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...international sector and thus provide a seaway wholly within Canadian control." A 27-ft. channel from Duluth to the sea (see map) would not mean that luxury liners could dock east of Chicago's Wrigley Building. But 70% of the world's ocean-going cargo tonnage would have access to the Great Lakes. And six U. S. states would be given a maritime coast line -when, for six & one-half months a year, the channel is free of ice. Average time for the type of ocean-going cargo vessel which could use the waterway...
...expensive musical cargo that the S. S. Rex landed in the Port of New York one morning last week. Newsmen at Quarantine pounced first on Arturo Toscanini, who gravely said "How are you?" and turned his back...
...International Mercantile Marine, both with the Dollar-Dawson Pacific coast interests to control U. S. Lines. Last week was announced the passing of the independent existence of another famed line, Munson, whose ships flying a blue flag bearing a white M have carried many a passenger and many a cargo between the U. S., the Caribbean and the east coast of South America...
...Francisco shipping agent, one Martin, who telegraphed this bargain to the Treasury Department, promised: "This cargo represents all liquor destined for smuggling purposes off Pacific Coast, which means if vessel is allowed entry cessation of smuggling activities on this coast for at least six months. Owners of merchandise will sign affidavits ... to cease all sales in future to smugglers...
...after another M. P.'s from Britain's stricken manufacturing districts damned Japan for dumping, for forging British trademarks, for sweeping many a British cargo boat off Far Eastern seas by debased yen competition. To champion Japan uprose only one M. P., that doughty Gladstonian Liberal. Sir Herbert Samuel, who lately led 33 Orthodox ("Free Trade") Liberals across the House from the Government benches. In his first opposition speech, Sir Herbert confined himself to cotton. Japan's commercial advantage in that field, he said, results from a well organized cotton textile industry "with which slipshod British methods...