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What About Empire Free Trade? Will Beaverbrook Carry His Plan? The Question of Principle is of E^ual Importance to that of the Financial Benefit or Otherwise Involved in the Policy Mr. Renier, M.P.. moved the Kinpire - !'. a.s reyorteil in every paper in The Thrilling "Race Horses" of the Northland Try Their Stamina Fri , Trade resolution in the British Ilou.'t- of Commons, but it was talked out. The "Time ,," commenting on. Mr. Turner's remark that "Nothing is' impossible," says: -i'.iit one thing wbich certainly du- eerv-a (hat title is the amendment by. Canada and In a lew In England. " '1 was greatly anuized at the inter- est which is being shown In Great Britain in tl:e Empire Crusade. " There is greater imprest in Em- pire trade in Britain to-day than even in the time cf Chamberlain. I detect- notorious adherence of the Dominion pcv.tl'iex to their tariff*, wan the first and greatest obstacle in the way of Empire, free trade, and nothing but a the British Parliament of a Dominion! ed a <lite distinct hardening of sentl- tariff. Here, in the determined and menr in favor of the'priject.' "Sometimes I meet with the Intol- erable suggestion that Great Britain should wait until the Dominion sends a me.s.jai?e to us that it wanu> Free campaign far exceeding the limits of] Trade within tlie Empire. tre<. i-i.ands could hope to over-! "When did Qreat Ilritaln give up the leadership of th Empire? When is Great Britain going to give it up? Not while we can light the Empire battles. A View from Australia - "I po to Au-tralia. about which I am told the same story. Ninety-five and a hair per cent, of all the export of tiiat Dominion H what might ba called primary export that is, agri- cultural produce, minerals and metals, timber, and the result of fishing. Ob- viously. Australia i-t immensely Inter eted in the market of Great Britain for here that primary produce flnd.s its sale. "It is true that Australia has built up considerable manufactures, enter- i prise.* that represent ouly 30 per cent, of the total production of the country. "Bu* Empire Crusaders do not want to break Ir down. They do What does the British Empire think o.' Kinpire Free Trade? It is a ques- tion which has to be answered quite apart from the statistics as to tho| wisdom of the policy, and this week' much prominence has been given to tti matter. ' i* there any proof that the Do- minions and India are prepared to al- lif.v British manufactured goods to <>u>. r I heir ports free and compete their own growing secondary Indus'. r!cs?" asks the Daily Telegraph. Facts it is Folly to Ignore ''Evidence lies at present the other w.iy The nationalist npirit of the IK.fulaions and of India is hard set suc'a a policy. It was Cob- den's dream that the Colonies, as they then were, would be content with their primary industries and be to send us raw material in er. for our manufactured goods "If the dream was -vain then, is HIP case better now that these industries have been so fostered and develop- ed? Thre is wealth in raw mate rt!s, but in manufactures and sec or.d.uy industry there is WKIMI and there is also power. If one thing is sure, it is that the Do minions and India are irdisposed to look at any proposal which limits or cei;tii..'5 their industrial development "These are facts which it is foil) to ignore, anil which cannot be swept away by well-intentioned but unin- formed enthusiasm. Wo say this while cherishing the fullest sympathy with .'very well-considered movement for the growth of Imperial trade and witU a profound belief in tin. 1 value of tojt trad to this coun'rv." .Mr. Scullin. the Common weal 'h !'. Minister, referring to the Km pire Free Trade campaign, sty;- "There is no hope in life of getting Au.s'ralia to agree to allowing 'be KIII"!-< of every part of the Empire to enter free, no ma'ter under what la- tor conditions they are manufactured. Ni> (Suveniineiit pledged to build up secondary as well as primary n dus tries could agree to removing tariff -ton. We be'.ieve in iirst preference to Australia, and at- .'i- :iat i>n>t*r"iico t.o Great Hritain and to the other Dominions." "Mr. Scullin. the Australian Prime .Mi Miter, las stated in the plainest poss ble language that Australians are determined to make their own goods in their own country by their O\\M people." comment* th- Daily Herald. "The Cunudian Manufacture!*' A- >n long a so proclaimed it their unalterable policy, which has been endorsed In action by Canadian Pro- tect. oiiist C.overnnienls. that the uiliiiuuini or so-called 'preferential', tariff on British goods must l> enough to 'afford adequate protection to ill Canadian producers.' The 1'tMvi-fbrook crusade has been ms: 1:a!!ii:ei[ in the Canadian press. "T'ie following delicious quotation is from a recent issue of the Daily Province (Vancmivort. After point- inn out that even the- UniuM State-;. WHERE DRIVER AND TEAM ARE A UNITE IN SPEED AND COURAGE Re.-.dy for start of flrst day's racing in Eastern International Dog l>erby at Quebec; Kuiil St G ..uliu-d. The Pa champion, prepares t ur first lap of 11 miles of the 123- mils rac*. This U the cardinal principle wliich Empire' Free Trade tha.iengea. The: one of them, without exception, while : Canadian Divorces Reach 816 in '29 Ottawa, Out. A record for the num- ber of divorces granted wa created in Canada during 1929, when a total of 816 marital bonds were dissolved. This wa^r-iW, increase of thirty-one div TCOS over the 1928 total. The leport shows in almost steady inrre.u-f' in divorces ^Ince 1913, when sixty tinal decrees were granted. By 1919, the year following the signing uf the armistice. the total had jumped to :.:;. The fart which throw-; considerable - on the divorce situation in Gm- ada :s found in the marriage and di- vorce bulletin of the United States Bureau of '.he Census. The statistics i-.f this publica-lun indie:'.',; tile sur- prisingly large, extent to whicii di- voi-'-.-s ar.; granted in that country to persons married in Canada. Ti:e bulletin states: "It is possible that many Canadians, acquire a resi- dence in the United States tor the sole purpose of obtaining divorce, be- cause, in general, divorce laws ar HIM!-,- titeral in ; Cnit-'d States ilian :n Ca::adii." ... . waa answered loig ago bv \ not want to break down production | the men who threw the Hritisii tea anywhere. They rio not want to break It down; they have coma to build it up. Amanullah Will Mail Plane Makes Pay Turkey Visit Successful Test into Harln the foreigner, is Intent upon building | up iu.dustvie.8 of its own, and i:< not In i Reynolds's Illustrated News- "he Do- ' "If we have- free trade in the Em- [minions represent the oUier Fa-vi ' pire. anything that makes tor the perhaps ready to favor us as against , wealth and development of Australia Is good for us. ''I received quite recently a tele- the least likely to euter into any gram from Australia intortnlns me tliat Senator Elliott and Mr. John Alleu. an cx-Prlme Minister of th State of Victoria, were the mover and seconder of a resolution in favor of the policy of Kmpire Free Trade. They moved it at the Kyabram < Vic- tor UO District Council of the Coun- try Party. Growing in Favor of Return to Throne Istanbul. Turkish officials confirm- n rrpon that Amanullah. King of Afghanistan, will start for scheme- hardly evan in',> auv dl ,. Angora immediately to interview Pre ru>isioii-4ku will let n L de ! 9illPn: Miwtaplia Kemal. He will re- HJ.VH Fraser Suggest* Stations Use More Power Montreal. Canada will not be be- hind its neighbors to the south in the character and power of its radio broadcasting stations if the recom- mendations of the Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting ar carried in- to effect, A. N. Fraser, chief engiii"."-' of Hi- radio branch. Department of Marine, weclared, addresing the K::g :ig Institute of Canada in Ot- tawa on The Development of Radio in Canada. \Vliil.) many of the original si il -as ,-, ,- ( i r \t- i in Canada employed trausmi : j r-< Proves Feasible ror Night ,.. i:fl(I , lt fn)m r>1 , M -^ >rat;ili ,. ierp Flying now ar" several equipped behind 1 wil!l tniusmitt-rs r:rcd ai r..' 1 "') watts, said Mr. Frasur. Thai : JVMO still fall short of the i.xiw-r "inployo.1 f.u- K'Kina. Three miuutHs schedule the first \Vste.ru Canada mail 'ylune to make a night flight from Winnipeg to Regina. over the beacon lighted aerial trail of '!:!0 miles, land- finite advantage over ks own indus tries." "I.a-t v,.'ek',s debate on what has; conw to be called Kmpire Free Trade J Parliament at his disposal. main at Angora lor som- mile as :n-M od ar lleeiua airdrome recently. - of the Turkish Government, It was a '-st flight, and provd the has put. the villa of a deputy in. feasibility of the western route as far broadens ine in the nited States was sho-.va in the statement that Amcri- .cun stations are i-mployiiiR n;u:r.- k-asl ran^mitt'-rs rati d at > ! as the Saskatchewan capital, which is showed up the impracticability of The depoad king Is expected to re- s the longest hop if the Prairie mail that doctrine." states the Sunday!" 11 '" i!*fanlwl iuterto join the j cuit. Times. "Admirable, as ir may !n ln|' ajn "- v " f ' l ' s "'''"* Suriya. who says i T 1 ' ' beacons, placed The Unemployment Problem London Morning Post <Con~.> - No ill s;t:i>> man will pre', mi that am- "The Country Tarty is a very im- theory, it could never happen. Rut that a strong sentiment Is growing in emergency fields in Manitoba and Sag- }\o]i}< lt romplete cure 1:1 its liauds- portant par: viu Australia, and these' one good thing the campaign has i Afghanistan favoring his i.'turn. | katcliewan, functioned perfectly, gaid- bul there are at least r-uie.ila! mea are two very important lig'ures in tliej done is to bring The Empire to the ! Ki "s Amannlah ''"'I Afshanisian af- 1 ing thn pMots over Prairie farm lauds < ires. I'uiili.- ei onomy is ou>- Country 1'a-ty. That resolution will tore in politics. ter tli tlimne was ^i/.-d o the convention of the Country j "!' developmen' of Kmpirt* irade Sakao, formerly known Varty for consideration next March,' is fundamental to our future prosper- j w.i'-rimy of the. north.' and we shall see If the convention ! i'y. and Conservative policy must con- 1 _ ... of the Country Party adopts the re- j cent rate, on briiiain.g 'hat develop- 00. I diall wait patiently andlment about." bv Hacha a.s hope fully, flrnily believing that thej "The Ail.'laide ciiaml-er of Corn- Country Tarty will adopt that resolu- tion. "Now we come to New Xealaml. "Air. Cobb. Minister fit Industries and Commerce, suited in the Home of Commons in N> j w Xealand . -- "I know of no remedy for this tate of affairs except free trade within the Bmpiri'. ami u tariff against foreign that if we get economic unity of <!"e tariff they impose on our exports. "In an endeavor to set up this econ- omic unit, rest assured we shall gel. l.iu ol opposition here in Great Bri- tain and plenty of opposition in tha Iiominions. "I am not representing for a mo- ment that tho Dominions are em- bracing the plan, but we shall Hud that if we get economicy unity of GpMt |iri:ain and nil the non-self- governing Crown Colonies and Po- minioiM all bound together iti Kuipiro Free Trade, then with tfc world." \Vlietller this Battleships and Naval War !". Tallmt in 'he Nineteenth mere.- Ins -lecided i,, telegraph to centiirj [Londonl : < The author London a request, for the constdera- Lleutenani (SA -, lu , lw V .S Navy., tion of th.e comins congress of Cham. SVo , l; , v .,,. actllft]Iy nnUiinkable. the bers of Commerce of the Kmpire. that. the next congress be held in Austra- lia." telegraphs t'-'e Times ccii"-os|.,.n- dent. could be Immediately dis- armed, except for the floarlug Police, whif.h would always !> :!""i!eil to pre- vent the recurroni-e of pira.-y and to "The Chamber a Uo resolved to 111- aaaura t h salViy of life and propertj form the congress of Its opinion that, since certain Dominions, like Austni- in lands whore local authorities are unable or unwilling to furnish the, pro lia. pursued a policy of protection, a tect[on j. ivorl ,, y OVtM . y ..j scheme of Empire free- trade \va- i;n- we can compete prac!ieaiile. v.-ts desirable insiead. and loverelgn State. Sm-h a i'.ir-e miplr. count many ix-giiuouls of mariii"S their tran.spo:-' and 'heir train with i-iiisers in Mippoi-t. hut i' the Chamber held, to establish a sin- cere, gradual, and effective policy of trade reciprocity calculated to widen j ( .,,; i V no Kodncvs, no 'Marvhm.V.' and (he. mark.-, for primary products and. : M|tu Thl , v ,,,. v oxisl ,,,,,. ba| a, the same time, make for the pros , ^ ,,, . ^ ; perity ot secondary Industries. "A special commit!.'- of the Cham- ber considered fan Kmpire free trade proposal and expressed its opinion thai \\iiile such a schemo would be advantageous IK all primary -M;ip. si's the pn:;sil)i]itv on ail extended scale. of war a- -i.-.i Thes. grea fi'i-'". th.' central bastions ( >f naval power, were built !o light. If i !i-ch r thi A- ma,-. 111 tr< til'-ndoiM battles era. it would mean' the des.nu lion 'of '. n " bv i'i : ; "" u ' 1 salvos can distant trader and convinc- Australian Industries i,, ,,s to tho popularity of t.he Em-' enonnous expendttura of prlvata i .pl- ,,iv,. Trade campaign readers will tal and by pr.nection' and also I ;a iudse for themselves The British Kmpire has survived ! ers." i of oiuplov!ii,.iii for numerous work- a magnificent economic uuii, is mm in out that it cannot liva tu itself a'eii-. it proceeds (under tho cap- ti.iti 'Kinpire Ballyhoo'^: "'It is Idle to think that w- can cajole the people of Great Liritaiu with the pretty conceit that :i tax on foreign beef and wheat will not be in effect a tax on food, and that free beef and wheat from Canada will ni. actually cost more in Hritain. be- cai'-e- of. such a tax, than it would <-u-: it there were no tax at all.' "That is Canada's answer lu Lord Heaverbrook and.it Is crushing." Lord Beaverbrook Quotes ths Empire l!ut Lord Heavorbrook in his s] ec'i at Canterbury on Saturday did not shirk this matter, and his evidence In the other direction is quoted iu full. Lord Beaverbrook said:-- The answer I get Is. 'Oh, yos, the Dominions won't agree.' Tlwt is just a piece of nonsense. I speak first of all of the Dominion of Canada, 1 know something of that Dominion. "The Dominion of Canada is as much interested in Uie economic union Of '!io KnXiro ^ Great Hritain itself. There is less opposition to the cam- pai.;a 01 irec trade in Canada than In Giral Llniain. and there is loo much (i|i;..iMtion to it. iioth in Great Hritain and in Canada. "I could develop my argument about Canada, but 1 would only say tl'is. Mr. R. B. Bennett, leader of the Conservative Tarty in Canada, visited England iu the middle of De- cember. "Mr. Bennett went back to Canada supporting Empire Free Trade- but - I don't represent to you that he 1 he went back to Canada, and this is wliui he said iu tho Canadian ! nnd grown in the maiu." asserts the liaily News, "because, it has been made so Clear taat. its ideal each party in it. however humble. should bo left perfectly tree to work ut its own salvation in its own way. T'-i-bnical developments will modi- fy the conduct of wars, but they will not abolish war, so far as 0110 is ah!" to forecast events." Admiral von T!i-- pitz. ,. ' mi-.-ionaiv be guarded, ami long.suf. ing lands !> fi eed at la-t from the curse of Haitian Kind!'. Chinese war lor.!, or Communist fanatic. Battle- siiips are nol the > up. ng ,.f \\-crld .irtiet- iiguinst woi I.I chaos, lion again si nation "I would rather wear on- than nisi out." Viscountess llhondda. omimy is one and citi-s. t :,,. depleted capital of the country The sc'acdu!.' calls f'<r completion of .^iu'iiM lie car'-fully husbaiul-d BO ilia; 'he flinlit from \Viunipei; to Kesina in it may he applied by our oa.pi! i " hours and 20 minutes. Captain G.j prodti. i iv.-jse. T.> ciivert it A. Thompson, of the V'esteni Canada from ' le mplo .itu'inployeil Airway*. accompani.Hl by s'irvey pilot ... , tim.Mi! hav, dune, la P. II. CaUi'-r. brought, his 'piano to a To u-e i' I'm- e\trava^aui s-ciienje. Iii-r'".'c! lau.i i^: at He^ina it! :i hours and .:'. min : , d up by a Ig light, Kcl;l;. r !, built >p"cia!ly for air mail service. Hood lights - % This is til- :irsi ;.>' like hniMii:,; a channel Tuiv ..xaniiii. 1 . v\ould be like poni-.n- i' (iuAti , tlrain. \\iiat nm.: > remains ^hoiiM l)e fl ' ''ructify i". Ihe . n til. 1 landin-j; - ; '. and com- mencing March '', regular -'iv| C e \\iii u t artii as .1? the people 10 are a.-ciisioiii'd to be main' cities. bei-'. een the wea West Indian Sugar . :i i,-s i Ind. ^ l pies,. a! ill.' \V-st Indic< are producing : .i: ;lll .. -~ "f fl.'Ill i.1 !> -ilS. -. . P. a way Just What They Wanted '-'Yes," said tii- emj n r . ; , , uk-ulates thai tlie age i 1 its "t io.-s will n.. L'.'i a ton. T'.ia' woui.l in-'aii tilt' ii. . \v.'rs in ig .i'i'' lompeti- ',!"ne< had a curious a:!! > ' And what was that .' ed his friend. "Kv.'ry:!!. ; tig he i,." t s.lw douiiie," -;iid (lie former. The .jih.-:- -hoc:, tically, "Hcv.v -:ui! " lia returned. "T ju .- peso the PO.U- fulliw fiuinii .'. Varii : > 1 .mploy:nent'.'" "Strangely enotigii. no.'' s.i . "The ' -napped him up as -mon as they iie.ird ui it. II '' ;i.i v read:;ig aas.;:i . . ar- :ii;a - .if .n ii-r nations who .: : :>y high .. .' ud - ill Idles. If til . .: ial strug- , . le or twi islands for expi .. no aid "Tiie mosl far-reaching \< enon .1:' our iim< i the In tlon nf, women." \v:n Pn:-an ! . '' nay have written S us, but l!ili seems in have [111 li.'ai" tile bacon. Nothing Looks so Sad as a Lost Steamer on the Rocks RIDING ON A POINT OF ROCK AT HIGH TIDE SHE TURNED TURTLE AT '_OW WATER The Verman steamer Monle Cervantes, sunk in B.-.i 4'e c.i'ial. > ft I'shaia. Ar.m'ii'ina. after n ""ck 1\.\<! i>',i-il a huse hole in '..--, !,u!i,.iii -u^Ving hor cargo and hull a total The Despair of Mr. J. H. Thomas ,\i \ S '.Ci'-.tnau 1 1 ..'Hi!' 1 . ..' V r riin:nas lia- q : ' " ' inill!; ;in > tilin - '"i""" 11 - ' u ' i} by way " limihi;r worh : '' ma f tlie unemployed. In Ml-. T'loin.i pel-man ! w-hom ... . i . ere la n<> short run romedj 01 even Th" ioli! case for inictiipu-ymcnt lies .ind tlia: 1:1 - n on .(.inalizH- L'ntil \\- have v.i;:.>iialized our ei nvereil our ' mi. tiiplov ' % .l must nut up . for. as Mr. Thomas ie ii Ion of work by the s ,,iu affiv only a small propor- tion of the whole. l!:r this \i'-w doer not pa--- Indian House to Take Over Radio Legislative Assembly Decides to Operate Broadcast- in ; for Two Years \ Delhi. India Dbesl ni.iiit;; run- ' the I'idiau I.ei;is'.a:ivrt As- sembly. \vil!i only omi dissent in^ . re.'.'U'.'v :mvvd to the Giivernnicii' - IM-"!>I -al to take over the ludiaii DroPdcastiim Company for at least i\\,i years. Tho annual expenditure natod at $100.000 with a carrying; "U. The >-tat will 1m- - mediately commence operation' of the s: a: ions at Calcutta and Bombay. act- Ing with ihe assistance of a repre- sentative advisory commit tee. Thn action is made necessary by tha com- pany's serious financial position.