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GERMANY ON HER FEET AGAIN

By VISCOUNT ROTHERMERE In the Daily Mail

Munich, Christmas Eve. ASIRACLES are done by falth. buasive.

MRCL are faith

a now and potent faith.

The Very Idea!

ANOTHER WEAK END

By George

MONDAY again! We are

pitched voice is eloquent and per-

so tired that we only put in the exclamation mark But behind these external attrito fill up space. Monday is

butes of a man who has already

It has wrought the intracle of made so profound a mark on the the day we have to tie up our removing the mountains of dif-modern history of Europe, one feels, weak end in an endeavour to

of culty that barred their way to in talking with him, the force national recovery,

his own conviction that he is ful- keep sparking on all fours But it has accomplished even Olling a predestined task-the task until Saturday. more. It has given Germany a new of actting Germany on her foot

again..

The tying-up process usually, soul,

lasts six days so it's really a case

can no more be compared with

It can hardly be believed that. como bellevo. that the Imperial Trade Agriements are satisfactory to no one. We know that there is such a thing as political exaggern. tion in languago, but anyone con- benefits must admit that the from Imperial Trade agreements are very real. It is true some of the agreements might be amended in some particulars. They have, however, added too substantially to Canada's trade to permit of their

The last two years have witnessed cancellation without an aroused

Hitler's sovereat critic would public opinion, In the opinion of hero a political process as profound business men from Atlantic to Paci-and far-reaching. In its effects as acnrcely deny that in this task he of making ends meet. Unfor

A vory has already won

great tunately there's a fresh bogin the great French Revolution. nc. Where the Imperis! Trade Such

change in the character of measure of success. The united, ning to each end so really there's of the pudding is in the cating. Can-ita International standing, evon-confident Germany of January no end at all-except to keep up. Agreements are concerned the proof

In nation, in its internal conditions, ada, under their negis, has made the very bearing of its people, ban that he found on taking power in couraging to read these constant

the distracted, unhappy Germany In this frame of, mind it is dis gains in fiftcon agricultural pro-never before in history been

January 1933 than a soaring eagle ducts exported to the British mar-achieved within so short a time. ket in ono year's operation of the

I warn my fellow-countrymen shell from which, it came,

can be likened to the broken egg-challenges between our local fight- ing men. We see that following trade pacts. Here is the table:

that Germany has set a new pace

Anyone who visits Germany can an account of the Prandy-Die fight 1932

1933 of human endeavour. Sho has $86,802,614 170.036.290

national momentum see for himself the concrete results in which poor Dee got a thorough 10,091,420 acquired as

3822.142 without precedent in political dy-of the Hitler regime. I will men- beating-up, somebody also wants to tion below a few of the most out have a wallop at the victim-winner 8.810.000 namics.

But his greatest feat standing. 1,220,659 Germany is the new Sparta. The cannot be expressed in words or set

take all. anme spirit of national discipline forth in statistics-it in the re

It's that last clause that saves. 100.7A and self-sacrifice which earned for kindling of the soul of the Germanus from my appearances in the 174,018 the few thousand inhabitants of a small Greek city-state an enduring 16,047 place in history is being reproduced 10,112 here by 67,000,000 of what are in 11,266 some ways the most intelligent, in

dustrious, high-spirited, and hardy 2,862.211 people in the world.

None among

them ติ moro So far as the export of manufac-Spartan than the lead of the State tured articles goes, Canada has also himself. Herr Hitler neither drinks, benefited. Where gures such smokes, nor cats meat. His dally gets have been restored from ruin But returning to the week-end 68 the foregoing are con- fare is a simple as that of the to solvency, The Finance Minister subject, which was also a wet end, cerned there

be no humblent working-class family in recently stated that revenue had reminds us of our car ride with should partisan question of

Tolitics. Germany.

increased by more than £80,000,000, while expenditure was down the girl. She was quite willing to They appeal to both agriculturista and industrial workers. They have,

Encouraged by his example, the over £100,000,000, showing an im- come for once in a while a sort In effect, brought many millions of dollars of added Income to the Do-young Germans of to-day have improvement in the national position of auto-suggestion on our part-

amounting to £200,000,000 a year but things were just the dame be- tween us. The only change we noticed was the gear work and 3. For the minion. Moreover, they have in- proved themselves by 30 per cent.. in all

past two months stilled anew in the economic field in physique and zest for work, above

had a a policy of Imperial co-operation what was already their high nation Germany has

favourable that was syncro-mess. al standard. When a whole genera-balance on her International trad-! which is having very beneficial re-

We are thinking now of buying tion has grown up under the Nazi ing. Despite exchange dificulties, a yacht or something which has ayatem Germany will have become her exports for the present year fewer dangerous curves than motor- nation of something like super-stand at 85 per cent, of the value ing and gives more opportunities

of our chvn.

for enjoying the scenery.

Presh apples Onta

Tobacco Iran,

Inst

barte, muldi

flavor hams

I'oultry

0,639,980

0.012.021

4,500,000

171,700

1,101.31

Fresh Beef

214 28,771

2,430.212 242.761

Fresht park

7,183

Hone

In4,801

269.839

Biden and skins.

57.401

Fix Su

D.GR

Dried sppies

opa...

4,474 4,370

Animal wit

The prison sentences recently imposed on M. ZinovieT und M. Kamency, for plotting against the Stalin regime, is further ulta.

Trials ... Increase

62,441

20.875

1,20,06% 107,692,260

MORALE AMONG WORKLESS men,

people.

After lean than two years of his ring. In response to the challenges Irate readers we always administration the following results of our

accept with this little saving stipu-·** stand to Herr Hitler's credit:-

1. German unemployed on the lation. Further enquiries then day he took office numbered 6,014,-revent to the challenger that ho 000. On November 30 this year would take all the glory and a pile they were 2,354,000.

of debta.

2. National and municipal Bud-

by

By what force has this land been 4. The Germans are fast making lifted from a despondent, dla-themselves independent of foreign couraged, disregarded condition to raw materials. They can now pro- its old place in the front rank of duce artificial rubber at no more the Great Powera?

than twice the present low price What magle has restored hope to of the natural commodity. Hun- German hearts, given to German dreds of research chemists un eyes the flash of courage and self-working at the development of arti confidence, and magnetised this ficial cotton and wool. They aro

and sympathetic treatment of 50 surprise the world. cial problems, the raising of relief

one-tenth of its cost,

5. Two hundred and fifty thou-

.

DUMB BELLES LETTRES

Gentlemen:

proof of the fact that directors brook no rivals. These two men and those associated with

A patched cont is a symbol of then may or may not

self-respect. Same garments have have merited punishment empty pockets because of inexcus-

(By Juliet Lowell) for treasonable activities, but, able holes in them, due to unthrift. that point aside, it is clear that According to the Christian Science

Wear A Fadeaway Corset Monitor, the American people, who there is no room in Russia to-day have nineteen million perans on

Schantz, Inc. for political thoughts which run the relief rolls, are beginning to

to the ideas of the show some impatience with the nt-minty nation until one feels in its hot-foot on a clue which may lead Mens Tailor contrary

midst as if one were in a gigantic to the discovery of a completely 746 Fifth Avenue titude of some of their fellow-

power-house? Soviet lenders.

satisfactory substitute for tin at New York City Democratic citizens who neglect, or defiantly

"HITLER." sentiment has no more oppor-refuse, to discharge such obliga

That in the whole answer, tunity of expression than it had tions to their communities as they Without Hitler none of thle would sand young men are in Voluntary

Kindly advise me as to the are quite capable of discharging. have happened. With Hitler under the old Czarist regime. In the opinion of this Boston news-limita can be set to the develop finest imaginable physical and social and do you make up pajamas, etc. no Labour Camps, benefiting from the cost of your suits made to order, When we come to look at the paper, so well known for its broadments in Germany that

may yet discipline. These are adding large The only thing that fits me ready three great dictatorships of the

ly to the real catate values of made is a handkerchief. world to-day-Russian, Italian funds either through voluntary During the past week I have bad Germany.” In two years 350,000 and German-we see that only contributions or taxation does not several opportunities of talking and acres of marsh and waste land have

depend

entirely upon aympathetic listening to this unique leader of his been reclaimed by their efforts.

G. One thousand four hundred that of Signor Mussolini secme sentiments towards the unemployed, fellow-countrymen not only in the to have passed beyond the phase Sympathy is inderd an important formal atmosphere of the Chan- miles of the finest motor-roads in when repented "purges" are factor, but by no means the only collar's office bat beside a glowing the world are nearing completion. one. Another factor is the belief, log-fire after luncheon as the short giving well-paid employment to deemed to be necessary to pre-or faith, that publie relief is help winter afternoon faded into dark- 04,000 men directly and 110,000 Is- serve the system. In the case ing the community and not simply ness, or in the spacious but simple directly: 4,000 miles of such roads of Russia, the recent "purge" is harming the recipients; and accord-suite of public rooms at the Chan-are planned.

7. Such a spirit of national only one in a long succession of Ingly a demand is being made that cellery, decorated to his own quiet

individual merits, character, and taste, where he entertained myself solidarity has been created that such events, and will not be self-respect shall in future play and some of his more intimate during the past two months an in-

I have just received another part in solving the plight of collaborators to an after-dinner con- mense sum in cash has been collect-of your merry little form letters by any means the last. The workless. The vast majoritycert of that German music which ed to help the poor this winter, telling me that I owe you $4.08. Soviet system has travelled for

while gifts in kind to an equal value Now, it might be a good idea for of since the days when Lenin and every sympathy and consideration.

the workless are deserving of is his only relaxation.

There is something in Hitler's have been contributed. The Sun your folks in the Claim Department Trotsky were held to be the The disturbing feature of the aftua personality which photographs him day I spent in Berlin was a monthly to have a little get-together with true-red exponents of the Com-tion is that the shiftlessness of one instantaneously and Indelibly upon "One Dish Day," on which I shared the good people of your Bookkeep munist creed. Lenin, had he fraction and the calculated Inso- the mind. His eyes have remark- a single-course luncheon with Herring Department and find out (Continued on Page 4). whether some of your bills are lived, would indeed have been lence of another combine to under-able power of magnetism; his low- fortunate had he maintained his mine the system of public and

pre-eminence through all the private rellef for the deserving.

vicissitudes and the emergence

or In

of rival personalities that have SOCIALISTIC TEXT-BOOKS marked the intervening years. Being dead, he can be given a

The London Labour Party, which show-place mausoleum without harm to the cause. Zinovieff the recent municipal elections in achieved very notable successos in and his co-plotters have now England, is appointing a committee been removed from the stage. to examine and report on all text- In the evolution of Sovietism, books used in the schools of London. some have gone this way and Particular attention will be given

"militaristic, some that. It was too much to] to any expect that all would develop capitalist propaganda along precisely the same lines, such is found, to substitute other such books," the idea being, where But the governing hand is still books for them regarded as "more Stalin's, as the latest batch for accurate and reliable." The L.C.C. banishment have been forcibly schools hereafter are to, be refused reminded. Which brings us for the training of cadet corps and back to the point that there is the taking of children to see, mili onetary displays. In effect, there is room for more than dictator in a country at a time, to be a new educational policy in London, one which will train the Those who would usurp the seat children to vote for those who in- of supreme authority, and have stituted their text-books. There is not the support of the machine no stronger belief embodied in

no

king to realise their ambi- Socialism than that which regards

tions, must go to the wall. They the children as the metal most may represent, in their views, a malleable for being hammered Into lieved that the hammering should opinion; that is neither here nor be done through the medium of there. They may even seek to state schools and the more dry-as- spread their Ideas through what, dust a programme that can be de- in truly democratic countries, vised for this purpose the better. would be regarded as constitu- No doubt it is well that children. tional measures; that does not should learn economics, provided matter, either. It is enough the text-books are standard ones that they dare to differ from and deal with what principles there those who have seized the reins are of a science which is purely exporimental. the economic

considerable body of political the Socialistle likeness. It is be-

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What Courta?

April 10th, 1932.

To a Gas Co. Dear Sir:

paid.

I can understand how you feel about it that paying bills is old- fashioned. But you never can tell There just could be a per- Bon every now and then who, in a sentimental moment about the good old days, actually does write a cheque for a bill of yours.

You may well wonder why I have not answered your various noten of the last ten weeks. Well, I just love a lot of mall. It so cheers me to know people think of me.

I have a confession to make. Your Inst couple of letters sounded a bit impatient. They threatened to take drastic measures for my not paying the bill I paid ten weeks ago The last letter gave me quite an inspiration; I decided to let you sue me and then to 'enter counter sult. Just play a sort of jolly game-first you sue me, than I sue you. I thought it would be such fun,

Was

But alas! The delightful pros- pect of being sued and, suing you, only too shortlived. : My" brother-in-law, a lawyer who always manages to take the joy of my bright ideas, said it couldn't bei done. He said you wouldn't sue |me for $4.08 (as if such an amount is to be sneezed at these days) that a Lady doesn't appear in the | Municipal Court: Now there's nothing left for me to do but get hold of a book of atiquette to find out what courts a Lady may appear | in..

Vory truly yours, Frances M. Anderson.

"(algued)

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