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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1929 REPORT OF HUDSON STRAITS ADVFNTORE WADE PUBLIC TODAY Records Show 11 Months of Hardship and Toil On Ice-Breaker Ottawa, Ont, June 8.--Scarcely a hint of danger is contained in the "blue book" reports of the leader and the logs of the ships which car- ried" the Hudson Straits expedition of 1927-29 to the Far North on its perilous undertaking. The modest report of N. B. McLean, leader of the enterprise conducted under the direction of the Dominion govern- ment, and the logs, have just been made public. Accompanying Mr. Mc- Lean were his assistants, flying offi- cers and. the crews of (hc stout yes- men and stores, fuel, food and other necessities. The first work of the expedition was to establish its three operating bases. One was set up at the north eastern extremity of the shoulder which borders on Ungava Bay. A second was erected at Nottingham Island. A third was placed at Wake- ham Bay, at the end of a long inlet of the. sea. The sites were selected after observations had been made from a Moth plane. After this work of reconnaissance "the beaches were improved where necessary and trac- tors, slip way and derricks sent ashore" says the report. Materials and stores of all kinds were dis- charged to the beach in surf boats and a small scow. Surf boats were unloaded at the beach to stone boats or jumpers which in their turn were hauled by tractors to the position where they were required. That is the fashion of the relation of that particular ad- venture. But the picture of sailor- men, working with their tackle, handling those ponderous pieces of machinery and the great bulk of the stores, seiting all aboard the surf boats and riding, in many instances, a heavy sea in towards the shore, is sels which kept McLean in contact|very different in actuality from that with the outside world until one of the great adventures of modern times concluded its labors on Nov. 14 last, The purpose of the expedition was to establish the feasibility of a ship route from Fort Churchill," through the waters of Hudson Bay, thence down Hudson Strait and to the ports of Europe. It was the work of the expedition to investigate ice conditions and the difficulties with which commerce wquld have to con- fend in tapping the newly opened northwest, meeting the newly con- structed Hudson Bay Railway. The course on which winged ships of the Hudson's Bay Company were set 200 years ago was the same onc the ex- pedition followed. But they explored it, chartered it from the air, for the most part. They discovered, in brief, that there was a reasonable period of time when navigation was possible. Ice-beakers would be nec- essary to keep the ship lane clear for a longer season and guides for shipping would have to be erected; Lut over the same channel the clip- per ships of two centuries ago sail- ed with their crews of adventurers, the future lane of commerce could be established. For cleven months the expedition camped, toiled, faced hardship and sometimes death, exploring those water ways of the north, On July 17, 1927, the little blunt-nose ice- breaker Stanley and the bulkier freighter, S.S. Larsh, steamed out of Halifax with the expedition and all of its equipment on board. There were approximately 50 men, exclud- ing .the ship's complements. The equipment included six Fokker aero- planes, launches and tractors, ma- terials for buildings to house the ---- Reconditioned USED CARS 1927 OLDS JUBILEE COACH A Very Powerful $700.00 Car ..iiinsvnnis BUICK ,COACH. In Perfect which the "blue book" gives. It was labor of most exacting nature, The only hint of the danger involved in the work is given by Mr. McLean when in his report he expresses sat- isfaction that the expedition did not lose a single man through disease or disaster. But if the surf boat work was for rugged, fearless men, what of the duties of the flying officers of the Royal Canadian Air Force? Pilots flew over the seas which were un- chartered. The report pays no com- pliment to those men who flew about their business. It gives them credit, certainly. But it states merely that "grave hazards were being continu- ally undertaken by the officers--fly- ing as they did under very uncertain weather conditions 'and over rough, rocky country or hummocky, broken ice where safe landings were almost impossible." The report says very little of "the crew that passed the night on drift- ing ice off Nottingham Island" and reached their base next morning with a pint of gasoline in their tanks, And it is a matter of grave consequence to become marooned in that north- ern wilderness of ice and water. Nor does there occur more than passing mention of the plane from Wakeham Bay, the engine of which stalled over the rocks in thick weather, and yet was brought safely to a landing; or the number of different times boat crews were caught and smoth- ered in snow or fog for agonizing hours. Nor again is anything much said of the two men, who, with an Eskimo, landed sixty miles out in the Atlantic. It took them eight days to make their way to Labrador coast, and six days more to reach their base. They ate nothing but raw walrous meat and very little of that. And there was the adventur- ous flight of the two officers from Nottingham Island and Wakeham Bay to the rescue of comrades lost out in the Atlantic. When the spring break-up eame in 1928 a new steamer went north and assisted in bringing the weary expedition back to Halifax. There will be a sequel to this story of the exploration of the Hudson Straits. It will be written into Can- ada's history by men who guide the nation's commerce, MEDALS FOR BRITISH SEAMAN Chief Officer of P. and O. Steamer is Honored For Bravery Calcutta, India, June 8--A British secaman's heroism was honored here recently when Chief Officer C. Mac- farlane, of the Pacific and Orient steamship Manela was given a medal on board the ship and later the same day was given a medal at the Indian Chamber of Commerce, both medals being for bravery in rescuing the master of a coasting vessel from al- most certain death in a storm in which the boat was drifting helpless- ly and breaking into pieces. The res- cue took place in November, 1927, when Mr. Macfarlane was serving For half an hour he clung there with the waves lashing their fury over him till, realising that he could not hold on much longer, he made a desperate lunge and jumped on board the dis- abled boat, which threatened every moment. to be dashed into bits, How he managed to drag the aged captain aboard the Chalka was in view of those who saw the deed-- one of the finest acts of heroism ever done by a British seaman, BARBARITY WEAPON OF SMALL NATIONS Resent Attempts To Ban Gas and Bacteriological Wars Geneva, June 8. -- Weird and fan- tastical proposals are being thrown into the disarmament cauldron in which "delegations of more than a score of nations have been secking to brew a palatable concoction the past three years But even more chi- merical and perhaps insidious are the vapors arising as each successive ses- sion of the commission with its politi- cal manoeuvering and international intriguing, passes into history. Utopian theories, idealistic schemes which might actually be realized in a sincerely disposed world, are mix- ed with suggestions almost Machia- vellian in their ruthlessness, While the instructions call for "limitation and reduction" of armaments, some delegations interpret the phrase as actually meaning the establishing of armament limits exceeding those ex- isting at the moment, Others would make the status-quo a starting point, The most interesting development, however, is the reactions recorded upon the poison gas and chemical warfare article in the draft conven- tion which the League's Preparatory Commission is sceking to formulate-- for the consideration of the eventual plenary conference. On Smaller Scale Two schools of thought are arising. One would limit armaments, not in order to outlaw war, but for economic and practical reasons, Limitation of armaments, this school holds, will not make the possibility of war more remote inasmuch as nations will still be matched against each other in az- cordance with the strength ratio pre- valent today. Cutting armaments ecs- tablishments by one-half reduces wars --at their beginnings--to one-half the exterisiveness possible at the moment. Working from this fundamental premise, this group (and its extent 1s startling) argue that the practical thing to do is to tackle disarmament from its economic angle. Abolish ¢x- pensive and intricate military, naval. and aerial establishments. These only magnify the inequality of nations, whose rights to peaceful existence and development is guaranteed in the League Covenant and Kellogg Pact. The great powers, they point out, arc able to construct dreadnaughts, Zep- pelins, tanks, heavy artillery, and oth- er instruments of offensive warfare while the smaller nations have only a limited man-power and such war machines as they can buy, or as pure mitted them by the manufacturing powers. . Consequently, poison gas, chemical warfare, and © even bacteriological warfare, the small nations consider '| as their "birthrights" and their guar- antee of existence, Small Nations' Views Speaking at least honestly, if not diplomatically, Dr. Restrepo, member of the League's Council and repre- sentative from Columbia, declared: "The chemical warfare article in the proposed draft treaty runs counter to the aims of the Commission, which are to abolish, or at any rate delay, war. I consider that a general pro- hibition of the use of chemical war- fare is opposed to the subject of plac- ing a country wantonly guilty of breaking the peace of the world in position of inferiority and therefore compelling it to surrender. It is a philanthropic pretext, What is the usc of abolishing one of the most barbarous methods of war when you leave so many others in existence. The real aim should be to put the guilty country out of condition to continue war at the earliest possible moment, Columbia (and many other smaller states) are pacific countries, They have always taken part in the work of the League. They have ad- hered to the Kellogg Pact, "Columbia fully recognizes her du- ties and obligations to maintain the peace of the world. But she does not consider that this can be effected by abolishing one of .the means and methods of war within the reach of weaker states who have not at their disposal tanks, destroyers, submar- ines, capital ships, and other forms of armaments availablé to the great- er states. She refuses to sacrifice this means of defense (gas warfare) against nations possessing powerful fleets and military establishments. I quite agree that warfare is horrible, But nevertheless it is necessary to retain one of its most terrible weap~ ons for the defense of weaker coun- tries. The best way of putting an end to war is to allow science free play in developing instruments and inven- tions of all kinds which are of tech- nical importance--no matter how hor- rible and barbarous--with the object of 'making war unbearable as early as possible." Dollars and Cents Injection of an article on poison gas is not opposed only by the smaller states. The Italians consider that the "protocol for prohibition of the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases and of bacteriological methods of war," otherwise known as the Burton Protocol, 'after United States Senator Theodore Burton of Ohio, who forced it upon the League's conference on traffic in arms, is sufficient. Repeating this formula--which has been accepted only by 13 states--would be super- fluous, General di Marinis argued-- supported by the Russians, Japanese and Germans who have accepted the American protocol. Washington, how- ever, has not ratified it, nor has Brit- ain, the Scandinavian, and neutral states, nor South Americans cxcept Venezuela. : Disarmament is becoming honestly recognized, more and more, as an economic question--a mere matter of dollars and cents. And upon this frank admission rests almost entigély its chances of success, RUSSIA AS SEE BY AN ENGLISHMAN Member of Recent British Trade Delegation Relates Impressions London.--Every face was at the railway carriage window as the train moved slowly across the frontier in- to Russia. To many of us it was our first visit. . We realized the im- portance of our mission. What could be the result of our investigations, and should we achieve success. These thoughts were interrupted by the visit of a number of Russian offi- cials, with tickets bearing the num- bers of our sleeping births, They spoke excellent English, and to some extent our doubts were put to rest. We had no time for further thought, however; the train had stopped at Nigorelogi. nd a more enchanting scene than that which greeted us it is difficult to imagine. The new station buily by | the Soviet is a gem of architec ure, | entirely composed of ® wooden pine'! logs. We were asked to assemble in the | restaurant. Many hasty glances werc given towards the refreshment count- er, and were relieved to see it crowd ed with food of every description. A short speech was made by NM Paul Robinovitch, who officially sc ceived us on behalf of the All Unio Western Chamber of Commerce. After certain formalities had bees concluded we entered the Russias train at 7 ron and if our impres sions were favourable at the sight «i the station our feelings when we en tered the sleeping births certain!y gave the lic to some of the stories which have been told conceming th Russian railways. Never have I been in a more luxuriously fitted train. We adjourned to the dining-car for dinner, and here again we were mei | with equipment and furniture super ior to any that I have seen on any! other railway in the world. : Hearty Welcome | We slept well and comfortably, the | train arriving at Moscow some few | minutes ahead of time, about 10.30; the next morning, In the spacious; station-yard some forty taxicabs werc | lined up, and large groups of people, | controlled by the police, gave us a| hearty welcome, . J Our hearts sank, and a shadow fell | over the members of the delegation, | as we drove through the dreary streets of Moscow. It seemed an end- | less drive over roads which can only be compared with a ploughed field] or a shell-ridden battle ground. | At the hotel we were cheered by | finding comfortably furnished bed-| rooms, and a little later by a well-| served and substantial lunch. Those of us whose time was limit- ed, immediately got to work to try to look further into the trading con- ditions of the city, and if possible, to find out why the shops seemed 80 dreary. The first reason was easy to discover; most of the buildings arc built of stucco, stone being difficult to obtain, and there having been lit- tle repair work possible during the last few years, this material has rap- idly depreciated. Further investigation was sufficient to convince us that a good gang of plasterers, followed by painters, could rapidly restore the bulk of the build- ings to their original glory. I asked why this had not been done, and was told that such money as the Gov- ernment had available to expend on constructional work was being spent on new buildings which were really urgently needed. fp informed that little could he done to repair the state of the roads. They were an inheritance from the old regime. No attempt was to be made to patch them up. Rather was it the policy of the Government to do nothing unless it could be done thoroughly, and I wa® conducted" by my guide to a part of the city where the roads had already been re-made and were in perfect condition. It was the intention of the author- ities to 'extend the reconstruction, but only to the extent that they were able to pay for the work on the day when the mony was due. In this con- nection they were ready to discuss with those members of the delegation who were concerned in road construc- tion, and to place with them substan tial contracts to be paid for over a period. : As in all other matters, this ques- tion boiled down to a matter of cre- dit. The need was great, but it could only be met by an extended payment style CONTROL" One button in center of steering wheel controls , lights and horn. Simple design, easy oper- ation. No wires in steer- ing post. And never before has sucha car been offered at so Style Beyond Its Price Class Price Below Comparison line, detail make it the outstanding creation of today's large and powerful Knight. doable slccvonsive the ds ginning, actually in power a mileage limit impossible to determine. Arrange today for a demonstration. R. W. NICHOLLS, Courtice and of $1420 Sedan $1545; $1420 Coach$l Prices F.O. B. Factoryy Toronto, taxes extra. y system--this was the explanation re- ceived everywhere, At each hotel were two or three interpreters provided by the authori- ties, ready and willing to mect oar every need, but it was on the cven- ing of our arrival that we were to have the first glimpse of real Russian hospitality, We inquired of our hosts whether we should dress in dinner jackets or tails, The genial smile on the face of our guide broadened as he said: 'As you are, gentlemen, please. We have no evening dress.' At the Opera House the dresses on the stage were superb--it is a State opera. The members of the au- dience were clean and neat, but drab. Workmen, of necessity, came in their workday clothes, and their women- folk did the same. And here we thought that the idle looms of Eng- land might well be spinning cloth that the two million residents of Moscow alone would be willing and able to buy. ACCUSED MAN WINS BAIL APPLICATION Accused of Murder Was Held Pending Apprehen- sion of Others New York, N.Y., June 8. -- The appellate division of the Supreme court yesterday unanimously af- firmed order of Juctice A, J. Levy releasing in $50,000 bail Geo. A. have been indicted for the murder. of Arnold Rothstein, gambler, McManus was arrested several weeks after Rothstein was shot and had been held in the Tombs without bail for four months be- fore Justice Levy ordered his re- lease under a habeas corpus. writ on last March 8. McManus and three other men have ben indicted for the murder. The other three have not been ap- prehended. The district attorney had sought to hold McManus in custody pending the other arrests and had appealed the order giving McManus his freedom. Offers No Apologies Detroit. -- Carey D. Ferguson, collector of customs. of Detroit, who resigned his post Wednesday, declared he had "no apologies to make," for his failure to stop the flow of liquor from Canada. . Le YOU E Cet Lumber! Lumber! Lumber! Everything in Lumber and Building Materials COURTEOUS AND QUICK SERVICE LUMBER & Building Materials on the steamship Chalka, on her way from Bombay to Karachi. In the midst of a storm the Chalka sighted the coasting vessel breaking up un- der the mountainous seas, her en- gines stopped. The Chalka stopped her engines and drifted towards the helpless boat, which was in imminent danger of breaking into pieces, Lines were cast and five men from the latter maw aged to scramble aboard the steamer. But the master, who was advanced in years, remained behind. 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