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fear treachery. The gloomy condition of affairs is without precedent. Editorial, Advertising, and Business Office: 33 Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris (1er). Central 4-6-31; Central 40-06; Inter-Spécial 364. London agencies: London General Press, 3 Arundel Street (Strand). Central 4684. Telegraphic Address: PARIS TIMES, PARIS. Cheques Postaux: 231.59. Registre du Commerce: 215,254 B. The Editor does not accept responsibility for unsolicited contributions or photographs. "The outlook of THE PARIS TIMES will be that of the man of the World; its attitude will be based on reason born of reflection, on sympathy tempered by judgment, on common sense developed by experience, and, above all things, on independence fortified by honesty of purpose and the desire to serve." — From editorial in the first number of THE PARIS TIMES. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. THE PARIS TIMES is sold at 50 centimes anywhere in France. The terms to subscribers—delivery by special service in Paris and by mail outside Paris—follow: France. Foreign. ONE YEAR 150fr 250-fr. SIX MONTHS 75fr 125fr. THREE MONTHS 42fr 63fr. ONE MONTH 15fr. 25fr. Payment is in French francs. Subscribers may have THE PARIS TIMES sent to them while travelling at no extra cost. ADVERTISING RATES. THE PARIS TIMES guarantees that no advertiser obtains rates other than those quoted to all prospective clients and printed upon the rate card. Considering the wide distribution of THE PARIS TIMES and its importance on the Continent of Europe the rates are the lowest of any English-language newspaper. Rates will be quoted by the Advertising Manager, 33 Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris, 1er. ROALD AMUNDSEN IN ALASKA. Roald Amundsen is in Alaska and the ambition of at least one man's life as realized. A sense of fulfilment must be with a great explorer today. All that has gone before in a career of unparalleled adventure was preliminary to this achievement of flying over the Pole. By an anticlimax that he could not fail to remark, the supreme odyssey was by no means the most arduous. It takes nothing from their merit to say that the men of the Norge had to bear few of the hardships attendant upon the Northwest Passage
other than those quoted to all prospective clients and printed upon the rate card. Considering the wide distribution of THE PARIS TIMES and its importance on the Continent of Europe the rates are the lowest of any English-language newspaper. Rates will be quoted by the Advertising Manager, 33 Rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Paris, 1er. ROALD AMUNDSEN IN ALASKA. Roald Amundsen is in Alaska and the ambition of at least one man's life as realized. A sense of fulfilment must be with a great explorer today. All that has gone before in a career of unparalleled adventure was preliminary to this achievement of flying over the Pole. By an anticlimax that he could not fail to remark, the supreme odyssey was by no means the most arduous. It takes nothing from their merit to say that the men of the Norge had to bear few of the hardships attendant upon the Northwest Passage or upon the dash with dog teams, across the Antarctic Plateau, to the other end of the earth’s axis. To men like these Arctic pioneers of the air, the rest of life must appear unfendurably monotonous. Their commander himself will direct the task of placing in scientific order the mass of observations they made. Circumstances have rendered them somewhat less ample than they might have been, through the fact of weather which brought an unsuspected peril for the Norge. Fast-forming ice in the Arctic fog is a handicap for the dirigible. Not only is the ship borne down by its weight, flying pellets, propelled by the propellers, puncture the fragile envelope. Therefore appears a point of superiority for the aeroplane, if the Northern ice cap is ever to be crossed with routes of aerial travel. Because of the fog and storms they met on the second portion of their journey, the explorers cannot say clearly if land was crossed. This is a disappointment for science, although Byrd and Wilkins remain to carry on the search for the Unknown Pole, possibly under better conditions. For this was the actual goal of Amundsen, a charting but of the last great unexplored area
of observations they made. Circumstances have rendered them somewhat less ample than they might have been, through the fact of weather which brought an unsuspected peril for the Norge. Fast-forming ice in the Arctic fog is a handicap for the dirigible. Not only is the ship borne down by its weight, flying pellets, propelled by the propellers, puncture the fragile envelope. Therefore appears a point of superiority for the aeroplane, if the Northern ice cap is ever to be crossed with routes of aerial travel. Because of the fog and storms they met on the second portion of their journey, the explorers cannot say clearly if land was crossed. This is a disappointment for science, although Byrd and Wilkins remain to carry on the search for the Unknown Pole, possibly under better conditions. For this was the actual goal of Amundsen, a charting but of the last great unexplored area on earth as the feat which the Polar flight was to crown. A Northern mystery therefore remains almost entire. Their secrets are scarcely wrenched from the Arctic wastes. THE RANSOM OF PROGRESS. When the Historical Society of Le Raincy (Seine-et-Oise) held a celebration yesterday in connection with the three-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Mme. de Sévigné a tablet was dedicated to the memory of the woman whose letters to her married daughter have earned a high place in French literature. This tablet said in effect: "Here, in a ravishing park, once lived Mme. de Sévigné." It was necessary to explain that there had been once a park there because the ravishing place has disappeared. The "finest plane tree in France" is being cut down at Beaucaire (Gard). It was more than one hundred years old. It had a trunk more than 20 ft. in circumference and it stood 164 ft. high. It is mentioned in all the works on the natural curiosities of France. It is but down because it "might damage neighboring roofs." The bell tower of Notre Dame de la Dalbade stood nearly four hundred years at Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). Its walls were nearly eight feet thick at
of the birth of Mme. de Sévigné a tablet was dedicated to the memory of the woman whose letters to her married daughter have earned a high place in French literature. This tablet said in effect: "Here, in a ravishing park, once lived Mme. de Sévigné." It was necessary to explain that there had been once a park there because the ravishing place has disappeared. The "finest plane tree in France" is being cut down at Beaucaire (Gard). It was more than one hundred years old. It had a trunk more than 20 ft. in circumference and it stood 164 ft. high. It is mentioned in all the works on the natural curiosities of France. It is but down because it "might damage neighboring roofs." The bell tower of Notre Dame de la Dalbade stood nearly four hundred years at Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). Its walls were nearly eight feet thick at the base. But the tower was shaken down by the vibrations of passing motor trucks. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning more and more. In Egypt they are repairing the Sphinx with reinforced concrete. The ibis—the chamois of the Pyrenees—is being driven to extinction by the relentless push of civilization. Civilization... the force that thrusts aside all trees and flowers and wild creatures that cannot be classified as "useful"... that orders "build with steel or be destroyed"... civilization. This civilization that is the enemy of all things merely beautiful or natural rules the modern world. It practices an anti-alchemy that turns gold into baser—but more useful—metals. It sails by air over the few unknown places of the world in hope of finding suitable places to store gasoline so that trade can be expedited. It forces scientists to trail the Andes and the Himalayas in keen haste to obtain specimens of the Ovis poli for their museums before it joins the dinosaur; to garner flora and fauna from the far places while the gathering is good. The age that believes in signs is learning to live in signs, "Here was once a park" says a sign at Le Raincy. "Here
civilization. Civilization... the force that thrusts aside all trees and flowers and wild creatures that cannot be classified as "useful"... that orders "build with steel or be destroyed"... civilization. This civilization that is the enemy of all things merely beautiful or natural rules the modern world. It practices an anti-alchemy that turns gold into baser—but more useful—metals. It sails by air over the few unknown places of the world in hope of finding suitable places to store gasoline so that trade can be expedited. It forces scientists to trail the Andes and the Himalayas in keen haste to obtain specimens of the Ovis poli for their museums before it joins the dinosaur; to garner flora and fauna from the far places while the gathering is good. The age that believes in signs is learning to live in signs, "Here was once a park" says a sign at Le Raincy. "Here was once a tree" will say a sign at Beaucaire. "A Renaissance church stood here," will say a sign at Toulouse. "There were once ibises here" will say signs in the Pyrenees. An other generation of American school children will learn foreign languages in order that they may travel and read the signs and appreciate the picturesqueness that once was the Old World. Anita Loos' blonde that gentlemen prefer was right when she wrote of the historic Coty sign one can see in the Place Vendôme by turning one's back on the column. She had a gentleman friend who was helping her to get educated—and she was getting the sort of education which civilisation requires. "All the world’s a stage" said no other than William Shakespeare. Yes, a Shakespearean stage and all the sets and scenery were merely sign-boards. The Globe employed no scene-painters or scene-shifters. There was a placard reading: “This is a forest.” When our grandchildren visit Fontainebleau they will find a placard reading: “This was a forest.” It should be good for the imagination. THE WORLD’S PRESS American Comment. “The Constitution guarantees everybody a fair trial, even Prohibition.”— American Lumberman. English Comment. All London papers, including the
read the signs and appreciate the picturesqueness that once was the Old World. Anita Loos' blonde that gentlemen prefer was right when she wrote of the historic Coty sign one can see in the Place Vendôme by turning one's back on the column. She had a gentleman friend who was helping her to get educated—and she was getting the sort of education which civilisation requires. "All the world’s a stage" said no other than William Shakespeare. Yes, a Shakespearean stage and all the sets and scenery were merely sign-boards. The Globe employed no scene-painters or scene-shifters. There was a placard reading: “This is a forest.” When our grandchildren visit Fontainebleau they will find a placard reading: “This was a forest.” It should be good for the imagination. THE WORLD’S PRESS American Comment. “The Constitution guarantees everybody a fair trial, even Prohibition.”— American Lumberman. English Comment. All London papers, including the illustrated dailies, are on sale this morning. They remain, however, in a reduced size, some of them being in single-page editions. Such are the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Morning Post & Times, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and the British Worker, which continues to take the place of the Labor journal, the Daily Herald. The last-named proclaims “the triumph of the workers, despite adverse circumstances,” and urges that the sale of the Worker be pushed to the extreme and also that money be contributed to the support of the miners. It is to be particularly noted that the Liberal Westminster Gazette speaks in much the same manner as the British Worker and criticises both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Only the Daily Express is of opinion that taxes will not be increased because of the strike. It writes also that, with regard to the French debt negotiations, the British Treasury does not expect M. Pérêt, the French Finance Minister, to ask for a reduction in the annuity fixed by M. Winston Churchill. The annuity of £4,000,000, for the current fiscal year it is said, will be gradually increased until it reaches the maximum of £12,500,000 in 1931.
the Daily Herald. The last-named proclaims “the triumph of the workers, despite adverse circumstances,” and urges that the sale of the Worker be pushed to the extreme and also that money be contributed to the support of the miners. It is to be particularly noted that the Liberal Westminster Gazette speaks in much the same manner as the British Worker and criticises both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Only the Daily Express is of opinion that taxes will not be increased because of the strike. It writes also that, with regard to the French debt negotiations, the British Treasury does not expect M. Pérêt, the French Finance Minister, to ask for a reduction in the annuity fixed by M. Winston Churchill. The annuity of £4,000,000, for the current fiscal year it is said, will be gradually increased until it reaches the maximum of £12,500,000 in 1931. In the opinion of the Daily Telegraph it is possible that Mr. Churchill may accept an accord containing a clause authorising France, in the eventuality of a serious financial embarrassment, to postpone payment for one or two years, although in this case the interest will continue. French Comment. With the franc continuing to fall in spite of a balanced Budget, the Franco-American debt accord, and the British strike, it is not surprising to find French editorial writers occupied chiefly with financial questions. M. Henry de Villenave, in the Figaro, wonders what the Premier thinks of “those Republicans who believe the time has come to make peace with Capital.” Those who have it get as much abuse as Abdulla-Krim... Would they be the first to receive an amnesty, even undeserved? We have need of them.” M. Gustave Téry, editor of the Œuvre, blames the whole business on the bankers and suggests that the Government should arrest a few financiers for dealing in futures on the exchange market, a transaction which he describes as criminal and “disguised inflation without limits.” M. Téry’s “columnist,” M. de La Foucaudières, pokes fun at the Finance Minister’s explanation of “the inexplicable fall of the franc.” What
franc continuing to fall in spite of a balanced Budget, the Franco-American debt accord, and the British strike, it is not surprising to find French editorial writers occupied chiefly with financial questions. M. Henry de Villenave, in the Figaro, wonders what the Premier thinks of “those Republicans who believe the time has come to make peace with Capital.” Those who have it get as much abuse as Abdulla-Krim... Would they be the first to receive an amnesty, even undeserved? We have need of them.” M. Gustave Téry, editor of the Œuvre, blames the whole business on the bankers and suggests that the Government should arrest a few financiers for dealing in futures on the exchange market, a transaction which he describes as criminal and “disguised inflation without limits.” M. Téry’s “columnist,” M. de La Foucaudières, pokes fun at the Finance Minister’s explanation of “the inexplicable fall of the franc.” What need have we of explanations, he writes, when we have a certainty—the pound at 160.” M. Stéphane Lauzanne, of the Matin, thinks France ought to get back the gold deposited with the Bank of England as a guarantee for war loans. Nearly two billion francs in gold—one-third of the metal in the country—lies in the vaults of “the country of gentlemen,” while America, “the country of businessmen,” asks for no guarantee whatever. M. Lauzanne is afraid that the English have a secret hope of keeping the French gold. The ultra-Nationalist M. Henri de Kerillis, writing in the Nationalist Echo de Paris, is considerably worked up over M. Darène, the first Socialist ever appointed as a colonial Governor, who began his term in Indo-China by speaking of autonomy to the natives. “M. Briand, recall Darène,” demands this writer, who calls the Socialist Governor “Sarrail No. 2.” The visit of the Richmond Blues to Paris causes M. Clément Vautel in the Journal to imagine what would happen if a French regiment in uniforms of the Directoire visited America. He “quotes” the Presbyterian Herald, the Quaker Weekly and the New York Guardian commenting on the warlike carnival of such a militaristic people. The
in the country—lies in the vaults of “the country of gentlemen,” while America, “the country of businessmen,” asks for no guarantee whatever. M. Lauzanne is afraid that the English have a secret hope of keeping the French gold. The ultra-Nationalist M. Henri de Kerillis, writing in the Nationalist Echo de Paris, is considerably worked up over M. Darène, the first Socialist ever appointed as a colonial Governor, who began his term in Indo-China by speaking of autonomy to the natives. “M. Briand, recall Darène,” demands this writer, who calls the Socialist Governor “Sarrail No. 2.” The visit of the Richmond Blues to Paris causes M. Clément Vautel in the Journal to imagine what would happen if a French regiment in uniforms of the Directoire visited America. He “quotes” the Presbyterian Herald, the Quaker Weekly and the New York Guardian commenting on the warlike carnival of such a militaristic people. The Ideal Town GARDEN CITY COMES OF AGE The first garden city in England is twenty-one years old this month. It was in 1905 that a Cheap Cottage Exhibition of timber, brick and roughcast cottages and bungalows, organised by Mr. St. Loë Strachey, late editor of the Spectator, showed what could be done in the way of combining beauty with utility in housing architecture at a moderate cost. After the exhibition people remarked that these were just the types of houses they had been looking for; they bought them and gave birth to Letchworth. Some years previously Mr. Ebenezer Howard, a Parliamentary shorthand reporter, had put his dreams of fairer cities and happier communities into cold print. His “Garden Cities of To-morrow” brought him many supporters from the ranks of those who thought that cities hitherto had been wrongly constructed, and the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association was formed, which ultimately led to the demonstration cottages being set up at Letchworth, and the first garden city being started in England. The ideal town, in Mr. Howard’s view, is that which is brought into close proximity with the country. In his book he wrote that life holds two magnets for most
be done in the way of combining beauty with utility in housing architecture at a moderate cost. After the exhibition people remarked that these were just the types of houses they had been looking for; they bought them and gave birth to Letchworth. Some years previously Mr. Ebenezer Howard, a Parliamentary shorthand reporter, had put his dreams of fairer cities and happier communities into cold print. His “Garden Cities of To-morrow” brought him many supporters from the ranks of those who thought that cities hitherto had been wrongly constructed, and the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association was formed, which ultimately led to the demonstration cottages being set up at Letchworth, and the first garden city being started in England. The ideal town, in Mr. Howard’s view, is that which is brought into close proximity with the country. In his book he wrote that life holds two magnets for most people—work, which draws them into town; and recreation, which draws them to the country. His idea was to unite them both to pull in the same direction. Firms were encouraged to set up their factories at Letchworth, and more cottages had to be provided for the workers. Today, seventy manufacturers have their works there, and there are 3,200 houses for a population of 13,000. Some £2,000,000 has been sunk in houses and factories in the neighbourhood which includes parks, playing fields, beautiful tree-lined avenues, theatre, shops, swimming bath, golf course, tennis courts and every help to healthy living. So successful has the enterprise proved in every way that a similar scheme was started at Welwyn in 1919. Both these towns are today two of the most beautiful, healthy and flourishing towns in England. The anniversary celebrations begin today and last until Saturday. Poor Paramaribo HARD TIMES IN DUTCH COLONY What are the young women of Paramaribo going to do when nearly all the young men of this capital of Dutch Guiana have emigrated to Curaçao and other points along the Northern coast of South America looking for the jobs they cannot find, at home? This is the problem placed before
have their works there, and there are 3,200 houses for a population of 13,000. Some £2,000,000 has been sunk in houses and factories in the neighbourhood which includes parks, playing fields, beautiful tree-lined avenues, theatre, shops, swimming bath, golf course, tennis courts and every help to healthy living. So successful has the enterprise proved in every way that a similar scheme was started at Welwyn in 1919. Both these towns are today two of the most beautiful, healthy and flourishing towns in England. The anniversary celebrations begin today and last until Saturday. Poor Paramaribo HARD TIMES IN DUTCH COLONY What are the young women of Paramaribo going to do when nearly all the young men of this capital of Dutch Guiana have emigrated to Curaçao and other points along the Northern coast of South America looking for the jobs they cannot find, at home? This is the problem placed before the world by spokesmen for the sparsely-populated colony ruled by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands through a Governor-General. Apparently, according to the complaint, the young men of Paramaribo are not even rushing to the gold-mining district up the Suriname River, although they can find nothing to do in the city except to roam the streets in search of cheap amusement. The authorities are being asked to do something to relieve the situation, although no suggestion is offered for reviving the commercial activities of the port, at one time a thriving city of 31,000 inhabitants. To add to Paramaribo’s troubles, there is a shortage of water, especially for drinking purposes, as there has not been a good rainfall for more than six months. The port has no water supply system, and this necessity of life has to be brought from the Hills by train. The prolonged drought has made drinkable water scarce even in the more remote districts. Pennies and Nails TWO EXPLANATIONS GIVEN The “penny System” of designating the size of nails comes to the English-speaking world by way of England. There are two explanations of its origin. One goes back beyond early Saxon England to Imperial Rome. The Romans