South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-16
CANADA UTILITIES WAR TO BOOST
P12OSPERTTY


PROSPERITY.
Canada proposes 20 utilize the Euro
pean war for the exploitation OF itself
as a land for travellers, for the tour
ist. land or beautiful scenery. This
year the people OF the United States,
heretofore sojourners in Europe, and
not yet definitely imbued with the idea
Of seing America frst-she United
States Of America in particular,-wil
be urged 10 include Canada. 1t is de-
MED that Canada is in state Of war.
IL is insisted that the impression cur
rent over here that the Canadian
province are in a great state of ex-
element is practically all exaggeTa-
ton. Tie Dominion is watchful but
rot nervous; patriotic but not warlike.
2'he Ottawa government has placed
no restrictions upon intercourse be-
tween Canada and the United States
by the institution Of passport require
ments, as reported 20 have been done.
and IL does not intend to. We have
this from Granault Agassiz. magazine
writer and publicity agent for the Ca
madam steamship lines in South
Bend yesterday. incident 10 a tour that
he is making of the United states for
the purpose Of dispelling fears Of Ca
madam restrictions engendered here.
and. OF course. incidentally, 10 urge
United States tourists TO use the lines
of his company when they travel by
water.
But on top OF this Mr. Agassiz car
ried with him unqualified assurances
from the Canadian government. Free
dom of locomOtion win be as broad as
between the United States and Canada
this year as they ever have been.
Canada wants visitors from this land
OF travel. and. according to Mr.. Agas-
siz. the traveller by automobile or the
traveller by rail is just as welcome as
the traveller over the Canadian lines
by water Here is a bit Of his own
comment:
AS a colony OF the British en-
pire she is doing what she believes
TO be her inherent duty TO the
extent of her ability in munitions
and men TO insure the success of
the cause, but as TO the actual
state OF warfare existing in Can
ada. that is. to say the least alb
surd.
Indeed. the visitor from the
United States will be more well
come this year than ever before,
for Canada feels that the struggle
in Europe will afford her an OPP
pOrtunity 10 exploit her wonder
full climatic and scenic advan-
tages TO the great travelling public
of America that may not recur
hin m aT1 OTv Of the DreSput
generation.
The transportation companies,
summer hotels and the various
tourists resorts are also preparing
TO make an unparalleled effort in
the same direction, and this
should be a banner year for all Of
the great summer Fairgrounds Of
the magnificent north country.
We mention it in passing because
there is a lesson IN it for the United
states herself. Canada is in an in
direct sense at war, but is seeking to
minimize that war instead of to exag
gerate il by calamity bowling and
other such processes as are quite Gus
tomary here in this country. Perhaps
the war itself is beyond exaggeration.
hut the best way is 20 make the best
possible OF the conditions growing out
OF it. in which regard we can at least
minimize the effects We do not be-
Heve, as many pretend TO, nor as Mr..
Agassiz asserts that this country
would have been in the thrOes
of an awful panic had not the war
broken out. Returning prosperity
was already on its way. 1t was re-
tarded for a few months rather than
fastened by the burst of bloodshed.
We needed time TO regain our breaths
and that was all. Now we have it. J
same as Canada has regained hers. |
and we can proceed with a returned |
sanity. The return is just as psyche |
logical as was the departure, and !
thanks TO Canada for her little con- !
tributiOn in helping It along.