PAGE FOUR i ERR Se N\ THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1915, The British Whig| NR -- Published Dafly THE BRITISH co, and Semi-W by BLS HIN WHIG PU a LIMITED. {gaged in the Atlantic trade is be- | coming acute. weezserens. President ee Managing Director | and Sec.-Tre Ty Le GQ. Eliott man A. Gull CT Melephoneas Business Office . ve 348) Editorial Rooms om . One year, by mall to rural of One Jear, to United States . 3. ix and three months pro rata. (Bemi-Weekly Edition) One year, By mall, cash One year, If not paid in advance One year, to United States . $1. X and taree months pro rata. best job Attached Is one of the printing offices in Canada. EPRESENTATIVE ce 225 Fifth Ave. R. Northrup, Manager Tribune Bldg. nagar. LLOYD-GEORGE IN PERIL, . Every admirer of Lloyd-George, the dynamic force in the Imperial Government, will hope that no evil befall him, and yet his Way appears to be strewn with many difficulties or perils. The Imperial Conservative papers are playing him a despicable game. They are certainly trying to drive Mr. Asquith out of the Gov- ernment, and it would please them mightily if they could make Lloyd- George feel that he has been sHght- ed, and that the Premier has been disposed to exalt Viscount Haldane at his expense. Lloyd-George and Mr. Asquith made their mark in the Liberal Government. They were its strongest men. They cannot be sew arated; nor can they have personal differences without suffering in con- sequence. A Uniqnist Consecription- al Government may be the ideal of the Northeliffe press, and it. may Jostle the. Unionist party inte the support of it. But Lloyd-George cannot afford to let himself be used a8 a stoel-pigeon in any scheme of that kind. He cannot afford to as- sist in a sacrifice 'of Mr. Asquith whose absolute = integrity is the greatest asset of the nation. A MISLEADING QUESTION, The Prohibition Bill in Alberta is misnamed "The Liquor Act." To vote for prohibition Alberta electors on July 21st must vote "yes" in ans- wer to the question: 'Are you in favor of the Liquor Act?"--Grain Growers' Guide. This reminds one of the curious question that was put upon the bal- lot in connection with the Utilities Commission. There was a by-law which aimed at the abolition of the Commission, and the question to be submitted to the electors should have been: "Are you in favor of the] Commission?" Instead of that the question was: "Are you in favor ef the by-law?" Before the Deputy Returning Officers undertook to ex- plain the ballot, as directed by. the Returning Officer, it is probable that some electors voted yea, meaning that they were in favor of the, Com- mission, while they were against it, and vice versa. The same misfit of & question applies to the Alberta situation. Every toper in the land will be apt to line up in support of "The Liquor Act," not supposing that .they are by their service clos- ing up the bars. When they discov- er later their mistake, they will feel like suiciding. § ee -------------------- ARMING MERCHANT SHIPS, The British Government has had no difficulty in moving her transports, carrying troops and munitions, from piace to place with perfect safety. The division that commends great- ' est admiration is the British trans- 'port service. It is under the direc- tion of one who elicited from Hon. Mr. Churchill, while he was still First Lord of the Admiralty, the eulogy that he was without a peer in the world. Not a man.had been lost of the hundreds of thousands who had been moved in connection with the war. "Not a serious mishap had occurred. All the War Office had to dd was intimate that a cer- tain number of hag' to be Iratwparted by a certain date, by land or sea, and {t was accomplish- ed without ete or fuss. 1.00 tack. corts, and they havé been turning up unexpectedly, in the great water | expanse between the ! continents, identifying the transport ships and | assuring them, as no other power | can do, of a safe passage to the ports| of destinatioff. Canadians who have] | crossed on the steamships of the Canadian lines have been surprised | with the perfect order and system | which is everywhere apparent, and | they can well comment upon thie] little danger 'there will be from (German submarines when the Ad- miralty is able to extend its coastal service. Meanwhile the question of arm- Ing the merchantmen that are en- The German note to the United States, and insisting that thie Lusitania was armed, is not cor- rect. The British Government hast discussed with the United States| Government the advisability of arm- ing merchantmen, as the one way of putting the submarines at defiance, and these Gyvernments are in ac- cord upon the subject. Thus far the British and American merchantmen, Fuaning between England and Unit ed States, have not been armed, but other British merchantmen, that travel the ocean in other directions, have been armed, and they have not been attacked, nor do they fear at- V------------ COALITION GOVERNMENT, Those who have been in touch with events at Ottawa are persuaded that present political conditions can not continue' very long. The war, the greatest test of any Government, will force a coalition. It is an- nounced that various Commissions will take hold of special work and conduct it along lines which wil] ren- der an appeal for Opposition aid un- necessary, at least for the present. These Commissions, while avoid- ing some of the difiiculties which have confronted the Government, cannot take the place of the Govern. ment itself, and cannot assume the Government's responsibilities. If the war continue--and the Minister of War, who ought to know, and can be accepted as good authority upon the subject, says it will be a long one--there must be a National Gov- ernment in Canada, as there i3 a Na- tional Government, iu' Britain, in or- der that the people, regardless of party, may have the concentrated energies of all the leaders upon the duty of the hour. The Ottawa Free Press, which has been quoted as excéedingly favorable to the Government, and especially to its Militia Depdtfmén® "ifrged the coalition for war purposes, and for war purposes only. The leaders of the Libera] and Conservative parties should be united, it says, until the war is over. "Then, as in England, the old party divisions may be estab. lished, and the people hecome, free to pass upon the peace or domestic measures which the parties will sub- mit. The only opponents of a Coalition Government will be the patronage hunters, the men who are willing to turn even the war to account in the distribution of the spoils, It has been claimed as an excellence that the present Government is mak- ing the grafters put back some, or all, of the money which they fiiched from the public treasury. They were found out, largely through the searching enquiry of the Liberals in the last parliament, The Premier Promised a continuation of the probe in order to secure a purification of the House, and he had to publicly excommunicate a couple of the chief sinners, members of parliament, and pledge himself to save no.one in order to meet the rising tide of pub- lic indignation, There would not be the need of the Commisgions and the probe with a Coalition Novern- ment, because there would be less re- gard then for the patronage list and the evils that attend it. The patronage grabbers will not hear, of course, of anything that will" put them out of business, Yet some. thing must be done. There must be either a new election, which no one wants, or a temporary fusion of the political parties to the end that their united wisdom and judgment may be applied by the Government to the contingencies of the war. NOTES. The way to abolish election saws- off will be to appoint a public prose- cutor who will see that every deposit is forfeited unless the case is pro- ceeded with, and who will not per- mit of any compromises. r------ What, another Commission on ag- ricultural - productions? To what Kaiser may prescribe. As a presi- dential candidate he may be regard- ed as pro-German in his sympathies. | The manufacturers have taken the proper course and demand that a central assembly plant. :be estab-{ lished for the filling or finishing of shells. Some definite policy must be agreed upon in order that Can- ada's part in the production of muni- tions be no.unimportant one. E.W. Thomson,a Canadian journal- ist, writing to the Boston Transeript, says the Americans with their fast motor boats and yachts will go peri-| scope 'hunting along the Atlantic coast, They will make the ravages of the submarines impossible. 5,000 fast launches certainly would rid the coasts of the submarines as a pra- | prietary cure would rid the land of | a plague. v | { PUBLIC OPINION | pry Looks That Way. {London Advertiser.) Does Bob Rogers fear that dis- closures to come would make it im- possible for the Borden Government to wait until its term expires? Sailors Not Scared. (Montrear"Mail.) Danger is inseparable from a, "life on the ocean wave." The supmarine menace merely intensifies it, so sail- ors continue to work their ships. A Great Boost, (Saskatoon Phoenix). , | "Great Britaih can build ships faster than Germany can sink them, | and Great Britain can enlist men | faster than Germany can kill them." | Just Like the Kaiser, (Hamilton Herald.) | the cultured German-Amer-| scholar and assassin, wrote] piously that he expected to blow | certain ships to bits in mid-ocean, "God willing." How like the Kais- | er! a | More Home Room Needed, (New York Telegraph.) { 'Since the war began Germany has | added six battleships to its comple-| ment... If the war holds out long enough Germany may have to en- large the Kiel Canal. Why Not Armed? (Toronto Globe,) | The dead captain of the Anglo-| Californian and his crew are worthy | of high honor because of their suc- | cessful defiance of a German sub-| marine. It is a pity that merchant ®hips with crews so plucky and re-| sourceful are not armed. Holt, ican | Safety Not First, (Toronto Star.) | "Safety First" 48 a favorite | watchword of 'the transportation | companies. They are alwdys advis- ing' passengers 'to be careful, But do they set the examplie? An, over- crowded car running down a steep | grade is not a good example of | "Safety First." | iE Ton BSTOM EVENTS | 26 YEARS ACO | Kingston Orangemen celebrated | the Battle of the Boyne with great | success. They held a big parade. | The music was furnished by the Prentice Boys Band. The oldest Union Jack in the city was floated from the window of the Waterfory House, Ontario street to- ay. | Real estate is very brisk in the y. cit, Sv ------------ MADE PASTOR WRATHY, Modification of British Ensign Stirs Up Strife, 'Ottawa, July 13.--A small red en- sign of the kind used by the British mercantile marine, but bearing a papal crown over the coat of arms, caused Rev. D, M, Morden, pastor of Erskine Presbyterian Church, to got very angry during the course of a sermon to the Orangemen of the city on Sunday afternoon. . The flag was purchased in Ottawa and handed t6 the minister by a prominent member of the order. It could not be ascer- tained where the flag was manufac. tured. . The preacher spoke of a meeting held by the French-Canadians of the city, at which Mr, Armand Lavergne was the chief speaker, and said in this connection that many simHar flags had been distributed through- out the county. "This is not a Brit- ish flag," he gsserted forcefully, and threw it under his feet. * " Champagne, Chablis cider are the Kaiser's drinks. wine and favorite THINKS TIME HAS COME | enemy need extract no comfort from | many's position. {time has come now and has been | those of only a minority throughout | the nation we have no way of telling | permanent peace, This, we believe, | would put the masses not" only in | France, but in England 'as well, in a | WHEN WARRING NXTIONS CAN| TALK ABOUT PEACE NEW COLLARS, 2 for 25c. Editor Of Vorwaertz Doth Not Be.| lieve Either Side Can Be Beaten-- | Socialists Desire General Disarma- | ment As Security Against Another! Great War, | te Berlin, July 12.--The internal | troubles of the Social Democrats are causing increasing interest, particu- | larly are they likely to result in sen- | sational developments when the | Reichstag meets. Nobody ventures! a prophecy as to whether the party schism will be permanent even after the war, or whether it marks the passing of a healthy phase, because it is provoking a nation-wide discus- sion of officially forbidden topics. The two principal factors differ not in the ends desired, but as to the means of achieving the mutual goal, which is a permanent peace, guaran- teeing future military, political and economic superiority for Germany, at | the earliest moment practicable, The | differences of a few points, are in- terestingly brought out in interviews with representatives of the warring factions by Dr. Ernest Myer, editor of the Vorwaertz, who with Haafe, Liebknecht and Lededour, stands with the so-called minority in" the Socialist party in the Reichstag, and Dr. Edouard Davi, a member of the Reichstag, who is pleying a promin- ent part in the political decisions of the Reichstag, and speaks for the Socialist majority there. Dr. Meyer, who, with his assocla- tes, has been bitterly attacked as be- ing unpatriotic and' helping Ger- many"s enemies, speaking for him- self, emphasized the point that the \ We are going to « sales to start at 8.30 a.n Great Starts dar & . RY 95 ve Qe the Socialist "minoNty views." He la $1 and $1.25 values; said that the peace talk most empha- tically did not indicate an internal weakening; on the contrary, it was proof of the present strength of Ger- He said: "The very fact that the German armies are standing on the enemy's s0il leads us to believe the time is ripe for discussing H6w the war is to be ended. We most emphatically do not adovate the throwing down of arms to bring about peace. We do fiot desire to see Germany crushed or beaten, but we do believe that the 50c¢ ripe for some months to end the war, since/Germany has shown that she cannot possibly be beaten. We re- present the Socialist minority in the Reichstag, but whether our views are| . at the present time. We certainly have a strong following in the large cities. We are against any annexa- tion and believe the Government should come out with a declaration of non-intention to annex anything as an indispensible preliminary to mood for peace negotiations, We believe that the first suggestion could come from Germany without humiliation, in view of her Tmpregn- able position. While we are irrevo- cably opposed to annexation on the | Continent, we are also opposed to colonial annexation on principle. We would not oppose a military or cus- toms convention with Belgium in the peace negotiations, We would op- pose this only if it were imposed on Belgium by force of arms. We do not, however, desire a return to the status quo ante-bellum. We desire general disarmament as security against another disastrous war through far-reaching international agreements. We believe that neith- er side can be beaten, hence the time has come to end the war before its heavy cost mounts higher and to stop the heavy loss of life. Although our efforts promise no great suceess at present, we shall not relax our de- sire for freedom of discussion in the press and in our meetings. We also insist on the right to critize the Gov- ernment freely, which we helieye will bring good results." : Dr. Myer again emphasizes that the militant majority want pedce with safety and insists that Germany cannot begin too soon to seek to bring it about. ' War Tidings. United States citizens, just arriv- ing from Austria, say that Trieste will soon be taken by Italians. There have been several arrests in connection with placing bombs on ships leaving Washington for Britain and conspiracy is sald to be wide- spread. Déspatches from the front on Mon- day night say that French Infantry charged and retook Souchez ¢eme- tery from Germans. Losses very heavy. Italy and Russia have reached' an understanding, it is stated, regard- ing the sending to Italy of prisoners of Italian nationality taken from the Austrian army. Roumania has 'as- sented cordially to the passage of such prisoners through' that country, it is said, but the negotiations with Sugar and Greece have been halt- The following are some of our farm bargains: 20 200 100 200 85 50 114 100 120 150 150 200 200 400 $1,600 $2,000 $2,000 $3,200 $3,300 $3,500 $3,750 $4,000 $4,750 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $10,500 $24,000 For particulars consult I. J. LOCKHART, Bank of Moitreal Building, Kingston. Phones 1035 or 1020. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TOWEAR POOR CLOTHES When you can get at Lip- man's a Suit for very little money. PRICES CUT IN TW On Men's and Boys' Clothing. A LOT OF SAMPLE Fine Shirts REGULAR $1.25 One asks, because it is a long long time since a Federal Commis- sion was appointed to report upon the cost of living. Is ff still alive? | _ The efficiency of the Pro cial Li-l cense Board is befdg' These Toronto hotels that have hot-beds of vice must be supp and an example made of the tenders and waiters. Good of tried. i oe ~ on Sale 69¢ | Also Men's Working Shirts, regular Tbe, now 49c. PON'T MISS THE CHANCE. A BIG LOT OF RAIN. COATS AT A CUT PRICE 73 z = Bibbys During July and August Store Closes at 5 p.m.,, Except Saturdays. Bibby's to-morrow morning at 8.30 a.m. New flowing ends, ---- EEE NEW COLLARS, 2 for 25¢. A aananana at neourage 1 «thorning shopping by running a series of Early shoppers get first choice, 69c Si 100 dozen first quality Shirts, regu- sizes 141017, for 69c¢ See window display of these Shirts. 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