Evening Advocate, 1921-07-14

              HE EVENI1
Vol.    V1H.
Official Organ of The Fishergien^ j^rotecthre Union of ^gwfoundUncl
ADVOCATE,    ST.    JOHN'S,     NEW-FOUNDLAND, THURSDAY,
In Our MANTLE ROOM, |
Upper Building,
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AT HALF PRICK
THE RAILWAY
The "Telegram" backs up an
article in thc Hr. Grace Standard
in which that paper finds fault with
the only solution of the Railway-
problem that has been offered.   Thc
Standard speaks admittedly without   scn8er   and   sleeping
much knowledge of thc   situation
not only at present but thc situation
as created in the contract of Ippi.
It is very natural to say, let thc contract be' carried' out, but thc Colony's best interests must bc considered in any plan   that   can   be
ques are also evidence of thc Rail- and drawls a keen   distinction   be- NO COLONIAL PRO HI
way Cemmissiofi's desire  to serve tween th^ claims of Great   Britain        There is no general prohibition
the puplic and   change   conditions and thosf of the United States. He of foreign ofl companies in Africa,
which were a disgrace to the Colony "declares-J i Australia, New Zealand and  Ner-
into   a   terminus   which   provides 'State/nents made in thc foreign foundland,   where   exploration   is
necessary conveniences for passen- prcss that the British   Government now under way, he declared.
?crs*      \ is co-opecating' with British   com-      j Leases in   India,  however,  are „
The proposal to build new pas- mcrcial interests to secure an   oil granted only to British subjects, or.
cars    also tnnnopolyvarc entirely without foiin- British controlled companies*,
showed that Mr. Coaker  and   the dation, although through their con-      ' Th*-- annual production   of  this'
Commission   realized  how  out-of- stent repetition they  havc   gained territory, 1,200,000'tons, is, he de-
date the present cars are. There is
no dou|it that changes of this kind
will assjst getting increased revenue; people arc willing to pay
reasonable rates when accommoda-
carried out at this time.   In thc next tions.are in conformity.   There
year thc Railway problem will   pre- plenty of room for improvements in
sent a constant source of consider- tnis direction.
ation   for   thc   Government.    Thc The Opposition havc had their
future policy cannot be evolved in adjournment   and   doubtless   this
a month or two, and with a General cvening Will bc prepared to debate
Manager, such as will be appointed thc Railway Resolutions.   | Might
very shortly, in charge,   and  con- wc point out the fact that the sub-
stantly  on   the  job,   the  year   is fCct is properly not a p-alitical issue.
bound to bring  forth   results  and \i\% one Qf 0\-r big national protK *6f his naffon, inasmuch as 90" per
quide the Government   as   to   the |cmSi anfj cheap political claptrap is   cent, of t!|c navy is   now   oil-fired
future policy. unnecessary and docs not help. If   and thc merchant marine is increas-
some credence."
THEIR [ARGBST CONSUMER.
The foreign minister points out
that Grea Britain is the third
largest consumer of oil in the
world, yetlier home resources are
only I64,bl<& tons a year. Great
Britain, he* said, imported 3,368,-
000 tons u 1920, of i which sifty-
onc'pef!i_|nt. came from America,
thfrt-y*-sekr.n per cent from other
countxies^nd only two per . cent
from British possessions. He re-
fen to try increasing requirement?
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24 feet by 40 fathom
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ALL SIZES IN STOCK FROM 30 TO 80 RAN
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HEAD ROPES     CAST NETS
TRAP CORKS     LINNETS
LINES     • TWINES, Etc.
All going at VERY LOWEST PRICES
Bowring Brothers
In reading thc report of the
Commission, one cannot but be
struck by the fact that the efficiency of thc line was greatly in-,
creased during their term of office.
The track was ballasted and put in
j bolter shape than it has been for
yqirs. We do not think there were
any fatalities during the year, 'and
the..number, of accidents was practically- negligible. This in itself
*(♦.!proves"tha't'one of the first matters
% attended to'by Hon. W. F. Coaker
xjas Chairman of thc Railway Com-.
jjjj3 mission was to make the line as safe
(*: ns possible tot the travelling public.
(|)iThat he was successful in a great
x I degree is unquestioned. The ncces-
x   a iy alterations   at   Port aux Bas-
tlvere arc other solutions, let them
be brought forth. Let us have thc
problem debated along sane business lines and as each member of
thc House would deal with a similar
problem in bis own business.
THE OIL WAR
Vehement denial that Great
Britain seeks to control the world's
undeveloped oil fields is made by
Lord CuKr-on, Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, in' a memorandum despatched to Sir- Auckland Geddes,
Ambassador to the United States,
and now printed in a Parliamentary;
white paper,     i  :
Lord Curzon reviews .the situ- v sidiaxy of thc Standard Oil Com
ing in thc, number  of  oil-burning
ships.
Taking up the British oil producing possessions one by one, he
points OU.Vthat no restrictions have
been placed by the United Kingdom
on oil exploitation in these territories, although there were some
restrictions during the war which
have now-been removed.
Canada's production, Curzon declares, is fo,O00 Kin a ft'yBW. and on-y*-
cxploitatjbn is* confined to British
rcgisterctj companies. "However,"-
hc remarked, "thc Imperial Gil
Company! Limited, which is thc
chief CaJfadian exploiter, is a sub-
ation in thc colonies  exhaustively   pany."
1
clares, wholly insufficient for British needs.
There are no restrictions in
Trinidad, where there is a production of 250,000 tons, with favorable
prosp3Cts for more.
' In British Honduras and Niag-
eria there arc no restrictions in private lands, but the Crown -amis-
are leased only to British Subjects,1
as in Trinidad."! In Jamaica, the
Barbados, and Egypt there are no
nationality restrictions.
NO COMPARISON.
Lord Curzon declared that no
parallel could be drawn between the
British Empire, with its small scattered production, and the United
States, which produces two-thirds
of thc world's output.'
"As a matter of fact," he says,
"thc foreign companies to which
America has thrown open her fields
are mostly registered in America
aad dispose of their oil in America."
Hc declared the United States
controls eighty per cent, of Mexico's
output, wiht Great Britain ands6me
other nationals, chiefly thc Dutch,
Through thc regulations introduced in thc Philippines, her only
detached territory, last year, the
United States appears to be adopting the very policy for which Great
Britain has been so badly condemned," he declares.
1 EUJfiUENT SPEECHES MADE AT THE
MATERNITY HOME FUNCTION
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
<*'lof  Iho    Salvation     Army's    cardinal
'&  principles.    Itn adherents everywhere ntttX   Ma
^;ohshr—
rapulatlons for their generous activities  he   had  amplo    opportunity    to
realize tbe great work In  which, the
Army has ensealed.    He was present
in Chicago at a large social  Instltu-
!f.^..c.0   tion at  a meeting composed    of tbo
:harg-   poo,.,,^  and   m08t  destitute    people,
iuding    mnny     who    had      been
ught to the lowest steps ot dead-,
on and degradation through d ink'
vice:   and  wbat greatly Impress-J
Sir Richard **cd  ^,m   wa.  tbat  the  tauie,.  of   timt
G..iand    W. grcat conventton. dn addressing those
anVl  Minis- walf. of g^^y, Mi to them:— My
r Richard In trlend.   two  years ago  1  was  down
and Imprea-. ^nd out Hke vou Bre t0.,iay, wnen by
tho kindly cf-1
Salvation  Army,   1   wrs
helped lo take thc step that has   ut-
od me to tbo position I now occupy."
In a beautifully worded peroration ho
extolled   the     work     of   tbe     A my.j
presaged  for   It   evcr-lncreaalng   success,    and    ihoartlly    congratulated
Commander,    Officers    and    Soldiers ]
on   the    erecUon    of  aa    Institution
clous Majesties, who have eyef'r'boen
foremost  in'this  respect and r^    felt
sure  that   we  are  proud  of Oft tact
that  In  thc  person ot Sir Ale Jnder
Harris, they bad ono   who  w«£ «ver
ready   to   uphold   and   support' every
good cause and worthy  public  move-
was also marked for its
clarity    ot    expression,
which was highly commented
spectators   was   the   beautiful
.tion given to sovor-1'hymni
that tbe Army has In its rank!
lor   musical     talent.     The     ajTui
ments were a credit to the contra.
and   builder.   Mr.   W.   fummli fci
member of the Army. I
rt,"
rt u*on by,
:ul   rrmtl-
ins.' showing
ranka*Jiuper-'
S*xc>(tiiry.SLr
I. s Alexander Harris. Hon Sir It
Squlrca K.C
II. Jennings f
ter of Public
his peculiarly
slve style lauded the Salvation Army. \^~ oVecVot'Qoa'
which   was   faithfully     doing     oft—'
against  great  material  handicaps
splendid   work   In   tho  world  In     I
Informal    and    spiritual    works
mercy and charity.   The world woi
the spirit of helping one another
be observed socially and from I
religious   viewpoint.     This   was   c
1 which    would
I  city
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fjj*. j nothing undone to roll*
A lute to help the "down a
> j "It is not," said Sir
•;u j matter ot ereed or sect,
'■■*. of h..iplnc all who are
(jjf. jpeclnlly the victims of
(if • fortunate   circumstance.
Lunenburg Fish Fleet'
Lands_Calch
Shortage lor Spring Trip Ist_tJtt0
Quintals Below  19.1 fat**-
LUNENBURG. July 1—The3ainen-
burg fishing    fleet    has  lanfTft    lt«
for   1
of Newfoundland for
work. In comparing t
of 1921 and 1921, It wi
the shortage of about
reported earlier ln the
been made up. This shortage
Report Of Quarterly i
Meeting
N.UV.A.   BOOMS    ADELAIDE   ST. j
1. A motion put and carried that
this Association condemns the cut- ril
ling' of wages by    the    Employers
seeing tbat the commodities of lite
does not warrant it.
.2. That this Association passed a
Resolution condemning. th» clerks
and office bands who H»orked un-
loadlng the vessels whilst tho US.'
PU.  were on strike  for    a    llvlngj
.    ,    I THE ROSALIND
3. A letter was received from ARRTVFS
Mr. V. Snow ro cutting of Civil AKK1V1W5
Servants wages. Wrote ln repiyj The S. S. Rosalind arrived here at
to try for organization, and tbat S.3p a.m. to-day bringing a fair
we would gladly assist them at any freight from New York via Halifax
lime should lt be possible to do so.   and a large* number'Of passengers tn-
4. The Quarterly reports being eluding over 50 round trippers from
read showed a good improvement the United States and some people tor
over the    previous    quarter.    Tho Dr.  Orcnfell's  establishments  north.
• 5. A  Resolution  v
the N.I.W.A   places Itself on rt
that   we   give    tbe    LS.P.U.
moral support.    States that v,
i    nothing    detrimental    to
them, and tbat we publish t!
ln thc form^of a Resolution.
J. E. COOK.
18(1 Water St. Wesl. *■
July 13th. 1921.
July 13th. 1921.
gH | Passenger and Freight
Al>YEitTLS£ IN TllU EVENING ADVOCATE.
,nd no typo of human- and a mnteB of wiA,
be helped to hB(, w0rke<j go   ^i for ita estsbllsh-lmuch smaller tl
'    In   1920,   68   vessels   land)
quintals   on   their first   sprir
and 8*8 vessels {anded 57.260 jiuint ls
lire destl- Jennings,  tn  }ho course of his    j-e-|°n Ihelr second spring trtps^ *here-
'     "21. 5 vessels    landelf 3..-10O
the   first  trip  and >i    the
economical one,  nor even second tflp. 66 vesaols landei.6«, 76 S
need,   es- 4 question of preferential tarlfls bjjt'quintals.    In comparing lhe Wal" of
e and un-  rather a sentimental tie and one of!both   trips,   87.625   quintals   fy-  1
Ho   spoke the greatest  factors In  lhe strengM-'»nd 61.676 quintals for 1921, lyiv
recounting enlng'of that bond, Is that the rulers' shortage this spring of 2B.8t05qt
the  good  works  performed    by    the of the Empire had been for genera-1    Th()  aVerag«   per   vessel. L wi
Salvatton Army, for  he had personal Hons   in   the   forefront   In   upholding
experience    with    the    philanthropy and  supporting  every  movement  foriyegge;s  Kreraged  650    quint►>,   t Is Q
and   altruism   with   which   they    are the betterment of humanity and tbe gpr|ng    with 23    veasel-    '
idowed.   In   the   great      American high moral  principles that make fcr average ls 898 quintals.
ot   New   York     and   Chicago, th* improvement of world conditions.! _________
there   must   necessarily     b* Newfoundland had been Orttmate In     _gr ADVERTISE
of their Ora- TUB AD?(
ute  of  thanks
t Ills  Excellency    the  Governor.    .V
- Jennings,  tn  (ho course of his    r
'marks  referred to the fact that tl
i tie   which   binds   the   British   Empire!Quint
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