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,! oil I1" i By WILLIAM C. UTLEY STRETCHING out over the vail expanse of the United King dom, as'' grt panorama of beacon fire flared forth In the black night atmosphere of May : ft Fingers of light broke from the ' 9 .il Above, Right, King and Queen In summit of Ben Nevis, highest peak In the British Isles, from Snowdon, loft; Welsh mountain, from Ar thur's Seat, Edinburgh, and from scores of other fabled bills between. In their usual capacity, these bea cons, of which there are about 80 in each county, are warning signals, calling the countryside to meet some great emergency. ' This time they heralded a more Joyous event, one of the most Joyous the British empire ha known. It Is the Sil ver Jubilee of the twenty-fifth an niversary of the accession to the throne of King George V and Queen Mary. Now at its height, this glorious celebration, observed the length and breadth of the most extensive empire In the ; world, Is scheduled as 100 days of rejoic ing andjitlll has many weeks to go. a sentiment spread, throughout pos sessions so widely scattered that "the sun never sets on the British flag," might well fill one with won der as to bow a people who gov ern 'themselves so completely can feel such a devotion and loyalty for the figureheads of a monarchy which they struggled almost to the limit to crash in centuries past That is not so hard to explain. Perhaps one of the reasons Is that the king Is Just that a figurehead. But be Js figurehead vastly more Important than most of us who have had little or no association with monarchies, . other than In books, can understand. . To the average citizen of the Brit ish Isles and to citizens of every far-flung outpost of the empire, the crown represents the empire. Time was when, to territorial possessions, the name England Itself stood for the paternal wing of shelter and discipline over all, but today most of the many nations that comprise the empire are self-governing, and loyalty to the crown and the sov ereign as exemplifying the paternal wing of shelter Is perhaps the great est single unifying influence, draw ing the vast realm together under George V as the head of the great national family. . Symbol of Unity. -The crown and the sovereign are not quite the same thing, however. The crown Is the technical symbol of unity, the king, himself, the sen timental one. ', Laws are still passed In parliament under the Norman "Us Boy 1 veult.1, Ifl state legal cases it Is "The crown versus (name - of defendant)." Aft functions of this true people's government are conducted m the name of the crown. ' King George in his latest Christ mas address said; "I would like to think that you who are listening to me now. In whatever part of the world you may be, and all the peo ples of the realm and empire, are bound to me and to one another in the spirit of one grat family.? The ' king Is the head of that family. ' The prince of Wales, after return tag. from .visits to Canada, Aus- s, trails. New Zealand, South Africa and India, was articulate In his realization of the unifying power' of tne crown a power oi irauiura mttA untlment without which it would be mighty difficult to keep ' Britannia hanging together. r ,. "The people 'of the Old country -most realise that the. patriotism of the Dominions Is national patriot ism, and not mere loyalty to Great Britain," he said, . . Although, your average Britisher - tnight be reluctant to aomit it, one of the chief reasons for that loyalty Is that the crown la, to the Do- ." minions, about the safest symbol of allegiance they could adopt, since in It Is vested all the glory and Royal Robes. Below, 8howing a London splendor of the empire, but little or none of the power to interfere in Dominion government ' ' ' " ' . .' - Progress of the Reign, v Self-government in the Dominions has progressed A by leaps" and bounds since George V became king May 6, 1910. That was the date of his actual accession; he did not re ceive his coronation until June 22, 1911. .; In the 25 years which the Jubilee . celebrates, ' here are some of the things that have happened in the Dominions and which have gone far toward making the king the tre mendously ' important figure, sym bolically, that he Is; Colonies which reached the status of Dominions in Queen Victoria's reign, as well as some protectorates, have progressed to a state of vir tually;'; complete ' self-government The only real-' exception 1s New foundland, which floundered about In heavy financial seas until It, of necessity waived Its. Dominion sta tus' and became once more depend ent upon Great Britain. At the other extreme is south ern Rhodesia. This at the outset of the reign of George V was mere ly an uncharted land In southeast ern Africa, owned by the British South Africa company, Ltd. South ern Rhodesia has become almost a Dominion today. ' It Is supervised not by the colonial office, but by the Dominions office. Its principal dif ference' from -other Dominions Is that the king's ministers In England still reserve the right to veto laws passed by the Rhodeslan legislature, while In the other Dominions the veto power rests entirely with taln- Isters in the Dominion. Under the reign of George V, many of the colonies have made progress with their constitutions, which allow them more and more freedom is choosing their own leg islators," rather than having a good share of them appointed in the name of the-crown, Since the war, many of the col onies peopled with races other than the white have seen their share of this progress as well. These In clude the Gold coast, Ceylon, Sierra Leone, and the protectorates of Uganda and Zanzibar, which have been given ' new - and. more liberal constitutions.;: In some of the col onies definite restrictions have been placed on the white inhabitants to protect the rights of the colored natives. Native Interests have been protected In .Tanganyika, the Cam eroons, Palestine and Transjordan. Iraq, once a colony, has achieved Complete independence and is now a member of the League, of Nations. : I Gain New Rights. , ,' ..' i These plaer are however, .': the' only ones which have fallen back. New constitutional - rights were gained : by Hong Kong, northern Nigeria,' Trinidad' and ' ' British Guiana. : India, with Its 812,000,000 people, large as Europe and with as many 4 different ; races, ' baa been brought to the very "; doorstep - of complete self-government, with only a British protecting influence, ' From this it may be seen that many a land over which, the Brit ish flag flies Is simply . a protec torate, many are colonies, and many. Independent Dominions. Ail or them In all classifications have individ ual governments, 'no two Just alike. The power of the crown then,; de spite the fact that we in America often fall to realize it. Is absolute ly essential to a people whose very existence, depends upon its rela tions with colonies and Dominions. It matters not that the power la little more than symbolic It Is there. I I,: 8treet Decorated for the Jubilee, The colonies and Dominions have more than a Jubilant Interest in this Jubilee, tor trade and defense prob lems ot world significance . affect ing them are scheduled to be Ironed out by ministers from these lands, scattered about the earth, during the London meetings to do honor to the ; king. Prominent statesmen are coming from Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and India j in fact some of them have al ready arrived. ' , ' The conference will decide upon the merit of results of the Impor tant Ottawa conference of July, 1932. v ' ' Helps British Trade Resulting from the Ottawa' con ference has been a large transfer of British trade into the channels of Jhe empire., in the year before the conference 28.73 per cent of the United ; Kingdom . imports v and 43.89 per cent of Its exports went to and from units of the empire. Last year these, figures had; risen to 87.07 per cent and 46.86 per cent, respectively. Some of this gain has, of course, reduced the trade possi bilities between the United States and Great .Britain. :JyY'':V '- Australia and New Zealand, while they have been benefited by an ad vantage over non-British competi tors under the terms , of the agree ment, have been rather hampered by the quota clauses which have largely . reduced the amounts of goods which they are allowed to send Into Great Britain! It Is the purpose of the present conference to take steps' toward substituting tariffs for quotas, in order to al leviate the condition. Delegates will be extremely wary of these discus sions,, however, for they remember the near famine times of the middle Nineteenth - century when similar tariffs were In force. Especially con cerned are states which ship dairy produce and meats, like Australia and New, Zealand. fe&ifZV' . - Consider the Taxpayer !?y:k As . regards defense the Jubilee conferences will make some effort to relieve : the ' taxpayer of the United Kingdom of some of the bur dens be has carried to provide de fense for the; colonies,, and to (dis cuss the developments and neces sary protection of Interests In the Far 'East t Here, In theBrltlsb opinion, the Interests Of the United States are closely allied with tbeli own, and In official circles there has been some talk that a new .'Anglo' American agreement of cooperation will be formed, especially In mat ters where Australia la. concerned ; These are' 'things with which th outside world Is concerned chleflyt with respect, to the Silver Jubilee, But, after all, It will be the spec tacle of the king aodqueen riding through : the London7 streets to re celve the cheers of .the multitude! upon many scheduled : occasions that will receive most of the Eng Ush enthusiasm, ' . All throughout the jubilee events have been sched uled, which will bring their beloved king out among his people. And hi is beloved. , When for months he was ', lying sick In v Buckingham palace, throngs of thousands hum about the walls and the gates for hours, hoping every minute for the word that their prayers bad been answered and God. had saved , the king. -V,':':-"! ;,; . But perhaps the most remarkable deference of all Is that which ha been declared by employees of cer tain British bat factories. To show their respect for the king, they hav agreed not to steal any hats dur ing the Jubilee. i C WMtara NwnDr Union, I a!Smgigmmtamvmmmmmmttiaa,'Hm ' ""J':"11 iiriii)iiisipsmMsm 11 1 a : v 7V iv fern FINNEY OF THE ' L' mis yVH.-.MBI. - .1.'. ... ' . .. . ' Jjy-'- ..-T-i ' - --t' I 1 hoc cuoo i c 1 f . n' Ail Is-fTsTT i' -n- -rToNl6HT AUP I PAYTAIL AT - "SEAT FOR ME-PlDNT THE FEATHERHEADS e,!J : V : There Nutty I I.J ".. M' .... I .' . 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Russell Bailey, lu. town, Ohio,: In Collier's W- ' Bansiaa From Plr." . . a Benzine Is a colorleM, l - mable and volatile liquid (.' i from petroleum by fractlov l t latlon, consisting of vario i 1 carbons; It is used as a soiveut . -i fata, for cleansing 'and other pose,'' " , , . . $;,slt, - "', i V -The Lion's Track ' ' . A lion's track consists of a Inri ' circular .mark : made by-the main part of the lion's paw called the pad, with four or, five smaller and narrower marks at one side of it made by the sheathed claws, j., v;;.'.-- ; . v . ' '''' ' First to Ratify Constitntioi Delaware was the' first of u.j original 13 states, to ratify the Con stitution. .. Vermont ' was the first ' state to be admitted to the Union, after the eaabllsbment of the Unit ed States under the Constitution. . First Stad-Ribb4 Umbrellas - V . Bibs of steel iln vumbrellas were ' first Introduced" In the middle of th Nineteenth century. , Prior to this time, whalebone was employed for the purpose, ' : Sao Paalo, la Braall : Sao Paulo, In the heart of the cof fee country of Brazil, covers, about 14 " square miles ' and has a' popu lation of 1.000,000.. v - ' Can aaii Bt Sugar All brown sugar is partially re fined cane sugar. Beet sugar made by present processes Is markc!;-' 'a only when refined, 1 ' It I Said That k All the Salt In the oceuL? cover-1 the United States v . layer a mile and a half deei. ( a DEFINITION . . IzxaroV-How would you define a jlcnlcT" ' - Jltters-rA picnic Is a day set apart to get better acquainted with ants, Lbogs, worms, mosquitoes, chlggers, sand-fleas and poison ivy. ;.'SCob tin ' Uncle and niece stood watching the young people dance about them... : "I'll bet you never saw any danc ing like thai; back In the nineties, eh, under -&y'"ii. gfU-? ."' ' 7 ' (. "Once hut the place was raid ed!" Contact (Air Fleet Base, f 1 Hin1.! .,';1,. ; ':i ' 'I ;,;; . -5; 'i ' ' Unamploymant ProbUm ' - ' Prisoner iAll that is worrying me, Judge, If you send me to prison, Is tha number of persons depending on me. ' ; Judge Family T - . ' ,. -; ; Prisoner No. Petectlvesv , Bettor 'Days - uit Jim That umbrella of yours I. ' as though It has seen better dar 1 Geonje Well, It certainly has 1 Its ops and downs. . J1
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