New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

savagely. He ran about on all fours
with extraordinary rapidty, and his
knees had hard calluses on them,
while his toes remained upright, al
most at right angles to the instep.
Later he learned TO eat cooked food,
consented to sleep in his fathers hut,
and seemed to know the villagers by
sense of smell.
Mr.. Baker has contributed O detailed
story Of the case to The journal OF
the Bombay Natural History Society.
service men and civilians ara alike
registered.
There are still 100000 unemployed
women in the United Kingdom. and
the number is increasing The women
are divided into two classes, ex-service
and civilian. The ex-service women
are those who served actively in auch
soldier auxiliary relief organizations
rs the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps.
Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Women's
Auxiliary Naval Service, and in gov
crnment Offices.
posed Of munitiona workers and women
who went from the depressed luxury
trades at the outbreak Of war to Join
the necessities trades Both classes
are entitled to all the benefits men
toned above, but tho problem Of
woman's changed position at the end
of the war is serious one.
Particularly is this so in the work
ing class group. Women who left such
trades as the millinery trade, dress
making and fur fu. tEsds ss TO-; 70 enter t.; fss
former trades. and are Furthermore
disnclined to again take up their
former work. Servants, for example.
who for four years handled shells and
machines in munitions plants are
physically unsuited To domestic serv-
ice. There is big shortage Of serv-
ants in England. but the women have
developed liking for the freer life
of the factory and will not enter do
mestic service.
Immediately after the arm 'stice there
ticularly the luxury trades. This was
an artificial demand, caused by post
war enthusiasm and the buying hys-
terra, and soon dropped. In January
of this year there were $4,000 urem-
ploved in the British Isles. Then con-
ditions began to improve and the num-
Der fell to 100000 in July. The situa-
tion was altered, however, By the coal
strike in October and since then un-
employment has constantly increased
until $4,000 persons are out Of work.
Strikes q Great Setback
England's series Of strikes has com
plicated the situation greatly. They
have stopped manufacture in their own
trades and handicapped others. An ex-
cellent example of this sort Of thing
was relatively the small ironmongers'
strike of last year. 1t was o long
strike, stubbornly contested. Only q
small group was involved. But the
fact that castings could not be had
held up shipbuilding, locomotive build
ing, machinery making, printing and
the bui ding trades, and threw thou
sands Of people out Of employment.
Employers, therefore, are striving to
ing dislocation Of allied industries.
Furthermore, in order to keep their
organizations together they are often
running two shifts on small produc-
ton so that all hands shall find part
time employment rather than give full
time to few
That is the local, immediate phase Of
the situation. Everything is being
done that can be done. But meanwhile
the government is working out the
broad economic principle that trade
must be resumed and stabilized before
local conditions can be bettered
THE only way to relieve the situa-
ticn is to relieve the financial strin-
gency, and this means more production
and more trade says a representative
spends to the United States Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. The
Board of Trade is now working on poi
icics planned to restore normal condi-
tons.
New Policies Adopted
These policies are:
l. Open trade with Russia under the
Trade Agreement. This will involva
the adoption of q standard Of exchange
as yet TO be determined. The Russian
iuble is not entirely an acceptable me-
dium, and some form Of international
barter may result.
2. Protect British manufacturers
The Dye bill. which prohibits tho i'm
is an example of this. During the war
many industries, of which dyes and op-
teal goods are examples, were built up
at great care and expense. This trade
will now be lost unless protected
3. The Anti.Dumping, key" Indus
tries and Collapsed Exchanges bill
This bill is now under Cabinet discus
sion, and Sir Robert Horle is pledged
to introduce it as the frs. measure of
the new session Of Parliament after
Christmas. As its name implies, it is
protective measure to prevent dump
ing" foreign goods undertaking the
British market, the protection Of GER
tain industries regarded as "key" In
dustries In the economic structure and
to adjust in whatever measure posyi.
bic the exchange conditions.
These measures. it is hoped. win help
soive the two o.g prob!ems al p.o ~c-
ton and expansion. It Is interesting
to note that for the first time England
is restricting her famous free trade
pol cy in favor of protection. It Is OK
pected that the measured will be hot!y
contested in some quarters.
The problem, however, Is not one for
immediate solution. Trade and en-.
ployment are indissolubly linked And
trade grows slowly,
Meanwhile the unemployed parade
the London streets or strive to supper:
them selves on tho S. and So weekly
bonuses.