TP An = = rte Nap Ae fo, Wr = Th - Ri JERSE, ti cod i in Tr fou ve -- * -- THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1918. __* PAGE FOUR : | ro MAKE PLACE ATTRACTIVE. THE BRITISH WHIG ed a 85TH YEAR, THE BRITISH WHIC PUBLISHING Published Dally and Semi-Weekly by =" 00,, IAMITED, . Phe sident rand rector. Telephones: Business Office. ................... 2 Editorial Rooms ,.. Job Office SUBSCRIPTION RATES tDagly Edition) year, delivered gn city Year, if paid in'advance .-.. year, by mail to rural offices year, to United States ...... (Semi-Weekly Edition) year, by mall, cash . year, if vot padd in adva veoar. to United States Six and three months pro rata. MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen : TORONTO REPRES VE F.C. Hoy .... 10056 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STATES RIPRESENTATIVE FR Northrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F R.Northeup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg. Chicago .. $8.00 $5.00 $2.50 $2.50 One Letters tia the Bditor are published enly over the #ctual name of the writer, Attached Is one. of the best printing offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations. job The interned German should be liberally fed--- pn the ground glass bread their sples have been turning out. " Ita tarmerfan make one hundred per cont. on his hog sales in what class of profiteering would you place him? [And some of them are doing it! u Tha YMCA. has one hundred pianos, three hundred gramophones amd twenty-seven small and large moving4picture machines in England and France. The longer Germany delays sub- ° mission, and the more damage she intHets upon others, the more se- vere will be the terms of settlement and the worse her ultimate break- down. A -------------------- Universal military training for Canada is the proposal of Major Mowat, M.P.,, and it would not be surprising to see Parliament adopt the idea. Military training is good for anybody. "Let up on white bread" is a worthy motto to follow at Jeast until the new harvest is reaped. Europe can only get flour from Canada these days. Save the white product for the soldiers. hr The Québec coroner's jury which - censured the federal police over the recent riots in that city should re- member that absentees under the Military Service Act are deserters, and no country shows much merey to that elass. The overseas edition of the To- ronto News is handsomely illustrat- ed, full of meaty information as to the resources and progress of Can- ada, with detailed facts as to the. provinces. The. publication evi detices the News' enterprise. As the result of one day's bom- bardment by the big German gun eight chickens were killed in Paris. 'Wa know a Kingston auto owner ~ who has beaten this record, and he didn't have to go seventy miles away from home to do it either. gm ---------------------------------- . According to a writer in the To- ronto Weekly, W. F. Nickle has a carriage and pair for . going to chiirch on Sunday. We always have . seen Mr. WNickle walking "to the * Scotoh kirk on the Sabbath and have There is no ly young people no all the place is. The organize 'baseball lawn tenuis courts acquire athletic neighboring towns These make town that matter ic mn young people teams, set up and golf courses, skill, ghallenge and ce victories a town attract gives it a reputa- tion as a good, place live in. There is little danger of too mueh ocial life in a place the size of Ringston : rate to CAUSE OF HIS ACTION. The Whig has expressed its gret at the enforced retirement W. F. O'Connor, the living commissioner, re- of high-cost-of- and stated .{ that his chief, Hon. T. W. Crothers, could far better be spared. In his letter of resigmation Mr. O'Connor makes the cause of -his action very plain. He says: "My reason is that I have failed to secure from you that support in the administration of the duties committed to me to which I have conceived myself entitled." O'Connor had the courage of dely the big interests, and Crothers started his interference. It is Croth- ers' resignation, not O'Connor's, that the country to-day demands. ------ WHO COUNSELS PEACE? The following poem, written by Robert Southey as his an- swer to a demand for a patch- ed-up peace with. Napoleon, is especially appropriate to-day: Who counsels peace at this mo- mentous hour, When God has given deliver- ance to the oppressed? Whe counsels peace, when ven- geance, like a flood, Rolls on, no longer to be pressed ? When innocent blood From the four corners of the world cries out Far justice upon one accursed head? When Freedom hath banners spread Over all natlens now, just cause United; when with one sublime accord Europe throws off the yoke ab- horred, And Loyalty and Faith and An- cient Laws Follow the avenging sword? teresa ETHATIES' INDEBTEDNESS. The city auditor in his report on the Utilities gives the impression that the bonded indebtedness of the electrical and gas departments is high as compared with their book value. Taking the electrical depart- ment alone as a basis of comparison, the percentaga of net debt, includ- ing bank loverdrait; to total assets in Kingston in 1916, was 66.3. Tn St. Thomas it was only 50.7, but in Sarnia it was 94.6; in Toronto, 9.2; in |Brantford, 88.1; in 'Wind- sor, 99.1; in Chatham, 98.8; and in Brockvile, 77.2. So that we must not be unduly pessimistic over "the 'conditions that confront us: re- her holy in one SHOULD COMMAND SUPPORT. Every mother who thas .a son at the front knows the. good work done by the Military YIMIC.A. Now that a campaign is on to raise '$15,000 in Kingston for the organization every son's mother should spread the news and aid, with abounding joy, the 'institution that mothers her boy overseas. The Y.M.C.A. stands as the home of thexCanadlian boys and a shield against the harp- jes, sharks.and immoral influences that would dure them with crimson lights from the paths of virtue, There is mot a returned soldier who does not praise the work of the YMCA, and thank God for it. Canadians/in the reserve lines can, bomb the Canadian Y.M.C.A. huts with bank bills and keep them go- ing, for they are the bane of the Huns, who covet a crack at them as they do at hospitals and ambulance corps. Help the campaign along. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE UTILITIES COMMISSION, The city auditor in his report calls attention to the large bank over- draft of the Utilities . Commission. We understand that it was not as largecas he stated by some $39,000, for hkipdiuded the unexpended bal- 'ance of the amount received from the gas tank bonds. Still, it is quite large enough. ' ; Kingston Utilities. has atleast paid its way, and while the bank overdraft of the electrical dqpart- ment on Dee. S1st, 1917, was $26,- 399, there were no accounts payable Toronto electrical department, With a rate of $14.50 for Hydro power, at the end of 1915 had ae- counts payable of $848,851, and in 1916, of $166,789. 'Hamilton, with a Tate of §14, had In 1916 a bank -lovedratt of $101,023, atcounts pay- able of $76,881, and othr Habilil ties of $23,944. London, with a rate of $33, had accounts payable of $139,342; : Hydro rate of $17.70, had accounts ® be ¢ e. | electrical department at, Kingston cost in 1917 some $38,303 more and Peterboro, with al have been steadily de ause of the lowering of rate; while in. Kingston been large increases be; he much heavier cost of steam. 3 penditures ¢reasing be the power there cause of ¢ operating 1 have FOOH'S STRATE( i Thanks to years of study and train i ing the French Kbow Fritz's tricks. his noises: They know where he is going to turn up, and are there ahead of him. Experience in war develops instincts that guide action before in- tellectual processes can get into mo- tion. : Foch, if #& plain, nent military critic, i§ using his men with Not that he lacks audacity and willingness to spend where it ig profitable, but he does not throw masses needlessly in- to action, and he always fights to-day with to-morrow uppermost in his mind The fortunes of sattle have put this great general with his matchless men and material at the precise point he would probably have chosen, The line held by the French menaces the Ger- man left flank, Give the enemy alt that it due thim, and still he cannot be happy. time he reaches his hand toward Amiens he endangers his balance, already difficult to main- tain, and yet he must keep extending himself or quit and fail, remarks an emi- a miser's care Every UNITED STATES SHLF-CRITICISM. The United States is not holding up her end in this war, the New York Tribune in an article in which it points out that when the States has. raised a proportionate army to that of Great Britain, it will have gent to France seventeen million men The Tribune further says the United States has been outstripped by Canads which this year will have half a million soldiers at the front, or an equivalent of eight million men for the United States.~ In war loans too, the U. 8. has fallen far short of its allies, says the Tribune. The New York papers are not back- ward about reminding the American declares They do not have to see him or hear | their utmost to send help in great force 'ere it be too iate and the war prolonged indefinitely. [mc oomon_ Holding the Line. (Amaconda Standard) When it comes to holding the Hne, a couple of women engaged Jin 4 tele- phone cénversation can beat Gén- eral Haig hands down. It's Coming to Them. (Detrdit Free Press) . "God certainly has something in mind for the German people," says the kaiser; and for once we can agree with him. 4 Worry Today. (London Paneth) Jones--You're looking rather be- low par. What's the trouble now? Robinson--I'm worrying about what we'll have to worry about when the war is over. A Present IL (London Bystanaer.) A trouble-borrowing contemporary wants to know how girls are to find 'husbands after the war. But that isn't half as pressing a problem as the shortage of matches while the war is still going on. 4 Explained. {London Advertiser) Sir Sam Hughes wants to know the reason for the Allied withdrawal. Well, the ¥Wermans had something to do with it, but the principal rea- gon was the absence of Sir Sam from France, The Steadfast British Troops. (New York Times) There are classic instances of pub- lic steadfastness--the Athenians with the Persians in Athens, the Romans with Hannibal under the walls. To say that the British this week are worthy companions of these peoples is not to say enough. Say that they are worthy of the French since the first day of August, 1914, and you have said it all. Growing Unpopular. (Christian Sdience Monitor) Instead of making for Germans a place in the sun, the military caste people that they have not yet begun to make sacrifices in this war. Had the British armies during the past few weeks been broken and thrown back in utter rout, in what position would the United States find itself to-day? The peril of a Germarn- made peace wotld threaten it and the rest of mankind. With all its re- sources the United States, after being in the war for over a year, is able to put only 200,600 men on the western battlefront to help hold back the hordes of Hun soldiery who are be- ing thrown forward to overwhelm the Anglo-Franch, armies, which have made appalling sacrifices during the past three and a half year, The fast- er American soldiers reach France, the nearer will be the Allied victory. United States leaders are not doing is Succeeding wonderfully in making tor them a place in the street. Take for illustration two recent instances: Germans are no longer welcome in leading Chicago clubs. The intro- duction of an enemy alien at one of them is regarded as sufficient cause for the expulsion 'of the offending member, while' the use of the Ger- man language and thé presence of books or pamphlets favorable to Germany are prohibited." German waiters are barred. So much for Chicago, which Mayor Thompson once put down as the 'sixth German city of the world," Again, the New York Athletic club is purging itself of members or attaches known to be, or reasonably suspected of being, in sympathy with Germany and its al- lies. Also the usa of German in con- versation, the use of German books, everything of Germanic origin, or of Germanic tendencies, is being exclud- ed. And this is oanly the begiWning. Rippling Rhymes gents have since of hay; it's wise " man who earns spade, but most the scrap is all in vain. rade. the Teuton's trade." done, the Teuton must admit that other tools than NA sword and gun are billed to make a hit. back to arm and drill, with energy insane, if he goes back to learn to kill, Before the scene of war we leave, and sheathe the leaming blade, we have to make the Teut believe that war's THE WAR TRADE Before the boons of peace return, those boons so long mislaid, our Teuton foes will have to learn that war's a beastly trade. and drilled, with war their end and aim; a million In times of peace they armed been killed, and théy are all to blame. "Oh, it is well to plow and sow," their rulers used to say, "and it is good to ply the hoe, and put up stacks to make our liverwurst and dyes that will not fade, but war is always best and first, the Teu- ton's honored trade. their rows of sugar beets, and labor through the sum- mer-days providing wholesome eats; we praise the We like to see the farmers raise his board with plowshare, scythe or of all we praise the sword, and war, And when this weary war is if 'he goes a beastly --WALT MASON. GENE . YES IM AN ITALIAN | BOT 5 BYRNES THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN 1 "bear with their imperfections,- cor- {rect them with gentleness and' pa All the Allies are controlling their supplies drastically. We are only asked by them to meet their imperative demands. They would not desire it did they not trust to our honor to give ungrudgingly, as SHOES -- BIB they are giving their men. -- Canada Food Board. BYS- SHOES in colorings. them. THE BROKER . . 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BE, Kiser. . * » > We must truly serve those whom We appear to command; we must tience, and lead them in heaven.--Fenelon, > A MEMORIAL HIGHWAY No Man's Land to be Transformed Into Public Grounds, ~The present western battle front, running from the North Sea comst of Belgium to the Swiss 'border, is to be made into a great international memorial highway, 400 miles iH length, if plans which are said. to the way to Don't Think-- That because in the past you could not get a decent job done on your old hat, that you cannot now. We are here for your benefit. In order to make over an old hat, one must know how to make a new one from start to finish. We don't experiment; we know how. Seventeen years at the bench is why we know. Why not get yours done right? It costs no more. Our reference --=your milliner or hatter. Get the number right---- 163 Princess Street Kingston Hat - Cleaners. Phone 1488. Man'f'rs oi Pan-a-Lac--It wa terproofs and does not rot your Panamas. have the indorsement of the Gov- ernments involved, are carried out after the war, Here, about the count- less graves of the men who have fal- Ten in battle, forests will be planted, and the appaling desolation of Neo Man's Land will be transformed in- to carefully kept public grounds bor- dering the highway on either ~ side It is.proposed also, to allow many of the ruined villages to stand for a time just as they are--grim remind- ers to coming generations of the horrors and heroism of this war. -- Popular Mechanics, Word of the sinking in the India Ocean of a French loner, and the rescue of 780 persons from the ves- sel by a steamer whose home port 18 San Francisco, is conveyed in a des. patch from Singapore. in Five Minutes! 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