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THE GREAT CONFERENCE i By J. L. Garviu The delegates ot the Five Powers tire In Lcndou; conversation has al- ready begun. Franco-Italian relations are the hardest crux. To the fortunes of tlia whole Conference itself, though not necessary to events afterwards, France beyond doubt holds the key; and it is well indeed that she is re- presented by the nvist brilliant of her younger statesmen Monsieur Tar- dieu, whose personal knowledge of the Enslish-speaking world is remarkable. The three main issue? technically are those of battleships, large cruisers and submarines. Floating Fortresses Must Go It is absolutely certain that unless there is drastic dealing with the float- ing fortresses there will be no finan- cial economy worth speaking about, and no real change of heart as re- gards naval armaments. They have involved Britain and Ame.-ica especial- ly in vast waste of money and they will be the mock of satire in another generation. They are the world's worst symbols of war-mentality. They are not suitable engines for any future war. They are another unimaginative example (history has furnished many) of exaggerated preparation for the dependence so long as the Covenant and the Kelogg Pact give her no con- crete guarantee ot support. You may profoundly disagree with the thesis, but to be impatient with it is foolish. It may be an almost insuperable im- pediment to the general progress of disarmament; it may be, as we think, both a psychological mistake and a technical fallacy as regards ultimate security itself. But it is an absolute French conviction not only fixed in the mind, but burnt into the flesh by the terrible memory of two trampling, ravaging, wrecking invasions. The new French national system of arma- ments and fortification provides re- latively to the rest of Europe, Britain j included, a dominant diplomacy linked up with Poland and the ittle Entente; a dominant, army; a domiaant air- force; and a specialized navy which when plans are completed is to in- clude marked strength in cruisers and destroyers as well as tlie most formid- able submarine-force exidting. No Abolition of Submarines How can the Five-Power Conference mitigate the situation on the naval side? It is uselessly suggested that France, in 1 - shall abolish present state of mind, submarines altogether. past war. The monstrous battleship ' She will do nothing of the kind. No is a monstrous fallacy. Hostile air- 1 French Government could do it. The craf', if there Is another grapple to j Republic cor 1 -nands the most coherent the death between nations, will attack j first the supplies and the life of an ! and unified of colonial empires. Our neighbors regard as indispensable to importing people, not the fleets. Air- their complete project of security an cvafr. will bomb, burn, and stifle the assured connection with the man- ports and shipping and the dense key- power and iriterlal re -..'Tees of their towns in spite of the "Nelson," "Rod- great consolidated North African do- ney," "Hood." and so forth. Rather than depend on those if we are in- deed to think in realistic war-terms t it would be better to halve the fleet and treble tha air-force. Germany's Famous Pocket Battleship Germany is setting an example which may be epoch-making. Tradi- tionally, size is the prey of brains. jM"i'r- brains and science have gone into i he famous German "pocket bat- tl>' --hip" Ulan were ever packed before into one hull. Contrived with original minion. The Marseilles-Algiers pass- age forwards and backgrounds is held to be a chief line of life, requiring to be protect d by a definite submarine and cruiser supremacy in the Mediter- ranean. Stop Preparin^ for Past War Then, is nothing to be done? Are we to throw up our hands? Not at all. Though submarines cannot be abolished altogether a most valuable intermediate gain is possible. As we said, let the statesmen of America, force of research, thought, and skill, i Britain ' aml Ja P an st P "Preparing the- "Krsatz Pi'fiussen," though only of lO.ono tons (Misplacement, will be a match for any warship up to twice IK- r six.e now afloat. She will be in- comparable as a blockade-breaker and i-oniniPWMlc-stroyer. Aa a hunting ami fighting ship she reduces to insig nilicance for the past war at eu rln s waste of money and gross misuse of terial. Let them agree accordingly to abolish the gigantic battleship, even if the present monsters must be per- mitted to die out within a specified period instead of being summarily ill*" cnii.ser7'ofe(iuai"dU- 1 Crapped. Let them reduce by at | perilous lives of the old-time fisher Canada's New High Commissioner? British Youths For Dominion London. -- Under an agreement oetween the British and Alberta Governments, 100 youth from 17 to 20 years of ago are being selected oy Herbert Greenfield, agent-gen- sral for Alberta, for agricultural training and settlement in Alberta by early sunier. The flrst group will sail on March IS. Next Fifty Years Belong to Canada Sir Esme Howard is Full of Admiration for Dominion NATIONAL SPIRIT MAY SUCCEED LATE HON. PETER LARKIN Hon. Vincent Maasey, Canadian minister to Washington, who Is likely to be the next Canadian high commissioner In London, in succession to the late Hon. Peter C. Larkin, it is believed at Ottawa. George Washington Stephens, former head of the Saar governing commission in 1923--6, may be accredited to the White House to replace Mr. Massey. Sealers' Drama Will Be Filmed On Ice Floes Canada-Colombia Trade Expanding Jorge Gonzales, Consul-Gen- eral, Predicts Future Steady Growth The rise In trade between Canada and Colombia in li.o past seven years has been remarkable, said Jorge Gon- zales, consul-general of the Republic of Colombia to Carada recently. Since he began hia dutie in 1923 the ex- ports from the republic to the Domi- nion had increased 20 times and the exports from the Dominion to the Re- public had increased 12 times, he ad- ded In illustration. Senor Gonzales said that the possi- bilities of a still greater volume of trade between the tw countries would be much enhanced by a direct line of ships between them, tie known in South America and al most unknown in Colombia. This was largely due to the fact that there was no direct communication by sea. At present goods from Canada reach- ed Colombia, only through the United British Ambassador Hopes to Return for Longer Visit Washington."! think the next fifty years belong to Canada," said Sir E>mc Howard. The rU-itish Ainixi.-railor, soon to re- tire, returned from his farewell visit j to the Dominion obviously refreshed and invigorated and full of admira- tion. "It was delightful to visit Canada again and renew old acquaintance- ship," he said. Discussing the economic future of Canada, Sir Esme remarked that, un- hl-'e less fortunate countries, the Do- minion'* eggs were not all in one bas- ket. He foresaw the industrialisation 01 the country with the development of hydro electric power sources "in which it is wealthier than any oth.n* land," together with the advance in industry and the use to which vast ai.il varied resources might be put, and proportionate and necessary in- crease in agricultural production. Expressing a particular interest iit the opening of Hudson Bay, Sir Esme Canada was lit- -la, the said he wished he had been able to visit that part of the country as wel) CANADA'S NATIONHOOD With obvious f/ririe the Ambassador then spoke of the Dominion's nation- hood ami said he hat! noted with a Varick Frissell, Amateur Dir- ector, Heads Company Now in Newfound- land A sound-screen romance with Its theme centering about the adventures of Labrador seal fisheries and the placement. 10,000 tons, which have I Ieast oue na " tlle maximtlm now al-l men out of Newfoundland ports is the ' ' lowed for replacement ships. Notu- j pro j ect undertaken recently by Var- the prodigious fuss between America and Britain. Tlie German "pocket battleship" Is wonderfully de- Bigned t,> sink nearly all the warships that cou.il catch her, arid to escape the few -'-..it could sink her. fvj Battleship Over 17,000 Tons It is understood that at the Confer- ence some proposals will be made with every prospect of easy but inade- quate agreement for lengthening the life of existing battleships and reduc- ing more or less the maximum size of their .successors. Rumors, for what it i.s worth, puts that maximum too hi'Ji. The present "Washington" standard should be cut down by fifty per cent. Allowing anything bigger nnrrely gives more scope to common- piaro a;> well as to cost. Nothing but limitation of sizes will compel the sailors of other nations to equal Ger- man c-fllijieiicy as stimulated by the ing smaller than proposals like this Uck Frissell, amateur cinema director, would be worthy of the decisive spirit j of Charles Hughes at Washington in ! wllose expedition, aboard Captain Bob 1921. Let this be done, and France, I Bartlett's schooner Morrisey, will sail though still unable to abandon her un- from St. Johns, Newfoundland, early derwater boat, could not refuse to | in Februarv for the sealing grounds. Religious Battle Upsets England Situation Serious in Rank of Anglican Church Circles London "The biggest crisis since the Reformation." This ia the iles-j scripti'.m being applied .o the re- j lutiuns between the Church and St:ue. ! the south tliey were known, not as Canadian produce, bi>' as American. Only when the produce reached Col- ombia as Canadian would the trade reach its full possibilities. Demand is Great For there was great demand for the I V.V'IVJJlllJl.V lllllj klUUI&BU , . . _ States, and when the goods reached thr "' uf interest the national spirit of the Canadians which, inherently Brit- ish, ever grew and strengthened. He observed also the breadth of rhe Can- adian outlook reflated in the press where prominence was given to world am! imperia! affairs. This was Sir Es lie's first visit lo things that Canada produced.. Though j Canada in the wi.-.ter time. "The ir Colombia Is rich and run produce ' *> dear." he said. "The bracing ait flora and fauna of every Known de-i'" Ottawa 1 should think is not unlike scriptkm because of the' vast variety t:at ln the Swiss Alps." of her climate, yet she needed and' The Ambassador hoped that some imported great quantities of mainline. 1 time ho would be able to return 10 Hired anit/les. of ni;u-..in.-ry Itself. Canada for a longer visit. When it and particularly of Hour. >was suggested he should take s "But." said Senor G.mzales. "if months or so for a leisurely trip fn.in winch are again agitating the entiro |j.lif-,v tn Vim-mivpr . 'Canada is unknown in Colombia, the " " rax ro ai country, following recent action byi tlie Church Assembly in adopting (he , Archbishop of York's recommendation | that a commission be appointed to probe Britain's religious ills. A statement issued recently by the Archbishop of Canterbury describing the situation as precarious is regard- reverse is also true. It is not under- i would be a .xvy stood that thn inhabitants of our re-. th-it nr ii diminish the gravity of the submarine question by consenting to some de- finite limitation of sizes and numbers. She is now completing at Cherbourg In collaboration with technical ex- perts familiar with the requirements of sound film production, Mr. Frissell will utilize as the stage for his drama the sinister 'Surcouf." a giant sub-| the , ce floes and 1)orth Atlantlc marine of over 3,000 tons. That wayj wastes which oon3 , itute the sea i hlmt . the old madness lies-threat and I |ng grounds of the fleet of sail anrt counter-action, poison and antidote, j steam vosge , s wnich anuual , y , )ut8 | Qut from gt John8 , quest fflf th(J Limitation offers the likeliest means of accommodation with Italy. But are we equally bound to say that the German pocket battle-cruiser, however natural and masterly as a triumph over Versailles restrictions, is crammed vHli challenge to competi- tion. More of these vessels are to pelts of these denizens of the near- Arctic regions. During oue of his trips to the north- land Mr. Frissell became acquainted with Captain Bob Bartlett, veteral seal hunter, fisherman, sailor and jdeep water adventurer, whose tales .Versailles restrictions; and to break be btlllt (though ouly follr are as yet iof his trips abroad the Morrisey have ' away from "preparation for the Past War." Wo shall be disappointed if j any battleship laiu down after this ye:.r of grace is allowed to exceed 17,- UOu Ions at the most. Cruisers and Common S:nse Cruisers are a simplier matter In spile of all the preposterous bother that has been made about them since the British-American muddle at Gen- eva. For the necessary adjustment to any agreed parity with the United by the great maritime na j tion which won again the blue ribbon of the Atlantic for passenger steam- ers. Anyone who reads: "Nauticus" and the "Marime Rundschau," the ablest naval annual and n.ontbly in the world, sees at once that German sea-spirit is intense though repressed. The Five-Power Conference would be been material contributions to the saga of sailing men. Captain Bartlett will not only supervise the selection ed as moderate in the circumstances, because it is realized that it the ex- tra-legal actions of the Bishops should I be broughi, into open conflict with public law, the question of disestab- lishment will be raised in an aciit- form. The Archbishop of Canterbury says that nobody wants disestablishment, but the Archbishop of York says that "perpetual anomalies are arising in the divergence between the marri.i " law of the Church and that of die state. Not Too Great "The price of disestablishment"," continues the latter, "would not be too great to pay for sp'Htua! inde- pendence." And the Bishop of Durham: "Th" only solution of spirltu.il independ- ence Is disestablishment " Tl'e Bishop of Winchester: "\Ve are face to face with the ptnivest dial- of locations on which scenes will be ' lenge between the spiritual and ."ecu that fact. At least let them get a i plain answer to a plain question. How "shot," but will play the part of a sealing captain in the film, a char- acter role not far removed from that which he plays in actual life. Those in charge of the production have selected Charles Starrett and Miss Louise Huntington for the pro- tagonists of the play. Although Mr. i many of the 10.000-ton eight-inch gun; -, , ^S roTe. match for one "Ersatz Preussen?" Greatest Sacrifice Made by Britain No sacrifice can be asked from any nation approaching that made by Bri- tain, which held the sovereignty of the seas for long generations and now on the Hoover-MacIjonaUl basis ac- cepts equality with all its implications the greatest change of Its kind dur- ing a few short years that history has known. Montreal Standard. Sti'tiv. British requirements In this ! cruisers would be required to be a branch have been cut down to a mini- mum. It is settled that we shall not go to war with the United States in any cir- cumstances. It does not matter a brass farthing to this country wheth- er America in the name of parity gets three or four 10,000-ton eight-inch gun cruisers over and above what our Ad- mirals think justified by a pedantic idea of parity. Lot. them remember that what their professional counter- parts across the Atlantic have want- ed in their hearts. Is two to one. The statesmen on both sides, not the sail- ors, have saved us from that. The Position of Japan Rut it is Mill that Japan will jeopar- dize the contingent Hoover-MacDon- 1 aid understanding by insisting on a | slightly higher ratio for 10,000 ton cruisers, giving her an additional two i or throe of these vessels. We do not believe for a single instant that the ' Conference wil be imperilled on this of ail issues. Our reasons are both po- litical and technical. The Japanese are a wise people. They know that we lr>re. admire and like them; that the whole B&gUsh-Spealdag world de- sin- i amity anil co-operation with tiitin on the fairest, terms of live and let live; and that further goodwill, though an imponderable element of security, is a real equivalent to a cer- tain amount of tonnage. Again, they a r.> well aware that the "Ersatz Preus- Bea" will make obsolete the designs of all ( lie eiid-.t-incli cruisers which were so lately the newest boast. Dunit Into the Flesh ''lea for ilio present i.s wedded to t!i i-vry of armed security by land, an. ..ii.l si c.i alike as the only sure in screen stories before. Miss Hnnt- ington has never before appeared in this capacity. lar since the Reformation." Other Church leaders ar stressing the fact that lawlessness is beiiiuiii'i : ; to spread in the Church of Kngland, but they admit that those in favor of dlseastabllshment are In tho minority. Now, however, the number will great- ly Increase If an open conflict through the law courts begins, as it is expect- ed to shortly. We weaken when we exaggerate. iloed." public are 00 per cent, white and that ; " f ' Browing olil, growing old," he they carry in their blood ail thn rour- >j'i- His eyes wore merry. He roso age and energy of their Spanish fore,- 'briskly, fathers, the Conqulatadores. We have many of their Una qualities and we !;ave cast off many of their bad ones. We are not a conglomeration of !>e<>- : pies. Wo have an organized state, j \V" have a life and mind of our own." The geographical situation of Co!-' onibia was such that it had no .sea- sons and I'.ll climates, said Senor (Ion zales. From tho torrid, humid at-: inosphere of the coastal regions. I whore tropical products grew, to tin-, liigli, dry cold atmosphere of the i' ir ilillpras, whore the product peculiar to temperate countries urexv, the Col- ombians could draw all soris and; kinds of produce. Wllilo coffee wai the largest export of HIM country at present, there was a ^reat field for' other exports, particularly of fruit. Government Stable The government of the country, too.! he added, was stable. This was \\ it- ncssed by the t'ai-i that Hie Colombian j peso was practically at par on tli- Canadian exchan^f ami I'm nmi-il very little, if at all. Tlu-re was every-] tiling, tlvrot'ore, which was llkeiy ivo great promise of. Rxpan.xiou of; iraile between the two count res. Columbia was. iiiorenver, ji.'edi..- posed lo trade witli die British I"'" pies, for they still remembered tlie 1 day when Hritain had sent out arms and money and men to aid them in throwing off the Spanish yoke. "Half tlio evils of th<; world would stop if they had In be done in the light of day." Lord Salisbury.. R-100 Will Not Be Taken to Tropics Gasoline Engines Would Be Dangerous in Extreme Heat London. The new British airship R-100 is not considered suitable for use In tropical climates and conse- quently her operations will be con- fined, for some time at least, to north- ern latitudes, said Hon. F. Montague, Uuder-Secretary for Air, in reply to questions In Parliament. Mr. Montague explained the R-100 was fitted with gasoline engines, which would be highly dangerous in the extrema heat of the tropics. It was not proposed as yet to re-engine the vessel with compression ignition engines using crude oil, as used in the sister ship, R-101, since these engines were still in the experimental stage. Tho R-100 Is to make her trial flight from Britain to Canada in lift spring. Looking After Canada's Interests "The most successful religion is a superstition which baa enslaved a philosophy." Dean Inge. PHOTOGRAPH HERE SHOV.-3 CANADIAN CELEG ATES FOR NAVAL CONFERENCE IN LONDON Left to right-- Commodore \Vu' ir Hose, chief ot naval staff; Col. J. L. Ralston, minister of defence; and Col. G. P. Vanler. D.S.O., M.C. Saskatchewan to Have No New Court Buildings Anderson Government Re- quires all Funds for Edu- cational and Highway Developments Re.nina. Has!;. There will be no new court hoii'-e for Saskatchewan thin year. That's the decree of the Anderson (iovernmem which HIIK bi:n urged to build several new law court strtic- InreH. The an.-wer is that Illn (iovei nmeuL must took alter ediu-alional and high- ways expenditures tirst. Sir Frederick Ilanltain. Chief .Ins- (Ice oi' tho Court of Appeal, other emi- nent jurists and barristers, and Re- Uina civic leaders, pressed the (iovern- ment to build ;i million-dollar law courts building in the Capital City. lint they were turned down. Saskatoon asked for a new court In use and HUTU was rumors of a plan to move die Court of Appeal to the Northern city. The Coverninent'lias called u halt to Saskatoon's ambitions. \Vhilo the (Jovernnienl turned down requests for a new court house, intentions aro to spend some millions on buildings of other kinds this year. A million-dollar school for (be deaf at Saskatoon, a new Arts building at thn University of Saskatchewan, an institution for mentally deficient child- ren, additional accommodation at the Provincial Home for Agod 1'eople and more accommodation in provincial sanatoria are amonu thn things plan- ned by the Anderson administration. On top of that Dr. Anderson is keen about putting in new schools In re- molo parts of the province, iu< hiding northern areas where half-breed and white children ar not now served. The highways program is a pnrticu< larly ambitious one. It is planned to spend $19,000,000 within the next three years on im- proved roads. Devotees of Sport Cliicoiitimi Progress: People ot all ages and both sexes waste precious hours discussing tho cliunco of this or that club, and of this or that boxer or wrestler to vanquish his opponent, t should like to see, a part of these thousands of hours, which are lost. each year, employed in the study ot matters which may improve our young people; I should Ilka to see some of them used in work of a social, literary, artistic, economic or other useful char- acter. In all sincerity we waste much time talking about sports. Mrs. Hlabf.-uv "That new hot. makes your face look short." Mrs. Stylos- "That's strange. It made my husband's face look long." 2 i