Daily British Whig (1850), 13 Jun 1914, p. 15

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SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1914. (Mon an Bugimen Entered Sacred] i Tibet. The perils 'of a mission into a hos tide eountry through treacherous mountain Passes to Begotidte a treats with a people who refused to enter int ny negotiatioas, are described in» communiontioh to the National Geo- graphical Society at Washington by Sir Francis Younghusband, who head- ed the famous British mission' to Lhasa, Thibet. His account of the trip is given in part in the New York Sun. Sir Franeis is now paying his first visit to America after gaving spent more than twenty years on the frontier and in the hivterland of In- din. Instability along the Indian frontier and the approach of a rival power in Thibet drove England into the latter country, explains the soldier-diplomat, It was suspected that secret negotia- tions were bei carried on hetween | the Thibetuns and Russia, which would work to the detriment of India with her vast interests in India. Finally no progress having been' made by at- tempted long distance negotiatioi, 1 firepot has straight sides--as B.: ¥, Apa Eada ee oh ESTABLISHED 1840 Fe [posed the same amendments in 1913, "That Wn the opinion of this house [incorporated the [two following "he growling importance of social and amendments in the factory act:-- mduatrial problems dem; the erea- | 1. That ifi a factory, shop or office tion oi u department of the govern- [building no person under the age of ment, presided over by a responsible {eighteen years shall be allowed re- ; = wigister, whose chief concern should gularly to operate or control an ele- \ . 0 . i we to study and promote legislative vator. how} RY FRE A i . ind administrative action for-the bet-| 2 That the hours of labor for a S a lear fire and more tsrment of 'the conditions of 'the child between twelve and fourteen CE€ neat from same coal. 44 : s workers of the province; and to this years of age (in a canning fnetory) a. department ould be transferred | shall not be longer tian eight hours 0 tae bureau of labor from the de- a day. palin. partment of public works, the fac- | The other liberal'anmiendments pro- tory inspection branch from the de-! posed again in 1914 were once more partment of agriculture, as well as voted down by the government, ibe oiher brapches of the public ser-| Mr. Rowell bas pointed out time vice parieularly relating to the wel- after time that more factory ingpec- fare of the industrial classes, inglud- | tors should be &ppointed. He affirm- ing such administrative work as ed that the interests of the women may be required in connection' with and children employed in factories t you tell the workmen's compensation act; and were being sacrificed by insufficient .'N "This'll be a joke on mother! | She didn't think we could reach so high when she put' Kel logg's on the top shelf, did she? But we fooled her this time!" | Course er won't I care, "cause she lets us have Kellogg's every time we want it, don't she? Says it's good for us and makes us grow like everything." Bary & Practical | "Home Dress Making FF ' § Lerrons | ns A 3 7 A ald . [ ~~ J oe nd Prepared Especially For This Newspaper "by Pictorial Review . A DISTINCTIVE FROCK. 1s admirable | draped skirt is trimmed with two hip ruffles and the waist Is outlined with Jace Insertion and trimmed with tiny biack satin buttons. Although an exact copy of an expen! sive French design, the dress can be made at reasonable cost. It requires § yards of 44-inch silk at $1.50 a yard 1 yard of satin for the buttons, girdle and bow and 2 yards of 2-inch lace. If lace undercuifs are used an extra % yard will Le ueeded, 18 inches wide: The waist is worth special consideras ion because It is really very simple Although the ruffles on the sleeves lead one to think differently, the model is really cut in one piece. The neck is V-shaped and the novel effect of the trimming Is gained simply by outlin- ing the neck gna vest with the lace in. sertion. If a fitted lining is used a yard of 26-inch lawn will be required. This is Quickly made by sewing up the darts, closing the center front and shoulder seams and turning in the hems at the back. No alterations should be ire- Quired it the lining and outerblouse are properly cut out. - The outerblouse fs begun by first closing the underarm and sleeve seams. matching the notches carefully. Hem the back; them gather the lower edge of the' waist into the measure of the belt, The sleeve can be cut oft any length desired; then the ruffle should be added. The undercufls of lace can be cut from the long siesve pattern and whep they are made attached to the 8k sleeve under the frills if there is Bo lining; otherwise they are attached to the lining. The lace is then added to the neck and at the bust line carried across, continuing down to the opposite of the front. The crossing of the bands gives the inverted V-shape to the trout, and to this the tiny black satin buttons are added. Add the stay to the bottom of the waist; then attach the skirt and favish with the girdle. © 50 Had 4 COSTRUCTION Git Sala Plotorial Review waist pattern No. $414. Sizes 33. 84 36, 38 40, 43 and inches. : Skirt No. 5520. Sises 21, 22. 24. 26. 28 and 30 walst eT (dusrial conditions," ¥ taut provision should be made un- this department for the study of | "social and industrial problems, in-! iuding the legislation in force. in &ther industrial communities of the yorld, gnd the efforts of such legisla- tion in the betterment of social and This resolution, moved ig the house this year by Mr. Rowell, re- presents a pelicy which the liberals have been urging for years--the ctoution of a department of labor, Huder 'a responsible minister, to study and promote legislative and advindstrative action for the better- went. of the conditions, of the work- ers. At present the various branches of (he government dealing with la- Lor wre scattered and under differ- @nt ieads. For example--the bureau ¢f labor is a side line of the minis- ter of public works, the factory in- | spection branch is placed under the control of the minister of agriculture and {he work in connection with the workmen's compensation aet up to tiga present has been under the direc- tion of the provineicl treasurer. Such a condition of affairs is ob- viously ridiculous and opposed to! the best interests of labor. Under the liberal policy all these branches would 'he grouped togeth- er under a minister of labor; who wold deal with workmen's compen- sutien, the factory act, unemploy- ment, hours of labor, fair wages and other problems affeciing the work- ers. Factory Act. The factory act of Ontario is, on the whole, antiquated. In the year 1907 a special committee of the le- gislature, including members from both sides of the house and two eab- inet ministers, considered the exist- ing factory Jegislation, reported that | it was entirely inadequate, and re- commended that a comprehensive measure should be introduced at the next session. The report concluded | as follows: -- # | "Your committee recognize the fact that at this late stage of the séssion a revision of the law is im-| practicable in 1907. They, therefore, | submit their recommendations for consideration during recess, with the view t6 a comprehensive mea- sure, dealing with the whole subject of factory and shop inspection, be- ing brought down at the next ses-| sion of the legislature." | Although a few amendments, of more or less importance, were pas- sed, the sessions of 1908, 1909, 1910 | 1911, and 1912 all passed without a comprehensive measure dealing with the whole subject being brought down, At the session of 1913, the gov- ernment, through its minister of ag- riculture, announced its intention of revising the factory act. It was ex- pected that after six years' neglect and delay, radical and far-reaching changes would be made. ¥n spite of the protest, however, not only of the liberal party, but of the workmen themselves, the government put through a bill, which, in its essen- tials, except in a few respects, re- sembles the old and outworn legisla- tion. Specific Proposals. 11 Mr. Rowell and the Itberals and Allan Studholme, labor member for East Hamilton, worked hard to se- cure and introduce amendments for the following, among other reforms: The appointment of additional fe- male factory inspectors, That no child under fourteen years of age shall be employed in any fac- tory. . : That no child under fourteen years of age shall be employed ia any shop. That a factory inspector shall have power to prevent the employment of any child at work for which it ap-! pears to be physically unfit, That the lieutenant-gevernor-in- council shall by statute issue a pro- clamation defining hazardous and | dangerous occupations, i { That the hours of employment for children be limited to eight hoursa | day, and not more than forty-eight hours a week, and of all youths and young girls to nine hours a day, or fifty-four hours a week, ' That the provisions in the exist- ing law providing that the "custom or exigencies of a trade" may per- wit youths or young girls to be em- ployed beyend the prescribed time, be stricken out. : { That no child, youth or young girl under the age of eight Years shall be employed in any ba: nt or any part of a factory or shop building below the surface of the ground. | That no child, even of legal age, Shall be permitted to be employed in any factory or shop, who éannot pro- duce a proper school certificate. That no one under eighteen years of age should be allowed to run an elevator. - Mr. Rowell proposed these and other specinc veforms, but the gov- ernment voted 'them down, and vot- ed against the working men, work- ing wonien, - working youths and working girls, $ : |cipate the | grasp of inspection. He pointed out that On- tario was behind the United States in such matters as child labor legis- lation, and contended that the in- crease in the industrial life in the province demands an enlargement in the present staff of inspectors. Public opinion was behind the de- mand. Among other bedies the Na- tional Council of Women had urged upon the government the providing of more adequate inspection. Quotation from @ttawa Citizen (conservative), May 1st, 1913: "Last Thursday 'was child labor day in the provincial legislature and when the debfite Wak finished, On- tario, undér the direct lead of her premier, took her place at the boi- tom of the list of these communities and countries that are trying to make the profits of commerce secon- dary to the rights of the child. In On- |tario commerce is still first. "All that day there was witnessed {the strange spectacle of a Govern- ment stolidly opposing its majority bulk against every attempt to eman- helpless child from the the competitive system which virtually forces employers in- to child labor. Every suggestion made [by the lone representative of the work- ing class, who was fighting for hu- man betterment as against trade ad- vantage was Swept: asige, mostly, even, without careful comsiveration by the government and the pleas ofl" Mr. Rowell, lender of the opposition, all in favor of the child, were dealt with on a partisan basis which ha= no place on the claims of justice or altruism." Not an Emergency Case. Lippincett's Magazine. Mrs. Randall had just finished in- structing her dew girl, who came to her from an intelligence office. | Her general appearance pleased the mistress greatly, and she felt sure | that at least she had succeeded in | finding a prize. "And, Lizzie, do you have to be {called in the morning?" she asked as an after-thought. "I don't have tobe, mum," replied the new assistant hopefully, "unless yous just happen to need me." Don't Swat That Fly Mashing flics 1g unsanitary and dapgerons because ft always leaves > disease fering £0 he . distributed through the house when dry. WILSON'S FLY PADS kill bot' flies and disease germs. and they kill them all Just think of 1t! One ten-cent packet of WILSON'S FLY PADS ip actually killed a bushel of flies. No other fly killer gives all approaching this. All druggists and SON'S FLY PADS, results at grocers sell WIL. OUR FRESH GROUND FEE AT 40c. CANT BE BEAY. Try a sample order wud be convinced. And Foot. in Bad State. Inflamed and Festered. Could Not Sleep, Completely Cured by Cuticura Dintment in Short Time. ut, Ottawa Free Press ©» {| flects none of the light, and the "ice, which scatters the light, and ice,which siuce the, Thibetans refused to negoti- ate. It was decided to send a party to the sacred city of Lhasa itself. The escort of Sir Francis at the start was 200, but later the detachment was swelled to 4,200 native Indian and S60 British troops. "We started in May," says Sir Fran- cis. "We halted twelve miles within the border to discuss with some Chi- nese officials the matter of a treaty regularizing our relations with the thibetans. Thibet being under the suzerainty of Chonan! We made little progress, however, and in December decided to push on to Lhasa." The bardships of the winter trip over the Himalayas, the endless and fruitless negotiations with the Thibe- tan military leaders and priests and the siege endured by Sir Francis and 5 of his men for two months while surrounded by 20,000 Thibeeans in a small enclosure on one side of the high plateaus, are deseribed together with the final fruition of his efforts, the signing of the treaty in the pal- ace of the Dalai Lama himself in the forbidden city, the attemdany celebra- tion, and the peaceful journey back to India. "I thought at one time I had gone a step too far in imsisting that the treaty he signed in such a saered and famous place, knowing that my gov- ernment would he as well satisfied with a docuraent ratified in my own tent or anywhere dlse, 80 long as it was valid," continued Sir: Francis. But I clung to my point, feeling sure sure that the influence of such a set- tling of the Thibetans aod the people of the territories that bound that land would greatly enhance the value of the agreement, and so it turned out." A CONSTANT MENACE. . Smile The Game of Chance Played by the Ocean Liners. The presence of iee is a constant menace to the navigator. Its move- ments, often fairly rapid when pro- pelied by wind and current, make its position 'always uncertain. One ship may see immense fields of ice ' which another, passing over the same route a few days later, may never encounter, Only those who have stood on the bridge "of an Atlantic liner with her oflicers on a dark night when in the region where ice may appear can ap- preciate the anxiety of those tireless men, who know . that 'collision with even a small floating ice mass means damage fo the ship. The small masses called *'growlers" often means great- er danger. They float low in the wa ter, leaving little above to be seen by the lookout. Arctic ice is great solidity and very fvegular in shape. Frequently it presents ' sharp edges which can cut the plates of a ship, shear offi rivets or drive a hole through the bottom as readily as a steel knife. . The game of chance is, therefore, played by every ship that speeds through the ice area at night or in a fog. To those skippers who have had many years of experience in navigat- ing its presence is made known hy a number of efiects. Before icg ¢fin be actually seen there is a peculiar'fvhite- ness observed around the berg on a dark night, except in the case of dark bergs. Mariners call this the ice "blink." It is caused by the reflection of the scattered rays of light from the sky by the white surface of the berg. Thus it is a contrast between the black surface of the water, which re- scatters nearly all of it. 1S one casting a shadow toward the ship. When the light comes more strongly from any particular part of the sky the iceberg often cannot he seen in certain directions, while clear ly bisible by the ice blipk in others. This is said to be the reason why the officers of the ill-ated Titapic did not see the berg soon enough to stop. As ice is approached, too, the tem- perature of the air usually falls and the marines describe a peculiar damp cold, as distinguished the cool caused by, a change of wind. Ice- bergs are sometimes detected also, by sve echo from the steam whistles or fog horn. Then they ave frequently heard for many miles by the noice they make in breaking 'up or falling to pieces, The cracking of the ice or the falling of hi into the sea cause a noice distant thunder. Yet 'despite all these ways of dis- covery, the presence of ice during cer tain seasons is a constant menace to to those who cross the sea, as the wreck of many a good shift goes prove. A dark berg What's Coming Next? One million dollars will be spent by Premier Borden and his govern: ment in making use of the Laurier naval law. + It is the beginning of a Canadian navy-the tin-pot navy--at' which tories were won't to poke so much fun a few months ago. The motto, "one throne, one flag, ane fleet, has been partially forgot- § , Hi i Drawing-room Grand x The purchase of a piano is in reality' an investment, for which you get in return, pleasure and service, in accordance with the outlay. 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