anna Published Daily nnd Semi-Weekly by THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHING CO, LIMITED, J. G. Elliott ... President Leman A. Guild Managing Director H and Sec. ~Treas. A WAR OF FACTIONS. The condition of Russia is becom- ing worse, and the degeneracy will No one come of », there can be a form of gov- | ernment which will meet the inter- esis of the hour, the all the details of an intricate posi- tion, defend the country from the at. tacks of to the people the reforms, social and political, which they have a right to expect. Two parties are antagonized. The one has some sense of the propor- tions of to Russia. The other is dominated by set opinions, dating a long way back, while the empire was seething with unrest, and developing the tuition of unsuccessful guides. Some of the men who lead the social ist party arc honest of heart and] { purpose, but others are the mere ' tools or puppets in the spy system, | has | yelaphunes: 2h ree 329 "tran SUBSCRIPTION RAT (Daly Edition) Oke year,' ary in city .... Une year, if paid in advance .... One year, by mall to rural offices, One year, One year, by mall, cash ........ $1.00 year, if not pald in advance $1.50 One year, to United States $1.50 Xx and three months prio rata. MONTREAL REPRESE NTA TIVE R. Brude Owen 128 St. Peter St. TORONTO il NTATIVE = 5 Traders Bank Bldg. oh TE SPATES. "REPR ESE NTATIVE: F.R.Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1610 Ass'n Bidg., Chicago Attached is one of the best printing offices in Canada. Job . The cireuintion of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABOU Andit Bureau of Ofrc=iations. FAULTY CONTROL ENDS, There is heavy fighting on Plave River, and the world, state of anxiety, by reason of several unexpected, and according to Lloyd- Gecrge, unnecessary reverses, awaits the outcome of it. If we are to ac. cept the premier"s version of it the war 'has been prolonged because the Allies have not been united. They have had an dgreement to the effect that they would co-operate to a cer- tain extent, that financially they would "bleed" for each other, that no sacrifice would be too great in order to succeed in the end. But there has been all along a fatal weakness in that a war council, such as undoubtedly exists in Germany, did not prevail among the Allies, and that they were not charged with definite respsonsibilities at specific points or centres. - What Lloyd- George has termed the unthinkable fault was committed when Serbia was abandoned to her fate. Perhaps the word abandéned may be disput- ed; yet Serbia was not relieved or assisted until Austria had overrun the country and cursed and ruined it as far as possible. As to why this was the case Premier Lloyd-George explains: '""No one In particular'was charg- ed with guarding the Balkan gate. The unique front had not become a reality. France and England were absorbed by other problems in other regions. Italy thought only of the 'Carso. 'Russia was mounting guard over-a frontier of a thousand miles, and even without that'whe cpuld not have passed through to have helped Serbia, because Rumania was heu- tral. It is true that we sent troops to Salonica to succor Serbia, but, as always, t they were. sent too late: 'Half the men who fell in the vain effort to plerce the Avestert f 'in Septem. ber that' sae year would have sav- od Serbia, saved The Balkans, and somplsted the blockade of Ger. many." The 'premio perturbation of mind may be inferred. when he states that, having done to Italy to study the situation after the last German invasion, he intimated that had not a war council, with clearer wians, been decided upon he would the have resigned his position, He must | have indulged in plain speaking, and. he admits that this was done before the United States Government had been heard from, and it represented a new and mighty force, and one not together serviceable at the present for effect, devoured a kingdom. 1 glum in 1914; Serbia in 1915; 'mania In 18; and Maly, to to United States $350 | in a! tbonds? A. They bear a number and the! Awhich, at enormous expense, Deen spread by Germany over world. The greater danger does not lie in thé open enemy, but in the secret schemes of men who are plot- ting for the injury of the natiotand | creating a discontent that is eating the heart out of it. Kerensky is a born leader, with a vision that thas done him credit, but he is not a dictator, one who'has the boldness to do things" at any | cost, amd who dares unhesitatingly to command the army and navy. His tery that the Allies should do more i for Russia was exceedingly petul- |ant, and gave the mob the inspira- tion it desired. The Allies could not {do more than supply Russia with {| the money and munitions which she | required, and Russia poorly requit- ted them when the people quarrelled among themselves and abandoned ; these munitions to the enemy. There is one power that would havea if permitted, put an end to the troubles in the east long ago. Its troops would have kept the Germans busy, and would not have receded | from any position they had taken. {Japan wanted to get into the fray, and would have stayed in and won out Th any engagement. But Japan would then have wanted her share of the spoils of victory and Russia was afraid of that. The Mail says that J. G. O'Dono- hue, K.C., a labor map, does not think the party should have special representation in the Government. No? Did he say that? The Mail seems to be trying to justify Sir Rob- ort's failure to carry out. his.pro. mise to labor. THE BULB 1S RISING. The Whig's War Loan campaign thermometer shows the progress of the canvass from day to day. Atl the ond of the first day the amount subscribed was about $250,000; at the end of the second day the re. cord was '$160,000; at the close of the third day $91,600 had been se- cured, a total of $501,500. The can- vassers report a growing interest in the loan and an eagerness to invest under its terms. In the American campaign there was. what was. called a Patriotic Catechism. It was very helpful in the information which it conveyed, and the. Whig cannot do better than Loan campaign, thus: Q. Where ean I buy a Victory Bond? Vass Q. ow much must I pay down A. What you can afford. Q. What security does the bank require' to lend me money for the purchase of bonds? A. The bonds themselves, no more. Q. How much must I pay monthly, upon each bond I buy? A. The bank or the canvasser will' arrange with you so that your pay- ments shall meet your own comveni- ences. Q. What if I am unable to keep up my payments? A. You can sell your bonds. There is always a market for them. Q. How do I know that the Gov. ernment will pay? A. Because all the public and pri-' ate pioperty of Canada is behind t Q. How do I collect the intergst? A. By clipping the coupons on June 1st one Dec. 1st. These coupons upon maturity may be deposited in any bank or used as currency. Q. What . about the registered Aas of tho ania 4h whe buys them, Soon le LHX have ooily $10 in available And ohh 'put Jide , only $10 buy? continue until the end of the war. can imagine that, as an out. | present internecine | that of a company which can master | | give them time | the same, an implacable foe, and give | the war and what it means | under | the | adapt a part of it to the Victory 3 A. LM any bauk and from any cat {| THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917. | ited States. A new przanization has taken its place, the American Union for a Democratic Peace. Same ployees to buy Victory Bonds. Tere | thing, with the same men, and ene- are three plans in vogue. One is | mies of the country. which has an' . pu agreement with its staff and to the | etract that it will acquire the ne- cessary bonds for the employees and in which to pay for; at a certain specified sum per month Another large works has a special committee at work] l evolving a scheme by which the | workmen who approve of it will ac- | quire bonds through twenty-five | | monthly payments. . The agreemen: { will be in printed form with coupons, (St. Thomas Joufnal) and one of these coupons will be de. | Sir John Willison, in an' address tached and given to the employee |.I - Hamilton, talked of politicians {changing their coats. Sir John each pay day. Another large con-|should be an authority on 'the sub- cern has a scheme which is most iect, | favorably regarded by the employ | | ees. The company will pay half of | : | " (Hamilton Times every bond which is purchased on The fact that nearly 10.000, 000 { the instaliment plan, and -this is a |persons subscribed to the second concession which betokens the great ! Liberty Loan in the United States is generosity of the corporation, and a on Dore significant. thal the fact cma rciliv a ie o tha e aggregate subscriptions ap- ge nerosity which is most heartily ap- proached $5,000,000,000. There is preciated. |no limit to the size of our loan. CONCESSIONS OF EMPLOYERS. The employers of the city have very kindly offered to help their em. Right On the Job. (Ottawa Citizen) Kerensky may not be another Na- poleon, but he is right there with a re hearsal of thie return from Elba An Authority. America! s Subscribers. Voluntary System Fails. (Brantford Expositor) In all Canada, in the registrations 'for Class 1, 310,736 young men out {of a total of 332,201 registrations, {have applied for exemption. And every Aan yet there are people who are still on 'hand or in carried away with the notion that and buy a Vie- [Canada's armies can be recruited by |Totyittary methods! EDITORIAL NOTES. Are you wearing the button which | says, "I have bought my Victory, Bond?" The nation expects with a little money, sight, to do his duty, tory Band. A man who was interviewed by a| war loan underwriter asked who was | going to finance the scheme. The people, of course. Confidence in oi rerar, (Grain Growers' Guide) Hon, T. A. Crerar is _the most Who? {forceful and aggressive Minister of | Agriculture who has been on the job jat Ottawa for many a year. Some What! Unless the price is cut Much needed reforms in that depart- n 1.40 16°50. bushel ment may be lookéd for with con- rom $ 0 B0c per bushel over |fidence. The Depattment of Agri- 100,000 bushélg of petatoeés will rot, culture has only recently been awak- or be fed to the hogs. That is the r ening to the agricultural needs. of news which comes from Chicago. Canada. Helping Italy. (Toronto Mall) Mayor Church, of Toronto, is de-| bating whether he'should or shouid | It Italy can be effectually helped not run for a seat in parliament. | without weakening our forces on the Better to be a king in a ballywhack | W estern front, well and good. Italy's; than the occupant of a back bench, in parliament. Tommy likes to be in the limelight. | | | |they understand the causes of italy's | great reverses. somewhere. We Afr; that's tt Both Germany and Austria, as a result of the war, must have water outlets. Germany, through Antwerp, and Austria, by the Danube. But the Allies say no, and with a voice that carries a com- mand with it. i Everyone who has been heard from thus far, with, regard to the gardens which they worked last year, will repeat the vehture next year. They have found the experi- 1.ent aprofitable one. They have all the vegetables they will want during the winter. many pits" digged for enemy. us .by the J | conTEmPORARY opinion| Banks and the Victory Bonds, Tor nto Mail, The Canadian 'Bankers' Associa- tion has made a very important de-| cision respecting ¥unk advances on bonds of the Vietd¥y odn.~ The dn terest payable by the Government on, the bonds is 53%itper cent: Banks | will finance the purchase of the] bonds, up'to 90 per cemt, of their face value, with interest also at 5% That ie, anyone desiring to subscribe for $500 worth of the bonds, being without 'the necessary 'cash to pay for them immediately upen allot- The organization known as the American Union Against Militarism has gone out of business in the Un- >= ~~ » "ie .s A os = Rippling Rhymes ARGUMENT I've never found a joint debate much profit or much pleasure, though I have arguments of weight, and facts beyond all measure. My neighbors sit around all day and argue without ceasing; they jab- + ber, in their tireless way, until their lungs need greas- ing. 'Rhey say the same thing oe'rand o'er, a million times they've said it; and in the village not a store will give those alecks credit. . They tell how govern- ments would run if their advice were heeded and lack the price to buy a ton of coal that's badly needed. Some of their 'wives are serubbing. floors 'and others take in washing, while all the day these wise old bores are arguing and joshing. There dre so many useful jobs that people should be doing. 1 don't admire the . windy swabs, their talkfest still pursuing. That man box, will yet be swatted dizzy, who leans against a post and talks while other men are busy. --WALT MASON. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN | mR opmioN - | | Allies ought to be perfectly sure that! There was treachery | must be on our | guard against falling into any of the! per cent. for a period of one year: Bibbys Men's and Boys' Wear Store STYLE NEW BALMAROON Exceptionally Good at STYLE ~ Young Men's Overcoats $18.50 NEW. TRENCH NEW PINCH STYLE Bibbys Overcoats are carefully designed and well tailored from highest grade fabrics. SEE OUR BELTER OVER- COATS AT $22.50. Made from Irish tweeds in new- est colorings. BUY A VICTORY BOND SEE OUR BELTED STYLE SUITS AT $22.50. You can wear these suits with confidence. rect and the tailoring excellent. YOU WON'T BE SORRY The lines are cor- % ment, could, by putting up $50 or more with the bank, make his sub- scription, the interest carrying it- self. Within the year, the bonds 'would have to be taken up, of course, and the balance paid. Naturally the banks will have to limit the extent of such unusual ac- commodation, But within the limits of safety, the advantages will be made, and thousands of Canadians | will be enabled thereby to increase their subseriptions against prospee- | tive savings in the mext year. A { worker, without immediate cash available, who is assured of being able to save $10 a month for the next year could by this means sub- scribe for a $100 bond, without ex- pense, Those who expect to get cash within the year, but do not have it mt the moment, can subscribe against their expectations. The small requirement of 10 per cent. as an in- stalment need stand in few persons' way. Thrift will be strongly encour- aged by the banks' patriotic action. Kill German Businesses, London Mail Sir Edward Carson sald at Ports- nouth that we ought to destroy all Foran businesses within reach and destroy them now. Yet, strange to say, nothing is done. The German banks still exist. President Wilson has shown the possibility of applying swift and summary methods. With- ir the past few days he has impound- £40,000,000 of German funds in the United © Stat@s and invested money in fighting 'Germany, There are to-day '£23,000,000 of securities in the coffers of the German banks. Our. Treasury says . that it wants money. Why does it not seize this £23,000,000 and follow President Wilson's vigorous: lead? Before the war the Germans stole our brains and our business by in- genious financial meth We must take very good care to 'make it im- possible, for them to do\this again. Stamp out the German banks; stamp out the German financial houses; and, prohibit 'the employment of Germans by any businéss firm with- out a special license and a special tax. Their presence has proved to be a spurce of incessant danger. In Russia, in Ire'and, in India, at Singa- pore, in the United States, in Italy, in France, they have'abetted treason and subventioned it. War in Palestine. Torante io In Palestine, the Turks are organ- izing a 20-mile front from Hebron to Beit Jibrin, for the 'making of some sort of stand the British ad- vance. The British extreme left has gone forward for a distance of 30 les up the coast from Gaza. Brit- the CHINESE SACRED Lillies _ Nice large bulbs; easily grown, Start growing now for Christmas blossoming. DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE Phone 343 183 Princess Princess Street. Next door to Standard Bank, Headquarters for staple and groceries, fruits and biscuits, fall and winter apples, nuts of kinds. Also a full supply" of and smoked fish, Haddies, Bloaters, , Kippers and Digbles. Our winter's stock fornia Dried Fruits will be in a few days. Call and give us a trial order. We guarantee satisfac. tion and prompt delivery to all parts of the city. 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