At Thursday's Rotary tiffin meets ing held at the Metropole Hotel Rotarian C. M, Wentworth spoke his recent three months trip to the' United States and Rotarian G. J. MeCarthy spoke on a recent busi= ness trip through, Asia, Europe, British Isles, and America, The chair was taken by Mr, Hugo: Sandor, president of the Club, who announced that he had received a letter from Mr, J, Nelson of Mone treal, stating definitely that he would not be able to visit them next: Spring. Mr. W. J, Hawkings said: that the toys were' coming in very. slowly to the Toy Hospital and, lasked members to redouble their, efforts, Mr. T. J. Holt was arrang-Ing a programme at the Nanking Theatre, at which the price of ad~ mission would be a toy, the same as, ast year, when the greater part of. performance. the toys had been obtained by this
Mr, C, M. Wentworth said that *he most "wonderful thing in, America to-day is the N.R.A, or as. i¢'was originally the NILR.A,, the National Industry Recovery " Act, This is an Act to control industry: and business beyond anything thab; was ever attempted before. There, may be some who would question whether it would work. His reply; was: say, yes! it can and must work, Competition in the United States; had got to such a point that every-: lone was losing money and this cut. throat business conkd not go on for. ever and something drastic had to be done. Under the N.R.A. each dustry was writing its own codes, No doubt some of these codes would have to be modified later but cut-throat business was passing' out, A
He was surprised to seo in the; Press here that they were going to. use legal acts against those who re~ fassed to come into N.R.A. When he was there he thought that everybody was willing. The legality of the Act, had been questioned by some but. there was no doubt about it, the, American Constitution gave very. wide powers. He was surprised to seo that things were not so bad in. the States as he expected but he: was assured that at the beginning: of the year they were very bad but: were now recovering, The Century.
Progress Exposition at Chicago had been spoken of as a World's Fair, he said, Tt was not Tt war just what its name designated. Th! was well got up and in some ros~ pects very' interesting, the lighting: fects at night were very wonder ful." A race meeting that he attend Saratoga Springs gave him, more respect for the Shans races, starters were few, usually. six. of 1d even and sometimes only one horse, finished. There were beautiful gambling houses there and he found gambling general all over New York, State, 7
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