THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917. t 3 j been deprived of, their connnands, {and left without appointment, which is not the way to encourage recruit- _ PAGE EIGHT The British Whig 84TH. YEAR, ANOTHER VIEW POINT. There are two views of what the men in the trenches desire. There is no question that they would ap-| ing In Canada or Britain. preciate recruits in such numbers | reer ------ that they could have no concern as Bonar Law says the ship owners { of Britain made, during the three to what the outcome would be But | do they all favor conscription? Col. | years of the war, dividends of 33 1-3 Arthur, M.P., speaking in the Com- | Per cent. per annum. In Canada I began with four provinces. It has {now nine. Its population has increas- ed from 2,000,000 to 7,600,000. Its fertile fields, thanks to emigration, i which has added as many as 400,000 lin a vear, in the last year of statistics, | 1916. yielded 226,000,000 bushels of 500,000,000 bushels of oats, barley, and | wheat, 6.000.000 bushel of 1 ' ' men have dome better than that. Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WH PUBLISHING Co., LMI J. FAliott .......... . President Gulld . Managing Director and Sec.-Treas J. G Léman A. Telephones: Business Office : Editorial Roopns Job Offfee SUBSCRIPTION RA (Daily Edition) year, delivered in city . year, if paid in advance year, by mail to' rural o year, to United States ' (Seni-Weekly Kdition) One year, by mall, cash soe eve 31.00 One year, if mot paid in advance $1.50 One-year, to United States . $1.50 Six and three months pro rata NTATIVE One One One One $2.50 MONTREAL, REPRECE R, Bruce Owen i 5 TORONTO REPRE NTA' E F. C. Hoy . 1005 Traders Bank Bldg UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE F.R. Northrup, 225 Fifth J New York F.R Northrup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg, Ohlcago ---------- 3 = ae Attached 1s ome of the best Jol printing offices in Canada The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG Is suthenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations, SOME THOUGHTS OF JUBILEE OF CONFEDERATION. The Whig remembers distinctly the celebration of the date on which Con federation was effected, July dst, 1867. The youth of that day hardly knew what the proceedings meant. Newspaper enterprise was limited, The people could not at the close of the day, as now, sit down, refreshed after the evening meal, and scanning his paper learn of the events of the world. But it dawned upon the minds of all, old and young, that something of transcendent importance was hap- pening, something which concerned everyone and his relation to the state In all the ways then known there was public rejoicing of a univer- sal and enthusiastiv kind. In Kingston Confederation Day was one of the greatest interest. Here, however, there was ample opportun- ity for knowing what was going on for the city's member of parliament was the great Sir John Macdonald, and the b@t known man of his day. What he did to bring about the union of the provinces, after mueh dispu- tation. and many disappointments, need not be recalled. The Whig has heard him refer to the incidents, and the many conferences that took place; the declaration of policy by one pro- vince after another; the despatch of ambassadors to England in 1867; the passage of the "British North Am- erica Act," which has been regarded as the bulwark of Confederation. In the pictures which have been made famous by their many reprints, men who, before and after Confederation, became distinguished in the pubHc life of Canada, stand out conspicuous- ly--Macdonald, Brown, Tupper, Til- ley, Campbell, Langevin, Cartier, Galt, Mowat, McGee, and others. These mén died but there works live on. History will keep alive the mem- ories of what they did. One of the great issues originally, and the issue that divided opinion the most, was how the constitution of the central government and provincial govern- ments might be developed so that each would have the fullest scope for its usefulness without trespassing upon the rights of others. Time brought about differences upon cer- tain points, and the courts had to in- terpret the Act of Confederation, and they did so without hurtful effects. Occasionally, even, yet, constitutional points arise and they are readily and satisfagtorily settled. With each re- ference there is written the notes that add to the books of the law and the chronicles of constitutional govern- ment, It is not ndcessary, in an article like this, to spend much time in looking back. Sometimes there is an advan- tage in reading the pillars or monu- ments that tell of other days of point to certain events in the life of the individual or the community. They speak of the progress and the de- velopment of the Dominion. One reads that among the influences that brought about the union of the pro- vinces, strengthening and solidifying the people, was the possibility of a "war," between Canada and the Northern States. The relations had become strained. Some confederate envoys on their way to Europe, on a British steamer, had been captured. The threat to abrogate the Recipro- cit. Treaty suggested a plan by which Inter-provincial trade, east and west, might be promoted. The wmion followed, It is gratifying to note that the growth of Canada has been so steady. 15,000,000 tons ofs hay. The field crops in the last fifty years have risen $10,000,000 to over These figures only are at in value from $5800,000,000 because agriculture i necessary s | the basis of all Canada's wealth The to the war, or the| whisperings of the war in 1866, is important ag showing how striking is the attitude of the United States at |the present time. The 50th anniver- sary of Confederation finds (Canada engrossed in a war which concerns her as an ally of Great Britain. The Mother Country, the arbiter of so many national difficulties, the great peacemaker of the war, the great champion of oppressed nations, found herself in 1914 at war with Germany. The warning that an infraction of Belgium's independence would be fol- lowed by a defence of the little king- dom, was attended by a declaration of war, and the beginning of the greatest of the ages. There have been ques- tions in the minds of men as to whether Canada should have partici- pated in this conflict. But before the reasoning of some of our public men, whose vision"is clear, one hesitates no longer as to what his duty is. More gratifying stil} i€ the satisfaction which one finds in the co-operation of the nearest neighbor, the United States, in an attempt, with the Allies, to accomplish a triumph of the right. The Anglo-Saxons of the world are united in the Herculean tasks of lay- ing the plans for success at arms as reference a necessary precursor of the reign of peace, Confederation Day marks a new era in the patriotic as well as political life of the nation. The _blood of young Canada flows the swifter through the veins of those who are at the front to-day, fighting for lib- erty and truth and independence.} They have given to Canada a new place among the nations, and the glorious record of this year will add a new star to the diadem she wgers. The parliaments of Canada and of the provinces have endeavored, in many ways, but especially in the jubilee pamphlets they have issued, to im- press upon the people, especially the younger people, the achievemefits of fifty years ago, succeeded by the ac- hievements, in national and intellec- tual and commerical growth of the last half century. The fathers of Confederation have gone. They, how- ever, have left their 1mpriiits in the times in which they lived. Their] successors, drinking in the inspira- tion of their example and success, have carried forward the mighty task of nation-building. One gets an idea of what the men of the day are doing, in this crisis of the empire, by reading from day to day the proceedings of parliament. There may be times when the prophe- tic spirit seems to have left our lead- ers, when they cannot see far into the future. But there are other times when the outlook is brigther, when oné reasons that British pluck and British valour cannot be defeated, when even reverses supply the stimu- mons, sure that if a vote were taken not a single one would measure. Pte to his home paper, says he is morti- fied service ported by those who are torced into the fight. fallen comrades," he writes, reinforced by conscripts." you are. thought of than it is te-day. people, quickly and emphatically what they think about the slackers house. know stands with regard to conscription, wy mower and 'then kicks about it because * guard liberal government to-morrow." The| nationalist leader has not been left] in doubt upon this point. that the people be consulted through Sir Wilfrid said that, it they approved of conscription he! would do all he could to see that it! was obeyed. Isn't that clear enough? ed on us again making cigars of hay a referendum Frank Carvell seat Well, front favor conscription? a diers could get of conscripts be the better pleased. racter has been pronounced But England can preserve : fruits and other things without the use of sugar world certainly moves. possible. says they do He is quite go against the A soldier at the front, Fred Cewan, of 'Picton, writing in the be sup- the men must think that of the King to "It is a disgrace to our "to be So there -------------- Parliament could not less +The say be in an election, would in the SIR WILFRID'S STAND. Bourassa is very anxious to where Sir Wilfrid Laurier Mr it might be necessary to against conscription from a In moving EDITORIAL NOTES. The Hamilton Spectator says that has qualified for a in the national government. well! the Canadian armies at the There is difference of opinion. If the sol- volunteers in place they certainly would Do The governments of Britain and the United States insure the lives of those who enlist in the army and navy. have done for her soldiers since the beginning of the war. This is what Canada should Hamlet without the principal cha- im- and alcohol. The Senator Nicholls lashes the mem- berg of his party who call the liber- als deserters -because they support conscription. wants the liberals' government press insults them. The government support. The The government believes that labor will reasonably support con- scription. it will go as a body against any at- tempt to force men into the ranks. Who people. Mr. Verville, M.P., says reflects the mind of the ---- ---- It was supposed to be the ideal or proper way to let the command- ing officers them. regiments recruit men have of Overseas these | One ship owner is credited with buy- i ing a freigher for $75,000 and clear- {ing the cost of it in two trips. In 1910 Admiral Sims of the U.S. navy, while in England, said: "In my opinion if the time ever comes | when the integrity of the British | Empire is seriously threatened by | European coalition, you may count | on every ship, every dollar, every man, and every drop of blood of | your kinsman across the sea." Time . and circumstance have proven Sims 'to be a prohpet. | | | PBC oPMON | | The Limit of Meanness, | (Guelph Mercury) The meanest man we know is the | chap who borrows his meighbor's | being dull In What Way? (Toronto Mail) It conscription is enforced in Can- ada provision by the Government for ! the protection of insurance compan- lies may become necessary. Tactful Teutons. (Outawa_Citizen) The resourceful Teutons have scor- | mixed with aromatic leaves. Our ! makers never thought of the leaves, Will Get Well Now. (London 'Tiser) Having no criminal charges hang- ing over their heads, Sir Rodmond Roblin, G. R. Coldwell and J. H, How- Hen should speedily regain their health. So It Ap (Belleville Ontario) The speedy quelling of the Sinn | Fein rioting in Cork goes to show that machine politics don't stand much show in a clash with ma- chine guns. Next Great Need. (Brantford Expositor) Now that we have a food control- ler, the next mpve of the government 'ought to be the appointment of an | appetite controller. "A man with no | appetite will conserve the food supply. | RR Looking For Facts, i (Tononto News) The appointment of a commission to study the mineral resources of the British Isles reminds us that the Ro- | mans travelled all the way to Corn- j wall for their tin upwards of two thousand years ago. Wedded to Liberalism. (Hamilton Herald) That the west is wedded to Liber- alism is proved by.the triumphant return of the Mortin government in Saskatchewan. The reason probably is 'that Liberalism has been giving the west satisfactory government. Change in Name. (Montreal Star) | Honorable Jacques Bureau is re- ported as objecting in the House of Commons to the names French-Can- adian and English-Canadian, pre- ferring instead "senior" Canadian and "junior" Canadian. The mem- ber for Three Rivers has probably forgotten for the moment that neither English nor French are really "sen- jor" on this Continent. lation which the jaded forces need, when the soldier of the cross as well as the soldier of the empire can rest assured that, "God is in His Heavens, All's well with the world." Sir Sam Hughes is snapping at the) members of parliament like a terrier which the weather has affetfed. No one takes him seriously any more. FOOD COMMISSION REQUIRED. W. D. Lighthall, of Montreal, best known as a leadep in the Union of Municipalities, of which he was an office bearer for some years, does not see any cure for the rule of high prices save one. The law of supply and demand for- merly prevailed. If any kind of food became scarce the prices would be high, and 1® one could find any fault. What people see now, however, is the machinery to burk competition, to dis- legs and my weight of lard, I live on beets and potted hay, and do gymnastics in the vard, and weigh rayself nine times a day. . Rippling PORTLY PATRIOTISM I'm hoping I may serve the state, mighty scrap is done; I'm trying to reduce my weight so I'll be fit to ing eats, forsaken all the gourmet"s ways; I'm living now on pickled 1 trot all day weight to lose; can see my shapely shoes. wrench, that I fight in- moat lage scale; and speed the happy morn!) when, slim and debonair and gay, I tread on Kaiser William's corn. derstand the c to fight, who'd knowing that t 2 arynx sinpot away) a nation 1 say, (e'en though some day one may return, with Rhymes before the pack a gun. I've eut out fat-produc- beets, and lose an ounce in seven days. around the town---by exercise some 1 hope to cut my waistline down so I It gives my soul a bitter am not allowed to sail for France, to and trench, because 1 break the vil- I look forward to the day (may heaven I cannot un- haps who skulk when they are called shun the greatest of all scraps, though he cause is right. Oh, it is good to go, 's gratitude to earn. And so, to shake --WALT MASON. place the law of suply and deraand, to put the situation in the hadds of a great and arbitrary monopoly. Com- bines and trusts and syndicates con- trol the markets, through the aid of cold storage, and what is wanted is a power to deal, and most sharply, with this contingency. A food eontreller may do some good. With large pow- ers and the right to use them to al- most any extent, he can, if he likes, destroy the combines or bring their plans to naught. But his is only a temporary job, and one that fits into an emergency such as the war pro- vides. The need is for something bet- ter, or at least something more per- manent; and Mr. Whitehall suggests it in a court or tribunal which re- sembles the railway commission, in the directness of its work and the untrammeled exercise of ifs power. It is a good proposal, #nd may follow the experience of the fiood dictator. -- The doctors, in session in To- ronto, have inveighed impetuously against the laws that forbid she sale of liquor and pu 0 restraint upon the use of it in Ted ivines. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN | THE STORE THAT KEEPS THE PRICES DOWN. ' | Young Men's Summer Suits Masterpieces of t he Tailor's Art. Suits ready to try on; finished in a few hours' time. THE YALE, $22.50--English blue serge, fancy cheviots. Sizes 34 to 40. THE RITZ, $20.00--English tweeds, neat checks and overplaids. Sizes 34 to 40. THE CLAUDE--Rich grey homespuns, fancy cheviots. ial value, $15.00 PRR ~ ---------------- Sizes 33 to 40. Spec- A A A a AAA AAA ANN New Pan ama Hats Fedora shape. A beauty for $4.50; Palm Straw Hats, $2.50. Bathing Caps New line of Bathing Caps in fancy colors and combinations. Best qualities. © 25c¢ to $1.25 See our assortment of Trav- elling Rolls and Cases. DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess 'Phone 343 Everything For Sick Room | Carpenter and Builder] W. R. BILLENNESS Specialising Store ts and Fit. tings. Remodelling all ESTIMATES " Ad: m2 \ LIBERAL PARTY SEEKING A MOSES bh Hamilton Times. In this great crisis the Liberal party needs a leader. The great ma- Jority of the Liberals in the country are conscriptionists. They have no leader. By the attitude he has as sumed, Sir Wilfrid = cannot lead them. They want to win the war, and they believe that conscription is needed to help win. Who will be the Moses? If the Liberals in the House cannot get together and save themselves and the party from obliteration and from having no chance to lead the country in the proper carrying on of the war, then the Liberals throughout the Do- minion must take action. The re- ferendum can neither save the party nor win the war. We need con- scription and we need a leader. Sir Wilfrid has ctically abdicated the leadership for the time being. Who will be the Moses? The Liberal party must not allow itself to be pushed aside into a cor- ner by Dr. Clark or any other man. The attitude of the Liberal part of Canada since the war began has been loyal and patriotic, and its constituent partg have shown by their work and attitude their deter- mjrfation that thé war must be won, that they are prepared to mak» y sacrifices to win it. True, they not all see eye to eye on the uestion of conscription, mor does. the Conservative party, but they are united in the desire that the war must be won. Not only so, but they are deeply impressed with the need for a more vigorous, whole-souled prosecution of the war, and they do not need to loek for leadership to Sir Robert Borden. At the Metlodist parsonage in Mallorytown on Wednesday Rev. W. G. Bradford u in marriage FOR SALE !! We make a specialty of sell- ing farm property; have had seventéen" years' experience in the business and have sold a large number of farms in King- ston district.. If you wish to sell your farm list it with me now so that I can show it to prospective buyers while the crop is growing. T.J.Lockhart rf Real Estate and Insurance. Bank of Montreal Bldg., Kingston, Ont. Phones 1035 or 1020. Dominion If you desire to spend a really enjoyable holi- day, abe along a pair of | good shoes. Sport Shoes Outing shoes, leather or . canvas; yachting shoes; , white canvas pumps; all the newest COAL CUSTOMERS | styles of summer shoes. Please. Notice ! On and after first of May, Coal Sales will be for Cash Only. BOOTH & CO. 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