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Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1924, Page 2

It j» hut natural that toe i.oudon ouJii.crs s.i.iiiid ivnw>c llial i.u* J*n»vuion oi tiu* Itian la German.v *iii bring Unit country into duvet node rivalry with Gr»*al Britain. 'I hat »•> inevitable. out it wisl not he a reason in the run le.r denying tin* loan. I In* war had its chsio;niing oiled on Undo, ami it is apparent peace i** going to have a somewhat sinister eff»vt also. Then* must he a readjustment. lint an active Germany will he hotter lor the world at large, and the peace of Kurope, than an imi>ovorisheu (Germany uncertain of its future. It is clear that if Germany is to pay 101 l lor t.lu* excesses of the war. tin* money <;.;i he produced only from work and production. And the proceeds of that activity must ii tit I a market. The greater the trade outside the herders of <h*r-j many, tin* better for Germany, and s" | •ho coilntrv must of necessity come into peaceftil rivalry with other nations manv of 'them—such as Britain to w horn large payments have to hi* made. But while we hear a great deal about the high cost of living and the expense* of material nowaday.-, it would appear I that with greater rivalry in trade, prices art* to drop. '1 lint in the end will be the* salvation of the position. 1 here will he cases where* the* reunodv will Ik* drastic, and hardships will ensue, hut it the drop is to come, it must be through a form of ordeal more or less unpleasant. So we reach the crux of the case; by helping Germany as a matter of necessary, wo are doing immediate harm to ourselves so far as sui t ace appearances go: hut it is the ultimate result. combined with the tranquility ol the world at large, which will give the return for the apparent loss at the outset. An armed and recalcitrant Germany would Ik? a menac e calling tor increased expenditure by the Bowers hi other directions. A Germany at peace has it** compensations as well as its calls, and it is to the ultimate result we must look hoj>efully. anticipating the rebirth of a new world when war shall be no more. For Mich a happy state of being a price must be paid.

*I ! HE management of the New AN'limd and Somh International Tiithnn-

tion is now appealing for exhibits throughout the Dominion and overseas. The approximate dale for the •polling uf the Exhibition is 12th. November. 1925, and the period it Mill remain open is, approximately, five months. The summer season with the Christinas and New Year holidays will thus ha taken in. as also the early autumn season with the Easter hnlidavs. The Exhibition lay-out is to Ik* in udiat will bo ultimately Logan Park, and tin? buildings are in eouiso of erection now. A series of buildings covering about one acre and a quarter each, are designed, and the total number of buildings to lie erected will depend upon the applications for space. The promoters are looking for district or provincial exhibits, as well as those from private firms. It will he in the former category where it might be possible for AVesthind to participate as a means of advertising tlie district. On former occasions the district lias done well in displays of this nature at outside Exhbitions. For some reason it- did poorest of all at- its om*ii Exhibition here a few months ago. when the matter wax not taken up as enthusiastically ns it should, and the opportunity miis not made the most of for advertising purposes. There miis a crimptug uf funds for one thing, for efieetive displays necessarily cost, money. Finance will ho the starting point in any movement to co-operate with the Dunedin Exhibition in regard to a provincial display. Space has to lie procured. exhibits collect oil (alid in many instances prepared at some cost) "bile tlie menus for effective display and proper care at tlie Exhibition Mill involve a considerable exoendituri* also. Tlu* community will probably look to the local bodies to give a lead in ibis matter. ITnler tbo erovisioiis ol the law. local bodies will be enabled to contribute lmt local subscriptions should be forthcoming also, for the larger the amount available the more effective will b- the display. There is of -sc over a year for prep iral ion. but tin* weeks have tin* knack "I l'"Ming hv. and a commencement should be made sum it there is going to b effective organisation with the idea ol doing tlie district credit in the wav ol it provincial display. I In* matter requires to he taken up very so m now.