Ta Aro A pra income tax, PAGE FC OUR The British 'Whig . 84TH. YEAR, Semi-Weekly by | vd BLISHING President "Managing Director and Sec.-Treas. SUBSCRIPTION RATES oadly Edition) year, aay in city . year, if pajd in advance year, by mail to rural offi year, to United States (Seni-Weekly Edition) year, by mall, cash year, if not paid in advance $1. year, to United States 1.5 Six and three months pro rata. he Ss TORONTO REPRESEN TATIVE F. oy 5 Traders Bank Bldg. NITED STATE 3 REPRESENTATIVE: F.R. Northrup, 226 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg., Chicago Attached is one. of the best job printing offices in Canada The cirenintion of THE BRITISH WHIG Is Suthguilenteq by the J Audit Bureau of Circulations, DRIVEN TO ACTION, There is to be a taxation of high jncomes, on a scale which may, per- haps, be improved as the bill passes through parMament. In its present form it promises to treasury between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000 a year. Some apology has been offered by the government press for this special legislation. The wealth of the country which the Act will tax, when passed, Is de- clared by one print, supporting the government, to be 'the result of business enterprise and sagacity and hard work," which was paying liberally under the law that = al- ready prevailed and dealt with cor- porations. ° It is shown, however, by the same authority, that the taxa- tion of Ingomes is common in Effrope, and that four years ago, and before-the war, it was resorted to in the United States with a gene- ral approval. "he income tix is not, then, something for which conserip- tion especially calls, as the finance minister explains, but something whieh the profits of the war sug- gest in a mpst emphatic way. More- over it is the resylt of a most in- sistent liberal demand. It has been resisted by the government, and is only resorted to now becafi¥e public opinion approves of it. It is simply one of many things that war has ne- cessitated, and the adoption of which has been tardy enough, not- withstanding all the object lessons whieh the government. has had be- fore it. The super-tax, added to the looks ominous, but it can easily -he paid hy the people whom-it affects. So there are still German suspects in ithe British, service. How they have missed discovery and been tolerated so long is the mystery of the hour. SIR ROBERT BORDEN'S FAILURE Sir Robert is willing to quit. There is nothing he has been so will- ing to do all through his course as to quit. He is willing to hand over the premiership to anybody who wili take it. ' In every difficulty that arises his one last resort is to offer to resign, 'With that he has never solved anything, but it has been ef- -fective in preventing solutions and lengthening proerastinations. \ We submit to the people of Can- ada the opinion that as a War Pre- mier Sir Robert Borden is a failure. He is unfitted by lack of decisiony-- by want of a chart, by an inability to decide where he 1s going, or where he wants to get--for the work that the chance of politics ard the tragedy of war imposed on him. He is the Governor. and he has not| the courage to govern. He is rash where he ought to be cautious and dilatory where he ought to act promptly. He is content to - go thréugh the motions of adopting conscription, but unequal to the 'task of really producing an army. He will be unable to lead the chuh- "try to drep politics because he can- not have {f' done around his own Counell table. He has been offering . portfolios to everybody, but can find nobody to accept them. The reason 18 in himself as well as in the situa- tion. He is a man of amiable quali- "ties, integrity of character, and good intentions, but not suited to the role of War Premier; He should make' way so that somebody else may take up the task of piloting this country through the troublous and Waxious days which He before us.--Toronte, Stam, { centl H pledge, o | cause. bring to the | CONSCRIPTION SHELVED, The. Wirig «has courageously and mn urged the passage of the ry Act, of 1917, because it t the very evident salvation of her army in the field. ia and I'A letter fronr one of the soldiers re- received clearly expr the | wice, and the need of conscription | in order that the remks at the front and the honor of the country may be | 'maintained. . The liberals in parHament, and | representing the English speaking people, have beer true to their con- | yictions and the call upon them, and they have steadily "_ voted for the | Military Service Bill through all its | stages, and now that it ment comes that #t will not be en- forced until after an election. In other words, though hasté has been preached, though the necessity for recruits has been very great, all voluntary 'enlistments having ceas- 8d, the government violates. its made through Hon. Mr. Melghen, and hangs up the measure indefinitely and for purely political reasons. There is an inference as to the It is given in the Mail and Empire, which flouts the military leaders who voted for the Military Service Act because they did not at the same time vote for an extension of parliament. How could they do that without some evidence of ad- ministrative reforms? The govern- ment is notoriously weak in some respects, and notoriously bad in others. The premier has failed to exhibit the qualities of a great statesman all through this crisis. He hgs met some of the demands of the opposition because he could not help himself, but he has sheltered colleagues who have not measured up to the requirements of the hour. He has shown no disposition to clean house in the presence of a difficulty so great that he wants and must have liberal support in { order to overcome it. | The house-cleaning, however, has been put off, and with an extension of parliament it would never take place. What Canada must have is a war cabinet, one composed of men who will be large enough for any emergency, and with one dominating desire, namely, to win the war. How is that to be. obtained? Not through any action of the premier. He is the central figure in parlia- ment. For various reasons he can- not rid himself of some of his col- leagues and call others to their places. The junk and the -culls of the administration rémain. What can be dong? The only sign from Ottawa is on& of cowardice. The government has to conscript the men it wants in order that Canada may be defended in the war and is afra'd to enforce it. The only alter- native is an election in which the people may be consulfed, and ap- parently the soomer the better. EDITORIAL NOTES, On dit that Controller Hanna can fix the price of foods and that he will do so if necessary, What the people want is a demonstration of his capacity, Actions speak louder than words. Russia is apparently mow under military domination. A military dictator seems to be the only solu tion. for the present troubles, and mendous task which "has been as- signell to him. National insurance is again sug- gested, and on a plan patterned af- ter the national insurance scheme of Great Britain. out, through the war, is another mattér and one that should be very "closely 'studied. : An appeal has been made to Wrsbington to restrict the use of gasoline, and to the extent of cut- ting out all pleasure touring rides during the continuance of the war, This will be sad news for those who are given to joy rides. The annihilation, by command of a general, of m whole division of Russians, by their own artillery, and as an object lesson for all time, was an impressive proceeding. Sure- ly. this will put an end to all vacilla- tion on the part of the Russian sol- diers. The United States is producing 300,000,000 barrels of crude oil a year, and the consumption has risen to 335,000,000 barrels. This means a shortage at a very early date.' The appropriate all oil supplies until at: ter the war. The Methodist * church, writing Cork, intimates that Be has no hope of any practical solution of the Irish 'now going on is concerned. AS an worth something. gaged in politics again. care for the liberal or \parties. He wants a national gov- | 1s available as a national a of every Canadian in the ser-| has been | given a third reading the announce- | Kerensky may be equal to the tre-| How it is working |- suggestion 1s that the 'government | NE ---------------- Dr. Chown, superintendent of the |. from} question "so far as the convention | observer on the spot his opinion sf. Sir Ciittord Sitton is actively en- "He Suan? leader. | Does any yarty want him? ee. Members of parliament have sug- gested that the Insurance . Act be amended so that .only a certain rate should be charged for those whe volunteer for military service. Why | should the government carry all military risks? That is a spécies | of national insurance in which there + is great reason. | 'The British Admiralty is no doubt | engaged, and science and art and experience may be combined | in. order to end the submarine men- { ace, but it has yet to gccomplish a | great deal. The participation of United States in the" war means | something, but the real affects, in a naval sense, have not yet been seen. ------ Lloyd-George's assarance may be correct, that the number of ships built in Britain this year will be foir times as many as those built in 194. but at the rate at which ships are diminishing through submarine attacks, it is a great question whe- ther the trade of the ocean will not be seriously impaired in the course of time' | i BORDEN MISSED GREAT CHANCE. Toront¢ Star Sir "Robert Borden has hAd the greatest opportunity any public man in Canada ever had, and he has muff- ed everything he has touched. Flat- tered by a sycophantic party press, he, for two and a half years of war, went his way as a partisan fortunate in holding office. He would ask no co-operation of the Liberals. For more than a year the Star and other nawspapers, Boards of Trade, and many other public bodies, urged the formation of a National Govern- nent, but to all arguments the Pre- mier wag deaf. His favorite organs assured him 'that the Star but de- sired that the Liberals should share in the patronage of office. © This was the sneer constantly used, If the Premier had possessed any.foresight 'he would have known 4 year ago, what he found out in May, when: it was too late, that a Coalition or Na- tional Government was absolutely necessary if the war measures need- 'ed were to be'put through, We won- der sometimes if he did know. The worst of it is that even if (he had I'known it would have made no differ- ance. He lacks the decisiveness to direct his own destiny or the coun- try"s. Quentin Roosevelt Joins. 'New, York, July 27.--Quentin, youngest son of Theodore Roosevalt, has sailed for France as a member of a contingent of Ameriean avia- tors. 'Quentifi, who is 20 years old, has been in training as an aviator since April and was recently promo- ted a first lieutenant. His three brothers are already in active service abroad. TOOK A RISKY JUMP Saranac Lake' Woman Per- forms Thrilling Stunt for the Movies. . Saranac Lake, N.Y., July Miss Gertrude Martell has gained an enviable distinetion' as the only wo- man who ever detabled Mrs. Vernon Castle in any of her film vi Her performance Is made th more thrilling in that it consists ot a 90- foot jump from a precipitous cHif into the water, The company with which Mrs. { Castle is playing, under the direc- tion of Frank Cane, is engaged in filming "Lost in Arcady." The filming is tak"ng place on Bluff Is- lahd in Lower Saranac Lake. The climax of the picture is the leap of life from the high roek. When the time arrived for 9 - 27. -- tne jump Mrs. Castle dislike for the stunt. Indeed, she refused. Mrs. Castle is known the world over for her nerve and fea- lessness, but she balked at the 90- foot dive into shallow water. Tos director was in despair. Miss Martell was secured, and, arriving at the scene, she donned the clothes which Mrs. Castle had been wearing and running to the edge of the cliff jumped off. The spectators held their breath. Several people who had come to photograph the jump forgot all about the fact and watch- ed her leap. As the girl came to the surface unharmed there was an outburst of applause. The director declared that it was the most dar- ing jump by a girl that he had ever witnessed. QUEBEC BRIDGE CENTRE SPAN To Be Put in Place on Morning of Sept. 12th. Quebec, July 27.--The centre span of the Quebec bridge will be put in nlace on the morning of September 12th. The event was planned to take place quietly without witnesses, but an engineer of the commission is supposed to have told the secret to a newspaperman this morning. The span, which is the second the St. Lawrence Brid#¢ Company has built, is nearly finished, and the Su- perintendent of the Quebec Bridge engaging men for the 'suspension of the span. The men will be paid five dollars Der hour for this delicate work. GERMANY STARTED IT. Holland Cannot Be Indignant Over Huns' Lost Ships. Washington, 'July 27.--The State Department was advised yesterday that the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Cou- rant boats on German merchantinen, says that Germany, having started the neutrality in' the history of world, and having since violated néu- tral rights countless times, cannot expect Holland to be very indignant at the loss of six German ships. Rippling Rhymes on Shakespcare hills, and homes for polar bears: 3 THE TALKERS 1 like to hear men talk, when they're not selling stock, when they can spiel of linsded meal, of chip- munks cheese and chalk. receives a shock. selling mining stock. intent, who knows the dope of Scott and Pope, and is comes with his beaming smile, to sell me shares and other snares, and bore me for a while. would be if I a man could see, whe'd talk some time of Shelly's rhyme, and Gray, his Elegy. neath a bush, far from the coin-mad for hours of birds and flowers, and hand out soulful gush! To leave the clanging streets, and talk of Burns and Keats, with some- glad jay who felt that way-- 'twould bé the best of treats! walk with me around the block; lyre and pen--they all sell mining stock. They all are selling shares in patent folding chairs, in mines and mills and swamps and They're dealing in hot alr, and little do they care for Qssian's lyre or Milton's fire, or Byron's wild despair. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN But ever as I walk my sow the men I meet in park or street are I never meet a gent on poetry bent. Ah, no, the man of gufle How happy 1 TQ sit be- ush, and talk But soulful' men don't the modern men hate ~WALT MASON. ernment thet will serve Canada Just tow and Sanads alone. Sir Clifford 1 war with the grossest violation of| the | _/FOR MRS. CASTLE. 1H evinced a clear Hil Construction Company is now busy] Jin a leading article strongly | Labor this afternoon announced that protesting against the threatening he had appointed C. G. Snider, sen-4 tone of the German press relative to| jop judge of Wentworth as third man a. recent attack by English torpedo|in the Toronto Railway arbitration. | ber of the family for months. + 25, Abchurch Lane, London, E.C. JAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917. Store Closés;, 10p.m. Saturdays. | tt A Beth Bibbys Store Closes 10 p.m. * Saturdays. IF YOU SEE IT IN OUR ADVT. YOU WILL FIND IT IN OUR GENUINE PANAMA HATS STORE. SVAN Pov | with Fancy bands. Special value, - $3.75. GENUINE SOUTH AMERI- CAN:PANAMAS New fedora shape, straight leaf. Very fine quality, $4.50. BATHING SUITS Heavy wan plan grey or navy; special values, $3.50 and $4. 75. Other bathing suits, $75, y .00, $1.25, $1.50. Peru Palms. SMART STRAW HATS Sailors, Alpinas and Telescopes, Splito, Sennits, Bang koks and Regular, $2.50 and $3.00 values. Special, $1.50 Bibbys Young Men's Suits. YOUTH SUITS First long pant suits, . . . THE SPORT SUIT--Nobby homespuns. $9.50 and $12.50 Splendid value . $15.00 THE RITZ--Fancy Cheviots; a w onder for. - . $20.00 THE YALE SUIPs= English blues and Fancy worsteds; a dandy . wv atele tete at 4" . $22.50 al mie ry JUDGE SNIDER APPOINTED Chairman of Torontd Railway Board of Arbitration. Ottawa, July 27.--The Minister of Mr. Crothers was approached on be- half of a number of men, but ap- pointed one who had not applied directly or indirectly. He had secur- ed his consent in anticipation of a disagreement. 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CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess Broryiiing For Bick es Mid- Summer Bargains Cut Prices Men's white canvas GLASCO'S Pure Scotch Marmalade and Jam. . In glass and tins. Baker's Fresh Grated Cocoatut with the milk, 15¢ per tin. ~ Oxfords, with rub- 'ber sole, $1.98. Men's tan and black - Oxfords, $2.48. Men's tan and black Oxfords $2.98 The Sawyer Notice! J Water Shoe Store