The efforts which the American people are taking to grapple with the unemployment problem in their country will be sympathetically noted by all. Whether President. Hoover will agree to the summoning of a special session" of Congress to discuss the measures to be taken remains to be seen. There are obvious reasons why he should be disinclined to adopt thet step. Various prenasals have been made for mitigating the distress" which observers consider will reach grave dimensions during the. coming. winter. For example the American Federation of Labour executive has voted for the application the prohibition of child labour laws The Government ayo to be con gratulated on instituting a system of monthly customs returns, This will event at great service to. businessmen China. It accords with the practice adopted in other countries and it gives observers of trade movements and all interested therein, mate for making valuable deductions and thus Increasing the efficiency of the machinery of commerce here. The Customs Department has been able to bring this reform about by the intyoduetion of special machines which it is interesting to observe
commendable skill, The new sys-Chinese gels are operating with tem is as yet confined to Shanghai and the returns are tentative for the moment. With greater experi~ fence is no reason why the Finance Minister's plan for extending it to other ports should not be complete successful, The economy Lkely 18 be effected in the working of the Customs service thereby is no small recommendation for the reform.
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