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eighteenth century. Montaigne, Buffon, and Voltaire all gave the matter their sharpest attention.
The proofs which Professor Calestani advances are highly in- genious: Atlantis had a giant temple of Poseidon; that must be Stonehenge. The island was goy- erned by philosophers an ob vious reference to the Druids, of course. It was flat, and sur- rounded by mountains-well, the Welsh mountains border the cen tral plain of England The fact that Atlantis is reputed to have sunk beneath the waves might be thought to introduce a difficulty, but Professor Calestani lightly brushes it aside. After all, he re- flects, this part of the story was probably an exaggeration: An ex- aggeration, one may add, which is only greater than that which assumes Britain itself will soon sink out of sight.
Some false alarms have been raised among a section of British industrialists by New Zealand's decision to subject British im- ports to the new licensing restric- Shelter Above And Below tiona. Mr. Moir Mackenzie, Direc-
all For Camps
tor of the Federation of British Simultaneously with the first Industries, has made some high-deliveries of steel shelters, Sir ly critical remarks about the im-John Anderson last week made port control plans of Mr. Savage, a statement on the protection of Prime Minister of New Zealand. those very large sections of the He complains that they are con- population to whose case that ex- trary to the spirit of the Ottawa pedient is not applicable. This Agreements. The President of the involved, the subjects of evacua- Federation has also written a let-tion, billeting, and bomb-proof ter to the Board of Trade object deep shelters and his explana ing to the threatened high protions were not altogether satis- tection of New Zealand's secon- factory. It is hard to see how dary industries at the expense of the maintenance of economic ac Britain.
tivity in threatened areas can be Superficially the British manu-sustained without some access to facturers appear to have a strong the bowels of the earth. And the case: In 1937 British exports to energy with which the problem is New Zealand were only £28,000.- being worked out in so many in- 000 (New Zealand currency) as dependent quarters would seem to against £50,000,000 imports. But promise that its difficulties of this, in the first place, was a time and effort could be reduced great improvement as compared from Sir John's impression. with the year 1932, when the figures were $12,575,000 and £31,- The 300,000, respectively. And, se- condly, Britain's invisible exports In any event the Government's shipping charges, cost of inter-experiment of constructing fifty est, etc., are not included in these camps seems assured, under the figures.
New Zealand found itself re-ing several times multiplied. pressure of public opinion, of be- cently in the position that its ex-Quite apart from the opportunity cess of exports to all countries it gives of bringing unemployed was not enough to cover its in- labour directly in play, the visible imports. What was it. to
camps seem assured, under the do? It, could take more manu- camp is the obvious answer to se- factured goods from Britain if veral developing social needs. Britain could contrive to take The great extension of holiday more of its farming produce. But privileges will create a demand the British farming community for such inexpensive accommoda also has to be considered. In its tion, and it meets as nothing else present distressed state it would can those needs for children's have every reason to complain if health and recreation of which it were further undercut by New Britons are increasingly con- Zealand imports in the interest of scious. Furthermore, it seems im- British manufacturers.
possible that any serious pro- Indeed, the time has come when gramme of evacuation in time of Dominions like New Zealand and war could be carried out without Australia must be expected to a much larger provision of camps turn to the task of developing than has yet been decided. manufacturing industries of their own. If this course is followed, the Dominions may become more prosperous and have more to
The visits of British Ministers spend; in the long run they may be larger importers than they to Berlin, Moscow, and other are now. It may well be that European capitals will spread a this will be better for both count clearer understanding of Bri- tries, and better for the Empire. tain's attitude to trade problems. The fact that they are directly Atlantis Rules
representing not only the British Government but the Federation The Wa
of British Industries shows that Vaves
we are fully seized of the change of commercial conditions brought
Great Britain, according
Co-operation or-
pro Vittorio Calestani, the Ita about by the methods of the to a naturalist, is none other than talitarian Powers. If the effort the fabled Atlantis, the lost island is needed, we are as capable of which Plato wrote on more they care of a unified polier, and than one occasion. If Professor in commerce as th other spheres Colektohi la right, the search of we are ready to use the weapons mon through many ages in at with which we are sikkailed if last ended; and their prehistoric operation (which we prefer) legends confirmed.”
not feasible.