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-THE NEWS INTERPRETED A Commentary On the More Important Events of the Week. By ELIZABETH EEDY 8PKÃŽNG HATSâ€"“Pancake crowns, pumper brims, bonnets with chin straps will lead in this year’s parade tit spring hats,” the fashion papers toll us. And already we see on the itreejtg of Ontario’s small towns, large, towns, our style-conscious wo- menfollc strutting about with the iatrll'tnillinery confections atop their heads. The impartial (?) observer cannot help but wish, however, that more Women had chosen styles to suit them, had only realized that those chin-strap bonnets are meant to be won; by coy, sweet young things „ . . As it is, there are altogether too many worldly-Ioolting women peering Out from under unsophisticated brims, who make us think too readily Of Lillie Eed Riding Hood’s Grand- mother ... â€"oâ€" BIG NAME ROMANCEâ€"Last year it was the Duke and Duchess of Windsor who had the world’s tongues waggihgâ€"the love story of a century, io-ijlàeemed. â- 'fj^Cgpring it is Greta Garbo and Leopold , Stokowski, two pf the biggest names in the news, ÿirho ï«|rë providing us with first-class vicatibfis romance. A3 in the case of the other two levels,- however, their fame and name â- would appear to stand in the way of •Uninterrupted happiness, since the houilits of publicity are forever on their trail. "CANADA SHIRKS”â€"Writing in the Niuv York Commentator, an Ameri- can political observer undertakes to criticise the foreign policy of Can- ada,- -jyho, with the other British Do- minions, he claims, is not doing her duty. This country, he says, expects in the event of war to be defended by the British Navy but is doing no- thing in the meantime to strengthen that navy. “In Britain,” our critic points out, “evefy person on the average is pay- ing $15 a year for the defence of the Empire. In the Dominions, each white person pays less than a tenth of that sum. Why, the United States is spending more hard cash for the defence of the English-speak- ing world including Canada, than all the Dominions, ten times over.” Hard words, those. But cold, bit- ter facts nevertheless. From our own point of view, the situation is rather bafi, since if we continue to depend on Great Britain for the protection of our shores, we dare hot spealc for ourselves nor take independent action in world affairs. In spite of the Statute of Westmin- ster,(1931), then, we keep on hang- ing to Britain’s apron strings, and allow London to make our major de- cisions for us. SHANSI FALLSâ€"-With the virtual taking over last week of China’s Shansi province by the Japanese, the Rising' Sun armies are in position for a westward drive across the Yellow RiVor into the heart of the Chinese Red territory, the mysterious North Shensi area, the country with a “question-mark.’’ (Few white people have succeed- ed in penetrating as far as the Com- munist strongholds there. Edgar Bâ€"D Snow in his “Red Star Over China” tells the story of a sojourn in this stamping ground of the Chinese Red forces presents photographs of peo- ple and places never before caught by the camera; describes a visit to the capital of the “mobile Chinese Soviet” in the north central portion of the area.) The outcome of a campaign in this territory is unpredictable, since Rus- sia at any time might come to the help of the Chinese Communists. Nevertheless Japan now proposes to go ahead and make good her oft-re- peated declaration that the real ob- ject of- the present hostilities is to wipe out Red influences in North China, THE WORST DRIVERSâ€"Addres- sing delegates to the Ontario Motor League's Annual Conference, George A. Hodgson, chief examiner of driv- ers of Ontario, declared last week that at least 80 percent, of the car accidents occurring in this .province were caused by drivers: whose experi- ence amounted to five years or more. In other words, it is the experienced drivers who ought to know better who pile up the worst records. “Furthermore”, he said, “the col- our-blind driver is safer than the man who is not colour blind. He can tell you immediately that the top light is red and the bottom green. Our dif- ferences are with those who have all their faculties.” Apparently, then, the more a man is aware of his deficiencies, the more alert and careful he will be. TEETER-TOTTER â€" An Associated Press despatch reads: “Poland step- ped into the diplomatic forefront this week as a possible balance between Great Britain and France on one side and Germany and Italy on the other, in proposed European agreements.” Behind this news lies a multitude of interrelated facts, chief of which are: following his conversations with Prime Minister Chamberlain of Great Britain, which he hopes to conclude successfully, Premier Mussolini of Italy is expected to propose an alli- ance of four great powers who will run Europe’s affairs; France would be unenthusiastic about such a plan unless Poland, her ally, were invited to participate in the talks. Recalls Hitler’s Vienna Boyhood William Schultz, a carpenter of Kansas City, recalled this week a week 30 years ago when Adolf Hit- ler, German Fuehrer, 1!lspoke ftew words.” “I was a carpenter then, like now,” Schultz said, telling of the time when Hitler, then a house painter, worked beside him on a house in Vienna. “This Hitler is not like what he used to be. In a week he spoke few words. A young boy he was, like hie. He brought sausages and beer for lunch. “No moustache then. Just a pale boy, about 15 or 16 I guess, not say- ing much. Not talking about politics like he does now. Just talking about work and doing what the boss said to do." Will Put Drunks In Lions* Cage WOBTJRN, Mass.-â€"Public display of intoxicated folks in a lion’s cage was offered this week by Mayor Wil- liam E. Kane as a way of handling drunkenness, if not curing it, in this city. “I’m determined to clean up the city and stop this drunkenness among our people,” the mayor said grimly. He said he would borrow the cage from an animal dealer, mount it on a trailer and have it towed about the city, illuminated at night. “We’ll have the drunks kept in the cage until they sober up and then we’ll turn them loose,” he said. “This, will work, I’m sure.” Churchmen Protest to Hitler LONDON.â€"British, United States and other Churchmen, in a telegram signed by the Archbishop of Canter- bury among othres, told Reiehsfueh- rer Hitler this week they “deplored the further detention of feilow- Christian Niemoeller,” (Rev. Martin Niemoeller, militant leader of Protestant opposition to German Naxis’ efforts to dominate the Church, has been held prisoner by the secret police since a court in Berlin set him free a week ago.) â€"oâ€" Man With Two Hearts PERTH, Australia. â€" West Aus- tralian doctors, after examining James .Alvara, 57, have announced the Italian timber clearer has two hearts. He has a normal heart larg- er than average situated on the right side of the body. On the left side of his body in the normal position for the heart is a smaller organ with a subsidiary beat. An offer of $20,- 000 for Alvaro’s body at death'has been declined. New Lord Chancellor LONDON.â€"-Prime Minister Cham- berlain this week put through a mi- nor reorganization of the Cabinet to free Viscount Halifax of other duties so that he may concentrate upon for- eign affairs. In an unexpected move the Prime Minister brought Lord Maugham in- to the Cabinet. The 71-year-old for- mer Lord of Appeal became Lord Chancellor and Speaker of the House of Lords. â€"â- o-â€"- Hungarian Cabinet Shift BUDAPEST. â€" Premier IColoman Daranyi formed a new Government for Hungary last week-end as a pre- lude to submission of his projected 1,000,000,000 pengo ($198,450,000) economic recovery program. The shuffle, effected a few hours after Daranyi submitted his Cabin- et’s resignation to Regent Nicholas Horthy, brought Bela Imredy, Gov- ernor of the Hungarian National Bank, into the Government as Min- ister without portfolio. Dominions Won’t Have It LONDON.-â€"Strong- protests from several Dominions against any ctilo- nial concessions to Germany injected last-minute complications into Prime Minister Chamberlain’s plans for a “realistic” settlement of British dif- ferences with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. It was learned, on the eve of the start of British-German discussions in London that Australia and New .Zealand have warned Mr. Chamber- lain that there may be grave reper- cussions throughout the Empire if the Government decides to restore any of the post-war mandated colo- nies to the Reich in satisfaction of Der Fuehrer’s demands. 0i(£$bpgtAt>CUf EDITORIAL COMMENT FROM HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE. CANADA Show-down Inevitable Eden’s strong argument is that if British statesmen surrender to the pressure of threats from other na- tions, it is possible that this may en- courage ambitious and bellicose na- tions to. become even bolder and more threatening, until a show-down would eventually be necessary.â€" Chatham News. Humanitarian Feelings We say “amen” to the indignation of Tavistock people, directed toward the unknown hit-and-run driver who killed a wire-hair terrier puppy in that village. The mean killer neither slowed down in an attempt to miss the wee dog, nor to make amends after running over it. Contrast this incident with one in Dubuque, Iowa, where 12 men worked for ten days to rescue a small terrier from a fox hole.â€"Stratford Beacon-Herald, Away From Strangulation Modern machinery has enabled fewer people to produce more on the farms. This has inevitably been re- flected on the villages. But there is a growing realization that urbaniza- tion can be carried too far. The huge city strangles itself. Every- where we see suburban developments as men try to escape from the high taxes and crowded streets of the city. Industry is said to be following the same pathway. Hydro and rapid . transportation cancel many of the advantages once possessed by the city. It will be interesting to see what succeeding years contribute to the problem.â€"London Free Press. No “Saturated” West There is a limiting factor holding down Westernâ€"and, for that matter, Canadianâ€"population growth. But that factor decidedly is not “satura- tion” or overloading of. the physical resources. The soil of Western Canada is neither overcrowded nor overloaded, nor anywhere near that condition. A look at Russia, with its 165 million people, challenges not only comparison but Serious study. Naturally, we. do not want to des- cend to the Russian standard of liv- ing, but “standard of living” is it- self a shibboleth which might well be analyzed. Some of the ideas and habits by which we mould our lives in Canada might be revised with be- nefit to everybody in the Dominion â€"but the scientists who are most capable of attacking the problem have “no actual data” and are so burdened with routine that they have no opportunity to give the long- view leadership which might inspire the people and start a new era of progress. Game On The Farms Sometime there will have to be an understanding as to how much farm- ers must endure in order to protect game for the sportsmen. Deer are getting so common that they cause serious losses and game preserves make splendid sanctuaries for jack rabbits and other animals that over- run the farms. It is a very debatable question, but it will have to be decid- ed sooner or later.â€"Farmer’s Advo- cate. For feeding their poultry grain people have been fined in Germany. THE EMPIRE Australian Foreign Policy Australia’s distinctive interests re- volve around two different centres; the Pacific and the British Common- wealth of Nations. Our geographical position and our economic welfare inevitably mean a regional preoccu- pation with the Pacific. In many re- spects we share parallel interests with the United States, and one of the recognized planks in our foreign policy must be the development of Australian-American friendship and co-operation. We desire to place our trade and other relations with Japan on a satisfactory footing. We recognize her economic difficulties, but, on the other hand, we cannot remain blind to the Japanese aggres- sion which has aroused even India to strengthen her defences, and any potential threat to our security re- minds us that we can only find safety in co-operation with Great Britain, just as our interests and loyalties are ineluctably bound up with the Empire.â€"Sydney Herald. Can: Japan Last Out ? In the last, three years we have heard so much of the horrors of war in Abyssinia, Spain and China that many of us take it for granted our own country must sooner or later be involved in similar miseries. But we overlook one factor of transcendent importanceâ€"never hetore in history has it been so obvious that war can- not pay, even when all the bombs and tanks and artillery are on one side, as they were in the Abysinian affair. Without foreign credits Italy can do teritorq I have already, in this ar- policy. I have, already, in this ar- ticle, called attention to the cost in men and money of the German and Italian war in Spainâ€"a war waged by these non-Spaniards with that sinking feeling that any pickings at the end of it are more likely to go to the City of London than to Berlin or Rome. But the most impressive example is that of Japan. Her en- tire resources are now involved in a campaign which will almost inevit- ably ruin her ... It seems almost unbelievable that any nation should manage to forfeit s'5 Much good w.il in so short a time. Who, after such examples, will dare to start a new war? â€"Vernon Bartlett in World Review (London). Correlate Work Among Cripples A comp-pensive plan for correlat- ing the wont on behalf of crippled, children in various areas in Ontario is being developed by the Ontario Soc- iety for Crippled Children, according to Reg. Hopper, executive secretary. The society has been engaged with other organizations in an experiment of this type in London, Ont., and from the results states that it must be done in other areas. The plan started two years ago in London, when Dr. George Ramsay, the chief surgeon of the War Memorial Children’s Hospital, asked the Ontario Society for Crippled Children to ap- point a nurse to correlate the work being done in the district and at the hospital for crippled children. Miss Greta M. Ross, R.N., was appointed. 1 THE WONDERLAND OF OZ Befofe long the cavalcade arrived at the royal palace, where a great, crowd of people gathered to welcome their queen and her ten children. There was much shouting and cheer- ing and the people threw flowers in their path and their fares wore happy •miles. They found Princess Langwiderë in her mirrored chamber, where she was admiring one of her handsomest headsâ€"one with chestnut hair, wal- nut eyes and a hickorynut nose. She was very glad to be relieved of her duties as ruler, and the Queen gra- ciously permitted her to retain her rooms ; and her cabinet of heads as long ns she lived. Then the Queen took her son out upon a balcony that overlooked the crowd of subjects below and sail: “Here is your ruler, King E.n.vdo Fifteenth. He is fifteen years o'd, has fifteen buckles on his-acsat and M the fifteenth U erdo to a- Jo. f‘n ?v* â- -w.o’do chou ted t’yir a ; roa! ."lE.oeiv tir es. Ozmn and Oz and her people were splendidly: entertained by the Queen and the now king, who owed all their hnpji'nessi to their friends from Oz, and that evening at a beautiful cere- ony the yellow hen was publicly ........ ith a beautiful necklace v* ris and sa'anhlrca as a .token of tfsm froa the new king.