being done except to proclaim to the World that thousands of people are living on dir- ect relief and must take their living without working? The millions of dol- lars that have been spent to keep peo- ple in idleness will remain one of the tragedies of the non-production period in Western Canada. It is not too late to make a start.â€"Regina Leader-Post. Canada In England A straggling English settlement, nestling along a winding Hampshire lane, has but 200-odd inhabitants, but they are proud of being called Cana- dians. About 78 miles from London, the village has houses, church, public house, one store and a blacksmith shop all cluttered along a single street. The village got its name in a strange way. More than 50 years ago when thousands were migrating to Canada, there was a minor back-to- the-land movement in Hampshire. About 20 families settled in this area Huts were built by the pioneers and the land broken for cultivation. Production Falls Industrial shares continued falling in most countries since start of the year, especially in the United States where there was a decrease of 37 per cent., and in Belgium 30, France 28 and Great Britain 22. The chief excep- tions were Italy, Poland and Switzer- land, where the rise has reached a new record in recent months. Industrial production also continued falling in the United States and Can- ada. In the United States, the bulletin says, it is only two-thirds of the level of a year ago while production and investment. goods have fallen 50 per cent, since last August. Production, however, increased in Poland, the Netherlands and Sweden, When the question of naming the settlement was debated, someone pointed out that those there were set- tlers just as much as the people who had migrated to the Dominion. “Can- ada” was the name chosen.â€"tMâ€"iclpal Review of Canada. THE EMPIRE Fair Share of the Load The vastness of the burden of Em- pire defence which Britain has thus assumed must arouse questionings whether Australia, in proportion to her wealth and population, is doing enough to provide for her own pro- tection, We are rebuilding the de- fences which were allowed to fall In- to disrepair during the depression, but our effort is small compared with the tremendous effort which Britain is putting forthâ€"an effort which she cannot, unaided, maintain indefinitely. Other considerations apart, the claim which Australia and the other Domin- ions make to consultation on foreign policy implies that they must be ready to take a fair share of the load which is now falling so heavily in the Motherland.â€"Sydney Herald. China Can Win Ever since the outbreak of the Sino- Japanese warâ€"the Japanese have at least now attained the distinction (sic) of being the initiators of the “undeclared war” eraâ€"the Daily Press has held that, powerful military and naval Power though she be, Japan, in • embarking on a campaign of conquest ;in China, had set out on what is cer- tain to culminate in national suicide, 'hat view has been expressed on many occasions, not. as a piece of propagan- da, but because such has always been and still is our firm conviction, based on several irrefutable factors. . . . . Japan evidently considers the “China Incident” sufficiently grave to warrant the mobilization of the nation’s entire resources, although she has repeatedly denied that the measure will be used during present hostilities. The Mob- ilization Bill, in the existing circum- stances, will probably prove the pro- verbial last straw which breaks the camel’s back, and it may be confident- ly expected thatâ€"provided the Chin- ese maintain their resistance â€" the Japanese masses will, before a year from this date, have openly rebelled against the madness of their military rulers.â€"Hong Kong Press. %ews *PûA&c/e Commentary on the r-«„ g i r- i Highlights of the Week’s News . . . OiZaOStll Lctiiy CANADA