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Maybe Mr. Fagan ignores this was the first white settlement in the New World: that the first university and the first church in this continent were established in the Dominion Republic. He may also ignore that Columbus' remains are kept in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo...
...between the U. S. A. and the U. S. A. Nor will he have to learn his job, for he knows U. S. business well, was onetime South African Trade Commissioner in the U. S. South African trade with the U. S. has doubled since 1923. Last year the Dominion purchased $55,000,000 worth of goods from the U. S. (automobiles, machinery, farm implements, clothing). The U. S. imported $8,000,000 worth of South African commodities (wool, diamonds, sheep-skins). In 1925 South Africa (pop.: 6,928,580; size: 471,917 sq. mi.) had 70,000 motors: today...
...comes in via Canada. Minister Euler definitely rejected the U. S. proposal that Canada, by act of Parliament, prohibit clearance papers for U. S. liquor cargoes, explaining that such a prohibition would "drive the traffic underground, saddle us with heavy expenses and do our neighbors no good." Continued the Dominion official: "Liquor in Canada, whether we may like it or not. is legal merchandise. Once liquor has paid the excise, it is as free as other legal commodities ... for exportation." "...Our citizens would be corrupted [if export liquor were outlawed] the traffic would be diffused. . . . The Canadian law would...
Most modernly civilized part of Africa is the area of British dominion. South Africa. Native whites call themselves Afrikanders. Their language is Afrikaans, a modification of Dutch. They have a South African Association for the Advancement of Science. That Association last week began a fortnight's entertain-ment of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Capetown, Johannesburg, Pretoria. If the British Association met in the Dominion of Canada, Canadian and U. S. newspapers would tersely refer to it as the B.A.A.S.. or "British Ass." South African papers last week avoided abbreviation, for a great part...
Last week there was action in embattled Hollywood, where Actors' Equity Association (theatre union) is struggling to gain dominion over cinemactors. Observers were delighted. Previously the pother had lacked punch (TIME, July 8). Chief among Equity desires is that cinemactors shall be forced to work under protective Equity contracts, which regulate working hours and conditions...