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4 PAGE TWO The Ontario Reformer An independent newspaper published every other day (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons) at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Reformer Printing and Publish- ing Company Limited. » J, C. Ross HNL BER SOIL OE IR PO President J. Bwart MacKay wee Treasurer Geo. A. Martin -- Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by Carrier in Oshawa or by mail anywhere in Canada $3.00 a year. United States subscription $1.50 extra to cover postage. Single copies 5c. OSHAWA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1922 IS IT ANQTHER WORLD WAR? 'Ts another World War pending ?" was the ques- tion on every thoughtful person's lips over the week- end. ' We have just finished fighting the greatest war in the history of mankind. The ink is scarcely dry on the treaty which was to usher in an era of peace. The war was fought to end war, and now we are faced with another armed conflict which may grow and develop into a religious struggle between the forces of Christendom and those of Mohammedanism with all the attendant bitterness of such a struggle. Just how far it will spread is difficult to say at the present time. If Turkey is left unaided in her attempt to regain Constantinople, Thrace and Adri- anople, she will be doomed to failure. The Allies can prevent the Turkish forces crossing from Asia to Europe and even defeat them on the soil of Asia with comparative ease. The Turk, while a brave fighter, was no match for the British either in Meso- potamia or in Palestine, But it is not the Turk alone who is feared, but those he may bring in his train. The East (both Near and Far) is in a very restless condition, Egypt wanted and obtained her independence, Arabia, Persia and India are seething with unrest. They clamor for self-government, for the removal of foreign domination and for a wider freedom in regard to their religion. No one questions Britain's liberalify or generosity in regard to these matters as they relate to India, but the fact remains that nothing she ean do or say, except complete with- drawal, would satisfy the agitators in that country. It is extremely doubtful if the people of India are ready for a fuller share of responsible government than they enjoy at the present time, but like the child reaching for the cake of soap, they "will not be happy until they get it."' The question then simmers down to this: will the Turks be able to induce thd people of India, Egypt, Persia, Arabia and other Moslem countries to join them in a Holy War, or will they be left to fight alone? If the former, it will mean a clash between Asia and Northern Africa on one side and Europe and America on the other. The final outcome would not be in doubt, but at the same time it might mean the loss of India to the British Empire. Great Britain, France and Italy all have large Moslem populations under their sway, which ham- pers them in dealing with the Turk. If the United States had aceepted the mandate for Constantinople, as she had been asked to do, the Allied task would have been lighter. She is a disinterested party, and as such could have brought influences to bear which might, have prevented all the present troubles. In the meantime we are at war with Turkey. It is to be hoped that it will not spread beyond the confines of that country, and that the *' Unspeakable Turk" will finally be driver out of Europe. His name has been a by-word and a reproach among the nations for centuries, MORE WOMEN THAN MEN Among the problems with which Europe is struggling today is that of the vast preponderance in numbers of women over men. Man's minority on earth as eompared to women, a fact even before the war, has been increased by that conflict, until today it is estimated that there are 25,000,000 more women than men in Europe alone. Official statistics published in Berlin show the OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1922 . However, as a people we are not great consumers of fish. Increased consumption would benefit our health and the pockets of our fishermen. A movement is on foot to consolidate the several struggling colleges and universities in the Maritime Provinces, While there is something to be said for the small college, the tendency of the times is towards consolidation, The modern university is an expen- sive institution to keep up, and it seems foolish to needlessly duplicate costly equipment such as build- ings, laboratories and scientific apparatus. A New York authd¥ity on etiquette remarks in a new book that noonday weddings are no longer necessary, as there is little danger of the bridegroom being intoxicated late in the day. Evidently prohibi- tion is being enforced more successfully in New York than some "wets" would lead us ta believe. Gladstone spoke of the "Unspeakable Turk who should be turned out of Europe bag and baggage." Cardinal Newman denounced him in even stronger terms, The men of the past generation knew the Turk better than we know him, - FROM OUR EXCHANGES OPIUM SMUGGLING (Hong Kong Weekly Press) During the past twelve months a sub-committee of the League of Nations has been devoting much time to the opium question, with special reference, of course, to the position in China, and as the speeches of the Chinese delegates would appear to suggest that the Chinese people are more sinned against than sinning in this matter the attention of the sub- committee may well be directed to impartial and authoritative comment by responsible officials of the Chinese customs administration. They clearly indi- cate where the chief responsibility rests and though the Chinese Government appears to be thoroughly in earnest about the suppression of poppy cultivation they clearly lack the power of effective control at present, and we fear ther€ is very little prospect of any immediate improvement in this respect. RESPONSIBILITY Strong Message at Sim- coe St. Church Paréfital responsibility in develop: | are so evident in the life of every | peal to parents by Rev. Manson Doyle | addressing the congregation of Sim-| coe Street Methodist Church Sunday morning in connection with the Sun-| day School Rally Day sorvices, Mr, Doyle is one of the Field Secretaries | in charge of Religious Educational] work in the Methodist Church and is particularly interested in developing the religious instincts in the lives of (tween Walls _and ballott was taken, resulting in Mr. {won first prize. Chief among receiving a majority of the |other exhibits was the horse [votes cast. Mr. Robinson moved |Great interest is being taken by local PARENTS 15 GREAT :: | Walls unanimous nomination, Rev. Manson Doyle Delivers | being counted, W. F. Nickle, M.P.P. -- in Arthur ing the religious potentialities which | carried. child was the basis of a stirring an-| Port Perry Fair The Port Perry Agricultural Fair, held on Friday, far eclipsed all such events held there for the' past seven The flower show was one of unusual beauty, many fine specimens of different varieties being exhibited years, Robinson. A [Kent's display of dahlias, ---- n -- -- . . ON | tired. This left the contest . be-| Among these the best was Walls be tendered the [farmers in the breeding of good attendance was present. GG. H. Ferguson and Hon. THE NEW ARRIVAL night, : The queerest little craft She's welcome fifty times, love-- Fred which the show. high- class animals, and many fine speci- During the time the ballots were | mens were shown. . Other exhibits consisted of cooking, of which there f Kingston, delivered one of the |was an extensive display, and of finest speeches ever listened to by a | vegetables, cattle and poultry. Cannington audience, Resolutions expressing confidence A (9; Meighen were unanimously [There came into port last Sunday Without an inch' of rigging on, I looked and looked-and laughed Best in Seven Years It seemed so curious that she Should cross the nnknown water And moor herself within my room My daughter! ©O my danghter! Yet by these presents witness all And comes consigned in hope and children. He contends that if such in- stincts were developed in the right] way a child would be made morally | strong and loyal to the Word of God. | Laying special emphasis on the statement that the whole responsibil- ity rested on the parents, Rev. Mr, Doyle, urged the building up of Sun- day Schools and organizing new schools where possible, in order to give the child the chance it is entitled to. There were Jecommunities slip- | ping back to paganism, he averred, | and it was a far\more serious thing to lose one community than to gain | {some new objective. People were | realizing that it was up to the boys and girls of to-day to lift tht whole| Dominion and much depended on the examples set and the work Hone at the present time. Better schools and greater efforts would do much to-| wards developing the child's cduca- | tion along religious lines. { | The annual Rally Day service took place in the auditorium of the church, | Rev. Manson Doyle addressing the Sunday School Scholars on "The Joy They Could be to Their Parents hy Being True." He offered stirring! words of encourakement to his audi- ence and his visit will he remembered as making this special service one of | {the most profitable in the history of {the school. The Rally service was tractive, the musical exercises hei well rendered. Large congre were present at all services powerful discourses delivered hy Rey, "A LITTLE NONSENSE" Financier-- What's all the hubbub in the di- rector's room? Steno.--Some wise minority stockholder just found out that the office cat is on the payroll for $3,000 a year under the name of T. Feline, --Mil- waukee News, Two farmers were visiting a town during a big cattle sale, and as the hotel where they stayed the night was full up, they were both put in the same room. They tossed and turned for some time, but at last they both began to doze. Suddenly Sandy raised his head. 'Are you sleepin," Jock?" he asked. ""Nae"' replied Jock, "Will ye len's five poun' tae buy a co0?" coaxed Sandy. y A BIT OF VERSE WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe, Sailed on a river of mystic light Into a sea of dew. The old moon asked the three. "We have come to fish for the herring fish That live in the beautiful sea; Nets of silver and gold have we,"' Said Wynken, =' Blynken and Nod. The old moon laughed and sang a song As they rocked in the wooden shoe ; surplus of women in Europe has increased by | And the wind that sped them all night long 15,000,000. Before the war there were 1,038 women to every thousand men; now the proportion is 1,111 to 1,000. The rising surplus has been most marked in Russia, where the number of women has grown from 1,042 to 1,299 for every thousand men. This is on the basis of figures for 52 governments. The situation also has been notably changed in Germany, Austria, Jugo-Slavia, Great Britain, Luxemburg, France and Italy. In Germany, ex- clusive of Upper Silesia, there are 1,100 women to every 1,000 men, whereas before the war there were about 1,026. On the contrary, the number of sur- plus women in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands has decreased. An outstanding feature of the situation is that girls of a marriageable age are in the minority in the surplus. Most of those in the excess elassifica- tion are of older years and many of them widows. The campaign to rid the town of rats is certainly a worth-while movement. The rat, the common house fly and the mosquito are the great earriers of disease. A relentless war should be waged on them at all times, Boll weevils are destroying about fifty per cent. of the cotton erop in the southern United States this year. Whether it is a strike among eoal miners or ravenous insects destroying the erop, the publie always loses. . In the value of fish produced Canada takes third place among the mations of the world, being only surpassed by Great Britain and the United States. Ruffled the waves of dew: The little stars were the herring fish That lived in that beautiful sea, "Now cast your nets wherever you wish, But never afeared are we!" So eried the stars to the fishermen three, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, All night long their nets they threw For the fish in the twinkling foam, Then down from the sky came the wooden shoe, Bringing the fishermen home; "Twas all so pretty a sail, it seemed As if it could not be; 3 And some folk thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed Of sailing that beautiful sea; But I shall name you the fishermen three, Wynken, Blynken and Nod. Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes, And Nod is a little head ; - And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies Is a wee one's trundle-bed, So shut your eyes while Mother sings Of wonderful sights that be, And you shall see the beautiful things ¥ As you rock in the misty sea, "| Where the old shoe rocked the fisherman three, Wynken, = Blynken and Nod. * --Eugene Field. *"A'm sleepin' noo," said Jock.--London Answers, | | "Where are you going, and what do you wish?' Mr. Doyle were most inspiring and | much appreciated, | Reeve Walls, of | Beaverton, Chosen | Tory Candidate Liberal - Conservatives of the | North Riding of Ontario County met in convention in Cannington, Friday afternobn to select a candidate to re- present the riding at the next pro- vinecial elections. There were over 160 delegates present, and every mu- | nicipality was represented. J. J. | Gillespie, of Brechin. president, oe- | cupied the chair, while G. Doyle, of | { Brock, acted as secretary D. W. Walls, of Beaverton; Wm. D. Webster, of Scott; Wm. A. 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