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< Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Steps Forward Again As usual, John Hull has taken the Initiative In showing good faith toward bis obligations by a tentative arrange- Ibeiit for payment to (lie United States Of war debts deferred during the past year. The Hoover moratorium applied to all debtor nation-, but none except Britain, so far. has come forward to inuk'' a settlement, as she was also flrst to make the original war-debts Settlement. Her arrangement at that tiiiK- wan the most costly of all, and tin- present proposal, rather thau bring- ing relief, in< r< the expanse. The Int. i.-st rate is 4 per cent, instead of 3, (Hid if the pound remains at less than par when the money is forwarded the fcament in pounds will be that much heavier. The fact that Britain's arrangement Is conditional does not alter the prin- ciple. WeKlniin sler hopes a way will be found to wipe out all war debts or adjust them to prevailing conditions. Payment of arrears will depend upon the outcome of negotiations at Lau- Ban no on the major problem. John f)ull has let it become known that he will follow his traditional policy of {no-ting obigallniis. no matter how it hurts. Toronto Mail and Umpire. The New Zealand Treaty Any treaty or trade arrangement (hat gives Canada a preference In a 1200,000,000 a year market cannot but fee a good thing for Canada. That is feliat has happened in the case of the fcew treaty entered Into with New Zea- land, and the consequences are bound to be beneficial. Ottawa Journal. "Holding On To It" It is understood here tliat United States railways, in order to hold Cana- (lian traffic for their lines, are accept- lup payment In Canadian funds. It pi<Miis that in these transportation tnaiters the Canadian people are re- feivlng no compensating advantage from their depreciated dollar. It also Henionslrates the determination of United States carriers not to relin- Iui-h the Canadian traffic which is Iverled from our own lines anil our wn ports. Halifax Herald Sunny Ontario who talk > freely in tills Country of .Sunny California do not in to realize that Canada's most iiitliiTly point in as far south an the orthern boundary of California, and lat this point is in Ontario. I'elee tdand. In Lake Krie, r'mtit 45 miles roni Windsor, H the area In questlou. > Dominion's southernmost point father south than 11 of the states f the neighboring republic, and south f part of elftht other slates. The tales farther north than this pan of in. iiia are: laniiishlre, Maine, Vermont. New Wisconsin, Minnesota, "oi th Dakota. .South Dakota, Montana, dalio, Oreson and Washington, while hose partly north are Connecticut, Iliddv Island, New York, Pennsyl- ania. Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska and (living further considers- ton to the physical geography of this eminent, what do WB flnd? Merely Is and contrary (o what is general believed that the 4'.Mt, parallel of atiiude Is not the southerly boundary Canada. It separates only the. four ,..i.. , n Provinces from (he adjacent tales. The most populous sections of Ontario and Quebec, and tho provinces f Prince Kdward Island, Nova Scotia ml New Briinswirk are located south f the. 49th parallel -Toronto Mall and Preparing for the Conference The Winnipeg Board of Trade ha done an excellent piece of work In the brief prepared at the .equeat of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce In preparation for the Imperial Economic Conference. Its detail is exhaustive, and represents the results of a very tin rough survey of commerce and in- dustry in Manitoba. The leading re- commendation Is that a permanent In- ter-KmpIre board shall be formed, to meet at least once a year for the pur- pose of promoting the development of Inter-Kmpire trade and the fullest pos- sible utilization of the Empire's re- sources and man-power. Winnipeg Tribune. The Last Canadian Frontier "The Men of the Last Frontier," by Cray Owl, a Scottish-Indian trapper who served overseas during the war, gives a vivid picture of Indian life in the northern Canadian wilds. The- book has considerable merit as a Cana- dian product by an aboriginal Cana- dian. It constitutes a real addition to the literature of the nation. It has been considered worthy of a full-page review in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. The exclusive Cana- dian rights are owned by the Macmil- lan Company of Canada, Limited, St. Martin'o House, Toronto. Toronto Mail and Kmplre. Lone Aviatrix Rests After Atlantic Flight Leave The Wild Flower. Gold p ro d uee d In Their Natural State A timely hint and warning was given Ul by Dr. Vernon A. Young of the Dept. of Forest Botany, New York State Col- lege of Forestry, Syracuse University, There was an increase of over 12 per cent in the gold production of that well applies to all peoples. Cana-, Ontario in th e first quarter of the dians might well take heed of the sad example set forth In the following statement made by Dr. Young. ". . . (lowering dogwood and redbud trees have, suffered so severely that many states have been compelled to pass laws in order to protect these flower- ing trees of the forest and in some Amelia Karliart Putnam taken at Londonderry. Ireland, after Prov- ing to world that women have the stamina to withstand the fatigue and strain of (lying the stormy Atlantic. THE EMPIRE British Finance The lluancial typhoon which has de- vastated the whole commercial world hit Great Britain with terriflc force. I It even waterlogged Hie pound sterl- ing. But cool, competent navigation] ference after conference at Geneva and Lausanne futile political tea- parties that end In nothing but strife, distract our statesmen from the Em- pire, and are proving the dearest in- vestment we ever -ade. The London Dally Kxpress. Empire Settlement and Ottawa We have got to prove to the I)o- h7srigh"ted"the3hip7andltseemsTike-jnii''l'>8 '<" ll is to " 19lr "*'> to Iv that she will reach quiet waters be- broaden their policy on a foundation of inter-Kmpire preference. This does not apply merely to goods and to pro- 'du . The Federation of British la- fore any other of the nations have weathered the storm. Melbourne Aus- tralasian. Violence in India During the past few weeks there lias been an epidemic ot serious dacoltles and murders from which few parts of India have beea exempt. It Is not necessary to assume that all these < rimes are necessarily due to political or terrorist motives. That is not to say that the Congress does not bear a very serious share of responsibility. duslries rightly insists upon the im- portance of people. In 1913 WB sut ^85,046 emigrants t .' e Overseas Km- pire; by 1931 the number had dropped to 27.151. The flow mint be started again to their advantage as much as ours. There can be no thought of dumping either in peopl or in goods; any arrangement that is likely to be acceptable (o the Dominions must be a* much lo their advantage as to ours. The bargain must equally It -neni both For tea veai-, Congress have consist- "". "' ~V , " i-u.ly preached the virtue, of breaking < lde -"''*" B''" Post ' tue law and every day in every way, buve done their utmost to make the | task of ''P. guardians of law and order us difficult a* possible. It U, however, . wall known fact, confirmed by Police records in all parts of India, that econ- omic depression Is at once reflected In an increase of cognisable crime; Ottawa Protracts Already Ottawa U becoming the bat- tleground of many diver.* commercial interests from every part of the Bri- tish Commonwealth, ar ' the Confer- ence Is threatened wld "log-i-oHiim" on an unpro;-ednHd scale. Already, too, Canadian manufacturers arw mak- fall7 This year, as if the! ing It In -reasincly plain Hit they du worldwide economic depression were ot Intend lo agree. i plans which will not serious enough, the winter rains I admit British manufactured soods hav generally failed in Northern In-! more freely into Canada. It U extreme- ly doubtful wheihr :i comprehensive scheme of linimrinl I'leference < an lie contrived.- London Daily Herald. that there are more dacoltles when the dia. ('alt-nit a Emffllshman. This Patriotism Foreigner* resident in Kgypl often share the opinion of many Kgyptlans thai (he British community appear in- different to the pride of their heritage. The truth can be witnessed at least once a year, bring* round Kmplre Day. It is easeu OTHER OPINIONS The Sentimental English The reluctance of the KiiKllsli U repl a newcomer can scarcely b whii the iMth of May Mrated. it u a formidable fan .,.. ^.plre Day. It is essen- . f """" "I"" ""'; ^ chM i" lial that If .1,1, celebration of a K reat ""'- '""""''," , la '' k " f , f{ ^- national occasion must be made, it xhould be made well. Apart from the necessity of Imparting the correct Im- pression, it Is necessary to remind one- self in an impressive way that one be This queer people does not lik variely novelty or change. It likes sameness, monotony, repetition. Ther are (wo kinds of pleasure -the pleasure of sur- prise, adored by children, and the plen- ' M .T ! V " ' .. to a worldwide community of .n <> f recognition, cherish*, by the the greatest kinship that history has ed - Tl "' Bn 11 ver recorded. The children must | T'"-'? ttle marf " ""' "" " 1(l Lancashire'! Chang* With ruin staring them in thu race f the present situation Is prolonged, splnnnra of Lancashire have it last taken their courage In their bands and moved to break the dead- Jork created by Hie refusal of the to stand by the Imitative agreement regarding more looms and Vif'- limitations reached towards the lid of March. They have decided lo rmlnate the agreement of 1929 under hi. i, working bourn were reduced roni 55 'i per week to 48 and a com- wiu-.i scale provided. This Imply ni'Miis that eai-h individual 111 owner will be uble to com hula a i :i.' iir ii.-i ''iin'iii with bis own om- oy<-i'H. In fart, a number of firms av- alu'.'iily dune MO, Introdiu IIIK more ...in- p. i f|-i.itoi and cutting wages, nil .in 1 now woiklnx full capacity lin- er (ho new H^ieenifiil. Montreal tit,,, What of the "Dole?" A y. HI or two ago nearly w>iybody In Ciinada ami the United Stales WIIH blHinlnx roii'liiions in Hritain on what th-i ,,i,i.-il "iln- dole" mid predicting tb. i' nothing was no necoxsary ns the fnilini; of this -> -ti-in wlili-h was dus- t-iiii'-'l a- paying a rush bonus lo Idle have th liiiportaiil fact deeply planted in their growing and impressionable ! llie CnlneM. minds if they are to carry on the tra- dllloiis and work that their parents will olio day bequeath to the. Tho un- dying spirit of Britain is as powerful and virile, to-day as it lias ever been. ('.in n Sphint. matniit anil less child than iiny other i ace on eur^h save T"- v '" va old sinH|-s who can no longer present year. This statement ! based on the March gold bulletin is- sued by the Department of Mines of the Province. The mines of the province gained in March in quantity of ore milled over the previous month, though the figures were slightly below those of January. On areas near large community centres tli e other hand, the value of gold re- policing has been inaugurated. | covered in March was considerably The destruction of wild flowers will j n excess of either of the first two be followed by the destruction of the forests autl watersheds," gays Dr. Young. "Ages before the trees of a months of the year. For the first quarter gold and silver values ot the ore milled was $11,133,309 com- forest obtain their foothold the pioneer i pared with $9,919,492 in the first wild flowers prepare the way. Year three months of 1931. after year their bodies add to the soil. Kirkland Lake again led in the thus building up the humus, one of ( value of Us production, while botU the most valuable constituents of soils j Kirkland Lake and Porcupine were for tree growth. With the addition of i i,i s |, e r than in the first quarter ot humus, the raw state of the soil is changed until the physical and chemi- cal properties esseutial for tree growth have been provided. "Flowering plants are necessary in order to pioneer the raw soil areas which later are to be inhabited by for- est communities." explains Dr. Young. "Moreover, the flowering plants must stabilize the forest after it has been established. This is accomplished by nrmly binding the soil with their last year. There was also a sharp rise in the prouctlon of the mines in north-western Ontario. The output of Kirkland Lake for the quarter this year had a value of $5,707.397 com- pared with. $4.974.062 in the first three months of 1931. The Porcu- pine production this year was $5,- 071. 830. while in the corresponding period of last year it was $4.761,- 383. In north-western Ontario the output for the first quarter of 1932 fibrous root systems which mingle i v . i $3'>4.2S2 against $134.047 for the with the large roots ot the trees. TuU ' fi^t quarter of 1931. sing, old Jokes and old comedians who I crack the same old jokes; they will go in their thousands to hear an old wo- man with a cracked voice sing dread- fully the songs she sang beautifully fifty years ago. and they will snjoy It. They will not hear the pathetic thread- bare screech of the worn-out instru- ment; for something queer lias hap- pened to them, ami they will hear again the echo of the old. vanished loveliness. Their memory is strong; it is, for them, the source of all senti- ment. Mary Burden in the Woman's Journal. Scotland Yard Prepares To Forestall Burglaries London. Scotland Yard has created a new department whose job it is notl a f (er |, e |Jg to catch burglars, but to get ahead root assemblage, in addition to regu- lating the water supply of the soil, pie- vents erosion of the forest floor. If the herbs and shrubs ef the forest floor are destroyed preservation of the for- est becomes a very serious problem. In fact there Is no way the forest can be saved except by the introduction of shrubs and herbaceous flora. "So complete has been tlie hunt for wild flowers that man/ species are now practically extinct. It is alarming when we stop to think that the public may be robbed of many more wild flower species in a few years if the habit of picking wild flowers is not stopped." Dr. Young states that it i* almost futile to pick wild flowers because they wilt quickly and few of them retain Largeit Production Lake Shore in the Kirkland Lake field was again the mine with the largest individual production, second place being held by Hollinger of In in Porcupine. After Hollinger March Teck-Hughes came next the value of its output, being follow- ed in order by Mclntyre, Dome, \Vright-Hargreaves. Howey, Sylvan- ite, Contarum. Kirkiand Lake Gold, Vlpond. ParkUill. Minto, March and Barry-Hollluger. Ontario is the primary gold field of the Dominion. In 1931 produc- tion from that province accounted for over 75 per cent, of the total gold output of Canada. Gold pro- duction from Ontario last year was L'.OSi.SIS fine ounces out of a total f them. The new bureau, which has a staff of three men, is expected to da- vise plans for preventing a class of their fragrance more than 24 hours | output for Canada of 2,695,219 ounces. The other chief gold pro- ducers amoug the provinces are Quebec. British Columbia and Manl- tolia. The growth in Quebec and Manitoba has been particularly rapid *p> m f j bummer 1 ime My lime. crimes which have caused London po- 1 No one Is physically afraid of a fly | j u recent years. \Vorld production lice much trouble recently the break- ing and looting of show windows, holdups by bandits with fast auto- mobiles, and burglaries of art object;-,. The bureau was established bv I.oid anse it can do no actual hurt of i fiKureg for " go i rt are ,,ot yet available Blf. It has, however, many bad . .,, . . r _ .,.., j n f orma tion because Itself. habits which make it a dangerous in- sect to the human race. When a fly eats, it steps into the TreiH-hard, new head of the Yard, HS food and not only eats all it wishes part of a general overhauling. It will | but covers legs, body and wings. In IK? staffed by a former army officer, a j tUls. way it may collect a few typhoid civilian who worket. at Scotland Yard germs from a yard-toilet, or tubercle bacilli from an open cuspidor. It then next alights on some article of food such as the milk pitcher, fruit and a detective from Novel suggestions will be consider- ed, the announceniHit said, and r.o for 1931, but from the information so far published it Is evident that t'anada has maintained her position as the second largest producer of the nu-t.il. * Bank Messengers Chain Money Bags to Belts lA>ndon. Owing to the number of attacks by thieves on persons carry- countor-crinw project, no matter how | (lr vegetables, bread or cake, or the jn|{ money ; the streets of London, fantastic, will be ruled out. haby's bottle. After that it is only a ... , , h : d inst ructions Engineer's Discovery Offers New Use For Pine Sault Ste. Mari?, Out. After many short time till some individual, old or | -.in!!-.. Is infected. Once the fly enters the home, it is i impossible to provide protection from which may enter with the i. lonths of research w;rk. Otto Brauns, | J118e( . t , t ( ne cessary. therefore, to technical engineer of tru Abitibi Pow- er anil Paper Company, announces take such measures as will not only keep the flies outside but reduce their city banks have issued instructions that their messengers must revert to tru- system of chaining their satchels t.i belts round their waists. This was formerly a regular practice, but in some cases the messengers have com- promised by wearing the chains at- tached to their wrists. The new ortlor is not popular with ^SS te ^W:^ W tn. el n: ;;;;;;- '" the neighborhood to a mini- of , he clerks> wh fed thal facture of paper fr,m pulpwood. The " preven ,, oll of fly breeding may the ' V COU ' d R ' Ve " *** aCC Unt * new system, now in operation at the he aasiir ed by the elimination of Its local mill, will moan a much greater h ,. ee<1 | nK places, This requires the percentage of balsam and jackpine p| . o ,, er care o f stable manure and the .an be used for paper-making thn 1'ortnwrly, it was: said. Toronto. If the n-w system elim- inates pitch from jackpine to -tuch an lemovnl or disinfection of other de- composing refuse such as garbage, wet (vipers and rubbish ot all sorts. The treatment of manure and other refuse xlent that newsprint van bo made, it I with chemical disinfectants for the themselves if attacked. It is pointed out that there is % possibility that desperate thieves would not hesitate to kidnap men suspected of carrying- large sums of mon-jy to make such an offence appear to be worth while. As the thieves who specialize in this form of crime invariably work ia gangs, the possibility of kidnapping is a great thing for the narth country, prevention of fly breeding is a develop- J s "' D ^." > no '"' m pa n ' 3 '"' r 'e m ' o t e " Hi. C. II. Howe. Dean of ] ment of recent years and progress has Kaculty of Forestry at the University t>f Toronto. Kxperiments along this line have been carried on for toil I,. IB ' nml the United where unemployment Is wide- Bin. i.i and "relief" line to he Klvn tn multitudes of people running Into I.i ,'-! find In. Teasing totals, one no moif '"inure of the Brltlsli - 1 bod ill il'-iilinx with a problem i Is now our pioblfin ;tls.>. It U tii'ii with >TIVV ill, in r.'pi.iirb thai tho JiiHi-h ini'lhod in now d.-nu- iivudi - Toronto Star. New Dirigible Well Under Way Tha Plague of the Roads Kvftry day einhtexn people are dying in the roads, and 550 are bulng In- lined, many of them for life. Imagine lie onicry through lh country if some plague spread through the town* and villages (if the land and struck down as any victims! How can we fight the plague of (he roads? It seems lillln use to pile Act of Parliament, upon Act of Parliament. Th< reckless driver will .still be reckless even (hough be is iinili-nined by a thousand Arts. The onlv remedy Is the sterner application of tho powers to punish the careless man at (he wheel. There ls no need for any penal code against (ha careless pmli'sti inn. He Is already punished by aMi London Dally News. Britain and Europe (iroat III (Iain's troubles lie In .mil inoiKi'd finni Kiirop", which has diaiu- etl her through tlin conlurlos of how any millions of lives and what nnac- tonntablo wealth. The British peoplo mean to be free of this Incubus. They in. MII to regain their liberty of action and to conduit ilifni.selves with friend- ship lowanU all nation-,, nnd to en- K(II;>' In nliinnllng alliances and nuroo- in.Mii with none. Anil limy mean to dike tholr own measure of their llnblll- tlosand to provide against thorn nmhoy think (It. The nrst step lo the recov- ] orjr of our political freedom must lie to nmko an ond of thU farce of con- ' I been rapid. I'lle,* love the garbage , ank<l j by tl _ *l. I.. .,,,.'. c- li nit 1 il ilu-'it*.: tain cases messenger? are now ac- pail, so this receptacle should always be kept tightly covered. Klies brood In almost any rotting or fermenting matter. They breed in any kind ot dung, whether from horses, cows. pigs, or human beings. Decay- Ing grains, rotting fruit or vegetables, waste cotton or woollen garments, sacking ami paper all furnish admir- able breeding places when the ma- terials are moist and warm and especi- >- i Rail Fares Reduced In Germany for Summer Berlin The Reich railways have reduced their fares, effective June I, in the hope of stimulating travel and halting the decline In revenues. The fare reductions halve the ex- press train surcharges. Commuuta- ally when mixed with ashes or earth, i t'on and pupils' tickets are reduced I'roin X to :'t per cent. For tho first * time the Usrmau railways are to offar special summer commutation raies. with a 20 per cent reduction oil round-trip tickets involving a dis- tance of ore than 200 kilometers, or approximately 125 miles. *- Flying the Atlantic By Amelia Karhart Putnam, l-'irst Woman to Fly the Atlantic Alone, in a Speech Before the In- stitute of Journalists, London. I came over with no plans and no special purpose I felt my trip was just a vacation, ami 1 enjoyed mysslf very much. About my flight: It was different types of flying (ban I expec- iliffvrent types of jying than 1 cxpei-'.- c'd; there were clouds, storm and fv>K most of the time. My flight >idds no- thing to avintio.i. It has no signifi- cance at all; it is simply a social visit | on my part. | You see, I have :iu aviation point of view. Hut if I've helped break through the barriers of tradition that womon are helpless, that's something, ; su't it? I'd rather have you think of me just as a pilot, an ordinary pilot; it doesn't matter whether it's Mr. or Miss l-'urhurt. But what 1 ditl was not a great, draft on my strength. I havo danced all night lots of tiim.s, and flying all Copenhagen Opens First College For Women Copenhagen Although women were admitted to the University of Copen- hagen as early as 60 years ago, only this spring was the first women's resi- dential college opened, affording con- venient and inexpensive housing for women students. The new college, ceremoniously opened by the Queen of Denmark an! various educatio-ial authorities on May 15, is near I.ungebro. It provides acconin\<xlation for about 60 students. It includes among other conveniences, a kitchen where the students may cook tlu-ir own meals. Silver Lining Sorrow with his pick mines tho heart; but he is a cunning workman. With eight oMier> duralumin main frames In place, Akron, Ohio, workmen are liusy applying the first of the on I or covorinq; in tho new dirigible, Mucon the latesl air unot-ii. | night isn't very much. In fact, I He deepens the channels whereby : wasn't very tired when I reached Lmi- J happiness may ente , and hollows out tlonderry and only went to bed be- new chambers for joy to abide In when cause I knew I ought to be tired. ' he is gone. *< \ %