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Despite Dire Want and Privation They Fought With Grim Determin. ation Until Victory Was Won Remarkable Unanimity of the Col. lisrs--When. Cavalry Arrived the Strikers Were Singing 2 Hymn. The demand for a minimum wage is no new thing in the history of the south Wales coal trade. In 1203 and agsin in 1808 the question was to the fore and gave rise fo prolonged and ities struggles between capital and abor. At the time %of the great strike of 1203, the greatest strike ever recorded in the United Kingdom, Welsh col- liers' wages were adjusted according to a slidi scale: which made the price of coal govern® wages. Now, during the three years 1888.90 es coal owners were making hand profits, and a fair- ly good®wage was earned by working colliers, byt the next three were lean years, and the mipers' wages dropped steadily until they almost reached the vanishing point, When at last the owners wapted to knock off 42-1-2 per cent. from the standard of 1870 the men of Wales decided it was time to make a stand. . Thus the' strike of 1803 began. When there is trouble in the air and the pits lie idle and there is need for discussion the Welsh miners' thoughts turn "instinctively to the great rocking stone on Pontypridd common. By order of the men's leaders it was here that a gigantic meeting was con- vened for Aug, 14, 1803, to discuss their grievances, and the response to the summons showed that the Welsh- men were in grim earnest. When the mine owners learned that 40,000 to 50,000 desperate miners, armed with cudgels, were closing in on Pontypridd from all points of the compass their alarm was great, and they appealed wildly for protection. But they need not have been so ter. rified: The thousand cavalrymen who rode furiously to prevent the sacking of Pontypridd were taken utterly by sur- prise when they reached the "battle- field" to find that all was perfectly orderly and peaceable. Led by the archdruid Morien, a remarkable fig- ure, perched, where the ancient druids stood, upon the summit of the rock- ing stone, 40,000 voices rose to heaven in a grand Welsh hymn before the business of the meeting commenced at 12 o'clock. , The result of the men's delibera- tions was seen next day, when ths indefatigable strikers made a series of forced marches for the purpose of persuading erring brethren who were still at work to throw in their lot with the majority. At Tylorstown, Fern. dale and Mardy a band of men 2.000 strong waylaid those miners who were on their way to work and persuaded them to join the strikers. Another time an army of 15,000 men, in deadly earnest, made a swift night march by way of Porth, Trehafod and other mining villages for the purpose of putting a stop to th: work that was still going on at Merthyr Vale. On their arrival, to their delighted surprise, the delegates founi that the Merthyr men had already struck work of their own acgord. The demonstrators were warmly we'. comed by the miners of the place, whose wives brought baskets of bread and cheese to satisfy the weary marchers' hunger. In the whole length and breadth of the Welsh coal field there was no rooww for backsliders. At a hint of any work being done, apart from pumping and repair work, a great army of determined men would ap- pear, as it seemed, from nowhere to pus a stop to it. rs that these colliers, with their restraint which kept men back from deeds of violence. To show that the strike was amply justified it is only necessary to recall the way in which it was settled. After the strike in most of the coal fields of the kingdom had drifted on for several weary months, until the owners themselves were heartily sick of it, although they would not give way, Lord Rosebery intervened. He was, of course, at that time a member of the Cabinet, and the own. ers dared not refuse to accept his in- vitation to a round table conference since that would be equivalent to ad- mitting the injustice . of their case. Under his presidency the two sides met, and, though he had no vote, his vations began for the first time to re veal to the owners how weak their case would appear if laid bare to the public eye. Nevertheless they remained obdu- rate, and it seemed as if the "Rose. bery conference" were floomed to fail. ure when the ial lost suddenly adjourned the way to A oom where an excellent re- past had been prepared. Compelied by good manners to un- bend a little towards one another while enjogipg his lordship's hospi- tality, the two warring factions tem- porarily laid pside ments of a vessel. When one remem- lates, with gusto, 'a story concerning wives and children, were starving one ! is lost in admiration of the wonderful ! searching questions and tactful obser. ; iscussion and led the BUSY VANCOUVER. Pacific Coast Metropolis Has No Time For Problems. The lions in their mantles of snow look stolidly down from the north on a biisy summer scene in Vancouver these days. These twin peaks, strange ly formed like the recumbent king and queen of beasts" always challenge the attention of the stranger, although the eager populace seem busily un. conscious of the igpressive, silent sentinels. It was once intended to locate this great hive of commerce and industry st Port Moody, on the extreme reach of Burrard Inlet, says B. T. Wood, the well-known writer in a recent article. The men who pre- empted the room and helped to draw upon and form the prospective com- munity for its use were sadly disap- pointed when the Canadian Pacific de. cided to locate the metropolis at Van- couver, The city's foreshores, with the exception of a few street ends, are owned by the rsilway company, but that does not make Vancouver an inland city. There are foreshores own. ed by that peculiar institution, the Government, and people actually build houses there and live in them. To some there séems something in. nately wicked in presaming to live while neither owning nor paying rent for land, but the Vanaouver squat ters are mot sensitive. The vandal outrage that razed the timber of Dead Man's Island has been follow- ed by the location of a shack town on ite shores. Although the city could not defend itself against the timber vandals, who have made the island an unsightly blot, it has not only de- fended itself against the shack. builders, but has successfully carried the war into their territory. They weré technically sustained by the same Goyernmental suthority as the triumphant timber vandals, which goes to show that officialia is much the same here as elsewhere. The city is too busy for problems. The thousand turbaned Sikhs would have been a problem elsewhere, but they do not seem to strain the city's capacity for absorption. In the mills, on the railways, in gardens, in or. chards, and on farms they are gradu- ally acquiring western speed and los- ing their' dependent and childish ways. Like all Orientals, they make but small contributions to the un. earned increment. For this and other reasons they are locally regarded as undesirable. The Chinaman is ex- emplifying the economic law through which the ultimate consumer pays the duty. He shifts the $500 tax by asking $40 a month for domestic ser- vice. The Japanese exemplify the more aggressive Oriental attitude. Welcomed gladly by the salmon can- neries because they are cheaper than white fishermen, they soon got the fishing into their own hands. In spite of theories about the superior gqourage and determination of the white races its representatives here are reluctant toward going out on the | water at night where the Japanese are fishing. It is not hinted that i. the Japanese would cut a net or line, or do anything which other fishermen would not do. But fishermen are fishermen, and the thousand eyes of night are not always open. The Japanese will not always re- main towers of boats and haulers of nets, The wheel of chance set in motion by the employment of them by the canners has not exhausted its momentum, and they may displace the white fishermen. They have shown 'their capacity this spring by organizing a codfish trust, and they control the local market by keeping their fish alive in the tank compart They have deter- mined there shall be no more bar: gain days in codfish. The mental subtlety of the Oriental is levying its toll, but it is an excellent corrective of the complacent vanity of the west. Witness Not Sure. Out of the House Napoleon Cham- { pagne, M.P.P. for Ottawa, is as ready to laugh at himself as to make deadly fun of others. For example, he re- his ocular weakpess--a "cross" of the eyes. Mr. Champagne is a prominent Ottawa lawyer. One day he was ex: amining a French witness in one of the courts at the capital, where Eng: lish only is used. e had to speak to the witness through an interpreter, "so that the court could understand . question and answer. The witness was acting stupidly, and Mr. Cham: gne says: 'I spoke to him in rench asking him why he didn't an. swer. Btill he was silent. Again 1 : said to him: 'Will you tell me why you do not answer that question? " 'Are you speaking to me? asked the man at last. * " Why certainly I'm speaking te ou, . o> 'Oh,' said the fellow; 'I thought you were talking to somebody at the other side of the room'." A Mis-Directed Appeal. The late Bir John Carling was one of London's most popular citizens, and although his business as brewer did not recommend him to the stren- uous temperance workers, he was held in high esteem for his personal quali. ties. On the occasion of a semi-mis. sionaty meeting in what was then called Queen's Avenue Methodist Chureh, in the "eighties," Sir John was asked to take chair. One of speakers was an eloguent Indian from the far west, who spoke strongly against the sale of "fire-water" to his people, deseribing ita Srightful ravages in picturesque language. He concluded by calling upon 'the chair. man snd all other Chirstian persons to put down the liquor trafic with a firm hand. 8ir John smiled gracious. ly on the orator, but the audience was not' slow to appreciate the irony of the situation.--Ssturday Night. Gold P Weight, Chairman Englehatt of the Temis- kaming and Northern Ontario Rail. way Commission has a gold t which he considers to LADIES OF THE CABINET. Ministers' Wives at Ottawa Have a Hard Task to Fulfil. In Ottawa the queens of society reign not, as in some cities, by vir- tae of the possession of great wealth, but by right of political leadershi of their husbands or fathers; pes. perhaps this acts to some extent as a upon the inclination (so gen erally prevalent) toward display in dress, household management and the exercise of hospitality. If ambi- tious, either for herself or for her husband, the Ottawa woman has oth- er outlets for her energy than mere efforts to outshine her neighbors in the gorgeouspess of her apparel or the splendor of her entertainments; and behind the gaieties which keep so. ciety at the capital in a whirl for the first few months of each year there is often much of a serious pum pose. M is the nature of women, even in this age when in unprece- dented numbers they are engaging in independent enterprises, to be in- tensely interested in the interests of those dear™® them, and in political circles the women most averse to ene tering what they regard as the "pro- vince of man" cannot hold entirely aloof from the keen and exciting and unceasing contest of politics. It is impossible that they should not take sides, but, if it is done tactfully and without bitterness, even an opponent likes, I believe, to see a wife stand- ing staunchly by her husband, un- ceasingly caring for the interests he has at heart, and helping him, in ways old or new, as a woman can. atever idea one may hold on the question of "woman's sphere" in gen- eral, one is bound from the nature of the case to take what may be called an old-fashioned view of the leading women at Ottawa. To the outside world they are, first and foremost, the wives or daughters of the Honor- able Minister of this or that Depart- ment; and as their parts are largely played within the sanctity of home it is less easy to write of them than it would be of their husband blie men whose public work is not in the least injured by the utmost possible amount of limelight, Even a glimpse into the lives led by the Government ladies whilst at Ottawa suggests that for part, if not all, of the year thay must be very busy women. For instance, take the matter of receptions alone. During the season the wives of the Cabinet Ministers receive on Monday affer- noons¢ and the number of their call. ers mounts far into the hundreds. It is not obligatory to return these calls, but I was told that this year they had resolved to do so. When, however, one lady had nine hundred callers and another sixteen hundred (with several reception days still to come) it became manifest that to re- turn in person the visits of all these was impossible. And, of course, there are in addition a multiplicity of other social functions, such as din= ners and luncheons, at-homes and bridges, to take the time and strength of t social leaders, whether as guests or hostesses. Many of the ladies belong by birth education to the two old pro- vinces which were the first to bear the name of Canada. Ontario is represented by Mrs. Sproule, the wife of the Bpeaker of the House of Com- mons, at whose table (it is of real interest to know) wine never appears, and also" by half a dozen of the Min- isters' wives.--Emily P. Weaver in The, SBatdrday Globe. Passed the Third Degree. When he was a member of the House of Commons, no one was more fond of referring contemptuously to the "old ladies of the Senate" than Rufus Pope. Despite the fact that he was one of the principal insurgents against the leadership of Mr. Borden while the Conservative party was in the cold shades of Opposition, the new Premier heaped coals of fire up- on the head of his "quondam" fol- lower by making him a member of the Senate to succeed the late Senator Baker. Pope went into the Senate fill- ed with all kinds of ideas respecting the reform of the Upper Chamber. He was going to make them sit up and take notice. The days went by, however, and the innocent ones who believed in the professions of prac- tical politicians looked daily for the Pope bomb to burst and shatter the loom of the red chamber. Nothing appened, however, until one day Benator Tom Davis from Prince Al- bert found the "would-be reformer' fast asleep in his chair while Sir Richard Cartwright was fulminating | Davis shook him, ' against protection. and grasping his hand said: "Welcome, Rufus, old man. Now I know that you are really a Senator!" --Baturday Night. Bristol to Participate. There is now every probability that the City of Bristol, Eng., will be re. presented at the dedication in August 4 next of the Halifax Memorial Tower, commemorating the first grant of self. governing powers to a British colony, namely, Nova Scotia. It is stated, also, says a Canadian official com- munique, that the City 'Council are considering a suggestion that a bronze tablet should be sent from Bristol to be placed in the Tower. A pro- posal that the tablet should be repre- sentative of the departure of the Ca- bots from Bristol on their first voy- age of discovery in 1407, as depicted in Mr. Board's picture at the Art Gallery, was thought to be a very one, #nd it is understood that the Mayor will take action with that object in view. The Royal Co- lonial Institute, the ports of Liver- pont and Glasgow 'and the city of idinburgh are being invited to send representatives to opening 'oere- mens which will be presided over by Duke of Connaught. Immigration Doubles. Immigration from the United States the port of Emerson, Man., arch, shows an increase of one per cent. over the same Com- Bruce Walk- : | # THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1912 THE PRAIRIE BACHELOR. He Is One of the Most Hospitable Creatures on Earth. In a part of the west which was virgin prairi@ six or seven years ago, and where the homesteads are still in sll stages of infaney, the bachelor abounds. He has been in the coun- try longer than the married man, and is still ip° the majority. Sometimes he has some of his own people living with 'Rim; or at least a sister, who "holds up" the feminine end of the establishment; but more often he lives alone, being his own housekeep- er, cook, washer and baker, in Tact, ministering to himself in all things. He has, therefore, many household duties to perform, as well as his day's work~on the farm, so that his life is by no means an easy one. 0 a man so situated, marriage would bring greater ease and com- fort. It would relieve him of many small cares; but, then, a hemestead- er's wife has 4 hard time of it, and it may be that chivalrous considera- tions keep the homesteads so often without a mistress. The bachelor seems quite contented, and no more vulnerable in matter of love than a man who has more to divert his mind. Though the homesteader sees compar- atively few women, he is fastidious enough in his ideas of them. He does not even strive for the favor of the fair by trying to look his best. As a rule, he surpasses the average man in height and good looks, generally, but he is as unconscious of this fact as he is of all the rules of becoming- ness. The laundryman and the clothes presser are far distant, and his own exertions do not extend to giving his garments that care which 'must be given if the wearer is to look gpick and span. These words can- not often be used in describing this bachelor's appearance, and his attire | frequently needs all the force of his good looks to carry it off. Indeed, girls, he is not the ready-made prey to your charms that you imagine him to be. So do not extend to him un- bounded sympathy for his hardships | and the desolateness of his home and 'his life. No doubt there are such drawbacks present, but he is accus- tomed to them. | After all, his activities are often only those demanded by the care of a one-roomed shack (of which, by a rocess of evolution, the house will the final achievement), said that the narrower the limits, the greater the difficulty in preserving order. Housekeeping bachelors here and there share this opinion, and are so fully convinced of its soyndness that they forego all efforts towards tidiness. But there are some, whether living in shacks or houses, whom no woman could rival in peatness and general ' domestic ability. They are good cooks, or are looked upon as such. But their reputation has been won by skill in a few simple lines. They at tempt nothing elaborate. One of them has explained that recipes in cookery books bring with them a difficulty which baulks the bachelor at the very outset. The first direction is gener- ally: "Take a clean dish." These men' are as much addicted to visiting one another as were the three curates in "Shirley," with their per- petual "triangle of visits." It is gen- erally on Bunday that the farmers seek each others' society, forming in. to twos and threes for the purpose. | Sometimes they are five or six strong, | yet they are teceived by an undis- i mayed host. Probably, the fact is that he is well prepared for such an invasion, for it is usually the most capable 'who have the greatest num- ber of guests. The unmarried home- steader who entertains is surely one of the most hospitable ereatures on earth. Seton a Success. Ernest Thompson Seton, naturalist to the Government of Manitoba, and chief of the American Bcouts, has been a huge success over in England. He has lectured, publicly and pri- vately, a dozen times, and talked with such sound commonsense and accept- ability that he has been received rather 'as an old friend than as a new soquaintance. His quaint enun- ciation, his imitation of birds and animals, his inthmate knowledge of natural history and forest lore have roved most fascinating. The Coun Pe of Carrick, among many others, has taken him up, apd has introdue- od him to everybody worth knowing. His books are selling by the thou- sand, and his unigue personality , gains him friends at every party he | goes to. The other night he was at it eopnpany with the Right Hon. John Burns. Mr. Thompson Seton has spent a Jot of time in several visits to the Zoological Gardens, and a keeper there, not knowing who he was, said to a friend: "He is just wonderful, that chap: talks to the beasts as though he were one of them himself!" 'An Anglo-Canadian Hostess. Lady Kirkpatrick, who is now in the south of France, is ome of the most prominent of Anglo-Canadian host, in Lond Her c cti with social circles in the metropolis, of course, dates from the time, when, as a girl, ghe made regular visits t> that counfly. Like so many other Canadian ladies, she has succumbed to the charms of the capital, and for some years has made it her residence. Many of the intellectual leaders of Britain and Canada are to be met at her flat in Hyde Park Gate. Never a Goose Quill. Only one hitch occurred a few days ago when the West Indies treaty was being finally agreed to. It is custom. ary to sign the treaty with a goose quill, but none could be found. 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