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 L the pasâ€"aas i J" NËWS INTERPRETE :d , A Commentary On the More Important Events of the Week. iL By ELIZABETH EEDJ EDITORIAL COMMENT FROM HERE. THERE AND EVERYWHERE. WINDOW-DRESSING â€" In some quarters the belief is expressed that for the past three or four years Capt. Anthony Eden has been used by the National Government of Great Britain as a show-window dummy to occupy public attention while the real forces of government wefe at work behind the scenes. It is said that as a figure representing ideal- ism and pro-League policy he was kept on view to placate those forces in the British nation that were op- posed to the government’s “bargain- ing with the dictators” ; when the time arrived for the “realistic” pol- icy of the government to rise to the surface, Eden, the symbol, was re- moved, perhaps to come back into the Cabinet later under a different banner. Rumors current last week substan- tiate the latter part of this thesis, that Eden may shortly return to of- fice (as Ambassador to Washington from Great Britain.) Plausible though the argument seems, that he was used as merely window-dressing, we feel certain, however, that there is more to Anthony Eden than bis critics would have us believe. HIT-RUNNERS INCREASE â€" Dur- ing the year 1937 the number of hit- run drivers involved in accidents on Ontario’s roads increased 37 percent. Commenting on the figures released by the Provincial Highways Depart- ment, Toronto’s Chief Draper said “this alarming increase clearly de- monstrates the necessity of adopting effective measures to reduce a ter- rible condition. An intensive cam- paign should be launched at once, based upon a practical and sound process of education along the fines of common sense and moderation.” The number of deaths on the highway has risen, too, since 1936. Something should be done, quick. â€"oâ€" WANTS RELIEF LOAD SHIFTEDâ€" Speaking to the Canadian Club at Montreal last week, Hon. Stuart Gar- son, Treasurer of Manitoba, declared that municipalities are piling up an overpowering public debt because they are held responsible for unem- ployment relief. Many towns, and cities are facing bankruptcy as a di- rect outcome of the situation, he said. Administration by the Dominion Government of all unemployment re- lief in Canada would distribute the burden of taxation more evenly throughout the country; would cut out the enormous duplication and ex- pense involved in the present system where each municipality runs its own independent relief bureau. â€"-oâ€" THEY AGREED . TO AGREEâ€"Peo- ple who never believed such a thing possible, sat up last week, rubbed their eyes and blinked to see that Great Britain and Eire (Ireland) had actually got together after practical- ly ten centuries of disagreement. The new Anglo-Irish accord does not go into the question of union be- tween the North and South of Ire- land. Its terms, however, set forth the following: transfer to Ireland of naval defense stations on the Irish coast now occupied by the United ' ÊÜ-D.. Kingdom; ending of all special du- ties imposed by both countries; free entry of Irish goods into the United Kingdom ; payment by Ireland of $50,000,000 in final settlement of all financial claims against her. British trade concessions to Ireland mean that Irish goods will receive the same treatment as goods from other parts of the British Commonwealth. Of mutual benefit to both coun- tries, the pact is likely to encourage large-scale agricultural development in Ireland (this would mean a valu- able food reservoir for Britain in event of a war) ; in turn B.ritish manufacturers of textiles, iron and steel and coal producers will profit. Southern Ireland (formerly the Irish Free State, now Eire) is pri- marily an agricultural country. For years her natural, market, the United Kingdom, has been virtually closed to her because of very high tariffs on agricultural products from Eire. Now that barrier is removed. In typical mood, however, the Irish Independent (Dublin) declares: “The Ministers of the Government (of Eire) who proclaimed they would smash their way out of the British Empire have .marched their way into it over the ruins of Irish agriculture, and over the corpse of Irish neutral- ity.” FOUR-POWER PACTâ€"Great Brit- ain’s plan for an alliance of the four great Western European powers-â€" France, Britain, Germany, Italyâ€"is being shelved for the time being, Eu- ropean advices would have us think. Reasons for temporary abandonment of the pact idea: France is determ- ined to stand by her ally, Czechoslo- vakia ; and Germany is determined to keep her own hands free for expan- sion in Eastern Europe, will not be tied down to any agreement to keep the peace, â€"oâ€" BRAZIL BALKSâ€"When President Vargas became dictator of Brazil last November, the democracies of North and South America feared a Fascist set-up there. Italy and Germany be- gan immediately to cultivate closer relations with Brazil, flooded the country with propaganda and opened special schools and clubs. But things are turning out better than it was hoped for at that time by the democracies. President Roose- velt’s warning to Latin America last week to defend democracy against Fascist inroads has had immediate effect in Brazil. President Vargas has banned all foreign political ac- tivities in that country, aiming at Nazi doings in particular. One observer puts it: “Brazil is bending over backwards to prove ad- hereance to pan-Americanism and the republican form of government, pre- ferring to sacrifice its relations with the European dictatorships rather than alienate American good will.” Crime Doesn’t Pay A. man sentenced at the Old Bailey to a year’s imprisonment for fraudu- lent conversion had invested part of the funds in a company which was to produce a series of films to he entitled ‘‘Crime Doesn’t Pay.” Whistling Baby Amazes Visitors Ability of Carol Ann Singer, 14- months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. , Arthur singer, of Saskatoon, to wills tie like a man has aroused a great deal of interest. A demonstration was given to a re- porter who visited the Singer home. As the young mother danced with the baby in her arms, Carol began to whistle. It was not just a mild little tweet, but a loud whistle. The baby made no attempt to follow a tune as her mother sang, but to Carol it was evidently just whistling for the mere joy of accomplishment and not form any particular pattern. Learned By Imitation It was startling to hear an infant whistling so blithely. Mrs. Singer said no effort had been made to teach her, and Carol Ann one day in New York when 10 months old startled them all by clearly trying to imitate a man who had walked whistling down the hall of the apartment in which they lived. The same man used to pass the apartment two or three, times a day whistling popular tunes and the baby continued her efforts to imitate the sounds. She whistled more at ton months than she does now, Mr. Singer said. An African pilgrim has just reach- ed Jiddah, Red Sea port â€" after tra- velling for 90 years. He began . his journey from Kano, Western Africa: took 50 years to reach Khartoum (just before the death of General Gordon); now 120 years old, the pilgrim hopes to return home â€" by air. The BOOK SHELF By ELIZABETH EEDY | nt(11T...... . “MAN AGAINST HIMSELF” By Karl A. Menninger There’s a little bit of the perverse in all of us who consider ourselves to be normal human beings ; in the in- sane, however, this streak of perver- sity or tendency to self-destruction has merely become intensified. Such is the thesis of a brilliant book by one of America’s leading psychiatrists, Dr. Karl A. Menninger. “Man Against Himself” is the arrest- CANADA This Modern Education And now youngsters can even grad uate without knowing readin’, writ- in’ and ’rithmetic. How times change ! â€"Brandon Sun. Works Both Ways An air liner, according to a writer, can leave London in the morning and “be in Vienna for tea.” By the same token, therefore, a bomber could leave Vienna in the morning and be in Lon- don for T-N-T-.â€"-Windsor Star. An Efficient Example Instead of considering the abolish ing of county councils, legislatures might well take pattern from these municipal bodies, and endeavor to conduct their business along the same economical and efficient lines. Chat- ham News. Smell Of The Stable It is a wholesome and invigorating smell that one finds in orderly stables and barns, as salubrious as the tangy odor of freshly-turned soil. It is an old-fashioned smell, or 'mingling of smells, that brings back-memories of care-free boyhood days on the farm. The fragrance of hay, freshly forked from the packed mow; the odor of clean straw used for bedding. Boy- hood smells, indeed! Near-forgotten smells of boyhood! â€" St. Thomas Times-Journal. Canadian Flour Western Canada wheat interests are promoting a campaign of advertising for Canadian flour in the British Isles. There is a population of about, fifty million in the British Isles. A slight increase in the amount of bread con- sumed by the average family would mean a substantial addition to the quantity of wheat from Canada to manufacture the new brands of bread. The experiment in publicity is likely to be justified by the resultsâ€"Sarnia Canadian Observer. Not Dead But Sleepetb Do the League of Nations Societies profuse as they once were. They gradually disappeared as the land waàT cleared for cultivation. And if every season they are subjected to the wan- ton ravages of thoughtless humans, the time will come when they will cease to reproduce their kind.â€"Kitch- ener Record, THE EMPIRE Teeth Of The Million A clause which should Intrigue many is contained in the scheme for an Anglo-American trade agreement. It provides that Britain will take from the U. S. A, some 40,000,000 false teeth a year. Thus American enterprise, in addi- tion to sending Britain more food will also send teeth to eat it with. dual- ly, false teeth figure as a normal item in imports from America. In 1036 the U. S. A. exported 41,797,000 false teeth to Britain, their value being over one million dollars.â€"Times of India, j News In Review [ 1.»..»-*-»-»-* " -»•â- â- â- * - •> "» - *â-  British-French Parley LONDON.â€"The Premier and For- eign Minister of France arrived here on the week-end to pool plans with British Ministers for building a bul- wark of friendships as a shield against German expansion. The French Ministers â€" Premier Daladier and Foreign Minister Geor- ges Bonnetâ€"were met at Croydon Airport by Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secretary, after flying from Paris. â- â€"oâ€" “Union Is Inevitable” BERLINâ€"A German official of Cabinet rank told the Associated ; Press this week that “anschluss” (union) of Czechoslovakia’s Sudeten Germans with Germany “is inevit- able, and the only question is whether it can be done without shed- ding blood.” “Before long the Sudeten Germans will raise a demand for union with Germany,” this official said. Getting Ready For Hitler ROMEâ€"Operatives of the German Gestapo (Secret Police) patrolling Rome streets disguised in Italiair Fascist uniforms, have arrested a number of Italian, German and Aus- trian Jews and other suspects. The suspects were rounded up as part of an elaborate program for the protection of Fuehrer Adolf Hit- ler who visits Italy this week. ; . Sixty Million Bushels More LONDON.â€"The British Govern- ment is still in the market for wheat. While Sir John Simon’s budget statement is interpreted here as meaning the acquisition of reserve stocks is now completed, it is learn- ed that less than half of this supply has already been bought. It is be- lieved that purchases to date total forty million bushels, chiefly futures and autumn delivery. This would represent eight weeks’ supply. The goal, it is learned, is twenty weeks. Additional purchases of sixty million bushels are neces- sary. It is likely, therefore, that the present secret and gradual purchas- ing policy will be continued. ing diagnosis of a sickness that af- fects the entire world, that manifests itself in neurotic invalidism, alcoho- lic addiction, failure, suicidal mania, martyrdom, self-mutilation, crimin- ality of all sorts. With training and experience gained from many years of working with nervous and mental patients, Dr. Menninger demonstrates how, once brought out into the open, these diseases of the mind may be cured. Can tins will-tc-live be encouraged and self-defeat be conquered? This is one of the most important: ques- tions which modern medical science has to solve in an age of increasing mental ailments. The author demon- strates by case histories both human and dramatic that the deep-rooted propensity of self-destruction in man can be turned to good purpose and a new personality built up. “Man Against Himself” is written in terms of everyday thinking so. that every layman can understand it. It will render an invaluable service to practising physicians often at a loss to understand their patients’ mental twists ; and to hopeless hundreds who are confused about themselves or about their friends and relations. “Man Against Himself,” by Karl A. Menninger. Published by George J. McLeod, Limited, Torontoâ€"$4.25, throughout the world realize that the present is their great opportunity ? The League is not actually dead. As an instrument for international ap- peasement it lies in its coffin; but even those who are most emphatic that it must not be allowed to in- trude on the present delicate situation, even if it could, fully acknowledge that if it would wake up with more practical sense, it would be a grand thing for the world in general. â€" Saint John Telegraph-Journal. Save The Wild Flowers Nature has provided for us a free gift and, therefore, a common respon- sibility, a springtime spectacle of wild flowers. Soon many persons will stroll through the woods and witness this miracle picture painted by rain and sunshine. Many of these, probably a majority, are true nature lovers who appreciate the delicacy of the plants spread like a colored tapestry, for a brief season, over the forest floor. They understand that this panorama of wild flowers must be preserved in its entirety if future generations are to enjoy the present beauty of the scene. Or wild flowers aren’t nearly as THE WONDERLAND OF OZ “Well, if you want your K igic belt, let’s try a sensible way to get it,” said C -oral Blug. “The belt was captured by - little girl named /thy, who lives in Kansas in the United States. ’ ‘‘But she left it in the Emerald City,” declared the King, ‘‘How do you know?” asked the General. “A black bird, who is one of my spies, flew over the desert and saw the magic belt in Ozma’s palace," replied the King, with a groan. that me an idea,” said •ral thoughtfully. “There are two ways to get to the Land of Oz without, crossing the deadly desert.” “What are they?” demanded the King eagerly. “One way is over the desert, through the air, r-* the other is under the desert, through the earth.” Hear- ing this the Gnome King uttered a yell of joy and'leaped up into the air to re- sume his wild walk up and down the - ivern. “That’s it Blug,” he shouted. “That is the idea, General. I am King of the underworld and my subjects are all miners, i’ll make a secret tunnel un dir the desert into the Land of Oz and you will march your armies ther< and capture the whole country.” “But softly, your Majesty, don’t go too fast,” warned the General. “My gnomes are good fighters but they are not strong enough to conquer the Em- erald City!” “/re you sure ?" asked the King. “Absolutely, your Majesty.” “Then what am I to do?” asked the King. “Give up the idea and mind your own business,” advised the General. “You have plenty to do trying to run your underground kingdom.” “But 1 want that magic belt,” roared the Gnome King. “Well, I’d like to see you get it,” replied General Blug, laughing malic- iously. “Well,” shouted the King, wild with rage, “I’m going to get that belt and you can go jump in the we."