THE ATLANTIC VOICE a merous EUORPE IN THROES OF SECOND WAR second war is now taking changes in the existing Euroeffect in Europe. During the pean muddle, especially as it night of Wednesday last Rus is noted that Sweden has been sia broke off relations with requested to grant the Soviets Finland after the latter had control of the Golf of Botnia persisted in rejectiong the So which separates Finland from Devoted to the interest of the people of the Atlantic Zone viet demands for territorial Sweden as well as the prefeconcessions in the interests, rential right of acquiring the VI YEAR món, Costa Rica. December 2nd. 1939. Nº 273 is was claimed, of the impor country production of iron tant port of Leningrad. An un and steel, the major portion declared war was commenced of which has usually been GERMANY TO BE COMPLETELY BLOCKADED early the following day. purchased by Germany. The THE LEAF SPOT DISEASE Several of the frontier dis output is estimated the threats at betNotwithstanding The ships of the allied Potricts have already suffered ween eight and nine million (Continued som ust Issue) High Command, and the strong only to continue seizing all car and denouncement of the Naziwers have been authorized not from aerial bombings as also tons annually.
the Capital city, Helsingfors, ly worded protests of Holland, goes destined for Gemany, but Operations along the Westhat where a large number of the tern war front is reported as The foregoing descriptioa of Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Ja also everything leaving citizens have lost their lives unimportant, though the Na the Leaf Spot Disease suggests pan, to which the last named country or found to be of Gerand much property destroyed zis are said to have suffered the lines along which control graciously added somewhat man origin, regardless of the by the incendiary bombs. This heavily in an attack they ma must be sought. The object ambiguously worded threat, the nationality of the ships convey action on the part of Russia de on one of the French ad should be to maintain a suffi navies of England and France Jing same and the countries to has produced a wave of indig vanced positions.
cient number of healthy leaves are listed to initiate activities which they are consigned.
nation throughout most coun Sixteen German submari to permit development of nor next Monday for the purpose of isolating Germany As it is known that Germany tries, and it is rumoured that nes are reported to have vo mal fruit. To do less may result completely the United States of America luntarily surrendered to the in loss of the crop. To do mo taliation for her ruthless min troleum and wheat, it is left to from all trade facilities, in re needs constant supplies of pemay sever relationships Mean Dutch authorities. Their crews re that is, to attempt comple time the Finland forces are were interned.
te control or eradication of the ing of the high seas and neutral be seen what methods the Nazi said to be heroically opposing Another submarine of the disease. is far too costly.
shipping lanes, by which nu regime will adopt to offset the innocent lives the invaders.
have effects of the blockade and how same nationality was destroy The spores of this and most There is a growing fear that ed by the French yesterday other fungi attacking agricultu been sacrificed and much va long such efforts can be mainluable maritime property des tained.
this news act of aggression on when it attempted to attack ral crops, cannot grow in the the part of the Soviet Union a convoy of French ships. presence of copper. Contro! can troyed.
may produce far reaching therefore be obtained by keeping the surfaces of the leaves, GERMANS LOSE FORTY THREE SUBMARINES both upper and lower, covered BRITAIN WAR EXPENSES with copper at all times. This Under date the 28th. No, when the war started and The method by which Greattional income without depres is the principle which is behind vember it was announced by that not more than two can Britain meets the costs of the ing the nation standard of spraying with Bordeaux Mixtu British Naval circles that the be constructed each week, but war will touch very closely living below that of 1918. This re, Peronox and other copper combined British and French without a full replacement of as may the lives of the people of that amount would compare with compounds. They will not kill fleets had sunk a total of for such of the crews country. The Economist of the 400 pound sterling mil the disease, once it has enter ty three German submarines have perished, the British aucommencement of thorities claim the submarine London lays down two axioms lions indicated as the mini ed the leaf tissues. they mere since the of war finance. In the first nimum for war needs in 1940ly prevent further infection. the conflict. Thirty. three manace has been so dominatplace, by no financial jugglery 41 by the British Government From what has been said re were disposed of by the Brited that it caused the substitu is it possible to postpone to in connection with the budget. the growth of the fungus, it is it is calculated that Germany which it is also expected will garding climatic conditions and ish and ten by the French. As tion of the magnetic mines, later generations the econo Of the anticipated war exthe war. Secondly, the three about one. half is expected takes place, while at others it mic sacrifices demanded by penditures of 400 millions obvious there are certain times had sixty of these submarines soon be over come.
of the year when little activity possible methods of meeting to be met out of taxation and the Government financial one half from loans. If an ad develops vigorously. These latneeds. taxation, loans out of ditional 800 pound sterling mic. which vary in frequency ter are the periods of epidesavings and inflation. pri millions were also to be raisand intensity with the climate.
marily differ from each other, ed from loans, a total of 000 If we would forecast weather not as to when the sacrifices millions would have to be bor conditions with sufficient are to be made, but only as rowed. The Economist doubts accuracy, we could reduce the to how their burden is to be, whether the nation savings SERVICIO DE VAPORES distributed over the nation.
are great enough to absorb expense of control measures to a minimum. That is to say, it In the last year of the last such an amount, while other would only be necessary to spa on war, British war costs amount forms of borrowing, such as SALIDAS SEMANALES de LIMON para NUEVA YORK of CON ESCALA EN CRISTOBAL HABANA.
ed to about 2, 500 pound sterl from the banks, would be de ry a short time in advance weather favourable ing millions, or almost one finiteliy inflationary.
growth of the fungus; repeating half of the total national in The alternative is higher the sprayings, at intervals of a VAPORES SALIDAS come. This was presumably taxation. Already the basic in few weeks, until the approach the maximum proportion of come tax rate has been rais of dry weather Practicaally the nation economic effortsed to 37 per cent, or well speaking, this is not altogether VERAGUA Diciembre that could be devoted to the above the 30 per cent in effeasible, hence we spray, monomproductive purposes of fect at the end of the last war, re or less throughout the year. CHIRIQUI Diciembre 10 war. At the present time, in while in the higher brackets Ultimately, it will probably be view of the nation greater the rate with surtax has been possible to adjust spraying cy TALAMANCA Diciembre 17 productivity, it is argued that raised to as high as 85 per cles to seasonal requirements it should be possible to di cent. Yet if inflation is to be much more closely than it is to war needs around escaped, still further sacrifi safe to attempt today. In re ALVARADO y Cía. Sucs. 400 pound sterling millions, ces are apparently inevitable. gions where control or some 60 per cent of the na (New York Times)
are still new in many places Agentes para Limón y Puntarenas and where there are marked changes in climatic conditions, Para más informes dirijase a los Oficinas de la the experience of severai years La calidad delicada y el gusto distinguido de UNITED FRUIT COMPANY must be awaited before konwprovide protection to banana en los bajos del Gran Hotel Costa Rica BUDWEISER son el resultado de 80 años de plants in a given area at miniTELEFONO 3156 mum cost. This should be reexperiencia en su elaboración.
membered by every grower, and the logical corollary is ta La popularidad de BUDWEISER fundó la cerke no chances in the meantime demagir degree. This should elsewhere, indicates that it is Experiment with all the treat be in the back of every gro notMoney can be wasted sy vecería mayor del mundo.
ments and variations you wish; wer mind at all times. Even spraying when no infection is it is the only way progress can in badly infected areas plants present. And on the other hand, COMO BUDWEISER be accmoplished but do it on tend to clean themselves up money can also be wasted by ninguna a small scale, do not jeopardi. out grow the disease) during waiting too long waiting un ze your crop Control which a long dry spell. This is all to til infection has reached the lasts through the dry season the good; it makes control dur advanced stage, when it may and blows up during the wet ing that part of the yea: a re be very hard to get it under period is not the object. If Leaflatively easy task. But it is in control. In some parts of Jamai Spot wins the ascendency dur no respect the most dangerous ca it has been the policy to ing a wet period, all the ground feature of Leaf Spot. In acts li commence spraying as soon LIMON TRADING CO gained during months of spray ke a narcotic upon the trant. there is light scattered infec ing may be lost in a few weeks. ed banana grower, causing him tion throughout a given area.
DISTRIBUIDORES Let us repeat: the wet scason is to forget the losses of the past This means that there are occa the critical time; and the only wet season and the approach of sional eloganted spots on some Budweise successful control is that which another one. Is it necessary to of the leaves; not that burncarries the plant through this spray before the appearance of ing is already evident.
period without permitting the infection in the plantation? Ex development of infection to a Iperience, both in Jamaica and (Conclusion in next issue)
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY to the vert nieasures as Este documento es propiedad de la Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano del Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas del Ministerio de Cultura y Juventud, Costa Rica.