_ PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1917. The British Whig 84TH YEAR. Dally aad Semi-Weekly by TSH WHIG PUBLISHING CO,, LIMITED. President + Managing Director and Sec.-Treas. A. Guild , SUBSCRIPTION RA (Daily Edition) , delivered in city ... ir paid in advance .... is Bal to rural offi ited States eekly Edition) 1, cash a paid in advance $i it Joa to United States . and thrée months pro rata, n REPRESENTATIVE R O 123 Peter St. JORONTO REPRESENTATIVE ROY i raders Bank Bld STAT] 28 REPRESEN TATIY R.. hrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1510 Ass'n Bid. Chicago Attached one of the best job printing na in Canada The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG 1s Authgutieateq by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. THE TIME OF DISCONTENT. It does not take much to stir up the spirit of discontent, and that spirit is asserting itself most con- sciously in some of the countries which are affected by the war. It finds expression most seriously In Russia, where, succeeding the fall of the Romanoffs, it gave vent te rare and extraordinary proceedings. It has since been restrained more or less in response to the appeals of Kerefisky and those who have co operated with him, and these are familiar with the aims and aspira- tions of the common people. It gave place to reason in Great Bri- tain when it %as pointed out that national hopes and successes de pended upon the dissembling of cer- tain views until a more propitious season. But thas discBtifent that cannot be ended is showing itself again in the Old 'Landy and in a most pernicious way. The London Times {is not an alarmist paper. It is more sensitive to prevailing movements than for- nferly, but it is still the reserved and dignified organ of public opin- fon; and when it emits a note of warning the situation may be re. garded as very grave.' The Times says the danger of the day lies in a propaganda which it is difficult to measure. It is represented in the working classes by intellectuals, and in a remarkable fashion, 'Certain Soclalistic doctrines find favor in many places not hitherto = affected by them. Those who preach them arb surely influenced by the belief that they are the sufferers from capitalism in many ways,- that it penetrates society to the very core, that it is ruthless and selfish in its nature, and spares no one and no interest in the gratification of its schemes. It is sald that capitalism has reached a climax in the exact. fons of the war, How far that hurt- ful philosophy has extended no one can say. It has berome dangerous, ir, when the Times comments its progress with ominous lan- spirit of discontent has been manifedted in 'America, not in the savage and senseless speech of zeal- ots, but in the subtler talk of mod. ern Soclalism. Mark the outburst of feeling which attended the gather: ing of 10,000 men and women to launch the Socialistic campaign of Mr. Hilquit for 'mayor of New York, The aim is to elevate .the platform of the party, and it ine cludes a denunciation" conscription, and of the suppression of free speech even when it involves a disturbance of the peace. Mark the strange muttering of the quieter ones in Canada who see the wisdom of calmness in the face of national danger, and yet cannot miss the chance of a blow occasionally on capitalism. Wealth, despotically . used, may "he, and no doubt Is, gullty of many forms of aggression and oppressiok, but it is extrava. gantly accused of many wrongs which have their origin in the in- equalities which the war is expected to extirpate. There are some who do not ex. pect any government to last long as a result of the election. 'There. is one clear issue before the people, and ong nly, 'the war. 'Ouatside of 'that th ple of Canada have no use for. and no patience with, any of 'the men who constitute the Bor. den government, CONSCRIPTION OF fof 1915 and 1916. "of war, of' WEALTH. who is the libe- ral candidate in Prince Edward County, finds it necessary to cor ect the misconceptions or the representations of the enemy. Af war bre and while re brisk, he favored vol- untary but when re- eruiting fell off he favored conscrip- tion and favers it still. He was op- pored to an extension of the term parliament because he did not! thulak Herbert Horsey, mis- ter the ke out, cruiting was enlistments, of its policy of draft. When conscription finally adopted the question became one of passing the law and enforcing it. Ho would have preferred a further trial of voluntary enlistments, bu: when the time passed for that he supported conscription of both wealth and men. liberal agitation was that conservative government that "tre statute with regard to this tax ends with the 1917. The finance ! minister talked of reviving the mea- sure, in 1918, year if necessarv id law for this. Mr. Horsey contends that the tax on extra profits should "e made re troactive and eover tho i'ansactions "For example," said he, writing to the Picton Times, "this would include such contracts | as the $700, 000 machine and 'forg present conservative member for Prince Edward in the House of C¢ mong and the prospective adinote under that banner in the next ele. tion. He received it. with the un- derstanding that it was to he execui- ed at Picton. As he told the House of Commons, Gen. Bertram, the defunct shell committee, ed it tc him on merit because the general knew iis family well and that he hag the plant in Picten to efficiently fill the order." Here ia {quite a drive at the present member for Prince Edward which appreciated by the people and Prince Edward Count} avard- will be f Picton The judge, presiding at a murder trial in Old Bailey, London, said there 'was no such thing as an um written law. But the jury acted as if there were, as. its members, in twenty minutes, rendered a verdict of "not guilty,' A MAN OF THE CITY, eal The Whig, in another columa, re- fers to the high place. which Dr. FY. Harty," of" K Wigst8h, *ob Mies in the community, upon his"merits. He has risen from one position of trust to another until he has reached the highést attainable, the presidency of the Locomotive Works Company. Some times a prophet has no honor in his own country. Maen are called to offices of responsibility from dis- tant cities." They may come with a prestige which has been easily ac- quired, or: with a reputation which they find it difficult to sustain. It takes time to .demonstrate their capacity. { Dr. Harty is a product of the city. fere he was born and educated. Here he graduatdd in medicine. He did not practice his profession; on the contrary his"bent for something dif- ferent became apparent while he was still a young man, and as a mem- ber of the company of which his father was the president. He dis played rare aptitude and talent for business, and they have been de- veloping during the passing 'years. It only required an opportunity, which: came later, to demonstrate that he was a leader of men, and pos- sessed of the qualities that marked him out for successful service. The Whig gladly pays tribute to his worth. He is to be congratulated upon his distinction. 'He has earned his honors, and they are safe in his keeping. - Modestly, too, he carries himself antong his fellows. He does not forget his old friends and ase} sociates. + He does not relax his in- terest in the sports of the day. He does not cease to take an abiding interest in the life of the city which he served as an alderman for several years. He has time for all the so- cial and civil duties of a man of af- fairs, and he has the instinct and grasp for the greater concerns which occupy his mind. May he grow in usefulness, in influence and in power. There is really no good thing which for him. David Ross, of Victoria, B.C, who was a delegate to the Labor Congress at Blackpool, in England, is back in 'Canada. He has made a discovery, fhat the days of' kings, emperors nd czars are over. Outside"of Bri tain he does not say, but he seems to mean it. SCARCITY . OF COAL INCREASES. Brockville ought to Ya as able as Kingston to get a supply of coal; and yef its merchants have failed it, to one ot the Kingston coal men and asked am much much per car from his accumulations. The an. swer had to be that un jenal could that it would relieve the government | It is due to ths| the country | has benefited by the taxation of ex- | cessive profits, and it is due to the! but as a | matter of fact thera is no provision | ing order which was obtained by the | head. of | the people of Kingston do not wish| and a menufacturer has appealed | fe 'wants {+ any coal he can spare |: be wanted--at mer: afl' it has will price. Again the same | received a telegram from Renfrew, land from a prominent man i | reacting thus: "Understand that you | egg for imme- | shipment, prices." | the any 1ant there, } or stove, Wire went have coal, | diate Again reply Kingston had not which | could be spared for outside uses. It is evidence like this which makes | one think that the fuel controller | has before hign a great contract, not'| { of regulating the prices, but of pro- supply of coal at dny cost. | any coal {curing a EDITORIAL NOTES. he Mayor of Chicago ! | sessed {worth $18,000. 1 $45,000 was offered for it. opposed | | for $19,100, he said, was Before prohibition All the Better. (Windsor Record) At the present rate of enlistment Canada may raise the 500,000 be- fore the military service bill comes out that | into operation. The Big Interests. (Hamilton Snpectatc at present, TAN Ating the Big Interests" appears to have rowded "Conscription of Wealth" nto the background. Just Starvation Won't Do. (Toronto Mail) A Sinn Feiner has died as the re- sult of a hunger-strike, which will be a warning to other members of the | the war and the participation of the | order who may think they are. as Auerican people in it. 'He thinks this will: commeéhd him to the elect- ors of the State of Illinois when | they come to choose a senator, The King of-Sweden is facing the | | people and defying them. He wants | i to retain who was repudiated in the | What's the use? A | following will be absolutely, helpless. | minister, | late elections. leader without a Uncle not afraid of the big interests. He has undertaken to tax excess} ptofits to the extent | of $1,000,000,990, and incomes to | the exfent 'of $842,00,00. The ex- | emption from taxation is limited to | seven per cent. Sam is Hon. Dr. Reid, the minister of ts aetifg as the substitute | of the premier in negotiations for a .| union government. This [ that there is not much seriousness in the business: Reid as a | | cabinet maker and pacifist. customs, suggests Fancy The Toronto 'World says that.ali the comsérvative conventions have | been called" off pending the dissolu- tion of parliament and the message of the premier. If Sir Robert Bor- | den cannot frame a union govern- ment there will be a straight party fight. Premier Gouin, of Quebec, is he- ing petitioned by the Board of Trade in" Montreal to appoint a commis sion that will usurp the functions of the City Council of Montreal, and save; the from financial dis- aster. 'The people deserve, to be punished. for their carelessness in the elections. [PIC OPMON_| city Poor Time For Change. (Peterboro Examiner) Russia changed the name of Pet- ershurg to Petrograd, and it 1s hoped that Ruesia will not be changed to Retrograd. Time for Meditation. (Brantford Expositor) It is not a bad time to sif down guietly and consider whether Parlia- ment is the servant or the master nof the people. Prohibition Has Some Faults, (Toronto Press Despatch) "Since prohibition came in our re- cepits have dropped from $250 to $20 a day," sald the representative of the appellant. The property, as- the service of the prime | hardy as the Suffragettes. | conemponary orinion] Ontario Election Coming? | Windsor Record. Hints have been dropped that there might be an Ontario provincial | election before the Dominion con: | test. This impression is strengthen- |ed by a very laudatory editorial of la column and a half in the Kingston | Standard, which winds up thus: "It will be a privilege and a pleasure for the people of Omn.ario, | when the time comes, to return | Premier Hearst and his colleagues | to power with a larger majority than ever, They will have fairly won and | earned it." Mercy, sakes! Are they going to spring two elections on us when the great mass of people are heantily sick of party politics? Is Sir William Hearst going back on his promise that there would be another session of the legislature be- fore an election? It is only three years ago last June since there was a provincial election. 'What's all the rush. Is it because the Tories feel sure of winning, and hope to kill two birds with one stone, by securing a further lease of life for the Hearst administration and lining up the fences in Ontario for the coming federal campaign? ¢ Wealth From the Gardens. Montreal Herald given out in the United States, to the effect that.$350,000,000 worth of produce has been produced in Am- erican "war gardens," an astounding manner the tance of the gardening movement. No such general estimate has been made of the extra produce this year through the gardening movement in Canada. There is no reason to be- lieve, however, that we are behind the United States proportionately. It| is a pretty safe guess, therefore, that | if the extra 'gardeng: have yielded $350,000,000 worth in-the neighbor- ing Republic, the gardems of Canada have produced" $36,000,000 worth. All this has been the result of turn- ing ~ idle lamd to account in spare time, and in addition to the. extra food produced, there can be no doubt that the gardening movement has made a notable coniribution to the health and happiness of the people. Tt tM Can't Fix Wages, Guelph Mercury. ) How long will wages g0 an inetreas- ing? That question is bound te come up {ime and again, because indus- trial conditions and unrest are cer- tain to keep it to the fore. Every wage increase is sooner or later re- flected in the price that the purchas- ing public has to pay for the ling af- fected. comes in reality an addition to the Rippling Rhymes 1 chug alon burning, where sigh, pleasure?" is done I drink tires. will break yself a barry; By GENE MOTORING on Highways straight and turning. "is bliss, my good old car's a treasure;; what outdoor pastime equals this, And as 1 gambol through the dust, with other autos racing, my threadbare tires begin to bust, and spoil both tube and casing. the sun until I bust a gallus, and ere the weary work his mental apple-cart, and kill his smile and chortle. At last new tires are on the wheels and I resume my spinning; my laughter rings in merry peals, my smile is sweet and winning. the torque; no more my car is speeded; send to far New York, to get the part that's needed. When fixed some other parts will break, some bear- ings, pins or collars, and when 'charge me nimety dollars. And so I'm wilking near and far, E Rivas broad and narrow; I think I'll dump the motor car and get "THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN g from burg to grad, good gasoline a- roads are good, where roads are bad, "Oh, motoring." 1 for pure and lasting I toil and labor in from sorrow's chalice. For changing the heart of any portly mortal, upset Then something breaks about I'll have to irs thé workmen --WALT MASON. BYRNES ¢ be bad at present Prom Kingstoms-{: The authoritative . getimate just emphasizes in| impor-| Every wage increase, given; . to combat the high cost of living, be-|. -- ONE PRICE : ONE PRICE THE STORE THAT KEEPS THE PRICES DOWN. BIBBYS For Boys' Soles? Give this store a test this fall on the boys' clothes proposition. We understand how to dress boys economically and well. Boys' Pinch Back Suits Size 26 to 33. Bibbys special $7.50. Boys' Reefer Suits Genuine indigo blue. Sizes 30 to 35. Bibbys special $7.50. Boys' High School Suits. English worsteds. Expert tailoring. Sizes 31 to 36, $10, $12.50, $15, $16.50, $18.00. Boys' Overcoats - New Bed Sle 3 eo . $8.50 to $16.50 New Pinch Back Styles .. .. .. ... .. $6.00 to $15.00 New Mackinaw Reefers .. .. ...... . $5.00, $6.00 to $8.75 Bibbys "Limited 70, 80, 82 Princess Street Kingston, Ontario. | | Fea pe DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK high cost of living. This may seem a contradiction, but think it out. This can go on as long as the public who buy can and will pay the price. The time will come when they cannot or will not do so any longer, and then | the demand ceases. It is a wise in- | dustrial world that will realize when it is approaching the dividing line be- tween the possible and the impos- sible We are all of us vacuum : cleaners? - We take up, by ine halation, the dust and impurj- ties of the air. The conse quence is sore throat or cold in the head. The nose and throat, when sprayed, are freed of thesé irritating, infectious par- ticles. For best results in spraying any kind of liquid, Try the DeVilbiss Atomizer. DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess St. Phone 343. an Everything for the sick and ven vet oe Veg in sick room. 4 ed {EE PURE PICKLING VINEGAR AND SPICES. THOMPSON'S GROCERY. Phone 387. 294 Princess St. _ Government Condemned. Ottawa Citizen. * "The Government stands condemn- ed during that three years of failing to give the lead in any single meas-|| ure to vards democratic national ser- vice in the place of private profit- making out of the war, It is only necessary to mention the Govern- ment's refusal to set up national projectile factories, or to. takg any step towards putting the munitions industry on a basis of production for use Jnstend of for profit." -»e -- "CHILDIS ul ISH N 'NON SEN SE" The Kaiser's Views on Arbitration : and Disarmament. Paris, Sept. 29.--Jules Cambon, General Secretary of the Minjstry of Fareign Affairs in his weekly talk ¥ith the Associated Press, spoke first of the replies d1 the Central Powers to the Pope's peace proposal, which, he said, he found remarkable as' carefully avoiding any practical ques-| tion, while dealing at length on ar-! bitration, disarmament, liberty of the seas and philosophical subjects which the Germans always have treated as ohimerical." "f can recall conversations with the Kaiser," M. Cambon continued, "in which the ridiculed such questions 'as childish nonsense and unworthy the attention of responsinble states- men. There is no palicy existing for the Germans which is not realistic, with conquest and domination as its aim. If Germany has thus changed, it is because the country feels that the expression of such vi bind it to nothing, whereas oi. declar- ations would engage it in things which it carefully avoids. regards the verbal proposi- t about Belgium the conditions IRE For particulars apply to * T.J.Lockhart Real Estate and Insurance. Clarence Street, Kingston. Phone 1085 and 1020. "Ranks with the Strongest' HUDSON BAY Insurance Company are not acceptable to all Belgians as FIRE INSURANCE | they involve the negation of any 'true ress Office Insurance Bldg. independence. . A distinction be- ONTREAL tween the Walloons and -Flemings PERCY SUINN, would be the end of. Belgium, Manager; Toronts Secretary of State Lansing's rev- W. H. GODWIN & SONS elations of German intrigues in Am- AGENTS, ONT. erica have not surprised M, Cambon, KINGSTON, +e who iders them part of the plan pursued by Germany, not only in belligerent countries, but in neutral states. Germany, seeing herself usi- able to aftain military success, M. Cambon said, decided on systempatic agitation to upset established order and divide Begs 10 Notity His Customers that commencing May 1st, 3 would result in a ruptureof relations. COAL SALES Will "Be For CASH. At price current. for for. the month the vido da given, a a.