Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1930, Page 58

14 FRENCH WORKERS KEPT OCCUPIED Lelsurely Supply, Steady De- mand and Immigration Rules Explain Condition. By the Associated Press. PARIS.—France is proud that ihe(‘ has no unemployment, although her | business suffers from the world-wide | depression. Paul Reynaud, minister of finance, told the American Club that France is better off than her neighbors. He esti- | mated French reduction in trade as 10 per cent. Premier Andre Tardieu, in another address, admitted he was an incorrigible | optimist and said he had reason for| being so. 1 “Shake off the load of dead ideas that burden the living,” he urged. “Be- ware of the epidemic of grumbling that seems to be attacking individuals, classes and peoples. Be faithful to the oy of work well done, expressed in nce in a song of centuries Just how France is traveling with rea- sonable comfort over the slough of despond is explained by economists as a situation of many factors. Unemployment Little Bother. Unemployment rarely has bothered the French, they say, because her sys- tem of work is based on the full order book. Men aren't laid off often because a business firm seldom takes on men | for a rush period but keeps the old staff | busy all the time, advance orders car- | rying over any slack months. As em- | ployment is constant, buying keeps up Iairly well. The war reduced France’s manpower by a million and a half. To replace this loss great numbers of immigrant laborers were admitted under temporary ministry of labor licenses. Now when unemployment threatens the ministry merely stopped labor immigration. Depression, nevertheless, is recog- nized as affecting France to an increas- ing degree. One indication is the auto- mobile industry. The largest plant here in April showed a drop of 7 per cent in output from last year and in May_this reduction became 25 per cent. Some other makers did slightly better includ- ing Ford, who is reported to have im- proved slightly on last year's production of 1,000 cars a month. Other American cars have svlflrrfld‘ badly this Summer, which is attributed | to the disposition of the average French- man to buy lower-priced cars. Luxury types, both French and American, 1 as usual, the rich being rich and want- ing to spend their money. More Difficult Lines. Other lines are more difficult to check, but trade papers and economists gen- erally agree trade is slackening in France although prices ‘are keeping up. This maintenance of prices, indced, 18 one cause of disaffection, which finds expression in the strikes, particularly in the textile region, against the new social insurance system. This insurance re- quires contributions of 4 per cent each from employer and employe, with addi- tions by the government as necessary. As many as 100,000 men were on strike at one time, demanding pay increases to balance the workers’ contribution Their spokesman directed attention to the increasing cost of bread and to the failure of commodity prices to fall as business declined. Tourist trace last year was bad and got & bad start this year, both because of depression in the United States and other countries and because of the weather this Summer discouraged trav- eling. But, with all these difficulties, France maintains a tone of optimism, obeying the cheerful injunction of Premier Tar- dieu to banish grumbling and with a certain contentment in Prance's posses- sion of $1,800,000,000 in gold, the high- est per capita in the world. e e MANY HARD DRINKERS FOUND IN BULGARIA Survey Covering 452 Villages and 14 Towns Shows Only 68 Villages Saloonless. SOFIA, Bulgaria, (#).—The depart- ment of Bourgas, Southeastern Bugalria, consumes an enormous amount of liquor. An official survey covering 452 vil- lages and 14 towns showed oniy 68 villages without a saloon. The remain- ing communities, with a total popula- tion of 465433, possessed 1.929 saloons, one for every 248 inhabitants—men, women and children. The survey showed, too, that in 1929 the inhabitants of the district drank an average of 30 quarts of strong liquor each. These potent beverages had a value of $2,000,000, about $4.50 for each inhabitant. PEASANTS STRIKE OIL “Polish Corridor” Scene of Unusual Activity Since Discovery. TUCHOLA, Poland, (#).—Discovery of oil in the “Polish Corridor” has caused great interest here. The Summer started unusually dry and a number of peasants noticed in their wells a greasy liquid with the fla- vor of gasoline; while in the center of the little city of Tuchola a local baker, who drilled a new water well, found in 1t nothing but crude oil. This oil burned with a light flame even before it was | refined. A geologist has begun investigations to determine whether the quantities of oil In the Corridor are worth exploita- tion. Poland has rich oil wells in the southern_districts and its annual out- Em, is the largest in Europe next to umania and Soviet Russia.’ Arabic Manuscripts Acquired. JERUSALEM (P).—The Jewish Na- tional and University Library has ac- | quired two Arabic manuscripts in He- brew script. The one is “The Science | of Logic,” by the Arabic philosopher, | Abu Hamid Algasali, the other a sum-| mary of the Aristotleian philosopher by the same author dating from 1498, MISS MARY LOIS SWINK, ‘Whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Autumn Dances Eny'oyea At Old Point Comfort OLD POINT COMFORT, Va., Sep- | Embi tember 13.—The first of the series of the Chamberlain-Vanderbilt Autumn dances held in the hotel ball room this eve- ning was largely attended and the many Army and Navy officers present in dress uniform helped to make it a gala_occasion. 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An Ameri: can who tried to “shoot” the country chine confiscated Rome two weeks ossession of it Black Crepe oih. olf Col and Cufts Furs used on these lovely Coats Rich Fur Trims RUSSIAN RED FOX, FITCH, PERSIAN BEAVER, KRIMMER, WOLF, RUSSIAN CARACUL, KIT FOX, KOLINSKY, Black Imperata issian Caracul Collar and Cuffs (#®).—Tour~ “stills” with them should not try to| use them when crossing even th's peace- | Only genuine natural . C., SEPTEMBER 14, INDIAN PRINCE | BY CARROLL BINDER. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, England, September 13.— It's a long way from the holy Ganges River to London. but India's richest landowner, the Maharaja Bahadur of Darbhangs, will fulfill Hindu law by washing away his impurities in Ganges vater every day he is in London for he round-table conference beginning October 20. Every week during the conference, which may last for months, the fastest Mixed with plain London rented for the duration of the con- ships will carry the holy waters of | <ide of this fortified zone had his ma- f Allahabad in sealed copper vessels to | cross forbidden dark waters. and had to wait in| London. before he regained! water in the bathtub of the mansion ' the God Shiva in a chapel in his Lon- | here and has purchased 10 automobile: 1930—PART THREE. WILL BATHE IN GANGES WHILE IN LONDON I{erence by the Darbhanga magnate, this leader of Hindu orthodoxy will th | fulfill the ancient mandate of a daily bath in the Ganges, First of Line to Cross Sea. Darbhanga would not have been able to confer here with his brother Indian princes and_politicians regarding the future of India if his strait-laced father were alive. That religious man strictly observed the Hindu ban on ocean travel, but_ his son is more liberal and thus is the first of his line bravely to Nevertheless, he will daily worship There will don house. be a fresh | image of Shiva molded in wet clay daily | upon the 70-odd delegates. The British here, while leaves of the Bilva tree, es- | are making elaborate arrangements to sential to Shiva worship, will be brought | keep them warm during the severe Win« from India by airplane. ter, to which most of them are unac- By plane also will come steady ship- ‘ customed. B FILM MUSICIANS QUIT ments of the Betel leaf, which every Indian requires to complete a good | dinner. These leaves will be picked | every Tuesday and packed in dampened | bamboo :unkel;. which_ aviators must | e moisten daily during the long voyage.| MONTREAL. September 13 - Other greens required for curry are Musicians emploved i four Mor(:‘taren ,being_grown in English hot houses| theaters, controlled by the Famous | preparatory to the the | Players of Canada Corporation, went Hindus. on strike yesterday. 750,000 for Expenses. | Refusal of the musicians of the Capi- i s o | tol Theater to accept the terms of & The Indian government allows each | new contract led to the walkout of delegate $500 a month for expenses and | members of the Musicians' Protective $7 a day for food, but the wealthy Ni- | Association employed by the Imperial, |zam of Hyderabad has appropriated | Loews and the Palace Theaters. Signs | $750,000 for the expenses of his suite, | were placed in front of the theaters to- | has rented one of the costliest houses | day announcing the vaudeville programs ! would be suspended until & settlement 500 Indians attending had been reached with the musicians. 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