Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1933, Page 7

AMERICAN PLANTS IN CANADA ARE HIT Increase of “Empire Con- tent” by Britain to 50% Ie Blow to Factories. BY MERWIN H. BROWNE. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontario, February 1. (NANA).—A blow which will stag- ger American branch plants manufac- turing nearly 30 commodities in Can- ada, and which may result in the transfer of many of them to England, has been dealt by Great Britaln in raising the “empire content” stipula- tion from 25 to 50 per cent for goods from empire countries seeking prefer- ences in the British market. ‘There is liftle doubt, it is believed, that the British action, effective April 1, was directed solely at the United States, due to the tremendous influx into Canada of Branch factories seek- ing to avoid high Canadian tariff rates, and at the same time gain entry to the British market. Death Knell of Many. Undoubtedly, the British hope force the use of more Canadian U!be and materials in goods brought into Great Britain from Canada. This w not concern strictly Canadian plant and the comparatively few American branch plants in Canada such as the two huge automobile concerns which already use more than 50 per cent of Canadian labor and materials in their product. But it will almost sound the death knell of many American branch plants here which will not be able to make & profit if they add another 25 per cent to their amount of Canadian manufacture, and which will be shut out of the British market if they do not. The Canadian market alone is not large enough to keep many of these plants going. ‘The net result, in the opinion of those well versed with the situation, may be the return to the United States of many plants which have been hav- ing a difficult enough time under Preunt circumstances, and the estab- ishment in Great Britain of plants to serve the British market. Thus, it is not at all improbable that the new British tariff* tinkering may have an effect reverse from that intended, and that instead of stimulat- ing Canadian labor and the use of Canadian materials, Canadian industry will suffer through the withdrawal of | American branch plants. The Canadian view, as expressed in the Canadian press, is that the Ameri- can branch plants will immediately employ addmonal Canadian labor and material and make plant additions to meet the new requirements, but this! is recognized as being in conformity with the Canadian policy of encourag- | ing American factories to locate in the Dominion. Capital Outlay Too Great. Several American branch plants have indicated, however, that the capital outlays which would bg required to in- stall new machinery in Canada to manufacture some of the items aflected would be too large to permit them to profit by such action. an Tave oo enchusaged ny ‘oo 1 years have encourag bo! Dominion and provincial governments, boards of trade, industrial commissions, the larger chartered pflnolr-l railway systems to establish manufacturing plants in Canada. But they have endured special duties on raw materials they import. Now the way for them has been rendered even more difficult by the British action, which was distussed at the Ottawa Imperial Conference and is an out- growth of that meeting. ‘Two of the most important items af- fected are automobiles and typewriters. The two largest automobile concerns are already above the 50 per cent em- pire content requirement, but there are many more American concerns, .t doing only assembly work in Canada, ;&fllch have been placed in a. difficult tion. This applies also to American branch plants here producing pharmaceuticals, cosmetic and toilet preparations. Many of the chemicals are merely brought into Canada from the United States in bulk form, and packaged here. This vill not meet the British requirements. Other Manufacturers Hit. Other American manufacturers in Canada who will be unable to meet the British requirements because of the additional expensive machinery re- quired will be those producing ma- chinery and scientific apparatus, certain types of electrical apparatus, cutlery, tools and parts, gauges and measuring instruments and cash registers. They are all included in the British list. Other products whose manufacturers will either have to make the added investment or content themselves with the small Canadian market, which is about the size of New York State, are glass and glassware, pottery and clay products, hollow ware, certain iron and steel products, aluminum, copper, lead, tin, zinc and alloys, implements, boots and shoes, leather, transparent cellu- lose wrappings, arms and ammunition, locomotives, aircraft, rubber manufac- tures, brooms and brushes, machine belting, sporting goods, toys and musi- cal instruments, clocks and clock cases, fountain pens and pencils. (Copyright, 1933, h{ummn American News- o e DR. BROWN SPEAKS AT ARMSTRONG HIGH Miner Teachers’ College Professor Addresses Midyear Graduating Class of 74. Rev. F. I. A. Bennett, school board member, presented diplomas to the 74 midyear graduates of Armstrong High School at comemncement exercises last banks and the! District’s Heroes in the World War Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel. 8 recorded in the ofllchl citation, antry American Expeditionary was awarded the Dls'-lnfll'-‘h Service Cross for extraordinary in action with the enemy near Vlerly which was not yet cleared of the en- emy. He was fired upon by enemy machine guns at close range in the town. He thm advance of the lines well beye Gen. Ely’s li\dumlhble bravery, dis- regard for his own safety, his devotion to his men and his frequent presence with them in the front line, inspired them to deeds of great courage and en- :ied the troops to take the town, de- spite strong enemy resistance made by Vastly superior numbers. Gen. Ely is retired and resides at 2540 Ms.ssachuse'.f.s avenue northwest, Wu.shmgton, c. MASS BETTERMENT 1S DECLARED NEED Rev. Ignatius Smith Speaks at Commencement of Eastern High. Improvement of the masses and pro- motion of good citizenship are the two | ereatest needs of the Nation in com- I bating the threat against national se- curity by injustice, insubordination, in- decency and irreligion, Rev. Ignatius Smith, O. P, doctor of sociology at Catholic University, sald in the com- mencement address at Eastern High School’s annual midyear graduation ex- | ercises last night. Education, Father Smith declared, | tends to enable people to supply these | and other needs. The other requisites, he said, include personal action and noble service, The graduates were urged to demonstrate their appreciation of their education by gratitude to their teachers, parents and their community through the development of the ideais he cited as necessary to national im- provement. This appreciation, he ex- meed., can be shown by honorable Rev. E. Hez Swem opened the exer- cises with the invocation. Eighty-one students who had com- pleted the four-year course were grad- yuated at Eastern High School midyear commencement last night, under the | chairmanship of Miss Jessie La_Salle, assistant superintendent of schools. William Brnard Spellbring presented | the salutatory and Mary Margaret Bat- tinieri delivered the valedictory. Dr. Wallace M. Yater, professor of medicine at Georgetown University, pre- sented diplomas to the 81 graduates, 'svhosc names were printed in Sunday's —_— NEW MAGAZINE OFFERED Oriental Outlook Dedicated to Peace in Pacific Regions. SAN FRANCISCO, February 1 (#).— The Oriental Outlook, a new magazine avowedly dedicated to peace in the Pa- cific, and increased commerce between America and the Far Easi, made its initial appearanc2 here today. Ashley Elder Holden, formerly of settle, is editor. He is a member of the Institute of Pacific relations and the Institute of world affairs and has trav- eled extensively in Japan, Korea and Manchuria. Wayne L. Young, formerly with the National City Bank of New York in Harbin and now chairman of the Asiatic Affairs Committee «of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce, is business manager. The opening issue features an article by Dr. Inazo Nitobe, member of the ananesn House of Peers. A “no-license” dnve to abolish places where liquor is sold has been started in Edinburgh, Scotland. nikht. u ‘Thomas L. Brown, professor of m studies at Miner Teachen Col- lege, addressed the gradustes. Garnet | ‘Wilkinson, assistant superin- Ex‘ment of schools, also spoke briefly. invocation and the benediction were said by Rev. Robert M. Williams, pastor of the Asbury M. E. Church. The All-High 8chool Orchestra pre- sented a musical program. - Diplomas were received by the fol- lowing : Junius Baskerville, Lawrence Butler, Cad Coleman, Arthur Davis, Melville Elliott, Festus Everhart, Vincent Fra- zier, James Galloway, Willlam Gross, Clarence Harris, Joseph Hawkins, Elias Henderson, Joseph Higdon, John Jones, Mackall, JANUARY 28% o FEBRUARY 5t | Kath- leen Harris, Frances Hill, Viola Jef- ferson, Mae King, Iretha Mudt, dred Mflel, Henrietta Mltd!lL Marjoric Beott Alice Simms, A].ml Smith, Sophia Smith, Sara Thompson, Blondel To- bias, Juanita Turner, Audrey Ornca Wallace, Arnetia West, Arnice est, Bernice' West, Amna Plnlce Wlll.lnms, Marion Woody, gustus Young. ADMISSION PRICES REDUCED! THE EVENING S'i‘AR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY. 1, 1933, HOPEFUL - VINTNERS SUMMON B Srernanonay BACK VETERAN WINE TASTER |sexé vich tne Chemist-Connoisseur of Industry Has Kept in Rigid Training Despite Being Away From His Profession' 18 Years. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, February 1.—An- ticipating the time when its products egain may be sold legally as beverages, 8 once great has called back into active service one est professional wine tasters, Albert luhmn.'ld His senses are 50 keen he sample vintages and name the dis- uuu in which the grapes were grown. ‘There is no fear of being displaced by the machine or the test tube in Lachman’s profession. Wine tasters, said he, are born and not made, and they guard their ultra-keen senses of taste and smell against stultification by BOSTONIAN % Longs % Shorts & dally routine that in some respects roaches asceticism. of America’s old- | high lest his tast> play tricks upon him. For 18 years Lachman has been away from his profession, but has kept his commandments sufficiently to permit his going into training at the request of vintners seeking his advice in preparing California’s present supply of bonded choice wines, totaling more than 20,- 000,000 gallons, for possible sale. His SHOES % Stouts dozea vats of the rermenwd Juice into a satisfactory vintage. A connolsseur, like a wine taster, has keen olefactory | Ris taste 15| Vegas, Nev. of Bela Lugost, film actor, the wine is expelled from the mouth. It never is swallowed. - | Bela Lugosi, HUNGARIAN FILM ACTOR IS WED TO BOOKKEEPER Creator of Screen Role of “Dracula,” Married in Las Vegas, Nev. By the Assoclated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif, February 1.— News of the marriage yesterday in Las and 21-year-old Lillian Arch, a book- keeper, was received here yesterday by Mrs, Stephen Arch, the girl's mother! Mrs. Arch said Lugost and her daugh- ter had been keeping company for two years, but she was unaware of their plans to elope. Both Lugw and his bride are of Hungarian descent. The creator of the screen role of “Dracula,” before becom- ing an American citizen two years ago, was an Hungarian subject, the son of Baron Lugosi, whose ancestral estates are at Lugos, Hungry. _— Birds of the l'l(b Ilmfl have all four toes pointing 4 TheYoungNens Yogp 1319-1321 F Street 2-Trouser Good staple colors and fabrics. Brown, tan, gray and blue serges. Gray, tan or brown Flannels and Tweeds of all colors. If we know men, and we believe we do—our Store will be taxed to its capacity . tomotrow. Never before have we been able to offer such matchless quality . . . matchless value and tremendous assortments at these two prices. are many advance Spring colors and models—all the suits are appropriate for wear right now or Spring . . . 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