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A "-of Sims, and who had not seen that RETR TTL PAGE TEN OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1922 RR -- THEIR "William Banks. Thousands of English speaking people the world over, especially those of the older generation, will receive with regret the news of the death of George R. Sims, playwright and author. For forty years with- out a single break, Sims had con. tributed special articles to a popular Sunday paper, and within an hour of his death finished an article for that publication. A genial kindly soul, a friend of all who were poor one time the foremost dramatist of England with an income of some $100,000 a year from his pen. His greatest hit was "The Lights O' Lon- don" which is still occasionally play- ed in English speaking countries. Many thousands who knew nothing whatever of Sims, and who had not play have some time or other read or heard recited his little poem "Tha Lights of London Town." In the few lines of verse he tells a whole story of the tramp to London of a country lad and lassie seeking for- tune and fame in the great city, and their return a disillusioned man and a heart sick woman. At seventy- five years of age and in his later years suffering much {illness and great pain, Sims who had no illu. sions as to London left in the heart or mind; presented to the world a smiling countenance and a geniality that would not be beaten by physical ailments, get At a joint Federal and provincial conference on unemployment held at Ottawa, at which all sections of the country were represented, the re- ports on the whole indicated that that conditions throughout Canada were generally satisfactory. There will be some problems to deal with when the winter comes, but it is not thought that these will be anywhere near so difficult as those of last win- ter, Some despatches represent the feeling of the conference as being that there will be very little unem- ployment unless some unforeseen oc- currence upsets the whole prospec- tive situation. It was also agreed that for all who need assistance to get through the winter, some form of productive labor will be found. The delegates of the various pro- vinces were emphatic in their criti- cism of any measures of relief by doles. Manitoba province sounded a warning against physically fit men. These would not receive any assis- tance it was declared. The whole tone of the meeting was that not SIGNIFICANCE. open to any other overseas Domin- fon. Ontario is one province which thinks that it should be in the plan, even if the rest of the country is not. A recent conference in the Loglsla- tive buildings passed a resolution for the co-operation of the Imperial, Fed- eral and provincial governments in bringing this about. 'The British government's plan calls for the ex- penditure of fifteen million dollars annually for the next fifteen years to assist any practicable scheme for emigration to the Dominions. A fifty fifty basis is the germ of the plan. The Ontario idea is that assistance from this side should be for the class of immigrants intended for rural sections, . LJ * On this continent there have heen more sneers against the League of Nations than anywhere else possibly. It has many defenders and sympa- thizéts in this part of the world, of course, but the attacks upon it and the feeling that it is an ornamental concern of more importance to Europe than to anyone, also finds frequent expression. Yet it is func- tioning with growing vigor, At this writing its Assembly gathered at Ge- neva, has a representation of forty- four distinct nationalities. These are convinced that it is of direct benefit now and and could be made of still greater benefit to the world at large. Significant incidents show the ap- preciation it is gaining in the eyes of the world, Senor Augustin Ed- wards, of Chile, has been elected President with forty-two votes out of the forty-four represented, This honor for South America is a con- tinuation of similar honors to a group of republics that by their ac- tions have set an example to the United States that it is not improb- able that the world's greatest repub- lic will follow sooner or later. John H. Clarke, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has resigned from that body to de- vote his whole time to preaching and | advancing the doctrine of the League of Nations, and it is intimated that Washington may take the lead in a new economic conference for the pur- pose of helping to rehabilitate Europe. These are straws that show a favoring wind from a quarter that has blown adversely upon a project | for which it once had nothing but] fair winds and pleasant weather. The growing conviction that Europe may go smash if the United States does not intervene, and that from the ruins she will rebuild herself, may be quickening the governmental only for the individual but for the nation as well, self respect, progress, and the future depended upon every | fit person in need of it being given work. That is as it should be in such a country as this. But even here where we often pride ourselves on avoiding the mistakes of older countries, there is still much to learn. Otherwise it would not be possible in a land of such magnificient natur- al wealth, that persons really desir- ous of earning a living should be de- prived of the opportunity of so do- ing. That has happened at times, however. $v» conscience across the border, LJ] LJ] LJ British, French, United States and other warships are on the alert in and about the harbor of Smyrna, in the province of that name, which the Turks now boast they will take. The Greeks have been using this territory as one of their main bases of opera- (tions against the Turk Nationalists, Their campaign having ended in a disaster, the magnitude of which may not be fully realized for some weeks, they are anxious to reach an agree- ment for the cessation of hostilities and have asked the powers to inter- The Lancashire cotton trade is un- _dergoing a revival and the British | territorial concessions will be made experts take that as indicating a big expansion in the British trade gen- erally. Even now the Lancashire trade is sending out as much cotton yarn to foreign countries as before the way. Since the armistice there has been a steady movement of re- construction and consolidation in the trade which is well equipped for external competition. This is a fine bit of news from the Old Land which has borne so much during and since the war, and has made such a fine struggle to help the Eurepean contin- ent to come back to normal times , ® #5» For the meeting of the Irish Free State Provisional Parlia- ment in Dublin, word was sent out some time ago that no action would be taken against members who are in rebellion against the govern- ment. In other words they are given immunity. The Free State party in any event has a majority, but there fs an evident desire to give every opportunity for a meeting free and open. This seems to be the only pos- sible way for such a body to start on its efforts to govern after the tur- bulence and violence that has mark- ed the last few years. All that has been accomplished by the actions of the "die-hards" is to give a bad im- pression among many of their well wishers abroad and to stir up ad- ditional bitterness at home, if that were possible. * . It is repeatedly stated that under the plan in which the British and the Commonwealth government are co-operating. Australia is getting a great many first class English speak- ing settlers. These include large numbers of the pick of Britain's young manhood. The scheme by which this is being accomplished 1s vene. It is probable that further {to the Turks to bring about the peace {that is needed if a wider conflagra- |tion is to be avoided. But it is not {likely that the Turks will be allowed {to occupy Smyrna. If the powers agree to that they may as well aban- don all pretence of interference in the Turkish affairs and once again acknowledge that their jealousies have been the Turks' opportunity. Christian refugees are pouring into Smyrna fearing the fate which regulations. has overtaken countless multitudes of their countrymen who have been left to the mercy of the Turk. It is not improbable that the Greek forces may make a stand on new lines, but the people at home, like many in the army at the front, are sick of the war. vc . ° - With immediate danger of an in- vasion of further German territory passed, a new arrangement has been reached between the German and French interests for the reconstruc- tion of the devastated areas of France. German building materials are to be sent direct to the ruined towns and villages of the devastated re- gions. A reduction in German coal deliveries is provided for so that the German factories may be kept runn- ing to supply the materials in ques- tion, It is expected that this arrange- ment will be accepted by all interests in France and by the other powers which may be directly concerned in the matter of reparations. Hugo Stin- nes the great German financier and industrial leader is the guiding spirit in the matter for the German side. Paris, which has probably had a re- action against the plans and pro- posals it favored not so long ago, will perhaps decide that it is bettor to get what you can rather than demand what you cannot get, Paris does not always truly represent French opin- ion, but the influence of its press and its official class is widespread, . By a majority of 44,645 Sweden has decided against the introduction of prohibition according to unoffi- cial tabulations of the complete re- turns. The vote against was some- what over nine hundred thousand and that for less by the majority stated, It is reported that the rur- al districts were, generally for pro- hibition but all the cities and larger towns were against it. This ex: perience is not unknown on our own continent. Sweden's vote was some what influenced perhaps by the threats of other countries that if prohibition was carried and their heavy wines and liquors barred. they would enact retallatory tariff Trade Is an important factor in many matters, but it is more important on a continent like Eurepe than where countries are separated by oceans, While fit is not possible to dogmatize in view off the meagre information contain- ed in the despatches, it may perhaps be admitted that the prohibition sentiment in Sweden is very strong. The battle seems to have been a very bitter one and the results very close comparatively speaking. » LI It is understood that Belgium ig now seeking an. economic agree- ment with Canada and that this will be the subject 'of negotiations| during the visit to Europe of our| Finance Minister Hon. W. 8. Field- ing and Hon. Ernest Lapointe who accompanies him. There will be need for all possible agreements for trade with other countries if the returning prosperity is to continue to stay with us, because it seems certain that the new United States tariff bill will become effective sometime this fall. There is a wide field for political argument always in these matters, and with that fact in mind. it is not intended to enter the lists here. But it must be with- in the understanding of every Cana- dian capable of thinking that the U.S. tariff will hit this country hard. The emergency measure has done that already. If maintained for a length of time one result is likely to be a remarkable growth of Cana- dian trade with the old world and the Pacific countries. In other words an expansion of our trade by East and West routes beyond the calculations of any prophets of to- day, instead of the continuance of the flow to the South. It is prob- A? The Ear of i over the tomer by Long Di is spent in travelli vellir to actual selling. listening! "It day and sta: at home," a y Corporation, Limited, Ti costs it increase your ? the classified Vii aasifie OM RL Is it waiting for your message? The How much of your traveller's time is spent in selling? oti fie jo ok ye 0 0 SOS ip Aska in ake A ice, waiting, you or i i cus- Distance making another sale, estimates that 46% of a salesman's time sells only while the other man is a salesman to cover ten towns writes the Banking Service A banker tells us that every s in turnover et a dr, vey you placed orders by Long Distance and i ment the same day, or next, by how many dollars Long Distance schedule to , and you will secure good the Public! is at telephone you always get a only 15% of his time goes your 15 Victorias St, Fagainst the United States, able that in other countries there will be rearrangements of the tariffs That is already talked of in several capi- tals, Here there has been an in. teresting development coincident with the progress of the U, 8. tariff bill through Congress, namely the increasing establishment of the American branch factories and in- dustries in various sections. This is particularly" true of automobile firms. In this connection it is worth noting that a New York fin- anclal paper recently expressed the view that within a few years Canada would be the greatest automobile exporting country in the world, It pointed out that a number of United States firms were now doing their export trade from this country tc British countries to take advantage of our trade arrangements, and that this would continue and ex- pand, LJ * * Announcement that all the profite from the book of memoirs that Pre- mier Lloyd George is writing wil 80 to the relief of disabled soldiers and their dependents, does not ap- pease all of his British critics. They applaud the decision to so use the profits it is true, but they con- tend that Lloyd George should not publish such a book while he is in office. This they argue breaks an unwritten law, The Premier con- tends that he is justified in his in- tention because his general course and actions during the war period have been insistently and bitterly assailed from many quarters and often presented in an utterly un- fair and false light, He i8 said to have so far progressed with the work as to assure of its first volume appearing in the Spring. Former Premier Asquith and Hon Winston Churchill are also writing memoirs, dealing for the most part with the war period. The Pre- mier"s book will undoubtedly be the sensation of the book world next year, On this continent and else- | | serial rights have been made at such memoirs. Whispers are tc the effect that the opening chapters have all the fire and vividness which one associates with the Bri tish Premier. Most readers will not worry much about the ethics of such a book being contracted for or published while Lloyd George is still in office. But many will won- der whether a number of his critics who oppose the {dea do so rather from the point of view of fear lest be shown to be ill-founded and un- fair, than from the point of view of etiquette or ethics. * LJ . There is still much to discover on the surface of the earth. The read- ing public is reminded of that in the despatches from London telling of the arrival there of the skulls of gi- | attacked and murdered women sur- where contracts for the newspaper | ence of the powers at Venice to deal | with Near East matters, the Turkish | prices beyond anything yet paid for | Nationalists have launched a great| been accorded her. offensive against the Greeks in Asia sar, a strategie position on the Ber- year has been abandoned hy them. deal of supplies to the Turks and the man on the street in this country the names of towns and cities in the Eastern their opinions and assertions should | much. might better be explained by saying | or territory which they occupied by a British possession on the West Coast of Africa. It was thought that this race of gorillas had be- come extinct. For a while before the war and on a number of occa: sions since natives had complained of the disappearance of women and children from their villages. In some cases their bodies, or parts of their bodies were found later, with all evidence that death had heen caused by attempts to pull them to pieces or the actual dismember- ment crudely and brutally done. There was a disposition on the part of officials to credit these murders and kidnappings to the "human leo- pards," one of the secret societies organised by the natives, and which societies it is certain have some- times taken advantage of the super- stitious fears of their people to cov- er crimes of a dastardly nature, Commissioner Ross of the southern province of Sierra Leone was not satisfied, however, that the natives were to blame in all the kidnapping and mysterious murders. His per- sonal investigations into two such cases has resulted in the killing of three huge gorillas. That these beasts had killed and carried off some children sgems to have heen proven, They have a§so probpbly prised while near the haunts of the beasts or going about their tasks on the outskirts of the villages. It is a safe conclusion that many ad- venturous sportsmen will now be getting permits to hunt in theygoril- la infested districts, Ld LJ Ld Shipments of the new western Canadian wheat are all reported to be grading high. Estimates of the total grain yield of the West still vary, but the excellence of the crop carious position by the simple pro- cess of dividing them from the forces still holding positions in ad- vanced Asia Minor territory. It must also be remembered that the Turks who are doing the fighting are not directed from Constantinople where the only Turk government recogniz- ed by the powers has its existence, The battling Turks are known as the Nationalists or Kemalists--the lat- ter from the name of thelr leader. These Turks refused to accept the dictum of the allies and cutting loose from all authority in their ancient capital have since been waging an active campaign against the Greeks. They have their headquarters at An- gora, which was one of the Greek oh- jectives in the beginning of the Asia Minor campaign, and which they failed to reach. Both Italy and France, the latter especially, have made agreements of an economic nature with these Turk Nationalists, That made by France was particular- ly strongly criticised in Britain. These agreements would have to be taken into account in any settlement reached by the powers as to the Near East question, The situation is a crucial one for Greece just now. The new reverses in the campaign launched hy the Turk Nationalists have been follow- ed by a call to the colors for classes of men who had never expected to Bo on active service again. The fi- S-- tion. All European "Statesmen are agreed that Austrfa is in a desperate plight and that action to save her must be prompt and efficient, It has been tentatively arranged that | troops are to be sent into Austria for the preservation of order if | necessary, and the necessity is. said to be openly apparent. Italy wants on troops to be her own while | Autria would have no objections to {mixed contingents representing the | various powers, In this instance Britain is reported as being in favor of Czechoslovakia becoming Aus- tria's guardian. Premier Benes of the Czechoslovaks is looming up in these negotiations as the great [statesmen that he is. Keen ob- servers several years ago picked him {as "The Lloyd George of Europe." | He seems to have many of the quali- ties of the British Premier and is | credited also with being something of a wizard in his knowledge of the world's finance, (Copyrighted British and Colonial Presg Limited), ' Restless Rouge He--The coloring of your face reminds me of the colors of sunset, She--Why? He--Different places at different times, ~--Californla Pelican Kiss With Care Ray--Let's kiss and make up, May--Well, if you are careful I nances of the country are in bad shape, and there is little chance of a! loan from any of the powers except on terms that would not be accept- able, There seems to be a growing feeling against the monarchy, which | is held to be largely responsible for | the projects now turning out so dis- astrously, What Greece needs more! than anything just now is to extri- generally seems to he assured, Ca- nada is a fortunate country. > \4 . LJ As if to strengthen their side of | the case at the prospective confer- | | Minor. As a result Afium Kararis- in Asia Minor had held for a lin-Bagdad railway which the Gree It is probable that they lost a great likely some of their artillery. To fighting area do not mean The new move of the Turks that its objective appears to be two- | fold. In the first place it is aimed | to drive the Greeks out of Asia Min- | force of arms in addition to that over which they were given control | by the peace treaty and subsequent | arrangements. It also seeks to drive | the Greeks out of Smyrna by put-| gantic gorillas shot in Sierra Ledne, [ting their forces there in a pre- | and Jugoslavs to dominate the situa- cate herself from a position where she can hope to gain nothing, and may lose a great deal. Not all of her aims have been selfish or with- out allied connivance. The secret history of the past few years might show that Greece had a right to more generous support than has Bat she has been badly served of late by her own political leaders. They do not inspire confidence. In the mean- time the Turk seems to have come to the point where he can with im- punity continue his work of mas- sacring the remnants of the Chris- tian peoples in a large territory. The big powers have nothing to be proud of in that matter. Ld * LJ Ig Italy or the "Little Entents to become the real savior of Austria? That is a question now agitating the chancellories of the old world. Italy has the call. To respond to it she must make an immediate and sub- stantial loan to Austria. To do that would mean greater sacrifices and more burdens for her own people but she will probably accept these rather than allow the Czechoslavs won't have to, --"Topics of the Day" Films Sorta Artificial ""Helen's cheeks are like roses." 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