Published Dally and Semi:Weekly by Co. J.C. ElMott .......... ident As Guild 2, digiiagion Director | Business : torial Rooms . Ja Office ot, ear, not. eh to United States d three months pro dad nthe Bt Chan "1b 2 Rov INTO REPRESENTATIVE H E LI casas. 38 Church St, New York "aeness 226 Fifth Ave, as "No orthrup, Manager. "Bid Frank R. Northrup; Manager. . REVOLT AGAINST PYNE. Hon. Mr. Hanna is seeking to di- vert the thought of the people. He gees that Mr. Rowell has touched a 'Yesponsive chord, in his appeal for temperance, for the abolition of the bar, and he cannot 'meet it, nor go one beter." So he declares that the "real issue" is not temperance but "bi-lingualism." It is mot the pro- minent question, not the one that is absorbing the most attention, not the one which is stirring the masses as they have not been stirred since the confederation of the provinces. Accepting Mr. Hanna's estimate of the aubject," however, and turning to the conservative papers, the independ- {ing ent wing of the press, that which in September felt that it could "shake- oli party ties in consequence of the matter, a paper that was so severe in its con- demnation of the government and its "spineless" minister of education has a word fo say to-day. If bi-lingual dam be reached at all it is to enquire where Mr. Rowell stands, rather than * where stand the government and the minister of education. Ur. Pyne was Tread to have made a miserable crawl Hom the: first position which he occu- "pled, on: Regulation 17, and he was "advised to crawl back to it, and what # he said ? Nothing of any ac- Hoont. 'The only word was" one of Weak apology; months ago, and that word was answered by the Standard ; in iha editorial which the Whig | re produces this day. Sir James Whitney bas deigned to ; way that the schools of Ontario will | bo English, and that the government will stand firm by its 'policy. What policy ? . Does he propose to repeal the amendment of Dr. Pyne, in 1913, _ when he made his miserable crawl? Utberwise he is no€ making the schools English, and' he knows it Hanna is making thi,situation of the government untensble, and he is do- ing it in a way that no one can un- . dlarstand. In Toronto Sir James Whitney de- clared it to be his intention to "stand by the legislation on the statute books" with regard to bi-lingual school. Then he stands by the emasculated Regulation 17, and neith- ye he wor 'his minister of education 5 will "crawl." £ » THE TROUBLES OF IRELAND. : No-one expected very wich to cotiia 'of the appeal to the Lopds, through Athending #0 far as home rule fof Ireland. is concerned. The op- poveuts of this measure made no' at- to criticize it reasonably, and offer 'any practical or acceptable ement in it. - The unionists de- on the Lords to geject it con- and without guich consid- The was, been serious trouble, and trouble the unionists certainly encouraged. "The Ulsterites, the men who op- posed bome rule fearing a (irespass upon their liberties by the mew Irish government, were no doubt by honest impulses. They were In- spired, however, 'by the politicians outside of Ulster, who had no wish to risk their heads .or necks "mn any conflict of authonty, any exhibition of treason, but who were profuse in their contributions of money towards the cause these Ulster people espous- ed. The result is an armed force {which is a menace to the prospective Trish government. It is bemg met by an aimed force under the direc- tion of the nationalist party, and one which has, iu a very short time, as- 4 this. "" what do we find ? That not} d alarming proportions. This new volunteer contingent, head- ed by Mr. Redmond, or controlled by him, is appealing to the Irish of America for money, and the men, and women too,, who have given so mach in theinterest of home rule will be very sure to give bountifully: to It may be that the government will have occasion ere long to regret that it did not assert: its authority " and take decisive steps to stop the arming and drilling of men for "na- ional" or 'racial' progress. Ireland has had its sad and degenerate days, through the differences of the people, but tt has never had bloodshed through the meeting of armed and unauthorized forces as it is now like- ly to see. 4 So the rich! radicals have smashed Lloyd-George's-budget, or that part which proposed to lay on more taxes for social purposes. It's all right--so long as they do not smash tHe chan- cellor himself. But they may ge.too far in their opposition. TALK ABOUT INTERESTS, Great railway corporations are.sup- Posed to have no souls, or no soul in kny" of their transactions. 'Their ob- and to devote these revenues to lux- ury, usually associated with the lives, fhe diversions, the exploits 'of the stockholders. -But great railway cor- porations seem to have a "fellow feel- " of which there is a manifesta- tion from time to time. The latest epistle, or wail, the president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford company. He insists that the railroads have reach- ed a maximum of expenses, a maxi- mum of competition, a maximum of luxury for travellers, a maximum of efficiency, and a maximum of super- vision. Mr. Elliott tells the business world that the railway companies -need con- They represent, in invest- $20,000,000,000, and stand to the classes The agri- subservient, sideration. ed capital, third, in this respect, or workers of the world. culturists--those meek, humble people who are generally used, and sometimes abused, by the poli- ticians--lead with $43 000,000,000, and the manufacturers come next with $19,000,000,000. Occasionally, at elec- tion times, the manufacturers talk the loudest about who they are and what they want. The railroaders come next, in political agitation, and one has only to gook to Ottawa in order to see what they can accomplish in one short session of parliament, The agriculturalists. stand at the head, .in monied and electorial power, and they suffer.from the jibes and sneers of the great and must continue to suffer, rise in their might, politically, their power. Mr. Elliott, tells how corporations, until they and asSert on behalf of the craft, seriously they' have bees: crippled by rising expenses and = de- creasing revenues. The higher cost, of living has affected the railroads more than any one, not familiar with the facts, would imagine, Moreover, the capital invested represents' but #60,- L000 per mile, while in England it re- presents $273,000 per mile, and in Ger: many $114,000 per mile. The av erage pay of the employees af the railroids is $733 per year, compared' with ¥270 per year in England, and $88 per year in Germany. The average charge against the people of the. ¥nited States for hauling 2,000 pounds one mile is only three-quarters of a cent. It is 'two and one-third in England, and one and a half in Germany: The conclusion of the whole matter, according to - Mr. Elliott, is :* "There have been three Rs in the railrowd business in Raising wages, Raising taxes, and Reducing rates. It looks now as if we had reached very nearly the part- ing of the ways, and Wat if the na- tion wants continued expansion 'and a development of its railroads these three Rs cannot go on, because there will not be money enough to foot the bills." ls that not emphatic ? church--some of the 9,000 whom the Whitney government turned down snd offended--are out against Foy and Gooderham, and they demand another | sermon on the situation. It is, ap parently, a 'case of the pulpit against the barrel. g ree ee THE MAN IN AQTION. moved "having recovered a measure ject is to make money, millions of it, or plaint comes from 4 the last twenty years--|. In Toronto- the young men of Wesley | Sir James . has been referréd to as the greatest as set of his party in Ontario. And he is, He has no peer in the govern- ment. He was not new in parlia- mentary experience whén he became the premier of the province. Long years in opposition had trained' him for. effective service, and he came into power under circumstances which enabled him to demonstrate what he regarded as sound; stable, and eeono- mical government. He profited by the exjtionce of his opponents. He had seen how the Ross government was punished, by defeat, because it, had not 'gone as fa as the people had expected it to do, ! in temperance legislation. The leader of the liberal government was a temperance man, and went as far, it is assumed, as he thought he could without antagonizing a larger num- ber of electors than he pleased and bringing on a political crisis for which neither he nor the province was then prepared. The Ross government did not read the signs aright. It was criticized on many points, but with regard to advanced temperance legis- lation it was estimated to be particu- larly faulty. Sir James knew this. He was grateful to the liberals' who turned over to his side in the elec- tion and helped him into power. He especially thanked the clergymen for the help they gave him through the pulpits and otherwise. It was expected that the premier, of his health, and found himself able, at a critical time, to break a lopg and en- forced idleness, would make an announcement, the novelty and bold- ness' of which would capiivate the people.. That was what the people longed for. The greeting he received was warm and - affectionate. The speech he delivered was "a fighting one." When read over carefully, how- ever, one fails to find anything which will change the current of public Opinion and stay the stampede; of the people in our direction... He has not been about; like Mr. Rowell, or he would realize how unwilling the masses are to discuss more than one theme. That theme is temperance. The slogan everywhere, and moving men regardless of political affiliations, s "Abolish the Bar." : " The | premier says he stands for tem- perance legislation, and that it is be- ing provided as fast as the circum- stances permit. He has reached the place which Hon. Mr. Ross occupied in 1905. He thinks the slower pro- cess of reducing the liquor traffic, as the licenses are being voted out or off by the peoplg, under option 'law, heavily handieapped by. the three fifth's clause, is the better one. Mr. Rowell says the people want some- thing quicker and more radical, and on election day it will be made ap- parent "who has most correctly in terpreted public opinion. EDITORIAL NOTES, Yes, the Whig did say, after certain bye-elections in which the temperance people did not respond, that Mr. Row- ell should be at liberty to change his policy. - But Mr. Rowell "did not deem it wise to change, and he will present- ly get his reward. If Mr. Rowell would only write and publish his amendment to Regulation 17, or his substitute for it, the con- gorvative papers would be happy: They have ceased to appeal to Dr. Pyne upon the subject, singe he is either unwilling or afraid to act. Senator Corby, ' at the ' Belleville nomination, announced, 'No man will do more for temperance than 1 will," and as one of Ontario's most prosper ous distillers, though now out=ef: the whiskey business, one is at a loss to know just what he means. Toronto Hamilton Toronto News, the Telegram, Herald, and. In 1913 Brockvilld Times, Stratford Nerald, Smith's Falls News, conservative, were hot "after the government and tha spineless Pyne on bi-lingualism. What have they to' say of if to-day ? Yee « Whi do the conservative candidat s and press keep repeating that the gov- ernment reduced the number of licenses in Ontario, The people did the reduc- ing, by popular vote, in option law fontests, - and that despite the throe fifths 'handicap. J. W. Johnson, Belleville, . -conservu- tive candidate for West Hastings, i deeply offended because the pastor of his church advised the people to fup- port: the temperance ticket. That cler- gyman had 'the courage of his convic- tions. He was fot afraid of lhe poli- ticians in. the pews. y Two of the speakers at a Toront conservative meeting, at whi Dr. and smiled -his_ap- 11% franchise. But "Sir James Whitney says hy ia afl fois to xin, abs be | against the proposition. Per- the church 'bodies 'with which they were identified, There are others that cannot say that' z C. L. Clifford, of the Minneapolis Journal, reflects the mind of the aver- age journalist when he says the paper of the future will be one that can be read without being shocked, nauseat- ed, scared to death, or flim- flammed, that it will see the end of the quack, the fakir, the bladder bruiser, the liver Jooter, "the bust builder, the hair' rais- er, the beauty maker and the kidney killer, The "Ad." Club will knock all these fellows out, and the sooner they get the axe the better." . The Race Is on. Ottawa Free Press They are off in the race throughout Ontario, and to use the common language in Ottawa these days, the odds are tighfening. Good Time Coming. Belleville Ontario There will be millions more \to spend on houses and clothes aud sa amusements when Ontario ceascs to [buy "Scotch" by the shipload. Hania in Trouble. Toronte Globe. That sound you heard from the di rection of West Lambton is the Hon. W. J. Hanna trying to stop a land- slide by hollering at it. Charming Idea. Hamilton Spectator Ab! how refreshing it is to read those charming nature studies that appear every Saturday in the editor- ial columns of the Globe. They are like roses blooming:in a mass of muck, ® Sonne Comfort. Montreal Mail y The intkoduction of technical edu- cation into Ontario schools should belp to'do away with a Jot of the bilingual trouble. That is a suffi cient reason for speeding the new system. : Words and Deeds Differ. Brantford Expositor Conservatives. are shouting "Get rid of the bar by local option!" But they have first taken care by the three-fifths 'handicap to see:to it that in the centres of population the liquor traffic is entrenched so that such a thing is impossible., Arraigning Duff. J. W. Flavelle in Letter. You have permitted, you are now permitting, g thousands 'of young On- tario farmers, the cream of our agri- cultural people, to leave their own province for the west, while, by your inertia, you show that you are cog- nizant of the advantages of con tinued residere in this province, if full advantage is taken of the op- portunities which open in response to intelligent effort. Kingston Events 25 YEARS AGO. The excursions down the river are being well patronized. The steamer St. Lawrence to-day carried 800 pas- sengers. An excursion to Watertown attracted 250 peovle. Thieves secured an entrance to James Crawford's store, Princess street, and' made a haul of cigars and tobacco. The iron bars in the win dows were forced apart. Dr. Chown, of Winnipeg, dwin Chown, has donated towards 'the building fund of fey College, Winnipeg. son of $1.000 Wes- ------------------ "Christian fathers, you and I will lie down for our last sleep with greater calm and compla- L.cency than otherwise, if we can 'have the assurance that the world in which we are leaving our chil dren is fovever freed from the menace of this foul fiend.""--From the sermon of Rev. Dr. Flanders, at the First Methodist church, London, Ont, - ------------ Political Ticklers. On to victory ! Weather prediction for Monday next: Showers=-of-hanish-the-bar -ballots. If they'd only make the haystack smaller and the needle bigger, we ight; run across a liberal who is go to.vote against the abolish-the-bar - icy, While the conservatives boast that their = temperance principles are as good as those of the other fellows, it 1¢° known that the majority is going to take a "wee drop" on June 2Vth. Wo know where the liquor interests stand on this question, and _if one votes for the perpetuation of the open bar, with its glittering bottles and soul-destroying atoms he cannot clear Aisnali of complicity with this great vil Personally 1 would use party as 1 use a railw traifi. As long as it goes in he Hivection of the place for which ¥ am aiming, [ continue to patronize it, but if it stops or switches on to another line, 1 beg leave to change cars. ¥ the Rowell policy. « Father Minehan, of Toronto, who has Saker the platiorm for Rowell, PUBLIC OPINION] y ; Wash Suits |Bibbys | | : Boys' Wash Suits Summer Sale See Our Window Display of These Goods Dur Great 69 Shirt Sale $1.00 and $1.25 8oft. Shirts for C. Sizes 14 to 171-2 auteed 3 quality. Every shirt guar- LOW SHOES Men's Shoe Sale $4.00 and $4.50 values for $2.50 i 1-2, 0,012 7, patents Sizes 41-2, 5 1 Tan, velvet, gun metal, Blucher or Button styles, in Trouser Sale Men's Worsted sizes 32 to 46. making. 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