Evening star., 1933-10-03
High Lights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands
VIENNA Statistics re-
veal that since the first of the
v year the national or federal"

Y VIENNA Statistics re-
veal that since the first of the
" year the national or federal"
government has found work
for 1892 Austrian unemployed.
Within the last six months the road
building schemes have kept 10,029 paid
day laborers constantly employed,
while 2,310 clerks, engineers, surveyors,
and machinists have had more or less
regular work with the same enterprises.
Tree-planting, irrigation and drain
age contracts during the same period
have kept busy another 12,491 work.
men.
The others have been placed with
railroads, water-supply projects for
towns and villages and municipal
beautifying All are paid for their work,
and all are nominally. at least, govern
ment employees, though much Of the
work performed is for the advantage Of
local areas and restricted populations.
The Austrian Federal Railways are being
electrified in sections, which affords oc-
cupation for many skilled and semi
skilled mechanics. The finding OF en-
ployment in this and other ventures Is
steadily going on, and 1t Is practically
assured that in few weeks at least
$4,000 Of our so-called army OF unem-
ployed will have found lucrative occu-
patton under the fatherly dispensations
of the central government.
II ~
Chile Urges Planting
of Peas and Beans.
Ell Mercurio Santiago.-The minister
of agriculture has departed on hur-
ried trip to the north to inaugurate a
campaign of intensif1cation in the
planting Of peas and beans, which seem
to be the edible products least assailed
by insects and vegetable blights. On
these two species Of agriculture man
can certainly survive until sucp para,
sites are checked or eXterminated, ano
the cattle never find any deficiency OF
pasturage for grass and weeds seem
everywhere to flourish without these
Affections The minister will go all
the way to africa In the cited direction,
and then, this missionary journey COM
pleted, will probably visit the provinces
TO the south
In Coquimbo he will discuss with the
authorities the colonization projects
now being advanced in that region,
where rather diverse agricultural prob
lens have been encountered. 1mml-
grants and others thereabouts have
persisted almost exclusively In the
growing Of wheat of dozen different
varieties, most of them imported and
little adapted to the soil or climate
These people, especially. must be con-
verted to other exploitation OF the land
+ H. Il X
Newspaper Promotions
Deplored in Britain
Irish Independent, Dublin I'VE
have given up selling newspapers-we
give away mangles and ask people to
accept the paper as favor"
This quotation was made by Sir
Emsley Carr, the president, in his open
ing address at the annual conference OF
the Institute of Journalists, at East
bourne, in the course of which he con-
demned the insane competition" IN
the British newspaper circulation war.
He expressed the conviction that moth
ing was to be gained by buying circu-
lation in q bidding contest, but that
much was to be lost.
"I am not" declared Sir Emsley Carr
opposed to any legitimate form OF en-
terprise; but is there any one here who
will admit that a free distribution OF
washing machines, pajamas, pillow
cases, silk stockings. fountain pens, ano
even more elaborate gifts, such as gold
wristlet watches, to capture any and
everybody is consonant with the tradi-
tions of British journalism?
What the future holds" he de-
clared, depends entirely upon the
sanity Of those now engaged in reck-
less battle for circulation.
Money which should be spent In the
better management and production OF
paper, in improving the conditions
under which tho journalist works, Is
nov be,ng 'i-,re''y thr'wn fr'py."