ih Be yedr, by math cash 0D ..41, i Joi of esa sovini. J 1.50 Pro rata. 2 AS Salen of the beat job a ER 3 New York ereree $38 Fifth Ave. ; Ohenge sl 5. aur rites 'sits. TEE AEs DEFECTIVE SCHOOL BOOK. A Whig representative, interested in locating the scene of the recent steamship accident, turned up a new Ontario school geography and failed to find Father Point upon it. This Was a surphise inasmuch as Father Point 'is not a mew and obscure place, but ome which is frequently re- ferred to in the telegraphic despatch- es announcing the coming and going of the passenger steamers. The edu- cation department once made a hit by reducing the cost of school read- ers. Then it went to sleep and it ¥ has been asleep 'ever since. The Whig ~ has already called attention to the defective geographies--at least those nsed in our public schools. It is re- * # "Saarkable that the Fnglish and Am- erican atlases have Father Point "marked on them. They are up-to- date. © Our school hooks are not. "The church should not be in poli- gion. says one who has been reading The 'resohitions of church conferences and meetings in favour of temper- ance reform. Why not? The church is preaching morality) That is ite mission, and the bar is .the menace to morality in every community. CONCILIATION IN ORDER. A Hoard of Conciliation has been formed in the city, at the instance of the mayor, and last night it had its st meeting 'and elected its officers. was mo discussion, as to its inctions, but these were implied in the name. Its duty is to conciliate the parties to a labour trouble, and it is presumed that these parties will have made some progress in their ne- gotiations, will have gone as far as porsible, will' have reached a point Where a reference to others is in or- ger before the Board of Conciliation a called in. 'I'he defect of the pro- posed "arbitration is the defeat which * has attended some of the work at- tempted under the Lemieux Act. The Board of Conciliation can affect or ac- complish nothing unless its members ¥ are regarded as men of absolute firm- i Dess, impartiality and sound judg- : ment, and the parties to any difier- Lo ence respecting wages or terms of em- iyment, are willing to abide by the sions of the hoard. There is room on Kingston, and in every other in- ©" dustrial centre, for the operations of . 8a active Board of Conciliation, but 8 ite place must be recognized, and its service be acceptible to all who may have occasion to use it. . W. Post, the inventor of several valkfast; foods, left a fortune of $20,000,000. Bow did he ranage it ? With printers ink; with advertising. : He made use of the papers, the ma- the covers iof his Postum, of the wonders of his #00ds, and 'still there are some peo- 5 ple who think that' the money put "into advertising is lost. WOMEN AND THEIR. RIGHTS. lowly . mien, preacher. did not condone or ap prove of the silly and destructive work of pred British suffragettes, but he felt t they were contending, though in the wrong way, for a principle, and that eventually. they would * triumph - av they deserved to do. The Whig has praised the ser- vice of the women in conection with the church, ands has, reckoned that without their aid it would surely languish. The church, then, of all the human institutions, or institu. tions maintained by human endea- vour, should be the first to recognize the worth of women, and the first to give them the places they can fill so well. Mr. Campbell says he is willing that this change shall come about speedily, but he is one in a vast minority. It is not so long since the women sought to force an entrance to the counsels of the church, and; sought it in vain, thanks tolthe opposition of the.mare men who constitute the majority. 'A preacher in Windsor, J. C. Tol- mie by name, gives up the ministry, and a salary of $3,000 a year, to become the candidate for the legisla- ture. He is a champion of temper ance, and is willing to make sacri- fices forlihe cause. STRIPPED OF THEIR DISGUISE. G. Howard Ferguson has been pro- perly denounced in the commons, where bis report on the Trent Valley'canal af- fairs was read a while ago. He had been appointed by the government to enquire into canal matters, and set out, apparently, to make them as had as possible, and acceptable for the time being, by casual references to some un- fortunate conservative offenders. Mr. Guthriegf is to be thanked, hy the government and opposition alike, for the exposure he has made of the alleged investigator. 'I'he precise na- ture of his commission is not known, but it was surely never meant that he should distort statements, suppress facts, and refuse evidence whick would have had the effect of putting a new face on some matters he discussed. Let it be remembered that this is the report for which Mr. Ferguson was paid a pretty penny by the Dominion government, the report which, in its reference to the Peterboro members of parliament, and others, has been so indignantly repudiated, the report which Ministers Hughes and Reid de- clared reflected without cause on the superintendent of the canal and his assistant, Hewitt: A whole sheaf of affidavits was put in by Mr. Gathrie, from persons re- ferred to hy Mr. Ferguson, denying what was said of them by him, und particularly the charge that some moneys, unaccounted for by the su- perintendent of the canal, had gone into the treasury of the liberal par- ty. And for this precious document, bristling in every page with untruths, Mr. Ferguson was paid a sam which disqualified him as a member of the legislature and exposed him to a pen- alty, the imposition of which he was spared by the special act. He was the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the last local parliament, and all through the term of that parliament acted handed and arbitrary way, refusing liberals the opportunity' they wanted to probe certain suspicious accounts, He was also the chairman of the special committee which was appointed to investigate Hanna and his corrupy déaling with a certain public contrac- tor. He has been stripped of his dis- guise, of what remained of it, by Mr. Guthrie, and stands revealed as a pars tizan of whom even his Own party ap- pears to be now ashamed. hurried passing of a in a hign- ---- A divorce case has been cast out of the commons hecanse the members did not know the case. A Senate committee had gloated over the evi- dence and seen cause for a divorce, Eventually there will he a divorce court. The church does: mot like it, but does it like the way that di. vorces are now "granted ? THE SLUMS OF DUBLIN. The word "sium," whatever its ori- gin may be, Ba word of disagreeable associations and suggestions; it tells of congested district, with dirty, crowded houses, and wretchedness that is partly a result and partly a cause of wretchedness. In a new country like Canada there should he no slums, but there are signs. In some of our larger cities there are beginnings of the social evils that afflict the older land. Some tell us * {that Montreal can match, in this re- spect, the worst sights of the old world. We know that in England great efforts have been made in re- cent years to improve the dreadful conditions that prevailed, : In London the slum-dwelling was a large old home that had once been the dwelling of wealthy people, but the district had deteriorated and the house had fallen into the hand of speculators. It was crowded with poor families. Many of these lived in one room with no proper conven- lences. These have, in many eases, been condemned ana replaced by houses with sanitary <r A THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1014, _ i tion of an intelligent and patriotic eivie authority, 3,000, and the good work goes on. On the 16th of April last there was a debate in the British house of com- mons that brought into clear light political question of home rule. Irish members were asking for finan- cial help to dea) with this question in Dublin. Lord Robert Cecil declared: "The case against Dublin is not that it has slums, but that they are infin- ately worse than in any other city in the United Kingdom." One quar- ter of the population live in one-room tenaments. One of the members for Dublin admitted that there are tenaments of the old style mentioned above. According to one housing eipert "there are 8,000 people living six in a room; 5,000 living seven in a room; 3,000 living eight in a room; 450 living ten in a room; 176 living eleven in a room and 60 living twelve in a room. In one of these tenement houses which had been divided the 'wo parts being known as No. 10 Front and No. 10 Block, and in them lived 107 human be- ings." "In Dublin 259 persons per 1,000 lived in single rooms. In Belfast the number was only 2 per 1,000." We have no megns of checking these figures, but they were given on the floor of the house and in presence of the Dublin representatives, Can we wonder at "Larkinism" or even wid- er agitation, under such conditions. Many of these houses are owned by members of the corporation who seem to have been lax in applying the law and altogether remiss in their social duties. No doubt T. Pp. O'Connor was clever in his descrip- tion of the unionists as "the new Chritopher Columbus" who had dis- covered the slums of Ireland, but we all know quite well that the slums of Dublin and other great cities do not need discovering. What needs discovering is the best method of dealing with a grave situation.» Mr. Burrill set his face against the pro- posal to give cheap houses so that wages might be kept low in Dublin. One element of difficulty is that some of these people object to be dis- turbed and are suspicious of efforts made for their improvement. We can make these comments all the more freely because we sympathize with Jrish aspirations towards local self-government. But, after all, politcal constitutions are a means to end, and the way in which they work depends upon the character of the people. Taking the most sober esti- mate the slums of Dublin are evi- dently one of the great blots on the beauty and fair fame of the Irisa nation. So long as they continue to this extent they show that both church and state have failed in their highest duties. Surely it would be a great thing if some of the energy spent in political conflicts and relig- ious wrangles could be devoted to in- telligent social service. p-- EDITORIAL NOTES. The president of the Liberal As<o ciation of Ottawa resigns office he- cause he is not in accord with Mr. Rowell on the temperance question. He has three liquor 'stores There was an approprifteness and x compliment in Mr. Nickle's request that Ald. Hardson represent him at the Salvation Army memorial mesét- ing. The appointment was generally appreciated. The Chatham - Planet predicts the defeat and retirement of Mr. Rowell. He may be defeated, and he can i ford to be on a platform such as his. Ome thing is certain, he. wiil not desert his principles for power Church union is not seemingly =o near as it was some {ime ago. It has suffered through the delays in bringing it about, though the pur- poses of union are as clear and es- sential to-day as ever.they were. ' The progressives of New York state are urging Mr. Roosevelt to give up hunting in the jungles of South Af- rica, "and run for the governordip of the state. He had better not. He has been president and he can not afford to contest for a smaller office and not get it. It may he 'that the state needs him, as a hamt- er of vicious politicians, hut they have votes, and may kill him before he lines a gun on: them. Toronto Globe. The Calgary oil wells are not in the same class as gushers with the Cal gary oil brokers. ---- Tax Reform in Toronto. Torbnto World. Nr. Farmer will have sirong sup- port in. the north-west riding, a dis. trict where the ities of the as sessor weigh as heavily as anywhere in the city. ¥ ed the whom the Donn Tedyeed Lo i The aioe policy. to-day. 20,108 familios living in one-room gone-g symbol last winter with men # had to support. He Difference Between Them. Hamilton Ferald In the debate on the bill for the re the fact that)Ireland has problems Siok o the Fame sani slepositars, [that are quite as important as the, yeni but the government has the 'The | best of the count. "Questioning the How. Syracuse Post-Standard. I'he British empire must prepare it- self to answer the question: Shall a lady murderer be dismissed from jail because she declines to take her bacon and 'eggs for breakiast ? _ But it Won't. Montreal Star, the senate snufi-box is of 'the anetdeluvian abita of that assembly--perhaps the senate itself would go mext and thus accomplish one patriotic act. Va, Now that Told to Go. Exchange, The Parry Sound tories have also told their late representative that he is no longer wanted, and they have 'chosen W. Joseph Edgar instead. The split in the party seems to be spread. ing. Kingston Events| 25 YEARS AGO. The past week has been one of great anxiety about the crops. First tte gale then the frost and (hen heavy rains, but the country has em- erged from it all better than was expected. > : Hymns were sung. in the Anglican churches on Sunday from the newly authorized hymn books. The Kingston cricket club Las made a great many engagements with outside teams. ' An Inside Story. Canadian Courier. \ W. F. Nickle, M.P., Tor Kingston, is being lauded to the skies by the liberal papers. They say he is a hero. "Billy" is entitled to a better fate, To be praised by his enemies and hammered by his friends is the un- happiest experience any member may have. The conservatives are now whis- pering that "Billy's" condemnation of the Canadian Northern lobby will not hold water. It appears that there is only ome real vigorous lobby put up in the House of Commons this year, and that was for a bill which stood in the name of W, F. Nickle, M.P., It provided for the dominion incorporation of a life insurance com- pany operating under provincial char- ter in Winnipég, and when it came before the committee of the house, which deals with su¢h matters in de- tail, the members heard from several quarters that the:wompany was not worthy of the privilege being extend- ed to it. Hence the bill was thrown out and so reported to the house. A Toronto weekly newspaper was large- ly responsible fer the opposition. But Mr. Nickle was not content with 'that result. He, so the story goes, interviewed cabinet ministers and buttoned-holed members, and the bill was again referred to the com- mittee--a most unusual proceeding. Curiously enough, though the oppos- ition was still a= strong as ever, the at the charter would pot issue un- s W. T. White, minister of finance, dhou!d say so. This was a peculiar de- cision. Any one can see at a glance that the situation is decidedly unus- ual and, one might add, unparlia- mentary. Of course, his fellow-members do not desire to be unkind to "Billy" Nickle, who is generous and consid- erate ninety-nine times out of one hundred. But this 'holier than thou" attitude got on their nerves a bit, and they are quietly coming to their own defence. ill went through, with the proviso h I The Mon. Charles Dalton, fatirer of the black fox industry in Prince Ede ward Island and now member with. out portfolio of the Mathieson minis: try, was born sixty-four years ago to- day at Tignish, PEL He was in early life a farmer and later a mer chant, The story of how he made & fortune out of rais'ng black foxes is one of the most romantic in the annals of modern industry. A litter of foxes came Into his possession Some years ago as a sort of curiosity. Knowing that the pelts of siiver k animals were commanding high prices in the fur markets, he determined to experiment in raising the little crea. | tures in captivity. 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