The sun., 1919-10-28

lected in the temptation to bring out
fully the Investment attractions of the
loan. Patriotism has been finely de-
veloped in the broad publicity effort on
the platform, on posters and in the
pressN
The general appeal pingles patriotism
and business. Great as were the achieve
ments of the Canadian soldiers on vari-
Gus fronts, and the efforts of the people
at home during the war. II cannot be
denied that the war made Canada rich.
For fifty years Canada had almost with
out interruption an adverse balance in
her trade abroad. In four years, be-
ginning with 1915, the situation was so
changed that a favorable balance was
piled up that more than wipes out the
adverse balance accumulated during half
century In 1911 exports of Cansd
were s290,000.000. For the last fiscal
year they were 1890, 100000. During
the current year exports are showing
up slightly higher. In 1911 imports of
goods by Canad totalled $3.50, 900, 900. In
the last fiscal year they were $4,000 :
900. The fiscal year ends March 81.
Savings bank deposits. despite the alb
sorption by the people of hundreds of
millions of dollars of Victory bonds, are
to-day higher than ever they were. Busi-
ness failures were never SO few. Rec
ords have to be searched back forty
years to find times i'm which there were
so few failures as during the last two
years. Bank clearings this year far ex-
coed even the high water marks. set up
by war-order prosperity.
This year the field crops of Canada
are estimated to have value OF
$3.50 100000 The figure is well in ex-
cess of previous years and is much
higher than was expected early In the
season. The value of the 1919 output
of other farm products is also away up
The years production of Canadian agri-
culturists would more than pay all the
national debt.
Country Hard at Work.
Not only are the farmers actively at
tending to business, but the country al
a whole has settled down to a period OF
hard work. Strikes. never serious except
during last May. have fallen away
greatly Last month there were only
sixteen strikes in the whole country
In August and September the number
of men who went out on strike was but
9,21i. The radicals and Reds In labor
circles appear to have been thoroughly
subdued by the sound. sane element
The soldiers, all of whom are now home
have proven steadying influence in
labor disputes. Employment Is on the
increase. the falling off in some lines
through seasonal causes being more than
compensated for by a great increase in
certain branches OF industry.
The readajustment from "a war basis
to peace basis has been almost effected
Munition plants have been converted
into peace goods factories. One of the
largest aeroplane plants on the conti-
nent, at Toronto, is now turning out
monographs for the foreign trade. Po-
litically the skies are not SO overcast
that business IS affected.
The last effort necessary to accom-
plish the readjustment from war 10
peace is the Victory loan of 1919, which,
it is calculated. will clear off all war
and rehabilitation bills and give the
country clean slate. Ordinarily Canada
can carry with ease all her ordinary
Government expenditures. Revenue
shows an increase this year.
factor tending toward strength Is
that three-quarters of the outstanding
securities of the Dominion are held by
Canadians.