PAGE FOUR 4 THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. FRIDAY, JULY 9; 1915. LF Published Oatly ana Semi-Weekl THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED. J. a. Ete ..... Leman A. GuiM .. Direc Teas. + Ma n tor and Sec t a Job Otice . 192 N RATES (Dally Edition) , delivered in city . i paid tn advance . by mall 00 | ing line by 120,741 men. is one of tached the best job Printing offices in Canadas. . 225 Fifth Ave. . Manager Tribune Bldg. Manager. WHAT COMMISSIONS REVEAL. The Royal Commissions which have been sitting in Winnipeg will be through with their werk some: of these days. The first one had hard- ly commenced its serPice when the most strenuous efforts were made to restrain it, and largely in the inter- €st of Contractor Kelly. He could not submit to an examination that might lead to his undoing, and a civ- il suit was then threatened. There never Was any proposition for a suppression of the enquiry. There never Was any serious talk re- specting the Suppression of eleetion Protests between _the men who had them in charg, There never was any barter and sale of influence so far as the Liberals were concerned. The first Commission has really only established what Sir Rodmond Rob- lin: was most willing to" admit, namely, that the charges which were made in the Legislature by the Op- position respecting -the Parliament Buildings were substantially cor- rect. The second Commission has made clear that the late Government had an Attorney General whom the Lieu- tenant-Governor certainly could nqt trust, He acted a part in a deal which Was sordid and shameful. He Eot in touch, through his banker, with one who was personally ae- Quainted with the Premier, and as sumed to dispese corruptly of cer- tain election Protests, The Attor- ney General's idea was to save the disputed seats of the members of his party and cling to bower if possible. He no sooner got Chambers into the toils than it became apparent that the Liberals were Proceeding in en- tire disregard of the deal. Cham- bers did not, and dare not, broach the matter to the Premier, and un- dertook to return the $25,000 he had received. Neither Mr. Howden, Bor his banker, would have it. 'It became a menace to the peice of all concerned, everyone find that it had not been by the G.N.W, telegrams, but his credit in the books, The Toronto World says that de- Spite his denials Premier Norris will be discredited. How? What had he to do with the case? Absolutely no- thing. roed, like carried to Building subm arines in Canada! What is their s tartling in that an- Rouncement? Canada woulda have been building fagt Cruisers, too, and Would have hia Several of them in service now, had the Laurier naval Scheme been carried out. "| ada, in command of the British in France, and the Minister of War in Britain. Tt is scarcely believable that the com- mander of the forces under irritating Rule later on. " es for the Win | they must create public impressions that at this time are very regrettable | liquor traffic, and 'of the expendi. | ture of certain departments in which | money is sald to have been wasted, | points to a time, near at hand, and 'made the uearer by the crises of the | war, when the State will direct busi- ness with an authority which cannot | be surpassed in Germany itself There have been discussions in the | Lords upon the financial outlook of | Britain, upon the poverty that will be general when the war is over | These lords have contemplated that | the place which Britain has occupied | | in the comity of nations will not be | | ners any more; Add to all this the dail | the. Daily Mail, with its | ana special articles and correspon | | dence that tell of England's decrepi- y wail of editorials | President | tude and danger, and one gets the | One in C | blues, as it was intended perhaps | | that he should. The old jauntiness 343 | of the ordinary Britisher may have | In a couple of months and tha | been bad for him and for the nation, | but the new picture of departed | strength and glory i3 enough to kilt | rather than exalt the fighting quali. | ties of the men. > | Ireland"is represented on the fir-| Of these | 70,000 are Catholics, and 24,000 are | [ enrolled members of the Irish Na-| tional Volunteers. They age nat worrying what wii! happen to Home THE TRUTH COMES OUT. In the recent shuffle of the Impe- rial Cabinet offices, the necessity for which has not been, and is not yet, quite understood, some representa- tive Liberals had to retire. Vis- count Haldane, the former Lord High Chancellor, and ranking among the -ablest men in Britain, was one of them. He had no fault to find He realized that some political sacri- fices had to be niade, ahd he was equa] to the occasion. Viscount Haldane is possessed of great "executive abllity. He had given his special *Ygeion to order and system in the War Office, which he occupied for a consjdérable time. He was not at its head when the war | broke out, but he was convenient for | consultations; and he advised Mr. As. quith, among other things, to call Lord Kitchener to the place he holds to-day. And now that there is pub- lic discontent, provoked #nd stimy- lated, and that it is based on false pretences, Mr. Asquith speaks. The Premier pays a tribute to the emi. [The talk of thé Govermment's con- | | trol of trade and commerce, of the | lars guard could mot be electdd in! support of his cause. | e---- The Hamilton Herald reminds Sir | | Robert Borden that 'while he was in | Opposition he championed the ap- bointment of a public prosecutor, | one who would take chirge of all the eléction protests. Why did he {pot go on with the scheme? | Wouldn't Hon, "Bob" Rogers let him? |. It is announced, as a bit of special | gossip, that nothing has been found | so far against Hon. Mr. Rogers in! {the Winnipeg scindal. The® Liber- | |als have not 'vet completed their liouse-cleaning. © Hon. Mr. Caldwell | said that Mr. Rogers was more | interested in the commissions than | janyone else, and Mr. Caldwell cer-| [ tainly had something in his mind. ---- Two prophecies have been made. | anada by Col. Ryerson, Just | returned from Europe, that the great | drive of the British will take place | t the | war will be over by the ead of the year. The other is that Britain will retain' her hosts in order to « repel | the German invasion which Is"threat- | ened to take place very soon. Which | is the more likely prophecy? --t------ ' gy { PUBLIC OPINION. | errs tee sere od Hit At Lash. (Ottawa Journal.) If Z. A Lash's citpping bureau does its work, Mr. Lash wil] Perhaps | realize that defiance of thé public by | the head of a public service corpora. tion isn't profitable. ------ Not a Joker, | (London Advertiser.) { An admirer of O'Donovan Rossa says that he was a great humorist. | Perhaps, but it is certain that as a Fenian leader and a dynamiter he added more to the anxiety than to the gaiety of nations. ' | ES ----t-- H A Long Campaign. | (Brantford Expositor.) | The Germans are preparing for | another winter campalgn and the | Italians for a three years' fight. The Wish has been father to the thought of those who prophesied an early ter- mination of the war, since the end certainly does not appear to be in sight. ---------------- In Smashing Humour, in (Hamilton Herald, When he learned how his part followers had be Par eh grafting, Sir Rod. mond Roblin .smashed his office fur- hiture, so he says. It would have Been more to the purpose if he had smashed the Party machine which has been grinding out graft, lo these any years. nent qualities which Viscount Hal. dane possesses, and refers to "selfless loyalty and devotion to the | State." Indeed, he has made it so clear that the Empire is under obli- gations to Viscount Haldane that it | 'Will not be surprising if he be called | back into conferences with the Gov- | ernment upon some of the graver is- | sues of the State. The ex-Ministar of War has dis. posed of the slanders in which the Northcliffe press has so frequently indulged, and with special reference | to the Ordnance Department. He has declared that this department is | neither weak nor badly managed. Its head is the ablest man in the Brit ish Empire--a man of unrivalled technical knowledge--whose place, if vacated, could not be filled. There was a shortage of munitions for a time, but it was not due to the bung- ling or miscalculations of the Direc- tor of Ordnance. #/ Labor troubles--a whole series of them, and most disastrous in their nature--interfered with the work upon munitions, and only as these troubles were removed by extraordi- nary efforts on the part of the Gov. ernment was the seriousness of the situation overcome. It is well to have this peep, through the kindness of Viscount Haldane, behind the Sceries. The London Mail and London Times had become so bitter and persistent in their attacks that S0me people were inclined. to think there was foundation for them. ' The fact ap- pears to be that Lord Northcliffe, as a would-be dictator, been peeved because he could not have his way, and he shows his spleen by the most reckless eriticism. -- EDITORIAL NOTES, & It is deinied that the nationaliza- tion of the Canadian railways is at hand, but it is expected, and a many people think that it would be to the very great advantage of Can- + F * rere (py 38 The Kellys, or the Winnipeg cons ted as witness- wy his | Boot Pai Men. (Guelph Mercury.) Lew Dockstader, the famous min. strel, says Rev. Billy Sunday and Ww, J. Bryan are the best paid showmen in the business And Dockstader's pretty well qualified when it comes to naming leaders in the show or fession. . ---------- i Look Out For Him, { (Toronto Globe, preparations apace and signs are not lac Rogers will force an a country this fall, want an election but if the govern haps the sooner t continue | king that | Ppeal to the | Canada does not during war-time, ment insists, per- | he country has the Opportunity of ridding itself of Ro- gerism the better. ---- KINGSTON EVENTS 25 YEARS ACO The members of No. 5 Company, 47th Regiment, composed of-young men from Kingston and Batriefield, are meeting regularly for practice and drill. Sydenhant Street Methodist Church Sunday school held a picnic at Chan- nél Grove. Clothesline thieves are causing much trouble in the city. fr ---- Many Young Men--i¥ew Recruits, Carleton Place Canadian. 'Were the recruiting angel to. visit Carleton Place on Sunday evening at church-going time he would find a regiment of young men sitting on the observation steps at severa] corners, young men in full health, and full of laughter, who could 80 off to the war zone without further Pprepara- tion. One wonders that so many of them are waiting for the angelic compulsion, ! | there is some great con {men are flying France and. France to England. { and fro neither on land nor sea. Sup- | he chauffeur ENGLAND AS AN ISLAND Changes a Channel Tunnel and Per | fect Aviation Would Bring. | Great Britain is an island. Unless | vulsion of na- ture to all time the Strait of Dover | will separate it from the continent 1of Europe. Yet every new and then a renewal of the scheme for a channel | tunnel is heard, and at this moment from England to] SuDpose the channel tunnel to be | made, suppose flying to be improved | --and it is improving every day-- | what will become of the island? What | will become of the sea? They will | be there and will be shown on the | map, but to all human intents and] purposes the geography will be changed. The sea will no longer | be a barrier; it will no longer be the | only highroad from England to] France. There will be going. to and | from on or in dry land and going to | pose this science of aviation to make great strides and heavy loads to be carried in the air, what will become of the ports, and what will become of the seagoing peoples? The ports will be there, appearing as now on the map, but Birmingham goods will be shipped at Birmingham | for foreign parts and Lithgow will | export mineral direct, saying goodby | to the Blue mountain. and even fo} Sydney harbor. -- Sir Charles Pr Lucas in Science. ------------ They Wait For You, By Bdwin Markham, . Look not, O friend, with unavailing tears. Into the Past--Ilook to the young years! Look to the Future; all is there in wait, All that you fought for by the brok- ate-- brave en g The faith that faltered hope that fell: } The song that died into a lonely knell. 1 and the It is all there--the love that went astray With bitter ed day; joys that wer the heart, And all the ten | _ depart. othing is lost forever that the soul Cried ou goal cries in that remember- The e S50 needed by der dreams you gaw | t for; all is waiting at the | | ---- Pre-Election Speeches? Montreal Herald, The activity of the Conservative ministers gives good indication that a general election will be sprung this fall, if possible. The Hon. Mr. Casgrain's tour of Quebec Province, with his abundant promises of local improvements by the @ ernment, has all the characteristics of a pre- election tour. 8¢ also has the tour of the Hon. Mr. Meighen. It 1s curious to note the difference in the Speeches of these two men. Mr. Meighen, who is looked on as the understudy of the Hon. Mr. Rogers, declares that the Liberals have ham- pered the Government in every pos- sible way in their war measures. Mr. Casgrain, who has a high reputation to sustain frankly admits that the Liberals have shown the warmest loyalty throughout, and have gup- ported the Government to the ut- most in all that pertains to the war. Training For Civie Govermment Montreal Star. Many universities in the United States are offering facilities for tech- nical. eivic training. Those employ- ed to give instruction are municipal experts of reputation, who have spent many years in the actual ad- | ministration of big cities Munici- | palities are calling for the very | highest expert knowledge tha: is available. The fact has been ham- mered home that special training and experience are of vital importance. Mr. Justice Cannon declared that not only maladministration, but incom- petency, had resulted in the squan- dering of fully fifty per cent of the entire revenue of Montreal. -- An Observation of Sir Jolin's; Carleton Place Canadian, po Rev. Mr. Henderson, in his sermon Sunday morning revealed 'a signifi- cant incident in the life of Sir John Macdonald, which has never appear- ed in print til to-day. He said: "1 recall an observation of your late distinguished statseman, $ir * John Macdonald, He attended the Meth. odist Conference in Ottawa.' Tt way the last year of his lite. He had shaken hands with the group on the platform, and was about 'to depart' when, saying a last good-bye to a couple of ministers, he opened his mind in this brief but illum native sentence: "When one comes to the close of Hte there is nothing so sub- stantial as this and the gospel." ---------- Breaking It Gently. you kéep a secret, uncle?" "Well, auntie has eloped with the and they've borrowed your motor." --London. Mail, 'Can 'Yes tractors, who are wan - nipeg Commissions, have disappeared. fact that} they are evading the p ser-} ver is surely very suspicious. The Toronto Mord resefzita Conservatives who A the. formation of a new party as "Lily ites." And the boss them, Me the boss of the is 3, {i | Also Men's Working : New S $1.00, port Shirts, $1.25, $1.50 Bibbys Store Closes 5 p.m., Except Saturdays, LIFE IS T00 SHORT TOWEAR POOR CLOTHES When you ean get at' Lip- man's a Suit for very little money. PRICES CUT IN Two On Men's and Boys' Clothing, A LOT OF SAMPLE Fine Shirts REGULAR $1.25 on Sale 69¢ - regular 75¢; now 49c. New Sport Shirts, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 ttt tetas d During 'July and August. 1 catalogue prices. We n, .Bibby's "Qreat $1250 Suits irs AN sizes! Young men's models as well as the more conservative models, TWO PIECE AND THREE PIECE SUITS. Brown Worsteds, Grey Worsteds and Che- viots, Blue Serge; cuff or plain bottom trousers. Nobby Shoes for Nobby Dressers Agents for the celebrated Just Wright Shoes, price $5.00. We meet or beat al sell close, but sell ofte This Store Closes Dur- ing July and August At 5 O'clock Daily With Exception of Saturdays We trust our many friends will find it con- venient to shop early, giving our employees the full benefit of the shorter day. = SUTHERLAND & BRo. The Home of Good Shoes. * \ _ How many people will tell you from ex their Massey Bicycle has run for ten, twely Years, giving no trouble outside of Tires. : OW many people who just bought tfie year or last are running into the repair shop every few. days. 'Come 0 and we will tell you why. We have some bargains in Wheels, rience that 'and sixte~n' ir wheel {his £ XY