Show I Canadian U. U S. S Universities Offer Plan for Prosperity L' L Two Schools Offer Otter Prescription for tor War Post-War Depression in Pamphlet Entitled The and the Peace f i iBy L I By BAUKHAGE News evs Analyst and Commentator Service Union Trust Building I Washington D. D C. C Out of the part of the world orld farthest farthest farthest est from the fighting literally and interesting interesting interesting interest interest- figuratively has come an ing international prescription for the headache head head- cure of the worlds world's war post-war ache the ache the spell of depression that we have to be ready for he formula is summarized in a page 43 pamphlet that I wish everyone everyone everyone every every- read The title is The liThe one could n and ana the L me ine m cover is an earthy brown embellished embellished embel embel- with alternating rows of golden gold gold- en grain sheaves fat porkers and trucks It is a report made jointly by the Universities of Minnesota and Mani Mani- toba It has nothing to do with departments departments de de- de- de of state it has no official status beyond the fact that the American and Canadian governors asked their respective state universities universities universities to do the job It is a splendid to tacks example of the recognition of the common interests of two important areas lying on opposite opposite opposite op op- op- op sides of an international boundary line The gist of the report is this I. I Western Europe must arrange greatly to increase its imports of wheat lard and pork after the war II Canada and the United States must reorganize their automobile- automobile producing industries so that a maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum employment in Canadian factories factories factories fac fac- tories can be maintained cost of autos be reduced to Canadian buyers buyers buy buy- ers and American car output in in- creased III Agriculture in th the prairie ie provinces of Canada and the central northwest V t United States must con con- u n along the lines of agricultural agricultural agricultural tural specialization developed out of necessity during the war The Connection Now at first glance the connection connection connection tion between these steps may not be evident but the report makes the whole effort clear and also shows how the program can be carried carried car car- ried ned out There is nothing new new or revolutionary in the methods discussed dis- dis discussed discussed dis dis- cussed nor in the reasoning concerning concerning concerning con con- their results but a striking assemblage of data gathered and arranged in such a manner that it offers what wha appears to be a logical program o of 01 action In the first place the report shows how domestic economic policies the ones I 1 briefly summarized in inthe inthe inthe the three points above are in fact international policies It demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demon demon- strates with figures and explanation that sound and strong internal economies in Canada and the United States must have resoundingly important effects on the external world Examples offered to prove this include include in in- clude elude the figures which show how I the rise and fall of demand in Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada and the United States affected other parts of df f the world up to and after the depression hit us in 1929 In less than three decades imports imports imports im im- im- im ports in the United States of ten different commodities increased from to 1700 million dollars worth Take silk the yearly average average average aver aver- age importation of silk bought by the United States from 1901 05 amounted amount amount- ed to 45 million dollars In 1929 1 it had jumped to million dol- dol dol dol- lars mrs But when the depression struck it fell to million million- dollars in 1932 The total imports of the ten commodities commodities com corn dropped from 1718 million million mil mu- lion to million dollars dollars and and you youcan youcan can imagine what happened in the producing countries when these markets disappeared One interesting point brought out is that in this period of expanding trade both import and export in hi which Canada and the United States shared the MUTUAL interests of the two countries greatly INCREASED INCREASED INi IN IN- i CREASED and their competitive interests interests interests in in- declined Industry Predominant The report shows how agriculture agriculture ture has ceased to be our greatest source of wealth how industry has become pre-eminent pre and to maintain maintain main main- tam tain our agriculture a healthy condition condition condition con con- of f industry must be main main- tamed The old statement is quoted quoted quoted ed Tell me the amount of factory payrolls and I will tell you the price of meat and butter The plans for our own agriculture are fairly simple simple maintenance maintenance ot of the same type of specialization now going on The plan for Europe is ismore ismore ismore more complicated but since the question of whether the people of western Europe eat cat at all for the next few years depends largely on what Russia the United States and the other grain producing countries do these countries may be able to get western European countries to todo todo todo do what we want According to the l planners an an arrangement should be made whereby western Europe for fora 15 years would would a period period perhaps perhaps years absorb our surplus wheat pork lard and other farm products Production Production Production Pro Pro- of these products would be stopped in western Europe and resources resources resources re re- re- re sources saved would be put to efficient efficient efficient ef ef- ef- ef use The producing countries would assist in reorganizing European European European Euro Euro- agriculture to this changeover The producing countries would also agree to reduce certain tariffs so that the Europeans can pay for the agricultural products they absorb with goods they can make Of course there is the tough spot As for changeovers in agriculture it is pointed out that they are not new Minnesota was once the greatest greatest great great- est wheat producing state in the country That is no longer true Mixed farming has greatly in in- creased Diversified farming rose in Denmark and improved the standard of her people these people these changes come about automatically because the new type introduced pays better Similar changes it is implied could be brought about by ukase too Unfortunately space does not permit permit permit per per- mit a detailed review of this report but quite as important as its actual content are the forces which initiated ed it it-in it in the first place it brings to our consciousness the mutual interests interests interests inter inter- ests of this country and our northern neighbor which are plain to any American familiar with Canada and her people but which many in both countries ignore Again it shows how groups in two separate countries countries countries coun coun- tries can get together and work out steps mutually beneficial and likewise likewise likewise like like- wise advantageous to the whole world The most important thing of all however is the empl emphasis asis on the fact that domestic problems are frequently frequently frequently fre fre- fre- fre international problems Diary of a Broadcaster Let me tell you of of another crazy rumor story that I heard today t day It Itis Itis Itis is so old that it has whiskers but people up and down this land are listening and believing lieving b it A reliable otherwise hardheaded man told me that an acquaintance of his wife had a friend or relative who had a letter from her boy a prisoner in Japan The boy said that he was being well treated and then made a reference e to his stamp collection He had none so the remark got the people to thinking thinking they they repeated repeat repeat- ed it then the FBI or somebody took the letter steamed off the stamp tamp and under it was written written- Well before the man finished telling telling telling tell tell- ing it I said I know what was under it They've it-They've They've cut my tongue out How did I guess Well I heard that story a dozen times in the last W World orId war But to make sure I made a few inquiries simply to to check the pro pro- In the first place prisoners of war dont don't use stamps They cant can't write direct to their next of kin The messages all are relayed through the International Red Cross anyhow Before we got into the last war I Iwas Iwas Iwas was sitting on top of a Fifth avenue bus in New York reading an article by David Lawrence which reported how the department of justice had run down a story to the effect that sweaters knitted for the Red Cross were sold to soldiers The bus busI stopped stopped-a a Liberty Bond orator was ws w s I making a speech speech-I I listened He was telling the same story that the department of justice had run down and found it had absolutely NO basis whatever Remember this this' before you repeat these charming fantasies Enlistment Enlistment Enlistment Enlist Enlist- ment in the WAGS as fine a corps of American women as were ever gathered together has been slowed down by a cheap and dirty story made out of whole cloth and passed from one drooling lascivious mouth to another |