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QCews %A^e Commentary on tho HigfaUghU of U>« Week'* News UNEXPLORED MARKET: Uc- li^ving Canada to be a land rich <trith possibilities beyond dreaming aa a market for his wares, a gas- inask salesman has arrived here from the British Isles. Delirious with deliKht, we imagine he is, at the opportunity of working in a i^eld so fertile, hitherto unex- plored. 11,000,000 potential cus- tomers .... oh boy! "There is a growinir feeling among a lot of people that they'd lik« to own a Kood gas mask, and that is why we are selling them," he declared on disembarking at Montreal. You don't think his sales cam- paign will go over big? Wail a â- while and see. Gas-mask manu- facturers, you know, have ways of creating a demand for their goods. HUNGARY'S POSITION: Hun- gary's new "strong man" prem- ier, Bela Imredi, has announced that Hungary is drawing closer to the Rome-Berlin axis of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. "Our relations with Germany," he says, "are growing more intimate." Bordered on the west of Aus- tria, on the north by Czechoslo- vakia, Hungary is in a sti-atcgic position, indeed. If the country were to fall in with Hitler's plans, go completely Nazi and become part of Greater Germany, Czecho- slovakia would be still further islanded in tho miit^le of Europe. Inside Hungary's Fascist Gov- ernment there is an active clement demanding return of territory lost in the post-war treaties. Should Germany agree to satisfy that demand, Hungary would be deaf forever to 'any pleas the democracies might advance. . . By Elizabeth Eedy the mines when there is so little employment available, in particu- lar for untrained workers. Tho hundreds of unemjiloyed lining the streets of Timmins and Kirk- land Lake are testimony enough to the futility of a young chap going up there without a definite job in view. Under the Dominion-Provincial youth training scheme, a number of young men are being specially fitted for work in the mines, who doubtless will be absorbed by the industry as seasonal fluctu- ation in employment occurs. But to other young men thinking of going north, we would say "better stay home". Mahatma Ghandi Rises to New Power In India STAY AT HOME, YOUNG MAN: In the old days when Can- ada's prairie country was a land of promise, "Go west, young man" was the cry. And west ho went, in a covered wagon, or a "harvest- ers' excursion" train. And success was his, till the drought years came. The mining boom in Northern Ontario following the War sent hundreds of young men north in search of gold, or work. Many of them found both. But today, al- though the mines are going ahead full blasJ, the number of men they can employ is necessarily limited; their choice of employees is gov- erned by a need for trained, effi- cient workers. It is a mistake then for young men from Southern Ontario to flock north in search of jobs in JAPAN AND THE OLYMPICS: The official plans of the Japanese Government concerning the Olym- pic Games (Xllth Olympiad) scheduled to be held in Tokyo in 1940 are revealed by the Minister of Welfare: "China has taken the attitude of prolonging hostilities toward Japan, but we are putting forth every effort to end this current conflict. There are still two years left before the opening of the Xllth Olympic Games and wo be- lieve that by that time the con- flict will be ended. With this fact in mind we are preparing for the Xllth Olympic Games in order to assure a successful celebration in 1040, which coincides with the 2600th anniversary of the Japan- ese nation. It is a wonderful op- portunity to reveal the true as- pect of our nation to the youth of the world and it is altogether proper that ample support should be given for the preparation of the Xllth Olympic Games Tokyo, 1940." BLAME THE OTHER FELLOW: The Rome correspondent of the New York Times in a despatch dated May 18 said of Mussolini's part in the Spanish war: "En- gaged as he is to the British, the Duce cannot openly begin sending reinforcements and more mateiials to Franco unless he can get sym- pathy on his side by accusing the French of sending more help to the Loyalists than he is to Franco." Two days later, Mussolini be- gan those very accusations pre- dicted in the despatch. Of the same color now are his claims that loyalist, not insurgent, planes made bombing expeditions over France last week. The machinery of propaganda appears to be working effectively. Says Canada Is An Envied Land In Position of Danger, Claims Ven. Archdeacon Scott Be- cause Other Countries Eye It Jealously. Canada, the "most envied coun- try in the world for countries needing expansion," is in a posi- tion of "great danger so far as the upset of the world is concern- ed," Ven. Archdeacon F. G. Scott, senior chaplain of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, said at Windsor last week. "A German book has been pub- lished saying Canada is a natural place for German expansion," Canon "Scott told a Rotary Club dinner. "It has been suggested Canada needs immigration and this immigration be financed by Germany, that the immigrants would be Germans at all times in- tensely loyal to Berlin, and that it is not too soon for those to come to Canada." Threat to Dominion'* Peace "The power that owns Anticosti Island is the power that is going to govern Canada," ^.'anon Scott said. "It would make a large air- plane base and other things could bo carried on. It would enable countries to catapult planes out on Canada." On the Pacific Coast the Jap- anese had bought up small islands In the name of Canadian compan- ies. These constitute another threat to the peace and stability of Canada, he said. Brain Puts Man Above the Beast The Nearest Intelligence To That of Man is Posseued By Anthropoid Ape The chief distinguishing feature between man and the lower ani- mals is man's brain. It is the mas- ter organ which gives the human being power to think and to rea- son, to speak and to create. The brains of all animals, however, are not the same â€" as anyone who Aâ€" C has had much experience with them knows. There is lots of dif- ference between the brain of a fish worm and that of a dog or a horse. Indeed there are differ- ences between the brains of vari- ous dogs and various horses ex- actly as there are differences be- tween the brains of various men. Hand* That Gra*p The nearest brain to that of man is the brain of what are called the anthropoid apes â€" the monkeys that are like a man. These monkeys, including the chimpanzee, orang-utan, lemur and the gorilla, have hands that grasp and a brain structure much like that of man. There are some experts who insist that these mon- keys have even limited powers of reasoning. Intelligence tests made on the orang-utan show that it is slow but that it actually tries to get in- sight into every test situation. In fact, it has been urged that the brain of this monkey can attain the development necessary for the production of an idea. The chimpanzees have attained great reputations as performers and as comedians. Gorillas, too, make remarkable development. The one which is attracting attention in a circus this year was raised in a home as have been other gorillas in the past. The gorilla's brain is larger and weighs more than that of any other ape, and in many other ways is nearest to that of man. Lack of Minerals Is Disease Cause Common Trouble With All Classes of Farm Animals The lack of adeijtiatc minerals in the soil means that the crops grown thereon will also ho low In these essentials; consoiiucntly ani- mals whose food consists largely of homo-grown products are prone to suffer from deflciency diseases such as rickets, stifl joints, bono mal- rormatioMs, anaemia, goitre, steril- ity and unthrlftlneBs generally. Many an animal may appear ruite normal and yet be below par, for by the time symptoms of mineral deficiency become plainly apparent the disease has reached an advanc- ed stage. Mohandas K. Ghandi," India's spokesman for the masses, is shown (X) leading a group <>* his disciples along a road of a frontier province. The little Hindu mystic is reported to have made peace with the Bnt'sh and hurdled the last barrier of internal dissension through an agreement between Hmdu and Mohammedan communities. He is said now to hold almost dictatorial powers in India and :s in remarkably good healtn. VOICE CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE o/ the PRESS CANADA Technique of Borrowing A bank is a place w lere you can borrow money if you can prove you don't need it. â€" Brandon Sun. Easy to Guess the Ending When you see the heading, "Tried to change in a boat," all that is necessary is to look at the bottom of the paragraph to see if the bodies have been recovered. â€" Guelph Mercury. Leave Snakes Alone Garter snakes are probably the most common species in Ontario, and are even found within the city. There is a disposition to kill them but they serve some good purpose and experienced garden- ers leave them alone. â€" St. Cathar- ines Standard). Let's Have British Tourists Let's all boost for the British tourists. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Britain who like to get off the tight little isle to spend their holidays and have the necessary money to do BO. They go practically all over the world, and there is no reason why more of them should not come to Canada. We would like to have them. Archaic Electoral System Saskatchewan, now in the throes of a general election cam- paign, is perhaps the world's "horrible example" of the results of an archaic electoral system. At the general election of 1934 the Liberals polled 206,191 votes, the Conservatives 114,973, and Far- mer-Labour 103,582. The Liberals elected 50 members, Farmer-Lab- our the balance of five in a House of 55 â€" and the Conservatives no members at all. And if ever there was an argument for some sort of proportional representation, it is to be found in those amazing lop- sided results. With considerably less than half the popular vote, the Liberal party elected 50 mem- bers in a House of 55. â€" Halifax Herald- Our Signature Dishonored Canada's signature stands upon the Covenant of the League of Nations. Mr. King in effect de- clares that that signature is now dishonored. If he leplies that, in the present state of the world, no other course is practicable, he might with usefulness study the present position of the Dominion of New Zealand which has had the courage to stick to its pledged word and has refused to play the conscienceless game into which Mr. King and his Government have fallen. Mr. King points out that each Dominion stands upon its own feet. True. But let him consider what might have been the course of world affairs since 1935 at least had Canada had courage similar to that lisplayed by New Zealand. Had two of the Domin- ions together tuken the stand which one of them did, it is not fanciful to imagine that the course of British foreign policy might have been very different. â€" Winni- peg Free Press. The EMPIRE Much To Be Thankful For There are other things which make the British system of life worth any sacrifice. This week the principle of holidays with pay has been granted to every worker in the country. And the House of Commons has passed a Bill for- bidding a man to leave his wife and family unsupported if he has anything to leave them. When you feel inclined to praise foreign systems of government, compare your own. We have much that needs improving. Even so, we are a long way ahead of any other country in the world. â€" London Sunday Chronicle. Dangerous Race Prejudice The outcry against Jews as Jews is one of those things which flare up among the unthinking, and add fresh fuel to racial strife in a world already sadly torn by rac- ial antagonisms. Emotions of hatred, contempt, and suspicion poured out against any race, class, or nation are a direct generating cause of wars and, in their local manifestations, of civil commo- tions. Pogroms against Jews and campaigns of extermination di- rected by a powerful nation against a weaker can be traced to the same fundamentally wrong attitudes. World opinion is only a congiomeiato of the thoughts of the plain citizens in each com- mi!-'*y; and Trinidad has a con- tri ...ion to make, not only to its own self-respect, but to world or- der, by keeping away from racial prcjudies in the discussion of the pressing problem of immigration. â€"Tho Guardian (Trinidad. B. W. I.) Iron Prevents Anaemia Calcium and phosphorus are re- quired In notable amounts for boue- building, and the metabolism of fats and carliohydrates in the ani- mal body depends on phosphorus. Chlorine goes to make hydrochloric acid In the gastric juices. Sulphur is an important constituent of the proteins of llt>sh and eggs. Iron prevents anaemia. i» disease so pre- valent in young pit;-'<, and the pur- pose of the copper is to aid the as- similation of iron by the blood. Io- dine is iiilroduccd as a preventive of goitre in calves and sheep, ot halrlessiioss In young pigs, of Joint- Ill in foals and to improve the hair or coats of animals. It gives t*ie brilliant, hsalthy eloss. so import ant on the pells of fur-bearing slock, such H8 foxes and mink. Weakness in new-born animals can bo avoided by giving the dam-- sow, cow, Bwp. mare or vixen, min- eral contents In her feed, from the start of the gestation period. Hesidents of Messina, South .\frira, were shaken in their beds when hundreds of tons of rock from an excavation, worked by the anc'ents, fell into a mine three niles from the town, leaving a hole 200 feet long, 100 feet wi<Ie and nearly 80 feet deep. Delinquent Boys' Own Salvation tn '->;): n s ro-v rationing gasoline r:o'nr vciists. Is Worked Out in B.C. Experi- ment â€" Try Honor System in Fight Against Crime Waves A few months ago it was a sag- ging old mansion, but now it is a trim place with a tidy garden where 25 youngsters are trying to get right with the law and themselves. This is British Columbia's experi- ment In the honor system for young delinquents. Behtnd the scheme Is the province's attorney- generals, Bon. Gordon Wismer. The boys come from the provin- cial jail, also in the municipality of Burnaby adjoining Vancouver. At the beginning of 1933 they were In- stalled under Supervisor Angus Mc- Leod in the building the govern- ment bought for the purpose. Four mopths later they had re- paired the building expertly, and the gardens were neat and decorat- ive. All that is lacking Is a fence around the grounds. Visitors are welcome and not one inmate has tried to escape. In preparation for eight hours work a day the youngsters have a morning service conducted In turn by each member ot the ''gang." It was suggested by themselves. In the evenings there are special classes and some afternoons are given over to Instruction In first aid, placer mining and other prac- tical courses. The object is to equip the youths to pick up life in a normal way when they leave the institution. Vancouver business men who have contributed money for games equipment will be asked to keep an eye on them later. Keeping an eye on them now Is McLeod, who began his work among young prisoners in the pro- vincial jail. He finds that 95 per cent, ot his charges were either orphans or came from homes that lacked the proper parental Influ- ence. Alberta's Oil Output 1,757,766-Bwrd YmU 'm Four Months Seta AO-Hbm Record CALGARY. â€" Alberta oU produ* tlon (or the first tour months of lySS u;t a new high, U waa reports ed In an official government stata- ment issued here. For the four months productloa totalled 1,757,75« barrels, almoat three times as much as was produe- ed during the corresponding period of 1937 and six times as much aa tha yield in the corresponding period of 1936. Approximately 99 per cent, of the production came from the Turner Valley field, 4f miles southwest of Calgary. Most of It was from the crude oil wells In the south end of the field. Only 42 Percent, of Capacity Despite a proration schedule hold- Ing down production to 42 per cent, of capacity, the yield of Alberta wells has been maintained at mora than 400,000 barrels a month slnca the first of 1938. In April production waa 447,241 barrels compared with 172,130 bar- rels in April, 1937, and 76,615 bar- rels In April 1936. Of the AprU production 443,183 barrels cama from Turner Valley. WiU UnveU Memorial To Australians Who Died in the Great War â€" King George In Sombre Ceremony at Villers- Bretonneaux July 1 The gay welcome which Paris promises for King George and Queen Elizabeth when they pay their first State visit at the end of June will be in contrast to the sombre ceremony at Villera-Bra- tonneaux when His Majesty un- veils the Australian war memorial July 1. It is just two years since King Edward VIII took part in a simi- lar ceremony, unveiling the Cana- dian Memorial at Vimy Ridgre. 11,000 Killed There The King, who will have previ- ously witnessed the unveiling of a war memorial at Boulog:ne, will be visiting the place where more than 11,000 Australians were killed during the Somme campaig^n 22 years ago. At the new village risen from the ruins of the war, the King will pass through a guard of honor composed of Australian war vet- erans to the simply designed mem- orial. Pressed back to Villers-Bretoh- neaux with the Fifth Army, the Australians made a fierce bayonet charge which some historians de- clare saved Amiens. Later they attacked with tanks under cover of a smoke screen and carried im- portant hill positions sweeping along so swiftly they fell on tho German artillery and reserves, in- flicting heavy casualties. It was a crushing blow and Gen- eral Ludendorff wrote years af- ter: "I gave up the last vestige of hope." The memorial commemorates the "missing" among the Austral- ians in this and other fighting in the neighborhood. ^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>*««*.:«*««*«*<«**'>*«*««":"><>»:«<«<Kfr*<e>««<><5««>8>»<>«««<^ NAMES Z NEWS i t ion and chief of the armed forces' sc-ret service. He has been head of the Imperial Kwantung army's special service branch â€" a planning bureau for Japanese economic and rrilitary ventures into the inter:or of .'\sia â€" and has again and ar^nin brought pressure from the mili- tarists to bear for settlement of the Si no-Jap issues. A Charmed Head Towards the end of May of this year. General Doihara's fourteenth division was subjected to furious Chinese counter-attacks from the direction of Lanfeng. Reports were frequently heard that the division had been wiped out. True, he suffered many thousands of casualties before reinforcemt.-nts arrived from the east along the Lunghai railroad. But the General himself escaped unharmed al-"" though Chinese raiding parties sallied forth into Japanesc-Iiold territory in an attempt to cap'ure him, dead or alive (100,000 Chin- ese dollars were offered for bis head ) . .As long ago as 1932, General Doihara was quoted as saying that he "saw no special need for spe- cial alarm in North China." al- though he conceded that possible "misunderstandings" could lead to "da.shcs." .\nd so it has turned out. In C;!icial Doihaia you have yoiii- k.'y to the whole Sino-Jap puzzle. GENERAL DOIHARA In command of the Japanese forces attempting to break through to China's Hankow this week is Lieutenant-General Ken- ji Doihara, known perhaps better as the "Lawrence of Manchuria". One of the most famous fi3:ures of Japan's militant role in Man- churia and China, General Poi- hara has been super-spy, agent provocateur, military strate-.-ist in turn. He is a man of mysteiy. For m.'Tiy years he worked "nnilcr- ground" as agent of the nost mili'ant sector of Japanese opin- • j| •