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Thorne & Davson - r ., + Smithers, BC." | OUR COUSINS ‘OWN UNDER’ ; i BY HUGH SAVAGE, ‘DUNCAN, BC, It has takén thirteen articles to skim over a tiemorable trail from Vancouver'to Perth. _ There re- main a‘hundred topics to cram ||into this final column of fact and opinion. ‘If Canada and Australia and New Zealand are to grow greater together in the Britannic league, each must know more of the other, Therein lies a task and an opportunity for the press. The way to an imperialism which is safe and sane lies through the development of an informed and || bealthy nationalism in the Domi- nions, Australian people allude proud- ‘ly to their British: blood, tradi- tion and connection. Atthe same time thev are, I believe, further . Jladvaneed along the road to na- tionhood than are we in Canada, New Zealand, smaller and under |lone governing body, leads its neighbor in this respect. In Australia while there is no diver- sity of race or tongue, as in Can- ada, there are vast spaces; jea- lousies between cities and states; discontent urging the creation of New states; much bitterness and resentment, in Tasmania and es- pecially in Western Australia, against what isheld to be the influence of eastern interests, particularly in respect of manu- factures and the effect of tariffs, Everybody supports the ‘White Australia’ policy, which means white immigrants only, and Bri- tish preferred. The majority realize that the protection of the British Navy (which all do not realize means the British tax- payer) assures this, The cities rule, and Labor wields politicai power in all states save Victoria, The Commonwealth government is Nationalist, allied with the ‘| Country party, against Labor, Labor aims at all costa:-to keep ‘up the high standard of living. Its weaknesses appear in short- sighted fear that immigration || | will mean fewer jobs in the cities| $ in submission to . skilful minorities, sometimes of the Bol- shevist school, Another policy, generally sup- | ported, is the creation of a coun- try sufficient untoitself. To this and there are high tariffs and bonuses te protect secondary in- dustries. Consequent. rise in costs has adversely affected the primary producers, whose biggest market is overseas. Hence the Country party. .. Their aim is to reduce tariffs, but, in the mean- time, an effort is being made to {meet the situation by having two}- prices for the, products, the higher for the domestic market, the lower |. to meet: the export market com- ‘petition. ; This has begun now with but- ter.. established. There is compulsory co- ‘trate its application «in ‘Canada. farm production... Let: me iilus- With ‘sugar it has been). In Queensland the; ‘§tlaw.of supply and demand ia being|> : ~ defied. S/operation in certain branches of . Suppose thato our poultry industry be languishing. The government, empowered. by law, creates a poultry board of control on which poultrymen and government are represented. This board is all- powerfui and directs the flow of products, through the marketing agencies, The railways are own- ed by the gcverninent, so that shipments are entirely controlled. No minority is allowed to break down the organization which a majority may' set up. Every poultryman is “organized” ° or moes out of ‘business, After a few years it is permissible for a vote to be taken by the poultry- men to gee whether or not they will continue the system. We may decry bolstered indus- tries or production, but, for sume parts of Australia, they mean. people, and people mean protec- tion. Problems of defence are ever before our kinsfolk in both islands, *‘sea sense’’, There is compen- sation for their isolation in their comparative freedom to work out their own salvation: Hach has long had its own flag. What do they think of Canada and Canadians? Frankly, some of them do not think that we are doing anything like our bit to- wards the common naval defence of the Empire. Reducing this to one aspect, the; policing of trade routes, Canada ‘has po war- ships on: the. ‘Pacific, yet, has an) many times greater than‘ is theirs tous. One. of their statesmen. has said that for defence: Canada is relying on thé United States and leaving the other parts of the Empire to foot the common bill. These are hard things to an- swer, but there are reasons for + coef A Unique Problem Here is a Stasis trablem that will test the skill of the large number of our readers who. take pleasure in the rame. “This prob- lem originated in’ New South Wales and,° as’ far-as’ we are aware, has never appeared before in any Canadian publication. As a brain-teaser it possesses excep- tional merit, as most of those who try .it will readily admit. Send in your solution to the edi- tor: ; Y. a . HK, Jy. 10, rf . ; os Died 207° _ hor a Gye None Fs A se oo BY 5.—A, 6, 8 Do BK, 4, 2. H.—Q, “ = Spelt H.-A, 6, 5, 2 D.—8, 5, a ~ oD, —None,. C4, os vs O.-K.. aH —) 4 on . DAY 9. 6, SG —None..", 4 : Clubs’ aré tramps. It ia as lead; “and | AL ‘and. B.must make: six of the: eight: tricks: sainst a any defense. i - wy Both peoples have al | | payroll ‘|selves go.’ | flag of her own. realize more,.as do Australia and New Zealand, that by setting our| - own house in’ order. by under: | _. {standing of the worries of “our -....{sister Dominions and-the Mother: |. as “ [lands by going “‘all out’? for Can- | ifada, we shall be doing our share | i towards keeping togéther'a fami-| § Canada’s’ attitude. . Perchance the visit of Canadian journalists has enabled some Australians and New Zealanders to see that our conditions differ greatly from theirs and that, with their sym- pathy, co-operation, and, above all, understanding of our piob- lems, the causes of this criticism may eventually ba removed. Here again, more news of each other is needed, . News goes with trade. So far ‘the trade itreaty between Canada and Australia has brought out too much regrettable news, in that it has been made a political foot- bail. It must not be suffered to) share the fate of the League of Nations among warring politi-. cians in the United States. This treaty may not be perfection, but itis a long step forward to- wards better and more intimate relationships between the two Dominions. The flag not infre- quently follows trade: The motor should benefit’ greatly by this treaty, and consequent benefits to farmers and other classes should offset disadvantages. At present the latter are imaginary. Austgalian opinion unites. with the sensible Canadian view that the treaty be given a fair trial. We should be able to take their wonderful tropival and other fruits and their excellent wines. Australia has borrowed a lot of money, but she has a good deal to show for it, She has reduced her national debt, Aguinst the accusation of socialism place the facts that there are 4,000,000 ac- counts in the savings banks cre- ditéed with $90,000, 000, and that 56