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I re {VOICE of Nk THE WORLD AT LARGE ' CANADA THE EMPIRE ~ the : PRESS L CANADA Inequal Inesuality We are not opposed to equality for women but it does seem they have a lot more equality than we men have.-- Brandon Sun, Talking Out of Turn Not so loud about Germany's col- onies, Mr, Blackshirt Mussolini. When you 'geeva da Tyrol back to Austria there will be plenty of time to talk ~ about what the Mistress of the Seas ought to do regarding-(@armany, -- Hamilton Spectator, Dionne Reciprocity Papa Dionne hought the Christmas presents for the Quints in the United States. That is only reciprocity, the U.S.A. having contribute... much to Papa In the wherewithal with which to buy presents.--St. Catharin:s Stan- dard, Kings And Dictators Three kings recently dined together in Buckingham Palace, hut {it is not believed that the legs of the three dic- tators, Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini, will ever be assembled under one ma- hogany.--Brantford Expositor. Doleful Thought A constant theme of pulpit, yress and platform in these days of world- wide strife and dissension {3 tie threat and the possibility of tha coi- lapse of civilization. May it no! ba that the collapse has already ar- rived 7--Halifax Herald. The Money Rolls In Beet and grain cheques are making life brighter for the man on the land in Southwestern Alberta, After all, wealth comes from production, tough there are times -in the ebb and flow of prices when production brings less than the grower is entitled to receive. ~--Lethbridge Herald. A Silly Custom An Essex (England) rector finds fault with confetti at weddings and in future will require a deposit of five shillings. If no confetti is thrown in the churchyard, the deposit will be re- turned. But if confetti is thrown, enough of the deposit will be ised to pay for cleaning up the mess. We are all for the rector in this matter. Confetti-throwing is a silly and annoying custom. It causes serl- ous embarrassment in many cases. And it certainly litters up churches, homes, yards and railway stations, Though some light-hearted persons may complain, nothing would be lost it confetti were abolished.--Windsor Daily Star. Mast Dangerous Motorist The most dangerous motorist fis neither the drunk nor incompetent ~_but_ the exhibitionist--the chap who has an exaggerated sense of his own importance when he gets behind the steering wheel, and insists on driving with that sense of his importance as his ruling motive, : This verdict is returned by Dr. C. H, Watson, of the American National Bafety Council. "Safety is a question of perform. ance," says Dr. Watson. 'Because people know what they should do, does not mean that they will do it." One needs to drive only a little while to understand the truth of what Dr. Watson 'says. The man who weaves in and out of traffic lanes, passes other cars on curves or hills, outs in suddenly, crashes lights and ignores stop signs, is displaying all the stigmata of the man who has set him- Belt up on a pedestal, He also pro- vides the set-up for most of our acci- dents.--Guelph Mercury, British Oppose Gable For Role LONDON---A plan to star Clark Gable in a million-dollar movie about the British air force which was to be made here with the co-operation of the Air Ministry, has aroused opposi- tion in official circles. . The Air, Ministry wants a British actor in the chief role, whereas the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp., which "planned to start production early _ next year at the Denham Studios, claims that no suitable English star is available, . Strong disapproval of the idea of bringing Gable to England for the role now is being manifested in vari- ous quarters. Some members of parliament even were reported to be urging the Air Ministry to refuse all aid in making the film, unless a British actor were given the lead. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer argued that the only Englishman capable of "sell- ing," the air movie in the United "States would be Robert: Donat, but he » ngaged already in making a film 6) fon of "The Citadel." -- "a A--4 THE EMPIRE Time For Talk It i8 one of the tragedies of dem- ocracy that it requires an eternity of talk as prelude to a moment of ac- tion.--London Observer, Rome-Berlin Axis What, then, is the truth about Mussolini's peliey, in whieh the out- pourings of his tied press have their part? He Is playing at power-politics. He believes that his situation is tactically very strong, and can be further ex- ploited by a shrewd diplomacy. And 80 he is making use of every device of bluff, every resource which has nuisance value, every manoeuvre which a troubled European gituation opens up to him, in order to extend his power and buttress his position. He derives considerable assistance from the fact that his fellow-dicta- tor, Hitler, is playing exactly the same game, We have, therefore, that re- markable joint bluff, the Rome Berlin axis. Germany and Italy, divided ul- timately by divergent interests, rig up a facade of unity. Rome-Berlin axis. It is made of plas- ter, not of steel. -- London Evening Standard. Australia Looks at Canada Sir 'Harry and Lady Chauvel came back by the Canadian route. Sir Har- ry saw nothing of the army and air force in Canada, the staff being mast- ly away on manoeuvres, which were too far afield for him to visit. He saw. a great deal of the Royal Cana- dian Mounted Police, of which his o'd friend, Major-General Sir James Mac- Brien, {8 commissioner. They are a very fine body of men, and thelr de- tachment at the Coronation shared the honor.with our own men of the 'best reception of all the Domimon troops In the procession. They have a very attractive uniform, and were mounted on their .own horses, which made a lot of difference. Sir Harry was Impressed with the evidence of prosperity which met 'them every- where in Canada except in the 'west- ern prairies. He found Canadians much more concerned at the world situation than we are, and everywhere he went he was asked v.hat the peo- ple of Australia thought about it, -- Australasian (Melbourne). Prictises Tarzan, Scares Citizens But He Turns Out to Be a Mild Fellow Wearing Tiger Skin -- He Wants to Go Into Movies Blood-chilling cries which frighten- ed residents on several occasions, now echo no more through Brookside Park, Cleveland, since 'Tarzan" fell into the hands of bluecoats. . "Tarzan" had been seen swinging about the trees dressed in a tiger- skin breech-clout and shouting wild- ly. But he turned out to be a short, mild mannered, blue-eyed: 37-year-old man with a 44-inch hirsute barrel chest and movie ambitions. oo Excuses Himself - Police waylaid him as he walked home from work at a bakery. He was proud to display his complete change of Tarzan costume -- one a real tiger skin, the other of striped velvet. "I was practising Tarzan," the bar- rel-chested one told the policemen. 'I am very sorry when I scare people, When I am in the woods practising and I happen to run into anybody I just run out and excuse myself for scaring them." After watching. 'Tarzan" flex his muscles and throw out his chest for a time, the police decided that he was not a menace -- just an eccentric This i# the - .against the social Declares M. Henri Bourassa, In Address to Montreal Junior Board of Trade--"It Is Time Now to Correct Cur Errors of The Past." "Canada cannot be ' an English country. It cannot be a French coun- try. Neither can it be an adjunct of the United States. It must be a com- bination, a un'on of what is best in the traditions of all our ancestors, of what will be best for our children," Henri Bourassa told members of the Montreal Junior Board of Trade and several thousand other Canad'ans last week. Modern Switzerland was taken by Mr. Bourassa as the ideal nation, the complexities of its structure far outranking those of Canada, says the Montreal Star. Canada has nine pro- vinces; Switzerland has 23 cantons. Canada has two languages; Switzer land has four. Yet the loyalty cf the Swiss is first" to God, as should" be the loyalty of any nation, and second to Switzerland, regardless of the nat- ional ancestry of the individual. Rebirth Of Moral Power Needed "The nation that is Switzerland has been my ideal for 40 years, my ideal for Canada," Mr. Bourassa de- clared, "and if there are enough of you young men with a true Chris- tian sense of brotherhood, then that dream can become a reality." "The greatest crime of our mod- ern times is the abdication of mental and spiritual power to the power of finance," Mr. Bourassa said, "and until there is a rebirth of moral pow- er there can be no social reconstruc- tion. Instead of the state being the servant of capital, as is the case to- day, capital should be the servant of the state." Mistakes. Canada Has Made "Canada .as a nation, through its leaders, committed many errors in the past. The depopulation of the rural areas is one example. But a country can repair its errors and look to the future. Individuals and families must live within their means, that, so living, they may be able to contribute to the welfare of their state. _ . "There is today a .great cleavage between Canada's East.and.Canada's West. The nationalist policy which was in force immediately following Confederation was too 'ambitious for a young nation. The over-industrial- ization of Eastern Canada did much to broaden the cleavage between East and West. rR Depopulation Of Rural Areas. "Just when things wére going to correct themselves a little, in the na- tural course of events, came the War. In that war Canada lost many thousands of the youth she needed to develop her lands, to say nothing of the economic and social problems which' were created: The war aided the depopulation of the rural areas by the offering of ridiculous wages in the urban centres. Must Have National Unity "After the war, we were even crazier with our craze for production and. growing, with the result that when Europe ceased to buy our grain and our industrial products, the bot- tom fell out of everything. The wes- tern provinces are today practically bankrupt , and things are bad else- -where.------ - : "But Canada can grow, as I have told you. There must be, however, a growth of national unity. There must be a closer understanding be- tween French and English. There must be an acknowledgement of the fatherhood of Almighty God. There must first be loyalty to God, and secondly loyalty. to Canada, not to any part of it, but to Canada," Mr. Bourassa concluded. } "No civilization' can stand up resentment and class conflict which come from a silly maldistribution- of wealth, labor and lelsure."--George . Bernard Shaw. "America fs. much more susceptible to the financial effects of a war scare, and indeed more prone to the scare itselt."--Sir Josiah Stamp, practising for the movies, SWITZERLAND IDEAL NATION: GOOD EXAMPLE FOR CANADA -live in the spotlight all their lives," 'since the 1986 election, and even be- ee-- Australia Buying Canadian Paper Contract Made For 200,000 Tons Over. Period of Seven Years; Will Help Stabilize Industry. A stabilizing effect on the news. print export market was expected this week from a huge deal that guar- antees Canada about 76 per cent. of the newsprint purchases of Austra- lia and New Zealand for the seven years beginning Jan. 1,-1939, Canalian paper company officials said the newly-negotiated contract, giving seven of this country's paper companies the major slice of the 200,- 000 tons a year Antiodean market, -could be depended upon not only to steady the market for this coun- try alone -hut also to have the same effect on overseas newsprint, trade in gener, - [lewspanermen's Contract A group of Australasian publish- ers have contracted for the Canadian paper. William Dunstan, general manager of the Melbourne Herald and the Weekly Times, who conduct- ed the negotiations on their behalf, said their price for the seven-year stretch would be based on the price of Canadian newsnrint in New York. The Canadian paver group, Dun- stan said,- would have access to be- tween 75 and 80 per cent. of the total market up to 1942. After that, its tonnage would be reduced .by whatever amount was turned out by a paper mill planned for Tasmania, expected to begin production that year. Up to now, there has been no. agreement 6f the kind with the An- tiodean publishers. They have bought 'their newsprint from Cana- dian and English 'milis in varying quantities and at varying prices, { News In Review 1 Wed in Mourning LONDON.--His bride of a few hours in tears and wearing mourning, Grand Duke Ludwig of Hesse started for: Ostend this weekend on 'a sad. honeymoon--to claim the bodies of" 'his entire immediate family, who per- ished in a flaming airplane there. The Grand Duke -and his bride, Miss Margaret Campbell Geddes, daughter of Sir Auckland Geddes, were married at St. Peter's Church in Eaton Square. It was a strange wedding. Rejoicing was replaced: by sorrow and the wedding gowns. with sombre black. / Canada's Death Rate : - OTTAWA.--Canada's 1936 death roll was 106,617, according to pre- liminary figures published in the an- "nual-report-of the National Health Department. Tliis represented a ra- tion of 9.7 per thousand of popula- lation. : The highest rate: was in Prince Ed- Saskatchewan, 6.7. The Quints' Education NEW YORK.--When the Dionne quintuplets reach schoolsage, possib- ly in a year and a half, when they will be five, they will learn their:A. B.C.s in a classroom built withthe money: their fame.brought them, Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe said here that their education would be interfered with if they went to a regular school like other children. He told a press conference that because the five lit tle sisters of Callander, Ont, "are in- the same class as princesses, fated 'to they would have to be educated by private tutors, Lees Labor. "Gi Ginger" Party. LONDON.-The Labor i this week announced its new front bench to put more "ginger" 'in its attacks on the Government. But it turned out to be much the 'same front bench that has faced the Nattonal Govern- ment across the House of Commons fore. . A "ginger group" of twelva: was elected. to sit with Clement Attlee, ward, Island, 11.1, and the lowest in [ Commentary on the Highlights of the Week's News . . Wows Fokude by Peter Randal season of pheasant shoots brings its annual crop of cruelty stories, tales of "sportsmen" who "fish" for birds by placing baited hooks on wire fences, or drive wounded birds 'into the lake forcing them to drown. In Essex County Court this week, Will fam Ferguson, Pelee Island farmer, denounced the hunters as "maniacs" 'and "savages," claiming that two men had shot his chickens along with wild pheasants.. Another story tells of two hunters who ignored a "No Trespass- ing" sign on a certain farmer's prop- erty, pursued a pheasant to the far- mer's very back door, turned deaf ears to his pleas that they spare its lite. The bird was a family pet, tame for many years. Poor sportsmanship, we call it. More game wardens are needed who will take an active inter- est in their job and put a stop to such vandalism, THOSE ELECTION SPEECHES: The Canadian Broadeasting Commis- sion is celebrating its first birthday with a conference on the many and complex problems which have come before the board during the past year. One of"the most important questions to be discussed is the broadcasting of political speeches during election cam- palgns, those speeches that were such a headache to nine-tenths of the peo- ple who listened in 'this September and October. Many these are who actually enjoyed the broadcasts, who appear grateful for the political infor- mation they derived therefrom, but judging by the number of protests re- ceived by Major W. B. Gladstone Mur- ray, the Commission's General Man- ager, it is pretty generally felt that the candidates and their backers were wasting both time and money in mon- opolizing the air waves. ) VACANT 8POTS8: Speaking in Winnipeg. last week, Right Hon. 'R. B. Bennett declared that the British Dominions must build up their. popu- lations and fill in. the vacant spots towards which the jealous eyes of other less fortunate countries are now turning. Question: How: shall we 'fill these "vacant spots" in a, hurry? Mr. Bennett's solution to 'the .problem is Empire co-operation, by which: 'he means, -no- doubt, encouragement of emigration from 'the more. crowded areas of Britain's 'domains. CONSPIRACY IN -FRANOCE: France, one of Europe's féw remain. ing democracies, has. her own troub- les, Since the fall of Blum's Popular Front government this summer, they hava increased a hundred fold in view of the fact that the present adminis-- { POOR SPORTS: The November "1 Chautemps fs neither definitely of the Left nor of the Right, but is at the mercy of both factions. Every now and then Rightist agitators, believed to be backed by Fascist interests, are arrested when authorities come upon a cache of arms, a bomb-proof shelter. Rumors are now current that the Rightists are preparing a "putsch" against the government. Too many {issues are involved for Blum's Socialists to attempt at this time to regain the seat of government. A revolution such as that of 1789 would have to be faced, with interna- tional complications too drastic to contemplate, CANADIAN CAPITAL; We have been hearing a great deal the past few years about the domination of Canadian industry by American capi- tal. Refutation of that idea is made this week he Secretary of the Canadian Ba of Commerce, D. H, Ward, who adiressed a service, club in Leicester, [)JEngland. Says Mr. Ward: Of ev $100 invested in Can- adian industry, $70.60 is Canadian, $21.14 American and $7.92 from the- United Kingdom. He declares there are about 1,400 United States Canada, but only 68 per cent. of them are manufacturing concerns. Of capi- tal invested in these companies, only 38 per cent. is in manufacturing. The minority interest in these companies, coming to about 22 per cent., is chiefly Canadian, he says. Cheering news, this! We may now begin to hold up our heads. PASSING THE BUCK: It's hap- pened again! Deadlocked, the Nine- Power Conference meeting at *Bruss- | els to settle the question of the Sino- Jap: conflict, had to give. up trying to mediate in toto. In the: first: place, they were. powerless. because Japan: refused to have anything 'to do with the Conference, would consider none of its proposals, When Ambassador Norman Davis of the United States made a rather non-committal 'speach: 'ferring that action.should be taken against Japan, it was 'immediately seized upon as the: opening: ll had- been - waiting for. Foreign Minister . Anthony Eden immediately-let it be known that Britain would follow the Amgrican lead, The United States then accepted the appointment as Committee of One, backed by Britain and France, to take: fitting steps to: 'end the war in China; But :before:the: United States can institute any steps, Congress will have to be agreeable. Do you think they will do anything? Frankly, we don't Greenwood, Deputy Leader; the par- 'ty Whips, and the Executive Com- mittee. Plans Another Election DUBLIN.--Minister of Commerce. Sean Lemass hinted this week that President. Eamon: de Valera of: the Irish Free State was: planning a gen- eral election to seek-an-absolute ma- jority in the Dail Eireann, Japs Make for Nanking SHANGHAI --Warbhips of Japan's third battle fleet 'this week-end 'blast- ed away Chinese: obstructions in the channel of 'the -Yangtse River- above Shanghai opening the way for a na- val 'bombardment. of' China's devas- "tuted central capital --Nanking, The Chinese, fearing more Japan- ese aerial bombings in advance of the impeding naval attacks, hastened their partial' evacuation of the capi- tal and 'made last-minute changes' in their plans to 'continue the war, de- spite the crushing defeats they have suffered around Shanghai and in the northern Provinces. They said sev- enty Japanese warships were in the lower Yangtse. Airmail, In Alaska WASHINGTON -- The United States postal officials said this week they would open bids Dec. 15 for air- mail contracts providing weekly ser- Leader of the Opposition; Arthur vice 'between Juneau, Alaska, White- Some of the 100 000 Fascists who Fascist forces. Note Nazi fags in foreground. ' Celebrate Anniversary of March On Rome packed Mussolini Forum, ay ; x. lo 4 di Spy gd & al in Rome, Italy, to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the March on Rome by ER) ' or, Edgar Street, and Steve Sutch, "horse, Yukon, and Fairbanks, Alas- ka. Officials said the mail would be flown: once: a: week bétween Juneau . and Whitehorse and on a similar schedule between Whitehorse and Fairbanks. Police . Funds: Increased - ROME.--Ttaly's political police funds for the current fiscal year were increased by approximately $400,000 'under a decree published this week- end. The original appropriation was" $960;000. The announcement: follow- ed trials in which: sikty:one persons received prison sentences for Com: munist and anti-Fascist activity. Winners at Royal TORONTO.--To United States and Manitoba went the top awards in the female-classes' as the judging of the largest showing of' Belgian horses that has 'ever been forwarded at the Royal Winter Fair was completed, Senior- and grand champion mare was, the 38-year-old Aida de Bierbeek, shown by Sugar Grove Farm, Aurora, Ill. Their yearling filly, Madelene 'Supreme, was 'the reserve junior champion, and they also had the win- ner of the class of sixteeniyeld mares, France's "Hooded Men" PARIS.--Discovery of enough high «explosives to blow up one-fourth of Paris. and. secret "fortresses" cram. med with machine guns and hand grenades this week-end spurred 'a nation-wide round-up of France's "hooded men" allegedly organizing for a Rightist revolution, Atthorities charged that the hood- ed terrorists, known as "Les Cagou- lards,"" received support from the - Spanich insurgents and"other Right- ist regimes, - Killed in Crossing Crash VINELAND, ONT. -- Six persons, three young men and three girls, all between the ages of 16 and 20, met death 'here: when their auto was struck by a C.N.R. freight train on a level crossing on Vineland Station Road, off No. 8 highway. The girls' and one man wera kill- ed instantly, it was believed. A sec- ond 'youth died a few minutes later, while lying 'in' the wreckage, while the third died while being rushed to Sti Catharines Hospital, : The : three boys, all members of the Welland Sea Cadets, were identi- fied several hours later, as James Fisher, 86 Merritt Street; Robert Col- e Street, all of Welland. tration headed by Premier Camille that . controlled or affiliated companies in' 4 buffalo of that serve, 1 Winter, ing the , 000,000 there' is of 1937 hogs. desired. 'weights, cent. the big for the pavilions als and standing cottages, sociated and love. cated to public, po oa Government Will Fs Kill Off 2,000 -* Carcasses Will be Used for Meat & and Fur -- ols Tou + Numerous to ~ As In thé.days when 'buffalo on the Western prairies was hunted sale, so the hunters of the Dominion -Government will la close to 2,000 head. It will be for purpose of making fur coats olf Royal Canadian Mounted Police k. to supply meat to the Indians and the Eskimos of the Far North. On the 200 square miles of preserve _ at Wainwright, Alta., more than 6,000~% mals roam at will. When the buffalo was nearly extinct about thirty years ago Canada bought the last remaining 700 animals. Today's thundering herd « near Wainwright are the descen-lants Growing too numerous for the pre. tween 1,500 and 2,000 of the animals this year, the same number as last only 5,000, Only 'the' buffalo with the best fur coats and the largest supply of meat will be picked off. No young buffalo 'will"be killed. » . Robes and coats for the Northland 'police will be made from the the slain buffalo, Facts Worth Noting 'By Hog Producers Live Hogs Should Be Marketed As Nearly as Possible to Annual exports to Great Britain of Canadian bacon, hams, and pork cuts show a continuous increase dur. total was 385,820,400 pounds; in 1934, 120,410,220 pounds; in 1936, 158,049, '600 pounds, and the estimate exe ports for 1937 is 190,000,000 -or the 'equivalent to 1,583,000 'live hogs. The annual Canadian quota for export to the British market is 280. about 2,380,000 live 'Canadian hog 'products that could be consumed by that - from that fact, the substantial in- creas¢ of exports: so essential to the swine industry in Canada has creat- ed an urgent need for more hogs 1 suitable: [ with regard to this need, the Mars - keting. Service of the Dominion De- ~partment of Agriculture draws atten- tion to" the consideration of the fol lowing facts: (1) Exports for the first 7 months (2): From .January 1'to July 31, 1037, only 646,840 Select hogs werey marketed in Canada. Su (3) Too many hogs are found to be unsuitable for export because of not being within the weights most 170 dressed. (4) Only 52 'per cent of all hogs 'marketed: are within the desired (6): Forty-five per cent of the hog carcasses. weighing from 140 to 170 pounds. graded Select. ig (6) If all hogs marketed were within the. 140 to 170-pound weights, the percentage of Selects would .be increased from 25 per cefit to. 45 perf (7) This would mean ! producers would receive $760,000 id- 'ditional premium on Sélect hogs. The solution should be marketed as nearly as pose sible to 200 pounds. Work For Glasgow Fair Getting Tourists' stopping off. in. Glasgow » these days find it humming with ac. itivity. The Scottish Empire Exhibl- tion does not open until next May, 'but many of the buildings are already completed and one may now see how Bellahouston Park, the site' of the show, 1,000' acres hdve been set aside elaborate pattern. is tobe adorned with artifictal lakes, dedorative can- of an ancient hamlet with thatched : Be "i pd 4. ~ Travelers in Scotland who happen to ba admirers of the lyrical Bobby Burng and who search out sites age another shrine at Tarbolton, Ayrshire,' a whitewashed thatched cottage wher Burns founded the historic Bachelor Club, a 'debating socléty reportedss or have had stormy discussions on life. "For thelr help against the Loyalist Government, we promised Germany and Italy nothing."~-Cleneral France. fa - ty 5 ~ Buffalo Head whole- this year shoot as well as many other big ani- last band. Coats for Mounties [8 t has been decided to kill be- for there is grazing land "Yor 200 Pounds - Ra past few years. In 1932 the v pounds, * pounds or the equivalent of hogs so that a wide margin available for arket." Apart * for the export trade. and ~~ 1 were. equivalent to 1,129,000 These' weights are 140 to & - 4 140 to 170 pounds dressed. | chat" hog F's is' that' live hogs on Structures - Ready For Empire Exhi- bition Next May ho 5 fair is to be housed. In more' than "thirty buildings, and display halls, The whole v landscaped spaces." An outs ' feature is the reproduction - smithy, castle and inn, Dedicated to Burns with his vivid life will find > The house has been dedl- the: poet and opened to the pelts ofp k a at Sd 71 os %