Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-23
ME DAILY MAIL, London.-Once
more we draw attention in our
news columns to the ever-in-
creasing scandals which mark

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news columns to the ever-in-
4 creasing scandals which mark
the administration of the dole.
It is discouraging enterprise, fomenting
idlenesS and bleeding the taxpayer
white. 1t Is also grievously injuring the
large class of workers who genuinely
desire employment and can find none.
For them there will always be the ut
most sympathy. But unfortunately the
burden of the dole is helping to pre-
vent that expansion in trade which is
so sorely needed to give them work.
The report which has just been is
sued on dock labor shows that men who
are earning as much as S25 and even
$50 for two Or three days work are
claiming and receiving the dole. 1t is
small wonder that the cost CT the dole
is rising by leaps and bounds, and that
it has now reached $500,000,000 year.
No country can afford such expenditure
Yet so long as our ministers are in
Inundated by the Socialist extremists,
so long will this deadly form of waste
and decentralization continue. The first
reform NEEDED in this country is to put
the dole on sound basis, but for that
courage and leadership are required.
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Rain in Venezuela
Following Long Dry Spell.
FL Neuvo Diario, Caracas-After a
dry period almost unprecedented in the
annals of the republic, rain has finally
come to Venezuela, and though not as
yet general despite the proximity of the
rainy season, it has been sufficient in
quantity and widespread enough to
have produced immediate benefit.
Already the dried and withered To-
of A11A kr.AA =
lifeleSs grass have taken on a beautiful
radiance of green pastel shades most
refreshing to the eye, and comforting to
the soul after the dreary monotony of
universal brown.
The improvement Is especially no
ticeable and welcomed in and around
Caracas, while the available water sup
ply and protection has been increased
at time when the situation in these
respects was becoming extremely criti-
cal. The rain means life and wealth
not only to the planter and cattle rails
ers, with their crops and herds, but
to the city jewellers as we'll.
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Food Industries
Undergo Reconstruction.
U. S. S. R. Five-Day Bulletin, Mos
cow.-The food industries of the u. S.
S. r., including canning, milling, re-
filming and manufacturing, have been
subjected to extensive reconstruction in
recent years. Production has been con-
centrated and new machinery in
stalled. At the same time various ra-
tionalization measures have been in
troduced. as, for instance, the mocha
nization of production. etc:
In 1929 capital investments amount
ing to 143,000,000 rubles "a ruble is
normally SO cents) were invested in this
branch of industry, and during 1890
ass, 100000 rubles. During the first
quarter of 1881 an additional 97,500,0 600
rubles were invested. AL these meas
ures have resulted in considerable in
crease in the output per worker, as well
as of the general productivity Of the
food industry.
Thus, the number of employees en-
gagged in the canning industry, which
In 1912 amounted to ALSO persons, has
since increased to $3.50 in 1880 and
$3.50 during the first quarter of 1881
The output during these years was TO-
100000 cans IN 1912 and 227 zoo, 000
cans in 1880. The industry is mostly
concerned with the canning Of fish.
Practically no milling industry ex-
isted in Russia before the war. Almost
ali Tie gram WdS uAucu AL SLubu peas
ant windmills, the capacity of which In
many cases did not exceed couple OF
tons. At present the milling industry
Is concentrated in large flour mills. Ir
1880 the u. s. S. r.. enumerated 29s
big mills, besides lot of smaller ones
which milled about 100000 Russian
tons of various grains valued at 900,.
100000 rublcs ($450,00 000). During
tho FRS. quarter Of this year there were
in operation 334 big flour mills which
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