PAGE FOUW ~ The British Whig 82ND YHAR Published Daily aud Semi-Weeily by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED. J. G. Elliott President Lom. v 114 ....Managing Director al A. Otia ry ay SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Daily Edition) sae year, delivered in city . sme year, if paid in advance Jne year by mall to rural officess. ! . jour, to United States x ix and three months pro reta. ix and three months pro rats. Attached is one of the best job srinthug offices in Canada. PORONTO REPRESENTATIVE + ® Smallpelce 32 'hureh Bt U 8 REPRESENTATIVES 7 York Offics, oars Fifth Ave. rank KR. Ndrthru ager, R1CAEO «rosso ene a inane Bl0g Frank 1. Nadinn, Ansger. THE INFVITABLE RESULT. The indiscrinvinate and destructive attacks of Gérman submarines upon the British freighters have had the in- evitable 'result. DPritain will watéh her merchant marine the closer, and she will abo watch the marine © of other powers, and every cargo of foodstuffs," consigned to Germany, directly or indirectly, will be seized. The trade of neutrals has been pro- tected by Beitain. 1¢ has been made possible to' use the high seas' because of Pritain's supremacy. But when a belligerent has no regard for any laws und cnters: upon the diabolical policy of destroying everything that looks British, at ses, evn the ships that carry provisions for the relief of the starving Delgians, it is time to retaliate. No power can object to the course which the British government bas decided upon under the circum- stances, It may be wondered why Britain, with her superior navy, can- not hunt these German submarines out' of her waters. It must be re- membered that Britain 'is 'policing practically the Atlantic Ocean, + the lish Channel, and the North Sea, while the German crafts' are not po- licing avy waiers. They are dodging about bent on destruction, and have been unexpectedly suncessful. . No one supposes that Von Tirpitz's - schemes will work out according to his plans. Still he is causing a lot of suspense at present, and will continue to do so until the German war machine has been completely crushed. c-------------- A REPORT 18 WANTED, The city solicitor has been asked to report upon the law: which constitutes and regulgtes the Board of Police Commissioners, It will be . found that these cominissioners are the men who fill other offices--the County Judge, the Police Magistrate; and the Mayor. The chairman is the police magistrate, who is, 'in the perform- ance of his duty, brought into = the closest touch with the officers and members of the police force, All the Commissioners are men who bedhead) felt that in 8 they: police de- partment can ,. This is said in o kindly and suggestive way, and for the reason that every little while the Whig has. cecasion to see what the police forges' of other cities are like and that it foels there is something - Incking dere. What this - is 'only ansexport 'ond say. There is a way of determining 'the efficiency or inefficiency af" the police force, and that's 'to have it reported upon by a competent authority. "i. 84 pf Fiis ev ; § 5 Fz one 'of its commitiges consider the . : ' I. % atiacked many years ago, and made and many of the unemployed of the 80 conspicuous by his treatment of it in "Progress and Poverty." In Saskatchewan the legislature de cided to make it unprofitable for men to hold land by the quarter section, or the section, without any desire to personally improve it. So they im-| posed a surtax, and at the end of 1914 the collections of it had been véry generally made. It added many thousands of dollats to the revenue of the municipalities. Not a few of them had . $5,000 and $6,000 in addition to the ordinary receipts. It came to some. Councils have not been quite clear as to what they should do with the money. The Grain Growers' Guide seeks to help them and suggests that it be spent in providing for the peo- ple free medical treatment, municipal hospitals and nurses, and free legal service, Radical, you say? Ex- tremely so, and indimting the ad- vanced and socialistic tendency of the westerm people. Therw is one drawback in the dream of municipal perfection. The: Hudson', Bay company will not obey the law, and will not pay the surtax. The compeny claims that, when it sold its land to the federal government many years algo it was promised or secured exemption from taxation of this kind. It holds 2,500 sections in Saskatche- wan, amg if it paid the surtax the amount annually going to the muni- cipalities would be $100,000... A law suit may sottle the question, but it that * will thing. ) Conneil, and cost 'some- MORE REGARDING POWER. The Hydro-Electric Commission tells the City Commission something it could have told a month ago. Before the municipal election, and while the Campbell proposition was before the people, the Commission, through one of its officials, called Mr. Campbell up and wanted to know what he was go- ing to do about his offer.' He said then, as the Commission now admits, that he was willing to accept the amended agreement, (and amended by the Commission), excepting the para- graph with regard to the cost of pow- er. He insisted that he could not sell it for less than three-quarters of a cent' a kilo-watt hour. ' The Chairman of the Commission and the Chief Engineer, intimated that they thought six-tenths of a cent per kilo-watt was sufficient, but they had nothing to substitute for it, cost- ing less than Mr. Campbell's power, and' there was no sense, and certainly no advantage, in "bluffing" Mr, Campbell. The City Commission had intimated that it' was willing to pay three-quarters of a cent a kilo-watt and then save about $1,900 in fuel every year. The advantage of the Campbell offer is: this--that it is in- determinate; that as soon as the Hy- dro-Electric Commission is in a posi- tion to serve the city with another current, at a.lower rate, he will cease his connection with the city's service, There could be nothing fairer than this. There is one thing to be feared from the Hydro-Electric Commission, when it 'becomes supreme in the power ques- tion. It can dictate prices, condi- tions, systems of accounts and depre- ciation, and the city must accept them. It made, by invitation, an ap- Praisal of the city plant when it pass.' ed from the management of the Coun- cil to the management of the Com. mission, and, though this appraisal cost $800, it has not been accepted or adopted by the Commission. Now it is suggesting a basis of depreciation, and it must go away back, over the years during which the plant has been in the ownership of the city. Pres ently the city will realize that though » supposed to be . running its utilities, the direction of the plants is taken Irom the Hydro-Blectric Commission. Experience elsewhere has demonstrat. ed, - 100, that where differences arise between the Commissions they ate usually decided in favor of the Hydro- Electric Commiss on, 1 EDITORIAL NOTES per bushel, and in Chicago at It may go higher. war, Why doesn't the City Council have them like so much found money, and [ii he is really anxious to serve, will have fo be earried to the Privy f Whe Fm = Wheat is selling in Winnipeg at $1.50 3 2 per bushel. The highest price it has | J ever reached. All 'depends upon the contingencies of | larger cities of Canada. Men are wanted in Eogland,. thousands of them, to do the work which had to be abandoned by the tBousands who have gone to the war. The' sugges- tion is a good one. Edward Carson regrets 'that he's too-old to go to the war. Gen- eral French was retired from active 1893. That was twenty- ago. Now he is com- the British at the battle There is hope for Sir Edward, Sir service in two years manding line, A government ¢owmmission, which had the direction of the public ser- vice officials fin New York, is being dismissed by. "the state government for its extravagance. Too many of- aids, Its: successors may econo- awhile, but all govern- ment commissions are bound to run to seed. ficials, too weny expense. mize for too much Public Opinion | Is That The Reason ? Ottawa Journal, Ouly twenty-five applications to parliament for: divorce this yea: as against forty-two last year, so wany men are going to the war. ---- German Kindness Hamilton Herald, Belginn civilians who attempt ~ to leave Belgium will be shot at the border--the latest German decree. J hey will starve the sooner if kept at home, An Aporopriate Jewel. Toronto Globe, s The man who wrote the "Hymn of Hate Against England" has been de- corated by the kaiser with the Order of the Red Emgle. It should have been the Order of the Vulture. Heavy Booze Bill. Grain Grower's Guide Alberta's booze bill last sar as $12,000,000, If the prohibition pleh- iscite carries next July there will be a big saving to the pocket books as well as to the morals of the Al- berta people. i e-- Some Big Howitzers. Port Arthur Chronicle. The British artillery now includes howitzers as powerful as any the Ger- mans have. The howitzer fire on, the "Afenie 'Has been highly effective. The allies are now the German's equal in this important arm, : Kingston Events | | Twenty-five Years Ago Dna The Y:M.C.A. is sending ten dele- futes to the provincial convention at Srantford, .. The: delegates inelude (3. H, Anglin, A. Jack, J! B. Reid, NH. Ovens, T. A. Sheridan, J. Bonney, R. Coffey, and G. E, Williams, Queen's and Royal Military Colleges will each send Ina men. number of young people enjoyed themselves: to-day, skating on the old reservorr, There is jiage lines running between Wolfe 1s- land and Kingston. Each man is en deavoring 'to oufrun the other, - S---------- DEATH IN. LONDON STREETS. Number of Trafic Accidents Show Alarming Increase. Loudon, Ieb, 3.--An alarming in- crease in the number of * traffic ace dents in London streets is shown in au annual yeport of the Board of Trade, The total number of accidents recorded is 25,800; vagainst 22,200 for the previous year, and the report moreover states that "the proposition of {atal accidents is increasing rapid- ly, owing to the multiplication of .mo- tor vehicles. Automobiles are twice as likely to cause accidents as horse vehicles, and the gropartion of fatal accidents is three or four times great- The theory Shut the wo ist in ban avoid accident is disproved by ex- . The best of ot ment lies with the i --he must develop: a new traffic Apart accidents, the less © er. keen 'rivalry between the | DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WED Love is blind, and' "none are blind as those who are visionary. You never can tell. Many a man is full of original sin who never stole an apple in his life. fore a man can arrive at a clusion he must first embark train of thought. Thinking Shop. Hostess--"Dr. Spriggins, will have some of the tongue?" The Doctor (absent-mindedly) -- "Oh-er-let me look at it, please." -- Boston Transcript. con- on a you Like A Fur Coat, "Il believe I'll wear a silk hat," said Mr. Biggins. "Let me see you try one on first," answered hie wife. "A silk hat al- ways has a curious effect of making a man logk as if he had an extraor- dinary s@pply of sense or none at all."--Washington Star. Noncommittal. Miss -Gushmore: love danger, Major? Major Grizziey: it, Don't you just Wm! I respect Disappointed. She--""I'm disappointed in Jack; he tried to put his arm around . my round ?"' He--And get it waist." couldn't © he Not A Bout Whiner. Tramp--"Onee I was well as a wrestler, mum." Lady--""And do, you wrestle now ?"' Tramp--"Only wid poverty, mum." known Not Immortal, Penley used to think, his ., were immortal," "What changed his jopinion pn o The editory 'killed', so many . of em. a Poems Not Quite Right. Boy (in book stere)--"Sister asked me to get her Mr. Darn's novel, 'Great Ex ations." Clerk--"Mr. Darn? You mean Dic- kens 7" Boy--"That's ity okiknew it was some kind of a swhar word." GREATES1 DISASTER YET. German Brewers Threaten To Raise Price of Beer. Berlin, via The Hague to London, Feb. 3.--The sale™df bread under the new regulations opened normally this morning, no . measures having been adopted as 'vet to senforce the rule limiting purchases to two kilograms (about four and a 'half pounds) per person weekly. The magistrates are still Phsidering what procedure will be followed. eanwhile there was no rush to 'buy and the volunt super- visors, instglled by the trades unions to Tegulate traflic and keep the ex- pected crowds in order, found no oc- cupation. wine 'were selling to-daysat 95 to 100 marks ($24 to #25) for fifty kilo- grams, contrasted with 57 marks at the outbreak of the war. The price is expected to show, a further rise de- spite the, wfop,alanchier | i a ber. ands cut off. An increase in the price of béer is also looked for. The National Brew. ers' Association bas adapted a resolu. tion to the'effect that. this is unavoid- able, owing 'to the high cost of labor and the rise in price of all the con- stituents of beer except hops. ---------------------- WHEN U. 8. WILL SQUIEM. Day Germany Alleges America Is Misled By English Lies, #Toronto, Feb. 3. 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