Evening star., 1938-04-17
WRITERS DISMISS TRADITION
Travel Magazine Finds French Canadians in Rebelo,s or
Nationalist Mood-Dutch Wndmills Doomed
Other Things Changed Trailer Wisdom

rent by jealous discord, its oldtimers,
In their sturdy fashion, faithful to
their pioneer memories and refusing to
be enticed into any new-fangled in
novations--the progressives bitterly
rejecting the conservatism of their
opposers and Howling with Derision!
Is 1t not scene to 60 down in history?
Oh. Amerlca-our country!
And then consider, II you will, the
Crisis which has by now grown out of
the original Problem. For, as the
editorial continues, AT this years
convention the association faced
another crisis because Of that name.
The City OF Sarasota declined to ex-
tend an invitation for the next conven-
ton on the ground that the continued
association OF Tin Can name with the
city has become injurious publicity for
the city throughout the Nation. ."
So there you have it. The oldtime.
standpat members backs are against
the wall. They, with their pioneer
memories. are clearly out of date ard
a relentless modernity threatens them,
VIII they hold out? Or will they bow
to superior numbers? How will this
Crisis be averted?
Well. the kindly editor of AutomobNs
and Trailer Travel is offering his serv-
ices as mediator. He is for arbitra-
ton. An enlightened fellow, obviously.
Maybe tragedy can be held off after
all. Amerlca-our country-indeed.
TWO names which appear in Auto
mobile and Trailer Travel as being
OF importance in trailerdom persist in
troubling the reviewer. One is tha.
OF the secretary Of the Metropolitan
Cnlcago Association and the other is
that OF the Oldest and largest trailer
organization in the East" Somehow.
tney seem particularly unsuitAd for
men and companies engaged in pro-
noting travel in CONSTRUCTED quarters.
Inc secretary is called Mr.. Crowdus.
And the name Of the organization
Is the Plnches Pleasure Trailer Corn.
EOR the rest Automobile and Trailer
Travel offers, among other things
ads OF complete outfits of clothing
which can be gotten into easilv in
small space. a bookshelf of trailer
literature (oh, well, the reviewer ,s
hardened), directory Of trailer parks
and an ad of folding boat. THIS
last interested the reviewer psrtieu-
larIy. Is 1t for use in foods? Or when
your trailer stalls in front of a broken
Gam? Or what? Well, ANYWAY. II
gives nice adventurous tone TO the
trailing idea.
MILL in journeying mood. the
reviewer next picked lip Travel.
the monthly put out BY Robert NJ
Mcbride & Co. 1t is as pleasant this
issue as ever
one OF its most interesting articles
is on Finland. 1t is given over tn
discussing that question which must
come up in every Americans mind
whenever the name OF the tiny North
Europe republic is mentioned-how
does Finland pay her debts7 Its
author Is Sydney A. Clark and he
submits the following answer to the
query:
How does Finland pay? BY being
An outstanding national success in a
troubled world that has all but con.
fessed failure. And, more specifically.
by achieving an almost phenomenal
success with her intricate system of
cooperative societies.
OF the country's unique solvencv
ne mentions that it is complete and
based on the old-time gold standard.
the national assets being 81. 900 Ooo,-
900 fnmarks, as against only three
billions Of liabilities. Furthermore.
ne says, Ffnland's unemployed num-
Der only $4,000 in a population OF
100000.
or the co-operatives. he SAYS that
they suit the conservative temper OF
the people, which is opposed to
bolshevlsm or any form Of COM
munism
"Rocketing and plunging fortunes"
writes Mr.. Clark. speculative fevers,
bull and bear markets are utterly
alien to the Finnish character. but
conservatism does not sink to un-
imaginative dullness Cooperation
has been the nations pillar of fire
by night. its pillar of cloud by day,
leading it to a carefully measured,
well-earned success"
Cooperative societies. it seems.
take in almost all forms Of endeavor
IN Finland, and after co-operatives
the chief concern Of the Firms is
books. according to Mr.. Clark, The
Finnish Lutheran Church. indeed, will
not confirm a person who cannot
read, apparently on the argument
that salvation must go hand in hand
with education" And one book stors
In Helsinki (Helsingfors to u.s. has
active shelves that total IL miles IN
length. And, Finland pays her debts.