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------ I ET SE TI ET SET Wr TES SR BE FE GOVERN Tt ™" SAAR VALLEY k [IGHLY EXTOLLED Canadian Helped Or- ganize District HATRED WAS RIFE -- King of Region BY: Explains Tactics hes. x COMA grey derby hat with a black band ""Qas become be fo as "the crown of CSthe Saar." Friday night the man Miaeho wore it, and still wears it al- Olthough he is now no longer "king" tafold the members of the Montreal atReform Club and their friends of he responsibilities of Europe's third ifpost-war dictatorship, The occasion ofwas a dinner with. Major George leWashington Stephens, past president sitof the Saar Commission, former Pegaember of the Canadian House of meg ow Fy former chairman of the thiMoatreal Harbor Commission and a aphst-president of the Reform Club, 'aj the guest of honor and speaker of Fy evening. GCosopgration Re s War Alter Pd $e) introduction by lon, i Marler, president of the club, swelcomed - Major Stephens back Montreal, the latter began to de- his subject, the possibility of : ing "international * differences, by afinternational ca-eperation instead of it" He reviewed history of the world atfor 500 years past, showing how the fagrowth of' the yariogs continents and temodern means of communication had made: it impossible for war to take lace in any one of them without be- ing reflected in the 'others. Then, too, the experiences of the past must not be neglected. "The: Roman Empire," he said, #"hegan 'as a free democracy and end- ed as a despotism, and las crumbled away and vanished, The British Empire began as a despotism and ended as a free democracy and will therefore ay and dure New Europe . "We are living in 'extraordinary times," he added. "Europe is now composed of 26 different countries; since the war 14 republics have erected and four great empires have disappeared, in addition to which three dictatorships have been set up." He went on to point to the wide differences between the various coun- tries in language, currency customs and religion, and maintained that the basic trouble was that each one of | them had an inborn hatred of the other 25. He held that Napoleon I, planned, "the United States of Eu- rope," and would have attained his aim, had he not been defeated at Moscow. It was a huge task then, 115 years ago and a much greater one now, "It is interesting to note, however," he continued, "that while Europe gets its religion from the east; its cul ture from Greece and its laws from Rome; it turns in matters political, to "the Mother of Parliaments," and draws its ideas and inspirations from elled there from 1215 to 1889." "All over Europe, on the other hand, municipal affairs bear the im- press of the Code Civil of Napoleon, and Europe turns to France for her model in civic matters, Continuing Liberty : "In this country we are English and French-Canadians, and if we know our business, we have the ma- terial here for building up a country which will send its beacon light across the world" The British Em- pire stands because its greatest ele- ment past, present, and future is the spirit of continuing liberty; the love of the square deal, for all peoples and religions, whether black or white. It therefore has its role to play in the keeping of the peace of the world. "Since the war," he added, "there has been a movement for interna- tional co-operation, which, in my humble opinion, is destined to take the place of war. The machinery is in.good warking order, as I have had reason to find out through four years of personal experience," The speaker then turned to the history of the Saar area, from the signing of the Armistice and through the Versailles Peace Treaty, where it was destined to be the zoned area for the repayment to France of the coal stolen from her by Germany during the war, and in compensation -------- ------------------ mineral, insulating materia tin your attic, will save {uel warmer in winter, cooler in a short time, Phone 2210 or leave Row Much Coal Do You Waste! INSULEX! 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The sole legacy to the mew administra ton was a force x WA Fou van on an ey not then ih were not Ger- Government Jotrawed £4,000 League of Nations, and paid in six ths, drawing rev- enue from a 20 per cent. tax on all coal sales from the mines, and for a time things 'brighter. The next problem was the deflation o the mark, which finally necessitate the changing of the Saar currency into the French franc, a huge task, which the speaker desgribed as bein as great as cha the language © a Joop. Bookkeeping was done in columns 19 figures wide, which was held by Major Stephens to be quite a problem, even for modern experts. Bank rates, also added to the diffi- culties, § Foods After an innings with the finance rtfolio, Major Stephens hecame finister of Food, faced with 44 days of productivity a year, and the re- alization that in setting up the area no provision had been made for mak- ing it, as was necessary, a wholly im- porting nation: for foodstuffs, He dwelt at some length on the effects of the British bleciade of Germany, and its heritage of synthetic foods, His next task was that of Minister of Forests, which he described as the most delightful of all his experiences. He had 750,000 square miles of forest lands, with a revenue of millions each year, and a 21-year program with a 25 per cent. greater cut in the last year than in the first, due to balanc- ing of cuts and reforestation. He had put the matter hefore Canadians for use here, and had been rebuffed with mention of the huge size of the Dominion. He stoutly maintained be- fore his audience Friday that if nec- essary the forests of Canada should be zoned in areas of 750,000 square miles and the same figures. applied. As Minister of the Interior, which ortfolio he held with his presidency, fajor Stephens had the task of get- ting contact with the seven lieuten- ant-governors of the seven districts of the Saar, and other prominent Ger- mans, who had completely ostracized the Government, his was attained with the aid of a good chief, after considerable difficulty, and personal work; Major Stephens travelled 80,000 miles Ly automobile to get in touch with the people he was governing, and the now famous grey derby be- came a familiar sight. When he re- days, | force, Th een aoe x . u- manity," and he would ha that a Shed MEN eat tie e a {illcultios in the changing from tench military occupation to local constabulary, as ordered by the Lea- of Nations, amé tow it had taken our years to r 1.000 men for this ree posals had been Proy submitted to the Council of the Lea- before one had found favor, and Hen only through personal interces- sion \ Sir Austen Chamberlain, with Herr Stresemann, on the of the assembly, after a week-long battle by Major Stephens, who had signed the minerity report. ; Stresemann had gone back to his own people with the people and the press against him, and demanded a special session of the Reichstag and carried the day. "It was one of the bravest things I have ever seen," said Major Stephens, in tribute to him, In closing, the Major expressed his complete satisfaction at being a Cana- dian, and urged the men of Canada to prepare themselves to hold just such positions as had fallen to his lot." It was time for Canada to bear her share of the world's burden, He underlined the necessity of a fluent kmawledge of both French and Eng- ish for such work. The door was open for undertakings in the affairs of many nations, and the chance to put Canada in her proper place as a recognized nation, with able men available should not be neglected. The address was delivered informal- + ly, with many personal experiences and humorous asides by Major Ste- phens, who was warmly applauded, and formally thanked by A. R. Mc- Master, K.C., on behalf of the club. Among those at the head table were Dr. Milton Hersey, Paul Mercier, Lyon Cohen, Ald. Alf. Legault, P. Desmarais, K.C,, Dr, E, J. Kennedy L. A. Daigle. HOPE ABANDONED FOR JAP FREIGHTER Aberdeen, Wash,, Nov. 29.--All hope for the Japanese freighter Tenpaisan Maru, ashore on a sandy, shallow hottom at Copalls, 15 miles northwest of here, was ahandoned late Saturday when high tide failed to lift the vessel, and seas began to break over her decks. The three white rings on the stack, emblem of Mitsui and Com- pany, owners of the ship, were painted black by the crew as a si™n that all hope was gone. The under- writers formally took charge of the vessel, A new hreeches buoy was rigged by coastguardsmen to take off the crew of hetween 41 and 43. The first line from the shore sagged too low, almost within reach of the waves, The shallowness of the water made it impossible for the United States coastguard cutter Snobo- mish to get within a half-mile of the doomed ship, or yc E A ref wa' "The second time fade, I T'S home, but it isn't perfect. You know more now than when you first hung up those curtains and moved your furniture in, You have lived with those walls, bookcases, radiators, cups and saucers long enou merits and demerits, The kind you would buy the second time, and the kind you wouldn't buy, If you and Sarah could start all over again, you'd profit from that experi- ence, Avoid what has proved unwise--study advertise- ments, home-furnishing pamphlets -- let the potatoes sco" and the lima beans boil dry--just comparing new ators, bathtubs, patterns of delicate china, You'd *o make sure what you pleace you as much tomorrow as today, Yet day by day you are maki "We do need some new curtains," "Hadn't we better get some butter-knives?" The only difference is a gradual in- stead of a wholesale affording, And by knowing the ad- vertisements you know the future of what you buy, You know by name, for instance, the curtains that won't sag All the wisdom that your windows, your electric washer and ironer, the wind, sun, rain would write out for ou slowly about those curtains, season = had r » readir > of the advertisements py for " ~npy, safe choices first times as well second times-~every time you buy to know their thié time would pr that home-place over, | mn by season-- <t in one swift reading of the curtain advertisements, rience usually deals with the past. With advertise ee is, it deals with future! You bu willbe when you buy advertised wares. Read the advertisements to know what is advertised ---what is certain to satisfy you, prepares yom * {ig ai pA STRATON CONPARED WITH P. T. BARNN Atheist Leader Attacks Fun- damentalist During Court Action "HELD FOR TRIAL Charles Lee Smith Commit, ted for Annoying And _ Harassing Pastor New York, Nov. 29.--Atheism had its day in court Friday, when Charles Lee Smith was given an op- portunity to alr his opinions of God, the Bible, Fundamentalists and the Rev. Dr. John Roach Stra- ton. At the conclusion of Smith's tirade the court ruled that Smith should be held for trial on a charge Baer dd Hn y sending him namphlets which the recipient considered ob- scene. For nearly an hour Smith was on the witness stand, with Dr. Stra- ton standing hefore him in a Mos- ale attitude, Rible in hand, When Smith, who is president of the American Association of Ad- vancement of Atheism. compared him with P. T. Barnum, and de- scrihed him as 8 humhng, a anack or a mountebank. Dr, Straton's brows knitted into a heavy scowl. 'A very sexy hook withont mueh intellectual matter In it," the atheist said of Dr. Straton's Bible. The crux of the hearine, of course, was not religion at all. The issue was whether Smith was sin- cerely trying to convert Dr. Straten to athelsm or merely trying to "annoy and harass' him when he hegan flooding him with conles of a marazine called "Sex," showing pictures of nude women, and the maeazine "Truth Seeker," an atheistic publication, and long let- ters of criticism. The fudge held that Smith eould fairly be accused nf annoving and harassing and-that he acted with innocent purpose. Smith testified that the pletnres sent to Dr. Straton wera renroduc- tions of old masters. These were salutary, he said, hecanse they tended to wine ant the nnritaniesl | attitnda toward sex Inculeated by profaniy, Sr -------------- LJ ates 18 SIMCOR STRERT 30, 192% SUGAR AGREEMENT Will Not Enter Cartel With Cuba and European Countries Amsterdam, Holiand, Nov. 29.-- The Dutch Java sugar interests de- cided Saturday to remain outside of the recently formed Cuban- European sugar cartel, although they agreed to co-operate with Cuba as far as mutual interests permit to prevent a erisis in the sugar industry until consumption catehes up with production. Results of conferences between Col. Jose Tarafa, of Cuba, and Duteh sugar magnates are set forth in a communique made public Sat- urday. The communique says that all conferences have been of a most friendly character, and that it is the intention of those who took Tt to meet again next year to iscuss further co-operation. The stipulation for another meet- ing next year is interpreted here as showing that while the Dutch Java interests want to remain in- dependent of the agreements re- cently made in Paris by Col. Tar- afa and representatives of Poland, Germany and Czechoslovakia they dn not want to be isolated. and will not he disposed ta take ad- vantage of the situation created by the restrictions of exports from other countries. TWIRLS 38 TIMES ON TOE The ballet dancing record for twirling on one toe was set by acci- dent in London recently. Vera Nem- chinova, the Russian ballet star, was to have emulated five other famous prima ballerinas by twirling 32 times. 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