To the Editor of the "Nowrn-Curxa Datty News'
Sit,—The capricious way which Easter jumps over a period lof 35 days in oar present calendar, coming "early in one year and weeks later in the next, has been the cause of much trouble.
All human activities, and par. ticularly those of business and industry, that have to be planned according to a fixed programme fare seriously hampered by the lever-varying number of days preceding Easter.
The present Gregorian calendar adopted in most European countries jin 1682 was an onward step in the Tight direction, but now requires improvement to fill the needs of modern business methods.
By request of the International Chamber of Commerce the League lof Nations took up the study of the above qhiestions in 1923, and in 1929 requested all countries to form their national committees to. study. Jand report on the subject. Various jeountries have taken action accordingly.
The International Chamber of Commerce, at its sth (Amsterdam, July 1929), passed a retolution urging that the nations: who have not yet done so should form their national committee to investigate impartially calendar reform in their respective -countries, and that the- League. of the [Nations should convene an Inter-
[national Conference to negotiate without further delay a solution to this much desired improvement, The greatest first step towards [peace on this earth might well be the establishment of a common Tam, ete, 0. N. Sotseer, Secretary, National Committee on Calendar Reform, U.S.A. [London, July 20, 1928,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.