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Personally prosperous Richard Bedford Bennett, Premier of Canada, officially turned down last week the Dominion's chance of a lifetime to buy Labrador (110,000 square miles) for the bargain price of $110,000,000. Premier Sir Richard Anderson Squires of Newfoundland, who offered this bargain to Canada, desperately needs the money to save himself from another thorough pummelling and beating by Newfoundland's unemployed who demand a larger "dole." If the U. S. cares to bid for Labrador, now is the time...
...great fact of these ten years is that southern Ireland, called "The Irish Free State," has enjoyed far greater freedom than ever before. It has "dominion status," is therefore technically as free as Canada. It has even enjoyed greater prosperity during the decade than almost any other part of King George's realm...
...Canadian Premier Bennett has not had to use bullets; but Irish President Cosgrave has, by due process of law. Every year of the past decade batches of Irishmen who wanted a republic badly enough to fight for it have been shot. Spattering lead creates the practical difference between Canadian "dominion status" and Irish, for there is no legal difference...
...received his M. A. and Ph.D. from Harvard in subsequent years. He then studied at Heidelberg and Paris, after which he came to M. I. T., and later Harvard. He has done extensive travelling, often in connection with geological expeditions, and was a geologist for the Dominion of Canada during the international surveys...
...Crown." ¶ Announced negotiations had been be gun with the U. S. for completion of the St. Lawrence waterway. ¶ Determined "to maintain a policy of rigid economy, consistent with the dis charge of those . . . obligations, which is essential to preservation of the integrity and credit of the Dominion." ¶ soundness" Rejoiced of over Canada's the finances. "fundamental...