18 Jul 1934
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1934
Page
1
Public notice from The Medicine Hat News Limited describes home and mail subscriptions with prices, carrier routes, and distribution control. It requests readers contact the Circulation Department for missed or careless delivery and to apply for service.
The Victoria Times argues it matters less who attends King’s anniversary events than Canada being properly represented. It says Prime Minister Bennett lacks a mandate to attend another empire trade conference and urges dissolution of Parliament for a general election by October, noting four years in office and calling for an accounting.
A Toronto Globe letter recounts a U S family facing harsh treatment at Canadian entry. The piece urges Ottawa to improve tourist handling with courtesy and fair practice, noting duty concerns on small personal items and proposing reciprocal duty free limits for Canadians visiting the United States.
A historical note argues that travelers should have reasonable exemption from customs duties on items brought for their own use. The statement reflects viewpoint on duty relief for personal effects and emphasizes practical consideration for individuals.
The Spectator views Lloyd George remarks on empire power and peace, noting criticism of current foreign policy. It questions where he would stand on collective action and Manchurian issues, echoing a broader doubt about ministers against war and the need for a enforceable peace system.
In the French Chamber of Deputies a former finance minister urged lowering prices or the franc. The government pledges to defend the franc, amid rentier economics and postwar devaluations. Critics say gold standard defense harms trade, while others favor import quotas and tariffs.
The Spectator notes Britain the United States and France agreed at Geneva on an arms traffic scheme modeled on opium control requiring export licenses and import certificates with details routed to an international Perm anent Disarmament Commission. Some key nations have not yet accepted it though.
William Allen White offers a mordant essay on social balance and perception. He argues that smart people can misjudge politics and business while average individuals run the world, yet intelligent elites may become antisocial or corrupt, inviting popular correction.
The St. Thomas Times-Journal recalls Prime Minister Bennett calling perjury widespread in courts and agrees with the paper that Ontario elections saw much perjury, though speakers were not sworn to tell the truth.
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